Stories for 2 March 2006
Leisure
ONE of the most popular musicals of all time will be performed by members of Kidderminster Operatic and Dramatic Society next month.
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THE Royal Blues Brothers will make their debut performance at the Gainsborough House Hotel on Friday, March 17.
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KIDDERMINSTER Town Hall will be rocking with the sound of Mike Sanchez and the 11-piece Rhythm and Blues Revue band next week.
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A LEGENDARY musician who formed the popular group, The Groundhogs, will be performing at a Wyre Forest village pub.
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WYRE Forest Symphony Orchestra will be making the most of the acoustics in a Kidderminster church when it performs on Saturday.
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UP and coming musical talent from across the Midlands will be showcased by a Kidderminster record label on Sunday.
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WORKS by Joseph Haydn and Frederic Chopin will feature in the Classical Music Society's next Live at the Library performance.
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GALLERY Encore, the Everyman Theatre's exhibition space, is going coastal with a brand new showcase of work which runs until Saturday, April 8.
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TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Jethro Tull. CBSO Centre - CBSO Players (lunchtime).
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THE natural beauty of the River Severn and the history of the towns situated alongside it have been captured by a Kidderminster film maker.
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HISTORICAL re-enactors will take visitors back to the 15th century when Harvington Hall reopens its doors to the public.
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WYRE Forest Film Club will host a variety of movie screenings this month, including a comedy and a Chinese action adventure fable.
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WALKERS will have no trouble accessing all areas of the Wyre Forest thanks to a new Ordnance Survey - OS - map.
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WORKS by Joseph Haydn and Frederic Chopin will feature in the Classical Music Society's next Live at the Library performance.
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AN exhibition of calligraphy which aims to make people smile will open at Bewdley Library on Saturday.
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UP and coming musical talent from across the Midlands will be showcased by a Kidderminster record label on Sunday.
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JAAP van Zweden was the CBSO's guest conductor on Tuesday, when the programme begin with Dvorak's excellent Scherzo Capriccioso.
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WORLD-famous composer John Rutter is to lead a choral workshop in Worcester on Saturday, March 11.
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TWO of the most popular and glamorous faces on the classical music scene are performing at Malvern Theatres next month.
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AS Evesham and District Music Club approaches the end of its 2005-2006 programme of concerts it can look back over a successful year where a number of international artists have visited the Vale.
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THE sixth Bledington Music Festival takes place on June 6, 7 and 8 in the village's St Leonard's Church.
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WE are extremely fortunate in Wyre Forest District to have a fantastic variety of high quality and accessible countryside.
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THE Government health warning-style title of Thomas Middleton's Jacobean tragedy does what it says on the script, although the leading male characters do not come out of it too well either.
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THE mysteries of the human heart are explored in a ground-breaking new dance work.
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TWELVE young dancers from the Vale will get the chance to perform alongside a professional company from Wales when they take part in the rarely-performed La Fille Mal Gardee.
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News
MAY I through your column, express my gratitude and appreciation to ATS Tyres, Worcester Road, Evesham.
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RECENTLY, following a fall in our house, my wife was taken to the A and E Department of Cheltenham Hospital by a very quick and efficient ambulance. We had expected that she would be patched up in an hour or so, but her wounds had to be stitched after cleaning, and we spent some six hours in the A and E Department.
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I MUST support the call by Steve Marshall (Journal, February 16) when he asks that Swan Lane/Mill Bank be made into two-way traffic.
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RECENT discussion in the media as to the need for examining the efficiency of our constabulary has reminded me of a system in use in the remoter regions of the New Territories and Islands of Hong Kong when I was a police inspector there in the 1950s.
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REFERENCE the proposed development of land at Simms and Woods, Chapel Lane, Wyre Piddle. Your article Family firm hopes to leave village legacy refers.
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Is it just me, or is anyone else appalled by the damage being done to the beautiful Avon.
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ON Tuesday, this column felt it necessary to gently point out to a large organisation that an efficient publicity machine could often prevent problems before they occurred. The issue concerned the chaos caused by roadworks in the centre of Worcester.
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SIR - I refer to John Phillpott's Seven Days article headlined "Soldier's tragic death leaves a weeping wound (Worcester News, February 6, 2006).
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SIR - I must reply to John Hinton's recent letter and the spurious claims he made about Christopher Whitehead School and its facilities.
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SIR - Your interesting old picture of a flock of sheep being driven through Worcester city streets may well have been taken in Victorian times but it was a common enough occurrence when I was a lad. The men driving them usually had sticks with which they beat stragglers while dogs yapped at their heels. I must have been about seven years old when I interrupted my teacher to tell her this while she was giving a scripture lesson about good shepherds and how kind they were to their charges. "But those men are drovers, not shepherds" she explained.
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SIR - People complain about Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Well here's one lady who won't.
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SIR - Further to the article regarding vandalism in our village, (February 14) and the reply by Coun Tom Wells (February 23), I fully agree with Tom on all points, a policeman on foot is a rare sight indeed, in fact.
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SIR - Who's taking the Mick? It's no wonder the council can't work to a budget and has doubled the council tax in the last few years.
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THE group for social singles meets at various public houses at 8.45pm, and the following have been organised: Tuesday, Queens Head, Wolverley; Wednesday, Bull, Fernhill Heath; Tuesday, March 14, Cookley Arms, A449; Wednesday, March 15, The Perdiswell, Droitwich Road, Worcester; Tuesday, March 21, Viaduct, Chester Road South, Kidderminster; Wednesday, March 22, New Inn, Ombersley Road, Worcester; Tuesday, March 28, Whittington Inn, Kinver; Wednesday, March 29, Perdiswell, Worcester.
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A WALK of around eight miles has been organised for Sunday around Bewdley and the Severn valley.
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THE group has monthly informal gatherings in Bromsgrove, Malvern, Pershore, Worcester, and Kidderminster.
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CHICAGO Rock Café in Stourbridge and the district branch of Cats Protection have teamed up to hold a party night to help raise money to look after cats and kittens.
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THE Wyre Forest branch's next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9 at 7.30pm in Stourport Memorial Park community centre.
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ON Thursday, March 9 at 7.30pm, Francesca Llewellyn will give a talk entitled "Monumental Inscriptions".
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VICE-president Lyndon Jenkins gave a talk about the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, the first concert having taken place on October 1, 1930.
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THERE will be two rides on Sunday, starting from The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster.
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A"THINKING Day" meeting included a talk by Kidderminster Guide Emma Ashman, who joined a party from the Midland region to an international Scout camp in Meerson, Holland.
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THE next meeting will be on Monday, March 13 at St Ambrose Social Club, Leswell Street, Kidderminster, at 2pm (doors open 1.30pm), when Kidderminster fire station officer David Williams will be the speaker.
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A PERSHORE couple have travelled abroad to find their own solution to achieving the perfect smile.
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VILLAGES in Warwickshire will be trimming their hedges and cleaning up their footpaths again this year as they attempt to win two major competitions.
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THE February speaker was Mike McQuade, on the history of guide dogs for the blind.
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VILLAGERS in Bidford and Salford Priors are being asked to fight a decision made by the Department of Health to merge Warwickshire ambulance service with the West Midlands region.
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ON February 20, Andy Lound of the British Planetary Society gave the club's centenary lecture, The Earth From Space "Pale Blue Dot", in the gallery of Kidderminster Library.
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THE annual meeting was held on February 1. The officers re-elected were chairman Margaret Beddoes, secretary Mary Roscoe, treasurer Barbara Barker and social secretary Mary Bulmer. A varied programme has been arranged, plus coach outings. more...
THE following talks have been arranged.
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ON Tuesday, February 14, the annual meeting was held where a new chairman was elected along with two new committee members.
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OTHER WIs were invited to the social evening. The Silver Horseshoes line dancers provided entertainment.
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THIS year is the institute's 80th birthday, and suggestions for celebrating it are welcome. Ideas already submitted were a dinner in the Village Hall, a church service, and a memento placed somewhere in the village.
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WEST Mercia police has received a further boost to its controversial plans to turn the former MoD airbase, RAF Defford, into a new police training centre following the grant of a Certificate of Lawful Use of an Existing Development (CLUED).
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A VALE man who successfully won a battle against bowel cancer six years ago is hoping to complete another momentous challenge, as he sets off on a round-the-world trip to raise funds for the charity that helped save his life.
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MOTORISTS in Evesham are being warned to treat their plug-in satellite navigation systems as they would their mobile phones, stereos and laptops, by taking them with them when their vehicles are not in use.
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RESIDENTS in Wychavon will pay less than people in any other district in Worcestershire, with a rise of 2.5% for the seventh consecutive year.
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STAFF and youngsters at a Stourport school are celebrating after they received a glowing report following a recent Ofsted inspection.
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STOURPORT is preparing for double the fun after carnival organisers confirmed this year's extravaganza is to be an all weekend party.
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STOURPORT golf professional who vowed "never again" after completing last year's London Marathon, is to tackle the gruelling 26-mile course again in a bid to help young cancer sufferers.
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OWNERS of creatures great and small have been invited to bring their pooches along to Stourport's answer to Crufts.
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HOW ironic! The residents of Wyre Forest are to be asked their opinions regarding the proposed new school catchment areas, in yet another formal consultation period.
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FOLLOWING the article "Go-ahead for homes plan" (Shuttle/Times and News, February 16), I wish to query a fact.
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I WRITE in response to the anonymous letter Plea on Memorial Work in the Shuttle/Times & News (February 16).
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ON behalf of the NC Big Band, I would like to thank all the dancers who supported our first venture in Kidderminster, the 150th Festival of Kidderminster Town Hall committee and Wyre Forest District Council staff for their help and support in putting on the dance.
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I AM writing to bring to readers' attention the fact that a group of ex-soldiers who served with the First and Second Battalions Mercian Volunteers are beginning to meet at The Shrubbery, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, on a social basis for a drink and chat over old times.
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I RECENTLY spoke to schoolchildren on being evacuated from Smethwick to Kidderminster in September 1939.
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I WRITE in connection with Stephen Clee's comments regarding the proposals concerning the Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust.
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I CANNOT imagine a more perfect example of the duplicitous way Wyre Forest District Council conduct their affairs, than the response of Becky Robinson concerning recycling (Letters, February 16).
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LEARNING and Skills Council staff at Progress House in Worcester exceeded their target when they helped Hereford-shire special school Barrs Court raise £750,000 for its Hydrosense Appeal.
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MORE than 100 cancer patients living in the county of Worcestershire received financial help totalling £38,434 in 2005 thanks to Macmillan Cancer Relief.
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A NORTHERN soul night to raise funds for Cancer Research UK proved so successful a second event has now been announced.
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WORCESTERSHIRE Racial Equality Council has been awarded a £20,000 grant to build good race relations and tackle discrimination in the county.
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AN eight-year-old boy suffering from a rare muscle wasting disease has inspired a Worcester woman to run her first ever marathon.
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MALVERN sea cadets rode on the crest of a wave as they celebrated another successful annual inspection.
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DO YOU own, work in or know of a building whose story you would like to share?
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TRAVELLING to work the green way will become easy for one council employee who won himself a top-notch mountain bike after taking part in a survey.
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BUSINESSES have handed the Worcester Mayor's Charity Banquet a major boost ahead of the event by donating fantastic prizes.
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Worcester MP Mike Foster has pledged his support for Tony Blair's controversial school reforms as the Prime Minister faces a massive backbench revolt.
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A TALENTED Droitwich schoolboy, who was killed during a motorbike race, is to be honoured by football teams across the county.
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ONE of the highlights of the social calendar in Broadway could be on the way to making a comeback.
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CURRENTLY the Health Committee is studying charges for NHS patients.
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SOME bare land values may have declined slightly at the end of 2005 but the New Year had brought a strong demand for farms from the lifestyle buyer, a demand which was not fulfilled due to lack of availability in the market place, according to Charles Arkell, of Humberts' Bourton office.
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VOLUNTEERS are being asked to carry out bird counts on farmland in spring and autumn in a bid to help restore the wild grey partridge, one of the most threatened birds.
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THERE is a housing crisis in Worcester because the local authority is failing to help provide enough cheaper homes, according to opposition councillors.
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MANY Worcestershire residents are going without dental care because they wrongly believe there are no NHS vacancies within the county.
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YOUNGSTERS from a Worc-ester drama group are gearing up for a charity performance on Saturday to raise money for a homeless project that has been set up in Nigeria.
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ONE of Britain's most distinguished actors, Timothy West, was interrupted in full flow at Malvern Theatres by an irritable member of the audience asking him to speak up.
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NIGHT-TIME police patrols in Broadway are essential if crime in the tourist-trap village is to be cut, Evesham's MP Peter Luff has warned.
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POLICE are appealing for information after a driver's windscreen was damaged by youths throwing stones at the vehicle.
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A 35-year-old Kidderminster man is to face another trial on a charge of attacking his estranged wife.
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EIGHT men from Stourport and Kidderminster, arrested last autumn in a West Mercia police operation codenamed Midas, have appeared at Worcester Crown Court on drugs charges.
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ARE you a welder with a good head for heights? Then, the Rhydd Covert team needs to hear from you!
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A KIDDERMINSTER family firm with close links to Scouting has been giving valuable backing to Operation Covert by providing skips for the Rhydd Covert site during construction of the new centre.
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HONEYBOURNE residents are "scared to death" that they are completely helpless to stop building work on the airfield industrial estate that will cause increased traffic in the village.
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RESIDENTS in an Evesham street were up in arms this week after parking restrictions were painted on the road close to their homes.
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WEST Mercia police has received a further boost to its controversial plans to turn the former MoD airbase, RAF Defford, into a new police training centre following the grant of a Certificate of Lawful Use of an Existing Development (CLUED).
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POLICE in the Vale would like to hear from anyone who has been sent a letter from a Singapore bank in Hong Kong, which they believe is a scam to cheat people out of their money.
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THE campaign group opposed to the scheme of transforming Wolverley's Drakelow Tunnels into a training centre for the unemployed is looking for support from other Wyre Forest villagers.
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EVESHAM will be declared a Fairtrade town before summer 2006, more than seven months earlier than expected - that's the promise of town Councillor Robert Raphael.
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A FORMER Midland Red bus depot is to undergo a significant facelift as the site is to be turned into modern offices.
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THE historical and geological diversity of the Great Witley and Hillhampton parish have been put on the map.
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A MEMBER of a national pensioners' organisation has slammed the delays which mean disabled people cannot access both platforms at Evesham railway station.
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A RIVERSIDE park, new boat moorings and footpaths created under Evesham's regeneration scheme have helped catapult the initiative into the running for three national awards.
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BROADWATERS residents expressed their concerns for wildlife after seeing oil floating on the surface of a park pond.
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WAR veteran Bill Green has received a campaign medal for his service in Egypt - 54 years later.
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RESIDENTS in Wychavon will pay less than people in any other district in Worcestershire, with a rise of 2.5% for the seventh consecutive year.
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A SWITCHED on IT expert from Kidderminster has carried off a national award for his pioneering use of web technology.
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AN EVESHAM town centre supermarket is set to close later this month with the loss of more than 50 jobs.
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WYRE Forest residents are being urged to check their smoke alarms following a house fire in Spennells.
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EXTENDED library opening hours in Kidderminster are being publicised in a bid to tempt more people through its doors.
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TRADERS and residents in Wyre Forest are set to have their say about the future of shopping and leisure facilities in Kidderminster through a comprehensive lifestyle study.
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COOKLEY and Wolverley have a new beat manager who intends to bring in new schemes to tackle crime in the villages.
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The Kidderminster driver of a Ford Escort was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after a collision with a telegraph pole and bus shelter.
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TWO groups supporting women in Wyre Forest have marked International Women's Day.
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A SPONSORED bounce will be held in Kidderminster this weekend to help a multiple births support group raise cash.
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WITNESSES are being asked to come forward after a 17-year-old male was found with injuries consistent with him being struck by a vehicle in Kidderminster on Saturday.
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A 63-year-old Kidderminster cyclist has died following a collision with a motorcycle in Vale Road, Stourport.
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THE National Blood Service is holding a session today at the Civic Centre in New Street, Stourport.
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STAFF at a Kidderminster store are getting into the spirit of World Book Day today by ditching their traditional uniform and dressing up as well-known characters.
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STAFF and youngsters at a Stourport school are celebrating after they received a glowing report following a recent Ofsted inspection.
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WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has published its proposed catchment area and feeder school arrangements for the 30 new Wyre Forest schools created by the district's education shake-up.
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A WORCESTER fish and chip shop owner will once again swap his fried chips for poker chips in the semi-final of a gambling competition.
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BURMA STAR ASSOCIATION: The Evesham branch will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 15 at 11am, at the Bengeworth Sports and Social Club, and all branch veterans are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
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GARDENING CLUB: The February meeting took place at Wulstan Hall last Thursday at 7.30pm.
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GARDENING CLUB: Members were welcomed to the meeting and reminded that next month the club is hosting the Inter-club Quiz. Notification was given about the change of date for the annual supper which will now be on October 27. Mervyn Davies told everyone of forthcoming outings, including a trip to the Malvern Spring Show. The competition winner this month was Peggy Atherton for her sprig of heather.
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VILLAGE PLAN AND DESIGN STATEMENT: The drop-in day at the village hall last Saturday prompted a good response from residents. A number of village organisations had put great effort into producing displays of their activities and their interest in the village's future. Members were on hand to give further details of the various activities and members of the parish council including chairman Clive Allen were present to answer questions, as was John Redman, chairman of the village hall management committee, Peter Oliver, chairman of the village plan committee, giving his views on the day's success, spoke of the sensible answers and comments he had found on examining the questionnaires which were handed out during the day.
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THURSDAY CLUB: The outing on March 16 is to The Bridge Inn at Hindlip for the two-course carvery, plus tea or coffee, followed by 1940s-style entertainment. Leave Eckington at 10.30am. On March 30 at 2.15pm in the village hall the annual meeting will be held. Non-members welcome. For information call Janet on 750066 or Margaret on 750316.
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NAIGHT CLUB: Next Tuesday will be the 20th anniversary of the opening of the centre by The Princess Royal and coffee and biscuits will be served to visitors between 10.30am and 11.30am. The club (formerly Centre for the Handicapped - North Cotswold) was opened in 1986 following a long campaign by local supporters to raise money to provide a purpose-built centre. Twenty years later it continues to thrive and provide free facilities and activities every Tuesday for people of all ages with any sort of physical impairment. However, as the present committee of trustees and volunteers gets older, new blood would be welcomed and drivers for the minibus-ambulance are also needed, one Tuesday a month from 8.30am to 10.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm. Contact chairman Sue Roberts on 822230 or Ray on 821075. more...
FLOWER SHOW: This year's show, the oldest and largest in the Vale, will be held on July 22 and details of the schedule will be announced shortly. Anyone wishing to have a stall should contact Pat Sparrow on 01386 830985.
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A GRIEVING mother incensed by what she described as "insensitivity" shown at a Kidderminster cemetery is delighted action has been taken to remove baby grave slabs she found upsetting.
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WYRE Forest residents opposed to the proposed merger of the police force serving the district are being given the chance to register their disapproval.
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PEOPLE in Wyre Forest struggling to get their foot on the first rung of the property ladder are set to benefit from a new initiative.
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A VETERINARY nurse from Bewdley is campaigning against Government proposals for a mass badger cull as it bids to halt the spread of TB in cattle.
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COMMITMENT and effort have earned two Wyre Forest women places in the finals of a regional contest rewarding learning achievements.
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A BEWDLEY couple had a day to remember when a celebrity chef popped round to cook them a meal.
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EASTERN European workers are being employed at a major supermarket branch in Kidderminster - despite 1,327 people in Wyre Forest district currently being registered out of work.
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A BUYER for the former British Sugar beet site in Kidderminster is
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THOUSANDS of swimmers, sports enthusiasts and gym members have been through the doors of Wyre Forest Glades Leisure Centre since it opened 20 years ago.
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A DETERMINED Kidderminster man has vowed to complete a charity trek in memory of his father after failing to complete the journey, due to a back injury.
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A FAMILY of Wyre Forest dog lovers is keeping its fingers crossed for success at the world's most famous event for top pooches.
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THE average council tax payer in Wyre Forest is set to stump up an extra £56 in the coming year after figures from local authorities were finalised this week.
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Land Oak crossroads plan branded 'idiotic'
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Sport
PERSHORE'S Rob Buckley claimed a bronze medal at the World Indoor Rowing Champio-nship in America last weekend.
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Evesham and District Table Tennis Association
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THE Prudden Road Surf-acing Summer Tennis League covering the South Warwickshire and district region, staged it's annual general meeting at Bidford RBL Club.
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AS THE annual curtain-raiser to the Cheltenham Festival, Stratford Racecourse is proud to announce that Betfair has generously sponsored the first meeting of 2006.
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PLAY-OFF action in the Cotswold League started on Tuesday evening when wild card duo St David's and Ilmington fought it out to reach the next round.
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BROADWAY United took a huge step towards first division survival in the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League by completing a quickfire double over relegation bound Mick-leton Rangers.
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AN EXTRA-TIME goal from Anthony Hickman secured Gardeners Arms a place in the WFA Sunday Minor Cup semi-finals and also maintained the prospect of two Evesham League sides appearing in the final.
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SIMON Judge fired in a last minute winner to book Pershore Town a place in this season's Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup Final, writes Mervyn Collins.
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PERSHORE'S Rob Buckley claimed a bronze medal at the World Indoor Rowing Champio-nship in America last weekend.
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Newtown 2, Pershore 2
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COLD and overcast conditions greeted competitors at Throckmorton Clay Sho-oting Club with a wind to test even the most experienced member's mettle.
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CREWS from Evesham brought home the medals again last weekend.
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PIRANHA Racing is back to contest the British Supersports Championship with Simon And-rews in the saddle on the factory backed Yamaha R6.
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AFTER seeing his side concede two quality goals last Saturday, Evesham United manager Paul West has set his players the task of producing two of their own, writes Mervyn Collins.
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JOE Evans, a member of Stratford Sharks, has attended the first of two weekend courses being held by Greater Warwickshire Sport desig-ned to help develop the next generation of competitive swimmers.
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THE 2006 Go Fishing Show, Europe's largest angling event, will be casting off at Birmingham's NEC tomorrow.
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THE final match in the Ham-pton Ferry Teams Winter Lea-gue took place last Saturday.
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Tewkesbury 42pts, Evesham U-12 10
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EVESHAM Under 8's travelled to Tewkesbury and continued to display the team spirit and form shown on their previous week's outing.
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Tewkesbury 0, Evesham U-10 7
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Evesham U-14 15pts, Bredon 5
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THE extended Winter Lea-gue competition at Evesham concluded in competitive fashion last Saturday when Geoff Insall and Phil Whee-ler took on father and son duo Paul and Stuart Ridley.
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WHAT happened at Leeds last Friday night has been a bitter pill to swallow!
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TICKET office phone lines opened yesterday for the public to book tickets for the npower Test Match against Sri Lanka.
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OVERBURY missed out on the chance to claim top spot in the Worcester Cricket Board Indoor League last week when they lost to St Benedict's by ten runs.
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EVESHAM Men's Firsts picked up a valuable 2-1 win at Old Halesonians and moved five points clear of the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Premier Division bottom two.
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STOURPORT Men's Firsts played out an entertaining 4-4 draw with second-placed Brooklands MU in the English Hockey League National North Division.
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DISORGANISED Worcester Women's Firsts slumped to a 5-2 home defeat at the hands of St Austell.
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MARK Owen twice put Malvern Town in front but they were pegged back to a 2-2 draw by fellow Midland Alliance title-chasers Romulus.
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Evesham Utd 0, Chippenham Tn 2
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TWO Worcester players have been named on the bench as England women's academy take on Canada Under 19s in Vancouver today.
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A TEENAGE pool prodigy from Worcester is heading off to Great Yarmouth tomorrow to try and cement a place in the England Under 18 squad.
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PAT SANDERSON COLUMN
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WORCESTER Warriors duo Richard Blaze and Nick Runciman retain their places in a 24-man training squad for England Under 21s.
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July 2005 (friendlies)
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A HANDFUL of home teams couldn't manage a win between them in Aqu-aid Division One of the Stratford and District Alliance last Saturday.
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Redditch VC 3,
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AN EXTRA-TIME goal from Anthony Hickman secured Gardeners Arms a place in the WFA Sunday Minor Cup semi-finals and also maintained the prospect of two Evesham League sides appearing in the final.
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SIMON Judge fired in a last minute winner to book Pershore Town a place in this season's Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup Final, writes Mervyn Collins.
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BROADWAY United took a huge step towards first division survival in the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League by completing a quickfire double over relegation bound Mick-leton Rangers.
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Fairfield Villa 2, Littleton 1
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AFTER seeing his side concede two quality goals last Saturday, Evesham United manager Paul West has set his players the task of producing two of their own, writes Mervyn Collins.
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Kidderminster 0, Evesham Ladies 5
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Bretforton II 4,
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TWO Worcester players have been named on the bench as England women's academy take on Canada Under 19s in Vancouver today.
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Newtown 2, Pershore 2
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WORCESTER Warriors duo Richard Blaze and Nick Runciman retain their places in a 24-man training squad for England Under 21s.
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Old Halesonians 1, Evesham 2
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