Stories for 30 March 2006
Leisure
TICKETS are now on sale for a concert with Eurovision Song Contest winners, Brotherhood of Man, in Kidderminster.
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KIDDERMINSTER Male Choir will take to the stage for its spring concert next Saturday.
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CLASSIC rock anthems from bands including AC/DC and Guns `n' Roses will fill a Kidderminster pub.
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A LUNCHTIME recital organised by the Hill Organ Promotion Society will take place at Kidderminster Town Hall next week.
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UPFRONT Entertainments Agency will host their second showcase of talent in aid of Cookley Cricket Club next week.
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KIDDERMINSTER band Shark Attack will be playing their mix of R `n' B, Soul and Funk at Stourport's Riverside Club tomorrow.
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Country artists Hank Wangford and Reg Meuross will take to the stage at two Wyre Forest venues next week.
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SHAKESPEARE enthusiasts are being invited to a special recital of works inspired by Shakespearian and Elizabethan texts. The event, which is being organised by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, will see internationally acclaimed soprano Pamela Hinchman and pianist Sylvia Wang perform the recital. The one night event takes place at The Shakespeare Centre in Stratford-Upon-Avon on Saturday 1, April at 7.30pm.
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TONIGHT: Birmingham - Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Steve Reich.Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - The Christians. Malvern: Forum Theatre - Ilya Gringolts and Evgeny Subdin. Wolverhampton: Robin
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FRESH from their successful visit to Holland, The Kidderminster Valentines were in fine voice on Saturday and gave us a super assortment of music.
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CHEKHOV, Calypso style, puts a different spin on the playwright's Three Sisters, as interpreted by Mustapha Matura.
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CRAFTY Wyre Forest residents have been invited to display their talents at an event in Stourport.
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BEWDLEY residents are being urged to pick up their needles and thread to make a self-portrait for a new town tapestry.
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POEMS inspired by nature and life experiences feature in a new collection from a Cleobury Mortimer poet.
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AN Abberley chef has found writing poetry to be a great healer and is now preparing for his first book to be published.
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A TALE of romance and the battle between good and evil will be brought to life in Stourport.
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SNAKE expert and television star Mark O'Shea will be thrilling West Midland Safari Park visitors with tales of his adventures.
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VERNON, a life-size dinosaur, will be one of the attractions at a family fun day at Bishops Wood Centre on Sunday.
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THOUSANDS of people braved the wet weather and flocked to Bewdley to enjoy street entertainment, exhibitions and fireworks during the Rediscover Bewdley weekend festivities.
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SENIORS captain's night at the golf club was a very relaxed evening, with lots of fun, Tom Morris having invited the Valentines to entertain at the end of his term in office.
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TEWKESBURY Abbey will be the setting for a concert on Saturday which will feature the Rodolfus Choir and The Orchestra of the City.
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CLASSIC Clapton The World's No1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band, featuring Clapton clone Mike Hall will be making a welcome return to Stratford in April as part of their 21st anniversary tour.
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THE Stanford String Quartet will present the next Parish Music concert in St Faith's Church, Overbury.
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SINGERS in the Vale are being invited to audition to take part in a professional production of Vivaldi's Gloria at the Adrian Boult Hall in Birmingham for a matinee and evening performance on Sunday 11, June. Anyone interested in auditioning should call Matthew Jones on 01564 773900 or 07999 917 001. more...
AFTER a sell out show in 2004, Elkie Brooks is returning to Huntingdon Hall in Worcester.
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AN evening of jazz will entertain audiences in Broadway next month.
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KEEP your diary free in early April as four top shows head for the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury.
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LAST week I had planned to spend most of the day out on Redstone Marsh, Stourport.
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THERE will be fun for all the family when The Magician's Daughter is performed in a Wyre Forest village on Sunday.
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TWO Kidderminster performers have danced their way into the finals of a prestigious event.
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LIFE during the Second World War is captured with humanity and humour in the latest production at Kidderminster's Rose Theatre.
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THE ultimate love story opens the Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works season and director Nancy Meckler is relishing the challenge.
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A GROUP of Evesham actresses will be following in the footsteps of celebrities such as Sharon Osbourne, Jerry Hall and Glenn Close as they give a charity performance of The Vagina Monologues next week.
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KEEP your diary free in early April as four top shows head for the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury.
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News
On Saturday 25th, volunteers from the local branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society were out with their collection boxes at Tesco's Evesham calling on local people to contribute to the society's funds.
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The withdrawal of labour by Unison members on Tuesday will have saved their employers a great deal of money because striking members will not be paid.
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I regularly go to Shipston to run errands and use the local amenities such as the library and shops.
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Regarding: "Mum calls for safety on bypass" - 24 March 2006. Evesham bypass is not in itself unsafe.
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I am writing to express my concern over the future of the day rehabilitation ward at The Evesham Community Hospital, and indeed for the future of the Hospital itself.
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ANY enterprise facing reduced circumstances will seek ways to cut costs. Our cash-strapped National Health Service is no exception and that is why we suspect that changes to out-of-hours pharmacy provision are being introduced from Saturday.
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SIR - Peter Alcock rightly queries why Charles Clarke chose to ignore residents (me included) who "voted overwhelmingly against the proposal" to merge "our successful West Mercia Police with an untried super-force."
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SIR - Liberal Democrat councillor Alex Kear complains about the anti-rabbit fencing to protect tree planting at Perdiswell. He even brought an MEP to his headline-grabbing photo shoot-although I do not know what this has to do with Brussels.
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SIR - I am sorry but I have never been particularly enamoured of the National Health Service.
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SIR - Will our local politicians never learn? Despite many years of religious factionalism in Northern Ireland, the problems of the present religious divides in Iraq, religious fanatics bombing the streets of London and marches outside Parliament calling for the beheading of non-Muslims, what do these idiots do? They support Tony Blair's Education Bill that will mean taxpayers' money being given to an assortment of religions, business people and others to open up so called `trust' schools to teach our children their own particular philosophies.
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SIR - I see more dead badgers killed on the road than any other animal. I wonder if the explosion in the badger population has anything to do with this.
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SIR - Perhaps the Mug House pub is so called, John Phillpott, because anyone who regularly gets drunk and rots his liver is a mug to himself.
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PAUL Chater, a member of Worcester Camcorder Club gave a talk on "The Edit Process", at the March 21 meeting.
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THE annual meeting will be held at the TA Centre, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, on Sunday at 11.30am. For details telephone Ron Harris on 01562 820855. more...
A WALK of around eight miles at Dymock, Ledbury, has been organised for Sunday.
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THE Kidderminster and District branch's annual meeting will be held at Brintons Chainwire Club, Zortech Avenue, Kidderminster, on Monday, April 10, starting at 7.30pm.
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ON Wednesday, April 12, members are invited to join the Friends of Worcester Museums and Art Gallery, when Richard Lockett will give a talk on "The Historic Gardens of Worcester".
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MR and Mrs Stanley gave a talk at the March meeting, illustrated with slides, on the work of Severn Area Rescue Association.
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AT the annual meeting, officers and committee were appointed. The returning officer was Hazel Butt.
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ANGIE McCarthy, vice chairman of host institute, Somerleyton, chaired the spring meeting.
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THERE will be two rides on Sunday, both starting from The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster.
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AT the March meeting, K Adderley gave an illustrated talk on a "Tourist in Japan".
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A VAN driver accused of killing Bidford postman Niki Savage by knocking him off his bike and then driving off without stopping, has appeared in court.
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THE annual meeting was held on March 21, when a new chairman and deputy were elected, plus a new committee member.
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AMBITIOUS plans for a £200,000 village hall in Broom may leave organisers facing a funding crisis, it was revealed this week.
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MEMBERS are collecting used stamps to send to WI House for "Guide Dogs for the Blind".
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HARRY M Scharff will give a talk on "The History of Glasses" at St George's Church annexe, Kidderminster, on Wednesday .
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IN the latest duplicate competition, north-south winners were John and Barbara Northfield with 58 per cent, following by Nigel Wilkins and Steve Clifton with 56 per cent.
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THERE was a change to the planned March speaker, Catherine Downes stepping in at short notice to speak about making silver jewellery. She showed her audience many necklaces, earrings and bracelets, which were also for sale.
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WALKS, outings and entries for the Home Economics rally were discussed at the March meeting, then the speaker for the evening, Moya Jones, showed the decorated eggs she had taken along. These were of all sizes, from quail to ostrich.
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RETIRED gardening judge Bill Sherriff told members what they have to do to show at horticultural shows, such as the society's event which will be on August 12/13.
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THE March speaker was Ray Sturdy, with a presentation entitled "Kilimanjaro - Snows over Africa" about a trek he made in aid of Mencap.
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PLANS have been made to celebrate the group's 80th year.
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COUNCILLORS took only minutes to give the thumbs-up to the increase in taxi fares that will soon come into effect across the Vale.
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ROOFTOP Housing Group is making it easier and far more convenient for their tenants to pay monthly rent.
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THE supply of affordable housing in the Vale was boosted this week with the news of a cash bonanza from the government's Housing Corporation.
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A SINGLE special school in Evesham closed for the day and libraries in Evesham and Pershore closed early as the strike by local authority workers passed largely un-noticed in the Vale on Tuesday.
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A LIFETIME volunteer for a cancer charity organisation will this year be helping out the cause for the 29th year in a row.
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Parents who take their children on holiday during term time have been blamed by an Ofsted inspector for a Vale school failing to meet Government targets.
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A STOURPORT boat building firm has been told to pay a sacked employee more than £13,000 compensation for unfair dismissal after failing to allow him to appeal against the decision.
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A POPULAR saddlery business in Stourport is back up and running, only seven weeks after the building housing it went up in smoke.
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A FURIOUS Stourport landlord has claimed two separate sets of roadworks have caused his pub to lose £6,000 worth of business in six weeks.
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A CRACKDOWN on nuisance boozers in Stourport will begin on the May Day Bank Holiday, with police given extra powers to tackle anti-social behaviour.
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THE chairman of a long-established Stourport football club has vowed not to be beaten after vital equipment was torched in a suspected arson attack.
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Licensees in Tenbury Wells are being invited to a seminar to provide information about new legislation on smoking in public places.
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TENBURY'S MP Bill Wiggin has expressed his anger at the continued delay of payments to farmers.
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PUB landlords and charity campaigners are getting together to make Vale men more aware of prostate cancer.
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M C Beaton's latest book to be published in this country is entitled Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham. The wizard in question is a hearthrob hairdresser who captivates the heroine before being exposed as having a rather nasty sideline as a blackmailer and is eventually murdered in his own salon.
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WHY do the two main supermarkets in Kidderminster have parking wardens?
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PEOPLE before politics. Free of the constraints of political parties. Loyalty to ratepayers rather than a political group.
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WE recently discovered to our horror that the beautiful Audi my partner had bought me as an expensive, once-in-a-lifetime present had been seriously clocked.
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MAY I convey my thanks to you for printing my request for information regarding evacuation to Kidderminster and Mrs Davies's sweet shop.
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I CAN only applaud the recent remarks by Jill Fairbrother Millis and June Salter with regard to getting the priorities right.
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AT last a voice of reason and common sense in the ongoing saga of the Areley Kings recreation ground footpath closure (H Field's letter in the March 9 issue).
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I WOULD like to bring to readers' attention the strange case of the Heronswood Road bus shelter in Kidderminster.
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MALVERN technologist Dr Vishal Nayar has been appointed the new chairman of the ICT Cluster Opportunity Group.
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Easter has been made a little more bearable for bereaved children in Worcestershire thanks to the generosity of a firm of recruitment consultants.
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THE Noah's Ark Trust is organising a dinner with an exotic auction of promises at Eastnor Castle on Friday, May 19. Tickets cost £75 from Sue Smith on 01905 745745.
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A SIX-month survey on transport in Worcestershire is due to be completed when county councillors meet today.
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GENETIC technology came to a Worcestershire secondary school and classrooms were turned into professional DNA labs for the day.
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BILL Wiggin and his wife Milly are celebrating the birth of a baby boy.
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A MAJOR Worcestershire equestrian business is up and running again only six weeks after it was destroyed by fire.
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Worcester shoppers were in tune with an annual charity appeal staged in a city shopping centre.
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FOURTEEN-year-olds in Worcestershire have recorded higher than average exam results in the latest league tables, which make good reading for their schools.
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BILL Sellwood only had a week's leave from the Navy in which to get back from Malta, marry his childhood sweetheart and return to service.
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A LEISURELY stroll with respective friends marked the beginning of a love affair spanning more than 60 years for Worcester couple Roger and Barbara Turner.
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VOLUNTEERS with "something special" are being sought by the city council in a major new drive to increase tourism in Worcester.
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WORCESTER-made sausages have proved a sizzling
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ALL patients in Wyre Forest were able to see a GP within 48 hours and a primary care professional within 24 hours last month.
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WYRE Forest Primary Care Trust needs to save £600,000 to balance its books by the end of the financial year.
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HEALTH bosses predict 100 people in Wyre Forest could die if the district is hit by a flu pandemic.
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BLOOD doner, Robert Hewston, has been recognised for his lifesaving contribution after giving his 75th donation.
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THE number of health workers absent from work due to illness at Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust is increasing.
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MORE than 30 health workers in Wyre Forest have been bullied, harassed or abused by colleagues, according to a report. more...
THE cold March this year has held everything back, especially the asparagus, but Ron Tracey, of Pebworth, recalls that in March 1938 his father Bob cut a bundle of gras in March, 1938, causing great excitement among local growers.
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A FAMILY biscuit business in the Cotswolds has won a national award just a year after launching its range.
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CHEWING gum! What a scourge! Until recently I was not aware of the major problem in our towns and cities from the discarded gum on the pavements.
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A bigger car park is unlikely ever to be built on Cripplegate Park, councillors say.
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A SECONDARY school that was criticised by Government inspectors has now been named as one of the most improving schools in the country.
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MEMBERSHIP of a protest group trying desperately to stop the Grove Farm development has swelled by more than 100 in a fortnight.
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LATE chemists that offer medication and medical advice out of normal opening hours will no longer operate in south Worcestershire from Saturday.
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THE prospect of the return of the annual hunt ball to the Lygon Arms is moving closer.
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A BROADWAY county councillor has called for support from residents as she aims to build a new multi-purpose facility for youngsters in the village.
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Pupils at a Droitwich school are an enterprising bunch. They have been using their entrepreneurial skills and ingenuity to turn a few pounds into hundreds for a local charity.
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A WOMAN who used fake £50 Bank of Scotland notes at three Kidderminster shops has been jailed for six months at Worcester Crown Court.
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A DISABLED man was knocked into a bath during a row with a neighbour who befriended him.
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A TAXI driver from Kidderminster has appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court accused of kidnapping a customer.
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A POLICE constable stumbled across a counterfeit DVD operation by chance after he called at a Kidderminster house on a routine inquiry, Worcester Crown Court heard.
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A MAN charged after an alleged stabbing at a house in Kidderminster denied attempted murder when he appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court.
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ARSONISTS are believed to be behind a fire, which destroyed two mopeds in Kidderminster's Brinton Park.
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A KIDDERMINSTER man has been sent for trial by jury accused of a violence charge.
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A MAN has appeared at Worcester Crown Court accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of professional road racing motorcyclist, James Crumpton.
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A MINIBUS and two other vehicles were completely burnt out in a blaze in Kidderminster, according to firefighters.
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A MAN with a gambling habit tried to get his cash back after losing it on slot machines, Worcester Crown Court heard.
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A MOTHER and daughter accused of assault are due to face trial by jury.
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Pupils write to police as thieves hit school again
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CONTROVERSIAL proposals to transform an historic site in Evesham into a new development of houses and office suites were due to be reconsidered for approval today.
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ARMED police are thought to have been among officers in an early morning raid on a Vale gipsy site.
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THE BBC has pledged there will be no redundancies at its Wood Norton engineering and technical training unit near Evesham under an outsourcing contract with The Capita Group.
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KIDDERMINSTER'S Mayor, Councillor Peter Dyke, showed his creative side when he re-opened the town's Weavers Loft for its 2006 season.
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THE supply of affordable housing in the Vale was boosted this week with the news of a cash bonanza from the government's Housing Corporation.
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A SINGLE special school in Evesham closed for the day and libraries in Evesham and Pershore closed early as the strike by local authority workers passed largely un-noticed in the Vale on Tuesday.
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NEW carers group is to be set up in Wyre Forest following a successful get-together organised as part of a Kidderminster church's golden jubilee celebrations.
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EVESHAM'S Grade II listed Regal Cinema could be in for an exterior facelift if town councillors get their way.
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AN Evesham policewoman who attempted to save an elderly man's life while on her way to a plane crash has been honoured for her efforts.
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PRE-tax profits of a Cookley industrial wheels manufacturer look set to rise by almost a quarter, according to preliminary results.
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EXTENSIVE work carried out to revitalise Evesham's waterways has borne fruit after the team behind the work was rewarded for its part in bringing the area to life.
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A VALE school has been placed in special measures after an Ofsted report claimed it was failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education.
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A FORMER filling station and car showroom in Kidderminster has been sold for £542,000.
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parents who take their children on holiday during term time have been blamed by an Ofsted inspector for a Vale school failing to meet Government targets.
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COMPANIES are now able to process their own export documentation electronically through a new service from a business support organisation.
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WYRE Forest firms have the chance to compete for international trade recognition in the search for the West Midlands' best exporters.
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A PARTY goods company based in Kidderminster - Draper Party Products in Comberton Hill - has taken delivery of a printer to produce personalised ribbon messages for special occasions. more...
HARTLEBURY-based communication and presentation specialist, DRP Group, has appointed Stuart O'Donnell director of video production.
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AROUND 30 full and part-time jobs have been created with the opening of a Taverner's Traditional Carvery at Kidderminster's Loom and Shuttle pub.
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CLOWS Top-based M&M Timber is looking to speed up production following the purchase of a vehicle that can move tons of wood with ease.
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A BUILDING society has spent more than £14,500 refurbishing its Kidderminster branch.
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CELEBRITY judges, including Linda Barker, chose a Kidderminster carpet firm's range as winner of its category in a prestigious industry-wide awards competition.
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A BLAKEDOWN company has been given the stamp of approval by Royal Mail, having been chosen to provide a vehicle affinity scheme to the postal giant.
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POTENTIAL candidates for district, town and parish council elections have until Monday to submit their nomination papers.
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KIDDERMINSTER Railway Museum is hosting an exhibition of prints of rail-themed paintings by a specialist artist.
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A VINTAGE tractor run, which will visit Wyre Forest villages, takes place on Sunday in aid of the County Air Ambulance.
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KIDDERMINSTER residents are "over the moon" after the Territorial Army rejected plans to install a mobile phone mast at its town site.
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OFFICERS and staff at Kidderminster Police Station were evacuated after they noticed a smell of burning.
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A FORMER King Charles I High School pupil will give a cosmology talk tonight.
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YOUNGSTERS from a Kidderminster first school had a lucky escape when their minibus was in a three-vehicle collision in Bewdley.
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A KIDDERMINSTER supermarket has revealed plans to move its store to new premises.
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A KIDDERMINSTER family are taking the final steps for their 1,000 mile-charity walk from John O'Groats to Land's End.
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THE Kidderminster Shuttle has been highly commended in its annual company awards.
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TWO Kidderminster women have teamed up to raise money in aid of their different overseas challenges.
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CHILDREN at a school in Bewdley will be able to learn more about the Wyre Forest thanks to a cash boost.
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YOUNGSTERS at Hartlebury CE First School have joined their teachers and parents in celebration after their hard work was given the thumbs up by Gover-nment inspectors.
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HUNDREDS of Wyre Forest schoolchildren will take to the stage for a musical extravaganza on Monday.
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WORK is being carried out between two Wolverley schools to encourage parents to ditch the car so pupils can travel by foot or bike instead.
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STAFF and students at Kidderminster College struck a chord with judges to win a regional training and development award.
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AN organisation which helps nurture musical talent has hit the right note with youngsters at a Stourport middle school.
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Pupils write to police as thieves hit school again
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A COMIC trio aim to shake up showbiz with their wacky antics currently running at the Swan Theatre. The actors, including microphone-wielding Ruben Crow, from Worcester, are performing the Reduced Shakespeare Company's Completely Hollywood (Abridged), a fast-paced look at history's most famous films.
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GARDENING CLUB: On March 15 the club hosted the inter-club quiz. A welcome was given to teams from Bidford, Blockley, Bretforton, Ebrington, Longborough and Mickleton. A special welcome was given to quizmaster Glyn Jones, head gardener at Hidcote Manor.
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PARISH COUNCIL: Parish Plan: A Future Fladbury leaflet had been delivered and a public exhibition and meeting was being arranged for Saturday 12-2.30pm in the village hall.
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JUMBLE SALE: A jumble sale will be held on Saturday at 2pm in the village hall with proceeds to the village hall and the Air Ambulance. For details call Betty Hodges on 750449.
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GARDEN CLUB: The February meeting was addressed by Julie Richie, the owner of the Hoo House Nursery of Tewkesbury. Her collection of easy alpines and low-growing perennials (amounting to 94) were displayed in slides.
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MOTHER-of-three, Karen Shorthouse, is hoping to head for dizzy heights after launching her own business hiring hats for special occasions.
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A CHADDESLEY Corbett couple are inviting visitors into their acclaimed garden to add to the £20,000 they have already raised for good causes.
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CAMPAIGNERS in Cookley battling to save the parish hall are getting ready to fight again following a fresh planning application for the site.
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A MIX-UP over road closure times caused delays for residents travelling along Dowles Road in Bewdley.
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AN investigation has been carried out by police after a man was accidentally pricked by a hypodermic needle at Kidderminster police station.
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TWO new bus shelters have been installed in Wribbenhall as part of a scheme to encourage more people to use public transport.
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A KIDDERMINSTER carpet manufacturing firm has announced a second round of redundancies in just over a year.
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WYRE Forest residents can rekindle fond memories from their youth at a high school reunion next month.
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WOMEN from across Wyre Forest were among visitors who enjoyed a ladies lunch and helped raise more than £3,000 for charity supporting breast cancer care.
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BEWDLEY's town trail,which highlights he town's heritage, could be extended if funding is secured.
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TORY leader, David Cameron, backed Wyre Forest residents' protests against the Government's controversial police merger plans during a visit to Kidderminster last week.
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CONCERNS about people on low incomes being hardest hit by cash machine charges have prompted the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) to run a survey highlighting the issue.
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THE reigning Kidderminster Carnival queen enjoyed her final official engagement at the weekend with a visit to Husum in Germany for the annual Crocus Festival.
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PROTESTERS fighting controversial plans for Wolverley's Drakelow Tunnels are weighing up their options after being told the site could be theirs for £1.6million.
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A VETERAN Wyre Forest councillor admits he is only just beginning to realise his vast achievements as the accolades recognising his dedication start to roll in.
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THE preservation of Kidderminster's carpet history looks set to take a major step forward with the creation of a long sought after museum celebrating the industry in the town.
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ANGRY workers took to the streets in Wyre Forest this week as one of the biggest strikes in 80 years swept across the country.
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Pupils write to police as thieves hit school again
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Sport
WORCESTER'S hopes of progressing in the European Challenge Cup have been dealt a blow after number eight Drew Hickey was ruled out of Saturday's quarter-final at Northampton.
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Tenbury 7 pts Droitwich 0
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GRAHAM Hyde will team up with Les Hines at Hednesford Town.
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IT was another hugely disappointing day for us at Vicarage Road on Sunday.
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Hereford 0 Harriers 1 - Mat Kendrick reports from Edgar Street
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Harriers 0 Grays 5 - Mat Kendrick reports from Aggborough
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BOSS Mark Yates has challenged Kidderminster Harriers to overcome their fear of playing at home as league attendances at Aggborough plunged to their lowest point in more than seven years.
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WORCESTER Women's Hockey Club lost their final home English League Women's National South Division game of the season, 3-1 to St Albans.
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DROITWICH Spa Cricket Club took advantage of a national initiative to spruce up their pavilion.
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A WORCESTER motorsport enthusiast claimed fifth place in the World Minibike Supermoto Championships at the Angmering Raceway in West Sussex.
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WITH their place in Coaching Solutions Midlands Hockey LeagueDivision One secured for next season, Worcester Men's Firsts entertained Wolverhampton in boyant mood.
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WORCESTER'S Northwick Manor came out on top in the annual Alice Ottley Invitational Primary Schools Netball Tournament.
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WORCESTERSHIRE'S John Bickerton and David Park of Hereford are both chasing success in the Algarve Open de Portugal which starts today near Portimao.
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GRAHAM Hyde will team up with Les Hines at Hednesford Town.
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WORCESTER'S hopes of progressing in the European Challenge Cup have been dealt a blow after number eight Drew Hickey was ruled out of Saturday's quarter-final at Northampton.
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KCs under-sevens ran in 20 tries as they powered past Bromsgrove to win 50-25 and 50-35.
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CLEOBURY Mortimer's Powergen Junior Vase preparations were hit by a pre-Twickenham 25-5 defeat to Droitwich in Midlands Division Four West South.
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KIDDERMINSTER Carolians must be wondering what they need to do to win after dominating their Midlands Three West North clash with Wolverhampton but losing 19-13.
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STOURPORT have fought off the challenge of local rivals Chaddesley Corbett to claim the North Midlands Division Two South championship.
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NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE
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THE next meeting of the Mercian Festival Junior Football League will be on at 8pm on Sunday at the Bell Inn, St Johns, Worcester.
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KD21 have won the Kidderminster and District Cub Scout Football Knockout Cup.
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A NEW kind of adult indoor five-a-side football league is being run at Stourport Sports Centre.
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Tibberton Canal: Tim Jones 6-12, Martin Tayloe 4-3, Stuart Tibetts 2-8, Adam Edwards 2-4, Mick Williams 1-12, Steve Cleavely 1-1.
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THREE Lions maintained their 100 per cent start to the Leisure Leagues season at Wyre Forest Glades on Sunday, with a hard-fought 7-5 victory over Horsefair Wanderers.
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Townsend, Match pool: T Cooke 10-14, G Mansell 5-7, H Tombs 4-4, B Burrows 3-.5, P Cox 2-15. more...
LOOM and Shuttle were the Kidderminster Six-a-side League's top scorers this week, gaining a 7-0 victory over Paramount.
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The first juniors contest will be on Saturday, May 1 on the Stackpool. Those wishing to fish this match should meet at the venue for the 9.15am draw, and to collect venue sheets.
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RUGBY heroes put the "win" in Winterfold House School when they showed fantastic team spirit to triumph in an inter-schools tournament.
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WAYNE Berry hit a hat-trick for Kidderminster and District Football League Saturday Premier table-toppers, Wyre Forest in their 4-0 victory at Oldswinford Harriers.
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Spring League, canal, Gothersley: J Carbett 2-13, I Hingley 2-6, A Homer 2-3. more...
LIAM Binner's hat-trick helped Chaddesley Corbett batter basement club Bromyard Town Reserves 5-0 in West Midlands League Division Two.
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BEWDLEY Town's hopes of making up ground in the West Midlands League Premier Division promotion race were hampered when all of the top four drew.
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Hay Farm, Curtis Pool: Brian Edwards 56-8, Steve O'Donnell 23-15.5, Steve Walton 17-15.
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WHAT a difference a day makes ... or rather, what a difference a Knight makes!
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Canal, bridges 11-14: J Brookes 3-10, P Knowles 3-0, J Moon 2-14.
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KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies are celebrating after clinching the Women's County Cup with a 3-1 victory over Hereford Pegasus.
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BAA Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, bridges 35-36 (Gothersley): G Owen 5-9 (bonus peg), M Sztybel 3-4, J Bartlett 1-9.
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Lyttelton Canal, Bonemill: Graham Rosser 1-14, Colin Garbett 0-9, Richard Broadhurst 0-3-12dr.
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On Sunday a contest will be held at Willow Marsh.
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Saturday, Deans, High, Arles: Paul Sibley (Mosella Elite) 79-3 (Deans 46, caster, shallow), Kevin Folwell (Drennan Gold) 54-15 (Arles 34, pellet), Steve Ford (DGL) 53-10 (Deans 49, corn), Kevin Brown (Browning Red) 53-2 (Deans 9, pellet and corn).
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Wednesday Open, Cuckoo: Ivan Laight 48-8 (14), Ron Ford 20-6 (17), Tony Cook 20-5 (12).
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Pleasure anglers reported good catches of all species. There were a few carp feeding close in.
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MOORLANDS Farm Fishery will hold a £1,000 Easter Festival on Saturday/Sunday, April 15/16, with a guaranteed £500 to the winner, and £500 worth of Mosella tackle as prizes.
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FOOTBALL
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CHESS: Kidderminster Chess Club's Division One team found the severe handicap too much to overcome when facing Second Division Stourbridge in the Wolverhampton League Pittaway Cup semi-finals.
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PARISH GAMES: Churchill and Blakedown are still leading from the front in the Wyre Forest Parish Games - despite Cookley finishing as clear winners in the latest round, dominoes.
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AWARDS: There was more glory for three Wyre Forest sports stars when they won accolades at the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sports Partnership Awards in Worcester.
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SWIMMING: Wyre Forest Swimming Club's Amy Smith says her Commonwealth Games silver medal has given her the belief to pursue her Olympic dream.
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LEAGUE leaders Bliss Gate's 15-game unbeaten run came to an end with a heavy defeat to Waggon B in the Banks's Bewdley Darts League.
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CHRIS Woodhouse won the opening round of the Monoposto 1200 championship at Silverstone at the weekend, driving a Speads Single Seater, having qualified on pole position in wet conditions.
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KIDDERMINSTER Victoria Cricket Club have unveiled their overseas player for their first season back in the top flight of the Birmingham League.
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KIDDERMINSTER'S Young Gloves karate club had a host of success stories including two runners-up prizes - at the British Open Karate Championships.
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OLYMPIC judo prospect Kate Walker has taken a great leap forward by being selected for the World Cup despite being just 16 years of age.
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STOURPORT Ladies put the icing on their Midland Conference League promotion cake by clinching the title with a 3-3 draw with nearest rivals North Notts.
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