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Stories for 17 January 2007

Alcester

Bin is 'a disgrace'

ALCESTER Town Council is to ask for a paper recycling bin to be removed from the Somerfield car park. more...

Rent to remain the same

RENT Alcester Town Council pays for Globe House, its offices in Priory Road, will remain the same for the next five years. more...

Car park deal struck

A DEAL has been struck by Alcester Town Council to get a large area of Conway Fields car park resurfaced for a discounted rate. more...

Funds sought for fixings

FUNDS are being raised by Alcester Bunting and Lighting Executive (ABLE) to have the fixings for Christmas lights safety tested. more...

Alexandra Hospital

Delay on Alex consultation

THE public consultation on plans to cut maternity and children's services at the Alexandra Hospital promised for this spring is unlikely to start until May or June. more...

Body And Soul

Forget soaps – this was real-life drama

I COULD have been enjoying a night on the town on Friday night, or joining millions of other soap fans watching as Tracy Barlow killed Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street. more...

Forget soaps – this was real-life drama

I COULD have been enjoying a night on the town on Friday night, or joining millions of other soap fans watching as Tracy Barlow killed Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street. more...

Business

Bankers in line for community award

THE RBS commercial banking team in Worcester has been short-listed to receive a community excellence award from its employers. more...

Spring clean at company

WHEN Worcester accountants and tax advisers Rabjohns embarked on a major overhaul of their storage systems at their offices in College Yard they called in the experts. more...

Business News

Something to chew over!

THE problem of livestock chewing through gates could be solved with a new gate contact kit. more...

Setting new standards in care

REDDITCH-based Alpha Health Care is to adopt the Gold Standards Frame for Care Homes, which aims to improve the quality of care for residents and patients nearing the end of their lives. more...

Setting new standards in care

REDDITCH-based Alpha Health Care is to adopt the Gold Standards Frame for Care Homes, which aims to improve the quality of care for residents and patients nearing the end of their lives. more...

Coach'S Column

Our cup exit may be blessing in disguise

AFTER seeing them at close quarters on Saturday, I would be amazed if Clermont Auvergne do not go on to win the European Challenge Cup this season. more...

Crime

Man fined for flytipping

A STOURPORT man was fined £1,000 with £500 costs for flytipping in Hartlebury. more...

Fixtures

Weekend County football fixtures round-up

SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Bedwardine v Martley Spurs (P Abram); Pershore Manor v West Malvern (M Bullock); Upton Town v Hallow WMC (R Storr); VBL Sports v Hanley Swan (M Francois). more...

Weekend county football fixtures round-up

SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Bedwardine v Martley Spurs (P Abram); Pershore Manor v West Malvern (M Bullock); Upton Town v Hallow WMC (R Storr); VBL Sports v Hanley Swan (M Francois). more...

Hockey fixtures

SATURDAY MIDLANDS MEN'S LEAGUE Midlands Division One: Melton v Worcester. more...

Football

Junior round-up

Junior scores from Bromsgrove and Droitwich. more...

Junior round-up

Junior scores from Bromsgrove and Droitwich. more...

Sunday round-up

All the scores from local Sunday leagues. more...

Spa wreck Worcester

Spa humbled Worcester City in a nine-goal game on Sunday. more...

Spa’s injury woes worsen

Defeat and injuries meant Droitwich had a bad day. more...

Spa’s injury woes worsen

Defeat and injuries meant Droitwich had a bad day. more...

Spartak knock Villa for four

Barnt Green Spartak saw off Fairfield in a one-sided Worcestershire derby. more...

Latest fixtures

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Nationwide Conference: Harriers v York. more...

Latest fixtures

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Nationwide Conference: Harriers v York. more...

Latest fixtures

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Nationwide Conference: Harriers v York. more...

Latest fixtures

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Nationwide Conference: Harriers v York. more...

Women: Two win start to 2007

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies made it two wins out of two for 2007 when they beat Cannock Town 4-3 in West Midlands Women's Regional Football League Premier Division. more...

Women: Two win start to 2007

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies made it two wins out of two for 2007 when they beat Cannock Town 4-3 in West Midlands Women's Regional Football League Premier Division. more...

Girls: Johnson joy at hat-trick

SOPHIE Johnson hit a hat-trick as Ferndale under-1s beat Bromsgrove Town 3-1 with Becky Jamieson winning the player-of-the match award. . more...

Girls: Johnson joy at hat-trick

SOPHIE Johnson hit a hat-trick as Ferndale under-1s beat Bromsgrove Town 3-1 with Becky Jamieson winning the player-of-the match award. . more...

General

Hall launches new season

VISITORS to historic Harvington Hall will get a taste of life in Elizabethan times when its new season of events gets underway. more...

Murder mystery trips in welcome return

HERCULE Poirot wannabes can try their luck solving 10 gruesome murders on board the Severn Valley Railway starting next month. more...

General Sport

Hornets sting Phones in league thriller

BARNT Green Hornets saw off Droitwich Tigers 6-4 in the Bromsgrove and Reddich Table Tennis League Division One. more...

Runners take on the rain for medals

MEMBERS of Bromsgrove and Redditch Athletic Club (B&R) showed their mettle by braving the wet conditions in the Worcester Cross Country Championships. more...

Bromsgrove’s run comes to an end

BROMSGROVE'S eight match unbeaten run in the DTZ West Midlands Division One was stopped by Old Silhillians on Saturday. more...

In Brief

Traveller's talk

TRAVELLER Tony Caldwell will be giving a talk on the Last Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang to the Redditch Society on Friday. more...

Permission granted

FLY By Nite Conferences has been given planning permission to change of use of an industrial site in Shawbank Road from general industry to a haulage depot and storage. more...

Kidder News Latest

It’s the wheel thing

ONE of mankind's earliest inventions will be in the spotlight when Bewdley Museum reopens for its new season. more...

It’s the wheel thing

ONE of mankind's earliest inventions will be in the spotlight when Bewdley Museum reopens for its new season. more...

It’s the wheel thing

ONE of mankind's earliest inventions will be in the spotlight when Bewdley Museum reopens for its new season. more...

It’s the wheel thing

ONE of mankind's earliest inventions will be in the spotlight when Bewdley Museum reopens for its new season. more...

Lauryn Leeds out football heroes

A FOOTBALL mad Stourport youngster is hoping to bring some luck to her beloved team when she strides out with her heroes on Saturday. more...

Fears for missing man

CONCERN is growing for the welfare of a vulnerable 37-year-old Kidderminster man who has not been seen since Monday. more...

Man found safe

A VULNERABLE 37-year-old Kidderminster man who went missing on Monday has turned up safe and well. more...

Church aids hospice

MORE than £1,200 has been raised by members of a Kidderminster church congregation for a hospice for children with life-limiting illnesses. more...

Thanks for gift of blood

THE National Blood Service has issued a huge thank you to the dedicated blood donors in the region who came forward and donated a pint of the red stuff' this Christmas. more...

Thumbsdown to reality TV

THE Shuttle's online readers gave a strong thumbs down to reality shows on television in last week's poll. more...

Thumbs down to reality TV

THE Shuttle's online readers gave a strong thumbs down to reality shows on television in last week's poll. more...

Church aid for hospice

MORE than £1,200 has been raised by members of a Kidderminster church congregation for a hospice for children with life-limiting illnesses. more...

Town high school is top fo the class

WYRE Forest's five state high schools have been handed pleasing results in the Government's GCSE and A level performance tables, months before the district's education changes come into force. more...

Latest

Boss clamps nurses' cars

NURSES working at a Worcester hospital finished their shift to find their cars had been clamped - on the orders of their own boss. more...

Two charged for city murder

TWO men have been charged with stabbing a man to death in his Worcester home. more...

Murder charge two in court

Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a Worcester man. more...

Mystery man sparks river search

WORCESTER Police are leading a combined search of the river Severn and the surrounding area of the city for a man who may not even be missing. more...

Boost for Acorns Children's Hospice

A BUMPER Christmas for Acorns Children's Hospice could mean empty beds which had been mothballed through lack of funding will be open again by the end of March. more...

Church boss left fuming

SHAUN Cunnington has blasted his players following Alvechurch's 3-2 defeat at home to Midland Alliance rivals Studley. more...

Bees lift after win

STUDLEY manager Lee Adams is hoping his side can build on their first away win of the season - Saturday's 3-2 victory at neighbours Alvechurch. more...

Alcester up for it

Alcester 29 Rugby St Andrews 7 more...

Health scheme up and running

TENBURY Wells CAB's Welfare Food Scheme providing free milk and vitamins to families on low incomes has been reformed and rename. more...

Latets

Bookies back in business

HARD working staff at William Hill were back in business just three days after customers were evacuated when part of the ceiling collapsed. more...

Artist recreates campaigner's protest

A LONDON artist has recreated Redditch peace campaigner Brian Haw's Parliament Square protest in a new installation at Tate Britain. more...

Letters

Bypass decision was right one at the time

IR - How was such a mess made of the bypass? more...

Bypass decision was right one at the time

SIR - How was such a mess made of the bypass? more...

I support the clubs but not the access

SIR - In recent weeks I have read letters on this page from representatives of Nunnery Wood Colts Football Club and Worcester Dominies Cricket Club. more...

Are the Tories in tune over merger?

SIR - Peter Luff in his column in this paper (Worcester News, January 4) disputes that £15 million savings can be achieved by merging the city and county councils and states that he is very much against such a merger. more...

TV licensing more efficient nowadays

SIR - I would like to clarify that the BBC appointed Capita, not Centrica, as claimed in a letter (Letters, January 1), to deliver field and call centre operations for TV Licensing in 2002, with the objective of improving efficiency and value for money for licence fee payers. more...

Grateful City fan says thank you

SIR - Having recently attended Worcester City's exciting 2-0 victory over Kettering Town, I lost my season-ticket at the ground. more...

Honesty and help was appreciated

SIR - I would like to record my thanks through your column to the very kind person who handed in to the driver the purse which I had left on the Number 31 bus on Saturday morning, January 6. more...

Tony’s done good

SIR - Tony Blair gets a lot of criticism but I firmly believe that, apart from the fiasco in Iraq, he has been an excellent Prime Minister. more...

Blood thanks

Date: 17 January 2007 Midlands blood donors gave gift of life this Christmas The National Blood Service has issued a huge thank you to the dedicated blood donors in the region who came forward and donated a pint of the red stuff' this Christmas. More than 17,000 people came forward to donate blood over Christmas and New Year, including almost 900 brand new donors. more...

Great grandfather born in Bewdley

I AM tracing my family tree. more...

Great grandfather born in Bewdley

I AM tracing my family tree. more...

Memory Lane

100 Years Ago, January 19, 1907

YOUNGSTERS from Tardebigge day and Sunday schools were the guests of Lady Plymouth at Hewell Grange for their annual New Year treat. Accompanied by the staff, they marched from the school to the mansion where hob-nailed boots were exchanged for slippers to save the wooden floors from damage. The children were ushered into the dining room where they enjoyed a splendid tea and later assembled in the great hall where the tables were laden with gifts for all. After three rousing cheers for her ladyship, each child was given sweets and oranges to take home with them. more...

50 Years Ago, January 19, 1957

RASHWOOD school was the most dangerous in the county on account of its location. That was the view of the county council's road safety committee, which said it was situated on a derestricted fast stretch of road and below the crest of a hill. Councillors called on the headteacher, Mr Pointer, to provide a school bus for pupils. more...

25 Years Ago, January 16, 1982

THE need to maintain a green lung' around Bromsgrove's border with Redditch was urged at a public inquiry against a decision to develop land on the western edge of Redditch. The plan was for a huge industrial development in the green belt, which would create 13,000 jobs and 1,000 new homes. more...

Early morning haymaking

A PAIR of well matched working horses and their master wait patiently for the photographer to capture this shot, which would have been a familiar site in hayfields around Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa during the early years of the last century. more...

Music

A precious talent

BRITISH soul sensation Ruby Turner is set to bring a touch of class to the Artrix this Saturday (January 20). more...

Marchegiani to tinkle the ivories

ITALIAN piano sensation Sergio Marchegiani will be performing at Huntingdon Hall as part of the Worcester Piano Series this Saturday (January 20). more...

News

County closing on new pace bowler

WORCESTERSHIRE are poised to reveal the signing of a new overseas fast bowler. more...

Kelly’s eye on scoring return to Worcester

LEON Kelly is relishing his return to Worcester City this weekend. more...

Kelly’s eye on scoring return to Worcester

LEON Kelly is relishing his return to Worcester City this weekend. more...

Kelly’s eye on scoring return to Worcester

LEON Kelly is relishing his return to Worcester City this weekend. more...

Kelly’s eye on scoring return to Worcester

LEON Kelly is relishing his return to Worcester City this weekend. more...

Manager explains decision to drop Ball

PAUL West was holding no punches when he revealed the reasons for axing top scorer Richard Ball for last Saturday's game at Dunstable. more...

New signing boost squad

MALVERN RFC have signed two key players to boost their injury-hit first team squad. more...

Giant-killers

A TWO-GOAL blast from Simon Hollis and a wonder strike from Scott Rickards steered Redditch United into the last 16 of the FA Trophy for the first time in their history. more...

Opinion

Clamping at hospital is a touch harsh

PERHAPS the health chief who is clamping the cars of his own nurses for parking where they shouldn't is going a bit over the top. more...

Reader'S Pictures

by Elizabeth Hill

A daffodil in Eynsham, January 14th more...

Reports

Spa show teeth to match Jaguars

DROITWICH Spa ladies' first team drew 6-6 with Jaguar s on Saturday. more...

Halesonians hammer Spa

Old Halesonians men's 1st XI 5 Droitwich men's 1st XI 0 DROITWICH suffered a New Year shocker as Old Halesonians damaged their promotion hopes in the DTZ West Midlands League Division One on Saturday. more...

Hands says Hands but referee says no

Evesham United 1, Cinderford Tn 1 AFTER Steven Hands had provided the pass with which Richard Ball had made it 1-1, the central defender thought he had headed in a late winner only to see the ball scrambled off the line. more...

Clean sheet for Humphries

MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 0, STAFFORD 0 more...

Clean sheet for Humphries

MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 0, STAFFORD 0 more...

The history boys

Redditch United 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 more...

Reviews

Norbury fun

Review - Babes in the Wood at the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa (Jan 17-20 and 24-27 at 7.30pm, matinees 20 and 27 at 2.30pm). LOOKING for a cracking and carefree night of fun? You are? Then get yourself along to the Spa's intimate surrounds of the Norbury and you're guaranteed to have a smile on your face at the end of the night. more...

Norbury fun is infectious

Review - Babes in the Wood at the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa (Jan 17-20 and 24-27 at 7.30pm, matinees 20 and 27 at 2.30pm). more...

Round-Up

Woman guilty of using bogus phone accounts

A 51-year-old woman has been found guilty of making more than £1,300 unpaid phone calls using bogus telephone accounts. more...

City’s art studio in a backyard

AN international artist has opened up a small studio just outside the city centre with big ambitions to boost Worcester's art scene. more...

Elgar statue repaired

SIR Edward Elgar is back to his former glory now that damage to the steps of the city centre statue have been repaired. more...

Henry’s memories of city porcelain firm are put on tape for posterity

Antiques expert and former curator of Royal Worcester Porcelain's museum Henry Sandon yesterday became the first person to record his memories and experiences of the porcelain works for a unique new project. more...

Pots that prove the Romans were here

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered the first real evidence that the ancient Romans settled in Worcester's St John's. more...

Flood barriers have protected our businesses

TRADERS in a Worcestershire town are thrilled that flood barriers have protected their businesses - although some have reported a drop in takings. more...

Motorists are still getting behind the wheel after a drink

IRRESPONSIBLE drivers in Worcestershire are ignoring the devastating consequences of drink-driving despite a hard-hitting police campaign. more...

Workshop helps people get crafty with recycled materials

AN organisation that uses rubbish to create art has benefited from a grant from the Co-operative Group. more...

The people who may have to find room for 10,000 extra pupils and students in city

AT least one new secondary and five primary schools would be needed in Worcester to cope with extra pupils if Government plans to build almost 17,000 new houses get the go-ahead. more...

DROITWICH: More room when town care home is extended

DEMENTIA sufferers in Droitwich will now have access to much-needed facilities after councillors unanimously agreed to extend a care home in the town. more...

Warning that council tax bills could rise by £345

COUNCIL tax bills in Worcester could rise by £345 if the city council is abolished, warns the man trying to become an MP in the Faithful City. more...

Plant old fruit trees

PEOPLE living in Worcestershire have been asked to restore the county's lost heritage of fruit trees by planting some in their own gardens. more...

Charlotte’s out to prove she’s got talent

A TALENTED teenager from Droitwich is looking to make her TV debut on a new national show. more...

Try out the new mobile museum

RESIDENTS can contribute to a trip down memory lane by donating memorabilia to a county council museum. more...

Man offered drug in return for a lift

A 29-year-old Malvern man offered to supply a class A drug so that he could get a lift in a car, a court heard. more...

TENBURY: Public toilets given a new lease of life

RESIDENTS of Tenbury Wells felt the first flush of victory as they took a step closer to seeing the town's Market Street public toilets re-opened. more...

Slim club popularity leads to new group

A SLIMMING champion from Worcester who wanted to set up a group in the city to help people fight the flab had so many new members desperate to lose weight she has had to create two groups to cope. more...

Age Concern roadshows are rolling in the county

A YEAR-long series of roadshows will begin in south Wychavon today by Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire. more...

Whiting and Handley help Pershore bag crucial win

PERSHORE men's firsts took a crucial step towards promotion from West Midlands League Division Two. more...

Stourport impress for indoor second spot

STOURPORT men's firsts finished second in English Hockey League Indoor Division Two. more...

Draper marks return with a superb hat-trick

WORCESTER women's seconds opened the new year with a superb 4-1 friendly win over Tenbury firsts. more...

Sprague four fires rampant firsts’ charge

JON Sprague bagged four goals as Worcester men's firsts showed no mercy to basement boys North Notts in Midlands Division One. more...

Lewis joins Jenkins in league shoot-out

TERRY Jenkins has discovered the final player he will be doing battle with in the Holsten Premier League of Darts after Adrian Lewis was picked as the wildcard entry to complete the competition's eight-man line-up. more...

Malvern boosted by new signings

MALVERN Rugby Club have boosted their injury-hit squad with the double signing of Chris Hooper and Dan Palmer. more...

Warning after trees are felled

RESIDENTS throughout the Bromsgrove area have been warned that they may face prosecution if they fell or damage trees in breach of tree preservation orders. more...

Sloppy Rovers drop points

Bromsgrove Rovers let two crucial points slip through their fingers against Bishops Cleeve. more...

Van was full of cannabis

Police, who checked a van in Bromsgrove, found cannabis resin inside with a street value of more than £1,000. more...

Anger over takeaway

RESIDENTS are rallying to oppose the change of use of a shop in Sidemoor which they claim is not to their taste. more...

Shed fire

FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a blaze in a shed at a house in Spadesbourne Road, Lickey End, at 5.45pm last Saturday. more...

Toddlers

A NEW toddler group is launching at a Rubery church tomorrow (Thursday, January 18). more...

Vandalism

VANDALS smashed 27 windows with stones at a Bromsgrove school causing £2,500 worth of damage. more...

Splendid

HARD working members of Barnt Green Cancer Research Committee have raised £68,422 since 2002. more...

Birthday girl Gladys

THERE were birthday greetings at a Bromsgrove care home when Gladys Crook celebrated her 103rd birthday. more...

Egypt death

A FORMER Upton Warren man was killed during a family holiday in Egypt when the minibus he was travelling in overturned. more...

Diamonds are forever

A RUBERY couple proved that diamonds are forever as they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. more...

Exam results

THIS year's GCSE league tables produced mixed results across Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa. more...

Destroyed

VANDALS destroyed two gardening tunnels and a shed at a Bromsgrove nursery, causing £3,500 worth of damage. more...

Courses

DISTRICT councillors in Bromsgrove are going back to the classroom to help them provide better local government services. more...

Graffiti

POLICE are on the lookout for vandals who carried out several graffiti attacks in the Stoke Heath area. more...

Jennie’s home comforts

ENGLAND international Jennie Bimson is aiming to bounce back from a double injury blow and make an impact in 2007. more...

Rapping robot encourages kids to go green

A RAPPING robot has been teaching kids at Belbroughton and Hagley Schools about the importance of recycling. more...

Rapping robot encourages kids to go green

A RAPPING robot has been teaching kids at Belbroughton and Hagley Schools about the importance of recycling. more...

Rapping robot encourages kids to go green

A RAPPING robot has been teaching kids at Belbroughton and Hagley Schools about the importance of recycling. more...

Doyle set sights on promotion

MIDFIELDER Daire Doyle is relishing the challenge of helping Bromsgrove Rovers win promotion from the Southern League Midlands Division One. more...

Doyle set sights on promotion

MIDFIELDER Daire Doyle is relishing the challenge of helping Bromsgrove Rovers win promotion from the Southern League Midlands Division One. more...

Doyle set sights on promotion

MIDFIELDER Daire Doyle is relishing the challenge of helping Bromsgrove Rovers win promotion from the Southern League Midlands Division One. more...

Pioneering health centre for the town

EXCLUSIVE A PIONEERING project, estimated to cost £10million, could bring together two Bromsgrove doctor's surgeries in a new state-of-the-art town centre building, the Advertiser/Messenger can exclusively reveal. more...

Pioneering health centre for the town

EXCLUSIVE. more...

Pioneering health centre for the town

EXCLUSIVE. more...

Ship shape and Bristol fashion

SALTY sea dogs enjoyed a swashbuckling time thanks to a panto production of Treasure Island. more...

Asbestos scare closes school

A Spa school has been closed and its pupils relocated after the discovery of asbestos in the air following refurbishment work. more...

Jigsaw

DROITWICH Spa library will be holding a jigsaw swap event next Wednesday, January 24. more...

Sweet success

MEMBERS of the Wychavon branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild have raised more than £1,000 after creating handmade Christmas cakes. more...

Choosing the right career

CHOOSING the right career is never easy, but now Spa students are set to get a helping hand. more...

Jobs safe

STAFF at the Little Chef near Droitwich Spa have been told their jobs are safe despite the closure of other restaurants across the country. more...

Steering group

THE next meeting of the town plan steering group will now take place on Monday, February 19. more...

Future secured

THE future of Droitwich's main post office has been secured. more...

Kington on top but Barbed waiting for slip

Evesham and District Table Tennis Association AT the halfway stage of the Division Two season, both Kington Bulldogs and Wyre Barbedwyre are level on points with the former having a game in hand on their nearest rivals. more...

Rise to the occasion to record victory!

EVESHAM Rugby Club's Under-7s met at Cheltenham for a three-way match with Cheltenham and Stroud last Sunday helped out by the loan of two home players. more...

Dual role for Watson

FOLLOWING the launch of her Junior Ginetta G4 race car at Autosport International last weekend, Cassey Watson confirmed that she will be doubling up her Ginetta Championship challenge with a return to the SAXMAX championship in 2007. more...

Fletcher's triple whammy

Evesham 8, Worcester III 0 SATURDAY'S game got off to a slow start with the home side dominating play in the midfield. more...

Tony and Toby hit the target

Pershore 2, Atherstone Adders 1 PERSHORE took a crucial step towards their goal of promotion from the DTZ West Midlands League with victory over one of their promotion rivals. more...

Sorry start to new year

Cheltenham II 3, Bretforton II 0 ALMOST a month since their last league game, Bretforton's second team didn't get the new year off to a very good start as they slip-ped ever closer to the danger zone. more...

Hosts tied in 'Notts' by hat-trick ace Sophie

FOLLOWING on from Saturday's league win, Bretforton travelled to Mansfield Woodhouse the next day to play in the second round of the England Ladies National Trophy competition against North Notts and stormed through after a 3-0 win with player of the match Sophie Corbett bagging a hat-trick. more...

New captains line up on tee

THE newly appointed captains have driven into office at Broadway Golf Club. more...

Woodwork denies visitors after lead squandered

Cirencester Tn 2, Evesham Utd U-13 2 A HIGHLY competitive game ended all-square although United were unlucky not return home with the spoils after a late effort from Pedro Bernardo struck the crossbar. more...

Tredington twins torment opponents

TUESDAY night's C Division action in the Cotswold Floorball League completed the league part of the championship programme. more...

New goalkeeper needed

PERSHORE Hockey Club is appealing for someone to take over as the regular goalkeeper for the veterans side. more...

Hands says hands but referee says no

West explains Ball axing

PAUL West was holding no punches when he revealed the reasons for axing top scorer Richard Ball for last Saturday's game at Dunstable. more...

Washing line volunteers sought

INVENTOR Malcolm Victory is looking for a few more volunteers to test his new weatherproof clothesline cover, the Rotaire Dryline. more...

Washing line volunteers sought

INVENTOR Malcolm Victory is looking for a few more volunteers to test his new weatherproof clothesline cover, the Rotaire Dryline. more...