Stories for 20 January 2008

Fixtures

All the latest football fixtures

MONDAY Coca-Cola League Two: Chesterfield v Hereford United (7.45pm).  more...

Kidder News Latest

Church resumes Kenyan aid

A COMMUNITY-based organisation in Kenya which is supported by many Wyre Forest residents has resumed its vital aid work.  more...

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Latest travel news

Check out the latest travel news for this Sunday morning.  more...

Worcester News weather watch

With yet more rain forecast throughout today, keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News.  more...

Worcester News weather watch

Keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News.  more...

Slow down signs are step closer

A SCHOOL in Worcestershire is a step closer to getting motorists passing its entrance to slow down.  more...

So pleased after two reports praise school

A WORCESTER school is riding on the crest of a wave after picking up two top reports - just days after it came top of the city's schools in the GCSE league tables.  more...

Think again over plans for Guildhall coffee shop

CITY council leaders have been ordered to reconsider their controversial plan to look closely at putting a high street coffee chain in Worcester’s Guildhall.  more...

Floods didn’t stop me passing brewery exam

BREWER Chris Gooch has proved that he has just as good a head as some of his popular Worcestershire ales.  more...

Noah's Ark patron Henry adds his support to appeal

ANTIQUES Roadshow expert Henry Sandon has shown his support for a £1 million appeal for a Worcester-based bereavement charity.  more...

Cinema charts and trailers

GET all the information you need about the latest big screen blockbusters right here.  more...

Man stole screwdrivers to give as presents

A MAN who stole two screwdriver sets for Christmas presents has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community.   more...

Thief sold £11k machine for £98 - court

A MAN who stole an £11,500 sewage pump from Droitwich will be sentenced at Worcester Crown Court.  more...

Flood galleries

ONCE again flooding has hit Worcestershire, and we have been out and about taking pictures of the damage.  more...

Co-pilot thought everyone would die

THE co-pilot of the crash-landed passenger jet at Heathrow has told how, moments before impact, he thought everyone was about to die.  more...

Co-pilot thought everyone would die

THE co-pilot of the crash-landed passenger jet at Heathrow has told how, moments before impact, he thought everyone was about to die.  more...

Co-pilot thought everyone would die

THE co-pilot of the crash-landed passenger jet at Heathrow has told how, moments before impact, he thought everyone was about to die.  more...

River Severn to rise again

RESIDENTS are being warned to stay on their guard as river levels in Worcestershire are set to rise again.  more...

River Severn to rise again

RESIDENTS are being warned to stay on their guard as river levels in Worcestershire are set to rise again.  more...

Supersub Damien secures another Reds win

Redditch United 3, Hinckley United 2 A LATE goal from substitute Damien Markman proved to be the winner for Redditch United for the second game running and completed a league double over the tenacious Knitters in the process.  more...

News

Dryden sweating over Webster's fitness

RELIEVED, disappointed and delighted - just three words that summed up Richard Dryden's feelings after watching his side battle back to earn a point on Saturday.  more...

Collins keen to grab the seven shirt

ALL-ACTION flanker James Collins has his sights set on ousting club captain Pat Sanderson from the Sixways number seven shirt.  more...

Second team reach the final

WORCESTER Wolves second team will head to Manchester next month looking to pick up the National Shield after a dramatic semi-final 80-77 victory over Bradford Dragons.  more...

Ruddock hails clinical display from Warriors

MIKE Ruddock praised the clinical manner in which his Worcester Warriors players dispatched Romanian side Bucuresti 46-0 to complete their European Challenge Cup Pool Two fixtures with a 100 per cent record.  more...

Yates praises team's spirit

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates praised his side's spirit after they defeated Farsley Celtic 2-1 at Aggborough on Saturday.  more...

Penn uses his head to break Celtic's resistance

Harriers 2
Farsley 1

  more...

Reports

Worcester City 2, Workington 2

LIGHTNING does strike twice! Just ask Saturday's visitors to St George's Lane who, for the second successive season, threw away a two-goal lead.  more...

Worcester Warriors 46pts, Bucuresti 0

WORCESTER Warriors romped to a seven-try 46-0 demolition of Bucuresti which saw them finish the European Challenge Cup pool stages as the competition's highest try-scorers and number one seed going into the quarter-finals.  more...

Wolves 84 Sharks 81

WORCESTER Wolves made it eight wins in 11 games by reaching the semi-finals of the British Basketball League Trophy.  more...

Wolves 84 Sharks 81

WORCESTER Wolves made it eight wins in 11 games by reaching the semi-finals of the British Basketball League Trophy.  more...

Malvern slump to heavy loss on travels

WITH five games cancelled because of the weather in British Gas Business Division One Midlands, Malvern Town must have wished that their game with the FA Cup heroes Chasetown had gone the same way.  more...

Malvern slump to heavy loss on travels

WITH five games cancelled because of the weather in British Gas Business Division One Midlands, Malvern Town must have wished that their game with the FA Cup heroes Chasetown had gone the same way.  more...

Results

Weekend county results

SATURDAY FOOTBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUE Division One Midlands: Chasetown 4 Malvern Town 0.  more...

Round-Up

Pegasus crash to Saye strike

PEGASUS Juniors fell to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Highworth Town in the Hellenic Premier Division.  more...

Fighting spirit pleases boss Yates

HARRIERS' manager Mark Yates praised his side's spirit after they defeated Farsley Celtic 2-1 at Aggborough on Saturday.  more...

Kidderminster Harriers 2, Farsley Celtic 1

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers grabbed a last-gasp winner to see off plucky strugglers Farsley Celtic in a tense Blue Square Premier clash at Aggborough.  more...

Malvern slump to heavy loss on travels

WITH five games cancelled because of the weather in British Gas Business Division One Midlands, Malvern Town must have wished that their game with the FA Cup heroes Chasetown had gone the same way.  more...

Bulls' chief Turner remaining focused

HEREFORD United must not let their FA Cup heroics distract them from a crucial promotion clash at Chesterfield tomorrow night (7.45), according to boss Graham Turner.  more...

Holocaust day

THE eighth Holocaust memorial day service will be held in Bromsgrove's Sanders Park on Sunday, January 27.  more...

Janet aims to put town on map

DROITWICH Spa has welcomed a new face to help the town organise events and attract new visitors.  more...

Jail for man who stole hire car

A DROITWICH man with no driving licence has been jailed for three months after he stole his girlfriend's hire car and later crashed it down an embankment.  more...

Crib league round-up

Evesham and District League Week 11 results - Division One: Coach & Horses 4 (0), Norton Grange 5 (3); Talbot Inn C 8 (3), Hospital Club C 1 (0); Hampton WMC 8 (1), Wheatsheaf Inn 1 (2); Swan Inn 4 (1), Bretforton RBL 5 (2); The Bear A 4 (2), Angel Vaults B 5 (1). Division Two: Ambassador Club 3 (0), Fairfield Inn 6 (3); Ivy Inn 6 (2), Talbot Inn B 3 (1); Hospital Club A 6 (0), Talbot Inn A 3 (3); Badsey RBL 4 (1), Angel Vaults A 5 (2); Bidford RBL 3 (2), Offenham RBL 6 (1).  more...

England call for rugby teenager Jordi

ENGLAND'S rugby selectors have called Jordi Pasqualin in their Under-18 squad for an international at Worcester and the Six Nations Festival in Ireland.  more...

England call for rugby teenager Jordi

ENGLAND'S rugby selectors have called Jordi Pasqualin in their Under-18 squad for an international at Worcester and the Six Nations Festival in Ireland.  more...

Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League round-up

Results Bluck Cup third round: Anchor Fladbury 4, Ashton 2; Pinvin Utd 2, Golden Cross 4.  more...

Today's events

Sunday Falconers Country Dance Club meet at The Falcon Hotel, Bromyard. Sheila Mainwaring. 7:45pm. 01743 872182.  more...

Warriors earn a home date with Montpellier

WORCESTER Warriors romped to a seven-try 46-0 demolition of Bucuresti which saw them finish the European Challenge Cup pool stages as the competition's highest try-scorers and number one seed going into the quarter-finals.  more...

Helping to maintain county arts heritage

A NEW arts officer has been appointed by Worcestershire County Council to maintain the authority's relationships with Redditch arts organisations.  more...

Course to help manage illness

ADULTS living with a long term illness are invited to attend a free course in Redditch.  more...

Team talks on waste disposal

A WASTE prevention team will be visiting Redditch over the coming weeks to show residents the benefits of food waste disposers.  more...

Roundup

Penn uses his head to break Celtic's resistance

Harriers 2
Farsley 1

  more...

Yates praises team's spirit

HARRIERS manager Mark Yates praised his side's spirit after they defeated Farsley Celtic 2-1 at Aggborough on Saturday.  more...

  
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