THREE Evesham groups are celebrating this Easter after receiving £16,000 in grants. The Evesham and Pershore branch of Mind, the 2nd Evesham and Bengeworth Scout Group and the Evesham and District Scout Council were all awarded grants from the Lloyds
KEEN cyclists in the area can make the most of the Vale's natural springtime beauty and raise money for charity with the Blossom Trail Bikeaway. The annual event, organised by St John Ambulance Brigade in Pershore, takes place on Sunday, April 18. Cyclists
LICHFIELD'S talented backs proved the difference in a 32-17 victory at Kidderminster Carolians in Midlands Three West (North). KCs have lost the last six games to Lichfield but went down fighting on Saturday and often pushed back their heavy opposition
CHADDESLEY Corbett moved to within a point of clinching the North Midlands Three title after a 6-5 victory over closest rivals Harborne. Prior to the fixture, both teams were level on points at the top of the table with identical points difference so
WORCESTER Rugby Club believe they have snapped up the next England scrum-half. Clive Stuart-Smith should make the move to Sixways over the Easter weekend after deciding to quit Leeds Tykes. And the National One champions are confident that the 20-year-old
COLWALL secured runners-up spot in the Worcestershire Cricket Board Monday Indoor League with a five-wicket win over Droitwich 'C'. Put into bat Droitwich made only 76 in their 12 overs with Alex Kolb (20) and Dan Garbett (12) the top scorers, Mark Shouler
WORCESTER MEN 2nds 7 HEREFORD 2nds 3 WORCESTER Hockey Club went into their final game of the season against a strong Hereford side. Ian Ewers scored a hat-trick within the first ten minutes with all goals coming from short corner drag flicks with pin-point
THERE will be an abundance of magic at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury and The Theatre in Chipping Norton this Easter when MAC Productions present the children's classic The Elves and the Shoemakers live on stage. Things are not going well in the shoemaker's
Peter Osborne's presentation "The Devil and all his Works" mainly comprised music by Nicolo Paganini who was thought to have diabolical assistance in order to play the violin so well. Indeed, he was not buried in consecrated ground until 36 years after
At the weekend members will be on an Easter Tour of the Cotswolds. On Sunday, there could be an informal ride from The Green, Blakebrook, Kidderminster. For details contact John Weston on 01299 401005. The next club night will be on Tuesday, April 20.
On Wednesday, Peter Gilbert will give a show entitled "A Year in the Life of an Enthusiast" at Severn Valley Railway Station, Kidderminster, starting at 7.45pm. Admission is free for members, with a nominal fee for non-members, who are always welcome.
THERE'S bunny and Easter egg hunts, there's fairy tales, bonnet parades, colouring competitions, splash sessions and fun galore for children in and around the Vale, the Cotswolds and Stratford over the holidays. On Easter Saturday there's a magical tale
Donations for the Millbrook Suite, Kidderminster Hospital have been made in memory of member Otalia Gibbs, who died recently. There has been a good response to the request for knitted clothes for premature babies, and some of the garments were displayed
The Wyre Forest group has organised a five-mile walk at Spennells Valley on Thursday, April 15, leaving the lay-by opposite Bromsgrove Road and Spennells Valley Road at 10am. Contact the walk leader on 01299 988536 for further details. Walkers are advised
THE Cadillac Kings brand of blues, boogie jump-jive and rock 'n' roll brings the 1940s and 50s styles to life with massive levels of fun and energy at Cox's Yard, Stratford, tonight. Their new album, Lou Ann, has got rave reviews across the press and
April 15 is the closing date for booking for the "Tea in the Garden" event at Astley village hall on Wednesday, May 26. Representatives from the Tea Council and Taylors of Harrogate will talk to the group, and traditional afternoon tea will be served.
EVESHAM'S answer to the Rolling Stones is marking more than 30 years in the business with a celebratory gig at the Vale Truck Stop. First Offence bass player and vocalist Rob Hall and drummer Jack Hammer met in 1971 as printing apprentices at the Evesham
THE Stroud Easter Blues and Beyond Festival takes place at the Subscription Rooms over the Easter weekend. The two-day festival has been organised by Wicked Events, the team behind the highly successful Stroud Fringe Festival in September. The festival
The Society meets every other month, usually at Hartlebury, in the saloon of the Bishop's Palace, which is next door to the county museum. Members of the society have free entrance to the museum, and family membership includes activities for children.
TINA May, one of the finest jazz vocalists in Britain, will appear at Huntingdon Hall tonight. The highly accomplished lyricist, jazz artist and professor of jazz voice at the Royal Academy of Music has recorded nine CDs. She has also performed the theme
WITH lambing in full swing and the Easter Holiday not far away, farmers have been advised to prepare for an increase in visitors to the countryside. "Showing people, especially children, what farming is all about can be incredibly rewarding but you must
NEW powers being given to local authorities were a serious threat to all property owners and could represent a breach of human rights, according to the Country Land and Business Association. The association has been fighting Government plans to make it
BEWDLEY hairstylist Kim Edwards has proved she has flair in her fingertips by coming up trumps in a national competition. The 20-year-old, who only qualified 18 months ago, has been selected as one of only six stylists from across the country to gain
MEALS ON WHEELS: Throughout the area, there have been big changes in the deliveries of meals on wheels. The WRVS now handles the cooking and the deliveries, and local volunteers are no longer used for this service. Many of the Bredon volunteers had been
BRIAN Gee, the driving force behind the North Cotswold Young Cricketers Club, died last week after a courageous battle against cancer. Such was Brian's dedication to the club and youth cricket as a whole, that he took charge of a coaching session just
MALVERN turned on a sensational display at Kington on Saturday, that not only maintained their place at the top of the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division, but virtually eliminated any prospect of the third-placed home side remaining
A HEALTH watchdog is inviting comments from patients as it gears up to begin a major probe into Wyre Forest services. The Commission for Health Improvement is looking for comments about Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust, which covers services such as GPs
SOME would say that throughout the last few years, Welcombe Golf Course in Stratford-upon-Avon has lay relatively dormant and an unused venue for golf. However, since last August the sleeping beauty has been revived! THe Derbyshire based company, Menzies
WHAT a day Saturday was! People will of course say it was a long time coming -- but it was worth the wait! We clinched promotion to the Premiership with the victory over Bristol and the feeling on Saturday night was just incredible. At the club afterwards
JENNY Marston and Conryn Abbott will represent Eve-sham at the Regional Final of the Ladies Moroccan Salver for the Douglas Bader Foun-dation. The duo won the club qualifying round with 33 points on countback from Anne Cowley and Joan Hunt and now travel
WANT to practice your swing or perfect your putt? Golfers in Worcestershire will have the perfect opportunity to improve their golfing technique and make a difference to local people living with cancer this summer by taking part in Macmillan Cancer Relief's
THE league pacesetters came to Spring Lane on Saturday in buoyant mood, knowing that a comprehensive victory before Christmas over Malvern had made them clear favourites to take the honours in their penultimate game before their title showdown against
Evesham and District Disabled AC and Partnerships LAST Sunday saw the second round of the club's spring season sponsored by the Brad-ford and Bingley Building Society. An all-time record of 20 members turned out in what was another mixed day of results
AN array of stunning hats created by children was the highlight of a Kidderminster nursery's Easter fun in aid of Kemp Hospice. The event was the idea of parent, Amanda Greenow-Langford, at the Jack and Jill Nursery, based at St John's Middle School,
PUPILS at Pinvin First School put their all into this year's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. All the children were involved in the musical, which was performed to a packed school hall last Thursday, Monday and Tuesday. The
THE landlord of the Anchor at Wyre Piddle says the closure of the road through the village is hitting his trade, even though many motorists are ignoring the closure. Nigel Green added that the decision to block the road at the railway bridge would prove
nTHANK you, Councillor Paul Denham, for your predictable response regarding the proposed redevelopment of the old oil storage depot off Bath Road. But you still fail to see the concerns voiced by residents, or citizens, as you prefer to call them. Old
WILL it be homes or decommissioned underground oil storage tanks? There we have 13.8 acres of "private," wire-perimeter fenced, grassland, to the south of Worcester, between the Severn and the A38, closed to the public since the Second World War. The
N answer to Coun Geoff Williams (You Say, Wednesday, March 31) and Coun Paul Denham (Thursday, April 1) both have missed the point. This was never a brownfield versus greenfield debate. So many people made written objections and turned up at the Guildhall
EASTER for many of us means a mouth watering feast of chocolate eggs and an excuse to indulge ourselves. As we wander down the high street, in the lead up to Easter weekend, we will be tempted by hundreds of eggs and chocolate novelty items. As the day
VISITORS to Hampton Court in Herefordshire this Easter can have a go at games and riddles in the gardens and grounds. There will be a Throne of Fortune, giant pick-up-sticks, an unusual game of chess and an Easter Trail. The Hampton Court Trail of Riddles
A MAN has been charged with three separate offences of burglary after being arrested by Vale police in Broadway in the early hours last Wednesday. The man was initially arrested in the Colin Bank area of the village on suspicion of car theft along with
THE Wold Galleries in Bourton is featuring the work of Spanish pastel artist Domingo in its spring exhibition, which runs throughout April. The exhibition also introduces a selection of paintings by Jane Eccles, a graduate of the Cheltenham College of
THE Easter Recess began on April 2, a week earlier than originally planned. The only reason that I could learn for this was the incredible theory that the House of Commons had run out of work. A partial explanation for this could be that Bills are delayed
A GRIEVING mother, desperate to put a headstone on her baby's grave, has praised councillors for waiving the fees on all child burials. Sam Joubert, from Evesham, wanted to erect a headstone at the grave of her seven-week-old son, Leif, who died last
EVESHAM featured in both the individual and team honours at the Worcester-shire All Sports Partnership awards evening. Awards are given out in recognition of achievement and dedication to sport by people across the county based on nominations by the various
A DOUBLE derby clash will add spice to Stourport Swifts' dwindling Dr Martens Western Division campaign. Swifts' 0-0 draw at Bedworth last weekend was a good point but the match failed to reach any great heights. However, Saturday's game at home to Evesham
A MAN was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital following a car accident on the A442 Kidderminster to Droitwich road. His Audi A3 car ended on its roof in the incident near Potters Industrial Estate. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, on
STAFF at a Kidderminster job agency took time out from helping people to find work to go on a Wyre Forest-wide Easter egg hunt. Adecco Recruitment Solutions in Worcester Street asked all the company's clients to donate Easter eggs, which were to be given
AN all-round sportsman who was a former captain of Kidderminster Cricket Club has died, aged 74. Trevor Larkham, who turned out in a first team match for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, was also a talented rugby player. He was educated at New Meeting
FIRE chiefs have rejected moves to charge motorists involved in road smashes. They said Government plans to allow fire authorities to charge drivers for attending collisions were not satisfactory and could be devastating to relatives who lost loved ones
PREPARATIONS are under way for the annual Good Friday pilgrimage up Bredon Hill. As many as 500 Christians of all denominations are expected to accompany three crosses to the summit, where a service will be led by the Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby
TWO working waterwheels will be on show to the public during an open day at Churchill, near Blakedown, on Easter Monday. They can be seen in action between 2pm and 5pm at Churchill Forge, a privately owned and preserved water-powered plating forge that
FORTY jobs are being created with the launch of a new retail store in the former Worcester Street premises of McDonalds in Kidderminster tomorrow. The doors of Poundland, which employs 3,000 people across the UK, will open at 10.30am. Tom Ricks, the company's
FUND-RAISING for Wilden Cricket Club meant days at the races for villagers who took part in their own versions of the Grand National. The club organised its own races - the Jumping Jubilee Jamborees - in the style of the famous Aintree event last Friday
A "COMMUNICATIONS breakdown" at a Kidderminster school during a power cut resulted in pupils "swarming" aimlessly - and some parents not knowing where their children were. Comberton Middle School, in Borrington Road, came under fire from parents for not
A KIDDERMINSTER-based organisation championing carpets has won a victory over a rival group representing the tile industry in an ad wrangle. The Carpet Foundation labelled an advertising campaign, by the Tile Association, as "blatant anti-carpet" and
THERE will need to be some brotherly love on display when two siblings take part in this year's Flora London Marathon. Mike and Steve Smith, both of Stourport, are set to take on the gruelling challenge this month. They will be running in aid of the UK
WORCESTER Rugby Club believe they have snapped up the next England scrum-half. Clive Stuart-Smith should make the move to Sixways over the Easter weekend after deciding to quit Leeds Tykes. And the National One champions are confident that the 20-year-old
A KIDDERMINSTER father-of-four who is in training for the Flora London Marathon says he cannot wait for it to be over - so he can sink his teeth into a Big Mac. Martin Fox, of Stoney Lane, has been undergoing a gruelling schedule of circuit training and
THE new summer jumping season at Worcester Racecourse is nearly upon us. There are 17 meetings between April and October when there are some great themed race days on the agenda. The first takes place next Wednesday, April 21, when an excellent evening's
RON Galloway is hoping for a seamless move into retirement after working for the same Kidderminster carpet company for 43 years. Mr Galloway, 65, a seamer at LGM Limited on the Coppice Trading Estate, Stourport Road, has worked at the firm since starting
THE National Duathlon Ranking Series 2004 started last Sunday at Cambridge. The race also served as one of the two pre-qualifying races for next month's World Age Group Championships in Belgium. Last year's overall series winner, Michelle Par-sons, now
CHILDREN are being the offered the chance to take part in an Easter eggstravaganza at a Kidderminster store. The Early Learning Centre, at the Rowland Hill Centre, is holding the event on Saturday. Charm Reeves, assistant manager, said: " We will meet
IT WAS a case of friends reunited as a group of employees of a former Stourport firm met up for a "night of nostalgia." Conayes Automatics, which operated between 1960 and 1972, held the reunion at La Brasserie restaurant, Kidderminster. The event was
Pre-season friendlies Sat July 12 Evesham (a) 3-1 Lewis, J Williams, Paschalis Sun July 13 Stratford (a) 1-0 Ward Sat July 19 Boldmere (a) 6-1 (og), J Williams 2, Lightbourne, Wilding, Danks Mon July 21 Leicester (h) 1-1 Shilton Sat July 26 West Brom
EASTER egg-citement is coming to Wyre Forest Discovery Centre tomorrow as children hunt to Easter eggs in Wyre Forest. More information on the event, which runs between 1.30pm and 3.30pm, can be obtained by calling 01299 266944. No booking is required
Inland Revenue staff will be offering a range of tax advice at Kidderminster Job Centre each Thursday during April. The sessions, from 9am until 4pm, cover topics including income tax, collection of student loans and working families tax credit. Everyone
A GLOBETROTTING Midlands choir is set to sing to raise cash for a Kidderminster church. The Wolverhampton Orpheus Male Voice Choir is performing the spring concert organised by The Friends of St John's Church, which will take place on Saturday, April
People making tracks for the next meeting of Kidderminster Railway Circle will hear a talk called A Year in the Life of an Enthusiast. The meeting takes place in the booking hall of Severn Valley Railway's Kidderminster station on Wednesday at 7.45pm.
TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Family Concert. Alexandra Theatre - Make a Wish Charity Evening featuring T-Rextasy. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Blue Horses. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Tina May Quartet. FRIDAY: Stourport
BLOOD donation sessions are being held at Kidderminster's Trinity Methodist Church in Churchfields tomorrow. The session times are 1pm to 3.15pm and 4.30pm until 7.15pm.
Hippodrome, Birmingham - Full Circle, until Saturday. Saturday Night Fever, Monday until April 24. Alexandra, Birmingham - Mrs Brown's Wedding, Tuesday until May 2. Repertory, Birmingham - Follow My Leader, until Saturday. Crescent, Birmingham - Assassins
BETWEEN 20 and 30 actors in Elizabethan attire will enhance the period appeal of Harvington Hall in the second of the historic landmark's Living History weekends. Costumed volunteers will strut their stuff around the moated house and gardens throughout
THE Mad Hatter will be introducing Wyre Forest youngsters to the White Rabbit in an "egg-stra" special event at Worcestershire County Museum in Hartlebury this Easter Monday. The egg-stravaganza, which is being held from 11am until 5pm, will include making
HISTORY came to life for pupils at Great Witley Primary School with a play about the mysterious age of the Egyptians. More than 70 pupils who are studying the ancient race took part in the production of The Boy King, which tells the story of the legendary
PUPILS from six Wyre Forest schools danced their socks off at the second annual Baxter College dance festival and it was hailed a "great success". Energetic youngsters from Baxter College, St John's and Birchen Coppice middle schools and Foley Park, Sutton
"BADLY behaved" houses in Wyre Forest are being sought for a BBC television programme. Carpets and curtains that have not seen the light of day for years and cupboards crammed with clutter are just a few of the qualities the programme makers, who promise
ACTORS from Cookley are set to bring laughter to the Rose Theatre in Kidderminster when they act out Ray Cooney's popular comedy, Caught In The Act. The Once Removed Theatre Company are performing the play, which follows the trials and tribulations of
TRIALS rider Ben Barnett aged 13, from Evesham, won the first round of the Stratford-upon-Avon club's 2004 Championship last Sunday. The Bredon Hill Middle School pupil has been riding trials for almost two years. He rode his Gas Gas 200cc machine around
PERSHORE biker Tim Wood has made a fabulous start to the season for the Hereford-based LuKRacing team. The squad is now one of the strongest in the UK boasting some of the fastest Time Trial riders nationally and the team is targeting at least half-a-dozen
THE National Duathlon Ranking Series 2004 started last Sunday at Cambridge. The race also served as one of the two pre-qualifying races for next month's World Age Group Championships in Belgium. Last year's overall series winner, Michelle Par-sons, now
LAST Sunday saw the season get into full swing at the Arden Club near Pershore with the first race in the Pursuit series. There was a healthy turnout considering the South Westerly wind was a gusty force 5 to 6, making conditions heavy going. The fleet
THE finals of the Bengeworth Club Championships saw the opening event, the Junior Handicap Singles, won by Andy Bryant (+15) who beat Martin Brown (+5) 21-18, 21-13. Club chairman Grahame Brown defeated Stuart Green in the Veterans final 11-6, 11-8, 11
Evesham and District Airgun League INACTIVE Offenham almost received a surprise boost when closest challengers Stanton Club played host to Badsey RBL. However, the home side prised out a two-point victory to close the gap on the title favourites. Eddie
IDEAL conditions were the order of the day for the monthly meeting of Childswickham Gun Club. Members were invited to compete over the 40-target Sporting Layout when the clays flew straight and true. Excellent scores were retu-rned from all the members
SUNDAY'S home shoot at Throckmorton CPSC welcomed members from South Worcester Shooting Ground to compete in an Inter-Team challenge. With blustery and stormy conditions making the presentation of targets on the English sporting layout difficult, the
EVESHAM High School pupil Michael Elliott continued his fine start to the new racing season at two tracks last weekend. The 16-year-old from Honeybourne finished 11th at Croft on Saturday among a god pack of riders before taking eighth place in tricky
A BROMSGROVE company has launched an innovative service to help firms portray a professional image. Videmix Limited, based on the Buntsford Business Park, has launched its "print and seal" service for CD-Roms and DVD discs containing company artwork and
A WORCESTERSHIRE-wide vision for waste management over the next 30 years has been drawn up with input from Wyre Forest District Council. The district, which aims to recycle 10 per cent of its waste in 2003-04, rising to 18 per cent the following year,
I acknowledge that I have not kept up with the debate vis a vis the concessionary fares, and if what I write has been said before then I apologise. I appreciate Councillor Jo Sandalls desires to protect her colleague coun Clive Holt, but as I understand
I WOULD like to comment on your article entitled Council's anger over dog bins, Journal March 25, page 3. The council takes the issue of dog fouling extremely seriously and unlike many other local authorities we actively enforce the local Dog Fouling
AGAIN animal cruelty has made the headlines. This is a serious problem, and unacceptable by most people, to know that animal cruelty is now increasing with air weapons. But as long as irresponsible youths are allowed to buy airguns and other destructive
I AM sure I am not the only one to be shocked and dismayed to see that a line of mature trees have been cut down on the A44 to make way for the Chadbury to Twyford link road. How has this been allowed to happen? The plan that I have seen displayed at
I read with interest the report in last weeks' Journal regarding the proposed siting of the new mobile phone mast outside the North Cotswold Hunt kennels in Broadway. Why don't Orange erect the mast on the actual kennels site itself ? After all there
I laughed out loud as I queued to pay 45p for this week's Journal. Your Aspara-ghast April Fool piece is worth every penny - quite simply the funniest, cleverest, wittiest piece I've seen in years. Congratulations! ANNE CONOLLY, Churchill Court, Pershore
I WAS delighted to read that campaigners have formed an action group to fight the continual and annual tax excesses of the local councils in Stratford, district and county. The organisation is to be known by the excellent and very well thought of title
CITY MP Mike Foster has added his support to thousands of concerned parents in Worcester who are fighting the closure of a special school nursery. Mr Foster met with members of the Thornton House Action Group yesterday to sign a petition against local
ONE of the county's oldest and most famous village clubs is heading for a player crisis just weeks away from the start of the new season. Cookley, who won the national village cricket competition at Lords in 1977, are short of players to fulfil their
DROITWICH councillors who sparked a national debate on the safety of mobile phone masts have taken their concerns to Tony Blair. In a letter, they have demanded that the Prime Minister consider the issue as a matter of urgency. Town council members started
PLANS to build or improve eight county GP surgeries have suffered a further blow after the Government allocated millions less than needed to secure their future. Health chiefs have been waiting on tenter hooks since February to discover whether the Government
A MOMENT of pain completely changed the life of a Worcester woman who today celebrates with her husband 60 years of marriage. Mary Hunt was working as a cook at an RAF base in Lincolnshire when she scalded herself - and by doing so met Arthur, who was
A PLATINUM anniversary is already on the minds of Denis and Freda Williams, who are today celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. And the couple, of Liverpool Road, Ronkswood, say a 70th anniversary is always possible. They met in Blackpool in
HISTORY enthusiasts in Worcestershire can see archery in action, make their own fossil and even perform dance moves from the Regency period at Hanbury Hall. The 18th Century country house near Droitwich is offering a range of activities, which include
A FAMILY fun run is expected to go with a bang as more than 500 runners race past the historic site where part of the Gunpowder Plot was hatched. The fund-raising Crowle Gunpowder Plot 10k road race is entering its third year, along with the popular one-mile
WOMEN are more likely to land top jobs with West Mercia Police than at other forces in the UK - but ethnic minorities are missing out. According to statistics, 16 per cent of chief superintendents and 10 per cent of superintendents are female. A third
CARDIAC patients and fitness enthusiasts will benefit from emergency equipment which was presented to a city college on World Health Day. John Bradley, treasurer of the Worcester Heart Support Group, donated a new defibrillator to University College Worcester
ONE of the world's most famous musicals has come to the Faithful City. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's classic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar opened last night performed by Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society (WODS). And the cast prepared
MALVERN Hills District Council planning for the week March 22 are as follows: Leigh/Alfrick: 4 Lynn Close, Leigh Sinton, Malvern - Two-storey side extension. Approval (Full Planning). Bockleton/Tenbury Town: Little Sallings, Common Bockleton - Create
A mother-of-two has been jailed for seven years at Worcester Crown Court for her part in a £6.5m conspiracy to smuggle drugs into Britain. Gayle Formby gave her husband Martin, one of the gang's ringleaders, "moral support", said Judge Michael Mott. He
A MARATHON runner is hoping to raise enough money for his teenage daughter, who has cerebral palsy, to swim with dolphins. Colin Turnbull ran his first London Marathon in 2001 for Scope, a charity aimed at raising awareness of, and supporting those with
A TENNIS facility to match any others in Worcestershire and Herefordshire is being planned at Pershore. Pershore Tennis Centre, in a joint venture with Pershore College, is planning an expansion of its facilities to include three indoor courts in the
A COURAGEOUS Kidderminster youngster whose body is riddled with chronic arthritis is set to embark on a gruelling run to raise awareness of her painful condition. Seven-year-old Victoria Price suffers from excruciating juvenile idiopathic arthritis and
A GUITARIST from Kidderminster who is recovering from an operation on his intestine is using his musical talent to raise awareness about the debilitating bowel disease he suffers from. Chris Broad, from Heathfield Crescent, has had Crohn's disease for
A DYSLEXIC Kidderminster 20-year-old has won an appeal to have his benefit re-instated. Lyle Dale, of Shrubbery Street, has also been excused from attending a New Deal Option Gateway to Work course after arguing it was unsuitable for someone with his
AN environmental health chief has admitted it will never be known how many potentially hazardous asbestos particles could have been released into the Kidderminster sky by a blaze at a disused factory. Up to 60 firefighters from towns including Kidderminster
A CARPET race is to be held in Kidderminster this summer and organisers hope the charity event will become a regular feature in the town where the carpet industry was born. Teams of four carrying a roll of carpet will dash around the streets as part of
A POWERFUL committee which could make the final decision to shut a Wyre Forest special school will not be given an easy ride, angry councillors have pledged. The Health Concern party said it was waging war against last month's Worcestershire County Council
INITIATIVES designed to tackle the root causes of crime in Wyre Forest have been highlighted by police chiefs on the first anniversary of West Mercia Constabulary's North Worcestershire Division. Kidderminster-based Commander of the division, Chief Supt
STOURPORT'S mayor has come in for more criticism over his choice of venue for a major civic event. Councillor Stephen Clee had defended his decision not to hold the annual mayor's ball in Stourport, saying the Civic Hall, where the event is usually held
THE bid to replace the soon to be demolished bandstand at Bewdley has gathered steam, with a new design put forward for a town centre project. Cash has already been earmarked for creating a "green theatre" in Jubilee Gardens, a stone's throw from the
PASSENGERS are now able to catch Severn Valley Railway trains from the company's stations at Kidderminster, Bewdley and Arley, as a result of the re-opening of the Victoria Bridge. The bridge, between Arley and Bewdley, has undergone £320,000 worth of
HAVING spent most of the week at the end of March decorating I found myself with a free day. It was promising to be a gloriously warm spring day so I made the decision to indulge myself in a long walk to see what wildlife came my way. I have often done
VILLAGE HALL: John Redman, chairman of the village hall management committee reports that a small sub-committee (of which he is a member) has been set up to facilitate the calling of regular and frequent meetings connected with the proposed development
WEDNESDAY CLUB: At the two March meetings members and friends had two talks with pictures. At the first one Mr John Porter spoke of Travels down the Mekong River and for the second, Nicholas Clark paid a return visit to the club with his talk on Beyond
KING GEORGES HALL: King George's Hall was the venue for a concert by the Chipping Campden School Swing Band. The programme of Big Band standards was superbly performed by these talented young musicians, under the direction of head of music Leon James.
THE first Bank Holiday weekend of the year brings out the early tourists and in the Vale of Evesham they are being helped to see the best of the plum blossom which is just bursting out. Wychavon tourism officer Angela Tidmarsh has helped organise the
HISTORY: Moreton and District Local History Society will be holding its monthly meeting in the Congregational Hall next Wednesday, April 14, at 7.30pm due to building work still in progress at its usual meeting place, the WI Hall, which is celebrating
THE Sheppey, as the village green in Cropthorne is known, is a place where people walk their dogs, play football on Sunday mornings, children play and joggers jog. Now a planning application has been submitted to "develop activities". It is proposed to
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, so the disappointment that funds for the revamp of Worcester's High Street have fallen short of what's needed is tempered by a growing feeling of relief. Plans to remove the Cathedral island and create a single, straight
HOCKEY: Stourport Ladies firsts shattered their hosts Camp Hill on Saturday, winning a rearranged Worcestershire League Division One match 12-0. They only need another three points to secure the championship and earn a play-off with the Midland Conference's
ATHLETICS: Kidderminster and Stourport out-ran bigger clubs to finish 12th at the men's Midlands 12-stage road relay at Sutton Park. The seniors selected their 12-man team from a squad of just 13 runners on Saturday, due to injuries and work commitments
ATHLETICS: A huge turn-out by Amazing Feet at Sunday's Scenic Six race at Peopleton, near Pershore, was led by Brian Humphries. Their star runner finished third in 35 minutes 45 seconds, while Eddie Sanders was first man over-50 for 18th overall position
SNOOKER: Snooks A cut four points off Franche A's overall lead but were made to battle hard in a 3-2 Kidderminster Wednesday League win at lowly Wribbenhall B. St Georges C beat their B team 5-0, while Brintons Old A saw off St Johns A by the same scoreline
GOLF: A sporting trip of a lifetime awaits amateur Daniel Kelly and his Kidderminster professional Nick Underwood if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am contest. Kelly took his first big step towards September's five-day trip
GOLF: Ross and Stewart Hawken were overall winners of Habberley's Saturday Winter League. Habberley hosted the second round of the Mail on Sunday event and beat Kings Norton 2.5-1.5. The Habberley team comprised Craig Donald, Pat Dolan, Dave McDermott
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: It was a good day for the Allen-Trews as Wyre Forest swimmers were among the medal winners at the Greater London Regional Swimming Championships in Enfield. Debbie Allen-Trew claimed gold in the 50m freestyle and a bronze in the 50m
THERE may be a link to Stourport following a deception incident at a village school. A trickster took advantage of the better nature of a receptionist at a school in Belbroughton on Thursday, March 25, at 2.30pm. He claimed he needed money for petrol
JUDO: The Samurai girls took home 14 medals at the limited grades championships with the seniors adding a further three. Just two weeks earlier the Kidderminster club's boys returned with 11 medals from the equivalent competition. In the senior limited
ARELEY Common First School in Stourport provides a high quality education for its pupils, according to inspectors who visited earlier this year. Inspectors for the Ofsted team, led by Fiona Robinson, said the overall standard at the school was good and
SWIMMING: A boys' team enjoyed tremendous success for Wyre Forest in the Nuneaton Junior League first round. The 11-year-olds B team won golds in the medley and freestyle relays, while three members also took individual first places. Scott Allin won the
AN appeal made through the pages of the Shuttle/Times and News has helped reunite pals from a Stourport trucking firm - but more long-lost lorry drivers are being sought. Employees who worked at Franche Road Commercials during the 1960s contacted Bob
THE hunt is on for new royalty to head up this year's Stourport Carnival. Organisers of the autumn event are looking for a carnival queen, princess and rosebud and entrants have until April 19 to enter. The winners will be chosen at a ceremony at Stourport
DARTS: The efforts of Bewdley-based lady-of-the-match Jackie Crew could not save Worcestershire at the weekend. The county narrowly lost 19-17 against joint second Middlesex in British Inter-Counties Championship Division Two after Crew won the first
Firefighters were called to a disused carpet factory in Stourport at 4pm on Sunday. An area of a building on the sprawling former Carpets of Worth site in Severn Road was alight. Two fire engines from Kidderminster and Stourport went to the blaze, which
CHESS: Maurice Bissell competed at the annual Inland Revenue two-day congress at Nottingham. Representing the West Midlands, Bissell encountered tough opposition but still won three, drew one and lost only two of his six games. Bissell was most disappointed
TRIVIA: Both Rising Sun teams failed to reach the semi-finals of the Wyre Forest Cup. The A team lost by two points to new league champions Red Man BCC, while the Bs fell convincingly to Forresters A. Elsewhere, Beams ended Eagles Nest's 16-match unbeaten
THREE residents of a Kidderminster block of flats - one of them a pregnant woman - had to ring the fire brigade after becoming trapped in their home by smoke from a fire that was started deliberately. The three were trapped outside their fifth floor front
POLICE are seeking information to help them catch whoever carried out a car damage spree in Kidderminster. Four cars in Sutton Road were attacked over three nights, when a corrosive substance - thought to be paint stripper or brake fluid - was used. The
A SCHOOL caretaker who innocently bought a stolen motorcycle has won an appeal against conviction. Lee Crumpton told Worcester Crown Court he agreed to pay £750 for the "stolen but recovered" Honda, believing it was a machine found by police and taken
DRAGONFLY Pool provided excellent sport on Sunday morning at Willow Marsh Fishery in Mustow Green. Chris Smith weighed in with a 39lb catch taken on sweetcorn bait, while two Mirror Carp of 10lb and 12lb were also recorded on the day. Results, Dragonfly
WITH regards to a minority of roads in Kidderminster which are in a shambolic state of disrepair, can a member of staff from the Highways Partnership publish their parameters for how deep and wide potholes have to be before being filled in? Summerhill
RESULTS, Sunday, Willow Marsh Fishery, Whispers Pool: Gareth Hobbs 18-2, Mark McGinley 15-15, Roy Weaver 13-6, Mark Pearce 11-4. The next match is on Sunday, April 25, at Larford, meeting for 7.30am.
CORRESPONDENT P Bissell, of Honeybrook Lane, Kidderminster, states that a pensioner couple on a total income of £165 a week will now pay £23.07 per week council tax on a band D property. (Letters, March 25) Can I suggest he contacts his council tax department
LAWBREAKERS in North Worcestershire face tougher action from police chiefs. Det Chief Steve Cullen, of West Mercia Constabulary's division covering the area including Wyre Forest, said the Government was hardening its approach to tackling offenders. "
RESULTS, Wednesday, Meadow Pool: Colin Pace 77-7, Brian Cawley 51-2, Mark Tooze 50-1. Thursday, Meadow Pool: David Radford 83-0, Carl Asprey 74-12, David James 60-10. Saturday, Meadow Pool: Jason Neath 72-60, David Jordan 53-20, Steve Ford 52-80. Sunday
WELFORD and Bidford Primary Schools shared the Welford Infant Football Cup when the two sides met in last Saturday's final. Not even a period of 'golden goal' extra-time could separate two very talented sides who provided an entertaining if goalless final
Evesham Utd 1, Halesowen Town 2 WHILE goalkeeper Tim Clarke salvaged personal pride after his previous week's mistake, his outfield colleagues struggled to string together any decent football as they crashed to a fourth defeat in five outings. United,
RESULTS, Townsend Farm Fisheries: A Billingham 3-8, M Wood 3-0, H Sidebottom 2-8. The next contest for the Bewdley club is at Elmbridge on Sunday, April 18, with a 7.30am draw.
Littleton 1, Pilkington 1 THE third-placed hosts entertained the team immediately above them in Sat-urday's Midland Combin- ation first division feature match. Both teams will feel that they could have won, but on balance a draw was a fair result. Once
Deddington Colts 0, Evesham Utd U-13 7 UNITED completed their fourth group win against fellow Witney League Division A opponents in difficult weather conditions. A first half hat-trick by David Huggins, including a penalty, set up the 3-0 half-time lead
THE Mercian Festival Junior League is to expand it girls programme next season following a successful meeting with member clubs last Sunday. The league is proposing to run mini soccer for girls on Saturday mornings at under-10, 11 and 12 levels with 11
A HIGH-scoring encounter saw Chaddesley Corbett lift the Bromsgrove Minor Cup with a 7-3 defeat of Sporting Harborne. Arley surprised fifth-placed Enville Leopard in Kidderminster and District League Sunday Division Two, taking their third league win
BEN Bryan and Darren George both netted hat-tricks as Alcester Lions hit nine goals without reply in Sat-urday's Stratford Alliance Herald first division clash with Blockley Sports. Quinton were also among the goals in the same section with six against
ROUND one of the Summer League will be fished at Moorlands Farm's Silver Pool on Wednesday when anglers must have two nets. The draw is at 9am with fishing from 10am until 3pm.
PRINCE Henry's Under-16 soccer team capped an excellent season by defeating Chase High School in the final of the Worcester and District Cup. Goals from captain Phil Waters (2), Scott Williams and Ashley Powell secured a convincing 4-1 victory. Earlier
I SPOKE recently to a pleasant lady at Kidderminster Hospital's audiology department, explaining that I had been sent two almost identical letters confirming one appointment - one for a Tuesday and one for the following Thursday. Clearly a little mistake
THE next contest is on Sunday at Brookend, Hartlebury, and is the first round of the doubles knockout, meeting at the venue at 7am.
JUNIORS, Canal: W Mills 0-6-8, J Loveridge 0-2-4, Y Loveridge 0-1-0. Seniors, Stackpool: P Rowe 12-4, J Wyatt 9-5, E Rowe 4-8. There will be a knockabout on the Stackpool on Sunday with a 7.30am draw and anyone interested can call the secretary on 01562
WOLVERLEY residents have just experienced the recycling programme, in which we put out our black container with lid, and green container without lid, before the collection. Most people's empty milk containers and papers etc were blowing everywhere (in
VILLAGERS at Birlingham have won the support of Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, in their fight against a mobile telephone mast at the entrance to their village. Sir Michael met the villagers at a public meeting in the village hall on Monday
STRAWBERRY Pool: R Moule 16-0, J Hall 10-8, I Perrins 9-3. The next match is on Sunday, April 18, at Townsend Pool with an 8am draw. Anglers are asked to meet at Dog Lane car park, Bewdley, at 7.15am.
I HAVE just visited the recently opened Marks and Spencer store at Weavers Wharf, and was "underwhelmed." After all the hype in recent months, I expected to find a very large retail area on perhaps two floors. Looking at what we have, I can hardly see
FERNDALE Girls U-16s were up for the big occasion on Saturday as they won their first ever cup final. The Kidderminster side defeated TNS Shropshire 3-1 in a competitive Central Warwickshire League Cup tie with two goals from Stacy Whittall and a single
THE owners of The Regal in Evesham should hear by the end of this month whether their grant application has been successful. The art deco cinema in Port Street will have been closed for a year on May 1, and townsfolk are beginning to worry whether it
BOBBY Dazzlers were the Kidderminster Six-a-side League's top scorers on Monday with an 8-0 victory over Anything. Top team Golden Balls recovered from last week's defeat with a 6-0 win over FVFC. There will be no games on Easter Monday. Other results
PLANS by board members of Rooftop Housing Group to pay themselves between £3,000 and £7,500 a year are going ahead. The annual bill for the group, which includes Evesham and Pershore Housing Association, is likely to add up to about £77,000 a year with
Deddington Colts 0, Evesham Utd U-13 7 UNITED completed their fourth group win against fellow Witney League Division A opponents in difficult weather conditions. A first half hat-trick by David Huggins, including a penalty, set up the 3-0 half-time lead
Evesham Utd U-10 5, Peopleton 0 UNITED came out on top in what was a highly entertaining friendly between two skilful teams. Peopleton held out well in defence and it took a special long-range effort from James Bearcroft to open the scoring. Stand-in
SATURDAY (3pm) NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION THREE Carlisle United v KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS DR MARTENS WESTERN DIVISION STOURPORT SWIFTS v Evesham United WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH WYRE FOREST BRINTONS v BEWDLEY TOWN (2.45pm) MONDAY (3pm) NATIONWIDE
DOZENS of affordable homes will be built in the Vale following a £3 million funding windfall from Government coffers. Rooftop Housing Group, formerly known as Evesham and Pershore Housing Association, will be able to provide 87 new homes for local people
BISHAMPTON Barnstormers nearly swept the board at the Worcestershire round of the All England Drama Festival in Evesham's Art Centre last weekend. The group entered two plays: II Fornicazione last Friday and Swan Song on Saturday - both directed by Sue
AN American pastor with a love of the Vale of Evesham is looking for a map of the area to hang on the wall of his new daughter's bedroom. Max Ingram Jr, associate pastor in charge of youth at Marlton United Methodist Church, New Jersey, contacted the
WYCHAVON District Council has approved plans for a new bungalow in Cropthorne but the developer of the site may still go through with a planning appeal against an earlier refusal. Councillors voted to approve the scheme for a four-bed home on Neigh Lane
CLEOBURY Mortimer lost a key game narrowly by a 14-13 scoreline at Upton in North Midlands One. Cleobury are stranded in the bottom two with Bromyard, six points away from Woodrush and Upton with just one game left to play. Stourport's scheduled North
MALVERN Rugby Club is one of the first clubs in the country to receive an award from the Rugby Football Union's Community Club Development Programme. The award for an undisclosed sum of money is to improve their floodlights and, later, pitches and improved
KINGS HEATH 2 WORCESTER WOMEN 2nds 3 WORCESTER Hockey Club started sluggishly and a loss of concentration saw Kings Heath open the scoring on 10 minutes. The score became 1-1 on 20 minutes with Julie Harwood using her lightning pace to take on the Kings
Evesham Utd 1, Halesowen Town 2 WHILE goalkeeper Tim Clarke salvaged personal pride after his previous week's mistake, his outfield colleagues struggled to string together any decent football as they crashed to a fourth defeat in five outings. United,
OVER the past three years the Worcestershire FA's Football Development Unit has been working hard to create opportunities for footballers with a disability. All special schools in the county had the chance to attend a free teacher's coaching course and
THE season got into full swing at Arden Sailing Club near Pershore, with the first race in the Pursuit series. The fleet was whittled down to three finishers after numerous capsizes and retirements in heavy conditions. Niall Campbell and Jane Smee (Enterprise
LEDBURY Town needed a helping hand to take the points against Bustleholme last night. A draw looked on the cards at the New Street ground until Luke Bradley put through his own goal during a scramble in the 80th minute. Five minutes later Stuart Smith
100 Years Ago April 9, 1904 The action of the council in refusing to grant the use of the Market Hall, Evesham, for the purposes of a cheap bazaar will be approved by the tradesmen of the town, who have on previous occasions felt aggrieved that the town
Wyre Forest community Housing has donated £1,000 to Mentor Link, which is a voluntary organisation, based at Bewdley High School and St Anne's Middle School, Bewdley. Run by Andrea Maddocks, this organisation recruits and trains volunteer mentors to come
At a recent meeting Neil Cook gave a presentation on the restoration of the gardens at Hanbury Hall. On Wednesday, John Gardner, former florist and gardener, will give members ideas for their gardens this year, with a selection of garden plants for the
Hazel Butt and Ann McKenzie were returning officers at the annual meeting, when a new committee was elected. Pat Whitlock was re-elected as president. Arrangements were made for the annual committee dinner. Members visited the Rose Theatre, Kidderminster
The annual meeting will be held on April 14 at St George's Church annexe, Radford Avenue, Kidderminster, starting at 7.30pm.
BROADWAY residents are now needed to have their say on the future needs of the village. Organisers of the parish plan want as many people as possible to come forward and lend their skills as they set about addressing the needs of the community. Councillor
A party was held for Doris Matthews, who was 100 on March 27. The mayor of Stourport, Councillor Stephen Clee, presented Mrs Matthews with flowers and a card, and entertainment was provided by "The Music Man". Mrs Matthews also received a cheque for £100
There were nine entries for the documentary competition. John Bryan entered "The Shennong Stream" about men pulling a boat along a tributary of the Yangtze River, in China. Bob Irwin's entry was "A Greek Dunkirk" about the German invasion of Crete in
At the annual meeting the existing committee was re-elected for another term. The club meets every Tuesday night at the Bull's Head, Cookley, and anyone interested in flying will be welcome.
Heightington village hall was the venue for the group meeting on March 18, attended by nine institutes. Chris Marriott spoke about the pack which will be sent to new members to explain what WI has to offer. Catherine Clark gave a talk on hats, complimenting
THANKS to the loneliness of a long-distance runner, a DVD produced by Stourport Civic Society has pride of place in the mayor of Vancouver's office. Following a series of chance events, Stourport mayor, councillor Stephen Clee, is hoping to visit the
MICHAEL Twite Landscapes, of Wellesbourne, has been awarded prestigious membership of the Marshalls Register of approved Landscape Contractors and Driveway Installers, which enables the company to offer a Marshalls 10-year guarantee. An established design-and-build
JAM-PACKED Bewdley High School is bursting with so many pupils it wants to move teaching to an unusual location - the caretaker's bungalow. As schools throughout Wyre Forest face closures and mergers because of falling pupil numbers, the Stourport Road
PEOPLE doing their spring cleaning and tipping rubbish in the Bewdley countryside have been warned they face prosecution if caught. A rash of rubbish tipping incidents has been reported in the Forestry Commission woods throughout the past month. Woodland
A COUNTY Championship cricket cracker is anticipated in June when Warwickshire play host to Lancashire in a four-day match at Swans Nest Lane, writes Mervyn Collins. A formal announcement of the match that had been on the Edgbaston fixture list since
ASHTON and Evesham Casuals locked horns in a crunch clash in the WCB Indoor League. Ashton were asked to bat first and Archer and Cooper made a circumspect start against hostile bowling from Jones and Bailey. With a well placed field, runs were hard to
HEALTH bosses say the new treatment centre at Kidderminster Hospital has proved massively popular with patients and is helping to raise much-needed cash. The manager of the new facility - which opened in February - said more than 200 people a week were
AFTER the long winter period, Gloucestershire Juniors start their 2004 campaign this week. All the squads have been practicing hard with lots of top quality coaching during the winter and they are now raring to go for what promises to be a great season
JAN Molby is happy to accept draws for the rest of the season if Kidderminster Harriers can clinch Division Three safety. Harriers, three points away from Molby's survival target of 50, have tied three of their last five games, including dropping leads
THERE have been no Division Three wins at Brunton Park for Kidderminster Harriers. In fact, Harriers have just beaten Carlisle once, 2-1 at Aggborough earlier this season, in seven league meetings. The Cumbrians are putting up a tremendous fight against
A VALE young businessman thought he was the victim of a cruel April Fool's Day joke when he heard his luck had dramatically changed. Andrew Mardle, aged 31, was about to have an operation on a thumb he had broken supervising football at Pershore's youth
A VALE man is hoping to hit the high notes with a charity CD of a South African choir he helped produce. Colum Davis, aged 27, from Pershore, met the choir when he spent a year in the township of Leslie, 50km from Johannesburg, in 2001. The CD, recorded
YOUNGSTERS in Pershore will have the chance to practise their skills when a mobile skatepark rolls into town. It will be set up outside the Riverside Centre, near the leisure centre, between 2-4pm on Sunday, May 2. Mayoress Val Wood, who supports the
REGARDING the rejection of the planning application for housing development on the site of the former oil storage depot off Bath Road, (Evening News, Wednesday, March 31) Councillor Geoff Williams (Labour) should realise that this had nothing to do with
PLANS for two CCTV cameras in Broadway have been given the initial go ahead by Wychavon District Council's executive. Support services manager Sheena Jones said in her report to the executive that although the precise locations of the cameras had not
STAFF and children at Broadway First School dressed up as their favourite book characters for book day at the school. All teachers, dinner ladies and pupils dressed up and prizes were given to the most innovative costumes in each class. Pupils took part
MORRIS dancing and music will be entertaining shoppers in Worcester as part of the BBC's week-long Easter music bonanza. Mad About Music is being staged all next week, from April 5 to 12, across the Midlands to celebrate all sorts of music - from soul
OVER 100 Angels are arriving at the little church of St Nicholas, Earls Croome. The vibrant and colourful figures form a unique exhibition portraying nearly two thousand years of Angels in art and the variety of form, costume and rich decoration featured
AN art exhibition being held during Easter week at the Swell Gallery, Upper Swell Farm, near Stow, will feature the work of 25-year-old furniture designer and maker Lee Morris. Lee, who comes from Malvern, will show his contemporary furniture alongside
CHILDREN can join in the adventures of Indigo Teddybear as he helps his nursery rhyme friends get ready to celebrate the Butterfly Birthday Party at Mac in Birmingham. This colourful show, from the same people who created Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,
THERE is a chance for visitors to make their own Windsor Chair using green timber at Westonbirt Arbore-tum from April 12. A pole lathe and traditional hand tool techniques will be used to craft a simple strong and elegant chair under an open shelter in
THE seventh Coleford Carnival of Transport takes place in the Forest of Dean on Easter Monday. More than 450 classic and vintage cars, tractors, motorbikes and military vehicles are taking part in the carnival in Coleford town centre. There will also
TWO of Evesham Swimming Club's senior members - Suzanne Hampson and Alison Usher competed at the Welsh Masters National Championships in Swansea last weekend. Showing promising early season form, the pair look set for another successful year in the pool
Evesham and District Association DESPITE playing with a heavy strapping below his left knee, Bengeworth Tigers' Grahame Brown was still sufficiently mobile enough to make it a hat-trick of finals when the Association held its finals and presentation evening
THE Cotswolds has always proved attractive for days out over Easter, but the roads around the tiny village of Paxford will be even busier than normal for Monday's annual event. Harry Wheeler's name is synonymous with this event because he rode numerous
DRUG addicts could be housed at soon-to-be-empty council offices in Kidderminster, it has been claimed. The plan - for Land Oak House in Chester Road North - was "completely unacceptable", according to Liberal ward councillor, Mike Oborski. He said he
STAFF at West Midland Safari Park are being bowled over by the winning ways of the attraction's spectacular new arrivals - the UK's first pride of white lions. The rare African beasts were introduced into the park's collection last week after being in
Tenbury United 3 Leominster Town 1 AFTER playing second fiddle to local rivals Leominster during the first quarter, Tenbury gradually gained the upper hand and eventually ran out comfortable winners in Division 1 South of the West Midlands League. With
CAT'S a whopper! Bewdley man, Des Taylor, landed this monster catfish - thought to be the third biggest ever caught - while casting his rod in a Spanish river. The 52-year-old seasoned angler said even he was amazed by the appearance of the 7ft 7ins creature
The Reverend Edward Pillar, minister of Evesham Baptist Church, was one of the first people in Britain to see The Passion of the Christ at a special showing for church leaders in February. Here he gives his personal views about Mel Gibson's controversial
A KIDDERMINSTER school is "failing to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education", Ofsted inspectors have said. The school - Marlpool First School in Marlpool Lane - has been placed in special measures by the inspectors and will be given
STEPS are being taken to clean out a pool which anglers believe has led to the death of thousands of fish and several birds, including Kingfishers - the symbol of Redditch. Secretary of Redditch Sports and Social Club's fishing section Peter Wrenn said
A HUSBAND and wife team will be keeping it in the family when they take part in the Flora London Marathon. Colin and Laura Cross will be competing in the event, on April 18, for the children's charity, NSPCC. This is the first race the couple have taken
OPPOSITION is already mounting against plans to build a variety of houses on the old school site in Bidford. Westbury Homes already has outline planning permission to develop the site in Victoria Road. Now it has submitted an application for planning
PERSHORE biker Tim Wood has made a fabulous start to the season for the Hereford-based LuKRacing team. The squad is now one of the strongest in the UK boasting some of the fastest Time Trial riders nationally and the team is targeting at least half-a-dozen
TOP-of-the-table Malvern Town go into the often decisive Easter period when they play two Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division fixtures. First up is lowly Wolverhampton United who Town visit tomorrow (Saturday). The match kicks off at
AN array of stunning hats created by children was the highlight of a Kidderminster nursery's Easter fun in aid of Kemp Hospice. The event was the idea of parent, Amanda Greenow-Langford, at the Jack and Jill Nursery, based at St John's Middle School,
SEEMINGLY dead and buried a couple of months ago, Badsey Rec are now only two points away from survival in Division Two following victory over fellow Evesham Sunday League strugglers Broadway United. One point could be enough from their final two matches
A TWO-pronged environmental initiative is encouraging Wyre Forest residents to recycle to boost tree planting. During the coming months, all aluminium cans and foil recycled through kerbside collections, dedicated sites or Kidderminster's Social Education
LAST Sunday saw the season get into full swing at the Arden Club near Pershore with the first race in the Pursuit series. There was a healthy turnout considering the South Westerly wind was a gusty force 5 to 6, making conditions heavy going. The fleet
CARING pupils moved another step towards creating a memorial to a beloved classmate who lost her fight for life last year. Youngsters at Spennells First School in Kidderminster braved the spring heat to walk around the field to raise funds for a project
BRIGHT young glam rockers from Kidderminster College are bringing a ray of light into the Wyre Forest music scene. Darkness tribute band, The Lightness, have performed two sell-out gigs, including a set at last month's Disobey Rock Festival, since they
THE street gang warfare providing the attritional backdrop for the story of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers resonates today as much as it ever did. At sometimes bloody confrontation between families at odds with each other - filled with mutual loathing
A 16-year-old dance DJ tipped to be a star of the future has started a monthly residency at Kidderminster nightclub, Elements. Teenage turn-tablist, Ashley Subhan, who DJs under the name of "Subb-an", has played with the likes of Radio 1 DJ, Judge Jules
MALVERN Town ground out a draw in the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup semi-final, first leg at Tividale on Tuesday. TIVIDALE 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 The result almost certainly installs Town as favourites to progress to the final, given that they
THE new summer jumping season at Worcester Racecourse is nearly upon us. There are 17 meetings between April and October when there are some great themed race days on the agenda. The first takes place next Wednesday, April 21, when an excellent evening's
CHILDREN from Cleeve Prior School won the recent Small Scho-ols' Swimming Gala with a massive 130 points - 20 points ahead of second-placed Cropthorne School. "It's the first time that the school has won a swimming gala and we are delighted at the success
THERE was a terrific turnout of boats at the Common Road Club covering the river with sails of white, pale blue and red all competing for the Chelmay Cup one of the major trophies in the club's annual calendar. Sunday wasn't a day for faint hearts with
