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Worcestershire | Archive | 2001 | November

Stories for 1 November 2001

Leisure

Children on history trail

ACTIVITIES from throughout the ages were on offer to youngsters at County Museum, Hartlebury Castle, over the half term break. more...

Spine-chilling time in "shocking" show

THEATRE-goers will be "shocked" by the next production at the Rose's intimate studio. more...

Hot gig for New York terror fund

A RED hot night is in store in Kidderminster when an event aimed at raising cash for the bereaved families of New York firefighters hits town. more...

Choir hits high note to collect Welsh title

KIDDERMINSTER is definitely in England - but that did not stop the town's choir from winning a top Welsh title. more...

Library attracts top performer

AN offer by a top pianist to come to Kidderminster Library proves its reputation as a music venue is growing, staff say. more...

Curtain up on an invitation to the "good old days"

WYRE FOREST music lovers are being invited to step back in time and don outfits from another era. more...

Theatre

Rose, Kidderminster - The Maids Monday until November 10. more...

Game on

BOOKINGS are being taken to play on a gigantic musical instrument in Worcester this weekend. more...

TRADITIONAL children's favourite Noddy comes to Cheltenham today (Thursday). The little man with the red and yellow car will be starring in Noddy and the Treasure Chest at the Everyman Theatre until Sunday. Tickets cost between £6 and £9, and are available from the box office on 01242 572573 or at www.everymantheatre.org.uk. more...

Glimpse the past

SHAKESPEARE'S Marriage Bond is just one of the many treasures people will be able to see at Worcester's County Hall this weekend. Tours will be conducted of the County Record Office at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Places are limited to 12 per tour and advance bookings can be made on 01905 766352. more...

Rare glimpse of Lennon

AN exhibition of nursery drawings by John Lennon will be on show in the Cotswolds next month. more...

Ambitious programme

STRATFORD College creative and cultural studies students are undertaking an ambitious programme of performances as part of their autumn/winter season. more...

Jim Tavare

Jim Tavare, the Tommy Cooper of the nineties, is bringing his own special brand of humour to the Swan theatre on Sunday. He and Bassie, his double bass, will be visiting Worcester for the first time, following many TV appearances. Contact the box office on 01905 27322 for tickets. more...

In the family

A PLAY that focuses on the life of William Shakespeare's eldest daughter Susanna and her husband Dr John Hall is being performed by the Talisman Theatre in Kenilworth. more...

Bottom

A Bold, brash and bawdy show is back at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, this week. Shakespeare's Bottom runs from today (Thursday) until Saturday. The hilarious comedy by Cheltenham playwright Alec Hamilton is being staged in the Other Space studio theatre. Tickets at £7 from the box office on 01242 572573. more...

Successful shows add up for Belinda

ALTHOUGH most famous for her television sitcom roles, actress Belinda Lang also has a long list of theatre roles to her credit. more...

Fly Agaric Toadstool

THIS year has been a particularly good year for the Fly Agaric Toadstool which has been made famous in children's stories because of its and white speckled appearance. more...

DUNCAN HONEYBOURNE Kidderminster Library

DUNCAN Honeybourne's display as a piano virtuoso at the latest Live at the Library presentation by the Classical Music Society, was especially notable as he had endured a six-and-a-half hour drive to get to Kidderminster, having been held up in traffic, and arrived with 10 minutes to spare. more...

What's On

THURSDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Colin Parr. Worcester:Huntingdon Hall - Cara Dillon. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Mike Sanchez. more...

Stroll among some of the finest trees

The remaining fragment of a once vast oakwood which was part of a royal hunting forest in the middle ages is Queenswood. In 1935 it came into the possession of Herefordshire County Council which opened it to the public as a country park. more...

Making their voices heard

CHILDREN from schools all over the Vale will be making their voices heard at the world's biggest children's concert later this month. more...

Making a popular return

THE Geoff Eales Trio makes a popular return to the Lifford Hall, Broadway, next Thursday, joined this time by Tina Law. more...

The good sax guide

SAXOPHONIST Snake Davis and his band slither into Worcester on Saturday to play Huntingdon Hall. Snake, who is part of the current Eurythmics line-up and played on M People's hits Moving On Up and Search For The Hero, is known as one of the UK's leading saxophone and flute players. more...

Special concert will pay tribute

CAMPDEN and District Music Society is paying tribute to its former treasurer who died earlier this year, with a special concert. more...

Paul Carrack

ACCLAIMED solo singer Paul Carrack comes to Huntingdon Hall next Tuesday. The voice behind such classic songs as Squeeze's Tempted and Mike and the Mechanics' smash hit The Living Years, Carrack will be performing at the CrownGate venue for the first time. Tickets from the box office on 01905 611427. more...

News

Victory in sight for speed limit bid

THE end of the road is in sight for a campaign to reduce the speed limit through the village of Bidford. more...

A kind of homecoming

AN associate minister will have a homecoming of sorts when she takes up her new post in Salford Priors. more...

Young chef cooks up successful menu

A YOUNG chef at a prestigious Worcestershire hotel is on her way to the top with a coveted national award. more...

More people tune in to local radio station

BBC Hereford & Worcester has attracted 31,000 new listeners since this time last year and retains its position as the most listened to station in the region. more...

Two more join law firm

A LEADING Worcester law firm has further strengthened its personal injury and commercial property departments. more...

Anger at schools `election bribe'

A ONE-off payment of more than £1million made to Worcestershire's schools before the last General Election has been dismissed as "nothing more than an election bribe" by the Vale's MP. more...

End of the road for twinning group?

A LAST ditch attempt is being made to save Pershore Twinning Association, which could be dissolved in the next few weeks. more...

Dog rescued from blaze

AN Evesham pensioner has thanked firefighters for saving his dog from a kitchen fire. more...

Shoebox appeal is off and running

KIND-hearted people throughout the Vale of Evesham, Warwickshire, and the Cotswolds, have come up trumps once gain following the Journal Series's appeal to support this year's Operation Christmas Child. more...

Discoveries renew calls for new toilets

TOWN councillors have vowed to keep fighting for new toilets in Pershore's Abbey Park after one of them claimed to have found evidence of drug abuse in the Church Walk public facilities. more...

Replica gunman escapes jail term

A UNIVERSITY student who brought terror to a village by brandishing a replica sub-machine gun has escaped a prison sentence. more...

The final delivery for postmistress Peggy

VILLAGERS at North and Middle Littleton said a thank you to their long-serving postmistress at a ceremony in the village hall last Saturday. more...

Quick-thinking saves family from fire ball

EVESHAM family members have spoken of the moment they thought their house was going to explode, writes Phil Sunderland. more...

Eyeing up tips to stay ahead

Have you ever walked into, say, McDonald's, and as the till assistant stares intently into your eyes taking in that mammoth order, you find yourself going wobbly at the knees? more...

Vicar's fears for skateboard safety

A VICAR fears that skateboarders in Pershore could be hurt or even killed if a park is not provided for them. more...

Fury over Whitehall decision

RESIDENTS of a small Vale hamlet are issuing a health warning now plans for a vegetable packing station have been passed on appeal. more...

Let's glow for it - Bonfire Night fun

THE Vale is getting ready to sparkle - but in the safest possible way. more...

You know how to breath don't cha . .?

BREATHING. What could be more natural? You wake up in the morning and, lo and behold. you're breathing. more...

Remembering a brave soldier who won the highest honour

When Peter Hancox watched the film Zulu, which features the Battle of Rorke's Drift, it sparked off an interest in a brave Evesham soldier who won a VC there. more...

No flashy toys but explosives

"FIREWORKS aren't flashy toys for show-offs: they're explosives and should be treated with respect." more...

Clampdown on truancy - the gateway to crime

PUPILS these days have the opportunity to learn a wide range of subjects, and lessons have been made a lot more interactive and fun. more...

Move football club to a brownfield site

MICHAEL Foster is quoted as saying (Evening News, October 24) that local councillors have a moral obligation to vote in favour of the current proposals regarding the proposed relocation of Worcester City Football Club. more...

This was an attack on us all

WENDY Hands' letters are always interesting, but she makes important mistakes in her most recent one (You Say, October 24). more...

RSPCA's efforts during the crisis

ALAN Cook (You Say, October 6, claims that the animal rights movement is "uncaring". more...

Gratitude of a family

MY father was admitted to Newtown Hospital on May 1, 2001 where he sadly passed away on September 17. more...

Proof, please

IN his recent letter (You Say, October 20) E F Showell repeats the canard that Railtrack was set up because of an EU directive. more...

Disgraceful

THE Liberal Democrats want to see Railtrack reformed as a not-for-profit body. But the way in which the Labour Government has sought to achieve this is disgraceful. more...

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM

There's all the fun of the fair later this month when Worcestershire County Museum hosts medieval-style entertainment. more...

WYRE FOREST RAMBLERS

There will be a two mile family walk at Nash Elm Wood on Sunday. more...

WEST MIDLANDS FEDERATION OF TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILDS

The Autumn Fair will be held in Stourbridge Town Hall on Saturday from 10am until 2pm. more...

WORCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

Young and old joined forces for a conservation experience in Wolverley designed to boost wildlife in the village. more...

WYRE FOREST, BRITISH SUGARCRAFT GUILD

The Wyre Forest Branch will hold the monthly meeting at Stourport Community Centre Memorial Park, Lickhill Road, on November 8 at 7.30pm when Pauline Hyner will demonstrate new ideas she collected on a recent visit to New Zealand. more...

WYRE FOREST, NATIONAL TRUST

The Churches of Worcestershire was the subject of Tim Bridges' talk to the Wyre Forest and District Centre on October 9 at Blakedown parish room. more...

STOURPORT CHORAL AND OPERATIC SOCIETY

The annual meeting was held on October 22 when retiring chairman, George Smart, was thanked for service he has given to the society as a committee member for 20 years. more...

STOURPORT CIVIC SOCIETY

A meeting will be held on Thursday, November 8 at 7.30pm in the Social Day Centre, New Street. more...

ARELEY KINGS WIVES

Keith Sandall played and demonstrated a range of musical instruments at a recent meeting, inviting members of the audience to join in. more...

KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT SOROPTIMISTS

As a change from the usual style of evening, a musical session developed from a talk given by music therapist Helen Barley at the October meeting. more...

SPRINGFIELD PARK

Family learning was the theme for three events staged in Wyre Forest. more...

FRANCHE LADIES

The guest speaker on November 14 will be Mrs Spalding, who will give ideas and tips for Christmas. more...

KIDDERMINSTER CARPET MUSEUM TRUST

For the second year running, the trust had an exhibition stand at Harrogate National Floor Show, to give publicity to the aims and objects of the trust's work. more...

KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB

On October 3 Marion Canning, talked about her duties as a "Lady Toastmaster". more...

Plea to employers for more help for women

A TOP Wyre Forest businesswoman has called on employers to support female staff. more...

KIDDERMINSTER CYCLING CLUB

There will be two rides this Sunday. The A ride starts at 9 am and goes to Major's Leap on Wenlock Edge. more...

Business breakfasts

A new chapter of the world's biggest networking organisation has been set up in Kidderminster and is on the look out for members. more...

HARTLEBURY REFUSE COLLECTIONS

Residents in Hartlebury have been urged to check for changes in their weekly refuse collections. more...

Workshop helping to carve out new careers

A FREE furniture workshop is set to be launched on Tuesday. more...

CLEOBURY MORTIMER BRIDGE CLUB

To be sure all members had the opportunity to play each other in the Duplicate Tournament, a "Howell" movement was used. more...

Proving they're `hot stuff'

THE Mayoress of Kidderminster Della Stevens and Bewdley town councillor Paul Gittins enjoyed a warm reception when they took part in a fundraising walk at a Stourport pub. more...

From London to the Cotswold Farm Park

IT'S a long way from Blitz-torn London to the rural tranquillity of the Cotswolds, but Cotswold Farm Park founder Joe Henson has few regrets, writes Andrew Flaxman. more...

Boosting sustainable local foods

ENCOURAGING the development of sustainable local foods such as speciality farmhouse cheeses, distinctive apple varieties and locally reared meat should be a central element to recovery plans for farming and the countryside, according to the Council for the Protection of Rural England. more...

Marking Cotswold pride

THE Cotswold Food Group, which is dedicated to promoting and marketing the Cotswold region, its producers and their produce, celebrated with a Harvest Banquet at Wyck Hill House Hotel, Stow, last Thursday. more...

Gordon Russell site bid withdrawn

THE Gordon Russell site developer, Chase Homes, has withdrawn its controversial plans for 80 houses, following Broadway's opposition. more...

Relief claim rejected

BROADWAY parish councillors have unanimously rejected an application by Broadway Country Tower for rural rate relief. more...

Criticism over car park fees increase

WYCHAVON district councillors came in for criticism from their counterparts at Broadway Parish Council last Thursday. more...

Betty picks up first award

THE champion of Broadway young people, Betty Phillips, has been chosen to receive the village's first community award. more...

Beating fears on mental health

ORGANISERS of an event to raise awareness of mental health issues in Wyre Forest say "the message is getting across". more...

`Government must listen' - Liberal leader

HEAVYWEIGHT political support has been lent to the battle to restore emergency services to Kidderminster Hospital by the leader of the Liberal Democrats. more...

MP backs world health protest

DR Richard Taylor has lent his support to an Oxfam campaign to stop millions of people across the world dying from treatable diseases. more...

Plea for more time on morgue

A LAST-ditch plea is being made to keep Kidderminster Hospital mortuary open while health watchdogs consider its future. more...

Council guarantor as telegraph arrives

THE Martley area became one of the first country districts in Britain to have its own telegraph offices at this time a century ago. more...

Backing for Bewdley bid

BEWDLEY'S bid for a share of about £2.5 million of Govern-ment money for flood-hit towns has been backed by Wyre Forest District Council. more...

Steamy days on the footplate

TIME travel is not possible - but I believe I may now have experienced the next best thing. more...

Helping hand for children in China

A TEACHER from Bewdley went back to class to become an expert in helping children with problems. more...

Extension plan

BEWDLEY Town Council has recommended a bid to extend a house in Woodthorpe Drive with a bedroom and timber balcony be approved. more...

Trade will aid others

SHOPPERS will again get the chance to help the third world - without venturing further than Bewdley. more...

Step up for play area battle

BEWDLEY has stepped up its battle to persuade Wyre Forest District Council to take responsibility for maintaining the district's play areas. more...

Youths in car wrecking spree

RAMPAGING teenagers have been blamed for a spate of attacks on parked cars in Bewdley. more...

Home damaged

SMOKE damage was caused to the first floor of a house in Warstone Close, Bewdley, when fire broke out in an airing cupboard. more...

Plan sparks tree fears

TOWN leaders have opposed a bid to add a conservatory to a home on a Bewdley housing development in protest at the number of trees being cut down. more...

Tramp suspected as two cottages are hit by fire

SUSPECTED incendiarism in other words, arson was the unusual heading over a Journal report of fire at two country cottages exactly 100 years ago this week. more...

News items down the years

1801: Thomas Page returns his most sincere thanks to the Nobility, Gentry and to the Public in general for the very liberal support he has experienced at the Lion Inn, Upton-on-Severn these 10 years and also at the Hop Pole Inn, Tewkesbury for the last four years. more...

Queen of the gym

BOSSES at a Kidderminster health club think they may have one of the oldest and fittest members in the country. more...

Choir hits high note to collect Welsh title

KIDDERMINSTER is definitely in England - but that did not stop the town's choir from winning a top Welsh title. more...

Lions ready for special delivery

MEMBERS of Kidderminster and District Lions Club need the support of shoppers and readers of the Shuttle/Times and News. more...

Surfing to a new career

BROTHER and sister Heather and Jack Crump share an unusual qualification for two people brought up in Wyre Forest - they are both qualified lifeguards. more...

Ideas pour in for Local Plan

COUNCIL chiefs have started looking at the public's response to their ideas for the new Wyre Forest Local Plan. more...

Curtain up on an invitation to the "good old days"

WYRE FOREST music lovers are being invited to step back in time and don outfits from another era. more...

TV date for hall's secrets

HARVINGTON Hall's secrets will be revealed on television this Christmas. more...

Six-year-old makes a splash for cash

A SIX-year-old would-be Duncan Goodhew has swum a mile in aid of charity, helping raise £300 in aid of Cancer Research. more...

Remember, remember the horses

The British Horse Society has issued a warning about the dangers of fireworks close to horses. more...

Record grotto keeps growing

WOOLWORTHS in Kidderminster is aiming to break its own record by doubling the size of its Christmas grotto - the world's biggest. more...

Club holds its AGM

MEMBERS of the Cropthorne and Evesham Vale Riding Club hold their annual meeting in the Memorial Hall, Cleeve Prior, on November 10, at 8pm. more...

Horses to help the dogs

INTREPID horse riders are being challenged to take part in a 90km Chilcotin Mountain Horse Trek in Canada next year. more...

Heat is on for marathon man

A DISTRICT council chief is in training for a marathon in Jamaica to boost research into a condition that his mother suffered from. more...

Experts descend for equine event

LEADING national horse world experts will descend on NAC Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, for the 11th British Equine Event, on Saturday and Sunday. more...

Heidi is an old hand at winning

WITH loving care, the right food and lots of work, your pony can win competitions well into its 30s. more...

Ten homes on coach depot

PERMISSION has been given for eight one and two-bedroom homes to be built on the site of the former Whittle's Franche coach depot in Kidderminster. more...

Hands on way to keep good time

THERE is a new face at Severn Valley Railway's Kidderminster station - even if it does have a second hand look about it. more...

From the Evesham archives

100 years ago more...

Chance to look behind scenes

THERE is a rare chance to visit Caldwall Tower next weekend when it throws open its doors to the public. more...

A journey into the grim past

THE moon is high in the sky, its weak, pale light filtered by mist and covering the fields with a purple-blue wash. It is all-embracing, as if some heavenly artist has been at work with a giant paintbrush. more...

Under siege at the tower

THE owner of a medieval tower, which is under siege from drunken revellers, has won his battle to stop an adjacent nightclub from carousing into the early hours of Mondays. more...

Judge's tribute to magistrates

HIGH Court judge Sir Anthony Hughes paid tribute to the work of magistrates when he officially opened the new court complex in Kidderminster on Monday. more...

Riverside residents braced for work on barriers

BEWDLEY is better prepared than it was a year ago when it was hit by the worst flooding in more than 50 years, town leaders believe. more...

Bidding to solve Boer War puzzle

A SECOND World War veteran is seeking to clear up the mystery of a memorial to three soldiers who lost their lives a century ago. more...

Yobs on a collision course with golfers

JOYRIDERS are causing havoc at a golf club where burnt-out wrecks are par for the course. more...

No place for his style

SO it's goodbye from Harold Musgrove who has finally admitted defeat. more...

Chickens come home to roost

THE statements by Mr Musgrove that Dr Taylor was a minor irritant and that Kidderminster was only a small part of services in Worcestershire, reflects an unfortunate attitude by the health trust during his chairmanship in arrogantly refusing to listen to the voice of local people. more...

Question mark over WHA

WITH the announcement that time spent waiting to be seen by a doctor at A and E departments is getting ever longer, especially in the West Midlands, it comes as no surprise to hear Harold Musgrove, is standing down as chairman of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. more...

If Redditch A and E can do it, so can Kidderminster

ACCIDENT and Emergency departments have come under the spotlight following the National Audit Office report on long waiting times. more...

Where are the piles of bodies in the streets?

MAYBE someone can explain to me why all the predicted disasters at Kidderminster Hospital haven't happened. more...

This will force out shoppers

I WAS in town on a Saturday recently, and witnessed at least three skirmishes with irate car owners, over spaces in the New Road car park, and in the next few weeks it will only get worse, forcing people to shop elsewhere for Christmas. more...

Businesses will leave and set up elsewhere

I AM writing regarding the lack of parking facilities in Kidderminster where I work. more...

Fresh appeal for raid info

POLICE have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a vicious burglary at the home of a Broome couple following new information on the raiders' escape. more...

Forgetting to display card proves costly

IF you are regularly involved in transporting elderly invalid card holders around the car parks around Sainsbury's on the Crossley retail park in Kidderminster, please read on. more...

The knock-on effects of moving college

THE parking chaos now visited on Kidderminster is the result we all expected when district council leader Mike Oborski claimed credit earlier this year for his "instant decision" to bulldoze the Pitts Lane multi-storey rather than do the repairs the council had always failed on. more...

How not to win friends?

Re Pat Smith's report on the controversial Simms & Woods green field site commercial development. more...

Prison warning for fence theft

A MAN who stole a lorry-load of fencing from the Stourport company he worked for has been warned he faces a prison sentence. more...

When a knock at the door is all we get...

WITH reference to `Thought for the Week', October 25, as a grieving mother, I feel that the Rev Dunning was severely lacking in thought when he penned his beliefs. more...

Unsightly and dangerous distraction

I FULLY support the district council's attempts to rid our towns of fly posting. more...

Getting your home decorated this Xmas

WITH Christmas fast approaching, many of us will be turning our thoughts to all things festive and for some of us, this may include decorating our homes. more...

Gang hunted after attack on woman

FIVE men are being hunted after a young woman was indecently assaulted in Kidderminster in the early hours of Saturday morning. more...

Not so much a black out as a brown out?

RE: Electrical `Brown-out' a rare dangerous fault'. Your report that 20,000 homes and businesses were without electricity on Tuesday, October 15. more...

Thanks for bringing us to your attention

ARTHUR Robinson of Harvington (letters October 25) lists what he describes as `quasi official' county organisations that he clearly feels do not fulfil the role he expects. more...

Vale store's super charity response

THE Vale of Evesham committee of Macmillan Cancer Relief held a collection at Tesco, Evesham on October 19 and 20 which raised £1,722.72. more...

Banned for a year

A NIGHT shift worker was over the alcohol limit when police stopped her car at 11am. more...

Anthrax attackers not fit to be on Earth

IT is plain to all who have any brains at all that the anthrax scare both here in England and in the USA was started by a raving lunatic who thinks it is funny to kill folks. more...

Coward who left me with unwanted bill

THROUGH your paper I would like to thank the `coward' who hit my car at the Riverside multi-storey car park on Saturday, October 20 between 1.15pm and 2.30pm and shamefully crept off without leaving their insurance details or a contact number. more...

Police hunt youths in stab attack

THUGS stabbed a young Kidderminster shop worker waiting for a bus four times in the thigh in an unprovoked attack on Saturday evening. more...

Drug addict stole from OAP to fund habit

DRUG addict Brett Neal took his chance when he saw a Kidderminster pensioner leave home to pick up her granddaughter from school, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...

Arson theory on boat blaze

A "SEVERE" fire, thought to have been started by arsonists, destroyed a 30ft cabin cruiser worth £20,000 at Stourport Marina. more...

Woman jailed for nine months

A KIDDERMINSTER woman appeared at Worcester Crown Court for a series of offences caused by her "chaotic lifestyle," said her barrister, Mr James McCracken. more...

November 1, 2001

"Dr Taylor, you are stalking me". This was the greeting from Health Secretary Alan Milburn when I walked into a meeting of the Fabian Society last week to hear him talk about his ideas for the future of the National Health Service. more...

Traffic solutions go on show to public

TRAFFIC problems in Stourport come under the spotlight tomorrow when a new exhibition on transport issues will be on show at the town's Civic Centre. more...

One good reason to make the city safer

THE jailing for life of rapist Richard Bawden is a cause for relief and comfort for women across the Faithful City. more...

Leader defends review

THE leader of the district council Mike Oborski described as "grossly insulting" any suggestion the council's boundary review proposals had been rushed. more...

More ops and beds in wake of report

THOUSANDS of extra operations will be performed at Kidderminster Hospital as a result of the Darzi report. more...

Ward `shake-up' call from Tories

A "RADICAL" shake-up of local democracy has been called for by Wyre Forest Conservatives who have unveiled their proposals for the forthcoming review of district boundaries. more...

School funding slammed by MP

SCHOOLS in Worcestershire face a funding crisis following a Government announcement it will not repeat this year's "transitional payment" of £1.35 million, an MP has claimed. more...

African date for twitcher

A KEEN birdwatcher will focus on far bigger creatures after landing a once-in-a-lifetime African adventure. more...

Cash boost on offer to groups

GROUPS have the chance to grab a slice of £20,000 to improve the quality of life in their communities. more...

Brakes blamed for beach death

A PENSIONER from Kidderminster killed by a runaway bus as she lay sunbathing on a Turkish beach was the victim of mechanical failure and driver negligence, an inquest heard. more...

Wardens to hit crime for six

SIX street wardens are to help district crime-busting thanks to Government cash. more...

New hope for families of addicts

THE "forgotten" parents of drug users, left by statutory agencies to fend for themselves, are being offered a helping hand by a group of Kidderminster churchgoers. more...

Rail VIP is set to steam in

A CHARITY railway which hit the buffers in the 60s will celebrate its five millionth passenger on Saturday. more...

Dangerous dog - child attack fear

A NURSE whose pedigree pet has been savaged for a fourth time by an alsatian off the leash in a Kidderminster park says she fears a child will be attacked. more...

Loyal Bill basks in media spotlight

REMARKABLE regular Bill Cox is a living legend after downing pints at his local for nearly three-quarters of a century. more...

Town takes UK flood lead

FLOOD victims from across the UK could soon be turning to Bewdley for help under plans to make the town a national "think tank". more...

Nicola nets £8,000 on the big show

AN Evesham woman is counting her winnings after scooping a whopping prize on the top ITV game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? more...

- Ecstasy duo for sentence

TWO Worcester teenagers who had a £1,400 of ecstasy tablets in their Lowesmoor flat have been bailed to await sentence on Friday, November 23. more...

Engine likes to eat cake

A STEAM engine at the Severn Valley Railway is celebrating its 100th birthday. more...

Fridge plea from charity

A CHARITY which supports bereaved children in Worcestershire desperately needs a fridge for its office. more...

Bus with easier access for the disabled

BUS passengers travelling from Hereford are riding in style following the delivery of the first new double-decker to one Herefordshire bus operator for more than 50 years. more...

Forced out by family drama

CHILDREN across Herefordshire and Worcestershire who run away from home are often forced to flee by poor family relationships. more...

A burglar goes to jail

A BURGLAR struck twice in successive nights in June at Worcestershire houses where the occupants were asleep, Worcester Crown Court was told. more...

New bar to link the twins

A NEW-bjorn bar at a Ledbury hotel has been officially named and opened by guests from the town's twin in Sweden. more...

City corps' 120th anniversary

WORCESTER Corps of the Salvation Army is inviting all former members and friends to join in its 120th anniversary celebrations. more...

Problems surface on village roads

A NEW road surface in Callow End has made one resident appreciate his four-wheel-drive vehicle. more...

£400 raised and the sale goes on

A CHARITY table-top sale will be extended for a second weekend in a bid to raise a record amount of money. more...

NHS dentists on decline in the county

UP to one-in-five dentists in Worcestershire have stopped treating NHS patients over the last five years, new figures have revealed. more...

Vandals target vehicles

WING mirrors are being ripped off cars and windows smashed by vandals targeting cinema-goers parking in Farrier Street. more...

Euro-MP's helping to spread the message

EUROPEAN MP Liz Lynne brought her battlebus to Worcester in an access-for-all campaign in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. more...

Race watchdog's alert over job opportunities

AN audit of the top 100 public employers in Worcestershire to discover the efforts being made to ensure racial equality threw up "appalling" results, it has been revealed. more...

We will always beat the floods

UNBELIEVABLE as it may seem, we are marking the first anniversary of the great floods of 2000 after enjoying the balmy pleasures of the warmest October on record. more...

Fears over ruling on foot-mouth

GOVERNMENT vets are to be given tough new powers to slaughter animals suspected of having foot-and-mouth. more...

Teenager put piping on rail line

A RECKLESS teenager admitted a train could have been derailed after he laid debris on the railway line in Malvern. more...

Bewitched by the magic of Blue Peter

TELEVISION viewers were bewitched by Blue Peter's Hallowe'en special broadcast, which came live from Herefordshire. more...

Praise for cleaning up dirty wards

HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn has congratulated staff at the Castle Street hospital site in Worcester for cleaning-up dirty wards. more...

Gran's anger at vomit and mess

AN angry granny has branded two Worcester play areas "disgusting" after finding dog mess and sick on a swing and slide. more...

Three hurt in pile-up on the M5

EMERGENCY services fought through rush-hour traffic to get to a five-vehicle accident on the M5 this morning. more...

Careless parking youth's undoing

CARELESS parking cost a bungling Worcester teenager his licence after he had taken a car that had its keys hanging in the door. more...

Taking fear off the streets

DARK and dingy streets, along which women say they are too terrified to walk alone, are being put in the spotlight by Worcester's safety watchdogs. more...

Rapist locked up for life

THE monster found guilty of raping a woman in Worcester's Gheluvelt Park is starting a life sentence for the "unimaginably vicious" attack. more...

Council tax on the up

COUNCIL Tax in Wyre Forest looks set to rise by no more than five per cent next year, in line with this year's increase of just under five per cent. more...

Robins

Phil pounces as United go fourth

A SINGLE first half goal from Phil Preedy was enough to lift Evesham out of the doldrums after successive defeats and into fourth place in the Dr Martens League Western Division. more...

Topsy-turvy time as United fail to deliver

Evesham United 1, more...

United second after quality strikes and stout defending

SHOTS and stops of the highest possible order lifted United into the top two of the Western Division, writes Mervyn Collins. more...

Back on Trophy trail

EVESHAM United embark on an FA Trophy trail this weekend that really caught the public imagination last season. more...

Sport

Tribute to biking ace

LOCAL riders attended a tribute evening to the late Joey Dunlop at the Newport Towers Hotel. more...

Change of mode for biking ace Andrews

SIMON Andrews, the Wickhamford road racer, made a change of disciplines last Sunday in the Cotswold Enduro Club Open meeting at Ironbridge. more...

RBL triumph in neighbourly tussle as Davies hits heights

Evesham and District League more...

Treble tops down the order

EVESHAM Rowing Club recorded a fine Worcestershire Ladies Squash League win over the team that finished runners-up last term. more...

Green for go at top

Evesham and District Association more...

Victims of Vixens

FOLLOWING their first netball win of the season, Evesham C faced difficult opponents in relegated Vixens and they proved far too quick in a 51-15 defeat. more...

Excel in a tough tester

EVESHAM SC swam the first round of the Speedo League when, in the face of stiff against tough competition, a fine set of results was produced. more...

Vale gold Dige!

SIX medals came back to Evesham from the British Masters Swimming Championships. more...

Lifters weigh in at double!

EVESHAM Rowing Club can boast its first ever British Weightlifting champions after two excellent performances last weekend. more...

Dream ends for quartet

THE David Lloyd Centre in Birmingham hosted the final of the Rover and Daily Telegraph sponsored 2001 Dream Team Challenge. more...

Classy Kirby's Sabre success

PETER Kirby, a member of the acclaimed KES Club became the equal youngest ever British Junior Sabre champion at the National Championships in Bristol last weekend. more...

Panting picks up top prize at Pool

Evesham and District Disabled AC more...

1/11/01 Harriers in cruise control but can't find end product

"WAS it just a false dawn?" we ask ourselves after Kidderminster Harriers slipped back into frustrating habits at Southend United. more...

1/11/01 ROUND-UP

HARRIERS have appointed 21-year-old Ian Hipkiss as their new groundsman after Mick Young left to manage a social club in London. more...

1/11/01 Valiant 10 men drop in extra-time

ONE of the odd features of the funny old game is that a team reduced to 10 men will often become an even more difficult proposition to beat. more...

1/11/01 Bird penalty gives Harriers the points

TONY Bird swooped in injury-time and fired home a penalty to give Kidderminster Harriers Reserves an exciting 4-3 win at Halifax Town. more...

1/11/01 - Derby tie is about our pride

SATURDAY was a new experience for me at Otley and not one I want to make a habit of. more...

Eighth win on the trot

Evesham II 43pts, more...

Injury list is crucial

Keresley 25, more...

Slow starters pay losing price despite late revival

Old Sillhillians 22, Evesham 10pts more...

Sweating it out!

JEREMY Robinson has one last chance to prevent a visit to golf's European Tour Qualifying School next month. more...

Pike nets medal!

EVESHAM'S October mid-week medal was comfortably won by vice-captain Eric Pike, who carded a net 68, off 12, from runner-up Chris Phillips (83-14-69) and Gra-ham Pulfer (84-13-71). more...

Worcester face double header

WORCESTER Norton Lladies first team are now in second place in the Midland Premier Hockey League on goal difference to Birmingham University. more...

Hereford given second bite at cherry

HEREFORD Sixth Form College will get a second bite at the Twickenham cherry when they compete in the Daily Mail Under 18 Schools Rugby Vase against Bedstone. more...

Pegasus in good form

PEGASUS returned to winning ways when they beat Cirencester Academy 3-1 in Cherry Red Records Hellenic League match at Hereford Leisure Centre last night. more...

North Midlands edged out in opener

NORTH Midlands 16-Group Schools were edged out 7-5 by Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire in their opening county match of the season under the Newark floodlights last night. more...

Trio set pace in Italian Open

FRENCH duo Christian Cevaer and Jean Van de Velde and England's Anthony Wall led the early starters in the opening round of the Italian Open Golf Championship in Sardinia. more...

Moseley chance for Kiwi ace Vile

WORCESTER Rugby Club's new fly-half Steven Vile is included in a 25-man squad bound for Moseley on Saturday in the RFU National Cup fourth round clash. more...

1/11/01 - City cup crowd limited to 4,000

WORCESTER City's home first round FA Cup clash with Rushden & Diamonds on Saturday November 17 will be restricted to a 4,000 all-ticket tie. more...

City cup crowd limited to 4,000

WORCESTER City's home first round FA Cup clash with Rushden & Diamonds on Saturday November 17 will be restricted to a 4,000 all-ticket tie. more...

Life still tricky for new boys

Bewdley Town's fifth game of the season was another hard-fought affair but ended in a 69-0 North Midlands Three defeat at Essington. more...

Stourport slip up

RUGBY: Stourport are one place off the bottom of Midlands Four West (South) after a 19-12 home defeat to high-flying Berkswell and Balsall. more...

Smith kicks all to show

A DISPLAY of power and strength failed to earn Cleobury Mortimer the result it deserved as they fell 20-9 at unbeaten Willenhall in Midlands Four West (North). more...

Telford triumph has KCs hitting heights

A 19-6 away success took Kidderminster Carolians into third place in Midlands Three West (North) with their best winning margin over Telford for some years. more...

Ferndale give leaders lesson

FERNDALE Girls U-14s trounced unbeaten leaders Leamington 8-2 on their travels to go top of the league. more...

Julie bags more goals

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies kept their 100 per cent unbeaten league record intact with a 3-0 win over second placed Bridgnorth Spartans in a West Midland Premier game. more...

Five-star display from Keyworth

DAN Keyworth scored five goals for Bewdley Town in a Stourport and District Youth Football League fixture when the U-12s beat Meadow Rovers 8-1. more...

HETA AC

THE annual meeting will take place on Sunday at noon at Habberley Club. more...

Eight-goal blast keeps KWF on top

KWF Celtic made sure they held on to top spot in Kidderminster and District League Sunday Division Six with an 8-1 victory over SS Celtic. more...

Chances wasted as Town tumble in Urn

Pershore Tn 0, Bromsgrove Rvrs 3 more...

NATIONAL STANDARD AC

SATURDAY contest: Ivan Laight 19-2, D Dunn15-2, N Davis 12-4, D Perry 10-7. more...

Carl's a knockout as Shipston lift trophy

A STOPPAGE time winner from Carl Hamilton clinched the Strat-ford Hospital Knockout Cup for Shipston Excelsior, writes Mervyn Collins. more...

Penalty woe for Town

A CRUEL penalty shoot-out dumped Bewdley Town out of the Worcestershire Junior Cup in the second round. more...

Town hit more trouble

CAMPDEN Town came a cropper for the second successive weekend as Badsey United stormed to the top of the Stratford Alliance Jour-nal Premier Division. more...

Success in shoot-out seals last eight place

Littleton 2, Bewdley Town 2 (aet). more...

FRANCHE VILLAGE CLUB AS

CANAL: A Griffiths 1-14, B Bowers 1-6, J Williams 1-5, A Plowright 0-6. more...

Extra-time decides Chaddesley's fate

ROUND two of the Chaddesley Corbett and Brintons derby went to the factory side again as they won 5-2 after extra time in the Worcestershire Junior Cup. more...

Oddies celebrate a first win and move off the bottom rung

THIRD Division Oddfellows Arms, formerly Littleton, recorded their first win of the Evesham Sunday League campaign with victory at Blockley Sports. more...

Bishampton blow it as poor run goes on

Droitwich Spa 2, more...

BLACK BOY AC

EVESHAM number one: A Williams 1-4, G Wright 0-13, C Royce 0-7. more...

Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up

Littleton 4, Campden Tn Lions 2 more...

Local youngsters shine

FUTEBOL de Salao Under-9s and Under-10s national squads, included players from Evesham and Redditch in matches against Middlesbrough and Derby County. more...

WILIS BUND AC

THE final contest of the season will be on Wednesday at Three Crowns Pool, draw 9am. more...

COOKLEY AS

BLACKPOLE: Neil Walford 1-3-8dr, Graham Billingsley 1-2-0. more...

OLD BEAR AC

LADY Ham event transferred to the canal: J Oakes 5-7, M Jones 4-8, S Rowe 2-12. more...

COCK AND MAGPIE ROD MASTERS AC

STAFFORDSHIRE/Worcestershire Canal: Dave Oliver 5-5. Paul Wilson 3-15, Steve Freeman and Derek Willis 3-6, Keith Bunce 3-5, Bob Evans 2-15. more...

TOMKINSONS AC

CONTEST transferred from Lyttelton to Wren's Nest Pool: J Whitehouse (bonus peg) 54-10, D Davis 26-14, W Philips 16-2, R Price 12-9. more...

GOLDEN MAGGOT AC

TIM Jones took top spot on the Swallow Pool at Woodston Manor with a catch of carp and silver fish weighing 56lb 12oz. more...

LYTTELTON AA

THE first round of the Winter League is on Saturday, draw 8am at The woodman. more...

MARK'S TACKLE

HAYE Farm 1: R Billingham 54-4, R Cox 24-10, A Hubble 21-12. more...

WILLOW MARSH FISHERY

POOLS have fished well all week with contest weights to 40lb on the Dragonfly. more...

COLIN LARKIN - Striker. 27/4/82. 5ft 9ins. Squad number 27.

LARKIN joined Harriers on a month's loan on Friday, September 14, but suffered a dead leg in training and lasted only 45 minutes on his debut against Plymouth. more...

WOODLAND VIEW FISHERY

WEDNESDAY, High Pool, 25 fished: Chris Robson (AOK) 61-2 (14)m Giles Cockran (Penn Angling Starfix) 57-9 (11), Alan Burton (AOK) 46-4 (17), Clive Munslow (Preston Innovation) 45-2 (8). Thursday, Deans, 15: Kevin Slade (AOK) 78-0 (44), Robson (AOK) 43-8 (40), Dave Markham (Woodlands) 21-4 (47). more...

DREWE BROUGHTON - Forward. 25/10/78. 6ft 3ins. Squad number 9.

Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. more...

MOORLANDS FARM

TUESDAY Junior Open (6-16 years): Grant Nock 66-8 (Bank 15), S McGrath 1`9-8, L Saunders 15-6. more...

IAN FOSTER - Forward, wide midfield. 11/11/76. 5ft 7ins. Squad number 10.

Pacy Foster was top scorer during the Conference-winning season but has been hit by injury throughout his professional footballer days. more...

STEWART HADLEY - Forward. 30/12/73. 6ft. Squad number 21.

A bustling and hard-running striker, Hadley scored Harriers' first ever goal in the Football League against Torquay. more...

POOLE HALL FISHERIES

THERE has been good sport on all coarse waters with one lady angler landing 103lb of mixed fish, the best being a 13lb carp, using catmeat as bait on the Heron Pool, peg three. more...

ANDY DUCROS - Forward. 16/9/77. 5ft 4ins. Squad number 14.

Ex-England youth and schoolboy international Ducros has been used by Harriers both behind a front-two and in attack. more...

SHATTERFORD FISHERY

STOURPORT'S David Higginson used an ace of spades to take eight trout to 3lb. more...

TONY BIRD - Midfield, forward. 1/9/74. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 19.

Bird started off at Cardiff City and proved a good young Welsh hope, gaining youth and U-21 honours for the country. more...

Not a duff catch for angler Kevin

KIDDERMINSTER angler Kevin Duffield caught 21 rainbows, totalling 61lb, in two visits to Silligrove Fishery on nymphs and buzzers. more...

DEAN BENNETT - Midfield 13/12/77. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 20.

Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. more...

BEN DAVIES - Midfield 27/5/81. 5ft 6ins. Squad number 17.

The former Walsall trainee joined Harriers' youth set-up near the end of the 1999/00 season and has forced his way into the first-team reckoning. more...

SAM SHILTON - Left midfield 21/7/78. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 11.

The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent the past two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. more...

DANNY WILLIAMS - Midfield 12/7/79. 6ft 1in. Squad number 8.

After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. more...

MARK BLAKE - Midfield. 16/12/70. 5ft 11ins. Squad number 24.

Ex-England schools, youth and U-21 international Blake was a big hope at Aston Villa before moving to Portsmouth, Leicester, Walsall and Mansfield. more...

ABDOU SALL - Centre-back. 1/11/80, 6ft 3ins. Squad number 26.

Senegal-born Sall began his career with French Third Division Montauban and impressed enough to be snapped up by Toulouse. more...

LEE AYRES - Centre-back. 28/8/82. Squad number 16.

Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. more...

IAN CLARKSON - Right-back. 4/12/70, 5ft 10ins. Squad number 12.

A broken tibia temporarily ended his professional career and Clarkson was forced to play outside the Football League, signing for Harriers in November 1999. more...

SCOTT STAMPS - Left-back, left midfield. 20/3/75, 5ft 10ins. Squad number 3.

Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. more...

ADIE SMITH - Centre-back, right-back, midfield. 11/8/73, 5ft 10ins. Squad number 6.

Another Mr Versatile, Smith signed for Harriers in 1997 for £19,000 from non-league rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. more...

CRAIG HINTON - Centre-back, right-back, midfield. 26/11/77, 6ft. Squad number 5.

Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. more...

STUART BROCK - Goalkeeper. 26/9/76, 6ft 1ins. Squad number 1.

Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. more...

Red man charge

TRIVIA: All three Red Man teams in the Kidderminster Trivia League won their matches this week. more...

1/11/01 - Moseley chance for Kiwi ace Vile

WORCESTER Rugby Club's new fly-half Steven Vile is included in a 25-man squad bound for Moseley on Saturday in the RFU National Cup fourth round clash. more...

Lion roar to top

DARTS: Something had to give with all four top teams playing each other in the Bewdley Town Winter/Summer Darts League. more...

W-right run for Alan

ATHLETICS: Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club's Alan Wright recorded a personal best time in the Walsall Flyer five-mile race of 33 minutes and 52 seconds. more...

Great Giblin

GOLF: Sue Giblin, Wyre Forest Golf Club Ladies section ex-captain and founder member, took her first Summer Stableford win with 34 points. more...

St Georges day

SNOOKER: Just two points separate the top four teams in the Kidderminster Wednesday Snooker League with St George's A holding top spot a the moment. more...

Friar tucks in

CHESS: Kidderminster began their Wolverhampton League programme with a 4.5-1.5 home victory over Mercia. more...

Veterans hit back for draw

TABLE TENNIS: The Kidderminster Table Tennis League B side began their Midland Veterans season with a draw against Stafford B. more...

Alex and Harriet are county champions

GYMNASTICS: Two Wyre Forest Gymnastics School pupils were champions in their age groups at the Annual Hereford and Worcester County Championships in Worcester. more...

Club duos in Midland win

SAILING: Trimpley sailors have had some excellent results in the GP14 Midland Bell Traveller Series. more...

1/11/01 - Sims handed chance to show true worth

IF the nature of sport dictates you can reach the heights before a vertiginous decline, Dave Sims is without doubt the prime example at Worcester. more...

Excellent Ellen leads way in Monmouth

JUDO: Ellen Ingram was on form again for Samurai Judo Club as she gained a silver medal at the Dixton Open in Monmouth. more...

Nicola holds off troubles

ATHLETICS: John Amos led Amazing Feet home in Stroud's 20th annual half-marathon which formed race number 12 of the inter-club competition. more...

Village slammed in national clash

VOLLEYBALL: Cleobury Ladies dropped their second National League Division Two fixture of the season in a 3-0 defeat at Warwickshire Riga. more...

Taylor wraps up success for classy Kidderminster

HOCKEY: Unbeaten Kidderminster Boundary firsts are riding high at the top of DTZ Midland League Division One after beating Kings Heath 3-0. more...

Stourport ladies search for victory

HOCKEY: The first Worcestershire First Division victory of the season is still evading Stourport Ladies firsts after Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Bromsgrove. more...

El Khabib penalty is right tonic

HOCKEY: Stourport staged a magnificent comeback at Doncaster in a National League Division One fixture, turning a 2-0 half-time deficit into a 2-2 draw. more...

Step up for Bennett

MOTOR SPORT: Race ace Lee Bennett has set his sights on a top-six finish after upgrading to the UK Monoposto 2000 Championship next season. more...

1/11/01 FULL-TIME FOCUS

FRONT-MAN Drewe Broughton declared Kidderminster Harriers had created another standard for themselves after the hard-fought game at Chesterfield. more...

Preview: Chesterfield v Kidderminster

Harriers fielded an unchanged line-up in a bid to progress to the area quarter-finals of the LDV Vans Trophy. more...

Dismissals spell despair as absences take toll

Kingswinford 4, Evesham 3 more...

Shoddy at the back

Evesham II 0, Old Silhillians III 2 more...

Six of worst in a caning!

Harbourne 6,Evesham Ladies 0 more...

Improved showing peps up spirits

Redditch 2, Pershore 1 more...

Bragg blasts back after scare

Bretforton 6, Ilmington 1 more...

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