Droitwich News, Droitwich Sport, Droitwich Leisure - From The Droitwich Spa Advertiser

Worcestershire | Archive | 2001 | February

Stories for 26 February 2001

Info

News

BT in IT brief

BUSINESSES in Worcestershire and Herefordshire will be left behind if they do not join the internet revolution. more...

Ex-pupil pays a visit to the refurbished TEC college

EX-Worcester TEC pupil Rachel Williams took a trip down memory lane when she visited Wimpey Homes' latest development in the city. more...

Global business for county's wire specialists

THE Kidderminster-based sales team of specialist wire manufacturers Romwire Ltd has helped to secure thousands of pounds of orders from around the globe. more...

EXCLUSIVE Taylor-made candidate

THE question on everyone's lips in Wyre Forest is answered. more...

Footpath ban as fear grips farmers

THE outbreak of foot and mouth disease has led to the cancellation of two conservation mornings in Redditch, planned for Sunday, writes Becky Procter. more...

Man pushed into river

POLICE in Bourton want to speak to a couple of youths after a man was pushed into the River Windrush last Saturday afternoon. more...

Police warn 999 hoaxers

POLICE in Worcestershire are warning hoaxers and unnecessary callers to stay off the 999 line. more...

Mr Adams, this is a bridge too far-fetched

TORY parliamentary candidate Richard Adam's electioneering stunts really are highlighting his ignorance about Worcester. more...

It's all gone to pot under Labour

ON Saturday mornings, I regularly come to Worcester and am appalled at the sight which greets my eyes. more...

Mystery Solved

SO, at last Michael Grundy solved the mystery of the two vintage photographs of Friar Street (Memory Lane, February 17). more...

Cars all go when half-term comes

I HAVE been reading with interest all the letters regarding the park-and-ride scheme and would just like to ask two questions. more...

Disgusted by council

I AM disgusted with the proposal by Worcester City Council to withdraw their present concessionary bus fares scheme for the elderly. more...

It's wrong

I AM a widow pensioner and I think it is wrong that we should be asked to pay half of the full fare on the buses. more...

Oh George

FOR the record, George Cowley, some ladies are superior to some men, but not all. more...

"MOTHER of all soap operas cleans up act for re-launch." So said the headline in my morning newspaper, in a feature on the new-look Crossroads. This is a "soap" that will be screened at a time when young children and impressionable teenagers will be viewing. more...

have they flown?

IS it my imagination or is anyone else of the opinion that the number of garden birds to be seen is gradually diminishing? more...

Pot-hole Peril

WITH regards to the visit by the Queen to Worcester, I had cause to visit the porcelain works recently and was disgusted to see so many pot holes. more...

Food for thought

FURTHER to P Whitworth's letter (You Say, Friday 18) as in any case with roadside caterers, I can agree with you to a point. more...

Car Crazy

WHEN I walk around Warndon, the streets are nearly always full of cars. Nobody seems to give a damn about pollution and the future of our planet. more...

Foot and mouth outbreak could affect point-to-point

THE temporary ban on exports of live animals and meat from Britain brought ab-out by the foot and mouth outbreak will be devastating for farmers in the Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa, claims the NFU. more...

£1m project to create 20 jobs

A £1M project to transform one of the oldest buildings in Bromsgrove will be completed at the end of April, creating 20 new jobs. more...

EXCLUSIVE Taylor-made candidate

THE question on everyone's lips in Wyre Forest is answered. more...

Farming facing the final frontier?

THE foot-and-mouth outbreak is moving closer and closer to home. more...

Homes plan to go ahead

A CONTROVERSIAL scheme for 71 homes on the grounds of a Worcestershire listed building has been approved. more...

Assault after game

FOOTBALL hooligans attacked a man in Kidderminster town centre after Harriers' defeat at the hands of Cardiff City. more...

Chimney goes up in smoke

ANOTHER part of Kidderminster's 20th Century industrial skyline was laid to rest with the demolition of a disused chimney. more...

Blaze at unit may be arson

FIREFIGHTERS had to call in a fork-lift truck to smash through the shutter doors of a blazing warehouse. more...

And finally: Spick and span for the Queen

THE Queen can expect a spick and span Guildhall when she visits the Faithful City this week. more...

Babies with a moral point

VIRTUAL babies that scream and cry are to be used as a secret weapon to cut teenage pregnancies in Worcester. more...

Boy went off rails after his dad died

A WORCESTER teenager realised his dad had Aids by watching a television documentary, city magistrates heard. more...

Decision day for supermarket bids

SHOPPERS in Worcester will find out tomorrow which of three proposed new supermarkets for the city is to get the green light. more...

Joan a victim - again

A PENSIONER who fell victim to a mugger four years ago has been targeted again after a thief stole her purse from her bag. more...

`Suzy' police return to dig site

DETECTIVES hunting for the body of missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh have resumed their search of a site in Worcester. more...

FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS: MP calls for import laws

MPs were waiting today to see how far the foot-and-mouth epidemic would spread and how it might affect farmers. more...

FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS: Farmer hits out at risks of horse owners

A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer has blasted horse riders for ignoring a countrywide ban on livestock movements as the foot-and-mouth outbreak continues across Britain. more...

FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS: March will go on

PRO-hunt campaigners have vowed to press ahead with their massive London march, despite terrorist threats and the foot-and-mouth outbreak forcing farmers to stay put. more...

FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS: On the edge...

WORCESTERSHIRE farmers fear their livelihoods could go up in flames as foot-and-mouth disease edges ever closer. more...

Sport

Kidderminster Harriers 2 Brighton 2

Saturday, January 13, 2001 more...

Kidderminster Harriers 2 Cardiff City 4

Saturday, February 24, 2001 more...

Solihull Borough 2 Bromsgrove Rovers 0

Saturday, February 24, 2001 more...

KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FIXTURES 2000/2001

Sat Aug 12 Torquay United (h) 2-0 Hadley, Horne more...

Worcester 27 Coventry 16

Saturday, February 24, 2001 more...

26/2/01 - Ward pops up to earn Malvern the points

Adam Ward's 75th minute strike secured a quick double for Malvern Town as they won 1-0 at Dudley Town to keep alive hopes of a top three place in the Banks's Brewery League Premier Division. more...

26/2/01 - Hot-shot Payne the hat-trick hero

STUART Payne helped himself to a second-half hat-trick as Evesham United beat promotion rivals Mangotsfield United 4-0 in the Dr Martens League Western Division on Saturday. more...

26/2/01 - Cheers! Players say sorry to fans

ADRIAN Skeggs toasted Worcester Rugby Club's 27-16 win over Coventry with a special offer for the fans as a reward for their loyalty this season. more...

26/2/01 - Suspended ban for Hick

GRAEME Hick was given a suspended ban after displaying dissent after his first innings dismissal in the First Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. more...

26/2/01 - Bradman - treasured memories of New Road

CRICKET worldwide is today mourning the death of Sir Donald Bradman, the great Australian and legendary batsman, six months short of his 93rd birthday. more...

Spring to bloom early

SPRING Grove can return to winning ways in the Great Glen Novices' Chase at Leicester tomorrow. more...

Hereford meeting called off

THE Foot and Mouth outbreak hit the weekend's point to point action in the region with the scheduled North Hereford Hunt meeting being called off. more...

Bradman - treasured memories of New Road

CRICKET worldwide is today mourning the death of Sir Donald Bradman, the great Australian and legendary batsman, six months short of his 93rd birthday. more...

Droitwich on top in title showdown

DROITWICH Rugby Club won the Wychavon derby against Pershore in Midlands Four West South 19-8, moving above their victims into third place in the process. more...

Butler suffers York Hall setback

WORCESTER middleweight Harry Butler was well beaten by a powerful opponent at London's York Hall. more...

18/7/00 - Harriers accept £25,000 for Andy

ANDY Brownrigg is on his way out of Kidderminster Harriers with a £25,000 move to Greenock Morton. more...

Suspended ban for Hick

GRAEME Hick was given a suspended ban after displaying dissent after his first innings dismissal in the First Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. more...

19/7/00 - Molby's men fly out aiming to impress

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fly out today for a five-match tour of Denmark. more...

Molby in trouble after outburst

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby is being reported to the Football Association after the referee banned him from the dug-out for the second-half of yesterday's 4-2 Nationwide League Division Three defeat against Cardiff City at Aggborough. more...

LOCAL WEBSITES

Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices » Schools » Crime » Hospitals »