HARRIERS 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 1 PAUL Tait's headed equaliser ensured Kidderminster Harriers ended a good season with the equivalent of relegation form. Harriers looked near certainties for the play-offs after an impressive 2-0 victory at Cambridge United
AN ARMED robber burst into a city garage, threatened staff with a knife and demanded money. But the male cashier on duty at the Jet garage on Malvern Road, Lower Wick, remained unruffled, and the man fled empty-handed at around midnight. The raider, described
The Countess of Wessex is pregnant and is expecting a baby in December, Buckingham Palace announced today. A statement from the palace said: "Their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex are very pleased to announce that the Countess of Wessex
ARSONISTS have broken into two vans in Worcester and set them on fire. Fire crews were called to the scene at midnight last night to find a smouldering refrigerator van in a car park on Bromyard Road, St John's. "There were no immediate signs of fire
VIEWERS of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! saw Pershore pop princess Toyah Willcox (above) escape eviction from the jungle last night. Instead, weathergirl Sian Lloyd was the first celebrity to be voted out of the show. The nation waited with bated
THE Bishop of Hereford has criticised a new video aimed at putting the Church of England in touch with younger people. The Rt Rev John Oliver described the £25,000 film, Restoring Hope in Our Church, as being "old hat" and comparing it unfavour-ably with
A RESERVIST nurse could soon be reunited with her family after spending two months in Iraq. Mum-of-three Jennifer Poyner has been away from home since February when she was called up to serve in the Middle East. She was based in East Anglia for several
BANK holiday revellers reached new dizzy heights when a climbing wall became the star attraction at a fete at Kempsey Primary School. The fete was held by 6th Worcester (Kempsey) Scout Group yesterday, and attracted around 500 people, more than twice
A NATIONAL Lottery grant distributor has hit a major landmark for handing out cash to good causes. The New Opportunities Fund reached the £2bn mark yesterday, with its support for educational after supporting thousands of health and environmental projects
PLANNERS in Bromsgrove are putting a brake on new house building in a bid to ease growing demand for local facilities. Bromsgrove District Council also hopes to protect the Green Belt by restricting further schemes. The highest number of new buildings
PAINTERS of all levels have the chance to receive expert tuition from a city artist. David Birtwhistle is hosting a watercolour painting day at the National Trust's Croome Park estate, near Worcester, on Wednesday, May 28. Following an introductory talk
AN investigation has been launched to find out why a man fell to his death from a building on which he was working. Hereford police have teamed up with the Health and Safety Executive to discover what caused the accident in Leominster on Sunday, May 4
A TOTAL of £3.7m promised to Worcestershire schools has gone "missing in the system" since being handed to the county council, the Government claims. Now Education Secretary Charles Clarke has given county council education chiefs 10 days to explain why
A SPECIAL service to celebrate the Christian faith captured the imagination of hundreds of visitors to Worcester Cathedral yesterday. The Diocesan Pilgrimage took place throughout the day, bringing together people from across the county for prayers, services
Bredenbury (two seats) - Elected: Bernard Butler, St Andrews Close (53); Stanley Robert Davey, Valley View (60). Not elected: Karen Patricia Nielsen, Sawberry Hill Farm (28). Turnout: 69.17 per cent. Two papers spoiled. Cradley (Fifteen seats) - Elected
EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke has hardly covered himself in glory since he succeeded Estelle Morris as one of Prime Minister Tony Blair's key Cabinet members. While the initial political goading was inevitable, the key thing for parents of English
Nigel Addison - Conservative - 351 votes (elected) ; John Wardle - Labour - 310 votes; Frank Baillie - Health Concern - 191 votes. Electorate 1,727 Seats 1 Ballot papers 857 % poll 49.62
WORCESTER City are to appeal to the Football Association against Jon Holloway's sending-off in their final day defeat at Dover Athletic. City hope to clear the defender's name after viewing video footage which showed a case of mistaken identity. Carl
NORTH Midlands were frustrated by rain as the second day of the Kinsale Sevens tournament was washed out by heavy rain. North Midlands, captained by Worcester's former Scotland and British lions fly-half Craig Chalmers, won all three of their games on
WESTFIELDS' bid to carry off the West Midlands League Premier Division title was put on ice when Kington Town gained revenge for their HFA Cup final defeat with a 3-1 victory at Rotherwas. The defeat ended Westfields' 15-match unbeaten run and still leaves
August 18 Shepshed (h) 2-0 Booth 2 21 RC Warwick (a) 1-0 (og) 25 Clevedon (a) 0-2 27 Evesham (h) 2-3 (og), Cowley September 1 Rugby Utd (h) (FA Cup preliminary round) 5-1 Marsh 2, Charlton, Booth 2 8 Gresley (h) 2-0 Booth 2 11 Redditch (a) 2-1 Langford
WHAT a pity Worcester cannot go on entering the Britain in Bloom Competition. Surely this is another case for Chris Jaeger? In no time the bid will be relaunched or repackaged or something and we will wonder what all the fuss was about. After that, maybe
BY adopting the name of our beloved scribe, it would appear that the George Cowley Experience has won thousands of pounds worth free publicity and piles of space to publicise their events courtesy of the letters editor and columnist, the good man himself
PHILIP Bushill-Matthews (You Say, April 24) is being rather disingenuous regarding my recent letter. I did not say "...all three political parties were run by political fanatics." What I said was "that politicians elected by far less than half the electorate
WORCESTER City are to appeal to the Football Association against Jon Holloway's sending-off in their final day defeat at Dover Athletic. City hope to clear the defender's name after viewing video footage which showed a case of mistaken identity. Carl
STUART Lampitt is urging Worcestershire Cricket Board's players to take advantage of a 'shop window opportunity' when they take on Worcestershire's professionals in the C&G Trophy at New Road tomorrow (10.45am). Lampitt will be playing against the
ARRESTS have been made after the body of a 25-year-old man was discovered at a bedsit in Worcester. Christopher Woolley's body was found at the flat on Avon Road, Tolladine, on Friday. A police spokesman confirmed arrests had been made but was unable
MERCY, mercy, mercy. Rock 'n roll yourself to death, baby, because Emperor Rosko is back in town. The high-octane American disc jockey, whose unique style gained his Saturday lunchtime show a cult following on Radio One in the 1960s, returns to Britain
A NATIONAL housing company has built flood defences on land belonging to Droitwich Rugby Football Club, it has been claimed. When Persimmon Homes bought the old Hanbury Road rugby ground off the club in 1996, Droitwich RFC held on to a one-metre-wide
THERE was fun and frolics galore for visitors to the Upton-upon-Severn Folk Festival. Musicians from up and down the country were joined by around 50 different morris dancing groups and thousands of folk fans in the historic riverside town. Organisers
THE phrase anti-social behaviour regularly appears in the news and sits high up on the Government agenda as part of a crackdown on crime. But in fact, few know what it actually means or the lengths people, in Worcester's case the South Worcestershire
AN international flavour has been added to Worcester's music scene after the appointment of a South African singing instructor at a leading city school. Wilhelm Theunissen, aged 34, is a distinguished choir trainer in his home country - having run a vocal
A WOMAN walking home from a Hereford nightclub was robbed in the early hours of Sunday, May 4. Hereford police are appealing for witnesses to the robbery in St Peter's Square around 3am. The robber has been described as being a white man, aged between
THE ancient art of tai chi will be the subject of a free talk and class at Oldbury Park Primary School, Oldbury Road, St John's, tomorrow evening. No booking is needed to take part in the class, which begins at 7.30pm. "Tai chi is enjoying great popularity
A charity that supports bereaved children and young people in Worcestershire is celebrating the success of its recent fund-raising scheme. The Noah's Ark Trust has raised more than £700 from donations of unwanted foreign currency. This success has led
VETERAN district councillor John Wardle was finally given the cold shoulder by voters. The 81-year-old Labour stalwart - who has twice been chairman of Wyre Forest District Council - lost his Wolverley seat to Tory Nigel Addison. It was also contested
CONSERVATIVE and Liberal Democrat groups on Herefordshire Council are vying to form a ruling coalition with the Independents. Ledbury councillor Don Rule, who has now stepped down as Independent leader, said the group was prepared to support one of the
A NON-political party will head up Malvern Town Council after it won a huge majority at the election. Malvern Town Action Group took 17 of the 20 seats up for grabs, meaning only one non-MTAG member was voted into office. Non-MTAG members Ann Silk and
MORE than 1,000 students, teachers and parents narrowly missed yesterday's downpour as they embarked on a riverside walk to raise money for children with life-limiting illnesses. Organisers estimate they raised between £10,000 and £15,000 for a new Acorns
A LIBERAL Democrat/ Green alliance has seized power on Malvern Hills District Council. Thursday's shock election result saw the Liberals win 19 of 39 available seats, an increase of nine on their previous total. The ruling Conservative group won just
STUART Lampitt is urging Worcestershire Cricket Board's players to take advantage of a 'shop window opportunity' when they take on Worcestershire's professionals in the C&G Trophy at New Road tomorrow (10.45am). Lampitt will be playing against the
LONDON Irish won the English Club Colts Knockout Cup with a 31-18 victory over Worcester Rugby Club in the final at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton. Worcester led 6-5 at the interval and were only one point adrift mid-way through the second-half but Irish
WORCESTERSHIRE Saints first match of the 2003 TotalRL.com Rugby League Conference got off to the worst possible start with a 72-22 defeat at Bristol Sonics. With several key players missing with injuries, the Saints were further weakened when transport
MATT Neal won the third round of the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship in spectacular fashion at Brands Hatch yesterday. The 36-year-old Honda Racing driver from Hanbury, near Droitwich, took a superb victory in the first race of the day
EQUESTRIANISM: Inkberrow's Leslie Law claimed another top place at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, but it was not the win he'd been hoping for. The 37-year-old had finished third and second on his last two efforts at the four star event,
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson Sat July 27 Boldmere St Michaels (a) 1-4 Giddings Mon July 29 Stourbridge (h) 3-2 Giddings, Stanier, Fletcher Thurs Aug 1 Rushall Olympic (h) 2-3 Bailey, A Nicholls Sat Aug 3 Telford United
LONDON Irish won the English Club Colts Knockout Cup with a 31-18 victory over Worcester Rugby Club in the final at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton. Worcester led 6-5 at the interval and were only one point adrift mid-way through the second-half but Irish
RELIEVED Surrey Lions overcame a tremendous fightback by Worcestershire Royals to clinch a tense one-wicket win in yesterday's National League Division One match at New Road. The table-toppers won with 21 balls to spare thanks largely to a century partnership
AS I had not received any communication from my local Conservative candidates, I decided to look on the local Tory Party website. This was a mistake. The next local event listed in their calendar is a Sunday lunch on September 8, 2002! We are also invited
N TAYLOR states that park-and-ride costs the council tax payer £25,000 a year to run. This figure is more like £60,000 when you add the loss in revenue in the city centre car parks. County Councillor Colin Beardwood claims that more people shop in Worcester
JON Burgess needs to know that it is because I am very interested in the future of the hare population that I refute his allegations. The obvious way to conserve any wild animal is to leave it alone and let it live out its life in peace. I have seen pictures
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer
OWNERS and managers of fledgling, high-growth companies can receive specialised advice for a fraction of the usual cost through a Government scheme. Mustard.uk.com is an initiative involving commercial consultancy companies and the Department of Trade
IF it doesn't work first time, try and try again. British entrepreneurs are increasingly following in the footsteps of their American counterparts, allowing themselves a succession of failures before getting it right with a successful scheme. According
A YOUNG apprentice who built a racing car in his shed has made his hobby into a career thanks to the Learning and Skills Council. Henry Nickless has high hopes of mounting a serious championship challenge following a successful debut season last year.
