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PO's free parcel pledge
A FREE postal service for those serving in the Iraq conflict starts today. Close family and friends will be able to send letters and packets weighing up to two kilogrammes free of charge to British Forces Post Office addresses in the Gulf. The service
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SUE WATKINS Wolverley Postmistress.
IF it was not for the distinct personality of its postmistress, Wolverley shop and post office could be in Postman Pat's Greendale. Apart from no longer selling the groceries it did when Sue Watkins family took over 44 years ago, it has barely changed
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Newport County 2 Worcester City 1
Thursday, December 26, 2002 FOOTBALL'S thin line between success and failure was emphasised in cruel fashion for Worcester yesterday. Feted as heroes last week John Barton's side became pantomime villans after coming unstuck in a mud-spattered 2-1 defeat
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Lydney 0 Worcester 45
Saturday, October 13, 2001 IF the very definition of character is how you react to adversity then Worcester sent out an important message on Saturday with a 45-0 dismissal of Lydney. The memories of last weekend's traumatic league defeat by Coventry would
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22/11/01 Diamond Dean is a goal hero
LINCOLN 0 HARRIERS 1 A FLASH of Dean Bennett's spectacular best rewrote the history books for Kidderminster Harriers on Tuesday. Harriers recorded their best winning run in Division Three with a 1-0 success at Lincoln marking their third victory. The
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STEVE SWANSBOROUGH Chairman of Wyre Forest PHAB
A CAR accident at the age of seven was a life-changing event in the life of Steve Swansborough. He was paralysed from the shoulders down after being knocked down in Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, in 1983. Now aged 23, he is the chairman of Wyre Forest
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Worcester 22 Coventry 31
Saturday, October 6, 2001 THE sight of Sateki Tuipulotu running back, head in hands, could yet be the enduring image of Worcester's season after their disastrous 31-22 mauling by Coventry. With nine minutes left and Worcester trailing 23-22, the Tongan
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Back-pass hits Redditch
Stafford Rangers 1 (1) REDDITCH UNITED 0 (0) BRILLIANT Dave Adey again stole the show but he could not prevent Redditch United from slumping to a 1-0 defeat at Stafford Rangers in the Dr Martens League Western Division. The Redditch keeper pulled off
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22/11/01 Shaker from Quakers
HARRIERS 0 DARLINGTON 1 THIS was a great opportunity for a money-spinning FA Cup run but Kidderminster Harriers blew it. With three wins from four Division Three matches, a much more confident Harriers were the form team. And with Darlington missing more
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Chippenham Town 0 Worcester City 0
Saturday, December 14, 2002 ON the face of it, a goalless draw at third-placed Chippenham Town would seem like a good result for title-chasing Worcester City. But with leaders Tamworth cruising to a 4-0 win at Chelmsford, John Barton's men have lost further
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Red mist descends on Valley Stadium
REDDITCH UNITED 1 (0) Evesham United 0 (0) CRAIG Gillett's return to Valley Stadium lasted just 60 minutes after the Evesham defender was sent off for two bookable offences. His dismissal turned the game, as Redditch took advantage to secure their second
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Worcester City 2 Crawley Town 1
Monday, December 9, 2002 WORCESTER regained top spot last night with a confidence boosting 2-1 win against rivals Crawley Town at St George's Lane. The fact there is not much love lost between the two clubs made victory even sweeter, but more importantly
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Worcester 20 Rotherham 18
Saturday, September 22, 2001 IF THE horrific events in America have made us question the role of sport in a society still in mourning, Saturday gave us a stark reminder of just what our games can do for the soul. Sport, as we know well enough, is a workable
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Reds stop Green's run
Moor Green 1 (1) REDDITCH UNITED 1 (0) THE Reds put in a battling performance to secure a share of the spoils and ruin Moor Green's 100 per cent home league record. Redditch, fielding new signing Paul Danks, made a positive start against a physical Green
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15/11/01 Goal-hungry reserves march on
RAMPANT Kidderminster Harriers Reserves romped to a 4-0 Avon Insurance League Division Two victory at Rochdale on Wednesday afternoon. The second string are mirroring recent improved displays from the first team and have chalked up some excellent victories
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Banners will wave as Steven sails home
THE elated mum of a Stourport sailor has already booked her dockside ticket to give him a welcome home to remember when his ship, the Ark Royal, returns from the Gulf next month. Sara Foster was "absolutely over the moon" to hear that son Steven Barnes
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JENNY PADDOCK Bewdley Festival Director
IF Jenny Paddock were not "an unfailing optimist" she might think times could never be better. But with another year to go as Bewdley Festival director and with the year 2000 to look forward to as West Midland education manager for the Millennium Experience
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Worcester City 2 Hinckley United 2
Saturday, December 7, 2002 IT hasn't happened too often this season but defences lapses struck with a vengeance to force Worcester to share the spoils with Hinckley in a 2-2 draw. All four goals owed something to the generosity of defending so John Barton's
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Henley 0 Worcester 31
Saturday, September 15, 2001 IT says much about the unbalanced nature of National One that Worcester Rugby Club came away from Dry Leas disappointed with a 31-0 victory. Henley Hawks have now lost all three of their matches so far this season and sit
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15/11/01 Ding-dong clash
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies were held to a 3-3 draw by West Bromwich Albion in the West Midlands Premier Division. Harriers had a couple of chances early on but both hit the woodwork and the first half remained goal-less. Lynsey Pollard put them ahead
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Stars come out for a music party in park
BUDDING rock stars are being urged to take to the stage at Party in the Park events in Evesham and Pershore next month. As well as live music the events, which are organised by Wychavon District Council, will also feature skateboarding and basketball.
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Worcester 53 Birmingham & Solihull 3
Saturday, September 8, 2001 IF rugby is becoming overwhelmingly concerned with the power game, we saw on Saturday a glimpse of the past and possibly the future for Worcester Rugby Club. Ben Clarke, 33, and Craig Chalmers, 32, can hardly be described as
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Wit is wet
IN response to the two letters about the Millennium Fountain (You Say, Wednesday, July 9) I respect everyone's opinions, even if sarcastic. But surely a paddling pool is for children, and a fountain should be enjoyed by everyone as an aesthetic feature
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Stamps' penalty woe
SCOTT Stamps could have been Kidderminster Harriers' goal hero at the weekend - but the reality proved very different. The left-back had been chosen to take a penalty in the supposedly unlikely event they would ever be awarded one this season. Yet after
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Hastings United 1 Worcester City 4
Saturday, November 23, 2002 WORCESTER City returned to the top of the Dr Martens Premier League after a convincing 4-1 win at Hastings United. Goals from Adam Wilde and David Holmes in the first 11 minutes set the tone for a game totally dominated by
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Driver prayed for crash victims
One Pershore man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on crash near Worcester after a Land Rover driver tried to overtake a lorry, a jury heard. Katherine Dawkes collided with a Ford Capri coming towards her on the A4538 between
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Worcester 45 Manchester 11
Saturday, September 1, 2001 WORCESTER embraced a new hero on Saturday as Chris Garrard announced himself on the Sixways stage. The 23-year-old Australian tore Manchester apart with a display of such pace and guile that it even silenced the visitors' outspoken
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Randall saves day for Reds
REDDITCH UNITED 2 Shepshed Dynamo 2 A STUNNING 35-yard strike by full back Stuart Randall seven minutes from time got the Reds out of jail as they looked to be heading for defeat against lowly opposition. Redditch began confidently as they went in search
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15/11/01 Drop to Albion
HARRIERS U-19s lost 2-0 to West Bromwich Albion in the Football League Youth Alliance on Saturday. The game with Luton Town this weekend is off.
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Jola Merrick, Housewife, charity worker, violinist
THERE may be many superwomen living in Kidderminster but few perhaps so deserving of the title as Jola Merrick. In just six years since taking her 40-hour-a-week job as a theatre nurse at Kidderminster General Hospital, Mrs Merrick, of Low Habberley,
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14/06/00 - County to delay Sussex line-up
TABLE-topping Worcestershire are set to select from a 13-strong squad for their County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at New Road tomorrow. A final decision will not be made until after today's home floodlit Norwich Union National League
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8/11/01 Attack is best for Harriers
REJUVENATED striker Ian Foster has hailed the new 4-3-3 formation for pulling Kidderminster Harriers out of their early-season slump. Foster, who hopes last season's injury problems are behind him, has particularly benefited from the new attacking system
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Let's leave Iraq, use Saddam bounty and learn a lesson
I'M now of the opinion that it would be better for all concerned in the Iraqi War - and beneficial to everybody - if the British and the American troops pulled out and gave the £15m to the notorious Saddam Hussein and told him to take over the running
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Husband and wife team working behind scenes
WHILE many of the district's brave soldiers fight on the front line, a Kidderminster woman and her husband are working behind the scenes to help keep the war machine oiled. Michelle Tighe, 25, has been stationed in Kuwait with the Royal Logistics Corps
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ANDREW NOTT Farmer
FARMERS who are young, fit, prepared to weather the financial storms of farming and keep in tune with new conservation ideas are few and far between. There are only 15 in Worcestershire receiving grants under the farm stewardship scheme and one of them
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06/06/00 - Pace aces set for battle
WORLD-class pace rivals Glenn McGrath and Shoaib Akhtar are on course for a head to head confrontation when Worcestershire take on Nottinghamshire in their County Championship Division Two match which opens at Trent Bridge tomorrow. Pakistan ace Shoaib
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Tough lesson for Smith
POPULAR defender Adie Smith expects Harriers to come back stronger next season after a tough lesson on life in the Football League. Smith, who has returned to centre-back after a rich goal-scoring spell in midfield was curtailed by injury, has insisted
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LYNNE MARSHALL, Ex-head of St Ambrose RC Junior School.
IT would be an unenviable task to find anybody who has served a school and its community as loyally as Lynne Marshall has done. The 59-year-old, of Bewdley, has retired as head of Kidderminster's St Ambrose RC Junior School after 26 years of teaching.
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01/06/00 - Weston back to take on Windies
OPENER Philip Weston is set to make his first appearance of the season in Worcestershire's three-day match against the West Indies starting at New Road tomorrow. He has battled his way back to fitness following an operation on his left knee. Weston performed
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Worcester City 0 Halesowen Town 1
Monday, October 28, 2002 MISFIRING Worcester City failed to find the net for the fourth time in five games as they crashed out of the Dr Martens Cup last night. Jason Ashby grabbed a breakaway goal for Halesowen Town to settle the tie but it was City's
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8/11/01 Fans on the spot
KING Charles I High School pupils surveyed 14 to 18-year-olds before Saturday's game, finding out what they wanted from their Aggborough experience. The questionnaire went towards their A-levels and was also aimed at helping Harriers gain more young fans
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Durnin loves a battle
TOP-SCORER John Durnin admitted his performance against Shrewsbury was helped by the needle of the occasion. Durnin appears to thrive in the heat of the battle and some of his exchanges with the opposition inspired him to a match-winning display. Fans
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Interviewed on television
THE father of a Royal Marine commando in southern Iraq was relieved to see his son interviewed on television - but still thinks watching too much news is not healthy. John Price saw his son 29-year-old John, a corporal in 42 Commando, being quizzed by
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JOE DELANEY, Hotelier, former treasurer of the Irish Football Association.
MOST people would need two lifetimes to do it all - accountant, director of a football club, MD of a nationwide bakery business and treasurer of the FA in Ireland. But by last year Joe Delaney, who now runs the Swan Hotel in Stourport, had been retired
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8/11/01 Classy Harriers waking from their early-season slumber
THE tide would appear to be turning for Jan Molby's Kidderminster Harriers players after a dramatic upturn in form. Three of the last four displays could be classed as very good or frankly even better than that. On Saturday, they beat an out-of-sorts
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27/05/00 - Hick ruled out of tie with Northants
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be without skipper Graeme Hick for their Norwich Union National League Division One clash against Northamptonshire Steelbacks at New Road tomorrow (1pm). As one of England's contracted players, he has been ordered by Lord's
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Worcester City 2 Cambridge City 0
Saturday, October 19, 2002 MARK Owen claimed his first league goal in more than a year to cap Worcester City's return to winning ways against a battling Cambridge City. It was a timely boost for the forward who had managed just one goal in 10 previous
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8/11/01 Two ties
HARRIERS were held to two draws in the Youth Alliance Cup. Matt Lewis and Matt Reeves scored in a 2-2 tie at Oxford before Monday's 3-3 scoreline with Cheltenham. Tim Jackson, Jon Jenkinson and Reeves were on the mark. The U-19s visit West Bromwich Albion
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Bird hard work pledge
TONY Bird has guaranteed he will give his best for Harriers even if he continues to find goals hard to come by. The former Welsh U-21 international forward has been moved into midfield due to injuries and players being rested. And the competitive Bird
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'Cheese' is one of youngest in war
ONE of the youngest commandos of the Parachute Regiment is thought to be on operations around Iraq's second city of Basra. Eighteen-year-old Private Michael "Cheese" Royall - his nickname derives from the royale with cheeseburger - has been in the Middle
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22/05/00 - Hick and Pollard back for County
GRAEME Hick and Paul Pollard return for Worcestershire's County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire which opens at Bristol tomorrow. Captain Hick is back after his century-making exploits for England against Zimbabwe at Lord's while
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Hucknall Town 1 Worcester City 0
Saturday, October 12, 2002 ONE question, and one question only will haunt the minds of Worcester City's players this week -- how did we lose to Hucknall Town? The FA Cup dream may be over, and the club £10,000 poorer, but what will hurt Worcester most
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Late goal denies Reds
REDDITCH UNITED (1) 2 Hinckley United (1) 2 AN equaliser five minutes from time left Redditch still searching for their first home league victory of the season. But it was just result as the Reds showed their defensive frailties for the second game running
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1/11/01 Video evidence called in
RED-CARDED striker Ian Foster is waiting for the match video to clear him of any wrong doing in Tuesday's heated LDV Vans Trophy defeat at Chesterfield. Foster was shown the red card after a fracas near the home dug-out which saw a host of players and
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JONATHAN DARBY Actor and singer
JONATHAN Darby is a ''natural'' as they say in showbiz circles, not one to suffer stage fright. But the well-known Wyre Forest amateur singer, band musician and actor admits feeling ''scary''about his latest commitment. In what promises to be a highlight
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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. The Avon Insurance League Division Two win keeps up a more than useful record for the competition's newcomers. Halifax
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Davies celebrates Football League debut
IT was a magic moment for 19-year-old Ben Davies on Saturday as he celebrated his Football League debut. Davies was given probably a long overdue chance and he did little wrong in a tough 0-0 draw at Rochdale. The former Walsall trainee has already appeared
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MALCOLM PLANT Wyre Forest Young Enterprise
THE future continues to look rosy for Wyre Forest Young Enterprise group under the leadership of new chairman Malcolm Plant. Mr Plant, a financial adviser of Lodge Close, Bewdley, has taken over the reins from Louise Hewett following his three years with
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Worcester City 2 Havant & Waterlooville 1
Saturday, October 5, 2002 RED-card victim Paul Carty sparked a sensational finale as City overcame a goal deficit to inflict a stunning 2-1 defeat on Havant & Waterlooville. The full back's dismissal, Worcester's second in consecutive Saturdays, followed
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Battling Redditch ready to face Clough's Albion
Bedworth (0) 1 REDDITCH UNITED (2) 3 FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round BRING on the Albion is the cry from Valley Stadium after Redditch United set up a meeting against Nigel Clough's Burton Albion following this hard fought victory over Bedworth. Reds were
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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. That was certainly the case on Tuesday night when Kidderminster Harriers deserved better than Chesterfield's 93rd
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TERRY KEEGAN Horse brass designer.
THEY say Guinness is good for you. It certainly led to fame, and even fortune of a kind, for Clows Top man Terry Keegan. Mr Keegan of the Oxley's smallholding is probably the only regular horse brass designer in Britain and is certainly one of the country's
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17/7/03 - Moody wants to coach England
TOM Moody has revealed his long-term ambition to become coach of either England or his native Australia. Moody, a World Cup winner with his country in 1999, is currently impressing in his role as director of cricket with Worcestershire. He has also vast
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Reds warm up for cup game in style
Evesham (0)0 REDDITCH UNITED (2)3 Dr Martens League Western Division Redditch ended Evesham United's unbeaten start to the season with an emphatic 3-0 triumph on Monday. Two goals in the opening 17 minutes from Paul Molloy and Ross Knight put the visitors
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SIMON ARBUTHNOTT Retiring headteacher of Winterfold House School, Chaddesley Corbett.
IT will truly be the end of an era when Simon Arbuthnott leaves the helm of the Chaddesley Corbett school he has been involved with since the age of four. He moved to Winterfold House School in 1946 and after boarding school, reading history at Oxford
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17/7/03 - Brave Kabir has Derby on brink
KABIR Ali was Worcestershire's hero against Derbyshire at New Road yesterday after being given his father's blessing to miss a family funeral. The England one-day international hit a crucial 68 and took three wickets to help his table-topping side to
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06/05/00 - McGrath fit for battle with Tykes
GLENN McGrath and Elliott Wilson are both expected to shake off hamstring injuries and play in Worcestershire Royals' Norwich Union National League Division One clash against Yorkshire Phoenix at Headingley tomorrow. Both suffered the minor setbacks in
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Dearlove error costly
REDDITCH UTD (1)1 Bilston Town (0) 1 A late own goal by Mark Dearlove denied Redditch their first home league win of the season against a physical Bilston Town side. Just eight minutes had gone when the in-form Adam Nicholls gave Redditch the lead, scoring
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25/10/01 Drewe issues timely warning
HIT-MAN Drewe Broughton is urging his team-mates to put Kidderminster Harriers' tremendous Tuesday night display to the back of their minds. Broughton, who grabbed two goals - his first of the season - in the 4-1 mauling of York, believes Harriers' efforts
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Bogie fights for first-team place
MIDFIELDER Ian Bogie hopes he has turned the corner after admitting being a "shadow" of himself this season. Transfer-listed Bogie, a second-half substitute, fired a superb equaliser - his first league goal for Harriers -- in the 2-1 win over Southend
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JIM MURDOCH Ex-Town Constable
BEWDLEY has lately been paying tribute to a Scotsman who may never have lived in the town and become one of its most prominent citizens had it not been for love. Jim Murdoch's whirlwind courtship with Bewdley born-and-bred Vera, whom he married 43 years
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Doyle wants to get off the mark
DUBLIN-BORN midfielder Daire Doyle hopes to help Harriers up their goal tally in future weeks by displaying a different side to his game. The 20-year-old, who made his fifth start for Jan Molby's men in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient, thinks he
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RAY HARROWING Arts forum secretary.
THERE can be few people as much in demand in the community as Ray Harrowing. A man who says he keeps fit by running from one committee to another, the label ''have shorthand, will travel'' would fit him nicely. But Ray, as the Wyre Forest arts circle
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Shot-shy Reds humbled
REDDITCH UNITED (0) 0 Gresley Rovers (1) 2 AN impressive Gresley side coasted to victory denying Redditch their second league win of the season. The Reds provided very little for the large crowd to cheer with the visitors always in control. Redditch were
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25/10/01 Few problems for basement boys
CARLISLE 1 HARRIERS 0 THE longest trip of the season for Kidderminster Harriers brought a familiar story as they failed to register a goal for the eighth time this season. For Harriers, the depressing statistics showed they just had the one accurate meaningful
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Praying for end to war in Iraq
PASSERS-BY joined in as a small group of churchgoers held prayers for peace outside Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday. The Vicar of Kidderminster, Rev Canon Owain Bell, said the vigil started at 12.30pm with a "handful" of people. "I was saying a prayer
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Reds blushes saved by Nicholls strike
REDDITCH UNITED (0) 1 Paget Rangers (0) 0 ADAM Nicholls was Redditch's hero as his late strike ensured they picked up maximum points on the opening day of the Dr Martens League Western Division season. It seemed they would have to settle for a disappointing
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25/10/01 U-19s extend unbeaten run
RICHARD Hall gave Harriers the lead in Saturday's 1-1 Football League U-19s Alliance draw with Walsall but their rivals equalised in the final 15 minutes. Northampton Town are due to be the opposition on Saturday for Harriers who have not lost in three
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Bennett wants to stay
TRANSFER-LISTED Dean Bennett put in a hard-working display at Carlisle to show where his loyalties lie. Harriers have accepted offers for their former record signing but Bennett has forced his way into boss Jan Molby's plans in recent weeks alongside
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18/10/01 'The goals will come', Molby
IMPROVING Kidderminster Harriers could be close to dishing out a hiding in Division Three, hopes boss Jan Molby. The Dane has been delighted with the transformation on their travels as Tuesday's tricky 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy win at Doncaster made it three
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Hoping for TV glimpse
THE wife-to-be of a Bewdley soldier in the thick of the action in the Gulf has spoken about the agony of her last moments of contact with her fiance. Jane Brockway last talked to Irish Guardsman Peter Wilson on March 16 when he called from Kuwait, on
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26/04/00 - Debut delay for McGrath
GLENN McGrath's eagerly awaited New Road debut was delayed today when the wet weather delayed the start to Worcestershire's opening county championship Division Two match with Glamorgan. The Aussie pace-ace and his new team-mates were left to watch groundstaff
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18/10/01 Reserves' home run ends
A DULL reserve encounter saw Kidderminster Harriers lose their unbeaten home record in the Avon Insurance League Second Division. Visitors Macclesfield Town won 1-0 with a 16th minute close-range winner from Lee Hughes after Mike Bamber's cross. Harriers
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Broughton keen to earn deal
FORWARD Drewe Broughton has left no-one in any doubts over his intention to earn a £50,000 move to Harriers. The on-loan Peterborough United player scored his second goal in as many games in the 2-2 home draw with Hull City. And 22-year-old Broughton's
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Cirencester Town (0) 1 Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 0
DMW May 6, 2000 HIGH, wide and handsome, time after time. It says a lot about a team's ghastly lack of accuracy that the busiest person in the ground is the young lad retrieving balls from beyond the trees. Looking back across a mediocre league campaign
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Goal pledge
ON-loan forward Drewe Broughton promised more goals to come after opening his account on his debut at Mansfield. Peterborough United front-man Broughton, 22, is in fine goal-scoring form this season after scoring eight while on loan at Conference sides
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22/04/00 - McGrath eyes Warwicks win
PACE ace Glenn McGrath is now turning his sights on Warwickshire after his debut for Worcestershire was wrecked by rain which prevented any play in yesterday's Benson and Hedges Cup clash with Somerset at Taunton. The abandonment means the County return
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Worcester City 2 Newport County 1
Monday, August 26, 2002 JON Holloway capped a pulsating match at St George's Lane with a sensational winner to bring unbeaten Newport County crashing down to earth. The sight of the bare-chested full back, twirling his shirt in celebration, usually signals
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20/04/00 - McGrath to lift County cup bid
ALL eyes will be on pace star Glenn McGrath tomorrow when he makes his high-profile debut for Worcestershire in their Benson and Hedges Cup clash with Somerset at Taunton. And New Road officials are hoping the wet weather will relent to enable the world-class
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Chelmsford City 1 Worcester City 1
Saturday, August 24, 2002 THE team bus may have gone up in smoke on the journey home but Worcester's season remains very much alive after yet another encouraging display at Chelmsford. But for wayward shooting City would have comfortably sewn up the points
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Town centre vigil
A VIGIL for peace will be held outside Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday. The meeting, organised by several churches in Kidderminster, is open to people of all faiths and will start at 12.30pm. Following the vigil there will be a guided time of prayer
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19/04/00 - Lottery for County
WORCESTERSHIRE coach Bill Athey believes this season's Benson and Hedges Cup is becoming a lottery because of the wet weather. He was talking after the County's clash with Gloucestershire, at New Road yesterday, was abandoned after only ten overs had
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Tiverton Town 0 Worcester City 0
Wednesday, August 21, 2002 A GRITTY display earned Worcester City a point at Tiverton Town last night and the plaudits of manager John Barton. The St George's Lane club forged a 0-0 draw in a fiercely contested match, emerging unscathed despite weathering
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Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 4 Stafford Rangers (1) 3
DMW April 29, 2000 REVITALISED Rovers saved the best 'til their last home game of the season -- stunning table toppers Stafford with a breathtaking second half comeback. At 3-1 up just ten minutes after the break, the visitors -- and 500 expectant fans
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18/10/01 No change
THERE will be no change to the kick-off time on November 10 at Leyton Orient. The London club wanted an earlier start due to the England and Sweden clash. But Harriers have rejected the idea after considering the travelling time required for fans and
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BRIAN GLASS, Businessman and musician.
LIVING every day as if it was his last is Brian Glass's motto in life and his own experiences seem to bear out that principle. Spells helping his parents in a cafe in Park Butts, Kidderminster, producing missiles, being a delivery driver and then contracts
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01/07/00 - TV show to boost Harriers' coffers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are set for a £30,000 pay-day for having their Nationwide League Division Three clash with Blackpool at Aggborough televised by Sky Sports. The match, on Friday, September 29, had been planned for the following day but will now
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Redditch United (1) 3 Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1
DMW April 24, 2000 NABILITY to turn pressure into goals proved Rovers' downfall at the Valley Stadium on Monday. After showing determination and attacking flair to cancel out the Reds' shock 34th second opener, the visitors failed to take their chances
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GRAHAM DARBY Carpet designer
ONCE there was an art college graduate who could not get a job because of the sealed brown envelope he had to present at interviews. Finally, a carpet company design head told him :''Do you know this is the worst reference I have ever read!'' And then
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19/04/00 - McGrath eyes up promotion
AUSTRALIAN pace ace Glenn McGrath signalled his arrival at Worcestershire's rain-hit New Road ground yesterday by declaring: "I can't wait to get into action". And among his top priorities is to help the skipper Graeme Hick's men gain promotion to the
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Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1 Racing Club Warwick (0) 1
DMW April 22, 2000 RYAN Daley's bizarre last minute goal rescued a point for relieved Rovers against relegation threatened opponents. Daley, who launched his strange goals series with an 'off the back' effort at Cinderford, saved the home side's bacon
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Birthday on the frontline for Richard
ROYAL Marine Richard Jenkins has told his family in Wolverley he will write again when the "big push" to overthrow Saddam Hussein is over. The former Wolverley High School pupil wrote to his mum Dorinda before the war against Iraq started. Royal Marine
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Altrincham 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Saturday, May 6, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers and Altrincham both said farewell to the Nationwide Conference after Saturday's goalless draw at Moss Lane. While Harriers had already clinched promotion to the Third Division the deadlock meant Altrincham
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18/10/01 Aggborough goal drought hits the four-match mark
HARRIERS 0 CHELTENHAM 0 JAN Molby's Kidderminster Harriers may have improved their away form but results at Aggborough are becoming increasingly frustrating. Harriers were rarely in trouble against former Conference rivals Cheltenham Town yet they are
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IAN HARDICKER Special school head.
THE description ''special school'' seems misplaced to anyone who visits Stourminster School, Kidderminster. Surrounded by well kept play areas, there is nothing unusual about the school except perhaps a brighter atmosphere than in many other schools and
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14/04/00 - County 100/30 to win the title
GLENN McGrath's capture has prompted bookmakers Coral to make Worcestershire second favourites to win the County Championship second division. They are quoted at 100-30, while arch-rivals Warwickshire are favourites at 15-8. Australian pace star McGrath
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Willenhall Town 2 Worcester City 0
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 STEWART Hadley's Achilles injury has dashed Worcester City manager John Barton's hopes of rotating his strike force. Barton had planned to alternate Mark Owen, Adam Webster with Hadley but the former Kidderminster Harriers forward
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Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1 Tiverton Town (1) 2
DMW April 8, 2000 WHO said there's a dearth of quality in this league? Well, erm, probably me before I witnessed two gorgeous goals on Saturday. The first on 13 minutes, unlucky for Rovers, was a cheeky chip over home 'keeper Mark Jones by Tivvy's leading
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A little light relief
RESIDENTS in a Broadway street will go without one of their streetlights to give a family of birds a stay of execution. The streetlight in Leamington Road has not been working for three months so resident Jean Cassing reported the matter to parish clerk
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Sutton United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Wednesday, May 3, 2000 THE gulf between top and bottom of the Nationwide Conference was shown as champions Kidderminster Harriers cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory despite basement side Sutton United making them work hard, particularly in the first
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18/10/01 Khela winner
HARRIERS progressed in the FA Youth Cup with a 1-0 win at Macclesfield Town on Saturday. Inderpaul Khela scored to repeat the recent first-team result and set up a second round clash at home to Scunthorpe United.
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MARGARET WATKINS College performing arts head.
PUTTING your children on the stage can be difficult, as Margaret Watkins will testify. But helping other people's children into the world of drama, music and dance makes a fulfiling career. Margaret, of Kidderminster College, has a library in her rural
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14/04/00 - Pace kid Kabir earns cup call-up
ROOKIE seamer Kabir Ali will make his limited-over debut for Worcestershire when they open their Benson and Hedges Cup campaign at Northamptonshire tomorrow (10.45am). The up-and-coming 19-year-old is included in a 12-strong squad. Ali made his first-class
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11/04/00 - Hick out to grab his Test lifeline
GRAEME Hick has set his sights on repaying the faith shown in him by Nasser Hussain and Duncan Fletcher as he strives for an incredible ninth England Test comeback against Zimbabwe and the West Indies this summer. Many pundits thought new Worcestershire
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Kidderminster Harriers 3 Forest Green Rovers 3
Monday, May 1, 2000 CHAMPIONS Kidderminster Harriers were on the receiving end of a remarkable fightback by relegation-threatened Forest Green Rovers in last night's 3-3 Nationwide Conference draw at Aggborough. Harriers looked to be cruising to a comfortable
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Moor Green (3) 5 Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 0
DMW March 28, 2000 STRIKER Derek Hall helped himself to a hat-trick as Rovers turned in another poor defensive display at the Moorlands last night. Revelling on a beautiful, lush surface, promotion chasing Moors started brightly with ex-Greens players
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Woking 1 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Saturday, April 30, 2000 NEVER has a Kidderminster Harriers side been cheered so loudly by their fans after losing! That was the case at Woking when, despite suffering a 1-0 defeat, they clinched the Nationwide Conference title and promotion to the Third
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06/04/00 - County warm-up!
WORCESTERSHIRE have stepped up their training preparations for the coming campaign with regular net sessions at New Road which follow last week's rigorous 'warm-up' schedule in Portugal. The current cold weather may have come as a bit of a shock after
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Bromsgrove Rovers (3) 3 Gresley Rovers (2) 4
DMW March 25, 2000 SEVEN goals, plenty of chances, no bookings - sounds like the ideal promotional video for non-League football. Wrong! If I tell you that the best bit of defending was Steve Ulfig's goal-line clearance midway through the second half,
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Families in fear
THE parents of two Royal Marine brothers have told of their anxious ordeal as the casualty list grows in the war on Iraq. Jem and Pat Rogers, of Bewdley, are longing to hear from their oldest son Robert, who is with 40 Commando Royal Marines, thought
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11/10/01 Lively attack gives hope for fans in the wind and rain
TO see Kidderminster Harriers looking a dangerous force again will have made the heavy rain and gusty wind less extreme for travelling fans. Stranded with the elements in a roofless away end, they saw Harriers threaten to thrash Macclesfield after months
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Southport 0 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, April 15, 2000 NEIL Midgley took Kidderminster Harriers a step nearer to their dream of Football League status by notching his table-topping side's all-important goal in Saturday's hard earned 1-0 win over Southport at Haig Avenue. The on-loan
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11/10/01 Jackson seals win
HARRIERS U-19s impressed with a 2-0 success at Cambridge United on Saturday, secured by goals from Jon Jenkinson and Tim Jackson. They entertain Cheltenham Town on Monday at Bromsgrove Rovers (7.30pm). The club open their FA Youth Cup programme with a
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Rushden & Diamonds 0
Saturday, April 8, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby watched his side take a massive leap towards promotion to the Football League with a 2-0 home win over rivals Rushden & Diamonds and then declared: "We've still got to keep our feet on
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22/4/02 Langford blast for inconsistent team
STOURPORT Swifts strolled their way to a 1-1 draw in the penultimate Dr Martens Western Division clash of the season at Bedworth United. But the display left manager Tim Langford fuming as he blasted some of his players for their de-mob-happy attitude
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Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 1 Evesham United (0) 0
DMW February 19, 2000 "WITH a little bit of luck, we can make it through... February.'' Apologies to DJ Luck for poaching his top ten hit, but it sums up Rovers' latest league victory quite smartly. During their pre-Christmas low patch, gloomy fans frequently
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Telford United 0
Saturday, March 25, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers stormed seven points clear at the top of the Nationwide Conference table when they triumphed 2-0 over relegation-haunted Telford United at Aggborough on Saturday. They sealed victory with goals from Stewart
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Silent vigils and prayers for peace
WORSHIPPERS from across the religious divide are inviting people to pray for peace and to attend silent vigils over the coming weeks. The series of gatherings are taking place throughout the district culminating in a silent vigil outside Kidderminster
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24/03/00 - Earlier start for McGrath
NEW star signing Glenn McGrath will be linking up with Worcestershire in mid-April. The Australian pace ace is due to arrive in the UK on April 17 and the County are hoping he will be available for their Benson and Hedges Cup match against Gloucestershire
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 0
Monday, March 20, 2000 A SECOND half goal from Phil King earned Kidderminster Harriers a 1-0 victory over battling Bromsgrove Rovers in last night's Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-final at Aggborough. He pounced in the 62nd min-ute when he volleyed home
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4/10/01 Injury info for future physios
MEN with the magic sponge are being targeted at a course run by Kidderminster Harriers. The club's busy community scheme have organised a Football Association Basic Injury Course from Friday, November 2. The 20-hour course will then run for five consecutive
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28/5/02 - Brain opens door for Windo chance
JOHN Brain has done a U-turn over Tony Windo and will allow the prop to tour Chile next month with an England Counties XV. Worcester's director of rugby had insisted, when the 33-year-old player was named as the captain of the squad for a three-match
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22/03/00 - Rhodes has key role for County
STEVE Rhodes will captain Worcestershire next season when Graeme Hick is away on England duty. The decision to make Rhodes vice-captain was announced by the County today. Hick is to remain skipper despite being one of 12 players who have been awarded
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Bromsgrove Rovers (2) 3 Solihull Borough (0) 0
DMW January 22, 2000 IF this division had its own fantasy league, Peter Sutton would be riding high in the most valuable player charts. Goals against Yate, Stourbridge and Paget plus three assists in Saturday's victory has made the returnee striker a
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Welling United 1 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Saturday, March 18, 2000 PHIL King came in for praise from manager Jan Molby after hitting Kidderminster Harriers' winner in their 2-1 Nationwide Conference victory at relegation-threatened Welling United on Saturday. "In the first half he was absolutely
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4/10/01 Freeman goal joy
JULIE Freeman scored a stunning fifth hat-trick of the season to ensure Harriers Ladies kept top spot in the West Midlands Premier League with a 6-0 win over Atherstone. Mary Purcell headed Harriers in front from a corner in the seventh minute before
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25/5/02 - Brown out to thrill at Sixways
WORCESTER'S new signing has revealed just why he came to Sixways - he just loves to entertain. James Brown became Worcester's 12th close season signing this week when he made the move from London Irish. The fly-half, who celebrates his 24th birthday today
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15/4/02 Missed chances are costing Swifts
TIM Langford's Stourport Swifts were given a lesson in finishing by Mangotsfield's young striker Darren Edwards who inspired the West Country side to a 4-1 victory. Edwards roamed free around Walshes Meadow in a display that brought Swifts deficiencies
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15/03/00 - Knee rules Haynes out
WORCESTERSHIRE all-rounder Gavin Haynes is set to miss the start of the new season because of injury. The 30-year-old has undergone a knee operation which is likely to rule him out for when the campaign opens on April 15 with an away Benson and Hedges
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Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 4 Stourbridge (1) 1
DMW January 18, 2000 ROVERS' scorching start to the Year 2000 continued with last night's drubbing of Stourbridge at the Victoria Ground. Steve Daley's side fought back from a goal down to chalk up their third successive league win. Quentin Townsend (
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Back our boys plea
THE families of Wyre Forest troops facing war in the Gulf have called on anti-war protesters to put down their banners and rally behind "our boys". The appeal, backed by the district's MP, came as hundreds of youngsters abandoned lessons to take to the
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25/5/02 - Chalmers out to be number one
CRAIG Chalmers has welcomed Worcester's new flyhalf James Brown to the club but insisted he will be firing on all cylinders when the season begins. Worcester's talismanic outside half hopes to have put his injury problems behind him for next season's
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23/04/03 - Reds
Redditch United continue their bid for a top three finish at Bedworth United on Saturday (ko 3pm) and visit Taunton Town on Wednesday (ko 7.45pm).
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Altrincham 1
Saturday, March 11, 2000 HIGH-flying Kidderminster Harriers had their wings clipp-ed when draw specialists Alt-rincham held them to a 1-1 deadlock in Saturday's Nationwide Conference clash at Aggborough. The result left manager Jan Molby's table-toppers
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2/4/02 Mid-table beckons for Swifts
BOSS Tim Langford was a forlorn figure after Stourport Swifts slipped to a 1-0 Dr Martens Western Division defeat at home to Sutton Coldfield on Monday. It meant the Walshes Meadow side had lost both Bank Holiday fixtures and a season that had offered
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01/03/00 - England contract for Hick
WORCESTERSHIRE skipper Graeme Hick is one of 12 players to have been awarded a central contract by England today. However, there is no place on the list for his County team-mate and fellow winter tourist Vikram Solanki. Hick's inclusion means he will
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Yate Town (0) 0 Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 1
DMW January 15, 2000 SOME wizened old pundit (probably Rodney Marsh) he say: a team that stays together plays together. Simplistic, I know, but increasingly relevant as far as Rovers are concerned. For, at last, they seem to have found the stability they've
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11/5/01 - Super Smith hangs on for trophy glory
EVESHAM United defender Andy Smith has held off all challengers to win the Evening News' Ray Mercer Memorial Trophy. The 29-year-old full-back was a model of consistency in the Common Road club's best-ever season in the Dr Martens League, helping them
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23/5/02 - Brain waiting on skipper
WORCESTER Rugby Club are unlikely to announce a new skipper until August, John Brain has revealed. Director of rugby Brain will look over his squad when the existing and new players come together for the first time on July 1 for pre-season training. However
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2/4/02 Short Swifts fall at struggling Swindon
TIM Langford must know how Old Mother Hubbard felt when she looked at her cupboard to find nothing but bare shelves. The beleaguered Stourport boss will feel similarly deprived after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Dr Martens Western Division strugglers Swindon
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03/04/03 - Poppies latest
FOR Reds fans with an eye on the Conference, basement club Kettering Town face a relegation six pointer at home to Farnborough on Saturday. The visitors are one of five teams immediately above the Poppies on 40 points. Kettering have to make good a 12
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22/02/00 - Vockins plea for ICC discussions
WORCESTERSHIRE have asked the ECB to discuss with the International Cricket Councul the issue of late arrangement of international games. The County's move follows a change to the original dates for their tour match against the West Indies this season
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27/9/01 Donny test for Harriers
A TRIP down memory lane from the Conference-winning season sees Harriers visit big-spending Doncaster Rovers in the LDV Trophy first round. The game will be played on Tuesday, October 16 (7.45pm).
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25/3/02 Stourport defy injury dilemma
AN ANXIOUS few weeks await Stourport Swifts player-boss Tim Langford as he struggles to maintain his side's places near the top of the Dr Martens Western Division table. An injury crisis at Walshes Meadow reduced Swifts to the bare bones for the visit
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Racing Club Warwick (2) 3 Bromsgrove Rovers (2) 3
DMW January 3, 2000 ROVERS launched the new century with a rare draw at soggy Townsend Meadow on Monday. Both sides gave everything in appalling conditions, producing a game that may have lacked quality, but wasn't short on commitment or enthusiasm. Steve
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1/5/01 - Rovers are desperate for points
NOTHING less than three wins from their last three games will do if Bromsgrove Rovers are to avoid the drop - says Director of Football Steve Daniels. Rovers slipped into the Dr Martens League Western Division relegation zone following a double defeat
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Kidderminster Harriers 4 Welling United 1
Saturday, February 26, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers returned to the top of the Nationwide Conference table after hitting back from a goal down to beat relegation-threatened Welling United 4-1 at Aggborough on Saturday. They are now two points clear of
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21/02/00 - County tour match switch
WORCESTERSHIRE'S fixture with the touring West Indians at New Road has been re-scheduled. Originally a four-day game planned for Wed-nesday, May 31, to Saturday, June 3, it will now be a three-day match played from Friday, June 2, to Sunday, June 4. The
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28/4/01 - Rovers chase Racing victory
BROMSGROVE Rovers' hectic finish to the season continues with a rescheduled Dr Martens League Western Division game at Racing Club Warwick tomorrow (3pm). The game is the second of five Rovers play in the final week. They were due to visit Paget today
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11/3/02 Langford double blast as Swifts falter
STOURPORT Swifts' first visit to Gloucester City's Meadow Park ground ended in a Dr Martens League Western Division defeat. The home side took the points with a 2-0 victory but Swifts stay fifth in the table despite wins for Gresley Rovers and Clevedon
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26/03/03 - Blow for Redditch
REDDITCH'S hopes of a 'backdoor' promotion to the Dr Martens Premier Division have been dashed - for this season at least. Plans to expand the Nationwide Conference by 44 teams to include Conference North and Conference South feeder leagues have been
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Stafford Rangers (1) 3 Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 1
DMW December 18, 1999 BATTLING Rovers slid into the bottom three of the Western section after this latest setback. It was not the early Christmas present boss Steve Daley was seeking, but he can take heart from a match that saw his young side fight to
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Kidderminster Harriers 3 Hednesford Town 0
Saturday, February 12, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers moved six points clear at the top of the Nationwide Conference when two Stewart Hadley goals helped them overcome Hednesford Town 3-0 at Aggborough on Saturday. Adie Smith also got on the scoresheet as
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5/3/02 - Away day form will be crucial to our bid
THE character we show on our travels during the remainder of the season is going to hold the key to our chances of making the Nationwide Lea-gue Division Three play-offs. That's how it seems to be shaping up after we lifted ourselves to within three points
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4/3/02 Four-goal romp for classy Stourport
STYLISH Stourport Swifts continued their impressive run of results with a resounding 4-0 Dr Martens Western Division victory over lowly Rocester. Tim Langford's Swifts proved too strong for the Staffordshire visitors with the result never in doubt after
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26/2/02 - We badly need win to keep up hopes
OUR home match against Shrewsbury tonight has taken on added significance following our controversial defeat at Plymouth. We've gone five games without a victory and need to get back to winning ways as fast as possible if we're to keep alive our chances
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19/03/03 - Rovers pull clear again
BROMSGROVE Rovers climbed to third and pulled six points clear of United with last night's 5-2 win over Cinderford. The result means Redditch are now five points short of fourth placed Mangotsfield and have a significantly worse goal difference. Gloucester
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28/01/00 - County wait on contracts details
WORCESTERSHIRE are awaiting further details about the introduction of central contracts for England players which could affect the likes of New Road stars Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki. The contracts for the coming campaign means England can dictate
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Top tip from city diners... don't pay for poor service
WORCESTER diners are mean tippers and won't stand for any nonsense if they are unhappy with the service. Restaurant owners in the city say customers don't part with their money easily and will let them know if something is wrong with their meals. But
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13/4/01 - County rivals in search of big points
THERE'S far more than Worcestershire pride at stake when Bromsgrove Rovers entertain Evesham United in the Dr Martens League Western Division tomorrow (3pm). Rovers will be going all out to ease their relegation fears, while Evesham hope to strengthen
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Sutton United 1
Saturday, January 22, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers moved four points clear at the top of the Nationwide Conference table following Craig Hinton's spectacular winner in Saturday's 1-0 triumph over lowly Sutton United at Aggborough. Manager Jan Molby's promotion-chasers
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19/2/02 - Pressure grows on play-offs positions
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' blank day on Saturday certainly didn't do us any favours with a couple of our play-off rivals in particular taking full advantage to pile the pressure on us. I suppose overall it was a so-so afternoon in terms of results but Shrewsbury
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Sailor's joy at kind gift
A GENEROUS Kidderminster jeweller has proved "the world is not full of bad people". Bill Crook was touched by the story of a 21-year-old Stourport sailor whose room was ransacked by burglars shortly after he had left for the Gulf earlier this year. And
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26/01/00 - Bowler Hick has Hussain on his side
GRAEME Hick the prolific one-day international batsman needs no introduction -- but Hick the bowler has become a forgotten man in the last year. That was until England captain Nasser Hussain enlisted the Worcestershire captain's off-spin in Sunday's nine-wicket
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9/5/03 - Youth end fine season
MALVERN Town U18s rounded off a fine season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Cinderford Town goals coming from Mike Cole (two) and Dale Humphries. The Town finished third in the Midland Floodlit Youth League, ahead of local rivals Worcester City, Gloucester
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Hayes 1
Saturday, January 15, 2000. Kidderminster Harriers opened up a three point lead at the top of the Nationwide Conference table after two goals from Ian Foster earned them a 2-1 victory over Hayes at Aggborough on Saturday. The on-song striker netted in
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12/2/02 - Return to the Vetch has special memories
WE'RE at my old club Swansea tonight hoping to get back on the victory trail after two successive Nationwide League Division Three draws. But, believe me, we know full well that the Swans will be really fired up as they're having a bad run at the moment
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Group says it with flowers
A NEW Wyre Forest anti-war group will say it with flowers when it joins a national protest against possible conflict with Iraq. Members of Wyre Forest Against The War are planning to travel to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to show their feeling against
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Stourbridge 2 Kidderminster Harriers 5.
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers cruised to a 5-2 victory over Stourbridge in last night's Worcestershire Senior Cup second round clash at Am-blecote. Harriers, who beat Worcester City in last season's two-leg final, had wrapped the match up by half time when they
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20/9/01 THE SEASON SO FAR
AS the scalps of Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion were claimed in July, fans looked forward to Harriers' second season in the Third Division with new hope. The signings look good and the other players will be getting used to the rigours of the Football
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5/2/02 - Pressure builds as rain hits fixtures
RAIN has meant that our last two Saturday matches have been washed out -- and that's certainly not ideal when you're aiming to keep the momentum going for a place in the Third Division play-offs. Luckily, our training facilities at Wolverley in terms
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 (0) Stafford Rangers (1) 1
Dr Martens' Cup round one, November 16, 1999 IF Rovers had 11 Mark Bowaters, they'd be riding high at the top of the league rather than languishing at the bottom of it. While the majority of his team-mates hid for the first hour of last night's game at
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9/5/03 - Reserves crash out
MALVERN Town Reserves crashed out of the West Midlands League Supplement-ary Cup by a 13-3 aggregate against Wyre Forest Brintons. It was a frustrating experience for a young Town side, already struggling with first team call ups. Town would have been
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20/9/01 Late goal hits Harriers
A YOUNG Harriers reserves gave Stoke City a strong test before dropping to a 2-1 defeat in the Avon Insurance League Cup group stage on Wednesday night. Andy Corbett put Kidderminster ahead on 39 minutes but Lewis Neal's penalty put the visitors level
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13/2/02 Super Swifts down local rivals
TWO goals in three minutes at the start of the second half gave Stourport Swifts a 2-1 victory at Evesham United in the Dr Martens Western Division. And the rampant visitors could have added to their tally as Phil Mullen's side faded under the second-half
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06/01/00 - Hick eyes Test place
GRAEME Hick hopes to force his way back into Test match contention by making a major impact in England's forthcoming one-day internationals against South Africa and Zimbabwe. "I've got a few years left in me yet and I'd like to spend a few of them playing
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2/3/01 - Rovers sign two more players
BROMSGROVE Rovers' new Director of Football Steve Daniels has made two more additions to his squad ahead of tomorrow's crucial trip to Cirencester Town (3pm). He has recruited 18-year-old left-sided player Kevin Banner from Midland Alliance side Oldbury
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Nuneaton Borough 2 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Saturday, January 8, 2000 AN Ian Foster hat-trick helped power Kidderminster Harriers to the top of the Nationwide Conference table with a priceless 3-2 victory over title rivals Nuneaton Borough at Manor Park on Saturday. Cock-a-hoop Harriers, who began
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22/1/02 - Good time to get back on the goal standard
THE goals have dried up for us slightly in our last three games but there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that we'll soon be back banging 'em in. Hopefully that will be tonight when we take on bottom-of-the-table Halifax Town in a Nat-ionwide Division
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Tiverton Town (0) 2 Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 0
DMW November 15, 1999 TWO goals in three minutes midway through the second half sank Rovers in a hard-fought match in Devon on Sunday. Home striker Dominic Richardson opened the scoring on 65 minutes with a powerful 25-yard free kick which took a slight
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27/2/01 - Rovers saved as bosses depart
BROMSGROVE Rovers' future is safe for the time being after the club averted a winding-up order. The club has been put into administration, which prevents it being served with winding-up orders. That enabled yesterday's order over an unpaid £18,000 HM
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25/4/03 - Injury-hit Town visit Westfields
MALVERN Town visit Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division champions elect Westfields tomorrow (Saturday). They will be looking to build on a good Easter period which has seen Town consolidate their quest for a highest ever finish. Town
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20/9/01 Freeman hat-trick
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies got back to winning ways when they beat Stratford 4-2. Julie Freeman notched her third hat-trick in as many games. But the first goal did not come until the 43rd minute when Freeman headed home a Donna Manning corner at the
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4/2/02 Lucky keeper denies Swifts victory
STOURPORT Swifts survived gale force winds and driving rain to grab a 1-1 draw at Shepshed Dynamo in the Dr Martens Western Division. But it should have been maximum points for the Walshes Meadow side. They were twice denied in the closing minutes by
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Facts, figures and fixtures 1999/2000 season
Aug 14 - Paget Rangers (a) 0-1 Nicholls Aug 17 - Gresley Rovers (h) 0-2 Aug 21 - King Norton (h) (FA Cup preliminary round) 1-0 Nicholls Aug 25 - Wolves XI (h) (friendly) 1-3 Burton Aug 28 - Bilston Town (h) 1-1 Nicholls Aug 30 - Evesham Utd (a) 0-3 Molloy
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Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch has been a hit ever since it first hit television screens in the mid '70s. Even now the duo has many fans and Starsky and Hutch is getting a revival. There are endless reruns of episodes on Satellite television, a film coming out (although
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16/2/01 - Bannister eyes Rovers revival
BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister says their remarkable comeback at Bilston last week can transform their season. Rovers scored twice in injury-time to draw 5-5 away to the former leaders and move out of the Dr Martens League Western Division
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Hereford United 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Monday, December 27, 1999 PAUL Fewings was a hero turned villain for Hereford United in their 1-1 Nationwide Conference draw against high-flying rivals Kidderminster Harriers at Edgar Street on Monday. The United striker put his side ahead in the sixth
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20/9/01 Harriers left humiliated in Shropshire shocker
RED-FACED Kidderminster Harriers capitulated spectacularly with the kind of heavy, embarrassing defeat that was probably on the cards. With the exception of the Worthington Cup clash with Preston, the Harriers team has just not got going this season.
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30/1/02 Derby success lands cup final
STOURPORT Swifts will face Kidderminster Harriers Reserves in a Wyre Forest derby to contend the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup final. Swifts took a step nearer some silverware after a good 2-1 win at county rivals Bromsgrove Rovers on Tuesday night. It
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26/02/03 - Big news for United fans
REDDITCH United are set to make a major announcement about the future of the club at tomorrow night's Fans' Forum. Club officials were remaining tight-lipped about the new developments this week but with Rod Brown's interest in taking a stake in the club
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Evesham United (0) 0 Bromsgrove Rovers (1) 2
DMW November 6, 1999 GREG Parkes may look more like a prop forward than a centre forward, but he proved an invaluable weapon in revitalised Rov-ers' armoury. The midweek signing from Bridgnorth Town refused to be intimidated by snide remarks from the
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9/2/01 - Rovers set to bring in new faces
BROMSGROVE Rovers could have several more new faces on show as they face a daunting trip to leaders Bilston Town (3pm). New Director of Football Steve Daniels has lodged several seven-day approaches for players and is hoping to land some of them in time
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Morecambe 1
Saturday, December 18, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are heading for their Christmas and New Year matches against Hereford United as strong title candidates following Saturday's 2-1 Nationwide Conference win over high-riding Morecambe at Aggborough. After
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20/9/01 Luton lessons for U-19s
STRIKER Matt Reeves was on target as Harriers U-19s lost 3-1 at Luton Town in the Football League Youth Alliance. Harriers play their first home game on Saturday against Rushden and Diamonds (11am).
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21/1/02 Swifts' big FA Trophy hangover
LOWLY Cirencester Town handed out a 4-0 drubbing to a Stourport Swifts side still feeling the effects of their 3-0 midweek FA Umbro Trophy defeat by Chester City. Player-boss Tim Langford, ruled out with a pulled hamstring, was forced to sit on the sidelines
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Fund-raising night
MALVERN Town are holding a fund-raising race night in the social club next Saturday (April 5), first race is at 6pm. Tomorrow (Saturday) supporters are reminded that the England European Championship qualifier against Litchinstein will be show live in
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Scarborough 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Saturday, December 11, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby was a happy man after his side continued their improvement with a 0-0 draw at Scarbor-ough in the Nation-wide Conference. He said "You have to be happy with a point at Scarborough. "
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20/9/01 Team missing vital ingredient: goals
ON the evidence of this season, Jan Molby has done well to add good players to a Kidderminster Harriers squad which has the potential to match the best the Third Division has to offer. Now if they can only add some goals to their game they would be able
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18/12/01 - Team must overcome setback at St James's
WE'VE got to put our defeat at Exeter City behind us now and make sure we react in the best possible way by getting back on the winning trail as soon as we can. Obviously the players were bitterly disappointed about losing on Saturday which ended our
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Campaign veteran, 84, on march
VETERAN peace campaigner 84-year-old Helen Richardson will be joining anti-war demonstrators from Wyre Forest for a mass protest in London on Saturday. About 100 people will leave Kidderminster at 7am in two coaches and many others are making their own
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22/5/02 - Crawford to play in final
WORCESTER winger Nicky Crawford bagged another two tries for England as they swept into the final of the Women's World Cup with a 53-10 win over Canada in Barcelona yesterday. Crawford and her team-mates will now take on New Zealand in the final at the
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16/1/02 Brave Swifts' FA Trophy run ended
TWO late goals flattered Nationwide Conference strugglers Chester City as Stourport Swifts' FA Trophy journey came to an end on Tuesday night. Swifts' first season in the competition was halted at the Third Round stage after full-time Chester won the
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31/5/01 - Cooke goes Cherry picking!
PREMIERSHIP star Chris Yates is the latest big-name star to be snapped up by Worcester Rugby Club. The 29-year-old centre, who was not offered a new contract by Gloucester coach Philippe Saint-Andre at the end of the season, moves to Sixways after two
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Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 0 Bedworth United (1) 1
DMW October 26, 1999 THE five goal fiesta against Rocester seemed a distant memory as Rovers returned to their sloppy habits in front of goal. The homesters created half a dozen chances to send Bedworth packing but failed to convert any of them. Richards
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Town in must win fixture
MALVERN Town entertain Wolverhampton Casuals tomorrow (Saturday) in an Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division fixture and Town have to win if they are sustain any chance of promotion to the Midlands Alliance. Town, whose Langland Stadium
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13/9/01 Sudden death of Harriers director
TRIBUTES have poured in for a Kidderminster Harriers director who died at home aged 61 after 18 years serving on the board. Graham "Rocky" Lane, who died from a long-running heart problem, was found dead at his home in Stanklyn Lane, Kidderminster, on
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14/1/02 Swifts hold full-time opposition
STOURPORT Swifts' postmen and chippies battled their way to a 1-1 at the full-time professionals of Chester City in the third round of the FA Umbro Trophy. Just two years ago, City were a Football League side while Swifts were still playing their football
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30/1/01 - Rovers in search of relegation booster
BROMSGROVE Rovers hope to celebrate their latest reprieve from closure by moving out of the Dr Martens League Western Division relegation zone tonight. Rovers, who had an £18,000 winding-up order from HM Customs and Excise adjourned for a further 28 days
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Telford United 4
Saturday, November 27, 1999 MANAGER Jan Molby was bitterly disappointed with Kidderminster Harriers' defensive performance when they crashed out of the FA Umbro Trophy by slumping to a 4-2 second round defeat against Telford United at Aggborough on Saturday
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4/12/01 - Lay-off has arrived at wrong time for Harriers
THE postponement of Saturday's match ag-ainst Luton was a bitter disappointment to our players -- but we've just had to accept it and move on. The unexpected blank day has left us with a three-week break from Division Three action, but we're delighted
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20/5/02 - Crawford boosts England
WORCESTER Rugby Club's Nicky Crawford boosted England's World Cup hopes with a try in a 13-5 win over Spain in the second round. The Sixways winger touched down in the second- half to seal a semi-final spot against Canada tomorrow. Crawford, however,
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3/1/02 Swifts pipped by high-fliers
STOURPORT Swifts did enough to earn a point in their away game with second-placed Chippenham Town but were pipped 1-0 on Saturday. The home side took the lead through Matt Rawlins and Swifts rarely looked like cancelling this out until the introduction
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29/5/01 - Sixways swoop for Ebbw Vale ace
WORCESTER Rugby Club's promotion bid has been boosted with the capture of Welsh international Richard Smith. The former Ebbw Vale scrum-half will sign for the Sixways club this week as Worcester look to finally clinch a place in the Zurich Premiership
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Blakenall (1) 1 Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 0
DMW October 16, 1999 IN another case of what might have been, Rovers had much the better of long passages of play but perennial failings came back to haunt them. The Greens' inability to put the ball in the back of the net and loss of concentration at
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14/3/03 - Town hope to push up on leaders
MALVERN Town visit bottom placed Walsall Wood in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division tomorrow (Saturday) and will be hoping for another three points that will keep them amongst the leading sides. Town have few selection problems
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Northwich Victoria 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, November 20, 1999. KIDDERMINSTER Harriers had to settle for their first draw of the season when they allowed Northwich Victoria to equalise four minutes into stoppage time in Saturday's 1-1 Nationwide Conference deadlock at The Drill Field.
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13/9/01 They think it's all over - it is now! Harriers halt free tickets for life members
FIVE "saviours" of Kidderminster Harriers have cried foul after being told to stump up cash for their free seats. The Harriers life members are raging after the football club said it could no longer provide free tickets because it was losing money. The
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27/11/01 - We must keep our feet on ground
AGGBOROUGH is obviously a nice place to be at the moment. Four Nationwide League Division Three wins on the trot and everybody is starting to talk about us securing a place in the play-offs. That, of course, is our target, but we mustn't get carried away
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Young and old turn out for march
MORE than 100 people from across Wyre Forest travelled to London to make their voices heard. Two coaches left Kidderminster early on Saturday morning full of peace marchers with others going by train. Coach organiser Cherry Isherwood of Bewdley Quakers
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26/5/01 - Barrow eager for return to big time
SCOTT Barrow is determined to make it back to the big time next season with Worcester Rugby Club. The 20-year-old centre, who was out of contract when the season ended, has agreed to sign a new deal with the Sixways club in a bid to make it into rugby
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26/1/01 - Rovers make two new signings
BROMSGROVE Rovers have put aside their off-the-field problems to make two more new signings ahead of tomorrow's trip to Shepshed Dynamo (3pm). Striker Derek Christopher has been recruited from the Sunday Festival League in Birmingham, where he has been
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14/3/03 - Home draw in Infirmary Cup
MALVERN Town have been drawn at home in the semi-finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup. Malvern entertain fellow West Midlands Premier Division side Wellington at Langland Stadium on Wednesday, April 9, kick-off 7.45pm. In the other semi-final
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Kidderminster harriers 5 Southport 0
Saturday, November 13, 1999 MARK Druce grabbed a hat-trick as Kidderminster Harriers stepped up their Nationwide Conference title challenge with a 5-0 demolition of Southport at Aggborough. Rene Petersen also scored twice as Harriers raced to their biggest
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20/11/01 - We must put Cup setback behind us
HOW much damage was caused by our FA Cup defeat against Darlington will be best judged by the way that we approach tonight's Division Three game at Lincoln City. Obviously it was a massive disappointment on Saturday, but we've now got to pick ourselves
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05/02/03 - New striker for Reds
REDS number two Gary Whild has confirmed the club are targeting another striker as they continue to rebuild. Midfielder Matty Gardiner made his United debut at the weekend and Whild is hoping to bring in an unnamed forward soon but confirmed that would
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26/1/01 - Three directors quit Rovers board
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have suffered a fresh blow after three of their directors resigned. Phil Baker, Tony Partridge and Tom Herbert quit after an emergency board meeting last night, reducing the number of directors at the club to six. The trio
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31/5/00 - Captain Fenley quits Sixways
BRUCE Fenley, arguably the most successful captain in Worcester Rugby Club's history, is leaving to become a player/coach at Stourbridge. The 31-year-old scrum-half has ended a four-year spell at Sixways because he wants to extend his playing career.
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6/11/01 - Change in formation paying off for players
OUR switch to a 4-3-3 system is certainly starting to pay off - and long may it continue. But, above all, the players are enjoying it and determined to make it a success. When we won the Nationwide Conference we used a system that was called 4-2-3-1 on
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Ex-soldier raises war concerns
A campaigner for soldiers' welfare has spoken out against the looming Iraqi conflict after joining in the massive London peace march. Martin Lawton, a former squaddie who served in Northern Ireland in the 80s, was one of about a million people protesting
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17/5/02 - Sixways deal for forward Mason
JOHN Brain hopes to have found the winning formula after snapping up chemistry graduate Gareth Mason from Swansea. The 6ft, 18 stone former Wales Under 21 loose-head prop has signed a deal designed to keep him at Sixways until 2004. Mason played two Warriors
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Paget Rangers (0) 0 Bromsgrove Rovers (0) 1
DMW September 28, 1999 ROVERS extended their unbeaten run away from home to four games thanks to a late strike by newlywed Richard Congrave at Paget's Vale Stadium last night. With just five minutes remaining, Congrave collected a clearance by Kevin Ashley
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7/3/03 - Town set for return to action
MALVERN Town travel to Willenhall tomorrow (Satur-day) where they play Wolverhampton United in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division (2.45pm). Town are desperate to get back into action following a period that has seen them play only
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13/9/01 FULL-TIME FOCUS
DISAPPOINTED midfielder Sam Shilton is calling for Harriers to produce where it matters - in the two penalty areas. Shilton, an ever-present so far on the left-hand side, feels they have the talent to move up Division Three. The 23-year-old former Coventry
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30/10/01 - Top target for us -- to be more consistent
CONSISTENCY is the key to success at whatever level you play at. And, for us at Kidderminster Harriers at the moment, it's something that's proving very difficult to achieve. After last Tuesday's excellent 4-1 home win over York City everybody was looking
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16/5/02 - Windo signs new contract
TONY Windo has spoken of his delight after re-signing for Worcester Rugby Club. The 32-year-old prop finally put pen to paper yesterday on a new one-year contract ending weeks of uncertainty over his future. Windo has been waiting since the final game
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6/12/01 Harriers in five-goal cup romp
TROPHY-chasing Kidderminster Harriers stormed into the Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-finals last night with a 5-1 beating of neighbours Stourport Swifts. But it was a clinical 10-minute first-half blitz from Harriers that decided the tie. The home side
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23/5/01 - Worcester trio set for Aussie test
THREE members of Worcester Rugby Club's ladies section will be in action against Australia this weekend. Winger Nicky Crawford and scrum half Joanne Yapp have both been named in the starting line up as England prepare to take on Australia in the first
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Ikaruga
IT'S not often that games come along that concentrate fully on addiction and gameplay rather than a great storyline and bold graphics but Ikaruga is just that game. Ikaruga has the potential to be a classic as it takes the shoot 'em up back to basics
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7/3/03 - Semi date
MALVERN Town U18s WFA County Youth Cup semi-final against Sutton Coldfield will take place at Sutton Coldfield on Thursday, March 20, at 7.30pm. Town's next Midland Youth League fixture takes place at the Langland Stadium on Tuesday, when Alvechurch are
