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Appeal after OAP robbed
POLICE are still appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Hereford when a man robbed a pensioner in broad daylight, stealing her handbag. The attack happened on Sunday, May 6, in Union Street. The elderly woman was robbed at around 10.15am by a man described
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Preserving wildlife
"GOD's creatures" are to be preserved in Worcestershire thanks to a joint project between the diocese and the county council. Simple weeding and the age-old weekly mow will be sidelined by new conservation methods designed to salvage rare plants and encourage
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WORCESTER CITY F.C.
Formed: 1902 Chairman: Dr Michael Sorensen Vice Chairman: Laurie Brown Directors: Brian Lancaster, Trevor Griffiths, Jon Prescott, Roger Pugh, Alan Wills, Tony Partridge, Dave Boddy, Bob Marley, Paul Curtis, Derek Jones. Football Secretary: Steve Bond
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Thanks for my life: Woman in bus stop smash pays tribute to Air Ambulance
A WOMAN lucky to be alive after an articulated lorry ploughed into the bus stop she was standing at has spoken about her horrific ordeal for the first time. Mary Farmer, 50, was crushed under the wreckage of the shelter after the accident on the A449
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Arsenic fears at quarry
VILLAGERS have been urged to hire an expert to prove their health and environment fears over plans to dump waste at a Hartlebury quarry "whatever the cost". They fear materials such as arsenic and cyanide could be dumped in the Whitlenge quarry as part
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Village furore at golf 'U-turn'
VILLAGERS have labelled a dramatic U-turn to give the go-ahead for a large-scale golf course in Wolverley as "disgusting". Kevin Oliver, spokesman of the protest group set up by Wolverley and Cookley folk against the bid to build an 18-hole and nine-hole
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Protest over mast plans
PLANS to erect a 10-metre high telecommunications mast at Abberley on a site of "great landscape value" have sparked fierce protests by villagers. Residents are furious because they say they were not informed about the plans by One 2 One to install the
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Abbey hosts gala concert
PERSHORE Abbey is hosting a gala concert by the internationally famous Manchester Boys Choir on Saturday at 7pm, which is in aid of the St Andrew's Parish Centre Trust. Tickets £5 (accompanied children free) are available in advance from Blue and A La
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Broadway star in town
STAR of the West End and Broadway, Kim Criswell, will be singing songs from the shows at a special concert in aid of the Compton Verney Association at Stratford's Swan Theatre next month. The award-winning performer will be accompanied by American pianist
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The King lives
DON'T waste time looking for Elvis at the local chippy - he's at Stanton Village Club on June 1 and 2. Alvin Printwhistle is so good at being The King that he was invited to perform in Memphis by the president of the Elvis Presley fan club. Also on the
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Live the dream
CAPE Town Philarmonia Choir's British tour will reach a spectacular finale in Worcester Cathedral when the South African Choir teams up with the Elgar Chorale for a joint performance of The Dream of Gerontius. The soloists for the performance are Sally
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All set for a right Cockney knees-up
PERSHORE'S talented Operatic and Dramatic Society (PODS) is looking forward to a new challenge by taking its production of the classic musical comedy Me and My Girl to Worcester's Swan Theatre next month. It will be the first time in its 12 year history
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24/5/01 - Harriers in talks over plans for new stand
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Lionel Newton has revealed talks are set to start over the possibility of a new stand at Aggborough. All Third Division stadia are required by the Football League to have a minimum of 2,000 seats. And although Kidderminster
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Taking decision-making to electorate
THIS paper's recent opinion on the future of the Worcester mayoralty certainly stirred up a hornet's nest. The telephone lines have been buzzing with opinions but, unfortunately, it has mostly been misinformed. This is despite a massive effort by councils
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Shipping smiles to Third World children
KIND-HEARTED members of a Stourport WI group are showing their creative side to bring a smile to the face of Third World children. Cookley's Barbara Shenton and Lickhill WI member Audrey Lamprell show off the colourful boxes of teddies. The Lickhill WI
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New owners for home
A NURSING home, which was threatened with closure after its owners decided to wind up business operations, has been taken over by a group based in Worcestershire. St Cloud Care, which has taken over Lickhill Manor Nursing Home, Lower Lickhill Road, Stourport
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Prize picture show
BUDDING Baileys went snap-happy in Stourport to take part in a photographic competition. And judges were delighted with the sudden burst of interest which developed towards the contest's closing date. Prizes were awarded to people in the junior and adults
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Barman guilty of assault
A PUB barman who launched a violent attack after a row at a Stourport service station has pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Aaron Weavers claimed he only chased victim Richard Kilgour because he lost three teeth from a punch by another
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Rightful consideration
I CANNOT see much hope for pensioners in any party. The Conservatives hold out a carrot of tax relief, idiotic, in that it only applies to 10% of the pensioner population, and they still suffer from the Thatcher syndrome. Pensioners are not producers,
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Time for country to have a fair asylum
I HAVE been following the position of asylum seekers for some time and recently learned that last year a staggering total of 26,000 were rejected without having their claims considered! While some may have been economic migrants it's practically certain
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Car drivers warning on horse and riders
THANKFULLY the foot and mouth crisis seems to be waning and after being "confined to barracks" for the past ten weeks many horse riders will be taking to the roads again. Bridle paths in this area are still closed and so we have no other option but to
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School has learned lessons on parking
WE were sorry to read of the inconvenience experienced by Mr Sexton (Evesham Journal May 10) when parents bring their children to Bengeworth School in the morning and collect them in the afternoon. Unfortunately, in this age of the motor car, this is
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Drive ban
A collision with a bus cost a pub waitress her driving licence. Audrey Calderini, 24, of Church View, Bewdley, admitted driving with a breath alcohol reading of 56, against the limit of 35. Kidderminster magistrates banned her for a year and fined her
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Sunday showdown as Norton lose to championship rivals
DEFEAT at the home of Mercian Elgar Junior League title rivals, Newtown U-13s, left Norton Rangers sweating on the outcome of their championship destiny. It proved a controversial night last Wednesday when, after Newtown took the lead with a goal that
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Shipston cap a terrific term
SHIPSTON Excelsior completed a remarkable season when they won the George Dutton Cup on Tuesday night. Kevin Burrows was their goal hero late in extra time after Boca Juniors had equalised a Glenn Danks opener once the goalless encounter at Kenilworth
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Action of 'has-been' party
THE announcement by the Liberal Democrats in Wyre Forest that they will not be contesting the forthcoming General Election is no great surprise. They have been advertising for months on their website for a candidate to come forward - sadly to no avail
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Youngsters with designs on grime
CREATIVE schoolchildren have conjured up a mascot and slogan to spearhead the Shuttle/Times and News campaign to make grime a thing of the past in Wyre Forest. Our initiative with Wyre Forest District Council is due to be launched this month and hundreds
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24/5/01- Rawnsley recalled by the County
MATTHEW Rawnsley returns to Worcestershire's County Championship Division Two side for their match against Gloucestershire which opens at Bristol tomorrow. The 24 year-old spinner is in line to take over from rookie paceman Chris Liptrot. "Rawnsley is
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Tell us what you think about the state of Kidderminster?
KIDDERMINSTER may be top of the pile for carpet manufacturing but neglected parts of the town put it firmly on the scrapheap. As these photographs illustrate, the place has looked more like a dump at times. Shabby, derelict buildings, graffiti-ridden
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Seconds hit back in style
WORCESTERSHIRE'S lower-order batsmen rescued them from disaster on the opening day of their Second XI Championship clash with Yorkshire at Scarborough. They were quickly reduced to 65-6 but Kadeer Ali held firm with a fine 78, and along with debutant
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Bickerton cup points bid
DROITWICH golfer, John Bickerton, will be aiming to boost his Ryder Cup points tally at the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth tomorrow. The European Tour's flagship event carries total prize money of £1,976,531 with the winner picking up nearly £330,000
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Harriers in talks over plans for new stand
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Lionel Newton has revealed talks are set to start over the possibility of a new stand at Aggborough. All Third Division stadia are required by the Football League to have a minimum of 2,000 seats. And although Kidderminster
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Trio book final places
THREE members of the North Midlands Under-20 side have changed their holiday plans so that they can make a dream ap-pearance at Twickenham in the Tetley's Under-20 County Championship final against Surrey on Saturday. Worcester fly-half Jon Higgins and
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Nine is just fine for deadly Steve
A SUPERB nine-wicket haul for Chain-Wire earned Steve Horne the Evening News/Duncan Fearnley Cricket Sales Ltd. Cricketer of the Week award. The medium-fast swing bowler took advantage of overcast conditions to return figures of 9-16, off 12.4 overs,
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Life's a beach for Sands
Sagitta 2000 Guineas winner Island Sands can land his first race since the 1999 Newmarket Classic tomorrow, albeit in less exalted company at Haydock. To be fair to the horse, he has only had four races since going into the turf record books thanks to
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Freshtalks over shops plan
A PLANNING chief hopes to resolve concerns about the final three phases of a £60 million redevelopment planned for Kidderminster town centre. Wyre Forest District Council's head of planning and environment Jake Berriman will meet developers Centros Miller
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'Heartbroken' pensioners face clean-up after flood
A DISTRAUGHT pensioner couple are facing a massive clean-up after severe flooding left their front garden looking like an "estuary." Jean and Denis Rumsey, who are in their 70s, will have to remove the mud and slurry themselves after the Highways Partnership
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Mollie marks 100 years
SHE may be on the other side of the world but Mollie Hardiman's family and friends in Wyre Forest will be raising a glass to her 100th birthday today. Mollie moved to Adelaide in Australia 32 years ago with daughter Betty - but she left behind her five
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Veteran day for defence spokesman
CONSERVATIVE defence spokesman Iain Duncan-Smith made his second visit to Wyre Forest in less than six months when he met veterans from ex-service organisations in Stourport. The Shadow Secretary of State for Defence joined Wyre Forest Conservative parliamentary
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Help at hand
THE Wyre Forest Volunteer Centre will have an information stall in Kidderminster next month to recruit more helpers. The event on Thursday, June 7 will come at the end of the national Volunteers Week, which begins on June 1, and will be based on attracting
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Town base for beat bobbies
POLICE in Kidderminster have gone "back to their roots" with the opening of a new office for beat bobbies in the town this week. The town hall buildings in Vicar Street used to house the town's main police station before officers moved to larger premises
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Bus investment is welcomed
DAVID Lock donned a hard hat as he welcomed the Prescott Express to town. John Prescott and David Lock urge voters to jump on their bandwagon. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ditched his two jags for a coach as he stopped off to visit his Government
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Tory promise on pound
CONSERVATIVE candidate Mark Simpson put his money where his mouth is over his anti-Euro stance. Volunteer Keith Fletcher and Conservative candidate Mark Simpson. He drove home his message on the European currency by bringing the Tory Keep the Pound truck
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Market back in town
A FARMERS' market is to return to Bewdley this weekend as the town begins its recuperation from the side effects of foot and mouth disease. Visitor numbers at its safari park could also be boosted by the reopening of the animal reserve to tourists' cars
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From the archives
100 years ago May 25, 1901 Evesham: Albert Baylis, a labourer from Boat Lane, Evesham, was charged with being drunk and incapable in Bewdley Street. Defendant pleaded guilty. P.S Yarnold said that about 11.30 with P.C Poulson he found the defendant lying
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Concert marks start of carnival
POPULAR tunes by Cole Porter will raise the curtain on this year's Kidderminster Carnival next month. The concert, by the West Midland Light Orchestra, follows the sell-out success of last year's summertime special featuring the music of George Gershwin
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Schools are top of the class for sports
A WYRE Forest school has been hailed as one of the best in the country at providing PE and sports by a national sports body. Stourport High School is one of only 10 in the country ever to be awarded a Sportsmark Gold Distinction Award by Sport England
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Leading duo are bowling along nicely at the top
BIDFORD and Shipston made it three straight wins to set the early pace in the Premier Division of the Cotswold Hills League, sponsored by Readers and John Shepherd. Rain-affected wickets produced an afternoon of low scoring encounters and both home sides
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Lord's route a tricky one
ONLY three matches have been completed as local sides embark on their annual quest for a trip to Lord's. This season's Wadworth GX National Village Championship has been hit badly by the wet weather and the Foot and Mouth outbreak. Concessions and withdrawals
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Sub's a real sinker!
PERSHORE gained maximum points from visitors Luctonians in a Worcester-shire County League game at The Bottoms on Saturday. Batting first, the home side got away to a solid start through Stephen Cooper (47) and Lea Hawkes (16). After both openers were
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Dance away
THE Jockey Men's Morris Club will be Morris dancing in Moreton High Street between 10am and 10.50am next Monday.
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Take art
Broadway United Reformed Church Hall in the High Street is the venue for the first exhibition of the spring season by artists from the Evesham Art Society. Paintings will be on show and for sale. Admission to the exhibition, which runs from Saturday to
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Poetry slam
STANZA and Deliver!' will be the cry at Chipping Norton Theatre's first ever Poetry Slam on Sunday. The rhyming rampage kicks off at 7.30pm and tickets are available on 01608 642350. The theatre will be helping to banish half-term blues with a range of
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Bookbinding display
A BOOKBINDING exhibition will be held at St James's Church Rooms, Campden, on June 5 between 3.30 and 7.30pm. Adult learners will demonstrate the craft and the tutor will give advice on restoring any books brought along.
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Defford/Besford
PARISH COUNCIL: Report of the meeting held on April 17: There were eight planning applications requiring comment. W01/00106 Mr and Mrs D Adams - no objections but the materials to match the existing building. W01/00173/00 Mr D Robinson - demolition of
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Fladbury
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING: Talk by county archaeology officer - Mr M Atkin was unable to attend due to commitments at the Throckmorton burial site and his place was taken by Mike Glyde, planning archaeologist, Worcestershire County Council. Mr Glyde began
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Mickleton
GARDENING CLUB: Members had the opportunity to purchase plants supplied by David Stowe's Nurseries to make a lovely summer show in hanging baskets and tubs. We then heard Betty Houghton's talk 'In a Monastery Garden'. Before monastic times a garden was
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Pershore
NUMBER 8 GALLERY: Glimpses of Pershore by Eunice Allen. FILM AT NUMBER 8: Pershore and District Film Society, 'Cast Away' cert PG, starring Tom Hanks on a desert island in a struggle for survival. HALF TERM ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT NUMBER 8: Lots of
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Pinvin
WHIST DRIVE: To raise funds for the County Air Ambulance Service, a whist drive was held at the Royal British Legion Club, in the village of Pinvin, on Wednesday evening May 16. Organised by Mrs B Hodges, Mr J Chester, Miss F Ricketts and by courtesy
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Stour Valley
EMBROIDERERS' GUILD: The May 9 meeting of the Stour Valley Embroiderers' Guild had the pleasure of welcoming back Louise Burn to talk about 'Precious Packages'. As each one of the amazing collection of boxes was opened, some stunning piece of embroidery
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Wyre Piddle
PARISH COUNCIL: Notes from the meeting held on May 10: n AGM business: Mr G Robinson and Mr J Simpson were re-elected as chairman and vice chairman respectively and it was agreed that the duties and responsibilities of all councillors would remain unchanged
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Trust will help ex-employees
PAST employees of a former department store's Kidderminster branch could be in line for cash pay-outs. Owen Owen was a major employer, with more than 5,000 workers in the Midlands alone, and staff who worked for the now obsolete nationwide store and have
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Job loss fear on share sale
ENGINEERING jobs in Wyre Forest could be lost to India if a manufacturing firm is taken over by a major Asian group, warn union leaders. Workers at United Engineering Forgings, which has plants in Kidderminster and Bewdley, say they are being kept in
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Contract in Chile
A WATER and sewage treatment company based in Kidderminster has landed a £10 million contract to design and build a wastewater treatment plant in Chile. Purac Ltd, which won the contract with a joint bid with Chilean partner Icafal, beat off competition
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Visit to site will decide plan
COUNCILLORS will make a site visit to decide whether fast food giant McDonalds can build a third restaurant in Kidderminster. Members of Wyre Forest District Council's planning (development control) committee will decide if another eatery is suitable
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ASTLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
On Sunday, five members will open their gardens, along the B4196, in aid of the National Gardens Scheme. The route will be signposted and programmes and maps will be available from each garden. These include 6 Elm Grove, shown on BBC2's Curious Gardeners
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CHADDESLEY CORBETT GARDENERS' CLUB
On Monday at the Methodist Hall, Bluntington, Barbara Phillips, county organiser for the Worcestershire National Gardens Scheme will give a talk, with slides, on gardens in the county and the background and aims of the Yellow Book. It is hoped to have
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COOKLEY WI
At the May meeting Joyce Allen and Janet Murray explained the resolutions to be presented at the annual meeting. A group visited the Leys group meeting at Foley Park, when Ann Quiney reminded them of Agenda 21 - to improve the quality of life in contemporary
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West Worcestershire constituency candidates
Waqar Azmi (Labour). Waqar, aged 31, lives in Worcestershire with wife, Haseena, who is a clinical psychologist in the NHS. Waqar is chief executive of Worcestershire Racial Equality Council and has advised the Home Office, police and probation service
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KIDDERMINSTER CAMERA CLUB
Members welcomed David Maguire of Cannock Photographic Society who gave a print lecture entitled Let's Talk Composition. Newly elected chairman, Ian Costain, was awarded prizes for the best slide panel at the Birmingham, Hall Green and Kings Heath Photographic
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KIDDERMINSTER MORNING TG
After 15 years of meeting at John Stretton Memorial Hall, the group now has to find a new venue, by September. After Marian Fox had read a letter from Kidderminster Scouts regarding the hire of the hall, Edna Plimley-Rodriguez finalised plans for the
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STOURPORT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
A combined 1940s/Poppy Appeal evening was held at the club to mark the 80th year of the Stourport RBL, which began in 1921. The main aim of the evening was to boost the funds of the Poppy Appeal 2000, which ends on May 31. The event was attended by Stourport's
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WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WIs
St Mary's Church, Harvington, on Saturday from 10.30am until 7.30pm, to be followed by a concert by the Amici Singers, until 9.30pm. On Sunday the festival is open from 11.30am until 6.30pm, after which there will be Songs of Praise. The third day of
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WYRE FOREST COMMUNITY CHURCH
A children's club run by members of the church is gearing up for a week of Whitsun activity. 'Groundbreakers' aims to provide six to 11-year-olds with a fun, informative and action-packed programme of events, from Tuesday until Friday, June 1. There will
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Ward eight are great
HAVING recently spent nine days in Ward 8 at Ronkswood Hospital, I have nothing but praise, admiration and grateful thanks for the care and attention I received during that time. All the staff were kind and pleasant despite being rushed of their feet.
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Tax, tax, tax!
OFFICIAL government figures show two things that may surprise people. First, economic growth, at 2.5 per cent, is lower under Tony Blair. Under John Major it was 3.1 per cent. Second, stealth taxes have taken £22 from people's pockets and £8bn from businesses
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I'm looking forward to this idyll
I DO look forward to being able to ride my bicycle along Lowesmoor cycle and bus lane, unhindered by cars bumper to bumper, and not being cut up by the car drivers in their haste to enter this restricted zone (Quality street crusade, Evening News, Thursday
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Band ready to set feathers flying
KIDDERMINSTER band Starling are hoping to take flight this summer with gigs across Wyre Forest and beyond. They will be winging their way to Scotland for a mini-tour at the end of July with native band Walters Ego, formed by Kevin Devine and Ronnie Harris
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Science lab boost for school
A NEW £100,000 science laboratory has been unveiled at Sion Hill Middle School, Kidderminster. The facilities were officially launched by Ruth Hoskins, who retired as head of science at the school last year and had long been asking for a new laboratory
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JILL FAIRBROTHER-MILLIS Stourport Civic Society secretary
FINDING ways to spend time after retirement may present a problem to some, but Stourport's Jill Fairbrother-Millis is faced with no such dilemma. The Stourport Civic Society secretary is relishing her role in trying to preserve the "historic beauty" of
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On course to build a field of dreams
THE first step in the fight by Evesham United to move from its Common Road ground to a new home may have been won, but there's a long way to go before The Robins' dreams come true. Councillors at a Wychavon planning meeting last Thursday voted by 13 to
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Lock keeping couple write their own tales from the riverbank
PETER and Lynn Gilbert, Evesham's new lock keepers, just can't wait for the hazy lazy days of summer. They moved into their smart Scandinavian-type quarters, which straddles the Avon off Common Road, in March this year and fell in love with the place.
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Complementary therapies help you get more out of life
LIKE the man who "bought the company", Sylvia Hemming was so impressed by treatment of her and her father's bad backs that she decided to study the technique herself. She said she saw her father's chronic back pain much improved and when her own aching
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Bethan joins the royal family
PERSHORE has a new carnival princess for the event, which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday and has a celebration of cinema theme. Bethan Walley, aged 12, was selected from more than a dozen candidates. She attends Abbey Park School and likes singing
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Antiques dealer bound by two masked raiders
TWO masked raiders threatened a Pershore antiques dealer with a knife and tied him up before making off with clocks worth between £6,000 and £10,000. The masked men taped the arms and legs of Peter Ridler, owner of Hansen Chard Antiques in the High Street
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Ruth's guiding effort
YOU would think that spending two weeks in the Alps with just a lake in which to wash your clothes would be quite a big worry for Pershore-based guide leader Ruth Pawsey. Yet she is more worried about carrying the axe and saw she will need for orienteering
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Flats are finally given green light
WYCHAVON district councillors say they are "pig sick" of a block of flats which have been built in the wrong place at Maryman's Road in Evesham. Councillor Rob Adams coined the phrase after members of the planning committee felt compelled last Thursday
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Jail for riding school raider
A MAN who acted as a decoy for a raid on a Vale of Evesham riding school has been jailed for two years. Peter Goodwill went to owner Joan Bomford and lied that he had collided with one of her horses. They walked together down a lane - but he then jumped
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LAW AND ORDER - MARK SIMPSON (Conservative)
DECENT people who work hard and obey the law, are outraged that criminals seem free to make our lives a misery. Crime was falling under the Conservatives, but with Labour that reduction has virtually stopped. Violent crime has risen 15 per cent since
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LAW AND ORDER - JAMES MILLINGTON (UK Independence)
IN recent years the number of crimes of violence has steadily increased and the general public has become deeply concerned - and rightly so. I believe that people perpetrating these crimes should be sentenced to terms of imprisonment which should normally
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Campbell is top individual as hosts hit heights as team
EVESHAM Sailing Club played host to a team of six boats from the Defford-based Arden club for the annual competition for the Avon Trophy. There were three hour-long races during the day, but the 12 competitors had to cope with a very strong flow on the
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Wheelers triumph in trials
EVESHAM Wheelers have been successful in recent Time Trial disciplines. In the Welsh Magic Dragon series third event ten-mile Time Trial, Brian Newton recorded 22.28 to win Vets standard event ahead of Ken Haynes (22.41) and Rudi Ligthert (24.25). The
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Off to a fine start
PRS Summer League Division One IN their third match of the season, Inkberrow A continued their good start with a 4-0 home victory over Camp- den A. Both these teams won promotion last term and, although it is early days, it looks as though Inkberrow have
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Kayak capers
EVESHAM Leisure and Tewkesbury Sports Centres are the venues for the newly formed Children's Kayak Fund. The aim of the venture is to promote an opportunity for children to participate in Kayak/Canoeing and receive qualified instruction. The inaugural
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Phone group seeks top graduates with £60k
Mobile phone chain Phones 4u is to lure high-level graduates into the group by offering them starting salaries of up to £60,000, it emerged today. Phones 4u owner The Caudwell Group, which was founded by business tycoon John Caudwell, owns a range of
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Delight as hotel chef wins top award
THE owners of Brockencote Hall Hotel in Chaddesley Corbett are celebrating after commis chef Sylvain Bouget-Lavigne was named Midland Young Chef of the Year. Mr Bouget-Lavigne was presented with his award at the Midland Association of Restaurants, Caterers
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Books replaced by computers
BOOKS have been replaced by computers in a former library at Salford Priors School. The new IT suite, which was opened on Monday, houses 12 workstations and increases the school's capacity for children to use computers more often. The school used to have
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New man at the district helm
A MAN who only joined Wyre Forest District Council two years ago on a Health Concern ticket has been elected chairman. Councillor Frank Baillie beat Liberal Democrat Peter Carter by a 20-12 vote at the annual meeting. He takes over Councillor John Gordon
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Heading up committees
THE new chairmen of the district council's committees are: Councillor Mike Oborski, policy and implementation; Councillor John Gordon, human resources; Councillor Andrew Morgan, emergency and urgent business; Councillor Helen Dyke, miscellaneous functions
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Shopkeepers fight plans
SHOPKEEPERS in Worcester's London Road fear they may be driven out of business over plans to build a Tesco Express shop. Esso has submitted an application to Worcester City Council to expand Larkhill Service Station by almost four times its current size
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Please give us your bric-a-brac
LITTLE Harriet Foster is making sure the future of Acorns Children's Hospice is as safe as houses. And now Worcester householders are being urged to join the two-year-old in clearing out their clutter to dig out treasures buried in garages and lofts.
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Porcelain factory tour
CONSERVATIVES will be visiting Royal Worcester Porcelain tomorrow as part of a fact-finding tour. West Midlands MEPs Philip Bradbourn and Malcolm Harbour will join the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Worcester, Richard Adams, in looking at the
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Back on old beat
A FORMER Kidderminster beat bobby has returned to the division - as chief inspector. Steve Pooler spent the first nine years of his career at the Kidderminster station before taking up a detective sergeant's post in Droitwich and later moving to Bromsgrove
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Scheme to encourage vitality in rural areas
A SCHEME to breathe new life into rural communities is calling for businesses to come forward for a pilot village project. The Vital Village scheme is a six-year initiative run by the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Rural Retail Partnership. The aim is
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Alert as another girl is hurt in accident
PARENTS are being warned to make sure their children know the importance of road safety after another youngster from Evesham was in an accident with a car. The 13-year-old girl, who has not been named, was in collision with a red Vauxhall Belmont in the
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They're hanging out at the library
THERE'S a good reason to "hang out" at one Worcester library this month - to learn more about the traditions of washing day. The exhibition at St John's Library takes a light-hearted look at household cleaning, from 1900 to the present day. The Spick
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And finally... Apple tree is plum crazy
IT might be a plapple, a crapple or just a plain old apple, but mystery surrounds a tree in a quiet corner of St John's, Worcester. Camilla Bowitz's front garden is home to what could be a unique plum and apple tree. But horticulturists, awaiting cuttings
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Hotline signals start of crusade
A NEW weapon has been unveiled in the war against grime, litter and shabbiness in Wyre Forest. Mr Grimestopper hit the streets at the official launch of the campaign to clean up the district - being jointly run by Wyre Forest District Council and the
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Resign call dubbed 'desperate'
LABOUR'S call for Health Concern's Dr Richard Taylor to resign as a General Election candidate has been dubbed the act of a "desperate" man. Dr Taylor said Labour rival David Lock's claim he now accepted it was not possible to have a full "blue light"
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Family launch school battle
AN office mix-up has dashed the hopes of a family which moved home so the children would be eligible for an elite school. Dale and Mandy Cunningham moved from Kingswinford to a £250,000 house in Astley so their two sons would qualify to go to the Chantry
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Fury over plan for 162 homes
OUTRAGED residents are facing the prospect of losing a popular play area after councillors gave the green light to a housing development. The bid by Prowting Homes to build 162 properties on the current Kidderminster College site has been met with widespread
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Call for 'blackspot' action
RESIDENTS have called for action to tackle an accident blackspot on a busy Kidderminster dual carriageway where further incidents are "waiting to happen". Cars speeding along Worcester Road from the town are colliding with vehicles using a petrol station
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What's On
THURSDAY: Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Rock Bottom. Birmingham: Ronnie Scott's - Average White Band until Sunday. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - The Loop. FRIDAY: Kidderminster: Milligans - Andre Kania. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Steve Gibbons Band.
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Sisters make a date for music
A YOUTH band and dance troupe will be performing its own water music next week when youngsters take to the river at Stourport. Kidderminster-based Royal British Legion Youth Band and Dance Troupe enjoyed taking part in last year's BBC Music Live event
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Arsonists blamed for fires
FIREFIGHTERS spent about an hour putting out minor fires started by arsonists in Kidderminster. They were called out to a bin fire on the Bromsgrove Street car park on Sunday evening before being directed to another one on Birmingham Road near St George's
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Banned for one year
A chief inspector is returning to Kidderminster Police 15 years after leaving the Wyre Forest area. Steve Pooler has returned as the Chief Inspector for Support after spending the first nine years of his police career at Kidderminster, before leaving
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Hannah is calling on all polo sufferers
AS vice-patron of the British Polio Fellowship, I am writing to ask your readers to help me with an important campaign called Outreach 2001. Since 1998 we have been attempting to reach every person in the British Isles who has had polio. We have important
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Spate of shed thefts
POLICE have warned shed owners to be vigilant after a spate of raids. Kidderminster Police revealed there have been 32 break-ins in an eight-week period and in most cases padlocks have been removed to gain entry. Spokeswoman Caroline Schubert said: "We
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Post office is needed in village
I AM hoping that you in your paper Evesham Journal will help Mr and Mrs Summers obtain planning permission for a Post Office and Shop in Middle Lane, which was voted for by the villagers earlier this year by a majority 82% to 4%. We all think it is a
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Take into account villagers' wishes
We would like to register our support for all those who feel that the proposed closure of the Cropthorne Post and Stores has not been given sufficient thought or taken into account the wishes of the majority of the villagers. We support the present owners
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Stratford is a special place in my heart
I WOULD like to take this opportunity through your paper to express my heartfelt thanks to all the people of Stratford and the surrounding villages for their friendship, courtesy and support during my Mayoralty. Stratford is a very special and unique
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Man faces crown court
Charges of handling stolen Land Rovers are to go to crown court, Kidderminster magistrates ruled. Matthew Doe, 36, of Berrington Bungalows, Astley, is accused of handling two Land Rovers, an engine, a saddle and a quad bike, knowing they had been stolen
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Thanks for racing for life
ON behalf of Imperial Cancer Research Fund I would like to thank the Journal for the support you have given to Stratford Race for Life. Your continued help in promoting the event in and around Stratford is greatly appreciated. We had over 1500 women taking
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Stole at 10
Magistrates have ordered a pre-sentence report on a boy of 10, the youngest age for criminal responsibility. The boy admitted to a youth court that he stole a £28 pair of cycling gloves from the Kidderminster Halfords store.
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Warning on con man
Police in Kidderm-inster have warned people to be on their guard against a con man with a "hard luck story". The man, who approaches people claiming to have no money to pay for a taxi to visit a sick relative in hospital, has obtained a "large number"
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Searching for talent
EVESHAM United are looking to attract quality 16-17-year-olds for next season. The aim is to offer Under-17 and youth level football as part of the continual Youth Development Programme at Common Road. An initial assessment day is planned at the ground
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Bille at his best to keep double winners at bay
Littleton 0, Bishampton 2 LITTLETON'S last home game of the season ended just like their first in defeat, when they went down 2-0 to old friends Bishampton. This defeat ended a run of 13 straight wins in which they had scored 58 goals and conceded just
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Trust has gone forever
OUR local Liberal Democrats should not perhaps be so jubilant about their attempt to increase support for Health Concern by standing down. Far from basking in reflected glory from Dr Taylor for the next four or five years they are much more likely to
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Liberal Party
THE Liberal Party has always had a strong vote in Wyre Forest and has many times flouted the Government with its casting vote. Now we are told there is no Liberal candidate in the General Election. Many consider Liberalism as a way of life passed down
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Wasting police time - and mine!
I HAVE just returned from another identity parade, organised by the police. The 15 members of the ID parade were recruited and standing by. Expenses paid for these members of the public are £10 each. The police arranged everything, all was in place and
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Bunny hops into nursery
Staff at Droitwich Spa Kindergarten and Nursery, in Worcester Road, found a rabbit wandering around the car park last week. He was in a dishevelled state so caring workers took him to a nearby vet where he was treated and had most of his matted fur shaved
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Hotline signals start of crusade
A NEW weapon has been unveiled in the war against grime, litter and shabbiness in Wyre Forest. Mr Grimestopper hit the streets at the official launch of the campaign to clean up the district - being jointly run by Wyre Forest District Council and the
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Operation clean-up
A DIRTY war has been declared by Wyre Forest District Council in a vow to put its money where its mouth is in the fight to clean up the district. The authority is preparing a war chest to rid the area of eyesores such as ugly, unsightly scrapheaps, shabby
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24/5/01 - Seconds hit back in style
WORCESTERSHIRE'S lower-order batsmen rescued them from disaster on the opening day of their Second XI Championship clash with Yorkshire at Scarborough. They were quickly reduced to 65-6 but Kadeer Ali held firm with a fine 78, and along with debutant
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Rawnsley recalled by the County
MATTHEW Rawnsley returns to Worcestershire's County Championship Division Two side for their match against Gloucestershire which opens at Bristol tomorrow. The 24 year-old spinner is in line to take over from rookie paceman Chris Liptrot. "Rawnsley is
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League getting stronger
CLUB cricket in Worcestershire was revolutionised three years ago in a shake up by the England and Wales Cricket Board. New guidelines restructured the county scene into a series of leagues, feeding into regional premier leagues. In Worcestershire's case
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Pledges pouring in for state-of-the-art hospice
PLANS to build a £2.25 million hospice in Kidderminster have been met with a "staggering" response. Last week's Shuttle/Times and News exclusively revealed proposals to build a state-of-the-art purpose-built centre to replace the existing Kemp Hospice
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Julie boosts £9,000 total
MORE than £9,000 is expected to be raised for Kidderminster cancer charity Kemp Hospice after 65 people, including Shuttle/Times and News reporter Alex Day, took part in a sponsored abseil on Sunday. Julie Smith, 31, who has terminal cancer, raised more
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Support promise from Bell
WYRE Forest parliamentary candidate Dr Richard Taylor is taking to the road with a campaign trailer, unveiled this week. Prospective Wyre Forest parliamentary candidate Dr Richard Taylor with his wife, Chris. The trailer, which has been prepared by supporters
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Curate in surprise move to St John's
CONTROVERSY surrounds a clergyman's move to join the vicar involved in a long-running gay-sex row at his Kidderminster church. Rev Kelvin Shilvock, of St Peter's Church in Birchen Coppice, will leave to join the ministry at the town's St John's Church
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Battle for seats
GENERAL Election candidates in constituencies bordering Wyre Forest include former Kidderminster mayor Nigel Knowles who is standing for Labour in the Ludlow constituency which takes in Cleobury Mortimer. Leominster (taking in Rock, Ribbesford, Bliss
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Dishwasher blaze
ABOUT 25 staff at a Kidderminster superstore had to be evacuated in the early hours of Monday morning when a fire started in their canteen kitchen. An electrical fault in a dishwasher at Sainsbury's in Carpet Trades Way is thought to have caused the blaze
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'Positive response' to launch
HEALTH Concern launched its election campaign outside Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday. Richard Taylor on the campaign trail with Allan Pritchard. Candidate Dr Richard Taylor said it was an "enjoyable and stimulating" experience due to the positive
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Make-over delayed
A revamp for Kidderminster's ugliest building has been delayed to allow councillors the chance to see how best to improve it. Crown House, Bull Ring, which houses government departments offices, will be visited by district planning councillors to assess
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Follow the stars to Stanton
BEEN there, done that, got the cricket shirt? Then refresh your jaded palate by following in the footsteps of the stars and having a little fun at the same time. Stanton Village Club, the only English club with a French president, is actively recruiting
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Third loss in sorry start
EVESHAM'S plunge down the local cricketing ladder shows few signs of abating after a third successive Worcestershire County League Division Two defeat. They faced a tough test at Romsley and Hunnington last Saturday after the hosts had rattled up an impressive
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Carry on good form
NORTH Cotswolds Young Cricketers Club continued their good early season's form at the weekend with the Under-14s gaining a comprehensive win over Hook Norton, while the 12s engaged in a dramatic tie with Overbury. Unfortunately, the Under-13s against
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Double delight
IN Saturday's Worcester League fixtures with Claverly both Birlingham sides were victorious. In the first team clash Claverly scored 134 but 69 from Andy Howarth helped steer Birlingham to a three-wicket win. The second team scored 192-7 at Claverley.
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Reduced Shakespeare adds up to one hell of a show
SOME people believe that the plays of Shakespeare contain some of the most-beautifully crafted passages in the English language. Some think he's over-rated, but whatever anyone thinks of his 37 plays, they will never have seen them performed in quite
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Half-term fun for the kids
A WIDE range of activities for children during half-term has been arranged by Number 8 in Pershore. The programme begins on May 29 with Dance at 8, a beginners Salsa workshop from 10 to 11am for seven to 17-year-olds. There is also a beginners American
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Big names at small venues
VILLAGE halls could soon be benefiting from a new scheme that aims to bring professional entertainers to small venues across Gloucestershire. Arts in Rural Gloucestershire (Air in G) helps to reduce the risk of promoting an artistic event by providing
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Test your tummy
WOMEN can test their tums with a free taster belly dancing class in Moreton. The class at the Cotswold District Council offices runs from 7 to 9pm tonight (Thursday).
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Bourton-on-the-Hill
PARISH COUNCIL: As a result of the council's response to the Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance 'Lorries in the Vale of Evesham' the council will be invited to send two representatives to a workshop in June to discuss the findings of a study by Engineering
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Bourton Vale
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: The speaker at the May meeting of BVHS was Mr Gordon Jones of Hereford who is a member of the National Chrysanthemum Society and who also lectures and judges for them. Appropriately his topic was 'Chrysanthemum Growing around the
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Evesham
WORCESTERSHIRE SPEAKERS CLUB: The Worcestershire Speakers Club have recently run a very successful course on communication and presentation. The students, of all ages, were surprised how soon they were able to overcome their nerves and improve their confidence
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Harvington
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: The Horticultural Society continues to flourish, the meetings are well attended and the various activities and outings well supported. Their latest news sheet asks members to encourage friends and neighbours to take part in the
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Hill & Moor
PARISH COUNCIL: Village Green: Estimates have been received for the work of laying new paths. As per parish council policy, the clerk is to forward a specification to a local builder. The contract to be sanctioned this month. Bridge Street: Road now satisfactory
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Sedgeberrow
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMENS SECTION: Held their May meeting in the Betteridge Room, Village Hall. After the business and delegates reports from Mrs Kearsey on National Conference, Mrs Betty Foster gave a talk on 'Small Holdings' she was unable to give
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Wickhamford
GARDENING CLUB: A large number of members turned up at the Memorial Hall on April 25, to learn all about the care and protection of the clematis. With the magnificent slides of the most beautiful clematis, members thought, for a moment that they would
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Everyone has role in animals' future
CONSUMERS, supermarkets, farmers and the government all had a role to play in developing a better future for animals in Midlands farming, according to an action plan launched by the RSPCA yesterday (Wednesday). The strategy: The Future of Farming - a
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Vale pair winners at Invitation Day
WEATHER conditions were perfect for the 120 players on the tee for Men's Invitation Day at Evesham last weekend. Hard work from the greens staff ensured the course was in fine shape after the horrendous storms earlier in the week. Playing a betterball
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Firm's boom in jobs
RECORD order books for an award winning construction firm have brought new jobs to Wyre Forest. Thomas Vale managing director Tony Hyde said recent success meant that the firm had already taken on 10 extra staff in the last four or five months in Stourport
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Last post for dedicated branch manager
BRANCH manager Christine Bagnall is swapping life behind the counter for time in the garden with her retirement from Kidderminster Post Office. Kidderminster Post Office manager Christine Bagnall who is retiring after 44 years. Mrs Bagnall, who began
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Theatre
Rep, Birmingham - Morning Glory until June 16. Crescent, Birmingham - Little Shop of Horrors until Saturday. Grand, Wolverhampton - Rent Monday until June 2. Malvern Theatres - Nobody's Perfect Monday until June 2.
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County business title scooped by top team
AWARD-WINNING students at a Kidderminster school have built on their success by scooping a county title. Members of SCAB (Senior Cheshire Amateur Business), from Harry Cheshire High School, have achieved further rewards after originally winning the Wyre
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BEWDLEY, WRIBBENHALL WI
At the May meeting at Shaw Hedge Road community centre, resolutions were discussed and voted on for the group's representative to vote at the annual meeting. The Provision of school nursing service (The health of school age children) was passed by a majority
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BROCKENCOTE WI
Denise Clive reviewed the past year, events and achievements, at the annual meeting. Janet Miller was re-elected as president, and after giving her report, she thanked everyone who had helped over the year. Mr Willetts then gave a talk on the running
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Mid Worcestershire constituency candidates
David Bannister (Labour). David, aged 37, lives with his partner, Jackie, and their two-year-old daughter, Eleanor. He is a senior microwave research engineer, specialising in the design of integrated circuits for communication systems. He lives in Worcester
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KIDDERMINSTER CYCLING CLUB
There will be no rides this Sunday as the club is on tour in the Peak District. On Wednesday there will be an evening ride from the Green, Blakebrook starting at 7pm and calling at The Hampstall Inn, Astley Burf. For further details contact John Weston
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KIDDERMINSTER, CLASSICAL MUSIC SOCIETY
The annual meeting will be held tomorrow night at Holy Innocents Community Hall, starting at 7.30pm. Members are reminded to bring a contribution to the buffet, which will follow the business meeting. Tickets for the next recital in the Live at the Library
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KIDDERMINSTER, HABBERLEY WI
Members were urged to visit the craft exhibition in Bewdley Library, where the group is well represented. At the May meeting names were taken for the outing in June, and Sue Stone is organising a strawberry and cream tea for Thursday, June 21, for which
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WYRE FOREST, NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME
There will be several gardens opening under the scheme during the bank holiday weekend. Teas and plants will be available at Whit Lenge Gardens, Hartlebury, open Sunday and Monday from 10am until 5pm. Stone House Cottage Gardens, Stone, is open from 10am
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In the real world
G HAYWARD says (You Say, May 4) that Warndon's Tesco gives pleasure to the patients in Newtown Hospital. When I was in Powick Hospital over 20 years ago, the WRVS canteen was a real haven from the sometimes chaotic wards. So were the flower-filled grounds
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Shop around
I HAVE a Rover N Reg 416I and the water pump is leaking so I think I need a new pump. I rang my nearest Rover garage from where I bought my car from new and was quoted £226, so I tried another Rover garage in Redditch which quoted £107.60. I saved £118.40
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The fox and the hounds
I WAS really saddened by the letters from the Countryside Alliance saying fox-hunting isn't cruel. I have been in hospital some weeks and a fellow-patient's husband works for White Arrow. He was delivering goods to a rural location, I think it was in
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Enough's enough
G WALTON'S "simple mathematical exercise" has one fatal flaw (You Say, May 14). We have already capitulated to our former enemies, surrendered our sovereignty and lost the freedom of self-determination that we hitherto held so dear. There seems little
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Carp fight aids victory
Evesham and District Disabled AC and Partnership's TEN members braved the searing heat for Sunday's penultimate round of the Spring season on the Match Lake at Lemington Lakes. Barry Castle battled his way to victory after an energy sapping tussle with
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Three questions
WHY is health, tax and law and order being put at the head of the Election agenda? Surely voters need to ask themselves only three questions. 1 Do you wish that we abandon one of the strongest currencies in the world, the pound and adapt one of the weakest
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He's a good chap
COUNCILLOR Rod Staines recently suggested that I had missed the point of one of his previous letters concerning Mike Foster MP. I think not. I endeavoured to portray Mike as the decent, caring man he is. As an MP he has always been attentive to the sensitivities
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Overpaid, over-sexed ... and over here
JOHN Hinton's praise of American servicemen in wartime Britain knows no bounds (You Say, April 27). His letter alleged that the Rev D G Griffin's outburst on American propaganda was un-Christian, while it described the American servicemen's effect on
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Awful truth of hunting
THE continuation of the hunters' ranting and ravings (You Say, May 10) does not alter the fact that the quarry species' suffering is grotesque. As monitors, we witness the depths to which human beings sink in the name of sport Recently, we had two foxes
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Let's hear the truth about park-and-ride
IT is very easy to be critical of any new move to ease the traffic problems of our city, and I have no wish to be accused of so doing. But together with many people in Barbourne and north Worcester, I cannot help but question the viability of the new
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Dutch group in 70s style tour
A FEAST of live entertainment is on offer to Wyre Forest music buffs this Bank Holiday weekend. Tomorrow Bewdley will play host to a performance by a Dutch band, Le Freak, specialising in funk, blues and soul, while "folk and roll" group The Riddlers
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Joining rock legend
KIDDERMINSTER star Mike Sanchez has lined up alongside Rolling Stones' legendary guitarist Bill Wyman for an international tour which began last week. Germany, Italy, Croatia and Austria - as well as a host of British dates - are on the agenda for Mike
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College exams 'normal' in spite of strike
A STRIKE by lecturers at Kidderminster College prompted many students to stay away from the campus earlier this week. Principal Andrew Miller described the college as "very quiet" on Tuesday as university and college lecturers union NATFHE members joined
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UPDATED May 24 - Brintons, Corporation Street
Brintons factory in Corporation Street provided employment for hundreds of carpet workers. Corporation Street, 1969 The legendary whistle from the Brintons "Bull" which marked the start each working day at the carpet firm for more than 115 years was heard
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Farming family's hate mail ordeal
A VALE farming family, whose animals were destroyed during the foot and mouth crisis, say they have been ostracised by most of the agricultural community and sent hate mail from animal rights activists. On March 16, MAFF officials descended on Robert
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10 years' jail for using baseball bat on wife
A soccer club manager has been jailed for 10 years for a ferocious attack on his estranged wife and step-daughter with a baseball bat. Peter Townsend had been living in the clubhouse at Barnt Green Spartak FC since his marriage broke up. But he snapped
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Villagers hit out after post office bid fails
CROPTHORNE people are seething at Wychavon district councillors' refusal of plans villagers say would save their post office. The Journal received a string of calls last week, following last Thursday's planning meeting when members voted overwhelmingly
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Dogs have their day on TV
DOGGY discipline to calm canine capers was being offered in Evesham on Tuesday. TV roadshow What's up Dog? went to the NCDL in Wickhamford to film a show featuring Vale dog owners driven barking mad by the antics of their pets. Presenter and dog expert
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Driving ban for prisons officer
A PRISON officer from Long Lartin has been banned from driving for two years after being caught weaving erratically as he drove through the centre of Evesham at more than twice the drink-drive limit. Magistrates were told that Martin Price, a former tank
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Merger for Vale horticultural firms
A VALE of Evesham agricultural co-operative is expanding by taking over a rival business. Littleton and Badsey Growers has expanded its requisites business by taking over the rival GMS business at Vale Park, Evesham. The directors of the two companies
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LAW AND ORDER - DAVID LOCK (Labour)
LOCALLY our police do a superb job and they have my full support. I have worked closely with them in the last four years, both meeting senior officers and regularly going out on the beat Seeing Kidderminster on a Saturday night from the inside of a police
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LAW AND ORDER - RICHARD TAYLOR (Health Concern)
GOVERNMENT sources tell us that the crime rate is decreasing but this is not the view of most people as recorded by a MORI poll published in The Daily Telegraph in January. The Police Federation confirms the people's opinion and warns us that police officers
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Teenager makes his mark!
OFFENHAM shooter, Mark Hampton, proved himself top of the shots at the English Open Double Rise Championships at Nottingham. The 16-year-old scored 91/223 points at the first of this season's major events to land first place in the junior category and
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Injury hits hopes of summit spot
MICHELLE Parsons produced yet another superhuman display to finish second in the X Zone National Cross Training Championships at RAF Cosford on Sunday. The championships, which were held at the Shropshire venue for the second year in succession, attracted
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Simon's court post
EVESHAM ROWING Club Tennis Section has appointed Vale Tennis - headed up by Pershore-based Simon Corbishley who holds the LTA Club Coach (CCA) qualification - to run all coaching at the club. The coaching brief is to cover tennis at all levels from complete
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Cookies crumble
Evesham C 25, Cookies 18 EVESHAM returned to winning ways last week, when they won their first match of the new summer season. Both teams made a slow start and goals were few and far between. By half time, however, Evesham had picked up the pace and led
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Baron boost for Carroll
A REGULAR winner over hurdles, the Robin Dickin trained Shampooed gained a first win over the larger obstacles in a thrilling finish to the Guide Friday Novices Steeple Chase at Stratford last Friday. The seven-year-old mare only made her chasing debut
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Escape committee is going for gold
A GARDEN designer from St John's hopes a live spot on a popular TV show will be a launch pad for her new business. Carol Smith is one of the Escape Committee which has created a garden around a fantastic two-metre high copper dragon for the prestigious
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History man
Bidford parish councillor Frank Spiers has been nominated to act as historian for a full colour brochure detailing a heritage walk through the village. The brochure is being compiled for release in the summer.
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New head
BIDFORD Primary School's new headteacher was announced at the annual parish meeting on Monday. Ellen Honeybun replaces outgoing headteacher Meryl Hargreaves and will start at the school in September.
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Racetrack youths face clampdown
HEFTY fines could be imposed on teenagers who are using Bidford's Big Meadow as a racetrack. Penalties of up to £500 could be served on young drivers found guilty of damaging the meadow in their cars. Bidford resident Rick Shelton told parish councillors
