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Early arrival for city couple
BABY Antony Stallard wasn't supposed to make an appearance until January 9, but instead he proved to be the best start to the New Year for his proud parents. He was the first baby to be born on Wednesday, January 1 at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital
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£9,000 boost for the hospice
AFTER a successful festive period St Richard's Hospice, Worcester, is looking ahead to the New Year's crucial fund-raising events. The 18 patients were treated to staff pantomimes and carol singing in December, during which the Light for Love appeal raised
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Classes are set to have the town jumping
ADULTS and children are being urged to limber up for new dance classes, which are set to have Droitwich jumping. Dance at 8, which already runs classes in Pershore, Worcester and Malvern, is opening up in the spa town. Experienced tutors in salsa, ballroom
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First flood fence goes up
THE first flood defences of their type in the country have been put up for the first time as the River Severn rises at Bewdley. The town's demountable fence was completed in November and will provide protection for residents on Severnside North and South
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Guestroom plans look set to be refused
PLANS to turn the cottage next to a Worcester pub into guestrooms look set to be refused. The Laurel Pub Partnerships has applied for permission to change the use of the building next to the Mount Pleasant pub on London Road. The proposals for the cottage
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Action days for green cause
A WORCESTERSHIRE environmental group is starting the New Year in energetic fashion with two action days. Monkwood Action Earth is looking for volunteers to help cut back invading vegetation along a woodland path in Monkwood nature reserve at Monkwood
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You have to hand it to Andrew
A SOCCER-mad Worcester youngster is stopping shots with the best after being signed by a professional side. Ten-year-old Andrew Baker, from St John's, impressed scouts so much he has clinched the number one jersey for Walsall Football Club's under 10'
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Rich legacy of buildings
Much of north-east Worcestershire used to be covered by Feckenham Forest, near Dormston, of which only tiny remnants survive today. The forest didn't consist entirely of trees, it contained cultivated land and open country too, but it was mainly woodland
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Park's new woodland area
A NEW patch of woodland has been planted in Gheluvelt Park to create a wildlife habitat. Volunteers from the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust and British Conservation Trust took part in the tree-planting scheme in December. The trees are part of the new
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Cash for marriage helpline
WORCESTERSHIRE Relate has been awarded more than £9,000 to set up a telephone counselling service. The new service aims to meet the needs of people living in rural areas. In the wake of the foot-and-mouth crisis, which put pressure on couples and meant
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Aiming to curb waste
KERBSIDE collection of recyclable materials is to begin in Herefordshire to encourage people to minimise their waste. Herefordshire Council will begin the collections in April in the city and it will spread the service to other urban parts of the county
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Adventure brings help for charity
A CYCLING novice braved temperatures of 36C to ride 300 miles through Vietnam to help set up a series of mental health helplines. Nigel Rees, who wanted to see an unfamiliar country, took up the MIND challenge and spent nine months collecting £2,500 in
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Doug and Gwen celebrate 60 years together
CHILDHOOD sweethearts Doug and Gwen Hands have celebrated 60 years of happy marriage with friends and family in Droitwich. Gwen was just 14 when she first began courting 16-year-old Doug and they married on December 19, 1942 at St Anne's Church, Cotteridge
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Fixtures and Results - 2002/2003
20/07/02 Cheltenham Town (Home) PSF 0-3 27/07/02 Kidderminster H (Home) PSF 2-2 30/07/02 Willenhall T (Away) PSF 0-2 01/08/02 Wolves (Home) PSF 0-4 06/08/02 Stourport Swifts (Away) PSF 2-1 09/08/02 Solihull Borough (Away) PSF 2-1 12/08/02 Bedworth United
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Crime line is tops
CRIMEBUSTING Kidderminster Police and the public have united to top the charts for catching criminals across the regional force. Wyre Forest folk have helped the division score the highest call-to-arrest ratio for the confidential Crimestoppers hotline
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Accident victim struggles to cope
DAVID Perkins was a keen skier and sub aqua diver until a tragic moment which changed his life. He was attending a barbecue party at Stourport's Mount Olympus Hotel in July 1983 when he dived into a pool which contained just two feet of water. He fractured
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Pub says cheers to music ruling
A PUB is celebrating victory in its controversial 14-month battle to play music into the early hours - but neighbours have responded with "shock, horror, disgust and anger". These were the emotions cited by Park Lane Residents' Association chairman Anita
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Stadium hope for 'Sugar' site
LAND which was due to become home to Kidderminster's ill-fated incinerator is to be redeveloped for employment to help regenerate the area. And the possibility of building a new road and sports stadium at the former British Sugar factory site in Stourport
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02/01/03 - Match called off
BROMSGROVE Rovers New Year's Day clash at Redditch United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The 1.30pm kick-off was called off after a noon pitch inspection. No date has been set for the re-match.
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Chance to get in on Gordon's recording
WORCESTER people could find themselves part of musical history in 2003 when Gordon Giltrap plays Huntingdon Hall. The guitarist will be filmed on Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12 at the Worcester venue for a DVD. Gordon says the DVD will have
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Winter break
CLUBS in Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa have finished playing for a mini winter break. The next league games are scheduled for Saturday, January 18.
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2/1/03 Quick fix for Exeter trip
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will be heading to Exeter on Tuesday night after quickly rearranging Saturday's postponed game. The match will kick off at 7.45pm.
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Evening News
The Worcester Evening News is the regional and local daily newspaper for the people of Worcester and the county of Worcestershire. It is independent of political parties, private interests and local, regional and national government. The editorial team
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Classic tale is highlight of season
THE Little Mermaid is the highlight of Warwick Playbox Theatre's new season. Hans Andersen's classic tale, which has been popularised by the Disney cartoon, will be premiered at the theatre in May, with performances throughout May and June. The production
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Lucky winners are off to show
SIX-YEAR-OLD Emily Baker will be off to see the Royal Shakespeare Company's magical production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, after she won a Journal competition. A picture by Emily, who lives in Middle Littleton, near Evesham, was picked as
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Brandon bouncing back
MARTIAL ARTS: Comeback kid Brandon Norris is celebrating earning a black belt at his martial arts club, just a year after surviving a horrific accident. The young kick-boxer escaped with cuts, bruises and grazes after a road accident close to his Wilden
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What's On
THURSDAY: Quiet night. FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz Night. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Jean Genie. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Deepest Purple. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Children's Classic Concert. SATURDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Glenn
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Cook-ing up results
SWIMMING: A host of Wyre Forest Swimming Club members took part in the Stafford Apex Long Distance open at Wolverhampton. Aimee Cook continued her fine season with a gold in the 10/11 years 800m freestyle and silver in the 400m individual medley. She
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Jumpy Dominic lifts national cup
TRAMPOLINING: Talented gymnast Dominic Porter has been left "stunned" after becoming a national champion. Porter's mother Lynn watched her son lift the U-11s boys trophy in London after a tremendous display. She said: "His performance was outstanding.
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Best year yet for Samurai judo aces
JUDO: Samurai Judo Club's haul of medals for 2002 came to nearly 400 as members celebrated one of their most successful years ever. The boys picked up 185 medals in competitions with the girls not far behind on 136. The seniors continued to have a quieter
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Smith wins trial
MOTORSPORT: Top Midlands Centre trial ace David Smith won Bewdley Motor Cycle Club's annual Boxing Day trial at Coney Green. The heavy overnight rain had made conditions difficult so many riders suffered a big loss of marks. Smith only just managed to
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District call-ups
ATHLETICS: Holy Trinity School's top athletes are preparing for the County Cross Country Championships on Saturday, January 18, in Tewkesbury. The Kidderminster school finished first in the Wyre Forest District Championships. As a result, Abigail Ash
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Well-read duo
GOLF: Alan Raybould and Les Griffiths won the Daily Mail competition at Bewdley's Little Lakes Golf Club. Daily Mail competition: 1 Raybould and Griffiths, 2 Matt Whitehouse and Mike Crouch. Perkins Pot Com: Kevin Phillips and John Debar 57 nett, Rob
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Title challenge
CHESS: Kidderminster's first team are serious contenders for the Wolverhampton League Division One title following their 3.5-2.5 home victory over holders Lichfield A. This takes the town tally to three wins from their first four matches. Results (Kidderminster
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Aiming to improve site
Better facilities will be in store for gipsies if a bid for planning permission to slash the number of plots at a Stourport site is successful. Worcestershire County Council aims to reduce the plots from 30 to 17 at Lower Heath Gipsy Site in Watery Lane
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Facts, figures and fixtures 2002/2003 season
Pre-season 20/07/02 - Redditch United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Forsythe, Fenn, Bullard) 25/07/02 - Redditch United 3 (Hall, Knight, 2) Stourbridge 1 (Lee) 30/07/02 - Redditch United 1 (MacVarish) Burton Albion 1 (Garner) League 17/08/02 - Redditch United
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CRAIG HINTON - Centre-back, right-back, midfield. 26/11/77. 6ft. Squad number 5.
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. The change of position proved the making of the former Birmingham City trainee who was once rated at £1 million and
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KENNY COLEMAN - Right-back, centre-back. 20/9/82. 6ft. Squad number 26.
The third player signed by Ian Britton on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers this season, following Mark Clyde and John Melligan. Stocky six-foot defender Coleman, only just turned 20, has been a regular reserve teamer for Wolves but is yet to break into
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JOHN MELLIGAN - Midfielder. 11/2/82. 5ft 9ins. Squad number 24.
Signed on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers for the season, the creative Dublin-born playmaker has made a good impression and extended his deal for a second month. Restricted to reserve appearances at the Division One club, his manager Dave Jones wanted
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BO HENRIKSEN - Forward. 7/2/75. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 12.
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February 2002. The flamboyant striker, who impressed in an initial three-month loan spell with an immaculate first touch, signed from
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ANDY BISHOP - Forward. 19/10/82. 6ft. Squad number 27.
Has joined Harriers on loan for the season from Division One side Walsall to gain experience of first-team football. A prolific scorer in the youth teams at the Bescot Stadium, Bishop also found the net for the reserves this season but was yet to make
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Lake there to be Mastered
THE Masters Lake at Shatterford Lakes Fishery opened on Boxing Day after being stocked with rainbow trout weighing from 3lb to 22lb and a few brown trout to 10lb. The best flies have proved to be both green or orange cats whisker but one angler used a
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MARKS TACKLE
A MATCH will be held at Larford Lake on Sunday, draw 9am. For details, telephone 01299 871735.
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Stop moaning, help the planet
CAN I just say how selfish the residents of Kidderminster are! Alas, they are not alone; the majority of the people in this county/country/world are the same. Since the new proposals for waste disposal in the county were announced the natives have whinged
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LYTTELTON AA
LATEST match: R Speller 21-2, J Perrin 12-13, P Dyke 11-6.
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New-look park will be viewed with pride
WITH reference to Pete Wells' letter about Broadwaters Park (Shuttle/Times & News Letters, December 12), and the state of the parkland in general I, and many of the residents of Broadwaters, feel that the area is badly in need of some improvements
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Improved Chaddesley are silenced by a late strike
A CONTROVERSIAL late winner effectively ended Chaddesley Corbett's West Midlands League Division One South title dreams at current leaders Hinton. The 2-1 result now leaves the league a two-horse race between Bewdley Town and Hinton. However, Chaddesley
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BLACK BOY AC
STRAWBERRY Pool: B Hudson 7-9, G Yeoman 7-8, P Walker 7-6. The next match, again on Strawberry Pool, is on January 19 with an 8am draw. Subscriptions are now due.
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Taking long view on education
I REFER to articles in the December 12 issue of the Shuttle/Times and News concerning the impending review of education in Wyre Forest and would like to clarify the point I was making. I believe the review must consider the structure of education for
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HETA AC
ON HETA Pool: 1 Keith Moss, 2 Mark Wilson, 3 Brian Oliver. Sunday's match on HETA pool will be drawn at 8am and quarterly subscriptions must be paid.
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Marvellous Nico
NICO Riley put St John's Tigers U-14s on the way to a 9-0 victory over Wolverley Youth, scoring four goals in the Stourport and District Youth League fixture. Mark Hodgson-Welsh and James Aston each scored twice, while Lee Davies added a single strike
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Football fixtures
SATURDAY (3pm unless stated) DR MARTENS WESTERN DIVISION STOURPORT SWIFTS v Racing Club Warwick WORCESTER NURSING CUP QUARTER-FINALS CHADDESLEY CORBETT v Fernhill Heath County Sports (1.45pm) WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH BEWDLEY TOWN v Lye
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Hurt in accident
A woman was taken to hospital after she was in collision with a car in Pershore. The woman, in her 70s, was in collision with a white Ford Fiesta outside the HSBC bank in High Street at 8am on Monday. She was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in
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Appeal landmark for gipsy families
GIPSY families at Cleeve Prior are celebrating winning their five year fight to be allowed to stay on their Twin Oaks site. A Government inspector has allowed the appeal by Julie Smith, Samantha Smith and Peter Greenwood against the refusal of Wychavon
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Couple shaken by raid
AN elderly couple were left badly shaken after thieves stole £66,000 of antique clocks from their house in Broadway. Eight clocks, two barometers and a table were stolen from the house at about 1.50pm on Monday, December 23, after a man called at the
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£2 million plan for pub
AN Evesham entrepreneur plans an investment worth up to £2million in a new late night entertainment complex. Steve Murphy, who already owns the Green Dragon in Oat Street, has acquired the freehold of Giddings pub in Cowl Street, which backs on to the
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Shake-up hits Vale bus routes
EVESHAM is to lose two bus services despite a rescue package by Worcestershire County Council to save certain routes. The county council has formed its salvage operation from a temporary subsidy increase of £300,000. This was was agreed by cabinet after
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Jack to take the helm
WYCHAVON District Council's head of planning is to step up to the authority's top job when current managing director, Sid Pritchard, retires in 16 months' time. Jack Hegarty, who at present heads up the council's planning team, will succeed to the managing
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Alert after treasured pet dog goes missing
A VALE woman is urging fellow dog owners to be on their guard after her Jack Russell went missing. Susan Kottler, of Little Comberton, believes Archie, her much-loved Jack Russell and twin to Isabelle who is pining for him, was taken by dog snatchers,
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Record crowds for hunt meets
RECORD crowds turned out to see the hunt on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, in the wake of the controversial parliamentary debate over the sport's future. The North Cotswold Hunt met in Kineton and Broadway and was surrounded by good-natured supporters.
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Get year off to a 'green' start by recycling trees
SO another Christmas is almost over, the decorations will be coming down in the next few days and will then be stored away until next year, but what are you going to do about the tree? Wychavon District Council is urging Vale residents to recycle them
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Commuter left fuming at rise
A VALE man who commutes to London from Evesham by rail on business each week has hit out at Thames Trains over a price hike in fares. Michael Taite, of Elmley Castle has criticised the train operator, which is raising the cost of its day saver return
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Rovers stunned as Nathan wins it
Evesham Utd 1, Bromsgrove Rvrs 0 SKIPPER Nathan Jukes fired in a stunning stoppage time winner that could kickstart United's inconsistent season. The midfielder smashed the ball into the Bromsgrove net from all of 25 yards to secure his side's first win
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KCs face crucial promotion test
PROMOTION-chasing Kidderminster Carolians have one of their biggest games of the season on Saturday. KCs are visiting third-placed Stoke who are just two points behind them in the Midlands Three West North title chase. The top-of-the-table Marlpool Lane
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Lions maul KCs
JON Mounter and Eddie Ross scored tries as Kidderminster Carolians seconds lost a hastily arranged home friendly with Stourbridge Lions 43-12. Tom Oakes added a conversion but the North Midlands Three side were well in control, leading 31-7 at half-time
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Ed's top double
STOURPORT gave one of their best performances of the season in a 27-14 friendly win at Stourbridge. The town side dominated from the start and gave the backs plenty of ball in good position to attack the opposition. Pressure was converted into points
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Rampant Robins roar to win
RC Warwick 0, Evesham Utd 6 IT was raining goals at a soggy Hampton Road last Saturday as United recorded a First Western Division away win in magnificent fashion. However, the most relieved player on the pitch was visiting goalkeeper Chris Taylor who
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Budding cricket umpires sought
AN UMPIRES course is being staged at Evesham WMC on Monday, January 13. The course will run for ten weeks and is designed for new candidates who would like to find out about the Laws of Cricket and also as a consolidation course for those who have attended
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Middleton fires two-goal warning
TWO-goal hero Darren Middleton fired a warning to Worcester City's rivals after his late goals secured a New Year's Day victory against Hednesford Town. City took advantage of a rain-decimated Dr Martens Premier Division programme -- theirs was the only
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Turner collects manager award
HEREFORD United's Director of Football Graham Turner has been named Nationwide Conference Manager of the Month for December. Turner scooped the prize after the Bulls won three and drew one of their four matches during the month. A 2-0 home win over Telford
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Half way to success
AT the Christmas break in the Kidderminster Women's County Football League, newly-formed Evesham United Ladies are lying in the middle of the table. Despite putting out a very young side, the players have acquitted themselves well against older and more
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X still marks the top spot for Golden Cross
Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League THE wet weather decimated the weekend programme although matches in Division Four survived. Leaders Golden Cross continued their march towards the title with victory at Bretforton VIC Res, Brown (2), Sibanda and an
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New-boy Brain leads revival
Littleton 5 Fernhill County Sports Res 3 IN a highly entertaining game, Littleton just edged out close rivals Fernhill County Sports Res. The game ebbed and flowed with Fernhill twice being in the lead only to be pegged back by a resilient Littleton.
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Pace hailed the cup hero
STRATFORD Alliance high-flyers FISSC and Badsey United met for the second time in three weeks and the outcome was the same in their Premier Cup preliminary round match. A goal from Pace ensured FISSC's place in the next round. Only one Journal Premier
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Lucs' crunch clash
LUCTONIANS can take a major stride towards the Midlands One runners-up spot with victory over the present second-placed side, Whitchurch on Saturday. The Mortimer Park team, who continued their fine run of form with victory at Spalding last Saturday,
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Time for a new start
BROMSGROVE RFC First XV aim to start 2003 well as they travel to Leicester Lions this Saturday as they attempt to put their Powergen Intermediate Cup drubbing behind them. David Stout's side, who have only won three Midlands One games this season, crashed
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Betty honoured in New Year list
THE young people of Broadway's champion, Betty Phillips, has been recognised in this year's Queen's New Year Honours list. Mrs Phillips, who runs the Leamington Road youth centre, has been awarded the MBE for her services to young people. She has worked
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KIDDERMINSTER SOLO CLUB
An American supper and dance will be held at the Horsefair Community Centre, Broad Street, Kidderminster on Tuesday. On January 14 there will be bingo and dancing to the club's DJ, January 21 is Tartan night, and dancing to Doug Matthews' music on January
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KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB
Once again the Lions accompanied Father Christmas around the district. This Christmas float is the largest fund-raiser of the year. The club collected £732.52 for Children in Need. The annual New Year's Day Duck Race was held in Bewdley and in the evening
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Carnival of music on the bill
A HOST of musical styles features in the repertoire of The Carnival Band, which plays at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud tomorrow. Turning musical convention on its head, their interpretation of a Renaissance dance could turn into a piece of Balkan jazz
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PHOENIX CLUB
The Kidderminster club's new year begins with lunch at the Cookley Arms, Wolverhampton Road, on Tuesday - meet at noon for 12.30pm. The next in-house meeting will be on Tuesday, January 21 at 2pm at Trinity Church Centre, when Melvyn Thompson will relate
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Warning over the black-grass weed
AN early warning that black-grass seedlings in later sown cereal crops are now emerging and in greater numbers than usual has been issued. The evidence comes from a BASF monitoring site where the weed appears to have departed from the late and gradual
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The ultimate show for equine people
THE Midlands Equine Fair - billed "the ultimate equine event" - returns to the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, on March 8 and 9 March 2003 with much to see and do. Organisers Contour Exhibitions & Events are planning a dedicated Equestrian Shopping
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Fans are told to grow up
FANS of the Mercian Boys Football League need to grow up and set an example at matches - according to league officials. The league says some parents, club officials and spectators are getting carried away at games and spoiling the enjoyment for others
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It's the late show
ROVERS were in a very festive mood against Rugby United, looking as if they had overdone the turkey on Christmas Day, turning in another lack-lustre performance at the Victoria ground on Boxing Day. Rugby dominated the majority of the game winning everything
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Spartak sparkle
FOUR goals in seven extra-time minutes put Barnt Green Spartak into the Midland Combination Challenge Vase semi-final with a 5-1 home defeat of Halfords. In a game that included one red card and six yellow, Halfords took an early deserved lead which they
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Clifton heads home for the points
MARK Clifton's headed first half goal gave Bromsgrove Rovers a 1-0 victory over Racing Club Warwick. Rovers dominated the game for large spells at the Victoria Ground on Saturday, December 21, and should have won by more. Following Matt Lowe's second-minute
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Villa grab victory
LEON Broadhurst scored the winner as Fairfield Villa won 2-1 at Loughborough in Midland Combination division one. Villa took the lead seven minutes into the game on Saturday, December 21, when Wayne Davies slid home Broadhurst's cross. Ray Peters hit
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Opportunity to pick up whistle
THERE are still places on a referee's course next week. The course, aimed at bringing more officials into the Worcestershire game, is being held at Evesham Working Men's Club, Merston Green, on Tuesday, January 7 for seven consecutive Tuesdays. More details
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No carping over their hangovers
Evesham Jubilee AS THE Hangover Cup fished on Sunday saw David Jones win with a clear head, catching small carp to pole tactics. With persistent rain all through the match members found sport difficult but no dry nets were recorded. Results - 1 David
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Hospital hierarchy refutes sell-off claim
DEAR EDITOR - We were disappointed to read the front page article on December 18 about the possible selling of the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove . It does not reflect the true position of the primary care trust (PCT). We can categorically
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Firefighting facts from home front
DEAR EDITOR - In connection with their letters regarding the Fire Fighters dispute, to Max Harper and A Reader of Pennine Road - you do not know the exact figures. You are totally wrong - why guess then? Fact - Firefighters pay for their pensions. Half
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Mayoral post to help save the Spa
DEAR EDITOR - I wholeheartedly agree with the recent letter from Mr Jim Brant. Wychavon, and Droitwich in particular, have suffered at the hands of party politicians. Independent councillors free of party dogma are desperately needed, to curb the blinkered
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Drivers are still falling foul of clampers
DEAR EDITOR - I write to complain about the operation of Midlands Parking Contracts in Bromsgrove. Last month I parked at the rear of Shoe Express to deposit money at the HSBC Bank next door and was clamped within five minutes of my arrival. I resent
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Jubilee honour for flying doctor team
THREE members of a life-saving medical service have been honoured by the Queen. The Wyre Forest Flying Doctors team are to receive the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award. The new award was announced by the Queen in her Golden Jubilee speech on April 30. It
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Cash boost for community carers
A CASH boost of £650 will go towards the provision of emergency nurses in Cleobury Mortimer. The Nightingale Nursing Fund, a free crisis service created by the district nursing team, raised the sum from its Christmas fair and house-to-house carol singing
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Barriers beaten by firm's new CD
OVERCOMING barriers posed by mental illness has earned a Kidderminster organisation plaudits. The Friendly Firm has received an achievement certificate for its work on a CD and presentation pack shown to employers to educate and dispel the myths regarding
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Key role for new trust member
A WYRE Forest woman has stepped in to fill a vacant slot on the board of the district's key health organisation. Kate Griffiths, of Chaddesley Corbett, has taken on the role of non-executive board member at Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust, which holds
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Problems pile up as Robins start new year with defeat
Evesham Utd 1, Stourport Swifts 3 2003 couldn't have got off to a worse start for the Robins, writes Mervyn Collins. Denied the services of a handful of regulars for various reasons, United made the perfect start on New Year's day morning when Nathan
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STEVE THOMAS - Goalkeeper
A young keeper currently warming the bench.
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2/1/03 Crunch date for Swifts
BOSS Dave Titterton has admitted Stourport Swifts' crunch game with fellow strugglers Racing Club Warwick on Saturday is a "must-win clash". Swifts had a disappointing set of festive results to leave them third from bottom in the Dr Martens Western Division
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Theatre
Alexandra, Birmingham - The King and I, until January 18. Repertory, Birmingham - The Ugly Eagle, until Saturday. Peter Pan, until January 18. Hippodrome, Birmingham - Aladdin, until February 9. MAC, Birmingham - Arabian Nights, until Saturday. The Threepenny
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25 years ago December 30, 1977
THE sales were in full swing with many shops in Bromsgrove taking large adverts in the Messenger. John Justin in High Street had men's suits on offer at £17.99 and shirts for just £2.59. Avalon three-piece suites at £244 were selling well at Baylis furnishers
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50 years ago January 3, 1953
DR Alan Nunn May, 41, a former lecturer and member of a Barnt Green family, who had been sentenced to ten years' jail in 1946 for communicating information about atomic research was released from Wakefield prison very early on Monday. He did however,
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100 years ago January 3, 1903
WILLIAM Starfield, a tramp, appeared at Bromsgrove police court charged with refusing to break his allotted 13 hundredweight of stone in return for a night's board and lodging at the town's workhouse. His excuse was that he was too cold and hungry, the
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Get out your 'brass' and pop along to the village cinema
TRAINSPOTTING and Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor is coming to a cinema near Bromsgrove this month. The Scottish star will be appearing on the big screen at the FeckenOdeon in a showing of Brassed Off, the gentle northern comedy also featuring Pete Postlethwaite
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It's one big smokescreen
HAVING read David Smith's letter (You Say, December 20) it's amazing the extent he goes to pull the wool over our eyes. First, he incorrectly states that New York firefighters receive an annual salary of £39,000. Come on Dave Smith, that figure is in
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Ralph to star in rarely-seen Brand
OSCAR-nominated actor Ralph Fiennes will star in a new production of Henrik Ibsen's Brand which opens at Stratford's Swan Theatre in April. Fiennes will play Brand, a fanatical priest who returns to his ancestral home, a small isolated village surrounded
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Football Club's gratitude
n I AM writing on behalf of everybody at Worcester City Football Club to thank you for the fantastic publicity and support for the football club's ambition to obtain the modern facilities for its survival. Can I also use your newspaper to thank the 10,500
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The Tories are all things to all men
MATTHEW Clarke (You Say, December 21) defends the Conservative Party as the only genuine alternative to the federal Labour or Lib Dems. Indeed, I once accepted his logic and voted Conservative for precisely those reasons. However, in future, I will follow
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They really are Tory MPs in all but name
ON the day before the 1997 General Election, Tony Blair said that the country had 24 hours to save the NHS. Now, nearly six years later, he is about to prime the NHS for privatisation. So-called "failing" hospitals will have management teams imposed on
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Bridge man brings motorway to halt
A DISTRESSED Bromsgrove man caused the M5 between junctions three and four at Rubery, to be closed for nearly 50 minutes last week. The 38-year-old man, who was not named, was perched on a motorway bridge near Gannow Green Lane, at Waseley Hills Country
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Len's design for life
A TEACHER is to receive a county council award after notching up 25 years' service. Len Parker will start the New Year in style when he is presented with a Worcestershire County Council award for the 25 years he has spent at South Bromsgrove High School
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2/1/03 - Harriers suffer for blank day
HARD-up Kidderminster Harriers are today counting the cost of having their third Nationwide League Division Three match of the season washed out by rain. Yesterday's scheduled clash at Exeter City was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Earlier
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Prison hits crisis
A SHOCK report on a prison near Bromsgrove was released this week. The dossier, by the board of visitors at Brockhill Women's Prison, Tardebigge, reveals a catalogue of problems. But the ongoing staff shortage is the most worrying. The prison has the
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Enough is enough
Every three days a woman is killed in a domestic violence incident. During 1999 in the West Midlands there were 16 domestic murders, including eight children. At a time of year when domestics often reach boiling point reporter Kate Hughes visits Bromsgrove's
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Plenty to please Spa's Dolphins
DROITWICH Dolphins Swimming Club rounded off 2002 with flying colours whilst competing in the third and final round of the Speedo League last week. Once again they took first and second place in half of all the events, which delighted the home supporters
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Soak up the juice
STROUD Ceilidhs presents Juice at the town's Subscription Rooms this Saturday at 8pm. Each dance will be fully explained so even beginners can join in. Caller Dave Parsons will call some unusual dances. The box office number is 01453 760900.
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Most improved
THE planning department serving Droitwich Spa has shaken off its poor reputation and proved to be ahead of the rest. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published new performance statistics for England. Wychavon District Council, which covers
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Three Mexican stories
THREE stories from Mexico City are told in Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch), being shown by Worcester Film Society tomorrow.It will be on at 7.30pm in Worcester City Art Gallery. Details are available online at worcesterfilmsociety@hotmail.com.
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Addict stole
A HEROIN addict stole the keys to the ironmonger's shop his father manages and walked off with more than £400 in cash. Adam Harrison was also spotted by police trying to steal from a car while the owner was putting bottles and paper into recycling bins
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Recycling on the cards
RECYCLING will be well and truly on the cards for Bromsgrove residents as twelfth night approaches. Revellers throughout the district are being urged to do their bit for the environment when the Christmas decorations come down, as well as during the season
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Civic award is a real honour
THE dedicated restoration of a prominent and historic building has been commended. Staryard, in High Street, Droitwich Spa, has won a distinction in building award from Wychavon District Council. The awards recognise high standards of design and craftsmanship
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Role play re-hab for drink drivers
DRINK drivers caught by police over the Christmas and New Year holidays may have to forfeit their leisure time as punishment. If caught over the limit, the pre-sentence report written on the offender is likely to recommend that they spend 14 Saturday's
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3/1/03 - Teams ...
MALVERN RFC Saturday, January 4 1st XV v Spalding (Away). Bus leaves club 9am, Ketch, Worcester 9.15am. No 1 Dress Code. Navy blue shorts. J Daniell, D Irish, S Lancett, V Hill (Capt), C Smith, P Hart, D Hill, A Ridley, T O'Brien, P Jenkin, R Fleming,
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They were 'meant to be'
CHILDHOOD sweethearts Doug and Gwen Hands have celebrated 60 years of happy marriage with friends and family in Droitwich Spa. The couple met when they were tiny tots and their early years were entwined by the close relationship shared by their families
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The generations celebrate
YOUNG and old are joining forces to celebrate 140 years of education and friendship at a village school near Droitwich Spa, writes Sarah Chambers. Cutnall Green First School opened in 1863 and is marking the historic anniversary with the publication of
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Boost for theatre
YOU shall go to the ball. That's the message from a Bromgrove foster care group which has thrown a lifeline to the Spa's struggling Norbury Theatre in a bid to secure the future of community panto productions. The Friar Street venue is set to echo to
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Budding moguls
STUDENTS determined to succeed in the cut and thrust world of business have launched an ambitious company. Sixth formers at Droitwich Spa High School, Briar Mill, have set up a business under the Young Enterprise Project. The company, called Evolve, was
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Gents triumph
BROMSGROVE Golf Club's Gents team defeated the Ladies 5-3 in the seniors challenge match in the run up to Christmas. The winning gents team at the Stratford Road club was Dermid Gardner and Ron Field while the winning Ladies team was Chris Wilson and
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Boxers pull no punches for crowd
FIVE Droitwich Spa boxers put on an entertaining display at Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club's tournament. The bout of the night at the Stoke Prior Sports and Country Club, Stoke Works, on Wednesday, December 18, was the light middleweight clash between
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Double tragedy on Christmas Eve
A HUSBAND and wife both died on Christmas Eve following a tragic car crash in Cropthorne, near Pershore. Michael and Helen Osborne from Weston Subedge, near Chipping Campden, died after their red Audi A4 collided with a tree on the B4084 between Smokey
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200 sign 'home plan' petition
A PLANNING application to build homes on the site of a Kidderminster community centre has been withdrawn after more than 200 residents protested. But Wyre Forest Community Housing has insisted it never intended to knock down Broadwaters Community Centre
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Halfway mark for bells appeal
AN appeal to restore the historic bells of Kidderminster's oldest church has passed its halfway mark. Canon Owain Bell, of St Mary's Church, said the bid to overhaul the 12 bells, one of which dates back to 1754, is "going supremely well". Nearly £90,000
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2/1/03 - Catling handed Sixways debut
CHRIS Catling will be handed his Worcester Rugby Club debut after being drafted in from Gloucester. The 26-year-old, who has fallen down the Kingsholm pecking order under Nigel Melville, has signed on at Sixways for the next two months. The former Exeter
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Taxi token shake-up
A shake-up of Wyre Forest's taxi token scheme for pensioners is being planned after claims the system was being abused. The tokens, worth £25, are for pensioners who do not live near a bus route. But Wyre Forest District Council is concerned that under
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Shock at death of town trader
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Kidderminster trader who has died aged 62. June Roehead, who ran Spot Cash second-hand goods store on Blackwell Street, passed away suddenly on Boxing Day with a clot on the lung. Bubbly Mrs Roehead, known for her
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KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FC MATCH FACTS - 2002/2003
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton
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Church rained off
ALVECHURCH'S new year's day clash against neighbours Feckenham was postponed because of wet weather. The entire Midland Combination Premier Division programme was called off.
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Firefighters' peaceful days
FIREFIGHTERS in Wyre Forest enjoyed a peaceful festive period, reporting no major incidents on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. They were only called out to a handful of false alarms as the yuletide season passed off without drama.
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Back in 'rude' health
X-RATED comedian Roy "Chubby" Brown finally comes to Kidderminster next week. The foul-mouthed funnyman, who is recovering from throat cancer, was forced to postpone a date at the Wyre Forest Glades Arena for the second time in 18 months in December when
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Wyres set to pounce
Evesham and District Table Tennis League BENGEWORTH Tigers go into the New Year as leaders of Division One but Wyre Livewyres, still unbeaten, are only two points behind in second place and have two games in hand. Craig Norledge beat Paul Bruner and Ernie
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Angel in realms of glory
Evesham and District Crib League Division One P W L F A Pts Angel Vaults 12 9 3 63 45 18 Swan B 12 8 4 62 46 16 Rowing Club 12 7 5 60 48 14 Railway Club 12 7 5 56 52 14 Fairfield 12 7 5 53 55 14 Talbot 12 5 7 56 52 10 Swan C 12 5 7 52 56 10 Norton Grange
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New ground on horizon?
BROMSGROVE Rovers are set for showdown talks with the council over a possible move from the Victoria Ground, their home since 1910. The club, top of the Dr Martens Western, has long been linked with a move from the Birmingham Road site and is ready to
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Manager of year earned award while pregnant
A Worcester-based operations manager who earned a top business award while pregnant has been described as a "superwoman". Former British Olympic swimmer Sharon Davies presented Louise Lowe, of Security Industry Training Organisation (SITO), with the Manager
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Women of certain age take over from men as investors
A TYPICAL stock market investor is more likely to be a middle-aged woman than a young male entrepreneur, according to a Malvern stockbroker. According to research by WH Ireland, the most common owner of a share portfolio is female, over 55 years old,
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Cider maker gives charity new home
A LEADING charity that helps young people start their own businesses has a new home, thanks to a local company. The Prince's Trust has been offered premises at the Hereford headquarters of cider giant Bulmers. The city's leading employer has donated the
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Name change for Stratford's English music festival
STRATFORD upon Avon and District English Music Festival is to be renamed the Stratford on Avon Music Festival. Organiser Warwick Arts Society says the change has been introduced for simplicity because the old name is "quite a mouthful". It is also the
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The lexicon of views on the bypass issue
PERHAPS the long running saga of the Wyre Piddle by-pass is burning itself out by the many letters that have appeared for and against closure of the existing road through Wyre Piddle. However, Mr Robinson appears to have lost the plot with his extraordinary
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Traders are the very best for pensioners
EVESHAM Traders - This is a very warm thank you. I and my DIL Yvonne went round asking for small gifts for the 'Evesham and District Pensioners' Christmas party raffle. Your response was overwhelming. You must get so many requests this time of the year
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RAIDERS STRIKE AT POST OFFICES
RAIDERS struck at two post offices within an hour of each other today, injuring one postmaster in a scuffle. Police are linking the two attempted raids, after three white males - believed to be in their late teens or early 20s - smashed the door to the
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Clean sweep after the annual revels
WORCESTER'S streets were clean and litter-free just hours after revellers celebrated the start of the New Year. The city council's street-cleaning teams started work at 5am when many partygoers were still in full swing. And by 9am on New Year's Day double
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Leak forces M&S to close its food hall
BARGAIN hunters were stopped from shopping on one of the busiest days of the year in one of Worcester's department stores after it was flooded. The food hall in Marks & Spencer was closed for three hours after a faulty valve caused water to leak on
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Residents' petition over bus services
RESIDENTS in the Lansdowne Road area of Worcester are campaigning to increase the "minimal" bus service that leaves many of them forking out for taxis on a daily basis. Such is their strength of feeling, a petition against First in the Midlands was received
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Historic house faces demolition
PLANS to demolish an historic red brick and slate building in Defford have been submitted to Wychavon District Council. An application has been made to level Defford House on the Upton Road and replace the building with two new two-storey detached houses
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Cleaner is needed for Villages
WARNDON Villages should get its own street cleaner as part of a plan to have more services controlled by local people, a county councillor says. Councillor John Buckley said the results of a questionnaire he sent out showed the people of Warndon Villages
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Classical favourites show
THE magical music of Mozart, Brahms and Schumann will come alive in Droitwich Spa at a concert this month. Droitwich Concert Club is hosting the Kegelstatt Trio, who will play a variety of classical favourites on Saturday January 11. Fiona Cross will
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Bligh's drink box to go under hammer
A MAHOGANY decanter box belonging to a relative of Admiral William Bligh, of the ship Bounty, is going under the hammer in Worcestershire this month. The presentation box, which comes with a letter of authenticity, was presented to Dr William Bligh OBE
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Archers take a bow
THE world's longest-running radio serial has been given an award for the most realistic use of technology. Radio 4's The Archers - which has connections with Worcestershire pub The Old Bull at Inberrow and Hanbury Church - beat off competition from the
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Double tragedy on Christmas Eve
A HUSBAND and wife both died on Christmas Eve following a tragic car crash in Cropthorne, near Pershore. Michael and Helen Osborne from Weston Subedge, near Chipping Campden, died after their red Audi A4 collided with a tree on the B4084 between Smokey
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Garage closes its doors after four decades
A COUPLE of motorcycling maniacs turned mechanics are finally closing the doors of one of Kidderminster's oldest independent garages. Cyril Crane met John Blount through their shared passion for racing motorcycle scramblers and set up Crane Bros - initially
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Patients on wheelchair waiting list
THERE is no money left in the county's "wheelchair budget" - leaving accident victims and ill people across Wyre Forest struggling to cope. The budget set aside for wheelchairs for the year 2002/3 - totalling some £700,000 - was used up by the end of
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Exeter v Kidderminster
THE New Year's Day Division Three fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
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Shoppers beat trade gloom
THOUSANDS of Wyre Forest bargain hunters did their bit to beat predictions of a dire festive shopping season. Shoppers rushed for bargains in the days leading up to New Year, continuing where they left off in the week before Christmas when there was a
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Crackdown promise by town police
POLICE are taking tough action to force yobs to behave on a Kidderminster estate. Exclusion orders have already been issued against some youngsters on Offmore and Comberton estates, banning them from entering certain shops. And now West Mercia force lawyers
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02/01/03 - Gresley date set
BROMSGROVE Rovers will travel to Gresley Rovers on Saturday, February 15 for their re-arranged Dr Martens Western clash. The two clubs had previously agreed on Tuesday, March 4 for the fixture but that has now been changed in favour of a Saturday match
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Michael takes helm on the NFU's board
A Worcestershire dairy farmer has been elected as the new chairman of the NFU West Midlands Regional Advisory Board. Michael Oakes was elected at a board meeting last month and will serve in the post for the next twelve months. "I am very much looking
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Tackling the small, annoying crimes
I have every sympathy with Councillor Robinson in the subject of the less than speedy reaction of the police to the matter of the wilful damage to his car (The Journal Thursday December 19th). Although it does not surprise me in the least. One evening
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Toad at Swan
FAMILIES are in for a real treat next month when Toad of Toad Hall comes to the Swan Theatre in Stratford. Wilson Roberts is following up his very successful Pirates of Penzance with AA Milne's adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic novel, The Wind in
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Jack and the Beanstalk
CHIPPING Norton Theatre's pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, runs at the theatre until Saturday, January 11. Tickets are available at the box office on 01608 642350.
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Forest four get the thumbs-up
SWIMMING: Aimee Cook, Chris Wildgust, Amy Smith and Jonathon Baylie were handed the chief coach accolades at Wyre Forest Swimming Club's annual awards ceremony. The awards, made at Harriers Sports and Social Club, are given to swimmers who have made outstanding
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Hockey sides close to glory
HOCKEY: Stourport's thirds, fourths, fifths and sixths are all well placed in their respective title chases at the mid-season break. Despite the first team struggling on the field, the club as a whole have had a positive season. Results have been good
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1/1/03 - Burrow changes goals target
IT doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out the New Year's resolutions of City's crocked foursome Marc Burrow, Stewart Hadley, Mark Shail and David Foy. The quartet are just desperate to return to fitness and first team action again after varying amounts
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Rewards go to district athletes
ATHLETICS: Kidderminster and Stourport Athletic Club's annual awards ceremony for both track and field events was held at Stourport Sports Club. The awards were presented by Kidderminster Harriers midfielder Danny Williams. Prizes, U-13s, girls: 1 Charlotte
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Blacker on verge
CYCLING: Wyre Forest Cycle Racing Club member Phil Blacker is lying in seventh place overall in the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League after nine rounds of the 12-round event. Blacker, riding in the seniors section, has come up against former British champion
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Jim's injury woe
MOTORSPORT: Accomplished motorcycle trials rider Jim Pickering crashed while competing in the British Motor Cycle Association's event at Hartlebury. The Bewdley Motor Cyclc Club member, who lives in Kidderminster, broke his leg and will be out of the
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2/1/03 - New Worcester look forward to challenge
WHEN John Brain was banging out Auld Lang Syne Tuesday night, he might as well have been singing about Worcester Rugby Club. For the New Year fixture list has enough disturbing echoes of the past to make us forget and never bring them to mind. Certainly
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LEE AYRES - Centre-back. 28/8/82. 6ft 2ins. Squad number 16.
Rangy Ayres joined Harriers as a youth-team player from Walsall but progressed to the reserves after impressing at the heart of the defence. A big future is predicted for the youngster who signed a two-year deal and made his competitive debut in the tough
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DANNY WILLIAMS - Midfield 12/7/79. 6ft 1in. Squad number 4.
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
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DEAN BENNETT - Midfield 13/12/77. 6ft. Squad number 7.
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. The ex-England semi-professional international signed a two-year deal at
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SEAN PARRISH - Midfield. 14/3/72. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 8.
Summer signing Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. The competitive left-footed midfielder with an eye for goal turned down a one-year deal with Chesterfield to sign for
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Jail for kicking man's head
A VIDEO showing a man being kicked in the head as he lay on the road outside a Kidderminster nightclub was shown to a judge at Worcester Crown Court. The man "putting the boot in" was later identified as 23-year-old steel erector Mario Maffei, said Michael
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Call to join 'watch'
PEOPLE living in the Sutton Park area of Kidderminster have been urged to get involved with Neighbourhood Watch. Less than 20 per cent of homes in the area are members of scheme compared to a 26 per cent average in the West Midlands and 27 per cent nationally
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MOORLANDS FARM
BOXING Day, Island, Middle and Bank: Chris Hill 91lb 15oz (Island peg 14), Andy Newton 81-2, Mal Watson 65-9. Friday, Moors, Middle, Island: John Cockayne 85-14, R Skerret 67-0, Colin Pace 65-11. Sunday, Island, Bank: Colin Bennett 59-14 (Bank 9), S Pearce
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Man mugged in town subway
TWO muggers grabbed a man's mobile phone and watch when they attacked him in a Kidderminster subway. The men, who were both white and in their early 20s, struck at 9.30pm on Monday in the subway between Worcester Street and Comberton Hill. The victim,
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Singers in home raid
CAROL singers were found sadly lacking in festive spirit when they tried to steal a present from a Kidderminster house. Two boys, aged 11 or 12, knocked on the door of a Habberley Road home and started singing when the occupant opened the door at 4pm
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Maffei's the man for Town
EXPERIENCED striker John Maffei's brilliant strike kept Bewdley Town on course for the West Midlands League Division One South title with a 2-1 win over Mahal. There is still plenty of work to do but Bewdley's strong squad have games in hand over Hinton
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LYTTELTON AA VETERANS
WINTER League: 1 Brian Hill, 2 Roy Conde, 3 Gordon Noble. Round three will be fished at Moorlands Farm on Wednesday, draw 9am, fishing 10am until 2.30pm. Leaders in the Winter League so far: Harry Millward, Noble, Ian Tetsall, Geoff Kershaw.
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Workers praise park-and-ride
IN response to Simon Turner's letter (Shuttle/Times and News, December 12), we also work as estate agents in Kidderminster and, like many others based in town, have experienced great difficulty with the current parking problems. However, some four weeks
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Fireworks need to be controlled
CLAIRE Parker's letter in the Shuttle/Times & News (November 28) expressed her opinion about letting off fireworks and described them as a tool for celebration. If she had lived through the war, with the screech of falling bombs, loud explosions and
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Game cancelled
WYRE Forest Brintons missed the chance to climb back up the West Midlands League Division One South table on Saturday. Their game at lowly Ledbury Town Reserves was postponed, leaving the Kidderminster team eighth in the table.
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TOMKINSONS AC
THE annual meeting is on Wednesday at the Chainwire Club, starting at 8pm. Final results of aggregate: Joe Baylie 200.5 points, Ralph Harris 193, Mick Carey 190, Roy Price 189, Bill Philips 185. The next contest will be on Sunday, January 12, on the Lyttelton
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Waggon running away at the top
PROMOTION-chasing Waggon and Horses are six points clear at the top of Kidderminster and District League Division One. The Bewdley side sent bottom-of-the-table Cookley packing with a 5-1 victory at the weekend. In Division Two, Brinton Arms moved up
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End of an era for Springs
PAM Spring, the co-owner of Springs Coaches, sadly locked up for the last time this week. Members of the family-owned Vale firm decided to wind up the company after the M25 crash in November, which claimed the lives of six people. Ms Spring, whose brother
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Shocked by truancy tactics
I WAS shocked to read your report Feeble excuses from truants (Shuttle/Times & News, December 19). As one of the parents concerned I feel I must make a stand for all of us who seem to be tarred with an oily brush. My son was ambushed while we were
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Funeral of charity worker Lisa
THE funeral of a 32-year-old woman from Evesham was due to take place on Tuesday after she died in her sleep just before Christmas. Lisa Crawford from Four Pools Road in Evesham, went out to see friends the night before with her husband Ian, but when
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Vale under flood water
RAIN has fallen almost continuously over the Christmas period plunging the Vale under water once again. A series of flood alerts from the Environment Agency has gone out, with more rain on the way according to county weatherman Paul Damari. Fields in
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Help with the horrors of domestic violence
I WOULD like to draw your readers' attention to the campaign against domestic violence, which is being run by Conservative associations across the country and endorsed by the Police Federation. Amongst other things, the campaign consists of posters showing
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Hospital treatment was first class
WE are all aware of criticisms hospitals receive and some of it may be justified. However, I would like to say, having recently returned home to recover from an operation for an abdominal aortic aneurysm at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, the care and
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2/1/03 Swifts bounce back in local derby
LEADING scorer Richard Ball added another two goals to his tally while Peter Sutton rattled in a glorious solo strike as Stourport Swifts bagged a 3-1 victory over Worcestershire neighbours Evesham United. But it was a Dr Martens Western Division victory
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Schools to gain £7m but MP says it's 'short-change'
A CASH boost of more than £7million for building improvements to Worcestershire schools during 2003 has been dismissed by the Vale's MP, who said the county had been "short-changed". The money is made up of £5.96million earmarked for building projects
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02/01/02 - Conference bosses outline new plans
REDDITCH United could be pushed further down the non league pecking order if ambitious plans to extend the Nationwide Conference are approved by the FA later in the month. Conference bosses, frustrated by a lack of action by the FA in streamlining the
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02/01/02 - Rovers and out
REDDITCH'S heavily anticipated home clash with arch rivals Bromsgrove Rovers was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch yesterday. The fixture which was set to kick-off at 1.30pm was called off after a noon pitch inspection.
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Catling handed Sixways debut
CHRIS Catling will be handed his Worcester Rugby Club debut after being drafted in from Gloucester. The 26-year-old, who has fallen down the Kingsholm pecking order under Nigel Melville, has signed on at Sixways for the next two months. The former Exeter
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Robins turn down their festive gifts
Evesham United 1, Taunton Town 2 JUST like Christmas, it was the same old story at Common Road last Saturday! (writes Mervyn Collins). The biggest crowd of the season turned out to see Phil Mullen's side look to build on successive wins over two top three
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Drawn and quartered
EVESHAM Soccer Academy's entry in the West Midlands Five-a-Side tournament saw them drawn in a league with Cannock, St Johns, Kidderminster and Newcastle. Evesham won 1-0, 3-2, 4-2 with a creditable draw 4-4 with the eventual league winners on goal difference
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City prove mettle in late show
DARREN Middleton proved a real Bobby Dazzler with two late goals to snatch a priceless 3-1 win against Hednesford and put Worcester's title challenge firmly back on track. But though Middleton stole the glory with his 12th and 13th goals of the season
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Child care workshop
Worcestershire Football Association has organised another child protection workshop. Attendance at this workshop, entitled Children - Ensuring Safety in Football, is required by one member of each boys or girls club in order to achieve their Charter Club
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Grant, Smith boost Bulls
JOHN Grant and Ben Smith scored two superbly crafted goals to steer Hereford United to a Nationwide Conference 'double' over Telford United with a 2-0 win. On Boxing Day the Bulls beat Telford 1-0 away and the return victory stretched their unbeaten run
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Swifts kill off Robins
STOURPORT Swifts eased their relegation worries with a 3-1 win in yesterday's local derby at Evesham United in the Dr Martens League Western Division. It ended a run of three defeats for Swifts, but the win was handed to them on a plate by a disjointed
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Harriers suffer for blank day
HARD-up Kidderminster Harriers are today counting the cost of having their third Nationwide League Division Three match of the season washed out by rain. Yesterday's scheduled clash at Exeter City was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Earlier
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Money is on offer to clubs
FOOTBALL clubs throughout Worcestershire are being urged to apply for grants to help improve facilities or boost club membership. The appeal comes from the Worcestershire FA as part of its drive to give everyone the chance to enjoy the game at local level
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Spa end year with a win
DROITWICH Spa RFC First XV will be looking to start the New Year where they left off in 2002 with the visit of Berkswell and Balsall to the Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground this Saturday. Spa, who won their last two Midland Four West (South) fixtures of
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It's an adventure on high seas for village players
THE classic story of castaway Robinson Crusoe is being staged by Peopleton Players at the village hall until this Saturday. Action switches from the safe harbour of Plymouth to a desert island, with the crew encountering pirates, among others, during
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Looking back at 2002
IN common with many people, I like to spend a few moments at the start of a new year reflecting on the highlights of the previous year. Last year as a whole is perhaps best categorised as being very mild, albeit a little soggy. With January 2002 being
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Talk at gallery
ARTIST David Cox will give a gallery talk and tour of his exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery this Saturday at 2pm. The exhibition - New Stories - runs until Saturday, January 25. His work includes unusual figures, masks, reliefs and objects made
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COOKLEY WI
The December meeting was held in St Peter's Church as the parish hall had been closed. A plate was presented to Gwen Palmer in honour of her membership over 62 years. The Launchbury Cup was won by Marge Sadler, and the Friendship Cup by Maggie Gregg.
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Viennese day
PERSHORE Abbey will be the venue for a Viennese afternoon concert this Saturday. Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra will perform works including Popular Waltzes and Polkas by Strauss in the Abbey, beginning at 2.30pm. Other pieces to be played will be Von
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MAMBLE CUM BAYTON WI
A Christmas party was held at The Sun and Slipper, Mamble, when Margaret Stock and Mary Stanway gave seasonal readings. The first meeting of the New Year will be on Monday, January 13 in Mamble village hall, at 7.30pm. The speaker, on Sell the Cow, will
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WYRE FOREST BUSINESS CLUB
The first event of the New Year will Focus on Local Issues, on Wednesday. This Wyre Forest District Council update will feature Walter Delin, chief executive, Councillor Elizabeth Davies, leader, Councillor Howard Martin, environment and economic portfolio
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AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
Richard Newton G0EWH presented an illustrated lecture and demonstration on the use of the MFJ antenna analyser at the November meeting. In December a Christmas social evening was held in Stourport. The next meeting will be on Tuesday at the society's
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More per head for cereal beef producers
CEREAL beef producers could make £26 more a head finishing Holstein bulls on a 12-month system compared with Continental crosses. According to researcher Simon Marsh, at Harper Adams University College, Continental crosses recorded superior performance
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1/1/03 - Doris Styles Cup games coming up
THIRD round matches in the E&E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League Doris Styles Cup to be played on January 8 are: New Castings v The Rams at Brid-ge Inn; Morganite v B.R.M. & E. at Goodrest; Surfers v New Raiders at Anchor, Diglis;
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Shoot out success
DROITWICH Spa A moved one step closer to defending the Martley Cup after booking their place in the semi-finals with a penalty shoot-out victory at Powick. Spa, who won last year's competition at Worcester City FC, took an early lead through Ben Pheasent's
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Hat-trick
AN Andy Keenahan hat-trick gave Droitwich Spa a comfortable 4-1 victory at Handsworth United. Keenahan gave Kevin Blaber's side the lead after 20 minutes of the game on Saturday, December 21. Mark Clements made it 2-0 direct from a corner and Keenahan
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Results
ADVERTISER/Messenger Football League results from December 22. Division one - Meadow Park Premier 3 (Collet 2, Carlson) Chawson Old Boys 1 (Sutton). Division two - Alvechurch Darts Reserves 2 (Simpson, Shadbolt) Sportsman United 1 (Hughes); Freemasons
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All carp catch takes Woodlands finale
THE pre-Christmas events started on December 17 with the Northfield Starlets Veterans holding their last match of 2002 at Woodlands View's Deans pool. Topping the list was Brian Hill (Kidderminster) who pole fished corn over casters in the margins of
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1/1/03 - Stourport fly indoor flag for county
SIXTEEN teams from England, Scotland and Wales compete in the 16th annual DTZ indoor tournament on January 4 and 5. The tournament, part of which is held at Wyre Forest Glades Arena in Kidderminster, is a major event in the English indoor hockey calendar
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We're being milked dry by Europe
DEAR EDITOR - Already huge net contributors to the corrupt and rotten European Community, much to the delight of the French, who contribute little or nothing; will not their glee be even more apparent when the free movement of people into the UK from
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Patient power is bringing results
PATIENTS are getting a bigger say in the way GP surgeries operate after being encouraged to speak up by health chiefs. All but one of the 14 surgeries in Wyre Forest now have their own Patient Participation Group, which gets financial help from the district's
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Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and results - 2002/03
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson Sat July 27 Boldmere St Michaels (a) 1-4 Giddings Mon July 29 Stourbridge (h) 3-2 Giddings, Stanier, Fletcher Thurs Aug 1 Rushall Olympic (h) 2-3 Bailey, A Nicholls Sat Aug 3 Telford United
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JAMES DYSON - Midfield
A young talent who arrived from Hednesford Town at the end of the 2001/2002 campaign. He has also been on the books at Birmingham City.
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FRASER McHUGH - Midfield
Back for his second spell at Rovers following a brief outing with Gainsborough Trinity.
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2/1/03 - No complacency this time around
NEW year, new Worcester? Well not too much, I hope. We can be proud of our efforts since August 31 and on Saturday, as we reach the half way stage, there is a chance to see how much we have improved. We played Coventry on the opening day of the season
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Hayley will star
A BROMSGROVE teenager is set to turn from pauper into princess at a show in Droitwich this month. Thirteen-year old Hayley Newnes, of Planetree Close has taken the starring role in the rags to riches tale of Cinderella at the Norbury Theatre. The amateur
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All the world's a stage as website reveals RSC's hidden treasures
TUCKED away on an industrial estate in Stratford, an inconspicuous doorway leads into a warehouse of hidden treasures. Just like Lucy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's current production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the unsuspecting visitor
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What's on guide
Tuesday Dec 31 l Film: Lilo and Stitch, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, 11am. l Show: Aladdin, Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Birmingham. Until February 9 l Rock: Cracker and the Woodpeckers, Rock Caf 2000, Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge. l Show: Peter
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Hurt in accident
A woman was taken to hospital after she was in collision with a car in Pershore. The woman, in her 70s, was in collision with a white Ford Fiesta outside the HSBC bank in High Street at 8am on Monday. She was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in
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Why this money could be saved
n OUR local council is hard up and an appalling rise in council tax for the coming year is apparently inevitable. Therefore, money available, such as it is, should be put to the best possible use. We hear that constructional changes are being contemplated
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Miss Saigon is highlight of the Hippodrome programme
THE original set of one of the largest and most spectacular shows ever staged will be transported to the Birmingham Hippodrome for a production of Miss Saigon. The musical is set in 1975 during the days leading up to the American evacuation of Saigon
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Chaddesley Corbett Gardeners' Club
BBC Hereford and Worcester's gardening guru entertained us with his chat and knowledge at our Christmas meeting. The evening started with wine and mince pies followed by question time, which bought out some very interesting topics. Some of Reg's remedies
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Europe on the menu
EUROPE was the topic on the menu at a lunch meeting of the Bromsgrove Conservatives Association of Ladies. Philip Bushill-Matthews, Tory member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands, was guest speaker at the luncheon on Thursday, December 19
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3/1/03 - Improved performance is not enough
A MUCH improved performance was still not quite enough to capture the points for Malvern in this re-arranged Midlands One match at Spring Lane on Saturday. MALVERN 16pts, DUNSTABLIANS 17pts Malvern got off to a poor start and found themselves 7-0 down
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Sorry for the distress
DISTRESSED relatives who visited their loved one's graves over the holiday only to discover many had been deliberately pushed over, were given an apology this week. Over 50 headstones in two town cemeteries were flattened by Bromsgrove District Council
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Ongoing investigation into child's murder
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a three-year old child have released a man and a woman from Bromsgrove on police bail. Further enquiries are still being made in respect to the death of toddler Christian Blewitt and detectives are consulting with
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Delayed budget out next week
THIS years county council spending proposals will be kept under wraps until January 8. Worcestershire County Council's cabinet has delayed publishing a draft budget until a special meeting next Wednesday. Spending proposals were due to be published on
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It's sofa so good for stuck Sadie
A BROMSGROVE puppy, which was trapped underneath a settee and moments from death, was given the gift of life by kind-hearted firefighters just days before Christmas. Glynn and Lyn Mulhall were horrified when they discovered their Rottweiler puppy, Sadie
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Cheers!
TOWNSFOLK in search of a top tipple should look no further than a beer festival, which is being held in Bromsgrove later this year. The Bromsgrove and Redditch branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is organising the festival - the first in the two
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Care protest hotting up
ANGRY residents have vowed to continue the battle to save a Bromsgrove care home for the elderly after a protest march attracted the support of almost 200 townsfolk. Armed with banners and torches the protestors, opposing the proposed closure of Blackmore
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Couple shaken by raid
AN elderly couple were left badly shaken after thieves stole £66,000 of antique clocks from their house in Broadway. Eight clocks, two barometers and a table were stolen from the house at about 1.50pm on Monday, December 23, after a man called at the