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25/9/03 Defeat adds to gathering gloom
IT never rains but it pours, according to the old adage - and with two tough away games coming up, Kidderminster Harriers are going to need a sturdy umbrella. To extend the analogy, inclement weather looked like giving way to bluer skies during the early
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8/8/03 - New boys set to join Stag hunt
NO fewer than five new players will figure for Kidderminster Harriers when they launch their Nationwide League Division Three campaign against Mansfield Town at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). A sixth newcomer Matthew Gadsby will not be facing his former club
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8/6/02 - McDonnell batting his way towards new term
THE demands of football, even at non-league level, leave little time for other sports but during the brief summer recess a few of Worcester City's players enjoy swapping shinpads for batting pads. Not surprisingly there are a few good cricket players
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TERRY SMITH Harriers' business development manager
TERRY Smith may be quick with a wisecrack but he's also been rapid in taking advantage of the new commerical opportunities open to Kidderminster Harriers in the Football League. With only one executive box available for the rest of the Division Three
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18/12/02 - Title bid needs finishing touch
IT'S apt at Christmas time to pay tribute to City's Scrooge-like defence but nagging doubts persist at the other end of the pitch. John Barton's wheeling and dealing has forged the nucleus of a championship-winning team together - almost but not quite
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3/3/03 - Bichel frustrates Hussain
ENGLAND'S World Cup fate will be delivered in Bulawayo tomorrow -- but captain Nasser Hussain insists he will not be watching every ball intently. As long as Zimbabwe lose to Pakistan but do not capitulate, England will go through to the Super Sixes on
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Kidderminster Harriers 0 Rochdale 1
Saturday, April 24, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will be performing in the Nationwide League Division Three again next season. But a number of players who featured in Saturday's grim 1-0 home defeat against lowly Rochdale are unlikely to still be employed
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24/11/00 - Molby is ready to parade new duo
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will have two new players in their squad for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against York City at Aggborough (3pm). Midfielder Neil Mackenzie and utility player Parfait Medou-Oyte have both joined Harriers this
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2/8/03 - Four more sign for Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have made a quartet of new signings with the new season just a week away. Top of the list is 20-year-old former Wolves defender Kenny Coleman, who made 20 appearances on loan at Aggborough last season. Harriers boss Ian Britton
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Town end season on a dismal note
MALVERN TOWN 1, ETTINGSHALL HT 4 AFTER the excitement of Town's Senior urn success, the Banks's season came to an anti-climatic halt at home to Ettingshall on Saturday. However at half time Malvern looked the side more likely to end the season with a
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4/12/02 - Goal ace Moss glad to be back
OLDER, greyer, a little paunchier it didn't really matter - the Class of 83 marched out to a terrific welcome at St George's Lane on Saturday. The roll-call of names - Kevin Tudor, Steve Crompton, David Hughes, Barry Lowe - jogged some happy memories
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26/2/03 - County fix up pre-season games
WORCESTERSHIRE have arranged four one-day cricket matches as part of their preparations for the new season. They will play Sussex on April 9 and 10, both at Hove, followed by squad matches at New Road on April 12 and at Ombersley on April 16. The County
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Bath City 1 Worcester City 1
Saturday, March 11, 2000. IT is a measure of Worcester City's recent improvement that they can come away from a game at title-chasing Bath City disappointed not to have won. City's battling qualities were again to the fore as they pulled off a 1-1 draw
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Worcester 43 Moseley 17
Saturday, April 21, 2001 THE irony of the opposition at Sixways would not have been lost on the coaches as Worcester's final hopes of promotion ebbed away on Saturday. Moseley, one of the biggest reasons why Worcester would not win the National One title
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PC JOHN BULMER Football liaison intelligence officer
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fan John Bulmer attends all the club's games - home and away - but does not see much of the action on the pitch. He is the Kidderminster Police football liaison intelligence officer for Harriers, a role that means he has to keep
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Wade rescues point for Town
SMETHWICK RANGERS 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 TOWN snatched an 88th minute equaliser when John Wade headed home in this Banks's Premier Division game on Saturday. Mid-table Town had been far more enterprising than their lowly opponents and they deserved at least
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21/1/05 - Caretaker Snape's appeal to City fans
MANAGERLESS Worcester City will be hoping to put their off-the-field troubles behind them by bagging a morale-boosting victory over Nationwide North visitors Harrogate Town tomorrow. But caretaker boss John Snape knows it is going to be a difficult day
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21/8/01 - Pollard fit for County return
PAUL Pollard will return for Worcestershire tomorrow when they open their County Championship Division Two match against Hampshire at New Road. The former Nottinghamshire left hander missed the County's last Championship match, which ended in a rain-hit
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22/11/00 - Mackenzie signs up
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have confirmed the signing of Cambridge United midfielder Neil Mackenzie for the rest of the season. Mackenzie has appealed against Cambridge's decision to terminate his contract for "persistent misconduct." Unless his drops the
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18/2/03 - New facilities vital for Worcs
CHAIRMAN John Elliott has warned that Worcestershire must improve their facilities at New Road to survive county cricket's 'crunch day'. He aired his views to County members at their annual meeting last night during a discussion on a proposed new stand
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'Powder puff' Harriers in trouble after Carlisle defeat
Saturday, April 10, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers go in-to today's home clash with Huddersfield Town with their Nationwide League Division Three status still hanging in the balance after a 1-0 defeat at basement club Carlisle United on Saturday. Harriers
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14/4/01 - Bichel to make grade says Moody
WORCESTERSHIRE coach Tom Moody is confident fellow Australian Andy Bichel can successfully fill Glenn McGrath's shoes as the County look to bounce back from a disastrous second half to last season. Moody, who spent eight seasons as the overseas player
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14/5/01 - Singh is determined to call the tune for Worcs
IT may be well-worn play on words but there's one headline Worcestershire supporters would love to read regularly this season -- and that's 'Singh on Song'. Although it might make County newcomer Anurag Singh cringe, it would at least trumpet the fact
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20/11/02 - Goal drought must be ended
JUST how are Worcester City going to arrest their goalscoring drought? It's now six hours and nine minutes of competitive action since they last found the net - Mark Owen in the 2-0 win over Cambridge City on October 19. Four subsequent games have brought
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18/2/03 - Hick will give his backing to Smith
STAR batsman Graeme Hick will give his full backing to Ben Smith who has replaced him as Worcestershire's new captain. The controversial switch in leadership was referred to by New Road chairman John Elliott during last night's annual meeting. Elliott
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Boston United 2 Worcester City 1
Saturday, March 4, 2000 WORCESTER City have reversed a trend they set earlier this season. Back in the days before Graham Allner's departure, they were starting matches like a train before running out of steam. Now they are starting matches badly before
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18/9/03 Next for Harriers
LINCOLN City moved above Kidderminster Harriers in the Division Three table on Tuesday night. City, who visit Aggborough on Saturday, triumphed 2-0 at struggling Southend to claim their first away win. Loan forward Marcus Richardson and midfielder Richard
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1/8/03 - Britton set for team switch
KIDDERMINSTER boss Ian Britton has hinted he may ring the changes for tomorrow's trip to Hereford United (3pm). The Aggborough manager has been pleased with his side's pre-season programme but is wary of his players overdoing it. He said: "There have
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Worcester 67 Orrell 13
Saturday, April 14, 2001 IF you wanted one game which summed up the reasons for Worcester Rugby Club's puzzling inconsistencies you would be hard-pressed to find a better example than on Saturday. Orrell - National One's second worst team - came to Sixways
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4/01/01 - Johnson safe in the comfort zone
THE Martin Johnson affair has been riddled with cynical self-interest from the moment the Leicester lock drove his knee into the ribcage of Duncan McRae during the Leicester-Saracens cup tie. So no one will be at all surprised if, later today, at the
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COLIN SIMMONDS Painter and art teacher.
IF the traditional image of a painter's life is of isolation in a garret with only an easel for company, it does not fit with Colin Simmonds, of Kidderminster. Mr Simmonds is a well-known personality in Wyre Forest and he will not have to rely on posterity
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Penalty sinks brave Town
STRATFORD TOWN 1, MALVERN TOWN 0 MALVERN Town visited league leaders Stratford Town on Monday for a Banks's premier League game and it turned out to be a cracker of a game with the home side winning 1-0 thanks to a 23rd minute penalty by Russ Dematteo
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13/11/02 - Barton works City miracle
IT'S three years since John Barton replaced Graham Allner as manager at St George's Lane -- though after Saturday's blank at Weymouth he did admit it felt more like 33 years. The transformation in that time has been nothing short of remarkable with Worcester
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Hull City 1
Saturday, April 3, 2004 FOR the second week running Simon Brown was Kidderminster Harriers' goalscoring hero as they clipped high-flying Hull City's wings at Aggborough. Fleet-footed Brown, on a month's loan from West Bromwich Albion, put Harriers ahead
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21/5/02 - Hinton bid rubbished
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' chairman Colin Youngjohns has rubbished recent reports linking Craig Hinton with Stockport County. The 23-year-old defender was reportedly a £125,000 target for County boss Carlton Palmer but Youngjohns insisted it was old news
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18/11/00 - Trialists to get chance at Harriers
MANAGER Jan Molby plans to give more players the chance to shine in trials for Kidderminster Harriers. "I think if there's an opportunity to have a look at good players on a trial period then it's always worth it," said the former Liverpool ace. Recently
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Sutton Coldfield Town 2
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers wasted the chance of meeting Worcester City in the final of the Worcestershire Senior Cup when they crashed to an embarrassing 2-1 defeat against Sutton Coldfield Town at Aggborough last night. Harriers,
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9/1/02 - Mitch set to star for Studley
IAN Mitchell is set to play the second half of the season with Studley BKL after playing a part in last night's 3-1 win at Oldbury. Mitchell played in right midfield for the Bees hours after being freed by Redditch and created the third after a one-two
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Telford United 4 Worcester City 1
Saturday, February 26, 2000 TWO mad minutes made all the difference as Worcester City's Wembley dreams went up in smoke. The first-half dismissal of striker Sam Bowen, coming immediately after City had gone behind in Saturday's FA Umbro Trophy fifth round
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30/7/03 - Harriers to face Merson
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers step up their pre-season tonight when they take on Paul Merson and his new Walsall team-mates at Aggborough (7.30pm). The former England star is expected to be in the Saddlers line-up to face a Harriers side who have impressed in
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18/5/02 - Britton out to boost squad
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Britton plans to draft in a couple of newcomers later in the summer. He is stepping up his search for fresh blood following star midfielder Richie Appleby's decision to turn down a new contract at Aggborough. He now
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14/12/00 - Christmas past haunting Sixways?
THERE is, of course, nothing that can be done about the past - it's just history and has absolutely no effect on the future. But try telling that to Worcester Rugby Club supporters who trudged miserably away from Bournbrook on Saturday, convinced that
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Town two down but then hit four
MALVERN TOWN 4, LYE TOWN 2 MALVERN Town played host to Lye Town on Monday in a Banks's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern started with a hangover from Saturday's semi-final defeat and within four minutes conceded a penalty for hands. Carl Maxon took
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17/11/00 - We won't go for a Burton vows Molby
JAN Molby goes head to head against his former Liverpool team-mate Nigel Clough tomorrow with a stern "don't slip up" message to his Kiddermin-ster Harriers players. Harriers entertain Clough's Dr Martens League Premier Division high-flyers at Aggborough
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12/7/01 - McLaren retires at New Road
WORCESTERSHIRE'S head groundsman Roy McLaren is to retire on July 31. The County's Chief Executive Mark Newton today paid tribute to McLaren's service to the New Road club over the last 18 years. He said: "Roy has worked tirelessly for the club given
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Lincoln City 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, March 27, 2004 SIMON Brown boosted Kidderminster's Division Three survival hopes with a debut goal at promotion-chasing Lincoln City. The 20-year-old, signed on a month's loan from West Bromwich Albion on transfer deadline day, pounced in the
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16/9/03 Late goals haunting Harriers
MACCLESFIELD 1, HARRIERS 1 IAN Britton was again not afraid to ring the changes to shake up his Kidderminster Harriers side but old habits die hard. Though Harriers' defence continues to look far steadier after last season's calamities, they have been
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MUMPS OUTBREAK
AN outbreak of mumps has struck in Worcestershire - hitting students and teenagers the worst. The news has prompted widespread concern that it could grow into an epidemic, and hundreds of University College Worcester students have received letters urging
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07/12/00 - Clubs happy with home from home
AS Worcester travel to Birmingham University for their clash with Moseley on Saturday, the rugby world awaits another memorial service for the game's heritage as a Premiership club bids for a new home. The aptly named Sale Sharks are eyeing up Manchester
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Four for Shepherd
TIPTON TOWN 2, MALVERN TOWN 8 MALVERN Town turned on the style in their Banks's Brewery Premier League game against Tipton Town on Saturday running out 2-8 winners with young striker Andy Shepherd grabbing four of the goals. Malvern opened strongly and
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14/11/00 - Molby denies links with Bradford job
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chief Jan Molby has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant manager's job at Premiership basement club Bradford City. A couple of years ago the former Liverpool star turned down the chance of becoming assistant boss at Valley
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Macclesfield Town 4
Saturday, March 20, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are again looking over their shoulder at the relegation area after a 'rubbish' performance led to a humiliating 4-1 defeat against struggling Macclesfield Town at wind battered Aggborough on Saturday. Harriers
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3/1/02 - Reds fixture news
REDDITCH have rearranged two fixtures next month and may have to rearrange a third. United's home game against Gresley Rovers is on Tuesday, February 5 (ko 7.30pm) and the trip to Stourport, postponed on New Year's Day, will be played on Tuesday, February
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Havant & Waterlooville 1 Worcester City 0
Saturday, February 19, 2000 WORCESTER City have only themselves to blame for slipping further into relegation trouble with a 1-0 defeat at Havant and Waterlooville. If games were judged on the amount of possession each side had, City would have won by
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11/9/03 Defence role for Gadsby?
MATT Gadsby stands by to fill the boots of suspended summer signing Adam Willis who has made a big impact at Aggborough. Centre-half Willis, serving a one-game ban for his red card at Cheltenham, has improved Kidderminster Harriers' back line and also
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Worcester 27 Coventry 16
Saturday, February 24, 2001 AN Alistair Murdoch try six minutes from time kept Worcester Rugby Club's National One title charge on course at a buzzing Sixways on Saturday. The skipper rounded off five minutes of incessant pressure on the Coventry line
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30/11/00 - Fight to be heard goes on in vain
AMID the celebrations of England National Division's victory over South Africa at Sixways, coach Phil Davies cut straight to the real issue on Tuesday night. "All of the lads played from the heart and you can do a lot with passion... It's a great result
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Scunthorpe United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Tuesday, March 17, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers took another massive step towards Nationwide League Division Three safety with a well earned 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park last night. Goals from Ian Foster and Dean Keates were enough
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2/2/02 - Lee will fire Utd
REDS number two Gary Whild says the wheeler-dealing at the Valley is almost at an end after the arrival of league leading scorer Lee Booth. Booth made his Reds bow in the 3-1 Boxing Day defeat to leaders Halesowen Town and former Stourport assistant Whild
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11/9/03 Next for Harriers
MACCLESFIELD manager David Moss has been unhappy with their defending so far with 10 goals conceded in six games. The Silkmen, who entertain Harriers on Saturday, let a one-goal lead slip at Mansfield last weekend and lost 3-2. But they have made an unbeaten
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Teenager impaled on spike
A TEENAGER was found "severely impaled" on a metal spike today. A passer-by called paramedics at 8.14am after finding the young man on the towpath by Worcester Bridge. When paramedics arrived, they found both of his legs caught in barbed wire and a metal
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CAROLE SWINGLER Bewdley Festival organiser
TWO happenings in the life of Carole Swingler have made the last few weeks a time of celebration. They are the birth of a first grandchild and a record early rush for tickets for what promises to be a bumper Bewdley Festival in October. The two events
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Leyton Orient 1 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, March 13, 2004 A DULL encounter erupted into life as Kidderminster Harriers secured a vital Division Three point in their battle at the bottom. Referee Steve Tanner handed out eight yellow cards and two reds in a bad tempered second half which
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31/12/01 - Booth ready for hostile return
SWIFTS old boy Lee Booth is assured of a hot reception on his return to his former stamping ground tomorrow. The Dr Martens Western leading scorer left Walshes Meadow to follow manager Rod Brown. And the absence of Booth has left Swifts with a striker
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11/9/03 Hotshot three qualify
FRANCHE Middle School scored an amazing hat-trick when three pupils won through to the Midlands final of the Supernova Striker Challenge. More than 300 children from Worcestershire entered the competition during Harriers holiday soccer course earlier
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22/7/03 - Britton delighted as Harriers shine
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers highlighted their potential to make an impact in the Nationwide League Division Three by drawing 1-1 against a strong Leicester City side at Aggborough last night. The Premiership newcomers took the lead just after half-time through
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9/11/00 - Back joins in with poison-pen gang
COACHES in any sport will tell you that the dressing room is the sanctuary for any team and it's manager. It, traditionally, has been the place where players and management can feel safe to air their opinions and expletives without them ever being heard
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KATE BENNETT Manager, Wyre Forest CAB
A WOMAN with a natural talent for organisation has pledged to bring a Wyre Forest advice service up to date for the 21st century. And Kate Bennett is relishing the task after being installed as manager at Kidderminster's Citizens Advice Bureau on New
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9/10/02 - Holloway eyes midfield return
JON Holloway has been doing an admirable job shoring up the centre of Worcester City's defence in place of the injured Mark Shail -- but he still hankers after a midfield slot. Despite impressive displays at right-back and as a centre-back alongside Carl
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Kidderminster Harriers 4 York City 1
Saturday, March 6, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER climbed to their highest position in the Division Three table since late August after destroying York City at Aggborough on Saturday. Their biggest win of the season hoisted them nine points clear of relegation and
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31/12/01 - Silence on Senior Cup
UNITED chief Rod Laight is still waiting on a verdict from the Worcestershire County FA about the disputed Senior Cup defeat to Solihull. Borough fielded a player not listed on the team sheet but the County FA have yet to decide their fate. And the Redditch
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11/9/03 Scheme kicking off
FORMER Sunderland player Dave Edge will be head coach as Harriers Community Scheme begin their season of mini-kickers soccer for five to nine-year-olds. Edge, an advanced licence coach, leads the weekly sessions at St Johns Middle School, Kidderminster
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Beautiful burial site or threat to tree roots?
PLANS to turn a beautiful private wood into a burial ground could be scuppered by fears the buried corpses would affect the trees. Now, the Walsh Trust which owns Lord's Wood, Collett's Green, Powick, has appealed for their neighbours' support for the
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21/7/03 - Harriers facing Ferdinand test
FORMER England striker Les Ferdinand will be part of an all-star Leicester City side which takes on Kidderminster Harriers in a pre-season friendly at Aggborough tonight (7.45). Ferdinand is one of nine players manager Micky Adams has snapped up during
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December 1, 1900
PLAYING a game of pitch and toss for money at the back of Market Street landed two men, James Giles, of Stourbridge Street, and Fred Stanton, from Church Street, in the dock at Bromsgrove Police Court. 100 years ago December 1, 1900 PLAYING a game of
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CHRIS LEWIS Chairman of Wyre Forest Community Housing Board
WHEN Wyre Forest Community Housing took over 6,000 council houses at the end of March the move represented a sea change for Chris Lewis. Chris, of Dunlin Drive, Kidderminster, had been a council tenant representative for 20 years ever since she first
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4/11/00 - Skovbjerg targets a return to action
LONG-term knee injury victim Thomas Skovbjerg is determined to stop being Kidderminster Harriers' forgotten man. The Danish winger is stepping up his recovery programme after being sidelined since March 11 with cruciate ligament damage. Harriers boss
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Northampton Town 1
Tuesday, March 2, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers moved six points clear of the Nationwide League Division Three relegation zone with a precious 2-1 win over Northampton Town at Aggborough last night. Goals from Dean Keates and Dean Bennett either side of
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28/12/01 - Manager hails Chopper
ROD Brown has hailed Craig 'Chopper' Harris a revelation after his gritty displays for United. Brown signed the hard-tackling midfielder from the now-defunct Bloxwich three weeks ago. "To be honest, Craig's name has been mentioned to me a few times in
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City school sets test for MP Mike Foster...
PUPILS at Bishop Perowne High School got the chance to quiz Worcester MP Michael Foster about their "crumbling" classroom block yesterday. The Evening News reported on Wednesday that an engineers' report had warned governors at Bishop Perowne High School
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19/07/03 - Harriers ready to take on stars
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are about to step up their busy pre-season programme with three high-profile friendlies at Aggborough. On Monday newly promoted Premiership side Leicester City will be the visitors followed by West Bromwich Albion on Friday. Walsall
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16/11/00 - Hotel stay could shape the future
I CAN picture the scene as negotiation teams lock themselves into a guest house to decide the way forward for English rugby today. "Whatever you do, don't mention promotion - I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it!" As rugby's top brass come
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ERIC KENT ChildLine area fund-raiser.
ERIC Kent is a man on a mission with his work for children's charity ChildLine. The Stourport man's work involves organising events including teddy bear celebrity auctions, fire-walking contests, bike rides and abseiling - and he loves every minute of
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Jekyll and Hyde
MALVERN TOWN 0, GORNAL ATHLETIC 1 MALVERN Town's Jekyll and Hyde season continued on Saturday when mid-table Gornal Athletic were the visitors to Langland Stadium for a Banks's Premier League game. Malvern opened strongly and Dene Whittal-Williams went
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6/6/03 - Dave Irish is new skipper
DAVE Irish was voted in unopposed as first XV captain at the SGM of Malvern RFC when the playing structure for next season was settled. Darren Handy takes over the second team with Phil Hammond in charge of the development XV. This is a new departure
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Doncaster Rovers 5 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Friday, February 27, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers had no answer to Division Three leaders Doncaster Rovers and went down 5-0 at a freezing Belle View last night. Harriers made the worst possible start by conceding a goal inside the first five minutes.
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Stalybridge Celtic 0 Worcerster City 1
Saturday, February 5, 2000 CAN Worcester City go all the way to Wembley in the FA Umbro Trophy? After Saturday's 1-0 win at Stalybridge Celtic in the fourth round, John Barton's in-form side have to be considered as a good outside bet to go all the way
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Outlawed mast may stay here for a year
A MOBILE phone mast put up without permission could stay for a year if the firm responsible decides to appeal against an order to take it down. Telecommunications giant Vodafone is being served with an enforcement notice to remove the mast at Salwarpe
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11/9/02 - Time to invest in the future
CASH-strapped they maybe but Worcester City's board must wring out every last penny to support John Barton's brilliant start to the season. Dr Michael Sorensen and co are faced with a dilemma which, given the bank's tight hold on their purse strings,
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Swansea City 0
Saturday, February 21, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers finally found their scoring boots to edge three points clear of the relegation zone with a precious win at Aggborough on Saturday. Ian Foster broke the deadlock in the second half to end Harriers' frustrating
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24/12/01 - Hodgetts snubs United
EVESHAM United midfielder Andy Hodgetts has turned down a move to the Valley because he wants to play up front. After bringing in Lee Booth to partner Paul Danks, Reds manager Rod Brown had earmarked the out-of-favour Hodgetts for a role as an attacking
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Worcester City 2 Pegasus Juniors 3
Monday, January 31, 2000. PEGASUS Juniors booked a place in the semi-finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup with a 3-2 victory at Worcester City last night. The Hellenic League side recovered from a goal down to book their last four slot in
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18/7/03 - Britton checking on injuries
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Ian Britton will be checking on a number of injuries before making his final selection plans for tomorrow's pre-season friendly at Midland Alliance outfit Boldmere St Michael's (3pm). Danish front-runner Bo Henriksen, last
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November 17, 1900
A SIDEMOOR man was charged twice with drunkenness on consecutive days, after 47 previous court appearances for the same crime. 100 years ago November 17, 1900 A SIDEMOOR man was charged twice with drunkenness on consecutive days, after 47 previous court
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4/9/02 - City look like contenders
FOUR wins out of six, a stint at the top of the league and still the players predict they can get better -- has life at the Lane ever been sweeter in recent years? Three wins on the trot have confirmed initial impressions that John Barton's shrewd transfer
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Salisbury City 1 Worcester City 3
Saturday, January 29, 2000 WORCESTER City are beginning to make a habit of spectacular comebacks. Having fought back from two goals down to beat Blakenall 4-2 in midweek, John Barton's men did it again -- scoring three times in the last 20 minutes to
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4/9/03 Next for Harriers
BRISTOL Rovers' early form would suggest they will be a different prospect to the side Kidderminster Harriers met last season. Harriers, who visit The Memorial Stadium on Saturday, won 2-1 in the city during the 2002-03 campaign as Rovers struggled in
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November 10, 1900
THE Vicar of Bromsgrove said the conditions working men lived in were an obstacle to religion. 100 years ago November 10, 1900 THE Vicar of Bromsgrove said the conditions working men lived in were an obstacle to religion. "There are cottages in Bromsgrove
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JOHN WYATT Thai-boxer
SKINNY schoolboy John Wyatt didn't need sand kicked in his face to undergo a Charles Atlas type transformation. From pumping iron at the tender age of 12 to suffering brutal nights of pain in the ring - Wyatt has always been "ready to rumble" simply because
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Town draw in see-saw encounter
TIVIDALE 2, MALVERN TOWN 2 MALVERN Town's visit to The Beeches, the home of Tividale, on Saturday for a Banks's Premier League encounter was a game of mixed fortunes. The first half belonged to Malvern as they took the game to their hosts and after a
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31/10/00 - Harriers chasing £25,000
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers today repeated their threat to take legal action over the alleged non-payment of £25,000 from Greenock Morton for Andy Brownrigg. Harriers should have received the first instalment of £5,000 by August 12 with the remainder being
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Southend United 3 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Saturday, February 14, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers slumped to within a point of the Nationwide League Division Three relegation zone in the wake of this crucial defeat at Southend, with boss Jan Molby banished to the stands after disputing one of two
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21/12/01 - Redditch set for transfer wrangle
REDDITCH have got their man - almost. Stourport leading scorer Lee Booth signed for the club this morning but his former club are claiming Rod Brown, who left Walshes Meadow for Redditch a month ago, made an illegal approach for the striker. But Brown
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Worcester City 4 Blakenall 2
Monday, January 24, 2000 SAM Bowen scored a hat-trick as Worcester City pulled off a stunning second-half comeback to beat Blakenall 4-2 in the Dr Martens Cup third round last night. Two goals down at the interval, the out-of-favour striker spearheaded
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Where pupils can flourish
GOOD leadership and management, good teaching and an enriched curriculum have led to good achievements by pupils at a Droitwich school. Praise for the children's attitudes to learning also came from school inspectors in OFSTED's latest report on Cutnall
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Worcester 25 Exeter 6
Saturday, January 6, 2001 IT says much about the expectation levels around Sixways that after a 25-6 victory over Exeter Chiefs, Worcester supporters went home disappointed on Saturday. Gold'n'Blues fans believed this was a home-banker and a bonus-point
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STEVE THOMAS Harriers' media development manager
AFTER supporting the club as a teenager, Steve Thomas has just landed his dream job - as Kidderminster Harriers' new media development manager. The 25-year-old, who used to watch his Aggborough heroes from the terraces, will now be the man who deals with
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Missed chances end superb run
MALVERN TOWN 2, DARLASTON TOWN 3 MALVERN Town's 11 match unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday when third placed Darlaston Town were the visitors for a Bank's Brewery Premier League game. Without the impressive midfield pair Joe Maidment and Nick Clayton
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21/8/02 - Holloway back to his best
IT was nail-biting stuff at St George's Lane on Saturday but entirely fitting that City's most committed player grabbed the winning goal. Jon Holloway endured a mixed season during his first year at Worcester, never quite justifying the billing, but has
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Kidderminster Harriers 0 Cheltenham Town 0
Tuesday, February 10, 2004 IAN Foster has pledged to try his best to help keep Kidderminster Harriers in the Nationwide League Division Three. The 27-year-old striker was speaking after making a shock return in last night's goalless draw with Cheltenham
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1/9/03 Penalty miss fails to dampen Harriers hope
HARRIERS 1, OXFORD 1 WHILE Kidderminster Harriers fans will be wondering what might have been following a rare penalty miss from Bo Henriksen, this draw against promotion hopefuls Oxford provided them with plenty of cause for optimism. Of perhaps greater
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n cHJHJt: Hjjkjkjkj dfdf df Chance to air any Kempsey gripes...
A SECOND chance to have a say in the future of Kempsey is being offered this weekend. Residents are being invited to the Community Centre tomorrow where there will be a tombola and treasure hunt, together with a display of old photographs and maps. "It's
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12/7/03 - Time for Lewis to make good
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' rookie striker Matt Lewis, tipped by former boss Jan Molby as a 'potential £1million player', is facing a make-or-break season at Aggborough. Harriers are anxious for the 19-year-old to make a major impact this term and live up
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28/9/00 - Players lifted by the mind-games of Keay
"I'll love it if we beat them, love it!" -- the immortal words of Kevin Keegan wound up into a frenzy after falling victim to the now legendary mind-games of Sir Alex Ferguson. The present England manager struggled to keep hold of his sanity during the
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14/8/02 - Still room for improvement
NORMAL service resumes on Saturday with the start of City's league campaign and already the adrenaline is pumping in anticipation of a successful season for John Barton and his team. Worcester's supporters will be divided between the wildly optimistic
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28/10/00 - Pope is hoping to end bad luck
STEVE Pope is determined to put his bad luck behind him and make his first appearance in the Nationwide League Division Three for Kidderminster Harriers. A place on the substitutes bench is all the 24-year-old defender has managed so far this season following
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Worcester City 3 Grantham Town 1
Monday, January 17, 2000. Two more goals from Mark Owen helped Worcester City move further away from the Dr Martens League Premier Division relegation zone last night. Owen's double strike, which added to a spectacular early effort from Keith Knight,
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10/6/02 - Royals and Foxes are frustrated by the rain
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' Norwich Union League Division One match against Leicestershire Foxes at Oakham School was abandoned yesterday because of rain. Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat but only three overs were possible before the weather
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Move will put house sales in prime position
THE wraps are about to come off one of the most impressive new office frontages in Worcester. Estate agent Knight Frank is relocating its city headquarters from Sidbury to a prominent site overlooking the Cathedral with floor-to-ceiling windows making
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Butterflies
MOST of us either when we were at school or, from an early age, learned a little about the lifecycle of butterflies. They start off as an egg, which hatches into a caterpillar. The caterpillar then eats and eats before pupating within a chrysalis to emerge
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Moseley 22 Worcester 15
Saturday, December 9, 2000 WOEFUL Worcester put huge question marks over their ability to sustain their title challenge with a sloppy display on Saturday as they went down 22-15 at Moseley. Adrian Skeggs' men were never at the races at Bournbrook and
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21/10/00 - Barnett enjoying life back in League
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' assistant manager Gary Barnett is enjoying every minute of getting back into a way of life in the Football League. As a player he performed for Coventry, Oxford, Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield and Leyton Orient before moving into
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Worcester City 2 Bromley 1
Saturday, January 15, 2000. MARK Owen was the spot-kick saviour as Worcester City booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Umbro Trophy. The striker's 16th goal of the season just six minutes from time sealed a rather fortunate 2-1 victory over
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28/8/03 Next for Harriers
OXFORD have always been tricky opponents for Kidderminster Harriers since their relegation from Division Two in 2001. But Ian Atkins' side promise to be an even tougher prospect on Saturday when they visit Aggborough. They have started the campaign in
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Worcester 21 Birmingham & Solihull 16
Monday, December 4, 2000. THREE players were sin-binned after a brawl at Sixways yesterday but it was not enough to knock Worcester out of their stride as they got the decision on points - 21-16. The heavyweight clash between the Gold'n'Blues and visiting
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October 13, 1900
NEWS that Pt B Twigg of the Worcestershire Yeomanry had been seriously injured fighting the Boers had got back to his family in Bromsgrove. 100 years ago October 13, 1900 Worcestershire Yeomanry had been seriously injured fighting the Boers had got back
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14/9/00 - Worcester point way to future
BILL Smith left Orrell without going for his normal pint of bitter at the clubhouse on Saturday. The life-long fan, who had watched in the early 70s as his heroes famously knocked Harlequins out of the Pilkington Cup, had had enough. After seeing his
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Town draw as two see red
MALVERN TOWN 0, BRIERLEY HILL TOWN 0 MALVERN Town's home game with Brierley Hill on Saturday in the Banks's Brewery Premier League turned out to be a "backs to the wall" display for the second week running. Town were reduced to ten men after just 14 minutes
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4/1/03 - County poised to reveal Hayward
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club are believed to be preparing to unveil South African Test fast bowler Nantie Hayward as their second overseas player for next season. The County, however, were today remaining tight-lipped about speculation linking the
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Stourport Swifts 0
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 A SECOND half goal by Rob Betts earned Kidderminster Harriers a 1-0 victory over Stourport Swifts in last night's Worcestershire Senior Cup quarter-final at Aggborough. Swifts held out until the 56th minute when Betts neatly
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14/12/01 - Brown moves on
SUTTON Coldfield Town are interested in signing full back Nigel Brown after Reds manager Rod Brown released him on Monday. And another Valley old boy, former Reds number two Gary Hackett, has joined Jon Ford as joint caretaker manager of Bromsgrove Rovers
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Burton Albion 2 Worcester City 3
Tuesday, January 11, 2000. BOSS John Barton was full of praise for transfer-listed Paul Carty who cracked a dazzling winner for Worcester City in last night's 3-2 Dr Martens League Premier Division victory at high-riding Burton Albion. "It was an outstanding
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Shouting 'bogies' is 'mucky fun'
THE TV pranksters subjected to a withering attack by mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff have retaliated today - by saying they could not care less what he thinks. The Evening News reported on Tuesday how Mr Luff kicked up a stink about children's TV show
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25/6/03 - Harriers face Ipswich tester
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have landed a plum tie at Ipswich Town in the first round of the newly-named Carling Cup. Aggborough manager Ian Britton was delighted with the draw against one of the favourites for promotion from Nationwide Division One. "It's
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11/5/02 - Added test for Britton
NEW manager Ian Britton believes his plans for next season will not be severely damaged by Kidderminster Harriers' decision to scrap their reserve side. Harriers have confirmed that they are not going to run a second-string due to financial and logistical
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The Snow Queen n Review: Malvern Theatre Players
Malvern Theatre Players' production of The Snow Queen is a specially adapted stage version of a classic fairy tale. The essentials of the original tale are there: good versus evil, enchantment, friendship, magic and the evocative setting - the snowy and
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Slade hits winner for 10-man Town
WALSALL WOOD 0, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town's visit to basement club Walsall Wood turned out to be anything but a pushover with the Wood making a mockery of their Banks's Premier Division position with a gritty performance before going down to a Phil
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6/1/03 - Hayward in contract wrangle
FAST bowler Nantie Hayward has put his future as a South African Test player in jeopardy by signing a 'no-escape' contract for Worcestershire. The 25-year-old, who is contracted to the United Cricket Board until April, agreed a deal which does not allow
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Darlington 1
Saturday, January 17, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are still having to look over their shoulder at the relegation area after tossing away two precious points against next-to-bottom Darlington. Adam Murray looked to have put Harriers on the victory trail
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Worcester 37 Otley 12
Sunday, November 19, 2000 TONGAN Sateki Tuipulotu rattled up another 22 points to lead Worcester to a convincing 37-12 win over Otley yesterday. The full back-cum-winger was once again the star of the show as the Sixways side kept their six-point advantage
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Town continue impressive run
MALVERN TOWN 3, BUSTLEHOLME 1 MALVERN Town's impressive run continued on Saturday when they ran out 3-1 winners when Wolverhampton based Bustleholme were the visitors to Langland Stadium for a Banks's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern went straight
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19/10/00 - Molby waiting on ref's report
DARLINGTON manager Gary Bennett has joined in the row following Kidderminster Harriers' ill-tempered Nationwide League Division Three clash with The Quakers on Tuesday. He has accused Harriers chief Jan Molby of being a "disgrace" and inciting the home
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Tuesday, January 13, 2004 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' hopes of pulling off an FA Cup giant-killing act were dashed when they were destroyed by two goals from Wolves' Kenny Miller in last night's replay at Molineux. He opened the scoring after 36 minutes and
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15/6/01 - Seconds held up by Hughes
WORCESTERSHIRE were frustrated by Jonathan Hughes and the weather on the third day of their Second XI Championship match against Glamorgan at Abergavenny yesterday. Glamorgan resumed 35 runs ahead on 52-2 and took their score to 178-5 off 49.4 overs before
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Spoiling tactics foil Town
MALVERN TOWN 0, DUDLEY TOWN 0 MALVERN Town had to settle for a point in this dour Banks's Brewery League Premier Division fixture at the Langland Stadium on Saturday. To be fair it was the visitors uncompromising tactics and persistent use of the offside
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Mansfield Town 1 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Saturday, January 10, 2004 GRAHAM Ward missed a penalty that Dean Bennett should have taken in Kidderminster Harriers' 1-0 Nationwide League Division Three defeat at high-riding Mansfield Town on Saturday. Three minutes after Ward's spot kick failure
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13/12/01 - Booth linked with United
SPECULATION is mounting Redditch manager Rod Brown is set to swoop for Swifts goal machine Lee Booth. After signing Stourport player-coach Brendan Hackett, Brown had to wait 28 days before he could lodge another seven day approach with his former club
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Tamworth 4 Worcester City 2
Monday, January 3, 2000 WORCESTER City's six-match winning streak went up in smoke in seven crazy minutes at Tamworth yesterday. Leading 2-1 with just 10 minutes to go, City conceded two goals in the space of 60 seconds, and a late penalty enabled the
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21/8/03 Next for Harriers
BURY'S start to the Division Three season is in direct contrast to Kidderminster Harriers' two wins. Managed by Evesham-born Andy Preece, the goals have been flying into both nets so far but they have no points on the board. Bury, who visit Aggborough
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11/6/03 - Broughton set for Southend switch
DREWE Broughton has left Kidderminster Harriers by mutual consent. The 24-year-old forward is expected to sign for Third Division rivals Southend United later today subject to a medical at Roots Hall. Harriers boss Ian Britton said the move was of benefit
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1/5/02 - Britton boost as Harriers trio sign
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Ian Britton has started fashioning his side for next season by signing Ian Foster, Scott Stamps and John Danby on new contracts. Left-back Stamps has signed a two-year deal while striker Foster and goalkeeper Danby have both
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31/1/03 - County sign Aussie quickie
WORCESTERSHIRE today announced the capture of Australian left-arm paceman Mark Harrity. The 28-year-old, who holds a British passport, has agreed a two- year contract at New Road. Harrity has an English father and does not count as an overseas player
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Worcester City 4 Gloucester City 0
Monday, December 27, 1999 THE Worcester City bandwagon just keeps rolling on! The 4-0 trouncing of Gloucester City at St George's Lane was their fifth victory in a row and their third on the trot in the league. Worcester have now climbed a further place
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If you're worried about air pollution...
AIR pollution, congestion, road safety and bus services will be the subjects of a meeting about the Local Transport Plan where Droitwich people can give their views. Representatives of Worcestershire County council, Wychavon District Council, South Worcestershire
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Crack willow
LAST week's high winds saw the end of many fine trees. Damage on the nature reserves was relatively minor but one species of tree which suffered more than most was the crack willow. The land around Kidderminster and along the Stour and Severn river valleys
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Waterloo 19 Worcester 32
Saturday, October 28, 2000 WORCESTER were singing in the rain as they kept up their 100 per cent record in Nat-ional Division One with a 32-19 win at Waterloo on Saturday. Adrian Skeggs' men dominated from the off with a solid first-half display and at
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27/4/04 - Britton restricted by cash limits
NEW boss Ian Britton believes Kidderminster Harriers' financial constraints will make it difficult for him to bring in new players for next season. He is convinced, however, that the current squad will be good enough to make an impact in what he feels
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12/12/01 - What's it all about...Alfie
REDDITCH manager Rod Brown has apologised to United fans after their side's drastic 6-0 capitulation to Clevedon on Saturday and made an about turn by signing Halesowen hitman Alfie Carter. Reds number two Gary Whild last week told the Advertiser they
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4/9/02 - Powell, Maynard destroy County
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals' hopes of lifting the Norwich Union Division One crown seem to have slipped away after crashing by 103 runs to title rivals Glamorgan Dragons at Sophia Gardens last night. The Dragons had set their opponents a difficult target of
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11/12/01 - Brown released
UNITED full back Nigel Brown was last night released by Reds boss Rod Brown as he continued to reshape the squad he inherited. Brown follows central defender Mark Creighton and left back Andy Bradley out of the exit door ahead of tonight's home League
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3/6/01 - Moody praises shining lights
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was today sifting through the positive points that emerged from battling individual performances in Worcestershire's crushing 360-run defeat against Australia at New Road. A number of County players produced encouraging displays
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21/8/03 Harriers fans among top in country
IMPECCABLE behaviour has seen Kidderminster Harriers fans named among the best behaved in the country. Statistics released by the Home Office reveal the Division Three club's supporters, alongside Torquay United and Macclesfield fans, had a clean sweep
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28/9/01 - Worcestershire re-elect Elliott
WORCESTERSHIRE County Cricket Club chairman John Elliott is one of five committee members to be re-elected. He, John Chadd, David Exall and Jack Randall will serve three more years on the committee, while former club chairman Duncan Fearnley has been
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Worcester 22 Wakefield 3
Saturday, October 14, 2000 WORCESTER Rugby Club continued their 100 per cent start to the season with a 22-3 win over woeful Wakefield but it was hardly the performance of potential champions. Supporters came to Sixways on Saturday expecting a rollover
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25/4/02 - Britton handed Harriers hot seat
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have appointed Ian Britton as their new manager on a two-year contract. The 45-year-old has been in charge at Aggborough in a caretaker capacity since Jan Molby and his assistant Gary Barnett quit last month. Britton's appointment
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September 1, 1900
CONSCIENTIOUS objector Frederick Cullupp, a signalman from Stoke Works, successfully applied to Droitwich magistrates for his daughter to be exempted from compulsory vaccination. 100 years ago September 1, 1900 CONSCIENTIOUS objector Frederick Cullupp
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21/8/03 Summer holiday courses
HARRIERS Community Scheme finish their summer holiday courses at Stourport next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am until 3pm. It is for boys and girls aged between five and 14. Anyone interested can call 01562 863821.
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Coventry 17 Worcester 34
Saturday, October 7, 2000. WORCESTER Rugby Club were in seventh heaven on Saturday after ending their Coventry hoodoo with a 34-17 win at Barkers Butts Lane. The Sixways side lead the Nat-ional League Division One table by seven points after just five
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24/4/02 - Harriers looking for Senior Cup success
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will be bidding to win the Worcestershire Senior Cup for the 24th time in their history when they take on Moor Green in the second leg of the final at Aggborough tonight (7.45). They are red-hot favourites to lift the trophy after
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Town teenagers thwart Tividale
MALVERN TOWN 1, TIVIDALE 1 MALVERN Town entertained high flying Tividale for the second time in four days, but were unable to repeat Tuesday night's League Cup win when they met in the League encounter and had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Malvern recalled
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Knight century hits title chances (Essex H and Warwicks H Aug 29 & 30)
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals are two points behind National League Division One leaders Lancashire Lightning after experiencing mixed fortunes in their Bank Holiday double-header against Essex Eagles and Warwickshire Bears at New Road. Following Sunday's comfortable
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7/12/01 - McWilliams to rejoin Warwick
FORMER United midfielder Jamie McWilliams was set to rejoin RC Warwick this week after being released by Rod Brown. McWilliams was one of several players looked at by former Valley manager Nicky Cross in the close season but was unable to nail down a
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Worcester 31 Bedford 25
Saturday, September 30, 2000 WORCESTER Rugby Club overcame a dogged Bedford side and even thunder and lightning on Saturday to move five points clear at the top of National League Division One. Adrian Skeggs' side, trailing 20-11 at half-time when a tumultuous
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August 11, 1900
TWO Droitwich soldiers, who had been invalided home from the war in South Africa, took part in a procession at Droitwich horticultural show held in Brine Baths Park, courtesy of John Corbett. 100 years ago August 11, 1900 TWO Droitwich soldiers, who had
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Late penalty sinks Town
STAR 1, MALVERN TOWN 0 MALVERN Town turned in another poor performance on their visit to lowly Star on Saturday in the Banks's Premier Division. Malvern took up the running early on and in the opening 15 minutes squandered three easy chances to take the
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10/10/00 - Another award for Molby
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers and Hereford United have both scooped awards from the latest FA Non-League Club Directory. Harriers boss Jan Molby was named Non-League Manager of the Year for leading them to the Nationwide Conference title. Physio Jimmy Conway
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7/12/02 - West champing at the bit
REDS stopper Paul West is ready to battle for a recall after his second week of full training. The former Wigan and Bradford defender has endured a 10 week injury hell after injuries to his knee and ankle in the FA up replay against Gresley. But he was
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Field of dreams
THE dream of an Acorns Children's Hospice in Worcester has taken another step nearer to reality after the first month of fund-raising. Donations and pledges equalling £50,000 have been received, storming towards the £4m total needed for the work to begin
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August 4, 1900
CHARLES Tandy was hauled before Bromsgrove Petty Sessions charged with being drunk in charge of a pony and trap in Stoke Heath. 100 years ago August 4, 1900 CHARLES Tandy was hauled before Bromsgrove Petty Sessions charged with being drunk in charge of
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Town slip to defeat
ETTINGSHALL HOLY TRINITY 2, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town slipped to a surprise 2-1 Banks's Brewery League Premier Division defeat at lowly Ettingshall last Saturday. Despite controlling the majority of the game, Town paid the ultimate price for two defensive
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Woking 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Saturday, December 6, 2003 MODEST hero Dean Bennett played down his crucial two-goal role in Kidderminster Harriers' 3-0 FA Cup second round win at Woking on Saturday. His man-of-the-match performance was rewarded with goals in the sixth and 64th minutes
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7/12/01 - New keeper for United
FORMER Bloxwich United goalkeeper Neil Olden was today set to be unveiled as United's latest recruit. Reds boss Rod Brown moved swiftly to sign up the former Blakenall shot-stopper, available after Bloxwich folded, and intends to hand him his United debut
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Worcester City 6 Redditch United 1
Monday, November 15, 1999. WORCESTER City finally found their scoring touch and thrashed Redditch United 6-1 in the Dr Martens Cup first round last night. Striker Mark Owen grabbed a hat-trick as City gave their fans and new manager John Barton plenty
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Alison on the Inca cash trail
A SEASONED fund-raiser is set to take on the challenge of Peru's Inca Trail to clock up cash for Acorns. Alison Fraser will jet out to Peru in October for the 21-mile trek, and hopes to raise £2,500 before she goes. "I've been thinking about doing this
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14/8/03 Next for Harriers
DARLINGTON have already experienced a major high and a low after two games of the new season. Mick Tait's team crashed to a 4-1 defeat at one of the promotion favourites Hull on Saturday with keeper Andy Collett preventing a bigger loss. But then Darlington
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10/4/01 - County's schedule hit by rain
WORCESTERSHIRE'S pre-season cricket programme continues to be hit by the wet weather. They were due to have staged a friendly against Glamorgan at New Road on Tuesday, April 17, but it has now been switched to Kidderminster's Chester Road headquarters
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JANE HATTON Branch secretary of Diabetes UK
JANE Hatton can be expected to cope well in the Three Peaks Challenge team she joins for charity this month. Climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon in 24 hours must be a doddle to someone who has faced as many challenges as 35-year-old Mrs
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Lethargic Town let game slip
MALVERN TOWN 1, TIPTON TOWN 2 MALVERN Town turned in a dismal performance on Saturday when mid-table Tipton Town were the visitors to Langland Stadium for a Banks's Brewery Premier League game. Malvern looked just a shadow of the side that fought hard
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6/12/01 - Worcester sign former Red
FORMER Reds defender Leon Jackson has joined Dr Martens Premier outfit Worcester City from crisis club Bilston Town. The Green n' Whites splashed out a 'substantial fee' to sign the pacy defender, who left United for Bilston in the close season. And Worcester
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Pledge to support hospice fund-raising
THE Evening News is celebrating the launch of Acorns Children's Hospice Trust's Three Counties Appeal by committing the newspaper to supporting every fund-raising effort - and pledging to raise a significant sum itself. We're asking you to support us
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Foxes
I HAVE always harboured a soft spot for foxes. Perhaps this is due to being a dog owner - I am able to recognise the facial expressions and general body language of foxes as these are very similar to those of domestic dogs. This has certainly helped me
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Orrell 8 Worcester 47
Saturday, September 9, 2000. WORCESTER Rugby Club threw the gauntlet down to Leeds Tykes with a powerful 47-8 demolition of Orrell at Edge Hall Road on Saturday. The Sixways side ran in eight tries in the one-sided affair as Worcester showed just why
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July 14, 1900
100 years ago July 14, 1900 EDWIN Docker, north Worcestershire coroner, held an inquest at the Turk's Head pub, in Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, into the death of Edward Wallis, of Peter's Finger. The nailer died the previous week in unusual circumstances
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Nine-man Town hit by late equaliser
LITTLE DRAYTON RANGERS 1, MALVERN TOWN 1 MALVERN Town turned in a dogged second half performance to hold on to a point after the team had been reduced to nine men just before half time when goalkeeper Adam Moss and midfielder Phil Slade were shown the
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19/4/02 - Bird ready to fly away in style
TONY Bird, Ian Clarkson and Andy Ducros are among the contenders for a call-up into the starting line-up for suspension-ravaged Kidderminster Harriers against Leyton Orient in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). The
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14/5/04 - Malvern pipped in cup final
ON paper this North Midlands Cup final always looked too close to call, and an absorbing, if unspectacular game went almost to the wire. ASTON OLD EDWARDIANS 12PTS, MALVERN 9PTS The two sides had near-identical records in the league, with Aston perhaps
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Rochdale 0 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, November 15, 2003 JAN Molby believes Kidderminster Harriers players are enjoying their football again and they showed that in Saturday's handy Division Three win at Rochdale. Harriers have now gone three games without conceding a goal on their
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5/12/01 - New formation brings result
REDS boss Rod Brown will stick to the 3-5-2 formation which earned his side a 3-3 draw against high-flying Solihull last night. The Scot switched to his favoured formation and packed the midfield to good effect in the Worcestershire Senior Cup quarter
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Crawley Town 2, Worcester City 2
Saturday, November 6, 1999 IF Worcester City can learn to play for a full 90 minutes they will soon start shooting up the Dr Martens League Premier Division table. Having taken a 2-0 lead and looked comfortable in doing so, they went to pieces after conceding
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12/8/03 Henriksen leaves the Stags in a Stu
HARRIERS 2, MANSFIELD 1 THE Division Three campaign got off to an extraordinary start for Kidderminster Harriers keeper Stuart Brock and striker Bo Henriksen. While Brock pulled off some truly outstanding saves, Henriksen bagged an early goal-of-the-season
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Getting ready for winter
AS we move into October and the weather starts to turn we often start to think about getting out our warmer winter clothing. Animals out on the nature reserve will also be making preparations for winter. Many of our common summer birds have already left
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Melrose 3 Worcester 17
Sunday, August 17, 2000 TRIES from second row Gavin Webster and wing Sateki Tuipulotu helped Worcester to a convincing 3-17 victory over Melrose. Worcester's first win of the season came after a solid and mature performance from the entire team, with
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100 years ago
A PECULIAR accident happened in Sidemoor, Bromsgrove. Mr Waldron, of Catshill, was driving in Broad Street when the seat of his cart tilted back and Mrs Giles and Mrs Horton, who were riding with him, were thrown to the ground. Dr Rowland was sent for
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23/9/00 - Harriers fitness holds key says boss
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby believes the key to success in the Nationwide League Division Three is tip-top fitness. And he makes no apology for the rigorous training routine he is putting his players through following the Agg-borough club's
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7/11/03 - Molby is looking for Cup springboard to survival
JAN Molby is hoping Kidderminster Harriers can use tomorrow's clash against Nationwide Conference strugglers Northwich Victoria as a springboard for a confidence-boosting run in the FA Cup. Harriers are favourites to win the first round tie but director
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Worcester City 0 Atherstone United 0
Monday, October 25, 1999. WORCESTER City's problems continue to mount after a disappointing goalless draw with Atherstone United in the Dr Martens League Premier Division last night. Despite largely dominating the game, City lacked the guile to open up
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'Nobody knew how great the need was... it grew so rapidly, we found demand was so great...'
THE idea for an Acorns Children's Hospice Trust came to fruition in 1988 when the first unit was opened by Princess Diana in the Birmingham suburb of Selly Oak. Since then one has bloomed in Walsall and a £4m unit is due to open in 2004 on Worcester's
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7/8/03 No Stag hunt for new man
MATTHEW Gadsby is set to miss the chance for revenge against his former club as Kidderminster Harriers begin their Division Three campaign on Saturday. The 23-year-old defender was released by Mansfield in the summer after being one of the victims of
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9/7/01 - Death of Chester Road stalwart
KIDDERMINSTER Cricket Club groundsman Denis Jones, who prepared the pitch for Worcestershire's matches at Chester Road, has died, aged 63. When the County returned to play at the Birmingham League club's headquarters in 1987, after a break of 14 years
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15/4/02 - Harriers suffer £265,375 setback
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers suffered a £265,375 loss during their first season in the Football League. Shareholders will be officially told of the deficit when they stage their annual meeting in the executive suite at Aggborough on Thursday, May 2, starting
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Underdogs tag will suit us fine
I CAN'T remember the last time we went into a game as underdogs but that's how most people will look at Saturday's trip to Rotherham. I've been at Worcester club for three years now and I don't think the team has been in this position before. Rotherham
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GRAHAM CAMPBELL Headteacher and canoe expert
THE image of "old chalky", of Dennis the Menace fame, may be long outdated. But there can be few to equal Astley's Graham Campbell for matching a modern schoolchild's view of what makes a "cool" headmaster. The 80-odd pupils at the rural primary school
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Kidderminster Harriers 2 Cambridge Utd 2
Saturday, November 1, 2003 JAN Molby is convinced Kidderminster Harriers will survive in the Nationwide League Division Three if they continue to perform as well as they did in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Cambridge United at Aggborough. Harriers edged out
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Cambridge City 4 Worcester City 2
Saturday, October 23, 1999 WORCESTER City remain deep in trouble in the Dr Martens League Premier Division after they lost 4-2 at fellow strugglers Cambridge City. But Worcester must be wondering how they came away without at least a point after dominating
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Willie's dying wish will be set in stone
IT was Willie Sayce's dying wish that his land be donated to help life-limited children and their families. And it's a dream that is about to be set in stone, when work begins on Worcester's Acorns Children's Hospice. For years builders had been offering
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Heath spiders
One animal which always seems to be around in abundance at this time of year is the spider. There are the house spiders, which scuttle across the carpet of your living room, or those which hang towards the centre of a beautifully constructed cartwheel
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13/4/02 - Harriers looking for 'ideal' manager
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hope their decision to advertise nationally for a replacement for Jan Molby will attract the 'ideal' candidate. Harriers chairman Colin Youngjohns says the managerial vacancy created by Molby's recent move to Third Division rivals
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30/4/03 - Season of promise ends in frustration
THEY think it's all over but it's not quite because there is still the small matter of Dover on Saturday. We've still got a chance of securing third spot and while there is hope we battle on. No doubt travelling back from the match thoughts will inevitably
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MP's prize gesture
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster handed over his prize car to a new owner - with the proceeds going to two local charities. Mr Foster won the new Ford Focus in a House of Commons draw organised by Ford Motor Company. He asked Ford to sell the car to raise money
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Daggers frustrate Hereford ambition
SKY TV viewers will hardly have gone away with a very high impression of Nationwide Conference football after Hereford United's lack-lustre 1-1 draw with Dagenhan and Redbridge last night. Unfortunately the TV spectators, and the 4,325 who turned up at
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23/4/03 - Snape jolts City back into action
IT was mixed fortunes over the Bank Holiday weekend with victory against our bogey side Bath and an unlucky defeat at Hednesford. I had a feeling we would beat Bath and it was a better display with the players doing things that matter in the game such
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Exeter victory is welcome tonic
IN the hurly, burly of the promotion race it's easy to forget there has been some terrific rugby played and last week's match against Exeter was the third cracking game in a row. We're all ambitious and are striving for the top, but we must not forget
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Weymouth 1 Worcester City 1
Saturday, October 9, 1999 ONE of Worcester City's main problems this season has been their inability to hang on to a lead. Saturday's 1-1 draw at Weymouth in the Dr Martens League Premier Division was the fifth time this season that City have led a match
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'I'll be doing this forever' says chef Kev
ONE fund-raiser is Kevin Garford, head chef at Worcester Rugby Club. Kevin first became involved when he was saw Acorns leaflets at the rugby club, and was persuaded by colleagues to sign up for last year's Great Wall of China walk. "I'd been doing some
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7/8/03 Goals aim for midfield master
A SIGH of relief went around Aggborough when player-of-the-season Danny Williams confirmed a one-year contract in the summer. The 24-year-old former Wales U-21s international has been a vital cog in the Kidderminster Harriers midfield over recent campaigns
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9/4/02 - Cash fears force stand delay
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been forced to delay the construction of a new stand, due to the uncertainty over the ITV Digital deal. The new 2,400-seater stand had been planned to replace the existing Bill Greaves Terrace at Aggborough. Harriers are due
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DAVE WILLETTS Paramedic
IF there is more prestige to be had in the school playground than bragging you have a dad who plays for Kidderminster Harriers, perhaps it is a dad who is a paramedic. Ten year-old Tom Willetts and his sister Anna, five, of James Road, Kidderminster,
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29/1/01 - Hackett happy at The Valley
NEW signing Brendan Hackett says he made the right choice to turn down the manager's job at Stourport. The former Swifts player-coach was offered the post after Rod Brown joined Redditch but opted to follow his manager to the Valley as a player. "I was
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7/8/03 Quick guide to Harriers' opponents
BOSTON (15th) bottom half In: Daryl Sutch (Southend), Lee Beevers (Ipswich), Graham Potter (York), Steve Croudson (Grimsby). Out: David Town, Nick Conroy, Peter Costello (Stevenage), James Gould (Stevenage). The Lincolnshire club enjoyed a solid first
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6/4/02 - Supporters scheme backed by Clarkson
ASSISTANT caretaker manager Ian Clarkson is backing Kidderminster Harriers fans' proposal to form a Supporters' Trust to raise for the Nationwide League Division Three club. A public meeting at Aggborough to thrash out details attracted more than 300
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June 9, 1900
HE sudden death of William Llewellyn, from Elmshurst, a Bromsgrove worthy in the true sense, saddened many townsfolk. 100 years ago June 9, 1900 THE sudden death of William Llewellyn, from Elmshurst, a Bromsgrove worthy in the true sense, saddened many
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9/4/03 - Wasted chances proving so costly
WE grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons at Cambridge on Saturday when we should have been talking about a Worcester victory. Once again, however, we paid the price for failing to put our chances away and, as well as we played, it got us zero points
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A make or break time for players
MAKE no mistake about it Worcester Rugby Club are heading for a do-or-die spell in their battle for Premiership Two title glory. And all supporters can rest assured that we'll be leaving no stone unturned in the club's bid to realise our ambition of clinching
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ANN BALDARO Youth worker
ANYONE who has experience of dealing with youngsters of today would know the wide range of skills needed to be a youth worker. Ann Baldaro, a key member of the team at Kidderminster's Bromsgrove Street Youth Centre, could hardly be better equipped. A
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Swansea City 0 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Saturday, October 18, 2003 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Ian Britton was sacked after watching his side produce one of their better performances. The goalless draw against Nationwide League Division Three high riders Swansea, was too late to prevent
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28/11/01 - Reds hit by rash of injuries
UNITED physio Lee O'Neil has his hands full after the side picked up two more injuries in last night's 3-1 loss. Player-coach Nigel Niblett faces up to three weeks on the sidelines with a pulled thigh muscle and Tommy Byrne is unlikely for the Worcestershire
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Worcester City 0 Havant & Waterlooville 3
Saturday, September 25,1999 SATURDAY marked the day that the Worcester City fans' patience finally ran out. They have remained remarkably tolerant despite the side's poor start to the Dr Martens League Premier Division season. But an abject 3-0 home defeat
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Hospice sale
A TABLE-top sale for local charities takes place at the Memorial Hall on Saturday, January 29, from 10am noon. Organised by Daisy Souza, of Gardens Walk, it will benefit St Richard's Hospice and Acorns Children's Hospice, along with Upton Youth Band.
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Queen's Park Rangers 2 Kidderminster Harriers 0
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers produced a battling display but still crashed out of the LDV Vans Trophy at the first hurdle last night as Second Division Queen's Park Rangers cruised to a 2-0 victory at Loftus Road. In what was a very low-key tie, Harriers were
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28/11/01 - Whild warns of changes
REDS assistant Gary Whild has warned it is time to bring in recruits in the wake of last night's 3-1 loss to Atherstone United. The former Stourport assistant said there were at most half a dozen players with the talent to play at United's level after
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05/11/99 - Solanki boosts his Test claims
VIKRAM Solanki has conquered Bangladesh and now faces fresh challenges with England 'A' in New Zealand if he is to enhance his reputation further. The tourists move on to the second stage of the tour with the Worcestershire batsman having staked a valid
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7/8/03 Get the picture on match days
THE match programme takes on a whole new meaning at Aggborough this season with the launch of Harriers TV. The Division Three club's own TV channel will be broadcast two hours before kick-off on match days, bringing fans a programme of interviews with
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Pupils busy fundraising
PUPILS at Upton CE Primary are holding a non-uniform day, sponsored bead threading, tea party and karaoke for the tsunami appeal. They need £490 to buy a Shelterbox containing tents, sleeping bags, cooking equipment and water purifying tablets for up
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Ranger service
Summer has always been a hectic time ever since I started working for the Wyre Forest District Council Ranger Service. This year was no exception, and, if anything was even more busy. Through the school holiday the ranger service hosts a wide range of
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May 26, 1900
THE half-yearly Court Leet and Court Baron of Lord Windsor was held at the Town Hall. 100 years ago May 26, 1900 Lord Windsor was held at the Town Hall. The busy agenda included the announcement of seven deaths of freeholders and the appointment of two
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TONY RAY President, Worcestershire Master Bakers
TONY Ray's cheerful personality is in keeping with his "thoroughly enjoyable" former life as an independent baker and his just as rewarding new life in retirement. But it also masks some sadness in the 63-year-old president of the Worcestershire Master
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Brace for Scott Morris
BUSTLEHOME 0, MALVERN TOWN 2 MALVERN Town continued their good form in the Banks's West Midland premier division on Wednesday evening beating Bustlehome 2-0 away. Scott Morris was the hero for the Town with both goals from Joe Maidment crosses, heading
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Remarkable pull of a devoted team
THERE are two seats which loom large in my memory so far as Acorns is concerned, and I could take you to both of them now. One was the fibreglass seat of a single-seater racing car, on a narrow strip of tarmac close to the Gower Peninsula on a windy April
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7/5/03 Swifts sign off with Dynamo stalemate
AS Stourport signed off with a drab 1-1 draw at Shepshed Dynamo, Swifts' boss Dave Titterton was already considering next season. And there is a lot of thinking to do on the evidence of this match which the visitors dominated but failed to finish off
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23/5/02 Swifts and Reds in Alex battle
THE bitter rivalry between Stourport Swifts and Redditch United looks set to be rekindled in the summer with a tug-of-war over Alex Cowley. Halesowen Town will not be signing the talented young winger and he has now emerged as one of Redditch's top targets
