Stories for 7 August 2007

Alcester

Trustees move charity forward

A COMMUNITY organisation for the Conway Fields and Ten Acres communities will form a new team of trustees after it was felt the current members could not devote the necessary time to their duties.  more...

Show will not be a wash out!

OKLAHOMA may not be associated with flooding - but the recent deluge has caused a bit of trouble for Alcester Operatic Society.  more...

Farm theft

A YELLOW and black compressor with 50 feet of yellow pipe and a metal lance attached has been stolen from Coughton Cross Farm.  more...

Game fair

A GREAT day out for all the family is promised at the 18th annual Warwickshire and West Midlands Game and Country Fair at Ragley Hall.  more...

Housing plan inquiry starts

THE inquiry into the refusal of a controversial planning application in Welford-on-Avon has begun.  more...

Before The 1900'S

July 29 to August 4

250 Years Ago :   more...

Business

Tax break is possible for firms mopping up

THE Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcest-ershire has been lobbying hard on behalf of local businesses following the devastation caused by the floods.  more...

Coach'S Column

Pro40 is pick-me-up for troubled County season

IT has been a troubled season for us both on and off the field, so it is nice that we can hold our heads up at the top of the Pro40 table.  more...

Down The Lane

Pressure on squad the key to success

SUCCESS for Worcester City this season depends on many factors, but one more than most - keeping the squad available.  more...

Equestrian

Sign up – so you can ride

THE roads of this country are shared by a variety of forms of transport - cars, lorries, motorcycles, scooters, pedal cycles and, yes, horses.  more...

Farmers' Markets

Farmers markets - August 2007

Worcestershire Farmers' Market Dates this month:  more...

Gardening

Be chic with ornamental grasses and tall flowers

Visiting the famous RHS show in Tatton Park, Cheshire, last week gave me some food for thought about how well ornamental grasses mix with tall, lollipop-style flowers.  more...

Good enough to eat

Don't just restrict yourself to harvesting the vegetables that your plants produce - make the most of their flowers as well, many of which are edible. They look stylish in salads and add summer colour to your table.  more...

What to do this week - August 4

1. Replace strawberry beds which are three years old once the crop has been harvested, as output will go into decline. Plant the vacated ground with winter greens and make a new strawberry bed in another part of the garden.  more...

Best of the bunch: Agapanthus

These stunning herbaceous perennials should just about be coming into their own now, their large, exotic, blue or white trumpet-shaped flowers in rounded clusters perched on sturdy, straight stems above strappy leaves.  more...

Three ways to...

Make mulches attractive  more...

General

Kaleidoscope promises colour

COLOURFUL entertainment is lined up for one day only at Hartlebury-based County Museum next week.  more...

Postcard fair in town

POSTCARD dealers from all over the country will converge on Kidderminster Railway Museum on Saturday.  more...

In Brief

Station car wash

A CHARITY car wash will be making a splash at Redditch Fire Station.  more...

Help add fun to village fete

CHILDREN'S entertainers are needed to help add fun to the Cookhill annual fete, which takes place on September 1.  more...

Kidder News Latest

Vandals hit carpet firm

YOUTHS have caused thousands of pounds of damage to a carpet firm's premises, according to police.  more...

Judge to sum up in murder trial

The KICK-off for a world cup football match screened in a Stourport pub last summer served as a precursor to a more sinister clash that kicked off late at night in the car park, ending in a man's violent death.  more...

Judge to sum up in murder trial

The KICK-off for a world cup football match screened in a Stourport pub last summer served as a precursor to a more sinister clash that kicked off late at night in the car park, ending in a man's violent death.  more...

Prizes up for grabs at colourful event

THERE'LL be stiff competition for prizes at a flower, vegetable and floral art show.  more...

Year-long test drive

A KIDDERMINSTER woman who has won a year-long test drive picked up the keys to her vehicle from a dealership in the town.  more...

Wheel-maker's revenue up

COOKLEY-based industrial wheels manufacturer, Titan Europe, has seen revenue increase by four per cent during the six months to the end of June, compared with the same period a year earlier.  more...

Year-long test drive

A WOMAN from Kidderminster who has won a year-long test drive picked up the keys to her vehicle from a dealership in the town.  more...

Scams warning by police

PEOPLE are being warned not be taken in by scams after a man in Kidderminster received a letter saying he had won the Spanish lottery.  more...

Beware doorknock contractors

WORCESTERSHIRE residents have been reminded by the county council that its highways contractors will never knock on the door offering to resurface driveways with leftover tarmac.  more...

Garden boosts dog charity

A DOG charity has received the perfect 10th anniversary present after a garden opening raised £1,100 for the group.  more...

Garden boosts dog charity

A DOG charity has received the perfect 10th anniversary present after a garden opening raised £1,100 for the group.  more...

Gardener cultivates cash

KEEN Kidderminster gardener, Gerald Majumdar, is hoping to top the £2,000 mark for charity by opening his garden to the public.  more...

Latest

Man torched by garden heater

A MAN is in hospital with severe burns to his face after pouring petrol onto a fire in his back garden.  more...

Floods cost county £150m

WORCESTERSHIRE'S tourism industry has lost about £150 million because of the recent flooding.  more...

Wychavon to discuss bin collections

A DEBATE on whether fortnightly waste collections should be introduced in Wychavon will take place during a council meeting today.  more...

Shopkeeper's anger over smashed windows

A SHOPKEEPER is considering moving her business out of a Worcester shopping strip after it was attacked by vandals.  more...

Want a snog? Eat some of this garlic first

HAVE you ever had a crush on someone but couldn't find an excuse to give them a kiss?  more...

Farmers want Gordon to act on superstores

WHEN is comes to complaining about the financial armlock of supermarkets, Worcestershire's farmers and growers believe they're banging their heads against a brick wall.  more...

There’s a place at the show for you if you grow your own

GARDENING Good Life-style is to make an appearance at Malvern's Autumn Garden and Country Show next month.  more...

Architects help for Zimbabwean kids

CHILDREN in Zimbabwe are gaining a better education thanks to the charity work of a Worcester architects practise.  more...

Worcestershire folk told to get walking

RESIDENTS in Worcester are being invited to make the most of the summer by getting their hands on a free walking pack.  more...

Worcestershire children in multimillion pound boost

CHILDREN in Worcestershire are to benefit from more than £33.5 million over the next three years, it has been announced.  more...

The big fish is back

ONE of Worcester's oldest and most famous exhibits is making a splash with visitors again now that it is back on display at a museum.  more...

Post office move to WH Smith is confirmed

WORCESTER'S main Post Office will be moved to WHSmith, despite wide spread opposition, officials have confirmed.  more...

City boss eyes church for flood respite

A NEWLY-BUILT Worcester church would make an ideal emergency flood rest centre, according to Worcester City Council's chief executive.  more...

Defence secretary meets Woofers

DEFENCE Secretary Des Browne has met troops from 1st Battalion Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters Regiment in Afghanistan.  more...

Great Malvern is a car park says councillor

GREAT Malvern is becoming a giant car park for workers in the town and traders are losing out to other areas because shoppers cannot park.  more...

Drinks ban making police Pied Pipers says councillor

AN ALCOHOL ban may mean police officers are forced to play "pied pipers" who simply lure louts to other parts of the city.  more...

Two arrested after car fire

TWO men were being questioned by police today after a fight which led to a car being set alight in Rous Lench last night.  more...

Wyre Piddle road closed

DRIVERS are being warned that Wyre Road in Pershore which links Station Road to Key Tech Business Park, will close tomorrow (Wednesday 8) for essential maintenance work.  more...

Studley fall to Rawnsley

FORMER Worcestershire bowler Matt Rawnsley demolished Studley's hopes of grabbing something from their Birmingham League Division Three match at leaders Ombersley.  more...

Alcester squander chances

Bretforton 1st 316-3 beat Alcester & Ragley 1st 195 all out by 121 runs ALCESTER dominated the early exchanges as they were put into the field by Bretforton skipper Paul Jones.  more...

Alcester squander chances

Bretforton 1st 316-3 beat Alcester & Ragley 1st 195 all out by 121 runs ALCESTER dominated the early exchanges as they were put into the field by Bretforton skipper Paul Jones.  more...

New sixes league set to kick off

SIX-A-SIDE FOOTBALL: The new six-a-side league organised by soccersixes kicked off this week with 24 teams taking part in a series of grading games.  more...

Players wanted

JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Experienced players are being sought by Astwood Colts u14s. The team play and train at Morton Stanley Park, Redditch, and anyone interested should call Glenn on 01527 574965 or Richard on 01527 570240.  more...

Shield success

ANGLING: Astwood Bank's Dark Lane AC fished their fifth aggregate Dalesman Shield on Saturday on club waters on the Arrow.  more...

Trying harder for more links

RUGBY: Bosses at Kings Norton Rugby Club are to bolster their community links with the help of a team of specialists.  more...

Blues on a goal spree

Leicester City Ladies FC 1 Birmingham City Ladies 5 WITH two players on crutches after last week's opening pre-season outing, Birmingham manager Laura Harvey - in Thailand managing the British team at the World Student Games - will be heartened by a clean bill of health after this match at Aylestone Park.  more...

Millers’ mood of confidence

Feckenham go into their opening Midland Combination match with Massey Ferguson on Saturday brimming with confidence.  more...

Millers’ mood of confidence

FECKENHAM go into their opening Midland Combination match with Massey Ferguson on Saturday brimming with confidence.  more...

Bees are lacking out wide

STUDLEY boss Lee Adams admits his side is not the finished article going into the new season.  more...

Rostill in battle to be fit

STRIKER Keith Rostill is battling to be fit for Alvechurch's opening Midland Alliance clash at home to Loughborough Dynamo on Saturday.  more...

Latets

Man with scar sought

A MAN with a distinctive scar on his face is being hunted by police after he touched a woman in a sexual manner in the street.  more...

Appeal on sex assault

TWO 16-year-old girls have been indecently assaulted by three men who led them to Pitcheroak Woods and then touched them in a sexual manner.  more...

Man critical after attack

A MAN is critically ill in hospital with severe head injuries after an horrific assault outside a town centre nightclub.  more...

Man hurt in race attack

POLICE are reassuring people from minority ethnic groups not to be frightened of visiting Redditch after two men were assaulted outside a pub during what police believe was a racially motivated attack.  more...

Rape charge

A MAN was due to appear before Worcester Crown Court yesterday charged with the rape of a woman in Redditch on Sunday, July 29.  more...

Rape charge

A MAN was due to appear before Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday, August 7 charged with the rape of a woman in Redditch on Sunday, July 29.  more...

Police search for ex-model’s body

POLICE are searching a house and grounds in Alvechurch for the body of a man who has been missing for almost two years.  more...

Letters

I fear for the future of our health service

SIR - We have a Labour Government that appears to be hell bent on dismantling the NHS bit by bit and replacing it with a two-tier system, promoting a new form of privatisation and funnelling billions of pounds of NHS cash into the new private sector to pay for operations that are considerably more expensive, and even honouring contracts when no service has been provided.  more...

No evidence bike helmets are safer

SIR - In your report on two accidents involving cyclists (Worcester News, August 1) PC Stuart Baugh is quoted as saying "we want cyclists to stay safe and cannot stress enough the importance of wearing a helmet".  more...

Heads must roll over foot-and-mouth

SIR - So, 2007 gets even worse. Now the dreaded foot-and-mouth strikes again. Watching the news, I really cannot believe my eyes.  more...

Open courts at weekends and night

SIR - I read that the shortage of judges is putting pressure on overcrowding in prisons.  more...

Players’ fighting fund would help

SIR - Pauline Price said that Worcestershire County Cricket Club can keep her refund - a small amount of £32.50. She said that if other supporters also decline their refund this will help the club during the flood crisis.  more...

Renew that grave digger promptly

SIR - I was somewhat alarmed to read the headline worn-out grave digger needs to be replaced' (Worcester News, July 17). Images instantly sprang up of a cyanosed octogenarian slumped semi-conscious over the handle of his battered shovel.  more...

Local Walks

Colwall, Worcestershire

IN the days following the July floods, the Malvern Hills proved a popular vantage point for walkers wanting a bird's-eye view of the Severn valley, from Worcester down through Upton and Tewkesbury to Gloucester and beyond.  more...

Music

Brothers launch pub's jam nights

ACOUSTIC tunes kept the audience entertained during the first of a Kidderminster pub's jam nights.  more...

News

Chester Road changes

WORCESTERSHIRE will play the final two home matches of their flood-ravaged season at the ground of Birmingham League side Kidderminster.  more...

Warriors name sevens squad

DIRECTOR of Rugby Mike Ruddock has selected a strong Worcester Warriors squad to take part in the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham on Saturday, August 18.  more...

City have to pay £3,000 for Ryan

WORCESTER City were ordered to pay Alfreton Town £3,000 for defender Ryan Clarke by a tribunal held at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium.  more...

Rea aims to beat ‘captain’s curse’

NEW Redditch United skipper Simon Rea is hoping he has finally shaken off the curse of the captain's armband.  more...

Fixtures

Sat, 11 August: Vauxhall Motors v Redditch United Tue, 14 August: Redditch United v Tamworth Sat, 18 August: Redditch United v Leigh RMI Sat, 25 August: Hucknall Town v Redditch United Mon, 27 August (3pm): Redditch United v Nuneaton Borough Sat, 1 September: Hyde United v Redditch United Sat, 8 September: Redditch United v Alfreton Town Sat, 15 September: Boston United v Redditch United Tue, 18 September: Gainsborough Trinity v Redditch United Sat, 22 September: Redditch United v Southport Sat, 6 October: Workington v Redditch United Sat, 20 October: Redditch United v Stalybridge Celtic Mon, 22 October: Kettering Town v Redditch United Sat, 27 October: Hinckley United v Redditch United Sat, 3 November: Redditch United v AFC Telford Sat, 10 November: Blyth Spartans v Redditch United Sat, 17 November: Redditch United v Burscough Sat, 1 December: Harrogate Town v Redditch United Sat, 8 December: Redditch United v Hyde United Sat, 22 December: Redditch United v Hucknall Town Wed, 26 December (3pm) Worcester City v Redditch United Sat, 29 December: Nuneaton Borough v Redditch United Tue, 1 January 2008 (3pm): Redditch United v Worcester City Sat, 5 January 2008: Redditch United v Vauxhall Motors Sat, 12 January 2008: Leigh RMI v Redditch United Sat, 19 January 2008: Redditch United v Hinckley United Sat, 26 January 2008: Redditch United v Solihull Moors Sat, 2 February 2008: Barrow v Redditch United Sat, 9 February 2008: Redditch United v Gainsborough Trinity Sat, 16 February 2008: Redditch United v Workington Sat, 23 February 2008: Tamworth v Redditch United Sat, 1 March 2008P: Southport v Redditch United Sat, 8 March 2008: Redditch United v Blyth Spartans Sat, 15 March 2008: AFC Telford v Redditch United Sat, 22 March 2008: Redditch United v Boston United Mon, 24 March 2008 (3pm): Solihull Moors v Redditch United Sat, 29 March 2008: Redditch United v Harrogate Town Sat, 5 April 2008: Burscough v Redditch United Sat, 12 April 2008: Redditch United v Barrow Sat, 19 April 2008: Alfreton Town v Redditch United Sat, 26 April 2008: Redditch United v Kettering Town Sat, 3 May 2008: Stalybridge Celtic v Redditch United   more...

Fixtures

Sat, 11 August: Vauxhall Motors v Redditch United  more...

Reds putting in a bit extra

EXTRA training was the request from Redditch United's players ahead of their Blue Square Conference North opener at Vauxhall Motors on Saturday.  more...

Rivals in cup clash

REDDITCH United have been handed another home fixture against bitter rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in the second round of the Worcestershire Senior Cup.  more...

Rivals in cup clash

REDDITCH United have been handed another home fixture against bitter rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in the second round of the Worcestershire Senior Cup.  more...

Opinion

We need a sat-nav for HGV drivers

THE villagers of Sneads Green, near Droitwich, are living proof that advances in technology can be as much a curse as a blessing.  more...

Philip Serrell

Designer labels will find a higher price

Always buy the best you can afford is an old maxim that pays dividends when the time comes to sell.  more...

The news value in old postcards

THE other Friday I was driving back from filming on the south coast and, having phoned my saleroom during the day, had heard that the rain was coming down in stair rods.  more...

Philip's Tip:

IT always pays to read the auctioneer's adverts and catalogues carefully.  more...

Design mirrors

Mention the name Chippendale and most people think of either a famous 18th century London cabinet manufacturer, or a modern group of chaps who disrobe for ladies' pleasure.  more...

St Richard’s is the winner

I mentioned in my previous column that David Barby and I had pitted our wits in the 500th charity edition of BBC's Bargain Hunt, against Kate Bliss and Charlie Hanson.  more...

Phillpot Files

There’s a line that connects me to Elgar – and Mr Punch

IT'S impossible to gaze across the Severn valley and behold the majesty of the Malvern Hills without thinking of Sir Edward Elgar.  more...

National service will be introduced – soon

THERE has been an extensive debate in the Worcester News over the last few weeks regarding the question of conscription. I think most of the correspondents to this paper and its website have missed the point.  more...

Don’t book your holiday B&B over the internet

JUST a word in your shell-like this holiday season beware arranging bed and breakfast accommodation over the internet. You can get stung.  more...

Speak up, dear – I can’t hear a word you are saying tonight

I'VE been itching to tell you this one for weeks. It concerns an innocent comment that was misheard and the hilarious aftermath.  more...

Gashes in the wood took me back in time

GAZING at the ceiling in this guest house, my eyes came to rest on an ancient, well-hewn beam.  more...

Round-Up

Ivill aiming for further success

A WORCESTER businessman stormed into the lead of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) championship.  more...

Crowle go so close in bid for final spot

CROWLE nearly pulled off the shock of the season in the Worcester Evening League's Thompson Cup semi-finals.  more...

League meet on

WORCESTER Dragon Boat Racing Club will host the National League meeting on Sunday despite disruption from recent floods.  more...

Scrivens second

THREE members of Worcester Athletic Club competed in the British Masters Track and Field Championships at Perry Barr.  more...

Fossils led home by Wood and Swift

FOSSILS returned to action after losing 11 games to the bad weather with a six-wicket win.  more...

Basketball camp shows off talents

BOYS dribbled, jumped and passed as if NBA scouts were there to spot their potential at a basketball camp.  more...

Turner secures triple loan deal

HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner has confirmed Watford duo Theo Robinson and Toumani Diagouraga will agree terms with the Edgar Street club tomorrow.  more...

A bright fuchsia

A RIOT of colour will greet visitors to this year's Fuchsia Show.  more...

Folk lovers are in for a treat

FOLK lovers will be in for a treat in the coming weeks with a host of top acts playing in Catshill.  more...

Major cash boost for Dolphin centre

BROMSGROVE'S Dolphin leisure centre is to be given a massive £850,000 cash injection by the district council to improve and modernise facilities to make it on a par with Britain's best Work is to start on a major make-over of the fitness suit in the autumn.  more...

We need funds

A BLACKWELL animal sanctuary, hit by the recent bad weather, is hoping to raise badly needed funds at its open day this Sunday, August 12.  more...

A bright fuchsia

A RIOT of colour will greet visitors to this year's Fuchsia Show.  more...

Dancing queens

DROITWICH Spa's Norbury Theatre hosted a summer school dance workshop for talented youngsters.  more...

Drunk babysitter took child to pub

A BABYSITTER got drunk and took the one-year-old child he was looking after to a pub, a court has heard.  more...

Bouncing back after the floods

PEOPLE from around the world, as well as generous Spa residents, have donated more than £8,000 to Droitwich's flood relief fund.  more...

Kick boxers ready for ring

WARRIOR Promotions presents an evening of full contact action at Evesham Working Men's Club on Sunday.  more...

Neil's top rink in narrow loss

PERSHORE'S members have started playing league matches again and men travelled to Malvern Victoria on Saturday when they lost by three shots.  more...

Ford's flourish a key factor

IN a close Concorde League encounter last Thursday when, despite winning two rinks and drawing the other, Broadway edged past Evesham by ten shots largely due to a comprehensive win by Brian Ford over Warren Higson.  more...

Flood-hit club grateful to neighbours

DAMAGE to the green and outbuildings at Evesham Sports Club has meant that the bowls club has had to reschedule its remaining matches away from Avon Street.  more...

Higson and Edwards claim race wins

FOLLOWING the disastrous floods which affected the area, members of the Evesham club took time out from their mammoth recovery tasks to reward themselves and sailed two races last Sunday.  more...

Reigning champ Wayne shows the way

QUALIFICATION for the Shakespeare and Match Fishing Team Championships returned to normal on Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry last weekend.  more...

Charity match at the Fishery

Evesham Jubilee Society THE third annual Grant Davis Memorial Charity match will be held at the Jubilee Fishery on Saturday, September 1.  more...

Festival favoured by change in weather

THE arrival of some decent weather coincided nicely with Dumbleton's annual festival last week when there was some fantastic cricket played every day.  more...

Wilks leads way as Pershore claim vital win

A CRUCIAL victory over Stourbridge on Saturday boosted Pershore's hopes of escaping relegation from Division One of the Worcestershire County League.  more...

Paul packs powerful punch as Bretforton close gap

RAGLEY Park's short boundaries were given a severe peppering as Paul Jones's violent assault blasted Bretforton right back into the John Shepherd Cotswold Hills League title picture.  more...

Mum scoops TV game show win

A REDDITCH housewife and mother-of-two has won nearly £50,000 on a television game show.  more...

Man with scar sought

A MAN with a distinctive scar on his face is being hunted by police after he touched a woman in a sexual manner in the street.  more...

Dames set for US contest

REDDITCH rollergirls are heading to Las Vegas to represent Team World as they take on Team USA during a rollerskating celebration.  more...

Woman ‘shocked’ at trouser incident

INFORMATION is being sought by police following an incident in Redditch which left a woman "shocked and embarrassed".  more...

Sessions make cookery fun

YOUNGSTERS from all over Redditch are getting to try out their culinary skills at Redditch Youth House this summer with fun cookery sessions.  more...

Treatment in store upset transsexual

A REDDITCH post-op transsexual claims she was treated like a "third-class citizen" when she visited Debenhams store in Redditch to be fitted for a bra.  more...

Eco-friendly lights scheme for library

REDDITCH library is set to become one of the first municipal buildings in the town to launch a new eco-friendly lighting system.  more...

Appeal on damage to children's graves

THE graves of children at Bordesley Lane Crematorium Centre have fallen victim to antisocial behaviour after a series of incidents involving the theft or movement of items and damage.  more...

Right to privacy is 'left in tatters'

RESIDENTS living in Wishaw Close are getting hot under the collar with a nearby social club and have pleaded with it to move its new smoking shelter further away from their homes.  more...

Event raises cash for flood damage

THE Farm Animal Sanctuary in Tardebigge, which looks after rescued animals, is holding an event to raise money following the recent floods.  more...

Man spat at and punched woman

A WOMAN in her 60s was punched and spat at by a man in a road rage incident.  more...

Fun for families

REDDITCH families are being encouraged to enjoy the summer by taking part in a number of activities.  more...

Horse box stolen

A BLACK and silver horse box worth about £500 has been stolen from a yard in Alvechurch.  more...

Unwanted phones call

A RABBIT and guinea pig charity is in desperate need of old mobile phones which can be recycled to raise much-needed funds.  more...

Society

Kidderminster

TUESDAY MORNING CLUB - This month's speaker Mr Ray Sturdy entertained members with slides and a talk on a whistle-stop tour of Worcestershire. August 14 is the date of the annual outing to Coughton Court followed by a visit to Evesham Country Park.  more...

Bewdley

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - The one day flower, vegetable and floral art show will be held on Saturday between 11.30am and 4.30pm. At 4.30pm there wil be an auction of show produce at St George's Hall, Bewdley.  more...

This Week In........

29 July to 4 August

This week in 1957: A SHORT, savage thunderstorm and torrential rain, the worst locally for many years, swept across the Vale of Evesham last Thursday night.  more...

29 July to 4 August

This week in 1957:  more...

Travel

Summer's finally arrived!

IF you want to take advantage of the sunshine there's still time to nab a week at a Haven Holiday park with some excellent price details available.  more...

  
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