Stories for 20 September 2007

11 To 13 Years

Odin's Eye by Kelvin I Jones

What is Oden's Eye?  more...

8 - 10 Years

The Suburban Werewolf by Mark Cooke

Two young hereos go in search of a mystery which has baffled and excited mankind since the beginning of time. Is the supernatural fact or fiction?  more...

Alcester

Back in business

THE most flooded business in Bidford is set to re-open following the dramatic events of late July.  more...

Ragley run relocates

THE Cancer Research UK 10k run planned at Ragley Hall this weekend has had to be moved due to concern over foot and mouth disease.  more...

Ragley run relocates

THE Cancer Research UK 10k run planned at Ragley Hall this weekend has had to be moved due to concern over foot and mouth disease.  more...

Flood payout for residents

FLOOD victims can expect payments through their letterboxes as Stratford District Council prepares to send out the first batch for Alcester.  more...

School cash

WOOTTON Wawen Primary School has received a grant through Warwickshire County Council as part of an initiative to tackle congestion around schools in the Stratford area.  more...

Business

WOOD PRODUCTS: Timber specialist takes on three new recruits

AFTER one of its most successful seasons ever, Worcestershire-based garden and landscaping products specialist M&M Timber is shaping up for a record new year with the announcement of some key management appointments.  more...

Coach'S Column

We have to create fortress Sixways

I GUESS it is a good time to play Wasps when a lot of their star players are away at the World Cup.  more...

Education

Smart St Bart’s focus on future

SCHOOL pupils will have "a rainbow of learning opportunities", according to their headteacher, despite having a delayed start to their term.  more...

Settling down after busy time

A HEADTEACHER has spoken of her pride in being at the helm of a newly-created school.  more...

Anger over delays to new school term

A WYRE Forest councillor involved in overseeing the district schools shake-up has blasted Worcester-shire County Council for keeping her in the dark on new term start date delays.  more...

Fixtures

Round-up of the county football fixtures

SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: FC Tything v Hanley Swan (M Stephens); Pershore Manor v Hallow WMC (N Canning); Upton Town v VBL Sports (K Denton); West Malvern v Grosvenor Sports (S Harness); Worcester YMCA v Martley Spurs (D Starkey).  more...

Kidder News Latest

Stepping out to raise vital cash

AN inaugural walk is being held along the towpath of the canal in Kidderminster to raise money for cancer screening.  more...

Club could fold over lights row

BEWDLEY Town FC could be forced to fold if a dispute with district planners over the club's floodlights is not resolved, the club's chairman has warned.  more...

Pals bare almost all for fun calendar

A GROUP of friends from a Bewdley pub teamed up to bare nearly everything for charity.  more...

Council ‘duped’ by flats scheme

A COUNCILLOR has complained of being "duped" by an application to replace a landmark former pub with 10 two-bedroomed apartments.  more...

Team on target to boost Danny fund

GENEROUS members of a Kidderminster darts team were on target to raise money for a fund to help buy a motorised wheelchair for a 10-year-old boy with a severe muscle wasting disease.  more...

Anger of delays to new school term

A WYRE Forest councillor involved in overseeing the district schools shake-up has blasted Worcester-shire County Council for keeping her in the dark on new term start date delays.  more...

Anger over delays to new school term

A WYRE Forest councillor involved in overseeing the district schools shake-up has blasted Worcester-shire County Council for keeping her in the dark on new term start date delays.  more...

Rocking in memory of much-loved Bev

MUSICIANS will be rocking up for a gig in memory of Wyre Forest drummer, Bev Smith, who died last month.  more...

Society gathering

MEMBERS of Hartlebury History Society will meet at the Village Hall at 7.30pm tonight to hear Justin Hughes talk about recent archaeological discoveries in the Severn Valley.  more...

'Tin tabernacle' to come dow n

A 102-YEAR-OLD tin church is to be pulled down after planners approved a proposal to build a house on the site.  more...

'Tin tabernacle' to come down

A 102-YEAR-OLD tin church is to be pulled down after planners approved a proposal to build a house on the site.  more...

Fury as high-rise unit takes shape

ANGRY residents have described a new industrial development taking shape as a "monstrosity", saying it is blighting the view from their garden and tarnishing the area.  more...

Fury as high-rise unit takes shape

ANGRY residents have described a new industrial development taking shape as a "monstrosity", saying it is blighting the view from their garden and tarnishing the area.  more...

Blueprint for health?

THE doctor-led service being piloted at Kidderm-inster Hospital goes live in just over a week's time and could become a blueprint for services nationally.  more...

Doctors hold key to pilot success

THE Urgent Care Centre (UCC) being piloted at Kidderminster Hospital will have an excellent platform to build on thanks to the success of the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), according to the man heading up the project.  more...

Cross-party backing for care centre

THE leading Wyre Forest political parties were all celebrating the news the Urgent Care Centre would soon be opening.  more...

Collision woman airlifted

A KIDDERMINSTER woman had to be cut out of the car she was driving after it left the road, today.  more...

Villagers warned over burglaries

POLICE are appealing to members of the public to be vigilant after a series of burglaries in Rock.  more...

Villagers warned over burglaries

POLICE are appealing to members of the public to be vigilant after a series of burglaries in Rock.  more...

Villagers warned over burglaries

POLICE are appealing to members of the public to be vigilant after a series of burglaries in Rock.  more...

Latest

Winnie is 100 not out

A WOMAN with a history of long life in her family celebrates her 100th birthday today but says she feels far younger than her years.  more...

Eco-town could eat up county’s homes quota

A NEW eco-town could be built in Worcestershire under radical proposals to cope with the amount of new homes the Government wants to build in the area over the next 20 years.  more...

Eco-town could eat up county’s homes quota

A NEW eco-town could be built in Worcestershire under radical proposals to cope with the amount of new homes the Government wants to build in the area over the next 20 years.  more...

Eco-town could eat up county’s homes quota

A NEW eco-town could be built in Worcestershire under radical proposals to cope with the amount of new homes the Government wants to build in the area over the next 20 years.  more...

Eco-town could eat up county’s homes quota

A NEW eco-town could be built in Worcestershire under radical proposals to cope with the amount of new homes the Government wants to build in the area over the next 20 years.  more...

Where would you put a new town?

Worcestershire could get a new town of 10,000 homes. Where would you put it?  more...

Kittens in need of new homes

AN animal rescue centre is bursting at the seams with cats and kittens in need of loving new homes.  more...

Woman injured after car leaves road

A young woman has been seriously injured in an accident in Worcestershire this morning.  more...

Villagers get together to perform play

A DRAMA bringing the story of rural England to life is to take place in a Malvern village next week.  more...

Funds pour in thanks to dance group

A DANCE group in Worcester is celebrating after raising £20,000 for St Richard’s Hospice.  more...

Petition hits 2,000 mark

MORE than 2,000 readers have now backed the Worcester News' campaign to save the city's ambulance control centre.  more...

Petition hits 2,000 mark

MORE than 2,000 readers have now backed the Worcester News' campaign to save the city's ambulance control centre.  more...

Petition hits 2,000 mark

MORE than 2,000 readers have now backed the Worcester News' campaign to save the city's ambulance control centre.  more...

Lib Dem candidate hits out over floods

The man hoping to win West Worcestershire for the Liberal Democrats has spoken out at the party's conference on what he called the government failure to learn the lessons of the floods back in 2001.' Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt has called on his party at their conference in Brighton to pledge better assistance for the victims of future flooding.  more...

Docs not sure if work is good for your health

DOCTORS may not realise the health benefits of work when they sign patients of sick, according to a new study.  more...

Green group fight eco-town plans

A CHARITY that aims to protect Worcestershire's landscape has announced its opposition to radical proposals to build a new eco-town in the county.  more...

Father joins row over Jenna's hair

A FATHER has hit back after his 15 year-old daughter, banned from school for putting blonde streaks in her hair, was criticised online.  more...

Charity opposes eco-town plan

A CHARITY that aims to protect Worcestershire’s landscape has announced its opposition to radical proposals to build a new eco-town in the county.  more...

Lottery sees kids hang out in style

YOUNGSTERS at a school near Worcester have been hanging around in style thanks to a lottery boost.  more...

Mercian soldiers killed in accident

Two British soldiers died today in a road accident in southern Afghanistan.  more...

Mercian soldiers killed in accident

Two British soldiers died today in a road accident in southern Afghanistan.  more...

Pedestrian taken to hospital after collision with car

A PEDESTRIAN was taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Worcester.  more...

Pedestrian taken to hospital after collision with car

A PEDESTRIAN was taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Worcester.  more...

Fire victim named

FIRE investigators and police forensic experts were last night still examining the ruins of an Evesham house in which a 55-year-old woman died on Tuesday.  more...

Fire victim named

FIRE investigators and police forensic experts were last night still examining the ruins of an Evesham house in which a 55-year-old woman died on Tuesday.  more...

Fire victim named

FIRE investigators and police forensic experts were last night still examining the ruins of an Evesham house in which a 55-year-old woman died on Tuesday.  more...

Fire victim named

FIRE investigators and police forensic experts were last night still examining the ruins of an Evesham house in which a 55-year-old woman died on Tuesday.  more...

Karndean hosts forum

A VALE business opened its doors to companies across Evesham on Tuesday as it hosted the Vale Business Forum's networking event.  more...

Fun day for air ambulance

THE Vineyard Pub in Abbots Salford, near Harvington, is holding a fun day to raise funds for the Air Ambulance this Saturday (22), from 11am.  more...

Age Concern open day

A LOCAL charity is holding an open day in Pershore on Wednesday (26) and older people are asked to come along and find out more.  more...

'Dangerous' driver must pay £3,000 costs

BLATANT dangerous driver Steven Cruickshank was in such a hurry to get home after a night out in Stratford that a police officer had to do up to 120 mph to catch up with him.  more...

Brigadier invited on fire visit

BIDFORD'S county councillor has invited the chairman of the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Board to visit the village to discuss the fire station's future.  more...

Letters

Please do all you can to save our call centre

SIR - Readers will be aware of West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust's plans to reconfigure the region's emergency call centres.  more...

Don’t go by train if you like punctuality

SIR - I would like to write further to a very good point raised by John Shearon's letter about train fares (September 13).  more...

We need people proud to fly our flag

SIR - I see now that the weak-wristed brigade have moved their sights to the London Olympics. They have said that the RAF's Red Arrows display team is too militaristic' and might upset or offend other nations'. These are evidently the sort of people who, if they had been alive in the Second World War, would probably have crawled under their tables and prayed for the RAF to take quickly to the skies.  more...

Thanks to whoever handed in phone

SIR - My grand-daughter lost her mobile phone last Thursday.  more...

I recognised that football player!

SIR - I write with reference to the photograph of the Droitwich football team (Letters, September 14).  more...

Lifestyle

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up, little girl?

Victoria Beckham, Coleen McLoughlin and Cheryl Cole set the ball rolling, but there's an increasing number of girls who believe that becoming a footballer's wife is a desirable career choice.  more...

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up, little girl? A. A footballer's wife

Victoria Beckham, Coleen McLoughlin and Cheryl Cole set the ball rolling, but there's an increasing number of girls who believe that becoming a footballer's wife is a desirable career choice.  more...

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up, little girl? A. A footballer's wife

Victoria Beckham, Coleen McLoughlin and Cheryl Cole set the ball rolling, but there's an increasing number of girls who believe that becoming a footballer's wife is a desirable career choice.  more...

Music

Celebrating work of talented songwriter

DEVOTED fans will gather at a Kidderminster venue to celebrate the music and memory of a popular Wyre Forest singer and songwriter.  more...

Mini marvels on charity gig bill

A YOUNG rock band will be performing alongside other local groups in their first major gig at Kidderminster Town Hall tomorrow night in aid of Diabetes UK.  more...

Big night for music lovers

PREPARATIONS are under way for this year's 26th Music for You event at Kidderminster Town Hall.  more...

Nature Notes

Keep ’em peeled for mean hornet robber fly

Wet followed by warm weather is just what many flies need to prosper and as a result we have seen a real increase in the numbers of many fly species.  more...

News

County sign Andrew

GARETH Andrew has become Worcestershire's first signing for the new season.  more...

County sign Andrew

GARETH Andrew has become Worcestershire's first signing for the new season.  more...

Top-seven spot is next challenge set by Preece

WORCESTER City manager Andy Preece has challenged his side to take the next step and break into the top seven of Blue Square North.  more...

Ticket prices put off fans

Sports Editor's post bag.  more...

Ticket prices put off fans

Sports Editor's post bag.  more...

Board to blame for low crowds

Sports Editor's post bag  more...

Board blamed for low crowds

Sports Editor's post bag  more...

Opinion

Will there be a new town here soon?

AT THE beginning of the year your Worcester News revealed how the Government wants to build 10s of thousands of new homes in Worcestershire over the next 20 years.  more...

Reviews

CD - Once Upon a Time in the West - Hard-Fi

FOLLOWING on from the huge success of their first album, Mercury Music Prize-nominated Stars of CCTV, Hard-Fi are back with this great offering.  more...

CD - Drastic Fantastic - KT Tunstall

THIS follow up to KT Tunstall's debut album, Eye to the Telescope, could have gone one of two ways, sinking into the jazzy ballads of Norah Jones and Dido, or shaking things up a little with the edgier guitar of hits like Suddenly I See.  more...

DVD - 28 Weeks Later (18)

THIS film, a sequel to 28 Days Later, starts six months after the Rage virus spread throughout the British Isles.  more...

CD - Curtis - 50 Cent

THE baddest bad boy in hip hop is back and he's angry - angrier than he's ever been before.  more...

CD - Graduation - Kanye West

THIS album was released on the same day as 50 Cent's Curtis and although they are both hip hop, Kanye's is quite different compared to the Southside King's effort.  more...

Round-Up

Fields aiming for run in Vase

WESTFIELDS are targeting a run in the FA Vase as they prepare to take on Shawbury United at allpay.park on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Let’s get some points on board: Molloy

MALVERN Town manager Paul Molloy insists his team need to start picking up points - and he's not bothered how they do it.  more...

Cup win can be launchpad: Brown

BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown wants his side to use their mid-week FA Cup victory as a launchpad to better league results.  more...

Keeper doubt as high-scorers clash

WHOEVER takes the gloves for Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday when Torquay United head to Aggborough can expect a busy afternoon.  more...

Dales tackle Northfield

ARCHDALES 73 travel to Northfield Town in Midland Combination Division One on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Reynolds is looking for upturn

STOURPORT Swifts chairman Chris Reynolds is urging his team to start picking up points when they travel to high-flying Romulus in the Southern League Division One Midlands on Saturday (3pm).  more...

Turner eyes first home league win

GRAHAM Turner believes Hereford United are ready to record their first league win of the season at Edgar Street.  more...

James nets big Zander on the Avon

WORCESTER teenager James Sarkar achieved his summer target of landing a zander.  more...

Senter lands first prize at Brockamin

TOP Brockamin rod Chris Senter won the biggest match held on the venue this year when he took the honours in the popular Bill Edgar Memo-rial contest from unfancied peg 40.  more...

Senter lands first prize at Brockamin

TOP Brockamin rod Chris Senter won the biggest match held on the venue this year when he took the honours in the popular Bill Edgar Memo-rial contest from unfancied peg 40.  more...

Robins duo are hit by injury

EVESHAM United will be forced into several changes for Saturday's visit of Leamington after a bruising FA Cup tie.  more...

Influence the judges

STAFF at a town bookshop are encouraging children to make their views count in a national book competition.  more...

Returned to its former glory

REPAIR work on a historical church window has finally been completed - thanks to a spot of flower power.  more...

Raising standards

A SPA housing organisation has received the prestigious Investors in People award for its commitment to quality and training.  more...

They’re working to bridge the gap

A WORKFORCE of young people have played their part in Droitwich's £11.5million canal restoration project.  more...

Employment legislation

NEW employment legislation is threatening to put hundreds of small to medium businesses in turmoil and, say industry experts, ignorance of the laws is no defence. Concerned that many businesses in the Midlands region may face difficulty coming to terms with new employment regulations, Droitwich-based chartered accountants Ormerod Rutter is offering its clients free seminars on essential human resources. The seminars are designed to introduce the basic requirements of good employer practice and include valuable information on contracts of employment, statutory holiday entitlement, maternity-paternity rights, employee's rights and flexible working requests. Heading up the seminars is Kirstie Stuart, an independent HR consultant and associate of Ormerod Rutter for some time.   more...

Lucky winners

THE top prize of £1,000 in The Hospices Lottery has been won in Droitwich Spa. The first prize in the September 14 draw goes to number 12535. The 70 prizes of £5 go to 10021; 10462; 10710; 10934; 10978; 11104; 11178; 11479; 11925; 11938; 12002; 12189; 12365; 12461; 12511; 12622; 12923; 12929; 13420; 13721; 13784; 13890; 14262; 14394; 14429; 14519; 15030; 15209; 15285; 15430; 16332; 16926; 16982; 17103; 17320; 17531; 17812; 17827; 17881; 18344; 18419; 18465; 18482; 18721; 18857; 18946; 19039; 19231; 19301; 19413; 19512; 19660; 19860; 20161; 20525; 20745; 21313; 21354; 21846; 21913; 22074; 22378; 22414; 22439; 22473; 22640; 22662; 22781; 23018; 23038.  more...

Returned to its former glory

REPAIR work on a historical church window has finally been completed - thanks to a spot of flower power.  more...

Returned to its former glory

REPAIR work on a historical church window has finally been completed - thanks to a spot of flower power.  more...

Returned to its former glory

REPAIR work on a historical church window has finally been completed - thanks to a spot of flower power.  more...

Joe is looking back on a job well done

A FAMILIAR face in Droitwich Spa is saying goodbye to the town, writes Sarah Mawhinney.  more...

Supporting town traders

TWO new faces will be seen around Droitwich after a new business co-ordinator role was created to support High Street and Queen Street traders.  more...

Supporting town traders

TWO new faces will be seen around Droitwich after a new business co-ordinator role was created to support High Street and Queen Street traders.  more...

Wheelers take in Tour

TWENTY members of Evesham Wheelers made their way to the top of the Wych Cutting in Malvern.  more...

Jake claims crown

JAKE Payne is the new Junior Champion at Evesham after carding an extremely creditable gross 82 in difficult windy conditions last Sunday.  more...

Pony Club riders reap rich season's rewards

THE North Cotswold Hunt Pony Club has enjoyed an incredibly successful summer winning both Pony Club Team Show Jumping competitions at the Gatcombe Festival of Eventing and the Blenheim Three-Star Horse Trials.  more...

Concert for wildlife trust

TICKETS have gone on sale for a fundraising concert to benefit the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust later this year.  more...

Visit to nature reserve

MALVERN'S branch of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust next outing is on Saturday, September 22, when members have the chance to visit the Pipers Hill Common nature reserve, near Hanbury.  more...

Flats approved despite worries

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a block of flats in Malvern Wells were approved by Malvern Hills District Council this week.  more...

Green light for college sports hall

PLANS for a multi-million pound new sports complex at Malvern College got the go-ahead from district councillors this week.  more...

Council officer returns after breakdown

A FORMER council officer made an impassioned appeal to district councillors in support of better treatment for mental health problems.  more...

Hymn marathon

SINGING 793 hymns in one sitting may not be a usual church service, but it is a great way to pay for all the new hymn books.  more...

Prisoner found hanged

A CONVICTED arsonist has been found hanged in his cell at a prison in Redditch.  more...

MP backs goods exchange

REDDITCH MP and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has asked for part of the town's recycling centre to be set aside for people to exchange goods instead of throwing them away.  more...

Website launch for town group

IN just over 18 months since its formation, Redditch Freecycle (RF) has grown to more than 3,000 members.  more...

Teen faces life on the streets

A TEENAGER from St George's says she feels like "breaking down and crying" as she faces life on the streets.  more...

Footie fan wins pie prize

A REDDITCH man is in pastry-based heaven after winning a competition for a month's supply of pies.  more...

Roundup

County games raises KVCC profile

AFTER successfully holding Worcestershire games at their Chester Road ground president Norman Broadfield believes Kidderminster Victoria's profile has been raised to a new level.  more...

Struggling Swifts hitting crunch time

IT'S now or never for struggling Stourport Swifts, according to chairman Chris Reynolds.  more...

So Vase, so good for Bewdley

MANAGER Craig Payton believes that Bewdley Town reaching the FA Vase for the first time is a milestone achievement.  more...

Society

Lickey WI

President Sue Mayne welcomed members and visitors to the September meeting of Lickey WI, held at the parish hall. A coach outing to Oxford at the end of November was announced. The speaker for the evening was Chris Ball, of Solihull, who gave an unusual talk entitled Sticky Ends. He combined his love of opera with his experience as a coroner to speculate on how various operatic deaths would have been dealt with. Mr Ball was thanked by Janet Ratcliff. There were four lucky raffle winners and the competition, for a murder weapon, was won by Pat Schofield. The annual meeting of Lickey WI will be held at the parish hall on October 2, together with a bring and buy stall. The competition will be for a white elephant.  more...

Chaddesley Corbett WI

The Chaddesley Corbett WI met on Wednesday after having enjoyed a rather dismal summer break.  more...

Hagley Gardeners’ Club

David Worthington told us the history behind The Popes Nurseryman of the Midlands part one.  more...

Redditch & Bromsgrove Breathe Easy Group

THE August meeting was mostly taken up with the AGM.  more...

Bromsgrove U3A

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a man of change, who brought stability to France, according to Lieutenant Commander Thomas, the speaker at our last meeting.  more...

Droitwich WI

The monthly meeting of Droitwich WI was chaired by the vice president, and a get well card has been sent to the president, Margaret Wainwright, who is convalescing after a hip operation. Two other cards were sent to Rosella Davis and Mary Bourne, who have both left the district to be nearer to family members.  more...

Wyre Forest

HISTORICAL RESEARCH GROUP - The group is holding another of its town trails in Stourport on Thursday, September 27. Meeting at 7pm on the riverside of the Tontine.  more...

Astley

WI - Members were reminded of the forthcoming events which include the Forest Group jewellery making day at Rock in November and the visit to the Black Country Living Museum in December.  more...

The Changing Environment

Blocking High Pressures

Blocking Anticyclones  more...

Travel

Time for the big kids to party

NOW the youngsters have gone back to school the big kids can come out to play at a Butlins Party Weekend Break.  more...

Haven Holidays turn Green into Gold

YOU don't need to travel far to enjoy a holiday that meets strict environmental criteria. If you want to make sure your holiday is both eco-friendly and family-friendly check out Haven Holidays' 35 parks around the UK.  more...

What'S On

Curtain up on musical

A TRADITIONAL yet fun-filled musical will be coming to the Swan Theatre in Worcester.  more...

Rice in arena tour

ACOUSTIC singer-songwriter Damien Rice will coming to the NIA in Birmingham as part of a special nine-date arena tour.  more...

Play on suburban life

ABIGAIL'S Party, by Mike Leigh, is a black comedy about local communities and suburban life.  more...

Wyre Forest Flashback

September - 100 years ago

The Shuttle described an annual excursion to Holt Fleet by the workforce of Messrs Cooke Brothers, carpet manufacturers of Worcester Cross works Kidderminster. A start was made at 1.30 pm but unfortunately a heavy storm caused them to shelter at The Bridge Inn, Stourport. Undeterred, the party started out again after 45 minutes, but another storm drove them into The Hundred House at Great Witley. After some considerable time spent "singing and dancing" the party set off again to finally reach their destination, The Wharf Hotel at Holt Fleet, at 5 pm. There then followed a meeting chaired by Councillor William Cooke, and, after "a good run home", including a short stay at The Mitre, the party arrived back at 10.45 pm The article does not describe the state of the participants upon their return! Mr John Nicholls of Commercial Buildings had attended a lavish day out given by the Cunard Steamship Company, for invited guests to inspect their latest magnificent liner, the SS Lusitania.  more...

50 years ago

Under the title "Midnight Skiffle in Beauty Spot", the Shuttle reported that residents were angered by an all-night skiffle party in Habberley Valley held by teenagers, "many of whom were dressed in gaudy sweaters and tight slacks". A new women's record of 40.41 seconds for the Shelsley Walsh hill-climb, was set up by Miss Roberta Cowell, of Twickenham, the former RAF pilot who six years previously had changed her sex. A meeting of the Hartlebury Parish Council was held to decide how the rotting branches of the ancient Mitre Oak tree at Crossway Green could be sawn away without damaging the rest of the tree. The tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, is said to have been the place where St.Augustine met with the Welsh chieftains. Kidderminster Harriers were beaten 2-0 by Weymouth and Bedford in successive games at Aggborough and had now played seven games and 630 minutes without scoring. In the "Carpet Trade Notes" column, it was stated that the local labour force in the trade had gone up by 200 in the last three months and now stood at 10,500.  more...

September - 50 years ago

Under the title "Midnight Skiffle in Beauty Spot", the Shuttle reported that residents were angered by an all-night skiffle party in Habberley Valley held by teenagers, "many of whom were dressed in gaudy sweaters and tight slacks". A new women's record of 40.41 seconds for the Shelsley Walsh hill-climb, was set up by Miss Roberta Cowell, of Twickenham, the former RAF pilot who six years previously had changed her sex. A meeting of the Hartlebury Parish Council was held to decide how the rotting branches of the ancient Mitre Oak tree at Crossway Green could be sawn away without damaging the rest of the tree. The tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, is said to have been the place where St.Augustine met with the Welsh chieftains. Kidderminster Harriers were beaten 2-0 by Weymouth and Bedford in successive games at Aggborough and had now played seven games and 630 minutes without scoring. In the "Carpet Trade Notes" column, it was stated that the local labour force in the trade had gone up by 200 in the last three months and now stood at 10,500.  more...

September - 50 years ago

Under the title "Midnight Skiffle in Beauty Spot", the Shuttle reported that residents were angered by an all-night skiffle party in Habberley Valley held by teenagers, "many of whom were dressed in gaudy sweaters and tight slacks". A new women's record of 40.41 seconds for the Shelsley Walsh hill-climb, was set up by Miss Roberta Cowell, of Twickenham, the former RAF pilot who six years previously had changed her sex. A meeting of the Hartlebury Parish Council was held to decide how the rotting branches of the ancient Mitre Oak tree at Crossway Green could be sawn away without damaging the rest of the tree. The tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, is said to have been the place where St.Augustine met with the Welsh chieftains. Kidderminster Harriers were beaten 2-0 by Weymouth and Bedford in successive games at Aggborough and had now played seven games and 630 minutes without scoring. In the "Carpet Trade Notes" column, it was stated that the local labour force in the trade had gone up by 200 in the last three months and now stood at 10,500.  more...

September - 50 years ago

Under the title "Midnight Skiffle in Beauty Spot", the Shuttle reported that residents were angered by an all-night skiffle party in Habberley Valley held by teenagers, "many of whom were dressed in gaudy sweaters and tight slacks". A new women's record of 40.41 seconds for the Shelsley Walsh hill-climb, was set up by Miss Roberta Cowell, of Twickenham, the former RAF pilot who six years previously had changed her sex. A meeting of the Hartlebury Parish Council was held to decide how the rotting branches of the ancient Mitre Oak tree at Crossway Green could be sawn away without damaging the rest of the tree. The tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, is said to have been the place where St.Augustine met with the Welsh chieftains. Kidderminster Harriers were beaten 2-0 by Weymouth and Bedford in successive games at Aggborough and had now played seven games and 630 minutes without scoring. In the "Carpet Trade Notes" column, it was stated that the local labour force in the trade had gone up by 200 in the last three months and now stood at 10,500.  more...

September - 30 years ago

About 300 local fans had travelled to Lords to see Cookley defeat Lindal Moor by 28 runs in the final of the Haigh Village Cricket Championship. Victorious skipper Mick Hopkins is pictured holding aloft the trophy, and the man of the match, John Such, who made 42 dogged runs, is pictured holding aloft a crate of whisky. Local pop group "Hardpad" were due to appear in ATV's New Faces programme, and the Market Tavern, Comberton Place, was advertising "Show-time", starring Shag Connors and the Carrot Crunchers. TV personality Cyril Fletcher presented the prizes at the Stourport Horticultural Society show, and 150 Stourport people visited their twin town, Villeneuve-le-Roi, including the Mayor, Roy Crowe. A strike by 325 weavers at Brintons was affecting another 250 workers, and pickets were successfully turning away delivery vehicles. At the company's Telford plant, 133 employees had been put on short-time. There was a special offer at the safari park where any car carrying an OAP was allowed in at half price, which was £1.25. This was followed by the grim warning that "pension books must be shown".  more...

Line-up from Bennett Street School

THIS photograph captures a cheeky class of boys and girls at Bennett Street School in Kidderminster.Dorothy White, 79, now of Pineridge Drive, Kidderminster, provided the picture which shows her - then Dorothy Perkins - and fellow pupils of Class 4, in 1932 She said: "There was a Doolittle and Dalley's estate agents over at the top of Mill Street and further up by the pub there used to be an alleyway leading to Bennett Street School. "I was four at the time and my mum had just had my brother. I went to the school for two weeks because in those days you didn't have children's nurseries they just used to farm you out." After attending for a fortnight Mrs White returned to her Chapel Street home where she stayed until she was five before starting at St John's Infant School, Hume Street.She later attended Harry Cheshire School, at 11, and was one of the first to enrol there in 1939.She added: "I didn't see any less of the people when I left because we all lived around the same area, in Wood Street, Park Street, Park Terrace and Rock Terrace."I only spoke recently to a few of them who have since died."Back row, from left: unknown, unknown, unknown, Bette Darkes, unknown, ? Baker, Eric Knott, unknown, unknown.Middle row: Reggie Bradley, Edna Robinson, unknown, Dorothy Perkins, unknown, Ken Collier, unknown, Phylis Evans, unknown, unknown.Front row: unknown, Alfred Hamer, Kathleen Cole, Irene Cooper, P Morris, unknown, Doris Billingsley, unknown, Cyril ?.Sitting at front: unknown, Molly ?, Reg Andrews.  more...

  
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