WEST Midland Safari Park's bonfire and firework extravaganza is back and the annual event will be filled with entertainment. Visitors can enjoy amusement rides, games, attractions and plenty of refreshments during the event, on Saturday. There will
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers hitman James Constable is in a race to be fit for England C after being called-up for the International Challenge Trophy clash in Finland. Ten-goal striker Constable and his Harriers team-mate Russ Penn have had their good form
STRIKER Iyseden Christie could give Kidderminster Harriers a boost before Saturday's Blue Square Premier clash away at Burton Albion. The striker may have recovered from a hip injury sustained in last week's home defeat to Weymouth after having an injection
A BEWDLEY businessman has named his prize-winning racehorse after his favourite curry house. Nick Shutts, chief executive of specialist food retail chain, Julian Graves, has called his new 15-hand colt Vhujon, after the restaurant on Load Street. He
TOM Walker enhanced his reputation as a rising star of the future by clinching gold at the Ingelmunster Open Championships in Belgium. The Samurai Judo Club member had a tough task with 16 blackbelts in his category, but the 16-year-old displayed great
A KIDDERMINSTER karate student has returned from his first international tournament with three medals. Adam Ziubrzynski, 16, won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Carlow International Open Karate tournament in Ireland. The Bewdley High School pupil
COCK and Magpie kept up the pressure on league leaders Rising Sun B by defeating Black Boy 5-2 in the Marston's Bewdley Darts League. Dave Green got Magpie off to a strong start by defeating Black Boy's Alan Wainwright in the opening leg. Wainwright
A BUS collided with a Bewdley house as the driver tried to manoeuvre down a narrow road, leaving a woman "frightened to death." Philip Mansell, of Welch Gate, said the incident happened on Monday, when the number two Whittle bus hit his living room window
THE county council's cabinet leader has been blasted by governors of a closure-threatened school after allegedly telling the headteacher the school would close, 48 hours before a key meeting of education chiefs. According to Phil Gates, Lickhill Primary
A GENEROUS donation from Bewdley Rotary Club has boosted funds raised for an 11-year-old boy with a severe muscle wasting disease to £8,600. Danny Sanders, of Linnet Rise, Kidderminster, suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. His mum, Megan Sanders
THE family of a Kidderminster man killed with his son in a road traffic collision on the outskirts of the town has paid tribute to their "brilliant son and brother" who, they said, had a zest for life. John Thacker, who was 43, died when the Jaguar XKR
QUAKERS - Tucked away at the end of High Street is a 300-year-old Meeting House where Quakers still meet for worship every Sunday. It's a redbrick timbered building in a peaceful location and is one of the town's hidden architectural gems. To find out
THE man credited with establishing fell walking in the Lake District through his guide books is to help people find their way safely on the Cumbrian fells this winter - with "Alfred Wainwright," leading the way. The new Sat Nav for walkersor Flat Cap
POLICE have released a photograph of the man killed with his 10-year-old son in a car crash in Kidderminster. John Thacker, 43, died when his Jaguar XKR was in a collision with a red Vauxhall Corsa on the A456, at 12.20pm on Sunday. His son, Matthew
THE majority of Shuttle Online voters have backed a Kidderminster adult shop against the district council. Last week we reported the council had rejected an application from SimplyPleasure.com to place "lingerie and clubwear" in its window at premises
A ROUSING second-half performance saw Kidderminster book their place in the FA Cup first round proper at the expense of Vauxhall Motors but they were strong favourites ahead of that clash - a scenario markedly different to this weekend as Harriers take
A ROUSING second-half performance saw Kidderminster book their place in the FA Cup first round proper at the expense of Vauxhall Motors but they were strong favourites ahead of that clash - a scenario markedly different to this weekend as Harriers take
A ROUSING second-half performance saw Kidderminster book their place in the FA Cup first round proper at the expense of Vauxhall Motors but they were strong favourites ahead of that clash - a scenario markedly different to this weekend as Harriers take
A MISSING parrot has been spotted in Stourport several times. The seven-month-old African grey parrot, called Harriet, is ringed and microchipped, and left its owner's home in Astley last Thursday, at about 6pm. Anyone with information should contact
PAUL Davies has vowed to carry on doing things his way after being handed the manager's job at Stourport Swifts permanently. The former Kidderminster Harriers hero was officially announced as the man to take the hot-seat at Walshes Meadow, after watching
LATE night Christmas shoppers can stock up on festive goodies at Worcestershire County Museum in Hartlebury next week. Stocking fillers will be among items available during the late opening at the museum's gift shop on Wednesday from 7pm until 9pm.
AFTER arriving by ferry we switched off the sat-nav - which insisted the Isle of Wight did not exist - and managed to find the Park Resorts site at Nodes Point thanks to old-fashioned map reading. I was returning to the island where I holidayed as a
SHOPKEEPERS in Kidderminster have been congratulated after an undercover operation failed to find any selling fireworks to children. Young volunteers, accompanied by undercover Worcestershire County Council trading standards officers, attempted to buy
STEPHEN Clee's assertions about the ease of building 3,400 new homes (Shuttle/Times & News, October 18) requires scrutiny. "Brownfield sites" is a term that has long been used to mislead the public that most are polluted ex-industrial sites "not in their
IN reply to the letter of October 4 from Caroline Catmur, of Chester Road South, can we ask that, if double yellow lines are considered appropriate for the upper end of the road, that they are not continued down towards the bottom end where the road is
WHEN I saw your front page story about yellow lines in parking bays on Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, I almost looked at the date at the top to see if it was April the first! Sadly, I realised that this was another example of decisions being made on
ON approaching the entrance to Bewdley market on Saturday I saw two couples standing looking aghast, as I did myself, when we saw that the whole of the wonderful wisteria that had graced, and been a talking point, at the side of The George Hotel for decades
MY wife saw the picture in the Shuttle of a select few of the Harriers team posing for the charity calendar. Although she has no interest in football at all she expressed a keen interest here. She said that if the Harriers team turned out like that
I REFER to the letter No need for agony at junctions', and would point out that there is a very simple solution to both the exit from the Safari Park and the Crossley Retail Park junction, without the necessity of building further roundabouts. All traffic
I WOULD like to thank the 745 people that have so far signed my petition to prevent Kidderminster's Driving Test Centre from closing. I would also like to thank Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate Mark Garnier for all his support in fighting
JUST to put on record how pleasant it was to see the new flower arrangements outside Kidderminster Town Hall and in the Bull Ring. There was adverse comment when the new posts and containers were first erected but the effect throughout the summer and
HERITAGE railway staff are searching for a bugler to play at the Remembrance service honouring rail workers killed during the First and Second World Wars. The service marking the sacrifice by civilian rail workers during the two wars is held each year
A BONFIRE bonanza is taking place at Chaddesley Corbett Sports Club on Saturday. The event gets under way at 5.30pm, with a firework display scheduled for 6.15pm. As safety is paramount, sparklers are not permitted. Proceeds from tickets, which include
I RECENTLY read a foreward to a local book titled Butterflies of Bewdley. The part that was of interest to me went as follows: During the Year of the Environment 1987 to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited bypass that should bring to the attractive
DUDLEY Olympic continue to dominate at the top of the Sunday Division Two. The team are seven points clear with a game in hand on second placed Black Country Rangers after defeating MHT 3-0. Rangers are hanging onto the leaders after defeating Crestwood
SEVERN AND TEME SCOUT DISTRICT - This year's annual carol service will mark 100 years of Scouting at Christmas and will be held on Wednesday, December 5 at 7pm in the Civic Hall in Stourport. The service will be as usual and will finish with a Christmas
BRAD Tipping helped Areley Kings under-8s get the better of Mostyn Lions 6-0 by hitting a hat-trick. Adam Beards and Luke Parks (2) also hit the back of the net for Kings. Wyre Forest Panthers under-11s defeated Worcester Youth 4-1, with Luke Maxwell
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers women got the better of struggling Walsall 4-1 in the West Midlands League Premier Division on Sunday. Emma Bowdler continued her fine scoring form by bagging a brace, while Nikki Palmer and Toni DiPaolo also hit the back of the
BEWDLEY Pines Golf Club held their annual over-70s competition, which was won by 83-year-old club president Jack Kerrigan with 39 points. Dave Harrison finished in second with 35 points (after countback), followed in third place by Tom Morris (35) and
