On September 14, the speakers were society members. Barbara Freeman gave useful information on the problems and pitfalls experienced in family history research. Past president Lucy Torode spoke about Thomas Cave, a patternmaker and draughtsman who
At the collection in Bewdley on August 22, £245.73 was raised. Thanks to all who donated and to the collectors.
HIMLEY Hall was the setting for the wedding of Julie Penson and John Crumpton. The bride is the eldest daughter of Janet Dent of Wolverhampton and the bridegroom is the only son of Pam and Eric Crumpton from Kidderminster. Bridesmaids were the
The next meeting will be on Sunday at 11am at the The TA Centre, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster. Details from Ron Harris on 01562 820855.
THE Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent comments on Newsnight about bankers not having repented were widely reported. What the Archbishop actually said was that bankers in the City had failed to accept their responsibility for the financial crisis and the
MANUFACTURERS in the West Midlands have today welcomed the announcement by Lord Mandelson in his speech to the Labour Party conference that the Government will extend the Car Scrappage Scheme. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, recently wrote to the
THE Government today announced a £100 million increase to the vehicle scrappage scheme to build on the success of the scheme in boosting consumer demand. The automotive sector supports R&D, technological innovation and skills and a manufacturing supply
A KIDDERMINSTER band will be hoping to keep the energy going at a 12-hour music event in Birmingham. Superbitch will take to the stage in the Rainbow Courtyard at Block Party in Digbeth at 1am on Sunday. The marathon event is taking place at three venues
A CCTV image has been issued of a man police want to speak to in connection with a sex attack in Kidderminster. The attack took place at 12.15am on the Rifle Range estate, on Saturday, September 12. A woman was subjected to a violent
A BIKE has been stolen from a shed at a Bewdley school. It happened at The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre between 3.30pm last Tuesday and 9am last Wednesday. The bicycle is an X-rated snare BMX type bike in cream and black and
It would be fair to say that after my last blog, things have started to brighten up over at Aggborough. Which is a bit odd, when you consider that we still are not really winning football matches. I went to both Forest Green and York City and
POLICE are seeking witnesses after paint was thrown over a car and a house window was smashed at a property in Stourport. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, September 4, just before 1am. Two white males were seen running up the drive
AN MEP who helped ensure age discrimination in the workplace was outlawed across the EU has said she is “extremely disappointed” by a High Court ruling upholding current UK laws on mandatory retirement. A judgement from the European Court in March this
JASON Bradbury, energetic presenter of television’s The Gadget Show, entertained more than 800 young people from across Worcestershire at a Wyre Forest school. The popular gadget man was promoting his book, Dot Robot, at Stourport High School
UNISON, the UK’s leading public sector trade union, today warned that spending cuts would put children’s education at risk. Reacting to the leaked report by Richard Handover, suggested efficiency savings could be made in education by, among other things
OLIVE: Ooh, this baby's kicking me. ARTHUR: He's probably playing football with all them pickled onions you've been eating. This type of exchange between hapless housewife Olive and her cold-hearted, permanentally paper-reading hubby
A GIRL band featuring a member from Kidderminster have made the regional final of a talent contest. The Charites are now hoping to continue to wow the judges on Saturday in Leamington Spa. Open Mic UK 2009 is a new national talent competition
SHOPWORKERS' union, Usdaw, called on the Government to improve redundancy rights at the Labour Party Conference today. The union is asking for redundancy pay to be available to all workers from day one of employment. John Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary
A CONCERT starring a former member of X Factor runners-up G4 has raised £12,500 for a charity set up in memory of a Trimpley woman who died riverboarding in New Zealand. The event at Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday was in aid of the Emily
A SUPPORT group for women who have experienced breast cancer has given £1,200 to the Millbrook Suite and is hoping to help pay for an ultrasound scanner at Kidderminster Hospital. Bosom Friends, which meets on the second Tuesday of every month in the
MUSIC teachers in Kidderminster are celebrating after a budding guitar hero won a place on a top London course. Lewis MacGregor,19, of Kidderminster, will study for a contemporary guitar degree at the Guitar X school in London He was taught at Muzos
