A HOST of runners will go head-to-head to claim the Lady Dudley Cup at Chaddesley Corbett’s point-to-point meeting this Saturday. Every owner wants to see the cup on their horse’s CV and, With 22 entries for this weekend’s event, the race looks
BEWDLEY Town are hoping to welcome back several players for Saturday’s clash against Dudley Town. The Ribbesford Meadow side are expecting Ben Pearsall and Ed Flory to return to the fray for the bottom half of the table clash at The Dell. A
KIDDERMINSTER runner Sam Lloyd-Perks made an impressive half marathon debut as he finished runner-up in Worcester on Sunday. The Halesowen AC member was second out of 700 runners over who tackled the 13.1-mile course and completed it in one hour
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build a new Co-op store on the car park of a village pub have been thrown out by planning chiefs. Wyre Forest District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously against the plan submitted by property firm NewRiver
ONCE again, we have felt the warmth of the sun on our backs and got to enjoy another glorious day across the region. Understandably, some of you will have been a tad frustrated to spend the day indoors working, but frustrate no more! We are set
METAL fencing has been cut out and stolen from Stourport Primary School.The section of fencing and approximately 12 metres of wooden picket fencing was stolen from the school in Park Avenue.The incident occurred between 6.30pm on Friday, March 27, and
A BLACK car was stolen while it was securely parked on the roadside in Kidderminster.Offenders have taken the Citroen C2 without the use of the keys between 6.30pm on Friday, April 10, and 10.24am on Saturday, April 11, in Jubilee Drive.The vehicle was
LEAD flashing has been removed and stolen from the porch roof of a building in Kidderminster.Approximately 12 foot by 9 inch has been removed from the property in Shrewsbury Road.The incident took place between 12pm on Friday, April 10, and 10am on Saturday
TWO garden sheds were broken into in a property in Kidderminster.Fishing equipment, golf clubs and a pressure washer were stolen from the sheds in Stourbridge Road.The incident took place overnight on Saturday, April 11.Anyone with information is asked
A TOOL was used to prise a door open at the rear of a store in Kidderminster.The entrance was blocked so no one was able to get inside the 99p Store in Coventry Street.The incident occurred between 5pm on Saturday, April 11, and 11am on Sunday, April
A DOWNSTAIRS rear window in a Kidderminster property has been damaged.It is unknown if anything has been stolen from the property in Woodbury Road at this time.The incident occurred between 6pm on Saturday, April 11, and 11.26am on Sunday, April 12.Anyone
ATTEMPTS have been made to break into a garage at a property in Kidderminster.The beading had been removed from a double glazed window and cut away, however it seems that offenders abandoned their attempt to break in the garage in Gardeners Close.The
ADAPTED into a fast-moving carefully constructed play by Brian Burton, Pride and Prejudice is coming to a Worcestershire stage next month.Players from Worcester Swan Theatre Amateur Company will present the classic story from Jane Austen under the direction
A YOUNG folk artist who quit university to pursue a career in music will be performing in Stourport.During her second year of a Russian degree at Oxford University, Hattie Briggs decided her calling was music and subsequently left. But following her career
GIFTED teenage golf star Emily Price enhanced her reputation as one of the country's brightest prospects with an eye-catching performance at the Scottish Girls Open Championships. The Cleobury golfer scored one under par over the two day par 72
ELECTIONS for district councillors for the Areley Kings and Riverside Ward and parish councillors for Areley Kings East Parish, Stourport, due to take place on May 7, have been cancelled. The postponement of these elections in this district ward
KATE Bush tribute band Cloudbusting is on a mission to bring her music to the many thousands of life-long Kate fans by stopping for a show in Worcester.The five-piece band has been playing up and down the UK for three years, meeting with critical acclaim
PLANNING chiefs have approved plans to build housing on a Kidderminster car park when they met on Tuesday.The planning application for the residential development in Broad Street, also known as the Horsefair car park, will include two-storey houses and
Kidderminster Carolians 46, Tamworth 12 KIDDERMINSTER Carolians secured third place in the Midlands Division Two West (North) as they completed their league campaign by seeing off bottom side Tamworth on Saturday. The hosts made a flying start
CYCLING: Andy Overton raced to victory in the latest round of Wyre Forest CRC's midweek time trial in 23 minutes and 28 seconds. Former WFCRC rider Phil Blacker, who is now a member of Team Jewson, was second in 23.42. Following a 10 miles
A MAN has been fined £4,000 for fly tipping in Kidderminster. Mark Robson, of Queen Elizabeth Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing controlled waste in Cherry Orchard without an environmental permit in September 2014. Nina Dorrell,
A BEWDLEY salon has won a place at the western regional finals of the hairdressing industry’s most fashion-led live hairdressing competition. In the first round, hundreds of photographic images from across the country were judged by the hairdressing
HARRIERS’ major shareholders have pledged to pay the club’s financial obligations until the end of the season. Barry Norgrove, Neil Savery and Jane Murrant have agreed to pay the bills for the cash-strapped club after a meeting with the board of
AS TALENT fever grips the nation again with the start of Britain's Got Talent, Stourport schoolchildren held their very own talent show.The pupils at Burlish Park Primary School showed off their array of talents to teachers who acted as judges for the
THERE is heavy traffic in Netherton due to an accident on the A459. The A459 Halesowen Road in Netherton is blocked and there is queuing traffic in both directions at the Raybould's Fold junction, due to an accident. Police are directing traffic
HERE'S your morning news round up from across the North Worcestershire and the Black Country division. This Friday sees the return of movie star Warwick Davis to TV screens as he and his family stop off at Dudley’s Black Country Living Museum as
HERE are a few stories featured on our sister paper websites from across the country. The News Shooper reports on how Waitrose staff in Bromley spiced up their shopping with their own spoof music video. Around 40 staff at the Masons Hill store
TODAY there will be a misty start in places, but the mist will quickly clear to leave a largely fine morning. Cloud however will gradually move across the north, giving a cooler day here, with highs of 16C across the Black Country and North Worcestershire
GOOD morning everyone, we're here to get you to destination as quick as possible on this Wednesday morning. So, if you’re looking for a stress free journey and want to avoid the rush hour hot-spots – why not use our traffic update? A quick
FIRE crews rescued a dog that was trapped in Hagley. A Blue Watch crew from Kidderminster were called to the dog that was trapped in a gate at around 6.54pm last night (Tuesday, April 14) in Rock Meadow, Hagley. The crew rescued the dog using
