If I were hospitalised, possibly after getting all opinionated and superior around the wrong people and being viciously beaten (it's only a matter of time), I would be pleased to know that the staff conformed to health and safety legislation. Maybe 'pleased
PARISH GAMES: Kidderminster won the dominoes round of the Wyre Forest Parish Games. Dominoes results: 1 Kidderminster; 2 Stourport; 3 Bewdley; 4 Upper Arley; Joint 5th Chaddesley Corbett, Rock, and Wolverley Cookley. The next event is the archery at
IMPRESSIVE Swifts savoured a sweet Easter Bank Holiday as they picked up four points from two Southern League Midlands Division One clashes. The Walshes Meadow outfit hammered derby rivals Bromsgrove Rovers 5-1 on Saturday, before earning a well-deserved
CYCLING: Despite an accident forcing the VTTA 10m mile time trial to be relocated twice, postponed by 15 minutes and shortened to 8.5 miles, none of this deterred the Wyre Forest riders who made the journey to Princethorpe in Warwickshire. First home
ROWING: Those interested in trying their hand at rowing are being urged to sign up for Bewdley RC’s pub and club regatta. The event is specially designed for newcomers to the sport to try their hand at it. Last year 63 entries made the regatta the biggest
Thirteen ladies from Gemini Vehicle solutions will be leaving their cars behind on Saturday 19th June and will be walking 5 miles in the moonlight for KEMP Hospice. The walk through the forest starts at the stroke of midnight at the Forestry Commisson
COOKING oil worth about £500 was stolen from the West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley. The oil was in 33 boxes stolen from a catering store room after thieves broke into the site between 6.30pm on Tuesday, March 30 and 7am the following day. Each box
A GARDEN shredder and two BMX bikes have been stolen from a Kidderminster garden. Thieves are believed to have taken the Red Devil garden shredder and the two BMX children’s bikes, one red and one white, from the garden in Tomkinson Drive between 9pm
I AM writing to you with regard to the massive price increase of 100 per cent for this year, 50 per cent next year and 50 per cent for the year after for the allotments at Dunclent Avenue on Comberton and the same increase which has been imposed on all
FOOTBALL’S Championship trophy took pride of place at a Kidderminster school as part of a farewell tour with the famous silverware by Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Coca Cola Football League Championship winners, Wolves, chose King Charles I School because
Kidderminster haven’t won a league match on the road since November and accordingly they’re outsiders in most places ahead of both games of their forthcoming away double-header, against two teams battling to avoid relegation. First up for Harriers
WYRE Forest residents will go to the polls at the General Election on May 6, it has been announced. The voting will be held the same day as Wyre Forest District Council’s election, in which a third of all seats are up for grabs. There will be 14 district
THE search is on to find Kidderminster girls to be crowned as this year’s carnival queen, princess and rosebuds. The three competitions will be staged at the town hall on Sunday May 2 with doors opening at 10am for registering of the rosebuds
I have never seen the point of wearing jewellry,being a very masculine individual,and having beenraised in the hard school where men were men and women were glad of it.So,apart from a wrist watch,jewellry was out.But during the next few days I'm
RECENTLY I attended our local parish council meeting on an unrelated subject and a discussion followed concerning the speeding of motor vehicles in Belbroughton Road, Blakedown. Two police officers attended and spelt out in detail what is being done
Regarding the multi -million pound regeneration project in Bewdley which has the support of Wyre Forest District Council, surely it will be the death knell for all the Load Street shops and traders if the car park is closed and then pedestrianised as
CHARITY volunteers pushed shopping trolleys for a gruelling 13 miles to raise cash for abandoned dogs. Staff at Happy Staffie Rescue in Kidderminster took on the challenge as part of a month-long fund-raising campaigning. They collected
I recently wrote to complain about parking in Severn Side, Bewdley. From information gathered through the recent PACT meeting in the town, it is clear that I was wrong to do so, and I wish to apologise on two counts. First, the gap in the yellow lines
LEAD worth about £3,000 was stolen from the roof of a Kidderminster church. The lead was taken from the roof of St Mary and All Saints Church, in Churchfields between 10pm on Saturday and 7.30am on Sunday. PC Niki Deakin, who is investigating, said:
RELATIVES and friends of a popular Hartlebury post lady have raised more than £2,000 for the County Air ambulance through a sponsored walk on the Isle of Man. Carol Burden, who died last year aged 63, was a familiar figure in the village as she delivered
BLACK Country Chamber of Commerce has announced Mike Dell as its new president, succeeding Peter Mathews, who stepped down at the end of March. Mr Dell will be responsible for representing business in the Black Country, working with each of the local
THE Mayors of Kidderminster and Stourport added gentle exercise to their civic duties with a special extend exercise taster at Kidderminster Town Hall. John Holden, Stourport’s Mayor and Howard Martin, Mayor of Kidderminster, joined enthusiasts
AS Sir Ian Botham laces up his trainers for his legendary fund-raising walk, he is calling on Marks & Spencer customers to show their support and help beat childhood leukaemia by purchasing a charity pin badge for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
What a Wonderful World - Really Last year, after my honeymoon to Africa, I struggled a bit to find the right material from that extraordinary experience to write about in my column. Happily, I came through with two of my personal favorite
