The League Against Cruel Sports is one of the many organisations whose campaigns I support. A very disturbing and cruel activity they have highlighted is the "Fighting Dogs" campaign where dogs are trained to fight each other as well as badger baiting
AN elderly woman’s handbag was stolen from her shopping trolley earlier today in Stourport. The incident took place at about 11.45am in the Co-Op store in Lombard Street. The victim, a woman in her 70s, had been in the store for just a few minutes when
HARD tackling Gateshead midfielder Andy Ferrell believes if former club Harriers had kept hold of last season's squad, then they would be right in the mix for the Blue Square Premier play-offs this time around. Ferrell was one of a number
A SPATE of thefts has taken place at farms and rural land in the Bewdley area. A white Ford model 3019 tractor fitted with a quick-loading shovel on the front was stolen from land off Heightington Lane in Ribbesford overnight between Wednesday and Thursday
A GENTLE stroll through the grounds of Hartlebury Castle will teach visitors about the variety of wildlife there. The County Museum will be running a new series of informative walks and talks this year, following the success of last year's Bat Walk.
Barrow 1 Harriers 0 HARRIERS were yet again left counting the cost of their luckless run in front of goal as they fell to a narrow defeat at the hands of relegation battlers Barrow. They often say that when you're in a bad run things go against you
THREE tonnes of ploughing equipment worth about £2,500 has been stolen from a field in Blakedown. A disc harrow was taken between last Friday and yesterday from a field just off the A456. It is about three metres long and would have
MEMBERS of Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign are launching a fundraising pink jute bag at Tesco’s superstore in Kidderminster. Campaigners have been working with Tesco stores in Worcestershire and JuteXPO, a bag manufacturer, to develop a bag to be
THE candidates for the Wyre Forest parish elections have been announced. The date of the elections is set to change due to the Parliamentary and Wyre Forest District Council elections both taking place on May 6. Elections for the contested parish
A RECOVERING cancer patient will be going over the edge for charity when she abseils down the Abberley Clock tower this summer. Libby Tassell, 40, will be facing the 141 ft descent in August for the Worcester-based St Richard’s Hospice, The emergency
A WYRE Forest-based children’s charity has opened a shop in Stourport. Mentor Link’s High Street store was opened by Richard Taylor, MP for Wyre Forest. The charity recruits and trains volunteer mentors to support young people facing difficulties .
A THRIVING family business in Stourport is celebrating two decades of wedded bliss with an open weekend. A-Z Wedding Services is hosting the event on Saturday and Sunday to thank the community for its past support and attract future brides
I FEEL I have to write regarding the ‘boy racers’ debate. This is nothing new, it’s been going on for years with youngsters buying their first car and spicing it up with a loud exhaust and top-of-the-range stereo etc. Youngsters are not the only ones
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a trailer fire outside West Midland Safari Park last night. The incident took place at about 7.15pm and was dealt with by two fire crews - one from Kidderminster and one from Bewdley - using a hose reel jet.
YOUNG hopefuls will get a chance to earn a place on Harriers' youth team at trials on Friday, April 23. Players will be aiming to impress coaches at Aggborough and win earn the right to play in the club's Midlands Youth League sides. Those who get through
FIREFIGHTERS tackled an undergrowth fire in Blakeshall last night. They were called to Blakeshall Lane at about 6pm and spent about two hours battling the blaze. About half an acre of undergrowth had caught fire. One pump from Kidderminster
BLOOD stains were found in a cell at Kidderminster Police Station following an inspection of police custody in West Mercia. The station’s cells and communal areas were also found to be “dusty” and “untidy” and the atmosphere was “dingy” with
A FAMILY support organisation in Wyre Forest received an Easter surprise for its work in the district. Staff from Miller Homes’ Badgers Dene development, in Kidderminster, handed over Easter hampers to Home Start Wyre Forest, to be donated
I WOULD like to respond to the letter regarding parking at St Oswald’s School. Obviously the headteacher is not to blame for the inconsiderate parents who daily flout the law and park both illegally and dangerously around the entrance to the school.
A POPULAR music club has set up a new home on a caravan park near Stourport. Matt Worley and Gary Davis ran regular live band nights at Stourport Boat Club until last year but recently moved to Lincomb. They have now set up the Riverside
BUYERS have been found for collapsed training firms in Kidderminster and Hartlebury which left thousands of students in limbo. Advent Computer Training, which has an office in Kidderminster has been bought by Dudley-based Computeach.
