DARTS: Defending champions Bridge D thrashed Wilden CC 9-0 to rise to the top of the Stourport and District Darts League Division A. Brintons B drop to second spot but remain unbeaten so far into the season after defeating the Kings Arms 6-3.
The following services take place on Sunday: St John the Baptist, Bewdley Road: 10am Holy Communion and 6.30pm Evensong. The Holy Innocents’, Stourport Road: 10am Holy Communion. St Peter’s Community Church, Meredith Green, Birchen Coppice:
An austerity lunch for Christian Aid will take place at Holy Innocents’ Church, Kidderminster on Sunday, November 25 at 12.30pm. Come and enjoy a simple lunch and donate the cost of your usual Sunday lunch to Christian Aid.
JOSH Rowbotham won the double men’s roll-up at Cleobury Mortimer. The event once again saw a great turn out over the two days. Some great scores were posted, including Dean Carpenter who shot 37 points on the Saturday to take third place on
There two rides this Sunday. The A ride starts at 9am and visits Baggeridge Country Park. The B ride starts at 9.30am and is a mystery ride. Both rides start from The Green, Blakebrook opposite the hospital. All cyclists will be welcome and should
Over the last month, John Andrews of Doolittle & Dalley, reports that enquiry through their Commercial Department has continued to grow, resulting in the sale and lettings of a number of properties throughout the Wyre Forest area. As was reported
LEADING housebuilder Barratt West Midlands is inviting homebuyers to its Waters Edge development in Stourportwhere the doors to the new view home have now been opened. The three-bedroom view home is in the Trent house style which is ideal for families
Members meet every Wednesday from 2pm-4pm in Rock Village Hall. They have knitted goods to sell at various sales, all the money raised goes to local charites. The group, which was formed five years ago by Rosemary Dalley, has raised many hundreds
Secretary Lyn Bowen gave a most interesting and enjoyable talk on ‘Tracing Family History’. The November meeting was the first of the ‘Winter afternoon’ meetings and was well attended. Lyn explained there are many geneology websites now available
Worship takes place every Sunday morning at 10.30am. The Home and Family Club meet at 2.15pm. on Mondays. Refreshments are provided. For more details, call Major Susan Walters on 01562 69611.
Patrick Kennan will be the guest speaker when the church meets on Sunday from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Rifle Range Community Centre. For more information, call 07526 452511.
Chairman Bob Black welcomed Geoff Stone FRPS to the latest meeting to demonstrate some of his audio visual sequences and moving pictures. Geoff and his wife have travelled across the globe, and entertained members with a world wide tour with pictures
KIDDERMINSTER firefighters have been called out to a suspected gas leak at Barclays bank in Kidderminster. One fire crew was scrambled to the building in Oxford Street following reports of a smell of gas at about 3.19pm. British Gas were also
After almost seven years in another country, after making Spanish friends, adapting to Spanish culture (not an easy task!) and making our house in Spain have some English comforts (I’m talking curtains and, hopefully, soon, a massive rug on the tiled
Tony Hyams will continue his series on what it means to be a Christian when the church meets on Sunday at The Wyre Forest School, Bewdley Road at 10.30am. Home groups meet on Wednesdays, one group at 2pm and two others at 7.45pm. There are also
Robin Pearce, from World's End Nursery, at Moseley Road, Hallow, was the speaker at the latest meeting. Running the business with his wife Kristina, they grow herbaceous perennials, ferns and frasses at the nursery and Robin lectures as well as
A Christmas Market will be held on Saturday, November 24 from 10.30am to 2.30pm. There will be a raffle, tombola, bric-a-brac and lots more. Refreshments will be available. Admission is free. All proceeds will go to the St Bartholomew’s Church
A MAN has been arrested by police in connection with a burglary in Bewdley. Two motocross bikes, an orange KTM 150sx and a red Honda CR125 were stolen along with other property including motorcycle helmets after thieves broke into a house in Spencer
The friends have organised a coffee morning at the village hall on Wednesday, November 28 at 10am. There will be friendly chat, coffee, homemade cake, a raffle and a bring-and-buy sale. This will be followed by an illustrated talk by Eric Halsall
A concert entitled I Got Rhythm: An American Extravaganza takes place at Kidderminster Town Hall on Saturday, November 24, starting at 7.30 pm. Conducted by Geoffrey Weaver, the society will be joined by Helena Raeburn (soprano), The Big Buzzard
Sunday morning worship will be led by Mrs Margaret Marshall at 10.45am. For all enquiries, please contact Bill Robson on 01562 746821.
Programme secretary, Shelia Blankstone, and the committee continue to surprise and delight with each new programme they put together. But just occasionally things go wrong – a speaker may be held up, or may need to cancel. This has happened three
Colin Pitt, from the education department of Cadburys, will provide the story of the firm’s growth, advertising and packaging over the years at a talk on Wednesday, November 28. Who has not enjoyed nibbling at a bar of chocolate, drinking a cup
The Knit and Natter group will be holding a coffee morning on Saturday, November 24 from10am to noon. It will include stalls of Fairtrade, cakes, handmade items, as well as children’s activities. Proceeds will be used to buy much-needed wool to
STOURPORT Ladies came up against their toughest test of the season in the shape of Investec National Conference West League leaders Buckingham and went down 3-0. The visitors to Kingsway set the pace from the start and despite the efforts of Rene
THERE is "a long way to go" before EU leaders at a special summit in Brussels can agree a long-term budget, Downing Street has said following a meeting between David Cameron and European Council president Herman Van Rompuy. Mr Cameron was the first
TONY Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House, has been appointed as director-general of the BBC. The former director of news at the BBC will take up his post next March, succeeding George Entwistle who resigned earlier this month after just
MAY I say how very privileged and proud I have been to be involved in the transport of King Charles I School pupils in Kidderminster for over 15 years. Last Friday they had their Founders Day at St Mary’s Church and I have watched some of them
TWO men have been arrested following a road crash in Stone where a man in his late teens was killed. It happened on a bend on the A448, Bromsgrove Road, at around 11.30pm last night and involved a Vauxhall Corsa and a Mitsubishi 3000 GT, which
KIDDERMINSTER pool cue queen Sarah Nicklin surprised herself and delighted her supporters by winning the Champion of Champions National Finals in Great Yarmouth. The 35-year-old battled through a high quality field to clinch the silverware for
LIFE is full of choices, isn’t it? What a mass of choices there are for us to make. When shopping we have a bewildering choice for many of the simplest items on our list, then there are the bigger things – cars, houses, white goods, insurances,
A CORONER has closed the file into the death of retired teacher Betty Yates. The inquest into her death will not be resumed following a trial in which homeless drifter Stephen Farrow was convicted for her murder. Mrs Yates, 77, was found dead
DAVID Cameron has insisted the proposed rise in European Union spending was "quite wrong" as he arrived in Brussels for marathon budget negotiations. The Prime Minister said he would be fighting "very hard" for a good deal for British taxpayers
WEST Midlands MEP Anthea McIntyre and her Conservative colleagues have vowed to carry on fighting legislation on redundancy procedures which, they say, would “make life impossible” for businesses needing to restructure their operations. Miss McIntyre
SWIFTS boss Rod Brown has told his players to stay focused after Saturday’s surprise 3-0 loss to Continental Star in the Midland Alliance. The Walshes Meadow outfit were shot down by a brace for former St Kitts and Nevis international Aaron Garvey
JUNIOR RUGBY: Kidderminster Carolians saw off a host of regional rivals to win the annual under-10s Plate. Fourteen rugby clubs from the North and West Midlands arrived at Marlpool Lane with high hopes of lifting the annual under-10s trophy.
A LIVE Arts Jamboree will be presented at Kidderminster Library Gallery tomorrow evening as part of a farewell series entitled ‘Four Nights in November’. The jamboree of music, poetry and story-telling is part of the Friends of the Gallery’s campaign
A WORCESTERSHIRE County Council “have your say” roadshow event due to be held in Kidderminster has been postponed. Councillors and senior officers had planned to stand outside the town hall between 10am and 2pm today to discuss localism and road
Kidderminster Carolians 48, Dunlop 5 SCINTILLATING Kidderminster Carolians completely overwhelmed a strong Dunlop side to maintain their excellent form in the Midlands Two West (South). This clash looked like a really stiff test for KCs against
STOURPORT motocross ace Finley Smith has savoured a successful 12 months. The 10-year-old has kicked on in his fifth year of racing, impressing for the Warley Wasps and Wem clubs. He finished the season with a first place in Warley’s summer
An 83-year-old Stourport woman died in bed at her caravan after abusing alcohol, an inquest heard. Annie Mason, of Redstone Caravan Park, died on September 3. A verdict that she died as the result of the abuse of alcohol was recorded at the
WYRE Forest enjoyed a bumper crop of gongs at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire County Sports awards. The district had four winners at a glittering night at Worcester Warriors’ Sixways home. Samurai Judo Club, Paralympic swimmer Claire Cashmore
SALES of a CD and album in aid of Charlie have gone “through the roof” as the town rallies to support his family. Former colleagues of Charlie’s father, Joe Beard, recorded the songs after being touched by the brave two-year-old’s cancer battle
A MAN has been taken to hospital after a collision with a digger in Kidderminster. West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident at about 8.37am on Wednesday at Lawrence Recycling and Waste Management, The Forge, Stourport
DAVID Cameron is beginning marathon EU budget negotiations with a series of private talks in Brussels before joining a summit which could last into the weekend. The Prime Minister is the first in line for a meeting with European Commission president
SOME high-profile brands are misleading consumers with country-of-origin "claims" that bear little resemblance to the reality, a consumer group has said. Which? magazine singled out carmaker MG, Accurist watches and Rimmel cosmetics as "British
A MAN has died and two others have been injured following a road crash in Kidderminster last night. The accident happened on the A448, Stone at around 11.30pm. Three ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and the Trusts MERIT Team attended the scene
ASSISTANT boss Gary Whild admits Kidderminster Harriers will have to do it the hard way if they want to set off on the road to Wembley in the FA Trophy. The Aggborough outfit have been handed a tough first round test at Alfreton Town on Saturday
A KIDDERMINSTER woman and her family forced back to the town from crisis-hit Greece are finally settling into their new home after a battle to find accommodation because of their dogs. Cathy Clark and husband John have moved into a house in St
TWO major multi-million pound redevelopment schemes will provide a much-needed boost to Stourport’s economy and tourism. A £19 million marina project has been announced, as well as final proposals for a £7 million basin gateway scheme James Brindley
KIDDERMINSTER’S Brockway Carpets has announced the appointment of Bruce Calverley as bespoke carpet manager. His role is part of major development plans to extend Brockway’s bespoke offering to domestic and commercial markets. Mr Calverley
KIDDERMINSTER’S carpet museum has “come alive” after hosting its first school visit. On Tuesday, year 5 pupils from Holy Trinity International School were given a tour of the museum and took part in several activities, learning about the carpet
A STOURPORT mum whose block of flats suffered severe fire damage nearly three weeks ago is concerned for her children’s safety due to debris in the burned-out hallway. Carol Collins, 36, claims only a small amount of sweeping has been done following
STAFF of Wythall-based Phoenix Group have raised just over £25,000 for Willow Foundation, a UK charity set up by football legend Bob Wilson, the former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper. Wilson and his wife Megs set up the foundation in memory of
KIDDERMINSTER’S main post office will be open longer in the run-up to the festive season. From next Monday the branch at Crown House, Bull Ring, Kidderminster, will be open from 8.30am until 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on Saturday. That
I HOPE councillors are all proud of their part in the the wholesale destruction of a beautiful place – Hartlebury Common. They are depriving a whole generation of beauty by the senseless felling of valuable oak trees – for what? All this at
STRICT visiting restrictions put in place last week have been relaxed in areas not currently affected by norovirus at Kidderminster Hospital. Anyone who has been exposed to illness or has been ill themselves in the last 72 hours should not visit
