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  • The future’s Lemon

    WYRE Forest soul band, Blind Lemon, will be performing in Stourport. The popular group, which was formed by drummer Danny Koisser and lead guitarist Nick McCarthy, in 1993, will be playing their unique mix of soul classics, as well as new wave, ska,

  • Rapping robots

    A STATE-of-the-art rapping robot visited Burlish Park Primary School to teach the children about recycling. Recycler the robot used rap to promote the three Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle - and gave examples of how the measures could be put into practice

  • On the lookout for hiders in the house

    HARVINGTON Hall will be invaded by searchers hunting for hidden priests during its first weekend of the 2008 season. Humphrey Pakington, a Roman Catholic who owned the hall in Elizabethan times, would often break the law and celebrate Mass. He would

  • Chaddesley Corbett

    WI - For the New Year party members enjoyed a Scottish evening with themed food and entertainment provided by the Severn Strings Quartet. The speaker at the February meeting was Mel Mills, who gave a talk entitled the lighter side of policing'. On March

  • For profit and political expediency

    THERE'S quite a bit to dislike about the Britain we've allowed to be created by Rev Tony and Glum Gordon. For example crime's down - they say - but fear is up; schools are shut - streamlined and centralised, they say - but there's always money for questionable

  • PACT change of date

    POLICE have announced a change to the date they originally gave for an upcoming PACT - Partners and Communities Together - meeting for Broadwaters in Kidderminster. The meeting will now take place on either Tuesday or Wednesday, March 25 or 26 - not

  • Cars stolen while family slept

    TWO cars worth a total of £25,000 were taken by raiders from a driveway while a family were asleep in bed. Ashley Holder burgled the house in Roden Avenue, Kidderminster, to steal the car keys. The raid caused particular distress to the victims' daughter

  • Free bike marking session

    A FREE bicycle security marking session will be staged by police for residents of Wolverley and Cookley on Saturday. It will be held at Cookley Scouts Hut, in Kimberlee Avenue between 10am and 2pm, when members of the local policing team and Neighbourhood

  • Restaurant plans in pipeline

    A NEW restaurant and pub could be on the menu for would-be Wyre Forest diners. The former Bewise store in Worcester Street, Kidderminster, could become a two-storey eatery with full disabled access under new building plans. Nos 2 Ltd are the company

  • Yates bemoans errors

    HARRIERS manager Mark Yates felt his side didn't deserve anything from Saturday's 2-1 home loss against Salisbury City in the Blue Square Premier. The Aggborough side were left ruing a golden chance to record their first win in a month after Iyseden

  • Youth attacked in robbery attempt

    A 17-year-old youth was attacked in an attempted robbery in Wolverley. The victim was attacked from behind by two other youths in Franche Road, at about 5.15pm on Saturday. They grabbed him around the throat and demanded the keys to his moped. He refused

  • Yates bemoans errors

    HARRIERS manager Mark Yates felt his side didn't deserve anything from Saturday's 2-1 home loss against Salisbury City in the Blue Square Premier. The Aggborough side were left ruing a golden chance to record their first win in a month after Iyseden

  • Advice to trace family past

    FOLLOWING a successful family history surgery at Stourport Library, Wyre Forest Historical Research Group is holding the second in the series on Monday, March 10. It will take place on the first floor of Kidderminster Library between 1pm and 4pm. It

  • Turnaround completed

    MacKenzie can't prevent Robert Matthews from slipping the ball past him to make it 2-1 to Salisbury.

  • Valiant Knights

    Striker Darryl Knights battles for the ball with Andrew Sandell.

  • Crime issues to be discussed

    CRIME and anti-social issues will be on the agendas of public meetings being held in Wyre Forest during the next month. Bewdley PACT's - Partners and Communities Together's - next meeting will be held at St Anne's School, Wyre Hill, Bewdley on Tuesday

  • Heading over

    Luke Jones heads over from a corner as Harriers pressed for a second goal.

  • Magic man

    Penn capped a brilliant run by putting Harriers ahead and ending the team's three-game goal drought in the 11th minute.

  • Paying the penalty

    Former Harriers keeper Ryan Clarke saves Iyseden Christie's fifth minute penalty.

  • Well held

    Keeper Chris MacKenzie holds onto the ball under pressure from Matthew Robinson.

  • Society’s a great idea, shame about the people.

    Walking into town yesterday was like walking through an experiment on creating a society. A bit of a let’s throw them all together and see what happens moment. In one simple journey I encountered most levels of our so-called classless society. I wasn’

  • Society’s a great idea, shame about the people.

    Walking into town yesterday was like walking through an experiment on creating a society. A bit of a let’s throw them all together and see what happens moment. In one simple journey I encountered most levels of our so-called classless society. I wasn’