Stories for 25 July 2002
News
Crowds of angry youths besieged Lye police station this afternoon in protest at the "violation" of the town mosque when a family of refugees who were inside seeking sanctuary were snatched. more...
Two men caused £500 damage to a Volvo left unlocked by its owner as they attempted to steal in from a drive in Wordsley last night (Wednesday). more...
Comedian Danny La Rue has paid a moving tribute to his "dear friend" - former Hagley landlord Peter Smith - who died of a burst artery at the weekend. more...
The first calf to be born at Critters Farm is settling into her new home very well. more...
A Blackheath nightclub has been ordered to install extra CCTV cameras after complaints about late-night disturbances. more...
A Blackheath supermarket will be helping to feed the animals at Dudley Zoo. more...
The first calf to be born at Critters Farm is settling into her new home very well. more...
A row of 24 garages has been bulldozed as part of a scheme to clean-up the entrance to Rowley Regis Hospital. more...
A mother and son from Rowley Regis have been bound over to keep the peace after appearing in court. more...
Sandwell Council tenant is waiting to hear if she will be evicted from her Cradley Heath home of seven years after appearing at Dudley County Court to answer a repossession order, today Thursday. more...
A Stourbridge man and his in-laws are facing eviction from their council home after he was convicted of drugs charges. more...
Friends and family have been left in "total shock" following the death of a popular Hagley landlord, who was a friend to the stars. more...
A Dudley Kingswinford Running Club say it is business as usual - despite attempts to "kidnap" new members by a breakaway group. more...
Wordsley's landmark 18th century glass cone is due to be officially re-opened tomorrow (Friday) after a £1.7m revamp. more...
A 35-year-old Stour-bridge Golf Club worker drowned off the coast of Majorca while on holiday. more...
Amblecote and Brierley Hill people are outraged at plans for a housing development that would bulldoze through land designated for conservation and open space. more...
Residents are being urged to use a threatened village bus service to show there is sufficient demand for it. more...
A 10-month old baby escaped unhurt after his pram was overturned by youths as they snatched his mother's handbag in Brierley Hill. more...
Dudley South MP Ian Pearson has voted in favour of a new bill which aims to tackle anti-social behaviour by increasing police powers. more...
Dudley coroner Victor Round ruled a Stourbridge man died as a result of industrial related asbestos exposure while working at a Cradley Heath firm during a hearing held on Thursday. more...
Norton couple, Thomas and Olive Wheelwright, who married 60-years ago at a Wollaston church have celebrated their diamond wedding. more...
Mobile burger vans and specialist badge sellers are queuing up to sell food and souvenirs to over 200 boy racers who regularly gather in Brierley Hill. more...
Stourbridge shoppers can leave little ones at a town creche after it received a glowing Ofsted report. more...
A Wordsley couple celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a party for family and friends. more...
Two women stole a mobile phone worth £80 from an Amblecote primary school while enquiring about child places. more...
A Brierley Hill primary school's play was saved when another school came to the rescue by providing a stage. more...
A plucky Kingswinford woman who suffers from Crohn's Disease has shown fighting spirit by running with the Commonwealth Games baton. more...
A man caused more than £4,000 worth of damage when he stole a trailer containing sheet steel from a Kingswinford industrial estate. more...
Plans to demolish Hagley Middle School and turn the village's education system two-tier have been approved by education chiefs. more...
Pedmore cricketers are over the moon after scooping £10,000 worth of grants to improve facilities at their Pedmore Hall Lane ground. more...
A Quarry Bank nursery nurse is travelling to Africa next month to take part in a gruelling charity challenge. more...
A councillor has warned "rogue trader" off licences they are liable for heavy fines if they continue to fuel the scourge of anti-social behaviour by supplying under-age drinkers with alcohol. more...
Kinver firefighters who lose their lives in the line of service can be remembered at a new memorial garden. more...
A Lye couple who tied the knot at Cradley Heath Methodist Church 50 years ago have celebrated their Golden Wedding. more...
Sunfield School in Clent has received a £5,000 boost after a big-hearted staff at a Merry Hill store staged a series of sponsored events. more...
A Wordsley girl has gained a student teacher qualification in acrobatics at the tender age of 13. more...
Campaigners are fighting plans to send the historic master clock which once controlled Amblecote's public clock-face to the Black Country Museum. more...
A Stourbridge police inspector is warning people it is a criminal offence to carry crime-fighting-style batons in public. more...
Dudley South MP Ian Pearson visited Pens Meadow School for children with severe learning difficulties to see their fourth annual awards ceremony. more...
Merry Hill shoppers can be safe and have fun this summer thanks to a host of informative attractions at the centre. more...
Angry residents are hoping to pull the plug on loud music at an Oldswinford pub. more...
Dudley hospitals have been given a £320,000 cash boost from the government to improve orthopaedic services. more...
Bollards are to be installed at the gates of Mary Stevens Park in Norton next month in a bid to stop boy racers congregating. more...
Jackie Jinks, of Netherton, has been announced as the second winner in the News Group-backed hunt for borough PoP Stars. more...
Dudley College showed it is in tune with Dudley Council's campaign to make the borough cleaner by agreeing to be a major sponsor of the successful Pop Star campaign. more...
Pupils and staff at Thorns Primary School will be bidding farewell to headteacher David Howell this week. more...
A former teacher who taught at schools across the Dudley borough until she was 80 has died at the age of 102. more...
A man grabbed a handbag containing keys, cash and cards from a trolley at an Amblecote supermarket. more...
Plans for the extraction of sand and gravel and recycling of inert waste materials and to fill in the site with inert waste material at Quarry site, Mile Flat, Wall Heath, has been submitted to South Staffordshire Council. more...
Proposals for a £10,000 memorial for Hollywood actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke have left residents baffled over the identity of Lye's most famous son. more...
Hagley Parish Council's hopes of gaining a 21 year lease to maintain a village nature reserve were set to be dashed yesterday (Wednesday) more...
Merry Hill showcased Midlands talent to raise cash for Oldswinford's Mary Stevens Hospice. more...
Sport
The rain ruined Pedmore CC's chances of piling the pressure on Worcestershire County League division one table-toppers Old Elizabethans. more...
Enville CC's game against Belbroughton was abandoned due to rain after the hosts posted 59-3 off 31 overs. more...
Amblecote & Wollaston were beaten by league leaders Coombs Wood by seven wickets. more...
Oldswinford CC shot up to fifth spot and put their promotion challenge back on track after beating lowly Brockhampton with just two balls to spare. more...
Coombs Wood CC bowler Simon Wallis is one away from equalling the club record for the number of wickets taken in a season. more...
Stourbridge Social CC missed on a win by the slimmest of margins as their match at fellow strugglers Kidderminster finished in a tie. more...
Bottom-of-the-table Lye CC restricted fellow strugglers Martley to 164-7 but were prevented from mounting a reply as rain struck at 13-0. more...
Swindon CC have been rocked by the retirement of opening batsman Mark Peacock due to family commitments. more...
Romsley & Hunnington CC face a bottom-of-the-table clash at neighbours Hagley on Saturday (start 2pm) as they look to stave of relegation. more...
Old Halesonians CC's plight worsened on Saturday as their game at league leaders Rushwick was abandoned due to rain. more...
Netherton CC have been boosted by the award of Lottery Sports for All grant of almost £5,000 to improve facilities at the club. more...
Brierley & Hagley Alliance have been rocked by the loss of star striker Richard Perry to Midland Alliance landlords Halesowen Harriers ahead of he new season. more...
Uncertainty about the future of centre-back Leon Jackson at Stourbridge FC has prompted boss Joe Jackson to search for a replacement for the forthcoming season. more...
Halesowen Town continued their warm-up to the Dr Martens Premier season with a 3-1 win over Leamington. more...
Himley CC skipper Jim Mayer has praised his table-topping side for their Birmingham Challenge Cup final victory but has highlighted Saturday's clash at second-placed Walsall (start 1pm) as the biggest game of the season. more...
Dudley and Stourbridge Harriers teammates found themselves battling it out against each other in the senior girls 4x100 metres relay at the English Schools Athletics Championships. more...
Swimmer Adam Ruckwood is enjoying an Indian summer after considering retiring in the wake of a disappointing Syndey Olympics, writes Max Hall. more...
Stourbridge British Touring Car ace Matt Neal will be looking to get his championship challenge back on track at Snetterton at the weekend. more...
Two Quarry Bank Tennis Club young guns have battled their way to Wimbledon for the finals of a national competition. more...
Gavin Pardoe has virtually guaranteed himself a dream cycling trip Down Under. more...
Brierley Hill motorcycle rider Luke Quigley is on target to return from a two-month injury lay-off at the European Superstock Championship round at Brands Hatch on Sunday. more...
Stourbridge sailor Sarah Allen has a busy summer ahead of her as she winds up her campaign to race at the 2004 Athens Olympics. more...
The Midland men's division two match at Worcester saw Dudley and Stourbridge Harriers clinch second place. more...
Before the rains came ten-year-old Harry Mitchell (Halesowen A&CC) powered home to victory in the Freewheelers A group in the Halesowen Track League. more...
Academy Martial Arts fighter Alex Ricketts is off to Denmark to compete in the kickboxing world championships in November. more...
Halesowen Town continued their warm-up to the Dr Martens Premier season with a 3-1 win over Leamington. more...
The Lye Bowls League are holding their doubles competition on Sunday but how times have changed since the formation of the league in 1931, writes Mike Wakelam. more...
It might have been mix and match for Halesowen, but Town will be happy with a two-goal victory over Premiership new boys West Brom, writes Mat Danks. more...
Halas Hawks under-13s to under-15s and under-11s are searching for players for the new season. more...
Dudley Bowls League results for the week ending Friday July 19, ladies division one: Woodman SW 6 Yale 2; Gate 3 Baggeridge 6; Wernley 1 Royal Oak 8; Buffery Park 6 Dudley Dell 2; Netherton Cons 8 Cradley Cons 0. more...
Enville Golf Club results, Medal & Homer Cup, division one: SD Lowe 77-11-66; DJ Balchin 79-12-67; G Williams 76-09-67; PJ Cook 77-09-68; CR Hawkins 82-13-69; JW Harris 73-04-69; GH Guest 76-05-71; GJ Pardoe 81-10-71; B Sneyd 80-09-71; LAW Gulliver 85-13-72; MJE Short 82-10-72; S Box 85-13-72; JF Openshaw 80-08-72. more...
Worcestershire Sunday Cricket League results: Chaddesley beat Barnards Green by nine wickets; Ombersley conceded to Bromsgrove; Old Elizabethans beat Bretforton by 24 runs; Swindon beat Halesowen by 114 runs; Evesham beat Stourbridge by nine runs; Kidderminster beat Worcester by six wickets; Pershore beat Barnt Green by one run; Feckenham beat Redditch by one wicket. more...
Sat May 04 (A) lost to Coventry & NW by 16 runs more...
Stourbridge CC were cruising towards victory and third spot in the table until they were thwarted by the rain on Saturday. more...
Sat May 04 (H) lost to Fordhouses by nine wickets more...
Halesowen CC took their unbeaten league run to five games with a winning draw against Moseley. more...
Sat May 04 (A) lost to Cannock by seven wickets more...
A team meeting at the halfway stage of the season has seen an upturn in form for Birmingham and District Premier division strugglers Old Hill CC. more...
Sat May 04 (H) beat Wolverhampton by eight wickets more...
