Stories for 01 May 2003
News
Stourbridge maths whizz kids scooped top prizes when pitted against hundreds of students in a national competition. more...
An 18-year-old man was given a community rehabiliation order and banned from a Wollescote pub for two years after admitting assault. more...
Green-fingered enthusiasts can view a national plant collection in a Wollescote park later this month. more...
Plans to renew permission to convert a farm building into a short-term residential centre, at Barratts Coppice Farm, Bridgnorth Road, Stourton, have been submitted to South Staffordshire Council. more...
A man exposed himself in front of a woman in a Stourbridge town centre subway. more...
Police are re-appealing for information on a 15-year-old Wordsley girl who went missing from the area a month ago. more...
Police are warning 4x4 drivers in the area to take extra security measures to safeguard spare tyres mounted on the back of their cars. more...
An association that provides affordable housing across Kinver has appointed a new finance and resources director. more...
A Brierley Hill tenants and residents association is on course to turn land into play areas after Dudley Council backed their project. more...
A police sniffer dog and his handler have been given a new van to help them tackle drug crime across the borough. more...
A Stourbridge bereavement support group run entirely by volunteers is hoping to secure funding to cover running costs. more...
A Kingswinford gym is sponsoring a man who was told he had just two days to live five years ago to take part in a charity run. more...
Two plump women with spiky hair snatched a woman's handbag from her shoulder in a Kingswinford pub before making off. more...
Mary Stevens Hospice is encouraging people to catch some flicks at the Stourbridge Film Festival and help raise vital funds for the centre. more...
An Oldswinford hospice is encouraging people to help the environment and raise funds for the centre by developing a recycling scheme. more...
Borough water babies can enjoy a scuba diving lesson and raise funds for an Oldswinford hospice. more...
Borough people can reach new heights and help raise funds for an Oldswinford hospice. more...
Mary Stevens Hospice has welcomed a new medical director to treat terminally ill patients. more...
Mary Stevens Hospice has announced the winners of its Grand Easter Raffle that raised nearly £3,000 for the centre. more...
This week's lucky £1,000 winner is 161139 Miss Lynda Walker Wollescote. more...
An open support meeting will be held in Dudley for people diagnosed with bowel cancer. more...
With the destination being Feckenham, the party travelled to Belbroughton, Dodford and on to an area known as Alfreds Well. more...
Members and two visitors were welcomed to our April meeting by president, Ann Millward. more...
Chairman Doreen Massey welcomed three new members to the April general meeting of the Kingswinford Branch, which was held on Friday 11 and following interest group leaders' report, members much enjoyed the illustrated talk on `Chainmaking in the Black Country' given jointly by Ron Moss and Jack Bard. more...
The first of this year's excursions took place on Saturday April 26 when Brian Draper MBE was guide to the coach group of 47 members along the Wye Valley from Hereford to Rhayader. There was a repeat on Sunday to accommodate all who had booked for this trip. All of the other excursion's in this year's programme are over subscribed. more...
A meeting of the Stourbridge TG was held on Wednesday April 9. It was opened by vice-chairman, Val Haywood, who was given a warm welcome back to the guild after undergoing a knee operation. more...
Clent WI hosted the recent spring Group Meeting of Hagley Group WI when members were given an illustrated talk on antiques by Stephen Whittaker of Fellows Auctioneers. more...
Chairman Pam Hooper welcomed members, a new member and two gentlemen who were brave enough to be in the company of so many ladies. more...
On April 15 Dorothy Edwards, chairman, welcomed members to our 33rd birthday celebration. more...
The president welcomed members and ladies to the monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday April 15 at the Talbot Hotel. more...
Vera Wright was in the chair and welcomed 29 members to the April meeting of Quarry Bank TG. more...
Last Saturday's circular walk began at the Wyre Forest Visitor Centre and proceeded to Rock via Bliss Gate. more...
Because of unavoidable circumstances the April meeting of the Wall Heath Guild was held in the Church of the Ascension. more...
The meeting on April 16 commenced with a walk to Broome churchyard to see the two new Hawthorne trees that had been planted on behalf of Broome WI. Members took the opportunity to take photographs. more...
Election hopefuls will find out tonight (Thursday) if their campaign efforts have earned them a place on Dudley Council. more...
A Stourbridge police inspector is set to receive an award for his efforts in slashing crime in the town. more...
Two men posing as officials from a construction company conned their way into an 81-year-old Oldswinford man's home and stole cash. more...
A 25-year-old man nearly lost his nose after being bitten by a long-haired attacker on Stourbridge ring road. more...
Dudley Council's electoral services team today urged all electors who still have not posted their votes to either take them to a polling station in their ward or deliver them to the electoral services office at 7 St James's Road, Dudley. more...
A callous thief snatched a pensioner's handbag as she was tending to a grave in Quinton cemetery yesterday (Wednesday). more...
A bus driver was robbed at knifepoint in Cradley after two passengers demanded he handed over the takings. more...
According to a recent report by Peter Suddock, chief executive of Dudley Zoo and Castle, thousand of visitors flocked to the attraction over the Easter holidays. more...
I notice my old sparring partner Russell Eden is complaining about the speed limits on Stourbridge Ring Road. I for one fully support Inspector Nigel Perkins with his unmarked police car "zapping" the speeders. I look forward to the first batch of speeding fines landing on unsuspecting motorists' mats in the near future. more...
Russell Eden is upset that an arbitrary 30mph limit on what is the safest road in the borough is being imposed. more...
St Modwen Developments have given the townsfolk of Dudley the opportunity of seeing how the castle, zoo, Castle Hill and surrounding area will look if Dudley Council approve their plans. more...
Further to Mr Davies' reply on field sports. more...
Your article on Dudley Zoo informs us that a new tiger's head logo has been devised - surely a more appropriate design to acknowledge the St Modwen controllers of this whole dubious enterprise, would have been the head of a shark. more...
After reading in the Stourbridge News April 17 that building work has begun at the Mary Stevens Hospice to accommodate a quiet room for patients' visitors and newly appointed chaplain, also a consultation and treatment room for the new medical director, I have come to the conclusion little of this will directly benefit the patients. more...
I'd like to say thank you to G.Tibbetts, a very regular contributer to Reader's Letters. more...
Just how much are we to take from lawless youth in this country before the powers that be finally understand that they have to bring back he punishments of old before they can bring about control of the situations that exists in the country today. more...
What is Edward Davies talking about when he says that `hunting isn't about heritage - it's barbaric'. more...
A depraved former Lye landlord who admitted downloading sick images of children from the internet should be behind bars, according to the town's MP. more...
Budding Michael Schumacher's are being given the chance to take to the racetrack at a Wollaston pub. more...
The funeral of a 15-year-old murdered Stourbridge school girl will be held in Brierley Hill tomorrow (Friday May 2). more...
Wollaston traders are urging shoppers to return to the village - following completion of the first phase of roadworks. more...
At long last, the book every true diehard Wolves fans has been praying for... more...
Organisers are appealing for movie buffs to snap up tickets for Stourbridge's version of the glitzy Cannes Film Festival. more...
A Kinver church is inviting the community to a special concert to help pull in £70,000 needed to save its ailing organ once played by 19th century composer Mendelssohn. more...
A big-hearted Wordsley woman made a splash for a cancer charity by raising more than £2,000 from a swimathon in memory of her mother. more...
Stourbridge milkman will be asking householders to sponsor them for every mile they do on their daily round to raise cash for charity. more...
A campaign group fighting the proposed £400m expansion of Wolverhampton Bus-iness Airport fears plans would lead to a massive slump in Kinver house prices. more...
A dedicated 75-year-old Brierley Hill churchgoer has been given the prestigious Bene Merenti award - by the Pope. more...
A Stourbridge park's committee is calling for eye in the sky cameras to tackle vandalism and graffiti problems. more...
Tony Blair has paid tribute to a veteran Lye councillor who retires this week for his "selfless commitment to the community". more...
A Brierley Hill girl has been practising her kicks and punches at a martial arts exhibition in preparation for upcoming UK championships. more...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a £1,400 motorbike was stolen in Kinver last weekend. more...
A Quarry Bank nature reserve will get a new lease of life under the watchful eye of new warden Jo Miskin. more...
A Quarry Bank woman may have overdosed on painkillers after becoming paranoid about a scar on her face caused by a tanning bed. more...
Plans are well under way for this year's community-themed Stourbridge Carnival. more...
Kinver residents are opening their gardens to the public to raise cash for a campaign to eradicate polio and to help children affected by the Chernobyl disaster. more...
A Kingswinford group set up to help make improvements in the area has folded after 27 years through a drop in attendance. more...
More than 60 history buffs attended the first meeting of a group formed to celebrate the vibrant and varied history of Lye and Wollescote. more...
A charity kids bikeathon is being staged in Stourbridge this weekend - to help boost funds for research into leukaemia. more...
Old pupils from a Stourbridge school - among them a famous international rock star - are meeting for their first reunion in more than 30 years. more...
Plans to build a new garage in Lye have been submitted to Dudley Council's planners. more...
The Stourbridge lifeboat will continue to save lives thanks to the generosity shown to RNLI street collectors this month. more...
Clent writers have celebrated their first birthday by putting pen to paper to produce a book of poems and short stories. more...
A 24-year-old Brierley Hill high flyer is reaching new heights after completing an RAF course. more...
Two magnificent Shakespeare productions have opened in Cradley Heath this week with contrasting plays chosen from the Bard's huge repertoire. more...
History buffs in Hagley were entertained with tales of a Wollaston engineer who fought in the American civil war at their April gathering. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley has spoken of her sadness at the decision to close the Robin Woods Centre. more...
A seven-year-old Wall Heath girl made all the right moves to win two dance distinctions. more...
A Stourbridge leisure centre is to host a series of geological field trips for those with an urge to get closer to nature. more...
A police officer has warned drivers to be on their guard following a spate of car crime in Kinver. more...
An Oldswinford hospice fundraiser escaped the deadly SARS virus while trekking the Great Wall of China in aid of the centre. more...
A terminally ill Brierley Hill man waited more than eight hours for an ambulance which never turned up. more...
A former Stourbridge nurse has enjoyed a "wonderful" reunion with her two bridesmaids from 40 years ago on the occasion of her ruby wedding celebration. more...
A charity soccer match has raised up to £3,000 in aid of a former borough footballer who has motor neurone disease. more...
A Stourbridge MP wants Wollescote residents to contact her urgently with their views on plans for a telecommunications mast after a post mix up led to her just learning the deadline for comments was yesterday (Wednesday). more...
A Stourbridge firm did not act unfairly in sacking an employee suspected of stealing shoes from a warehouse where he was helping to lay a floor despite the fact that he was innocent, a Birmingham Employment Tribunal decided. more...
A Quarry Bank man who shocked the sporting world when he became boss of a league club has been jailed for nine months for fraud. more...
This Sunday is the 23rd Dudley Borough Trail and more walkers are gearing up for the event than ever before. more...
A Norton couple who met while walking in Mary Stevens Park have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. more...
Two Merry Hill security workers will put on their walking boots and raise cash for charity by taking part in the 23rd Dudley Borough Trail. more...
A Kingswinford couple were left devastated after their panto performing cat died at the ripe old age of 26. more...
A new bronze bell made out of unwanted wedding rings will chime for the first time at Amblecote's Glasshouse College over the weekend. more...
Stourbridge residents can have their say on whether the town needs a booze ban which could see drinkers arrested and hauled before the courts. more...
A rare first edition copy of JRR Tolkien's classic The Hobbit sold for a record-breaking £10,300 at a Hagley auction. more...
An exhibition of Stourbridge Photographic Society's work is being held at The Living Gallery. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley is backing a campaign to raise awareness of skin cancer and its causes. more...
Sport
A test day at Thruxton, run in wet conditions last Friday was `encouraging' accor-ding to Stourbridge's racing ace Phil Bennett of Team PSP. more...
Missed chances cost Lye Town dear as they went down to a 30 Worcestershire Senior Urn defeat against Studley at Kidderminster. more...
Brierley and Hagley Alliance go into their Wednesbury Charity Cup semi final at Sikh Hunters tonight (7.45), boosted by a 5-3 win in their final league game at Bustlehome. more...
Tom Moran is celebrating after winning the Enville Golf Club seniors tournament 2003. more...
Halesowen Town need to win at home to Chippenham on Saturday (3pm) to have any chance of staying g in the Dr Marten's Premier Division. more...
Entries are flooding in for the Cobra Classic 14km race and 4km fun run at Old Halesonians Rugby Club on Sunday May 18 (10.30am). more...
A skater hockey player from Halesowen has become the youngest player ever to be chosen for the Great Britain skater hockey team. more...
Dudley born and bred Chris Westwood (above) has been named as one of the top eleven division three football players in the country. more...
Sandwell Caterline Lions pulled off a great cup win at Sheffield on Sunday afternoon. more...
Dudley Town Juniors: Results for Sunday April 27: Under tens Stourbridge League Merit Shield v Kewford Eagles, 7-3 (Bradley Mullings 2, Adam Britton, Liam Watkins, Richard Poyner, Jayke Downing, Sam Collett). more...
Without a win in last seasons British Crown Green Ladies County Championships Dudley were looking to do better this time but in a sometimes controversial encounter they lost home and away against South Yorkshire. more...
Kidderminster and District League more...
Dudley Bowling League more...
Cradley Town FC Fixtures and Results 2002-2003 (Midland Alliance unless stated) more...
Causeway United FC results 2002-2003 (Midland Alliance unless stated) more...
Halesowen Harriers FC Fixtures and results 2002-03 (Midland Alliance unless stated) more...
Stourbridge FC fixtures and results 2002-2003 (Midland Alliance unless stated) more...
