Hungerford 10, Stow-on-the-Wold 31. STOW-on-the-Wold picked up their second consecutive bonus point win in Berks/Bucks and Oxon Premier League South West Division which moved them up another two places in the table to eighth. Their performance
EVESHAM Wheelers’ Wednesday run is still well supported with some members coming from Ebrington and Ledbury. This week’s ride left Evesham, going to Great Comberton, then Eckington and through the lanes to Ramsden and Hatfield. The return journey took
DRIVER James Calado made a memorable debut in the GP2 Series with victory in an exhibition race in Abu Dhabi. Competing for Lotus-ART, the Cropthorne-based driver took a lights-to-flag victory at Yas Marina circuit in the final race of the
SOUTH Worcestershire College has launched a new programme to help get young people into work – which even includes buying them a suit for the interview. The launch of the new course comes as figures published by the Trades Unions Congress show
EVESHAM residents are perfecting their triple salchows and half axels in preparation for the return of an ice rink to the town. The synthetic rink will be set up in Market Square from Friday to Sunday, December 2-4, allowing people from the area
A WASH house on Evesham’s riverside looks set to be in place by next April.The service will be used by boaters and is the brainchild of town councillor Andrew Dyke. He said at present there was no 24-hour facility of the kind in the area and that
PEOPLE in Honeybourne are increasingly divided over proposals for 48 new homes in a field used for an annual sheep auction for many years. Battle lines are being drawn on the plans for the site off Station Road, despite the fact that developers
THERE has been a fall in the number of people out of work claiming benefits in Worcestershire despite a big rise in unemployment nationally. The number of people of working age and claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance fell by 304 last month to 11,230 by the
Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League. BRETFORTON Old Boys replaced Red Horse at the top of Division One with victory at Golden Cross. Doug Wallace hit five with further efforts from Richardson and Gayton. Golden Cross replied through Onens, Hanna
AN Evesham student has won the praises of an elderly couple after he came to their aid when their car broke down on the side of the road. Trainee mechanic Lathanual Aspey, aged 16, wasted no time in putting his training to good use by helping
TOWN councillors believe that Evesham will struggle to cope with the number of new homes proposed for construction over the next 20 years. Members of the town council debated the possible impact on the town through the South Worcestershire Development
EVESHAM police are continuing their enquiries into a ‘despicable’ burglary, which occurred while a family was at their dying mum’s bedside. Thieves broke into a house in Honeybourne as Vernon Smith, his father Dennis and sister Linda Blower were
A WOMAN who took part in a racist attack on a helpless man on crutches, kicking him as he lay on the ground, has been told she cannot complain about her sentence. Danielle Louise Cawley joined forces with Daryl Tustin to attack his Afghani neighbour
A REMEMBRANCE service will be held in Bengeworth on Sunday to remember people from the area who died in war. Historically, Bengeworth was a community separate from Evesham and every year it holds its own service the week after Remembrance Sunday
JOURNAL readers are gearing up for the Children in Need appeal tomorrow. Fund-raising events range from a Zumbathon in Evesham Town Hall to cake sales at local schools. Zumba teacher Michele Collett has helped to organise the event and said she
THE largest hoard of Roman coins ever uncovered in Worcestershire was declared as treasure at an inquest yesterday. The discovery of the coins, thought to be once owned by a Roman soldier, was made on Bredon Hill in the summer by two metal detector
THE theft of charity bags by brazen thieves is becoming more commonplace in Evesham, says a shop manager who has noticed an upsurge in the crime in recent weeks. Julie Beasley runs the Daisychain Benevolent Fund shop on Bridge Street and says
CONTINUITY is the key for new-look Evesham United as they look to kick-start their campaign, according to manager Paul West. Ex-Aston Villa trainee goalkeeper David Bevan, centre-half Melvin Gourlay, defender Ryan Keen, Swiss striker Kevin Vogeli and
THE winners of an Evesham pub’s battle of the bands contest will return to the scene of their victory tomorrow night. Midlands-based nine piece ska band, Stained Glass Alice, are returning to the Railway Hotel, High Street, Evesham, for the
EVESHAM’S MP Peter Luff has met the Government’s transport minister to reinforce the pressing need for the town’s Abbey Bridge to be replaced as soon as possible. He said that Evesham town centre will be “strangled”, bus services will suffer
A TRAVEL agent from Bidford has turned his hand to writing a musical production billed as “an emotional roller-coaster ride” which he says could change people’s lives. Forty-five-year-old Mark Foster’s production Stories from a Broken World
TIMED light switches are being handed out by police in a bid to thwart burglars this Christmas. West Mercia Police have been given 2,000 timer switches to hand out to people who are most at risk. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Edwards said: “Using
CULTURE Club singer Boy George will make an appearance in Evesham next week. The 80s star – pictured – will be coming to Evesham just days after a performance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 23 for the Prince’s Trust. He has already
Bourton Rovers 1, Soudley 0. BOURTON Rovers grabbed their first win since September in Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two with a home triumph over Soudley. For Rovers, there were first starts this season for goalkeeper Vic Burrell
