Archive

  • Littleton’s custody at top boosted at Police

    West Midlands Police 1, Littleton 5 LITTLETON increased their lead at the top of Athium Midland Combination Division One to 10 points with an emphatic victory at West Midlands Police. In probably their best display of the season, the visitors

  • Scott was an inspiration

    PUPILS at a Vale school received an inspirational talk from disabled athlete Scott Ballard-Ridley. Blackminster Middle School welcomed the 26- year-old from Eckington last Monday. The Paralympics 2016 hopeful told pupils how he overcame a brain

  • Hockey

    BELOW-strength Evesham seconds were left stranded at the bottom of ENER-G West Midlands Division One after a 9-0 defeat to Streetly. The visitors started with only 10 players but benefitted from a wellrehearsed plan with Chadwick converting two

  • Big stink about farm’s practices

    A RURAL stench which residents claim is making lives a misery may be down to “very intensive” legal farming practices, an MP has revealed. Peter Luff, MP for Mid Worcestershire, says legal powers to tackle the smell, which has been the scourge

  • Golf

    THE year’s first qualifying competition saw a large field enjoy great course conditions and fine weather. Based on stableford scoring, the overall winner with 40 points was Tony Smith. Second in Division One was Barrie Saggers with 39, followed

  • Enjoy winter polo fun

    THE managers of a Cotswolds venue are looking for keen or budding polo players to join in the fun during the winter. Lynt Polo Club, which was established in 2010, is one of only two in the country to have indoor and outdoor arenas, including

  • Wallace treble in fine Rangers win

    MORETON Rangers secured a comfortable 3-0 Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two win over Soudley. Having triumphed 2-1 at titlechasing Bredon the previous week, Rangers needed to follow up a good performance against the Forest of

  • In the frame

    THIS photo taken by the Journal was used as crucial evidence by police in order to charge a teenager with criminal damage to Evesham’s War Memorial. In December, the Journal reported on the desecration of the memorial. The graffiti was quickly

  • Cinema facts

    HAVING read the letter by Chris Grove – complaining about the price of tickets at the Regal Cinema and that he will not support it – I must point out a few errors in his letter. First the ticket prices are very much the same as a multiplex. I paid

  • Stow give test to on-fire side

    STOW-on-the-Wold Rugby Club tested unbeaten Berks/Bucks and Oxon Premier Division leaders Drifters to the limit. Despite missing several key players, the visitors were confident after beating Cotswold rivals Chipping Norton the previous week

  • Radio thanks

    CAN I offer a note of thanks to the Evesham Journal for the article on Evesham Hospital Radio last week, and to The Best Of Evesham Ltd for their donation as a result? A change in licensing rules means that we now have to purchase a seperate licence

  • Lynne strives for world spot

    BROADWAY bowls ace Lynne Bowen is keeping her fingers crossed over the chance to be involved in the World Championships later this year. The 38-year-old is one of two reserves for the England women’s squad for the competition to be held in Adelaide

  • Head-on crash

    A FORKLIFT truck driver has been fined after crashing his car into another vehicle when he tried to overtake. Andrew Cox, aged 25, of Owletts End, Pinvin, pleaded guilty at Worcester Magistrates Court to crashing into the car on the A44 at Wood