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  • Range Rover stolen from work site in Pinvin

    A RANGE Rover was stolen from a work site in Allens Hill, Pinvin, near Pershore.Thieves gained entry to the offices and as well as the blue 4x4 they also stole two car batteries and an infrared beam sensor.The incident occurred between 6pm on February

  • Copper cable stolen in Pinvin

    COPPER cable was stolen from commercial premises in Pinvin near Pershore.The theft from the property on Terrace Road occurred between 5pm on January 28 and 8am on January 31.Two 1m lengths of 15cm thick black copper cable were stolen.Anyone with details

  • Malvern Rugby Club looking to push on

    MALVERN Rugby Club bid for their second Midlands Two West (South) double of the season at Leamington tomorrow (2.15pm). The fifth-placed side secured their first last weekend with a 39-12 home win over county rivals Droitwich after triumphing 16

  • Pershore swimmers third after tough draw in season opener

    PERSHORE finished third after being handed a tough draw in the Worcester Winter League first round. They secured a place in the 2014 ‘A’ final but found Redditch, on 212 points, and Halesowen (175) too tough in this year’s opener. The Vale

  • Malvern skittles league scores

    MALVERN MEN’S LEAGUE Premiership: Breakaways 275 (3) (M McCollum 40), Kuman Avago 277 (8) (J Stimson 42); Powick Nomads 328 (8) (N Trigg, D Kennard 43), Radar 320 (2) (J Fletcher 40); Lansdowne 300 (1) (M Richings 39), Cradley 320 (10) (R Jarrett

  • Kington Blades are sharp at top

    KINGTON Blades remain top of Evesham and District Association Specsavers Division One after victories over Littleton Cobras and Kington Bulldogs. John Price secured six wins but bottom-of-the-table Cobras came away with a point as Craig Witheford

  • Woman left shaken after encounter at bus stop

    INFORMATION is being sought by the police after a woman was grabbed by a man as she waited at a bus stop.The 20-year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop on the B439 near Welford at around 12.35pm on Monday February 2.Police say a man pulled up in a small

  • Jones sets Malvern Town win challenge

    MANAGER Les Jones has challenged Malvern Town to collect 12 points from their next four West Midlands Football League Premier Division matches. Sixth-placed Town are unbeaten in their last four games and host 16th-placed Dudley Town at the HDanywhere

  • Paul Colley stars at Childswickham Gun Club

    PAUL Colley proved red-hot as Childswickham Gun Club held their first shoot of the season. The HRS Perpetual Challenge Cup was over a conventional skeet lay-out but with only five stands instead of the usual seven, giving a total of 20 targets.

  • Satnav and school bag stolen from car near Evesham

    A SATNAV and a school bag were stolen from a vehicle in Long Hyde Road, in South Littleton near Evesham.Items that were inside the navy bag - glasses, pens and pencils - were found 200 yards away but the bag was not.The incident occurred between 5.30pm

  • Charlotte Pykett in UK team for Polocrosse World Cup

    NORTH Piddle’s Charlotte Pykett is in the eight-strong United Kingdom team for July’s Polocrosse World Cup in South Africa. Cotswold club player and former Bowbrook House School pupil Pykett, who represented the under 21s in 2005 when just 16,

  • Scores from ladies' darts

    Latest results from Evesham Ladies' League Division One: Swan 4, Bengeworth Birds 6; Bengeworth Club 3, Badsey RBL 7; Queens Head 4, Fladbury SC 6. Division Two: Hospital Club ‘D’ 9, Bretforton Sp Club 1; Wheatsheaf 5, Hospital Club ‘A’ 5;

  • Highway maintenance lorry crash closes the road

    THE A44 at Pitchers HillI, Wickhamford, between Evesham and Broadway, was closed for several hours this week following a collision between a highways maintenance lorry and two cars.A spokesman for West Mercia Police said no one was injured in the incident

  • George McNally scores four tries in Evesham win

    EVESHAM under 14s secured a comfortable 57-7 home victory over Upton. Centre Felix Shears crossed for the first try and James Icke converted after just one minute. Full-back Harrison Walker and winger George McNally added further tries with

  • Colwall and Malvern give high-fliers strong test

    COLWALL and Malvern could not dent Cheltenham thirds’ promotion charge as a strong visiting side won 2-0. But they defended well during a goalless first-half in the West Clubs Women’s League Severn Division One clash. Keeper Heidi Barlow made

  • Recruits drive for thriving club side

    GROWING Pershore under-nines are looking for more recruits. Coach Laura Lines said: “I started playing contact rugby in 1990. Now I prefer the more relaxed approach but it’s definitely not quieter.” The town’s Peter Smith Opticians have sponsored

  • Golf news from The Vale and Broadway

    SIXTY-eight The Vale seniors played a stableford. Past captain Mike Hird handed over a cheque for more than £5,000 to Ian Jukes, of Prostate Cancer UK. RESULTS Seniors’ stableford Division One: 1 Tony Hampson 36 points, 2 Steve Kirby 36, 3

  • Littletons WI

    The first meeting of the WI for 2015 was held in the village hall on Tuesday January 13 at 7.30pm. The newly elected President, Frances Stretton, welcomed members, including new members, wishing us all a very happy New Year 2015. After the singing of

  • Latest dominoes results in Evesham

    EVESHAM LEAGUE Angel Vaults 4 Badsey Legion 5; Ivy Inn 4 Butchers Arms 5; Queens Head 6 Cider Mill 3. Pairs semi-finals (February 24 at Angel Vaults 8.30pm): Butchers Arms ‘A’ v Queens Head ‘B’; Badsey Legion ‘B’ v Railway Club ‘A’.

  • Cup dates for Evesham and District Crib League

    THE Evesham and District Crib League’s semis and finals of the Knockout and Consolation Cups are on Monday, March 2, at Evesham Hospital Club at 8.30pm. Knockout: Ambassador, The Bear, Amby Zeds and Angel ‘B’; Consolation: Royal Navy, Bretforton

  • Rick Huxley is the star with best ever catch

    EVESHAM WMC’s Rick Huxley had a personal best bream of 7lbs 1oz alongside two more to win the Red Feathers Cup with 13-4. Huxley used the ground-bait feeder, casting across to the far bank on the Common Road stretch. Vic Woods caught 2-7 of