POLICE believe a Redditch taxi was damaged in a racially motivated crime. At about 4am on Wednesday, December 27 a man became involved in a disagreement with a taxi driver on Unicorn Hill. A confrontation followed where the white man was racially abusive
A COUPLE who met at a dance in 1944 have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Stan Greening, 83, and wife Lil, 79, marked 60 years of marriage on Thursday, December 21. The couple met at a dance in a church hall in Handsworth, Birmingham, when
EVERY Wednesday for the last 14 years, bingo caller Gordon Hayward has entertained a full house and despite turning 80 on New Year's Eve, he has vowed to keep on going. Mr Hayward, from Redditch, visits the Wayside New Road care home in Bromsgrove every
CHILDREN made models of volcanoes and tried to survive a mock earthquake during a new international course. Vaynor First School introduced the Vaynor International Curriculum in September to help children understand the world around them. Each year
ALCESTER bus passengers will benefit from two new services in the New Year. Warwickshire County Council has announced that, following requests from people attending a Stratford bus users surgery, additional morning journeys through Alcester into Stratford
ALCESTER mayor Eric Payne is behind a new fundraising drive to help the town's young people. Mr Payne feels youth organisations desperately need start-up money and is launching the Alcester Mayor's Youth Project in a bid to raise £10,000 during 2007.
MORE than a dozen couples in Redditch have taken the opportunity to say "we do" since the Government made civil partnerships legal in England and Wales a year ago. On December 5, 2005 the Civil Partnership Act came into force, enabling same sex couples
A PLANNING application for another takeaway and restaurant in Evesham Road, Headless Cross, has been met with anger by residents and the local ward councillor, who says "enough is enough". The application is for a change of use of the former Clews menswear
THE Studley Blue and White Rope Skippers are already preparing for the National Speed Championships, which they will contest on home turf at Studley Leisure Centre. The seniors already hold two world speed records for 2006 and are bidding to add another
THE season is very much alive for all the district's rugby clubs so players will be ordered to take it easy with the festivities, with a number of crucial fixtures looming on the return to league action a week on Saturday. Solihull are sitting in their
REDDITCH VC manager Tony Taylor is so happy with his first season in charge he has pledged to remain at the helm next season - provided he is still wanted. Barring an Alan Pardewesque fall from grace, Taylor hopes to take his Birmingham County League
FORMER Kidderminster, Wolves and Cheltenham Town youngster Steve Thompson has linked up with Alvechurch FC ahead of their hectic New Year fixtures. And it means the 19-year-old striker has again teamed up with Shaun Cunnington, his youth team manager
LEE Ross is hoping there's not too much of the Christmas spirit sloshing around this year otherwise the New Year hangovers will be felt both on and off the pitch. The Feckenham FC manager wants his side to hit the ground running in 2007 but those plans
FREESCORING Redditch United winger Simon Hollis has praised the fans who helped set-up a dream FA Trophy tie with Conference high-fliers Dagenham & Redbridge. And the hotshot believes the team can build on their Trophy success and climb the league -
STUDLEY FC manager Lee Adams has been celebrating an extra Christmas present - Craig Pountney's decision to stay with Bees despite being courted by Midland Alliance high-fliers Romulus. The Birmingham-based side had been keen to sign the striker in a
FORMER Sainsbury's checkout girl Kelly Smith has swapped supermarket aisles for the catwalk after reaching the final of a national modelling competition. Kelly, 21, from Church Hill, beat 4,000 other girls to reach the final of the Face of FreshLook
SCOTTISH film star Ewan McGregor has written to a teenager who organised a talent contest in aid of children's charity Unicef. Jack Webb, 14, from Woodrush High School in Hollywood, arranged the fundraiser after seeing children in a television programme
A NEW partnership of opticians will help customers in Redditch see more clearly. Eyedeal Eyecare, a family owned independent business on Evesham Walk, has teamed up with Kodak Lens to become the latest Kodak Lens Vision Centre. Offering the community
OUR speaker on December 8 was Lt Colonel Susan Westlake, a former pupil and head girl of what was then known as the Redditch County High School. She came from a military family and at the end of her school education she declined the opportunity to go
THE Autumn Show was a lovely afternoon, there were 47 members at the meeting including our visitors, who we hope will become members at a later date. The show was a great success with 17 exhibitors and 59 entries, amazing for the time of year. Congratulations
ON December 7 we held our Christmas party and members were warmly welcomed by president Angela Stearn. The entertainment was provided by talented musician Alan Evans, who played toe tapping George Formby songs and other well known oldies on his ukulele
OUR December meeting was held as usual in the Communal Lounge at Jubilee Court, Alcester. Our president quickly dealt with the WI business and then the members enjoyed an afternoon of games, a delicious tea prepared by the committee and the afternoon
THE Christmas meeting saw a break with tradition as members sat down together and enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the seasonal trimmings, cooked by the president and secretary, Pauline Vining and Angel Watson. This was followed by a series of poems
WE just wanted to compliment the young trainee chefs and catering students at NEW College in Redditch. We were pleasantly surprised at the standard of the five-course meal the students prepared and served. The quality and presentation of the food were
