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FLOODS BRIEFS: March may mark the end of flood-torn misery
WORCESTERSHIRE'S flood misery could continue until March, Evening News weather expert Paul Damari has warned. Mr Damari said in the next three or four days the county could expect drier and brighter conditions and night time frosts, but that it was not
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16/12/00 - Molby tips Ben to make the grade
JAN Molby is convinced teenage midfielder Ben Davies is going to make the grade as a professional with Kidderminster Harriers. And the talented 19-year-old took another step nearer to proving the Aggborough boss right by making a healthy impression in
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Rovers facing Trophy setback
BROMSGROVE Rovers may have to replay their FA Umbro Trophy second round tie at Lancaster City after a numbers mix-up. Rovers won 1-0 at the Unibond League Premier Division side two weeks ago, but it has since emerged that three Rovers players wore different
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Darren's despair
DARREN Peacock has been forced to quit the game, bringing a premature end to a career that included a spell with Hereford United. While on loan at Wolves, he received a blow to his neck and doctors feared for his long-term health if he played again. At
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Molby tips Ben to make the grade
JAN Molby is convinced teenage midfielder Ben Davies is going to make the grade as a professional with Kidderminster Harriers. And the talented 19-year-old took another step nearer to proving the Aggborough boss right by making a healthy impression in
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Four face Midland trials
FOUR members of the North Midlands 18-Group clubs side will be involved in the Midlands rugby union assessment session at Loughborough University tomorrow. Full-back Dave Wellavize and centre John Ruda (both Bromsgrove), scrum-half Tom O'Brien (Malvern
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Complete missing road link
WITH regard to your article of Friday, December 1, one can appreciate the delight of Christopher Whitehead governors at being offered a new school. I share the views of many like-minded people that if planning is given for the school then it stands to
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'Choice' a myth
THE good news is that at last, after months of dithering and deceiving, the Conservatives have begun to reveal their transport strategy for Worcester. The bad news is that their strategy entails unrestricted traffic growth. Worcester is a relatively small
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16/12/00 - Darren's despair
DARREN Peacock has been forced to quit the game, bringing a premature end to a career that included a spell with Hereford United. While on loan at Wolves, he received a blow to his neck and doctors feared for his long-term health if he played again. At
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FLOODS: NOW THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR
A DISABLED teenager could take Severn Trent to court after learning his family Christmas has been devastated by sewage problems. Cerebral palsy sufferer Daniel Nutt found his home near Worcester was uninhabitable when he returned yesterday. The 18-year-old
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'No' to compensation
SEVERN Trent has admitted it could have fitted a simple valve to stop flooding in a Worcester street - but has ruled out paying residents compensation. But angry homeowners in Waverley Street vowed to continue their fight after Severn Trent's Ian Burtenshaw
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Mystery of Severn body goes on
POLICE believe it could take days before they know the identity of a body dragged from the swollen River Severn. The badly decomposed body of a man was found wedged against a pontoon at the Ketch Caravan Park & Moorings on Thursday. Insp Phil Worthington
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Security guard in 'safe sex' theft
A SECURITY guard swiped a key to the office safe after knocking it off a shelf in the "throes of passion" as he had sex on the premises. Worcester magistrates were told that Clint Aldridge pocketed cash from the safe to pay for repairs to his car - but
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Winning entry will be MP's card
A WORCESTER schoolboy had a brush with success after painting a winning Christmas card for city MP Mike Foster. Eleven-year-old Stafano Ceci of St George's C of E Primary School beat dozens of other hopefuls when he designed the card which will be used
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Lodge bid sent back to drawing board
AN architect hoping to demolish a turn-of-the-century Worcester building has been told to go back to the drawing board. Plans to bulldoze Battenhall Lodge and replace the building with 17 flats had been revised prior to a Worcester City Council meeting
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Suzy search called off
DETECTIVES hunting for the body of missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh have moved off the former brick works near Worcester after drawing a blank. Police yesterday concluded their five-day search of the Norton site near the M5, triggered by information
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Chair used in attack on pub
A MAN who wielded a chair and a table as he smashed glass in a Worcester pub caused so much mayhem the venue closed early, a court heard. Karl Gormley had been barred from the Farmer's Boy in Tolladine prior to the incident, and allowed in by a new landlord
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AND FINALLY: Antony clocks up his 50th pint
A WORCESTER war veteran has clocked up a half century of pint deliveries. Antony Ashcroft has been drained of his 50th pint of blood at a donor session in the Pump Street Methodist Church Hall. He gave his first donation as a young airman, when the reward
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Another victory for our heritage
THE stay of execution given to Battenhall Lodge by Worcester city councillors is a rare reason to smile in an unsurprisingly difficult week. In the hope that it would stem opposition, the architect whose client aims to demolish the turn-of-the-century
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16/12/00 - Molby tips Ben to make the grade
JAN Molby is convinced teenage midfielder Ben Davies is going to make the grade as a professional with Kidderminster Harriers. And the talented 19-year-old took another step nearer to proving the Aggborough boss right by making a healthy impression in
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Weir patiently waits for his City chance
FEW would have expected Martin Weir to be taking a back seat during Worcester City's up the Dr Martens League Premier Division table. The former Kidderminster Harriers defender, who was former boss Graham Allner's last signing at St George's Lane in October
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Lamerton looking to disappoint old friend
ANDREW Lamerton is desperate to face old pal Adrian Davies in this afternoon's National One clash with London Welsh. Worcester Rugby Club's hooker suffered a knee injury in last weekend's defeat at Moseley and has faced a race against time all week to
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Mac is back on warpath
WORCESTER-based Robert McCracken has challenged British and Commonwealth champion Howard Eastman to "put up or shut up" after the duo were paired in a showdown for the European middleweight title. Unbeaten Eastman is the number one challenger for the
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Oliver battles through to Solihull national finals
THIRTEEN-year old Chaddesley Corbett rider Samantha Oliver is through to the top junior final at the national Blue Chip Show Jumping Championships, due to be held at Solihull in the West Midlands next spring. Oliver, a pupil at King Charles High School
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16/12/00 - Rovers facing Trophy setback
BROMSGROVE Rovers may have to replay their FA Umbro Trophy second round tie at Lancaster City after a numbers mix-up. Rovers won 1-0 at the Unibond League Premier Division side two weeks ago, but it has since emerged that three Rovers players wore different
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16/12/00 - Lamerton looking to disappoint old friend
ANDREW Lamerton is desperate to face old pal Adrian Davies in this afternoon's National One clash with London Welsh. Worcester Rugby Club's hooker suffered a knee injury in last weekend's defeat at Moseley and has faced a race against time all week to
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16/12/00 - Weir patiently waits for his City chance
FEW would have expected Martin Weir to be taking a back seat during Worcester City's up the Dr Martens League Premier Division table. The former Kidderminster Harriers defender, who was former boss Graham Allner's last signing at St George's Lane in October
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Fish bone of contention
JOHN Phillpott says (Evening News, December 5) that I readily share my ruminations "like Jesus with the loaves and fishes". According to some letter writers, some of my loaves are a bit mouldy and my fish a bit off. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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Lots to see in this part of the world
COUNTY Councillor Colin Beardwood says there is nothing worth seeing in the area. What about the following - the first canal system at Shrawley, the first hydro-electric power station at Powick, the start and finish of the English Civil War at Powick,
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Leaflets just propaganda
I WENT to Christopher Whitehead school to speak to county council representatives on Wednesday, December 6 to talk about the Tesco proposal because my young son will go to the school in a few years' time. It took 20 minutes to find out where the meeting
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Jibe about pollution is absolute rubbish
I NORMALLY take George Cowley's comments with a pinch of salt. But with regard to his attack on me saying that my policy on the environment is to increase pollution, I must stress that he is, of course talking absolute rubbish (You Say, December 7). I
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Cheerless days of Christmases past
WE could well anticipate a white Christmas next weekend on the basis of providence. Worcester and the county experienced snowfalls not only at Yuletide exactly 200 years ago, but also a century past and 50 years ago! However, to forecast snow this Christmas
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16/12/00 - Rovers facing Trophy setback
BROMSGROVE Rovers may have to replay their FA Umbro Trophy second round tie at Lancaster City after a numbers mix-up. Rovers won 1-0 at the Unibond League Premier Division side two weeks ago, but it has since emerged that three Rovers players wore different
