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Donate your space for charitable cause
A CHARITY has offered to donate food to Worcester - but needs people to help. His Food, an international organisation that distributes food, clothing and humanitarian supplies all over the world, will deliver 26 pallets full of food to Worcester if
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Kili climb has hidden benefits
A HEALTHCARE assistant from Worcestershire who is in training to climb a mountain next year has already raised £2,000 and lost three stone. Laura Worrallo-Hickman, from Bransford, near Worcester, will tackle Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, to raise
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High praise for county leisure cenre
A WORCESTERSHIRE leisure centre has been highly commended in a recent inspection. Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre achieved an accreditation of 81 per cent by Quest, the UK quality scheme for sport and leisure, putting the centre in the top 7 per cent in
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Adaggio pounces as City draw
MARCO Adaggio's second-half goal earned Worcester City a deserved 1-1 draw against Bishop's Stortford at St George's Lane. Adaggio pounced to head home after Craig Wilding's 64th-minute free-kick had been parried by keeper Nicky Eyre.
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Queen says thanks for her CD
THE Queen has written to a member of the Hereford Police Male choir to say how pleased she was to receive a copy of their CD. Brian Williams, the choir’s secretary, gave the Queen a copy of their Still Standing CD when he visited Buckingham Palace to
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Intruder beat man and dog with pole
TWO men who forced their way into a neighbour’s Worcester home last Boxing Day and attacked him and his dog have been spared jail sentences. Steven Evans was punched and struck with a metal pole in his hallway in front of his partner and 15
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Full-time - Worcester City 1 Bishop's Stortford 1
90+5 mins: YELLOW CARD. Bishop's Stortford: Ben Nunn goes into the book. 90+3 mins: Davies' free-kick is claimed comfortably by the keeper. 90 mins: Daniel gets in a fine headed interception to cut out Riddle's cross. Ward then follows it
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Victorian fayre is enjoying record crowds
ORGANISERS are predicting more than 100,000 people could visit Worcester’s Victorian Christmas Fayre this year – the most yet. The heart of Worcester was packed with people inspecting this year’s stalls, which are selling everything from chesnuts to
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Car smash on rural county road
TWO men were injured after crashing on a rural Worcestershire road today. The farmer, whose field the Midlands Air Ambulance landed in, said it was the 14th collision on the A442 Bridgnorth Road, in Shatterford, near Kidderminster, he had seen in the
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Christmas tree lights go out in city suburb
A WORCESTER suburb has been without Christmas tree lights for the past two nights. The huge Christmas tree on the roundabout in the Bull Ring, St John’s, was illuminated earlier in the week. However, something went wrong and the tree lights have not
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STANLEY
STANLEY Anita Happy 40th Anita. The birthday fairy has been busy looking for a nice surprise but still struggling to find something for the lady who has everything :. Even the boys have promised they will make Sunday a special day. Lots of Love Mark,
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HOLMES
HOLMES Tom Four years today you went away, In our hearts you'll always stay. Love Ant, Coll and Family xx Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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BELL
BELL Nikki A nicer friend could never be, For whom I'd give the world to see. Love Laura. xx Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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BELL
BELL Nicky Two years ago today. We sat beside your bedside, not knowing what to do, We held your hand, stroked your face, And told you we love you, Through tears we saw you sinking, We watched you fade away, Although our hearts were breaking, We knew
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PEPPIATT
PEPPIATT Oliver Oli Happy 18th Birthday. Like the hat! Lots of love Mum and Dad xxx Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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DONOVAN
DONOVAN Michael Forever in our thoughts, forever in our hearts. Brendon, Kate and Euan Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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GLAZZARD
GLAZZARD Raymond Remembering you on your 74th Birthday. Not only today, but everyday. Never forgotten. Love always Phyllis and Family. Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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HILL
HILL nee Moore Trixie Birthday memories Sunday of my dear mum, still love and miss you so much. Loving daughter Pat. God bless. xxx Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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SCOTT Bill Twenty five years today. Still in our thoughts and memories. Pat, Trevor, Diane, Christine and their Families. xx Published in paper 28/11/2009 in Worcester News
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BELL
BELL Nicola 29.11.81 28.11.07 Remembering today and tomorrow on her birthday, our beautiful granddaughter Nicky, our golden girl with the gorgeous smile. We love and miss you so much today tomorrow and always. Nanny and Grandad. Published in paper 28
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Ambulance response times must improve
AMBULANCE bosses have been warned the service must improve because crews are failing to get to the most serious 999 calls quickly enough. Leaders at West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust have received two performance improvement notices from regional
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River level 'has peaked' but more rain is on the way
RIVER levels have peaked but heavy rain is on the way over the weekend. Yesterday canoeists took advantage of Worcester Racecourse being flooded while residents in low-lying regions kept a close eye on the weather forecast. The Met Office has predicted
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Arr hungry to make number nine his own
JOHNNY Arr has set his si-ghts on usurping fellow number nine Ryan Powell as Wor-cester Warriors’ first-choice scrum-half. The former Royal Grammar School Worcester student, who has come through the ranks of the Sixways academy, regularly features off
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Alfie finding out what’s it all about
WHEN you’re a player who is used to winning ev-ery Saturday and competing in Europe on a regular basis, struggling at the wrong end of Blue Square South can come as a shock to the system. But makeshift left-back Alfie Carter is hoping Wor-cester City
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Eco campaigner is off to summit with top award
A WORCESTER student only just had time to pick up her national award before rushing off to attend an international conference on climate change. Katie Haywood, aged 17, who attends the Royal Grammar School in Worcester, won the Eco category
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City gave fitting tribute to fallen
Sir – My wife and I recently returned from a visit to Worcester and were extremely moved by the action taken by almost everyone acknowledging the two minutes’ silence at 11am on November 11 in the High Street. A couple could even be seen standing in
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Stark raving mad doesn’t cover it
SIR – I refer to David Barlow’s letter ‘I don’t want us to lose our farmland,’ of November 9. I didn’t write, ‘growing families require extra housing’. Your quote is wrong. How am I to know the title I quoted wasn’t in your original text? Your oft
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Council must get wiser with money
SIR – I read with interest the article dated November 16 on the lack of money for safety provisions outside primary schools. Perhaps if monies were to be spent a little more wisely instead of being just frittered away needlessly, something might be achieved
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Airport problem has very simple solution
SIR – I think Paul Kehoe misses the most obvious point regarding the apparent ‘lack of use’ of Birmingham airport (I thought 36 per cent of the Midlands was actually pretty good given the competition from East Midlands, Luton, Bristol and so on). Midlanders
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NHS bosses will be first to be axed
MANAGERS working in the NHS in Worcestershire have been warned their jobs will be the first to go as chiefs seek to bridge a £60 million funding gap. Doctors across the county are also being told to stop sending so many patients to hospital and to issue
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Christmas fair raises cash for air ambulance
A CHRISTMAS fair in memory of a man from Upton-upon-Severn has raised more than £3,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance. Tony Butwell died after a heart attack in September at the age of 63, but his family believe the air ambulance service gave them precious
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Finance chief warns of tax rises in future
MALVERN Hills District Council is set to tighten its belt and raise its council tax precept by 2.5 per cent a year over the next three years. Members of the council’s executive committee recommended that a revised medium-term financial plan should be
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Rory’s writing is setting him up for stardom
A BUDDING director from Worcester was one of only four screenwriters invited to attend a prestigious course to develop their talents. After two years working in television production in London, Rory Haines, aged 25, of Meadowbank Drive in St John’s was
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Get your free tree here!
PEOPLE are being offered 1,500 free trees by garden centres in Worcestershire so they can help break a world record. Worcester’s three Homebase stores have 900 saplings to give away and Webbs garden centres at Wychbold and West Hagley have
