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New look for Croome – thanks to city students
WORCESTER students were at the heart of a new look for a historic county attraction. A partnership between the National Trust and the University of Worcester saw city artist James Roberts mentor three graphic design students to come up with a new
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Ex-Westlife star boosts breast unit appeal
FORMER Westlife star Brian McFadden has helped businesses from across the county raise £40,000 for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign. The Irish singer was persuaded to support a charity ball by the event’s co-organisers, award-winning Worcester
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Razzle-dazzle as young company take to the stage
A GROUP of performers are ‘on top of the world’ as they prepare to take to the stage with their new production. The show features 22 dancers from Harlequin Stage School, four comedians, a chorus line of 36 singers and dancers and 40 children from Claines
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Murder accused had hour to 'dress the scene', court told
A MURDER trial jury has been told accused Alan Evans had an hour to “dress the scene” after he found his wife at the foot of the stairs. Jonas Hankin, QC, prosecuting, said there had been a “trigger” which had caused the 35-year-old welder to argue
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Cheers as old Victorian pub plans a comeback
TRADE in St John’s has been boosted after it emerged the Bush Inn pub is to re-open. The Victorian building, in Worcester, has been bought by Andrew Boughton – a planner and architect – who has already appointed a tenant landlord to run the pub
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New career reward could be a winner for former jockey
FORMER jockey James Diment, who is now a partner in a Malvern commercial landscaping business, has been shortlisted for a major career development award. Presented by the Jockeys Employment and Training Scheme, it rewards jockeys for their initiative
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Man who attacked ex was in 'a terrible state'
A MAN suffering from severe depression and other medical problems has admitted twice assaulting his ex-partner. Appearing before Worcester magistrates, David Grant pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman on Thursday, August 1, and Saturday, August
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Future of local government 'at risk from cuts'
THE leader of Worcester City Council says his authority is facing an “unprecedented” funding crisis – and has made a plea for public understanding. Councillor Adrian Gregson is tackling one of the toughest challenges of his political career, as
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Golden girl Olivia steals show with superb display
WORCESTER’S premier swimming event was hosted by Worcester Swimming Club at the Sansome Walk pool — the 17th annual Open Meet competition which saw 300 swimmers competing from a dozen clubs with more than 2,000 individual swims. Seventy club volunteers
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Pervert flashes elderly dog walker near Worcester
A FLASHER exposed himself to an elderly woman as she walked her dog and then drove off. The incident happened at Broughton Hackett, near Upton Snodsbury on the edge of Worcester on Tuesday. Between 3.45pm and 4.15pm, the woman was walking her
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‘We’ll not give up over bedroom tax’
A THIRD bedroom tax protest is being planned in Worcester – this time involving campaigners waving placards in the city centre. The same group behind two previous mass sleep-out events in the city’s Croft Road car park will be outside Boston Tea
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Brothers take firm to win top accolade
A RECRUITMENT and training firm has won a top award after helping people learn new skills and find jobs with hundreds of businesses across Worcestershire. eResponse Recruitment has been named 2013 growth business of the year by Herefordshire and Worcestershire
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Actions not words are required Sepp
UNTIL the footballing authorities make good on their promise to show zero tolerance towards those guilty of racism, nobody will believe a word they say on the subject. Racist abuse towards players is once again in the spotlight following complaints
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Escaped child killer Alan Giles may be in Alcester
CHILD killer Alan Giles, who absconded from a Worcestershire prison on Monday, may be in the Alcester or South Warwickshire area, police believe. The 56-year-old, who is currently serving two life sentences at HMP Hewell in Redditch for the kidnap
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Villagers raise £10,000 to fight homes plan
DETERMINED residents have amassed a war chest of almost £10,000 to fight controversial housing plans. Bovis Homes wants to build 45 new homes near the Crown pub, Powick, close to the A449 road to Malvern. Although its planning application was
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Bar worker suffers fractured jaw in assault at Worcester pub
A BAR worker suffered a fractured jaw in an “utterly needless assault” at a Worcester pub on Saturday night. Between 9pm and 10pm on Saturday, October 26 a group of men and women spent about an hour drinking on the pavement outside the Chestnut
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Death of former Worcester News employee remains a mystery
AN open verdict has been recorded at the inquest into the death of a man whose body was pulled from the river Severn in July after going missing for six days. The body of Stuart Pickup, from Himbleton, was found near Worcester Rowing Club, off
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Senatore to make Warriors bow against Bath
LEONARDO Senatore will make his Warriors debut when Bath visit Sixways tomorrow (7.45pm). Warriors and Bath go head-to-head in round seven of the Aviva Premiership as the home side look for a first win of the season. Paul Warwick also gets
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Search continues for escaped child killer
A SEARCH is continuing for a child killer who escaped from Worcestershire prison on Monday. Alan Giles, aged 56, is currently serving two life sentences at HMP Hewell in Redditch for the kidnap and murder of 16-year-old Kevin Ricketts from Quinton
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Savage gang attack - man in his 50s suffers serious facial injuries
A MAN in his fifties suffered serious facial injuries after he was punched, kicked and stamped on during a “nasty” gang attack in Malvern. The attack happened at around 3.15am on Sunday morning (27 October) when three men were walking home towards
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Admire the talent — don’t boo the persona
ON Sunday, Sebastian Vettel won his fourth consecutive Formula One world crown with victory at the Indian Grand Prix. In doing so, he became one of only four men to have won four titles, joining Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Juan Manuel Fangio
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Smith back and aiming for big role
WHEN Sam Smith signed for Worcester City, he no doubt would have expected to have played a game before the end of October. Brought in from Stourbridge during the summer, the 25-year-old centre-half was one of a raft of players City plucked from
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Heeley is left to sweat over striker Nti’s fitness
WORCESTER City are keeping their fingers crossed that Daniel Nti will be fit to face North Ferriby United on Saturday. The striker was forced out of Tuesday’s 3-0 FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay defeat at Lincoln City six minutes before half-time
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Wolves look to dazzle in front of the cameras
TABLE-topping Worcester Wolves are aiming for another packed house against Plymouth Raiders to showcase the new University Arena to a television audience. Tomorrow’s British Basketball League match, which tips off at 7.30pm, has been selected as
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Broken down train causing rail delays
RAIL users are facing delays this morning due to a broken down train. First Great Western services between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford are delayed by around 30 minutes due to broken down train at Hanborough. There is no estimate for when
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Wolves aim for more joy
TABLE-topping Worcester Wolves go in search of a seventh straight British Basketball League victory against Plymouth Raiders tomorrow night boosted by two major accolades. Wolves, whose 80-71 triumph at Newcastle Eagles last Friday moved them two
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Build, build, build - 23,000 homes isn't enough for South Worcestershire
UP to 9,000 new homes could be dumped across South Worcestershire - with a Government inspector saying a key blueprint for the county isn’t good enough. The South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) could be in tatters unless all three district
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Wheelchair-bound man 'threw a wobbly' in post office
A WORCESTER man has been given a suspended sentence for assaulting a member of staff and two police officers after he “threw a wobbly” in Worcester’s city centre post office. Paul Parslow was sentenced to six months, suspended for a year, at Worcester
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Doctors back centralisation of A&E services
DOCTORS from the south of the county are backing the centralisation of A&E, maternity and paediatric services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester. South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – the GP-led organisation responsible
