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Pioneering health plan will be rolled out in Worcestershire
AN ambitious programme to transform health and social care for patients in Worcestershire has been named as a national pioneer by the Department of Health. Care minister Norman Lamb has named the county’s groundbreaking Well Connected programme
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Congregation could sort it out themselves
SIR – What kind of problem can a Christian congregation not sort out for themselves? Peacemakers are called in to calm parish in turmoil – October 18 – but as I have been informed, at great expense, to employ a company of bridge builders. JEAN
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I’m siding with the unemployed fellow
SIR – Re: your ‘Workshy Worcester’ story and your comment piece – you ask: Who do you side with? Well, I side with the poor fellow who had his details of his unemployment on facebook and in the papers, which I think is quite wrong. And the
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It would be a mistake to start costly scheme
SIR – From the report by Tom Edwards (Worcester News , October 29) on Worcester City Council’s choice of whether to offer a food waste collection or not, it should be simple to decide. Councillor Neil Laurenson’s theory is well meaning but in
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MPs should decline £10,000 pay rise
SIR – Are MPs so out of touch that they could accept a £10,000 pay rise a year in the current climate? Most workers don’t have the luxury of an independent review body. If we did, it would result in lots of pay increases. Who do these
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How long do you have to be out of work for?
SIR – When I was out of work and on benefits it was not the fact I did not want a job, the fact was I was told at Jobseekers I could not go for this job, that job or any of the courses. Every week for two-and-a-half years, every week the
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Cash donation will save historic nature reserve
A GENEROUS £20,000 donation has helped secure the future of a unique county wildflower meadow. Waste management firm Severn Waste Services has given the cash to conservation charity Worcestershire Wildlife Trust to allow it to purchase Baynhall
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Cameron’s statement was shocking
SIR – On October 28, David Cameron said that the Government is likely to act to stop newspapers publishing what he has called damaging leaks from former US intelligence operative Edward Snowden unless they “demonstrate some social responsibility”.
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Tories are now party of Westminster elite
SIR – The media have this week been full of David Cameron saying that British companies should give jobs to British workers. Yet this month the Agricultural Workers Board, which agreed terms and conditions for agricultural workers in England, passed
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Your article raised awareness of cleft lip
SIR – I thought I would let you know how pleased I was with the article that appeared in the health section on Monday about my baby boy who will be born in January with a cleft lip. The reporter, Tarik Al Rasheed, did a brilliant job with it in
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Not all donations are what they seem
SIR – A while ago there were some letters about charity shops and how expensive they were because the donations they receive are free. I would like you all to know that not all donations are as they seem. A donation was made to Barnardo’s
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What I thought of my letter from British Gas
SIR – British Gas sent me a letter starting with the line “let us explain why your bills have gone up”. Not once in two pages did it say “because we are greedy con artists!” Gavin Russell Worcester
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Please help to put pressure on Russians
SIR – Have you been following the plight of the 30 brave activists locked up by the Russian government for protesting about oil exploration in the Arctic Sea? Since September 19 they have been held captive. I can barely imagine what they and
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Councillors don’t know people are suffering
SIR – A headline in the paper on October 25 suggested a possible rise of £20 per year in council tax. These councillors have no idea how people are struggling. I would have thought they would be reducing the council tax with all the people
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Treatement of former Gurkhas is outrageous
SIR – How sad it is to see ex- Gurkha soldiers prepared to go on hunger strike in a row over pensions. Any Gurkha who retired before 1997 only gets a third of the pension received by soldiers in other units. This is outrageous and total discrimination
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Prison plans seem to be very sensible
SIR – Obviously Will Richards had not heard the report of Justice Secretary Chris Grayling’s speech to the Conservative Party conference in which he outlined his proposals for male prisoners to be moved to a jail nearer home in preparation for their
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Donating without fear of harm to animals
SIR – In recent issues of the Worcester News there have been several articles and letters about good people fund-raising for various charities connected with health and medical research. Everybody wants to see medical progress, but an increasing
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Hunting never left a wounded fox to suffer
SIR – Simon McCullough (Worcester News, October 30) seems inclined to withdraw from the debate over conservation and animal welfare. Ridiculing my grammar and “intellectual” ability looks impressive but doesn’t address the actual matter. To
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We risk paying over the odds for our waste
SIR – At a meeting of Worcester City Council’s scrutiny committee on October 30, it was said within the context of a discussion about food waste that the proposed incinerator at Hartlebury is “universally accepted”. Regular readers of these letters
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All Astons drivers are friendly and polite
SIR – I must be getting on different buses on the 417 route through Leigh Sinton to Worcester and back, than those used by the gentleman whose letter was printed on October 24. I use this service regularly and find Astons buses clean and all the
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I would class most MPs as scroungers
SIR – I feel really sorry for this fellow Dean Scollan. He’s had his details plastered over the papers and on the web. The fellow who got the job for him wasn’t thinking of his well being, only to get his own bonus and that’s not the way to
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People need time to make arrangements
SIR – In response to my letter referring to the Worcester News headline story ‘Worcester firm offers 50 jobs – and gets no applications’ (October 11), Chris Mitchell wrote that ‘if someone is unemployed and genuinely looking for work, any work, then
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It’s so important to get your cat neutered
SIR –I very much hope the Worcester and District branch of Cats Protection succeeds in finding a home for Hei Mao, the handsome black male cat who has been in their care for a while (“I need a new home”, Worcester News, October 31). Sadly, such
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Thanks for a great night at the theatre
SIR – It’s anything goes as far as the highly talented members of WODS is concerned with their latest production at the Swan Theatre. Every member of the cast was truly fantastic including the off-stage gang. I did miss our charming musical
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Sabrina Bridge and the Lycra Loonies
SIR – Has anyone else indulged in that new ‘extreme sport’ known as walking over Sabrina footbridge? I’m seriously thinking of investing in some rear view mirrors to clip to my ears to provide advance warning of any two-wheeled missiles approaching
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Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament
SIR – What are we celebrating on November 5? As far as I can recall Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up parliament. Today this would be called an act of terrorism but today we condone these acts. What is the difference between the two? JENIFER
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Who in their right mind would approve this?
SIR – Tarik Al Rasheed’s report of Bovis Homes’ planning application for 45 houses near to the Crown at Powick is a typical example of a developer’s greed to make money without considering the consequences. Malvern Hills District Council
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We have been stitched up by the Government
SIR – The planning inspector, undoubtedly backed by David Cameron and his cronies, and the house builders, seem all out to destroy south Worcestershire, with 9,000 more houses. The MPs are now up in arms about the extra houses, but they backed
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Just admit we’ve got to give up green land
SIR – Inspector Roger Clews says we need 9,000 more new homes in the SWDP for population growth. Why can he not be blunt and say we must give up even more of our green and pleasant land to house foreign immigrants that we neither need nor want
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It’s a desecration of our beautiful county
SIR – The beautiful Worcestershire countryside is to disappear under the onslaught of the relentless building of high density nondescript houses, making increasingly busy roads. The district council’s desire to build up to the city boundary adds
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It’s a desecration of our beautiful county
SIR – The beautiful Worcestershire countryside is to disappear under the onslaught of the relentless building of high density nondescript houses, making increasingly busy roads. The district council’s desire to build up to the city boundary adds
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We’re mad to throw food away in a hungry world
A FORMER Mayor of Worcester says people in the Third World would think it “mad” the city was ever considering food waste collections – lambasting the idea as “potty”. Councillor David Tibbutt also says supermarkets are to blame for pushing a waste
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Manager Burr decides to stay at Kidderminster
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have been handed a major boost after manager Steve Burr opted to stay at Aggborough. The highly-rated 50-year-old, who led Harriers to second place in the Conference Premier last season, was interviewed for the vacancy at
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Jury retires to consider murder trial verdict
A JURY at Worcester Crown Court has been told to weigh up the prosecution case against a man accused of killing his wife with the fact that they had never had a crossed word in all their time together. The Hon Mr Justice Hickinbottom sent the jury
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Computers are being held to ransom
SOPHISTICATED cyber criminals are accessing people’s computer systems and holding their files to ransom, a new warning from police has revealed. The scam was first spotted a few months ago when victims were being forced to pay hundreds of pounds
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Revealed: how council cuts will hit £4m in Worcester
SHOCK cuts at Worcester City Council are now set to hit £4 million by 2019 - deeper than first thought. A new financial blueprint has now been published, revealing: - Buildings will be sold off and use of the historic Guildhall explored to
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Worcester ready to celebrate Tewkesbury boxing link
WORCESTER Boxing Club president John Curnock is pictured (back row third left) welcoming former Tewkesbury coach Shaun Finn to the coaching staff at Worcester. They are surrounded by some of the club’s boxers and officials. During the close
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It's time to reform business rates, says Worcester's MP
RETAILERS being hammered by Government taxes could be given a helping hand - after Worcester’s MP stepped up his efforts to investigate the issue. Robin Walker has met with the British Retail Consortium to see if any changes need to be made to
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Energy efficiency is the path to success for SMEs
COMPANIES in Worcester-shire's growing environmental sector are being invited to a free conference aimed at helping them develop their business and the county’s low carbon economy. Guest speakers, including the BBC's Countryfile presenter Tom Heap
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Harriers still in limbo over Steve Burr and Forest job
UPDATE: Kidderminster Harriers manager Steve Burr has decided to stay at Kidderminster Harriers after being interviewed for the Forest Green Rovers job. KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are still unsure who will take charge of Saturday's FA Cup first round
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City rocked by skipper Thorley's departure
WORCESTER City have been rocked by the news that club captain Tom Thorley has quit the club to join Hednesford Town. The Aggborough-based club received an official approach the Pitmen, who are currently top of Worcester’s Skrill North division,
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An epic ride gets its rich reward
WHEN a cyclist returned from a weekend away he was delighted to find out that travelling on two wheels had seen him take away first prize in a competition. Student Ben Jones cycled the 61 miles from his home in London Road, Worcester, to Talachddu
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Bath match was step forward for Warriors despite defeat
SINCE the Sale game at home, which was a low point for us as a forward pack, we have inproved massively in terms of our scrum, driving line-out and defence. I was speaking to Bath’s Welsh prop Paul James after the game and he said it was as tough
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88 bus services facing the chop
NEARLY 90 bus services across Worcestershire are set to be axed - and Worcester’s two park and rides handed to private operators to run scaled-down operations. Your Worcester News can reveal how a £3m million taxpayer’s subsidy for public transport
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'Silver fox' baking hero stops off at namesake pub
WHEN celebrity cooking expert Paul Hollywood was caught short leaving a food festival, where better for ‘the silver fox’ to stop than the Fox Inn at Bransford, near Worcester. The Great British Bake Off judge rolled up in his Aston Martin, complete
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Playing with concussion branded 'foolhardy and irresponsible'
THE boss of a Worcester-based brain injury charity has slammed the decision to let Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris play on after being knocked unconscious as “foolhardy and irresponsible”. The keeper suffered a head injury when he collided
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Let’s shed a bit of light on clock change
YOU may have noticed it’s been getting darker recently – not too long after 5pm, for those keeping tabs on the gloom. It’s been 90 years since us Brits decided to voluntarily launch the bizarre exercise of changing our clocks, and all those decades
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MPs told to 'stick another jumper on' in heating bills row
TWO Worcestershire MPs have claimed a total of more than £1,000 in expenses to pay energy bills, with angry pensioners telling them to “stick another jumper on”. Harriett Baldwin, who represents West Worcestershire, claimed £428 for heating and
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Ryan under fire in Carter's broadside
FORMER Warriors team manager Alun Carter has launched an astonishing attack on Worcester director of rugby Dean Ryan’s coaching methods. The scathing outburst from ex-Wales international Carter, who spent five years at Sixways under the reigns
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Jury to be sent out to consider murder verdict
THE jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife by pushing her down the stairs have heard a summary of the evidence. Alan Evans, aged 35, has been on trial for four weeks charged with killing 32-year-old Louise, who was found dead
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Support company battles it out with big boy nationals
A GROWING internet accounting business in Droitwich has been shortlisted for a major national award. The Finance Department, which was set up by David Lockett in 2009 to provide small and start up businesses with the same accounting support that
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Tightwad firework fans told: You’ll shut it down
THE organisers of a major fireworks display in Worcester say next year could be the last time they run the event – if people continue to avoid paying the entry fee. The Round Table, which organises the Pitchcroft display every year, says it struggled
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Business leaders 'sceptical' about Labour's living wage pledge
BUSINESS leaders in Worcestershire say they are “sceptical” about Labour calls to offer tax breaks for employees paying the Living Wage. Party leader Ed Miliband wants to offer companies tax relief of £1,000 to encourage more of them to pay staff
