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Rookie Ryan is the hero
ROOKIE batsman Ryan Driver is today basking in the glory of being Worcestershire's match-winning hero in yesterday's thrilling three-wicket NatWest Trophy win over Gloucestershire at New Road. The 21-year-old left-hander hit an unbeaten 61 as the County
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Shottery and Shakespeare
As everybody knows, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, and died there in 1616. Without such a catalyst it is highly unlikely that an attractive but unremarkable Warwickshire market town would have become a tourist honeypot attracting
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Handsome hills
Though not so dramatic as the Malverns, the gentle green hills just to the north are equally beautiful. Whereas the Malverns are formed from granite, their smaller neighbours are limestone, which develops nutrient-rich soils capable of supporting a lush
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Caves and cliffs on this beautiful walk
This is a most beautiful walk in one of the lesser-known parts of the count, just north of Kidderminster. It's sandstone country where, as on the more famous Kinver Edge nearby, there used to be a tradition of carving homes out of the soft rock. You can
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Remnant of an icy past
KNIGHTWICK is a tiny hamlet which is most notable in a geological sense. It is situated at the point where the River Teme suddenly abandons its logical north-south course down the Malvern axis to flow east towards Worcester, cutting across the hills to
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Lovely settings and interesting history
MUCH of north-east Worcestershire is now so urbanised and so blighted by major roads and motorways that it's hard to find any unspoilt, peaceful countryside to enjoy. One exception to this rule is the well-wooded area of gentle hills just to the north-west
