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DRUG DEALERS WARNED
A WORCESTER club owner has warned revellers they face the full force of the law if they smuggle drugs into the nightspot. Derek Holder's comments have come after a city couple were locked up for taking ecstasy tablets into Tramps. Carl Wood and Joanne
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It's death wish 2
YOUNGSTERS are ignoring police warnings by continuing to plunge off bridges into fast-running river water. Officers have repeated a warning after youths were seen jumping from Worcester's Sabrina Bridge yesterday - only a day after another group was condemned
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Pub regulars rally round after thieves strike
REGULARS at a Kempsey pub have pulled out all the stops after thieves stole a collection for a young cerebral palsy sufferer. The Talbot raised £573 cash for Amber Robinson after the original collection was taken in May. The money will be used to help
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Problems in housing sex pest
A WORCESTERSHIRE council is reviewing its strategy on dealing with sex offenders after problems re-housing a pervert. Malvern Hills District Council has admitted that a convicted sex offender is living in the area and housing officers have experienced
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City aim to build on flying start
WORCESTER City manager John Barton expects another testing game when he takes his side to Merthyr Tydfil on Monday in the Dr Martens League Premier Division (3pm). The Welsh club have spent boldly in the summer in a bid to challenge for the title. However
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Supporters cash help continues for County
SUBSTANTIAL financial aid for Worcestershire CCC continues to be forthcoming from the County's Supporters Association. In spite of reduced income in the year ending December 31 last, the supporters provided the County with a £12,000 handout. This was
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Veteran women capture national team honours
FOUR teams from Worcester Stirling Triathlon Club competed in the National British Triathlon Association sprint relay near Nottingham. The women veteran's team repeated their success in the same competition last year by winning their championship for
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Fans can help us in quest, says Barton
FAN power can again play a big part in helping Worcester City to success, says manager John Barton. The level of support his team has attracted this season has impressed the City boss. A turnout of 1,361 for their opening home game of the season against
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Barnett hoping for fairy tale
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers assistant manager Gary Barnett is enjoying every minute of life in the Football League. But for Jan Molby's right-hand man it's just the start of what he hopes will be a fairytale era at Aggborough. Barnett knows the vital ingredients
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Piearce hoping his nightmare is over
STEVE Piearce will be hoping fervently that his latest injury blow doesn't last as long as his last one. The Hereford United striker was set to miss his side's Bank Holiday programme with a thigh problem, this after missing almost the whole of last season
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So moved
I WAS moved by Mike Pryce's feature (Thursday, August 17) on the "late" Powick Hospital. It was my home for quite a while and I have both happy and sad memories of my time there. It is always as well to remember that, this life being what it is, a mental
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One step back and forward
'A' LEVEL examination results are now out. From a league table of schools, once again the top 50 schools are virtually all grammar schools. What is Labour policy towards grammar schools? Abolish them. Yet more evidence of Labour downgrading. Despite all
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Water's lovely...
AS Team Captain for this year's Great British Swim in October, I appeal to all your readers to take the plunge and join this unique swimming event to raise money for the National Asthma Campaign - the independent UK charity working to conquer asthma.
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Fabulous fables
IN his contribution to You Say of August 11, George Cowley inquired as to what are the chances of catching an infection from borrowed or second-hand books. His inquiry reminds me of the film The Name of the Rose, where several monks in an Italian monastery
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Worcester's wartime disaster
THE horror of war became a painful reality for Worcester people for a few fleeting but tragic minutes in the autumn of 1940. And this year marks the 60th anniversary of that fateful day when German bombs fell on the Meco factory to mar what would otherwise
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Woman's anger at bus fares increase
AN angry bus-user is launching a petition to protest at forthcoming increases in fares in Worcester. For the second time in eight months, Valerie Cleaver is urging people to put pen to paper to voice opposition to fare rises. But First Midland Red has
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Motorway crash boy loses two-week fight for life
A BOY involved in a crash on a stretch of motorway near Worcester earlier this month has died. David Guest lost his battle for life at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, in Birmingham yesterday afternoon. The 12-year-old, from Solihull, had to be cut
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Jailed in sex case
A MAN who carried out a sex crime on an eight-year-old girl has been jailed for two years. David Powell offered the child money to touch him after he undid his trousers, Worcester Crown Court was told. The 30-year-old admitted two charges of indecent
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£71,000 new-look for St Anne's is complete
A £71,000 refurbishment scheme at a Malvern psychiatric day care centre has been completed - but a decision still needs to be made over its future. For the last 18 months, Worcestershire Community and Mental Health NHS Trust has been discussing where
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Rolling out the barrels for the real ale festival
BEER lovers from all over the country have been descending on a Worcestershire town, in search of the perfect pint. Bewdley's second real ale festival has started in fine fashion with more than 250 people already trying out the crme de la creme of British
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Newt flash: City site is given top priority
A NEWTS breeding ground in Worcester has been earmarked as a site of national and European significance. Lyppard Grange Ponds are set to become a Special Area of Conservation under a new directive aimed at protecting species in danger of extinction. Deputy
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Falling fares are what city needs
BUS services have been the source of anger in cities for generations. Will the bus start its journey on time? Will it arrive at its destination on time? Will there be a seat on it? Do I have the right change? These are the sort of questions which have
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McGrath to boost Royals title bid
GLENN McGrath's return will give Worcestershire Royals a huge boost for tomorrow's crucial National League Division One clash with Kent Spitfires at Canterbury (1pm). The Australian paceman, back from a one-day series against South Africa, will spearhead
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Evans targets promotion bid
CHRISTIAN Evans liked the feeling of promotion so much that he's come to Worcester to try and achieve it again. The 30-year-old number eight arrived at Sixways during the close-season from Bristol, who he helped win promotion to the top flight two seasons
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Only man to survive a sub disaster
THE tragedy of the stricken Russian submarine will cause lots of older Worcester people to remember William Brown. The man who taught hundreds of local youngsters to swim and saved numerous lives from drowning in the Severn was the selfsame William Brown
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Perhaps he would like manufacturing to end
JULIAN Thake's attitude to "visible" trade seems to be one of indifference, bordering on contempt. Perhaps he really would be happy to see manufacturing more or less abandoned, in this country. Is Mr Thake nave or is he deliberately attempting to distort
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On the trail of city ship
THANKS to Memory Lane readers and others, John Sanders, chairman of the Worcester Sea Cadet Unit, is piecing together a comprehensive record of HMS Worcester, the former Royal Navy destroyer. It was built in 1919 and had an illustrious war record, rescuing
