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The lost arm of the law
A WOMAN whose car was stolen in Worcester went to report it to the police - but found their new station shut. The 50-year-old was made to wait for an hour outside the Castle Street headquarters before she could report the loss of her Ford Escort. The
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Two more crashes on county roads
A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries today after an accident at Great Witley. The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was rushed to Selly Oak Hospital suffering from head and chest injuries. A red car was involved in a collision
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We'll fight bar's plan
A GROUP of Worcester pensioners have vowed to fight a city nightspot's plans to extend its opening hours. Elderly residents living at Nash's and Wyatt's Almshouses in New Street claim party-going revellers are keeping them awake by vomiting, having sex
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Plugging in to new markets
THE parish council and chamber of trade have joined forces to create a website for Cleobury Mortimer. It promotes events, restaurants and accommodation and the work of Cleobury organisations. Chamber president Errol Dyer said: "We can show people all
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Warren signals Sixways arrival
SUPER-SUB Tom Warren's Christmases all came at once when he announced himself to Worcester fans with a sparkling Sixways debut. The 20-year-old flanker scored with his first touch after coming on during Worcester's 43-17 win over Moseley. However, the
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Great escape keeps glory bid on track
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club guaranteed themselves runners-up spot in Midlands West Two with a tense 26-25 home victory over Newport. The victory lifted Lucs above Bromsgrove, and if they win their final match at Sutton Coldfield on Saturday, they will be guaranteed
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Book up on Future Flight
BARRY Hills sprang a surprise with Munir in Saturday's Greenham Stakes at Newbury and he can score with another promising three-year-old in Future Flight tomorrow. His daughter of smart filly My Branch, whom he also trained, can make the most of an easy
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Hereford United 1 Scarborough 1
Saturday, April 21, 2001 A RARE headed goal from veteran midfielder Ian Rodgerson earned Hereford United a point in a drab end-of-season 1-1 Nationwide Conference draw against Scarborough at Edgar Street. The midfielder made a fine run to the near post
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Is George's cash his own to give?
GEORGE Cowley (You Say, April 12) is to be commended for giving one third of his unearned income to charity. My own such donations are by companion, minuscule. I do, however, contribute a considerable proportion of my hard-earned income to the local rates
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Out of adversity there is a chance to change
THE foot-and-mouth crisis is just the latest turn in the downward spiral of British agriculture. It's a terrible tragedy for the farming community, but it has had an impact way beyond farming, resulting in losses to tourism of £200m per week. Out of the
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We don't need another Cromwell
SIDNEY Cullis suggests that a reincarnated Oliver Cromwell would strike "right in the House of Commons" (You Say, Friday, April 13). In the light of history, this appears to be nonsense. Cromwell created the New Model Army in order to fight the Parliamentary
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County heading for Lord's draw
A FINE century from Middlesex's Andrew Strauss was the highlight of the third day's play as Worcestershire's first game of the season at Lord's headed towards an inevitable draw. The odds against a positive result were made even longer when rain prevented
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KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FIXTURES 2000/2001
Sat Aug 12 Torquay United (h) 2-0 Hadley, Horne Sat Aug 19 Scunthorpe United (a) 0-2 Tues Aug 22 Walsall (Worthington Cup 1st round, 1st leg) (a) 1-1 Hadley Sat Aug 26 Halifax Town (h) 2-1 Hadley 2 Mon Aug 28 Brighton and Hove Albion (a) 2-0 Foster, Bennett
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Teenage driver killed
AN EVESHAM man was killed when he lost control of his car and collided with a stationary vehicle. Philip Edward Hatt, aged 19, of Cheltenham Road, received fatal injuries when his Peugeot 205 smashed into a Renault Clio on Snowshill Road in Broadway last
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Gloucester City 1
Saturday, April 21, 2001 GLOUCESTER City player-boss Tommy Callinan headed a 67th minute winner to condemn Bromsgrove Rovers to a 1-0 defeat in the Dr Martens League Western Division. Callinan was left unmarked at the near post to head home from Gary
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Skipper clinches Malvern's dream
MALVERN 6pts, LUCTONIANS 5pts A DROP goal by Andy Longley 10 minutes from time saw Malvern secure promotion in front of the largest crowd of the season at Spring Lane. It was always going to be close between a Malvern squad racked with injury problems
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Boom time for Coldseal
EIGHTY new jobs could be created by specialist window firm Coldseal after rocketing demand for its products in Worcestershire. The company, which operates in the Midlands and has a multi-million pound turnover, is experiencing a recruitment boom as its
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Firm wins award for innovation
A Droitwich company has won the Inspiration Award at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show for its groundbreaking home fire-fighting product. Powex has come up with a light-weight, hand-held device which forces out a unique fire-extinguishing fluid when the
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Solicitors on hand to give help
A WORCESTER solicitors firm is now able to give advice on all aspects of the agricultural industry, thanks to a new unit launch. Harrison Clark Solicitors, in Deansway, can advise on sales and purchases, planning, partnerships, employment, tax and wills
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Farmer vows to protect prize cattle
FARMER Jason Brown has spent 10 years building up his herd of 20 prize show cows but it will take MAFF only one day to wipe them out. His award-winning Holstein Friesians are kept at Mr Chilman's farm and, like his cattle, they have been sentenced to
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Use it or lose it alert over parade
THE organisers of Worcester's carnival procession are challenging the city to "support it or lose it" this summer. A decision could be made to scrap the event, which has been running for more than 35 years, unless people enter floats within the next seven
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Triple tragedy for grieving county widow
THE widow of an Upton-upon-Severn man killed by a speeding driver lost three members of her family in just 18 months. Joan Bouston's father and brother had already passed away before her husband Roy was killed by a speeding driver. "This has changed our
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Youths attacked swans and ducks
THE RSPCA has issued a warning to youngsters after ducks and swans were stoned and chased by thugs in two separate incidents. A male swan was trying to protect his mate nesting on a lake in Gheluvelt Park, Worcester, when it was attacked. In another incident
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Post office closure hitting town trade
TRADE in Evesham's High Street has suffered since the closure of the post office, according to the town's Chamber of Trade. Robert Johnson, the organisation's chairman, said the disputed relocation of the post office last year has prompted a business
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Row over noise at RBL club
OLD servicemen and Worcester City Council have locked horns again in a row over noise at a Royal British Legion Club. Last year, the council took the Claines club to task after hearing complaints from residents who said they could recite the words of
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Man who head-butted stranger 'heard voices'
A KIDDERMINSTER teenager who head-butted a man in the face after an alleged remark about his girlfriend might be suffering from mental illness, Worcester Crown Court was told. Victim Lee Poole, who was also kicked in the attack, needed eight stitches
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Why Worcester must step up a gear
THERE'S only one thing which seems to rattle round with as much rapidity as the annual carnival in Worcester's civic calendar, and that's the voicing of fears that, unless the public support it, they'll lose it. Last year, the 11th hour had almost come
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Reds leave it late
REDDITCH United left it late before grabbing a 2-1 victory at Shepshed Dynamo in the Dr Martens Western Division, with Scott Colcombe both their hero and villain. A Richard Tanner goal ten minutes from time looked like giving the home side victory until
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McLaren poised to win his battle
WORCESTERSHIRE groundsman Roy McLaren is optimistic that the County's New Road ground will be ready for the opening home match with Sussex on Wednesday. McLaren remains confident despite a "nightmare" battle against the elements. He admits frequent floods
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Beechey off to the States
WORCESTER oarsman Matthew Beechey is celebrating a call-up for the first World Cup rowing regatta of the season in the United States. The Worcester Rowing Club member was due to fly out today for the regatta in Princeton, which starts on Friday. He will
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Skeggs sees bright future
ADRIAN Skeggs has finally conceded that Worcester's promotion dream is over for another season. The Sixways coach telephoned Leeds Tykes boss Phil Davies after their 55-16 win over London Welsh to congratulate him on their championship win. The Yorkshire
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Worcester are pipped by Barking
MORE than 500 people turned up to watch the biggest game of the season for Worcester Wolves at University College Worcester. Unfortunately it ended in a 69-67 defeat for the Wolves aainst Barking in their National Basketball League Division Three play-off
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Fixtures and Results 2000/2001
Worcester City Football Club's full fixture list for the 2000/2001 season AUGUST 19 - Tamworth, DML (A) 2-1 (goal scorers Lutz, Cottrill) 21 - Bath, DML (H) 0-0 26 - Stafford, DML (H) 2-4 (Heeley, Joyce) 28 - Merthyr Tydfil, DML (A) 1-4 (Weir) SEPTEMBER
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23/4/01 - McLaren poised to win his battle
WORCESTERSHIRE groundsman Roy McLaren is optimistic that the County's New Road ground will be ready for the opening home match with Sussex on Wednesday. McLaren remains confident despite a "nightmare" battle against the elements. He admits frequent floods
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23/4/01 - Warren signals Sixways arrival
SUPER-SUB Tom Warren's Christmases all came at once when he announced himself to Worcester fans with a sparkling Sixways debut. The 20-year-old flanker scored with his first touch after coming on during Worcester's 43-17 win over Moseley. However, the
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23/4/01 - Skeggs sees bright future
ADRIAN Skeggs has finally conceded that Worcester's promotion dream is over for another season. The Sixways coach telephoned Leeds Tykes boss Phil Davies after their 55-16 win over London Welsh to congratulate him on their championship win. The Yorkshire
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23/4/01 - Hopes beached by Weston
THREE successive league defeats has put paid to any chances Evesham United had of finishing in the top three of the Dr Martens League Western Division. The latest, a 2-1 reversal at Weston-Super-Mare, saw a below-par performance from a tired looking United
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MP will not be gagged in race row
BROMSGROVE MP Julie Kirkbride declared this week she will not be gagged in the forthcoming General Election campaign by refusing to sign a pledge calling on race not to become an issue. Miss Kirkbride said she objected to being "blackmailed" by pressure
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Lower class twit, perhaps?
JOHN Hinton writes of "upper-class twits at Oxbridge", yet earlier calls his academic training "extremely good" (You Say, Friday, April 13). I have deep admiration for highly intelligent people (most of whom have been through university). The writings
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More cash in subsidies than in vaccinations
PLEASE can Alison Fraser, Inside Story, (Evening News, Friday, April 13), explain how she came to the conclusion that "the Government should learn to listen to the farming community in trying to deal with the foot-and-mouth crisis"? It has been the National
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Worcester 43 Moseley 17
Saturday, April 21, 2001 THE irony of the opposition at Sixways would not have been lost on the coaches as Worcester's final hopes of promotion ebbed away on Saturday. Moseley, one of the biggest reasons why Worcester would not win the National One title
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Worcester City 1 Fisher Athletic 2
WORCESTER City's ability to go from the sublime to the ridiculous very quickly has been one of the features of their season. Just two days after a superb display to beat Crawley 4-0 in the first leg of the Dr Martens Cup final, they turned in a performance
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Cheltenham Town 1 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Saturday, April 21, 2001 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers cured their travel sickness with a healthy 3-1 Nationwide League Division Three victory against rivals Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road. It was just what the doctor ordered for Harriers after failing to win
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Search for best in business
THE search is on for Worcestershire organisations which help new and growing businesses develop and thrive. One 2 One has launched its fourth annual Best for Business 2001 awards as a way of rewarding best practice in developing small businesses. Best
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Postponed event
THE Cobalt Unit Appeal Fund's annual Company Marathon Challenge has been postponed due to the foot-and-mouth crisis. The event was due to take place at Lord Bathurst's Cirencester Park on Sunday, April 29.
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Green group tells of farming warning
Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth (FoE) today called on Tony Blair to explain why warnings were ignored about the risks of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The call came after research showed the Government failed to heed information
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Hard evidence needed to bolster cash aid
THE Government is coming under increasing pressure to provide better financial support for rural businesses hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis. The Country Land and Business Association, which represents 50,000 members in rural business, is calling for
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Stop the killing
A WORCESTERSHIRE farmer has joined calls to stop the cull of animals free from foot-and-mouth after her healthy cattle were slaughtered. Devastated Carol Vaughan watched in horror as her herd was led away for slaughter on Saturday. But she says that she
