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Lowesmoor in the money
UP to £2m could be ploughed into Wor-cester's run-down Lowesmoor district under a three-way investment scheme. Derelict shops and homes may be transformed and families encouraged to live "above the shop" thanks to English Heritage, which prom-ises to
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Woman stole to fund her drug habit
A WORCESTER woman turned to drugs and crime to forget her violent mother after being failed by the system, magistrates were told. Judith Kenney, defending, told Droitwich magistrates Caroline Davis committed crime to finance her heroin habit after being
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Warden under fire for dog talk
A WORCESTERSHIRE dog warden who claimed the increasing number of strays could result in some being destroyed has come under fire from RSPCA members. Pip Singleton, dog warden for Wychavon District Council, claimed a 100 per cent increase in stray dogs
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Coming soon...
Former Worcestershire County Cricket Club captain Tim Curtis gives his opinion on happenings at the County Ground.
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Army of fans eager to greet TV Charlie
THE switchboard at the Three Counties Showground has been inundated with eager callers inquiring about the impending visit of Charlie Dimmock to Malvern. The popular presenter from BBC's Ground Force is putting in her first appearance at the 16th annual
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4/5/01 - Young guns ready to start for Harriers
YOUNGSTERS Andrew Corbett and Ben Davies are set for a place in Kidderminster Harriers starting-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against York City at Bootham Crescent (3pm). Both had their first taste of league action earlier in
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Breathing new life into Lowesmoor
IF you travel through Lowesmoor and give it barely a glance, uninspired by its faded exterior, you could easily be the kind of person who might think it's unloved. But that would be making a huge mistake. The bus-lane saga of 1996 - was it really almost
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Moseley makes pace
AUSTRALIAN Jarrod Moseley produced a sparkling finish to move into the lead in the rain-delayed first round of the Novotel Perrier French Open today. Moseley was one of 75 players unable to complete their rounds on schedule yesterday after a four-hour
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Next step will be hardest to take
WORCESTER City boss John Barton has warned that the next stage of progression for his side will be the most difficult. City round off their Dr Martens League Premier Division campaign at Havant and Waterlooville tomorrow (3pm), with fourth place now their
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Contract decision time for Turner
HEREFORD United face some difficult contractual decisions over the next 24 hours. The Bulls, who round off their Nationwide Conference season at Boston United tomorrow (3pm), have no fewer than 10 players whose contracts expire at the end of this season
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Rich rides to the rescue
YOUNGSTERS at Kidderminster's Blakebrook School are riding high thanks to the efforts of a kind-hearted bike shop employee who repaired more than 20 bicycles and scooters - for free. Rich Skidmore, who works in Halfords' town centre store, learnt of the
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Newland in action
NEWLAND Cricket Club starts their Worcestershire County League campaign tomorrow (Saturday) at Hallow after a pre-season washout has seen the stumps gathering dust in the refurbished pavilion. Promotion last year sees them taking on Division Five opposition
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Exciting opener
BARNARDS Green Sunday firsts got their season off to an exciting start at Chaddesley, losing out in the last. CHADDESLEY CORBETT v BARNARDS GREEN 1ST XI Visiting skipper Andy Lamb decided to bat first on a damp wicket on winning the toss. Richard Williams
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Jazz greats join festivities
THE Cheltenham Jazz Festival continues this weekend with a wide variety of music. Highlights of the festival, which continues until Monday (May 7), include Keith Nichol's Cotton Club Orchestra, Don Weller Big Band, Ruby Turner, Stacey Kent, Bob Berg Quartet
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Temptation too much for Eve
REFORMING for two gigs in support of The Mission has breathed new life into All About Eve, as concert-goers in Worcester can see for themselves next week. The band emerged in the mid-80s as an indie outfit, a Goth meets hippy mixture backing The Mission
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Carving a folk niche
MALVERN Fringe Arts will be presenting a contemporary and folk music event at The Grove on Sunday (May 6) featuring Elizabeth Ryder and Friends. The gig is to showcase Elizabeth's new CD, Sacramento Orange, a blend of folk and contemporary styles including
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4/5/01 - Robins in the mood to finish fourth
EVESHAM United boss Phil Mullen is urging his players to forget their cup disappointment and clinch fourth spot in the Dr Martens League Western Division. The Robins finish their campaign at Bedworth United tomorrow (3pm), knowing that victory will wrap
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4/5/01 - Contract decision time for Turner
HEREFORD United face some difficult contractual decisions over the next 24 hours. The Bulls, who round off their Nationwide Conference season at Boston United tomorrow (3pm), have no fewer than 10 players whose contracts expire at the end of this season
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Tory story
DOES R A Bullock (You Say, April 14) live in a fantasy world? He writes "... the Conservatives, when they win the General Election". GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.
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Supporting his stand
I WRITE in support of Tibberton farmer Rob Chilman's stand against the Ministry of Agriculture. It is now many days since the suspected outbreak on a neighbouring farm, which I am told - at the time of writing - has not even been confirmed as foot-and-mouth
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What exactly is 'race card?'
I MUST confess to being perplexed by Mr Jones' letter, "Views are gagged" (You Say, April 15). Just why should it be deemed necessary for the Commission for Racial Equality to obtain a pledge from the major political parties not to play "the race card
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EU dictating culls policy
IT has been estimated that the cost to the taxpayer of eradicating this outbreak of foot-and-mouth is around £9bn. On top of this, the Institute of Directors has announced that the outbreak "has cost £20bn in lost business". Add to this the heartbreak
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Cinemas
Malvern Cinema: Bridget Jones's Diary (15) Daily (except Wed) 7.30pm, Sat, Sun & Wed 3pm. House of Mirth (PG) Wed 9th Only 7.45pm. Odeon Worcester: Captain Corelli's Mandolin (15) 12.15, 3.00, 5.45, 8.30; Anti Trust 912) 1.20, 3.50, 6.20, 8.45; Along
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Local audiences praised by West
TIMOTHY West returns to the Malvern Theatres next week with a starring role in The External. Mr West was last seen at Malvern in the 1999 English Touring Theatre production of Ibsen's The Master Builder. For The External he is joined by his wife, Prunella
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Young performers are given a chance to star
a post-holocaust world is the setting for the latest play from the Malvern Theatre Players. The Chrysalids is an adaptation of the John Wyndham novel and has been chosen by Malvern Theatres' resident company to involve a number of young people, aged 8
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New look Church
ALVECHURCH manager Mick Preece gave ten players their debuts as a blow-strength side piled the misery on relegation-haunted Southam with a 2-0 win. Striker Michael Campbell, who claimed the first, was the only recognised first teamer in the starting lineup
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Your complete entertainments guide for the area
Theatre May 4-12-Oliver presented by Hereford Amateur Operatic Group with its Youth Group at the Courtyard, Hereford. 2.30pm, 7.30pm. £6/£9.75, concs £7.50, family £30. Box Office (01432_ 359252. 7-12-The External by Rodney Clark at the Festival Theatres
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Flower power
A NEW sponsor has come forward to back Evesham in Bloom, organised by the Vale of Evesham Tourism Association. Evesham company Tarry's has previously sponsored the annual event, but the company has closed. Now, treasurer Clive Allen told the association
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MP fights for justice
TORY MP Peter Luff has highlighted the plight of a Worcestershire farmer who risks losing thousands of pounds because of changes to the foot-and-mouth compensation scheme. Mr Luff told members of the House of Commons that Jeremy Boaz had 130 lambs waiting
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Crawley Town 1 Worcester City 0
Thursday, May 3, 2001 WORCESTER City crashed to their second 1-0 defeat at Crawley Town in the space of eight days last night. City will now have to beat Havant and Waterlooville tomorrow in their final Dr Martens League Premier Division match to stand
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Longley's boot saves Malvern
SKIPPER Andy Longley's golden boot ensured that Malvern RFC finished the season satisfactorily whilst Newport's point saved them from relegation. NEWPORT (SALOP) 18pts, MALVERN 18pts Having left Malvern bathed in glorious sunshine, the champions found
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Rangers win comfortably
RANGERS travelled to Lower Moor on Saturday instead of Bishampton's Harvington based ground for this Worcester League Premier Division match because of both the foot and mouth problem and now cricket taking priority. BISHAMPTON 0, MALVERN RANGERS 3 Rangers
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Malvern RM hit seven towards title
MALVERN RM now have a 15 goal advantage with two games to play in their quest for the championship. MALVERN RM 7, THE DOVEY 0 Malvern RM had already beaten The Dovey 7-3 earlier in the season which before this weeks match was the team from Droitwich's
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Heating jobs to go as firm relocates
UP to 40 jobs at a radiator manufacturing firm look set to go following the announcement Rettig Heating is planning to close its Hartlebury plant. The firm, which has been at the Hartlebury Trading Estate for more than 11 years, is to relocate its operation
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Duplicate bridge for beginners
MALVERN Bridge Club will be running a separate event for people totally or relatively new to duplicate bridge commencing on May 10 and thereafter on the second Thursday in the month. The venue is St Andrews Hall, Poolbrook, Malvern so if you are interested
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Madresfield gymnasts showing their style
THE senior gymnasts of Madresfield Movement Club have been rehearsing their routines for many weeks in preparation for their competition, which took place in April. Gymnasts were given free choice of music and apparatus movements and had to put together
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Pool team will be re-launched
A NEW sponsor has come forward to sponsor the Malvern & District Official BAPTO Pool League for the forthcoming season in the shape of J W Automatics of Hereford and also a local food outlet. This is great news as it will help to re-launch the Malvern
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Malvern firsts defeated
MALVERN Chess Club's first team, playing away against St Johns lost 2-4 in the County League Division One. Malvern had white on the odd boards. Individual results are given below, Malvern names first. 1 B Turner 0, S James 1; 2 G Herbert , G Dyett ; 3
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Daddy, where's my Land Rover?
A DAD'S two-month labour of love for his four-year-old son was dashed in one cruel stroke when thieves stole the boy's toy Land Rover. James Aldersey had spent £2,000 and weeks of hard work building the kit car with his son Thomas. But, on Tuesday, thieves
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SAS 'killed bomb team illegally'
RELATIVES of IRA men shot dead by British troops and the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland were today awarded compensation by European judges, who ruled that the victims' human rights had been violated. The European Court of Human Rights in
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Beetles found in bakery
A BAKERY owner who helped secure his village a top business award has been ordered to pay £8,000 after inspectors found his shop infested with beetles and mouse droppings. Anthony Clarke, of Hanley Swan Village Bakery, ran a "filthy" operation and had
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Welcome to safari park's new white Hope
A BABY rhino born in the middle of the foot-and-mouth crisis will enjoy his first outing in front of the public this weekend. Hope, the two-month-old white rhino is one of a number of baby animals to go on show at the West Midland Safari Park over the
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Trapped again
A MOTORIST was caught over the limit while police were awaiting test results from an earlier drink-driving offence. When Robert Ford was stopped as he drove through Bromsgrove on Wednesday, a breath test revealed he was over the drink-drive limit. Droitwich
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Children sign up for new drama company
CHILDREN are signing up to take centre stage with the launch of a drama company for starstruck youngsters. The Worcester Theatre Company's C&T drama group got underway yesterday after an influx of calls from parents wanting more opportunities for
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And finally... Mother duck causes a flap
A mother duck and her ducklings had to be herded back into a Worcester garden after going slightly quackers and trying to cross a busy road. Alex Rumford believes the plucky mum and her lucky 13 were about to brave Ombersley Road to sample new waters
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An English Springtime Celebration, The Elgar Birthplace Museum
JUDGING by the number of visitors to the Elgar Museum, and listeners to the music laid on for the weekend, this was an excellently conceived event. Performing musicians and readers, some amateur and some professional, but all connected locally, encompassed
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Upton-upon-Severn news - brought to you by the Malvern Gazette editorial team.
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Crawley hit City at the double!
WORCESTER City crashed to their second 1-0 defeat at Crawley Town in the space of eight days last night. City will now have to beat Havant and Waterlooville tomorrow in their final Dr Martens League Premier Division match to stand a chance of pipping
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Rovers are doomed to go down
BROMSGROVE Rovers have vowed to bounce back after suffering their third relegation in five seasons. Rovers, who were playing Conference football just four years ago, were sentenced to the drop from the Dr Martens League Western Division after a 2-0 home
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Wizard start for the Saints
WORCESTERSHIRE Saints are hoping for a winning start to their new season in the Rugby League Conference when they take on the Wolverhampton Wizards at Castle Field tomorrow (2.30). The Wizards were bottom of the league last season, winning only one match
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Young guns ready to start for Harriers
YOUNGSTERS Andrew Corbett and Ben Davies are set for a place in Kidderminster Harriers starting-up for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against York City at Bootham Crescent (3pm). Both had their first taste of league action earlier in
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Golan to hit the heights
SIR Michael Stoute's string has been slow to hit form this season but themaster of Freemason Lodge has fine prospects of landing the first Classic of the campaign at Newmarket tomorrow. He saddles Golan in the Sagitta 2000 Guineas and this very promising
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Farmers reveal bankruptcy fears
FARMERS in Wyre Forest are hoping their fears over the foot and mouth crisis will be passed on to the Government after a Tory agriculture spokesman visited Kidderminster. Malcolm Moss was at the district's Conservative headquarters on Tuesday to talk
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3/5/01 - Newport to play in league
FORMER Worcestershire and England paceman Phil Newport is to play for Kidder-minster this season. The 38-year-old, who retired from first-class cricket in 1999, will turn out for the Birmingham League club in the second half of the summer after his teaching
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Nomads bowling needs boost
DESPITE the uncertainty of the weather last weekend the Worcester Nomads continued to play cricket on their vastly improved facilities at Bransford. Away matches at Bewdley and Stanway were called off because of the soft conditions but the home fixtures
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Cricket teams ...
BARNARDS GREEN CC Saturday, May 5 1ST XI v Astwood Bank (Away). Meet ground 12.30pm. M Heaton (Capt), T Clarke, D Creese, T Harvey, P Drinkwater, K Golder, R Williams, G Glendening (Wkt), I Scullion, T Williams, J Marriott. 2ND XI v Astwood Bank (Home
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4/5/01 - Next step will be hardest to take
WORCESTER City boss John Barton has warned that the next stage of progression for his side will be the most difficult. City round off their Dr Martens League Premier Division campaign at Havant and Waterlooville tomorrow (3pm), with fourth place now their
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Fun, song and dance
WORCESTER Gilbert and Sullivan Society will be presenting an evening of fun, song and dance at the Conquest Theatre in Bromyard next week. The first half of the evening will include performances of favourite choruses from The Pirates of Penzance, The
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Band still on the beat
THE Andy Masefield jazz band will be playing at the Memorial Hall, the Downs School, Colwall, next Friday, May 11. The band, founded ten years ago, has become a popular part of the local music scene and is in demand for weddings and other functions. The
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Store visit a real treat
I WONDER if the Tesco management (Warndon) knows what pleasure this store gives to the people in Newtown Psychiatric Hospital? It gives many of us great pleasure to visit the store as a relief from the life of the ward. G HAYWARD, Worcester.
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Choosing a name for city hospital
THE new hospital is for the whole of Worcestershire and just happens to have been built in Worcester. It is going to be used by the people of Worcestershire and will be difficult enough for those who live in Kidderminster in particular to get used to
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British cheated during Heath era
R G Spencer (You Say, April 24) is quite correct regarding Ted Heath's government cheating the British people over our membership of then Common Market and the gradual take-over of the United Kingdom by an EU megastate. It is equally important to realise
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The truth about New Labour's track record
REGARDING Ken J Ratcliffe's letter (You Say, April 24) headlined "Let us be proud of our Government." It is obvious that Mr Ratcliffe is a supporter of New Labour and he has a very short memory. As I recall, Labour was elected on the promise to keep taxes
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Diary date with Bridget
HOUSE of Mirth (PG) is showing at Malvern Cinema for one night only on Wednesday, May 9, at 7.45pm. An adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel set in New York society, it stars Gillian Anderson, Eric Stolz and Laura Linney. Anderson, most famous for appearing
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The changing face of Wyre Forest brought to you by thisiskidderminster.co.uk and the team at the Kidderminster Shuttle. Check back soon!
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Atherstone United 2
Thursday, May 3, 2001 BROMSGROVE Rovers have vowed to bounce back after suffering their third relegation in five seasons. Rovers, who were playing Conference football just four years ago, were sentenced to the drop from the Dr Martens League Western Division
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Footpaths open for rural walks
COUNTRYSIDE footpaths could soon be opened up to the public as Worcestershire moves into its 22nd foot-and-mouth-free day. Officers working for Worcestershire County Council are visiting footpaths in areas considered to be low risk to consider re-opening
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Activists lay wreaths for dead animals at airfield
ANIMAL rights activists were today due to lay wreaths to the thousands of animals buried at the disused airfield at Throckmorton, near Pershore. The Midlands-based Animal Rights Movement was also going to visit the Ministry of Agriculture offices at Whittington
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Support for risky paths to remain closed
LANDOWNERS in Worcestershire have backed the county council's stance on countryside access. The Country Land and Business Association said it was pleased the authority had decided to keep paths close to livestock closed - despite no new cases having emerged
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Five goals for West's Hardy
THIS was the highest score the West had recorded in the last two years and it was a personal triumph for Will Hardy who scored five goals but the game was marred by five sendings off, three for Langlands and two for West Malvern. WEST MALVERN 11, LANGLAND
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Spiritual support in the workplace
WORCESTERSHIRE Industrial Mission is planning to strengthen its team to cope with the growing demand for its businesses. Part of a nationwide ecumenical organisation dedicated to bringing pastoral care into the working environment, the Mission helps businesses
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Town a profitable place for business
EVESHAM is one of the most profitable places in Britain to do business, according to a major national survey. The town has come fifth out of more than 430 towns and cities listed and improved its placing on last year, moving up from sixth position. The
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Summer darts league
MALVERN Mens Summer Darts League starts on Wednesday, May 16. If any new teams are interested in playing please contact John Horsley (secretary/ treasurer) at the New Inn, Storridge or tel: (01886) 832353.
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Coming soon...
The Worcester Evening News' cricket reporter Chris Oldnall gives his views on the county scene from the New Road end.
