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Bullied boy's bathroom pledge
A WORCESTER schoolboy told his mum he would lock himself in the bathroom if he was forced to go to The Elgar High School. Julie Price's son Dominic has been turned down by Nunnery Wood High because it is oversubscribed. She says that, for the sake of
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Charity shop hits crisis point
A CHARITY shop in Worcester is faced with closure unless volunteers can be found. The Save the Children shop in Pump Street has reached crisis point with several of its existing employees recently retiring. Sue Williams, Save the Children's shops manager
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Russian students attacked in city
AN attack on Russian students in the middle of Worcester which was caught on CCTV has been branded "an affront to public decency". Vivid footage of the street violence involving Damien Lloyd and his friend John Hill was shown to Worcester Crown Court.
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Tune in to radio
BUDDING radio stars in Worcestershire are being given the chance to take to the airwaves with their own station for a year-long pilot project. The Radio Authority is invited community broadcasting groups to apply for a slot in next year's Access Radio
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College's livestock managers laid off
THREE livestock managers at a Worcester college are to be laid off in the wake of the foot-and-mouth crisis. The men will be let go after governors at the Pershore Group of Colleges - which includes Hindlip on the outskirts of Worcester - decided money
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Tax advice on move
TAX inspectors will be out in force later next month when the Inland Revenue's mobile unit visits Worcestershire to offer free advice. The Merry Hill Mobile Advice Centre is to continue its tour of the county when it arrives at Waitrose car park, Great
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4/6/01 - Competitive cricket is proving a winner
THE sunshine has brought the batsmen out. All around the country there seem to be big runs being scored on decent pitches. Good, that's how it should be, and that's not just a batsman talking. Sussex have notched up 500 against Division Two leaders Hampshire
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Cannabis pair escape prison
A YOUNG couple caught dealing cannabis in Kidderminster over a nine-month period have escaped a jail sentence. Phillip Hubble admitted supplying the drug on a commercial basis to a small circle of friends. Hubble's ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Gemma Collins
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Protest at handling of foot-and-mouth crisis
UP to 60 protesters descended on the Ministry of Agriculture in Worcester to demand a public inquiry into its handling of the foot-and-mouth epidemic. The group handed officials a list of nine questions they want answered if the Government agreed to its
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Heroin addict's theft revenge
A HEROIN addict took revenge on a Worcester shopkeeper by repeatedly stealing alcohol from his shop, Droitwich magistrates heard. The woman walked out of Bromwich Road stores in St John's with three cans of Special Brew and a can of lager over three days
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Your big chance to be jewel in city's crown
YOU won't be flying around the world and receiving Vogue modelling contracts but you will meet people, go places, have lots of fun and be treated like a queen! The annual search for Worcester's Carnival Queen is on and already more than a dozen hopefuls
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ANIMAL CARE
Animal clubs/societies Cats: Cats' Protection League: Newlands Cattery, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Wythall (01564 822020). Dogs: Matchborough Dog Club: Mrs P. Simkiss, 36 Garway Close, Matchborough East, Redditch (01527 524424). Redditch & District
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Vandals smash phone panels
TELEPHONE kiosks in Kidderminster town centre have been vandalised in a series of attacks over two nights. BT engineers were called out two evenings running last week to clear up broken glass after panels were smashed on booths in Vicar Street. In the
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Redcar silver for Kimberley
JUDO: A day out at the seaside ended in two medals for Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club at the Redcar Under 18 years Open. Emmy Kimberley won three contests comfortably against some useful players to take herself into the final of the girls under 70
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Frank's fine efforts
GOLF: Frank Holder's second place in the Seniors Dougie Day Trophy at Little Lakes Golf Club included a hole-in-one. Seniors Dougie Day Trophy: G Lewis 85 gross 24 handicap 61 nett, Frank Holder 79-15-64, 3 Ray Thompson. Ladies Bob Lang Trophy: Vi Bennett
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Female festival
WYRE Forest females are invited to a football festival in the county on Saturday, June 23. A tournament, coaching and soccer stalls will be at the day to celebrate Women's Football Awareness Week. It will be held at Pershore High School from 10.30am through
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Moreno signs for Sixways title bid
ARGENTINIAN international Alejandro Moreno is the latest star to sign up for Worcester Rugby Club's promotion challenge. The prop, who has won three caps for the Pumas, came to Sixways for a trial at the beginning of last season but was already contracted
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Board hopes over
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket Board's hopes of progress in the ECB 38 County Cup are over after a 94-run defeat against their Warwickshire counterparts at Stratford-upon-Avon. Warwickshire rattled up 275-2 in their 50 overs, thanks mainly to an unbroken 159
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Moody praises shining lights
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was today sifting through the positive points that emerged from battling individual performances in Worcestershire's crushing 360-run defeat against Australia at New Road. A number of County players produced encouraging displays
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James' Villa future may be in doubt
DAVID James' future with Aston Villa could be in doubt after he discovered chairman Doug Ellis has lined up Peter Bonetti to replace Paul Barron as the club's goalkeeping coach. James has constantly acknowledged the influence of Barron in helping to revive
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Nashaab set for glory
NASHAAB got a gap at the right time to win at Leicester last time and he could follow up in the Hawksbee & Jacobs Haha Stakes (Showcase Handicap) under a penalty at Lingfield tomorrow. Travelling strongly two furlongs out, he looked as though he would
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Praise for work in town
SENIOR Home Office minister Paul Boateng paid a flying visit to Kidderminster to see the latest efforts to beat crime in the town. The deputy Home Secretary met police, housing officers and Victim Support staff bidding to cut crime, especially burglary
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2/6/01 - Future is bright for City winger
YOUNGSTER Jamie Hyde's breakthrough into Worcester City's first team was good news for the club, according to head of scouting Graham Selby. The talented left winger broke into the team and scored a memorable goal in the Dr Martens League Cup Final to
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Wild rationality
N TAYLOR asks me to explain why informed rational debate is preferable to promulgating wild inaccuracies (You Say, May 30). Well, in my experience, informed rational debate usually leads to greater knowledge and understanding. Of course, it does require
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He is wrong
D E MARGRETT keeps telling us we rely primarily on Europe for our exports. He is wrong. Sixty per cent of our exports go to countries outside Europe, not the other way around. J WILSON SMITH,
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I dressed as a lady
ACTOR Simon Gregson says (Evening News, May 21) that it felt strange to dress up as a woman. In the late 1960s in hospital, I once donned tights, a mini-skirt, slippers, a bra, a sweater and a battered trilby hat (I had a beard even then) and won a "most
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Read manifestos
THANK you R B Porter (You Say, May 29) for your letter in reply to Councillor Richard Udall in which you highlight your interpretation of what the main political parties stand for. I enjoyed reading it more than the daily esoteric claptrap from George
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Cheap food myth
WE keep hearing it said that the public demands cheap food. I disagree. I have asked friends and customers of my business (not a food business) and no one says they demand cheap food. Everyone wants quality and value. What use is cheap, tasteless food
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Hunting still disgusting
CONGRATULATIONS to the Worcester hunt for raising money for worthy charities. But don't think you can soft-soap anybody by trying to make out what a caring organisation you are. Giving to charity does not excuse you for hunting animals. We all know there
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A mission to Oldham
SUPPOSE we agree with You Say (Monday, May 28) and the Faithful City leads the way as a community "to see off racists?" Why then does Worcester Council for Racial Equality and the Evening News not send emissaries to Oldham to ask local Asians "what purpose
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So who will speak up for animals?
ANIMAL welfare is one of those issues where there is an enormous gap between the wishes of the electorate for real improvement and the response from politicians. The promises made by the main parties in their manifestos and policy documents are, frankly
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Party for all the people and every age group
"DOES UKIP cater for all groups? In reply to Wendy Hands (You Say, May 29), a future UK Independence Party government would be neither Heathite nor Thatcherite, nor would it be Wilsonite or Blairite. UKIP includes people of all backgrounds, who value
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Junior rugby update
IN their last games of the season, Bromsgrove U11s started the Stratford Tournament in convincing style. Excellent play from the backs and good support from the forwards gave them a 25-0 win against Shipton. In the second game with Stratford it was the
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WCCC Fixtures - First XI - 2001 season
KEY: CC: County Championship; C>: Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy; B&H: Benson & Hedges Cup; NCL: National Cricket League; TM: Tour match; F: friendly. APRIL 20,21,22,23 CC Middlesex (Lord's) Draw 25,26,27,28 CC Sussex (New Road) Draw
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WCCC Fixtures - Second XI - 2001 season
KEY: CC: Second Eleven County Championship; AON: Aon Trophy. MAY 2,3,4 CC Derbyshire (away) Draw 23,24,25 CC Yorkshire (Scarborough) Lost 4 wkts 29,30,31 CC Northants (Kidderminster) Lost 2 wkts JUNE 12,13,14,15 CC Glamorgan (Abergavenny) 18 AON Somerset
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Another Tom Brown's school days
TOM Brown's school days were joyous and idyllic amid a Worcestershire wonderland largely untouched by the world war raging at the time. Clearly, I am not referring to the fictional character of the renowned children's novel, but to a real-life personality
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Debenhams serves up a winner
TWO leading household names have teamed up to give tennis fans the chance to see their idols on Wimbledon's centre court. Debenhams department store, which has a branch in Worcester's High Street, and Ellesse will not only take two shoppers to see the
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Initiative is a hit
A GROUND-breaking initiative aimed at taking important information for parents into the workplace has proved a hit. Reality, one of the county's biggest employers, joined forces with Worcestershire County Council's children's information service to hold
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4/6/01 - Leatherdale passing his consistency exam
CONSISTENCY is the name of the game as far as Worcestershire's David Leatherdale is concerned this season. And for the 33-year-old long-server that means regular success with both bat and ball. Certainly from a batting viewpoint it's been a highly promising
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Chainwire cheer
CHAINWIRE are second in Worcestershire League Division Six after a winning draw with Teme Valley. Chainwire 253-5 (C Smith 52) (14 points), Teme Valley 153-5 (6). Division Five: Hallow 270-8 (24), Bridewell 247 (7) (J McNab 87); Kidderminster 144 (2)
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Your homes aren't viable
DEVASTATED pensioners could be moved out of their sheltered homes because their owners want to save money. Residents of Martley's Heaton House are in shock after hearing Elgar Housing Association's proposal. "This is a slap in the face to all the elderly
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A step of faith for Stephanie
THE sky was the limit for Stephanie Stow who abseiled down the side of Marks & Spencer in the Shambles to raise money for the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Paul Robinson from Edge Outdoor Activity Centre, near Hereford, helped Stephanie
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Net scoops new brass players
WORCESTER Concert Brass has recruited three new members thanks to the internet. The band has set up a website at www.worcester-concert-brass.freeserve.co.uk Three players - Ian Ross (cornet), Hayley Lewis (baritone) and Ann Pederson (cornet) - all joined
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And finally... Brave girl's honour
A 12-YEAR-old schoolgirl who suffers from chronic arthritis has been honoured by a charity for her courage and determination. Lucy Hawkins has been chosen as a Champion of Arthritis by the Arthritis Research Campaign for its research week this month.
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2/6/01 - See-saw season!
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby is determined that his side will discover a cure for the inconsistency which hampered them during their debut season in Division Three. Harriers were unable to string a run of wins together during their league programme
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Tales of the unexpected in farming
THE news today shows in no uncertain terms what we always expected...that the foot-and-mouth crisis will have a far-reaching and significant effect on this county. What is worrying is that it is beginning earlier than we first envisaged in this column
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Mixed were best in Stourport bad week
TENNIS: The Mixed A team were Stourport Tennis Club's only winners with their second victory of the season, 3-1 at Wall Heath in the Kidderminster League. At Hartlebury, the Men's B team included two promising newcomers, Oliver Tombe and Luke Davies.
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Speed ticket for Cotgrave
SWIMMING: A team from Wyre Forest Swimming Club took part in the second round of the Ross Diddy League at Bromsgrove. The competition involved swimmers aged from nine to 13 and most of the first places were scored by the youngest, who did not have time
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4/6/01 - Future bright for County says Gilchrist
A NUMBER of Worcestershire players came in for praise from Australia's vice-captain Adam Gilchrist after tourists wrapped up their 360-run win at New Road yesterday. The Aussie wicketkeeper said: "I thought Anurag Singh looked very good in his first innings
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Heat on Chillers
RYAN'S Wanderers extended their lead at the top of Kidderminster Six-a-Side Soccer Leagues Division One when they beat Serial Chillers 8-3. Mistermen beat second-placed Woodthorpe Wanderers 6-1. Results: Sureal Madrid 3, Serial Chillers 0; Woodthorpe
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Not too Far off
FAR Forest Scouts were runners-up in their first competition at the Stourport and District Scouts five-a-side football competition. Luke Johnson scored as Forest beat Great Witley 1-0 and then two Anthony Williams goals earned a 2-0 success over St Michael's
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Future bright for County says Gilchrist
A NUMBER of Worcestershire players came in for praise from Australia's vice-captain Adam Gilchrist after tourists wrapped up their 360-run win at New Road yesterday. The Aussie wicketkeeper said: "I thought Anurag Singh looked very good in his first innings
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Profitable day for local pair at Woburn
DROITWICH golfer, John Bickerton and Hereford's David Park both won £11,050 with three-under-par totals of 285 at the Victor Chandler British Masters at Woburn. The local pair finished tied 27th, along with Hereford's David Park and Colin Montgomerie.
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Knight puts boot into Wellington
STRIKE bowler Phil Knight produced match-winning figures of 6-58 in Worcester Cricket Club's eight-run victory over Wellington at Norton. The visitors won the toss and put Worcester into bat on a dry pitch. They made steady progress with Andy Mason scoring
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4/6/01 - Moreno signs for Sixways title bid
ARGENTINIAN international Alejandro Moreno is the latest star to sign up for Worcester Rugby Club's promotion challenge. The prop, who has won three caps for the Pumas, came to Sixways for a trial at the beginning of last season but was already contracted
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2/6/01 - Wizard of Oz in Test tie clash
WORCESTER Rugby Club's women look set to play another key role in England's second Test clash with Australia in Newcastle today. Sixways' winger Nicky Crawford was the undoubted star of the show in the opening test of England's tour Down Under when her
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Quandry over quarry
A DECISION has been delayed as to whether to postpone the infilling of a Hartlebury Quarry. Half was filled in 1995. Biffa Waste Services Ltd was supposed to start restoring the remainder last autumn, but the firm has since asked for more time. The director
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2/6/01 - Scotts hoping to find voice with Hereford
HEREFORD United's new signings, Scott Voice and Scott Goodwin, are ambitious and hungry for league success says boss, Graham Turner. And the Bulls' director of football believes both can rebuild their league careers at Edgar Street and fulfil their potential
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He's mixed me up
IN reply to S Johnson, I think he got me mixed up with somebody else (You Say, May 12). My letter of April 25 - to which he referred to - was headed "Use of Third World is unfair". It dealt with totally different issues to those that he addressed in his
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Yes, commissioner
TONY Blair tells us that it is his ambition to be a leading player in Europe. Presumably, he wants to become one of the unelected commissioners. Can one really blame him considering the power the job holds, the enormous salary one gets and, being unelected
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Bureaucrats are doing a fine job
IN reply to a recent letter from Peter Alcock, the unelected European bureaucrats are doing a good job but, of course, the main decision-making should be done by the European Parliaments, not by unelected people, no matter how qualified the latter may
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3/6/01 - Moody praises shining lights
DIRECTOR of Cricket Tom Moody was today sifting through the positive points that emerged from battling individual performances in Worcestershire's crushing 360-run defeat against Australia at New Road. A number of County players produced encouraging displays
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PoW family steps foward
MEMORY Lane recently issued a "Where are they now?" plea in a bid to trace a large Worcester family, who showed considerable kindness to three German prisoners-of-war. And within hours of the article appearing I was delighted to receive calls leading
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Kidderminster Harriers Football Club - factfile
Formed: 1886 Chairman: Lionel Newton. Vice-Chairman: Colin C. Youngjohns. Company Secretary: J. Richard Painter. Directors: Paul Byrne, Graham R. Lane, Tom Murrant. Chief Executive: Neil Morris. General Manager: Geoff Butler. Administration Manager: Alan
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Celebrating new look village hall
PEOPLETON WI celebrate the completion of a new village hall extension this weekend with a craft exhibition. The exhibition, which also signals the start of the Peopleton Festival, showcases the many talents, crafts and hobbies that abound in the village
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Top chef curries favour at hotel
A TOP chef will be hoping to curry favour with Bromsgrove foodies when he cooks up a treat at the Hanover International Hotel & Club. Udit Sarkhel, chef-owner of Sarkhel's Indian Cuisine in Southfields, London, and former executive chef of the London
