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Cancer-hit mum is set to Race for Life
A BRAVE mum recently diagnosed with breast cancer is all set to run the Race for Life to raise awareness of the disease. Delia Minett will run on Sunday with six-year old daughter Charlotte and 26 mothers, staff and pupils from Sunnyside School, which
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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Flood work will not be forgotten HE may be called on to repair fire tenders one day, then rescue flood victims the next, but his dual role in the fire brigade has helped Philip Harvey earn an MBE. The 46-year-old is both fleet manager for the two counties
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Clanging gates causing misery
A NEW gate system along a Worcester canal towpath is driving residents to despair because it is so noisy. People living in Lowell Street, Arboretum, say they are regularly woken up at night when the gates close with a loud clang. One resident, Connie
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Flood fear floors skittle alley plan
A SOCIAL club's plans for a skittle alley have been knocked on the head by planning officials on the grounds that it would be built on a flood plain. But the manager of the Wharf Inn, at Holt Fleet, near Worcester, where the skittle alley would be located
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Mystery of pony found straying near the M5
THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is appealing for help after a pony was found wandering perilously close to the M5 motorway. The skewbald was first sighted near Strensham village on Monday evening and was rescued on Tuesday morning
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Tune in to higher education opportunities
DISPLAYS, talks and presentations are on the bill at two open days being held at University College Worcester. Tutors will be available at the open days on Sunday, June 24, and Monday, June 25, to provide potential students with information about higher
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Plastic is traced to factory
A PIECE of plastic which found its way into a Worcester newsagent's crisp supply has been traced to the factory where it was made. Skips manufacturers KP Foods temporarily halted its production line on Thursday while the origin of the 2in piece was found
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16/6/01 - County facing McGrath setback
WORCESTERSHIRE are bracing themselves for the possibility of being without Glenn McGrath next season. The Australian pace star's non-stop international commitments look almost certain to rule him out of a return to New Road following the massive impact
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County facing McGrath setback
WORCESTERSHIRE are bracing themselves for the possibility of being without Glenn McGrath next season. The Australian pace star's non-stop international commitments look almost certain to rule him out of a return to New Road following the massive impact
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Seconds rescued by the weather
THE rain helped Worcestershire hang on for a draw in their Second Eleven Championship match against Glamorgan at Abergavenny yesterday. Facing a victory target of 214 in 44 overs, they were 154-9 off 43.1 when the weather intervened. Glamorgan began the
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FA turnaround red rag for angry Bulls' boss
HEREFORD United boss, Graham Turner, has criticised the decision by Football League chairmen to reject plans for an extra Nationwide Conference promotion place next season. The Bulls' Director of Football labelled it a betrayal and has called for a more
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No City limits
WORCESTER City's new signing, Matthew Gardiner, has signalled his ambition to help push the St George's Lane outfit to promotion to the Nationwide Conference. The 27-year-old central defender believes City have the potential to climb out of the Dr Martens
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Play-off place in reach of Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Lionel Newton believes Jan Molby's men have a realistic chance of reaching the Third Division play-offs next season. The Aggborought outfit's debut campaign in the Football League ended with them finishing in 16th spot,
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Mubtaker can step to grab the glory
MARCUS Tregoning has not had the memorable start to the season that many expected as winter 2000 Guineas and Derby favourite Nayef has failed to live up to expectations. But he looks to have a progressive performer in Mubtaker and the Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned
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16/6/01 - Sixways' stars aim for slice of Kiwis
WORCESTER Rugby Club's ladies are taking the Southern Hemisphere by storm as they continue their England tour Down Under. Nicky Crawford and Jo Yapp have played two successful Tests against the Australians and later today they, and new national try scorer
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16/6/01 - FA turnaround red rag for angry Bulls' boss
HEREFORD United boss, Graham Turner, has criticised the decision by Football League chairmen to reject plans for an extra Nationwide Conference promotion place next season. The Bulls' Director of Football labelled it a betrayal and has called for a more
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I could be shot
NOON-Noon, an Indonesian friend, told me that if I wrote letters to the Press in her country, I would be shot or imprisoned. We in Britain tend to take our freedom of speech far too much for granted. GEORGE COWLEY Warndon, Worcester.
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Friendly and welcoming
I HAVE spent the last six weeks campaigning for the county council and parliamentary elections. Despite fears of apathy and cynicism, the overwhelming majority of those whom I met at the door step were friendly and welcoming - irrespective of their political
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Fear for future
I SEE that Stephen Dorrell, along with his fellow europhiles, are trying to change Tory policies to get rid of the pound and sink deeper into a federal europe. There are some people, probably with an eye on a euro commissioners' job, who gave the opposition
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Let's have voting via the internet
IN reply to Sidney Cullis, regarding his letter headlined "Cornerstone of democracy", I would say the electorate doesn't seem to be concerned with Parliament. For that's certainly what the voting figures would seem to indicate. The only hope I have is
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Tearaways should have been named
WITH reference to your front page report (Evening News, June 9 headlined "Teens Terror Halted", how disgusting to read of two 14-year-old girls committing so many offences and given such a meagre sentence. I am amazed that the magistrates refused to allow
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Quick wickets prove costly for Worcs
WORCESTERSHIRE'S grip on their County Champion-ship Division Two match against Warwickshire was loosened when they lost four wickets in 18 deliveries on a rain-ravaged third day at New Road. Included in the quick-fire dismissals was Graeme Hick who made
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Alms and the history men
SAINT Oswald's Hospital in the Upper Tything, Worcester, may well be the oldest surviving complex of almshouses in the country with a history spanning 1,000 years. Historians down the centuries have fondly believed that it was founded around the year
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CITY GRAFFITI TEEN'S SHAME
A TEENAGER who daubed graffiti across more than 30 sites in Worcester hung his head in shame as he apologised in court for his vandalism. Ian Rogers yesterday urged others not to copy his actions as he was ordered to pay £650 towards the clean-up. Droitwich
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Roads left awash after storm
HEAVY rain and flash floods added to rush hour misery for drivers yesterday. Traffic on some roads around Worcester slowed to 10mph as heavy rain left three to five inch-deep puddles of water in places. Both the A443 Great Witley Road and the A449 Kidderminster
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Half a century in three spheres
A MAN who has clocked up 50 years in his job, more than 50 years as a newspaper columnist, and now 50 years of marriage, said he would "not presume" to give today's youngsters any tips! "They're better informed, nowadays," said Wilfrid Widdows, who celebrates
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16/6/01 - Play-off place in reach of Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers chairman Lionel Newton believes Jan Molby's men have a realistic chance of reaching the Third Division play-offs next season. The Aggborought outfit's debut campaign in the Football League ended with them finishing in 16th spot,
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Those who were, those who weren't
IN Worcestershire, today, the folk taking well-earned calls of congratulations include people working long, dedicated hours in six different walks of life. Their moment of just glory continues former Prime Minister John Major's 1993 pledge that "ordinary
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16/6/01 - Seconds rescued by the weather
THE rain helped Worcestershire hang on for a draw in their Second Eleven Championship match against Glamorgan at Abergavenny yesterday. Facing a victory target of 214 in 44 overs, they were 154-9 off 43.1 when the weather intervened. Glamorgan began the
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CBE for United legend Charles
JOHN Charles, who has been awarded the CBE in the Birthday Honours list, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most versatile footballers of the last century. But there is no doubt, that he is the most celebrated player ever to have turned out for
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Sixways' stars aim for slice of Kiwis
WORCESTER Rugby Club's ladies are taking the Southern Hemisphere by storm as they continue their England tour Down Under. Nicky Crawford and Jo Yapp have played two successful Tests against the Australians and later today they, and new national try scorer
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16/6/01 - No City limits
WORCESTER City's new signing, Matthew Gardiner, has signalled his ambition to help push the St George's Lane outfit to promotion to the Nationwide Conference. The 27-year-old central defender believes City have the potential to climb out of the Dr Martens
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16/6/01 - CBE for United legend Charles
JOHN Charles, who has been awarded the CBE in the Birthday Honours list, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most versatile footballers of the last century. But there is no doubt, that he is the most celebrated player ever to have turned out for
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There is no gain
JEFFREY Holmes (You Say, June 7) has surely got something wrong. We in the Worcester area have certainly not gained at Kidderminster's expense as regards the hospital service. We are suffering as well and the future looks bleak. The present facilities
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Euro... too weak?
THE myriad of practicalities that have so far prevented the birth of a worldwide currency must surely apply to the euro. Can anyone imagine the United States relinquishing the dollar? When the German mark was a strong currency I am sure they too would
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Europe haunting the Tories
IT'S a funny old game, politics, especially in Leominster Constituency. Last week, the man who betrayed those who had elected him by switching sides mid-term was given a peerage. Determined to show that Leominster remains "true blue", voters rallied around
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And a referendum we will have!
I CANNOT agree with Sidney Cullis (You Say, June 8) when he says: "It is a mockery of parliamentary principle to require the issues of importance to bypass our representatives and be referred back to those who elected them". In the present circumstances
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Obscene parody that they call democracy
LURKING behind the Labour's reshuffle, and the ritualistic blood- letting in which the Tories are now routinely involved, one stark fact. The politicians have once again treated the democratic will of we, the people, with contempt. Democracy has once
