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Thousands in Race for Life
ALMOST 3,000 women lined up on Pitchcroft racecourse for Worcester's third annual Imperial Cancer Research Fund Race for Life. Among the record field of 2,874 runners, joggers and strollers were women of all ages, representing every walk of life. Clowns
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Taxi drivers tell of racial abuse
WORCESTER taxi drivers suffer more racial abuse than anywhere else in the country, it has been claimed. Muhammad Shaban, a police liaison officer with the Worcester Taxi Owners' Association, claims drivers in other cities are shocked at how much their
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Assault lands brothers in court
A TRUSTING man who took the new woman in his life to visit a former boyfriend for a birthday drink later discovered the couple partly-clothed in a bedroom. Warren Kinnersley arranged to pick up Chrissie New later in the evening, but became suspicious
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Thieves struck at graveside
A WORCESTER woman has urged people to be on their guard after thieves smashed their way into her car as she tended her mother-in-law's grave. Margaret Fenson had parked her blue Vauxhall car in Astwood Cemetery last Saturday at around noon when thieves
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Masonry hurled at motorist
A MOTORIST watched as two men charged towards him with pieces of masonry and hurled them at his car. Anthony Hall reversed as two blocks narrowly missed his Rover during a road-rage attack in Worcester centre. Moments earlier, Dil Pizir and his accomplice
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Antiques haul from two city homes
RAIDERS have stolen thousands of pounds of antiques and porcelain after targeting two homes in Worcester. They struck at a house in St Dunstan's Close while the owners were away between Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 15. Among the items stolen were
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Companies on a mission
SEVERN Trent Water has joined forces with a Worcester plant hire company to help with a charity mission to Romania. Worcester Hire Centre, based on the city's Shrub Hill Industrial Estate, has loaned a JCB 1.5 tonne mini-digger to Severn Trent to improve
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Health over the counter
"A PINT of lager and a blood pressure test, please," may well be the order placed in a Kidderminster pub next week. Health professionals will be dropping in to The Musketeer in Avon Road at 6.30pm to target men for a range of tests including blood pressure
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Green-minded pupils in race to pick up litter
PUPILS at a Worcester school have been learning rubbish - but it was all for the sake of furthering their education. Youngsters from Ronkswood Junior School took part in a "rubbish relay" to raise awareness about the problem of litter. Ten teams of eight
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19/6/01 - Harriers take on play-off finalists
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have landed a lucrative home tie against First Division play-off finalists Preston North End in the first round of the Worthington Cup. The mouthwatering fixture on Tuesday, August 21, gives Harriers the opportunity to repeat their
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19/6/01 - Young guns to face students
VIKRAM Solanki will captain a much-changed Worcestershire side for their three-day first-class friendly against Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence which gets underway at New Road tomorrow. The County will be resting several of their 'big
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Jones to make Sixways switch
KINGSLEY Jones was due to be unveiled this morning as Worcester Rugby Club continued their summer shopping spree. The former Gloucester skipper will today celebrate his 32nd birthday by becoming Worcester's 13th capture of the close-season following their
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Harriers take on play-off finalists
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have landed a lucrative home tie against First Division play-off finalists Preston North End in the first round of the Worthington Cup. The mouthwatering fixture on Tuesday, August 21, gives Harriers the opportunity to repeat their
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Young guns to face students
VIKRAM Solanki will captain a much-changed Worcestershire side for their three-day first-class friendly against Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence which gets underway at New Road tomorrow. The County will be resting several of their 'big
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Pitchcroft expecting bumper crowd
A BUMPER total of 297 horses has been entered for tomorrow's evening race meeting at Worcester. The first of the six races will be at 6.45pm with the last at 9.15pm. Pitchcroft officials are expecting a big crowd for the meeting which follows the recent
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Wizzards rock Saints with last minute spell
WORCESTER Saints were leading Wolverhampton Wizzards 15-7 with only one minute of normal time remaining but managed to lose their TotalRL.com Rugby League Conference match 17-15 at Finstall Park, Bromsgrove. When Craig Tildersley scored in the right hand
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Observatory on lookout
Observatory can come out best in a fascinating renewal of the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow. The brilliant but ill-fated Dubai Millennium ran away with last year's race when it was run as a Group One contest for the first time. There
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Time ticks on as the rock years roll by
ONE of the delights of warm weather is sitting in the garden with a cup of tea and a piece of cake. Yes, simple pleasures, you can't beat them. This time of year, I seize any excuse to be in the open air - not for a tan, as I burn dreadfully - but just
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From the archives
100 years ago - June 8, 1901 CHURCH LENCH: John Raynard and Aaron Smith, of no fixed abode, were charged with encamping on the highway at Church Lench on May 31. The defendants did not appear. PC Hancock proved service of the summonses and stated the
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From the archives
100 years ago - June 1, 1901 Pershore: William Cotteril, a labourer, of Pershore, was summoned to Pershore Petty Sessions for being drunk at Pershore on May 25. PC Milsom said on Thursday, at about 10.35pm, he saw the defendant come out of The Talbot
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From the archives
100 years ago - May 11, 1901 Broadway: Charles Wallace, a carpenter of Laverton, was charged with leaving a horse and cart unattended in Broadway Street on March 29 in such a position to obstruct the traffic. PS Lewis proved seeing the defendant's cart
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Mystery of the shrinking violets
ONE must hand it to George Cowley, for at times he comes out with some gems. I like his latest (You Say, June 8) when he says death has no problems but "the problem is more the process of dying". How true. E F SHOWELL, Worcester.
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Council
I WOULD be grateful through your columns to thank the electors of Chaddesley Division in Worcestershire for entrusting me to representing them for a second term on Worcestershire County Council. My result reflects the hard work shown by my campaign team
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Anita
ACCORDING to Anita Knittel, foxes are not vermin. Yet according to my copy of the Concise Oxford Dictionary, the definition of vermin is: "Mammals and birds injurious to game, crops etc. e.g. foxes, rodents and noxious insects." Not content with making
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Name the hell-cat
I STRONGLY agree that the hellraiser child who went on a crime spree should be named by the courts. If you commit a crime, you should lose the right to anonymity. There are no excuses for committing crime and I do not like the term "out of character".
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Why we're happy to work with Whitehall
THE Countryside Alliance has long been calling for a new integrated government department to include express responsibility for rural affairs and to encompass all aspects of rural life. That such a department is to be set up and headed at Cabinet level
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He's plenty of pluck
PASSING over Sabrina Bridge the other day, I came across a man sat on his narrowboat playing a banjo. What a refreshing change from the usual electronic racket emanating from river craft. JIM STOTE WORCESTER
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In line for inventor's award
A VALE of Evesham engineer who sold his house and cashed in his pension fund to develop his invention will know next Thursday if he has won a Tomorrow's World Innovation Award. Robert Powell's Powex - which stands for Powell Extinguishes - is designed
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Ladder of success for Mike
NOT content with a healthy majority, Mike Foster is looking to pick up one more prize from his election campaign. The comedy award for worst injury sustained in the line of duty. The Labour MP is claiming his bruised ribs and arms beat the paper cuts,
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The winner
THE winner of the latest County Commentary competition was Michael Butler, of Droitwich Road, Worcester. He wins a General Election CD-ROM. I asked which politician had ended up with egg on his face before the election. The answer was John Prescott. As
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'We are just good friends'
FINDING yourself at the centre of a sex scandal involving Ann Widdecombe is hardly the ideal start to a new Parliament. But it was only by luck that Tory MP Peter Luff avoided such a fate - even if it would all have been a terrible mix up. The story centres
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Registered snub
TEACHERS must be delighted to learn that they have been registered this month with the new General Teachers' Council. They may have been considerably less enthusiastic about the fact their wages are to be docked as a result. Teachers have been told to
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Tony's women are on top
Promotion for Jacqui IT was very much a case of "girls on top" as Prime Minister Tony Blair shuffled his Ministerial pack this week. And Redditch MP Jacqui Smith was delighted to lead the charge. She was promoted from a junior education post to be Minister
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Poll success could be mixed blessing
SHOULD we be wringing our hands over the fact that no one party holds sway over Worcestershire County Council? I think not. However, the success of the Independent Kidderminster Hospital Health Concern lobby is not entirely good news. Before people in
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Ignore the flannel, watch hospitals and homes
WORCESTERSHIRE Health Authority and Worcestershire County Council claim they're on the verge of the biggest shake-up of social services since the foundation of the welfare state. Oh, pull the other one. In political circles, the amount of flannel put
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Fire hits High School
A COMPUTER "cooking" overnight sparked a blaze which left classrooms at a Worcester high school badly damaged by smoke. Nunnery Wood High headteacher Alan Brodrick said it was "too early" to put a figure on the cost of repairing the Spetchley Road school
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Woman stands by man who smashed her nose
THUG Dennis Gubbins left his long-time girlfriend with a smashed nose and fractured cheekbone just hours after release from prison for previous assaults on her. Jacqueline Harrison will need surgery to realign her nose once her bruises have gone. But
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Man knocked out in iron bar attack
A MAN was knocked unconscious in a "vicious" assault as he tried to break up a couple who were arguing in Worcester. Police believe the 26-year-old victim was attacked with an iron bar. He can recall intervening in a row between a man and a woman on City
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Family prays for recovery
A SURGEON treating a Worcester tot who was injured in an accident with a taxi says he is happy with his progress, the two-year-old's family has revealed. Close relatives of Hamad Shahid say the head surgeon at the Diana, Princess of Wales Children's Hospital
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Dog owner ordered to pay police
A DROITWICH dog owner has been told to restrain his Staffordshire bull terrier after it savaged another owner and his pet. Lee Day's pet Diesel and a friend's boxer bit Alan Evans' hands and left him with bruises as he was out walking in the town's Shepherd's
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Doctors to vote on new care Trusts
DOCTORS will vote next month on whether to accept a shake-up of health care in Worcestershire. GPs will be balloted on Friday, July 20, about the plan to turn Primary Care Groups (PCGs) in the county into Primary Care Trusts, which the Government claims
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Man punched mother and grandfather
THE mother of a Droitwich man who attacked both her and his grandfather has vowed to support him. Gareth Watts has had to be separated from his family because of the fear that he may attack them again. The 20-year-old yesterday admitted punching his mother
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Police success in safety blitz
A MAJOR motorcycle safety campaign has seen the number of injured riders fall by 58 per cent across the West Mercia area, police have revealed. A total of 450 vehicles were stopped during the Bike Smart Bike Safe campaign, which also involved high-profile
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Residents urged to 'have their say'
RESIDENTS are being offered the chance to have their say on house building plans drawn up by Wychavon District Council. The council has rescheduled a series of consultation days, cancelled earlier this year because of foot and mouth, as part of a review
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Sacred works to savour
Hans Leo Hassler's Cantate Domino Motets and Organ Works THOSE who enjoy organ music, and sacred works especially, will revel in this new CD from CPO. It offers 72 minutes of motets and organ works by the 16th Century German composer Hans Leo Hassler.
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19/6/01 - Bichel wants to stay at County
AUSTRALIAN paceman Andy Bichel has spelt out his desire to return to Worcestershire for a second season of county cricket. The Queensland bowler, who is likely to be called into the current Ashes squad if there are any injuries, has made a big impact
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Bichel wants to stay at County
AUSTRALIAN paceman Andy Bichel has spelt out his desire to return to Worcestershire for a second season of county cricket. The Queensland bowler, who is likely to be called into the current Ashes squad if there are any injuries, has made a big impact
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Wiltshire enjoy run bonanza at Colwall
BATSMEN regained the initiative on the second day of Herefordshire's Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Wiltshire at Colwall. After 20 wickets tumbled on the opening day, only six fell yesterday as Wiltshire rattled up a mammoth 458
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19/6/01 - Jones to make Sixways switch
KINGSLEY Jones was due to be unveiled this morning as Worcester Rugby Club continued their summer shopping spree. The former Gloucester skipper will today celebrate his 32nd birthday by becoming Worcester's 13th capture of the close-season following their
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From the archives
100 years ago - June 15, 1901 Atch Lench: Mary Young, of Atch Lench, was charged with behaving in an indecent manner in Coopers Lane on June 7. PC Groves furnished the particulars and PS Yarnold corroborated, deposing that he had had complaints from a
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From the archives
100 years ago - May 25, 1901 Evesham: Albert Baylis, a labourer from Boat Lane, Evesham, was charged with being drunk and incapable in Bewdley Street. Defendant pleaded guilty. P.S Yarnold said that about 11.30 with P.C Poulson he found the defendant
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From the archives
100 years ago - May 18, 1901 Bengeworth: Joseph Lampitt, a labourer from Bengeworth, was summoned to Pershore Petty Sessions for riding his bicycle without a light through Hill and Moor village after the proper time to light up on May 5. PC Johnson said
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Monument to politicians' vanity
I HAVE never previously been stirred to write to a newspaper, and it is particularly difficult to rouse me on any item of a political nature. But I simply must offer both my congratulations and heartfelt thanks for the wonderful Phillpott File article
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Swearing
I'm fed up with hearing youths swearing in the street. Don't they know it shows a lack of vocabulary? D THRASHER, Worcester.
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Mystery of the shrinking violets
IN the General Election, what happened to the parties who failed to field a candidate? I have in mind the Voluntary Euthanasia Party, Millennium Dome Memorial Party, Keith Vaz Appreciation Party, Myopic Cricket Party, One-Legged Tap Dancers' Party, Can't
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Missed the point about rural lobby
NICKY Driver missed the point I was making (You Say, June 11). It is precisely because those involved in the Countryside Alliance were not, during 18 years of Conservative Government, moved to form themselves into a protest group - when apart from a ban
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Phillpot
JOHN Phillpott, God bless his cotton socks, writes (Evening News, June 12) "there are now many ordinary souls filled with apprehension about what the future may hold". I often lie awake wondering what destiny has in store. Then I get up, make a mug of
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Phillpot File
Not for the first time I find myself in agreement with John Phillpot ( Phillpot File, June 12). His summary of the recent General Election was spot on. I have been a Labour supporter for the 30-odd years I have been eligible to vote. After the disastrous
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Low support for the UKIP
I would like to take John Phillpot to account (Philpott File, June 12). He says New Labour is in power for the foreseeable future. I don't agree. At the recent election there was a very low turnout. If Tony Blair did something to upset the electorate
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Examining the early explorers
In Search Of The Trojan War by Michael Wood (BBC Worldwide, £12.99) ONCE again, Michael Wood explores in depth the world of those who walked in the dawn of the first great civilisations. Starting with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the role of the early European
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Moving tale of a Tibetan nun
Sorrow Mountain - The Remarkable Story of a Tibetan Nun. By Ani Pachen and Adelaide Donnelly. (Published by Bantam, price £6.99). Ani Pachen was a happy child, who was brought up in the traditional Tibetan way. Her father was a powerful chieftain and
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Folkestone Invicta 1 Worcester City 2
Saturday, March 10, 2001 WORCESTER City will soon have to start fielding Ian Cottrill in goal on a regular basis if he can continue his unblemished record. For the second time this season, the long-serving Cottrill had to don the green jersey in Saturday's
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£1m to help rural areas
RURAL communities in Worcestershire affected by the foot-and-mouth epidemic are being urged to apply for help from Barclays £1m regeneration project. The fund was set up to help community projects that deliver long-lasting and economic benefits by bringing
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Motor show set for city streets
WHEELS have now been set in motion for a trailblazing event around Hereford's streets showcasing cars and bikes on Saturday, July 14. The Hereford Motor Show, billed as a promotional opportunity for business and tourism, is to take place in the city centre
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Christmas Fayre sponsors needed
A CALL has gone out to Worcester businesses to buy into the city's biggest shopping spectacle of the year. The Christmas Fayre attracts nearly 100,000 shoppers from as far afield as Scotland and Bournemouth, as well as many visitors from the West Midlands
