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Thief hid salmon down his trousers
A WORCESTER drug addict who stole packets of salmon and hid them down the front of his trousers has been jailed. Terrance Lippitt was sentenced to a total of three months after Droitwich magistrates heard how he had stolen packets of ham and salmon from
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Forecast of a long, hot days to come
SUN lovers could enjoy the hottest summer in seven years, Evening News' weather expert Paul Damari has predicted. After the warmest weekend so far in 2001 - it was 79F/26C yesterday - most people can delight in a beautiful sunny day today and tomorrow
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Man jailed after reveller attacked
A MALVERN man has been jailed for five months after attacking another reveller while at a party. Darren Lonsdale was sentenced by Droitwich magistrates after he admitted assault causing actual bodily harm. Magistrates heard how the 22-year-old, also known
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Scheme to revive post offices
A £2m scheme to kick-start the revival of the rural post office network has been officially launched by Ministers. Community groups in Worcestershire and Herefordshire can bid for a share of the cash. It can be used to relocate or refurbish post offices
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Ex-Convent girl set for TV career
A FORMER Worcester schoolgirl has proved she is a morning person as part of her media and communication degree. Katy Stenson, (right) of Nuffield Close, St John's, has just completed two weeks as a researcher on the popular daytime television show This
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Fine floral finesse forges a first
A GREEN-fingered youngster has won £500 for his school after coming third in an NEC garden show competition. Jonathan Gray, who is seven and goes to Sytchampton First School, near Ombersley, took his busy lizzie to the NEC after beating 500 entrants to
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25/6/01 - Molby stays at Harriers despite Danish link
JAN Molby has given Kidderminster Harriers a welcome boost by pledging his future to the club. The former Liverpool ace has been linked with a return to Denmark after Roy Hodgson's resignation as FC Copenhagen boss. Speculation intensified following quotes
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25/6/01 - County crash to second setback
WORCESTERSHIRE crashed to their second Norwich Union League Division Two defeat of the season when they went down by 111 runs to Glamorgan at Cardiff. The County were never in the hunt after the home side scored a massive 305 for six -- their highest-ever
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Fiji ace to hold talks at Sixways
FIJIAN international Niki Little is in talks with Worcester Rugby Club over a move to Sixways. The 24-year-old is top of Worcester's shopping list to replace Earl Va'a at fly-half after the Samoan was released last month. Little, who spent two seasons
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Townend gets the job
WORCESTER Rugby Club's backroom set-up has been completed with the appointment of Stephen Townend as their new assistant coach. The 42-year-old has quit his post as Wakefield's director of rugby to become John Brain's assistant and backs coach at Sixways
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Jane mixing with the stars at Wimbledon
MALVERN tennis coach, Jane Poynder, will be the envy of millions of fans across the country for the next two weeks as she mingles with the likes of Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. The 50-year-old is assistant master of
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Go back to the Future
FUTURE Prospect can take advantage of some lenient handicapping to score at Beverley tomorrow. Mark Buckley's tough seven-year-old runs in the Tankclean Handicap over an extended seven furlongs at the Westwood off a 5lb higher mark than when making a
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24/6/01 - County crash to second setback
WORCESTERSHIRE crashed to their second Norwich Union League Division Two defeat of the season when they went down by 111 runs to Glamorgan at Cardiff. The County were never in the hunt after the home side scored a massive 305 for six -- their highest-ever
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Scheme will do nothing to help those at risk
YOUR comments in We Say regarding Redhill Safer Routes to School Scheme (Evening News, Wednesday, June 13) reiterate most of the misconceptions that have clouded rational analysis of this proposal. The facts are that the scheme will do nothing to help
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Labour
MR Parker says (You Say, June 14) that if New Labour keep their promises, we shall soon be basking in the Garden of Eden. But the Garden contained a serpent. Perhaps today this serpent is known as materialism. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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Good for cricket
WHAT good news that Andy Bichel would like to spend another season with Worcestershire. I feel he is much better for Worcestershire than Glen McGrath on two counts. First, he can bat (already having scored a century). Second, they say bowlers always hunt
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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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Air safety gear's given test flight
DERA scientists from Malvern have been at the Paris Air Show demonstrating a new device to detect debris on airport runways. If the radar detector had been in use last July it is believed it could have helped prevent the Concorde crash that killed 113
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So good even the boss bought one!
A MANAGING director liked the homes his company was building so much he bought one for his family. Steve Osborne put his name down at the drop of a hat when Prowting Homes Midlands secured land on the Kidderminster Road in Bromsgrove. "I liked the sheer
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Medics face tide of violence
WORRIED ambulance chiefs have warned that the county's emergency service will suffer if violent attacks on staff continue. The warning follows an incident where a paramedic was punched in the face after he offered to help a man who seemed lost at Ronkswood
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Cyclist dies in bypass battle village
A CYCLIST has been killed on a Worcestershire road - months before a bypass was due to be built. The man was involved in a collision with an articulated lorry at Wyre Hill, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, last night. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Trains at risk in undergrowth fire
TRAINS through Worcester were put at risk yesterday after a massive amount of undergrowth caught fire. Three appliances from Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade's Blue Watch fought to control the blaze on the derelict fruit and vegetable market in Hylton
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Computer gift is a big log-off
A FURIOUS mum has branded High Street computer giant Tiny "underhanded" after her faulty machine was replaced with a second-hand one. Donna Adkins says she now fears she is going to lose the £1,300 she paid for the Pentium 4 computer which was part of
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Schools' safety plan
A ROAD scheme designed to improve the safety of Worcester schoolchildren could be introduced to two more city schools. People living in areas around Bishop Perowne CE High School, in Merriman's Hill, and St Barnabas CE Primary, based in Green Lane, are
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Road death mystery
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a Herefordshire woman found lying on a road in the city. Twenty-eight-year-old Susan Coe was found at 6.45am on Friday, June 22. She was lying next to her bicycle on the service road, which runs parallel with Holmer Road
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Is your garden a floral winner?
A CITY-WIDE floral contest should prove a blooming big draw for green-fingered people living in Worcester. If doesn't matter if you have a postage stamp-sized plot or a couple of acres, anyone who has made their garden look lovely can enter Worcester
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County crash to second setback
WORCESTERSHIRE crashed to their second Norwich Union League Division Two defeat of the season when they went down by 111 runs to Glamorgan at Cardiff. The County were never in the hunt after the home side scored a massive 305 for six -- their highest-ever
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Herefordshire cup blow
HEREFORDSHIRE received the worst possible warm-up for Wednesday's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy clash with Middlesex when they went down by six wickets to Shropshire in the ECB 38 County Cup at Luctonians yesterday. It was their third successive defeat
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Molby stays at Harriers despite Danish link
JAN Molby has given Kidderminster Harriers a welcome boost by pledging his future to the club. The former Liverpool ace has been linked with a return to Denmark after Roy Hodgson's resignation as FC Copenhagen boss. Speculation intensified following quotes
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Route set for City cavalcade
WORCESTER City fans are being urged to come and greet their cup conquering heroes at a Guildhall civic reception tomorrow. The city's Mayor, Councillor David Clark, is hosting the event in honour of the Dr Martens League Cup victory. Manager John Barton
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25/6/01 - Townend gets the job
WORCESTER Rugby Club's backroom set-up has been completed with the appointment of Stephen Townend as their new assistant coach. The 42-year-old has quit his post as Wakefield's director of rugby to become John Brain's assistant and backs coach at Sixways
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25/6/01 - Fiji ace to hold talks at Sixways
FIJIAN international Niki Little is in talks with Worcester Rugby Club over a move to Sixways. The 24-year-old is top of Worcester's shopping list to replace Earl Va'a at fly-half after the Samoan was released last month. Little, who spent two seasons
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25/6/01 - Route set for City cavalcade
WORCESTER City fans are being urged to come and greet their cup conquering heroes at a Guildhall civic reception tomorrow. The city's Mayor, Councillor David Clark, is hosting the event in honour of the Dr Martens League Cup victory. Manager John Barton
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Spider bite
WHILE I feel sorry for the lady with the spider bites (Evening News, June 20), I do wonder why she felt it necessary to go the A&E and not to her local GP. The bite was more than 24 hours old and was hardly in need of emergency treatment. People like
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Majority wants to quit EU
MR Norwood (You Say, June 19) states that the low support for the UK Independence Party shows that people are not interested in "Europe". Well, a recent Mori poll showed that 52 per cent of people in Britain actually want to come out of the European Union
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Bigger picture
I CAN well understand the concerns voiced by people travelling from Kidderminster to Worcester for health care. However, the days of having local hospitals every 15 miles is well gone. With the development of advances in critical care with the need for
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A brave woman
I WOULD like to thank Anita Knittel for her courageous fight to bring an end to the cruel and barbaric sport of hunting with dogs. If it were not for people like Anita, we would still be believing that hunting is humane and that no cruelty touches the
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Laws that are unacceptable to the masses
BEING a regular visitor to Oldham, and every week speaking on the phone to friends who live there, I would suggest that the recent troubles witnessed on TV have been arising for some time. Many excuses have been made for this state of affairs and politicians
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Pound devalued ready for euro
hat our pound is continuing to shrink in this period of New Labour economic competence. When New Labour came to power, the pound stood at $1.62. The day before the General Election it was just below $1.40. Why is it that nowadays a devaluation of nearly
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Old Evesham post office is not for sale
THE former post office building in Evesham's High Street is not for sale, says the company. Post Office Network says it still expects the Royal Mail, which runs the sorting office behind the High Street building, to expand its operations and move in there
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Tax Credit Bill given a cool reception
THE Federation of Small Businesses has given a mixed reaction to Bills announced in the Queen's Speech at the State opening of Parliament. The FSB expressed concern at the introduction of a Tax Credit Bill aimed at introducing a new tax credit system.
