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Science campaign
A WORCESTERSHIRE scientist is hoping more teenagers will become interested in science and engineering with the launch of a campaign. Heather Tewkesbury, of Stourport-on-Severn, is a part of a team of ambassadors for NOISE - New Outlooks in Science and
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Flats are 'not as bad as they say'
A MAN living in a block of flats in Worcester has criticised another resident's claim that addicts are on every landing. Jonathan Morgan had told Droitwich magistrates that Vicarage Court in St Paul's was "stacked full" of addicts and dealers. He was
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Praise for pupils in Anne Frank diary competition
PUPILS across Worcestershire have been praised for their imaginative accounts written for a countywide competition. Robert Collier, of St Joseph's RC Primary School in Warndon, Worcester, was named as a joint winner in the Anne Frank Diary competition
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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2001/2 season
FIXTURES MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, December 22. Malvern v Barkers Butts. Sunday, December 30. North Midlands Cup second Round: Malvern v Luctonians. RESULTS MIDLANDS ONE 8/9/01: Dunstablians 41, Malvern 7. 15/9/01 (NPI Intermediate Cup) Malvern v Old Halesonians
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Bench shows mercy
TWO brothers who repeatedly kicked a man in the face as he lay on the ground outside a Worcester nightclub narrowly escaped a prison sentence. Craig and Darren Simmonds were spared custody despite the serious nature of the attack outside Le Mango because
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Loving Tom cats are looking for a new home
THREE homeless brothers are hoping the New Year will bring a purr-fect new home - but they won't be available until after Christmas. Josh, Grey and Ginger have been staying at Tibberton's Danemere Kennels after their owner died four months ago. But staff
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Attack on new law for farms
CONTROVERSIAL Government legislation aimed at controlling any future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth is premature, draconian and unwanted, claims Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff. The Tory MP made the comments during a Commons debate on the proposed Animals
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Youngsters tackle questions over the net
PUPILS at a Worcester school had a mind-blowing time when they pitted their wits against unseen rivals. Twenty youngsters at Blessed Edward Olcorne School took part in a science quiz on the internet. "They really enjoyed it. They took part in it last
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Christmas adventure at Court
FATHER Christmas landed in the rolling, green fields of Witley Court to present visiting youngsters with festive goodies. Every child taking part in last weekend's Christmas Adventure had the chance to visit Santa in his magical snowy grotto, following
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2001/2 season
FIXTURES Saturday, December 22 Premier Division: Tipton Town v Malvern Town (2.45). Division One (South): Malvern Town Reserves v Brintons Athletic (2.45). Boxing Day, Wednesday, December 26 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Bromyard Town (11.30). Saturday
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Tow Law Town 3 Bromsgrove Rovers 1
Saturday, December 15, 2001 BROMSGROVE Rovers' hopes of FA Vase glory ended with a 3-1 third round defeat at Tow Law Town. After fog had forced the abandonment of last week's tie, referee Mr Foster held discussion about whether the tie could even start
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Facts, figures and fixtures 2001/2002 season
Pre-season 21/07/01 - Redditch United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (Hadley, Hinton, Middleton) (friendly) 24/07/01 - Redditch United 2 (Danks 2) Gloucester United 3 (Tatton, Meadows, Freeman) (friendly) 28/07/01 - Weston St Johns 2 Redditch United 6 (Campbell
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17/12/01 - City must do even better says Barton
WORCESTER City boss John Barton says there is still work to be done to get his side back on the straight and narrow -- despite their fine 3-1 win at Welling on Saturday. Mark Shepherd's hat-trick gave City only their second away win of the season in the
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17/12/2001 Jobless total drops
UNEMPLOYMENT in the Malvern Hills area is the lowest in Worcestershire, according to figures released by the Benefits Agency. Statistics show those claiming benefit represent just 1.2 per cent of the population. The next lowest area is Wychavon, where
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Meal ticket
THERE are still some places left for the Christmas Day lunch being organised by Malvern Priory for people on their own. Anyone who wants to take part should contact Richard Ditchburn on 01684 892217.
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Pershore through to semi-finals
PERSHORE Rugby Club produced the performance of the season to thump last season's finalists Newport 44-7 in the North Midlands Cup quarter final yesterday. The first half was total Pershore domination from possession and territory based on a strong scrummage
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Westfields crush Star in five-goal display
Westfields gave a five-star display to win 5-1 at second-placed Star in the West Midlands League Premier Division to move up to seventh in the table. Star of Bridgnorth had beaten Westfields 4-0 at Rotherwas in September but the visitors made no mistake
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Stocking up on the season of goodwill
WHENEVER I make that annual pilgrimage back to the old home village, I go equipped with a shopping list of places to visit. It never varies. I just ensure that at some stage during my two-day sojourn, I walk down to the ford to check the stickleback and
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15/12/01 - Game postponed
MALVERN Town's home game against Brierley and Hagley was postponed on Saturday due to the pitch being unplayable. Next Saturday (Dec 22) Town are due to be away at Tipton Town but they have a home Boxing Day fixture when Bromyard Town (11.30) are the
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17/12/01 - Reds boss closes in
REDS manager Rod Brown is closing in on three new targets in the wake of Saturday's win over Bedworth. The manager is wasting no time rebuilding his United squad and could have three more new faces in the squad for the Boxing day visit of league leaders
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14/12/01 - Brown closes in on two more targets
ROD Brown continued efforts to beef up his attack ahead of the home clash with Bedworth tomorrow. The Scot, as expected, has gone back to his old stamping ground with a seven day approach for Stourport hitman Lee Booth. And he is set for talks with Evesham
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13/12/01 - Booth linked with United
SPECULATION is mounting Redditch manager Rod Brown is set to swoop for Swifts goal machine Lee Booth. After signing Stourport player-coach Brendan Hackett, Brown had to wait 28 days before he could lodge another seven day approach with his former club
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Island of screams
HOW much longer is the county council going to leave Spetchley Island before they cut the grass and maintain it? Some of the docks and thistles are several feet high and obscure drivers' vision. Why is the island not on the list to be cut and maintained
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Sixth form students are such a rude lot
IN order to visit my hairdresser on the Spetchley Estate today, I decided to walk. Sometimes I go by car but, at 4.15pm when I return home, it becomes a nightmare to try to get out from the estate on to the main Spetchley Road. The road is congested with
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Variety on offer at the Hall
AS the festive season looms, no doubt Christmas will mean many different things to many different people but Worcester's Huntingdon Hall has this covered. The hall has booked Artisan, a Yorkshire vocal trio which will be looking at every aspect of Christmas
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Oh yes it is that time of the year
DECEMBER'S here and with it arrives that age-old ritual involving laughter, goodwill and people living happily with one another. No, not Christmas pantos. Yet again, fans of the ridiculous can indulge themselves as a host of shows including Goldilocks
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17/12/01 - Brown gets first win
Redditch United 2 Bedworth United 1 WITH five men strung across midfield and Danks cutting a lonely figure up front, United's intentions were obvious from the start. It wasn't pretty but it was effective, with Bedworth's outnumbered midfield struggling
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11/12/01 - Sorry Reds lose again
Redditch United 1 Moor Green 3 POOR Neil Olden. Without making any glaring errors the goalkeeper, signed after former club Bloxwich United went bust, has let in ten goals in his first two games. Out of the frying pan... Though manager Rod Brown would
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Burglary
THIEVES got into a ground floor maisonette in Barnard Close, Evesham, overnight on December 11 and stole a handbag containing a cash card, £30 cash, keys, and a passport. A ladies black three-quarter length jacket, valued at £45, was also stolen. Anyone
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Welling 1 Worcester City 3
Saturday, December 15, 2001 MARK Shepherd banished Worcester City's blues with a timely hat-trick to see them to a 3-1 win at Welling United. Shepherd's treble -- his first for the club and the fifth by a City player this season -- gave them only their
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Fixing the fax with the rebel
MIKE Foster's former room-mate and colleague Paul Marsden (left) this week surprised Westminster with his willingness to go "all the way and defect to the Liberal Democrats. To rebel against the Government is not terribly uncommon particularly when it
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Snappy branch to open in city
AN AWARD-winning photographic store which offers the latest computerised technology has opened its 97th shop in Worcester. Snappy Snaps in the CrownGate shopping centre will be managed by Prakash Vaitha who says his technical and design skills will stand
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Balloon debate for riverside complex
THE future of a controversial holiday complex in the county was being decided last week - on the strength of two helium-filled balloons. A proposed development at Upton-upon-Severn marina, to include holiday chalets and an enlarged marina basin, is to
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MP in call for French government to pay compensation to farmers
CASH-strapped farmers in Worcestershire and Herefordshire should be paid compensation by the French Government after it illegally stopped beef imports, claims MP Paul Keetch. The Hereford MP said farmers who had been affected by the ban, which was found
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Anger over sex attacker's job
A CONVICTED paedophile is working among dozens of girls each week in Worcester, relatives of one of his victims claim. The man was convicted of four indecent assaults on young girls in 1999, and news of his job has outraged the families concerned. The
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Council tax misery after floods ordeal
A SINGLE mum forced from her Worcester home last Christmas due to flooding is to have another miserable time after being served with a court summons. Diane Moss, whose Diglis home was flooded by river water and sewage, is being taken to court for not
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Fears over bleak future for OAPs
NURSING home leaders have accused Worcestershire County Council of creating a bleak future for older people. The Registered Nursing Home Association says it fears the council is planning on spending 40 per cent less than necessary on adult social services
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Youngsters tackle questions over the net
PUPILS at a Worcester school had a mind-blowing time when they pitted their wits against unseen rivals. Twenty youngsters at Blessed Edward Olcorne School took part in a science quiz on the internet. "They really enjoyed it. They took part in it last
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Greek jail man returns to work
A FORMER Worcester man released from a Greek jail after more than five weeks has returned to work this morning. Ex-Nunnery Wood High School pupil Wayne Groves wanted to go back to his job as a railway manager today. "He just wanted to get back to normal
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Police name three-car crash victim
THE driver of a Reliant Robin who was killed in a three-car collision near Worcester has been named. Mervyn Walker, aged 64, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened on the A44 Bromyard Road at Cotheridge, at 6.50am last Thursday,
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Call to reduce risk of more accidents
A WORCESTER man wants to see alterations to a city stretch of road as a move to prevent future accidents. Gordon Smith claims most of the crashes which have happened on the Worcester side of the A449 Ombersley Road at the Claines roundabout could have
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Andrew's stamp can't be licked
A WORCESTER schoolboy has been putting his stamp on Christmas after winning a Post Office competition. Andrew Baker, aged 10, (right) beat other hopefuls at Northwick Manor Junior School in designing a Christmas stamp. The competition, organised by teaching
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Group seeks more helpers
CARING people are being sought by a Worcester based charity which offers help and support to victims of sexual abuse and rape. The Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Group is appealing for women with time to spare to work on its helpline as
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15/12/01 - Super display by Malvern youngsters
WITH nine changes for this friendly, an unfamiliar looking Malvern first XV took a while to gel in a fixture against a side with whom they swapped leagues last season. MALVERN 27pts, BURTON 3pts The "Brewers" put out their full first choice team and their
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DJs take a spin in city showcase
HIP-HOP, techno and trance are just some of the DJ sounds hitting the decks for the first ever Three Counties DJ Academy showcase. Three Counties DJ Academy is a new course at The Arts Workshop, Worcester, and students from it have been gearing up to
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Let's see common sense prevail
FINDING a different route across the city was the biggest challenge facing most of us when Worcester was hit by floods in autumn and winter last year. But that was small beer compared to the folk whose lives were disrupted so badly by the rising tide,
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A budget version at its best
Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore VERDI is one of the few undisputed great opera composers. His most popular compositions have been the nucleus of the repertory of every opera house in the world. He was the main plank of Italian opera for 50 years, first with
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WRVS sets challenge
THE Women's Royal Voluntary Service is looking for local people to make a New Year Resolution and become a volunteer. Among the opportunities in the local area are the Malvern-based Meals on Wheels service, the afternoon club and the emergency service
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County soccer mourns Ashby
FOOTBALL officials in Worcestershire are mourning the loss of one of its finest "ambassadors". Gerald Ashby, who was a Premiership and FIFA referee and officiated at the 1995 FA Cup Final, died on Saturday. The 52-year-old retired from whistle-blowing
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City must do even better says Barton
WORCESTER City boss John Barton says there is still work to be done to get his side back on the straight and narrow -- despite their fine 3-1 win at Welling on Saturday. Mark Shepherd's hat-trick gave City only their second away win of the season in the
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Droitwich ease to victory over Evesham
DROITWICH Rugby Club saw off a spirited Evesham side in a 22-0 friendly win at Hanbury Road on Saturday. Evesham had the better of the early exchanges and pressurised the Spa line but their defence held firm. After that, Droitwich began to win quality
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Worcester plug away to kill off Liverpool
WORCESTER WOLVES 86 LIVERPOOL 79 THE Trophy competition earlier in the season saw Worcester and Liverpool enjoy one victory each against each other so once again this National League Division One fixture promised to be a close affair. Worcester's first
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Congrave at the double as Town shock Romulus
Another three points in the bag for Pershore Town as they won 2-1 against visitors Romulus, who are currently second in the Midland Combination Premier Division table. Pershore manger Dave Connell had to reshuffle the line up with Chris Jew and recent
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Rovers Vase hopes ended
BROMSGROVE Rovers' hopes of FA Vase glory ended with a 3-1 third round defeat at Tow Law Town. After fog had forced the abandonment of last week's tie, referee Mr Foster held discussion about whether the tie could even start, as shortly before kick-off
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28/11/01 - Whild warns of changes
REDS assistant Gary Whild has warned it is time to bring in recruits in the wake of last night's 3-1 loss to Atherstone United. The former Stourport assistant said there were at most half a dozen players with the talent to play at United's level after
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23/11/01 - West sets sights on return
UNITED forgotten man Paul West's battle for fitness continued with a rigourous bike and running session last night. The former Wigan and Port Vale defender, sidelined by knee and ankle injuries, said he could return to full training next Thursday. "I
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Bumper box number
YOUNGSTERS at St Bede's Middle School have spent the last four weeks collecting gifts for underprivileged children. Pupils have filled 650 shoeboxes so far with items such as clothes, toys, writing paper and pens as part of the Samaritan's Purse Shoebox
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Absence of lavatories is causing problems
I TOTALLY agree with Trevor Wainwright on the plight of our city's homeless (You Say, November 30) but I go even further. On September 28, I wrote about the decline of the city's public conveniences stock and the consequences of such policy. I have seen
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A fact of life
I have been told to take another job to supplement their income. It's a fact of life that, in this day and age, most families have two wage earners in the household to make ends meet. R V FOWLER, Astwood Road, Worcester.
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We won't forget it, Mr Foster
IN my letter dated (You Say, December 11) I referred to the telephone discussions between Mike George, of BBC Hereford & Worcester, and Peter Luff, the Headteachers' Forum, and Mike Foster. The MP implied that the joint visit to the Commons by Peter
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Think about what you're doing
I AM sure everyone has heard about global warming and how it is changing our climate. This has brought about conditions that have caused floods such as those experienced in Worcester last year. Many countries suffer worse flooding and, in others, there
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What a corker!
ONE Alcester councillor certainly had a pressing engagement last week. Councillor Keith Greenaway set about restoring an impressive French wine press, given to the town in 1994, to match the smart appearance of the newly-opened Globe House in Priory Road
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Tale of triumph over adversity
Eden by Tim Smit (Bantam Press, £25). THERE was only ever going to be one Millennium dome and it wasn't President Blair's useless monument to folly near to the heart of the capital that turned into a bottomless pit costing and is continuing to cost the
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Desperate for news about Rupert
Dying to Tell by Robert Goddard (Bantam, £16.99) Glastonbury in the autumn. It's hardly inspiring, but Lance Bradley makes do. In the pub for a hair of the dog, after a late start, he is confronted by the unexpected. Winifred Alder. Spare and gaunt, looking
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Sole survivor from 130 years of putting the shine on shoes
THE name Elt has now been a byword for shoes in Worcester and a wide surrounding area for almost two centuries. Old city directories show that in the early 1800s, a George Elt and a John Elt were both boot and shoe makers with workshops in Friar Street
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KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FC MATCH FACTS - 2001/2002
Sat July 14 Bromsgrove Rovers (a) 4-0 Broughton, Hadley 2, Bird Mon July 16 Halesowen Harriers (a) 6-1 Middleton, Bird 2, Shilton, Shail, Ducros Wed July 18 Evesham United (a) 1-1 Faulds Sat July 21 Redditch United (a) 3-0 Hadley, Hinton, Middleton Tues
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A stylish entrance
FATHER Christmas arrived in style when he visited an Alvechurch school in a horse and cart on Friday. Pony Bali K led the cart into the playground at Crown Meadow First School and some lucky children had the chance to hop on and have a trip. It is the
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Claire Hills sounds a festive warning
IT'S the time of year that any sensible person should dread the annual chance to make a fool of yourself in front of your workmates and bosses. One wrong move or misjudged remark at the Christmas office party could undo all the hard work you've put in
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An expert in his own field
A Year 10 student at Kingsley College and future David Bailey has had one of his photographs published in a prestigeous calendar. Samuel Gordon, 15, of Webheath, entered his country-inspired photograph into a competition run by the BBC and it was chosen
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Exeter City 2 Kidderminster Harriers 1
Saturday, December 15, 2001 MANAGER Jan Molby was left wondering how his Kidderminster Harriers side went from looking comfortable winners to 2-1 losers at Exeter City in Division Three. Harriers' four-game winning run in the league came to an end after
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Did Leo Blair have his MMR vaccination?
JULIE Kirkbride ruffled a few feathers at Downing Street this week by placing little Leo Blair under the spotlight. The MP became the first person to publically challenge the Prime Minister over whether he had allowed the 18-month-old to have the controversial
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Luff hacked off at the news
THE Government, this week, promised to stop leaking policy announcements to the Press. Now, Peter Luff has long grumbled about the practice of hacks rather than MPs getting the big stories first. In recent weeks, he complained to the Speaker about the
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Handy hints to staunch consumer fears
A NEW guide to help Worcestershire people buy with confidence was launched by the county's Trading Standards Service earlier this month. The Before You Buy guide gives handy hints and tips on how to avoid consumer problems before they happen, including
