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Singer's agent blames asylum coverage
EIGHTIES pop star Toyah's Worcester gig has been cancelled amid claims the Press linked the comeback with her protest over the planned Throckmorton asylum seekers' centre. In an e-mail to Brian Marr - the owner of the Marr's Bar venue - her booking agent
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Flytippers to be caught on camera
THE problem of flytippers dumping waste and rubbish in Warndon's Offerton Lane could finally be solved with the introduction of a security camera. County councillor John Buckley believes setting up a CCTV camera will "once and for all" stop the site being
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School receives award for arts prowess
A TOP award has been presented to a Worcester school for its commitment to the arts. Rose Hill School, which caters for children with physical, multi-sensory and learning disabilities has received one of 566 Artsmark awards given to schools across the
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Counting the cost of foot and mouth
THE foot-and-mouth burial dump at RAF Throckmorton is to cost the taxpayer a staggering £22.6m, it emerged today. In a written Parliamentary answer, Farming Minister Ellliot Morley admitted the cost of buying the site at the height of last year's crisis
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Call for action over centre 'disgrace'
A FORMER Worcester resident says he is so incensed by plans for an asylum centre in the county he is arranging a meeting to discuss action. John Willett, who now lives in Cheshire, says the scheme is a "disgrace". He wants the county's residents to stand
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'We're losing patience over piping problems'
BOTTLED water is being delivered to a Kempsey home because sand is contaminating the piped supply. David Price says his family has put up with the inconvenience for six weeks, but are losing their patience with Severn Trent. The water company is now supplying
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Fractured skull man treated in hospital
A MAN was still being treated in hospital today after a serious assault in Hereford left him with a fractured skull. The victim, who has not been named, was attacked along with another man inside a house in Kingsway, on the city's College Estate. Two
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Flooding boost for Stourport residents
PEOPLE living in Stourport-on-Severn could soon be safe from flooding, thanks to a £425,000 Severn Trent project to tackle the problem. Three homes in Lichfield Street, one in Mart Lane and another in Severn Side have all been flooded in the past, along
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Masons set to celebrate
TWO hundred and fifty years of Freemasonry in Worcestershire will be commemorated in a Worcester exhibition later this month. It will celebrate the contribution of masons to the community from the time of Elias Ashmole, founder of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum
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Equine exhibition is open
ANIMAL lovers will be able to enjoy an array of bronze and ceramic horse displays at The Foal Yard Gallery, Bransford, near Worcester. The collection of prints, ceramics, resins and bronze art-work illustrate a range of approaches used by different artists
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Thieves return to scene of bike crime
CHEEKY thieves who stole body armour designed for motorcycle racing from a Worcester home returned days later to steal the motorbike. Police were today appealing for information on the rare Huskqvarna motocross bike and the items of protective clothing
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Council giving the green light to organic methods
GETTING people to grow organic on their allotments is being promoted by the city council as a way of improving health and the environment. Both Worcester City Council's allotment section and the allotment forum are encouraging people to use natural predators
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Recorder group hits a high note
A WORCESTER recorder ensemble beat competition from around the country to win a prize at Malvern's biennial Recorder Festival. The quartet, known as Fipple Flutes, received a Yamaha bass recorder and a selection of ensemble music after winning the section
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Gabey to have operation
WORCESTER Rugby Club's new signing Mark Gabey is set to have an operation on a troublesome knee injury later this month. The 28-year-old forward is booked in on June 21 to clear up his knee after his Sixways medical flagged up the problem. The operation
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All the latest movies and where to catch them.
SPIDER-MAN (12): Tobey Maguire as the superhero is smashing all box-office records in the States. Odeon, Worcester (11.00, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.45, 8.45 Sat/Sun & Thurs). UCI Merry Hill (11.00, 11.30 Fri & Sat), (12.00, 1.00, 2.00,
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Bard classics
TOWN residents with a passion for Shakespeare plays are being urged to pop along to a Bromsgrove museum this weekend. A band of Tudor travelling players called Sir Robert Cecil's Men will stop off at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in Stoke Heath
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How the cash could have been spent
NURSING and old people's accommodation is declining through cutbacks, lack of investment and lack of council/government support. It's a complex problem to solve and, as such, requires massive investment. But the powers-that-be can propose, design, plan
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Sorry, but we are all full up
SO our new Minister of Transport decides that there isn't enough room for further roads or motorways in this country. I wouldn't argue with that. However, it's also suggested that there isn't enough room in this small over-populated island for our own
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The Queen shows the way
THE human race is extremely well thought out. There are leaders and there are followers. A leader is a person who others are willing to follow, for what they believe to be their common good. Sir John Harvey-Jones once said: "The art of management/leadership
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If cap fits
I WASN'T sure whether the headline you gave my letter, (You Say, May 24), "A Real Tweet", was a play on "a real treat", or "a real twit". That is, me. GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.
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Village pub up for sale
A VILLAGE pub that returns "a respectable profit" is up for sale. The Swan, at Birlingham, near Pershore, is being offered through national licensed property specialists, Robert Barry & Co. The owners of the pretty half-timbered and thatched pub,
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Furniture firm in merger deal
A WORCESTERSHIRE furniture maker has negotiated a management buy-out with its umbrella organisation. Gordon Russell has agreed terms with the Steelcase dealership network for a management buy-out by its managing director, Tim Summerley, and Steelcase's
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Dramatic turn for training in the US
A MALVERN consultancy firm that has successfully pioneered drama-based training is set to go transatlantic after enjoying a successful first year in business. Viv Nelson is to visit the USA in August to conduct a series of "pitches" to demonstrate her
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Refreshing wash and brush-up in salon world
BUSINESSES in the hair and beauty industry can benefit from a new publication produced by Customs & Excise. Help for your Business in the Hair and Beauty Industry is designed to provide information and advice about the legal obligations of running
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SEX-AID FLAT OF GIRL'S ABDUCTOR
A FRENCH maid's outfit, handcuffs and a whip were discovered when police raided the flat of a man who had abducted a schoolgirl. The haul included a vibrator and pornographic material, Worcester Crown Court heard. Darren Rose, aged 29, had first contacted
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Leader oils to go under the hammer
FOUR oils by Worcestershire's greatest painter Benjamin Williams Leader are expected to fetch a total of £61,000 when they go under the hammer today. One of the pictures, due to be auctioned at Christie's in London, is tipped to fetch up to £10,000. The
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Parents stranded in nursery dispute
A WORCESTER mother says she fears she could have to give up her job after a city nursery has closed until further notice. Mandy Carver claims the decision to close Chedworth Drive Nursery indefinitely has left her unable to find care for her two young
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'Teach refugee kids in school'
HOME Secretary David Blunkett was today being urged to allow children staying at the proposed Throckmorton asylum seeker centre to attend local schools. More than 30 left-wing MPs want Mr Blunkett to scrap plans to educate the youngsters at a special
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Meeting to discuss next step
HUNDREDS of people are expected to pack a public meeting for an update on the fight against the proposed asylum seekers' centre at Throckmorton. The meeting has been organised by PACT - Protest at the Asylum Centre at Throckmorton. Mid-Worcestershire
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Pamela sheds the weight of her sister
A YOUNG Worcester woman has managed to shed nearly nine stone - the equivalent weight of her sister. Pamela Zachariou has shed the pounds over the past two years with the help of the Weight Watchers' scheme. She has gone from a size 26 to a size 10-12
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'Amazing' Liz loses six stones
A WORCESTER super-slimmer, who kidded herself that she liked being big, has shed an amazing six stone. Liz Langan, from Welland, near Malvern lost the weight over 22 months after signing up to a slimming club. "I had been a member at Slimming World before
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Wise to woodland ways
VISITORS to Eastnor Castle were wise to the ways of the countryside at the weekend when the historic property, near Ledbury, staged its third Woodland Festival. Tree-felling demonstrations, the heavy horse loggers championship, horse and carriage rides
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Preparing for a hi-tech future
ADVANTAGE West Midlands has purchased a site in Worcestershire for the latest development of the A38 technology corridor. The former Garrington's site, in Aston Fields Industrial Estate, Bromsgrove, has been earmarked as an area for hi-tech industrial
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Castle tour is a spooky experience
GHOSTS, curses and love stories will be the order of the day as archaeologist and historian Paul Remfry conducts guided tours of Herefordshire's Goodrich Castle. The tour will take visitors through the history of the baronial palace, covering its foundation
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Another reason to get on your bike
Evesham cyclists stand to benefit from the initiative of a town businessman. Paul Turner, of Vale Cycles, in Port Street, is offering a free security postcoding service and cycle check for anyone cycling to work, school or college between next Monday,
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Drug courier sent to prison
A WORCESTER car hirer who ferried almost £10,000 of heroin into the city has been jailed for four years. Drug courier Amer Hussain agreed to bring the haul in from Bradford for a payment of just £200. But police stopped his car near an M5 slip road and
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11/6/02 - Donald all set for debut at Durham
ALLAN Donald will make his Frizzell County Championship Division Two debut for Worcestershire in their match against Durham which opens at Riverside tomorrow. The South African pace ace returns to Championship action after a 21-month break since he closed
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Education, education, education, isolation
THE pressure mounting on Home Secretary David Blunkett to allow children staying at asylum seeker centres to attend local schools demonstrates, once again, how precariously principle and practicality are balanced. In principle, it's hard to disagree that
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James Brown
Position: Fly half. Age: 24. Previous clubs: London Irish. Brown worked with assistant coach Andy Keast in his first of two spells at Irish. Is highly rated by Keast and should provide Craig Chalmers with a battle for the number 10 spot with Jon Higgins
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Drunk? Aggressive? That'll be a student
READERS who cast their eyes about the columns of the Evening News will see a fair smattering of stories about people who have fallen foul of the law. All provincial newspapers carry court cases. Everyone, bar none, likes to read about those lesser souls
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Donald all set for debut at Durham
ALLAN Donald will make his Frizzell County Championship Division Two debut for Worcestershire in their match against Durham which opens at Riverside tomorrow. The South African pace ace returns to Championship action after a 21-month break since he closed
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Saints still chasing first win
WORCESTERHIRE Saints reached double figures for only the second time this season but were still on the wrong end of a 54-11 defeat when they visited Oxford Cavaliers in the TotalRL.com Conference. Saints were not lacking in effort but the home side did
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Adcock has Silverstone in his sights
BROMYARD racer Nick Adcock is setting his sights on success at Silverstone next weekend. Adcock, 37, will be taking part in the fifth and sixth rounds of the Volkswagen Racing Cup, at the wheel of his Attinger Jack Advertising-backed Beetle RSi. It's
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Kabir wins player title
WORCESTERSHRE all-rounder Kabir Ali's superb start to the season has earned him the first Hewett Recruitment Player of the Month Award. A string of consistent performances with both bat and ball have seen Kabir take the award for April/May ahead of Aussie
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Shepherd impresses
THE Worcester Norton Croquet Club have played their annual Comer Lodge Cup tournament. Despite poor weather, there was a full turn- out and eight games were played. The overall winner was Malcolm Shepherd, the Organizing Manager followed closely by Graeham
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Meechan appointed
NORTH Midlands have appointed Gary Meechan, one of the original members of the 1970s pop group The Beat, as the county's new Rugby Development Officer. Meechan, who played as a fly-half in Stourbridge's lower teams, is now assistant coach at the National
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Touch of class by Pitmaston!
YOUNGSTERS from Pitmaston Primary School displayed a sure touch to win the Worcestershire Youth Games' tag event for the second year running. The St John's school was representing Worcester in the round robin event for Years Six and Seven. They beat Malvern
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Reassuring words on new inclusive policy Special children will not be left behind
THE future of special schools was thrown into confusion for parents when they heard that a key school was being shut down for good. But Worcestershire County Council's closure of Cliffey House School, in Hanley Castle, is paving the way for a new inclusive
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A case of ne'er the Twain will meet...
YOUR report (Business News, Thursday, May 23) of the demise of Apple Macintosh's Classic operating system (OS9) was, rather like reports of Mark Twain's death, an exaggeration. Though those wishing to promote the "advantages" of the new OSX system may
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What happened to John Bull?
I WONDER just exactly what was it that "fired up" our great grandparents so much that they went out, en masse, to turn a large part of the world "pink"? Looking around today, where is their spirit, their drive, their initiative? I reckon the British Bulldog's
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Monarchy... Britain's great unifying force
NO one was expecting the reaction we have witnessed over the Golden Jubilee days. The sheer volume of people wishing to pay homage to the Queen confounded everyone. Many were prepared to wait hours just for a glimpse of her. To wait good-naturedly in
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UPDATED September 28 - Brintons, Corporation Street - test
Brintons factory in Corporation Street provided employment for hundreds of carpet workers. Corporation Street, 1969 The legendary whistle from the Brintons "Bull" which marked the start each working day at the carpet firm for more than 115 years was heard
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Who'll be singing at the next tribute?
WITH more people tuning into the Party At The Palace than the England v Sweden match, it's obvious that the Jubilee pop concert was a massive success. Featuring a wide array of pop stars who have risen to prominence during the Queen's reign, singing a
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Business network training course
THE effective use of knowledge in organisations will be the topic at University College Worcester's Centre for Business Projects' third annual conference. The conference, which is entitled Competitive Advantage in the Knowledge Economy, is due to take
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Breeders show their support with display
LIVESTOCK breeders from across the two counties will be supporting this year's Three Counties Countryside Show, despite not actually competing. Last year's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and the cost implications of protecting against possible infection
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11/6/02 - Gabey to have operation
WORCESTER Rugby Club's new signing Mark Gabey is set to have an operation on a troublesome knee injury later this month. The 28-year-old forward is booked in on June 21 to clear up his knee after his Sixways medical flagged up the problem. The operation
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10/6/02 - Scottish ace to join Worcester
WORCESTER Rugby Club look set to add an Officer to their ranks in a bid to gun down Rotherham next season. David Officer will this week agree to swap Edinburgh Reivers for Sixways and become Worcester's 13th close season signing as the countdown to their
