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MAN IS FACING MURDER CHARGE
A WORCESTER man has been charged with the murder of Michael Kelly. Detectives investigating the killing spent three days quizzing two men they suspected of being involved in an arson attack at Mr Kelly's Tolladine home on Tuesday. By 2.30pm yesterday,
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Bizarre cures from the past
FRIED mouse and badger dung are on the menu at The Commandery in Worcester, later this month, in an exploration of some of the more bizarre cures used in the Middle Ages. Activities, aimed at seven to 11-year-olds, will begin on Tuesday, July 23, with
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Ron's plaque
A TIRELESS campaigner who pushed for Worcester's southern link road bridge to be built is to have his name immortalised on a plaque. Tomorrow, at an official ceremony at The Ketch, the bridge will be renamed the Carrington Bridge after ex-county council
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Drop-in centre marks its first year
STAFF and visitors at a Ledbury drop-in-centre are celebrating its first birthday. Ledbury Youth First, First Base and the team will be holding a party to mark the occasion on Wednesday, July 10. They hope people who would not normally visit the centre
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Parishes take on blocked drains
PARISH councils are being given extra powers in a new scheme piloted by Worcestershire County Council. Eight councils have agreed to take on delegated powers to deal with any drainage problems on their patch directly. They will be given dedicated funding
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Hero milkman saves the day
A WORCESTER milkman is being hailed a hero by a grateful family who managed to escape a fire at their home. Gina Hunt, who was fast asleep at the time, says milkman Nick Monkton saved their lives by dowsing the blaze. He was on his rounds when he spotted
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The battle goes on
AN army of defiant protestors turned out for the second mass demonstration against the planned asylum seekers centre at Throckmorton. Three hundred determined villagers, armed with ribbons to tie to the wire fences around the Ministry of Defence land,
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Toyah was not spotted in crowd
FORMER popstar Toyah Wilcox did not attend yesterday's rally in Throckmorton, despite a high-profile appearance at a similar protest in May. The 80s singer, who lives four miles away in Pershore, insisted then she wanted to "support the community I've
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Ribbons are a symbol of hope ... and sadness
RIBBONS tied to the MoD fencing at Throckmorton are a symbol of sadness and hope, MP Peter Luff said. The Mid-Worcestershire Tory, who addressed the 300-strong crowd yesterday, said rally organisers had chosen yellow ribbons to hammer home their message
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History is right under their feet
HISTORY has come alive in a Worcestershire village as a local heritage project continues to surpass all expectations. Residents in the sleepy village of Wichenford think they could be standing on the remains of an ancient settlement that could date back
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Drink fuelled cyclist attack
A DRUNKEN youth attacked a 15-year-old boy as he cycled near him in Kidderminster town centre, Worcester Crown Court heard. Clifford Hodgkins punched the victim in the right eye and head and he needed hospital treatment for an inch-long cut. A shop assistant
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Legion's tribute to the Queen
FOUR hundred representatives of the Royal British Legion in Worcestershire are expected to take part in a special service and rally to mark the Jubilee in Worcester later this month. The service, in Worcester Cathedral on Sunday, July 21, will be followed
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People on holiday are 'first line of defence'
HOLIDAYMAKERS were today warned not to bring exotic meat back to Worcestershire - or risk starting another devastating foot-and-mouth epidemic. Rural Affairs Minister Lord Whitty said people travelling overseas must act as the "first line of defence"
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Club needs support of thousands
WORCESTER City Football Club is hoping to persuade 15,000 people to support its latest drive to build a new ground. The club plans to launch a new media campaign in September to persuade Worcester City Council to support plans for a new stadium and B&
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Workshops mix cultures in county's own Earth Summit
WORCESTERSHIRE held its own Earth Summit to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit and the Golden Jubilee. More than 150 people turned up to the summit at County Hall to listen to talks and attend workshops. Professor Stephen Martin, honourary
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A soaking is teacher's fate at fte
THE headteacher of a Worcester school got a soaking by pupils as they raised money for school funds. Soaking Steve Gough, the headteacher at Dines Green Primary School, was just one of the attractions at the summer fete on Saturday. There were cake stalls
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Rush to sign up for NHS dentist
FAMILIES have been rushing to have their names registered now a much-needed NHS dentist has been given the green light to move into a former Worcester grocer's shop. The unit in Gresham Road, Dines Green, has been empty for around a year. Dr John Bue
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Drugs woman is jailed
A MOTHER has been jailed for 12 months after committing "a stream of offences beyond excuse" despite being given chance to clean up her act. Jacqueline Burbridge was given a chance of a non-custodial penalty after admitting drug charges at the start of
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8/7/02 - Hick hits County back to the top
GRAEME Hick produced another batting masterclass to guide Worcestershire Royals to a comfortable eight-wicket Norwich Union League win over Somerset Sabres at Taunton and back to the top of the table. The skipper led the way with a chanceless 141 not
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6/7/02 - Barton's men begin their bid to hit the heights!
WORCESTER City begin their pre-season training programme on Tuesday - and there won't be a football in sight! John Barton's new-look squad will spend their first two sessions building up their general fitness on the Malvern Hills rather than sharpening
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Time to honour cricket heroes
A REASSURING constant of Graeme Hick's cricket career is that, when he scores one century, another isn't far round the corner. Yesterday was no exception. He followed 315 not out against Kent with an unbeaten 141 to put Worcestershire Royals top of the
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Firm in high-tech assault on Egypt
A MALVERN firm has secured a deal to represent a massive American company as it expands into new markets in Egypt. Wordsworth International, based on Christchurch Road, will help International Fiber Systems (IFS), which specialises in high-speed communications
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Middlesex thwart Worcs victory bid
MIDDLESEX and Worcestershire played out a tame draw in their County Championship game at Lord's. After scoring 502 for four declared in their first innings, Worcestershire needed quick wickets. Middlesex had resumed on 229 for five, 273 behind and 123
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Worcs CB miss out
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket Board have failed to claim a place in the quarter-finals of the ECB 38 County Cup. They were pipped at the post on net run rate by Warwickshire CB, who beat Herefordshire by five wickets in yesterday's final group match at Brockhampton
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Vintage cars in spotlight
LARGE crowds thrilled to the sight of cars from yesteryear at Shelsley Walsh's annual vintage hillclimb. Over 120 cars, some almost as old as the hill itself, competed on Saturday in a meeting organised jointly by the Vintage Sports Car Club and the Midland
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Evesham clinch cup
EVESHAM Rowing Club were the big winners at the Henley Royal Regatta when they came away with The Fawley Challenge Cup. Evesham and Leander Club beat The Windsor Boys' School in the final by half a length to clinch a superb victory. Worcester Rowing Club's
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8/7/02 - Hick hits County back to the top
GRAEME Hick produced another batting masterclass to guide Worcestershire Royals to a comfortable eight-wicket Norwich Union League win over Somerset Sabres at Taunton and back to the top of the table. The skipper led the way with a chanceless 141 not
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We need stability, not gimmickry in education
HERE we go again. There's more gimmickry in the education world, when the service desperately needs a period of stability, even consolidation. But now we are to have "specialist schools". Surely colleges of further education have been performing these
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Various forms of democracy
ALTHOUGH debates about terminology can be tedious, Mr Mountford raises an important point (You Say, June 29). There are, of course various models of democracy. There is no one democratic system. Most countries are not governed by "pure" democracy in the
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High taxes wouldn't stop drugs
I WONDER if John Hinton (You Say, June 15) and the bishops of the Church of England have really thought through the problems and consequences of the legalisation of cannabis and other substances. Perhaps he has failed to notice that, already, we're in
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Prevention's better than cure, Mr Blair
TONY Blair has made several comments about the looming disaster at Throckmorton and the knock-on effect for Worcester, Pershore and Evesham. Could I suggest that our Prime Minister, when on his frequent journeys abroad, takes note of something he has
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8/7/02 - Middlesex thwart Worcs victory bid
MIDDLESEX and Worcestershire played out a tame draw in their County Championship game at Lord's. After scoring 502 for four declared in their first innings, Worcestershire needed quick wickets. Middlesex had resumed on 229 for five, 273 behind and 123
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Worcester's college with a worldwide reputation
WORCESTER'S nationally-renowned College for the Blind is celebrating its centenary on its present site. It was 100 years ago, in 1902, that the college set up in new buildings at Whittington Road, though the institution had by then already been in existence
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6/7/02 - Harriers players back in Parrish!
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers players report back for training on Monday with new recruit Sean Parrish looking forward to a promotion-chasing campaign. The 30-year-old has moved to Aggborough on a two-year contract from Chesterfield and can't wait for Harriers
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Mystery shoppers help judge gold store
WORCESTER'S Sony Centre was going for gold and that is what they have won. The store became one of only a handful in the country to be awarded the gold standard by Sony. "Only five per cent nationally get the award, most people just get silver and bronze
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Guide to changes in euro trading
HEREFORDSHIRE and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is helping to produce a Euro guide for local businesses. The Euro Fitness Guide gives practical advice on how to prepare for any change in the trading landscape. Produced by the Chamber's umbrella body
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Too much red tape
THE Forum of Private Business (FPB) says that the use of environmental social factors as a means of assessing a company's performance is a step too far and will increase red tape. The small business association is responding to a proposed corporate ethics
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Made-to-measure invention from city
A Worcester-based coat hanger manufacturing business has fought off competition from hundreds of other candidates to reach the final 50 in the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards. Now, M2M of Claines is hoping to scoop the top prize of £20,000 in the national
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6/7/02 - Swanepoel eyes promotion test
SPRINGBOK Werner Swanepoel has admitted he would rather win promotion to the Premiership than simply tread water in English rugby's top flight. The scrum half, who has won 20 caps for South Africa, is Worcester's biggest name signing this summer after
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8/7/02 - Leatherdale all set to join the fast lane
DAVID Leatherdale is getting ready for the busiest time of his long and loyal Worcestershire career - both on and off the pitch! And the 34-year-old is looking forward to every minute of spending most of his time in the fast lane. The prospect of a hectic
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CITY MAN MURDERED
DETECTIVES have launched a murder enquiry after the body of a Worcester man was found dumped in the countryside. Officers believe the death of Michael Kelly, aged 35, is connected to an arson attack on his flat in Tolladine earlier this week. Mr Kelly's
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Sex victims' cash offer at 11th hour
VICTIMS of paedophile priest Father Eric Taylor have been offered out-of-court settlements ahead of a hearing today, it has emerged. Thirty Father Hudson's Home residents launched legal action against the Roman Catholic Church following years of abuse
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Pedal power proves a wheel challenge for pack
WORCESTER Brownies got on their bikes to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice. The 13th Worcester pack cycled from Worcester to Birmingham and back, all without leaving their meeting place. The unit raised around £150 for the charity with the sponsored
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PACT is one step ahead
YESTERDAY'S mass protest against the asylum seekers' centre in Throckmorton was the tip of the iceberg, warned the spokesman for the action group fighting it. Rupert Segar, press officer for PACT - Protest against the Asylum Centre at Throckmorton - insisted
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8/7/02 - A season of noughts or hundreds
WELL, Worcestershire's batting has delivered in the first of the consecutive Frizzell County Championship Division Two crunch matches against top- of-the-table opposition. And Vikram Solanki and Graeme Hick have been to the fore again, but what happened
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Alice's cup runneth over
A YOUNG Worcester artist hopes to bring a taste of continental caf culture to the city as her work goes on display. Alice Malone is showing her paintings at Bevere Vivis Gallery after winning the Peter Spicer Young Artist Award, which recognises the most
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Breeding ospreys encouraged to nest
BREEDING ospreys are being encouraged to nest in Bewdley after several of the birds were spotted at a reservoir. Midlands Electricity company Aquila Networks, Severn Trent Water and the Shropshire Wildlife Trust have joined together to reintroduce the
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Appeal to husband to come home
A PREGNANT woman has made an impassioned plea for her missing husband to come home. Daniel Pugh, aged 29, has been missing from his home since Saturday, June 29. He was last seen leaving the Turk's Head pub on Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, at about 10pm
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6/7/02 - County wait on injury to Hick
TITLE-chasing Worcestershire Royals have an injury doubt over Graeme Hick for tomorrow's Norwich Union League Division One clash against Somerset Sabres at Taunton. The County skipper is suffering from a minor back injury which may force him to rest.
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Hick hits County back to the top
GRAEME Hick produced another batting masterclass to guide Worcestershire Royals to a comfortable eight-wicket Norwich Union League win over Somerset Sabres at Taunton and back to the top of the table. The skipper led the way with a chanceless 141 not
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County through to last eight in Middleton Cup
WORCESTERSHIRE are through to the quarter-finals of the Middleton Cup bowls competition following a 14-shot victory over Gloucestershire at Suffolk Square, Cheltenham. The victory was Worcestershire's third in three group matches, and they will now play
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Worcester suffer home whitewash
WORCESTER produced their worst performance for a long time when they entertained Sutton Coldfield in Division One at Norton and were thrashed by nine wickets. They only had themselves to blame after a dismal batting and bowling performance. Although the
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Kidderminster victory bid is foiled
KIDDERMINSTER hit back to earn a winning draw against Harborne in their Birmingham League Division One game at Chester Road. The home side lost the toss and were asked to bat and it soon proved a good decision as Kidderminster slipped to 37-3 by the eighth
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Hospital donation
SICK youngsters from Bromsgrove stranded in hospital can have their days brightened up thanks to a generous donation from a town firm. Visitors to the Kingfisher children's ward, at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital, in Woodrow Drive, can now make the most
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A purpose-built school would be a godsend
THE letter from C M Hughes (You Say, June 24) showed how nave and inward-looking he must be. I can only assume he lives on Bromwich Road, or thereabouts, and is within easy walking distance to Christopher Whitehead School. My children and a few hundred
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Mistake the result of being old and decrepit
REGARDING the letter from Councillor Mary Drinkwater (You Say, June 27), I resent the suggestion that I am intimidating anybody. Nonsense - I am too old and decrepit to harm anybody. Apparently, I did misread a report in the Evening News concerning applications
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Tent is stolen from car
A TENT has been stolen from a Rover 214 parked in Broad Meadow, Droitwich. The rear window of the car was smashed and a holdall containing a tent was stolen from the parcel shelf between 8pm on Monday, July 1, and 6.30am the next day. Anyone with any
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08/07/02 - Bidford body latest
A 31-year-old man will be appearing before Worcester magistrates this morning charged with the murder of Michael James Kelly whose body was found in an isolated copse near Bidford-On-Avon. Kelly, of Teme Road, Tolladine, Worcester, was found partially
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Part-time at M&S
Luc Vandevelde, who has led the dramatic turnaround at Marks & Spencer, is expected to announce this week he will switch to a part-time role. The 51-year-old Belgian chairman and chief executive is expected to reveal his intentions at M&S's annual
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Pension battle
A union was locked in a war of words today with mobile phone giant T-Mobile over apparent plans to scrap a final pension salary scheme. The news came as the first industrial action in defence of a final salary pension scheme was announced by the Iron
