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Legion marks Queen's Golden Jubilee with a street parade
A SPECIAL parade through the centre of Worcester was held by the Royal British Legion to mark the Golden Jubilee. Nearly 400 representatives of legion branches through the county were joined by high ranking officials for the service at the cathedral.
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Come and view your hill, ma'am
THE Queen could be visiting Malvern following an invitation from a conservation body. The Malvern Hills Conservators' board passed a motion to inform the Queen that Jubilee Hill had been named in her honour and to invite her, or another member of the
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Pub blaze trial due to start today
THE trial of a woman accused of starting a fire which gutted the pub where she worked is due to start today. Janet Kaye faces a charge of arson with intent to endanger life, following the fire in the Seven Stars pub, in Homend, Ledbury. The historic 16th
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Plant's the patron
EX-Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant has been appointed patron to Kidderminster College's independent record label. The singer has recently joined Kevyn Gammond, his fellow band member from Priory of Brion, to encourage people to take part in the college's
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Tallow Hill takes on a new look
WORK is well under way for the £16m Tallow Hill development taking place in Worcester. Buildings are starting to take shape as part of the regeneration by St Modwen Developments Ltd. A new business park, a replacement car park, canal bridge and new road
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Audi offers Jim a head start for helmet idea
A MALVERN designer has created a revolutionary crash helmet in an attempt to reduce spine, neck and brain injuries. Former South Bank University student Jim Doel completed his Achilles ACS (Articulation Control System) design, thanks to a £3,250 Audi
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Safe zone measure for Wyre woodland
PET walkers and cyclists are being asked to take a lead in new child safety measure in the Wyre Forest. At the beginning of next month a one-hectare zone will be cast around the visitor centre in the Forestry Commission woodlands, near Bewdley. Dog owners
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Flashback to the 70s with concert
A NIGHT of 70s nostalgia is sure to go with a bang at Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, this month, when some of the greatest 70s music and a firework display is held. Performing Arts Management is hosting a new programme for 2002 called Symphonic 70s, with
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Trust is to save unsafe building
WORK on the mediaeval church tower of St John the Baptist Church, Strensham, is due to start this month, to protect it from damaging erosion. The Churches Conservation Trust has decided to give it a coat of lime rendering after finding weaknesses in the
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22/7/02 - Edwards impresses in City's defeat
JAMIE Edwards, who impressed for Worcester City during their 3-0 friendly defeat against Cheltenham Town on Saturday, will have a trial at Exeter City tomorrow. The Welsh under 19 international was one of four trialists on show at St George's Lane, playing
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Chambers Copps new signing
STUDLEY manager Mark Chambers has strengthened his enviable strike options with the addition of Matt Coppin. The former Redditch, Solihull and Evesham striker has moved to the Beehive after being released from Alliance runners-up Bromsgrove Rovers at
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Just anybody can be a hero
IF only the native Americans had known what a race of wimps they were up against when the first white settlers crossed the continent and began to steal all the land west of the Big Muddy. Wimps? Surely some mistake, I hear you say. The people who fulfilled
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Open nightmare for Hereford ace
DAVID Park suffered a nightmare 11 on the par three 13th as his final round at the Open Championship in Muirfield ended in disappointment. The Hereford golfer's round of 80, the highest on the final day, left him 10 over for the tournament and in 79th
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Edwards impresses in City's defeat
JAMIE Edwards, who impressed for Worcester City during their 3-0 friendly defeat against Cheltenham Town on Saturday, will have a trial at Exeter City tomorrow. The Welsh under 19 international was one of four trialists on show at St George's Lane, playing
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Old rivals fire three past City as class tells
IT'S the middle of July, bees are buzzing, evenings are long and warm, and village greens echo to the sound of ball against willow - it must be time for the football season again. Worcester City returned to action at St George's Lane with a 3-0 defeat
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Harriers suffer defeat
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers suffered a second defeat within three days with a surprise 4-3 defeat to Dr Martens outfit Solihull Borough yesterday. Ian Britton's side started brightly and were ahead after just five minutes when Sam Shilton turned in an Ian
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Worcester slump reaches new low
WORCESTER'S slump in form continued with a humiliating nine wicket defeat at the hands of Shrewsbury after being skittled out for just 52 runs. Andy Barnard won the toss for the home side and invited Worcester to bat on a good pitch, and this proved to
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22/7/02 Goals galore in Aggborough treat
AN ENTERTAINING Friday night of goals gave Kidderminster Harriers an eye-catching start to their Aggborough friendly programme. Harriers lost 4-2 to Reading but led the Division One new boys 2-1 at one stage in the first half. The class of last season's
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WIN! One of 11 pairs of weekend passes to the Minardi Thunder in the Park 2 at Donington Park, Augus
Formula 1 fanatics are in for a treat on Sunday, August 11 at Donington Park when the European Minardi Formula 1 team stages Thunder in the Park 2 - a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the world's most glamorous sport. The Shuttle/Times and News has joined
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Question
HOW does the Rev Griffin (You Say, Thursday July 11) square Christ's warning "Judge not, and you wont be judged," with his, Mr Griffin's condemnation of Tony Blair as a hypocrite? GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
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Have a heart and step out for charity
I AM writing to encourage your readers to take part in the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) sponsored Walkabout UK to raise vital funds for the charity. It encourages people to take part in a specially organised sponsored walk near them. You don't have
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Circus fun in town?
ZIPPOPS Circus may-be coming to town - if Bromsgrove District Council gives the go ahead at a meeting tonight. (Wednesday) The authority's cabinet will consider a request for the Big Top to be pitched on Recreation Ground, near ASDA supermarket, next
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Solihull Borough 4 Kidderminster Harriers 3
Sunday, July 21, 2002 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers suffered a second defeat within three days with a surprise 4-3 defeat to Dr Martens outfit Solihull Borough yesterday. Ian Britton's side started brightly and were ahead after just five minutes when Sam Shilton
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From Malvern to Cairo
A MALVERN firm has secured a deal to represent a major American company as it expands into new markets in Egypt. Wordsworth International, based in Christchurch Road, will help International Fiber Systems (IFS), which specialises in high-speed communications
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Town's top hotel changes hands
KIDDERMINSTER'S most prestigious hotel, the privately-run Gainsborough House, has been sold. New owner Symphony Hotels has vowed that all staff will be retained and there are no plans to make major changes. The three-star hotel, on Bewdley Hill, which
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Help for hotels hit by disease
HOTELS in the two counties could be up for cash payments to help them recover from last year's foot-and-mouth crisis. The region's development agency, Advantage West Midlands (AWM), last week announced a £1.4m grant to provide support for hotels and bed-and-breakfasts
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THE KILLING FIELDS WE DID NOT NEED
THE Government will today be accused of "a catalogue of mismanagement" during the foot-and-mouth outbreak which devastated large parts of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. The 200-page Lessons Learned inquiry, chaired by Iain Anderson, is due to be published
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School sex trial may be transferred to Bristol
A WORCESTER man, charged with sex offences allegedly committed more than 20 years ago, may have his trial transferred to Bristol. Geoffrey Allen is a former teacher at the Sedbury Park School for boys in Gloucester. The school closed down in 1986. A second
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Servicemen will not have to pay
A DEFIANT British Legion club has refused to increase its recommended yearly subscription by absorbing most of the increase itself. Droitwich Royal British Legion, along with every other legion club and branch within the organisation, was informed by
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'Porn video' exposed
THE contestant who was supposed to bring a touch of class to Channel 4's Big Brother has been exposed in a "sex-shame video". Worcestershire's Tim Culley boasted in his audition he was "stylish, well-educated and intelligent". But now the 23-year-old
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'Divorce me and I will kill you'
A WIFE beater who pressed a knife against his spouse's throat and threatened to kill her after she talked about divorce has been jailed. Three days earlier, Dominic Connell had punched his wife full in the face because he thought she had been on holiday
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Brigade gets them all fired up at station open day
WORCESTER fire station found some new recruits at the weekend as families flocked to its annual open day. Children queued up to have a go at using one of the fire hoses to knock off targets. Visitors enjoyed games and stalls, including a treasure hunt
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Crime is the top priority
WORCESTER residents have a high fear of crime and need reassurance, it has been revealed. Despite low levels of crime compared with other parts of Britain, visible policing emerged as the top priority in a survey carried out among Worcester residents
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Cash boost for park
A POPULAR park is set to have a £40,000 facelift. Malvern's Victoria Park is to be brought up-to-date in a programme of work being carried out by Malvern Town Council. The council has agreed to carry out the work in order to bring the park into line with
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Slashed with a knife
A village postmaster was slashed with a knife after armed robbers targeted his Worcestershire premises, a court heard. Two hooded men went into Blakedown Post Office, near Kidderminster, while a third man waited in a getaway car parked on the pavement
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Caravan of love couple tie the knot
A CARAVANNING couple who have been together for more than two decades finally decided to tie the knot in Bromyard. John Cartwright and Vera Clarke chose the town for their special day after spending all their holidays in their static caravan, in Meadows
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Noodle doodle is in rank bad taste
THERE is an old adage.....There's no such thing as bad publicity. How true, when it come to the latest outrage over the Pot Noodle poster sited close to Elgar Technology College. The offending poster was defaced over the weekend following severe criticism
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Bromsgrove Rovers 1 West Bromwich Albion 6
Saturday, July 20, 2002 BROMSGROVE Rovers' pre-season campaign continued with a 6-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground on Saturday. Albion struck three times in five minutes en route to five first half goals as the Premiership newboys
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County storm to crucial win
WORCESTERSHIRE are enjoying a well-deserved day off today after boosting their Frizzell County Championship Division Two promotion hopes with a dramatic eight-wicket win over Northamptonshire at New Road yesterday. The County stormed to victory after
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Six of best for Rovers
BROMSGROVE Rovers' pre-season campaign continued with a 6-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground on Saturday. Albion struck three times in five minutes en route to five first half goals as the Premiership newboys produced a powerful display
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Bromsgrove denied by tail enders
BROMSGROVE had to settle for a winning draw after outplaying Kidderminster for much of their Birmingham League Division One clash. Former Kidderminster player Nick Davies returned to haunt his old club with a half century (54) and three wickets but Bromsgrove
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22/7/02 Defensive woes lead to Solihull shock
RED-FACED Harriers crumbled defensively in Sunday's 4-3 defeat at Dr Martens League Western Division Solihull Borough. But the visitors were 2-0 up after just 11 minutes when Foster created the opener for Sam Shilton and then added a second from the penalty
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All of us
I REFER to letter from George Cowley (Evening News, Friday July 12). When Jesus Christ exhorted us to "love they neighbours" he did not merely have the folks next door in mind but the whole of humanity. D E MARGRETT Worcester
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Utilise the unemployed
I BELIEVE that when the Shrub Hill retail park and new PC World are open, as many unemployed people as possible should be offered jobs. There are more skilled people out of work than there are in employment. Companies have got to realise they are having
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We will never give up fighting
COULD any of our caring councillors take a walk around the Bilford Road waste site, listen to the noise and smell the odours periodically from this site. They could also witness the traffic chaos, especially on Saturdays when there are four lanes of traffic
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Pitchcroft should stay for the people
Many older citizens share the concern of J M Turner at what seems to be an attempt by racing organisers to erode citizens' rights on Pitchcroft (You Say, July 16). I use its traditional name and do not refer to it as Worcester Racecourse. Racing is a
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So long wind tunnel but what's in store?
"ALL change at the Lychgate" we read, "plans include a 356 space car park"! Am I reading that correctly? I thought there was a firm policy of keeping cars out of the city. Were all the hundreds of man hours spent discussing park and ride and cars in the
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22/7/02 - County storm to crucial win
WORCESTERSHIRE are enjoying a well-deserved day off today after boosting their Frizzell County Championship Division Two promotion hopes with a dramatic eight-wicket win over Northamptonshire at New Road yesterday. The County stormed to victory after
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Taxing the experts
STAFF from the Inland Revenue will be on hand when a mobile advice centre drops into town. The service will be at the Covercraft car park, next to Somerfield, Droitwich, next Monday, from 10am-3pm. The tax experts will be on hand to deal with Inland Revenue
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Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - factfile
Formed:1885 Directions: The Victoria Ground is situated on the north side of Bromsgrove on the Birmingham Road, which is off the A38 Bromsgrove by pass. The M5 and M42 join the A38 to the north of the town making it easy to get to the ground without having
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Worcester City 0 Cheltenham Town 3
Saturday, July 20, 2002 IT'S the middle of July, bees are buzzing, evenings are long and warm, and village greens echo to the sound of ball against willow - it must be time for the football season again. Worcester City returned to action at St George's
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Panel success
A PARTNER in a Worcester solicitor's office has successfully become a member of the Law Society Family Law Panel (Advanced). Amanda Wright, of Scaiff & Co Solicitors, Foregate Street, believes she is one of only two solicitors in the Worcester area
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Praise for proposed company law change
A MAJOR accounting body has welcomed the Government's White Paper proposing changes to company law. Peter Wyman, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, said proposals in the paper would be especially beneficial to smaller
