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Labour veteran quits over Iraq war
A VETERAN Labour councillor in Worcester is quitting the party and his seat over the Government's plans for war against Iraq. Ray Turner, who represents St Nicholas ward, said the move was a "matter of principle". "I'm utterly opposed to the war in Iraq
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'Walk out if bombs start to fall'
ANTI-war protesters are urging workers across the two counties to stage a mass walkout on the day war with Iraq begins. Worcester's Stop the War Coalition is urging workers to leave their jobs and children to walk out of class ready to gather in the city
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Jab clinic closure 'risks young lives'
AN angry mum says children have been put in danger by the closure of a Worcester clinic offering separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations. The Desumo clinic, which runs fortnightly clinics in the city centre, was ordered to close by the National
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County is 'safe haven'
VICARS are increasingly coming under attack from violent members of the public throughout Britain - but Worcestershire is getting itself known as a safe haven. This week the Archbishop of York, David Hope, said violent assaults on clergy, and burglaries
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M-bike speeder was train driver
A Virgin Trains driver caught riding his motorcycle at 96.3mph on a main road near Kidderminster has lost his road driving licence. Worcester Crown Court heard that Barry Tyson was stopped by police two days later travelling at 78mph on the same road,
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City health expert has died
WORCESTER'S former environmental health chief, John Hartley, has died at the age of 68. When he took early retirement in 1995, Mr Hartley was the city council's longest serving top officer, having been with the local authority for 35 years. In all, he
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Top tenor goes back to his old school
A FORMER Malvern College pupil is returning to the school to take part in its annual concert. John Graham-Hall, international tenor and principal at the English National Opera, will sing the tenor part of Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicholas. The concert
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Man fined for breach
been fined £1,000 at Worcester Crown Court for the breach of a community rehabilitation order. Lee Amos, aged 24, of Old School Lane, admitted that he had missed 13 of 20 group sessions organised by the probation service. The court heard that he had been
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Braille on the menu at city eatery
A WORCESTER restaurant is to become the latest to sign up for an initiative to provide better services for visually impaired people. Nando's Restaurant on Friar Street will be unveiling its large print and Braille menus on Friday, March 28. It is part
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Beware bogus charity runner - police
POLICE are warning the public about a conwoman who claims she is raising money for cancer victims through a sponsored run. The group she claims she is supporting says it has no knowledge of her. The woman is visiting homes and telling people that she
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New flats 'not cheap enough'
A DISCOUNT housing scheme to help young people get a foot on the first rung of the property ladder has been blocked by Worcester City Council. Developer Chris Hemming applied for planning permission to convert Barbourne Works, the former Reality Group
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The Three Pears, Warndon
From left: Val Edwards (deputy manager), Robert Issacs (kitchen manager) and Sarah Evans (bar trainer).
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The Three Pears, Warndon
From left: Robert Issacs (kitchen manager), Val Edwards (deputy manager) and Sarah Evans (bar trainer).
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Sainsbury - Blackpole
Paul Mitchell gets a close shave from Patrick O'Connell at Sainsbury, Blackpole.
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Hydrowater Motor Studios
Red Nose Day: Hydrowater Motor Studios staff with dyed red hair.
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Hydrowater Motor Studios
Red Nose Day: Hydrowater Motor Studios - Martin Jones and Jamie Preece.
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Thornton House Special School
Thornton House Special School headteacher Hugh Thomas with pupil Chloe Draper.
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Thornton House Special School
Thornton House Special School winners of the hair day with headteacher Hugh Thomas, from left: Heather Cave, Kimberley Edwards, Louise Rolls and Chloe Draper.
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Thornton House Special School
Thornton House Special School celebrate with lots of red hair.
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St Mary's Convent School
Denim for Diabetes Day at St Mary's Convert School: Emily Burnett, Zoe Whitehouse, Natalie Kelsey and Rosanna Margane.
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Defford cum Besford School
Red Nose Day at Defford Cum Besford: Laura Denning has a bad hair day!
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Defford cum Besford School
Red Nose Day at Defford Cum Besford: Jamie Davenport (front) with, from left: Sophie Halliday, Carla Nichols and Laura Denning.
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It's all red-iculous
FACE-pulling, head-shaving, leg-waxing and eating 35 litres of ice cream are on the menu for thousands of people as the two counties goes crazy with fun and comic capers for Red Nose Day. Nine-year-old Defford schoolboy Jamie Davenport's contribution
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Comic Relief crazy
STAFF at Evesham and Pershore Housing Association got into the spirit of Red Nose Day on Friday by donning their red noses and coming into work with mad hair. Following the Big Hair Do theme of this year's charity event, staff competed for the funkiest
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James confident of Hereford making play-offs
STALWART defender Tony James admits he would rather Hereford United blew their play-off chances completely than to just miss out. The Bulls face a nerve-jangling run-in to the end of the season but James is confident if they win their home games they
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Droitwich 'A' clinch victory
THE battle of the two Droitwich teams in the Worcestershire Cricket Board Sunday Indoor League saw the 'A' team pip the 'B' side by just one run. The 'A' team totalled 113-5 thanks mainly to Ian Duggan's unbeaten 45 and Karl Goddard's 21. Karl Everett
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Full-time: Cambridge United 0 v Kidderminster 2
An impressive display from Kidderminster Harriers, particularly from their defence, guided them to an eye-catching 2-0 win at fellow play-off chasers Cambridge United. Harriers are still just outside the play-off spot but they are looking strong contenders
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Hogging the limelight
AT this time of year, the first hedgehogs are spotted emerging hungry from hibernation. Every year, thousands of these poor hungry creatures are killed on the roads, along with a whole host of other wildlife and pets. Fitting a clever little device to
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British Empire was just as guilty
WHAT a load of ill-informed diatribe from Mr Wareing concerning Israel and Palestine (You Say, March 4). One has to remember that the pre-1948 period was a very different time to the one in which we are living in now. At that time, it was considered perfectly
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He should get a life
I AM writing with reference to Peter Luff's comments regarding the Swan Theatre (You Say, March 7). Might I suggest that if Mr Luff (above) believes that the Swan Theatre had "... one of the best-run producing theatres in the country" he really should
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Team line-ups: Cambridge United v Kidderminster
Harriers will be missing 18 goal top scorer Bo Henriksen who tweaked a hamstring in training yesterday. Fellow frontman Drew Broughton is on the bench, meaning a first start for Ian Foster since November 16 against Rushden. Boss Britton is likely to change
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Saturday polls are not fair, says MP
THERE were puzzled looks on the Labour benches when Bill Wiggin made the argument for continuing to hold General Elections on a Thursday. Defying conventional wisdom, he said shifting to a Saturday would make it harder for women with chidren to vote.
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RED NOSE DAY ROUND UP: You're a cut above the rest, folks!
WACKY wigs and way-out hair were just some of the ways Worcester people helped raise money for Red Nose Day. As a 24-hour marathon Comic Relief session gripped the BBC, people in the Faithful City did their part to help some of the most vulnerable people
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Teenager died after double car theft
TEENAGER John Smith had already stolen and crashed one vehicle before being killed in a second stolen car, an inquest has heard. Smith, of Clare Road, Malvern, died after the roof of the Ford Escort he was driving sheared underneath the side of an oncoming
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What a lot of fun
A VILLAGE that needs £20,000 to restore its historic churches is bidding to raise the cash with a "silent auction". The event will offer bargain hunters from around the county the chance to pick up everything from furniture and fine china to linen and
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County scene goes under the hammer
A TWO hundred-year-old painting of the village of Bevere, Worcestershire, will be up for sale at Sotheby's next week. The watercolour, entitled The Malvern Hills, is expected to fetch up to £1,500 when it is auctioned on Wednesday, March 19. The painting
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Cheers! Ale-lovers are only here for the beers!
HAVING drunk beer for a few years, I hardly expected to find anything surprising at a real ale competition in Worcester's award-winning Dragon Inn. I'd also seen a stereotypical landlord or two in my time. How different could brewers be? 'Very' is the
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The £20 fine that turned into £190
A MALVERN motorist has had to pay nearly £190 for a parking fine that could have cost him just £20. He refused to pay the original fine after claiming the pay and display ticket machine in the Victoria Road car park was not working when he parked his
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Found
TWO boys from Hereford who have been missing from their homes since Tuesday have been found safe and well. Lee Farr, aged 12, and James Cullen, aged 15, were found at around 4pm yesterday on the outskirts of Hereford by police officers following information
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How the service could restart without having to register at all
THE Desumo clinic may have found a way of operating legally without registering with the National Care Standards Commission. The Worcester clinic was closed down for not registering with the Commission earlier this month. However, the service may be able
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Probe into road death of trainer
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a personal fitness instructor who died after his car careered off a Worcester road and crashed into a concrete bollard. Delton Horner, aged 32, of West Path, Harborne, in Birmingham, was driving a Ford Escort
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The Three Pears, Warndon
From left: Kevin Slade (waiter), 'Beefy' the dog who was held for ransom, Alan Kipps (general manager), Val Edwards (deputy manager), Shelly Orr (waiter).
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The Three Pears, Warndon
From left: Sarah Evans (bar trainer) with customers Gareth Stephens, Steve Corker and Pete Greensmith.
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The Three Pears, Warndon
From left: Robert Issacs (kitchen manager), Amy Fox, Jasmine Edwards, Val Edwards (deputy manager), Niki Fox (bar team leader), Sarah Evans (bar trainer) enjoy the fun and games on Red Nose Day.
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Pershore High School
Pershore High School pupils eating banana, ice cream and cream from a rainwater gutter. Tom Clegg drinks the dregs!
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Pershore High School
Pershore High School pupils eating banana, ice cream and cream from a rainwater gutter. From left: Tom Clegg and Ace Harman.
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Sainsbury - Blackpole
STAFF receive money handed over from Droitwich Rugby Club, from left: Craig Powell, Margaret Mariano, Patsy Nicholls, Paul Edwards (Droitwich Rugby Club) and Nigel Fox.
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Sanppy Snaps
A Cyberman and Dalek from Snappy Snaps collecting for Red Nose Day in Worcester High Street.
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Sanppy Snaps
A Cyberman from Snappy Snaps collecting for Red Nose Day in Worcester High Street.
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Bundles of Fun Playgroup
Bundles of Fun playgroup join in for Comic Relief: Owner/manager Nicole Marshall with Fraya Lines and Charlie Kerr and the biscuits they made.
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St Mary's Convent School
Denim for Diabetes Day at St Mary's Convert School: Emily Burnett, Zoe Whitehouse, Natalie Kelsey and Rosanna Margane.
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St Mary's Convent School
Denim for Diabetes Day at St Mary's Convert School: Organisers Zoe Whitehouse and Emily Burnett jump for joy at the event's success.
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Warndon Junior School
Big hair day for Red Nose Day at Warndon Junior School: Students and teachers showing off their new hair styles.
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Worcester College of Technology
Worcester College of Technology (St Andrews Building) colouring peoples hair for comic relief: Rebecca Davies (left) and Kirsty Brown, both art and design students, colouring Gemma Laylands hair.
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Defford cum Besford School
Red Nose Day at Defford Cum Besford: Carla Nichols finds Red Nose Day hair raising!
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Defford cum Besford School
Red Nose Day at Defford Cum Besford: Class 3 dressed all in red.
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Worcester Royal Grammar School - Blind Date
Blind date at RGS for Red Nose Day. Contestant Nick Moriaty with Jessie Parker (left) and Heather Griffiths.
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Droitwich Youth Club Shave-a-thon
YOUTH worker Jonny Jones - with the clippers - ready to shave Scott Rooney's hair with support from Ross Duggan who's already feeling the cold!
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Droitwich Youth Club Shave-a-thon
YOUTH WORKER Jonny Jones, with the clippers, ready to shave more heads with three already done l to r: Daniel Thorley, Adam Croney and Ross Duggan, Scott Rooney and James Harpa.
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15/3/03 - Wolves hope to hit back
SIXTH place is now the best Worcester Wolves can hope to finish in the National Basketball League Division One. A run of four successive defeats has cost Wolves any chance of ending up in the top four and earning themselves a home tie in the end-of-season
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Wolves hope to hit back
SIXTH place is now the best Worcester Wolves can hope to finish in the National Basketball League Division One. A run of four successive defeats has cost Wolves any chance of ending up in the top four and earning themselves a home tie in the end-of-season
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Better Future backed
POINT-to-point racing returns tomorrow to the Garnons track near Hereford when the Ross Harriers hold their meeting and a seven-race card is planned with a 1.30pm start. Course specialist Better Future is one of 31 entries for the Men's Open race. Opposition
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Bickerton, Park in the frame
JOHN Bickerton and David Park were both well up the leaderboard as the Qatar Masters went into its third day. Droitwich golfer Bickerton shot a second round of 70 at Doha yesterday to move into joint 21st place on one under par. Park, from Hereford, could
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Boss praises squad for system changes
WORCESTER City manager John Barton has given the thumbs up to his squad for the way they have coped with the different formations employed this season. With a fully fit squad the St George's Lane boss favours a 4-4-2 line-up but such has been the impact
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Sixways stars on the mend
JOHN Brain and Andy Keast cannot believe their luck. The Worcester Rugby Club duo have actually got some players back from injury this weekend! It is has been a long haul since November when players were dropping like flies. However, slowly but surely
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Medals haul bonanza
IN the first two stages of the Worcestershire Championships, Worcester Swimming Club collected a haul of medals. At the long distance events Richard Istead got bronze medals in the 13yr 1500m and 800m freestyle events. Adam Wills won gold in the 12yr
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Win tickets to Bike Live show
Bike Live is the all action event aimed directly at the heart of motorcycling. It will satisfy the most enthusiastic bike fans while also appealing to newcomers and the rest of the family too on May 10 and 11. The whole spectrum of motorcycling will be
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15/3/03 - Scott out to prove staying power
DEFENDER Dion Scott has one main aim - and that's to stay with Kidderminster Harriers. The determined 22-year-old moved to Aggborough on a non-contract basis from Mansfield Town last month and soon made his full Football League debut in Harriers' 1-0
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Students in need of some educashun
I AM always cheered by the assurance that standards in education are improving. This is a copy of a letter received by a woman in St John's after she had complained about quarrelsome late-night noise caused by four students who are her neighbours. The
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How will Iraqis express an opinion?
GEORGE Bush and his supporters have felt the need to respond to the claim made by socialists and others that war against Iraq will be about the control of oil supplies. They tell us that the oil will be used for the Iraqi people and that there will be
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Rubbish chokes spring flowers
WITH spring immediately around the corner, it seems such a pity that all the daffodils that are ready to bloom at the south end of Pitchcroft are covered in rubbish. It would be so nice if this could be cleared up. I regularly walk to work down the Hylton
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A chance for peace will have been lost
GEORGE W Bush and Tony Blair have pointed out tirelessly that Security Council Resolution 1441 requiring Iraq to disarm was passed unanimously by its members, including Syria. Blair has now stated that he is prepared to ignore any number of vetoes from
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Worcester Wolves fixtures & results - 2002/2003 season
SEPTEMBER 28 H Oxford NT 100-96 OCTOBER 05 A Oxford NT 84-108 12 H Plymouth NT 89-88 15 H Bath NT 83-72 20 A Bath NT 90-88 27 A Plymouth NT forfeited NOVEMBER 02 A Westminster NL 81-82 09 A Worthing NT 84-118 17 A Black Country NL 94-72 23 H North-West
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15/3/03 - Sixways stars on the mend
JOHN Brain and Andy Keast cannot believe their luck. The Worcester Rugby Club duo have actually got some players back from injury this weekend! It is has been a long haul since November when players were dropping like flies. However, slowly but surely
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15/3/03 - Boss praises squad for system changes
WORCESTER City manager John Barton has given the thumbs up to his squad for the way they have coped with the different formations employed this season. With a fully fit squad the St George's Lane boss favours a 4-4-2 line-up but such has been the impact
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Cambridge United 0 v Kidderminster 2
Morgan grabbed his first goal in his third game onloan at the club with a towering far post header from Flynn's left-wing free kick which drifted over keeper Marshall on 73 minutes.
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Cambridge United 0 v Kidderminster 1
Melligan's 11th goal of the season put Harrier ahead on 66 minutes with a goal originating from keeper Marshall's goal kick. Melligan headed the ball back into the danger zone and though Bishop was crowded out by the defence the ball rebounded perfectly
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Half-time: Cambridge United 0 v Kidderminster 0
Harriers made a bright start, going close inside the first minute when Foster's 10-yard effort fell straight to keeper Marshall. The visitors exploited Cambridge's off-side trap on several occasions but their delivery of crosses into the box was poor.
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Fond memories of Maggie
MARGARET Thatcher may be gone, but in Tory circles she is far from forgotten. Julie Kirkbride proved the point during a debate on International Women's Day. She accepted Cabinet Minister Patricia Hewitt's argument there should be more female MPs, but
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Julie's Tory boy puts a smile on True Blue faces
THESE are not happy times at Westminster, with Iraq dominating all. So it was left to Julie Kirkbride's young son Angus to, albeit briefly, return a smile to the face of MPs. While he may not yet be old enough for school, he already has the voice of a
