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Gulf mum plea
RALLY behind our girls and boys in the Gulf - that's the plea from the family of a city nurse who is on her way to the Kuwaiti desert war zone. Mum-of-three Jennifer Poyner has been a nurse in the Territorial Army for 16 years, but this is the first time
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Birthday appeal goes out to missing partner
THE girlfriend of a missing Kidderminster man, who is celebrating her 23rd birthday today, has made a special plea for her boyfriend to get in touch with her. Emma Cousins, who has a three-year-old son, Daniel, with her partner Matthew Crump, was hoping
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Basin is now back in business
NORMAL service has been resumed at Diglis Basin - three months after a freak accident left it drained of water. Many boaters were left high and dry when British Waterways workers hit an 18th Century storm sewer during improvement building works last December
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Bid 'was a red herring'
CLAIMS by the Swan Theatre's board of directors that it would bid for control of the venue were a "red herring", according to the leader of Worcester City Council. Councillor Stephen Inman said he had received no business plan from the board, which announced
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Denim donned for diabetes donations
WHILE Comic Relief fever gripped the county on Friday, pupils at a Worcester school drummed up money for another special cause. Around 130 St Mary's Convent School pupils, aged from two-and-a-half to 11, took part in a Denim for Diabetes Day. As well
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Stab victim found in street
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was found lying in the street with "serious" stab injuries. Neighbours, who had heard shouting minutes before, raised the alarm after making the discovery. Officers and ambulance crews were scrambled to Leckhampton
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Daniel's back on his bike
A MYSTERY donor has saved a teenage boy from walking miles on foot to do his paper round. The generous benefactor has given Daniel Coleshill a bicycle, after reading in the Evening News how the 15-year-old's Raleigh Fire Fly was stolen from the back garden
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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2002/3 season
MIDLANDS ONE Saturday, March 22. Friendly: Old Patesians v Malvern. Saturday, March 29 Malvern v Barkers Butts. Sunday, April 6. North Midlands Cup - Semi-final: Luctonians v Malvern. Saturday, April 12 Bromsgrove v Malvern. RESULTS 31/8/02: RFU Senior
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Smoke alarms drive is a great success
MORE than 200 smoke alarms have been fitted to homes across Herefordshire and Worcestershire following a series of home checks. The Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade made 177 home fire safety checks between September and January. The visits were part
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2002/3 Season
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday, March 19 Premier Division: Brierley & Hagley v Malvern Town (7.45). Saturday, March 22 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Heath Hayes (2.45). Division One (South): Wyre Forest Brintons v Malvern Town
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Fixtures and Results - 2002/2003
20/07/02 Cheltenham Town (Home) PSF 0-3 27/07/02 Kidderminster H (Home) PSF 2-2 30/07/02 Willenhall T (Away) PSF 0-2 01/08/02 Wolves (Home) PSF 0-4 06/08/02 Stourport Swifts (Away) PSF 2-1 09/08/02 Solihull Borough (Away) PSF 2-1 12/08/02 Bedworth United
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17/3/03 Coleman looking for summer move
LOAN defender Kenny Coleman has been told he will be released by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer. Coleman, who has played 20 games for Kidderminster Harriers this season but is currently out with a stomach injury, could earn a permanent move to
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Snappy Snaps
A Cyberman from Snappy Snaps collecting for Red Nose Day in Worcester High Street.
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Moment of truth to back our boys
WITH the "moment of truth", in the words of President George W Bush, arriving for the world today over disarming Iraq, our thoughts should turn to the British forces waiting in the Gulf to do battle. Reports from British troops massing in the Kuwaiti
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FRASER DIGBY - Goalkeeper. 23/4/67. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 18.
Digby is a vastly experienced keeper who was signed before the first game of February against Bournemouth in order to add his know-how to a young defence. The Sheffield-born shot-stopper started off as an apprentice at Manchester United but never played
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CRAIG HINTON - Centre-back, right-back, midfield. 26/11/77. 6ft. Squad number 5.
Versatile Hinton began his career at right-back before reverting to a centre-half role during the Conference championship-winning season. The change of position proved the making of the former Birmingham City trainee who was once rated at £1 million and
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ADIE SMITH - Centre-back, right-back, midfield. 11/8/73. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 6.
Another Mr Versatile, long-serving Smith signed for Harriers in 1997 for £19,000 from non-league rivals Bromsgrove Rovers. Smith's performances in non-league earned him three caps for the England semi-professional team as well as a Nationwide Conference
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SCOTT STAMPS - Left-back, left midfield. 20/3/75. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 3.
Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. The left-footer moved to Harriers on a free in September 1999 after playing in the Second Division
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DION SCOTT - Centre-back. 24/12/80. 5ft 11ins. Squad number 25.
Scott joined Harriers on a non-contract basis in late January and made a solid Football League full debut against Bournemouth in defence. The former Walsall player has not had much luck this season with a shoulder injury meaning he made no appearances
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INDERPAUL KHELA - Centre-back. 6/10/83. 6ft. Squad number 23.
Another youth-team product with experience at non-leaguers Marconi, Khela is yet to play in the Football League. He is currently gaining vital first-team games in the Dr Martens League Western Division with Evesham United. This season: 0 games. Status
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WES MORGAN - Centre-back. 21/1/84. 6ft 2ins. Squad number 2.
Another loan signing for Kidderminster Harriers who is a big, commanding centre-half with strength in the air and on the ground. The Nottingham Forest youth and reserve product, who was originally snapped up from local club Dunkirk, is yet to appear for
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DANNY WILLIAMS - Midfield 12/7/79. 6ft 1in. Squad number 4.
After starting off as a trainee at Liverpool, Williams was released at the age of 19 to return to his native Wrexham. The Wales U-21 international played on-off for the Second Division club but made a good impression with many for his uncompromising style
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SEAN FLYNN - Midfield. 13/3/68. 5ft 8ins. Squad number 21.
Vastly-experienced Flynn took over the captaincy in Mark Blake's absence after putting pen to paper on a year's deal before the first league game with Lincoln. The influential central or right-sided midfielder is known for his tough tackling and will
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JOHN MELLIGAN - Midfielder. 11/2/82. 5ft 9ins. Squad number 24.
Signed on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers for the season, the creative Dublin-born playmaker has made a good impression and extended his deal for a second month. Restricted to reserve appearances at the Division One club, his manager Dave Jones wanted
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17/3/03 Swifts on the Ball with biggest win of the season
FIVE-STAR Stourport Swifts swept aside visitors Rocester with a Dr Martens Western Division display that had manager Dave Titterton looking forward to the new campaign. "We are going to finish the season on a high and take that confidence into next season
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Leroy suffers points defeat
WORCESTER boxer Leroy Williamson slipped to a 98-95 points defeat at Nottingham's Victoria Leisure Centre despite a gutsy ten-round performance against local favourite Matt Scriven in a contest for both the British Masters and Midland Area light-middle-weight
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Icebergs freeze out Worcester
WORCESTER Wolves were left in the cold by Hull Icebergs who triumphed 89-78 in National Basketball League Division One. Wolves made the long trip north to play at the recently constructed state-of-the-art Sports Arena linked to the new football stadium
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Missed chances costly for Malvern
MALVERN Rugby Club are still facing the threat of relegation from Midlands One after a 35-22 defeat at Dunstablians. The visitors started well and stand-off Dave King dummied his way through for a second minute try which Richard Fleming converted. Dunstablians
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Khela on target as Evesham hit Rovers hopes
INDERPAUL Khela grabbed Evesham United's winner in their 1-0 Dr Martens League Western Division win at Bromsgrove Rovers. He struck midway thro-ugh the second half to give the vistitors the 'double' over their rivals and knocked a serious dent in Rovers
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Stourport enjoy five-goal romp
STOURPORT Swifts swept aside visitors Rocester with a display that had manager Dave Titterton looking forward to the new season. "We are going to finish the season on a high and take that confidence into next season," the Walshes Meadow boss said after
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Open and Shutts' case for Lorcan
YOUNG Lorcan was a convincing winner of the Mens Open race at the Ross Harriers point to point meeting at Garnons on Sunday as he cruised to a easy two lengths win over Watchyourback for jockey Gary Hanmer. Owned by Nick Shutts and trained at Wolverly
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Cambridge United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 2
Saturday, March 15, 2003 IT was hardly a cunning plan but it was executed with too much grit and determination for Cambridge United, as Kidderminster Harriers boosted their Third Division play-off hopes with a 2-0 away win. Robbed of 18-goal top scorer
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Revenge of middle class
ON May 1, this year Britain's middle classes will have a chance to fight the Labour and Lib/Dem dominated councils who are bleeding them dry with stealth taxes, the latest being the massive increase in council taxes which are way above the 3.5 per cent
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A blatant political agenda
THANK goodness for the Phillpott File. Despite the comments in typical New Labour half-truth fashion from Mike Foster, Maggie Watson, Roger Berry, Paul Denham and those others who obviously have not attended the council and Cabinet meetings, Phillpott
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Plan to move play area
A petition with a hundred names on it is calling for the removal of a town playground. Residents of Brook Road and Millfields Road, Bromsgrove, say teenage tearaways are wrecking the play area alongside Spadesbourne Walk by using it as a meeting and drinking
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Worcester Warriors 55 Plymouth Albion 36
Saturday, March 15, 2003 BILLY McGinty summed it up some weeks ago when pondering the art of defending. "You can teach them how to defend but if they don't want to put their bodies on the line, it's a waste of time." Worcester Rugby Club's defensive coach
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17/3/03 - Barton fumes as City slump
JOHN Barton delivered a scathing assessment of his Worcester City side after they crashed to a 2-0 defeat to Tiverton at the weekend. The City manager accused them of lacking pace and quality, adding the players had to take responsibility for their poor
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17/3/03 - Weekend county results round-up
SATURDAY SOCCER NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Division Three: Cambridge United 0 Kidderminster 2. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Scarborough 2 Hereford 1. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Premier Division: Worcester 0 Tiverton 2. Western Division: Bromsgrove 0 Evesham 1; Racing Club Warwick
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Worcester City 0 Tiverton Town 2
Saturday, March 15, 2003 THEY say you don't always get what you deserve in life but City's shoddy display got exactly what it merited - nothing. The team-sheets purported to show two sides but in reality only one team turned up at St George's Lane and
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KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FC MATCH FACTS - 2002/2003
Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton
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Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2002/2003
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer
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Body of man found in Malvern Hills quarry
THE body of a man has been discovered at the bottom of a notorious Malvern quarry by a member of public. A specialist team of search and rescue workers based at Malvern Fire Station was called in to recover the man's body, which was discovered at the
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Report reveals rise in race-hate crime
WEST Mercia has recorded an alarming 70 per cent increase in the number of people charged with a race-hate crime. Crimes include racially-aggravated assault, criminal damage and yobs hurling racist abuse in the street. Crown Prosecution Service figures
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Campaign to catch car tax dodgers red-handed
THERE will be no hiding place for motorists dodging their car tax in Worcestershire and Herefordshire. West Mercia Constabulary has launched a campaign, with the DVLA, to catch tax cheats red-handed. From today the police will step up the number of roadside
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'Acid' used in attack
INTRUDERS forced their way into the home of a Worcestershire man and threw what is thought to be acid at him. The victim fought off two men as they tried to get into his house on Milestone Drive, Hagley, near Kidderminster, at 9.30pm on Saturday. A Kidderminster
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Scissors used in crime
TWO youths snatched a woman's handbag in Worcester after using a pair of scissors to cut the bag's straps. The youths, in their late teens, stole £80 in cash from the bag, after pulling up alongside the woman in a white car at around 8.15pm on Thursday
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Rapist to face justice
A CONVICTED rapist who escaped to France during his trial is finally being brought back to Britain to face justice. Worcestershire-born Trevor Masters fled across the channel in August 2000 while he was being tried at Cardiff Crown Court for nine separate
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Last battle of a brave soldier
A RETIRED Army major who continued to work at his regimental headquarters well after he left the ranks has died. Maj Brian Sayers died suddenly on Tuesday, March 3 at Worcestershire Royal Hospital after a battle against cancer. The 66-year-old served
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City youngsters aim to make their own garden
YOUNGSTERS are hoping their green-fingered approach to their area will win a grant to develop a garden. The teenagers, aged 12 to 17, from youth group Streets Ahead, want to build a garden at the back of the youth building in Gresham Road, Dines Green
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Students to receive behaviour lessons
STUDENTS are to be sent letters telling them how to be "good neighbours". And householders living near University College Worcester are to be armed with a telephone hotline number so they can report incidents of vandalism or anti-social behaviour. It
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Mayor's banquet raises funds
FIERCE bidding from guests at a charity banquet helped raise hundreds of pounds for Worcestershire charities. Four limited edition Royal Worcester Porcelain plates took the most money at the Mayor of Worcester's Civic Charity Banquet auction, held at
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Residents raise traffic worries
WORRIED residents have lobbied Kempsey Parish Council to stop a narrow country lane become a highway for heavy traffic. They are concerned a planning application for farm buildings to be changed into light industrial buildings at the end of Bestmans Lane
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Comic Relief Round up
PUPILS aged four to nine at Defford-cum-Besford First School enjoyed experimenting with clothes and hair in aid of a good cause. The 58 children, including Laura Denning (right) had spiked hair, coloured hair and enjoyed dressed in way-out fashions to
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17/3/03 Sall sacked by new club
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers man Abdou Sall's wretched season has reached new depths after he was sacked by new club Nuneaton Borough. Sall, who played three Conference games for them, reportedly turned up late for training three times in just two weeks
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Snappy Snaps
A Cyberman and Dalek from Snappy Snaps collecting for Red Nose Day in Worcester High Street.
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KENNY COLEMAN - Right-back, centre-back. 20/9/82. 6ft. Squad number 26.
The third player signed by Ian Britton on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers this season, following Mark Clyde and John Melligan. Stocky six-foot defender Coleman, only just turned 20, has been a regular reserve teamer for Wolves but is yet to break into
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Yobs, authority and innocent victims
EVERY day of the week, the Evening News receives a vast array of letters from the public dealing with most subjects under the sun. Some are fit for publication, others not. Politics, disagreements over this or that, discussions about aspects of Worcester
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SAM SHILTON - Left midfield. 21/7/78. 5ft 11ins. Squad number 11.
The son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter spent two seasons at Hartlepool before his free transfer move to Third Division opposition Harriers. An attacking midfielder who also filled in at wing-back, he moved from Plymouth Argyle to Coventry
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SEAN PARRISH - Midfield. 14/3/72. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 8.
Summer signing Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. The competitive left-footed midfielder with an eye for goal turned down a one-year deal with Chesterfield to sign for
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IAN FOSTER - Forward, wide midfield. 11/11/76. 5ft 7ins. Squad number 10.
Pacy Foster was top scorer during the Conference-winning season and appears to have overcome the injury problems that have plagued him as a professional over the years. An England schoolboy and later semi-pro international, he was released by Liverpool
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DREWE BROUGHTON - Forward. 25/10/78. 6ft 3ins. Squad number 9.
Tall target-man who made an immediate impact with his aggression, spirit and goal-scoring on being signed for £50,000 from Peterborough in January 2001. Despite his disciplinary problems, Broughton is a first choice when fit and wins a lot of aerial challenges
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BO HENRIKSEN - Forward. 7/2/75. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 12.
A player with an impressive reputation in homeland Denmark, Henriksen signed a two-and-a-half year deal at Aggborough in February 2002. The flamboyant striker, who impressed in an initial three-month loan spell with an immaculate first touch, signed from
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ANDY BISHOP - Forward. 19/10/82. 6ft. Squad number 27.
Has joined Harriers on loan for the season from Division One side Walsall to gain experience of first-team football. A prolific scorer in the youth teams at the Bescot Stadium, Bishop also found the net for the reserves this season but was yet to make
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17/3/03 - Icebergs freeze out Worcester
WORCESTER Wolves were left in the cold by Hull Icebergs who triumphed 89-78 in National Basketball League Division One. Wolves made the long trip north to play at the recently constructed state-of-the-art Sports Arena linked to the new football stadium
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Barton fumes as City slump
JOHN Barton delivered a scathing assessment of his Worcester City side after they crashed to a 2-0 defeat to Tiverton at the weekend. The City manager accused them of lacking pace and quality, adding the players had to take responsibility for their poor
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Park and Bickerton shine
WORCESTERSHIRE'S John Bickerton and David Park of Hereford both cashed in with sparkling finishes to the Qatar Masters in Dohar yesterday. Park finished in seventh place after a final round two-under-par 70 gave him a tournament total of 282 -- six under
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17/3/03 - Travellers in Countymen stalemate
TRAVELLERS and Countymen could not be separated in the E&E Engineering Friendly Skittle League. Travellers 407(9) P.Knight 48, G.Rudge 40-Countymen 407(11)M.King47:Runaways 425(18) S.Bourton 40- Dirty Dozen378(2) B.Lawrence40: Castaways 397(4) S.Taylor
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Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and results - 2002/03
Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson Sat July 27 Boldmere St Michaels (a) 1-4 Giddings Mon July 29 Stourbridge (h) 3-2 Giddings, Stanier, Fletcher Thurs Aug 1 Rushall Olympic (h) 2-3 Bailey, A Nicholls Sat Aug 3 Telford United
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17/3/03 - Luck deserts spirited Malvern
MALVERN we left still on the periphery of possible relegation after conceding a game they could have won, but for two dreadful decisions and two missed chances. DUNSTABLIANS 35pts, MALVERN 22pts The visitors came out smoking, Lancett and Pemble making
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For Matron, read Sergeant-Major
WHEN Matron began her nursing career she was little more than a domestic drudge. From early morn to late at night she scrubbed, cleaned, polished and dusted. If she finished her allotted tasks she started all over again. Only when she achieved satisfactory
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Slur on politicians is same tired old cliche
I MUST take issue with D Parker in which he churns out the same old, tired and ill-thought-out cliches about politicians having their noses in the trough. I think it has become considered something of a truism that our elected representatives are somehow
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Cards swipe out benefit books
A HI-TECH scheme to revolutionise the way residents collect benefits is being rolled out at Droitwich Spa Post Office. Pin pads have been installed at the Victoria Square counters and from the spring, young and old will begin swapping benefit books for
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17/3/03 - Keast blasts 'disgraceful' show
FURIOUS Andy Keast branded Worcester's performance 'disgraceful' as they conceded five tries against Plymouth. Worcester's coach watched on, like the rest of the crowd, utterly stunned as the promotion-chasing team let a 24-0 lead slip to go in 26-24
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£250,000 cash boost will not be a risky business
A WORCESTER risk management firm is off to a flying start with a £250,000 cash injection. Quantum Risk Management has received the money from the Advantage Growth Fund, a £20m equity-based fund providing small and medium-sized firms in the West Midlands
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New website with all the flavours of curry!
A WORCESTER company has been commissioned to produce the official website and on-line directory for a group of curry lovers! WorcesterIT was asked to design a web site for the Curry Club, a respected world-wide curry reference authority and quality mark
