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For the love of David ... a cry from the heart
WHEN former Evening News deputy editor David Train suffered severe brain damage in a freak holiday accident, it was not just his own life that changed forever. The intelligent and experienced journalist was left wheelchair-bound and in need of constant
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Inquest opening
AN inquest will open today into the death of a hotel porter who was found dead at the bottom of a Malvern quarry. Nicholas Conroy Kenneth from Brookfarm Drive, Malvern, was spotted by a member of the public in Earnslaw Quarry near Peachfield Common on
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Have you seen him?
FEARS have risen for the safety of a Worcester man who went missing three weeks ago. Kevin Stevens, from Callow End, was last seen near Diglis weir, on the River Severn, on the evening of Tuesday, February 25. The 39-year-old, originally from South Wales
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Rock legends pay tribute to a unique manager
MUSIC legend Sir Bob Geldof may be making an appearance in Worcestershire tomorrow to mourn the loss of a manager and friend. Mick "The Mick" Owen, was Geldof's friend, manager and business colleague. The 56-year-old from Bewdley died on Saturday, March
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Time to meet the band that's a real brass act
A TWENTY-five-piece brass band from the county is blowing its own trumpet after winning through to national finals in Dundee. The Stourport-on-Severn Brass Band came third out of 19 in the Midlands Regional Championship - good enough for a place in the
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18/3/03 - Henriksen poised for comeback
PROMOTION-chasing Kidderminster Harriers hope to have Danish striker Bo Henriksen fit for tonight's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Shrewsbury Town at Aggborough (7.45). He missed last Saturday's 2-0 victory at Cambridge United because
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Two fled as police stumbled on duo's drug deal
TWO men fled when police chanced upon a drug deal in a Hereford churchyard, Worcester Crown Court was told. The officers saw one of them hide something under leaves and it turned out to be a packet containing six wraps of heroin, said Michael Conry, prosecuting
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A chance to protect your valued jewels
THEFT victims, insurance companies and police across the county are welcoming the return of a nationwide crime-fighting initiative. The SafeGuard valuation service offers the chance for experts to value and register watches and jewellery which customers
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Power firm angers mum
A MOTHER was furious when British Gas told her she would have to do without electricity for a whole weekend. Susan Smith paid £20 into her electric card on Saturday, March 8, but when she got home the card was void. After phoning British Gas, which supplies
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Future of special school decided today
THE fate of a school for children with moderate learning difficulties is due to be decided today. County councillors were due to vote on the proposal to close Cliffey House Special School in The Rhydd, Hanley Castle. If the proposal by Julien Kramer,
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Lorry crash
A MOTORWAY collision involving two lorries caused traffic chaos in the region yesterday afternoon. One of the lorries overturned and plunged into a ditch next to the northbound carriageway of the M5. The collision happened between Junctions 5 and 6 of
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Shoppers treated to St Patrick's Day dance
SHOPPERS were given a treat yesterday, when pupils from a county school celebrated St Patrick's Day by performing live Irish music in Droitwich town centre. Fifteen students from Droitwich Spa High School put on a series of solo and figure dances in the
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Bromsgrove Rovers 0 Evesham United 1
Saturday, March 15, 2003 INDERPAUL Khela's goal midway through the second half completed Evesham United's double over Bromsgrove Rovers.
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18/03/03 - Danks misses Cinderford clash
PAUL Danks will be the main omission as Bromsgrove Rovers aim to get back to winning way against Cinderford Town at the Victoria Ground tonight (7.45pm). Danks will miss both tonight and Saturday's trip to Clevedon due to outside commitments but Steve
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18/3/03 Wonder Wes caps a good show
CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 HARRIERS 2 ANOTHER of Ian Britton's astute loan captures quickly marked his time at Kidderminster Harriers in style on Saturday. Wes Morgan, playing only his third Football League game at Cambridge United, scored the second goal and
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18/3/03 Easter fun at soccer courses
THERE will be a series of soccer fun days through the Easter holidays, courtesy of Kidderminster Harriers' Football in the Community team. The strikers and goalkeepers course will include various competitions and run from 10am to 3pm. Kidderminster's
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The days that help is most needed
WHEN former Evening News deputy editor David Train suffered severe brain damage in a freak holiday accident more than 10 years ago, his colleagues and friends reeled from the shock. For his family, life changed for ever. His wife, Sue, has had to come
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Web site links
Evesham United U16's - Click here If you'd like a link added to your club web site please email our web content producer - karl.smallman@midlands.newsquest.co.uk - with the details.
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Facts, figures and fixtures 2002/2003 season
Pre-season 20/07/02 - Redditch United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Forsythe, Fenn, Bullard) 25/07/02 - Redditch United 3 (Hall, Knight, 2) Stourbridge 1 (Lee) 30/07/02 - Redditch United 1 (MacVarish) Burton Albion 1 (Garner) League 17/08/02 - Redditch United
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Record crowd set for Sixways
WORCESTER Rugby Club have been given the go-ahead to increase ground capacity for their promotion showdown with Rotherham. The April 12 clash had sold out some weeks ago but, after Worcester were inundated with requests for tickets, they have added another
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Rose poised to face Holland
HEREFORD United midfielder Michael Rose will discover tomorrow whe-ther he will play for the England Game XI ag-ainst Holland next Tuesday. The 21-year-old has been included in Paul Fairclough's squad but could become a victim of a club v country revolt
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Henriksen poised for comeback
PROMOTION-chasing Kidderminster Harriers hope to have Danish striker Bo Henriksen fit for tonight's Nationwide League Division Three clash against Shrewsbury Town at Aggborough (7.45). He missed last Saturday's 2-0 victory at Cambridge United because
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Pope doubtful for Rovers
BROMSGROVE Rovers will be without Paul Danks and Kevin Banner for tonight's Dr Martens Western Division clash with Cinderford Town. Defender Steve Pope is also a doubt as the Victoria Ground club seek to halt an alarming slide that has seen them lose
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Sports aiming to build on success
FERNHILL County Sports can have a major say in the direction of the Midland Combination Premier Division according to manager Geoff Woodward. The Worcester side visit Alvechurch tonight (7.45) still buoyed by a 1-1 draw with leaders Coventry Marconi at
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Sports celebrate promotion
TRINITY Sports are celebrating after their 6-1 triumph over Abberley sec-ured them promotion from the Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division Three. It was fitting that the prolific Gordon Beauchamp grabbed a hat-trick in the win, Jay Wood
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Sam set for final test at Leeds
SAM Turner, aged 11, from Franche Middle School, Kidderminster, became Midland champion of the Smoby Table Football Championship organised by the Football in the Community sheme. He won the Kidderminster Harriers tournament and went on to represent Harriers
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Threats to peace
IN a poll of half a million Europeans, Time magazine asked which country was the greatest threat to peace. Some 5.8 per cent said North Korea, 6.8 per cent said Iraq and 87 per cent said the United States. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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Misprint that made all the difference
WHAT confusion a simple misprint causes in the mind of Labour county councillor Rob Peachey. The Government has indeed given Worcester only a mere £208,000 in grant increase (not £708,000 as misprinted). With £160,000 ring-fenced for Housing Benefit administration
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MP's contempt for theatre's amateurs
PETER Luff's letter (You Say, March 7) suggesting that the Swan Theatre is ready for an obituary shows an arrogance and ignorance that is beyond belief. If the Swan Theatre Board was willing to show a little goodwill and stop dragging its feet and give
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Committee backs management bid
BACKBENCH city councillors have backed the decision to hand the management of the Swan Theatre over to Huntingdon Hall. But at a meeting last night members of the community services policy and review committee sent a clear message to the cabinet that
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Kidderminster 2 v Shrewsbury 2
Aggborough erupted when Broughton bagged the equaliser on 68 minutes, his eight goal of the season, with another close range finish following Bishop's simple pass after he was found by the trickery of Melligan.
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Half-time: Kidderminster 0 v Shrewsbury 2
The goals from Wilding on seven minutes and Rodgers on the quarter hour mark gave Harriers a mountain to climb. They went on to create their fair share of chances but failed to really seriously test visiting keeper Cartwright. Inbetween the goals Smith
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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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Kidderminster 0 v Shrewsbury 1
A Wilding header put Shrewsbury infront on seven minutes when he leapt well to glance home Woan's left-wing free kick from 15 yards.
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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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Don't fight, Blair is told
THE anti-war message has gone out across the Faithful City, with almost 200 people gathering to express their opposition to war with Iraq. Whistles, drums and chanting accompanied the protesters as they marched through the city centre on Saturday, rallied
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Service aims to help improve the bottom line
A NEW service that helps businesses reduce operating costs has arrived in Worcestershire. Ian Kershaw has recently joined Expense Reduction Analysts, a company that specialises in reducing the overheads of businesses on a no-savings no-fee basis. Mr Kershaw
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Threat to quit Labour
A FORMER Labour Parliamentary candidate has threatened to resign from the party if war goes ahead without UN backing. David Bannister, who was the Labour candidate for Mid-Worcestershire in the June 2001 election, said he was "likely" to resign over the
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Inflation is set to go up
HIGHER petrol and house prices were today set to push the underlying rate of inflation further beyond the Government's 2.5 per cent target. Economists expect the figure for February to rise as high as 2.9 per cent from the unchanged mark of 2.7 per cent
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Progress is made
PROGRESS has been made in the pensions "crisis" at defence giant BAE Systems, but there was still some way to go before a deal was agreed, union leaders said today. Jack Dromey, national organiser of the Transport and General Workers Union, said the company
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Learn lessons of fire danger
FIRE legislation and its effect on businesses is due to be revealed to companies in the Pershore area. Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire Authority is inviting companies to an evening presentation at Pershore Fire Station, on Wednesday, April 9. Beginning
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Market booms for letting city homes
THE residential letting market in Worcester is booming, bucking the national trend that has seen demand flatten. Brandon Weston, who owns Premier Letting, in Worcester, said the "doom and gloom" reported in the national press simply did not stand up in
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Moments from death in Israel
PEACE campaigner Alice Coy was trapped - moments from death - in the path of the Israeli army bulldozer which then crushed and killed fellow activist Rachel Corrie. Alice's leg was trapped in the debris as she tried to flee the bulldozer. But, with just
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Teenager broke condition of bail
A WARNDON teenager has been allowed to live at home despite breaking a bail condition set down by Worcester Crown Court. Her mother called the police when her daughter broke a bail condition by leaving the house between 7am and 7pm. The girl, who cannot
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Blow to players
BASKETBALL players from the Worcester Wolves suffered a double blow on Saturday, losing both their match and money after thieves broke into the changing rooms. Credit cards, mobile phones and cash were stolen in a first-half raid, after the Wolves had
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Town's leisure centre is open - it's official
A MULTI-MILLION pound sports complex was officially opened at a ceremony by the Wychavon District Council chairman John Smith. The £4.5m Avon Valley Leisure Centre in King George's Way houses a 25-metre, five-lane swimming pool, which has a moving floor
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Health chiefs told to get act together
THE chairman of the Friends of Evesham Community Hospital has called for Worcestershire's health chiefs to get their act together. South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust has revealed its proposals for Pershore Cottage Hospital and its plans for Malvern
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Staff win praise for performance
WEST Mercia Probation in Worcester has scored highly in a performance review by the head of the service. Following a meeting with staff at the service's newly refurbished Worcester offices, Eithne Wallis, director general of the National Probation Service
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Bloom at the top
A FLORAL feud between mistletoe and the cowslip is taking place after both plants reached the final of the County Flower of Worcestershire competition. Over the last few months, local people were asked to select a wild flower emblem to represent Worcestershire
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Winning formula from local foods
AN AWARD-winning Worcestershire chef is travelling to Italy to see how other countries promote links between food producers and consumers in rural areas. Wiz Clift, who is passionate about local produce, won the study trip in a regional recipe competition
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Appeal brings in rescue cash
A CASH-strapped animal hospital which appeared on Channel 4's Pet Rescue has received more than £11,000 in response to an urgent Christmas appeal. The Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, which recently opened a visitor centre in Evesham
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Missing man back
A MAN who has been missing from his Hereford home since Friday, February 28, has been found safe and well. David Smith, aged 40, was found on Friday morning by police officers in Hereford following information from a member of the public.
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Opera society sprouts beards
MALE members of Malvern Light Opera Society are growing beards for their diamond anniversary production of Fiddler on the Roof. Bob Wilson is one of more than a dozen cast members to grow facial foliage to play the role of Tevye, a traditional man who
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Burglary at home of Gulf sailor
A Stourport-on-Severn man who took part in a burglary at the home of a sailor serving in the Gulf has been ordered to undergo drug treatment and testing. Lee Sandford, aged 21, of Wiveldon Avenue, Wilden, admitted at Worcester Crown Court last month to
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Court date for mum
A MOTHER-OF-TWO from Evesham is expected to appear in court today after setting up a peace camp and protesting outside a Midlands airbase. Kate Holcombe, of West Street, was arrested at a demonstration at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Thursday, March
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Sheep shock
A FARMER has had the wool pulled over his eyes after thieves stole 36 sheep from his Herefordshire land. The animals, worth more than £2,000 collectively, disappeared sometime between last November - when they were set out to graze - and Saturday, March
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Bromsgrove Rovers 5 Cinderford Town 2
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 FOUR second half goals ensured Bromsgrove Rovers won their first match in three with a 5-2 success over Cinderford Town at the Victoria Ground. It was not vintage Rovers but two strikes from Richard Burgess and goals for Grant
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18/3/03 Ladies among the goals
EMMA Bowdler and Julie Freeman bagged three goals each on Sunday when Kidderminster Harriers Ladies beat Redditch United 8-2 to stay just above Headless Cross in West Midlands League Division One. Harriers flew ahead in the 14th minute when Vicky Hyde's
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Preview: Kidderminster v Shrewsbury
STAR striker Bo Henriksen will have a late fitness test before tonight's Division Three derby with Shrewsbury. Henriksen, top scorer with 18 goals, missed Saturday's 2-0 win at Cambridge United on Saturday with a hamstring niggle. Harriers, who are searching
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Western Division clubs and where they play?
Atherstone United, Sheepy Road, Atherstone, Warks. 01827 717829 Bedworth United, The Oval, Welfare Park, Bedworth. 024 7631 4302 Bromsgrove Rovers, Victoria Ground, Bromsgrove. 01527 876949. Cinderford Town, Causeway Ground, Cinderford. 01594 827147.
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Evesham chase fifth victory in row
EVESHAM United make the short trip down the M5 tonight hoping to heap further misery on Gloucester City in the Dr Martens Western Division. The Tigers suffered FA Trophy heartbreak at the weekend, losing 2-1 to Aylesbury United in the quarter-finals,
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Are you a winner?
* (I) indicates Internet entries THE following each won tickets to the Homebuilding and Renovating Show at the NEC: Katherine Bailey, Hathersage Road, Liverpool (I); R and Mrs VJ Bailey, Sandstone Road, Bewdley; Mrs Bateman, Booton Court, Kidderminster
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Full-time: Kidderminster 2 v Shrewsbury 2
Drewe Broughton was in the right place at the right time to complete a stunning and unlikely Kidderminster Harriers come back tonight in an action-packed derby match. Broughton has now got eight goals for the season and they won't come much easier than
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I'm depressed
I READ that an asylum seeker is to sue the government for £30,000 because he is depressed for the time it is taking his application to go through. I think quite a number of solicitors are jumping on the bandwagon. Easy money. How about one of them taking
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Is George Cowley aiding Saddam?
GEORGE Cowley's commendable concern for the victims of a possible attack on Iraq (You Say, March 11) seems inconsistent with his apparent indifference towards all who will suffer as a result of failure to confront a very real menace. Such an attack will
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Hasn't the Swan Board done enough damage already?
I AM appalled at the audacity of the Swan Theatre Board in submitting a late bid to run the theatre. Haven't they done enough damage already? They must surely be held responsible for the demise of the Swan, and it is high time that they were made to publicly
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18/3/03 - Record crowd set for Sixways
WORCESTER Rugby Club have been given the go-ahead to increase ground capacity for their promotion showdown with Rotherham. The April 12 clash had sold out some weeks ago but, after Worcester were inundated with requests for tickets, they have added another
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Kidderminster 1 v Shrewsbury 2
Harriers started their fight back on 62 minutes as Williams passed to Bishop on the right and the forwards jinking run ended with a perfect ball across the face of goal for Broughton to guide home.
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Kidderminster 0 v Shrewsbury 2
Harriers disastrous start reached new depths on 15 minutes when Rodgers tucked home a second goal from the edge of the box after being allowed to run across the face of goal following Woan's excellent pass through.
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Team line-ups: Kidderminster v Shrewsbury
Striker Bo Henriken has again been ruled out with a hamstring problem so Drewe Broughton returns to the line-up with boss Ian Britton likely to return to a 3-5-2 formation. Britton must already make do without defender Kenny Coleman (stomach) and midfielder
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Firm grows and more jobs follow
A HEREFORDSHIRE company claims it will have the biggest manufacturing site in the world for its industry after ambitious expansion plans this year. Kingspan Insulation, based in Pembridge, near Leominster, is due to open two new production lines this
