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WELL, BLOW ME!
A RETIRED teacher forgot to use the appliance of science when he took three weeks to tell police about a hand grenade dug up in his garden. Dave Horrobin left the grenade at the bottom of his garden, then jetted off for a fortnight's holiday on Spain's
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Tactics to help end sheep deaths
A SICKENED shepherd aims to snap irresponsible dog owners, after three more of his flock were savaged by out-of-control dogs roving the Malvern Hills. Armed with a digital camera, Richard Smith is hoping to end the dog attacks, which the Evening News
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Three fires take hold of parched hills
BLAZES which blackened an estimated nine hectares of land on the Malvern Hills, could have been caused by walkers enjoying the fine spring weather. Up to 50 firefighters were called in to tackle the three separate fires, which raged on land in and around
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Firearms handed in to police
HANDGUNS, rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition have been surrendered to Worcester police as part of the National Firearms Amnesty. A total of 20 firearms, including eight handguns, a variety of rifles and 635 rounds of ammunition, as well as three
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Flat fire inquest to open
AN inquest into the death of a man who perished in a flat fire on Saturday was due to open today. Labourer Andrew Green, aged 42, and his daughter Lisa, aged 18, were in his flat in Sheepscombe Drive, Warndon, Worcester, when the blaze broke out in the
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Family's wait to see if he was alive
A DESERT Rat shot in the chest at point blank range by bank robbers in Basra was on his way home today. Lance Sergeant Robert Giles had been on patrol in Iraq's second city when five armed robbers burst out of a bank amid a volley of bullets. British
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Man hit girl after night out at club
A MAN assaulted his girlfriend after seeing her walk home with a neighbour. Colin Harris had already had an argument with his partner in a nightclub that night. Worcester magistrates heard the 31-year-old could be referred on to a domestic violence programme
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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2002/3 season
MIDLANDS ONE RESULTS 31/8/02: RFU Senior Cup - Qualifying Round: Malvern 22, Old Laurentians 15. 7/9/02: RFU Senior Cup - Preliminary Round: Malvern 12, Walsall 15. 14/9/02: Whitchurch 59, Malvern 6. 21/9/02: North Midlands Cup - Round One: Malvern 24
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Van stolen
A THIEF is driving around in a van that advertises his victim's business. The white Luton Mercedes van has John Knight Office Furniture written on both sides and on the rear doors. It was stolen from Littleworth Street, Evesham, after 6pm on Thursday,
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Mother jailed for raid on next door to fund her heroin habit
A mother-of-six who stole a video recorder and tapes from a neighbour's house has been jailed for a year at Worcester Crown Court. Klair Bradshaw, aged 34, of Teme Avenue, Worcester, who admitted burglary, was arrested after her fingerprints had been
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Plans to build four houses on unit site
FOUR houses could be built on the site of a former industrial unit at Tunnel Hill, Upton-upon-Severn, if a planning application is approved tomorrow. Permission has already been granted for three houses on the site and a previous plan for four houses
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Christmas Day shop workers to be protected by laws
MAJOR city stores in Worcester will be banned from opening on Christmas Day to give their staff the day off, under new laws in the pipeline. The department of trade and industry has announced plans for legislation to stop the "domino effect" of more retailing
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News that puts our lives in focus
MERCIFULLY, few people will know what Colin and Edna Giles, and the rest of their family, went through during Friday morning. The seven hours which stretched between the 3am phone call telling them their son, Robert, had been wounded in a shoot-out with
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Skipper wants ruthless streak
WORCESTERSHIRE have launched their countdown to the new cricket season with Ben Smith pledging a more ruthless approach to their bid for promotion to the first divison of the Frizzell County Championship. The newly appointed skipper said: "I think what
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Fly-half Walsh ruled out for rest of season
TIM Walsh may have played his final game for Worcester Rugby Club after being ruled out of the rest of the National One season. The Sixways fly-half was knocked out in Saturday's 21-9 defeat by Rotherham and faces a mandatory three-week rest because of
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Walker on form to record open novice win
LEIGH Sinton's Emma Walker won the top section at the Sapey one-day event, a British Eventing affiliated competition held at Cockshutts Farm, Upper Sapey. Walker led the way in the Open Novice section on her bay mare Pamela. The pair beat veteran international
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Fool proof
AS a countryman myself, in reply to John Hinton's disparaging remarks about "yokels" - there's an old saying "if you want to find a fool in the countryside, you'd better take one with you." GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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15/4/03 - Barton threat to wield axe
MANAGER John Barton is threatening to axe several of his under-performing players in a summer reshuffle after their latest defeat to struggling Ilkeston. The Worcester City boss has seen his side's hopes of a top two finish virtually disappear following
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Town centre site set for development
BUSINESSMAN Roger Allsop is investing £750,000 to develop a key site in Ledbury town centre as a vote of confidence in the local economy. Mr Allsop is about to seek tenders to build four shop units with offices above at the site of The Depot, off Bye
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Stelios spreads the word
STELIOS Haji-Ioannou, the chairman of budget services company easyGroup, is demonstrating his support for Business Start-up 2003 by using it as a platform to market his internet cafes. Mr Haji-Ioannou, and his easyInternetcafe team, will be among more
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15/4/03 - Play-offs bid goes on the line
FADING play-off hopefuls Kidderminster Harriers visit the last chance saloon tonight when they take on Rochdale in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Spotland (7.45). Defeat would virtually kiss goodbye to Harriers' bid to finish the season in
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Weary runners take a well-earned rest
THE marathon men and women of Worcestershire are still recovering following the pounding their limbs took on the 26 miles and 385 yards of London's streets. Thousands of pounds have been raised for numerous causes by all those who took part in one of
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Hospital rubble pile 'a blot on the landscape'
HUGE heaps of rubble produced by the demolition of Worcester's Ronkswood Hospital have caused anger among villagers in Wadborough, near Pershore. Crushed brick and concrete from the Ronkswood site is being carried to Crabbe Yard, in the village, by a
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Fab stadium bid
FAB Four tribute band, the Beatless, is hoping Worcester City Council will allow its final farewell performance to "come together" at St George's Lane. An estimated 2,500 revellers are expected to cram into Worcester City Football Club's ground during
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Warm welcome for nurses that should certainly curry favour
THE latest batch of Indian nurses to arrive in Worcestershire were given a warm welcome by their new colleagues. Indian nurses already working at the county's hospitals put on a special curry lunch to make the new recruits feel at home. Nurse Rani George
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Good, but services can still do better
VAST improvements have been made in Worcestershire's social services since its crisis of two years ago, according to independent inspectors. But the Joint Review produced by the Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate said the department
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Boxing club to include special flats
PLANS to house people with mental health problems under the same roof as a boxing club are being chewed over by Droitwich community leaders. Plans are underway to renovate Droitwich Spa Boxing Club's Kidderminster Road site, its home since 1983. Evesham
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Take a seat, say hospital helpers
HOSPITAL patients and staff will now be able to sit in comfort thanks to volunteers from the old Castle Street Hospital. The buffet helpers, who used to serve tea, cakes and sympathy in the now disused hospital's outpatients department, have donated a
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Pest ordered to stay away from women
A RESTRAINING order has been made against a man who harassed a city bar manager and assaulted a train conductor. David Pace was also ordered to pay £100 compensation each to Donna McDonald, of the Royal Exchange Pub, Worcester, and to the conductor from
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Park adds extra attractions for wild day out
PEOPLE planning a trip to West Midland Safari Park will be able to enjoy some new attractions including the distinctive African wild hounds. But the wild pooches are not the only new addition to Worcestershire's park. They are joined by water buffalo,
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2002/3 Season
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, April 19 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Kington Town (2.45). Division One (South): Mahal v Malvern Town Reserves (2.45). Easter Monday, April 21 Premier Division: Malvern Town v Wolverhampton United (
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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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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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Barton threat to wield axe
MANAGER John Barton is threatening to axe several of his under-performing players in a summer reshuffle after their latest defeat to struggling Ilkeston. The Worcester City boss has seen his side's hopes of a top two finish virtually disappear following
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Play-offs bid goes on the line
FADING play-off hopefuls Kidderminster Harriers visit the last chance saloon tonight when they take on Rochdale in a Nationwide League Division Three clash at Spotland (7.45). Defeat would virtually kiss goodbye to Harriers' bid to finish the season in
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Joyce returns to boost Evesham
GOAL-shy Evesham United will be boosted by the return of Wesley Joyce for their Dr Martens Western Division clash at Cinderford Town tonight (7.45). Joyce has missed the Robins last four matches, in three of which they have failed to score. Manager Phil
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Another win for Wood
WORCESTER St Johns Cycling Club's first evening 10-mile time trial of the year was shortened to 9.5 mles due to road works. But that did not dampen riders' spitrits as fine but cold weather produced some good times. Winner of the previous week's five-mile
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Pennick at the double
THE final of the Worcester and District Football League's Bernard Finnegan Cup will be between last season's beaten finalists Blackpole and Express 88. Two second half goals from the prolific Alan Pennick gave Blackpole a 2-0 win over Kays. In the other
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15/4/03 - Fly-half Walsh ruled out for rest of season
TIM Walsh may have played his final game for Worcester Rugby Club after being ruled out of the rest of the National One season. The Sixways fly-half was knocked out in Saturday's 21-9 defeat by Rotherham and faces a mandatory three-week rest because of
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Cruel hunters shedding the blood of innocents
MANY of your readers will be unaware that, right now on the ice floes of Canada, hundreds of thousands of baby seals are being cruelly clubbed and killed. Many will remember the high-profile campaigns in the 1970s and 80s that lead effectively to a ban
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Never mind war, let's watch footie
ISN'T it sickening how football appeared to hold sway over the war on Iraq. During the last two weeks, television programmes have been changed around to accommodate news coverage from Iraq. Not football, that carries on as usual. The cricket season is
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Praise for Worcester's Quayhead scheme
COULD I echo the Mayor of Worcester Coun Robert Rowden in his praise for Chris Dobbs, designer, and works supervisor Ivor Palmer, on yet another award for the wonderful riverside Quayhead Square scheme? Particularly when we recall the alternative design
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Euro-MP has ducked all my questions
IN his letter headlined "MP's tale of foreign domination", Phillip Bushill Matthews says: "That is why a change in our own government is so critical - even though N Taylor disagrees." Mr Bushill Matthews is wrong. I do not disagree with the idea of changing
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They will realise if it's a cyber-sermon
IF preachers "click away", as suggested in the article in the Evening News (Monday, April 7) in order to get their sermons from the web, then their congregations will know. People will be able to tell when the preacher is speaking from experience, and
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15/4/03 - Skipper wants ruthless streak
WORCESTERSHIRE have launched their countdown to the new cricket season with Ben Smith pledging a more ruthless approach to their bid for promotion to the first divison of the Frizzell County Championship. The newly appointed skipper said: "I think what
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On the hunt for a family firm
FAMILY-owned and run businesses that are facing challenging times could come under the spotlight in a new BBC documentary series. The BBC's business unit is looking for family firms in Worcestershire and Herefordshire that have experienced ups and downs
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Slide in sales for stores
RETAILERS counted the cost of the confidence-sapping Iraq conflict and a later Easter holiday after figures showed a slide in sales last month. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG survey showing a like-for-like sales drop of 0.6 per cent was
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Top secret work is helping war effort
A COMPANY whose plastic bags are being used by soldiers in the Gulf for their food rations has been praised for its people skills. Automated Packaging Systems (APS), in Malvern, makes plastic bags ranging in size "from teabags to pillowcases". The company
