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SCREAMS OF AGONY
A BIRTHDAY treat ended in near-disaster when youths threw bricks at a minibus full of party-goers. A woman was left screaming in agony as shards of glass pierced her eyes, face and chest. But the 25-year-old escaped serious or permanent injury. The 14
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Senior citizens urged to collect their bus passes
THEY were once so popular that a team of fast-track processors was hired to cope with the demand. But this year pensioners in Worcester are being slow off the mark to claim their concessionary bus passes. More than 4,000 have yet to be collected from
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Own club for youths
YOUNG people will have the chance to run their own youth club at Lyppard Community Centre in a bid to ease the problems caused by teenagers in Warndon Villages. But members of Warndon Parish Council acknowledged it would not solve all the problems experienced
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Teenager's case dropped
THE case has been dropped against a 15-year-old said to be involved in scuffle outside a Warndon convenience store in which a gang of teenagers kicked a man in the face. Worcester magistrates decided there was insufficient evidence against the boy, who
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Officer's bail is extended
A FORMER policeman arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl has been granted extended bail pending further inquiries. Matthew Brooks, aged 22, was ordered to return to Worcester police station at a future date while the Crown Prosecution Service
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David prepares for a chequered career
A BUDDING Kasparov has reached the national finals of a prestigious chess championship. Nine-year-old David Fellows, from Worcester, qualified for the under-nines final of the UK Land Chest Challenge 2003 after winning five of his six matches in the area
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We didn't cheat in tests - trust
HARD work, effort and increased efficiency have helped Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust hit its Accident and Emergency performance targets. Following reports that hospitals across Britain rigged figures to show a cut in casualty waiting times,
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Homeless man stole in order to go to prison
A HOMELESS man who was desperate to go to prison stole £40 worth of toiletries from a city centre store in a bid to be arrested, a court heard. Ashley Walters had his bag packed ready when he arrived at Worcester Magistrate's Court for sentencing yesterday
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Army cadets are put through their paces
POTENTIAL Army recruits of the future were put through their paces at The Royal Grammar School, Worcester to make sure they were hitting the mark. Members of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters rEGIMENT were on hand for the Grange Biennial CCF Inspection
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Work is set for Nathan's park
WORK is set to start on a skate park in memory of a teenager who died tragically while fishing with friends. Popular 14-year-old Nathan Spiers drowned last July, while fishing with friends in Lower Broadheath. His parents, Sandra and Conrad, decided the
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Staff pick a fight with litter
WORCESTER'S Nunnery Wood has been made spick and span with a little litter-picking help from Worcestershire County Council staff. The clean-up operation was part of the on-going Rubbish? Sort It! campaign, which has been jointly organised by the Duckworth
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Promises galore at school's auction
HIRE of a wedding car, a signed photograph of the Duchess of York and an article of clothing from the set of Coronation Street are just a few of the items under the hammer at a school's auction. Red Hill CE Primary School, in Worcester, has more than
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Man is attacked on bus
A MAN needed hospital treatment after he was beaten up while travelling on a bus. The victim had been attacked while he was travelling on the 102 First National bus in Hereford. The attacker is believed to have got on the bus at an earlier stop in Bobblestock
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Peace activist deported
A PEACE campaigner from Malvern is being deported from the Middle East. Alice Coy has been in the occupied Palestinian territories since the beginning of the year, after joining the International Solidarity Movement. The former Malvern Girls' College
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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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Don't ignore message, Mr Blair
WHETHER or not they agree with one word of Clare Short's stinging attack on Prime Minister Tony Blair, or everything she said, wise Labour heads will not dismiss her message, or its potential consequences, without great thought. It matters a lot that
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10/5/03 - American player signs for Wolves
Worcester Wolves have snapped up a second American player in forward Ty Shaw. The 6ft 8in player is from Albertson University, Idaho and was selected from a short list of five foreign players. He joins fellow American Josh Cooprider at the University
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Smith aiming to lift County
SKIPPER Ben Smith is urging his Worcestershire troops to start moving up the Frizzell County Championship Division Two table by beating basement club Durham at Stockton. The match gets underway tomorrow with the County, currently second from bottom, bidding
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Hinshelwood suffers Scotland blow
WORCESTER Rugby Club centre Ben Hinshelwood has been ruled out of Scotland's match against the Barbarians and the two-game tour of South Africa. The 26-year-old had hoped to prove his fitness to Scotland coach Ian McGeechan after fracturing his leg against
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Kabir strikes to tie up Zimbabwe stars
PACEMAN Kabir Ali grabbed five wickets to help Worcestershire clinch an exciting tie in their four-day friendly against Zimbabwe at New Road. Facing a victory target of 176, the tourists were bowled out for 175 with Kabir claiming 5-48. He grabbed two
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Sports eye fine finish
Fernhill County Sports can finish eighth in the ICIS Midland Combination Premier Division with victory in their final match at Continental Star tonight (7.45). The original fixture last month was called off after vandals broke into Star's dressing rooms
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13/5/03 - Floaters surprise
Sketchley Floaters will play Scaplehorns on the Goodrest and Rockets will play Poachers on the Herefordshire House in tonight's semi-finals of the Worcester & District Skittle League Knockout Cup. Third division Sketchley Floaters comfortably beat
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13/5/03 - Hinshelwood suffers Scotland blow
WORCESTER Rugby Club centre Ben Hinshelwood has been ruled out of Scotland's match against the Barbarians and the two-game tour of South Africa. The 26-year-old had hoped to prove his fitness to Scotland coach Ian McGeechan after fracturing his leg against
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Arthritis in childhood
AROUND 12,000 children and teenagers suffer from a childhood form of arthritis called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a potentially crippling condition - and may lead to joint replacement surgery before the age of 20. Fortunately, the outlook for
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Expose corruption and incompetence
IAIN Duncan Smith is absolutely right to call for a referendum on the issue of the euro, whether or not Great Britain should relinquish its sovereignty and enter a Federal Europe, which is what entering the European Currency is really all about. Those
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'Crusaders' reference an insult
AHMED Raza insists on referring to British and American troops as "Crusaders". This is a hideous insult to Protestants, Jews and Muslims serving in those forces to compare them to those Medieval Catholic anti-Semitic self-serving terrorists. It would
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Fat cats cream off health service cash
I AM writing this letter became I feel that the true state of affairs concerning the NHS is not being considered. The upper echelons of our political system have to rely on advice from others as they themselves are not versed in these matters. This advice
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13/5/03 - Kabir strikes to tie up Zimbabwe stars
PACEMAN Kabir Ali grabbed five wickets to help Worcestershire clinch an exciting tie in their four-day friendly against Zimbabwe at New Road. Facing a victory target of 176, the tourists were bowled out for 175 with Kabir claiming 5-48. He grabbed two
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Traffic warden plea answered
PLANS to employ a traffic warden in Droitwich Spa have been welcomed by a town trader and councillor. West Mercia police is seeking to fill a full-time position in the town, following long periods of intermittent enforcement of parking regulations. The
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Sky on target
TV firm British Sky Broadcasting today said it had delivered healthy subscriber growth for the third quarter in what is normally a quiet period, helping boost operating profit by 96 per cent. The company has targeted 7 million digital subscribers by the
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Sports store stocks 'rear view' helmet
A WORCESTER retailer is one of the first in the country to stock an innovative cycle helmet that allows riders to see behind them. JJB Sports, which has a shop in The Shambles, Worcester, is the first national sports retailer in the UK to sell a British
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New jobs at Asda
SUPERMARKET giant Asda is to create 1,200 new jobs under plans to invest in its distribution network. Depots and service centres will be refurbished and new distribution facilities will be opened, creating work in several areas including Scotland, Yorkshire
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CBI fears for the economy
ONE of the country's leading business bodies has expressed disappointment at the Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates unchanged. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said it was disappointed the Bank of England kept interest rates
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Seminar boost for charity
TWO Worcester firms are continuing their series of business seminars that give useful information while raising money for charity at the same time. Harrison Clark Solicitors and Rabjohns Business & Tax Advisers are joining forces once again to put
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Euro - a hot potato or a cold pudding?
AS the row over whether or not Britain should join the euro hots up, Worcester businesses are divided in opinion. The Government was yesterday accused of being "split from top to bottom" over the euro, as Chancellor Gordon Brown prepares to deliver the
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Stolen Boris pays final price
BORIS the badger went on the rampage and attacked five people after he was stolen from a wildlife centre. It took two police officers and wildlife experts to capture the hand-reared year-old badger - but he was put down after the spate of attacks in the
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Five-page cash plan
EDUCATION chiefs in the county have laid out a step-by-step explanation of how £3.7m in school funds will be spent. A five-page letter, which attacks Government allegations that Worcestershire's Education Directorate has withheld vital cash, was sent
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Police demand for guns is low
THE number of police officers who want to routinely carry firearms has risen just one per cent compared with eight years ago, despite a national rise in gun crime. A Police Federation survey of 13,000 officers across the country found that 22 per cent
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David hopes his voice is Busted
A HUGE fan of chart-topping teen band Busted is jumping for joy after reaching the finals of a BBC karaoke contest. Ten-year-old David Brazier has already beaten thousands of other young hopefuls, who entered The Saturday Show's Busted competition, with
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SAS man who became a doctor is struck off after gunning down nurse with Kalashnikov
A FORMER SAS commando who murdered his girlfriend has been struck off the medical register. Dr Thomas Shanks, who re-trained as a doctor after leaving the elite Army regiment, was removed from the register by the General Medical Council because of his
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Man freed by police dead on rail line
A PROFESSIONAL photographer who had been arrested by police was found dead on a railway line 24 hours after being released from custody. The inquest into the death of Raymond Bate, of Bretforton Road, Badsey, near Evesham, was opened and adjourned by
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£1,000 a month received for childcare grant
A CITY mum is trying to give money back to the Inland Revenue after they wrongly paid her nearly £1,000 a month in childcare grants. Meanwhile dozens of working parents struggling to obtain tax credits owed to them have contacted the Evening News to tell
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All-out bid to save water vole
LAST-ditch efforts to save the fast-declining water vole in Worcestershire have been put in place in the mammals' only remaining stronghold. Bromsgrove District Council has joined forces with the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust to try to secure the future
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Lack of cash for victims of crime
COPING with crime worries could become harder in Worcestershire with the threat of Government cuts clouding the future of Victim Support. For the first time ever, the national charity's chief executive, Dame Helen Reeves, turned down the Home Office's
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'Attack fear of kidnap victim'
A lorry driver kidnapped after a hijack was in danger of being attacked by a gang of travellers minutes after being released, a jury heard. Alan Jones, aged 57, was driven over 100 miles in the boot of a car following the hold-up on the M5 slip road at
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Too close to reality
PAINTBALLING centres in Worcestershire are suffering as youngsters steer clear of war games because they are "too close to reality", in the wake of the Gulf crisis. Paintballing is a popular group sport where teams take to the countryside dressed in combat
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Barton still targeting Conference
JOHN Barton has reiterated his desire to take Worcester City into the promised land of the Nationwide Conference. Speaking at a fans' forum at St George's Lane last night, the City manager stressed that he had several player targets in mind to improve
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Aston prove too hot for Lucs
LUCTONIANS failed in their bid to win the North Midlands Cup for the first time when they lost 24-12 to lower-graded Aston OE in the final at Stourbridge. Aston, who were beaten by Malvern in last season's final, became the first Great Birmingham club
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North Midlands claim place in Shield final
North Midlands booked their place in the final of the Tetley's County Shield by winning Pool Two with a comfortable 32-12 win over Leicestershire at Kibworth. North Midlands led 15-9 at half-time and built impressively on that lead on the second half
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Fast Dan denied by bike problems
YOUNG Dan Baldwin is making a splash in the world of drag racing -- at the age of only 12! Dan, from Welland near Malvern, has entered the junior drag bike series at the Shakespeare County Raceway near Stratford-upon-Avon -- the first series of its kind
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13/5/03 - Hillbillies claim title
HILLBILLIES wrapped up the Monday Division One title in the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League after a nine-pin victory away to Cardents. Cricketers finished 50 points clear of The Lakes in Division Two. Division One Cardents 429
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Making everyone aware
THE Worcestershire ME Support Group currently has a display during ME Awareness Week, in the main reception of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Particulars concerning the Worcestershire ME Support Group are always available from the Information Centre
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Let's crack poverty
EASTER has come and gone, and we'll have chomped our way through £320m worth of boxed chocolate Easter eggs. But that much cash could instead buy an astounding 190 million chickens for poor families in the developing world. Charity can be fun if you buy
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13/5/03 - Barton still targeting Conference
JOHN Barton has reiterated his desire to take Worcester City into the promised land of the Nationwide Conference. Speaking at a fans' forum at St George's Lane last night, the City manager stressed that he had several player targets in mind to improve
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Recognising basis of democracy
M CARTWRIGHT (You Say, Monday, April 28) is able to imagine a room of Independents discussing the same subjects but having different views - yet appears unable to recognise the very basis of democracy. Having attended many council meetings over the recent
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13/5/03 - Smith aiming to lift County
SKIPPER Ben Smith is urging his Worcestershire troops to start moving up the Frizzell County Championship Division Two table by beating basement club Durham at Stockton. The match gets underway tomorrow with the County, currently second from bottom, bidding
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Rising star identified for 'planning perfect' events
A SINGLE mum-of-three has built a profitable company, despite raising a family and running a home on her own. Cheryl Bond, from Hereford, formed Party Perfect Events a year ago, providing the "ultimate, professional approach" to event organisation. She
