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FIREBUG ON THE LOOSE?
RESIDENTS of a Worcestershire village are living in fear of a firebug who has struck five times in the past month. In the latest attack a pensioner had a lucky escape after his flat was torched at about 10.55pm on Friday. Sixty-eight-year-old Roy Minton
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Two new cases of Legion disease
TWO new case of Legionnaire's disease have been confirmed in Hereford just days after Bulmers' factory was named as the official source of the outbreak. One man in his 50s is said to be stable in hospital while a second, in his 40s, who is also in a stable
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Ice leads to trio of accidents
MOTORISTS have fallen foul of the winter weather as this morning's icy conditions caused tailbacks in Worcester. Two cars were in collision between County Hall and Whittington Way, in Spetchley. Three cars also collided at the junction of Newtown Road
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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2003/4 season
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 29/11/03: Malvern v Stoke on Trent. 6/12/03: Derby v Malvern. 20/12/03: Bedworth v Malvern. 3/1/04: Malvern v Bromsgrove. 10/1/04: Stafford v Malvern. 24/1/04: Malvern v Newbold. 31/1/04: Aston Old Edwardians v Malvern. 14/2/04: Malvern
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Top 12 in new guide
THE best of Worcestershire's eateries feature in a new guide which is being sent around the world. Twelve winners from the Tastes of Worcestershire competition are included in a 10-page leaflet produced by the county's tourism chiefs, hoping to make an
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Fun at Christmas bazaar
ST Mary's Convent School's Christmas bazaar raised hundreds of pounds for the Worcester school. Father Christmas arrived to listen to all the children's wishes in his grotto as parents and visitors enjoyed an array of stalls and goodies on offer. A fun
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More stub out smoking habit
MORE smokers are quitting the habit in Worcestershire - with hundreds of people reducing the risk of dying prematurely and saving the health service thousands of pounds. Every year the number of people who stop smoking in Worcestershire is on the increase
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2003/4 Season
FIXTURES WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday, November 25 WFA Senior Urn: Malvern Town v Brierley & Hagley (7.45). Saturday, November 29 Premier Division: Heath Hayes v Malvern Town (2.45). Division One (South): Malvern Town Reserves v Cradley Town
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The Classics with Annie Dendy- Spanish Guitars
Albinez - Iberia - Trio Campanella. Naxos Guitar Collection: DDD 8.557064 Born in Catalonia, Northern Spain, Albeniz first performed in public at the age of four. The turning point in his life was a meeting with Felipe Pedrell, who firmly believed that
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ADIE SMITH - Centre-back, right-back, midfield. 11/8/73. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 2.
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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MATTHEW GADSBY - Centre-half, right-back, midfield. 6/9/79. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 6.
The versatile Gadsby was Ian Britton's first signing after the 2002/03 season, agreeing a one-year contract at Aggborough. A player with good defensive qualities in the air or on the ground, he did not figure much in a turbulent Division Two campaign
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ADAM WILLIS - Centre-half. 21/9/76. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 18.
Impressed on trial with Harriers during pre-season and signed a one-year deal before the start of the 2003/04 season. Started his career as a young professional at Coventry but was not given a first-team debut for the then-Premiership club. The promising
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WAYNE HATSWELL - Centre-half, left-back. 8/2/75. 6ft. Squad number 22.
The uncompromising defender was Ian Britton's last signing before the manager was sacked in October 2003 and cost Harriers a four-figure fee. Hatswell has a second chance to impress in the Football League after leaving Oxford under Ian Atkins due to a
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Bromsgrove RFC First XV fixtures 2003/04
HOME, away (Midlands Two (West) fixtures unless stated) SEPTEMBER Sat 06 HEREFORD 47-9 Sat 13 Kenilworth 15-16 Sat 20 STONEYGATE (Powergen Intermediate Cup First Round) 31-9 Sat 27 NUNEATON OLD EDWARDIANS 27-19 OCTOBER Sat 04 Aston Old Edwardians 20-8
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DEAN BENNETT - Midfield 13/12/77. 6ft. Squad number 7.
Bennett was a then club record buy of £30,000 from rivals Bromsgrove Rovers in January 1999 and proved a goal-scoring menace to Conference opponents in the title-winning season. The ex-England semi-professional international signed a two-year deal at
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JOHN WILLIAMS - Forward, right wing. 11/5/68. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 9.
The Birmingham-born front man was once known as the Flying Postman from his non-league days at Cradley Town. Williams was 23 when he broke into professional football with Swansea City and he became a well-travelled player before signing for an initial
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MATT LEWIS - Forward. 20/3/84. 6ft 2ins. Squad number 17.
The youngest player to earn a professional deal at Aggborough and the reason was 52 goals with Coventry-based non-leaguers Marconi in 2000/01. A player touted as having the potential to become the next Lee Hughes, Lewis signed a three-year contract, scoring
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21/11/03 - Senior Cup holders Oak Allstars in semi-finals
THE quarter finals of The Soccer Site Malvern Football League's Senior Cup were played on Sunday. Holders Oak Allstars, of Division One, visited high-flying Division Two side Madresfield and went through by virtue of a 6-0 victory with goals from Chris
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21/11/03 - Jones hits three in Express revenge
EXPRESS 88 travelled to Worcester for this Sunday Division One clash with Coppertops. COPPERTOPS 1, EXPRESS 88 4 After going down 4-2 at home earlier in the season, Express were seeking revenge and were rewarded with a 4-1 victory. With both sides having
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21/11/03 - Jones grabs a brace
POWICK played hosts to Perrywood Reserves in this Worcester Sunday League Division One game. POWICK 3, PERRYWOOD RESERVES 1 Powick controlled the early part of the game and after four minutes were awarded a penalty. Bryan Craven made no mistake with the
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24/11/03 New blood needed for Swifts
MANAGER Dave Titterton looks set to ring the changes after Stourport Swifts slumped to a 3-1 defeat at fellow Dr Martens Western Division strugglers Taunton Town. The Walshes Meadow side have now gone seven matches without a win to leave them just three
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North Mids ring changes
NORTH Midlands 18-Group Schools have made seven changes to their starting line-up for their final game of the season against Staffordshire at Droit-wich Rugby Club tonight (7.30pm). A number of North Midlands players have already done enough to impress
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Keast praises forwards and the 'anorak'
ANDY Keast heaped more praise on Worcester Rugby Club's pack following their demolition job on Exeter Chiefs. The Warriors rolled the Devon side over 37-14 with six forward-based tries as they, for the second week in succession, punched their weight in
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Rovers slip to first away defeat
BROMSGROVE Rovers lost their unbeaten away record in the Dr Martens Western Division when they went down 1-0 at Swindon Supermarine. Swindon started off the better adapting to the slippery conditions. Jimmy Carter just failed to reach Simon Futcher's
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Basement boys beat Robins
If new boss David Busst was unaware of the task he faced in trying to lift Evesham United out of the doldrums, then at 4.45pm on Saturday, he had much more idea. Busst had just seen his side humiliated 2-0 by Shepshed Dynamo, who were bottom of the Dr
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Cheeky...
REGARDING the letter about a reunion of Wheelers, which you headed "Chain letter" it could have been headed "Wheel meet again". GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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Motorists fair game
WHY is it that if you ever stay over the allotted parking time along The Tything and Barbourne there is a horde of officials ready to pounce with parking tickets - yet in the late evening and early morning, there's not an official to be seen waiting to
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Barmy bus brigade on parade
IN spite of my reputation, in some quarters, of being a car-driving dinosaur, a brisk walk into town is something I do, now and again, so I may truthfully say that I do "exercise." That led me to be standing in the Ronkswood bus queue, as a 303 bus pulled
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Affluent areas doing well at our expense
MIKE Foster's defence of the funding distribution for our county's schools was - as usual - missing one vital point. The fact is that the counties which do so well above us on the funding table, are not just those of urban areas with non-English speaking
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Worcester Warriors 37 Exeter Chiefs 14
Saturday, November 22, 2003 TWELVE months ago Craig Gillies was struggling to establish himself as a first team regular at Sixways. These days, he's the first name on the team-sheet. The giant lock has made himself indispensable to Worcester and, under
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Iconic chronicle of Springsteen
Two Hearts: The Bruce Springsteen Story by Dave Marsh (Routledge, £12.99) DAVE Marsh is the perfect choice to write a biography of one of rock's most iconic figures. With a pedigree that boasts stints on Creem, Rolling Stone and Playboy, he is ideally
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No mere country rocker
Hardcore Troubadour: The Life and Near Death of Steve Earle by Lauren St John (Fourth Estate £7.99) WHEN I was given the album Guitar Town as a Christmas present in the late 1980s it was played to bits. A lot of albums can grab you like that. But in the
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Perfect for footy fans
The Rough Guide to Cult Football (Rough Guides, £7.99) FOOTBALL has changed a lot in the past 30 years. It has gone from being the preserve of your average working man - all beer, meat pies and anoraks - to something altogether more "cool". The comparable
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What's on
Theatre November 21-The Richard Alston Dance Company perform at the Forum, Malvern Theatres. £9 & £11, students £6. Box Office (01684) 892277. Until 22-Arms & the Man by George Bernard Shaw at the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. £7 & £6 from (
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Witley Court fountain date for Prince Charles
PRINCE Charles was set to start up a spectacular restored fountain at a Worcestershire stately home this morning. The Prince was due to attend the official opening of the newly-restored Perseus and Andromeda fountain at Witley Court. He is scheduled to
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Ex-Harriers man quizzed by police
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers striker Lee Hughes was being questioned today following a road accident in which an elderly man died. The car passenger, who was in his 60s, was killed when the footballer's Mercedes was in collision with another vehicle.
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Stage-struck youngsters queue up
ALMOST 60 youngsters with stars in their eyes competed for just 14 places at a Worcester audition. Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section spent a day putting the budding actors and actresses through their paces at the annual auditions
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Bid to pump £9m into green spaces
AMBITIOUS plans to revitalise Worcester's parks have moved a step closer after the revised proposals were drawn up following input from the public. More than 600 people took part in two consultation exercises in March and August before consultants finalised
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Council in bid to reverse bus cuts
TRANSPORT chiefs in Worcestershire are hoping to turn around a decline in commercial bus services by changing their funding strategy. This will include providing more cash for community services, funding on-demand schemes and investing in better vehicles
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Alarm bells ring at policy switch
A CHANGE in Government policy could see a sharp increase in council tax for people living in Droitwich and other parts of Wychavon. Until this year Wychavon District Council has been allocated a sum of money to help people on benefits to pay rent and
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'Stop the shoppers from parking here'
FRUSTRATED car owners want a residents-only parking scheme introduced in a heavily-congested area of Worcester to stop shoppers and commuters taking up their spaces. People living in and around the Arboretum say they have suffered for years with narrow
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Historic victory in Sydney thrills rugby-mad city
ONE of the greatest wins in English sporting history left fans elated but well-behaved. According to the city's watering holes, fans were beside themselves with joy at England' 20-17 win over Australia for the Rugby World Cup, on Saturday, but acted impeccably
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Young footballers looking for sponsor
A TEAM of young Worcester footballers is looking for a local business to help them out financially by sponsoring their kit. Perowne Park Rangers have recently started their first season in the Malvern Division Two league. Player-manager Dan Geisler, from
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Sensible driving
A SPECIAL leaflet has been produced to offer Worcestershire motorists guidance on sensible driving during the icy winter months. The leaflet has been published by the county council's winter maintenance service and it also contains maps of the 25 precautionary
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A sporting chance to help out county clubs
A PROJECT is being launched in Worcester to find volunteers willing to help sports clubs across the county. National charity TimeBank has awarded a £4,900 grant to the city's volunteer bureau for the six-month scheme. The bureau's team will work with
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Drivers are sought for charity scheme
VOLUNTEERS are needed to drive minibuses as part of a county campaign to offer cheap transport to good causes. Members from a host of charities, voluntary bodies, community groups and non-voluntary organisations will all benefit from ShareLINK, Worcestershire
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Could you give Robbie a new home?
ROBBIE is a cheerful and energetic little boy who is looking for a new home in Worcestershire. The five-year-old is severely deaf with British sign language as his first language. According to Derby social services, which is caring for Robbie, he does
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England's victory boosts auction
A SIGNED rugby shirt by England captain Martin Johnson helped a successful promises auction raise nearly £3,000 towards a new ambulance in Droitwich. St John Ambulance organised the event at the Copcut Elm pub last night . And the 100 lots, which included
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Swindon Supermarine 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 0
Saturday, November 22, 2003 ROVERS were beaten with a goal two minutes before the break. Full report to follow.
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Merger concern over jobs in county
THE news of problems emanating from the proposed merger of the GUS Home Shopping business with Littlewoods has sent shock waves of considerable proportions around the Worcester city and shire community. Any potential threat to a business employing nearly
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Fighting back for right to basic instincts When the cat's away this mouse turns into a lion
IT is an incredibly rare occurrence. But sometimes, against all odds, the planets do occasionally conspire to yield their bounty of good luck and send it my way for a change. It is then that a period of quiet rejoicing slowly but surely warms the cockles
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STUART BROCK - Goalkeeper. 26/9/76. 6ft 1ins. Squad number 1.
Released by Aston Villa, Brock signed for Harriers in September 1997 after a short spell at Northampton Town where he failed to make an appearance. He made his Harriers first-team debut in November of the same year and has proved himself a fine shot-stopper
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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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STEVE BURTON - Left-back. 10/10/82. 6ft 1in. Squad number 23.
Jan Molby's first signing in his second spell in charge of Harriers as the Dane swooped on his former club Hull. Highly-rated Burton joined on a month's loan in late October to cover for injured left-back Scott Stamps and made his debut against Doncaster
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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 PARRISH - Midfield. 14/3/72. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 14.
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 two years with
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ROB BETTS - Midfield, right-back. 21/12/81. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 24.
Signed a one-year deal with Harriers in September 2003 after turning down an offer from Rochdale where he scored two goals in six games in a non-contract spell. Betts, who started off as a 16-year-old in the Doncaster Rovers first team, had been released
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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 WHITE - Forward. 6/11/81. 6ft 4ins. Squad number 25.
Signed on a two-month loan on October 31 to provide a much-needed physical presence up front for Kidderminster Harriers. White made a useful debut against Cambridge United, playing a part in one goal and causing problems with his height. Despite being
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21/11/03 - Five for Rangers in inspired victory
RANGERS entertained newcomers to the league Reality Sport who comprised a number of ex-Malvern Town Youth players and a couple of former Rangers players, but who were devoid of a few players who had played earlier in the season. MALVERN RANGERS 5, REALITY
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21/11/03 - West Malvern crash as Welland go top
WELLAND completed an early season double over West Malvern which was dominated from start to finish by a hungry Welland team who would top the league by winning this match, as other competed in the Phipps Cup for which these contestants had byes. WEST
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21/11/03 - Loader sets Radar up
TWO goals from Darren Loader secured three points for Radar at Victoria Park last Sunday. MALVERN RADAR 2, KAYS ATHLETICO 1 Both teams had chances early on with Rob Crawford and Leon Wood both wasting half chances for Radar whilst at the other end keeper
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21/11/03 - Hale heels point for Anchor
WILL HALE's clever back heel earned Anchor Falcons a point in this Worcester Division Four encounter on Sunday, but in truth they should have wrapped up all three. ANCHOR FALCONS 1, AFC DEARS LEAP RESERVES 1 A host of missed chances in the second half
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Owen is catalyst for City revival
STRIKER Mark Owen rolled back the years with a match winning hat-trick for Worcester City against Weston at the weekend. The St George's Lane favourite, who has plundered more than 100 goals for the club, recaptured his scoring touch in style to help
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Archer on target
WORCESTER'S Simon Archer, who helped Britain to capture their first ever Olympic badminton medal three years ago in Sydney, is making a late push to get to next year's Athens Games with a new partner. Just when a long-lasting knee injury seemed to be
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Barton's delight as team turn tide
WORCESTER City manager John Barton was delighted with his team's 3-0 victory against Weston but refused to go overboard on Mark Owen's hat-trick performance. "We both know the situation and I'm not going to be drawn on any comment about his hat-trick
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Magic Malvern in 14-try romp
MALVERN Rugby Club marked England's World Cup heroics with their own celebration as they crushed Bedworth 92-22. This match against Midland Two West's bottom side Bedworth always had the look of a home banker about it and the Malvern team, hungry to increase
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Kidderminster Harriers 1 Torquay United 2
Saturday, November 22, 2003 JAN Molby admitted that Kidderminster Harriers face a long, hard season unless they improve their home record which suffered another dent on Saturday when they lost 2-1 against Torquay United. It was the first time Harriers
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Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and results - 2003/04
Pre-season friendlies Sat July 19 Bromyard (a) 7-1 Ball 3, Robinson, Giddings, A Wright, Wood. Wed July 23 Studley (h) 1-3 Ball Tues July 29 Westfields (h) 1-1 Wood Sat Aug 2 Bilston (a) 6-1 Ball 4, Sayer, Wood Tues Aug 5 Stourbridge (h) 4-1 Robinson
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Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - Match Stats - 2003/2004
GOALSCORERS 7 - Pope. 5 - Banner. 5 - Atkinson. 5 - Jackson. 4 - Benbow. 4 - Szewczyk. 3 - Dyson. 3 - Frost. 2 - Jones. 1 - Bowen. 1 - Dawson. 1 - Scheppel. ADVERTISER/MESSENGER MAN OF THE MATCH 5 - Pope. 2 - Dyson. 2 - Frost. 2 - Jackson. 2 - Sutton.
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Stoke-on-Trent 18 Bromsgrove 24
Saturday, November 22, 2003 Report to follow.
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21/11/03 - Pool team defeated in UK final
FOUR pool players from Malvern have helped a Worcester team to glory in the English Pool Association's Champions of Champions tournament. Mark Stephenson, team captain, Sean Daly, Andy Jones and Ken Jones were part of the ten-man Worcester Dream Team
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Post office closures
WE all know of the problems facing both the Post Office and the Royal Mail. But there seems to be something morally and financially wrong if local Post Office closures are not determined by the number of people in the area served by it, but by the local
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Pants 'down'
THE very idea that Worcester could possibly have a shop selling women's undergarments opposite the Guildhall. Whatever next! I take it those that are complaining have never been in to one of these stores. They are no more erotic than the ladies pants
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I agree with Peter Luff
I ENTIRELY agree with MP Peter Luff that the British Red Cross Society decision to ban religious symbolism is a tragic mistake "likely to cause offence to people of all faiths". But I question how such a ban is credible while the society itself continues
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No peace until Israel gives up her WMDs
ISRAEL has at least 200 nuclear warheads, probably more, which makes it third only to the USA and Russia as a nuclear-armed power. President Bush and his predecessors have always been inhibited by the Jewish lobby in the States from doing anything about
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24/11/03 - Barton's delight as team turn tide
WORCESTER City manager John Barton was delighted with his team's 3-0 victory against Weston but refused to go overboard on Mark Owen's hat-trick performance. "We both know the situation and I'm not going to be drawn on any comment about his hat-trick
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24/11/03 - Owen is catalyst for City revival
STRIKER Mark Owen rolled back the years with a match winning hat-trick for Worcester City against Weston at the weekend. The St George's Lane favourite, who has plundered more than 100 goals for the club, recaptured his scoring touch in style to help
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Worcester City 3 Weston super Mare 0
Saturday, November 22, 2003 AFTER seemingly weeks of purgatory it was time to smile again at St George's Lane on Saturday courtesy of forgotten hero Mark Owen. Delving into the rich repertoire that the striker habitually displayed until his cruel injury
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Master of the past
William Morris and Morris & Co by Lucia van der Post (V&A Publications, £20). WILLIAM Morris, architect of the Arts and Crafts movement and close acquaintance of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was no mere designer and manufacturer. He was a poet
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Kidderminster Harriers FC - Fixtures and results - 2003/04
Pre-season friendlies Sat July 12 Evesham (a) 3-1 Lewis, J Williams, Paschalis Sun July 13 Stratford (a) 1-0 Ward Sat July 19 Boldmere (a) 6-1 (og), J Williams 2, Lightbourne, Wilding, Danks Mon July 21 Leicester (h) 1-1 Shilton Sat July 26 West Brom
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Droitwich Spa RFC First XV fixtures 2003/04
HOME, away (Midlands Three West (South) fixtures unless stated) SEPTEMBER Sat 6 Old Leamingtonians 17-8 Sat 13 CAMP HILL 27-8 Sat 20 Stewarts & Lloyds (Powergen Intermediate Cup First Round) 38-16 Sat 27 LEAMINGTON 18-24 OCTOBER Sat 04 Old Coventrians
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Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2003/2004
HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Sat 19 WALSALL (Friendly) 5-1 (Sutton, Banner, Dyson, Bowen, Scheppel) Tue 22 WOODFORD UNITED (Friendly) 3-1 (Sutton, Stephenson, Scheppel) Sat 26 STOCKPORT COUNTY (Friendly) 0-0 Wed 30 ASTON
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24/11/03 - Keast praises forwards and the 'anorak'
ANDY Keast heaped more praise on Worcester's pack following their demolition job on Exeter Chiefs. The Warriors rolled the Devon side over with six forward-based tries as they, for the second week in succession, punched their weight in the pack. "I've
