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Rail club platform alteration
THE Kidderminster Railway Circle has moved its meetings to the Railway Bell, Station Hill. The club's next meeting, which is due to be held on Wednesday, November 17, at 8pm, will feature Paul Hudson conducting a talk entitled Steam Extravaganza. Admission
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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 season
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 30/10/04: Stafford v Malvern. 13/11/04: Malvern v Old Laurentians. 20/11/04: Burton v Malvern. 4/12/04: Stoke on Trent v Malvern. 11/12/04: Malvern v Hinckley. 18/12/04: Malvern v Burton. 8/1/05: Old Laurentians v Malvern. 22/1/05:
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We rip them up but prize draw letters keep coming
AN ELDERLY couple are at their wits' end after being swamped with letters claiming they have won cash prizes. Margaret and Charles Johnson, of St Andrew's Road, Pershore, have been inundated with more than 100 letters over the past six months claimed
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Homes and firms hit by power cut
MORE than 7,000 homes and businesses suffered a power cut in and around Bewdley. Firefighters were called out after residents saw a blue flash on the third tier of a pylon near Grey Green Lane and Gloucester Way at about 2pm yesterday. A spokeswoman for
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Skills on offer at centre
DINES Green residents are being reminded of the wide range of skills a centre right on their doorstep has to offer them. The online@thegreencentre facility in Gresham Road offers a variety of courses including computer skills and languages and it has
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WOMAN SWEPT TO DEATH IN FLOOD
A WOMAN was killed when her car was swept away by a fast-flowing flooded river. Suzanne Smith, of Hawkbatch, near Bewdley, is thought to have drowned after hitting difficulties while crossing the Rea, near the Worcestershire-Shropshire border. It is believed
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Woman with epilepsy sues drug makers
AN epilepsy sufferer is suing the manufacturers of a drug over the damage she says it has caused to her eyesight. Thirty-eight-year-old Elaine Swaddling, from Malvern, is among a group of people to join a test case action heading for London's High Court
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Police tackle rugby player in crackdown on car tax dodgers
A HIGH-profile Worcester rugby player became one of the first motorists to fall foul of a police crackdown on car tax dodgers. Worcester Warriors fly-half Tommy Hayes was caught driving without car tax by officers in their campaign on the city's roads
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Killer to find out if he will lose assets
A FINANCIAL advisor convicted of murdering his elderly lover and stealing her cash will find out in December whether he will have his assets seized by the court. Peter Crittenden, of Beech Avenue, Barbourne, Worcester, was jailed for life in July after
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22/10/04 - Gardiner shows how
WELLAND'S assistant manager, Cliff Gardiner, made a surprise debut with 20 minutes to go, when Manion and Genever were both injured, and with five minutes remaining his first-time shot won the game for Welland. WELLAND ATHLETIC 2, MARTLEY SPURS 1 His
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22/10/04 - Falcons continue impressive run
TABLE- topping Anchor Falcons continued their fine start to the season with a fifth straight Worcester Sunday Division Three win at Northwick Lodge on Sunday and they increased their goal tally to 28 in the process. DEERS LEAP ATHLETIC 2, ANCHOR FALCONS
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26/10/04 - City win crucial claims Barton
WORCESTER City boss John Barton believes it is vital his side chalk up three Nationwide North points as they travel to Vauxhall Motors for the first time in their history (7.45). But a victory for City at the Vauxhall Sports Ground might not come so easy
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Swifts aim to end poor run
STOURPORT Swifts are hoping to make it seventh time lucky as they face Bromsgrove Rovers in the Southern League Cup first round tonight (7.45). Dave Titterton's side have lost the last six meetings between the sides in all competitions, including 2-0
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Leaky Sports are no match for Plumbers
PLUMBERS Arms hit the goal trail as they thrashed Bringsty Sports 11-0 in the Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division Three. Craig Sprague was their shooting star, netting six times, with Neil Lovett adding a hat-trick. Also in Division
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May claims OEs top accolade
STEVE May's haul of more than 80 Birmingham Cricket League wickets earned him Old Elizabethans' Saturday firsts' player of the year award. May, who also compered the evening at Worcestershire County Cricket Club, put in a series of stunning performances
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26/10/04 - Hinshelwood to miss Aussie test
WORCESTER Warriors' Ben Hinshelwood will not line-up against Australia next month despite being named in the Scotland squad. The centre has been selected in the squad for the match on Saturday, November 6, but Warriors director of rugby John Brain has
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26/10/04 - Teenager can lift Harriers fortunes
ROOKIE striker James Keene aims to improve Kidderminster Harriers' miserable away record by opening his goal account at Chester City tonight (7.45). The 18-year-old Portsmouth striker has only been signed on work experience but looked an exciting prospect
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22/10/04 - Two-goal Judge is big help
MALVERN Town, without a strike force due to injuries to Dean Roberts and Des Cox, Scott Morris unavailable and Wes Joyce having left for Evesham, called on former player Simon Judge to help them out. CRADLEY TOWN 3, MALVERN TOWN 4 He duly responded by
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22/10/04 - Rangers top table after win
RANGERS entertained Sporting Khalsa on Saturday and after a topsy-turvy game managed to grab victory to go top of the table, as the previous leaders Parkfield Leisure were involved in a cup fixture. MALVERN RANGERS 4, SPORTING KHALSA 3 Rangers took the
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22/10/04 - Manor Park in club semi-final
MANOR Park travelled to West Bridgeford Lawn Tennis Club in Nottingham, to play the national quarter-final of the Peugeot Inter Club Challenge on Sunday. The Manor Park team was Mike Marks, Chris Skinner, Elizabeth Veal and Alice Huskinson. Elizabeth
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This is my death wish
I SYMPATHISE with John Phillpott's problems (Evening News, Monday, October 18) on getting his daughter Alice into her university flat. And I thought I'd got problems with my dodgy knee. Will Heaven be free of these upsets? I hope so. GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere
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The cruelty of stag hunting
WHEREVER cruelty is legalised in the UK, we are all responsible. So let us hope that our MPs will have the resolve to quickly end the pastime of hunting with dogs our native red deer in Devon and Somerset. We can manage wildlife without tormenting them
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There's a new boss at the Cross
NATWEST has announced a new manager for its Worcester Cross branch. Claire Greathurst's duties will include managing a unit of 30 staff and in particular supporting the branch customer advisers. She brings with her several years of banking experience,
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FLOOD ALERT FOR SEVERN
FLOOD alerts have been placed on the Severn Valley as the county braces itself for a week of heavy wind and rain. But Environment Agency experts do not believe the river will rise enough to prompt the erection of Worcester's Hylton Road flood barrier.
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Pryce is right for top fire station job
JON Pryce is the man in the hot seat at Malvern Fire Station after taking over from Ian Seward as station commander. The 31-year-old, who lives in Bromyard, joins the team from the fire brigade training centre at Droitwich, where he was an instructor.
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Burning ambition?
DO you want to light up one of the city's biggest bonfires on fireworks night? The Evening News is still taking entries from children aged under 12 who want to light the 20ft bonfire on Worcester Racecourse on Saturday, November 6, at 6.30pm. In 25 words
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Appeal for missing woman
LATEST: Police have released a photograph of 57-year-old woman from Ronkswood, Worcester, who has been missing for one week. Patricia Spalding has not been seen since she left her Newtown Road home on Tuesday, October 19. Police consider her to be vulnerable
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Thieves
MONEY and a mobile phone were stolen from commercial premises in Evesham Road, Fladbury, near Pershore. If anyone has any information about the theft, which happened between 6pm on Tuesday, October 19, and 6am on Wednesday, October 20, they should call
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Are these the best pre-school staff in Britain?
DEDICATED staff from a Droitwich nursery are in the running for a prestigious award after they were short-listed in the top five pre-school teams in the country. Following an "excellent" Ofsted report in May, Droitwich Spa Nursery & Kindergarten was
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 Season
The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance Saturday, October 30: Chasetown v Malvern Town (3.00). Saturday, November 20: FA Vase second round proper, Malvern Town v Coventry Sphinx or Ludlow Town (3.00). Malvern Town Reserves West Midlands League Division
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22/10/04 - Upton in battling cup win
UPTON were on Powergen Junior Cup duty on Saturday with a second round visit to Tenbury. TENBURY 17pts UPTON 23pts These visits to Tenbury are getting to be quite a regular thing following on from Upton's first round victory visit last year. Despite travelling
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Blurred facts and dust on the floor
TO the vast majority of viewers, the mauling Worcestershire Royal Hospital received in the Tonight with Trevor McDonald undercover television probe, last night, will have been just another soundbite in the MRSA superbug debate. For residents in the county
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26/10/04 - Key time for City's season
ALTHOUGH John Barton is a user of the managerial ad-age of not looking beyond the next game, it's worth observing that the next few weeks could prove to be the most critical period in Worcester City's season. Tonight's battle at Vauxhall Motors is clearly
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Superbug claims are 'outrageous'
HEALTH bosses have hit out at claims over the presence of potentially deadly "superbug" MRSA in Worcestershire Royal Hospital, labelling a TV documentary "outlandish and outrageous". But they admitted it was "disappointing" to see undercover filming had
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Lorry cuts across m-way
DRIVERS had a lucky escape when a 28-tonne lorry crashed across up to five lanes of the M5 without injuring a single person. The truck was about a mile past Junction 7, at Whittington, when it weaved over the southbound carriageway, plough-ed through
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Psychic predicts change in sea cadets' fortune
A CLAIRVOYANT whose benevolence was declined by the Droitwich Mayor on the grounds of witchcraft has donated the cash to the Sea Cadets. And fortune-teller Julie Angel-Guest will present the money at the Cadets' spooky Hallowe'en disco on Saturday. Last
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Pub landlords urged to put in for the new 24-hour licence to drink
A LEADING member of the body which represents pubs in Worcester said publicans should embrace European-style drinking and apply for 24-hour licences. But West Mercia police say education campaigns should be put in place to ensure extended drinking does
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Remembering Ryan
Family and former classmates of Ryan McCoig-Lees attended a touching ceremony to officially open a friendship garden in the nine-year-old's memory at Ledbury Primary School. Friends from Year 6 joined Ryan's grandmother Margaret Kennedy and his uncles
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'There's no need for children to roam the streets'
CHILDREN in one of England's most deprived areas have been urged to use their community centre. Dena Cook, chairman of the management committee of Warndon Community Centre, Worcester, said there was no need for children to roam the streets. She spoke
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I want more students to come
THE new priest-in-charge of St Clement's Church, St John's, is hoping to pack out the pews. She faces the same challenge as many other vicars up and down the country - people are not as attending services as much as she would like to see - and she is
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22/10/04 - Bishops Frome collect points as league leaders clash
THE eagerly awaited clash between The Soccer Site Malvern League Division One title holders Bishops Frome and their closest rivals Oak Allstars took place on Sunday. Spectators were not disappointed as a close game ensued before home side Bishops Frome
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22/10/04 - Unlucky Ladies bow out of cup
MALVERN Ladies entertained premiership opponents Fairfield Villa at Langland Stadium in the Worcestershire Senior Women's Cup on Sunday. MALVERN LADIES 0, FAIRFIELD VILLA 2 In a close fought first half, Fairfield Villa just had the upperhand and took
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22/10/04 - Radar surrender first points
MALVERN Radar dropped their first Worcester Sunday Division Two points of the season with this 2-2 draw against a good Juniors side. WORCESTER JUNIORS 2, MALVERN RADAR 2 On the big pitch, both sides were passing well early on and both keepers were soon
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City win crucial claims Barton
WORCESTER City boss John Barton believes it is vital his side chalk up three Nationwide North points as they travel to Vauxhall Motors for the first time in their history (7.45). But a victory for City at the Vauxhall Sports Ground might not come so easy
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Teenager can lift Harriers fortunes
ROOKIE striker James Keene aims to improve Kidderminster Harriers' miserable away record by opening his goal account at Chester City tonight (7.45). The 18-year-old Portsmouth striker has only been signed on work experience but looked an exciting prospect
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Hinshelwood to miss Aussie test
WORCESTER Warriors' Ben Hinshelwood will not line-up against Australia next month despite being named in the Scotland squad. The centre has been selected in the squad for the match on Saturday, November 6, but Warriors director of rugby John Brain has
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Home tie for Malvern
MALVERN Town and Ledbury Town were gifted home ties in the FA Vase Second Round, with fixtures taking place on Saturday, November 20. Ledbury have been drawn against Northern Counties East Division One leaders Sutton. It is their reward for dumping out
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Evesham out for revenge
EVESHAM United will be out for sweet revenge tonight as they host Taunton Town in the first round of the Southern League Cup (7.45). Taunton are top of Southern League Division One West and landed a 2-0 win when the two sides met at Common Road in August
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22/10/04 - Malvern tested in cup fixture
THE in-form Newport side, unbeaten in their league this year and supplemented by a contingent of Fijian soldiers, came to Spring Lane hunting for a prize scalp. MALVERN 46PTS, NEWPORT 12PTS Instead they were hit by an awesome display of power from the
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Good Samaritan of Butts car park
MY wife and I parked in a bay reserved for the disabled on the Butts car park, Worcester, on Friday morning, October 15. On returning from shopping, we saw our back tyre was completely flat. Having had three hip replacements, I was finding it very difficult
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Callous
WALKING down Bath Road, Worcester, I saw a cat lying dead in the middle of the road. Why didn't the motorist who killed the poor creature stop and remove it? How callous. JIM STOTE, Worcester.
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Are there any jobs going?
HAVING just read (Evening News, Wednesday, October 15) that Dr Mohammed Aslam is paid £53,000 and doesn't turn up for work, could someone please explain to me why Worcestershire has to have a Racial Equality Council? I would appreciate answers to the
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I've often wondered ... and now I know!
I'VE often sat and wondered why John Hinton has shown such interest in a new Christopher Whitehead School. Now I know. His many letters on his local life have always been of great interest. But he has now put himself in the same position as Mr Blair -
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City schools... and what future holds
I HAVE read with great interest the letters regarding Christopher Whitehead School, having been a pupil there many years ago. I am now retired and I agree with Councillor June Longmuir - it would be terrible for the pupils to be educated on a building
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Law firm lends a helping hand
A WORCESTER law firm has helped one of the UK's leading independent telephone maintenance companies in its successful listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Telephone Maintenance Group (TMG), which was advised on its flotation by Worcester-based
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Taking the Midlands to London
BUSINESS and political leaders from Worcestershire and Herefordshire were due to visit the House of Commons today for the national launch of the West Midlands - At the Heart of it All Campaign. The £1m campaign led by regional development agency Advantage
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We'll break chains shackling business
THE Shadow Secretary of State for Industry, Stephen O'Brien, has promised to deregulate business if the Tories win the next General Election. Mr O'Brien met with some of the leading manufacturers in Worcestershire during a tour of English Braids Ltd,
