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Key speakers set for major care conference
A PANEL of nationally-renowned speakers will talk at an annual conference in Worcestershire about specialist care for seriously ill people. The fifth annual Worcestershire Palliative Care Conference is to take place on Tuesday, January 18 and has been
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How to cut your chance of cancer
PEOPLE in Worcestershire show an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of the disease, according to new statistics. The figures were revealed in a report, commissioned by Cancer Research UK, to launch the charity's new campaign -
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Walking will help kids stay alert
A GOOD brisk walk at the beginning of the school day gets the circulation going and helps the children to stay alert. That is the advice to Worcestershire's parents from full-time dad Tony Hobbis of BBC television's Fat Nation programme, who walks his
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Late Christmas gifts for needy
KINDHEARTED folk at a county pub have been digging deep to help needy causes - by providing them with late Christmas presents. The Nightingale Pub, in Evesham Road, Spetchley, near Worcester, bought a Christmas tree which had branches adorned with labels
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Tune in and turn up for some top music training
BUDDING singers and songwriters have the chance to find out about a music course running at Worcester College of Technology with an open evening next week. The event is being organised by national music training organisation Access to Music and is for
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Petal power for hospice
FLOWERS captured the imagination of hundreds of county residents and helped raise more than £1,000 for a Worcester charity. The Worcester Floral Arrangement Society organised the special flower-arranging event, which was a sell-out at The Swan Theatre
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15/1/05 - Clean sheets elude impressive keeper
GOALKEEPER Danny McDonnell presented the case for the defence following last Saturday's draw when Ashton United rained down on his goal time and again. Worcester City's number one was in magnificent form at St George's Lane to deny the Greater Manchester
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Fog fails to stop Warriors progress
WORCESTER Warriors progressed to the semi-finals of the European Shield last night in bizarre fashion. The Sixways side, who were leading Leonessa 32-6 on aggregate following last Friday's first leg victory, won 28-12 in Brescia. However, as fog engulfed
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Clean sheets elude impressive keeper
GOALKEEPER Danny McDonnell presented the case for the defence following last Saturday's draw when Ashton United rained down on his goal time and again. Worcester City's number one was in magnificent form at St George's Lane to deny the Greater Manchester
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Sturrock could be goal machine
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fans have been crying out for a 'fox in the box' over the last few seasons but perhaps their man has finally arrived at Aggborough. Certainly, Blair Sturrock's three goals in four starts and a sub appearance before today's game
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In tune for marathon
MORE than 200 radio stations will be in tune with a star-studded 12- hour marathon fund-raiser for the tsunami appeal. Herefordshire and Worcester-shire's Classic Hits on 954/1530 AM, will be taking part in UK Radio Aid, an historic radio collaboration
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All smiles for the pop singer
Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin has been in Phuket, Thailand, with two film crews and an entourage filling four vans to find out what his charity foundation could do to help. "It's all about the most vulnerable, the children of Phuket," Martin said.
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News readers give more than £16,000
CASH keeps rolling in from generous Evening News readers - with the total they have raised for the victims of the tsunami disaster spiralling to more than £16,000. Last Saturday, the Evening News revealed how readers had clocked up £10,000 in donations
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Leonessa 12 Worcester Warriors 28 (abandoned 50 mins)
Friday, January 14, 2005 WORCESTER Warriors progressed to the semi-finals of the European Shield last night in bizarre fashion. The Sixways side, who were leading Leonessa 32-6 on aggregate following last Friday's first leg victory, won 28-12 in Brescia
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Keep up the good work BBC
THANKS to the well-orchestrated campaign (in which the sanctimonious Peter Luff MP was closely involved) to try to stop the BBC showing Jerry Springer - the Opera, I stayed up late on Saturday night to watch the show and I hope many others did, too. It
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Carve-up for parties
RICHARD Chaming's letter headlined "Political power bloc that is ignoring people's will" (Letters, Tuesday, January 4) was excellent. Europe is an abomination of democratic accountability, just like our own electoral system. Most of us voted against Labour
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Pensions scandal
THE Sunday newspapers recently ran a story saying that Charles Kennedy's party, the Lib Dems, would allow asylum seekers to work, pay National Insurance, and then be paid a British state pension. Even if they move away from England (back to their own
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Four ways to promote club
TO help Young Farmers' Clubs consider how they promote themselves to the outside world, the county is holding a Club Promotion competition, which is split into four parts: n Presentation: A team of four has to give a presentation (maximum of 15 minutes
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Please bless this plough!
THE ancient ceremony of Plough Sunday was celebrated by YFC members at the County Building at Shires Farm, Hawford. The origins of the festival go back to the Middle Ages when, on the Sunday after the Epiphany, a plough would be brought into a church
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Pensioner died an hour after receiving help
Pensioner Dorothy Manns waited over 10 hours to see a doctor but died just one hour after receiving help. Prime Care, which provides Herefordshire's out-of-hours medical response, has apologised and said an official investigation is under way. Jeffrey
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I've gone Stir crazy for the basement boys
A FOOTBALL fanatic from Worcestershire has set up a supporters' club for Britain's worst team - and is due to fulfil his dream of seeing them in action today. Jon Hale has travelled 340 miles to see East Stirlingshire, rooted to the bottom of the Scottish
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Cheers to Edna, 100 years of age
A RESIDENTIAL home in Worcester is preparing for its second 100-year-old birthday celebration in a year. Edna Wilkes, nee Lamb, who lives at PALS Residential Care Home, will reach the magical century tomorrow. She was born as one of seven siblings, in
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Jailed pair are 'scum'
AN elderly woman whose home was targeted by Adrian Sharp and Martin Bradley, jailed for a total of 12 years this week, was so terrified after her ordeal she was forced to move into sheltered accommodation. Beryl Christian-Brookes was 86 when serial criminals
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David books in at pupils' big day
HUNDREDS of primary schoo pupils enjoyed a day of drama and story-telling as a former Worcester playwright returned to the city. David Wood, the playwright, actor and author, read from his some of his nationally-acclaimed children's stories and dramatised
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Fixtures
July (friendlies) Thurs 15 PERSHORE TN (H) 6-1 Ross, Vincent, J Clarke (2), Stokes, og SAT 17 HALESOWEN TOWN (H) 1-0 O'Toole TUES 20 COVENTRY CITY (H) 0-1 TUES 27 HEREFORD UTD (H) 0-3 WEDS 28 REDDITCH UTD (H) 1-3 Williams FRI 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) 3-2
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Wolves wait on Collins verdict
A DRAMATIC transfer twist is threatening to throw Worcester Wolves' preparations for tonight's must-win England Basketball League Division One clash at Kingston Wildcats into turmoil. Victory against the league's basement boys is paramount for Wolves
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RGS through to schools cup quarter-finals
GARETH Hughes is hungry for more glory after seeing his side create history. The former Worcester fly-half, who is now the master-in-charge of rugby at Royal Grammar School, Worcester, has guided his side to the quarter-finals of the Daily Mail Under-
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Bulls want to avoid unwanted hat-trick
HEREFORD United take to the field in the FA Trophy today looking to avoid an unwanted hat-trick. Graham Turner's Bulls travel to the Interlink Express Stadium to face fellow Nationwide Conference promotion chasers Accrington Stanley in a third round clash
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Cancer fight gives prop a new vision
CHRIS Horsman is enjoying all the plaudits at present after a superb start to his Worcester Warriors rugby career.
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Exciting start to indoor contest
CUTNALL Green and Chaddesley Corbett swept the Worcestershire Cricket Board Indoor League off to an exciting start with wins at the Royal Grammar School Worcester. n Chaddesley Corbett 92-3, Droitwich 'A' 91-5. Chaddesley Corbett won by three wickets.
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Civic service to remember
A CIVIC service to remember victims of the Asian tsunami is being held in Droitwich on Friday next week. The Mayor of Droitwich, Ann Taft, is hosting the service at The Sacred Heart Church, in Worcester Road from 7pm. All are welcome and a collection
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Tough way to raise funds
A FIREFIGHTER who married in Sri Lanka is to compete in a gruelling test of strength to raise cash for the victims of the tidal wave of terror. John and Vanessa Haynes wed in Bentota in September, 2002, and were horrified to discover the coastal hotel
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Markets
LUDLOW SALES MARKET Finished Cattle -136 A disappointing entry for a Bank Holiday and a stronger trade as was expected. Plenty of buyers looking for a few cattle to kill after the holiday especially bearing in mind that the slaughter premium has now stopped
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15/1/05 - Cancer fight gives prop a new vision
CHRIS Horsman is enjoying all the plaudits at present after a superb start to his Worcester Warriors rugby career.
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15/1/05 - Sturrock could be goal machine
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers fans have been crying out for a 'fox in the box' over the last few seasons but perhaps their man has finally arrived at Aggborough. Certainly, Blair Sturrock's three goals in four starts and a sub appearance before today's game
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Conference takes pulse of farming
THE annual Oxford Farming Conference puts a finger on the pulse of British agriculture. This year it reflected concern at a decline in public sympathy for farmers, once so strong, which had been eroded since we embraced the CAP, with its ill-regulated
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These cuts will prove to be a grave mistake
I AM sorry to take issue with former colleagues, but I am concerned that cuts being proposed by the city council to certain basic services are gravely mistaken. Last year, while I was still a member of the city council, I was prepared to vote against
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PC package to aid farm safety
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released a free interactive software package to help farmers carry out a risk assessment of their farms and to raise the levels of health and safety awareness in the industry. The software is aimed at all farmers
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We need to cull the TB badgers
THE Country Landowner's Association has spoken out following the results of an Irish study into the effects of badger removal on bovine tuberculosis. The CLA's national adviser on bovine TB, Sarah Slade, said: "The Irish study has proven that by proactively
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Praying for change
FURTHER to the controversy over the TV broadcasting of Jerry Springer - The Opera, many of us were very concerned that despite a huge protest, nearly 40,000 people writing, phoning or texting their opinion that this show offended their taste, the BBC
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Northwick madness
THE Northwick being turned into yet more shops? In Worcester, capital of the charity shop universe, this seems completely barmy to me. The building is ugly and too large for its location. As to the interior, yes, it would be a shame to see it go the way
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Why the long face?
HAS your horse had a grumpy face this month now that the wet, gloomy weather of winter has finally set in? A new study has revealed that horses may suffer from a form of Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression that effects humans during the
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Finally, a few friendly faces for ferrets under threat
AMONG the honours given out around the turn of the year was one that won't get the old ceremonial sword on the shoulder for its recipients, but probably should do. Because in the world of ferrets, Anne Robinson and Ann Badnadge are knights in shining
