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Council budget comment

RESIDENTS living in north Worcestershire are being invited to pass comment on councillors' spending plans. Businesses in the Wyre Forest District have been asked to contribute too as the authority sets its budget for 2005/06. Leaders plan to propose spending

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Oh yes you can banish the winter blues

GAYNOR Paskin, Amanda Wright and Jerry Bescoby are inviting audiences to get into the pantomime spirit tonight. Ombersley Dramatic Society presents Snow White, at the Memorial Hall, with tickets costing £5 for adults and £4 for children. For details call

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Hospital takes a trek for tsunami appeal

STAFF, family and friends of the Droitwich Spa Hospital put their best foot forward to raise £500 for the tsunami appeal. About 80 people representing every department of the hospital, along with children and family pets, joined in the four-and-a-half

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Money raised for the love of Simon

THE Teenage Cancer Trust is £925 better off after a Hereford woman completed a sponsored 80-mile cycle ride for the charity. Hilary Smith set off from Hereford at dawn and arrived in Aberystwyth in time to see the sunset over the sea. She made the fund-raising

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Salsa-thon for heart charity

DANCING divas in Evesham are encouraging residents to go Latin and take part in a sponsored Salsa-thon. Angie Williams and Norman Nairne, who run the Just Latin Salsa dance studio, are organising the event to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation's

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Estate agents move into prominent city premises

SINCE before Christmas, huge wooden hoardings have hidden one of Worcester's most prominent shop frontages from the public. But yesterday the boards opposite Worcester Cathedral came down to reveal the new-look offices of international estate agent Knight

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Claudia's chance to show her love

VALENTINE'S Day will soon be here and this Worcester woman's heart can be found in a London gallery. Works of art based on the theme of "love" are being displayed at the Oxo gallery on the capital's Southbank. And Brussels-born artist Claudia Wiegand,

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25/1/05 - Pressure on Boddy to find right man

NOW that the dust has settled on John Barton's sudden exit from St George's Lane, the spotlight will be shining in the direction of Dave Boddy over the next fortnight. Worcester City's chairman has been in the hot seat for little over a year, working

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25/1/05 - City tell Colley to stay away

WORCESTER City winger Nick Colley will not travel to Tamworth for tonight's GLS Cup third round tie to avoid potential confrontation with home fans (7.45). Colley caused much-publicised controversy at the Staffordshire club back in 2003 after falsely

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Schools funding gap is wider - MP

THE funding gap between schools in Worcestershire and its neighbouring counties has deepened following the latest cash increases, Government figures have revealed. Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff, who obtained the statistics, said the county was being

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Car stolen after thieves raid home for keys

A BLUE Audi TT Quattro has been stolen from a home in Northwick Road, Worcester, after thieves broke into the property and stole the car keys. The incident happened at approximately 3am on Sunday and the offenders also took a £2,000 IBM Think-Pad computer

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Publicans reject a boozing bonanza

PUB managers in Worcester have rejected plans for 24-hour drinking licences but dismissed fears it would lead to more binge-drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence. It comes as the Government has announced that round-the-clock licensing will come into effect

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Campaigner hits back in Lido row

THE group campaigning to save Droitwich's historic Lido has hit out at negative comments made by Conservative town councillors. Since SALT - Save a Lido Today - put forward its business plan to reopen the historic open air pool at the end of last year

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Auschwitz liberation memorial event

A SPECIAL event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will be held at Worcester's Guildhall on Thursday afternoon. Those taking part will include the Dean of Worcester, the Very Rev Peter Marshall, the Mayor of Worcester, Coun Allah Ditta, the chairman of Worcestershire

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Let's halt hog-icides

A CLEVER little gadget could make hedgehog road deaths a thing of the past. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society is urging motorists to attach an ultrasonic whistle to their vehicles to alert animals as they approach. "It's a small high-frequency

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Bulls are ready to make history

HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is hoping to create history at Edgar Street tonight when his side host Wrexham in the LDV Vans Northern Area Semi-Final - although injuries could hamper their progress. The Bulls will become the first Conference side

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Stevenson treble seals semi spot

ARCHDALES stormed into the Worcester and District League's Katherine Rayer Cup semi-finals with a 6-3 win at Martley Spurs. Ian Stevenson hit a hat-trick for Dales with Phil Turpin adding a brace, while Wayne Baldwin also scored twice for Martley. Trinity

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Dales in 10-goal success

VIBRANT Archdales '73 boosted their great goal difference with a 10-0 thrashing of Midland Combination Division Two basement boys Continental Star Reserves. Carl Nesbitt powered home a header from Ashley Banner's corner to give Dales a great start and

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25/1/05 - Collier race to prove he's fit

WORCESTER will give Tim Collier every chance to make their trip to Kingsholm. The lock, who has played every Premiership game for Worcester this season, is facing a race against time to make Saturday's clash at Gloucester. Collier has a torn pectoral

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Drinks law unnecessary

REGARDING Mike Foster's statement about 24-hour drinking, I consider it to be totally unnecessary. When I was a city councillor on the licensing committee, the excuse was put forward time and time again that extending the hours for nightclubs would result

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Sex of the driver was irrelevant

ANDREW Hall, quite rightly, refers to the shortcomings of some drivers, (Evening News, January 10). However, in reference to one incident, he refers to being "nearly run over by a female." Why does he mention the sex of the driver? That is irrelevant.

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Northwick carrot for the city's plans committee

WE are finally to have something done about the old Northwick cinema. Unfortunately, it will be lost forever as an entertainment venue. The car park will disappear under a new block of flats. What a pity that the planning dept and our council planning

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New board members

MARCHES Housing Association, based in Broad Street, Leominster, has announced the appointment of three new board members - Lynda Wilcox, Bob Strachan and Melvyn Ellis. Marches chairman, Carl Davis, said: "Each of the new board members brings specific

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Computer firm in the swim for 2005

THE owners of a Worcester computer firm are hoping new products will finally put the company into the black. Dolphin Computer Access Limited helps those who can't see well to use computers. Among the new software available is a package that will download

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Josephine dishes up a marvellous menu

A SUPERCHEF from Droitwich served up a sizzling dish to win herself a place in the final of a national competition. Josephine Banks, aged 16, showed that she has the potential to be a top chef by winning the FutureChef 2005 West Midlands title with a

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Choose a ticket with a heart

FUND-RAISERS at St Richard's Hospice are calling on local residents to spare a little love for patients with life-threatening illness by supporting their annual Valentine's Day Raffle. The raffle was started five years ago and has proved very popular

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It's so good to be back home!

A TERRITORIAL Army volunteer who has been writing exclusively for the Evening News from Iraq has had an emotional reunion with his family at his Worcester home. Nick Balsdon hugged his wife Lucie when he returned to his Nunnery Wood home for a two-week

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Use your vote for change

THE legal fight against the ban on hunting with dogs was set to go before the High Court today. Lawyers for the Countryside Alliance were due to argue the House of Commons had no right to pass laws banning hunting. If today's challenge fails, the Alliance

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BLAIR BACKS CHRISSIES

A "MASSIVE" day for Christopher Whitehead High School saw it become a specialist language college and move closer to ending the five-year saga over a new site. The St John's high school was told it had achieved language status, after three years of trying

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Plans to introduce exams in sex studies

EXAMS in sex studies may be introduced in classrooms across Worcestershire under plans to improve the teaching of personal, social and health education. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority proposed the tests to improve assessment in PSHE and promote

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Helicopter crash claims four lives

AN EVESHAM teenager has been named as one of the people who died in a helicopter crash in Somerset at the weekend. James Tartaglia, aged 15, of High Littleton, was enjoying the ride with his father Allan, of Brockworth in Gloucestershire, another passenger

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Hospital meeting cancelled as 500 turn up

A PUBLIC meeting to discuss plans for Malvern's long-awaited hospital was cancelled last night - because too many people turned up. An estimated 500 residents were turned away from the consultation meeting which was being held at the Abbey Hotel to find

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Bishop's worries over jails bid

THE Bishop of Worcester has backed a penal reform charity's call for an "open and vigorous" debate on prison privatisation today. The Rt Rev Peter Selby, who is Bishop to the Prisons, said the policy of encouraging profit-making companies into the sector

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Hunters round in on Foster for election

A GROUP has been set up to oust anti-fox hunting MPs in a possible General Election - with Worcester MP Mike Foster among top targets. Vote-OK aims to use pro-hunting volunteers to campaign for MPs' opponents. They would be taught to promote the candidate's

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Worcester - where the people just keep on smiling

YESTERDAY was all set to be the most depressing day of the year. With the dark, cold weather and mounting credit card debt, research showed people were going to feel worse than ever. But not, it appears, in Worcester. Maybe it was the blue sky, maybe

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Raising cash for tsunami appeal

THE YMCA in St John's, Worcester, will host a coffee morning as part of a national fund-raising event for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. Centres around the UK will hold events tomorrow, exactly one month after the natural disaster devastated

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Camp America changed my life says Luke

A DROITWICH teenager who is jetting off to America for his second Camp America trip is hoping to inspire other young people to do the same. Luke Hogarth spent the summer of 2004 at Pierce camp, Birchmont, in New Hampshire and enjoyed himself so much he

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Thorny issue for woods group

VOLUNTEERS lent a hand to a prickly task - planting a hawthorn hedge round a traditional orchard. With direction from Worcestershire County Council's Countryside Officer, 21 eager Worcester Woods Volunteers and tree wardens met at the Countryside Centre

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City tell Colley to stay away

WORCESTER City winger Nick Colley will not travel to Tamworth for tonight's GLS Cup third round tie to avoid potential confrontation with home fans (7.45). Colley caused much-publicised controversy at the Staffordshire club back in 2003 after falsely

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Collier race to prove he's fit

WORCESTER will give Tim Collier every chance to make their trip to Kingsholm. The lock, who has played every Premiership game for Worcester this season, is facing a race against time to make Saturday's clash at Gloucester. Collier has a torn pectoral

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Mullen sets sights on county final

BROMSGROVE Rovers turn their attention away from their league campaign tonight as they attempt to reach the Worcestershire Senior Cup final. The Victoria Ground team make the short journey to Travel Factory Alliance outfit Studley for a semi-final encounter

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School's aces in fine cup run

CHRISTOPER Whitehead High School's year nine team steamed through three rounds of the English Schools Football Association's 4 Aces Cup. The Worcester boys were on the verge of making the competition's fifth round but were edged out 3-2 by Birmingham's

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King Pin shocks galore as top teams are skittled

THREE teams from lower divisions beat higher-ranked opposition in the King Pin Cup second round. At the Blackpole, Worcester & District Tuesday League Division One leaders 'C' Siders lost in a close game with Division Two's Robins by just three pins

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The power of flowers

I AM calling on local people to support Marie Curie Cancer Care's annual Great Daffodil Appeal in March. The 2005 appeal hopes to be bigger and better than ever, with a staggering target of £3m, and the charity needs your help! This year, as part of the

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Prefabs info is required

I WONDER if readers could help? I am carrying out academic research into the survival rate of prefabricated timber houses from the late Victorian period (1890s) up until 1939. These charming houses are rapidly disappearing and need to be recognised for

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Generosity of readers

ON behalf of all of us at the British Red Cross, I would like to thank your readers for their overwhelming generosity since the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck on Boxing Day. A massive global relief effort swung into action within hours

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Keeping it in the family...

ANOTHER member of the Clift clan has joined the family pub, The Talbot of Knightwick, by becoming head barman. Owners Annie and Wiz Clift have welcomed their nephew Jonathan Clift on board. "Since losing Richard Scone - barman at the Talbot for 13 years

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* Chrissies head facing up to Blair * Knifepoint raid at city petrol station * Poisoned bird rescued

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Cover is growing

Norwich Union owner Aviva today said a gradual pick-up in consumer confidence helped UK sales of its life and pension products return to growth in 2004. The group said a drive to make pensions less complicated and a recovery in the stock market ensured

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Family law

A WORCESTER firm of solicitors has welcomed Lisa Kemp into its family law department. Ms Kemp, aged 33, joins Scaiff & Co, of Foregate Street where she will work with clients in domestic violence cases as well as child matters and divorces. She is

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Record-breaking employment demand

THOUSANDS of people are looking forward to a prosperous 2005 thanks to a Worcester-based recruitment agency, which has thrown a lifeline and found them work. Backup, which has its headquarters in Castle Street, is celebrating after finding employment