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Tributes to city postman

THE son of a Worcester postman who died suddenly has spoken of the kindness shown by his customers who raised £790 to give to his family. Brian Harvey, who had been delivering mail in Warndon Villages for seven years, died suddenly over Christmas at the

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Residents object to bungalow scheme

PLANS to build a bungalow on land filled with shrubs and trees in Droitwich look set to be refused following a number of objections to the scheme. Wychavon District Council received 14 letters objecting to the building of a bungalow and garage near the

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Head goes back to the classroom

GETTING back in the classroom took on a whole new meaning for a Droitwich headteacher, as she became "the new girl" for the day. Kathryn Hill donned full school uniform and even had her hair in bunches as she took to the other side of the classroom and

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1/2/05 - Preece ruling out City comeback

FORMER Worcester City striker Andy Preece has ruled himself out of the vacant manager's job at St George's Lane. Evesham-born Preece, 37, currently leading the line for Nationwide Conference club Carlisle United, denied applying for the post made available

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Stolen drawer returned to owner

A DRAWER containing cash and personal belongings which was stolen from an address in Warndon, Worcester, was returned to the owner, complete with contents, just 24 hours later. Worcester Police are now trying to identify who returned a drawer to the address

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Customer sought after attempted armed robbery

POLICE investigating an attempted armed-robbery at a Worcester newsagent have appealed for witnesses to the incident. At about 2.20pm on Sunday a man walked into Johnsons Newsagents, in Ombersley Road, holding a carrier bag and ''pointing something under

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Arrested over suspicion of theft

FOUR people have been arrested on suspicion of theft in connection with fund-raising efforts to help an eight-year-old girl receive potentially life-changing treatment. Several public events have been held to generate the £10,000 needed to send Tilly

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Family's anger over struggle to find care

THE parents of a little girl born with a rare facial disfigurement have attacked the health authority they claim is discriminating against their daughter due to her disability. Claire and Steve Snead need around half an hour a week of after-school care

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Commandery swan murdered by rival pair

A FEMALE swan has been murdered in a territorial battle near Worcester's Civil War centre in Sidbury. The swan, which had nested on the canal beside The Commandery for years, was drowned by a rival pair who forced her into some bushes, where she got entangled

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Bomber pilot's heroics live on

AN HEROIC pilot who flew more than 30 successful bombing raids during the Second World War has died, aged 82. Derek Battin received a Distinguished Flying Cross for his contribution to the war effort with Lancaster assaults on key targets in Germany and

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Poets asked to wax lyrical on rubbish

THE Worcestershire Duckworth Trust is calling on people of all ages to start talking rubbish. In the run up to this year's annual recycling awareness campaign - called Rubbish? Sort It! - the Trust has launched a poetry contest. The Talking Rubbish competition

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Blaze sparks Gabey demise

THE emergence of bright young star Richard Blaze was the reason behind Mark Gabey's Sixways exit. The 19-year-old, who has just been called up to the England Under 21 squad for their Six Nations campaign, is rated so highly by coaches John Brain and Andy

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Cozic has task of reviving Harriers

STUART Watkiss has plugged the midfield gap left by suspensions with the signing of Bertrand Cozic for Kidderminster Harriers. The 26-year-old found his chances restricted at promotion-chasing North-ampton Town and is moving to Aggborough until the end

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Raw talent leads Saints to victory

SAINTS' Fred Raw recorded the highest Worcester and District Men's Tuesday Skittles League Division One away score of the season. Raw scored 54, including three spares of 13, 12 and 14, in helping his team beat Budgies at the Goodrest pub. Despite losing

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Nets are calling Evesham

EVESHAM Cricket Club start the countdown to the new season with indoor nets in the Worcestershire Cricket Centre at Prince Henry's High School, Evesham, on Thursday. There is a players' meeting at 6.30pm before the nets which will run from 7pm until 8pm

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1/2/05 - Cozic has task of reviving Harriers

STUART Watkiss has plugged the midfield gap left by suspensions with the signing of Bertrand Cozic for Kidderminster Harriers. The 26-year-old found his chances restricted at promotion-chasing North-ampton Town and is moving to Aggborough until the end

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Gloucester 28 Worcester Warriors 16

Saturday, January 29, 2005 A FIRST-HALF horror show put paid to any hopes of victory at Kingsholm. Ring rusty Worcester found themselves on the canvas after a lacklustre start at Gloucester and, predictably, never recovered. By half-time they were 21-

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They met in Warndon

I AM a proud man. As I left the Guildhall with a friend, our Mayor Allah Ditta shook my hand - he was wearing white gloves. He actually remembered meeting me in Warndon. GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.

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Tell us how soon, UKIP

HOW soon after a UKIP success at a General Election could pensioners expect to receive the extra £25 on their weekly state pensions? An actual date would certainly persuade thousands to vote UKIP. And as a matter of historical record, UKIP has already

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Nothing to concern us

EUROPHILES say we have nothing to worry about. I must not worry about this, then. Article 12, Chapter 5, of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the EU states: "All officials and other servants (of Europol) should be immune from prosecution

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Information on city firm

COULD I again ask your readers for help please? Last year, I asked for help in carrying out research into 1066 Products Ltd of Battenhall Road Worcester. I am indebted to all those who replied and gave me so much valuable information. Such was the response

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Selective criticism of Europhobes

NEWS that the National Audit Office (NAO) has refused for the past 15 years to sign off the accounts of the Department of Work and Pensions seems to have been accepted by one and all with a shrug of the shoulders. The fact that the NAO accuses the Department

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It's bad now but there could be worse to come

IT must be hell living in Worcester city centre but, even though I live in a small town like Droitwich, with no nightclubs, I'm often disturbed at night by drinkers, returning from pubs, through my residential area. Apart from the occasional vandalism

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Shares up by 20 per cent in face of takeover

Shares in high street chain Woolworths have shot ahead by more than 20 per cent after a potential bidder confirmed its interest in a takeover. Private equity firm Apax Partners, which helped fund the takeover of New Look last year, said it was at the

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Crippling rises to kill small firms

SMALL firms in Herefordshire and Worcestershire could face ruin as business rates are reviewed this year. All business premises are to be re-valued in 2005, and the Government is expected to put up rates as a result. Christopher Harvey, head of policy

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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 season

MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 5/2/04: Malvern v Aston Old Edwardians. 19/2/05: Nuneaton Old Edwardians v Malvern. 26/2/05: Malvern v Kenilworth. 12/3/05: Old Coventrians v Malvern. 2/4/05: Malvern v Leamington. 9/4/05: Hinckley v Malvern. 23/4/05: Malvern v Stoke

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100 club decides to run for the money

DETERMINED athletes pulled on their trainers and collectively ran 100 miles to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. On Saturday, 100 members of Worcester Athletic Club completed a mile each around the track at Nunnery Wood Sports Complex

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Semi-naked louts rampage at 2am

A WOMAN has called for action to be taken after a group of semi-naked men, thought to be drunken students, started chanting loudly along her Worcester street. About 10 louts woke residents in Hylton Road, St John's at 2am this morning, prompting one man

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Healthy living course

EXERCISE, nutrition and relaxation will be the main topics covered in a course for older people in Droitwich. The healthy living course is being run by the Droitwich Spa Healthy Living Project based at Age Concern and is for people over the age of 60.

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Funding secured for more doctors

ACCESS to a doctor, nurse or health visitor in Droitwich could be almost doubled by the creation of a new centre, health chiefs have claimed. Plans for the proposed new centre in Ombersley Street East would provide enough space for up to 22 full-time

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The pub where smokers have to stub it out or go outside

A POPULAR Worcestershire pub's month-long trial of banning smoking has proved such a success that even smokers support it, according to the landlord. As a result The Swan at Whittington, off Old Road, Whittington, near Worcester, will remain a non-smoking

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How these flowers can help people with cancer

TAKE home one of these daffodils and help Worcestershire and Herefordshire cancer patients - that's the message from a charity. Adela Shepherd at Marie Curie Cancer Care in Worcestershire is asking residents to take home fabric daffodils in support of

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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 Season

The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance Saturday, February 5: Alvechurch v Malvern Town (3.00). Saturday, February 12: Oldbury United v Malvern Town (3.00). Saturday, February 19: Malvern Town v Boldmere St Michael (3.00). Saturday, February 26:

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Gasping for a change

A CUSTOM loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs..." The start of the latest Government anti-smoking missive? Not quite - these words were penned by Scotland's King James VI in 1604, in a scathing rant entitled

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1/2/05 - City survival must be the top priority

GARY Mills, Phil Stant, Shaun Cunnington, Colin Addison -- which high-profile name will land the job of saving Worcester City's Nationwide North skin. That's what the job description now reads following yet another debacle on the pitch, this time at Worksop

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NO SMOKING WITHIN 50FT OF THE ROYAL Hospital banishes smokers from entrance

HOSPITALS in Worcestershire are stepping up the war on smoking by banning people from puffing on their doorsteps. The Government has pledged to make NHS buildings completely smoke-free by the end of 2006 - but Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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Luff backing for home defence Bill

CONSERVATIVE demands for greater householders' rights to deal with burglars will be backed in the Commons by Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff this week. Mr Luff has thrown his weight behind a Private Member's Bill drawn up by his Tory colleague Patrick

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Warning over 'prize-winning' letters scam

EVERYONE has their suspicions about junk mail claims of huge prize draw wins. But one Worcester man has more doubts than most after receiving hundreds of hoax letters. Garnett Alderson reckons he should be sitting on an empire worth more than half a million

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Ref resigns after red card assault

"HOOLIGAN" young footballers have forced a referee to give up the game after he had to endure a match full of "violence and abuse" at the weekend. Les Croy (seen right), aged 23, of Church Row, Pershore, has been refereeing youngsters since he was in

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Preece ruling out City comeback

FORMER Worcester City striker Andy Preece has ruled himself out of the vacant manager's job at St George's Lane. Evesham-born Preece, 37, currently leading the line for Nationwide Conference club Carlisle United, denied applying for the post made available

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Lots at stake in Pershore county clash

PERSHORE Town host Barnt Green Spartak tonight in a Worcestershire derby as they continue their quest to get a win in 2005. Adam Ward's side, floundering bottom-but-one in the Midland Combination Premier Division, have not registered a victory since beating

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Norman's new role in an FA upgrade

ANDY Norman has been appointed the first county development manager at Worcestershire FA. For the past four years, Norman has been development officer, working alongside Julie Leroux, girls' and women's officer, and administrator Julie Lymer. He will

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Green leaping over the Deers

CUTNALL Green hit the goal trail on their Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division One visit to AFC Deers Leap with a handsome 7-1 victory. Julian Whitehouse led the rout, netting four times, and Chris Marsh notched a hat-trick. In the same

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Oxfam is desperate for help

OXFAM shops in Worcestershire may have to temporarily close so staff can deal with the overwhelming number of donations being made to the tsunami disaster appeal. Volunteers at shops in Worcester, Evesham and Malvern are at bursting point coping with

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1/2/05 - Blaze sparks Gabey demise

THE emergence of bright young star Richard Blaze was the reason behind Mark Gabey's Sixways exit. The 19-year-old, who has just been called up to the England Under 21 squad for their Six Nations campaign, is rated so highly by coaches John Brain and Andy

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* No smoking within 50ft of Royal * Semi-naked louts on rampage at 2am * Ref resigns at red card ass

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Record year for agency means jobs for 10,000

A WORCESTER recruitment agency is celebrating a record 2004. The Backup team found employment for 1,500 each week last year meaning more than 10,000 people are now enjoying careers in catering, driving, office and industry trades. "We have found work

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Vote for the caring carer

A MONTHLY awards scheme has been launched to give public recognition to unsung heroes of Worcestershire's care industry. Marcelle Smith, a senior carer of the Avery-Overall residential home in Britannia Square, Worcester, has already been nominated for