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Come along to save Lido

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Droitwich's historic Lido are urging the public to attend a meeting on Thursday. SALT - Save a Lido Today - has called a public meeting to show the public what its plans for the derelict Lido are. Wychavon District Council's

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Bollards still hit by two-way traffic

Bollards in one of Upton-upon-Severn's historic streets have been knocked down several times in 18 months by vehicles mounting the pavement. They were installed to protect the Georgian bow window of a Grade II listed house, which had received a succession

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Fruity idea for your valentine

WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being urged to be a little more imaginative when buying their loved ones a gift this Valentine's Day. The County Council's Countryside Service is selling local varieties of fruit trees. "The idea is that people can buy a gift

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Salmon

ON Wednesday, February 2, it was reported more than 1,000 salmon were caught in the 2004 season on the Diglis Association Salmon Society's stretch of the Severn, below Diglis Weir. In fact, no more than 130 fish were landed between February 1 and October

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Qualified Thomas is leading the way

AT an informal ceremony in front of Ludlow Castle, 19-year-old Thomas Geuter received his certificate as a fully-qualified walk leader with the Breathe Walking for Health Project. It was a special moment for two reasons. Thomas is believed to be one of

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School mourns a star pupil

A NORTH Herefordshire high school is mourning the death of one of its star pupils. Former Wigmore High School student Emily Ruell, aged 16, was found with serious injuries in her bedroom at her family's home in Lingen last month. She later died at Hereford

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Just the LAR ticket!

IT was a historic moment at noon last Friday when the winning number in the first Ludlow Lottery came up on a computer screen at the town's Assembly Rooms. With a £1 ticket, Ludlow resident Mrs Cy Jones won £250. It also meant a small profit for the Assembly

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

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

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Seven days with Phillpott

THERE will be General Election this year, probably in May. It is becoming increasingly difficult to classify your average British voter these days. As recently as a few years ago, the battle lines were well marked out with clearly defined ideological

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Truants: Time for the stick

OVER the last few years, the Government has attempted to combat truancy by throwing money at the problem. Since 1997, it has spent a whopping £885 million on various schemes to persuade reluctant pupils into school. What difference has it made? Absolutely

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Saturday match postponed

THE notorious Causeway Ground at Cinderford again proved unplayable today when the match referee called off the Division One West match around 1.30pm. The pitch was deemed fit at 11am when a local official was called in but heavy rain from around 12.30pm

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No pubs to bid for 24-hour drinking

NOT one Worcestershire pub will apply for round-the-clock drinking under relaxed licensing laws starting today, a government Minister has predicted. Licensing Minister Richard Caborn said a survey of 30,500 pubs and bars found no landlords planning to

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Guidlelines for city evacuation

A LARGE-scale evacuation of Worcester City Centre in the event of a major emergency is one of the pointers in a new emergency planning directive for the city. The Cathedral, Alice Ottley and The Royal Grammar schools in Worcester, have all been identified

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Flowers in the rain

VISITORS had a sneak preview of a glorious National Trust garden in Worcester on Saturday. Despite the drizzle, people turned out to see the abundance of snowdrops and roses at The Greyfriars in Friar Street. The day, which supported the National Gardens

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n WORCESTER: Ben died after three days Giant row over death of rabbit

A THUMPING row has erupted after a giant rabbit's offspring died three days after it was bought as a Christmas present for two brothers. And the customer claims the pet shop owner told her she had "messed with the wrong people", when she was asked for

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Chance to comment on park's landscape

MEMBERS of the public are invited to view and comment on the £115,000 plan to develop three hectares of Worcester's Gheluvelt Park. The project aims to turn the area near the River Severn into a new public open space with more paths, seating areas, extensive

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Right-to-buy owners needed

PEOPLE in Worcester who bought their council homes in the 1980s are being asked to get in touch with a Channel Four documentary team to tell their stories. The Mentorn TV production is set to mark the 25th anniversary of the ground-breaking right-to-buy

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Preece targets his first victory

WORCESTER City player-manager Andy Preece is confident of notching his first Nationwide North win tonight against Gainsborough Trinity at St George's Lane (7.45). Preece's opening game in charge on Saturday began with a warm reception from City supporters

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Wolves on rampage

WORCESTER Wolves sent out a message to the rest of England Basketball League Division One as they crushed Worthing Thunder 114-77. Saturday's win at University College Worcester took Wolves into a much-coveted fourth place and sees them overtake both

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Missed chances cost Swifts

STOURPORT Swifts had a host of second-half chances to seal all three points but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Corby Town in Southern League Division One (West). Corby had a dream start after seven minutes as the Swifts defence failed to deal with

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Muddy Malvern prosper in tricky conditions

MALVERN Town triumphed in a sea of mud to win 2-1 at in-form Alvechurch in the Travel Factory Alliance. They moved up to third in the table after defeating a side who had seen off previous leaders Chasetown only seven days earlier. With this in mind,

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North Mids suffer defeat

NORTH Midlands slipped to a 17-8 defeat in the mud against Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire in their opening match in this season's RFU National Under 20 Championship. The match was switched from Old Halesonians to the nearby Old Swinford School ground at

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Running her own business is just soup-er

RACHEL Young was trudging around a farmers' market one cold winter's morning when she decided she wanted a steaming hot cup of soup. But she couldn't find one anywhere. So, she decided to set up her own soup company. You could argue this was an extreme

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Cripplegate concerns

I DO hope those who have written letters objecting to the superloos and wheelie bins have written to the council to voice their concern and now the extension to the car park in Cripplegate Park is being considered. If anyone would like to object to this

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Thought provoking

I READ Seven days with Phillpott with interest, Evening News, January 29. In his ''Say sorry for 1066'' piece, Mr Phillpott made a thought-provoking proposition by suggesting. "Let's leave the past to the history books and draw a line under outrages real

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Has PM lost the plot?

IT is most heartening to see democracy developing in Iraq with a large turn-out for the election. How shameful that many of us here can't even bother to vote - even without death threats. One therefore wonders why Mr Blair, who has put so much personal

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Sad to think city is losing its identity due to profit

IT was with great sadness that I read that Royal Worcester Porcelain, as I know it, will be no more. My mother died at the age of 38 years when I was seven years old. She was the daughter of Charles Day who, I believe, had eight children altogether. My

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Tsunami funds to come in right on cue

A GROUP of pool players went potty at the weekend in a 12-hour marathon in aid of the tsunami disaster appeal. Nine people took part in the event, at the Barley Mow pub, London Road, Worcester, on Saturday each playing several times throughout the day

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Club put me on the right path

THE Pony Club, that bastion of equestrian society, celebrates its 76th birthday this year and there are riders in the two counties who will be forever grateful for its influence on their lives. The Pony Club is an international voluntary organisation

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Police in need of money

WEST Mercia Constabulary needs more money in order to maintain its current level of spending, which could mean higher council taxes. A budget proposal states that in order to raise £173m for 2005/6 more than £61m would have to come from a 6.2 per cent

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MP who rubbed shoulders with Lady in the Van

MALVERN Festival Theatre's current run of The Lady in the Van will be attended tonight by Peter Luff. Alan Bennett's story is of special interest to the theatre-loving MP, evoking fond memories of his first election campaign in 1987. Back then, Mr Luff

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Luff-struck fan hits out after TV show talk

PETER Luff's fan mail has its highs and lows, and the Dick and Dom debate has magnified things in the last couple of weeks. His initial dismissal of their "lavatorial" website had the Mid-Worcestershire Tory's inbox crowded with critical e-mails from

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Foot-and-mouth horror is far from dead and buried

THE foot-and-mouth nightmare, which brought such heartbreak and trauma to Worcestershire and Herefordshire in 2001, is refusing to go away. Four years after the countryside disaster that postponed a General Election and led to the cull of six million

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Personal politics

THE last few weeks have seen Worcestershire's MPs betray concerns about the poll findings of their political opponents. First, Conservative Peter Luff wanted to see the results of a Liberal Democrat survey in Mid-Worcestershire which asked voters what

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The place to worship Victorian art

IT'S a well-known fact that Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery houses one of the world's finest collections of pre-Raphaelite art. What is not so well known is that an otherwise unremarkable Worcestershire church also has a notable collection, with 14

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Women... building on a bright future

AN initiative to encourage more women into the construction industry in Worcestershire has proved a huge success. The scheme, run by Worcester Community Housing Association, Stourport-based Thomas Vale Construction, and Midlands-based Forum Training,

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The place to worship Victorian art

IT'S a well-known fact that Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery houses one of the world's finest collections of pre-Raphaelite art. What is not so well known is that an otherwise unremarkable Worcestershire church also has a notable collection, with 14

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People vote for 'Tolly' as new name for new centre

A COMMUNITY centre undergoing a £500,000 revamp will open on time and with a new name. The Tolladine Community Centre on Rose Avenue will be no longer be known by its former name. Instead, from April 2005, the popular meeting point for a range of clubs

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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 season

MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) 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 on Trent. RESULTS 28/8/04: Powergen Cup

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City roadworks warning

MOTORISTS in Worcester are being warned of road works throughout the city. Newtown Road will have temporary traffic lights in place during off-peak hours, until Friday, February 11. This Sunday and next, Hylton Road will also be closed from Little Holywell

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Sharing a builder's breakfast in Basra

LAST summer Nick Balsdon was an office-bound worker for the Environment Agency here in Worcester. Now as a volunteer in the Territorial Army he is risking life and limb in war torn Iraq. This is the latest installment of his diary of life in Basra published

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Lend a hand

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to lend a hand in a busy charity shop. The Age Concern Furniture Warehouse, off Wyld's Lane is looking for volunteers with an interest in furniture and antiques. "We are looking for anyone who may be retired, unemployed, students

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Maths puzzles add up cash for charity

GENEROUS students at a Worcestershire school collected more than £400 for charity with a fund-raising maths challenge. The Hanley Castle High school pupils gained sponsorship for a day of maths problems and puzzles, and this week handed the total to the

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Battering the opposition

CATERING students and shop managers have joined forces to have a flipping good time to raise money for charity. St Richard's Hospice has organised a pancake tossing tournament to be held at 12.15pm outside Sainsbury's in the Cathedral Plaza on Shrove

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Upset over housing proposal

A SCHEME to build 26 homes at Church Stretton looks likely to go ahead, despite a host of objections. Church Stretton Town Council, the Strettons Civic Society, Church Stretton Consolidated Charities, the Environment Agency and more than 30 residents

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Fast rail link 'slow coming'

A PLANNED fast direct rail link between Shropshire and London and linking with Birmingham Airport and the NEC, is "a lot of optimism," Church Stretton Rail Users Association secretary Derek Askew said this week. "It's a very fine scheme, but will cost

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20,000 content with museum

A south Shropshire museum, which opened just two years ago, is very nearly the best place to visit in Britain according to 20,000 readers of a national magazine. Stella and Dave Mitchell who run the Land of Lost Content Museum, in Craven Arms, were celebrating

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7/2/05 - Preece targets his first victory

WORCESTER City player-manager Andy Preece is confident of notching his first Nationwide North win tonight against Gainsborough Trinity at St George's Lane (7.45). Preece's opening game in charge on Saturday began with a warm reception from City supporters

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MAN'S DEATH PLUNGE FROM CAR PARK

A MAN has died after plunging more than 40ft from Worcester's St Martin's Gate car park. Witnesses say the man, believed to be in his 50s, fell from the fifth storey of the six-storey car park at around 10.15am on Saturday as shoppers crowded into Worcester

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Car park notices boost campaign to curb Cripplegate plan

AROUND 500 people have signed a petition opposing plans to extend a car park into Cripplegate Park, in St John's. Linda Sammonds, chairman of the Friends of Cripplegate Park, a group of volunteers which helps maintain the park off Tybridge Street, said

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TV licence dodgers top league again

TELEVISION licence dodgers have shamed Worcester by coming the top of the league - yet again. The 2004 League of Shame, compiled by TV Licensing Midlands showed 518 Worcester householders were called before magistrates for not holding a valid licence.

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Clean up or face fines up to £1,000

TIME is running out for landlords to clean up their act and get their properties in order - or face being fined up to £1,000. Worcester City Council sent letters to six landlords in Teme and Avon Road, Tolladine, threatening further action if they don't

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Red book record for new babies

MUMS at Worcestershire Royal Hospital are due to receive a little ''Red Book'' shortly after the birth of their baby. The A5 book will already have details of the baby's birth, tests recorded and other vital information. The Red Book or Child Health Record

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Parents of truants face £50 fine

PARENTS could be hit with £50 on-the-spot fines or made to attend parenting classes from next week if their children play truant. The penalty notices are a bid to crack down on repeat offenders and would only be served for continued unauthorised absence

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Ban these drunks from our churches

A BAN on boozing in a Worcester churchyard has sparked calls to banish nuisance drinkers from all the city's churches. In September last year city leaders voted to arm police with tougher powers by making St John-in-Bedwardine Church, St John's, a no-alcohol

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Farmer killed in slurry pit named

A man killed when his tractor was dragged into a slurry pit is believed to be Droitwich farmer Barrie Heath. Paramedics, the Air Ambulance, police and the fire brigade were called to Park Hall Farm, off Hollowfields Road, in Hanbury, near Droitwich, on

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Hospitalchief is to chair assembly

THE head of Worcestershire's emergency hospitals has been named chairman of a national assembly of employers in the health service. John Rostill, of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, will head the NHS Employers' new 204-strong assembly, which

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Show hospice some heart

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

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Promotion push back on course for Bromsgrove

BROMSGROVE Rovers breathed new life into their ailing promotion campaign and ended their three match-losing run with a nervy victory over lowly Burnham at the Victoria Ground. Strikes by Steve Frost and Paul Szewczyk settled an error-strewn match, which

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Malvern's forwards dominate contest

MALVERN Rugby Club provided a cheque for £1,000 towards the Tsunami appeal but then showed no such charity to Aston Old Edwardians in a 54-3 thrashing. The Spring Lane side were keen to exact revenge against an under-strength but plucky Aston who took

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Tries are a Jem for title chasers

PERSHORE Rugby Club were disappointed with their display, despite a comfortable 30-6 win at county rivals Droitwich in Midlands Three West (South). Against bottom-of-the-table opposition, the second-placed side lacked the energy and drive that they had

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Farmers' facts at payment talk

A FACT-finding business and Single Payment Scheme briefing for farmers and land managers is to be held on Friday, February 11, 4.30pm, at Worcester Cattle Market. Worcestershire farmers will be invited to ask questions about the Single Payment Scheme,

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Acorns project offers cash hope for farms

WHAT have the owner of a village shop, a manufacturer of gourmet ice cubes and a marquee hire firm all got in common? The answer is they were all backed - and partly funded - by the YFC Acorn Project. The scheme, to help young people on farms start up

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EU is too expensive

THE Government has just released some interesting figures. Every year the House of Commons costs £269m and the House of Lords £61m for the British taxpayer while the European Parliament costs the European taxpayer (which includes us) £900m. This means

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Schools debate

READING the public notices in the Press, I was absolutely appalled at the destruction the county council is inflicting on our schools by changing from three-tier to two-tier. Many of the primary schools will have to have temporary classrooms until the

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Reduce the need for flowers

THANK you for publishing Mr David Wornham's letter in reply to my criticism of the lack of warning on proven dangerous bends on the A44 road near Peopleton/Drakes Broughton. I cannot decide whether Mr Wornham is an apologist for the county council or

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Churches' last lorry load off to Sri Lanka

THE final lorry load of supplies collected by the Worcester Circuit of Methodist Churches is due to leave for a tsunami-hit area of Sri Lanka today. The first two lorries, filled with items from clothes to corrugate steal sheets, left Worcester for the

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Wishbands selling well

THOUSANDS of Evening News Wishbands have made their way to schools across the county with pupils snapping them up. Christopher Whitehead High School in St John's, Worcester ordered 1,000 bands for its students, raising a massive £1,500 for the tsunami

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Concert in aid of flood victims

YOUNG musical maestros are planning to be in tune for the victims of the Asian tsunami. The Droitwich Tsunami Concert, entitled Around the World in 80 Days, will feature a variety of local musicians, including the Worcester Young Musicians of the Year

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'Too-fat-to-fly gran' steps up walking regime for tsunami

A GRANDMOTHER who lost more than five stones in weight last year has stepped up her exercise routine by walking 16 miles with a friend for charity. Judy Tonks was featured in the Evening News in December after she shed the weight so she could fly to Disney

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Fancy footwork from canny Cardinal

THE Bishop of Worcester, pictured left, has provided food for thought with his suggestion that a Catholic monarch should not be barred from becoming supreme head of the Church of England. Peter Selby told the Lords last month they should not assume the

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* Man's death plunge from car park * TV licence dodgers top league again * Ban these drunks from our