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Bunny girls

AN evening of entertainment at a Worcester caf-bar raised more than £2,000 for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The Easter event at Charleston's, New Street, featured bunny girls, go-go dancing, drag acts raffles and an

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Stepping out for cancer relief

KIND-hearted residents at a sheltered housing scheme in Worcester are limbering up to take part in a charity challenge. The elderly people at Warmstry Court, Quay Street, will walk to Diglis Lock and back during Macmillan Miles Week, to help support people

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Bonsai's a snip at £1,000 per foot

GIANT Bonsai trees, with a combined price tag of around £40,000 are receiving some admiring glances from customers at a garden centre. Japanese Bonsai are most commonly grown in their miniature form, in tiny pots, and their branches pruned into artistic

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Close scrutiny is vital

FOR any city to survive - and thrive - there must be a balance between development and communities. An environment needs to be created which is conducive to bringing in businesses and entrepreneurs - for without jobs with prospects any community will

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Warriors hit by Collier injury setback

TIM Collier looks set to miss Worcester's crucial trip to Newcastle. The lock, who limped out of the Warriors' defeat against Saracens last month, will see a specialist again this week over his ankle injury and is not expected to make Sunday's Premiership

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Webster keen to climb the ladder

WORCESTER City's ace marksman Adam Webster is ambitious to compete at a higher level. The 24-year-old striker, who is enjoying the best spell of his St George's Lane career, confirmed his status as one of Nationwide North's hottest predators with a stunning

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Zander's arrival may be delayed

ZANDER de Bruyn could miss Worcestershire's opening three County Championship games. The South African all-rounder is involved in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series with his side Nashua Titans and, if they reach the April 27 final, he would miss the County's

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Breeden thwarts top two chances

BROMSGROVE Rovers' slight hopes of automatic promotion from Southern League Division One West slipped further out of sight after teenage goalkeeper Anthony Breeden produced a man-of-the-match display to keep them at bay last night, writes Peter McKinney

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Unbeaten record is trip highlight

WORCESTER City Amateur Boxing Club recorded three wins out of four fights in a visit to a show in Shrewsbury. Gary Davis maintained his unbeaten record when he out-pointed Lee Jones of Atherstone ABC. Davis forced the pace throughout the bout, keeping

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Invitation to lunch

THE headteacher of Thornton House Special School, in Worcester, has invited school-food campaigner and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver for lunch. Hugh Thomas sent the letter to Mr Oliver, the driving force behind Channel 4's Jamie's School Dinners - because

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Spare time this summer to prepare for September

MORE than nine in 10 students wish they had done more preparation for university or college life, according to a recent survey from UCAS. The University and Colleges Admissions Service found 93 per cent of first-year students - or freshers - felt they

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Their canals cash pledge just does not hold water

PETER Luff MP claims that "the canals are safe with us" (Worcester News, Thursday, March 24). His Press release quotes the Conservative shadow chief secretary to the treasury as stating that, although a Conservative Government would expect British Waterways

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The Birthday Party, Malvern Theatres

THERE are far from happy returns for the character of Stanley in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. Living a mundane, discontented life in a grubby seaside guesthouse, events take a turn for the worse for the unemployed musician when the sinister Goldberg

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Staff spice it up after good employer rating

A DROITWICH business held a fun-packed charity event to mark its ranking in the Sunday Times' Best 100 Companies to work for 2005 list. Randstad, a supplier of temporary and permanent office services and industrial and call centre staff, picked up the

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Awards for business managers

THE Chamber of Commerce and Business Link has been putting its staff through their paces with management training courses. The Management Matters! management development awards were given to 15 managers who put in 30 hours of hard work completing tailored

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Building activity on slide

HOUSE building activity fell for the first time in six years last month, a survey today showed. The sector bucked a rising trend in other areas of the construction industry by declining marginally in March, according to the Construction Purchasing Managers

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City is set for 2,000 new jobs

TWO thousand jobs could be created in Worcester with the development of a new hi-tech business park close to Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Thirteen offices, a pub and creche would be built on a 28-acre greenfield site off Newtown Road as part of plans

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Josh's leg pierced on tree - but it could have been worse

THE family of a youngster who skewered his leg on a branch during a tree climbing accident said it could have been "100 times worse". Josh Sheppard was playing with two friends at a games field near his home in Pinvin, near Pershore, when he decided to

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Rock wannabes bid for big time

WANNABE rock stars will be taking to the stage in Worcester this spring a bid to steal the limelight as part of a national talent competition. National pub and restaurant chain Chicago Rock Caf is hosting the Rock Idol event at 57 venues across the country

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We're still waiting for work on wells to begin

THE owner of a business beside one of Malvern's neglected water features has criticised delays to a £1.2m restoration plan following reports that the long-awaited work could finally start this summer. The Malvern Hills Heritage Project was awarded £740,000

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Wedding fever fails to impress Worcester

WEDDING fever for the impending nuptials of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles has yet grip Worcester, a city that is historically a royalist stronghold. The Worcester News visited half a dozen gift shops in the city centre but not one was selling

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Telling Trisha what it's like to be twins

IDENTICAL twin sisters from Warndon Villages, Worcester, are to feature on a popular daytime television programme. Millions will see Lynette Whitty and Louise Brand on the Trisha show with other twins discussing what it is like to be part of a duo. Lynette

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Alcoholic leapt to death from car park

AN alcoholic who had stopped drinking jumped off St Martin's Gate car park after struggling with withdrawal symptoms, an inquest heard. Brian Stinson leaped from the fourth storey at 10.13am on Saturday, February 5. An inquest at Worcestershire County

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The Birthday Party, Malvern Theatres

THERE are far from happy returns for the character of Stanley in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. Living a mundane, discontented life in a grubby seaside guesthouse, events take a turn for the worse for the unemployed musician when the sinister Goldberg

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Jimmy Carl Black and the Muffin Men, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

ANY Worcester Zappa fans who didn't battle through floods to see Jimmy Carl Black and the Muffin Men missed a treat. The band was formed in 1990 to play a one-off show to celebrate Frank Zappa's 50th birthday and have been wowing fans ever since, boasting

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Grateful for church gifts

A GIFT day has raised almost £800 to go towards an appeal to raise funds for restoration works at a church in St John's, Worcester. Anyone who wanted to support the bid to raise £150,000 for St Clement's Church, Henwick Road, was welcome to come along

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Calling all amateur pianists

A GRAND award is up for grabs for top amateur pianists. Ivory tinklers are invited to enter a national competion where they could win one of two £10,000 Yamaha grand pianos. There are two categories - classical and modern - which will be judged by distinguished

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Caravan park to appeal

A CARAVAN park hoping to extend its opening period is appealing against a council decision to refuse its planning application. The owners of The Wharf Inn static holiday caravan park at Holt Heath wanted to open during the months of March, November and

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Want to know more on childcare?

PEOPLE wanting to set up a childcare business will be able to get help from a series of courses running in Worcester and Droitwich The childcare development courses are being run by the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership and the first workshop

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Guides to help you on travels

GUIDES to five new trails through some of Herefordshire's most beautiful and unspoilt countryside have just been published. They are the latest in a series of 20 geology and landscape guides published by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage

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Duke set to tour the Cathedral buildings

THE Duke of Gloucester will tour restored cathedral buildings and meet Muslim community leaders later this week. On Thursday, after planting a silver birch tree at St Richard's Hospice on Rose Hill, Worcester, and seeing plans for the new care facilities

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Lido's a polling weapon

DROITWICH community leaders are hoping to use the Lido to beat Conservative councillors at the forthcoming elections. Droitwich Spa Labour Party has selected its three candidates for the county council's seats in the town at the elections coinciding with

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5/4/05 - City to win race for the play-offs

WORCESTER City will qualify for the play-offs by winning their final five matches and scoring a hatful of goals. That's my fanciful forecast as a fascinating Nationwide North campaign enters the final furlong. Harrogate Town, Kettering Town and Altrincham

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5/4/05 - Webster keen to climb the ladder

WORCESTER City's ace marksman Adam Webster is ambitious to compete at a higher level. The 24-year-old striker, who is enjoying the best spell of his St George's Lane career, confirmed his status as one of Nationwide North's hottest predators with a stunning

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Sacking baffles Ford

IAN Ford admits he is "mystified" after being sacked as manager by West Midlands Premier side Ledbury Town. Ledbury chairman Chris Stephens axed Ford and his assistant Kevin Barry citing a recent run of poor results. But Ford was staggered by the decision

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Carlisle crunch to boost hopes

HEREFORD United coach John Trewick believes tonight's Edgar Street clash with Carlisle United won't make or break their play-off aspirations (7.45). The Bulls can storm to third in the Conference, level on points with the in-form Cumbrians, if they land

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Taylor tops bill of world class acts

WORLD darts champion Phil Taylor heads an all-star cast as the best players in the sport arrive in Kidderminster. The 12-time world supremo, nicknamed The Power, is one of seven of the world's top ten players lining up on the oche at Kidderminster's Glades

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5/4/05 - Warriors hit by Collier injury setback

TIM Collier looks set to miss Worcester's crucial trip to Newcastle. The lock, who limped out of the Warriors' defeat against Saracens last month, will see a specialist again this week over his ankle injury and is not expected to make Sunday's Premiership

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Call for metal detectors and CCTV to combat bad behaviour

SCHOOLS are facing a "behaviour meltdown" and should install CCTV and metal detectors to prevent a rise in weapon use, a teachers' union has said. The NASUWT union called for all buildings to be secured to avoid break-ins by vandals, strangers and angry

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Alliance a front for the Tories?

CLARE Rowson, Countryside Alliance regional director, (Letters, Wednesday, March 21) refers to "Home Office firearms review hints at restrictions on the age young people can use weapons." Does she mean that as yet there is no minimum age for this activity

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Arms and the man

IT'S difficult to be sure whether the waxing and waning of Moon on that day (Thursday, March 24) had temporarily taken over from April 1 when reading the account of the Moscow surgeons who decided to enlarge the size of a man's penis by attaching it to

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Pheasant experience

SHOOTING pheasants... once again the Countryside Alliance waves the diversionary red flag and plays the Toffs R Us card. Statistics quoted in New Scientist reveal some 20 per cent of hand-reared birds are killed on the roads and a smaller proportion provide

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Turned out nice again

I REFER to your front page article headlined "Easter crowds defy the weather" in which you write about crowds enjoying Easter despite the weather. My recollection of the weather at Easter was - Good Friday, warm sunshine and good temperatures, Easter

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Fair play for travellers

SURELY it's time Michael Howard and the people of this country realised that gipsies are British citizens and should be housed on special sites near to schools so that their children can be educated. After all, it is the law - and councils were asked

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Hunting law is working

RECENTLY, the Countryside Alliance has announced that 800 foxes have been killed by hunts within the law since the Hunting Act 2004 came into force in February.This is being hailed as a victory for hunting but instead is a victory for the law. The Alliance

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5/4/05 - Zander's arrival may be delayed

ZANDER de Bruyn could miss Worcestershire's opening three County Championship games. The South African all-rounder is involved in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series with his side Nashua Titans and, if they reach the April 27 final, he would miss the County's

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Midnight - Everyman, Cheltenham

BOOK adaptations don't always work - sometimes the desire to jump on a bandwagon of literary success backfires. This stage version of the story by Britain's most popular children's author, Jacqueline Wilson, proves that clever staging and fine acting

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Dracula, Everyman, Cheltenham

IT is said that to kill a vampire with a stake through the heart is to end its personal hell. If only there were a similar technique for actors - perhaps a blow to the temple with a copy of the Complete Works, then the poor unfortunates forced to perform

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Jimmy Carl Black and the Muffin Men, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

ANY Worcester Zappa fans who didn't battle through floods to see Jimmy Carl Black and the Muffin Men missed a treat. The band was formed in 1990 to play a one-off show to celebrate Frank Zappa's 50th birthday and have been wowing fans ever since, boasting

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* City is set for 2,000 new jobs * Josh's leg pierced on tree - but it could have been worse * Here'

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MG Rover talks stall

THOUSANDS of workers at car giant MG Rover were waiting for news today about crucial talks on a joint venture with a proposed Chinese partner after the revelation that the negotiations had "stalled". A team of senior officials from the Department of Trade

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Tories confident at gaining control

THE political make-up of Worcestershire County Cou-ncil will be hotly contested next month when the public chooses its regional representatives. And on Thursday, May 5, Worcestershire will be a prime battleground between parties as they fight for overall

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Here's £7.8m to help children get started

FAMILIES in Worcestershire are set to benefit from a £7.8m cash injection to set up more Sure Start children's centres across the county. The Government has announced that Worcestershire will receive the money over the next two years as it seeks to establish

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Can you name this pub?

DINERS are being asked to come up with a new name for a pub in Wychbold, near Droitwich. The 180-seater pub and restaurant on Worcester Road is due to be opened in July. It is owned by Brewers Fayre and, as yet, remains nameless. Pub names often reflect

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Bunnies hop to it for hospice

BUNNIES galore hopped along to Worcester Woods Countryside Centre in Spetchley for a special family event in aid of St Richard's Hospice. The Easter bunny fun run attracted more than 360 entrants of all ages who raised £850 on the day - and with sponsorship

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Midnight - Everyman, Cheltenham

BOOK adaptations don't always work - sometimes the desire to jump on a bandwagon of literary success backfires. This stage version of the story by Britain's most popular children's author, Jacqueline Wilson, proves that clever staging and fine acting

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Dracula, Everyman, Cheltenham

IT is said that to kill a vampire with a stake through the heart is to end its personal hell. If only there were a similar technique for actors - perhaps a blow to the temple with a copy of the Complete Works, then the poor unfortunates forced to perform