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BUZZED OFF
DON'T be too surprised if you see a few bees in the skies this weekend - there's a swarm of 30,000 on the loose in Worcestershire. A beekeeper was stunned to discover his honey bees had buzzed off. The Pershore man, who does not wish to be named, has
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This 'dream' house is so ugly it made me suicidal
RESIDENTS in a picturesque Worcestershire village have claimed the "dream" home of two retired doctors is so ugly it has made them ill. It is another twist in the extraordinary saga of Dr Michael and Marjorie Cox's house, in Wick, near Pershore, that
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Toast to the future as 100 clock off for last time at pottery
EMOTIONS ran high as the end of the line came for 100 Royal Worcester Porcelain workers who finished their last shift yesterday. Some, believing they had a job for life, were tearful, others said good riddance. All were sad to be losing a job where their
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Waiting for a train's made me ill, so I've bought a car
A RAIL campaigner has become so ill waiting on cold platforms for delayed trains she has dumped public transport and bought a car. Jackie Carey, of Yates Hay Road, Malvern, began her campaign to improve trains serving the town in November 2003 after problems
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Historic street to relive those wartime days
A GROUP dedicated to the history and heritage of Worcester hopes to turn the Faithful City's Friar Street into a living recreation of VE Day. The Worcester Heritage and Amenity Trust (WHAT) has received £2,300 from the National Lottery to celebrate the
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Death of a pioneer surgeon
A LEADING Worcestershire surgeon who pioneered keyhole operations in the UK has died at the age of 73. Colin Windsor, who was a consultant at Worcester Royal Infirmary until he retired in 1996, was one of the first surgeons to use the keyhole technique
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Students are flying flag for St George
SAINT George was today slaying a dragon to entertain Worcester shoppers and raise cash for seriously ill children. Students at the Worcester College of Technology were wearing costumes for a George-and-Dragon play outside the city's Guildhall at 11am,
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Seven days
NOTHING could have prepared me for the scene of complete, bloody carnage that greeted my eyes. Fragments of what had once been life lay torn and twisted across the rabbit run, already attracting flies in the thin April sunshine. Part of me went into shock-induced
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Grans' sex secrets are still hidden
WELL. Sexy old grandad... raunchy old grandma. Or, in other words, my parents' generation. After all those pronouncements and dire warnings we had as youngsters growing up in the 1960s, the hypocrisy of it all. Now it seems that back in the 1940s, Worcester
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Wolves plan for the future
BIG changes are on the cards in a bid to make Worcester Wolves an even stronger force in England Basketball League Division One. Wolves reached the play-off semi-final in their first season in the top flight, losing out to City of Sheffield Arrows 172
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Warriors spirit prompts praise
WORCESTER'S never-say-die attitude has been praised by Wasps' coach Warren Gatland. The European champions' director of rugby was impressed with the way the Warriors refused to buckle, despite their 32-17 Premiership defeat on Sunday. "We had them on
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Colwall cruise to Monday runners-up spot
COLWALL finished second in the Worcestershire Cricket Board Indoor Monday League after winning their final game by 32 runs. Despite a bad start, the village side scored 140-4 and opponents RW Exiles fell short in reply, ending up on 108-5. Mike King was
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23/4/05 - Warriors spirit prompts praise
WORCESTER'S never-say-die attitude has been praised by Wasps' coach Warren Gatland. The European champions' director of rugby was impressed with the way the Warriors refused to buckle, despite their 32-17 Premiership defeat on Sunday. "We had them on
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Leeds Tykes 30 Worcester Warriors 30 (64-73 on Agg)
Friday, April 22, 2005 WORCESTER survived a late Leeds rally last night to book their place in the European Shield final. The Tykes scored three late second-half tries to raise hopes of a dramatic comeback but the Warriors eventually held on to force
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Simply tip 'em in and machine will scrub your spuds
SPRING may be the time when a smallholder's fancy may turn towards buying a new piece of machinery - and there's plenty of it about. If you wash potatoes and other root crops by hand in a tub to add some value to your produce then the Cleanwash 25 might
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Dairy farmers want action over TB crisis
AN action plan to tackle the growing problem of TB in cattle has been agreed by farmers and agricultural industry leaders, and is set to be put before the next Government. "It is important this is the first thing in the in-tray of the incoming Defra secretary
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Improving rail service
HAVING read of the suggestions for Worcester's stations, I would like to suggest that any closure of Shrub Hill be rejected. A Norton Parkway station would only exploit the traffic on the Bromsgrove to Gloucester route. Shrub Hill is the ideal station
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Fine effort
AT the beginning of March, Midland Musical Theatre Group staged and hosted a fund-raising show at the Swan Theatre, Worcester titled Spring Spectacular. As a result of the support from the many patrons who came along to the four performances of the show
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All smiles as Pony Club mini hunter trials are a success
THE second spring mini hunter trials organised by the Wyre Forest branch of the Pony Club was declared a "fantastic success" by the organisers. More than 100 adults and children took part in the event, which featured open grassland, a water jump and a
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At Newnham Bridge station, the trains are long gone now
THIS gorgeous walk in hilly, wooded country begins at Newnham Bridge, on the River Rea, close to its confluence with the River Teme in north-west Worcestershire, near Tenbury. Though just a hamlet, Newnham Bridge has two pubs, and once had both a railway
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At Newnham Bridge station, the trains are long gone now
THIS gorgeous walk in hilly, wooded country begins at Newnham Bridge, on the River Rea, close to its confluence with the River Teme in north-west Worcestershire, near Tenbury. Though just a hamlet, Newnham Bridge has two pubs, and once had both a railway
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Tube challenge ends in triumph
TWO intrepid county men who went Underground to raise money for their school have emerged victorious from the expedition. Friends Rupert Chambers and Mike Morgan, from Upton-upon-Severn, set out to visit all 275 London Tube stations in as short a time
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I would have acted if I'd been warned
A STOURPORT mother has said that if she were warned that her boat carrying 16 people, which later sank drowning one woman, was over-loaded she would have acted. Yesterday Janice Ward became the first of the three defendants charged with the manslaughter
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Mayor's banquet attracts 200 guests
MORE than 200 guests sat down to the Mayor's £40-a-head Charity Banquet last night - an event this year fraught with problems. Mayor Allah Ditta wanted to crown his mayoral year with the high-profile event in support of his three nominated charities,
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It was always going to be R-over at MG
LET'S not kid ourselves. Neither of the major parties could have done much to save MG Rover. Yes, Tony Blair's offer of £150m is right and proper. But what would the Tories have done had they been in power - nationalised the ailing plant? Hardly. Therefore
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23/4/05 - Tangerine is not the colour for King Carl
NOBODY has witnessed a greater variety in Worcester City's kit down the years quite like skipper Carl Heeley. Centre-half Heeley, 35, currently enjoying his testimonial year at City, is familiar to changes in strip after proudly donning a wide range of
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Warriors hold on to reach the final
WORCESTER survived a late Leeds rally last night to book their place in the European Shield final. The Tykes scored three late second-half tries to raise hopes of a dramatic comeback but the Warriors eventually held on to force a 30-30 draw and go through
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Tangerine is not the colour for King Carl
NOBODY has witnessed a greater variety in Worcester City's kit down the years quite like skipper Carl Heeley. Centre-half Heeley, 35, currently enjoying his testimonial year at City, is familiar to changes in strip after proudly donning a wide range of
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Brown prepared to make odd return
HEREFORD United old boy David Brown believes it will be a strange experience to step out at Edgar Street today in red and white. Striker Brown, 26, left the Bulls last month after falling out with Hereford's management team over training arrangements
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Mullins earns respect of fans
IT is a tribute to young loan defender Johnny Mullins that Kidderminster Harriers' fans have come to look at him as one of their own. And popular Reading 19-year-old Mullins, who joined on a season-long temporary spell back in December, is desperate to
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Hornets harrassed by Players' title surge
PAVILION Players are Worcester Table Tennis League Division Two champions after contenders YMCA Hornets slipped up against Jograkeramage, losing 6-4. The defeat was disappointing, especially as Dave Williams had to retire during the match due to injury
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23/4/05 - Mullins earns respect of fans
IT is a tribute to young loan defender Johnny Mullins that Kidderminster Harriers' fans have come to look at him as one of their own. And popular Reading 19-year-old Mullins, who joined on a season-long temporary spell back in December, is desperate to
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Planning slurs a case of party-political scoring
NO Geoffrey Williams, I can not let you get away with the scurrilous letter you wrote on planning in this paper on Saturday, April 16. You are far too experienced to believe that any member of the planning committee would come to a meeting with a pre-determined
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Park-ride folly goes on and on
AFTER reading of our council's plans for another two loss-making park-and-ride schemes, I have to conclude that the people advocating park-and-ride don't have a clue what they are talking about. In letter after letter, I have, for 10 years, comprehensively
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Ruff justice
ON Saturday, I spent an hour trying to catch a dog that was running round the Lansdowne and Rainbow Hill area. The dog disappeared and I hope it got home before it got was killed. This not the first or I doubt the last time I will have to do this - but
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Grass cuttings kill young colt
THE person who did it probably thought they were being kind, but what was supposed to be a tasty treat for a horse, actually caused its death this week. Someone dumped grass cuttings into the field at Kidderminster where the animal was feeding, breaking
