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Thomas More - Swan, Stratford

THINK of Thomas More - think Man For All Seasons. The recollection is of a religious zealot, a somewhat dull and intractable man in stark contrast to his master, the virile and volatile Henry VIII. In the RSC's production of a near-contemporary account

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Twelfth Night - RST, Stratford

VIOLA is shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria and, separated from her twin Sebastian, believes him drowned. Disguised as a boy, Cesario, she finds work in the service of the self-indulgent Duke Orsino. Her duty: to woo Olivia on his behalf. Olivia, however

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Can you help find relatives?

TWO people are hoping Worcester News residents will be able to help them with their searches for long-lost relatives. Anthony Whelan, who now lives in Australia, is looking for his sisters, Barbara, Mona, and Rita, who used to lived in Worcester. Known

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Best foot forward

A COMMUNITY support officer at Kidderminster police station is part of a team of 30 who are taking part in a fund-raising sponsored walk/run. Gemma Clements is gearing up for the 4.6-mile Clee Hills Country Challenge in aid of the County Air Ambulance

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Blair will not say sorry for letter found in skip

THE Prime Minister will not be apologising to a Droitwich resident for the way her personal letter to him was abandoned in an Oxfordshire skip. The Worcester News reported last month that Ann Hodgson had written a private letter to the Prime Minister

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Readers' caf to open in modernised library

BOOKWORMS in Malvern will be able to break from browsing tomes to enjoy a cup of coffee and bite to eat in a library caf. The snack bar at Malvern Library, in Graham Road, is part of a £1.5m extension and refurbishment, due to be finished by January 2006

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Houses now homes again

LIFE is being brought back into unoccupied houses in the Wychavon area. Empty dwellings in the district have been given makeovers to provide suitable homes for those who most need them. During the past 12 months, the council has been writing to the owners

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Friends reunited thanks to the TV

TWO childhood friends have been reunited after 30 years, thanks to a chance appearance on television. June Ramsey and Mary Hancocks first met as children when they lived in Cyprus with their parents who were serving in the forces. They returned to England

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For Bert it's not history

It's been six decades since the Second World War came to an end, but those grim years are still seared into the memories of those who fought and suffered in the conflict. One man who certainly hasn't forgotten that time, despite his 84 years, is Bert

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Chase trio bid for junior title

THREE young golfers from The Chase Technology College in Malvern have won a place at the regional final of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Junior Golf Championship to be held at Edgbaston Golf Club on July 11. The trio were one of 11 scoring teams

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Kabir set to return for trip to Scotland

PACEMAN Kabir Ali faces a late fitness test ahead of Worcestershire's C&G Trophy clash with Scottish Saltires. The 24-year-old quick bowler was absent for the County's totesport league defeat at Middlesex Crusaders last Sunday after suffering from

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Rasmussen ruled out by injury

DALE Rasmussen is out for the remainder of Worcester Warriors' season after further damaging a hamstring. The Samoan centre tore his hamstring in training last week but managed a starring role in Worcester's historic 21-19 victory over Northampton at

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Semi-final tie in the balance

IT'S all to play for at Edgar Street on Friday after the Conference play-off semi-final at Broadhall Way ended all-square yesterday. A wonder strike from Danny Carey-Bertram after 75 minutes looked to have given Hereford the advantage into the second

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Page the winner in sprint finish

WORCESTER St John's club cyclists have continued their good run of results with more wins and top places in regional events. Junior member Joe Page won the first of the under 12s events at Victoria Park in Leamington, out-sprinting Joe Reeves of Redditch

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Orillo grab county title

WORCESTER'S Orillo basketball club, celebrating 25 years of sponsorship with the local plumbers merchants, have just completed their best season yet. Competing in two leagues, Orillo are Worcestershire League champions, and, after two indifferent seasons

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3/5/05 - Rasmussen ruled out by injury

DALE Rasmussen is out for the remainder of Worcester Warriors' season after further damaging a hamstring. The Samoan centre tore his hamstring in training last week but managed a starring role in Worcester's historic 21-19 victory over Northampton at

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What the candidates promise on education

MIKE FOSTER - Labour Education remains our number one priority. In our first term we recruited more teachers, placed the emphasis on literacy and numeracy, and we drove up primary school results, like in Gorse Hill, where Key Stage 2 results rose by 145

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3/5/05 - Kabir set to return for trip to Scotland

PACEMAN Kabir Ali faces a late fitness test ahead of Worcestershire's C&G Trophy clash with Scottish Saltires. The 24-year-old quick bowler was absent for the County's totesport league defeat at Middlesex Crusaders last Sunday after suffering from

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Ridiculous

PAUL Griffiths, Chairman of Worcester Lib Dems, writes (Letters, Friday, April 15) that the purchase of alcohol by 16-year-olds is not their policy because it was not debated at their conference. It was, however, debated by Parliament. And on Tuesday,

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Seminar to clarify new pensions laws

BUSINESS owners and high earners are to get the low down on the Government's new pension framework with a special seminar in Worcester. The introduction of the new framework in April 2006, termed "A" Day, has been described as the "most radical overhaul

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Firm wheels out fresh range of power chairs

A MOBILITY group is looking to move forward on its first anniversary in bigger premises by opening its doors to the public for the first time and launching new products. The factory open days at Willowbrook Group, which is now based in Hampton Lovett,

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Camera-in-a-van targets speeders

A VAN has gone on the road carrying camera equipment to snap speeding motorists across Worcestershire. Drivers will have to contend with the new mobile service as well as fixed speed cameras. The Safety Camera Partnership said the new Lastec set-up is

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Good behaviour earns sailing trip

A GROUP of residents from Worcester's YMCA have set sail on a trip of a lifetime. The five from the centre in Henwick Road, St John's, have been selected to go on a sailing voyage as a reward for the progress they have made or for general good behaviour

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Comedy drama reveals there's more to life than taking O-levels

DRAMA students at University College Worcester are getting to grips with sex, religion and rock 'n' roll in their next production. The comedy, Once A Catholic, follows the lives of Mary McGinty and her classmates as they discover there is more to life

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Woman's body is pulled from river

A BODY has been found in the River Avon during the search for a missing Pershore woman. A passenger on a narrowboat spotted a woman's body near Pensham Hill at 4.20pm yesterday. The family of 68-year-old Patricia Curry, who went missing a fortnight ago

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City hails heroes in VE Day activities

HOME Front heroes who protected Worcester in the Second World War will be remembered this month during a celebration of their bravery. The event is being held at Greyfriars, in Friar Street, on Saturday, May 28 and is part of the commemorations for the

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Brownies put village life in focus at festival

THE annual Eckington Flower Festival and Open Garden event has been hailed a blooming success. The three-day gala, held at the weekend, is in its 11th year, and with the help of some glorious weather, attracted large numbers of people. The event incorporates

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Fury at Labour poster put up outside window

A MATURE student who is outraged at Labour's university top-up fees was disgusted to find a giant poster for the party's Worcester parliamentary candidate outside his home. Dan Thompson, of Ambrose Court, Oldbury Road, Dines Green, returned from his girlfriend's

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Grand total to help Olivia

A SERIES of table-top sales ending with a St George's Day coffee morning raised nearly £1,000 for a little girl who has had both hands and feet amputated. Joyce Lawrence from St Michael's Road, Claines, was so touched by the plight of six-year old Olivia

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Hills walk raises cash for charity

CHILDREN, parents and also teachers took advantage of a glorious Bank Holiday Monday to raise money for charities when they did a sponsored 13-mile walk. More than 1,000 people linked to The King's School in Worcester trekked from Chase End Street in

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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2004/5 season

MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) RESULTS 28/8/04: Powergen Cup preliminary round: Malvern 18, Longton 20. 4/9/04: Leamington 15, Malvern 23. 11/9/04: Malvern 41, Old Coventrians 5. 25/9/04: Kenilworth 7, Malvern 31. 2/10/04: Malvern 81, Nuneaton Old Edwardians 0.

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People flock to join charity walk

TWO hundred walkers have already signed up for the 21st annual Malvern Hills Walk for St Richard's Hospice, due to be held on Saturday, May 21. With just over a month to go, organisers are expecting a flurry of entries to join the two, five or 11-mile

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Youth activities high on group's agenda

ACTIVITIES for young people living in and around Droitwich are among several proposals to be discussed by a body set up to improve the town and surrounding areas. The Droitwich Area Local Strategic Partnership, which comprises community, voluntary and

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Full programme of events at cathedral

HEREFORD Cathedral has a hectic diary of events during this month. On Saturday, boys aged six to eight years old are to be recruited for the Cathedral choir. Saturday will also see the inaugural gala concert to celebrate the restoration of the Willis

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Twelve months detention for factory worker

A DRUNKEN teenager held a plastic gun to the head of a taxi driver and attacked him. Daryl Marston hailed the cab in Hylton Road and was driven to his flat in Tenbury Wells. He did not have the money to pay the fare and got into an argument with cabbie

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

The Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance Wednesday, May 11: Worcester Infirmary Cup final: Malvern Town v Pershore Town or Bromyard Town (at Ledbury Town FC, kick-off 7.45pm). Malvern Town Reserves West Midlands League Division One Tuesday, May 3:

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3/5/05 - Preece poised to wield the axe

ANDY Preece admits it will be tough releasing players who helped guide Worcester City to a seventh-place finish. The St George's Lane club ended their Nationwide North season in disappointing fashion on Saturday, crashing 3-0 at Gainsborough Trinity following

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3/5/05 - New season can't come quick enough

NOW Worcester City's roller-coaster season is over there is just one thing to say -- bring on August! Forthcoming summer months mean gearing up for an eagerly anticipated Ashes contest and more strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. But, like most ardent

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Fixtures

July (friendlies) Thurs 15 PERSHORE TN (H) 6-1 Ross, Vincent, J Clarke (2), Stokes, og SAT 17 HALESOWEN TOWN (H) 1-0 O'Toole TUES 20 COVENTRY CITY (H) 0-1 TUES 27 HEREFORD UTD (H) 0-3 WEDS 28 REDDITCH UTD (H) 1-3 Williams FRI 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) 3-2

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Preece poised to wield the axe

ANDY Preece admits it will be tough releasing players who helped guide Worcester City to a seventh-place finish. The St George's Lane club ended their Nationwide North season in disappointing fashion on Saturday, crashing 3-0 at Gainsborough Trinity following

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Hazell and Gleeson released

REUBEN Hazell and Jamie Gleeson are the first casualties of Kidderminster Harriers' nose-dive into the Nationwide Conference. The duo both had a year to run on their contracts but cash-strapped Harriers have taken advantage of relegation release clauses

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Hallow ace in title win

JOHN Marshman of Third Division Hallow 'A' is this season's Worcester and District League singles champion. In the final, Marshman played reigning champion Dave Fryer of Westsiders and it was the Hallow player who finished the stronger to win by nine

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Thomas More - Swan, Stratford

THINK of Thomas More - think Man For All Seasons. The recollection is of a religious zealot, a somewhat dull and intractable man in stark contrast to his master, the virile and volatile Henry VIII. In the RSC's production of a near-contemporary account

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3/5/05 - Hazell and Gleeson released

REUBEN Hazell and Jamie Gleeson are the first casualties of Kidderminster Harriers' nose-dive into the Nationwide Conference. The duo both had a year to run on their contracts but cash-strapped Harriers have taken advantage of relegation release clauses

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Bottomless

WHILE it is a sad day for the thousands of workers at MG Rover, perhaps the people of Worcester should have some sympathy for the workers at Worcester Royal Porcelain factory. The people who worked at MG Rover probably only lived for today, never giving

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It's personal

SO how do I decide whom to vote for in the General Election? Perhaps by personal circumstances. During the last five years, I have written on two separate occasions to my MP regarding discrepancies on my rent account. On each occasion, correspondence

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Failure is inevitable

ENOCH Powell once said: "All political careers end in failure!" Among the experiences acquired during 64 years of voluntary service, in a number of different roles, is that there is power and also influence. Of the two, the latter is the most effective

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I have to cherry-pick my policies

DOES our form of democracy work? More and more people are not voting. We see this in the lowering of total votes cast every election. Why am I so disillusioned? Well it's the package system that most political party candidates represent. When we vote

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Disruption and distress caused to travelling folk

THE report (Worcester News, Friday, April 15) about the Romany Gipsies being forced to leave the site in Eckington is disgraceful, and Wychavon District Council should be ashamed, in view of the disruption and distress this will have on the families and

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Reserves turn in a battling performance

KS Athletic 2 Tenbury United Reserves 2 TENBURY produced a fine battling performance to take a Kidderminster League Division 1 point off second-placed KS on Saturday. They took the lead in the first half but then had to fight-back after the home team

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Twelfth Night - RST, Stratford

VIOLA is shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria and, separated from her twin Sebastian, believes him drowned. Disguised as a boy, Cesario, she finds work in the service of the self-indulgent Duke Orsino. Her duty: to woo Olivia on his behalf. Olivia, however

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NAZI GENERAL WAS NO HERO

A war veteran whose arm was blown off as he escaped from a Nazi massacre of unarmed prisoners has condemned a film for portraying the German general behind the atrocity as a 'hero'. Bert Evans, aged 84, is believed to be one of the last men alive who

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Fire and crash cause M5 rush-hour chaos

THERE was rush-hour chaos on the M5 this morning as two incidents happenedalmost simultaneously on both sides of the motorway. A red Audi car caught fire on the northbound carriageway between Bromsgrove and Droitwich, at around 7am and, while no one was

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It's a teddy treat for youngsters

IT was picnic time for teddy bears and youngsters who helped celebrate an ancient tradition in Ronkswood on Sunday. The children turned out at Ronkswood Field to celebrate Rogation Sunday and search for cardboard teddies hidden in the grass before enjoying