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Marathon walk pulls in pounds

DEDICATED fund-raisers have put on their walking boots to trek from dawn until dusk to raise funds for St Richard's Hospice. More than 100 walkers took part in Friday's event, meeting at 5am to begin their 31-mile journey from Bewdley to the Malvern Hills

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13/6/05 - Depleted Worcs show their depth

WORCESTERSHIRE have been facing a Somerset side in rude health. Both overseas players are in residence, their England attack of Caddick and Johnson is restored to fitness and Ian 'The Blacksmith' Blackwell's profile has been deemed too round to fit into

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Agency in call to save planet

THE Environment Agency is calling on those who attend the Three Counties Show in Malvern at the weekend to make a pledge to do their bit for the environment. In recognition of the United Nations World Environment Day, which took place on Sunday, June

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We get what we deserve

FOR years, we have been advocating some form of 'riverside renaissance' in Worcester. This column has been used on countless occasions to argue the merits of substantial investment in an area that has been neglected for far too long. A key part of this

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Wiped out

THIS is the scene of devastation at Worcester racecourse today after yet another senseless attack by vandals. It is the latest in a series of firebug attacks at the track that have wiped out profits from last weekend's racing, which had record crowds.

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Help us find out how our dad died

THE family of a Worcester man who died after being exposed to asbestos, is searching for people who worked alongside him to help with their legal battle for compensation. Richard Cook, from Broomfield Road in St John's, first suffered chest symptoms in

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Practical advice for farmers at top show

FARMERS from Worcestershire and Herefordshire are being offered advice on a range of issues from current industry legislation, diversification and funding. For the first time, the Rural Advice Centre will be at the Three Counties Show in Malvern, which

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Service prompts licence payments

MORE people in Worcester than ever before are paying for their television licence on time thanks to the TV Licensing's latest text message reminder service for those who pay weekly. Following a successful pilot, during which 16 per cent more customers

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Trego leads the way as county reach last eight

HEREFORDSHIRE reached the last eight of the Midlands County Cricket Association Knockout Trophy with a four-wicket defeat of Bedfordshire at Luctonians yesterday. Herefordshire, who travel to Norfolk in the quarter-finals, won the toss and put the visitors

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Pay day rewards Bickerton for late rally

JOHN Bickerton landed his biggest pay day of the season by finishing joint seventh at the KLM Open. Droitwich Spa-based Bickerton netted just over £27,500 for his five under par effort in Hilversumsche, near Amsterdam. The 35-year-old saved his best for

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13/6/05 - Moody memories of New Road glory

TOM Moody has entertained cricket lovers at too many grounds across the world to mention. But for sheer charm, beauty and serenity, no stage ranks higher for one of Worcestershire's favourite sons than New Road itself. "It's easily the most picturesque

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13/6/05 - County suffer against tourists

BANGLADESH gave themselves a morale-boosting lift for the NatWest Series with England and Australia by defeating Worcestershire in a 50-over warm-up match at New Road. It was the first victory of the current tour for Dav Whatmore's side, who reached a

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So what's next - luxury homes on the Malverns?

WORCESTER City Council has certainly devised some brilliant ideas for the renaissance of our city, working inwards from the boundaries and building on brown sites so there is no expanding of the city. It is also to include a £1m masterplan to improve

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An officer and a real gentleman

REDDITCH-based 4th Worcestershire Cadet Regiment once produced a Major-General in the British Army, the ex-cadet regimental sergeant major Ted Willmott of Alvechurch. When OC of Redditch Battery, then based at the TA Drill Hall in Church Road, I recall

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Memories of steamer

MY stepfather Cyril Marriott worked regularly on the steamer Belle during the summer of 1965/66, in charge of refreshments. He was allowed to start serving drinks as soon as the boat cast off from the quay. My mother and I often accompanied him, free

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He's selling off UK gold

WITH both France and Holland saying "no" to the European constitution, now we hear rumbles from Germany. Although their own constitution does not allow a referendum, it is showing signs that it now wants out of the euro currency. This is no real surprise

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Fantastic day at Race for Life event

TEACHER Helen Utridge storms to victory in yesterday's Race for Life in Worcester city centre. The 32-year-old, from Colwall, near Malvern, was one of more than 5,000 women who pounded the streets to raise cash for Cancer Research UK. It was the third

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Millions to boost the job prospects for have-nots

NEARLY £3m is to be made available to improve the skills of people in Worcestershire and Herefordshire's 'hard to reach groups.' The money, which will be handed out by the Learning and Skills Council, is aimed at increasing the employment potential of

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Businesses check out county's freshest talent

ENTERPRISING students were given the chance to brush up on their business acumen, with an intensive workshop at University College Worcester. The Enterprise Summer School was a four-day course created by UCW in collaboration with the Mercia Institute

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Rover director to tell of a 'culture of inertia'

There was a culture of "dreadful inertia" at collapsed car company MG Rover, its former design director said today. Peter Stevens describes the workings of the board at Longbridge as 'the same old muddle you'd get in a corner hardware shop'. On ITV1's

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Scheme unbuckles cash for the central technology belt

A £1.5m year-long scheme has been launched to help start-ups and small-to-medium enterprises in the fields of medical technology and advanced materials. The project focuses on the Central Technology Belt - the corridor which runs from Birmingham to Malvern

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Seen on TV - hell when our adopted sons turned nasty

A TELEVISION programme is set to show a year in the life of a Worcester couple whose world was turned upside down by their violent adopted sons. Dr Andrew Hale and his wife Helen let cameras into their home to show other people who are thinking of adoption

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Single care trust needed, say health chiefs

A SINGLE Primary Care Trust for the whole of the county would greatly benefit the health economy, health chiefs in South Worcestershire believe. At present, there are three Worcestershire PCTs - South Worcestershire, Wyre Forest and Redditch and Bromsgrove

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Happy birthday to Gladys, 100

IT was a weekend of celebration for a Worcester resident who marked her 100th birthday with friends and family . Gladys Spreadbury was surrounded with familiar faces yesterday as she enjoyed a party to mark her magnificent milestone at Red Hill Court

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Leaflets to hammer home green message

A WORCESTER-based environmental charity has launched a series of leaflets to help people become more conscious of green issues. The three leaflets, entitled A Problem with our Energy, A Problem with our Waste and A Problem with our Water, describe the

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Time for a history lesson

A TIME capsule containing Scoubidou laces has been buried in the foundations of a new community centre - and the laces are bound to get future children in a bit of a twist. Pupils from Gorse Hill Primary School in Tolladine helped builders bury a time

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13/6/05 - City sign former FA Cup ace Hyde

FORMER FA Cup finalist Graham Hyde today became Worcester City's second signing of the summer. Midfielder Hyde appeared as a Sheffield Wednesday substitute in their 1993 Wembley final and subsequent replay defeat against Arsenal. Released by Conference

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Armour could be answer to meter machine bandits

A SERIES of smash-and-grab raids from car park cash meters has prompted Worcester City Council to consider fitting them with armour-plated casings. Three meters were broken into within the past week - two in Worcester and one in Droitwich - and police

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Whatling ruled out

WORCESTER Warriors centre Si-mon What-ling has been ruled out of England's under 21 World Championship fixture against South Africa with a knee injury. Whatling played a starring role in England's 52-22 win against 11th seeds Samoa last week. However,

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Asylum site was shelved three years ago - Luff

REPORTS suggesting plans for an asylum centre in a Worcestershire village are only just being abandoned have been criticised. The Home Office has scrapped its policy of creating rural accommodation centres for asylum seekers. Media reports over the weekend

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City sign former FA Cup ace Hyde

FORMER FA Cup finalist Graham Hyde today became Worcester City's second signing of the summer. Midfielder Hyde appeared as a Sheffield Wednesday substitute in their 1993 Wembley final and subsequent replay defeat against Arsenal. Released by Conference

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County suffer against tourists

BANGLADESH gave themselves a morale-boosting lift for the NatWest Series with England and Australia by defeating Worcestershire in a 50-over warm-up match at New Road. It was the first victory of the current tour for Dav Whatmore's side, who reached a

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Moody memories of New Road glory

TOM Moody has entertained cricket lovers at too many grounds across the world to mention. But for sheer charm, beauty and serenity, no stage ranks higher for one of Worcestershire's favourite sons than New Road itself. "It's easily the most picturesque

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Moore and Smith steer County home

STEPHEN Moore and Ben Smith led Worcestershire to a comfortable eight-wicket Frizzell County Championship win over Somerset before lunch on the final day at Bath. The home side had begun on 151-9 in the their second innings and could add only a single

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Double joy in final meeting

THE local point-to-point season ended with the Harkaway Club fixture at Chaddesley Corbett on Saturday. Honours fell to Shobden trainer Steve Isaac, who saddled a double, and rider Lorna Brooke also scored two victories at the meeting. The duo teamed

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Give blood, save lives

WORLD Blood Donor Day is being hosted by the National Blood Service (NBS) of England and north Wales on Tuesday, June 14. The day offers us the opportunity to thank voluntary blood donors across the country and around the world for their generous gift

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I'm happier just reading

REGARDING your leader (Friday, June 3) in defence of local newspapers, I'm much happier with a newspaper, a magazine or a book than with radio or TV. And I'd much sooner read a novel than watch a drama or film on TV. There's an old saying "you're never

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13/6/05 - Moore and Smith steer County home

STEPHEN Moore and Ben Smith led Worcestershire to a comfortable eight-wicket Frizzell County Championship win over Somerset before lunch on the final day at Bath. The home side had begun on 151-9 in the their second innings and could add only a single

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Hold your hands up if you had a fantastic day

MORE than 5,000 women of all ages pounded through Worc-ester city centre for another successful Race for Life event. Around £80,000 had already been raised from pledges made via the event's website even before the seventh annual run in Worcester in aid

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