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The selfless youngster who's no ordinary Joe

A DEDICATED Worcester YMCA resident has spoken of his new-found confidence after winning the regional Millennium Volunteer of the Year Award. Joe Insull claimed the title for the West Midlands and was presented with the award by Children and Families

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Door-to-door rubbish chat boosts recycling

THE personal approach is starting to pay off in the race to recycle as council officers have been knocking on up to 300 doors a day. Worcester City Council's new promotions officers have hammered home the importance of recycling and since targeting Barbourne

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County children are safe with us

CHILDREN have a new champion caring for their welfare. The new Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board will take over the work of the Area Child Protection Committee, whose role is to protect children from harm and safeguard their well-being. The board

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Fete blessed by sunshine

The weather blessed a fete in Barbourne, Worcester, as residents turned out to raise money for a local church. The allure of the traditional fete, featuring everything from a tombola to bric-a-brac, combined with the balmy June weather to help raise £4,000

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Why has it come to this?

JUST over a year ago the Commission for Health Improvement launched a scathing attack on Worcester's Newtown Hospital. Wards 'failed to meet privacy and dignity guidelines' and there wasn't enough linen or 'suitable clothing' to go around. A pretty poor

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Jacqui is schools' last hope for cash

School funding campaigners are pinning their hopes on a Redditch MP to help in their fight for equal finances for Worcestershire pupils after all else seems to have failed. Thousands of letters from parents and headteachers asking Prime Minister Tony

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Yes, perhaps the time has come to stub out that fag

WORCESTER people are backing the Govern-ment's move towards a partial ban on smoking in public places. As the Government yesterday unveiled its plans detailing how smoke-free laws would work, all but one of those who spoke to the Worcester News were in

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England U21 captaincy for Whatling

WORCESTER'S Simon Whatling has been named as skipper for England's fifth-place play-off against host nation Argentina at the under-21 World Championships. With regular captain Matt Cornwell rested for the clash, Whatling has been handed the responsibility

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Neal stretches lead over Eaves

DROITWICH dynamo Matt Neal has more than trebled his Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship lead over Evesham team-mate Dan Eaves. Neal triumphed in one of the three races at Oulton Park, Cheshire, but Eaves missed out on a round victory and is now

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Shepherd signs to fuel Town's Alliance ambition

MALVERN Town have pulled off a big transfer coup with the capture of talented striker Mark Shepherd. The former Kidderminster Harriers and Worcester City ace has chosen Neil Hunt's Travel Factory Alliance side over higher-ranked opposition. Gloucester

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We're not going on a summer holiday!

DROITWICH have cut short their players' summer holiday in order to give themselves a head start for next season's Midlands Four West (South) campaign. Director of Rugby Julian Bailey ordered his troops back for pre-season training early following last

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21/6/05 - Hick the player of the month

GRAEME Hick is Worcestershire County Cricket Club's Rock Lobster Player of the Month for April/May. He was presented with a Paul Smith watch by sponsors Jamie Jones, and his partner, Linda Preston of the Worcester jewellers during the totesport match

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Tempting George W

JOHN Phillpott says (Saturday, June 11) that Africa is not governed properly. Isn't that rather tempting fate, John? If George W Bush reads your words, might he not consider implementing further regime changes? GEORGE COWLEY, Windermere Drive, Warndon

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I'm married with kids!

IT was my first parade as a new recruit in the city police. The station sergeant took a telephone call and said: "Go to the ladies' toilets in Angel Place, a woman's started having a baby, and you can take 'him' with you", pointing to me! Nobody even

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A socialist agenda? It's garbage

IS Matthew A Clarke serious? He believes that the Iraq war was part of a wicked "socialist agenda." What absolutely utter garbage. The most right-wing President the USA has ever had would not lead a "socialist agenda." The suggestion is as preposterous

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We need people who'll champion our heritage

I READ that English Heritage has decided not to list the unique Droitwich Lido. In 2001, English Heritage designated Droitwich Town Centre as an area of national historical importance because of its links with the salt industry. The following year, they

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Midsummer Magic Fair

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Firm hopes £10m will open doors

A WORCESTERSHIRE manufacturer is hoping to open new doors with a £10m expansion programme. Upton-upon-Severn-based Permadoor, which makes composite doors, has signed a lease on a new factory in Spring Lane, Malvern. It hopes the investment will create

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Builders to offer cash lure for top graduates

A TOTAL of £1m is to be made available to Britain's "brightest and best" graduates looking to move into the construction industry Students starting university courses this autumn have until Thursday, June 30, to apply for the grant scheme funded by construction

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Fast-Fit in price-slash campaign

FAST-FIT operator Hi-Q has announced the first of its summer offers for the region's motorists - 20 per cent off everything for three whole days. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week, the Worcester-based firm, which is situated on Droitwich Road

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Morgan plans first electric sports car

MALVERN-based Morgan Motors is preparing to build what it claims will be the world's first environmentally-friendly sports car. The LIFEcar, as it will be known, is intended to produce zero emissions while matching Morgan's existing cars for performance

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Forty years on and classic's still intoxicating

AMATEUR thespians proved a huge hit with a packed audience at Worcester's Swan Theatre last night when they gave an impressive performance of the classic Cider with Rosie. The cast of budding actors gave professionals a run for their money and left theatregoers

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Lords man to cut the ribbon

The man at the helm at the world-famous Lords cricket ground will be in Worcester today to cut the ribbon at a high-tech unit which could help bowlers to improve their technique. Former Worcestershire cricketer Tom Graveney, who is the chairman of Marylebone

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Collision near village pub prompts witness appeal

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a woman driver and a male pedestrian. The incident occurred near the Bird in the Hand Pub, in Earls Common Road, Stock-wood, near Droitwich on Saturday, June 18 at 1.30am. The injured man was

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New vans will help keepers clean up

PARK-keepers will have two new sets of wheels this summer to help keep Worcester's green spaces clean. The city's four-strong maintenance team is hoping their two new vans will enable them to visit some sites twice a week instead of just once, so they

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Brigadoon comes to life - for five days

MAGIC will come to Droitwich next month when the Norbury Theatre presents Brigadoon. The Scottish musical about a magical village that awakens for one day every 100 years will be brought to life from Monday, July 4, to Saturday July 9. The cast of 25

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'A DUMPING GROUND FOR THE ELDERLY'

SWEEPING reforms at Worcester's Newtown Hospital are being made after scathing criticism from patients, their relatives, visitors and staff. One woman, whose 80-year-old husband died while in Oak Ward, branded it a "Dickensian dumping ground for old people

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Gipsies try once more to make homes legal

GIPSIES who have camped in Wyre Piddle for nearly two years have made a second attempt to make their stay legal - but once again they look set to fail. Nine families have put in a planning application to Wychavon District Council for a total of 18 touring

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21/6/05 - England U21 captaincy for Whatling

WORCESTER'S Simon Whatling has been named as skipper for England's fifth-place play-off against host nation Argentina at the under-21 World Championships. With regular captain Matt Cornwell rested for the clash, Whatling has been handed the responsibility

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Smith looking to extend deal

BEN Smith has revealed his desire to commit his long-term future to Worcestershire by signing a new contract sooner rather than later. Smith, who moved from Leicestershire to New Road three years ago, has a season-and-a-half left of his current deal with

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Hick the player of the month

GRAEME Hick is Worcestershire County Cricket Club's Rock Lobster Player of the Month for April/May. He was presented with a Paul Smith watch by sponsors Jamie Jones, and his partner, Linda Preston of the Worcester jewellers during the totesport match

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Horse pace creates a big Splash

THE banks of the River Severn in Stourport were full to bursting as The Running Horse pipped ladies' team Splash Crew to the post. A grand final victory for the Bewdley pub earned them the Stourport Boat Club Works Fours Regatta title out of a starting

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Rare Smith success as century closes in

WORCESTER light-middleweight Leroy Williamson and Stourport welterweight Ernie Smith returned to action at Coventry's Skydome. Smith, taking part in his 98th paid bout, once again found himself cast in the role of hard-working underdog against Leamington's

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21/6/05 - Smith looking to extend deal

BEN Smith has revealed his desire to commit his long-term future to Worcestershire by signing a new contract sooner rather than later. Smith, who moved from Leicestershire to New Road three years ago, has a season-and-a-half left of his current deal with

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Sacrifice is forgotten

TV celebrity and pop star Toyah Wilcox asks (Talkback, Friday, June 10): "Did World Environment Day last Sunday slip by you unnoticed?" I am much more concerned that the date June 6, 1944 also seems to have slipped by "unnoticed". Apart from parades and

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They're free but you pay

THIS Labour Government now plan to spend millions of pounds of taxpayers' money on fees for students from mainland Europe, who will compete with British teenagers for places at top universities. While our students get deeper into debt, EU students will

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Tempting your organic tastes

FANS of organic fayre had their tastebuds tempted at Perdiswell Leisure Centre when it played host to Worcester's first Organic Food Festival. Organic food and drink tastings were readily available and there were opportunities to meet local producers

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Helen's taking on the top job

HELEN Dewbery has been appointed housing manager by Spa Housing Association, which manages about 3,000 homes in the district. She will be handle anti-social behaviour, lettings and income management.

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Revamped restaurant welcomes first diners

THE team at The Three Pears Beefeater in Worcester welcomed their first customers inside when the restaurant re-opened after a £550,000 refurbishment. In a change to the traditional guard of honour, the restaurant's grill chefs linked cooking tools when

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Energy giant given the stamp of approval

WORCESTER energy giant npower received two Big Ticks at the Business in the Community (BitC) Awards For Excellence ceremony. The Big Tick Awards, as they are known, are one of the most prestigious in business and are recognised by all industries in all