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Digging deep to find we're a city of pipe smokers

SECRETS of Worcester's past are being unearthed - and clues from deep underground show we were a city of pipe smokers. Amateur archaeologists are joining experts from Worcester City Council to excavate areas in the gardens of the Commandery. The most

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Path wars close to a climax

WALKERS and horse riders could soon be segregated on the Old Hills at Callow End, near Worcester, if agreement can be reached with everyone concerned. The director of Malvern Hills Conservators, Ian Rowat, has met residents of Callow End to discuss the

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College in plans for expansion

A FIRST-FLOOR extension above a workshop at Worcester College of Technology has received the backing of English Heritage. A planning application has been submitted for an extension over the Cathedral block building in Deansway, as well as the installation

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Rush hour in Sidbury

THIS was the scene today as motorists heeded warnings in the Worcester News and avoided travelling through the city centre as major road works began. This morning, Transco began digging up Sidbury for the £75,000 10-week-long project to improve the gas

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It's official... maths teacher is top class

TWO county teachers have won awards for their inspiring commitment to their pupils at a prestigious ceremony. Judges at the Regional Teaching Awards awarded Art teacher Rosie Moss, at Baxter College, Kidderminster a Distinction, and Debbie Morgan, a maths

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Water + sunshine = idiots

THERE'S nothing as inviting as a stretch of cool blue water on a sweltering hot summer's day. But there's a place and a time for tearing off our clothes and plunging beneath the surface - and the River Severn during the Upton Jazz Festival isn't it. At

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28/6/05 - Wolves howling with delight at Collins contract

WORCESTER Wolves have been handed a major boost for the new season after securing the services of Matt Collins for another year. Wolves snapped up the point guard from Coventry Crusaders at the turn of the year and have now convinced Collins to stay at

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FOOTBALL GIRL IN SEX ORDEAL

POLICE are searching for two youths who sexually assaulted a teenage girl after a football kick-about. She was playing with friends near the Glover's Needle when another group of teenagers joined them. They later moved towards Diglis Basin. The girl was

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Beatties snapped up as rival swoops

BEATTIES' prestigious department store in Worcester's CrownGate Shopping Centre has been bought by House of Fraser. The nationwide chain - which sells fashion, beauty and home products, alongside restaurants and food halls - announced today it had agreed

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We'll help you fight your flab

EATEN one ice cream too many this summer? Reeled in horror at the sight of your wobbly bits in a holiday snap? Never fear, the Worcester News is here. We've teamed up with Leisure Connection, which manages Wor-cester Swimming Pool, Perdiswell Leisure

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Bickerton impresses to make the grade at Open

JOHN Bickerton will play at The Open Championship for the second time in four years. The Droitwich Spa professional finished an impressive third in a qualifying tournament at Sunningdale yesterday following rounds of 67 and 66 to join 12 others at St

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Qualifying breeze for Archer as dangerous Danes await

WORCESTER badminton star Simon Archer today progressed to the main draw of the Aviva Singapore Open men's doubles. Archer, 32, an Olympic medallist, and doubles partner Anthony Clark took their place in the last 32 of the fiercely contested Far East tournament

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Fees paid for salary sign-off

BRIGHT teenagers can accept cash from big businesses to pay their university education - if they agree to sign off a chunk of their earnings. The schemes are already available in America and are due to come in before university top-up fees, next September

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Class act for a creative policy

BEHIND all the success that Worcestershire's education has enjoyed in recent years, there has been a silent, but dazzling, 'revolution'. The county's GCSE and A-level pass rates have risen year-on-year above the national average and an excellent Ofsted

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28/6/05 - Harriers nearing decision

THE future of Kidderminster Harriers looks to be secure following a meeting bet-ween majority shareholder Lionel Newton and a consortium bidding to buy the club. During the meeting, heads of terms were agreed for the Kidderminster consortium -- Aggborough

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28/6/05 - Shoaib's flat start at County

PACE ace Shoaib Akhtar made his competitive debut for Worcestershire yesterday -- but could not prevent the Royals crashing to their third straight Twenty20 defeat. The under-achieving County side slumped by 37 runs at New Road to impressive Northamptonshire

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Business Brief

HMV slump Music and books retailer HMV was today looking to band Coldplay and schoolboy wizard Harry Potter to turn around a fall in like-for-like sales. HMV said demand for the X&Y album by Coldplay was the second highest in UK chart history in the

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How vital are you to your firm?

SMALL businesses in Worcester with dedicated employees who have been there five years or more are being urged to shout about it and highlight how important they are to a thriving organisation. Holding onto employees for more than five years is increasingly

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Karl's Trafalgar fleet pride

A SAILOR from Droitwich was taking part in a massive marine event today to mark the Royal Navy's greatest victory. Karl Smith was be aboard the destroyer HMS Cardiff during the international fleet review in honour of the Battle of Trafalgar's 200th anniversary

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History trail at Greyfriars

HISTORY will be brought to life at the Greyfriars in Worcester at the weekend. Visitors to the 15th Century timber-framed merchant's house in Friar Street on Saturday and Sunday can enjoy a fun-packed family day with a host of activities to suit all ages

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Hailstorms on the way

A DRAMATIC shift in the weather will see thunder storms, flash floods and even hailstones batter Worcestershire this evening. Worcester News weatherman Paul Damari warned that today's hot and oppressive conditions - around 26C and 79F - will give way

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Amoeba triumphant at Battle of Bands event

BEWDLEY band Amoeba triumphed in Worcestershire Arts Education's annual Battle of the Bands competition. Comprising four GCSE students from Bewdley High School, Amoeba blew away opposition from seven other bands at the gig in Stourbridge's Rock Caf 2000

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Flavour of the arts comes to UCW site

PRIMARY school children from Worcester will gain a flavour of the arts, with a festival of books, poetry, drama and media at University College Worcester. A host of creative opportunities for youngsters, including storytelling and a children's theatre

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28/6/05 - Prices down for warm-up

WORCESTER City have reduced admission prices for their home pre-season friendlies. City currently have five home warm-up matches scheduled against Carlisle United on Thursday, July 14, and Walsall two days later. They also host Kidderminster Harriers

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Skipper hits out at reckless prank

RECKLESS behaviour on the River Severn put visitors and boat owners at risk in Sunday's sunshine. One young reveller at the Upton-upon-Severn Jazz Festival even attempted to dive underneath the 120-tonne Conway Castle as it came in to berth. Skipper Eric

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Shoaib's flat start at County

PACE ace Shoaib Akhtar made his competitive debut for Worcestershire yesterday -- but could not prevent the Royals crashing to their third straight Twenty20 defeat. The under-achieving County side slumped by 37 runs at New Road to impressive Northamptonshire

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Harriers nearing decision

THE future of Kidderminster Harriers looks to be secure following a meeting bet-ween majority shareholder Lionel Newton and a consortium bidding to buy the club. During the meeting, heads of terms were agreed for the Kidderminster consortium -- Aggborough

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Sky's the limit for judo ace

KATE Walker put in a creditable performance at the European Cadet Championships in Austria. Of 42 countries, 39 were represented at the Salzberg event by their national champions. Walker, 15, who trains at Kidderminster's Samurai Judo Club, was the first

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Killeen crosses line for fine fifth

ENGLAND cyclist Liam Killeen followed up his victory in the World Cup's marathon event with a fifth place in the cross-country race. Killeen, 23, won a bronze medal in the cross-country competition at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and intends

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The future is bright for league hopefuls

TABLE tennis in Worcester has a bright future following a season of success on the junior stage. Scores of City youngsters featured in tournaments in the county and across the country. Chairman Doug Young announced the success at the league's annual meeting

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Medical minor on game strain

A 13-year-old schoolgirl has become the youngest author to be published in South Africa's main medical journal for her research on 'PlayStation thumb'. Safura Abdool Karim interviewed 120 children for a science project about problems they suffered after

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Exclusion rates have been slashed in half

EIGHTY Worcestershire pupils were expelled in 2003/04, according to Government statistics. The figure was half the county's 161 permanent exclusions in 2000/01, and also a third down from 2002/03's total of 120 pupils. Schools Minister Jacqui Smith, MP

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Made a pig's ear of meal

ONE of the duties I was given as a young Bobby at the local Nick, back in the good old days, was a duty called Reserve. This meant you remained in the station to cook all the delicacies their loving wives had sent for their heroes' tea or supper after

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The name of the game

SO what's new A L Eastwood (Help for pensioners with council tax, Letters, Monday, June 20)? That's the way this government works. But have you noticed that the stealth taxes have already started creeping in? Even larger portions of the Lottery funds

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We have to put up with old buses

WOULD someone please enlighten me as to why on First Bus 32 route Green Lane (Ombersley Road) to Baynall, we have to put up with 'old buses' which, when entering, you have a job to get on? This is because there is a handrail down the centre of the steps

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Visitors bowled over by Worcester rock and roll

ON Friday, June 17, quite by accident, my wife and I had occasion to visit CrownGate and there we came upon a place called Huntingdon Hall. We saw that it was a former chapel, but now used as a theatre. We both agreed it was similar to the church of St

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Wolves howling with delight at Collins contract

WORCESTER Wolves have been handed a major boost for the new season after securing the services of Matt Collins for another year. Wolves snapped up the point guard from Coventry Crusaders at the turn of the year and have now convinced Collins to stay at

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BIG recycle crusade to save the world

AROUND 14,000 tonnes of disposable nappies are thrown away every year in Worcestershire and Herefordshire alone. Now environmental campaigners are persuading mums to go back to traditional, nappies as part of their bit to help save the world. This week

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Now you can learn valuable skills with us

AN additional 350 people will be able to learn valuable skills needed in Worcestershire after two county colleges celebrated a joint achievement. Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status has been awarded to Worcester College of Technology and North