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Give council tax powers on recycling, says group
A LEADING environmental pressure group has called on the Government to give councils the power to charge households depending on how much waste they produce. Friends of the Earth wants this variable rate in place of the existing charge in the council
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Pupils are so nice, says the new head
DYSON Perrins High School's new headteacher has spoke of his satisfaction of the opening days of his reign at the Malvern school. David Griffin said: "The students are superb, the staff dedicated and it's known as a caring school." He said he was delighted
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Latvia man is missing
Police are appealing for information on a 48-year-old man from Kidderminster who has been reported missing. Agris Lescinskis, pictured above, was last seen in Kidderminster town centre on Tuesday, September 6. He is described as white, of Eastern European
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Quarry will ruin our community
RESIDENTS of a Worcestershire village are fighting plans to extend a quarry which they fear will destroy the heart of their community. Tarmac Ltd is proposing to extract 1.3 million tonnes of sand and gravel for the construction industry from land to
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Nuns go but Abbey's future unclear
RESIDENTS face another three years of uncertainty over the future of a historic abbey in their community after nuns there have been given the all-clear to move up north. The order of nuns at Stanbrook Abbey in Callow End decided more than two years ago
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Double doggy delight
IAN Smith and two of his six border collies could be forgiven for thinking they are top dogs in the world of agility competitions. The part-time professional dog trainer from Worcester has succeeded in qualifying two dogs for the most prestigious agility
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2005/6 Season
FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Wednesday, September 21, Causeway United v Malvern Town (7.45). Saturday, September 24, FA Cup Second Round Qualifying, Malvern Town v Histon (3.00). Saturday, October 1, FA Vase Second Round Qualifying
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Have fun but play by rules
STINK bombs, spudguns, winkle-picker shoes... the story of schoolchildren bucking the system stretches back to when Adam was a lad. The latest craze, it would appear, is to wear as many charity wristbands as possible. Some students at Christopher Whitehead
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19/9/05 - Le Roux cooks up winning formula
NICOLAS Le Roux inspired Worcester Warriors to a last-gasp win over Saracens and then admitted he had feared his Sixways career could have been over before it began. The French full-back was instrumental in a nail-biting 25-24 victory that saw Worcester
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County must learn from their mistakes
STEVE Rhodes looked back at Worcestershire's unsuccessful bid for promotion in the County Championship and declared: "We must learn from our mistakes." The County's hopes of returning to Division One at the first possible opportunity ended with the bleak
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Warriors snatch their Windo of opportunity
AN injury-time try by Tony Windo and a conversion from Shane Drahm gave Warriors their first-ever win against Saracens in a memorable contest at Sixways. A crowd of more than 9,000 roared Worcester on to a frantic finale that ended with them edging one
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Victory is fourth clean sheet
MORE rock-solid defending ensured Hereford continued an unbeaten run that now stretches to four Nationwide Conference matches. Since the home defeat by Grays Athletic three weeks ago, the Bulls have kept four successive clean sheets in two wins and two
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Errors costly for Harriers in defeat
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are still looking for their first Nationwide Conference win over Forest Green Rovers following Saturday's horror show at Aggborough. Stuart Watkiss' side, who would have moved among the league leaders with victory, were guilty of
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19/9/05 - Wolves start with victory
WORCESTER Wolves made a winning start to their National Trophy campaign with a 72-45 home victory against Solent Stars. Ty Shaw made 26 rebounds, while new Lithuanian signing Valdas Urbonavicius struck 20 points. The pair were joined on court by Colin
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19/9/05 - Batty misses out on tour selection
WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gareth Batty has been snubbed from England's winter touring party to Pakistan. The England selectors in-stead plumped for Warwickshire's Alex Loudon and Hampshire veteran Shaun Udal to join Ashley Giles in the 17-man Test squad's
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19/9/05 - County in last match decider
WORCESTERSHIRE face a relegation showdown with Lancashire next week in an attempt to preserve their First Division status in the totesport League. This much became clear at Chelmsford last night after the Royals suffered a four-wicket defeat at the hands
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19/9/05 - County must learn from their mistakes
STEVE Rhodes looked back at Worcestershire's unsuccessful bid for promotion in the County Championship and declared: "We must learn from our mistakes." The County's hopes of returning to Division One at the first possible opportunity ended with the bleak
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Warriors 25 Saracens 24
Saturday, September 17, 2005 AN injury-time try by Tony Windo and a conversion from Shane Drahm gave Warriors their first-ever win against Saracens in a memorable contest at Sixways. A crowd of more than 9,000 roared Worcester on to a frantic finale that
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Falling on deaf ears
ELECTIONS Minister Harriet Harman states that there are 'democracy deserts' in the UK where many people neither register nor vote. This is no wonder under the present corrupt 'first past the post' system where the majority of votes are not reflected in
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Guildhall
THE Guildhall belongs to the people of Worcester. Therefore is funded by the taxpayers. We should all be allowed to use the front entrance freely. To say that changes were made for equality with the disabled is an insult to the disabled. Don't let these
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Harriers 1 Forest Green 3
Saturday, September 17, 2005 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are still looking for their first Nationwide Conference win over Forest Green Rovers following Saturday's horror show at Aggborough. Stuart Watkiss' side, who would have moved among the league leaders
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Meet Sweety the giraffe
Acorns staff nurse Vicky White welcomes one of the hospice's most unusual donations - a model of a baby giraffe. Named Sweety, it was made by Michael Woods, a former prisoner at Hewell Grange prison, near Redditch. Head nurse Angela Mercer said: "Sweety
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Solicitors supporting fine cause
CITY solicitors Harrison Clark are supporting Acorns Children's Hospice with a special wills promotion starting today. The company will prepare a legally-binding simple will in return for a small donation to the children's charity. This includes £50 for
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Beatties stores shed 300 workers
ABOUT 300 people are to lose their jobs at the Beatties department store chain. New owners House of Fraser said 140 jobs would go with the closure of the Birmingham store, and the rest of the posts would be lost across 11 other locations. The department
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Pub's in good beer guide
AN Evesham pub has been acclaimed for its real ale - by the people who matter. The Old Swanne Inn, in the High Street, is the only pub in the town to be listed in the Campaign for Real Ale Good Beer Guide 2006. Local branch members chose following regular
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Somerfield
POTENTIAL takeover parties circling supermarket chain Somerfield were ordered to bid within a month or walk away. The takeover pssanel has set a deadline of Friday, October 14, for the groups vying for Somerfield to "put up or shut up", removing uncertainty
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Moor Green 1 City 1
Saturday, September 19, 2005 ANDY Preece and John Snape were embroiled in a fiery last-minute bust up as Worcester City's wretched season took another nose-dive. The two veterans squared up for a centre-circle playground fight and shown yellow cards before
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Are you a winner?
* (I) indicates Internet entries. TICKETS to the National Stitch and Creative Needle Crafts Show at the NEC, Birmingham, from September 15 until September 18, were won by: L Candlin, Severnside South, Bewdley; C Cotterill, College Walk, Kidderminster;
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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2005/6 season
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) Saturday, September 24: Malvern v Kenilworth. Saturday, October 1: Newport v Malvern. Saturday, October 8: Malvern v Broadstreet. Saturday, October 22: Newbold v Malvern. Saturday, October 29: Malvern v Stafford. Saturday, November
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We're having a ball to raise funds for charity
FIREFIGHTERS will ditch their uniform for a more sophisticated look to raise funds for charity. There will be a three-course feast and live music at the Green Watch, Worcester Fire Station Winter Ball. Members of the public are invited to put their best
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Americans beware, the Body's here
THE Americans are coming to Worcester to take on the best of Britain's wrestlers, including our very own Jonny the Body. Jonny, whose real name is John Stallard of Mayfield Road, off Astwood Road, and his tag-team partner, 'Maniac' Maddog Maxx, will take
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Extra space at the Royal for buses
THE car park and road system around Worcestershire Royal Hospital is to be improved to accommodate the new park-and-ride buses. An application has been submitted to Worcester City Council to the changes, which include additional spaces around the south
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Gardens goodbye
Next summer will mark the last time a well-known Malvern gardens will open to the public. The privately-owned three acre gardens at Barnards Green House has attracted hundreds of visitors per year in the last three decades in which the public have been
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Market opens for heritage
Tenbury's Round Market has taken part in the Heritage Open Days weekend for the first time. The historic building was designed by James Cranston and has hosted the town's market for nearly 150 years. A special exhibition was mounted of Cranston's work
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£23,000 bill for girl's ear - Garden centre pays after seven-year-old is bitten by horse
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl who had her childhood dream of becoming a vet shattered when she had part of her ear bitten off by a horse at a Kidderminster garden centre has been awarded £23,000 in compensation. Animal lover, Charlotte Lancett, of Birchen Coppice
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Fixtures
July 2005 (friendlies) Tues 19 Alvechurch (a) 2-1 Martin 2 WEDS 20 TAMWORTH (H) 0-1 SAT 23 Leamington (a) 2-1 Ball, Pinkney TUES 26 MOOR GREEN (H) 2-1 Duncan, Ball SAT 30 WORCESTER CITY (H) 0-0 August TUES 2 REDDITCH UTD (H) 1-1 O'Toole THURS KIDDERMINSTER
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BANNED!
Head clamps down on the wristband epidemic taking over Chrissies and disturbing pupils. A CITY school, which came top of the class for its Worcester News Tsunami Appeal money-raising efforts, has banned pupils from wearing charity wristbands on its premises
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Jobs on horizon as site is changed
THE former Cosworth site in Warndon will be refurbished and reused for manufacturing - potentially offering jobs and hope after a difficult year for many Worcester workers. Around 250 workers are believed to have lost their jobs at the casting foundry
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City caf causes a stir in planning row
A ROW over a Worcester caf is reaching boiling point after an international company angered local businesses by attempting to sidestep planning regulations. Caffe Nero - an Italian-style coffee house - caused a stir in the summer after it bought a vacant
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Police 'fail to do anything about crime'
AN ANGRY Worcester resident has hit out at police, claiming they have failed to respond to crime on his estate. Twenty-seven-year-old Adam Job, of Hawthorn Road, Tolladine, Worcester, claimed crime in the area had hit a peak recently, yet police were
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Batty misses out on tour selection
WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gareth Batty has been snubbed from England's winter touring party to Pakistan. The England selectors in-stead plumped for Warwickshire's Alex Loudon and Hampshire veteran Shaun Udal to join Ashley Giles in the 17-man Test squad's
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County in last match decider
WORCESTERSHIRE face a relegation showdown with Lancashire next week in an attempt to preserve their First Division status in the totesport League. This much became clear at Chelmsford last night after the Royals suffered a four-wicket defeat at the hands
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Le Roux cooks up winning formula
NICOLAS Le Roux inspired Worcester Warriors to a last-gasp win over Saracens and then admitted he had feared his Sixways career could have been over before it began. The French full-back was instrumental in a nail-biting 25-24 victory that saw Worcester
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Tempers flare as City men lose way
ANDY Preece and John Snape were embroiled in a fiery last-minute bust up as Worcester City's wretched season took another nose-dive. The two veterans squared up for a centre-circle playground fight and shown yellow cards before time was called on a fair
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Are you a winner?
* (I) indicates Internet entries. TICKETS to the National Stitch and Creative Needle Crafts Show at the NEC, Birmingham, from September 15 until September 18, were won by: L Candlin, Severnside South, Bewdley; C Cotterill, College Walk, Kidderminster;
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Why I want MP Mike to debate issue of vitamins
PITY the poor public. "Vitamin B Heart fear" screamed the banner headlines in the Daily Mail on Tuesday, September 6. However, upon closer investigation, the scientist involved is forced to admit that the high doses used in the study were twice the potency
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Bobby was a little bit bombastic
I WAS amused to read John Hinton's story of the poor lady confused by the police civil defence instructor which resulted in her putting her foot in a bucket of water. During the war an upmarket ladies group was having a lecture given by a police civil
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A golden new future?
JUDGING by the Mayor's Diary column, it's clear that the Mayor is joyous about some developments. But how about some levity from our political figures? First he confidently declares that the University status now conferred on our higher education establishment
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He would, wouldn't he
MARK Starr wrote that Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP has again sprung to the defence of the EU (Letters, Friday, Friday, September 9). Of course he did, he could do no other. He would lose his most lucrative job if we came out of the EU. PETER ALCOCK, Upton
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Unfair to rest of us
I HAVE just watched the BBC Midland News programme praising the council's wonderful plan to give the citizens of Worcester "free travel" on the buses. Only some lucky citizens. The Express Buses cover one area of the city only. There's nothing for London
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Weasel attacked orphan duckling
AN abandoned duckling which was taken in by Worcester Mayor Aubrey Tarbuck caused a bit of a flap when she was attacked in his back garden. Henrietta, who is now three months old, waddled over to some undergrowth when what Coun Tarbuck believes was a
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Temp jobs may ease Kays blow
AT the end of a gloomy week for the Worcester economy, a ray of light emerged in the form of 300 Christmas jobs in the city. Worcester Jobcentre Plus is to launch a Christmas hotline on Wednesday, for people interested in applying for the seasonal posts
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Super tough vests are bomb-proof too
POLICE in Northern Ireland who have been dodging the bullets during the recent riots will soon be safer thanks to a Malvern firm. Lorica Research has produced the world's most-advanced body armour, which can protect against gunfire, stabbing and even
