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Taxi driver raises £12,000 to help victims of quake
A WORCESTER taxi-driver heading a fund-raising effort for the victims of the Kashmir earthquake disaster has raised a massive £12,000 - in just six days. Haris Saleem was insp-ired to start collecting cash as he has family in the Milpur region of Kashmir
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This smelly alley is a health hazard
THE lingering smell of cheese has long since disappeared from Worcester's quaintly named Cheshire Cheese Entry, but more offensive odours are upsetting people who use the alley to get to work. One of them is Maurice Francis, of Gilmour Crescent, Worcester
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Malvern hurt by choice for Morgan party
A CENTENARY celebration by the world-famous Morgan Motor Company will be held more than 30 miles away from the firm's Malvern home. Cheltenham Racecourse will host thousands of guests for the company's Centenary Celebration Weekend in July 2009, it has
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Factory worker finds heaven on Great Wall
A KIND-HEARTED factory worker from Worcester went on a trek to raise money for charity and found a stairway to heaven. Andrew Lea, of Shap Drive, Warndon, was getting ready for work one morning when he heard on the radio that the charity Marie Curie was
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Big clear-up at country park
AN area of natural beauty in Worcester that is blighted by litter will be the site of a huge clear up tomorrow. Nunnery Wood, which is part of Worcester Woods Country Park, behind County Hall, off Spetchley Road, has about 400,000 visitors each year.
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Maintaining standards
SINCE the inception of the two-tier county cricket championship, the trend to sign up ready-made overseas players, either full or part season, has accelerated. Naturally, every county wants immediate success. But long term, how detrimental to our international
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March of the regions
I HAVE just finished filing my annual return to Companies House. I was asked to confirm the address in the following format. House name /number, address, town, and wait for it... county/region. This government has already taken steps to comply with the
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Time for the debt to be repaid
YOU do well to try for community support over the retention of jobs on the Kays site. We know the company organisation has changed and market conditions are more difficult but are there not certain obligations left over from the old days? When Kays was
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Propaganda nonsense doesn't help situation
BILL Davison wrote in last week's Worcester News that claims on the cost of re-building Christopher Whitehead High School were just county council propaganda. He is, however, comparing apples and pears, and nonsense about propaganda does not move us forward
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Bill offers backing to Ribena's currant idea
A wildlife charity and a leading brand of soft drink are collaborating in a unique farming scheme that it is hoped will boost wildlife, it has been revealed. Gloucestershire blackcurrant farmer Edward Keene, who has a farm in Newent, near Upton-upon-Severn
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Follow the steps of the royal huntsmen
ONE thousand years ago, Wyre Forest covered a huge area of Worcestershire and Shropshire. It was a royal forest then, meaning that the hunting rights were claimed by the Crown. But 'forest' didn't mean there was nothing but trees. Like all royal forests
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Big-name stars add glamour to horse show
TOMORROW evening's Gala Night at the Horse of the Year Show promises to be one of the most glamorous in the show's glamorous 57-year history. A host of big-name celebrities are due to join the final performance at Britain's biggest indoor equestrian event
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Follow the steps of the royal huntsmen
ONE thousand years ago, Wyre Forest covered a huge area of Worcestershire and Shropshire. It was a royal forest then, meaning that the hunting rights were claimed by the Crown. But 'forest' didn't mean there was nothing but trees. Like all royal forests
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GOODBYE TO THE HOUSE OF GHOSTS
A GOOD deed turned into a haunting experience when kind-hearted Ted Pagdin decided to help out his elderly neighbour. Mr Pagdin, aged 57, who lives in John Gwynn House, North Parade, Worcester city centre, was helping 85- year-old Mildred Kilbane and
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We'll light up whole city this Christmas
WORCESTER'S streets will be decorated with a "sea of lights" this Christmas, if Classic Gold radio station boss Muff Murfin has his way. Mr Murfin is spearheading a campaign with Worcester City Centre Forum to turn around years of poor festive displays
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Planners' pledge to replace felled trees
PLANNERS have pledged to maintain Worcester as a green city by replacing roadside trees that are old or potentially dangerous. Concerns were raised because 20 such trees, which are the responsibility of the county council's highways department, were felled
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Family thank police as man is found
THE FAMILY of a pensioner who was discovered safe after spending a night in outside in the cold have thanked the police and neighbours for their help. As reported in the late edition of yesterday's Worcester News, a massive police hunt was launched when
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ADVANCED DRIVER JOAN ZOOMS OFF THE GRID
PENSIONER Joan Newell has just passed her advanced driving test at the age of 82. Miss Newell, pictured, loves being behind the wheel and has driven vehicles of every kind since passing her driving test more than 60 years ago. "I've been thinking about
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British aid to Kashmir
n KASHMIR, India and Pakistan - all have cost the British government and taxpayers millions of pounds by way of financial aid and heartache since 1947. Yet, on hearing of recent devastation and loss of life as it hit the Pakistani region of Kashmir. Britain
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I'm a little suspicious
I AM encouraged to read that L Spiteri is a fan of my views on Europe and Iraq - but just a little suspicious. Of course, he's right about Iraq being a nation since the 1920s when we British created it from three irreconcilable cultural tribal and religious
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Praise for volunteers
I WOULD like to congratulate all the exceptional volunteers who were awarded a Year of the Volunteer medal by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire this week. Seven volunteers from the county were honoured with a medal for their commitment to the community
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Green lane ban on 4x4s moves one step closer
THE banning of trail bikes and 4x4s vehicles on many country tracks in Worcestershire and Herefordshire has moved a step closer with the third reading of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill in the Commons. "At a stroke the Government has
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Third time lucky for junior star Hannah
IT was third time lucky for Worcestershire's Hannah Talbot at the national Young Farmers competition at Stoneleigh Park. For two years, the 18-year-old, who is a member of the Cutnall Green club, had been runner-up in the Junior Member of the Year competition
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RAF aims to end its low-flying problems
RIDERS across the country will be pleased to hear steps are being taken to reduce the chance of accidents being caused by low-flying aircraft. The moves follow the death, two years ago, of rider Heather Bell, who was thrown from her horse after it was
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Triumph for Colin is thanks to his big Bra-mleys
THE B cups have been full to overflowing in Broomfields apple orchards this autumn. Pondering how to prevent his heaviest Bramleys dropping from the trees and spoiling their showing prospects, grower Colin Broomfield came up with an ingenious answer.
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JOHN PHILLPOTT SEVEN DAYS
I'VE rather warmed to this idea of two more bridges for Worcester. It's about time someone calmed down and took a really long, intelligent look at the city's infrastructure and its problems. Since making this city my home more than 20 years ago, I've
