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Malvern RFC - Fixtures/Results - 2005/6 season
MIDLANDS TWO (WEST) Saturday, October 22: Newbold v Malvern. Saturday, October 29: Malvern v Stafford. Saturday, November 12: Old Laurentians v Malvern. Saturday, November 19: Malvern v Barkers Butts. Saturday, December 3: Malvern v Stoke. Saturday, December
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£1,000 to aid victims in Kashmir
WORCESTERSHIRE Race Equality Council has donated £1,000 to the Worcester Muslim Welfare Associa-tion's fundraising appeal for victims of the Kashmir earthquake. Malik Fayaz, the Association's chairman, said: "The donation is greatly appreciated. "Hopefully
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Spa town beacon to honour Trafalgar
THE people of Droitwich are preparing to pay a glowing tribute to a group of national heroes and their place in history. The town is one of several across the country lighting a beacon to commemorate Vice-Admiral Hor-atio Nelson, the gallant crews of
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Plucky Jim finds that Holland's not all flat
A ROYAL Mail worker had so much fun walking more than 30 miles a day he's decided to do it all over again next year. Jim Mahon, a night distribution manager at the Royal Mail depot in Wainwright Road, Warndon, Worcester, first heard about the Nijmegen
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If anyone can do it, then this man can
A RAILWAYMAN who has collected a mountain of metal for a guide dog charity has been honoured by his firm for putting people first. Central Trains employee Alan Fish was honoured with the Outstanding Customer Service Award at the train company's annual
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A skipping comeback for sake of your health
RESIDENTS of Worcestershire are being encouraged to leap into action to help keep their hearts beating healthily. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is launching two initiatives in the county to encourage young people to get some fun exercise and to recruit
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Augulis leaves after six weeks
LITHUANIAN power forward Paulius Augulis has been axed by Worcester Wolves after little more than six weeks with the club. Augulis joined Wolves at the end of August along with fellow countryman Valdas Urbonavicius, but has failed to make an impact with
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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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City bid for result and performance
WORCESTER City are hoping for a change of fortune ahead of their next Nationwide North test. City host Nuneaton Borough at St George's Lane tonight (7.45) looking for a repeat of the performance that saw them lose 1-0 to leader's Northwich Victoria on
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Brain left frustrated in victory aftermath
WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain was frustrated with his side's performance despite victory over Leeds Tykes at Sixways. Brain was annoyed his side did not put the game to bed and presented Leeds with the chance to get back into the match with numerous
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Warriors do enough for third league win
WARRIORS' surge into the upper reaches of the Guinness Premiership continued despite a mediocre performance against bottom club Leeds Tykes. Worcester showed plenty of promise, but handling errors and penalties kept Leeds within striking distance right
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Park peaks at Madrid meet
HEREFORD golfer David Park recorded an impressive finish at the Madrid Open after ending on 13 under par. Park tied for 12th place with the likes of former Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal in the Spanish capital, 10 shots behind winner Raphael Jacquelin
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The Gari is the place to gig
BANDS and budding solo artists are being encouraged to show off their talents by the new managers at a Stourbridge venue. Mark and Emma Weaver at The Garibaldi, Cross Street, are looking to build on the pubs reputation for hosting live music events by
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Warriors 22 Leeds 15
Friday, October 14, 2005 WARRIORS' surge into the upper reaches of the Guinness Premiership continued despite a mediocre performance against bottom club Leeds Tykes. Worcester showed plenty of promise, but handling errors and penalties kept Leeds within
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Law is an (unjust) ass
I NEVER thought I'd live to see the day when elderly people were sent to jail over non-payment of council tax. Yes, I know the law is the law, but for heaven's sake, cannot these magistrates exercise a little judgement and compassion? It seems that there
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Memories of my dad
YOUR leader (Thursday, October 6) wrote rather airily of "horny-handed sons of toil." My late dad, Edgar Cowley, worked as a market garden labourer, yet you couldn't have met a better, more decent, honest, hard-working man than him. He kept Tennyson's
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Slow down and think of other folk
LIVING in a riverside town has many benefits. But there is another side to every coin, and in the case of Upton, it is the advent of what I would term the river hog. As soon as the warmer weather starts in the spring, many boaters and other floating visitors
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Aldershot 1 Harriers 0
Saturday, October 15, 2005 EVEN an Aldershot red card could not inspire Kidderminster Harriers to improve their dismal record against basement sides. Stuart Watkiss' men yet again fell to a struggler and were guilty of not taking several gilt-edged chances
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17/10/05 - Weekend county results round-up
SATURDAY SOCCER NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Aldershot Town 1 Kidderminster Harriers 0; Hereford United 2 Burton Albion 0. NATIONWIDE NORTH Stafford Rangers 3 Redditch United 0; Worcester City 0 Northwich Victoria 1. FA TROPHY First qualifying round: Bromsgrove
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MAKE A DATE IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR FASHION
HATS, scarves, shoes and handbags are just some of the items on offer at an event designed to help Worcester's St Richard's Hospice. Gill Fox, Annabel Lovesey and Diana Wake, who will be selling the wares, dressed up for the occasion to highlight the
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BUSINESS BRIEF
Brown rapped CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown was criticised by a leading think tank for failing to heed warning signs about a slowdown in the UK economy. The Ernst & Young Item Club said Mr Brown could not blame external events such as high oil prices for
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Staff chilling out to give poverty the cold shoulder
STAFF at npower's head office in Worcester are expecting company bosses to quite literally give them the cold shoulder on Wednesday as part of a training programme to educate them about the dangers of the winter months. Wintry Wednesday, as it will be
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Technical translators set off for Paris show
AN award-winning translation company is gearing up to tackle the huge French automotive industry by exhibiting at the industry's main showcase. Midland Technical Translations in Kidderminster already boasts Renault among its customers, is exhibiting at
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Staff chilling out to give poverty the old shoulder
STAFF at npower's head office in Worcester are expecting company bosses to quite literally give them the cold shoulder on Wednesday as part of a training programme to educate them about the dangers of the winter months. Wintry Wednesday, as it will be
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City 0 Northwich 1
Saturday, October 15, 2005 WORCESTER City produced their best display of the season on Saturday but still ended up with nothing for their efforts. Leaders Northwich Victoria left St George's Lane with three more points after a fortunate 1-0 victory in
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Row breaks out over cathedral car parking
THE heated political debate over a possible multi-storey car park near Worcester Cathedral and the Comm-andery has raged once again between city councillors. A £30,000 feasibility study as to the options to increase parking on the King's Street site will
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I want 50 more of the youth shelters in city, says officer
THE policeman in charge of tackling anti-social behaviour in Worcester says he would like to see 50 of the controversial youth shelters dotted around the city. His comments follow a barrage of criticism about the structures which have been put up in Warndon
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1,000 boy racers pay tribute to pair
ABOUT 1,000 people congregated in Worcester in memory of two teenagers who died in a car crash. Hordes of so-called boy racers met in the car park of the city's County Hall to pay tribute to 18-year-olds Ross Hodgkins and Richard Harvey. Both died shortly
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Are you a winner?
* (I) indicates Internet entries. A PAIR of tickets to the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court, London, from October 7 until October 16, was won by: L Annsforde, Homend Crecent, Ledbury (I); L Davies, Aster Avenue, Kidderminster; L Dilley, Passfield Avenue
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The Gari is the place to gig
BANDS and budding solo artists are being encouraged to show off their talents by the new managers at a Stourbridge venue. Mark and Emma Weaver at The Garibaldi, Cross Street, are looking to build on the pubs reputation for hosting live music events by
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Battle voices
LINKS between Hereford and the battle of Trafalgar are included in yet another book to mark the 200th anniversary of one of the shortest but best remembered of naval victories. The best type of reporting and history comes not from journalists or historians
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17/10/05 - City bid for result and performance
WORCESTER City are hoping for a change of fortune ahead of their next Nationwide North test. City host Nuneaton Borough at St George's Lane tonight (7.45) looking for a repeat of the performance that saw them lose 1-0 to leader's Northwich Victoria on
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Top marks for UCW success
COUNCILLORS have officially congratulated Prof David Green and the University of Worc-ester on the achievement of full university status. At the first full council meeting since the ann-ouncement, last month, councillors of all parties complimented the
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I couldn't stand the heat but I stayed in the kitchen by finding a different job
WITH celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay all over the television and tabloids, cooking is now proving a popular career choice for youngsters wanting to find fame and fortune. But for David O'Brien, being a chef was becoming his worst
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Your chance to contact loved ones
AN international psychic is to bring the people of Worcester closer to the dead - on what is traditionally the scariest evening of the year. But organisers of the event hope residents won't be frightened as they bring people into contact with loved ones
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Adopted children are safe in county
ADOPTED children in the county are in good hands, according to a new report. Worcestershire County Council's Adoption Service is of a good standard, with excellent monitoring of families and dedicated staff. But they did come in for criticism in the report
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We all went on a waddle
A GROUP of Worcester youngsters went walkabout for their annual toddle waddle to raise money for charity. About 35 children aged from just 12 months to five years wearing their own home-made duck hats went for a 30-minute stroll to support the children's
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Malvern Town FC - Fixtures/Results - 2005/6 Season
FIXTURES Harvey World Travel Midland Football Alliance Saturday, October 22, Loughborough Dynamo v Malvern Town (3.00). Saturday, October 29, Malvern Town v Oadby Town (3.00). West Midlands League Division One Saturday, October 22, Malvern Town Reserves
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Time to give kids a chance
YOUTH issues are never far away from the columns of newspapers. It's an undeniable fact of life that negative news tends to create big headlines while the positive can sometimes be overshadowed. Teenagers are not easy, as any parent will tell you. It's
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17/10/05 - Warriors capture Kiwi ace Harding
FLANKER Tom Harding has joined Worcester Warriors from New Zealand club North Harbour. The 23-year-old open-side has agreed a deal that will keep him at Sixways until the end of the 2006-2007 season. Harding has represented New Zealand at Under 16, 19
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17/10/05 - Brain left frustrated in victory aftermath
WARRIORS director of rugby John Brain was frustrated with his side's performance despite victory over Leeds Tykes at Sixways. Brain was annoyed his side did not put the game to bed and presented Leeds with the chance to get back into the match with numerous
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City give leaders a scare at the Lane
WORCESTER City produced their best display of the season on Saturday but still ended up with nothing for their efforts. Leaders Northwich Victoria left St George's Lane with three more points after a fortunate 1-0 victory in a competitive Nationwide North
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Warriors capture Kiwi ace Harding
FLANKER Tom Harding has joined Worcester Warriors from New Zealand club North Harbour. The 23-year-old open-side has agreed a deal that will keep him at Sixways until the end of the 2006-2007 season. Harding has represented New Zealand at Under 16, 19
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Bulls turn around their Burton form
ALTHOUGH far from convincing over the 90 minutes, Hereford United brought their poor recent run of Nationwide Conference results against Midlands rivals Burton to an end on Saturday. Of the last four matches between the sides, Burton had won three with
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Harriers shot down by Omari
EVEN an Aldershot red card could not inspire Kidderminster Harriers to improve their dismal record against basement sides. Stuart Watkiss' men yet again fell to a struggler and were guilty of not taking several gilt-edged chances at the Recreation Ground
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Are you a winner?
* (I) indicates Internet entries. A PAIR of tickets to the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court, London, from October 7 until October 16, was won by: L Annsforde, Homend Crecent, Ledbury (I); L Davies, Aster Avenue, Kidderminster; L Dilley, Passfield Avenue
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Floods are here to stay
AFTER weeks of drought, Britain experiences the first real rains of the autumn. The result is flooding. This is partly due, no doubt, to the water draining rapidly off rock-hard soil. But the main culprit here must be concrete - or, more specifically,
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Criticism of the Mayor
WOULD George Cowley criticise the Mayor (Worcester News, Monday, October 10) if he were not Conservative? I seem to remember a Labour Mayor a few years ago who ran through his expenses so quickly and injudiciously that he had to resign, and another Labour
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Riverbed clean-up is a job for the professionals
MARGARET Layland is to be commended for the work she does for the community. I particularly have in mind the litter collections, which are no doubt done in her own precious time. However, her recent letter about the rubbish that has collected on the bed
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School hit by arson attack - Six arrested as building is set on fire
A HEADTEACHER says he is struggling to come to terms with an arson attack that destroyed part of his school, causing thousands of pounds of damage. St Clement's CE Primary School in St John's, Worcester, was attacked late on Saturday, wrecking vital play
