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19/10/05 - Preece in no mood to panic
OPTIMISTIC Andy Preece is refusing to panic over Worcester City's worrying league position. City slumped into Nationwide North's relegation zone following Monday night's 1-0 defeat to Nuneaton Borough at St George's Lane. It was their eighth successive
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Goal-den show rips through Rugeley
Bromsgrove 1st XI 7 Rugeley 1st XI 2 BROMSGROVE continued their goal-laden form in the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Division One by trouncing ragged Rugeley on Saturday. KEEPING IT TIGHT: A Bromsgrove player (red) marks a Rugeley man. So far this
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Bike firm back with a healthy message
A NEW initiative in Worcester to encourage people to leave their cars at home and use different forms of transport has triggered a chain reaction in the city. The county council launched its Choose How You Move scheme last month with a demonstration of
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Passion for Fashion fun at Guildhall
HATS, handbags, shoes and scarves will be among the fabulous array of hand-made items tempting shoppers at the second annual Passion for Fashion event in Worcester's Guildhall. Organisers have invited a select group of individual designers and crafts
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Yuletide concert
CHRISTMAS is coming a little early this year with the news that the Friends of Bromsgrove Festival will be presenting a Yuletide Concert in the chapel at Grafton Manor early in December. They have arranged a programme of exciting seasonal music, songs
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I'm just over the moon my house won an eco-prize
A HOUSE made of mud, straw, wood and stone may have been beaten to Britain's biggest architectural award by the Scottish Parliament building, but it has nabbed a top green prize instead. Cobtun, Nicholas Worsley's home in Northwick, Worcester, was built
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Awe-inspiring moments up close with big game
AN intrepid bank worker has just returned from a trip-of-a-lifetime studying endangered zebras on safari in the wilds of Africa. Jean Lewis, from Welland, near Malvern, took a break from her job as a commercial bank contact at HSBC in Church Street, Malvern
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Men wanted - as long as you're quick
SPEED dating is rapidly becoming a national favourite way for men and women to meet. However, in Worcestershire there seems to be a little problem - a lack of men. The monthly events, held in Worcester for different age groups each month, desperately
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Help us to get Harvey
A WORCESTER couple who returned from holiday to find their cat has gone missing are appealing for members of the public to help trace him. Jen and Steve Davis, of Ambrose Close, St John's, Worcester, returned home on Monday to find their three-year-old
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Postcard fair plus steamy film show at rail museum
DEALERS from all over the country will be putting their cards on the table at a Worcestershire museum. Thousands of postcards will be on display and up for sale at a fair in Kidderminster Railway Museum on Saturday, October 22. There will be cards dating
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How we cleaned up the woodland
A POPULAR area of natural beauty in Worcester blighted by litter has received an environmental make-over. Nunnery Wood, which is part of Worcester Woods Country Park, behind County Hall, off Spetchley Road, has about 400,000 visitors each year but some
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15/10/05 - Dyer dumps Beaconsfield
Bromsgrove Rovers 3 Beaconsfield SYCOB 2 FA Trophy By Peter McKinney WAYNE Dyer spared Bromsgrove Rovers' blushes as he scored a late winner to see off dogged Beaconsfield SYCOB at the Victoria Ground on Saturday. A HEAD FOR HEIGHTS: Paul Szewczyk made
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Williams turns to PFA for aid
FORMER Redditch United striker John Williams has turned to the Professional Footballers' Association in his contract dispute with the club. The former Premiership ace was released by Reds boss Rod Brown four weeks ago and claims he had signed a one-season
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Hockey delight
Redditch Ladies 3 Droitwich 0 AN excellent all round team performance gave Redditch a decisive victory against local rivals Droitwich. The hosts started brightly and Emma Preston opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a deft deflection off a short corner
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Match up
ANGLING: The nine local teams competing in this years Redditch Business Houses angling match found the Avon at Evesham a very difficult proposition on a river chilled by midweek rain. The experienced Studley Rd New squad took the honours with a 37pt tally
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Studley struggle
Womens Football: West Midlands Regional League Copsewood LFC 9 - Studley WFC 1 IN a game overshadowed by the tragic death of player Eve Adams Studley visited Copsewood with key players missing, and started with a new 5-4-1 formation. Copsewood came forward
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Goal-den show rips through Rugeley
Bromsgrove 1st XI 7 Rugeley 1st XI 2 BROMSGROVE continued their goal-laden form in the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Division One by trouncing ragged Rugeley on Saturday. KEEPING IT TIGHT: A Bromsgrove player (red) marks a Rugeley man. So far this
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Stone come crashing in on Spa
Droitwich 1st XI 1 Stone 1st XI 4 NEWLY promoted Droitwich continue to struggle in the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Premier Division as they suffered their second defeat on Saturday. Spa are still waiting to earn a point after a difficult start to
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Double date for under fire players
DAVE Busst will be looking for the kind of response from his players that brought three points against Aylesbury at the start of September. That was the last time the Robins won a match and, that after the manager had issued a stark warning to his charges
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Unbeaten quartet settng the pace
A QUARTET of clubs still boast unblemished records in the Stratford Alliance after last Saturday's programme. Broadway's 4-1 win at bottom of the table Badsey Rangers moved the visitors two points clear of Quinton who could only manage a 2-2 draw at Badsey
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Sweet revenge for Littleton
Littleton 2, Loughboro 1 LITTLETON avenged the previous week's defeat when they came out on top in Saturday's President's Cup clash. The final scoreline flattered the visitors whose goal came in the sixth minute of injury-time before which they had hardly
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Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up
Leckhampton Rvrs 0, Evesham Utd U-12 4 AN EXCELLENT all-round team effort was only surpassed by the finishing in a league match against one of United's main rivals. From the off, Evesham exerted pressure and had a number of near misses before a corner
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Chance to join referees
THERE are a few places available for any one interested in becoming a referee on a course starting on Friday, November 18 at Worcester-shire FA Headquarters, De Salis Drive, Hampton Lovett Industrial Estate, Droitwich. Sessions start at 7pm and last for
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Unbeaten run ends at home of leaders
Northside Colts 5, Evesham Utd U-12 B 2 UNITED'S unbeaten run came to an end against the league leaders who almost took the lead in the first attack of the match. Dan Wilcox then sent close at the other end but it was Northside who broke the stalemate
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Hinshelwood to take Scotland break
WORCESTER full-back Ben Hinshelwood has decided to leave the Scotland arena for 12 months to protect his long-term health. The 28-year-old debated his decision to take a year off international rugby with his father. The Warriors player has been restricted
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Preece in no mood to panic
OPTIMISTIC Andy Preece is refusing to panic over Worcester City's worrying league position. City slumped into Nationwide North's relegation zone following Monday night's 1-0 defeat to Nuneaton Borough at St George's Lane. It was their eighth successive
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Harriers in home LDV comeback
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers could do with reproducing last night's gritty LDV Vans Trophy display more often in the Nationwide Conference. They got to grips with League Two mid-table side Darlington in a 2-1 northern section first round victory at Aggborough
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Solitary Bailey strike sees off Stags in trophy upset
MATT Bailey scored the only goal as Hereford United dumped Coca-Cola League Two basement boys Mansfield Town out of the LDV Vans Trophy. Bailey struck after 12 minutes of last night's northern section first round tie at Field Mill to hand Graham Turner's
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Hall hosts one-off show
FECKENHAM Village Hall will host a one-off show this Sunday from the Laughing Orange Theatre Company as part of Shindig, the county's rural and community touring scheme. The group (pictured left) presents Dennis Potter's Blue Remembered Hills, the story
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A classic comedy
MURDER, mystery and merry mayhem will descend on Bromsgr-ove's Artrix theatre next week. Theatre group All & Sundry will present its second show for audiences at the Artrix with the classic comedy thriller Arsenic and Old Lace. The comedy is set during
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19/10/05 - Rhodes targets bright new era
STEVE Rhodes is confident of bringing the good times back to Worcestershire after being appointed director of cricket. The former New Road wicket-keeper was handed the top job following a testing five-month stint as head coach. That short spell proved
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19/10/05 - Elliott slams Shoaib as all-rounder signs on
WORCESTERSHIRE chairman John Elliott has slammed the contribution of Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar during last season. Shoaib admitted the main reason for him signing for the County was the then director of cricket Tom Moody. But Moody left New Road
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19/10/05 - Bailey praises new coach's impact
DROITWICH RFC director of rugby Julian Bailey praised new head coach Mark Evans' impact since he joined. Evans stepped into the breach as the club's top coach after Nick Tisdale quit Spa to play for Midlands Division One side Walsall at the start of October
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Trio post emphatic wins
THE second week of the Worcestershire Cricket Centre Indoor League resulted in wins for Elmley Castle, Evesham's Academy and Badsey. In the first game of the evening, Elmley scored an impressive 158-4 in their 12 overs. Charlton (44), Corbett (41), Cawson
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Bailey praises new coach's impact
DROITWICH RFC director of rugby Julian Bailey praised new head coach Mark Evans' impact since he joined. Evans stepped into the breach as the club's top coach after Nick Tisdale quit Spa to play for Midlands Division One side Walsall at the start of October
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Ball prays for first points
BROMSGROVE RFC director of coaching Dean Ball is hoping his side get some points on the board when they take on Walsall at Finstall Park on Saturday (3pm start). The Boars are bottom of the Midlands Division One after four consecutive defeats. However
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Determined Spa make light work of opposition
Worksop 12 Droitwich 24 Powergen JUnior Vase DROITWICH moved into the next round of the Powergen Junior Vase with an efficient display at Workshop on Saturday. Spa showed their new found confidence and determination by out shining Worksop in a hard fought
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19/10/05 - Ball prays for first points
BROMSGROVE RFC director of coaching Dean Ball is hoping his side get some points on the board when they take on Walsall at Finstall Park on Saturday (3pm start). The Boars are bottom of the Midlands Division One after four consecutive defeats. However
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Tribute
THERE is much that should be said about the late Len Whitlock, a very special man, to commemorate the warmth and generosity he spread to so many people through his company - Central Office Services. Over the years Len provided not only an income for his
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Passion and drama
SOMETIMES what we're looking for is right under our noses - and we can't see it. Much effort is belatedly being put into Bromsgrove's new Artrix cinema and theatre - a cultural centre for the town, all very commendable. But we already have a cultural
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Grateful
WE were very grateful on September 10 this year to be able to go the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove at 5pm. This was after our daughter had a very nasty fall, being pulled over by my sister's dog. She had to have five stitches in her
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Unexpectedly
IN 1987, shortly after the Alexandra Hospital first opened, I unexpectedly suffered a perforated ulcer at around nine o'clock in the evening. The doctor, who had been sent for, considered my condition so critical that it was thought not advisable to wait
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Unfortunate
I WAS unfortunate enough to have been admitted into the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, recently on a Thursday evening through the A&E Department. I was taken to ward 14 which, as anyone would know that has been on there, is a gynaecology ward. I was
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Giant killers wait on draw
REDDITCH were today due to discover who they will face in Round Three of the Powergen Junior Vase after they stunned higher division visitors Burntwood on Saturday. The visitors, who play the equivalent of a division up from Redditch were sent packing
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Big derby date
Rugby: North Midlands One South KINGS Norton coach Ian Jackson says he is looking forward to an entertaining derby clash against near neighbours Woodrush on Saturday. The Kings coach took an ill-concealed swipe at the former regime at Woodrush claiming
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15/10/05 - Dyer dumps Beaconsfield
Bromsgrove Rovers 3 Beaconsfield SYCOB 2 FA Trophy By Peter McKinney WAYNE Dyer spared Bromsgrove Rovers' blushes as he scored a late winner to see off dogged Beaconsfield SYCOB at the Victoria Ground on Saturday. A HEAD FOR HEIGHTS: Paul Szewczyk made
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15/10/05 - Villa bounce back
FAIRFIELD Villa FC bounced back from last week's defeat by thumping Kenilworth KH 5-0 in the Midland Combination Division One on Saturday. Goals for Stuart Hall (2), Steve McGlenn, Pete Rose and Adam Guest inspired Villa to victory and made an instant
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17/10/05 - Young Rovers miss out
Bromsgrove Rovers Youth 2 AFC Telford Youth 3 ROVERS' young guns crashed out of the FA Youth Cup in the second qualifying round on Monday night. A late winner by Telford saw off a spirited Bromsgrove side at the Victoria Ground. After going a goal down
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Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club - Match Stats - 2005/2006
GOALSCORERS 5 - Hadland, Banner. 4 - Dyer. 3 - Curtis, Danks, Barnes-Homer. 2 - Smith, Ramsay. 1 - Collins, Johnson, Mitchell, Maguire, Szewczyk. ADVERTISER/MESSENGER MAN OF THE MATCH 3 - Male 3 - Hadland 3 - Dyer 2 - Johnson 1 - Evans 2 - Banner 1 -
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Great for collectors
I WOULD like to say that I think that Droitwich has actually got it right for once. What a wonderful new shop we have now in the shopping centre. The shop I am referring to is Dave's Toychest. I am a serious collector of various models and for years I
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Lunchtime litter picks
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Sarah Blacklock in her recent letter 'Let's clean up the place.' Droitwich is a great little town, but in parts quite dirty with litter, despite I am sure the best efforts of the council. There are those who would say that
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Society on tee again
THE fifth Annual Golf Day celebrated the ongoing success of The Bell at Willersey Society. Thirty-two out of the 44 members attended Chipping Norton Golf Club to compete in a pre-lunch Texas Scram-ble and 18 holes of individual stableford points competition
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Points pile up as Buzzards record a brace of victories
BREDON Rugby Club's junior section travelled to Malvern last Sunday when the minis and midis entertained the Worcestershire club at home. The Under-13s faced a triangular fixture with Dursley and Malvern and defea- ted the former 14-0 in the first match
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High on high!
PRINCE Henry's High School made light work of seeing off South Bromsgrove HS to reach the third round of this season's Daily Mail Under-18 Schools Rugby Cup. The Evesham youngsters won 25-0 on their travels to book a date at Kings School, Worcester. The
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Hosts rally to scupper hopes of surprise win
Old Centralians 61pts, Evesham 31 EVESHAM travelled to Gloucester for Saturday's hastily arranged friendly against opponents who reside in the South West leagues - three sections higher up the ladder than the visitors. The Avon Street side showed a few
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Fresh faces boost
EVESHAM Under-10s fielded a full strength squad for Sunday's away game at Brom-yard including newcomers Jack Gillett and James Williamson. Right from the start both teams displayed expansive rugby however fine forward work by Adam Johnson, Joe Beirns
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Plague village
EVENTS surrounding the plague village of Eyam in Derbyshire and its vicar, William Mompesson, provide the basis of a new play coming to Bromsgrove and Droitwich next month - Mompesson's Well. The play receives its world premiere at Bromyard's Conquest
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Always a Shaw-fire winner
ONE of the most talented actors of screen and stage, Martin Shaw, visits Malvern Theatres at the end of the month in Robert Bolt's renowned play, A Man for All Seasons, as part of a select national tour prior to the West End. This celebrated and acclaimed
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08/10/05 Luctonians come from behind to beat Boars
Luctonians 19 Bromsgrove 17 Midlands Division One West DESPITE Bromsgrove scoring the first two tries of the game and racing into a 12-point lead, strong forward play from the hosts Luctonians ultimately consigned Dean Ball's men to their fourth consecutive
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01/10/05 - Luton help themselves to easy win at Boars
Bromsgrove 8 Luton 57 Midlands Division One West BROMSGROVE slipped to their third successive defeat of the season and second at home when they were beaten heavily by newly promoted Luton on Saturday. While Bromsgrove opened the scoring with a penalty
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19/10/05 - Two great displays: no points!
IT feels sickening to have picked up absolutely nothing against the best two sides in Nationwide North. From the way we performed against Northwich Victoria and Nuneaton Borough, we probably deserved to collect four points. It's beyond belief that we
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Youth anglers rewarded
THERE was an excellent turnout at Evesham WMC last Sunday when Evesham Youth Angling Club staged its annual presentation evening. Honours 2004/05 - Tingle Canal - Junior: Winner, Will Beasley; runner-up, Mark Malin. Intermediate: Mark Rogers; Jonathan
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Regions and the police
THE Government recently announced a disbanding of police forces in present form and emerging as much larger regional units. This naturally caused angry letters to be written over this further example of Brussels' wishes regarding the regionalisation of
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Hagley Gardeners' Club
MEMBERS thoroughly enjoyed our September meeting when gardening guru Reg Moule told us all about grasses and brought some beautiful examples to show us. Despite the terrible weather the meeting was well supported thanks to the popularity of Reg. In 2004
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Photographic display
THE BROMSGROVE District Scout Fellowship will be showing a photographic display of modern scouting activities at both the Bromsgrove and Droitwich libraries from October 24 to 28. Scouting has changed a great deal over the past few years with more emphasis
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Droitwich Spa WI
The president welcomed members and a number of visitors with the good news that a volunteer has been found to assist the secretary, making it possible for us to continue. Another member has already offered to take over as treasurer in the coming year.
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Disparaging
ALAN Cure chose to make disparaging remarks instead of addressing the subject in hand. Contributors to this column regularly criticise this country's justice, education, health and the welfare system. George Galloway, Claire Short and the late Robin Cook
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Chaddesley Corbett WI
The annual general meeting of Chaddesley Corbett WI was held on Wednesday, October 5, at the village hall. The evening commenced with the singing of Jerusalem followed by the business of the evening, including announcements of forthcoming events which
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They should take exams
JAMES Roberts (Letters, Wednesday, October 12) asks why the city council is considering building another car park within the city boundaries when it is trying to reduce the cars within the city. I asked a similar question on February 2 this year and had
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Worcester & Birmingham Canal Society
Nick Hall, an ex-working boatman, gave an illustrated talk on commercial canal carrying at our usual venue - the Boat and Railway, Stoke Works, Bromsgrove. Last weekend our society shop was at The Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge, at a boat gathering. Our
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Anti-Europe candidates are doomed
WHILE not wishing to interfere with the dialogue between Gary Webb and L Spiteri, I thought Gary Webb's letter, "Clearly out of touch with reality" explained why half of us didn't bother to vote in the last election. Don't the anti-Europe candidates stand
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Bromsgrove & District Flower Arranging Society
AT our September meeting we were delighted to welcome Jayne Edmonds, whose demonstration was entitled listen with your eyes. Joan demonstrated six lovely arrangements with a musical theme, which were raffled at the end of the demonstration. Our next meeting
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We joined disgusting old bags to ogle male bodies
NOT content with county council-taxpayers subsidising the Worcester park-and-ride white elephant, to the tune of a revenue cost of £250,000 per year, plus debt charges on this £3m "investment" in wasteful ineptitude, we county council taxpayers are to
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Salwarpe WI
AT the meeting of Salwarpe WI in September we welcomed Carol Pratt, from the British Red Cross, who spoke to us about the many and varied services provided by the group, which was founded in 1870. Basically the Red Cross cares for people in 181 countries
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Harvest
KINDHEARTED children at a Bromsgrove school held a special harvest festival to help others. Parents sent in tinned and fresh goods to St Peter's RC First School for its harvest festival. The non-perishable goods were given to a representative from the
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True grit has a sweet covering
THE pungent aroma of a product that will help make roads and motorways safer for travellers will be very evident on freezing nights in and around Bromsgrove this winter, writes Pete Lammas. For grit, or more properly the crushed rock salt used in vast
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Harriers 2 Darlington 1
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers could do with reproducing last night's gritty LDV Vans Trophy display more often in the Nationwide Conference. They got to grips with League Two mid-table side Darlington in a 2-1 northern section first
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Really spooky
Avoncroft Museum is inviting people to attend its Halloween spook fest. Visitors can enjoy activities such as trick or treating, a family ghost walk, and the adult's only trail in the dark on Saturday, October 29. Visitors must come dressed up in Halloween
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Dancing to the top
A WASELEY Hills student has danced her way to major honours at a national competition. Lucy Delaney, from Callowbrook Lane, Rubery, scooped first place in the West Coast English Dance Championships' Under-14 Freestyle category, at Devon Cliffs. The 12
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Flood waters spark chaos
FLOODS caused by torrential downpours created havoc across Bromsgrove. The heavy bursts of rain last Wednesday evening caused chaos on the roads, and damage to properties across the town. Marlbrook Lane, in Lickey, was hit after a stream overflowed and
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Tories name their new leader
THE Tory group on Bromsgrove District Council has chosen its new leader. He is 60-year old Cllr Roger Hollingworth, who lives in Rowney, Green and who represents Alvechurch ward on the council. He was the unanimous choice of the ruling Tory group which
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Aiming for a clean sweep
A NEW initiative to clean up Bromsgrove could see the district council invest more than £3 million on street cleaning and rubbish collection equipment. Plans have been put in place to spend the money on sweepers, refuse trucks and recycling bins over
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Drug syringe find sparks fear and fury
A DISTRESSED and angry Spa woman fears for the safety of young children in the area after she found a used syringe near her home. Clare Bowen, 31, who lives in Woodmans Close, Westlands, is worried about the wellbeing of her 19-month-old nephew and the
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The jewel in the town
LOVERS of Droitwich Spa's canals can help the area gain funding for a future top tourist attraction. Viewers across ITV Central will be able to cast their votes for the local project they think should win up to £50,000 from the Big Lottery Fund as part
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Honorary citizen Gilo collects his award
DROITWICH Spa's very own cricket ace was honoured for his Ashes heroics during a special award ceremony held in the town. Warwickshire spin bowler Ashley Giles collected his honorary citizen award on Friday and described his love for the "beautiful little
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Valuable lessons in road safety
SAFETY conscious children at a Hanbury nursery learnt the do's and don'ts of using and crossing the road. The road safety event saw youngsters from the Pippins Nursery at Hanbury Village Hall, learn safety tips throughout the day on Tuesday, October 18
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Trio post emphatic wins
THE second week of the Worcestershire Cricket Centre Indoor League resulted in wins for Elmley Castle, Evesham's Academy and Badsey. In the first game of the evening, Elmley scored an impressive 158-4 in their 12 overs. Charlton (44), Corbett (41), Cawson
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Jacqui backs protest
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith is supporting the Advertiser's campaign to stop the downgrading of the Alexandra Hospital. And Government minister Ms Smith has also agreed to hand over to health chiefs the hundreds of completed petition forms being collected
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Nominate your hero
THE search is on to find BBC Midlands Sports' Unsung Hero for 2005 with the winner, nominated by the public and chosen by a panel of judges, picking up the coveted accolade at the BBC Midlands Sports Awards glittering ceremony on Sunday, December 4. BBC
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Chance to join referees
THERE are a few places available for any one interested in becoming a referee on a course starting on Friday, November 18 at Worcester-shire FA Headquarters, De Salis Drive, Hampton Lovett Industrial Estate, Droitwich. Sessions start at 7pm and last for
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Court invite
PERSHORE Sports and Social Club invite all players from expert to beginner to come to the club and experience first hand the friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere. New heaters installed last season have transformed the courts during the winter season and
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Niall's at double
A BRISK Easterly breeze last Sunday left Arden Sailing Club members working hard for their results. The first race of the day was the 11th in the Pursuit Series and was won by Niall Campbell despite an additional penalty of a mounting personal handicap
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Thirds stunned by late salvo of tries
Pershore III 21pts, Tenbury II 39 THE Tenbury pack took advantage of Pershore's slow start and scored a well-worked try within the opening minutes. This then led to a sustained period of equal play with Tenbury continually trying to kick over the top
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All the latest skittles league standings
Evesham & District Inter-Club League Division One P W D L LP LD Pts Badsey Lads 5 4 0 1 21 1 45.5 Kingpins 5 4 0 1 17 0 41 Nomads 5 4 0 1 15 2 40 Pershore Spts 5 4 0 1 15 1 39.5 Badsey Rec 5 3 0 2 17 0 36 Goodalls 5 2 0 3 16 2 29 Wickhamford 5 2 0
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Commission report due in new year
THE outcome of an inquiry into allegations of financial mismanagement within defunct Redditch charity Step Out Drop In (SODI) may not be published until the new year. A spokesman for the Charity Commission, which is conducting the investigation, said
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Life and times of the Palace
FORGE Mill Museum has opened an exhibition chronicling the colourful life and times of the Palace Theatre. The "Palace Pandemonium" exhibition, which was launched on Thursday, will also see the launch of a CD by Redditch singer and actress Millicent Phillips
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Delay on fate of hamlet site
RESIDENTS in a hamlet near Inkberrow face a tense wait before planning chiefs will be able to decide the fate of controversial proposals for a permanent site for travelling showpeople. Campaigners in Holb-errow Green opposed to the plans may have to wait
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Tortoises in peril
A PAIR of tortoises stolen from a Batchley aquatic and reptile shop could die if they are not properly cared for, police have warned. The Hermann's tortoises, both about a year old, are worth about £300 in total and were taken from Aqua Sinatics shop
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Fake gun hidden in boxer shorts
A TEENAGER caught in a police drug swoop was found to have an imitation gun hidden in his boxer shorts. Ihtsham Zahoor claimed he found the weapon in bushes outside a shop, Worcester Crown Court heard. He was one of three youths travelling in a Toyota
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Dreaded work at island starts
WORK to cut accidents at the McDonald's island in Oakenshaw finally started on Monday, despite county highways chiefs saying it would begin in the school summer holidays to reduce disruption. Worcestershire County Council's accident studies team has finalised
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Sacking claim
A REDDITCH engineer who complained he lost his job repairing and servicing cleaning equipment in schools when his employer lost a major council contract has been given the go-ahead to make a compensation claim for unfair dismissal. Stephen Footman, of
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Is this your bag?
SEVEN handbags and a black purse, believed to have been stolen, were recently recovered from a Redditch home. Police are appealing for anyone who has recently been the victim of a bag snatch in Redditch, or who recognises one of the bags in the photograph
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Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2005/2006
HOME, away (Southern League Division One West fixtures unless stated) JULY Wed 13 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS (friendly) 2-4 (Blakemore, Hadland). Sat 16 HEDNESFORD TOWN 0-3 (friendly). Tue 19 MOOR GREEN 0-1 (friendly). Sat 23 BRISTOL ROVERS 3-4 (friendly)
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Cinema - Domino (15)
THE true story of Domino Harvey must be what all Hollywood directors dream about. Daughter of a model and a movie star, Domino enjoyed a British public school education, toyed with the catwalk, before moving to LA where she became a drug-abusing bounty
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Thinking pink
FUNDRAISERS in the area will be partying their socks off during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to raise vital funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Helen Robinson of Studley is organising a Pink Party for the campaign on Tuesday, October 25 in Studley
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DVD - Party Monster (18)
BASED on a true story, this is one of the most bizarre films to have hit audiences in years and is certainly not shy on disturbing scenes - guaranteed to leave film-watchers with a slightly nauseous feeling. Small town boy Michael Alig, played by Macaulay
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Watch the birdie!
CONSERVATIONISTS at Arrow Valley Country-side Centre are celebrating a rise in the number of an eye-catching species of bird. Workers at the centre have seen a marked increase in the population of great crested grebes nesting at the lake in the last year
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Bickerton misses out
DROITWICH golfer John Bickerton could not match his heroics last week as he missed the cut at the Open de Madrid on Friday. The professional, who won the Canaries Open a week before, could only manage a level-par score of 142 to miss out on the last two
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08/10/05 - Droitwich mauled by the Lions' pack
Droitwich 0 Stourbridge 20 Midlands Division Four West (South) DROITWICH endured a miserable afternoon in wretched conditions at the Memorial Ground on Saturday, as they were mauled by 20 points to nil at the hands of Stourbridge Lions. The unavailability
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Lucky break for Grace
ACTION in the D Division of the Cot-wold Floorball League saw a hectic night of action when six matches were played. The division is made up mainly of B teams from schools who play in the higher divisions and it was CCS who went straight to the top, but
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Group slams latest attack
MEMBERS of a group which provides community activities in the heart of the Conway Estate are hitting out at a "catalogue of vandalism" which has plagued them. The Alcester Opportunities Community Centre, off St Faith's Road, has fallen prey to a number
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Lucy keeps her cool
IT'S EVERY coxwain's nightmare! The rudder falls off your boat, it's windy, and you have to steer a straight course down the Thames in a race. That's exactly what happened to women's Junior 13 cox Lucy Palmer at last Saturday's Small Boats Head of the
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Pair show their paces
ADRIAN Mayhew and Rob Inett both claimed top five finishes at the Padstow to Roch Surf Race. The South Worcester Life Guard Club duo were among more than 300 swimmers setting off for the mile-long discipline. The pair tucked in among the leading group
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Aces off to a flier
OPENING action in Divi-sion One of the Evesham and District Table Tennis Association saw Littleton Aces race to the top of the league with superb wins over Benge-worth Red and Wyre Wan-derers. Luke Moffat recorded three wins against the Red without losing
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Linda lands a title
ARCHERS from far and wide converged on Prince Henry's High School last Sunday for the Evesham club's annual Stafford where junior and senior archers have to shoot six-dozen arrows over 30 metres at an 80cm face. Club and county champion Linda Haines needed
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Niall's at double
A BRISK Easterly breeze last Sunday left Arden Sailing Club members working hard for their results. The first race of the day was the 11th in the Pursuit Series and was won by Niall Campbell despite an additional penalty of a mounting personal handicap
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With the shooters
Evesham Airgun League Results: Badsey Rec 266 (A Green 49), Stanton Club 280 (E Howell 48); Bengeworth SSC 263 (D Littlewood, D Saxton 46), Nomads 269 (G Steed 49); Lygon Arms 274 (K Harris 48), Camp-den RBL 278 (M Farmer, R Pit-cher 48); Offenham RBL
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25 years ago October 17, 1980
JOAN Breakwell's 30 year dream came true when radio star 'cheeky' Charlie Chester, through his column in the Daily Star newspaper, reunited her with her brother who she had last seen way back in 1951. The siblings had lost track of each other after being
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Juniors join in
THIRTY riders embarked on Sunday's weekly run with seven under the age of 16. The Wheelers visited Wootton Wawen for coffee via Badsey, Honeybourne, Pebworth, Welford, Binton, and Aston Cantlow, meeting up with other riders who had taken a more sedate
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50 years ago October 22, 1955
BROMSGROVE library celebrated its 25th anniversary. Originally it had opened in the old Institute building in New Road and had two reading rooms, one for general use the other for women only. In the first five months 23,674 books had been issued - 106,622
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All the latest skittles league standings
Evesham & District Inter-Club League Division One P W D L LP LD Pts Badsey Lads 5 4 0 1 21 1 45.5 Kingpins 5 4 0 1 17 0 41 Nomads 5 4 0 1 15 2 40 Pershore Spts 5 4 0 1 15 1 39.5 Badsey Rec 5 3 0 2 17 0 36 Goodalls 5 2 0 3 16 2 29 Wickhamford 5 2 0
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100 years ago October 21, 1905
DROITWICH Spa's town crier Samuel Crowther, who also happened to be England's oldest bellman, had died. He was born in 1815 before Waterloo and had lived through the reign of five sovereigns. Samuel had rung his bell in the Spa for the last time in June
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Rose-tinted specs for cancer charity
OPTICIANS in Worcester, Evesham, Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn are supporting the fight against cancer this month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and staff at Specsavers are getting pretty in pink for the occa-sion and encouraging their
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All-new Co-op store unveiled at St John's
ST JOHN'S Co-op supermarket in Worcester has unveiled its smart new look after a £150,000 revamp. The store has been converted to the Co-op's latest market town format and has been transformed with modern decor, a fresh layout, and new fittings. and refrigeration
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Send plans via the net
ALCESTER residents can take advantage of a new planning service on offer from Stratford District Council. Planning applications can now be submitted through the internet as part of a plan to improve services, and it is hoped this will save time and cost
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To be granted
ORGANISATIONS are invited to apply for the annual grants available from Alcester Town Council. The council has £7,000 to dish out to local groups which is due to be paid in the next financial year, starting in April 2006. Previous organisations to benefit
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Local services are essential
AS two former employees of the Alexandra Hospital - both now retired - we would like to add our voices in protest at the proposed cuts. During our employment we saw many changes implemented, not all for the good of the communities served. The problems
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Unity needed to fight plans
WE need to unite at all levels if we are to save all the services at the Alexandra Hospital. It goes without saying Redditch people will want to keep all the benefits we enjoy from having a first-class hospital. My wife had a kidney expertly removed by
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Now you'll pay after parking, not before
PAY and display car parks will become a thing of the past in Worcester over the next five years. It will be replaced by a system called walk and pay, where, instead of predicting how long they will be parked for, paying for a ticket and displaying it
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Hospital bed blow to battle on MRSA
THE fight against killer superbug MRSA is being hampered by a severe shortage of hospital beds across Worcestershire. New Government figures show that most of the county's hospital trusts are overusing beds, increasing the risk of patients being infected
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Yuletide concert
CHRISTMAS is coming a little early this year with the news that the Friends of Bromsgrove Festival will be presenting a Yuletide Concert in the chapel at Grafton Manor early in December. They have arranged a programme of exciting seasonal music, songs
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Where to go
Wednesday, October 19 FILM: War of the Worlds, Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa (8pm). STAGE: Breakfast With Mugabe, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also Oct 20, 21 and 26. Postcards From America, Attic Theatre, Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also
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What's On Guide
Wednesday, October 19 Romeo & Juliet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham. Until October 22. Tickets on 0121 236 4455. Stomp, Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham. Until October 22. Tickets on 0870 730 1234 or www.birminghamhippodrome.com
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Hall hosts one-off show
FECKENHAM Village Hall will host a one-off show this Sunday from the Laughing Orange Theatre Company as part of Shindig, the county's rural and community touring scheme. The group (pictured left) presents Dennis Potter's Blue Remembered Hills, the story
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A classic comedy
MURDER, mystery and merry mayhem will descend on Bromsgr-ove's Artrix theatre next week. Theatre group All & Sundry will present its second show for audiences at the Artrix with the classic comedy thriller Arsenic and Old Lace. The comedy is set during
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Spicy Latin dance hits Alex stage
SENSATIONAL Cuban show Lady Salsa has taken Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre by storm this week. The West End extravaganza hit the stage on Monday and will run until Saturday, transporting audiences to the steamy streets of Havana with its sensational steps
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Plague village
EVENTS surrounding the plague village of Eyam in Derbyshire and its vicar, William Mompesson, provide the basis of a new play coming to Bromsgrove and Droitwich next month - Mompesson's Well. The play receives its world premiere at Bromyard's Conquest
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Photographic display
THE BROMSGROVE District Scout Fellowship will be showing a photographic display of modern scouting activities at both the Bromsgrove and Droitwich libraries from October 24 to 28. Scouting has changed a great deal over the past few years with more emphasis
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Cinema - Domino (15)
THE true story of Domino Harvey must be what all Hollywood directors dream about. Daughter of a model and a movie star, Domino enjoyed a British public school education, toyed with the catwalk, before moving to LA where she became a drug-abusing bounty
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DVD - Little Britain - The Complete Second Series
DOUBLE BAFTA award-winning duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams have already earned their place in the comedy hall of fame thanks to the first series of this hilarious take on modern life. Series two once again features the likes of chav teenager Vicky "
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DVD - Party Monster (18)
BASED on a true story, this is one of the most bizarre films to have hit audiences in years and is certainly not shy on disturbing scenes - guaranteed to leave film-watchers with a slightly nauseous feeling. Small town boy Michael Alig, played by Macaulay
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Life and Soul of the party
SOUL Trader, the nine-piece soul band, are ready to entertain you as they star in the Artrix's first rock night. They will be supported by local group, The Ron Jeremy Band, who will be playing covers from the likes of Stereophonics, Supergrass, Kaiser
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So many highlights to savour
Review: Cheltenham Literature Festival ANOTHER highly memorable Times-backed festival concluded at the weekend having brought together several hundred writers of immense talent. There were numerous highlights - only to be expected when among the many
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Always a Shaw-fire winner
ONE of the most talented actors of screen and stage, Martin Shaw, visits Malvern Theatres at the end of the month in Robert Bolt's renowned play, A Man for All Seasons, as part of a select national tour prior to the West End. This celebrated and acclaimed
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Shining
GLITTERING 20th century vintage costume jewellery and ladies' vanities, including brooches, earrings and necklaces by leading designers of the 1920s-1970s, will be on sale at Collect it!, a major new fair for collectors at The NEC, Birmingham next week
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CD - Dangerous and Moving - t.A.T.u
AFTER the rife speculation into the sexual preferences of t.A.T.u which accompanied their first album, the young female duo have released their second offering, bringing us yet another collection of same-sounding, uninspiring tunes. The pair's reliance
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Rue missed chances in search for first success
Evesham 0, Walsall 3 IN THEIR latest Coaching Solutions West Midlands Premier game, Evesham saw fortunes go against them in their quest to record a first victory of the season. They dominated early proceedings, passing the ball with much more purpose
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Late surge fails to land a leveller
Bretforton 1, Lansdowne 2 BRETFORTON made a promising start and were the better team for the first 20 minutes as midfielders Lisa Workman, Sophie Corbett and Julie Hall linked up well with forwards Sarah Hall and Debbie Slatter. Left back Blanche Surman
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Lisle spearheads rout in Pershore's easy win
Pershore 10, Ludlow 0 A CONFIDENT Pershore team ran out emphatic winners in their second match of the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Division Two season. Ludlow, themselves handsome winners the previous weekend, were simply swept aside by a Pershore
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JOHN PHILLPOTT SEVEN DAYS
THINK back to when you were a teenager. Did you have an overwhelming urge to go around destroying things? I couldn't possibly have the gall to ask that question if I didn't display a little honesty myself. Well, the answer is yes and no. As far as I can
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Cancer? I refused to let it keep me down
LESLEY Clark has certainly led a varied life. In 1968, at the tender age of 20, she earned the worthy title of Miss Worcester and was launched into a modelling and acting career. She left her receptionist job at Tower Manufacturing and went on to take
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Tell us what you think of new ideas for lido
THE public are invited to take the plunge and view plans for Droitwich's 21st Century Lido. Blueprints for the lido restoration are being splashed across the town as residents of all ages will have the chance to air their opinions. "We want to hear from
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Life and Soul of the party
SOUL Trader, the nine-piece soul band, are ready to entertain you as they star in the Artrix's first rock night. They will be supported by local group, The Ron Jeremy Band, who will be playing covers from the likes of Stereophonics, Supergrass, Kaiser
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12/10/05 - Barnes-Homer is on target
Taunton Town 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Southern League Division One West By Steve Riddick A goal from Matthew Barnes-Homer just after the hour mark settled this titanic battle on a rain sodden pitch at Taunton Town on Wednesday, October 12. The pacey striker
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Impressive Rovers dump Halesowen out of FA Cup
Halesowen Town 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 2 FA Cup IMPRESSIVE! Mightily impressive indeed was Rovers' performance at the Grove - as has been their passage to the fourth and final qualifying stage of this famous old competition. Their progress to date has been
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Williams turns to PFA for aid
FORMER Redditch United striker John Williams has turned to the Professional Footballers' Association in his contract dispute with the club. The former Premiership ace was released by Reds boss Rod Brown four weeks ago and claims he had signed a one-season
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So many highlights to savour
Review: Cheltenham Literature Festival ANOTHER highly memorable Times-backed festival concluded at the weekend having brought together several hundred writers of immense talent. There were numerous highlights - only to be expected when among the many
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Race attack on cabbie
AN Asian taxi driver was attacked and racially abused by two men outside Rocklands Social Club in Headless Cross. The driver turned up to collect a fare outside the Birchfield Road club at midnight on Sunday, October 9. While he was waiting, two men approached
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Teen threatened before theft
POLICE are trying to trace a man who threatened a teenage boy before stealing his MP3 player. The 15-year-old was approached and asked the time in Kempsford Close in Oakenshaw South at 8.15am on October 11. The male, who was about 20 years old, 5ft 6ins
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19/10/05 - Mullen: Fans can give us FA Cup edge
BROMSGROVE Rovers fans are being urged to come out in force to support the team in their titanic FA Cup clash against Morecambe on Saturday. READY FOR BIG GAME: Manager Jimmy Mullen (left) and assistant Bernard Mackie (right) are ready for Rovers' FA
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A great example to us all
COMETH the hour, cometh the man... this saying could not be more apt when considering the remarkable story of Worcestershire's Jonathan Wharrad. Self-employed in the computer industry, he is - by his own admission - used to the comforts of home life in
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The passion returns
Hinckley United 1 Redditch United 1 REDDITCH manager Rod Brown warned his players their futures were at stake ahead of this midweek trip to Leicestershire. And his battle cry certainly seemed to have the desired effect as the Reds showed some of the passion
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Double date for under fire players
DAVE Busst will be looking for the kind of response from his players that brought three points against Aylesbury at the start of September. That was the last time the Robins won a match and, that after the manager had issued a stark warning to his charges
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Tragic loss for Ladies
TEAM-MATES have this week paid tribute to Headless Cross Ladies stalwart Eve Adams who died suddenly on Thursday. The Redditch-based women's team, whom Eve played for and helped to found, held a minutes' silence before Sunday's game against Coventry Copsewood
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19/10/05 - Hinshelwood to take Scotland break
WORCESTER full-back Ben Hinshelwood has decided to leave the Scotland arena for 12 months to protect his long-term health. The 28-year-old debated his decision to take a year off international rugby with his father. The Warriors player has been restricted
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19/10/05 - Duckworth chases European success
WORCESTER Warriors open their European Challenge Cup campaign against Montpellier at Sixways on Saturday (2pm) and chairman Cecil Duckworth is backing the club to challenge for a Heineken Cup spot. As well as the French team, Worcester must face Sicilian
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Where to go
Wednesday, October 19 FILM: War of the Worlds, Norbury Theatre, Droitwich Spa (8pm). STAGE: Breakfast With Mugabe, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also Oct 20, 21 and 26. Postcards From America, Attic Theatre, Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon. Also
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Scalp is best ever for Bees
Football: Harvey World Travel Alliance STUDLEY hitman Shane Benjamin took his tally to an impressive four in four matches with a brace in Saturday's Harvey World Travel Alliance match at Boldmere with strike partner Andy Johnson reaching three in four
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Millers on a roll
Football: Midland Combination FECKENHAM boss Lee Adams was this week hoping his side would repeat the confidence they showed in Saturday's win over Brocton in last night's planned trip to Shifnal. The hosts have a miserly defence but boast an attack which
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Bromsgrove RFC First XV fixtures 2005/2006
HOME, away (Midlands One fixtures unless stated) SEPTEMBER Sat 03 Whitchurch (Powergen National Trophy, Midlands round one) 3-51 Sat 10 BURTON 14-41 Sat 17 Luctonians (Powergen National Trophy, Midlands round two). Sat Dudley Kingswinford 48-12 OCTOBER
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VC-torious
Rubery Ladies 1 V Redditch VC Women 3 REDDITCH VC enjoyed a Birmingham County Cup win despite starting slowly. After 15 minutes VC were rewarded when Jenny Lawrence played a through-ball to Claire Compton who combined well with Tara Cook to set up Jenna
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Mixed fortunes for local sides
Droitwich men's 2nd XI 3 Shrewsbury men's 2nd XI 1 Droitwich made a successful trip to Shrewsbury in their latest Coaching Solutions West Midlands Premier league fixture on Saturday. Droitwich bounced back from a poor start, conceding an early goal, to
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Spa suffer derby blitz
Redditch Ladies 1st XI 3 Droitwich Ladies 1st XI 0 DROITWICH'S good run of form came to an abrupt end in the Worcestershire League as their derby rivals put them to the sword on Saturday. Spa's three match winning start to the season came to an end as
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Sports are enjoying a new lease of life
FOURTH division Bengeworth Sports have already won as many Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League games this season as they did in the whole of the last campaign. They made it three wins from four games with a 4-2 victory at Royal Oak where
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Rovers reel as Robins show way
Leckhampton Rvrs 0, Evesham Utd U-12 4 AN EXCELLENT all-round team effort was only surpassed by the finishing in a league match against one of United's main rivals. From the off, Evesham exerted pressure and had a number of near misses before a corner
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Rhodes targets bright new era
STEVE Rhodes is confident of bringing the good times back to Worcestershire after being appointed director of cricket. The former New Road wicket-keeper was handed the top job following a testing five-month stint as head coach. That short spell proved
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Elliott slams Shoaib as all-rounder signs on
WORCESTERSHIRE chairman John Elliott has slammed the contribution of Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar during last season. Shoaib admitted the main reason for him signing for the County was the then director of cricket Tom Moody. But Moody left New Road
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Duckworth chases European success
WORCESTER Warriors open their European Challenge Cup campaign against Montpellier at Sixways on Saturday (2pm) and chairman Cecil Duckworth is backing the club to challenge for a Heineken Cup spot. As well as the French team, Worcester must face Sicilian
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What's On Guide
Wednesday, October 19 Romeo & Juliet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham. Until October 22. Tickets on 0121 236 4455. Stomp, Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham. Until October 22. Tickets on 0870 730 1234 or www.birminghamhippodrome.com
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Robbins secures record success
MARTIN Robbins secured the Welsh Hill Climb Championship following a record-breaking victory in the final round. The 41-year-old from Worc-ester wrapped up the title by completing the course at Margram Park, Swansea, in 31.16 seconds, beating his own
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Trophy knockout brings more woe
Evesham United 0, Solihull Borough 2 NO wins in seven games, five goals in ten and a second successive first hurdle failure in a knockout competition. That's the tale of woe after last Saturday's FA Trophy first qualifying round reverse. Add to that defeat
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Spicy Latin dance hits Alex stage
SENSATIONAL Cuban show Lady Salsa has taken Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre by storm this week. The West End extravaganza hit the stage on Monday and will run until Saturday, transporting audiences to the steamy streets of Havana with its sensational steps
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Bobby kicks Moseley into touch
Droitwich U15s 9 Moseley U15s 5 DROITWICH saw off Moseley to win this tight North Midlands Cup preliminary round on Sunday. Spa showed greater composure than their Birmingham based rivals and won the game because of Bobby Scott-Walker's accurate kicking
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Mixed results for Chaddesely's juniors
Old Laurentians U16s 38 Chaddesley Corbett U16s 17 CORBETT suffered their first defeat of the season on Sunday after some poor defending. Bobby Lawrenson grabbed Chaddesley's first try of the game and the team was also awarded a penalty try after Sam
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Boars' mettle tested at tournament
Bromsgrove under-7s found the going tough but produced battling displays at the Silhilians' tournament over the weekend. The young Boars lost their first game to the hosts 25-5, with James Smalley scoring the team's only try. They were then defeated 0
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Poppy appeal
THROUGHOUT this year, we have been remembering the end of World War Two and giving thanks that our country has enjoyed 60 years of peace. But, as we all know, during that same period members of our Armed Forces have been in action all over the world and
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Generosity
LONGBRIDGE Methodist Church Coffee Pot and Jellybabies Nursery & Pre-school would like to thank everyone who attended their recent coffee morning. Thanks to the generosity of all concerned a total of £123 was raised which is being forwarded to Macmillan
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Grateful
AROUND lunchtime on Friday, October 14, I had a nasty fall outside the Nationwide building society offices. Fortunately for me, a very caring couple stopped to help me and stayed with me until the ambulance came. I would like to express my sincere thanks
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Junction is a worry
IN reply to Mr Ward's letter regarding the junction of Shrubbery Road/Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire highways were made known of this problem more than six years ago. I have highlighted this at meetings with the council, too numerous to mention
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Appalling
WE were told that the reason for the appalling increases in council tax was to preserve vital services. This is obviously not the case. The truth is Blair/Brown just want us to pay more locally and cental government to pay less so that they can spend
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Congratulations
CONGRATULATIONS to the Advertiser/Messenger for the superb coverage of the farcical 'proposals' to close esssential hospital services at the Alexandra Hospital. Not only the A&E and maternity wings are affected by this outrageous 'proposal' but other
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Alcester lose it
Rugby: Friendly Alcester 0 Tewkesbury 32 AN Alcester side featuring five changes from the one that claimed their first win of the season last week, started up the slope. The King's Coughton side started well enough and were soon on top, particularly in
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School stars
WM school sevens THE most talented schools rugby sevens teams in the country converged on Hopwood this week. Kings Norton and Five Ways Old Edwardians Rugby Clubs hosted the West Midlands School Sevens finals yesterday. More than 1,000 Under-16 players
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Alcester Juniors
RUGBY: ALCESTER u13s stunned their Worcester counterparts with a resounding 22-0 victory. Ben Hope lived up to his name by opening the scoring after the visitors had withstood strong pressure from the Guinness Premiership club's young stars. Then Billy
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Hosts lose
RUGBY: ALCESTER u10s and u9s joined forces for a combined match at home to Claverdon. Dominic Dizfreire scored for Alcester as the elder players trailed by four tries to one at half time. The hosts were unable to improve on their tally in the second period
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Mullen: Fans can give us FA Cup edge
BROMSGROVE Rovers fans are being urged to come out in force to support the team in their titanic FA Cup clash against Morecambe on Saturday. READY FOR BIG GAME: Manager Jimmy Mullen (left) and assistant Bernard Mackie (right) are ready for Rovers' FA
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12/10/05 - Barnes-Homer is on target
Taunton Town 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Southern League Division One West By Steve Riddick A goal from Matthew Barnes-Homer just after the hour mark settled this titanic battle on a rain sodden pitch at Taunton Town on Wednesday, October 12. The pacey striker
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15/10/05 - Sewell strike is sweet for Spartak
Barnt Green Spartak 1 Bolehall Swifts 0 WARREN Sewell grabbed the winner as Barnt Green Spartak kept their early season title hopes alive in the Midland Combination Premier Division on Saturday. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: Spartak goalscorer Warren Sewell
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15/10/05 - Spa boss worries for his players
Castle Vale Reserves 2 Droitwich Spa 1 SPA manager Tom Goss is concerned that his players are beginning to suffer a crisis of confidence after Droitwich suffered their sixth defeat in the Midland Combination Division Two on Saturday. Droitwich produced
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Cofton throw spanner in the works
FIVE-STAR Cofton Celtic were too strong for bottom side Ringspanners in the Advertiser/Messenger League Division One on Sunday. Second placed Celtic defeat Ringspanners 5-1, with goals for Wright (3), Battle and Foreman. Leaders Victoria Barnt Green overcame
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Rednal Social bow out of BSA Cup
REDNAL Social were on the wrong end of a nine-goal thriller as they were knocked out of the BSA Cup by derby rivals Frankley Rangers on Sunday. Social were beaten 7-2 by Frankley, while Millfield Rovers were beaten 6-0 by The Lark and Northfield United
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Golf results
Evesham Ladies Stableford (Division One): C Washbourne 38pts; 2 P Featonby 35. Division Two: C Abbott 34; 2 J Bidwell 30. Monthly Stableford - Division One: C Washbourne 38 (cb); 2 S Piovesana 38. Division Two: V Lemon 39; 2 J Bidwell 38. Ladies 4BBB:
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Thirds stunned by late salvo of tries
Pershore III 21pts, Tenbury II 39 THE Tenbury pack took advantage of Pershore's slow start and scored a well-worked try within the opening minutes. This then led to a sustained period of equal play with Tenbury continually trying to kick over the top
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Try spree as points pile up on travels
Droitwich 12, Evesham II 61pts IN Saturday's hastily arra-nged match, Evesham started strongly and, following a well-executed back move, Pat Johnson scored in the corner, Phil Parsons converted. Droitwich replied quickly with a converted try but this
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Shepherd reels in roach on Town peg to take top spot
THE Shakespeare Avon Cha-mpionship League fished the first in a series of five matches last Wednesday on the Eve-sham Town and Hampton Ferry Waters. A good turnout of 37 anglers, all vying for the £1000 first prize and a place in next year's Shakespeare
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Shining
GLITTERING 20th century vintage costume jewellery and ladies' vanities, including brooches, earrings and necklaces by leading designers of the 1920s-1970s, will be on sale at Collect it!, a major new fair for collectors at The NEC, Birmingham next week
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My thanks
I AM receiving treatment for breast cancer. All the surgeons, breast cancer nurses, Helen and Linda, staff of Beech Ward 1, and secretaries have all been so kind. I don't know why people complain about the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. PAMELA CASTLES
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Slaughter of ruddy ducks
THE Government's announcement that £3.3m of public money for the mass slaughter of Britain's ruddy ducks amounts to an obscene and wasteful enterprise. Ruddy ducks were brought to the UK in the 1940s by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, as an 'ornamental
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Bromsgrove & District Canine Society
The canine society is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and the third show of the series was held on September 24 at All Saints' Church Hall, Burcot Lane. This was judged by Jeff Luscott, from Cheltenham, and the 98 dogs entered made it an excellent
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This calendar will be no 'flash' in the pan
MANY members of the town's business and sporting community who assisted a local cancer care charity - some of them by getting their kit off - gathered this week to mark the availability of a special calendar ... and this time they kept their kit on. The
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Our friends in The Gambia
A BROMSGROVE teacher is forging links between her school and Africa. Abbie Sohna, a year one teacher from Meadows First School, in Stourbridge Road, is setting up the project with Bakau Primary School in The Gambia. Abbie took part in voluntary work at
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Very character building
BOOKWORMS at a Bromsgrove school got the chance to dress up as their favourite characters. Youngsters from St Peter's RC First School celebrated National Book Week. A book sale was held at the school and children could choose and buy top titles. The event
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Breast aware
A TOWN fitness centre is supporting breast cancer awareness month by waiving its service fee. Curves in Bromsgrove is not charging the fee in return for a donation to Cancer Research UK. Bromsgrove District Council chairman Jill Dyer kickstarted the initiative
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The white stuff
CHILDREN at Finstall First showed they had a lot of bottle when they celebrated School Milk Week. The event was part of the Carnforth Road school's ongoing project focusing on healthy eating and drinking. Staff at Finstall are hoping to achieve the National
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Jane drops by
ACTRESS and writer Jane Asher greeted her Bromsgrove fans when she visited Ottakar's bookstore to sign copies of her new book Cakes for Fun. The former Crossroads and Paris By Night star dropped into the High Street store last Saturday to launch the new
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Hospital appeal's amazing response
HUNDREDS of concerned readers have backed our SOS campaign to keep vital health services locally since we launched it in last week's paper. Soon after the paper hit the streets last Wednesday the first of a daily flood of coupons and petition forms bearing
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Lost £20,000 in Internet scam
A RUBERY man lost £20,000 after falling victim to an elaborate internet-based scam. He was contacted via telephone earlier this year and asked to invest in an offshore company. After numerous phone calls the man, who has not been named, was encouraged
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New trustee at the Artrix
AWARD-WINNING radio presenter Malcolm Boyden is set to become the new community trustee at the Artrix. The BBC Hereford and Worcester presenter has been drafted in to help raise the profile of the arts centre in School Drive, Bromsgrove. He will be unveiled
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Keeping busy at the CAB
A BROMSGROVE advice centre has dealt with more than 12,300 inquiries over the past year. In its annual report, Bromsgrove Citizens Advice Bureau says its 37 volunteers gave 14,872 hours a year to help staff deal with concerns and problems. The Birmingham
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Bogus window cleaner warning
BROMSGROVE workers are being warned by police to be vigilant after a series of distraction burglaries. The offences, which mostly occur between midday and 2pm on weekdays, involve an offender posing as a window cleaner. He walks into offices and other
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Putting the pride back in
A SIDEMOOR district councillor claims Bromsgrove's High Street has deteriorated so much residents have lost pride in the town centre. Councillor Athol Deakin (Lab) said the town centre was open to abuse because there was nothing left to respect or take
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Can you help ease Caroline's pain?
A DROITWICH Spa woman has told The Advertiser of how she wakes up every morning with an unbearable pain that doctors cannot cure. Caroline Rowe, from Clayhall Road, believes that Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is to blame for the excruciating pain she
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Pumpkin extravaganza
PILES of pumpkins will serve as the perfect Halloween backdrop to a week of fun-packed activities for children in the area. Over 1,000 pumpkins are being prepared for delivery to the Webbs of Wychbold garden centre. Special hands-on pumpkin workshops
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Fortnight left to have say on lido
NOW is the time for the people of Droitwich Spa to have their say about the future plans for the lido. The eagerly awaited consultation period on the most recent proposals by Wychavon District Council has now begun and will give people of all ages the
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Spa man guilty of 'car ringing'
A DROITWICH man was convicted of conspiracy to handle stolen vehicles along with four other men following a lengthy trial at Worcester Crown Court. Patrick Joseph Behan, aged 50, of Droitwich, was found guilty for his part in a major car ringing operation
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Worrying rise in driving offences
MOTORISTS in the area seem to be ignoring the dangers of driving without a seatbelt or using a mobile phone when behind the wheel. Police for south Worcestershire have revealed that drivers caught using mobile phones throughout September have nearly trebled
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Trophy knockout brings more woe
Evesham United 0, Solihull Borough 2 NO wins in seven games, five goals in ten and a second successive first hurdle failure in a knockout competition. That's the tale of woe after last Saturday's FA Trophy first qualifying round reverse. Add to that defeat
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Awards night
EVESHAM Cricket Club was in the spotlight at the annual awards dinner of the Birmingham Premier League at Villa Park last Friday evening. Skipper Barry Clements proudly received the Division Three Championship Trophy after the club topped a league table
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Curry for causes
REDDITCH MP Jacqui Smith is inviting residents to join her for a Ruby Murray in aid of good causes. Ms Smith will be hosting a dinner at the Akash Restaurant on Unicorn Hill on Sunday, November 13, to raise cash for the Where Next Association and the
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Pair show their paces
ADRIAN Mayhew and Rob Inett both claimed top five finishes at the Padstow to Roch Surf Race. The South Worcester Life Guard Club duo were among more than 300 swimmers setting off for the mile-long discipline. The pair tucked in among the leading group
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Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up
Leckhampton Rvrs 0, Evesham Utd U-12 4 AN EXCELLENT all-round team effort was only surpassed by the finishing in a league match against one of United's main rivals. From the off, Evesham exerted pressure and had a number of near misses before a corner
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Sports are enjoying a new lease of life
FOURTH division Bengeworth Sports have already won as many Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League games this season as they did in the whole of the last campaign. They made it three wins from four games with a 4-2 victory at Royal Oak where
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Lisle spearheads rout in Pershore's easy win
Pershore 10, Ludlow 0 A CONFIDENT Pershore team ran out emphatic winners in their second match of the Coaching Solutions West Midlands Division Two season. Ludlow, themselves handsome winners the previous weekend, were simply swept aside by a Pershore
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Shepherd reels in roach on Town peg to take top spot
THE Shakespeare Avon Cha-mpionship League fished the first in a series of five matches last Wednesday on the Eve-sham Town and Hampton Ferry Waters. A good turnout of 37 anglers, all vying for the £1000 first prize and a place in next year's Shakespeare
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Man 'misled' over adverts
A NOTORIOUS publishing firm tried to lure a Redditch fire safety consultant into advertising his company in its magazine by making misleading claims about its distribution. Bob Williams, of Match-borough East, is now warning small businesses to be on
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Tribute to a 'true gentleman'
A MUCH-loved Redditch man - best known to Advertiser readers for helping the plight of a Sri Lankan woman left homeless by the Asian tsunami disaster - has died aged 84. Jim Blundell, of Rowan Road, Batchley died on October 3 after becoming ill while
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The Big Day - 40 years on
A REDDITCH couple who did not have enough money to get married in the style they would have liked enjoyed the wedding day they had always dreamed of on Saturday - four decades after their first time. Peter Grummett, 64, and wife Carol, 56, of Winyates
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Droitwich Spa RFC First XV fixtures 2005/2006
HOME, away (Midlands Three West (South) fixtures unless stated) SEPTEMBER Sat 10 HARBURY 48-12 Sat 17 North Derbyshire (Powergen Vase) 15-18 Sat 24 Worcester Warriors 15-12 OCTOBER Sat 01 MARCONI COVENTRY 41-0 Sat 08 STOURBRIDGE LIONS 0-20 Sat 15 Worksop
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Kickabout area plans
A KICKABOUT area designed to draw youngsters away from boozing and causing a nuisance is set to be installed in Headless Cross. The move to create the area alongside the playground in Birchfield Road was given a majority vote at a Headless Cross Neighbourhood
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Going nuts
CONSERVATIONISTS are this month being encouraged to gather seeds, nuts and fruits plant in their area. Redditch Council has joined forces with the Tree Council to promote the importance of replanting trees, plants and flowers in the town. October is the
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Halloween poster
RESIDENTS who fear being targeted by trick or treaters are being urged to put up a special police poster in their windows. The posters warn youngsters to stay away at Halloween and are available from Redditch police station or can be downloaded from our
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DVD - Little Britain - The Complete Second Series
DOUBLE BAFTA award-winning duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams have already earned their place in the comedy hall of fame thanks to the first series of this hilarious take on modern life. Series two once again features the likes of chav teenager Vicky "
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CD - Dangerous and Moving - t.A.T.u
AFTER the rife speculation into the sexual preferences of t.A.T.u which accompanied their first album, the young female duo have released their second offering, bringing us yet another collection of same-sounding, uninspiring tunes. The pair's reliance
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Top junior called up to training team
A BROMSGROVE rider has been selected for the Olympic Development Squad. Jessica Varnish, aged 14, will be given a chance to shine and impress the Great Britain coaches when she competes in her first ever training squad at Newport, Wales. The gifted teenager
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Menu is a healthy hit
RAVENOUS Redditch tots are having their tastebuds tickled with healthy hot dinners from a Studley catering company. Bailey's Catering in Church Road uses fresh local produce to bring their nutritious and delicious "tiny tots" menu to Ragamuffins nurseries
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Midlands A mauled by predatory Hawks
DROITWICH Hawks trounced West Midlands Phones A in the Bromsgrove and Redditch League Division One. The Hawks swooped down to defeat Phones 10-0. West Midlands Phones B were no match for Barnt Green B as they went down 9-1. Droitwich Tigers showed their
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New palms
REDDITCH'S iconic palm trees will return to the Kingfisher Centre at the end of the month. New palm trees will be installed in the new Worcester Square on Tuesday, October 25. The old trees were removed because they had come to the end of their natural
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Flags fly for Nelson's victory
RESIDENTS at an Alvechurch care home have prepared for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar by creating their own naval tribute. Various activities have been arranged by Grosvenor House staff, which is run by Redditch-based Alpha Health Care
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Lanterns will light up lake
COLOURFUL handmade lanterns will be paraded around Arrow Valley Lake next weekend. Visitors are invited to enjoy, and participate in the procession on October 28 at 6.45pm. The lanterns will be made in a series of half term workshops at the Countryside
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Free event kicks off Black History Month
AN array of artistic and entertaining treats will be served up at a free event to kick-start Black History Month. Gospel singing, live music and poetry are just some of the attractions on offer at Redditch Town Hall this Saturday. The event, staged by
