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Plight of the cricket club that coached Dolly's kids
The cricket club that coached the children of legendary Worcestershire all-rounder Basil 'Dolly' D'Oliveira is looking for a new home while its pitch is rebuilt by the University Of Worcester. The university wants to redevelop the home of Dominies And
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Now it's pets that are becoming obese
CHARITY vets are urging people with podgy pets to pause for thought this year and take a closer look at the health of their animals. The People Dispensary for Sick Animal's statistics show that about one in three dogs and one in five cats is overweight
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10/1/06 - One-week ban for Worcester winger
WORCESTER Warriors winger Aisea Havili will not miss out after being handed a one-week ban last night. The Tongan pleaded guilty to a dangerous tackle on Dave Walder, of Newcastle Falcons, in the match at Kingston Park on New Year's Day. But Havili's
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One-week ban for Worcester winger
WORCESTER Warriors winger Aisea Havili will not miss out after being handed a one-week ban last night. The Tongan pleaded guilty to a dangerous tackle on Dave Walder, of Newcastle Falcons, in the match at Kingston Park on New Year's Day. But Havili's
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Malvern triumph in vital clash
MALVERN Rugby Club's recent upturn in form continued with a 24-7 victory in their bottom-of-the-table clash with Old Laurentians. In a match that both sides desperately needed to win, Malvern put their opponents under sustained pressure from the word
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Trophy final is one step closer
WORCESTER Wolves have one foot in the final of the National Basketball Trophy after a fantastic 38-point win over high-flying London United at Brunel University's Osterley Campus. The impressive 104-66 win put Wolves on the verge of the competition's
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There's my mum
SIR - May I thank John Evans and the Worcester News for the picture of Class 1910 of St Barnabas School. My mother was on the picture. She was born in October 1900. G G WILDING, Worcester.
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Motorists are just asking for trouble
SIR - The incidence of car thefts and thefts from cars has recently left me wondering how many owners contribute to it. A few weeks ago, a driver called in at our local shop at 5.45am, went in to buy a packet of cigarettes and left his engine running.
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Anything's better than going by car
SIR - Although I rode a bicycle in my teens and early 20s (1950-1965), I wouldn't today, at 68, feel safe in the present volume of traffic. Matthew Spring (Thursday, December 22) says he saves a lot of money by cycling. He also, far more importantly,
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I'd go to France if I was younger
SIR - Terry James is wrong about Tony Blair "losing the plot" - in fact our Prime Minister is putting the successful final touches to a job started by Mrs Thatcher 25 years ago. Mr Blair should receive the credit he's due - a congressional medal for being
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We've been down this road before
SIR - I hate to put a dampener on plans to enhance Worcester's waterfront but have we not heard all this before? I recollect in l947 going down Copenhagen Street to watch an illuminated boat procession, part of the belated Victory celebrations. I was
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10/1/06 - Trophy final is one step closer
WORCESTER Wolves have one foot in the final of the National Trophy after a fantastic 38-point win over high-flying London United at Brunel University's Osterley Campus. The impressive 104-66 win put Wolves on the verge of the competition's showcase final
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10/1/06 - Wolves coach praises league victory
WORCESTER Wolves coach Josh Cooprider praised the character shown by his players during their home 81-73 English Basketball League Division One victory over City of Sheffield Arrows. Despite trailing 51-43 at the halfway stage, the Wolves fought back
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10/1/06 - Crunch time for Smith and City
CROCKED Chris Smith faces an anxious wait over whether he requires a knee operation. Worcester City player-boss Andy Preece admits there is a 70 per cent chance that centre-half Smith damaged cartilage to his left knee during the 1-1 draw against Stafford
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More help for the city's poor families
SURE Start - a Government scheme aimed at children who live in the poorest areas - is set to open two more centres in Worcester. Plans are at an early stage but the organisation, which has centres in Fairfield, Tolladine, and Tudor Way, Dines Green, is
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TUC's rate cut plea
THE economy faced real difficulties this year, including the prospect of higher unemployment and 80,000 job losses in manufacturing firms, without a cut in interest rates, the TUC warned. The union organisation called on the Bank of England to act early
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JobCentre and benefits staff threaten strike
TALKS were held to avert a strike by thousands of workers in JobCentres and benefit offices across Britain. Staff at the Department for Work and Pensions have voted to support a two-day walk-out later this month in protest at job cuts. The Public and
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DIGITAL CAMERA SALES MAKE TRADING SNAPPY
Photographic specialist Jessops celebrated a buoyant Christmas after digital cameras again proved to be one of the season's "must-buys". Like-for-like sales stood 9.4 per cent higher in the five weeks to January 1. Jessops described the performance as
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Rosy Christmas for Blooms garden centre
GARDEN centre operator Blooms of Bressing-ham said that its tills jingled over Christmas as changes to its festive ranges proved a winner with shoppers. The Gloucestershire-based group conceded that it had been worried about the strength of consumer spending
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Group wins deal to train the Gurkhas in security
TRAIN 4 Security, the security training company based in Droitwich, has won a major contract with the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It will carry out a four-day training programme at the regiment's Folkestone headquarters this week leading to a Security Industry
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CALLED IN FOR A CHECK-UP, THE BABY WHO DIED
A TRAUMATISED mum has said she was disgusted and distressed after a hospital sent her a letter inviting her for a scan to check on her baby's progress - just weeks after he had died. Tracey Hooper gave birth to her third child Edward at just 26 weeks,
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MP Foster's tribute to Labour peer Tony Banks
WORCESTER MP Mike Foster has paid a warm tribute to Tony Banks, his co-architect of the hunting ban, who died on Sunday evening. The former sports minister, who became Lord Stratford after retiring as a Labour MP last year, passed away after suffering
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Is this the end of the road for free milk?
IT used to be as common as the three Rs. Children would queue up at playtime to get their daily dose of calcium. The trusty old glass of milk, which has just about been clinging on for dear life since Margaret Thatcher "the milk snatcher" got her hands
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Demolition mix-up on lido's play area works
YOUNGSTERS will be splashing around this summer now work has started on a wet play area. The scheme, in Droitwich's Lido Park has been funded by a £75,000 grant from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and is due to be finished by the end of May.
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Where the roadworks will be this week in city
MOTORISTS in Worcester should brace themselves for disruptions to their journeys as roadworks continue in the city. BT continues work outside the Anchor pub in Diglis Road which is expected to be finished by Friday. Temporary lights are in place. Murphy
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If you saw fatal crash phone us, say police
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 31-year-old man was killed when his car veered off a road and smashed into a tree in Hallow, near Worcester, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Matthew Male, of Catterbutts, Abberley, near Stourport-on-Severn
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I'm in Who's Who - but no one told me
SPORTS car entrepreneur Charles Morgan is one of two Worcestershire men to have joined the latest edition of guide to the rich and famous Who's Who - though he was unaware of the honour until we told him. The managing director of Malvern-based Morgan
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Spend a tenner on this tenor's CD and you'll help hospice
A top opera singer has hit the high notes to help Acorns Children's Hospice. Renowned Herefordshire tenor Ian Storey spends half the year travelling the world singing in some of the most famous opera houses and despite a diary fully booked until 2010,
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Railway delighted by its new passengers record
BOSSES at the Severn Valley Railway are really chuffed after setting a new record. The steam railway carried more than 250,000 passengers in 2005 - the first time in the line's 35-year history that the benchmark has been reach-ed. And revenue from all
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Union boss hits at Co-op pensions ruling
THE Worcestershire employees of the Co-op group will suffer as a result of the company's decision to ditch its final salary pension scheme, says retail union Usdaw. The Co-op group is involved in a variety of sectors such as pharmacy, farming, travel,
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These pups are in need of love
THESE adorable puppies are the last of our 12 dogs of Christmas. Mirjam, Jozka, Mari and Joop have not had a good start in life, finding themselves homeless at Christmas at just a few weeks old. The energetic collie crosses have grown in confidence at
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10/1/06 - Surgery for key Sixways forward
WORCESTER Warriors prop Chris Horsman faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the club revealed he is to have ankle surgery this week. The Welsh international will go under the knife on Thursday, which will put him out of next month's Six Nations
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10/1/06 - Kettering set to put City deals in shade
FINANCIAL haves and have-nots exist at every level of football -- from the Premiership to non-league's lower echelons. And at St George's Lane last Saturday, the fiscal disparity among Nationwide North clubs was unravelled. On the one hand, money-tight
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Saying sorry is just not good enough
WE now live in a world ruled and run by computer-fuelled bureaucracies, our lives at the mercy of the wrong keystroke. Examples of mistakes - and the resulting toll in human misery - are never far away from our newspapers and television screens. The latest
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Crunch time for Smith and City
CROCKED Chris Smith faces an anxious wait over whether he requires a knee operation. Worcester City player-boss Andy Preece admits there is a 70 per cent chance that centre-half Smith damaged cartilage to his left knee during the 1-1 draw against Stafford
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Surgery for key Sixways forward
WORCESTER Warriors prop Chris Horsman faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the club revealed he is to have ankle surgery this week. The Welsh international will go under the knife on Thursday, which will put him out of next month's Six Nations
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Harvey hits the goals trail
THERE was a superb individual performance from Powick's prolific goalscorer Stuart Harvey when they took on Bedwardine in Worcester and District Football League Sunday Division One. He netted all five goals as his side won 5-3 at the league leaders. The
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Narrow defeat for Pershore
PERSHORE Rugby Club had to endure a sixth loss by only one score as they lost 15-9 at Old Silhillians but it was a game that was there to be won. Pershore have been winning plenty of possession in recent weeks, but have failed to turn it into points.
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Wolves coach praises league victory
WORCESTER Wolves coach Josh Cooprider praised the character shown by his players during their home 81-73 English Basketball League Division One victory over City of Sheffield Arrows. Despite trailing 51-43 at the halfway stage, the Wolves fought back
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Setting the fares record straight
SIR - We would like to clarify the question raised by your correspondent C Penzer on Wednesday, December 21, regarding concessionary fares travel as it appears there is some confusion as to what is and isn't available. C Penzer is correct to say that
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How can I recycle if there are no sacks?
SIR - I back the waste recycling campaign, but I recycle next to nothing. Why? Because I can't get the city council to give me any recycling sacks. I've had this problem ever since the city council first began to hand out waste sacks several years ago
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It's finally time to cut the first turf for sports centre
BUILDERS have finally moved into a Malvern school to build a £1.3m sports centre. Planners granted permission for the project at Dyson Perrins CE High School in Yates Hay Road last April and it was hoped work would start last autumn. But the scheme -
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Cabinet reshuffle may scupper council's plea for more money
A MEETING arranged by county council chiefs to argue the case for more money could end in officials being stood up - because of an ill-timed Government reshuffle rumoured for the same day. Worcestershire County Council leader George Lord was due to head
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Life's fabulous for the Prince's harpist
LIFE for Jemima Phillips is exciting and fabulous. The words are her own description of the way fate has taken her into the Royal castles and palaces of Britain and to share her talents with people in countries across the world. Jemima, aged 24 is a harpist
