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County are left trailing by rivals
JIM Troughton - the grandson of former Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton - all but exterminated the Worcestershire bowling attack with a career-best 162 as Warwickshire piled up a healthy lead on day one in LV County Championship Division One. Fed a
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A Blaze of glory
RICHARD Blaze has won a place in the England Saxons squad for the Churchill Cup from May 18 until June 2. The Worcester Warriors lock, 22, is leaving for Leicester Tigers this summer.
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Brown third in Sapey's event
CLEOBURY Mortimer-based Mar-tin Brown finished in the money at the affiliated Sapey one-day event at Alan and Audrey Thacker's Cockshutts Farm. He finished third in a pre-novice section on the big 17.2hh bay May Striker, who jumped his first clear show
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Weekend football fixtures
SATURDAY KIDDERMINSTER LEAGUE Premier Division: Blackheath Town v Wyre Forest; Cradley Heath v Gigmill; Dudley Town v Tolladine Sports; Two Gates v Quarry Bank. Division One: Birch Coppice v Kings Heath Old Boys; Dudley Hearts v Burlish Olympic; Ounsdale
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It’s all to play for in women's divisions
WITH just one round of matches left to play in the Worcester and District Ladies Skittles League, all the promotion and relegation places are still in the melting pot. The latest results are: Division One: Crown Jewels 391 (10) (M Bryan 41 (12), R Williams
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Snetterton success
LITTLE Malvern racer Michelle Nixon made an impressive entrance to the 2007 Mini Challenge. The race meeting which is part of the Dunlop Great and British' Series was held at Snetterton race circuit in Norfolk. After a disappointing qualifying session
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Badminton battle for O’Connor
STOURPORT-on-Severn based Irish international Austin O'Connor will be heading to Badminton in Gloucestershire this week to take on one of the world's greatest sporting challenges. The 32-year-old will be in action at the 2007 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton
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Mosque leader in election dispute
A LAST minute election dispute has started in Arboretum after the Tory party put out a leaflet claiming a mosque leader wants other people to vote Conservative. The party circulated a leaflet in the ward saying Bodrul Haque, leader of the Almedina Islamic
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Crusader County League fixtures
SATURDAY FIXTURES FIRST XI Division One: Bewdley v Worcester Nomads; Brockhampton v Astwood Bank; Bromyard v Worcester; Chaddesley Corbett v Stourbridge; Eastnor v Pershore; Redditch v Droitwich Spa. Division Two: Alvechurch v Belbroughton; Barnards
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Crusader County League seconds scores
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SECOND XI Barnards Green v Worcester Nomads Barnards Green won by 149 runs. Barnards Green (24) 263-9 (S Metcalfe 109no, N Lloyd 4-64, J Goodreds 4-81), Worcester Nomads (4) 114 all out. Bewdley v Astwood
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Chris helps Midlands to UK U14 success
A YOUNG Worcester hockey player has become a national champion for the second year running. Chris Kendall, aged 13, was part of the Midlands team that won the United Kingdom's Under 14s Regional Tournament at Beeston, Nottingham, last month. The Christopher
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Yousaf on song for unanimous points win
WORCESTER Amateur Boxing Club welterweight Ali Yousaf turned in a strong performance to beat Craig Cook of Telford in a tournament at Shrewsbury. Cook came into the ring on the back of a knock-out victory and started the first round throwing heavy punches
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Cost of watching TV rises for sick pensioners
THE cost of watching television in Worcestershire's hospitals has risen more than 70 per cent for pensioners. Over 65s used to pay a special rate of £1.70 a day to access the TV and phone provided by Patientline at their bedside - but the company has
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Promotion the target to banish dismal year
OLD Elizabethans are expecting to challenge for honours in Birmingham League Division Two this year after underachieving last season, according to chairman Tim Philips. The Worcester-based club ended fifth in 2006 despite beating all of the sides who
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Resurfacing carried out at Shelsley
LEGENDARY Worcestershire hill climb course, Shelsley Walsh, has been resurfaced from top to bottom to ensure top racing for the next decade. A new section of tarmac has also been added in the top paddock where competitors previously had to peel off onto
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Memorable week for everyone at Sixways
IT has been one hell of a week and it is going to take some time to digest the events of the last few days. What happened on Saturday when we beat Saracens to stay in the Premiership was dramatic enough. But, since then, I have seen one director of
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Man has injured face after attack
Worcester police are appealing for witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious outside a city store. The man was attacked outside the Spar store in Cranham Drive, Warndon, at about 10.15pm on Friday, April 13. After regaining consciousness, the victim
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Droitwich ready to defend league title
THIS weekend marks the beginning of the Fearnley Factory Shop Worcestershire Sunday Club Cricket League. The competition is now in its eighth season and the third under the sponsorship of Fearnley Factory Shop, also sponsors of the Worcester News cricket
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Kempsey romp home
KEMPSEY defeated RSRE by 10 wickets in a 40-over friendly. Kempsey won the toss and elected to field. RSRE began steadily before Rashid (82) and Derbyshire (20) forged a partnership of 100. Good catching kept the visitors in check as they finished on
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Williams and Golder see Green home
RICHARD Williams and Kevin Golder both struck half-centuries as Barnards Green defeated Malvern by nine wickets in Worcester Evening Cricket League Division One. In the Dowdeswell Cup, Malvern beat City Police with Adam Dovey and Steve Carter getting
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Pitch switch agreed by membership
WORCESTER Rugby Club members last night voted unanimously to agree to move their two amateur pitches at Sixways to a new site on the other side of Pershore Lane. It means the last hurdle has been removed to plans by Warriors chairman Cecil Duckworth
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Sing your heart out with choir
ANYONE with a song in their heart is being given the chance to let it out at a choir group in Pershore. Community choir sessions, which include gospel, African, British and American, pop, jazz, Balkan, sacred and Pacific, are being held at Abbey Park
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Phone mast proposal
AIRWAVE 02 Limited has applied to Wychavon District Council for permission to put a mobile phone mast on land near Pershore. If approved, the company would have permission to install a mast with three antenna, two dishes and an equipment cabinet at Qinetiq
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Could you give a few hours to fund-raise?
VOLUNTEERS in Worcester are needed to collect funds for the British Red Cross. The charity needs helpers during its appeal week, from Sunday, May 6, to Saturday, May 12, to collect cash at locations around the city. Vic Anstey, area fund-raising manager
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No more collections
SIR - I'm tired, Ms Wylde (Letters, April 13) of street collections. I give generously to a local charity and do not want to be pestered in the street, thank you. GEORGE COWLEY, Warndon, Worcester.
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Sick workers are fleecing the State
SIR - Employers are being urged to clamp down on sickies. What a joke. These people taking time off sick' should have been around years ago. Back then, when you had the odd day off genuinely sick over the years - despite working seven days a week - they
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Keep an eye on your golf clubs
GOLFERS have been reminded to keep a close eye on their clubs following a spate of thefts from courses in Worcestershire. In the latest incident, at Gaudet Luce Golf Club, Hadzor, Evesham, a golfer had his clubs stolen from his car while he was at the
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Councillors are to use own computers
NEW councillors elected to Malvern Hills District Council will have to provide their own computers to keep abreast of council matters. However, existing councillors who are re-elected and currently use council equipment will be able to continue using
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TITLEY
TITLEY Ronald The Wife, Mother and Families of Ronald wish to express their sincere thanks to Friends and Neighbours who attended his funeral, also the many cards and messages received, in the very sad loss of a loving husband and much loved son, brother
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TOLLEY
TOLLEY Charles Gone from our touch, But never our hearts. Love always Ann, Ingrid, Peter, Nicholas, Rachel and Hazel. Published in paper 02/05/2007
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JONES
JONES Ron Treasured memories of a dear husband, dad and grandad, Taken from us suddenly 3 years today, So sadly missed. Always in our thoughts. Gwen, sons Rob, Colin and Families and stepson Mike. ---------- A silent thought, A quiet pray, For someone
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HODGETTS
HODGETTS nee Mountford Audrey Kathleen Peacefully at St Richard's Hospice on April 25th,aged 74 years. Beloved wife of Peter, loving mother of Edwin and Andrew and a dear mother in law and grandmother. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Wednesday
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STEPHENS FROST USA
STEPHENS FROST Lynda Anne Tragically on March 23rd, 2007 in USA. The devoted wife of Geoffrey Frost deceased, lovely daughter of Sally and the late John Stephens, sisterto Philip, Karen, Michaeland Richard. A Memorial Service will be held atSt Mary's
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FOWLER
FOWLER Reg Peacefully at Henwick Grange Nursing Home, on April 22nd, 2007, aged 74 years. Beloved husband of Violet, and father to David. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, May 8th, at 10.30 a.m. Family flowers only, donations for St
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Search to find owner of cat taken to the vets
AN underweight cat found in Worcester has ended up at a vet's centre in Gloucester. The middle-aged grey and white long-haired female was handed into the Wood Veterinary Group after a woman from Gloucester discovered it when she was visiting Worcester
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Mum and children move into their tented village
A MOTHER whose home was severely damaged by fire is sleeping in a tent with three of her children until a new property is ready Last week the Worcester News told how Jayne Wallis and her two youngest children, Mckenzi, aged one, and four-year-old Jordan
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Leukaemia charity has new patron
A WORCESTER-based cancer charity has announced that it has a new patron. Lady Ivar Mountbatten will become a patron of Leukaemia CARE - a national charity based in Blackpole - with immediate effect, alongside the charity's other patron, Gary Lineker.
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Kids will walk to school if it’s near
SIR - I find it interesting to say the least that Worcestershire County Council is spending large sums of public money on encouraging children to walk and cycle to school. In another breath it is also still trying to remove Christopher Whitehead Languages
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Decision over housing plans deferred
CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial plan to build an extra 30 homes on an estate at Badsey, near Evesham, have welcomed news that a decision has been deferred for a month. Wychavon district councillors voted to defer the plan for land at Badsey Lane
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Could Gavin be ripe for a place with Warriors?
SPECULATION that Gavin Henson and girlfriend Charlotte Church are heading to Worcester has gone into overdrive since it was confirmed Mike Ruddock is to be the new Warriors rugby chief. When Ruddock was coaching the Welsh team in 2005 he not only led
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Pupils put on their goggles ready to judge science book competition
Budding scientists from St Nicholas CE Middle School, Pinvin, have been chosen as one of 25 young people's groups from across the country to help decide the winner of a national prize for science book writing for children and young adults. The Royal
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Staying healthy the Chinese way
The Chinese have balanced body energies to maintain good health and treat illnesses for centuries. Here are four techniques and how they are practised here. TAI CHI Images of groups of perfectly poised people practising the ancient art of tai
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Our ideas can help to boost local businesses
A NEW manifesto containing the views of business people in the two counties has been published by the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire in time for the local elections tomorrow. The document brings together the opinions of members
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Path maintenance
PATH maintenance is to be carried out in a Worcester parish. At Monday's St Peter's Parish Council meeting, it was announced Worcestershire County Council is to carry out work to paths, signs and gates in the area.
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Beauty demos help hospice
AN evening of beauty demonstrations raised £416 for St Richard's Hospice. About 100 guests attended Simply Women Fitness and Beauty in Henwick Road, St John's, Worcester, for the open night at the end of March. They were shown facial and make-up demonstrations
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Ex-mayor defends seat from hospital
A FORMER mayor of Evesham will be defending his seat from his hospital bed at tomorrow's local elections. John Payne, who represents Little Hampton on Wychavon District Council, is still recovering in Cheltenham General Hospital after he had to be cut
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Hospital team is simply first class
SIR - I am writing to publicly thank Mr James and his team in the department of maxillofacial surgery in the Hawthorn Suite at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Following a mindless assault, my son has been attending this department for almost 12 months
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It’s the radiation, not the colour, we oppose
SIR - In your news item (Worcester News, March 17) about another phone mast application, there is no mention of which type of antenna is planned, but it is probably safe to assume that it is a third generation transmitter/ antenna. Regardless of which
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Let’s hope this group flies again
THE buzz of conversation about pollen, hives and honey was once loud at the meetings of the British Beekeepers Association's Worcester branch. More than 200 members used to gather to share tips and experiences about their hobby. Sadly, those days are
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Volunteers are wanted
THE British Red Cross is calling for volunteers in Worcester to collect for the charity during Red Cross Appeal Week next week. Volunteers will be required to collect for no more than two hours at locations around the city. Vic Anstey, area fund-raising
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Admire my motor and enjoy a feast of fun at flower festival
PREPARATIONS are under way for the 13th annual Eckington Flower Festival and Open Gardens event being held this bank holiday weekend. The Holy Trinity church and gardens will be opened from 2pm on Saturday until 6pm on Monday and scarecrows made by children
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Falling numbers sting beekeeper into taking action
ONCE buzzing with more than 200 members, the Worcester branch of the British Beekeepers Asso-ciation has dwindled to about 20 members and is now desperately trying to boost its numbers. The group wants to shake off the traditional image of beekeeping
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Boy who drank whiskey bit ambulance worker
A TEENAGER who lashed out at hospital staff, biting the hand of an ambulance worker, had drunk half a bottle of whisky on top of prescribed anti-depressant pills. The 15-year-old was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital, but began to verbally and physically
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Third river crossing is a step closer to reality
A THIRD Worcester river crossing is a step closer to becoming a reality after hundreds of people showed their support for the plan. The scheme to provide a new foot and cycle bridge over the river Severn to link Diglis with Lower Wick has reached the
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Man is jailed in tagging farce
AN alleged car thief begged a private security firm to fit him with an electronic tag, but was refused because he did not have photo ID. Jason Bridger ended up behind bars, because the firm refused to tag him without proof of his identity. Mr Bridger
