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Police checks on health staff
HEALTH staff in Worcestershire have all undergone rigorous police checks, trust officials have confirmed. It comes after a BBC Radio Five Live survey found 61 per cent of health trusts in the UK had not carried out checks on employees who have worked
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League get tough with unruly teams
CLUB cricketers in Worcestershire have been told to clean up their act or face the consequences. Officials from the Crusader Worcestershire County League have issued the warning after complaints concerning the behaviour of players and clubs have reached
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Hunt for rapist continues
POLICE are still hunting for a man who raped a woman in a Worcester alleyway. The daylight attack, which has shocked the city, happened at 9.15am on Friday, May 18. The woman was attacked in an alleyway in Ronkswood between Aconbury Close and Leopard
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Bailey secures silver medal for GB line-up
WORCESTER'S Les Bailey travelled to Gyor in Hungary as part of the Great Britain team for the annual World Duathlon Age Group Championships and came away with a silver medal. Competing in the 70-74 year section, Bailey completed the course in a time
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Rain puts damper on bank holiday
A CHILLY and wet weekend put a damper on the bank holiday for many Worcestershire residents. According to Worcester News weatherman Paul Damari temperatures across the county yesterday (Monday) were below average for this time of year. "We just about
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Pinvin school grab glory at Droitwich
YOUNGSTERS from a Worcestershire village school have won a rugby tournament just months after putting a team together. Pinvin's St Nicholas CE Mid-dle School's year six rugby team won the Bromsgrove and District Championships at Witton Middle School
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Birmingham Cricket League seconds
BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT LEAGUE SECOND XI PREMIER DIVISION (Saturday, May 26) Attock (4) 186-9 lost to Moseley (20) 187-5 (P.Virdee 55) by five wickets. Barnt Green (7) 165-5 drew with Wolverhampton (13) 212-8. Coventry & N.W. (20) 204-5 defeated Knowle
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County League seconds scores
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE SECOND XI DIVISION ONE (Saturday, May 26) Alvechurch v Bewdley Alvechurch won by eight wickets. Bewdley (0) 110 all out (S.Battelley 5-25), Alvechurch (20) 111-2 (M.Gilmour 76no). Barnards Green v Worcester
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Pershore suffer four-wicket loss
PERSHORE Second XI slipped to their second successive defeat, losing by four wickets at home to Belbroughton in Crusader Worcestershire County League Division One. After the hosts had made 191-8, Belbroughton finished on 193-6. On losing the toss and
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We’re in dogfight to turn season around
IT has been a tough start for the players individually, for the team and for the supporters - you can tell that from some of the mumblings around the ground. But I am determined we are going to fight our way out of this problem and once we get all our
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MALVERN: Eateries to put hygiene standards on display
RESTAURANTS, pubs and takeaways in the Malvern area can expect their just desserts when a new scheme is introduced to reveal the standard of food hygiene at each premises. A hygiene rating award by inspectors will have to be displayed at each premises
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Jo’s retiring – but not from her busy life
Jo Dowling has stepped down from her job as receptionist and reprographics manager at the Worcester Diocesan offices. However, the decision is not so much a retirement but moving on to another busy period in her life. In fact, she has so many interests
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Council writes off £700,000 in unpaid taxes
MORE than £700,000 in debts had to be written off by Worcester City Council last year. The sum includes £200,000 in unpaid council tax and more than £500,000 in business tax because firms did not pay up. The council has published a raft of information
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Don’t miss the chance to see prog-rockers Genesis play live
FANS of reformed prog-rock band Genesis will be able to catch them live' in Worcester. The band's sold-out Düsseldorf gig is to be broadcast live on a big screen at the Vue cinema in Friar Street. The broadcast is the first of its kind being shown in
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Recruitment drive for police
WEST Mercia Constabulary has launched a recruitment drive to attract 140 new police officers. In June the force will hold sessions where people can talk to officers to find out what the job entails. It is particularly keen to hear from people from minority
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Ray, 95, goes hi-tech at last
A WOMAN in her 90s who had never used a computer in her life is learning to master the internet and e-mail her friends, thanks to having completed a silver surfers' course. Residents at Hastings Care Home in Barnards Green Road, Malvern, showed that
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CLEMENTS
CLEMENTS Ewan Taylor Happy first birthday! Lots of love. Mummy and Daddy. Published in paper 28/05/2007
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NUNNEY ATKINSON
NUNNEY ATKINSON Soryia Mae Thinking of you on your 7th Birthday, As we do every day. Lots of love Mummy, Daddy, Liam and Gracie Published in paper 28/05/2007
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WILCOX
WILCOX Ted Four years ago you passed away. Missing you. Love Margaret, John, Susan, Michael, Emily and baby Sophie. Published in paper 28/05/2007
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BOWEN
BOWEN Dorothy Died May 28th, 2002 Remembered and missed by daughter Irene. Published in paper 28/05/2007
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Father and son’s shock as thieves steal plane
A FATHER and son flying model gliders on the Malvern Hills were shocked when two thieves on bikes made off with one of their £150 planes. Paul Dee, of Ramson Close, Malvern, had taken his 12-year-old son Richard onto the Worcestershire Beacon on Saturday
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Girls to play the boys at own game
THE make-up sponsor and beauty experts behind the Miss England competition will be showing the boys that cricket isn't just a male sport anymore. Helen E Hair and Beauty have teamed up with Warwickshire County Cricket Club to take part at their special
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It’s time to get your gardens in top shape for big bloom contest
KEEN gardeners in Worcester and Malvern are being urged to dust off their gloves for a big competition. They have been urged to start thinking about their entries for Worcester in Bloom and Malvern in Bloom - the annual gardening competitions for the
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Let’s bring back open air train cabs
SIR - I was intrigued by your story Train strike looms over dirty cabs' (Worcester News, April 30). The answer might be to bring back the British Rail Standard 9F steam locomotive, generally regarded as the apogee of British steam locomotive design.
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Being Elvis for a night is my last chance at fame
ELVIS is alive and living in Worcester. Well, almost. Alex Markovic recently rediscovered his talent for impersonating the King and now, the 47-year-old kitchen porter is hoping to go all the way by taking part in a national Elvis competition. Mr Markovic
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Biofuels plan will distort food market
SIR - As usual Phillip Bushill-Matthews (Letters, May 18) fails to answer the points I raised but goes off on a very oblique tangent. Biofuels may be a good idea but the only way the EU's target will be reached is by obtaining supplies from Third World
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Green building award goes to the twin bridges of Diglis
TWO wooden bridges built as part of the work to breathe new life into Worcester's Diglis canal basin have helped scoop a major prize for civil engineering excellence. Diglis won the sustainability category at the Institution of Civil Engineers West Midlands
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CCTV proved youth made up robbery
CCTV footage has helped police to take action against a youth who lied about being robbed. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, contacted Hereford police in January, claiming he had been robbed of cash and threatened with violence
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Peter’s wearing his rose-tinted specs
SIR - In disagreeing with Chris Moncrieff's view of the local election results, Peter Luff has once again donned his rose-tinted spectacles (Worcester News, May 17). True, the Tories made advances in places but they certainly did not make the impression
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Don’t miss exhibition at historic county hall
ART lovers are being enticed inside one of Worcestershire's most beautiful historic homes. Hanbury Hall is currently home to Still Life, a unique art exhibition inspired by its surroundings. Completed in 1701, the 18th century home, near Droitwich,
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Life Coach corner...
My daughter had a big beaming smile on her this weekend! On Sunday we went to the Dogs Trust Rescue centre at Evesham to collect our new dog. After the previous upsetting weekend when we lost our old dog it was lovely see a happy dog settling into his
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Did Elgar drive a train for a living?
SIR - I was interested to learn of Conservative parliamentary candidate for West Worcestershire Harriet Baldwin's support for a steam train to run from London to Malvern, via Worcester, to mark the birth of that famous Vigornian, Sir Edward Elgar. Indeed
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It’s fingers crossed as library waits on cash help
ST JOHN'S residents are being asked to "keep their fingers crossed" as the community waits to hear if £1 million of funding has been secured for the library. A formal bid has now been submitted by St John's library, based in Glebe Close, for Big Lottery
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Celebrating 50 years of show with a man fired from a cannon
THE timing is co-incidental, but the Three Counties Show is celebrating 50 years on its showground at Malvern next month by firing a cannon across the main arena. But instead of a lead ball, a human will fly through the air. Which means if David Smith
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I had to act after the bullies beat up my son
MY enduring memory of Eira Williams, when she worked on this newspaper as a young reporter in the late 1970s, is of her setting off on a job from the car park of Berrow's House with a sizeable concrete bollard, which she had just knocked over, jammed
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Business is booming for daring David
SIR Alan Sugar would hold no terrors for the likes of David Smith. Even if the remarkable American ever did face the entrepreneur from hell, nothing could possibly happen that hadn't occurred before. So what if I'm fired, he might say, going eyeball
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It’s not our fault the council can’t recycle
SIR - I think it is high time Worcester City Council did something about the current bin situation. As the warmer weather is approaching, the bins are really beginning to smell. It is not the residents' fault that the council is only able to recycle
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EVESHAM: Climber falls but escapes serious harm
AN Evesham climber escaped serious injury after falling from cliffs at a Herefordshire beauty spot. The man, aged in his 60s, fell 25 feet (7.6 metres) from Symonds Yat Rock - an outcrop of rock and woodland near Ross-on-Wye. A spokesperson for West
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Education minister full of praise for college
REPRESENTATIVES of a Worcester college were among a delegation of academics to win praise from an education minister. Bill Rammell MP has praised the work of independent specialist colleges for their success in forging links with further education colleges
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Disabled pals plan European adventure
TWO disabled friends are getting ready to walk, cycle and hitchhike their way across Europe. Lynne Tombs, of Sedgeberrow, near Evesham, and Malcolm Murray, of Upton-upon-Severn, will undertake the challenge of a lifetime to raise awareness of living
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Changes in law could delay southern bypass
WORCESTER'S top planning officer is worried changes in the law could mean major projects in the city are either delayed or pushed through without public consultation. Paul O'Connor said there were a number of potential advantages and disadvantages to
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Bouncing back
A YOUNG girl injured as she played on a trampoline is back at her Droitwich home recovering. Kira Bailey spent three weeks in hospital after badly breaking her leg during an accident at a neighbour's house in April. Initially, surgeons thought the seven-year-old
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Tough semi-final test for Jenkins
DARTS commentator Sid Waddell reckons Terry Jenkins will have his work cut out to overcome reigning world champion Raymond van Barneveld and book a place in the final of the Sky Holsten Premier League Darts. Waddell, who will be behind the mike for Sky