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Records go tumbling in New Road runs spree
DAY two of Worcestershire's LV County Championship Division One clash with Surrey was certainly one for the statisticians. Amid a barrage of runs from the home batsmen, a succession of records and milestones were broken. Steve Rhodes' men piled up a
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Cyclists maintain fine form
WORCESTER cyclists have continued their good form as the season reaches its busiest period. In the Echelon Cycles Road Race at Welland near Malv-ern, Adrian Bird (Echelon Cycles RT) held off the 55- rider field to take the victory. Strong winds and
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Woofer killed in Afghanistan named
A Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters soldier killed in Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence. Lance Corporal Paul Sandford was shot during an operation to clear a Taliban compound in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand on Thursday morning
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Arden club are sailing into bright new future
ARDEN Sailing Club's long wait to build a new boathouse is nearly over. For five years the community club has been fund-raising towards a permanent store for its fleet on the banks of the river Avon. Now, thanks to a £7,000 Wychavon District Council
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Elgar and Alice - Swan Theatre
THE world premiere of Peter Sutton's new play - written especially for the 150th anniversary - is quite a melancholy affair. Sir Edward Elgar is one moment playful, the next cantankerous. He is as unapproachable as he is engaging and Gerald Harper portrays
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Homes for Doreen, Simon and Mario
THREE cats with health problems have been found new homes thanks to Worcester News readers. We previously reported how Doreen and Simon, who are totally blind, and elderly Mario were desperately looking for new homes as a part of an RSPCA long-term fostering
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POPEMOBILE GETS HIJACKED
Security officers had to restrain a 27 year old German male yesterday, after he managed to climb aboard the popemobile in St Peter\'s Square and come within a few feet of Pope Bendict XVI. It took atleast 8 officers to pin the crazed terrorist to the
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HEREFORD: Women patients invited for tests
ANOTHER hepatitis C alert has been sparked at Hereford County Hospital involving 250 former patients. It is linked to a similar scare two years ago when 560 women treated in the maternity and gynaecology units were told they could have been exposed to
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Survey reveals we don’t feel wanted by our employers
NEARLY three-quarters (71 per cent) of Worcestershire employees do not feel valued by their boss, according to a new survey. Commissioned by internal communications advisers Ptarmigan, the survey gives a damning insight into how workers in Worcestershire
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National title on the line at annual show
TUG-of-War teams will descend on Malvern next week. The 2007 National Outdoor Tug-of-War Championships takes place on Saturday, June 16, at the Three Counties Show. The championships, organised by the English Tug of War Association, were held at the
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Celebrity doctor to talk about love
Doctor Miriam Stoppard is coming to Worcestershire to talk to the Women's Institute about intimate matters. The renowned doctor and agony aunt is travelling the country this summer to give a series of talks to Women's Institute members and is calling
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Teenage duo scoop gold medal success
TWO Droitwich Spa TAGB Tae Kwon Do Club teenagers won gold at the Welsh Championships. More than 1,500 competitors took part in a range of categories at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff. Matthew Roberts and Jamie Clews, both 16, won the
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Sixty years of bliss
A FORMER editor of the Berrow's Worcester Journal has celebrated 60 years of marriage. Philip Beck, aged 92, was editor of the world's oldest continually published news-paper for 16 years after he got the job in 1965. His wife Marie-Cécile, aged 93
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Former England star gives name to trophy
A NEW junior cricket competition inspired by Twenty20 is set to take place at Malvern College next week. The College is hosting an Eight8 tournament on Sunday, June 17, for 10 prep schools. Competing for the Tolchard Trophy, it will involve around 100
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DROITWICH: Families to launch memorial to teens killed in A449 crash
A FUND set up in memory of two teenagers killed in a car accident last year will be officially launched at an event this weekend. The family of Droitwich's Martyn Pickering have set up the fund and also helped organise activities on Saturday. The parents
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Busloads of people expected at protest
COACHLOADS of people could descend on Worcester's County Hall to protest about controversial plans to build a recycling plant near their homes. Campaigners against the idea of putting a centre capable of handling 105,000 tons of material annually in
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Pig farm shuts so porkers will
AN unpleasant smell from a pig farm near Worcester will be a thing of the past for its neighbours after councillors agreed the farm could become a fencing contractor's yard. Five of the agricultural buildings at Hogbrook Farm, Lower Town, near Fernhill
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Mayor picks the winning tickets for charity raffle
THE Mayor of Worcester lent a helping hand by picking out four winners for Leukaemia CARE's tenth annual prize draw. Councillor Stephen Inman plucked the winners from 19,000 raffle ticket entries at the Guildhall as a part of the city's Volunteer Week
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Exercising on the spot to raise cash
A WORCESTER fitness club is testing its members' physical fitness with a charity challenge later this month. Gym XL in Broad Street is encouraging members to take to the static bikes, rowing and running equipment to cover a distance of 1,700km - the
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Man jailed for CS attack on mosque
A MAN who set off a CS gas capsule in a Worcester mosque has been sent to prison for 10 months. Kevin Gill, aged 29, of St Paul's Hostel, Tallow Hill, Worcester, appeared before magistrates for possessing an offensive weapon. Gill, who had previously
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Activites for young shots
CLAY pigeon shooting, fencing and ferreting were just some the events children got up to at an activity day in Hanley Castle. The Young Shots Activity Day, held at the South Worcestershire Shooting Ground, was a chance for Worcestershire children aged
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I’m not saving my slops for council
SIR - Regarding the headline You will be fined for not saving scraps' (Worcester News, May 21). They want you to store food scraps in slop buckets! This sort of recycling is getting silly. We might as well go back to keeping a pig or two in the back
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Bad language from builders is making our lives a misery
A WORCESTER couple claim foul-mouthed builders are making their life a misery. Ron Jones said he and his wife Hilary, aged 64, are fed up with workers on the housing development behind their home swearing and playing their radio loudly. Mr Jones, 66
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MALVERN: Vandals go on plant-wrecking spree in a park
Vandals went on an overnight wrecking spree at a park in Malvern. People were greeted by a scene of devastation in Priory Park. Plants had been ripped up and thrown into the lake, flower beds trampled across and litter - including empty drink cans
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KELLY STALLARD
KELLY - STALLARD Andrea and John Kelly have great pleasure in announcing that the marriage of their daughter Alicia to Michael Stallard will take place on Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at 12.30 p.m., at St Peter's Church, Droitwich. We wish them every happiness
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PARKINSON
PARKINSON Matthew Happy 10th Birthday. Lots of love Mummy, Daddy, Leanne, Eva and Puddles. xxx Published in paper 07/06/2007
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WATTERSON
WATTERSON John Allan June 7th. Thinking of you on your Birthday. Phyllis and all the Family. xxx Published in paper 07/06/2007
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BIRCH
BIRCH Francis William Bill Late of Fernhill Heath. Olive, Pauline, Steve and Family wish to thank all Family, Friends and Neighbours for their messages and acts of support during this difficult time. Special thanks to those who also gave donations in
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WILTSHIRE
WILTSHIRE Peggy Formerly of Cope Road, Worcester. Passed away at Timberdine Rest home on June 2nd, 2007, aged 88 years. Beloved wife of the late George, loving mother of Nina and mother in law of Graham and dear nan to Tarna and Andrew. Funeral service
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PEARSON
PEARSON Audrey Marynee Fox Of Rowan Court, Droitwich. Peacefully at St. Richard's Hospice, Worcester, on June 2nd, 2007, aged 78 years. Much loved wife of the late Joe, also much loved by Josephine, Geoff, Michael and Maureen also Grandchildren and Great
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LININGTON
LININGTON John Passed away peacefully at St Richards Hospice, on June 1st, 2007, aged 87 years. Beloved husband of Ironwy. Funeral service at Sansome Walk Baptist Church, Worcester, on Friday, June 15th, at 2 p.m., followed by private cremation. Family
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PUGH
PUGH Dorothy Mary Of Bromyard. Peacefully in Bromyard Hospital on June 2nd, 2007, aged 94 years. The funeral service will take place at St. Peter's Church, Bromyard on Tuesday, June 12th, at 2.00 p.m., followed by interment at St. Mary Magdalene Church
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BONHAM RSPCA
BONHAM Sue Formerly of Worcester. Suddenly at home in Bromyard on May 26th, 2007, aged 49 years. Much loved mum of Samantha and Simon and beloved daughter of Jess. Sue will be very sadly missed by all her Family and Friends. The funeral service will take
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THOMAS GWR
THOMAS Eric John Of Worcester. Ex GWR for 40 years. Peacefully at home on June 4th, 2007, aged 81 years. Beloved husband of Margaret, dear father of Ruth and Simon and a much loved father in law, grandad and great grandad. Funeral service at Worcester
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GRAHAM
GRAHAM Sandra Twenty years have passed us by without you, But not a day has gone by without you in our hearts and minds. Love and miss you always, husband Mick, children Lee and Sarah. Published in paper 07/06/2007
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GRAHAM
GRAHAM Sandra Who left us twenty years ago today. Always in our thoughts. Published in paper 07/06/2007
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COLLETT
COLLETT Eileen One year today. Memories keep those we love close to us forever. To have you as a sister was the greatest gift of all. Maurice. Published in paper 07/06/2007
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School stages colourful Joseph
YOUNG actors at a Worcester school have been treading the boards for a performance of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. Girls from Year 2 upwards at Springfield school in Britannia Square, a junior school of the soon-to-be RGSAO school - Royal Grammar
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Forget bin collections, help city to go greener
A WORCESTER recycling chief has called on people to forget about more bin collections and to do more to recycle. Mike Harrison, head of the city council's Clean and Green team, has responded to fresh Government targets on recycling by insisting the council
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Man assaulted in Hereford
A MAN has been assaulted in Hereford. Police are appealing for information about the assault which is believed to have happened on Union Street, Hereford in the early hours of Sunday, May 27. A man attended the front counter at Hereford at 5am and reported
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David Suchet to reveal Vatican secrets in Malvern
SECRETS of the Vatican City will be revealed when David Suchet returns to Malvern. No longer sporting the waxed moustache of Hercule Poirot, Suchet is to star in The Last Confession, an incisive thriller that delves into the dark chambers of the Papal
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Do you have the stamina for dragon boat racing?
ENERGETIC teams are being sought by a Worcestershire charity to take part in an unusual challenge. The county's branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND) is hoping to attract willing volunteers to up-oars for this year's Race the Dragon Regatta
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Man coaxed down from railway station bridge
A MAN had to be coaxed down from a Worcester railway bridge. Police were called to the Foregate Street station shortly before 4am today after receiving reports of a man on the top of the bridge. Firecrews were called to the scene along with a police
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Will we find the origins of sauce?
SIR - I wonder if we shall ever get the date of the first concoction by Lea & Perrins of their famous sauce satisfactorily fixed? In an article in the Worcester News (May 30), this date is given as 1835, when Lord Sandys called into their shop in Broad
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How you can help Jodi get to the final 30 of Miss England
WORCESTER News readers are being called upon to help give our beauty queen a big push for the Miss England competition. Miss Worcester 2007 Jodi Edwards is hoping city folk will give her the backing she deserves when she represents them on the national
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200 year-old bell board stolen
A 200-year-old wooden bell board has been stolen from a kitchen pantry at a property in Herefordshire. The boards were taken from the Gains Christian Centre in Gains Road, Whitbourne, near Martley which is currently closing down and having items cleared
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STOURPORT: Man who is a danger to children is sent to jail
A MAN convicted of rape 17 years ago carried out two more sex attacks on a 12-year-old girl and a pregnant woman. Nigel Knighton groped the woman on Hartlebury Common, near Stourport-on-Severn, after offering her a lift home from a bingo hall. He also
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Pay for special needs education
SIR - I write to express my concern over recent developments in the education of disabled children across Worcestershire. It appears that from this autumn onwards, such pupils are to lose one day - perhaps two - a week of their schooling. There simply
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Soldiers died so the little ships could flee
IT was by no means one of the worst outrages of the Second World War, yet the name Wormhout nevertheless resonates down the years as an atrocity that personifies man's inhumanity to his fellow man. The facts of the case had a brutally stark simplicity
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We’ll do better to fix all of the leaks
Severn Trent has set out "radical" plans for improving its performance after it emerged the water company had missed its target on leakage rates. The group, which serves 3.7 million household and business customers in England and Wales, is already facing
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Warriors sign Fiji star Talei
WORCESTER Warriors have announced the signing of Fiji international Netani Talei. The giant back-row, who has won seven caps for his country, has agreed a one-year deal at Sixways, with an option for an extension. Talei, 24, who is 6ft 3ins and weighs
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Petition to slash speed on the notorious A449
A 2,500 signature petition to reduce the speed limit on a notorious stretch of road is to be handed in to the Highways Agency. The petition calls for the speed limit along the A449 Worcester road to be reduced from 70mph to 50mph in places, and also
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Post office move will affect the most vulnerable
THE "most vulnerable" in society will suffer when Worcester's main post office moves into WHSmith, according to a city campaigner. Brian Hunt, older people representative in Worcester, turned up at the Guildhall last night to deliver a damning verdict
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DROITWICH: Dentist is suspended after smear campaign
A DENTIST who practises in Worcestershire has been suspended for 12 months after he entered into a smear campaign against a fellow professional. Ikhlaq Hussain was found guilty of serious professional misconduct after he threatened Lutz Reinhardt and
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Hospital chiefs balance books
HEALTH chiefs at Worcestershire's hospitals have managed to balance the books. The trust that runs Worcestershire Royal, the Alexandra in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital ended the 2006/07 financial year in the black, with £53,000 more coming in
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Boilers stolen
PLUMBERS and central heating engineers have been warned to beware offers of equipment from unusual sources after 12 boilers, valued at about £12,000, were stolen from a parked lorry. Up to four men were seen loading the condensing boilers into a white
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Cash raised by pirate fun
A PIRATES of the Caribbean themed day at a Worcester opticians raised more than £650 for Acorns Children's Hospice. Staff at Specsavers dressed up in pirate costumes and held a variety of competitions including a raffle and a children's colouring-in
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Cash grant is blooming marvellous for school
CHILDREN at a Pershore school will soon be able to enjoy some new additions to their ever-expanding garden. Holy Redeemer Primary School has been awarded a £10,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund and plans to use the money on making the school greener
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MALVERN: Quality builders named
TROPHIES and certificates of achievement were handed out to builders and developers at Malvern Hills District Council's Built In Quality Awards. The awards ceremony, at the Foley Arms Hotel, Malvern, recognises outstanding quality construction within
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Competition from city cabs is not fair
SIR - I refer to John Shearon's letter saying Malvern taxi drivers should accept competition from those in Worcester, (May 21). How can somebody from another town say we should accept competition? Do you do the job? If not, how can you comment on something
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Quest is on for wonder workers
THE search is on for people in Worcestershire who show outstanding commitment and drive in small and medium-sized businesses, as Recognition Express launches the fourth annual Recognition Awards. The awards offer employers and staff the chance to acknowledge
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Fishing equipment stolen from Evesham shed
ANGLERS are being warned to be on their guard after fishing tackle worth £1,300 was stolen from a shed in Evesham. The equipment was taken from an address in Alder Grove, Evesham overnight on Tuesday, June 5. Evesham police want to hear from anyone
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Sir Alan Sugar – You’re Fired!
Favourite (Katie Hopkins) says "No" to Apprentice Final! Last night, 6th June 2007, in the boardroom there was a takeover. Katie Hopkins, contestant on The Apprentice' fired Sir Alan Sugar. She walked out on the £100,000 job. Sir Alan told her she
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Cricket ball injures fan
A SPECTATOR was hit in the face by a cricket ball while watching Worcestershire at New Road. The man, aged 60, was injured in the incident shortly after 2pm yesterday during the county's game against Surrey. He was treated by a first aider before an
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DROITWICH: The stubborn shop owner scuppering town centre dream
A SMALL business has scuppered plans for a pub and flats on a multi-million pound redevelopment of Droitwich town centre because the owner refuses to budge unless the price is right. Dormer Plant Hire has seven years to run on its lease and owner Matt
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I took on the banks and won – so can you
PUNK band manager Graham Pearce is living proof that ordinary people in Worcestershire can take on the banks and win. Mr Pearce is getting back thousands of pounds in bank charges after exploiting a legal loophole popularised on the Money Saving Expert
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Calling all of school’s old pupils and staff
FORMER pupils and staff of a Worcester special school are being invited to a reunion sports day before the school closes for good this summer. Thornton House is due to shut in August, along with fellow Worcester special schools Manor Park and Rose Hill
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We’ll do the can-can to get you recycling more
OFFICERS from the county and district councils in Worcestershire will be dressing the part during a week of events to promote recycling. The members of the councils' recycling teams are donning can-can skirts and will be doing a dance as they tour the
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Attitude to plastic flowers is offensive
SIR - I found the Reverend Sue Irwin's attitude towards plastic flowers narrow minded (Worcester News, May 30) and using "dear departed ones" as reason for her actions deeply offensive. I feel sure our dearly departed would prefer to see plastic flowers
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Your MP writes
In 2005 the response from the people of Worcester to Live 8 and the Make Poverty History campaign showed how we all wanted action to improve the lives of millions of the poorest people in the world. That’s why in 2005 the Labour government focused the
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Roads will be shut as mayoress joins race
THE MAYORESS of Worcester is preparing to take part in the Cancer Research UK Race for Life in the city this Sunday. Carol Inman, the wife of Mayor Stephen Inman, will take part in the run, which starts at 11am. Mrs Inman regularly takes part in the
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Man and woman come forward in rapist hunt
DETECTIVES hunting a rapist who attacked a woman in broad daylight as she walked to work in Worcester have traced two key witnesses. The woman was raped as she walked along a Ronkswood alleyway at 9.15am on Friday, May 18. The man and woman came forward
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Remembering those lost on D-Day
SECOND World War veterans gathered together yesterday to pay their respects to the thousands who died during D-Day. The 63rd anniversary of the allied landings was marked with a moving service outside Worcester Cathedral. Addressing the small crowd
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Mobile firms should look for better sites
SIR - The people of Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, are right to be worried about harm to their health from a Hutchison 3G mast, should it be put up and operated near their homes. People do get sick from radiation from that type of transmitter. But I write
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Blair’s praise is something we agree on
Sixty-three years ago, Allied troops leapt from the landing craft on to the beaches of Normandy and the battle to free mainland Europe from the Nazi jackboot began. It remains to be seen whether peace will be restored to Afghanistan in the nine months
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Ton-up Moore ready for season lift-off
STEPHEN Moore is determined to use his excellent hundred on the first day of Worcestershire's match with Surrey at New Road as the launch-pad for his season. The South African-born opener hit a superb 143 in the LV County Championship Division One encounter
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Llangorse Multi Activity Centre
Venue: Llangorse Multi Activity Centre Where: Gilfach Farm, Llangorse, Brecon, Powys. What's on offer: Llangorse MAC offers a full-range of outdoor and indoor adventure pursuits - and there's something for kids of all ages. There's a riding
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Bretforton boosted by Paul’s six spree
BRETFORTON batsman Paul Jones produced a scintillating 121 not out to help his side triumph over Colwall by one wicket in the npower Village Cup. Jones smashed eight sixes and eight fours from just 68 balls to drag Bretforton past their 225 target despite