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Are Renewables the Answer?
I am often asked if we have the capability of producing the majority of our energy from renewable sources. I believe that the answer is yes, we can, without the need to cover vast areas of our magnificent countryside with wind turbines. How? The first
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WODYS in Race For Life
Members of a Worcester amateur dramatic society raise more than £1,000 in the Cancer Research UK's Race for Life. The 20-strong team of Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section - WODYS - helpers and parents ran and walked around the course
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Season tickets hit new Sixways high
WORCESTER Warriors are on course for record season ticket sales after announcing 4,000 have already been snapped up. That figure represents a 10 per cent increase on the same time last year. A total of 5,500 were eventually sold. Mike Ruddock's arrival
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Frustrating and disappointing not to seal a win
I THINK the recent game with Surrey was, overall, a mighty fine match for us - to score the record total ever made at New Road is quite an achievement. It was not just the fact we equalled the record, but the manner in which we scored the runs that impressed
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Time to tell police what you think of their work
POLICE are asking residents for their input on an online survey about local policing. West Mercia police wants to hear the views of people in Worcester, Malvern Hills and Wychavon about crime, disorder and their experiences of reporting crime in the
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£800,000 in bequests for cancer funds
KIND-HEARTED Worcester people have left more than £800,000 in their wills over the last 12 months to help fund research into cancer, it has been revealed. Figures from Cancer Research UK show that people in the city are playing a vital role in helping
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Get your cycle fixed for free
CYCLISTS will be able to get free repairs at cycle surgeries, thanks to Dr Bike'. The surgeries are being put on by Worcestershire County Council to mark National Bike Week. Officers have organised the sessions across Worcester between Saturday,
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Overweight patients will not be forced to slim
OVERWEIGHT patients in Worcestershire will not be forced to slim before being allowed routine operations, health officials have said. A national newspaper revealed the government was planning to roll out such a policy across Britain by the end of the
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FREE CUP OF COFFEE FOR EVERY READER!
The Worcester News has teamed up with Cardwardine's in Pump Street, Worcester to offer every reader the chance to have a cup of coffee or tea for free. Simply collect any two different tokens from the Worcester News, from those published between 11th
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Land and sea breezes
When visiting the coasts, we can find several interesting local weather effects. Land and sea breezes are micro climate at it's best. Due to the sea and land through the day and night changing temperature, these sea and land breezes occur frequently especially
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Ghost of a chance
GHOSTS wanted: dead or alive. Organisers of the famous Ghost Walk of Worcester are recruiting knowledgeable ghosts and ghost hunters to help lead the living through the city's historical streets. Worcester Live is looking for someone to play Death (
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Call for the blind to get higher level of benefits
THE Worcestershire Association for the Blind has called on the Government not to hide from the issue of giving blind people the same level of financial support as wheelchair users. Blind people only receive £17 per week whereas wheelchair users can
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Budding design student’s work claims top prize
A 22-YEAR-OLD student at the University of Worcester has scooped a top design award. Laura Cohen has been named Octanorm Student Exhibition Designer of the Year 2007 after designing a winning exhibition stand. The Creative Digital Media student entered
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Candidate calls for a re-think on post office
THE Post Office is still being urged to change its mind over a controversial decision to move the Worcester branch into the WHSmith store in the High Street. Conservative Robin Walker, who is attempting to get elected as the MP in Worcester at the next
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Our tanks will be on parade
WORCESTERSHIRE is to be represented in a huge parade in London this week to mark the opening of the new Household Cavalry Museum. Vintage vehicles belonging to two members of the county's South Midlands Military Vehicle Trust have been loaded on to a
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Plot Against Paris - Profile
PETE Adams profiles the stars of the Worcestershire music scene - this week it's PLOT AGAINST PARIS. WHO: John Layton (bass/vocals), Chris Minton (guitar), Jim Arnold (drums). FROM: Worcester. SOUNDS LIKE: Although Plot Against Paris could have become
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Film-maker wins award for his style and stories
AN award-winning Worcester film-maker has picked another industry accolade. Simon Bovey, of Warndon, Worcester, was crowned best new film-maker at the Media Talent Awards after impressing judges with his fresh style and creative story-telling ability
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Knight, Othen & Smith hoping to make it big
DETERMINATION goes a long way in the music business. Fortunately, well-known Worcester singer songwriter Jamie Knight has got bags of it. And talent to boot. Fronting the relatively new three-piece Knight, Othen & Smith (KOS), he is impressively positive
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GAINEY
GAINEY Ellen Aged 90 years. Formerly of Berkeley and Twyning. Passed peacefully away at home on June 1st, 2007. Much loved by all her Nieces and Nephews. The Funeral Service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, June 14th at 2.30 p.m.
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RUDD
RUDD Thomas Tom Passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on June 6th, 2007. The much loved uncle of Pauline, Edwin & Colin. The funeral service will take place at Queenhill Parish Church on Wednesday, June 13th at 2.00 p.m. followed by
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SMITH
SMITH Grace A year has gone Mum, since you passed away, In our hearts you will always stay. Love and miss you. God bless Marie, Mick, Joe, Pat, Pat and Benny and Grandchildren. x Published in paper 11/06/2007
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Restaurant owner told to dig up road
A WORCESTERSHIRE restaurant owner has agreed to dig up a concrete road in front of his pub after falling foul of planning regulations. The road had been laid across common land without planning permission during some renovations to the Gurkha Knight
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WISDOM
WISDOM Matthias The Family of the late Matthias Wisdom would like to inform his Friends and Neighbours that he had passed away on Tuesday, June 5th, 2007. The funeral will take place on Friday, June 15th, at 10.30 a.m. at St Paul's Church, WR1 2BH. The
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Tesco staff at centre of bizarre food fight
A WORCESTER supermarket is at the centre of a bizarre food-fight ritual in which staff are locked in a metal cage and pelted with eggs, flour and sugar on their last day at work. The messy ritual is believed to involve one of the Tesco stores in Worcester
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Woman robbed at cashpoint
'Hole-in-the-wall' customers should take extra care when withdrawing money, particularly women on their own at night, say Worcester Police. The warning comes after a lone woman was pushed to the ground and robbed of £20 as she used a cash dispenser at
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Home for brothers who lived in a van
HOMELESS brothers who were forced to sleep in a camper van have finally found a permanent home. Dave and Mike Oliver lost their home in Newtown Road, Worcester, in October, after Dave suffered a heart attack and could not keep up his mortgage repayments
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Guildhall’s concern at gambling venue costs
DOUBTS have been expressed over whether the Guildhall can avoid getting ripped off by people wanting to open up gambling venues. The city council has admitted a raft of new fees drawn up to ensure it can administer applications for new gambling venues
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We’re dedicated to beating superbug
HEALTH workers in Worcestershire are dedicated to beating superbug MRSA but need to be relentless if they are to beat it. That's the picture revealed by a visit from the MRSA improvement team to hospitals in the county. The visit showed that Worcestershire
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Colleges get the go-ahead for a merger
TWO Worcestershire colleges have been given the go-ahead to merge, it has been confirmed. Pershore College at Avonbank will merge with Warwickshire College, while Holme Lacy College, near Hereford, will merge with Herefordshire College of Technology.
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65 years married and still smiling
AS their eyes locked across a busy road in the summer of 1940 Stanley and Gladys Blackler could never imagine they would be happily married 67 years on. The couple, of Checketts Court, Droitwich Road, Worcester, met when Mr Blackler was working as a
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Our MPs no longer have the final say
SIR - Our MPs pretend that they can influence and decide what laws govern us. This is a farce. Between May 1 and 26, the EU passed 104 new laws which affect us and our MPs cannot change a single letter of them. You may think these must be very important
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MALVERN: New course helps parents to bond with their babies
A NEW monthly parenting course that supports and encourages young mums and dads to communicate and build relationships with their children through play, art and craft activities has been launched in Worcestershire. Young parents who help lead the Malvern
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WIN A MAKEOVER FOR YOUR DAD!
To celebrate Father's Day, the Worcester News has teamed up with the UK's leading casual wear brand, Cotton Traders, to offer a brand new wardrobe for two lucky dads from the Worcester Cotton Traders store. Cotton Traders is offering one lucky winner
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It’s still cheaper to travel in the car
SIR - During last week's half-term holiday, we decided to leave the car at home and take our two daughters to Worcester by train from Evesham. The 20-minute journey (standard cheap-day return) of only two stops (Pershore and Worcester) cost the four
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I can’t get into the recycling centre
SIR - I think it is highly unlikely that recycling targets will be met in Worcester. Has anyone tried to use the newly designed, expanded, redeveloped Bilford Road recycling centre? Nice design - built to be accessed on a bend on a main commuter thoroughfare
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£6m keeping hotels among region’s best
HOTELS and conference venues across Worcestershire are being redeveloped at a cost of more than £6 míllion to make some of the West Midlands' finest facilities even more impressive. The Elms Hotel at Abberley is the latest Conference-Worcestershire venue
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Teacher found hanged after she was slapped in the face
A young French teacher has been found hanged at her home after allegedly being slapped in front of a class full of students by a senior teacher. Vanessa Rann ,26, was found by her fiancé ,Darren Mitchell , last Saturday just 2 day before she was due
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Pupils vow to raise £20,000 to help children in Africa
SCHOOL children from Worcester have pledged to raise £20,000 for charity. Teenagers from Christopher Whitehead Language College, St John's, Worcester, will spend the next three years fund-raising for Fresh Start Foundation (FSF), a city-based charity
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County NHS trust failing in 11 areas, says survey
A PATIENT survey reveals the county's NHS Trust is under-performing in several key areas. The survey, conducted by the Picker Institute, revealed key failings at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in 11 areas. The Inpatient survey 2006 involved
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The March of the Clowns
Clown protesters caused havoc as they fought German riot police in Heilihensbumm, the venue for this year's G8 Summit. Over 500 protesters, dressed as members of the rebel clown army were met by the defending German Police, who were armed with water
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Speed humps will cause a puncture
SIR - Don't get me wrong, I quite enjoy doing my bit for recycling and going to the Lower Moor tip once a week with my grass cuttings and odd rubbish. The place is well organised and the staff very helpful. So why, oh why, have they decided to put speed
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Remember when we hunted bandits in the Malayan jungle?
CHAAAARRGE". The young British officer screamed at the top of his voice and raced off down the jungle track towards the group of bandits that had tried to ambush his patrol. Suddenly, he stopped and looked back. There was no one behind him. His men
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I’m being kept up all night by family of frolicking foxes
A FAMILY of frolicking foxes are causing sleepless nights for a tired Worcester resident. Wojciech Dreja, of Diglis, said he is repeatedly woken up in the early hours of the morning by the sound of the uninvited visitors screeching and playing. He said
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Dolls house given to hospice
A LONG-term supporter of Acorns Children's Hospices has donated a handmade Tudor-style dolls house to the Worcester centre. The dolls house was made and presented to head nurse Angela Mercer at Acorns in Worcester by Matt Redmond, a councillor from Acocks
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CCTV and the war on vandalism
INSTALLING cameras at two vandal-plagued play areas is the solution to the problem, says Worcester MP Mike Foster. Local people would also no longer have to endure the misery caused by yobs if CCTV was introduced. He then wonders why the city council
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When I fell, 6 youths ran over to help me
SIR - Much is written about young people today and one all too often hears in the news of all the trouble they cause - vandalism, robbery muggings and the like. I would like to relate the following story which has a much happier outcome. I am 92 years
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Fun day in memory of teenagers
THE families of two teenagers tragically killed in a driving accident on the A449 staged a special charity day to celebrate their memory. More than 500 people went to Droitwich Leisure Centre on Saturday to pay tribute to Stephanie Goodall, 16, and Martyn
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Luff warns of danger to network of post offices
MID-WORCESTERSHIRE MP Peter Luff has warned there is "a real danger" the Post Office network will become inadequate if more stores close. Mr Luff, chairman of the parliamentary select commitee on trade and industry, has asked the Government and the Post
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Burst water pipe closes part of school
A WORCESTER school has had to close part of its building today after a hot water pipe burst at the weekend. Key stage 2 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary school in Chedworth Drive, Warndon, were told to take the day off after water three inches
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Woman injured after 25 feet fall
A woman has suffered serious leg injuries after falling around 25 feet whilst taking part in an activity at the Malvern Hills Outdoor Centre. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the Centre in Old Hollow, Malvern at about 11.45am yesterday
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Mason hit by injury setback
MATT Mason will seek a second opinion on the troublesome shoulder injury that has prevented him from playing for Worcestershire this season. The Aussie-born seamer, who had an arthroscopy on his shoulder to clear up the joint during the closed season
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Proposal to install spy cameras in children's play grounds
SPY cameras should be installed at two Worcester play areas to help defeat the blight of vandalism, says Worcester MP Mike Foster. Mr Foster is worried play areas in Great Oaty Gardens, Warndon, and Whitmore Road, St John's, are quickly becoming easy