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Solanki aims to build on County success
VIKRAM Solanki is desperate for his Worcestershire side to maintain their good recent form when they take on old rivals Warwickshire in an LV County Championship Divi-sion One at Edgbaston today (11am). When the two teams met at New Road in late May,
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Hockey star Walker on target in England’s win
FORMER Nunnery Wood High School pupil Rachel Walker scored the only goal of the game as the England women's hockey team beat Azerbaijan in the Champions Challenge. It was 28-year-old Walker's 15th goal for her country and came in the 60th minute of
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Crews ready for battle on Severn
WORCESTER Dragon Boat Racing Club's Race the Dragon Regatta takes place on Sunday. Crews from across the county and as far away as the M25 will converge on the river Severn next to Worcester Racecourse for a full day of racing to benefit TS Worcester
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European champions are first to visit Sixways
EUROPEAN champions Wasps will be the first visitors to Sixways in the Mike Ruddock era - a week after Worcester open their Guinness Premier-ship campaign away to Bath. Warriors travel to the Rec reation Ground on September 15 before playing the London-ers
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KEMPSEY: Mums raise cash with a cuppa
A GROUP of mums from Kempsey, near Worcester, managed to raise £150 for Acorns Children's Hospice by simply having a cup of tea. Kempsey Family Circle, has been meeting every month for more than 20 years to enjoy interesting talks from local organisations
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Police and pals ready to paddle way to success
TWO Local Police Officers (LPOs) and three Community Support Officers (CSOs) - all from Warndon police post - will be among those doing battle in the annual Worcester Dragon Boat Festival. Although all work together at the same base, three will be in
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EVESHAM: Battle of the church’s bulge
THE first stage of a £27,000 restoration programme has started to take shape at a church near Evesham. A structural engineer and an architect are taking a closer look at the tower of St Mary and St Milburgh church in Main Street, Offenham, which may
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Traditional trades to be taught at new campus
TRADITIONAL trades are to be taught at a new campus as part of a Worcester college's expansion into a neighbouring town. Worcester College of Technology has relocated its construction courses, including brickwork, and painting and decorating, to a centre
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Don’t vilify people in jail, says bishop
The Bishop of Worcester has called for a different approach in the management of prisoners, saying they have become a social class of their own. In his role as the Church of England's bishop to HM Prisons, the Rt Rev Dr Peter Selby said the language
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Don’t let the ‘water board’ in your home
A MAJOR water company has teamed up with police in an attempt to crack down on the number of distraction burglaries in Worcestershire. West Mercia Constabulary is working with Severn Trent Water in its fight against those who make a living from preying
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Warriors face Bath in opener
WORCESTER Warriors kick off their season with a trip to Bath on September 15. Their first home game takes place a week later against London Wasps. Full fixture list: 15 September - Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors 22 September - Worcester Warriors
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More and more are enjoying the historic gardens
MORE and more people are paying visits to historic gardens in Worcestershire. The Berkeley Family, who have owned Spetchley Park Gardens in Worcester for more than 400 years, have reported that visitor numbers to the estate are almost 50 per cent up
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Cigarette ban is violation of human rights
NEWS that Worcestershire hospitals could introduce a blanket ban on smoking including in their grounds has provoked a lively and heated debate. Readers have been logging on to the Worcester News website (www.worcesternews. co.uk) to have their say about
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Our young musicians to jazz it up
YOUNG musicians from across the county are preparing to perform at a major jazz festival. The Worcestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra (WYJO) will play on the opening day of Upton-on-Severn Jazz Festival. "The Upton Jazz Festival is a musical auditory feast
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DUNNING
DUNNING Stuart Stuart's wife Joan and their Family express sincere thanks to all Relatives, Friends and Neighbours for numerous cards received and kind thoughts during their sad loss. Thank you to all who attended his funeral, for the beautiful floral
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RUSHFORTH
RUSHFORTH Paul Passed away peacefully on June 10th, 2007, after a courageous fight, aged 50 years. Much loved and sadly missed by his Family and Friends, and now reunited with his father, Jack. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, June
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COOK
COOK Marjorie Loving memories of a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Passed away seven years ago today. Always in our thoughts. Love Doug, Caroline, Stephen and Alex. xxxx Published in paper 14/06/2007
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RONE
RONE Sidney Passed peacefully away at Stanfield Nursing Home, Rushwick on Sunday, June 10th, 2007, aged 83 years. Devoted husband of Freda wonderful dad, grandad and great grandad to Maureen and Ade, Vicki and Wayne, Matthew, Laura, Georgina and Max.
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A - Z of family friendly pubs in Herefordshire
Bell Inn Tillington,Hereford, Herefordshire.HR4 8LE 01432 760395 Farmers Arms Ltd The Common, Wellington Heath,Ledbury, Herefordshire. HR8 1LS 01531 632010 Old Black Lion 26 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye,Hereford, Herefordshire. HR3
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Worcester club kicked out for poor discipline
POOR discipline and rowdy supporters has led to The Tavern being excluded from next season's Worcester and District Football League. Despite comfortably winning Sunday Division Three in their inaugural campaign, the club failed to gain re-election at
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Tribute to man who died at TT
THE neighbour of a motorbike enthusiast who died after being involved in an accident while watching a race has said "he was the loveliest guy I ever met." Sheila Thomas, of Tomkinson Drive, Kidderminster, spoke following the death of Dean Jacob, who
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Is petrol price right?
SIR - Why is it that when the price of crude oil has dropped, the cost of petrol has increased? I also cannot understand why the cost per litre can vary so much in short distances. JOHN NORWOOD, Kidderminster.
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A - Z of family friendly pubs in Worcestershire
Berkeley Arms Evesham Road, Egdon, Worcester , Worcestershire. WR7 4QL 01905 345269 Crown and Sandy Arms Main Road, Ombersley, Droitwich, Worcestershire. WR9 0EW 01905 620252 Horse and Jockey Far Forest, Bewdley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
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Opening Premiership fixtures
NEWCASTLE United boss Sam Allardyce will make a swift return to Bolton on the opening day of the new Barclays Premier League season. Allardyce left the Trotters following eight largely successful years at the Reebok Stadium in late April, but was soon
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1,200 cricket kids bat on in Worcester
MORE than 1,200 children from across the West Midlands will descend on Worcester to take part in two-day cricket coaching sessions. The British Army has teamed up with the Chance to Shine campaign run by registered charity the Cricket Foundation, to
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Kids holiday club could close
A HOLIDAY club for children in Worcester is in danger of closing because of falling membership. The King's Squad, run by Westside Churches, has been taking place in the school summer holidays every years for the past 20 years. It once attracted more
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Luff calls for investigation on A449
A ROAD that has claimed a number of lives should be urgently investigated, says a Worcestershire MP. During Parliamentary questions, Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff asked Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander to instruct the Highways Agency to conduct
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Retired teacher died after drinking and swallowing tablets
A RETIRED engineer teacher died more than two weeks after he went out on a heavy drinking session and swallowed six packets of paracetamol in a "moment of madness", an inquest heard. Thomas Beard, aged 66, had been suffering from ulcers and liver damage
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Drug addict stole coffee and hit a security guard
A DRUNK heroin addict racially assaulted a security guard after he was caught shoplifting from a Worcester supermarket, a court heard. Shane Pinfield has now been handed a suspended sentence which could result in him spending up to four months in jail
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What’s that noise I hear after 5pm?
SIR - It was interesting to read the quote from Persimmon Homes construction director Martin Howard that "work at Hamilton Grange does not start until 8am and never continues past 5pm" (Worcester News, June 7). The horrendous noise we hear between 5pm
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Bulls open up against Rotherham
HEREFORD United will begin their League Two campaign at home to Rotherham United. The Yorkshire side were relegated from League One last season and visit Edgar Street on Saturday, August 11. The Bulls then host Yeovil Town in the Carling Cup first round
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MALVERN: Lara leads her team in fund-raising triple run
A WORCESTERSHIRE woman is preparing to lead a team of youngsters in a fund-raising race. Lara Holland, aged 23, of Colwall, near Malvern, is captaining Cerebral Connections, a group of seven determined young people who have all received treatment at
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Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson doesn't go looking for trouble. But when you're the son of a Greek god, you can't pick and choose your battles... Percy and his friends Annabeth and Thalia are heading to Maine to bring two demigods to Camp Half-Blood. But there, they discover
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MP has a cheek to talk about justice
SIR - Michael Foster MP has some cheek to write in your paper of leading "the fight against extreme poverty and injustice" and "when politicians really listen" (Worcester News, June 7). Britain illegally invaded Iraq and helped set in motion a war that
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Blue Like Friday by Siobhan Parkinson
'I think maybe boys have a different way of looking at things. That could be it.' Olivia's best friend, Hal, thinks Fridays are blue, and tangy, like blue lemon sherbert. Olivia thinks he's crazy!. Friday is just plain Friday - isn't it? And what's
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Super Powers - The Tusked Terror by Alex Cliff
7 days, 7 powers, 7 deadly challenges. A ruined castle.... The ancient god Hercules is trapped inside. Only two boys, Max and Fin, can break out the evil spell. In todays' quest will they stop the wild boar and save Hercules in time? .Book being reviewed
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Aldi wants ban on food shop at site overturned
Supermarket giant Aldi wants to overturn a long-standing planning restriction to establish a new shop on a retail park in Droitwich. The German discount food chain, which has more than 300 stores in the UK, and Parkridge Retail have submitted two planning
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Over 60s edge out Essex in thriller
WORCESTERSHIRE Over 60s beat Essex by three runs in a thrilling County Championship match at Ombersley. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat with John Shepherd and Barry Briscoe providing a sound start by adding 35 in 11 overs before Briscoe
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New teams wanted for fun with air ambulance
Organisers of the annual County Air Ambulance It's A Knock Out competition are looking to encourage the final few teams to join the traditional fun in August. The event is a regular on the air ambulance calendar and organisers are looking to persuade
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We can enjoy train and a concert too
SIR - I was very pleased to see a recent letter from Joe Moran, Did Elgar drive a train for a living?' (May 28), suggesting that a celebration of Elgar's music in this undulating county that inspired him would be a suitable event to commemorate the great
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Now race for cash is on
THOUSANDS of women might still be recovering from taking part in this year's Worcester Race for Life, but the race is now on to collect the money. After 5,000 women walked, jogged and ran around the city to help raise money for Cancer Research UK on
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Counselling for children who watched horror fall
SCHOOLCHILDREN who watched as their teacher fell 25 feet from a tree have been offered counselling. The 50-year-old PE teacher from Blackminster Middle School, Evesham, was taking part in an adventure weekend at the Malvern Hills Outdoor Centre in Old
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Hold on tight, the Red Devils are coming
THE famous Red Devils are preparing to wow the crowds at this weekend's Three Counties Show. The British Army's Parachute Regiment freefall display team will be showing off their skills tomorrow and Sunday, June 17. Team commander Major Nick Visher
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Web services celebrate top prize
WORCESTER-based Postcode Anywhere scoop-ed the Best Use of Technology in an Emerging Business accolade at the European Retail Solutions awards held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel. About 750 of the most prominent retailers and technologists
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We’re on the road to a racing victory
THERE will be a little bit of Worcester roaring around the Le Mans 24 hours motor race in France this weekend. Bonded automotive structure company Holden Alum-inum Worcester Ltd has supplied a specially-designed DBR9 chassis for the Aston Martin racing
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Process charge is robbing the poor
SIR - Today I received my monthly BT telephone bill, which is paid in advance by Post Office payment card and in is credit. It came with a covering information leaflet explaining that the less well-off and most financially vulnerable, who, for many reasons
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Buckets of cash for hospice
A MARATHON runner from Droitwich can take a well-earned rest after raising £6,350 for St Richard's Hospice in Worcester. Andrew Neale, aged 43, who works as an independent financial adviser, completed this year's London Marathon in a time of five hours
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Peter may be paralysed – but that doesn’t stop him being independent
WHEN Peter Hanson woke from a coma to find himself paralysed from the chest down following a road accident, the life he once knew seemed over. Unable to drink, feed or bathe himself and confined to a wheelchair he faced the prospect of life in a care
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MALVERN: Man caught drinking his alcohol in public again
A MALVERN man breached his criminal anti-social behaviour order by drinking alcohol in public, Worcester magistrates heard. Kevin Bayliss, of Elgar Avenue, appeared before the courts for the eighth time in just four months after drinking outside a series
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Contestants line up for business awards finals
IT'S a nail-biting time for a whole host of businesses as the finalists have been chosen for the Chamber Awards 2007, run by the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The tension will only be broken when the winners are announced at the
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High-energy Shakespeare that’s worth checking out
WHATEVER liberties director Chris Jaeger has taken with this classic - and there must be quite a few - no one could dispute that the Bard of Avon would probably have approved. The piece starts as it means to go on. The fairies cast their spells on
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The school that’s ready
A WORCESTER primary that has become one of Britain's first low-carbon' schools is to be officially opened by the minister for climate change and the environment next week. Ian Pearson will visit Red Hill Primary School in Midhurst Close on Monday. The
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Your MP writes
This year we are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of one of our nation’s finest composers. However, even though I don’t think we’re doing enough locally or nationally to celebrate Elgar, I am happy that he should step out of the limelight – for
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Our historic regiment will soon be no more
SIR - According to your article (Worcester News, June 7) the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has praised the Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters' courage in the Afghan conflict. A regimental spokesman rightly said: "I know Worcester is very proud of the
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We’ll help to bring daddy home again
Dubai may have become a dream destination for British holidaymakers, but one Worcester man can't wait to leave. The only problem is, they won't let him. Before you think that there must be worse things than being stuck in this spectacular holiday resort
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Walk to improve safety
A WORCESTER primary school joined hundreds across the UK in a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers youngsters face on the roads. More than 300 pupils from Warndon Primary School, Worcester, took part in a walk across school grounds, many wearing
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Soap Box challengers will dash to raise funds
WOULD-be Lewis Hamiltons will be racing around Worcester's County Hall at the weekend. There are now 11 teams taking part in the city's first official Soap Box Kart challenge on Sunday, June 17. Teams from Worcester-shire County Council, the Sixty and
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Excitement as Droitwich lido re-opens after £1.5m facelift
AFTER years of battling for private investment, planning and building, Droitwich's historic lido is to re-open on Monday. Wychavon District Council's £1.5 million facelift is hoped to bring the 68-year-old complex right into the 21st century. The complex
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Pubs are taking pity on smokers
SMOKY pubs will soon be a thing of the past when new legislation comes into force on Sunday, July 1. Gone will be the days when non-smokers return home after a night out drinking, reeking of cigarette smoke and pubs in Worcester are preparing for the
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Girl, 11, takes county council to High Court
AN 11-year-old disabled Malvern girl is among a group of children who have launched a unique High Court case claiming their human rights were violated when they were excluded from schools apparently unable to cope with their special needs. Jade Fildes
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My children miss their daddy – they don’t deserve this
THE children of a man trapped in the Middle East for a year pleaded today: "Let our daddy come home!" Mark Glass has been stranded in Dubai by a legal wrangle after a man crashed his car. His wife Boryana, children Veronique, three, and Angelique, two
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Pills overdose killed ex-engineer
A RETIRED engineer teacher died more than two weeks after he went out on a heavy drinking session and swallowed six packets of paracetamol in a "moment of madness", an inquest heard. Thomas Beard, aged 66, had been suffering from ulcers and liver damage
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Green net silverware with eight-wicket win
BARNARDS Green won the Worcester League's Carnival Cup with an eight-wicket victory over Stoke Prior. After defeating Worcester in the semi-final, Barnards Gr-een played the final in the idyllic settings of Ombersley Cricket Club. The two sides had
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Pregnant woman injured in crash
A PREGNANT woman and two other people were injured in a head-on collision last night. The two cars, believed to be a Renault Megane and a people carrier-style vehicle, collided on the A422 at Spetchley, Worcester, at 8.30pm. A pregnant woman, thought