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Council praise for on budget playing field
STAFF at the city council have been warmly praised for their efforts in ensuring the £1.2m revamp of the King George V playing fields goes ahead. Everyone working on the project has been publicly thanked by bosses for ensuring the costs have not spiralled
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Pershore ace’s SW19 aim
A PERSHORE Tennis Centre player will be hoping for Wimbledon progress when the tournament starts tomorrow. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, 27, helped the centre reach the final of the National Premier League play-offs. The Pakistan number one, an experienced
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Rhodes confident for Twenty20 bid
WORCESTERSHIRE will be hoping to get their Twenty20 Cup campaign under way at the second time of asking after their first game against Northants was ruined by the weather. Steve Rhodes' men are set to travel to Bristol to take on local rivals Gloucestershire
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Aussie Elliott tipping Kabir for England call
FORMER Australia batsman Matthew Elliott believes Kabir Ali's recall to England's Test and one-day sides is long overdue. Elliott, who played 21 Tests from 1996 to 2004, considers the Worcestershire seamer to be "one of the most under-rated bowlers in
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Birmingham Cricket League seconds
BIRMINGHAM MIDSHIRES LEAGUE FIRST XI PREMIER DIVISION Coventry & NW (6) 89-4 drew with WB Dartmouth (10) 125-9 (M Lilley 4-25). Kenilworth Wardens (5) v Kidderminster Victoria (5). Match abandoned. Moseley (2) 111 (K Bray 5-21) lost to Knowle & Dorridge
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Kidderminster thwarted by rain
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria remained in sixth spot in the Birmingham League Premier Division table despite their game at Kenilworth Wardens falling foul of the poor weather. Both sides picked up five points for the abandonned match, but results elsewhere
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Sprague and Phillips run through Attock
OLD Elizabethans' Birmingham League Division Two table-topping performances continued with a resounding five-wicket win over third-placed Attock at the Memorial Ground. Skipper Sean Cairney won the toss and invited the visitors to bat first after rain
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County league result round-up
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE FIRST XI DIVISION ONE Eastnor v Chaddesley Corbett Eastnor winning draw. Eastnor (17) 236-9 dec, Chaddesley Corbett (4) 96-7. Pershore v Bromyard Match abandoned. Bromyard (6) 129-0 (A.Bullock 55no, O.Bailey 65no
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Droitwich are new leaders in top division
DROITWICH marched to the top of Crusader Worcestershire League Division One with a six-wicket win at fellow high-fliers Worcester Nomads. The town side dismissed their hosts for 143 and then collected 20 points with the help of Jon Boult (62) and Damon
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Lido campaigners in tribute to ex-members
THE campaign group which fought to re-open Droitwich's lido is to have its own special opening ceremony where they will remember two of the members who didn't live to see the new £1.5m complex. John Cox, who was secretary of the now disbanded SALT (Save
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£7,000 boost for Worcester trust
A WORCESTER based trust has been given £7,000 to fund a residential weekend for children and their guardians. Noah's Ark, which was founded in 1998 to provide grief support to bereaved children and young people. One of the most crucial elements of the
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Alcohol seized from children as young as 10
A CRACK down to stop children as young as 10 drinking alcohol has been launched. Groups of more than 50 young people, both boys and girls, aged between about 10 and 19, have been congregating at the bottom of Longboat Lane in Stourport on Friday evenings
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Fund-raisers brave elements for homeless
A GROUP of people wrapped up warm and slept outside in order to raise money for the Worcester's homeless. About 30 people, including staff and clergy from Worcester Cathedral, spent Saturday night on College Green. The aim of The Big Sleep Out, organised
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Abduction investigation scaled down
THE investigation into the alleged abduction of a Worcestershire boy has been scaled down. Police say they have not been able to confirm that an abduction took place in Redditch last week and still, no-one has been reported missing. On Wednesday, West