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Housing scheme debate delayed - again
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build 33 homes next to the railway line at Malvern Wells has been delayed from going before district councillors for the second time in two months. The plan, submitted by Landmark Sites Ltd, for the Old Railway Yard off Peachfield
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Wolves bite the Panthers
WORCESTER Wolves pulled off a thrilling 95-91 victory over Birmingham Panthers in the British Basketball League Trophy at the NIA in Birmingham. James Life top-scored for Wolves with 34 points, and no three-point scores, and was ably supported by Skouson
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Weymouth 0, Kidderminster Harriers 0
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will have to finish the job at Aggborough after a frustrating afternoon at the Wessex Stadium. The visitors had the better chances to win this dire FA Trophy second round clash but were denied by home keeper Jason Matthews. Now
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Rovers hot back to earn home point
SAM Allsop was on target as Bromsgrove Rovers earned a point in this British Gas Business Premier Division clash. Alsop headed home Chris Duggan's right-wing cross on 62 minutes to cancel out Darren Griffiths' opener 10 minutes earlier. Rovers came
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Own goal enough to sink Swifts
AN own goal from Richie Colwell handed Leamington the points at Walshes Meadow. Colwell turned the ball past keeper Chris Jay on 63 minutes following a cross from Martin Thompson to see the visitors go to the top of British Gas Business Division One
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All the weekend results
SATURDAY FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS LEAGUE Premier Division: Bromsgrove Rovers 1 Merthyr Tydfil 1. Division One Midlands: Berkhamsted Town 0 Evesham United 5; Stourport Swifts 0 Leamington 1. MIDLAND ALLIANCE Oldbury United P Westfields P
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Hereford United 3, Shrewsbury Town 1
HEREFORD are back in second place in the Coca-Cola League Two table after a convincing success against their Shropshire rivals. It was only their second success in league action against Shrewsbury and none of the Hereford team were born on the last occasion
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Ruddock eyes Heineken Cup place for Warriors
A PLACE in the Heineken Cup would be a dream for us - our ultimate aim is to play at the highest level of European rugby and we've got a great opportunity to do that through this competition. Those were the words of Worcester Warriors' director of rugby
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Five-star Robins keep up promotion push
HEADING for promotion? It would appear that way as Evesham found the net four times with headers and a clinical late strike from Mark Owen. The British Gas Business Division One Midlands whipping boys were totally outplayed as Paul West's men won for
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Stalwarts of bureau call it a day
DEDICATED volunteers who have clocked up more than 70 years of service at Worcester's Citizens Advice Bureau have stepped down. Over the years, Robin Buch-anan, Beryl Rees and Pauline Hebburn have given words of wisdom to thousands of customers. Mrs
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Trust counts the cost of staff sickness
THOUSANDS of working days are lost each month because of staff sickness at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust, which manages Worcestershire Royal Hos-pital in Worcester, the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kiddermin-ster Hospital,
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Liberty Way blackout was a lucky break for Worcester
RICHARD Dryden admitted Worcester City can count themselves extremely fortunate to have been handed another crack at Nuneaton Borough. City appeared to be heading towards defeat when they trailed 2-0 with 79 minutes gone at Borough's Liberty Way stadium
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Nuneaton 2 City 0 (abandoned 82 mins, floodlight failure)
ASK any football manager if he wanted a game abandoned with his side losing 2-0 and just eight minutes remaining, only fools or the most committed disciples of fair play would answer no! That was the question put to Worcester City boss Richard Dryden
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Introducing the youth tube: £10,000 solar-powered shelter for youngsters
YOUTHS in Dines Green now have their own solar-powered place to hide from the miserable winter weather, following the construction of a £10,000 youth shelter. The shelter was installed last week outside the Green Centre on Gresham Road, after months
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County must build more homes says Minister
A HUGE house-building programme must take place across Worcestershire if homes are to become affordable for younger people, a top MP has said. Speaking to your Worcester News while at a Labour party forum in Dines Green this weekend, Liam Byrne, the
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Walking group gets off to a good start
TRUE to their colourful name, the Rainbow Walkers strode out for their inaugural health walk yesterday in the glistening sunshine that followed Friday's storms. About 15 people met at the Rainbow Hill Centre in Astwood Road for the newly-formed walking
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Six months later - we've reopened after floods!
SIX months after the summer floods caused devastation across Worcestershire, two much-loved local institutions were finally getting back on their feet this weekend. Young and old alike were celebrating as the Copperpots pub in Oldbury Road, St John's
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Get the big screen trailers here
Are you thinking about heading to the cinema this weekend to escape this awful, changeable weather? Look no further than your Worcester News website for the latest film trailers to help you decide exactly what's right for you and your family. Click
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Yet more homes in Worcestershire? It would be a disaster
YET more homes are set to be crammed into Worcestershire over the coming years after the Government rejected local authorities' house-building plans. Mid-Worcestershire Tory MP Peter Luff described as "potentially disastrous" a Government decision to
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Cleaning firm brings in anti-dust mite system
A CLEANING company will now be able to help out allergy sufferers who are affected by dust mites. Malvern-based Chem-Dry Hereford and Worcester has recently invested in a CTS 330 Truckmount cleaning system to eliminate the mites. The cleaning technology
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Our schools need just as much money
A CAMPAIGNER for fairer funding for Worcestershire schools has hit out at the way the county is portrayed when it comes to getting cash for pupils. Helen Donovan said she was angered by the way Worces-tershire was shown to be relatively affluent, and
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Latest travel news
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River levels have peaked, Environment Agency says
WORCESTER remains on flood alert this morning, but water levels are now reported to be falling in the River Severn. With more rain forecast throughout the day, flood barriers will stay in place in Worcester city and at Upton-upon-Severn "for the forseeable
