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Think again over plans for Guildhall coffee shop
CITY council leaders have been ordered to reconsider their controversial plan to look closely at putting a high street coffee chain in Worcester's Guildhall. No decisions have yet been made regarding the Guildhall's future, but Worcester City Council's
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Malvern slump to heavy loss on travels
WITH five games cancelled because of the weather in British Gas Business Division One Midlands, Malvern Town must have wished that their game with the FA Cup heroes Chasetown had gone the same way. The struggling Langland Stadium side were never in the
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Ruddock hails clinical display from Warriors
MIKE Ruddock praised the clinical manner in which his Worcester Warriors players dispatched Romanian side Bucuresti 46-0 to complete their European Challenge Cup Pool Two fixtures with a 100 per cent record. Seven-try Warriors sealed a home quarter-final
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Weekend county results
SATURDAY FOOTBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUE Division One Midlands: Chasetown 4 Malvern Town 0. HELLENIC LEAGUE Premier Division: Pegasus Juniors 0 Highworth Town 1. Midland Combination Challenge Vase second round: Worcester City Academy 3 Cadbury
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Wolves 84 Sharks 81
WORCESTER Wolves made it eight wins in 11 games by reaching the semi-finals of the British Basketball League Trophy. The on-song Wolves delighted a big University of Worcester crowd against Sheffield Sharks with their most significant achievement since
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Second team reach the final
WORCESTER Wolves second team will head to Manchester next month looking to pick up the National Shield after a dramatic semi-final 80-77 victory over Bradford Dragons. Tying 77-77 at the University of Worcester with only seconds of overtime remaining
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Floods didn’t stop me passing brewery exam
BREWER Chris Gooch has proved that he has just as good a head as some of his popular Worcestershire ales. During one of the most difficult years at the Teme Valley Brewery, Knightwick, when production was twice severely disrupted by flooding and demand
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Fighting spirit pleases boss Yates
HARRIERS' manager Mark Yates praised his side's spirit after they defeated Farsley Celtic 2-1 at Aggborough on Saturday. Russ Penn's 94th-minute winner made sure that Harr-iers are still in the hunt for the play-offs in the Blue Square Premier. An error
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Worcester Warriors 46pts, Bucuresti 0
WORCESTER Warriors romped to a seven-try 46-0 demolition of Bucuresti which saw them finish the European Challenge Cup pool stages as the competition's highest try-scorers and number one seed going into the quarter-finals. The Sixways outfit snatched
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Collins keen to grab the seven shirt
ALL-ACTION flanker James Collins has his sights set on ousting club captain Pat Sanderson from the Sixways number seven shirt. The 21-year-old back-row dynamo, who put in a man-of-the-match showing in Worcester Warriors' 46-0 thrashing of Bucuresti,
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Kidderminster Harriers 2, Farsley Celtic 1
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers grabbed a last-gasp winner to see off plucky strugglers Farsley Celtic in a tense Blue Square Premier clash at Aggborough. Manager Mark Yates' side had not played at home on a Saturday for two months but they gave the home fans
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Bulls' chief Turner remaining focused
HEREFORD United must not let their FA Cup heroics distract them from a crucial promotion clash at Chesterfield tomorrow night (7.45), according to boss Graham Turner. The Bulls set up a fourth round tie against Cardiff City at Edgar Street on Sunday
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Pegasus crash to Saye strike
PEGASUS Juniors fell to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Highworth Town in the Hellenic Premier Division. Pegasus got the ball into the opponents net twice and were awarded a penalty kick but still left the match empty handed. The hosts thought they
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Noah's Ark patron Henry adds his support to appeal
ANTIQUES Roadshow expert Henry Sandon has shown his support for a £1 million appeal for a Worcester-based bereavement charity. Mr Sandon, who is one of the longest serving patrons of the Trust and lives in the city, visited the offices of Noah's Ark
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All the latest football fixtures
MONDAY Coca-Cola League Two: Chesterfield v Hereford United (7.45pm). Midland Floodlit Youth League Southern Division: Bromsgrove Rovers v Alvechurch. Herefordshire FA Giantkillers Cup: Bromyard Town v Newport County. Worcestershire FA Youth Cup:
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Dryden sweating over Webster's fitness
RELIEVED, disappointed and delighted - just three words that summed up Richard Dryden's feelings after watching his side battle back to earn a point on Saturday. The Worcester manager was relieved after seeing his side haul back a two-goal deficit, disappointed
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City 2 Workington 2
LIGHTNING does strike twice! Just ask Saturday's visitors to St George's Lane who, for the second successive season, threw away a two-goal lead. And, had two-goal hero Emeka Nwadike's 90th-minute strike not been ruled out for offside, then the journey
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Man stole screwdrivers to give as presents
A MAN who stole two screwdriver sets for Christmas presents has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community. Jay Simpson, of St Paul's Hostel, Worcester, admitted the theft when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates' Court. The court heard
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So pleased after two reports praise school
A WORCESTER school is riding on the crest of a wave after picking up two top reports - just days after it came top of the city's schools in the GCSE league tables. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College has been praised by education watchdog Ofsted
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River Severn to rise again
RESIDENTS are being warned to stay on their guard as river levels in Worcestershire are set to rise again. The Environment Agency said although the river Severn has been slowly falling over the last few days heavy rainfall over the mountains in Wales
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Worcester News weather watch
Keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News. Click here for the Environment Agency's latest flood warnings for the Midlands. Click here for the latest weather forecast. Click here for the latest
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Christmas, New Year and Colds,
Out of the way it’s now down to the nitty gritty of Premiership Rugby and Worcester Warriors continuing in the top flight. The success Worcester have had in the European Challenge Cup in finishing the best qualified team from the pool stages ahs to have
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Cinema charts and trailers
YOUR Worcester News has a variety of sections here on the website, offering all manner of information. One of those is news about the latest cinema releases, upcoming movies and trailers to help you choose what you want to see before you leave the house
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Latest travel news
Check out the latest travel news for this Sunday morning. Click here for latest travel news
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Slow down signs are step closer
A SCHOOL in Worcestershire is a step closer to getting motorists passing its entrance to slow down. At an extraordinary parish council meeting this week in Lindridge, near Tenbury Wells, it was revealed that County Hall would be willing to part-fund
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Co-pilot thought everyone would die
THE co-pilot of the crash-landed passenger jet at Heathrow has told how, moments before impact, he thought everyone was about to die. Speaking to a national newspaper, Senior First Officer John Coward said he realised the engines of the Boeing 777 had
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Thief sold £11k machine for £98 - court
A MAN who stole an £11,500 sewage pump from Droitwich will be sentenced at Worcester Crown Court. Trevor Green appeared at the city's magistrates court having previously admitting stealing the pump on Saturday, October 13 last year. The 36-year-old,
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Worcester News weather watch
Keep up to date with the latest flood warnings, weather and travel news with your Worcester News. Click here for the Environment Agency's latest flood warnings for the Midlands. Click here for the latest weather forecast. Click here for the latest
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Flood galleries
ONCE again flooding has hit Worcestershire, and we have been out and about taking pictures of the damage. We have taken some of our many pictures and set up a gallery for you to see the scale of the problem and the affect it has had. Click here to view
