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Female burglar kept in custody
A FEMALE burglar was remanded in custody after a judge expressed concern that she would not turn up to be sentenced. Lorraine Whitmore, aged 42, of Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, had failed to surrender to bail eight times in the past, observed Judge Andrew
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Worcester News weather watch
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Chesterfield 4 Hereford United 0
HEREFORD United missed the chance to climb to second spot in League Two after a nightmare display in front of the Sky television cameras. The promotion-chasing Bulls were blown away after a dreadful first-half showing at Saltergate in which Chesterfield
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Crocodiles held
WORCESTER Crocodiles drew 6-6 in their toughest match of the Winter Water Polo League against fellow unbeaten team Handsworth. Handsworth took an early 3-2 lead in the first quarter with Crocodiles scoring a penalty. In a high-pressure game with nervy
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No veggies allowed for annual comp
SAUSAGE-scoffers are urgently needed for an annual competition in the name of charity. For the fourth year running, a sausage-eating competition will be held in Worcestershire and this year the money raised will go towards a dedicated breast unit for
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Junior nets start
OLD Elizabethans' junior net practice starts on Thursday, January 31, at the RGSAO Sports Hall, Little London, Worcester, until April 3. The under 10s to under 13s age groups can attend from 6pm until 7pm, while the under 14s to under 17s are invited
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Have your say in our forums
THERE are many ways to share your views with the readers of your Worcester News, but by far the most versatile is in our forums. The 'comment' sections below most stories are great for writing a few lines about a specific article, but if you want to
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Dodge’s double is crucial for Upton
UPTON kept up their promotion hunt with a tight 6-3 win over Manor Park in Midlands Five West (South). The floods forced Upton to move from their usual home to Hanley Castle High School. They suffered one of only two league defeats at Manor Park in
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Severe flood warning issued
RESIDENTS are being told be on their guard as a surge of floodwater reaches Worcestershire over the next few days. After a weekend of heavy rain over the mountains in Wales, water is heading down the river Severn and it was expected to peak in Bewdley
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Scheme aims to keep care homechildren out of trouble
GUILDLINES are set to be launched to reduce the number of children in Worcestershire's residential care system committing crimes. The new document, which provides guidelines for care home staff to follow when trouble occurs, have been devised to try
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Local playboy model to appear on TV
A FORMER Playboy model and mother of 10 from Stoulton, near Worcester, is appearing on a BBC programme this evening. Annette Edwards will be discussing how she looks good at 56 on The One Show aired on BBC 1 tonight at 7pm. She will be appearing on the
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Dire Droitwich still claim vital victory
TITLE-chasing Droitwich beat Nuneaton Old Edwardians 7-5 despite turning in their worst display of the season. The second-placed team in Midlands Three West (South) squeezed home in a poor, error-strewn contest. But drizzle and bad under-foot conditions
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Networkers pledge to raise funds for Noah's Ark Trust
A WOMEN'S networking lunch group which meets on a monthly basis has decided to help support a Worcester-based bereavement charity. The group of businesswomen, who meet to discuss business and exchange ideas, will be donating money raised by them in the
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Benjamin signs new deal
WORCESTER Warriors winger Miles Benjamin has agreed a new two-year deal that will keep him at Sixways until 2010. The exciting 19-year-old, a product of the Warriors academy, made his Guinness Premiership debut in October and has impressed since. Worcester
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Beer Belly Boys bag 15th win
UNBEATEN Beer Belly Boys won their 15th straight game in the Malvern Wednesday Winter Darts League. Results: New Inn Storridge 4, Mad Hunters 3; Hasbeens 5, Foresters A' 2; Gloster 2, Anchor 5; Marlbank 3, Upstarts 4; Demons 5, Keys Cobras 2; Beer Bellys
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Man approached teenage girl in Worcester
A TEENAGE girl who claimed that a man tried to entice her into a green Land-Rover as she walked home in Worcester is being sought by police. The driver sounded his horn to attract the girl's attention while she was walking home near Newtown Hospital
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Summer floods cost County over £1million
THE devastating summer floods cost Worcestershire in excess of £1million. The New Road outfit have announced they lost £1,164,114 over the past 12 months because of the 2007 floods. However, an insurance pay-out of £300,000, a £75,000 grant from the
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Worcester house burgled twice in 10 days
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a house in Worcester was burgled twice in just 10 days. The incidents at a house on Selbourne Road West, Barbourne, took place between 8pm and 11.30 on Monday, January 7 and 8.15am and 7.20pm on Thursday, January
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Wolves face Heat in Trophy semis
WORCESTER Wolves must beat Guildford Heat for the first time in their history to make the British Basketball League Trophy final. The University of Worcester-based side face last season's BBL champions Heat in the first semi-final at Ponds Forge, Sheffield
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UPDATE: Bewdley braced for severe flooding
RESIDENTS in Bewdley are being warned that a surge of flood water could reach the town tonight. After a weekend of heavy rain over the mountains in Wales, water is heading down the Severn towards the town with experts predicting it will peak at about
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Lifeline for the young runaways
ABOUT 900 young people run away from home in Worcestershire every year. The revelation comes from the Children's Society, after the Government threw a lifeline to the 86,000 children under 16 across England who run away each year. Responding to 20 years
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Three men bailed after £1,400 drugs arrest
THREE men arrested following a £1,400 drugs arrest at Evesham Railway Station have been bailed to return to Worcester Police Station. Cocaine and heroin - with a total street value of £1,400 - was recovered from two locations after one man was arrested
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Fudger stars for Vikings but Monarchs rule clash
GROSVENOR Vikings' Syd Fudger recorded the highest score with 50 against Monarchs in Worcester and District Skittle League Division Three. Despite his score, however, which included three spares at the Portobello pub, Vikings still lost to joint top-of-the-table
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Results extra
BROMSGROVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE Bridgwater Cup round two: D&P La Coruna 11 Stoke Prior Spectrum 0. Division One Cup quarter-finals: Navigation 3 DDS&S Dons 2. Centenary Cup quarter-finals: Nailers Arms 2 Greyhound 1. WA Harris Cup Group A': Sugarbrook
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'Ashamed' drink driver banned
A MAN who admitted drink driving has been disqualified for 12 months and fined £400. Kevin Browning, 43, admitted being over the limit while driving in Fernhill Heath, near Worcester, but said he was ashamed of his actions. Worcester Magistrates Court
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Be warned of bogus charity callers
RESIDENTS are being warned not to hand over their money to charity collectors without seeing any ID. The warning comes after a report of bogus callers asking for a donation to Droitwich Boxing Club. The owner of an address at Meadow Piece, Westlands
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Stricken aircraft moved for further examination
The investigation into the crash-landing of flight BA038 will continue from an engineering base at Heathrow Airport after a painstaking operation to move the aircraft was completed. The British Airways aircraft recovery team took several hours to move
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City braced for new Smith bid
WORCESTER City were today bracing themselves for an improved offer from Blue Square North rivals AFC Telford United for skipper Chris Smith. The Bucks Head outfit made an original £1,500 bid for the defender last week which St George's Lane manager Richard
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Gibbs stars as Athletic eye title
WATERLOGGED pitches caused the vast majority of Worcester League matches to be postponed over the weekend. In the handful of games that were played, Warndon Athletic moved into contention for the Sunday Division Three title with a stunning 9-3 success
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Good samaritan asked to come forward
A GOOD samaritan went to the aid of an assault victim found lying unconscious in a Worcester street. But the kind-hearted person left without being identified and police are now trying to trace him in the hope they can shed some light on how the victim
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Trophy clash in Swansea
WORCESTERSHIRE'S Friends Provident Trophy clash with Glamorgan on May 25 will take place in Swansea. When the fixtures were released in November, this away match venue was still to be confirmed. However, this morning the Welsh county confirmed that
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Bull rediscovering winning habit
TERRY Jenkins has returned from Gibraltar having reached the last 16 of two PDC tournaments. The world number five is slowly getting his year back on track after crashing out of the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Championships in the first round. In the Stan
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DAVIS
DAVIS Ken Beloved friend of Derek, Bill and Graham, Sheila and the late Tony, Ann and Terry, Felicia and Family, Laura and Family and many others who Ken talked with on his many walks with Lassie. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday,
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MEENAGHAN
MEENAGHAN Jim Passed away peacefully at his home on January 15th, 2008, aged 77 years. Beloved husband of the late Audrey and a much loved dad, grandad, great grandad and brother. He will be sadly missed by all his Family and Friends. Requiem Mass at
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WHITEHOUSE
WHITEHOUSE Ken A year has passed since you've been gone, I wish you were still here, but you will never be forgotten dad. I will always hold you near. You are loved and thought of every day and missed much more than words can say. Jayne. Published in
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Flooded roads in Herefordshire
A LIST of roads closed in Herefordshire because of flooding has been released. They are the C1086 Kinnersley to Letton, C1273 near PGL, Ross, and Watery Lane/Lower Bullingham Lane in Hereford. Herefordshire Council said the C1258 Huntsham's Bridge at
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Headlines 21 January 2008
Today's headlines are read by Stephanie Franklin from Elgar Technology College, Worcester
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Will anyone speak up about salaries?
SIR - Our local MPs away in Westminster are about to vote themselves a salary increase. Firstly, does anyone else in the public sector get that privilege? Secondly, will our MPs then keenly announce to us that our requests cannot possibly be considered
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Volunteers get to grips with hedges
GREEN-fingered volunteers got their hands dirty as they helped to clear out a hedgerow at Warndon Woods Local Nature Reserve. About four people turned up to help Worcester City Council's wildlife ranger team take part in a hedge and scrub management
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January 19-26
100 Years Ago: THE death is announced of Mrs Baylis at the age of 102. She was formerly for many years landlady of the Northwick Arms in Barbourne, Worcester, and was well-known to many citizens, particularly as somewhat of a humorist. She remembered
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Reg Moule Answers your Questions
I was watching a gardening programme on TV recently which highlighted the effect of planting three silver birches close together in order to get increased impact from the bark colour during the winter. Although this is good in larger gardens, do you think
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So many seeds – but which ones will work best?
There are so many seeds and plants to choose from in catalogues at this time of year, but how do you know you're going to get a great performer which does what it says on the packet? Consumers' Association magazine Gardening Which? put some new varieties
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I want to say thank you to NHS staff
SIR - I have in the past four months been an inpatient three times and numerous times an outpatient in the Orthopaedic Department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. I feel that I must write to say how good my experience of the attitude and treatment by
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Old Hills
Though it covers a relatively small area, the common land at Old Hills provides the opportunity for some enjoyable walks through a mixture of grassland, scrub and woodland. There is plenty of colour here even in January, thanks to the silvery stems of
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Sweeny Todd film review
Gasps are heard throughout the dark packed cinema as the opening line is in song, yes everyone, it's a musical. I'm not talking a Moulin Rouge style musical made up from chart toppers we know, I'm talking full on orchestral numbers where characters intertwine
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January 19-26
This week in 1958: Pigeon mystery. During the past three weeks workmen in St Andrew's Gardens, Worcester, have had the task of clearing away the remains of about 200 pigeons - 70 per cent of them racing pigeons - which had flown over the gardens from
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Jet Streams and Rossby Waves
Air temperature decreases from the Equator to the poles, and wind speed in the upper air is proportional to the rate that temperature changes. This is most marked where polar and tropical air masses meet, at the polar front, and where equatorial and subtropical
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Where to get the best produce.
Is your breakfast a quick slice of toast on the way out of the door? Or maybe a cereal bar while you wait for the bus? Well, why not make an extra effort this week, with a traditional farmhouse breakfast, using only the best ingredients from your local
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George, I support police 100 per cent
SIR - I write regarding George Cowley's letter (January 15) suggesting I don't support the law. Well, George, I do support the law 100 per cent. What I was objecting to is their increase in their earnings. The British officer gets a better salary than
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Community rallies round to keep its store open
THE village shop is often at the heart of a rural community and if one closes it can be a considerable blow. Not everyone wants to drive five miles to the nearest supermarket for a bag of potatoes or a couple of pints/litres of milk. But when the
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Stirrup cups and jewellery – the treasures of Lady Coventry’s life
Towards the end of last year, I received instructions to advise the executors of the Late Lady Maria Coventry, who had recently died. Naturally, it is a sad time for those closest, but for me it is a very great privilege to be asked to deal with the
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Don’t let the storm clouds burst over our theatre
CITIES such as Worcester experience many defining moments down the ages times when the planets conspire to sweep away the old and usher in the new. Many of us dislike and fear change and this facet of human nature was perfectly demonstrated during the
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We are grateful to those who helped
SIR - We would like to place on record oor very grateful thanks to all the people who helped us on Friday, January 11, when we became trapped in a flash flood in Pulley Lane, near Oddingley. As my husband is disabled and partially sighted. We were very
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Olympics here we come
CHILDREN from four Worcester city primary schools have started practising for the London 2012 Olympics About 120 children, aged six and seven, from Northwick Manor Infants, Claines Primary, St George's Primary and St Barnabas Primary schools took part
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Invest in workers and watch your firm bloom
EMPLOYERS in Worcestershire are being offered the chance to improve the performance of their businesses by boosting the skills level of their workforce. An innovative new project aimed at helping employers to improve the performance of their "bottom-line
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Not one but two reports have praised our 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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From ‘All American’ to an English squire
THERE is no reason at all why Dick Plath, former US Navy submarine commander and veteran of Cold War confrontations with the Soviet Union, shouldn't take to pheasant shooting in South Worcestershire like a duck to water. Because here is a lad, brought
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Guildhall cafe plans will not be ruled out
SIR - Labour councillor Rob Peachey is clearly trying it on with his comments about the Guildhall. This claim that the Orchard Street council offices are expensive are the opposite of the truth. As a senior councillor he knows that these offices are
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COMMENT: Well done to Carl and his rowing team
CONGRATULATIONS to Worcestershire businessman Carl Theakston and his three fellow Atlantic adventurers who have put the county in the national headlines for the second time within a couple of days. Carl, who runs the Malvern paper products firm ESP,
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Victory for Carl in transatlantic row
A BUSINESSMAN has won a transatlantic rowing challenge on his first attempt. After nearly seven weeks in the Pura Vida boat, Carl Theakston received a rapturous reception as he completed the 3,000-mile journey from the Canary Islands to Antigua and has
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Hero pilot Peter returns home to Worcester
THE hero pilot who helped successfully crash-land a plane after its engines failed is back at his home in Worcester. After a whirlwind few days, modest captain Peter Burkill has returned to the loving arms of his wife Maria and their three children Troy
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Our mum had MRSA, so why doesn't her death certificate say so?
THE heartbroken children of a "glamorous granny" have accused health chiefs of a whitewash because they did not record that she had MRSA when she died. But hospital bosses say they took the correct decision and are only required to record blood infections
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Latest travel news
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Latest travel news
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Cinema trailers and news
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
