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Air cadets raise funds for unit
AIR cadets helped raise almost £2,000 as they helped pack bags for shoppers at a Pershore supermarket. Twenty-five cadets from 233 (Pershore) Squadron Air Training Corps helped customers pack their bags at Co-op. Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith, commanding
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Hereford United 1 Barnet 2
FORMER Hereford loan player Nicky Nicolau's goal five minutes from time sent the Bulls crashing to their third successive defeat. Nicolau struck to give Barnet all three points after Hereford substitute Trevor Benjamin had cancelled out Albert Adomah's
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Malvern crash out to Bromyard
MALVERN Town again managed to throw away a two-goal lead as they lost 3-2 at home to Bromyard Town in the first round of the Worcester Infirmary Cup. The hosts started brightly and took the lead in the 15th minute when the ball fell kindly to Tom Lacey
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MP says we need more fruit pickers
FARMERS in Worcestershire are being forced to plant less crops due to a shortage of fruit and vegetable pickers, a Worcestershire MP has claimed. Peter Luff, the Conservative MP for Mid-Worcestershire, says that new government rules restricting students
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Man to appear on justice charge - court
A MAN has appeared at Worcester Magistrates court charged with perverting the course of justice. The court heard Christopher Geisler, of Leopard Rise, Newtown, Worcester, was accused of accepting a caution in the name of David Paul Geisler - his brother
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City side crash to Coventry reverse
WORCESTER Men's firsts came away from Coventry & North Warwick in defeat after going down 5-2 in the Body Kraft Midlands Premier League. The visitors, who narrowly lost to league leaders Harborne last week, started well and attacked with but they were
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Our Facebook profile is growing...
DID you know that your Worcester News now has its own Facebook page? We launched our own page a few weeks ago where we post links to significant stories and run an RSS feed straight to the page with all of our news and sport headlines. Simply log in
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Teenager attacked man lying on ground
A TEENAGER who was caught on CCTV repeatedly kicking someone as they lay unconscious on the ground has been remanded in custody awaiting sentence. Nineteen-year-old Stephen Fellows said he had been hit once by his friend, Albert Smith, who then tripped
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Shepperd bags a fine double
WORCESTER Women's firsts beat Northampton Saints 2-0 in their first Midlands Prem-ier League match of the New Year. The hosts began defensively, but managed to cope well with Northampton's series of attacks. Worcester battled hard to get the ball into
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Giving shelter to 10 homeless a night
A NIGHT shelter has been putting a roof over the heads of 10 or 11 homeless people a night since it started at the beginning of this month. The shelter, which is run from the Maggs Day Centre, Worcester, has also been able to offer its visitors a warm
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Crouchley stars in derby
A KEY factor in Evesham seconds' 3-2 win over their counterparts from Pershore was young Dave Crouchley who has been in a rich vein of form recently and again took the spotlight. Evesham started the better of the two sides and took the game to the away
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Pupils get engrossed in slavery
MORE than 600 pupils from across Worcestershire have been involved in a special project exploring the abolition of slavery. Students gathered at Worcester Cathedral over four days this week to explore some of the key points in history when individuals
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Early goals help Fields reach final
TWO goals in the first five minutes saw Westfields beat Wellington 2-0 at allpay.park to reach the final of the Herefordshire FA Senior Floodlit Cup. Westfields, who have not played since January 1, got off to a flying start when Jamie Edwards' drive
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Wolves hit by injuries for big tie
WORCESTER Wolves are facing a major injury scare ahead of the biggest game in their history on Saturday. Giant Shaun Durant, the 6ft 8ins forward, and shooting guard Ben Potts both face a race against time to make the British Basketball League Trophy
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Change reaps win
AN inspirational tactic change by Simon Baines led to a brilliant performance by Droit-wich seconds to come away with all three points in a vital 2-1 win at Wolverhampton. The Droitwich attack baffled the opposing defence and broke away early in the
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Hockey fixtures
SATURDAY SLAZENGER ENGLISH HOCKEY LEAGUE Men's National North Division: Stourport v University of Birmingham (4pm). BODYKRAFT MIDLANDS MEN'S LEAGUE Midlands Premier Division: Worcester v Chesterfield (12.45pm). West Midlands Premier Division: Redditch
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Teen driver's death was accident, inquest rules
THE death of an Evesham teenager on the A44 was an accident, an inquest has concluded. Shaun Smith, 18, died after the red Vauxhall Corsa he was driving on the A44 between Wyre Piddle and Fladbury collided with a Renault Modus travelling in the opposite
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Visitors given the Boots in thriller
STOURPORT Women's firsts won a nine-goal thriller aga-inst Boots 5-4 in the league. The hosts had taken a 4-2 lead by half-time but Boots battled back to draw level, before captain Fran Moss secured a vital win by scoring late on. The hosts had fallen
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Women's skittles cup results
HIGH Flyers were top-scorers as they progressed from the Worcester and District Women's Skittles King Pin Knockout Cup third round. Results: Kingstonians 252 (S Wigley 35), Bell Warriors 204; High Flyers 258 (P Rawlings 38 (14), C Parmley 33), Motley
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Do you know which pub this sign came from?
WAS there ever a watering hole in Malvern known as The Spa? That is the question being posed by Malvern residents Merrick and Caroline Feast. The couple, who moved to Malvern two years ago and are members of the Friends of Malvern Springs and Wells,
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Production of eco-friendly fuel stops as costs soar
A HUSBAND and wife team who set up a business to provide an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuel for Worcestershire drivers has stopped producing biodiesel after just a year due to soaring costs. Retired Malvern outdoor education centre manager Keith
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Girls invited to train with Kempsey CC
KEMPSEY Cricket Club are restarting their coaching for girls' only cricket. The sessions restart tomorrow from 6.15pm until 7.30pm at Bishop Perowne College, Merriman's Hill, Worcester, and run every Thursday evening apart from half-term. They cater
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Girl Guide Ashlea's adventure of a lifetime
A GIRL Guide is celebrating after being chosen for the adventure of a lifetime. Ashlea Gormley was thrilled to be among eight Worcester Guides selected for a Jail Break challenge, which will take her to Scotland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Norway.
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County football fixture round-up for weekend
SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE League Cup: University of Worcester v VBL Sports (D Williams); Upton Town v Martley Spurs (L Croy); Worcester YMCA v Pershore Manor (J Widdett). League: West Malvern v FC Tything (S Harness); Hanley Swan v Grosvenor
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Worcester coaching
WORCESTER Cricket Club are beginning indoor coaching sessions at the weekend. Eight to 14-year-olds can head along to the RGSAO Sports Hall, Little London, on Saturday. The sessions for 15 to 16-year-olds and seniors start on Tuesday at the same venue
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Warriors pair tackle Welsh
WORCESTER Warriors pair Miles Benjamin and Matt Cox have been included in the England Under 20s squad for their opening Six Nations game of the season against Wales at Gloucester on Friday (7.45pm). Winger Benjamin and flanker Cox were both capped by
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Help shape the city's festival tonight
NO doubt this year's Worcester Festival will be bigger and better than ever and this time around the organisers need your help - tonight. Worcester Live, the company behind the hugely-popular summer event, is hosting an open meeting for anyone who wants
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Coach driver attacked
A COACH driver suffered cuts and grazes after he was attacked by youths. The youths were passengers on the coach - which had travelled from Littleworth, to Alton Road, St Peters, Worcester on Saturday, January 26. The male bus driver - for Astons Coaches
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CALE
CALE Ronald Pat and Family of the late Ronald, would like to thank everyone for the many cards and messages of sympathy. A special thank you to Canon Robert Jones and Reverend Peter Haddleton for the memorable service. Thanks also to Mr Robert Evans and
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CRAGG
CRAGG Andrew To a wonderful husband, daddy, son, brother and uncle.Congratulations love Sue, Jack, Mum, Dad, Ali and Abbey xxx Published in paper 30/01/2008
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BYRNE
BYRNE Keith Patrick Passed away Friday, January 25th at St Richards Hospice. Dearly loved son of Maud and the late Patrick, loving brother to Terry, Mark, Julia, Jill and the late Pam. Thanksgiving Service at St Pauls Church on Tuesday, February 5that
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THOMAS NHS
THOMAS Jack Formerly of Heenans. Passed away suddenly in Worcestershire Royal Hospital on January 24th 2008, aged 81 years. He will be sadly missed by loving wife Sheila, son Jim, daughter in law Nita and stepson John. Funeral service to take place at
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STANTON
STANTON Gordon and Margaret Remembering our dearly loved parents, who passed away January 30th, 2007, and February 8th, 2006, respectively. Long sunny days at the seaside. Watching Dad playing cricket and Mum skittles. Train journeys to exciting places
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WARREN
WARREN Gladys Mum its two years since you fell asleep.A daily thought,A silent tear.A constant wish that you were here.Miss you always. Sons David and Paul, daughter Sandra, daughter in law Ruth, son in law Kevin and all your grand children. Published
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ADDIS
ADDIS Dorothy Rosemary Rose Peacefully passed away on January 28th, 2008. Sadly missed by husband John, children David, Steve and Lin, grandchildren Donna, Vikki, Paul and Ross. Family flowers only please, donations c/o George Crump & Son for Worcester
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BALDWIN
BALDWIN Irene Margaret Of Bilford Court. Passed peacefully away on January 25th, 2008 aged 88 years. Beloved wife of the late Gilbert and much loved mother of Kay and Neil. She will be sadly missed by allFamily and Friends. Funeral service at Worcester
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SANDLES
SANDLES Annie Freeman of Droitwich Spa and former Mayor Passed peacefully away at home on January 26th, 2008, aged 93 years. Beloved wife of the late Peter. Much loved mother of Anne, grandmother of Fiona and Simon and great grandmother to Amelia. Will
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CLIFTON
CLIFTON Frank In loving memory of a dear father, grandfather and great grandfather, who died January 29th, 2005. We wish we could see you sitting in your chair, we wish we could open the door and find you sitting there. The face we love is missing, the
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ALFORD
ALFORD Floss Passed away two years today If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane. I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. All our love Jeanette and Dave xx Published in paper 30/01/2008
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WARREN
WARREN Gladys Treasured memories of my beloved wife who passed away January 30th 2006. Love and miss you so much. Your ever loving husband John. R.I.P. Published in paper 30/01/2008
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Lifeline grant to be decided tonight
A CHARITY which offers a low-cost transport service to disabled and elderly people in the Malvern area is applying for a £10,000 grant to keep it going for the next financial year. Malvern Dial-a-Ride has been operating since October 1999 and is run
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Let’s hope Blair is not EU president
SIR - How many tax payers realise that our government has just voted an increase to our contribution to the EU, this club for ex MPs? Our contribution now totals £5.5 billion a year. I fail to see what benefits we ordinary tax payers derive from the
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Smith run-out for City reserves
CHRIS Smith played 70 minutes for Worcester City's reserves as they drew 1-1 at Hednesford Town last night. The City defender, returning from an ankle injury, was joined by mainly academy players although fringe midfielder Gary Walker started and went
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Headlines 30 January 2008
The headlines have been read by James Gunter from Elgar Technology College, Worcester.
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Pete’s Plaice is now back in business
FISH suppers are back on the menu for a Worcester chippie which has only just re-opened after flooding last summer. Pete's Plaice in Broadway Grove, St John's, was forced to shut in July after being swamped by three feet of floodwater which caused £53,000
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t’s time to refresh the honours system
SIR - Now that the furore over the farcical and out of date honours system has died down, surely the time has come to scrap it or recognise ordinary members of the public who give unstinting service to the community without any thought of reward, many
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Council tax is a daylight robbery
SIR - The council tax is about due again in March. It has been stated that there is to be another huge increase in the bill. This paying of council tax was one of Margaret Thatcher's failures in government and we have been suffering for it ever since
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Government says dad owes them £11,000
A FATHER said he nearly collapsed with shock when a letter landed on his doorstep saying he owed £11,360 for overpaid Child Tax Credits. Anthony Smith said for years he and his former partner had been filling out forms declaring the hours they worked
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We’ve been robbed of bin collections
SIR - So, Peter Burgess tells me to stop squawking about the rubbish. He says there's no rubbish. I would suggest he looks at John Phillpott's column which regularly berates the state of our city streets - he will probably change his mind. If you went
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Promotion challenge to be sole focus for Bulls
HEREFORD United entertain Barnet tonight (7.45) looking to get their promotion challenge back on track. The Bulls have slipped to fourth in League Two following a 4-0 thrashing at Chesterfield and their involvement in the FA Cup. A superb run in the
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One in four food outlets unhygienic
ALMOST a quarter of Worcester food outlets inspected in the past six months did not meet basic hygiene and safety standards, environmental health officers have found. The figures are revealed in Worcester City Council's new scores on the doors scheme
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Angel Place toilets are so very clean
SIR - I write with reference to Nigel Crisp's letter (Worcester News, January 17), about the dirty toilets near the bus station. I have never used these, but the toilets in Angel Place are an excellent advertisement for Worcester. The outside is not
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Children perform show for Charles and Camilla
A GROUP of Worcester schoolchildren had a royal encounter when they visited a theatre in London this week. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall watched performances by schoolchildren from across the country, including 20 year seven pupils from
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Life-saving bone scanner is the first in the country
A CUTTING edge scanning machine is already proving to be the difference between life and death for patients with brittle bones. An agonising 15-month wait for a bone scan has been slashed to five weeks at Worcestershire Royal Hospital thanks to the latest
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Chamber opposes fuel tax increase
THE Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire has joined fellow chambers, road hauliers and business members from around the country to write an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, urging him to scrap the proposed increase in fuel
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Years of neglect have ruined our lovely path
SIR - The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Recently I walked from Dines Green up the hill to Crown East. I was delighted to see that the ditch at the side of the footpath that had been overgrown for years had burst into action and was steering
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COMMENT: Smoking ban has been a big success
THIS newspaper has been unequivocal in its support of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places. Last July's ban in England followed similar measures in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Despite the bleating of a minority claiming the ban somehow affected
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Teaching assistant had affair with pupil - court
A HOCKEY coach and teaching assistant at a Worcestershire school had an affair with a girl pupil four years his junior, Worcester Crown Court was told. James Boocock began it by sending "flirty" text messages and it progressed to sexual encounters at
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Who murdered little Brian?
THE brutal murder of a 10-year-old boy is to be re-examined by police in Northern Ireland, following an exclusive Worcester News report. Last Friday, we revealed how a solicitor in Worcester Magistrates Court had claimed William McDermott had confessed
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Housing plans spark concerns
THE Mayor of Worcester, Councillor Stephen Inman, has spoken of his concerns about Government plans to build thousands of homes in Worcester. Coun Inman addressed St Peter's Parish Council at its latest meeting, where he said the city faced "enormous
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Man bundled kitchen appliances in to car - court
A MAN seen browsing around a Malvern electrical shop later stole kitchen appliances, Worcester Crown Court was told. The court heard John Williams was seen with a woman in DAR in Worcester on June 26, but they left without buying anything. Later that
