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Join the midnight walk
GIRLS can get glammed up for a night out on the town and raise funds for charity. Worcester's first midnight walk will take place this summer in aid of St Richard's Hospice It is hoped thousands of women, young and old, will grab their
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Worcester Warriors 11 London Irish 12
WARRIORS grabbed a valuable losing bonus point courtesy of an improved display against London Irish in the Guinness Premiership at Sixways. Australian full-back Peter Hewat kicked all of the Exiles' points, while Worcester replied with a well-taken Rico
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Worcester News weather watch
Keep up to date with the latest weather forecast 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 travel
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Gollies set to go under the hammer
A HUGE collection of controversial gollie memorabilia featuring some unique pieces is to go under the hammer in Bromyard next week. Birmingham Auctions has been instructed to sell the items, which include a special prisoner gollie wearing a swag suit
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Grant scheme gets volunteers talking
A GROUP of volunteers from Worcester and Malvern will now be able to give state-of-the-art presentations thanks to a Lottery grant. The Worcester-Malvern National Trust Centre has received nearly £4,000 from the Lottery Awards For All scheme to use on
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New owner found for piece of spa history
THE historic pump rooms at Tenbury Wells have moved a step closer to being transferred to a new owner - the town council. The grade II listed building is currently owned by Malvern Hills District Council but members of the executive committee have agreed
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Wanted: Your views about this website
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Future of Kays site still uncertain
ONE year on and the former Kays site is still empty. This week Worcester City Council unveiled the results of its public consultation which showed local people wanted to keep the Bransford Road site as employment land. The council has even suggested
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Nobody is bothered about Kays' heritage
THE history of Kays in Worcester could be lost in years to come, according to former employee Bernard Mills. Mr Mills, who runs the Kays Heritage Group, said apathy in the city had grown over the past year since the Bransford Road site closed, and he
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Leaving Kays for good was like losing family - video
When many people joined the staff of Kays, they thought they had a job for life. At its peak the catalogue firm employed nearly 6,000 people in the city. But in February 2007 that belief was shattered when the last of the workers left the Bransford
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Batsmen see Green to victory over RGS
CUTNALL Green overhauled RGS Worcester's total of 137-1 to claim a two-wicket victory in the Sunday division of the Worcestershire Cricket Board Indoor League. Batting first, the Grammar School started steadily with openers Oli Flower and Dan Sproul
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Force chopper due for upgrade
WEST Mercia Constabulary's helicopter is to be replaced at a cost of more than £2m. The helicopter will need replacing in 2010 to meet new civil aviation authority safety regulations for night flying. The force is placing an order for the aircraft at
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Scorpions show their venom in local derby
NUNNERY Wood Scorpions under eights showed the Sharks that the sting in their tail was greater than their bite as they ran out 7-0 winners in this Nunnery derby in the Stourport League. Olly Twigg gave the Scorpions the lead after making a superb run
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Latest travel news
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Asparagus hits the shops early
ASPARAGUS grown near Worcester is being stocked at a local supermarket, four weeks earlier than usual. Tesco in Evesham has received its first batch of the vegetable grown at Hillhampton Nursery in Great Witley, near Worcester. As previously revealed
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Williams topples the Kings
NORTHSIDE Colts Under 12s came away from Areley Kings Youth with a 3-0 victory in the Stourport League Cup group C' thanks to a Luke Williams hat-trick. The Colts took the game straight to Areley and when Matt Armstrong broke down the right wing and
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Parent Zone - Have your say!
Parent Zone - this is a new section within the Worcester News Kidz Zone website which is just for parents. This is where you as a parent can have your say, on the issues that matter to you. There is a page with lots of useful links and we would like
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Everything for the bride-to-be
THE Three Counties Bridal Show catwalk looks set to inspire and impress. There will be two fashion shows at the Worcester News fair, being held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on Sunday, March 9. Hundreds of couples, as well as excited bridesmaids
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Town backing for residential care home bid
PLANS for a new residential care home to be built on a key site in Droitwich have been approved by the town's councillors. They voted to make no objection to the plan for a 115 bedroom retirement home with an additional 22 new homes including
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VERDICT: Dixie did kill Sally Anne
A PUB chef has been convicted of the brutal murder of teenage model Sally Anne Bowman. Mark Dixie had previously denied stabbing the 18-year-old to death outside her home in September 2005. A trial at the Old Bailey in London heard the 37-year-old had
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Killer will never get out
STEVE Wright, the man found guilty yesterday of murdering five prostitutes, has been told he will never get out of prison. The 49-year-old was today sent down for the rest of his natural life at Ipswich Crown Court. Click here for the full story - with
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We want to rid town of single-use plastic bags
A CAMPAIGN to eradicate plastic bags in a Worcestershire town is to be officially launched next weekend. The Evesham Bagbusters (EBB) is hoping to rid the town of single use plastic carrier bags. The group was started by several environmentally-minded
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Bulls aim to keep charge on course
HEREFORD United are keeping their minds on the present and not getting carried away by the thought of promotion, according to first-team coach John Trewick. The Bulls have won four games in a row to lift themselves to second in the League Two table with
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MILNER
MILNER Ray Barb, David and Gill would like to thank Family and Friends for the cards, messages and donations at this sad time. A special thank you to Reverend Jennie Haywood for her support and all who attended the service, which was lovely. Thanks also
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JENKINSCOCKS
JENKINSCOCKS Denise and Keith wish to announce the engagement of their only daughter Michelle to Jamie, youngest son of Roger and Diane. Love and congratulations from both families. Published in paper 22/02/2008
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SANDLES
SANDLES Elizabeth and Walter Loving memories of mum who fell asleep six years ago today and dad on January 23rd, 1980. Loved and missed byDoreen, Anne and Lou Published in paper 22/02/2008
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PRATLEY
PRATLEY Nancy Passed away nine years ago today. Remembering you always. Love sister Jane, sister in law Helen and all the Family. Published in paper 22/02/2008
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Michelle puts shop on eBay
A NEWSAGENTS in Worcestershire which was put up for sale on the internet auction site eBay has failed to attract a buyer. Michelle Elliot, owner of the village newsagents Elliott's in Drakes Broughton, near Pershore, put her business - which has an average
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PRUST
PRUST Gillian Anne Gill Passed peacefully away after a long illness bravely borne at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on February 18th, 2008 aged 72 years. Much loved wife of the late Norman. Adored mother to Sue, Ali and Deb.Stepmother of Sandra, Marcia
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WALKER
WALKER Reverend Major Douglas T.D. Peacefully on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Beloved husband of Rita, father of Nigel, father in law of Nicola and grandfather of Emily and Rosalind. Funeral service to be held at St
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OWEN
OWEN Joyce Lucretia Of Bevere Passed away at home on February 17th, 2008, aged 85 years. Devoted wife of Ivor, much loved mother of Melvyn, Christine and grandmother to Matthew, Hannah and Jeremy. Funeral Service at The Salvation Army Hall, Ombersley
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GOLDING
GOLDING Pauline Coralie nee Hunaban Died suddenly February 20th, aged 55. Greatly missed by her children Claire and Christopher, mother Eileen, sisters Carol and Lorraine and the Late Christine, also, her brother, nieces, nephews and grandchildren
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CHIVERS
CHIVERS Liam and April God's precious gift of a daughter Eleni Rose, born February 20th, 2008. Congratulations to you both on the birth of our first grandchild. With love from Mum, Dad and Auntie Bethany xxx Published in paper 22/02/2008
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PATRICK
PATRICK Martyn In loving memory of a much loved son, devoted father, caring brother and a loyal friend. Three years ago today. Memories are our keepsakes. Published in paper 22/02/2008
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SMITH
SMITH Clara Darling, thinking of you today as everyday. With so much love. Billy and the Girls. Published in paper 22/02/2008
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Penn: Lack of goals is a concern
SKIPPER Russ Penn is confident Kidderminster Harriers can get back on the goal trail when they entertain Salisbury City. The Aggborough side have not scored in their last three outings and the visitors, who are unbeaten in their last 10 matches, have
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Wanted - your opinions about this website
EVERY year Newsquest Media asks for your opinions about its newspaper websites, and now it is asking for your views about worcesternews.co.uk Our online survey is already up and running and although it takes about 10 minutes to complete, the information
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Hunt's Fitter pill to swallow
STOURPORT Swifts boss Neil Hunt wants to put the Simon Fitter saga to bed now that the player has left the club. The midfielder contacted the Walshes Meadow chief last month after falling out with Evesham United boss Paul West. Hunt wasted no time in
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Late again
SCHOOLchildren are turning up late for lessons because their school bus is breaking down before it even picks them up. The S3 service from Warndon to Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College and the S4 route from Warndon Villages to the school have been
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I never thought I’d see this day, says Mary – 100
MARY Gregory celebrated her 100th birthday with her family around her and told your Worcester News the secret to reaching the milestone was a glass of sherry every night. Mrs Gregory, who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday, was one of seven children
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Headlines 22 February 2008
Today's Worcester News headlines are read by Joseph Tharogood and Iuri De-Souza from Christopher Whitehead Language College, Worcester.
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Second Wards triumph in row for Elsworth
WARDS AC matchman Leon Elsworth certainly seems to have got the measure of his club's pool, recording his second consecutive victory from his favourite peg 19 last weekend. With many matches in the county cancelled due to plummeting temperatures, Wards
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Petition over pavement pot holes
A PETITION signed by more than 400 Droitwich people angry at the state of their pavements has been handed to County Hall highways chiefs. Councillor Peter Pinfield, who represents the town at Worcestershire County Council, presented the petition to the
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Swinging tunes from Deeley trio
JAZZ lovers can enjoy an evening of swinging tunes courtesy of the Simon Deeley Trio. The group will perform at Kidderminster Library Music Gallery on Thursday, February 28, as part of the on-going Gallery Jazz Nights. The special guest will be Cormac
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Hear the guitarist who inspired thousands of others
GUITARIST Stefan Grossman inspired thousands of musicians to turn professional. The New York-born performer, well known as an author and publisher of guitar tuition books and videos, is performing at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall in March. A student of
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Jenkins sees off Barney
TERRY JENKINS ended Raymond van Barneveld's winning start to the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts with an 8-5 win in Coventry. Jenkins, from Ledbury, followed up his win over Phil Taylor a week ago with another high-quality display, including a 156
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Get a grip, council, and clean the park
SIR - What on earth is going on with the city council parks department this year? The amount of litter and broken glass in Fort Royal Park is absolutely disgracful. Last year, no matter how much litter was generated during the day, it was all spick and
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Blow the career all I want is a clean house
A SPARKLING new comedy starring Patricia Hodge and Eleanor Bron comes to Malvern Theatres on Monday. The Clean House, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, tells the story of Lane, played by Hodge of Rumpole of the Bailey fame. While Lane has
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Spicy stuffed sausage and cheese croissants
Ingredients Serves 4 20ml olive oil 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 350g spicy sausages (such as chorizo), meat removed from casings 200g button mushrooms, chopped 1 heaped tbsp tomato paste 100ml red wine 410g canned chopped tomatoes 75g
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Unique duo give new twist to the traditional
TWO very versatile musicians will bring foot-stomping sounds to Worcester next month. Greg Lawson and Phil Alexander play the accordion and violin in such a way critics heap praise upon them and describe their shows as sizzling, seductive, passionate
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I won £211,000 playing blackjack on my mobile phone
A WAITER at a Chinese restaurant near Worcester is £211,000 better off after winning a game of blackjack on his mobile phone. Kin Lam, 31, played the game, part of Lady Luck's mobile casino, during his breaks and between shifts. He scooped the record-breaking
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Broken promises have led to cuts
SIR - Why does Alistair Darling need to increase fuel tax by a further two pence when each time the cost of fuel increases the Chancellor receives a windfall tax of 17.5 per cent on 17.5 per cent on 17.5 per cent and so on. He has had this extra tax from
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Comedy kicks off the spring season
WORCESTER Live's spring season kicks off with the return of renowned Hull Truck Theatre. The company, which performed John Godber's Bouncers last time it came to Worcester, return on Tuesday, March 4, with Our House. Playwright Godber will again be
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Winter league victory for Morris
BILL Morris, Gordon Maycroft and Pat hill took the top three places in round seven of Worcester's Perdiswell Golf Club mid-week winter league. The 18-hole competition was won by Brian Cash with 41 points followed by Arthur Kupfer on 40 points with Clive
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Northern soul oldies will ring out tonight
NORTHERN soul oldies and Motown rarities will ring out from Keystones's tonight. The Vintage Soul night, which starts at 8pm, will feature all the best soul records and raise money for Cancer Research UK. The event is being staged as an add-on to the
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Cinammon Chicken with bean salad
IT'S all very well promising to wean yourself off ready-meals, takeaways or those routine recipes that you churn out week after week, but all too often that resolve crumbles when you get home at the end of a long day. Don't beat yourself up over this
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Just who does care about our rivers?
SIR - Who cares for the river? Not the Environment Agency, although it has the power', not British Waterways, although it has the equipment and the responsibility, and not the council although the bridge belongs to it. Who cares about all the rubbish
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The Evesham Hotel, Coopers Lane, Off Waterside, Evesham
IT is quite rare that a restaurant can seem grand without being a little snobbish and warmly welcoming without being a little too casual. But the Evesham Hotel has this balance down to a tee. The bar staff are chatty, but not intrusive, and the waiters
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Exploring life through dance based on dreams
A EXPLORATION of life through dance continues at the King's School, Worcester, tonight. Anima, a new collaboration between dance company Momentum and choreographers Tanya Khabarova and Malou Airaudo, will be performed at the John Moore Theatre. Based
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Driving course for house-crash peer
FORMER Worcester MP Peter Walker is being sent on a driving course - six months after his car ploughed into a cottage. Lord Walker's silver Jaguar smashed through the front room of Church Cottage in Church Lane, Flyford Flavell, on Thursday, August
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You simply must see Swan Lake
NAO Sakuma and Chi Cao were made for these parts, and if you want to see the logical successors to Nureyev and Fonteyn then you simply must go and see this Birmingham Royal Ballet production of the Tchaikovsky classic. Nao and Chi are arguably the company's
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Get live music in your living room
PHIL Butler is putting his university degree to good use. The 27-year-old might not have a music-related day job but he is using his Live Sound and Recording Techniques BSc to provide music lovers everywhere with free music. Phil runs the download-only
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Our Government is just an irrelevancy
SIR - It has to be highly amusing that Councillor David Candler, who describes himself as a Labour supporter (February 11), claims that initiatives in the social field over the last 30 years are due to the EU. If that is so, it simply demonstrates that
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Rob’s set to put on the charm as Charley’s Aunt
WHAT could be easier than pretending to be a man in a dress? The answer, it seems, is actually being a man in a dress and when Rob Leetham steps on stage he will be exactly that. Next month, Leetham - a professional actor who has lived in Worcester
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Garden centre is best in UK for second year
STAFF at Webbs at Wychbold, near Droitwich, are celebrating success after being officially crowned the best garden centre in the UK for the second year running. The family-owned firm scooped the top prize of UK Garden Centre of the Year 2008. The title
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Will Mr Udall tell us his true beliefs?
SIR - This letter is to Richard Udall, the New Labour prospective candidate for the St John's ward in Worcester. Now that you have been chosen by your party to fight the election in May, will you be telling the good people of St John's your true beliefs
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Warriors top of bad boy league
WORCESTER Warriors have fought their way to top spot in the Guinness Premiership bad boys league. The men from Sixways have struggled with their discipline for most of the current season and that has seen them go clear of their rivals at the top of the
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Help your local pub – before time is called
ALE trails, quizzes, prize draws and lively meetings - that is what has been going on in pubs around Worcestershire this week and it all sounds rather fun. However, if national figures are to be believed, these activities could soon become a thing of
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FRIDAY FEELING
We have done the hills already this year, me and Wolfie. That means walking from one end of the Malverns to the other. I am not sure how far it is, but it takes more than three hours, so I reckon it’s 10-12 miles. We shot up there the other day, and went
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Tell us, what exactly has EU done for city?
SIR - Your editorial asking for a balanced debate about our future in the EU raises a very interesting question. Why is the pro- EU lobby so quiet? We have local members of the European Parliament but I doubt if more than a handful of local people could
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COMMENT: There may be hope for centres yet
IT seems there are signs of hope on the horizon for the closure-threatened Pershore Care Centre and Perryfields Day Centre in Worcester. There were tears from the families of the severely disabled people who use the centres when county councillors decided
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Crichton returns to take on Exiles
FOR the third game running, Mike Ruddock has switched his half-backs as Worcester Warriors prepare to take on London Irish at Sixways tonight (8pm). Director of rugby Ruddock has elected to start the Guinness Premiership clash with Matt Powell and Loki
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Council tax payers face hefty increase
COUNCIL tax payers across Worcestershire are facing a 4.34 per cent rise in bills over the coming year. That amounts to an extra £41 per year for a Band D property. In a fiery full council meeting yesterday, held at the Civic Centre in Pershore because
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No more new faces - Griff
HEAD coach Clive Griffiths has revealed that Worcester Warriors would only bring in more new signings this season as a last resort. However, former Doncaster Knights director of rugby Griffiths added that the search is still ongoing for top-quality future
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Inquiry into closures of county day centres
THE controversial decision to close two day centres for disabled people in Worcestershire is to be investigated by a watchdog scrutiny group. The decision earlier this month by Worcestershire County Council's Tory leadership to close the Pershore Care
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Find the workers you need to succeed
BUSINESSES in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are getting a helping hand to find workers with skills that perfectly match their requirements, as part of a project backed by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) West Midlands. More than 24 businesses
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Council rapped over 'rail halt' silence
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has been criticised for failing to respond to a radical proposal that could lead to an unmanned railway station being built in Worcester. Worcester City Council's idea to create a rail halt - a small, unmanned station -
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Garden centre is best in the UK for second year running
STAFF at Webbs at Wychbold, near Droitwich, are celebrating success after being officially crowned the best garden centre in the UK for the second year running. The family-owned firm scooped the top prize of UK Garden Centre of the Year 2008. The title
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We need your views about this website
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Pub sign mystery is solved
THE mystery of a pub sign bought by a Malvern couple from a Gloucestershire salvage yard has finally been solved. The sign for The Spa pub was bought by Merrick and Caroline Feast, who moved to Malvern two years ago and are members of the Friends of
