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Dog-lovers save the day
AN animal charity has thanked pet lovers who came to the aid of abandoned dogs after we featured their plight in your Worcester News. Our advertising feature highlighting some of the dogs waiting for new homes at Dogs Trust Evesham prompted a big response
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MK Dons 0 Hereford 0
HEREFORD produced another solid defensive display to move a point nearer promotion and ensure Dons must wait until at least Saturday to open their own champagne for going up. Boss Graham Turner announced an unchanged Bulls team tonight following their
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Tributes to popular newsagent
A WELL-known Worcester newsagent has died suddenly at the age of 52. David Davies - who ran Comer Road News, in Comer Road, St John's, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief battle against cancer. The former Royal Grammar School student had
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Chaddesley poised for Lady Dudley Cup
THE final point-to-point classic of the season takes place at Chaddesley Corbett from 2pm on Saturday afternoon where 26 horses have been entered for the prestigious Lady Dudley Cup - a race that traces its history back to 1897. This year's renewal has
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Nuisance dogs may be shot
DOG owners are being warned to keep their pets under control when out walking on common land in Kempsey - or they could be shot. At Monday night's Kempsey Parish Council meeting people were reminded dogs seen to be causing a nuisance to animals on common
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Grasstrack club off to a Flyer
THE first Worcestershire Grasstrack Club meeting of the season took place on the Sixways course with a whole host of riders from across the country attending. Youngsters took part in the Three Pears Flyer on Saturday, while the seniors competed in the
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Teen singer makes tracks
A WORCESTER teenager is to spend a day in a recording studio thanks to your Worcester News. Sadie Ebbon was one of the 16 hopefuls to make it through to the Midlands regional final of Live and Unsigned, the biggest music talent search outside ITV's X-Factor
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Commuter owns park permit yet still gets a ticket
A REGULAR train user who was given a parking ticket at Shrub Hill station despite owning a permit has warned others to be careful where they park. The woman, who does not wish to be named, but says she is a Worcester resident and commutes into Birming-ham
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Promotion hope
DROITWICH have secured second place in Midlands Three West (South) this season to set up the biggest game in the club's history. The Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground-based side host Stoke RFC on Saturday, April 26, in the divisional play-off, with the winner
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Drunken attack costly for Droitwich man - court
A STUDENT who headbutted another man in a Worcester club has been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds in compensation to his victim. Davie Webb was in Bushwackers during the early hours of Friday, January 18, when he had a minor verbal altercation with
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Chases off but Worcester races still on
WORCESTER have been forced to abandon the chases scheduled to take place at the meetings on Wednesday, April 23 and April 30. But the fixtures will still go ahead at Pitchcroft as the British Horseracing Authority have instead programmed an all-hurdle
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New Bees' title chances hit by Frowouts setback
NEW Bees look to have thr-own away their chances of the Worcester Friendly League Wednesday Division Three title after losing to Frowouts. Division One: Fat Anchors 437 (16) (P Bozward, P Smith 40), Casuals 403 (4) (B Reardon 40); Windshields 399 (
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New Road chief targets early points haul
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes is urging his players to get off to a good start as the LV County Championship gets under way tomorrow (11am). The New Road side head for rivals Warwickshire in their campaign curtain-raiser back in the
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Gypsy caravan court appeal gets go-ahead
A GYPSY couple have won the right to take their fight to live in a caravan at Upton Warren to the Court of Appeal. Leonard and Kathleen Butler have been given the go-ahead to appeal a High Court decision that threatened their home at Bywater Farm where
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Creighton signs new Harriers contract
CAPTAIN Mark Creighton has signed a new two-year contract with Kidderminster Harriers. Creighton, who won this season's supporters' player-of-the-year award for the second time in a row, has agreed to extend his deal which was due to end in the summer
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Fourth Division crown for Lions
LENCHES Lions clinched the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League Division Four title with a 3-1 victory over promotion rivals Riverside. Tom Waghorn (2) and Jamie Paul scored the Lions' goals, with Hawkins replying for Riverside. Pebworth climbed into
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Raid at village pub
ROBBERS tied the hands and feet of a man at a pub in Martley and demanded the takings from the tills. Money from the three tills at the Crown pub along with cash from a filing cabinet and a 42" Panasonic plasma television worth £800 were also taken in
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Firework teen was "just messing around" - court
A TEENAGER who kicked a lit firework around a public park said he was "messing around" with friends. Ashley Dunn, =18, was in Dukes Meadow Playing Fields, off Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, when police officers saw him light three 'banger'. At Worcester
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All change for Kempsey conservation?
THE Kempsey Conservation Area could be changed to include two new areas, while losing five small existing sections. Malvern Hills District Council planning committee, which meets on Thursday April 17, is being recommended to make the alterations after
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Lesley’s keeping it in the family as new am-dram president
WHEN Titanic opens in Worcester tomorrow there is one person the cast hopes it does not have to hear from - the prompt. But for Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society's Lesley Hart the award-winning musical will be a very special occasion - her 50th
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Two arrested after drugs raid
TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing controlled drugs following a police raid earlier this week. Officers searched a home in Farriers Corner, Westlands, Droitwich, on Friday, April 11 after securing a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs
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Delays as road briefly closed
A main route in and out of Worcester has been briefly closed and reopened following a traffic collision. The road was closed at around 11.45am this morning after two cars collided on the A4440 on the Carrington Bridge, near Powick, and blocked traffic
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Tractor causes road chaos
A LOAD of wood chippings tipped out of a tractor-drawn trailer caused traffic chaos on a Worcestershire road yesterday. The A443 between Newnham Bridge and Lindridge was closed for about three hours after the incident just past the St Lawrence's church
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LETTICE
LETTICE Beatrice Teresa, Dave and Family would like to thank everyone who attended the funeral. Thanks for all the beautiful flowers from Family, Friends and neighbours.Thank you to Cedar Ward and the Vicar of St Barnabus for a lovely service.Also Trucare
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VERONICA
VERONICA Elizabeth We know someone who has a special birthday today and we just want to say have a very Happy Birthday. With lots of lovefrom all of us xxx Published in paper 15/04/2008
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RICHARDS
RICHARDS Sophie Happy 16th Birthday Sophie.Lots of love,Mum, Chris, Abbie, Nan and Grandad Jones. Published in paper 15/04/2008
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CROSSLEY
CROSSLEY Michael Mike Peacefully at home at home on April 10th, with his Family beside him. Beloved husband of Esther and much loved father of Mark and Christopher. Service of Thanksgiving at St Peters Church, Droitwich Spa, on Tuesday, April 22nd, at
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BOSWELL
BOSWELL Melvin Mel Peacefully in hospital on April 9th, 2008, aged 70 years. Much loved husband of Enid and dearly loved father of Angela, father in law to Paul and devoted grandad of Ralph and Billie Mae. He will be sadly missed by his Family and many
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MORRIS
MORRIS Ray You have been gone thirteen years but you are forever in the hearts of your Brothers, Sisters and their Families At rest with Mum Dad and Mike xxx Published in paper 15/04/2008
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MCGINN
MCGINN Doris Passed peacefully away at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on April 9th 2008, aged 92 years. Much loved mother, mother in law, grandmother and great grandmother who will be very sadly missed. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday
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BAYLISS
BAYLISS Bernard Of Beechwood Retirement Home. Passed away peacefully on April 3rd 2008,aged 65 years. He will be sadly missed. For all enquires regarding funeral arrangements please contact Philip Tomlins Funeral Directors, 37 Bromyard Terrace, Worcester
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ARMSTRONG
ARMSTRONG Philip Thanks to Family and Friends for their love and support. Also thanks to the Staff of Avon 2 Ward at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for their special care. Published in paper 15/04/2008
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BULLOCK
BULLOCK Robert Loving dad and grandad Never more then a thought away. Love always Pauline, Les, Karl and Mark. Published in paper 15/04/2008
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SMALLEY
SMALLEY Eric April 15th 1908 In memory of my loving husband Eric who left us one year ago today. We miss him so much. Forgive us Lord, If we ask why, The thorns live on, But the roses die. Your lonely wife, God Bless. Kay and Pepi dog xxxx Published
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Get voting for the new Miss Worcester
THIS is your chance to choose who you think should be crowned this year's Miss Worcester - and raise money for charity at the same time. Worcester News readers are being asked to vote for who they think should be in the top 10 and compete at a gala event
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Boss baffled by poor starts
WORCESTER City manager Richard Dryden is at a loss to explain his team's poor showing in the first-half of matches. Time and again this season, City have only produced their best football when they have been chasing games. It was a similar story as
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The Moving Earth
The Earth's crust is made from rock called "plates" which move in relation to one another. The seven larger plates, include the North American, African, and Eurasian plates, and many smaller ones such as the Caribbean and Arabian plates. Plates move
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How well do you know city’s historic buildings?
AS you go about your day shopping or simply heading through town, you'd be forgiven for failing to glance upwards at the city's skyline. But if you make a point of doing so, you might be in for a surprise - because Worcester has a great many architectural
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Cabbies go eco-friendly with first green taxis
THE drive to make Worcester greener has accelerated this week with the arrival of the city's first eco-taxis'. New Worcester cab firm Go-Go-Eco has become the city's first operator to use twin-engine hybrid' vehicles, which are almost silent and emit
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Headlines 15 April 2008
Today's local and national headlines from the Worcester News are read by Patricia Sisman from Elgar Technology College, Worcester
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Let’s get the facts right on Ronkswood
Sir - As the city council cabinet member responsible for CCTV, let me clarify the situation regarding the Ronkswood project. This is an excellent example of co-operation between local residents, businesses, the church, WCH, the police and councillors
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Pupils take a look at wasp nest
CHILDREN have been getting a closer look at nature by examining the interior of a wasp nest. The enormous structure has been examined by pupils from Callow End Primary School. The school, in Upton Road, Callow End, near Worcester, were given the nest
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Bulls face crunch clash at top-of-the-table Dons
IT is the game that can start to turn Hereford United's automatic promotion dreams into reality or it will make them sweat right down to the final match of the season. The Bulls head to Coca-Cola League Two leaders MK Dons tonight (7.45) in a clash that
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After-school club must shut after failing check
AN after-school club in Worcester has closed after failing an Ofsted inspection. Happylands After-School Club, based at Oldbury Park Primary School in St John's, has struggled to recruit enough qualified staff since two members left last year. Now in
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Has the council’s work been done?
SIR - You reported in the Worcester News (April 10, page 7) that the parish council plan for Warndon Villages has been "axed due to lack of response". The council has to accept that they are dealing with a contented community. The council was set
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Abbot and Pimlow are called up
WARRIORS Academy youngsters Cameron Pimlow and Jake Abbot have been included in the Midlands Under 20 squad for the divisional match against London and SE at Aldershot on May 18 (noon). Full-back Pimlow and flanker Abbot, who also plays for Stourbridge
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There is nothing like the thrill of crossing the line
RUNNERS from the county were nursing aching limbs yesterday after completing the gruelling London Marathon on Sunday. Your Worcester News caught up with some of the runners who were pounding the capital's streets to raise money for charities close to
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School placements must be looked at
SIR - I read Ian Habbits's letter with interest and would agree that school buses would help to relieve the congestion he mentions. But that is not an option to many parents in Worcester any more as their children have to go where the county council
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New head is taking charge in September
THE chairman and co-founder of a charity for children with cancer will take over the headship of a Worcester school later this year. Tim Lowe has been app-ointed headmaster of RGS The Grange, in succession to Richard Hunt. He will take up his post in
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Youngsters bow to the knowledge of olympic standard judo expert
GIFTED and talented pupils from Elgar Technology College, Worcester, have taken part classes to experience judo. Selected students from years eight and nine were led by professional coach Keith Jones, of the Ni-CO Coaching Partnership. Under the County
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Gemma is given a job at college
A FORMER student, who has now taken up a job at the Worcestershire college where she studied, has praised a government scheme which pays young people to stay on in education. Recent evidence shows Education Maintenance Allowances (EMA) have succeeded
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Topping out ceremony at new sports hall
A NEW £4.5 million sports hall at Malvern St James school is nearing completion. Just eight months after the foundations were laid, a topping out ceremony took place. Armed with a yew tree and a Union Jack, headmistress Rosalind Hayes, led guests to
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HADZOR AND ODDINGLY WI
April already and as usual the village hall was packed. We had an old book competition - even The Water Babies was displayed and many other old favourites. Vice president Gill Wilson welcomed us most warmly and steered us through the news, invitations
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INKBERROW WI
THE April meeting began with a report on the annual council meeting, and we were pleased to learn that younger women are joining the WI - attracted in particular by the carbon challenge. Inkberrow WI is twinned this year with St Peter's WI, Worcester
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RUSHWICK IN BEDWARDINE WI
President Eileen Williams welcomed Dr Gillian White, former curator of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, to our April meeting. She had travelled from Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire and the title of her talk was Elizabethan textiles. This fairly insignificant
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WHITTINGTON AND DISTRICT WI
OUR president Helena Downham chaired the meeting held on Thursday, March 27, in the village hall. Cards and posies of flowers were given to the three birthday members. After conducting the formal business, Mrs Downham introduced our speaker, Faith Jones
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Walkers keep fit and make new friends
A NEW health walks group has been formed in Droitwich following a successful appeal for volunteers to train as leaders. Walks will start at 10.30am every Wednesday from Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre at Briar Mill, off Ombersley Road. The walks - which
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Five months on sidelines for Morris
WORCESTER Warriors powerhouse Darren Morris is facing five months on the sidelines after surgery on his injured shoulder and is touch-and-go to be fit for the start of the next Guinness Premiership campaign. The versatile prop, who signed a new two-year
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We’ve got so much out of our first year at eco-school
IT'S been a busy year for pupils at Red Hill Primary School in Worcester, who are settling well in to their new eco-friendly home. The £3.5 million flagship school is celebrating its first birthday this week and has already scooped two prestigious awards
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We are here to help rural business
THE recently appointed chief executive of Advantage West Midlands, Mick Laverty, has been given a tour of Worcestershire to see first hand how economic development and business support is being delivered. The visit was organised by dairy farmer Michael
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Mayor's Diary
ALZHEIMER’S is a disease that is getting more attention these days and I’m glad the Worcester branch of the Alzheimer’s Society is doing well. On Tuesday I met some of their volunteers, including Dr David Battin and Ken Crump, and officially opened their
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Tailbacks are not just caused by school run
SIR - Ian Habbitts (Letters, April 11) mentions how the school run is causing all the tailbacks. This is not strictly true. It is more a reflection of out- of-term child care rather than the much bemoaned school run. Like most parents, my wife and
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After-school club must shut after failing check
AN after-school club in Worc-ester has closed after failing an Ofsted inspection. Happylands After-School Club, based at Oldbury Park Primary School in St John's, has struggled to recruit enough qualified staff since two members left last year. Now
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Great to see progress over future of City
AS the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Well, Worcester City have been waiting for what seemed like an eternity to sell St George's Lane. After last October's much-trumpeted announcement that the club had finally secured a deal with
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COMMENT: Make your day a little brighter
What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare? The words, lovers of literature will know, come from the pen of W H Davies and his popular poem Leisure'. They are particularly appropriate to our report today about Worcester's
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Students dress up to raise cash
DIGITAL media students from the University of Worcester donned fancy dress outfits and walked the streets of the city in the hope of raising funds to put on an exhibition of their work. Twenty-eight third year students toured Worcester on Monday dressed
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I could have died on the NHS
AN ELDERLY man who had to pay for his own prostate cancer care says he has been let down by the NHS and could have died. Donald Chapman, aged 80, paid £1,350 out of his life savings to have a biopsy performed privately at what is now the Spire South
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The all new Gareth Batty column
Worcestershire and England spinner Gareth Batty gives his view from the New Road dressing room. Click the link below.
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Never gonna give you up but Jay-Z takes over
SADLY it looks like it could be the end of Rick Astley in the changing room now that the younger lads have hijacked the jukebox. Rick is the man. He has been like our national anthem for a while now, but young Mehraj Ahmed has come in and all we get
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Flying paramedics to be airborne longer
PEOPLE involved in serious incidents could benefit after the County Air Ambulance announced it is to extend its operational hours. Flight crews currently provide a 12-hour service from their base at Strensham Services but they will work an extra two
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Sizzling time for charity
IT'S hot stuff from workers at Clydesdale Bank in Worcester, who have raised another £3,000 for Acorns Children's Hospice thanks to two curry and quiz nights. The hospice in Bath Road cares for life-limited children. The evenings were held at Pasha
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‘We are here to help rural business’
THE recently appointed chief executive of Advantage West Midlands, Mick Laverty, has been given a tour of Worcestershire to see first hand how economic development and business support is being delivered. The visit was organised by dairy farmer Michael
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Hey good-looking...
A WORCESTER photographic studio is offering amateur and professional models the chance of national fame. Photographers United Ltd of St John's is sponsoring a competition in which male or female models aged over 14 on can enter The Face of '08. The
