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Our 80-mile trek to help hospice
THIS group of intrepid men are set to dust off their walking boots today and embark on a gruelling 80-mile charity trek. The team of seven have already raised almost £4,000 for the city’s Acorns Children’s Hospice over the last two years. Last August
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Campaign will help depressed older people
OLDER people who suffer from depression in Worcestershire need not feel alone, thanks to a new campaign. Age Concern has launched a national campaign, Down, But Not Out, to help older people with mental health problems. More than two million people
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Readers back disabled man over car park
WORCESTER News readers have thrown their support behind a disabled man fined for straddling two parking bays in a city car park. Geoff Palmer was issued with a £25 ticket after leaving his car across two spaces in Copenhagen Street car park
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Tennis bid looks set for refusal
A SCHEME to create an extra indoor tennis court at a Worcestershire club is not a smash hit with council officers. They are recommending the proposal for Manor Park Tennis Club, in Albert Road North, Malvern, is refused because it would harm the Great
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Commuters sought over burglary
POLICE believe people travelling to work may have clues about a drive-time burglary in which a safe and cash were stolen. The incident happened on Friday, August 8, in Foley Crescent, Alfrick, near Malvern. Officers believe while the premises were empty
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Bimson ruled out by injury
WORCESTERSHIRE’S Jennie Bimson has been ruled out of the remainder of the women’s Olympic campaign in Beijing after tearing a calf muscle. The 31-year-old Leicester club midfielder, playing at her first Games, was injured in last night’s 2-1 victory
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Harriers looking for killer insticts
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers need to show a killer instinct in their play if they are to be successful, says manager Mark Yates. The Aggborough boss was impressed with his side’s first-half display in the 2-1 Blue Square Premier defeat at Cambridge United
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Talented Sophie's big break with top company
A YOUNG dancer is taking to the stage with a prestigious national ballet company. Talented Sophie Halliday, aged 13, will perform The Nutcracker with the English Youth Ballet at the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton next month. The teenager
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Latham ready to lay down the law
HAVING already played under the Experiemental Law Variations (ELVs) for Queensland Reds in last year’s Super 14, Chris Latham is well placed to comment on them. After being introduced in the southern hemisphere, the controversial ELVs are being trialled
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Council tells gardener pots must go
A GARDENING enthusiastfrom Malvern has been toldshe must remove a floral display that has been outside her home for six years. Anne Walker plants a selection of pots and tubs in the road outside her home every year. She used to park
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Rabbits freed during attempted burglary
Police are appealing for information about an attempted burglary in Stourport-on-Severn. It is believed to have happened between the evening of Tuesday, August 12, and the morning of Wednesday, August 13. No entry was gained to the house
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25 August - Bank Holiday at Drayton Manor Theme Park
August Bank Holiday Weekend At Drayton Manor Theme Park Mums and Dads looking to entertain the kids over the Bank Holiday weekend should bring them to Drayton Manor Theme Park. The award-winning theme park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, boasts
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Equipment stolen from vet
Laboratory equipment worth £18,000 was among items stolen during a burglary at a South Worcestershire veterinary practice. Computers and printers worth a total of £1,350, plus £200 in cash, were also taken from Stocks Veterinary Centre, in
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Worcester races abandoned
NEXT Tuesday’s meeting at Worcester has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track. Officials at the track delivered the bleak assessment after an inspection today. Clerk of the course Fergus Cameron said: “Following an inspection with course inspector
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KNIGHT
KNIGHT Victor The wife of the late Vic would like to thank Family, Friends and Neighbours for their kindness and donations. Special thanks to the District Nurses and Bedwardine Funeral Services. Published in paper 15/08/2008
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LEESE
LEESE Josie Former landlady of the Bay Horse, Bromyard. Peacefully at Highwell House Nursing Home, on August 8th, 2008, aged 84 years. Will be very sadly missed by all her Family and Friends. The funeral service will take place atSt. Peter's Church, Bromyard
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NEWELL
NEWELL John Of Pershore. On August 12th, 2008, peacefully in hospital,aged 74 years. A much loved husband, dad and grandpa. A Committal Service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, August 21st, at 2.30 p.m., followed by a Service of Thanksgiving
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THOMAS NEE POWELL
THOMAS NEE POWELL Diane Evelyn Passed away peacefully at home on August 11th, 2008 aged 61 years. A dearly loved wife of Jim and loving daughter of Evelyn and the late Arthur Powell. She will be greatly missed by all her Famiy and Friends. Funeral service
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RICE
RICE Eric Oscar Remembering a dearly loved father and grandad. Carole, Adrian, Bradley, Jeremy and Nick. Published in paper 15/08/2008
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RICE
RICE Eric Life is not measured by the years you live, But the love you gave and the things you did. Beautiful memories woven in gold, This is the picture we tenderly hold. God bless Laura. Published in paper 15/08/2008
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WATTON
WATTON Gladys Mary Passed away peacefully on August 11th, 2008 aged 89 years following a short illness. Wife of the late Howard, dear mother of Susan and Mark, grandmother of Eloise, Simon, Hannah and Michael and great grandmother of Rose. Funeral service
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FRANKS
FRANKS Doreen Passed away on August 11th, 2008. Much loved mother of Gaynor and Rodney, mother in law to John and Rachael and grandmother of Cameron and Eloise, Kelly-Marie, George and Connor. Will be sadly missed by all. Funeral service to be held at
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DALTON
DALTON Thomas Formerly of Avon Road, Worcester. Passed peacefully away onJuly 26th, 2008, aged 91 years. Beloved father of Ann, Derek, Thomas and the late Gillian. Funeral Service at St. George's Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, August 21st, at 12 noon
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PHILLIPS
PHILLIPS Harry Aged 84 years. A loving father, grandfather and great grandfather, who passed away peacefully after a long illness. He will be sadly missed by all his Family and Friends. Funeral service is to be held at St. Barnabas Church, Rainbow Hill
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TRIMMING SSAFA
TRIMMING Doris Formerly of Regent House Residential Home, St Johns. Passed away on August 12th, 2008, aged 91 years. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Friday, August 22nd, 2008, at 11.30 a.m. No flowers by request. Donations, if desired, for
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RUSHGROVE
RUSHGROVE Justin and Nessa Are proud to announce the Birth of William Jack, born August 8th, 2008, weighing 8lb. Thanks to all concerned. Published in paper 15/08/2008
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BEARD
BEARD Tony Leonard One lonely year without you, and there is nothing that I can do, When every day reminds me of how much I miss you. The wonderful life we spent together, I will remember for the rest of my life. Love and miss you so very much. Your devoted
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Ruddock names strong squad for Doncaster
MIKE Ruddock has named a power-packed side for the opening pre-season encounter of the season against Doncaster Knights at Castle Park on Sunday (kick-off 2.30pm). Ruddock has challenged his squad to make a strong start to the pre-season schedule with
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Nurses will walk 90 miles in six days to raise cash
ADVENTUROUS nurses will walk part of the Great Wall of China to raise money to help people with Alzheimer’s disease. The group of nurses, from the Berkeley ward at Newtown Hospital in Worcester, are going to walk 90 miles in six days.
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Abbott drafted into sevens squad
DIRECTOR of Rugby Mike Ruddock has made one change to his 12-man squad as Worcester Warriors prepare for the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham tomorrow. Ruddock has handed a call-up to exciting young back-row Jake Abbott, a product of the Sixways academy
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Sales guru in charity battle
THE Prince’s Trust has turned to a Worcester-based sales guru to help it through the credit crunch. It’s the first time the charity, set up by the Prince of Wales in 1976, has sought help with corporate fund-raising. The trust says charities
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Coaching course
THE Chase High School played host to a week of fun when Zig Zag Football Coaching delivered its second course in Malvern and all 22 players, aged 5 to 11, left smiling. Courses, which are delivered to FA charter standards by fully-qualified coaches,
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Purchase creates history
WORCESTER’S Zac Purchase created some Olympic history this morning as he and his partner Mark Hunter became the first lightweight British crew ever to qualify for an Olympic final after dominating their double scull semi-final. The former
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Prawn Curry
Simon Daley got some mixed responses when he told people about his latest project. “‘Working with your mother-in-law? No! Really, you’re brave! You can have mine if you like...’ Those were just a few of the reactions,” Simon says with a smile
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The Swan, Upton Warren
AFTER the best part of 200 years as a coaching inn for travellers along the A38 Worcester-Birmingham Road, the Swan was probably ready for a makeover. And as we approach this newly renovated pub in Upton Warren one pleasant summer’s evening, initial
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Dryden faces Wilding poser
WORCESTER City manager Richard Dryden has admitted keeping Craig Wilding has been a huge boost to the club. Striker Wilding attracted interest from rival teams both at the end of last season and during the summer as the bulk of his team-mates left St
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Vote to ensure your best DJ is top of the polls
WORCESTER people are being urged to vote for their favourite DJ. The Top 100 DJs Poll is being compiled. Often the cause of disagreements, the annual list is an opportunity for audiences to say who has impressed them in the past 12 months. Since its
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From Jazz folk to rock – it’s at The Imperial
A DIVERSE range of melodies are ringing out across Hereford. Live @ The Imperial is the new monthly night from Hereford-based promoters Umbrella Factory and on Thursday, August 28, three very different acts will take to the stage. Electronic-acousitc
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Unfair ‘lottery’ over payments for cancer care
WORCESTER cancer patients have hit out at the “postcode lottery” in the battle to get free prescription drugs. A report published on Wednesday by Macmillan Cancer Research revealed almost half of cancer patients have had to cut back on food
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Beer and blues go hand in hand
AN impressive line-up of local musicians are preparing to play at the Camra Worcester Beer, Cider and Perry Festival this weekend. The festival on Worcester Racecourse, which runs until tomorrow night, attracts thousands of real ale and cider
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Festival song is fitting anthem
A SONG celebrating the diverse Worcester music scene has been penned by local artists BlueRADI. The relatively new group, overflowing with talented members, found inspiration for the song, We’re Not Just Sauce, in the forthcoming Worcester Music Festival
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Forget the crunch with a comedy about debt
FORGET the credit crunch and come to the theatre. That is the message from Mikron Theatre Company, in Worcestershire this weekend with a comedy about debt. De(b)tonation has been researched by the company and follows the financial ups
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Action in campaign for Regal
A CAMPAIGN to demand action on Evesham’s derelict Regal Cinema will take to the streets this weekend. Local residents will be asked to vote on the future of the Port Street building, empty for more than three years. Although plans for
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One-man show will appeal to many
WHAT happens when you mix the Fab Four with Shakespeare? If you are Chris O’Neill and Scot Williams you get a highly original musical called A Bard’s Day’s Night. The show is currently in workshop stage and due to be released in 2009. But later this
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Cole will perform locally
STEPHANIE Cole performs at the Malvern Theatres this month in comedy Born in the Gardens. Peter Nichols’s play, originally commissioned to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Bristol Old Vic, tells the story of eccentric mother and son, Maud and Mo.
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Home cooking for head chef
A MAN who started his career by studying hotel and catering management at Worcester College of Technology has taken over as head chef at the Inn at Stonehall, on Stonehall Common, near Worcester. Scores of guests sampled Dwight Clayton’s cooking when
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The end of A-levels as we know them?
FROM next month there will be two major changes in the education system, which could have a marked impact on future A-level results. Most significantly, will be the introduction of the new diplomas for 14 to 19-year-olds. The new qualification has already
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Look ghow well we did in our exams!
HEADTEACHERS have rebuffed the now perennial claims that A-levels are getting easier, after students celebrates another bumper set of results yesterday. Rob Haring is headteacher at Hanley Castle High School, which posted a two per cent increase
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Artemis Fowl: Faires, Fiends and Flatulence - Swan Theatre, Worcester (Worcester Festival)
ANECDOTES from the creator of the popular Artemis Fowl book series had both youngsters and their parents in stitches. More than 200 people packed the Swan Theatre to hear tales of Eoin Colfer’s childhood in 1970s Ireland and how the antics
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Yates not hitting the panic button
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Mark Yates insists there is no crisis at the club despite their disappointing start to the season. Harriers have taken just one point from their first two games — a 1-1 home draw against Blue Square Premier new boys Lewes
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Venue to host plenty of top entertainment
EVESHAM Arts Centre continues to celebrate and support diverse art forms. The venue’s autumn programme is out and packed with events catering for all ages and tastes. In the coming months audiences can expect local groups to prove their worth. Evesham
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Brown is the ideal man for the job
SIR – The media are drumming up interests to get rid of Gordon Brown. It’s even been suggested there are some plotters in the Labour party on the back benches having a go at him. These backbench wingers will stay there because they haven’t got the ability
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Coaching jobs for Mason and Smith
BEN Smith could follow Matt Mason and take up a dual role at Worcestershire next season after being offered a two-year deal. The 36-year-old is currently in talks with the County and New Road chief executive Mark Newton hopes the former skipper will
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Sales guru in charity battle
THE Prince’s Trust has turned to a Worcester-based sales guru to help it through the credit crunch. It’s the first time the charity, set up by the Prince of Wales in 1976, has sought help with corporate fund-raising. The trust says charities must think
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Our duty is to brave life and help others
SIR – With reference to Mr K Hemming’s letter about God and the evil in the world, ‘What favours has God ever done?’ (July 29), I would point to two solutions: Atheists will reply that life on our planet has always been hard and ruthless. Atheists
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Singers say thanks for the music
TWENTY years ago a band of singers paid tribute to prolific American songwriter Irving Berlin. They held a one-off concert at Worcester’s Huntingdon Hall, performing Berlin’s most popular numbers – from Let’s Face The Music And Dance and Cheek To Cheek
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Why we should opt for slow not fast food
ONE local group who thinks we need to start paying more attention – but not necessarily more money – to what we eat is the recently-established Slow Food Worcestershire. The groups’s leader, Don Barton, set up the group because he believed
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All councils should agree to change
SIR – I’m catching up with the correspondence between Worcester’s Labour MP and his Tory opponent on the future governance of the county and city councils. Two years ago Mike Foster supported the case for Worcestershire to be a unitary authority
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FRIDAY FEELING
Something I have been looking forward to came to fruition this week – I was able to use my senior person’s railcard. Now, I know this may not go off the Richter scale of excitement but I did get a certain thrill from getting a third off the rail fare
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Local decisions have led to cash pressure
SIR – Barry MacKenzie-Williams (August 8) asks me to join him in arguing for a solution to help cut out unnecessary costs of running the council and questions whether one council is cheaper than seven. He uses the old chestnut, lack of Government
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COMMENT: Hard work pays off for the students
OUR congratulations go today to Worcestershire’s A-level students who are celebrating some fantastic exam results. Although there is some number-crunching still to be done as results from the county’s schools and sixth form colleges are collated, it
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Our pupils are top of the class
SCHOOLS and colleges across south Worcestershire are celebrating another year of excellent results in this year’s A-levels. The overall pass rate rose at most A-level providers across the county, with many achieving almost 100 per cent. Nationally
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Bulls aiming to follow Glovers
HEREFORD United are hoping to follow in the footsteps of tomorrow’s opponents Yeovil Town and establish themselves in League One. The two clubs have locked horns on numerous occasions down the years in a rivalry that stretches back to their days in the
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"Why not dredge instead?"
THE permanent barrier being built in Worcester will not solve the city’s flooding problems, readers believe. Contributors to this website have been having their say on the city’s new £650,000 Hylton Road flood defences. Many are convinced
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Please send a parcel to our brave paras
PEOPLE are being urged to write letters of support and send free parcels filled with goodies to Worcestershire soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The Parachute Regiment is on tour of duty in Helmand province and former paratrooper Peter Elcock
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There’s little hope for our post offices
THE forthcoming consultation on the closure of Worcestershire post offices will be a “sham”, the city’s Conservative party candidate believes. Robin Walker said Worcester people’s failed efforts to save the main Foregate Street post office
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Fears of town being used as a ‘race track’
A STOURPORT optician who-se shopfront was smashed into by a hit-and-run driver is worried the town centre is being used as a “race track”. Ed Evans, owner of Seymour and Easlea Opticians, in High Street, said it would cost thousands of pounds
