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Victory hopes dashed by rain
THE weather once again frustrated Worcester as it prevented a result when victory seemed a certainty. The Worcestershire League Division One clash with Redditch had sufffered at the hands of the rain throughout the day but play was finally abandoned
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Health chiefs look for your view on NHS
PATIENTS and the public throughout Worcestershire are being invited to have their say on the future of the NHS. A draft constitution that enshrines the principles and values of the NHS for the future was published for consultation by the Secretary of
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Pershore boosted in bid to avoid drop
IN a rain-affected match at The Bottoms, Pershore achie-ved a winning draw against fellow Crusdaer Worcester-shire League Division One strugglers Astwood Bank and gained a welcome 11 points in their quest to avoid relegation. After winning the toss
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Griffoths' six of the best in vain for OEs
OLD Elizabethans battled out a losing draw when they visited Tamworth in Birmingham League Division Two on Satu-rday. Skipper Sean Cairney won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first on a good looking pitch but with rain forecast for later in the
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Nomads rained off
Worcester Nomads travelled to Stourbridge for an important clash in the Worce-stershire Crusader League Di-vision One. Stourbridge were inserted and openers Olly Hill and Richard Bradley (52) played attractive shots against the pace attack of Liam O’
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Proud day for ex Evesham teacher
EVESHAM rowing coach Mark Earnshaw is celebrating a brilliant bronze in Beijing after his Great Britain heavyweight double scull Steven Rowbotham and Matt Wells stormed home third in their final. The former Prince Henry’s High School history teacher
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Professor welcomed to university
AN accomplished professor is to take up the post of Head of the institute of science and the environment at the University of Worcester. John Newbury, who is currently deputy head of the School of Bioscience at Birmingham University, will come to Worcester
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Five-star super Mario's efforts are washed away
Another Kidderminster Vi-ctoria match in the Birming-ham League Premier Division fell victim to the weather as bottom of the table Shifnal recovered from a dreadful start to reach a respectable score before the game was called off. Kidderminster won
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Dryden is stunned as City crash
THERE was no attempt from Worcester City manager Richard Dryden to sugar-coat his side’s dismal display against Hayes and Yeading United. The St George’s Lane outfit crashed to their first defeat of the season after such an impressive start to the campaign
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Ruddock pleased after conquering the Knights
MIKE Ruddock admitted a hard-fought 32-9 victory over Doncaster Knights had been the ideal work-out in pre-season for Worcester Warriors. Warriors ran in four tries through Rico Gear, Dale Rasmussen, Chris Pennell and Charlie Fellows as an impressive
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Ruddock's men ease to success in second half
Worcester Warriors warmed up for the new season by turning on the second half style to sink determined Doncaster Knights 32-9 at Castle Park. Director of Rugby Mike Rudd-ock selected a strong line-up for the pre-season clash, including Netani Talei who
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Dominies dominate
WORCESTER Dominies beat the weather to record an emphatic nine-wicket victory at fellow promotion-chasers Tenbury in Worcestershire League Division Four South. Dominies ripped through the Tenbury batsmen dismissing them for just 55 with Jamie Williams
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Walker aiming to oust Americans
WORCESTER’S Rachel Walker believes form will count for nothing when she bids to keep her Great Britain Olympic hockey medal hope alive against the USA today. The 29-year-old hasn’t tasted defeat since Britain’s opening match against Olympic champions
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Coach happy with side's Twickenham showing
WORCESTER Warriors’ head coach Clive Griffiths insisted the Middlesex Sevens had been a valuable experience for his side after they lost out in the last eight. Worcester defeated Bristol Rugby in the opening round of the competition before losing in
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Early setbacks prove to be Malvern's downfall
MALVERN Town were unlucky to fall to an opening day of the season defeat as they went down 2-1 to AFC Sudbury at the Langland Stad-ium in British Gas Business Division One Midlands. The three-time FA Vase finalists started brightly and were 2-0 up inside
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Purchase powers to Olympic glory
ZAC Purchase roared home to Olympic glory in China and admitted: “This medal weighs a ton!” The former King’s School Worcester pupil went in as favourite for the lightweight doubles with Mark Hunter after taking the World Cup crown. Although it was
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'Ecstasy' buyer duped into buying worming tablets
A builder tried to show off to his friends by handing out tablets he thought were ecstasy from a bag he bought for £100. Shayne Stanley took the pills himself, but although he got high he did not get the same feeling he had in the past, Worcester Crown
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Luckless Bulls crash to a third successive defeat
HEREFORD suffered their third 2-1 reverse in three outings as Yeovil left Edgar Street with all three League One points. Two goals in three first-half minutes put the visitors firmly in command and Bradley Hudson-Odoi’s late strike was little more than
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Teenage golfer Ben's Open quest
RISING star Ben Hodgetts’ first tournament as a professional ended in disappointment after he was forced to withdraw with an ankle injury. Playing in the Parman Cup on the Nicklaus Course at Trethorne Golf Club, near Launceston in Cornwall, the Droitwich
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Captain Trevor raised funds in Alfie's memory
DURING his year as captain of Ombersley Golf Club, Trevor Hands helped raise more than £800 for a children’s charity close to his heart. In 2006, Alfie Walton-Ryder, a lovable 13-month-old boy, tragically died following a battle with leukaemia. Alfie
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Harriers undone by poor defending
SUCIDAL defending ensured that spirited Kidderminster Harriers suffered defeat at Field Mill. Harriers slipped to 3-0 down at half-time, before goals from Matthew Barnes-Homer and Justin Richards boosted hopes of salvaging a point. However, a late
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Worcester City 0 Hayes & Yeading 3
HAVING made such an impressive start to the campaign it is hard to understand how Worcester City were not even second best to an ordinary Hayes and Yeading United side. From start to finish, the St George’s Lane outfit put on a display that
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Old friends claim Vale honours
KATH Hudders and Joyce Byrne battled through the poor weather conditions to seal victory at the Vale Golf Club ladies’ invitational day. The winning duo go back a long time, having met 40 years ago when making cricket teas. Competition organiser Janice
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Scheppel is spot on for Robins
EVESHAM produced a fabulous display on their return to the top flight of the Southern League and a point was the least they deserved for their gallant efforts. Having lost goalkeeper Nathan Vaughan and top scorer Mark Owen during the summer and with
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Matthew's handicap slashed after he cruises to county title
MATTHEW Vigurs shot an excellent round to be crowned as the nett winner of the Worcestershire Under 15s County Championship title. Youngster Vigurs, who is a member of the Gaudet Luce Golf Club-based Russell Adams Golf Academy, carded a six-under-par
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Arson-hit club's cash lifeline
AN athletics club has received a cash boost to help it get back on track. The Kidderminster and Stourport Athletics Club is based at Stourport Sports Club in Kingsway, Stourport-on-Severn, which was destroyed in an arson attack in December last year
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I hope people in town like my book
A NEW book packed to the brim with stories of life on the land in and around a Worcestershire town has gone on sale in the county. Jen Green, a former reporter on the Tenbury Wells Advertiser and Hereford Times, took nine months to write Changing Scenes
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Trip back in time to the Tudors
MORE than 200 visitors were given a taste of what life must have been like in the 16th Century during two special events at Worcester’s Tudor House. Adults and children alike were given the chance to dress up in Tudor costumes at the Friar Street venue
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Olympic gold medal for Zac
FORMER King’s school student Zac Purchase has won a gold medal in the Olympic rowing this morning. The 22-year-old rowed across the finish line with doubles partner Mark Hunter in the lightweight mens double skulls. Mr Purchase, who
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Boy injured on trampoline
A BOY had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering a neck injury whilst trampolining. The 11-year-old was at Stourport-on-Severn’s sports centre in Dunley Road when the accident happened at 3.45pm on Saturday. West Midlands Ambulance Service sent
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We're top of the cops - it's official
POLICE officers swapped uniforms and helmets for caps and gowns for the first graduation ceremony in the history of West Mercia force. The degrees in professional policing were awarded at a ceremony at Hindlip Hall, near Worcester. Thirty-four officers
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Boundary changes may mean more conservation
MORE of the village of Whittington may become a conservation area under new plans from Wychavon District Council. As part of a review of the conservation area, the council is looking at changing the boundary. Carol Marsden, the council’s senior conservation
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New base for security company
FOLLOWING its recent acquisition by Kent-based Environmental Property Services, Worcester’s Advanced Peripheral Systems has opened new headquarters in the city. Drawing on the additional resources and investment the new parent plc can provide, APS,
