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Fun and games – and it’s for good causes
FAMILY and friends of a Worcestershire woman who drowned in New Zealand had an action-packed fund-raising day at the weekend. It’s a Knockout took place at Worcester Racecourse yesterday to raise money for people with learning difficulties through the
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Trio of County legends set to be honoured
WITH 10 surviving members of the 100 hundreds club, it says something that Worcestershire have three of them. Tomorrow night at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, the Lord’s Taverners will be holding a commemorative dinner for members of this prestigious
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Harris just happy to be playing in benefit year
WHEN your county hands you a benefit year, the last thing you expect to is go out on-loan once, let alone twice. Yet that is the position that Worcestershire new boy AJ Harris finds himself in. The 35-year-old is on loan at New Road for the remainder
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Hick and Jones play in Banger's baseball
AMERICAN billionaire Sir Allen Stanford is trying to revolutionise cricket so that he will be able to sell the game to his countrymen. The oil tycoon loves Twenty20 and even believes that the fast and furious version of the sport can become a world leader
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More misery for Malvern after FA Cup exit
TEN-MAN Malvern Town’s interest in the FA Cup is over for another year after they crashed to a preliminary rou-nd 3-1 defeat against Coalville Town at the Langland Stadium. The contest was effectively over at the half-hour mark when Malvern found themselves
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Bulls off the mark with Crewe win
GOALS from new boy Steve O’Leary and Bradley Hudson-Odoi in an eight-minute spell at the start of the second period finally gave Hereford their first League One win of the season. Hereford made a lively start but the recalled Darren Rand-olph
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Rhodes is optimistic over Kabir
WORCESTERSHIRE hope to have Kabir Ali back before the end of the season. The New Road side have had the report of the country’s joint leading wicket-taker’s back scan which has given director of cricket Steve Rhodes an air of optimism. While they are
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Sparkling Penn stuns Diamonds
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers’ Russ Penn’s brace shot down big-spending Rushden and Diamonds at Aggborough on Saturday. Two well-timed strikes made sure Harriers came from beh-ind to blunt the Diamonds’ promotion charge. The midfielder, who has caught the
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Preece eyes Ryder Cup Wales boost
KEITH Preece goes into September’s Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Welsh National PGA Championship in Cardiff looking to kick-start his season. The Burghill Valley player has only made one tournament appearance this season, but is hopeful that his hard work on
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Dryden aims to unleash his City victory charge
WORCESTER City manager Richard Dryden has called on his players to string a series of wins together after their impressive 2-0 victory at Bromley. Having only picked up one point in their previous three matches, the St George’s Lane outfit burst out
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Pershore shine by beating high- fliers
PERSHORE continued their excellent end-of-season form with a six-wicket win over high-flying Bromyard in Crusader Worcestershire League Division One. Bromyard decided to bat after winning the toss and openers Ashley Bullock and Oliver Bailey gave the
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Rampant Royals rewrite records in fine fashion
CENTURION Steve Davies helped Worcestershire rewrite the record books as their 21-run home victory dented leaders Gloucestershire’s hopes of replacing them as NatWest Pro40 champions. Davies smashed 119 off just 87 balls with 21 fours as the Royals amassed
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Craig is crowned champion
A GIFTED protege became the youngest person ever to win Kidderminster Golf Club’s championship. Craig Richardson, 17, emerged triumphant from the two-day tournament with a score of 145 to secure the winner’s trophy and a cheque for £50. The Kidderminster
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PowerPlay Golf is launched at Bransford
BRANSFORD Golf Club, near Worcester, hosted the inaugural qualifying competition in Europe’s first professional golf tournament featuring PowerPlay Golf — the revolutionary new nine-hole ‘two flags on every green’ format of the game. Dozens of PGA Professional
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Bromley 0 Worcester City 2
IF Worcester City manager Richard Dryden could write the formula of how to start a game of football, hopefully he had his pen in hand at Bromley. For the past few games the St George’s Lane outfit have struggled in the opening stages of matches
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Perfect end to pre-seson for Warriors
WORCESTER Warriors completed a clean sweep of pre-season victories as they eased to a 39-18 win over Cambridge at a sun-drenched Wests Renault Park. Director of rugby Mike Ruddock named a youthful side with a sprinkling of first-team stars for the trip
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Nomads so close to city derby win
WORCESTER Nomads almost had their revenge for an early-season defeat by Worcester when they had the better of an intriguing Crusader Worcestershire League Division One derby. Put into bat, Nomads dashed off in search of quick runs with Malcolm Jones
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Wanted: One ghost leader
PEOPLE with a sense of fun and adventure are being sought to seek out Worcester’s ghosts. The Children’s Ghost Walk of Worcester, a fun tour or the city’s scariest spots, is due to start later this month, but organisers need to recruit a new guide.
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Patients to get hotel treatment
NURSES in Worcestershire hospitals need to be as helpful as staff in top hotels, says a boss. Nurses must treat patients with kindness, compassion and respect at all times, says Helen Blanchard, director of nursing and midwifery at Worcestershire
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One place where people can meet
RESIDENTS have been showing their support for Rushwick Post Office which could be axed by the end of the year. It is one of the branches facing closure in the county after last week’s Government announcement and users have been busy signing
