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Fund-raising garden photos
EMOTIVE photographs of beautiful gardens are raising money for local charities. The fund-raising garden calendar is now on sale, priced £4.99, at Webbs Garden Centre in Wychbold, near Droitwich. More than 1,300 keen photographers submitted
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New trail could lead to lottery cash
PLANS for a battlefield trail could attract lottery funding, according to the city’s history experts. Members of both Battle of Worcester Society, a volunteer organisation of enthusiasts, and Worcester City Council have been steadily working towards
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Sascha storms to hat-trick of golds
SASCHA Kindred won Great Britain’s first Paralympic swimming gold after seeing off the Chinese challenge to complete a remarkable hat-trick of titles in the 200m individual medley. The 30-year-old topped the podium in Sydney and Athens and
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Latham blames poor ball control
WARRIORS’ debutant Chris Latham says his team cannot blame the new Experimental Law Variations for their 21-13 defeat at Northampton Saints. Having played under the new rules back in Australia in the Super 14 with Queensland Reds before making the switch
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Weather hands Eastnor the title
EASTNOR have won promotion to the Birmingham League despite the weather wiping out the final weekend of the Crusader Worcestershire League. Every game was abandoned without a ball being bowled after rain lashed the region. Eastnor’s end-of-season clash
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Northampton Saints 21 Worcester Warriors 13
IT was a day when a Warriors record had to go — the only thing was the one which went was the one Worcester were trying to maintain. Worcester had never won on the opening day of the season since they took their place in the Guinness Premiership
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Worcester boys suffer China blow
WORCESTER’S Ajmal Ahmed admitted it was back to the drawing board after Great Britain lost their opening five-a-side football match 3-0 at the hands of an impressive China side. ParalympicGB were making their debut in the event and had been tipped to
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Evesham forced to settle for draw on the road
AFTER an abject first half display, Evesham turned the tables on their hosts and could have returned home with all three points in this British Gas Business Premier Division clash. Debutant Tom Etheridge had the visiting side’s solitary goal
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Malvern secure point at Rothwell
MALVERN returned with a hard-earned point against Rothwell in British Gas Business Division One Midlands. The visitors created the first opportunity in the fourth minute. Craig Malins’ shot was saved by Rothwell keeper Alex Malong and the rebound was
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Harriers run ended at Grays
TEN minutes of madness ensured that Harriers returned from Essex without a point. The Aggborough side had battled back into the game but sloppy defending allowed Grays to take a 3-1 lead. Despite a late strike by Matthew Barnes-Homer, Harr-iers could
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Bampton out of luck as rain hits
ONLY the most optimistic of supporters would have expected Worcester City’s match against Fisher Athletic to survive the monsoon conditions which lashed the county at the weekend. Saturday’s Blue Square South fixture had originally been cleared
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Girl hospitalised in car collision
A GIRL was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after she was involved in a serious collision with a car in Worcester this afternoon. The incident happened on London Road at the junction with Foxwell Street, near to Tesco Express
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New homes needed for Tigger, Piglet and friends
A WORCESTERSHIRE cat rescue charity that had a huge response to a rehoming appeal last month still has many cats in need of new homes. Last month, your Worcester News reported how the Worcester and district branch of Cats Protection had been inundated
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Breaking news: Injured pedestrian flown to hospital
A PEDESTRIAN involved in a serious collision with a car on a road in Worcester has been flown to hospital. A police spokeswoman said the pedestrian involved in acollision on London Road near the junction with Foxwell Street was flown to Selly
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Breaking news: Police helicopter search
A POLICE helicopter is conducting a search above the scene of an accident on a Worcester road. London Road remains shut following the incident in which a pedestrian is believed to have been involved in a collision with a car near the junction
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Breaking news: Road closed in Worcester
A WORCESTER road has been closed because of an accident believed to have involved a pedestrian. The incident has only just happened on London Road, near the junction with Foxwell Street. ...More follows...
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Amateur archaeologists meet the experts
AMATEUR archaeologists met with experts when they took finds along to a Worcester museum.Dr Kevin Leahy, national adviser for the Portable Antiques Scheme, visited Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to help budding collectors and excavators
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RESULT - Northampton Saints 21, Worcester Warriors 13
76 mins: Saints get a penalty in front of the Warriors posts and Reihana converts. (21-13) 73 mins: TRY Tuitupou breaks through the centre but Saints hold the ball up. It comes to Ryan Powell and he feds Lutui to go over. Jones adds the conversion
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Hay on target to earn Robins a point
Swindon Supermarine 1, Evesham United 1 AFTER an abject first half display, Evesham turned the tables on Saturday's hosts and could have returned home with all three points. Debutant Tom Etheridge had the visiting side's solitary goal attempt of the
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Please sign up to Foundation Trust, says health chief
A DISAPPOINTED health boss has issued a personal plea through your Worcester News for as many people as possible to become members of a new Foundation Trust (FT). John Rostill, chief executive of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, confessed he
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Update: Flooding causes road closures
A LIST of roads that have closed across Worcestershire due to flooding has been updated by the police. In Worcester, the A443 Hylton Road has been closed because temporary flood barriers are on the edge of the carriageway. A diversion along
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County head for Kidderminster
WORCESTERSHIRE have switched their remaining two home games to Kidderminster. This weekend's floods have left the New Road ground under nine foot of water leaving the County to abandon their ground for the remainder of the campaign. The two games with
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Firefighters rescue 45 people from floods
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued 45 people from flooded situations over the course of the weekend. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has attended about 250 flood-related incidents since Friday afternoon with most of the rescues being
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Wedding bash turned nasty
A bridegroom was taken to hospital with cuts and bruises after two rival families began a punch-up at his wedding reception. One man suffered a broken wrist during the 20-minute fracas in the car-park outside Astley village hall near Stourport and weapons
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Ambulance service coping under pressure
WEST Midlands Ambulance Service has urged people to think carefully before they dial for help. The Trust said it is coping, however, despite a significant increase in the number of calls it has received over the course of the weekend due to
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Crash witness asked to come forward
A CAR crashed in to a field after narrowly missing an oncoming vehicle on the Worcester-to-Hereford road. The near miss happened on the A4103 at Stiffords Bridge, close to the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border at 11pm on Thursday. A spokesman for
