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So good, I abseiled twice to raise cash for trust
DAREDEVILS braved the bad weather to scale down the side of a Worcester department store. As onlookers clapped and cheered, 28 brave participants including the Mayor, councillor Lucy Hodgson, went down the side of Debenhams in High Street on
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Two-floor flat blaze
FIREFIGHTERS have battled an intense blaze which gutted a maisonette above a shop. The windows of a two-floor flat above the More Or Less A Pound store in Gresham Road, Dines Green, were left blackened following the fire at about 4pm today. At least
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City woe escalates as stalwart quits club
DR Michael Sorensen has delivered a damning verdict on Worcester City’s board of directors following his resignation from the club. The St George’s Lane club’s president, and formerly chairman of 13 years until 2003, handed his notice in on Saturday
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Newton hopeful after rare September floods
IT has been more than half-a-century since Worcestershire’s New Road ground flooded in September. However, despite their remaining two home games having to be switched to Kidderminster’s Chester Road ground, the County are still hopeful for big turn-outs
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Fun day out for retired police force
ABOUT 400 retired police officers and staff watched a dramatic dog display and went on bus tours during a special garden party held at West Mercia Constabulary’s headquarters. The event offered guests, of which there were some widows and widowers of
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Sparrey is star man for Pins
THE Worcester and District Skittles League Knock-out Cup first round has been contested. Geoff Sparrey secured the highest individual score with 49, playing for XS Pins against fellow Division One side Warlords at the Anchor, Diglis. XS built up a lead
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Masionette fire above shop
FIREFIGHTERS battled an intense blaze which gutted a maisonette above a shop, today. The windows of two-floor flat above the More Or Less A Pound store in Gresham Road, Dines Green, were left blackened following the fire at about 4pm.
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Man admits he stole clothes to meet his ex-girlfriend
A RECOVERING addict used heroin as a crutch after the breakdown of a relationship with the love of his life. John Williams admitted stealing jeans and a shirt so he could look presentable for a meeting with his ex-girlfriend. Williams
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Moped rider hit by car
A MOPED rider who crashed when an overtaking car clipped him had to be taken to hospital with a broken arm. Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident on the B4214 Bishops Frome to Bromyard road at Munderfield at about 7.45pm on Wednesday
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Robbery witnesses sought
A MAN was robbed of cash in broad daylight by two men in an alleyway behind shops in Worcester. Police have issued descriptions of the two men who committed the offence in Cranham Drive, Warndon, between 12.30pm and 12.42pm on Friday.
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Sorensen resigns
WORCESTER City president Dr Michael Sorensen is understood to have resigned from the club. Dr Sorensen had been president at the St George's Lane club following a 13-year stint as chairman, which ended in 2003. Statements from Dr Sorensen and City are
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Chiefs waiting on race decision
WORCESTER Racecourse officials have not given up hope of racing returning to the track before the end of the season. Pitchcroft is again under water after overflow from the drains in the wake of the weekend’s rain flooded the course and the River Severn
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Arrow 2000 off to flier in Premier
ARROW 2000 are the early leaders of the Worcester Sunday League Premier Division, having scored 13 goals in their opening two matches. Gordie Beauchamp hit a hat-trick in their latest success, a 6-0 drubbing of Perowne Park Rangers. Elsewhere in the
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Health chief says sorry to pensioner
A HEALTH chief has apologised to a frail pensioner who had to be rushed to A&E just hours after medical staff sent him home from hospital. We reported in your Worcester News in July how 87-year-old John Chambers collapsed in a chair semi-conscious two
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Wanderers storm to cup success
WORCESTER Wanderers’ season got under way with a 47-0 EDF Senior Vase Cup victory over newly-promoted Cleobury Mortimer in wet and windy weather. James Price, making his Wanderers debut after two seasons out of the game due to a bad injury, was influential
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Varnish crowned junior champion
BROMSGROVE’S Jess Varnish was crowned junior sprint and 500-metre champion at the British Cycling Junior National Track Championships at the Newport Velodrome in Wales. Varnish is now in Poland where she hopes to add to her recent wins at the European
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Football results
SATURDAY WORCESTER AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE FC Tything 1 Grosvenor Sports 6; Hanley Swan P VBL Sports P; Powick FC P Martley Spurs P; Upton 3 West Malvern 0. KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier Division: Bobbington 2 Quarry Bank 2;
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Lentil purée
Type of dish : Main course To serve : 4 Ingredients : 375g lentils 65g carrots 1 onion pierced with a clove 1 clove garlic 1 bouquet garnish 40g butter 40g crème fraîche Method:
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Hurricanes Part 1
It is said that the hurricane season is becoming lengthier and the storms much more intense and destructive due to global warming and other influences. Some hurricanes can change the landscape so much that the area has to be remapped and it can
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HOPKINS
HOPKINS Susan Happy 60th Birthday Mum. Love Amanda, Josie, Ryan, Ben, Megan. xxx Published in paper 08/09/2008
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BURTON
BURTON Dorothy June Passed away September 8th, 2007. Remembering you is easy, We do it every day, It's just the pain of losing you, That never goes away. Forever in our hearts. Love Linda, Bill, Alan and Sally xxxx Published in paper 08/09/2008
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GRIFFITHS
GRIFFITHS Irene Edna Passed away September 8th, 2007. Loved and remembered always. Keith, Michael, Rad and Jamie. Published in paper 08/09/2008
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CRUMP
CRUMP Alan Dad a year has passed since you were taken from my life,But my memories of you will always remain. I miss you everyday. Love Brian x Published in paper 08/09/2008
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CRUMP
CRUMP Alan Its one year today.You left so suddenly. No time to say,I love you.No time to say,Goodbye.I miss you so much,All my love.Forever. Evelyn xxx Published in paper 08/09/2008
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CRUMP
CRUMP Alan Dad,Always in our hearts and thoughts. Helen, Lou, Olivia, Molliejane and Chloe. xxxxx Published in paper 08/09/2008
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RICKETTS
RICKETTS Roger Anthony Passed away on September 8th, 2005. Companion, brother, father and grandfather. Resting peacefully. Loved and remembered by all your Family and Friends. Published in paper 08/09/2008
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BROOKER
BROOKER Arthur Alfred Of Malvern. Passed peacefully away in hospital on August 31st, 2008, aged 85 years. He will be sadly missed by all Family and Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday, September 11that 2.30 p.m. Family flowers
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EMBLEY
EMBLEY Lis On September 2nd, 2008, peacefully at her home in Pershore surrounded by her Family. Funeral service at Pershore Abbey on Thursday, September 11th,at 2 p.m.,followed by private Cremation. No flowers by request please. Donations, for Marie Curie
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BATES
BATES Bryan The Family of the late Basher Bates wish to express their sincere thanks to all Relatives, Friends and Neighbours for the kindness and sympathy shown to them during their recent bereavement. Also for the cards and donations received for Macmillan
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CRUMP
CRUMP Alan Dad. One year has passed,Since you left,But you are only,A memory away. Miss you,Love Ian x Published in paper 08/09/2008
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GRIFFITHS
GRIFFITHS Rene In memory of a dear sister, who passed away one year ago. Never far from our thoughts. Love Jill, Colin and Families. Published in paper 08/09/2008
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BEVAN
BEVAN Nick Cherished memories of a loving husband and devoted daddy so sadly taken away from us four years ago today. Always in our hearts and thoughts. Lots of love and kisses Sarah and Lily. xxx ------------------------------------------- Precious memories
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Driver injured as buses collide in city centre
A DRIVER injured his foot after two buses collided in Worcester city centre this morning. The driver, a man in his 30s, was stood outside one of the buses when another one collided into the stationary vehicle causing it to run over his foot. The incident
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Harfield sets sights on Wimbledon glory
WORCESTER tennis player Chris Harfield has taken the first steps in his quest for Grand Slam glory. Harfield, 23, has returned from a Futures tournament in Senegal with his first world ranking singles points and an improved doubles ranking. The former
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OAPs’ free bus rides too costly for council
THE high number of pensioners taking free buses around Worcester has put a huge strain on the city council’s budget which is already strapped for cash. The council’s latest financial figures show it is set to overrun its current budget by almost half-a-million
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Car accident girl still critical
A GIRL involved in a collision with a car on a Worcester road yesterday is still in a critical condition in hospital. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident in which a green Renault Clio was in collision with the girl, believed to
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Where’s OFGEN in all these increases?
SIR – Now npower has put its prices up for gas and electricity. That’s the last of the six suppliers. So there’s no real competition at all now and where’s OFGEN? They’re supposed to look after the customers, but have done nothing. It’s about
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Write to register your objections
SIR – I agree with Lucy Tatchell’s report on the threat to Rushwick Post Office which could be axed by the year end. By all means sign a petition but I am wary of these – wasn’t a petition on another subject only classed as one item? To add
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Give this person the £25 fine back
SIR – I read the article in the Worcester News regarding the disabled person who could not get his wheelchair out of his car as there was not enough space and was fined £25 for occupying two spaces. I refer to the comment made by Andy Chinn when
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Stop this archaic and cruel research
SIR – ‘Imagine donating your body to science while you are still in it’, reads the slogan on an antivivisection poster. Such a prospect may well fill us with horror but, sadly, it is a daily reality for the millions of animals used as disposable
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New road scheme is like the bad old one
SIR – Many will remember the badly-conceived and discredited road scheme planned for Worcester city centre in the 1970s. This new scheme bears all the hallmarks of a resurrection of that old scheme. Where exactly will the traffic proposed to
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New date for match
WORCESTER City have rescheduled their home match against Fisher Athletic for Monday, September 15. The Blue Square South fixture was postponed at the weekend due to a waterlogged pitch at St George's Lane. Kick-off is 7.45pm.
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Moseley is reward for tie winners
WORCESTER Students have been handed a first-round trip to Lichfield in the National Colts Cup. The match is due to take place on or before September 28 and the winners will host Moseley in the next round. The National Colts Cup was introduced in the
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Still waiting for an apology from MPs
SIR – I’m still waiting for an apology from our members of parliament and Mr Bushill-Matthews MEP for waging a campaign to convince the public that the European Union had nothing to do with the closures of our post offices, or the setting up
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September 6 to September 13
250 YEARS AGO: TWO more incendiary letters, in the same hand-writing, threatening fire in Worcester, having lately appeared in the High Street, Worcester, and the mayor has promised a reward of 20 guineas for discovering the author or authors
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Ombersley
OMBERSLEY is packed with lovely buildings of many periods, styles and materials, though it is best known for its timber-framed ones. On this walk you have the chance to visit another notable timberframed building, tucked away in the hamlet of
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Floods hit County's farewell to Hick
WORCESTERSHIRE will bid farewell to Graeme Hick at the ground he began his Worces-tershire career — Kidderminster. The weekend floods have left New Road under nine feet of water leaving the County to switch their remaining two home games —
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September 6 to September 13
THIS WEEK IN 1958: TWO Worcestershire men, Roland Dawes, 54, and his 20- year-old art student son Nigel of Alvechurch, went shark fishing for the first time last weekend and caught 20 blue nosed sharks off Newlyn, Cornwall. Nigel caught 13 sharks
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Reg Moule - Your questions
IS it true that taking the bottom leaves off a tomato plant helps the fruit to ripen? We sometimes have debates about this at the allotment site and I thought that I heard you say on the radio that it did not matter, so can you tell me again please
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Good enough to eat: Courgettes
I used to think that courgettes were bland, tasteless watery veg until I stopped overcooking them, brushed them with olive oil and seasoning and bunged them on the barbecue. Sliced diagonally they do really well on the barbecue or griddle.
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How to lay the green green grass of home
THANKS to the prolonged rain we’ve had in the summer, if you’re planning to lay a new lawn, now is an ideal time to do it, when the ground is warm and moist. Preparations should have already begun, so you should have dug over the site, made
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Jobs to do this week - 6 September
● Finish taking late cuttings from fuchsias, verbena and other tender perennials. ● Lift tender perennials such as argyranthemums and pelargoniums, to be overwintered under cover. ● Bring in house plants that have been standing outdoors in the
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Best of bunch: Hydrangea
For some years these late-flowering shrubs have had a rather dated, oldfashioned image, but having just returned from Brittany, which was awash with them, I think it’s time for a revival. In fact, hydrangeas are a valuable addition to the late
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Slimmer lost five stone in one year
A SUPER slimmer from Worcestershire is enjoying a new lease of life after shedding 100 pounds in a year. Zoe Collins has dropped five dress sizes after joining a Weight Watchers group in Pershore last year. She joined the group because she felt
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City’s very own Sheila was a national heroine
IT’S always been a mystery why no one has ever made a film about the life and adventures of Sheila Scott. She was, after all, a national heroine, blond, glamorous, brave, daring and tough as old boots. The daughter of a Worcester baker and a former
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Five hope for a top honour
LET’S hope the rain relents, because five members of Worcester and District Riding Club are off to Lincoln this weekend to compete against the country’s finest. Making up teams in two disciplines, they will be competing at the British Riding
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Rewards of going back to nature
THE Terry family of Upper Hollowfields Farm, Hanbury, near Droitwich, has beaten tough competition to secure the top spot in the regional round of Natural England’s Future of Farming awards 2008. Michael, Janette and Jo Terry’s farm was chosen
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George, you should try smoked salmon
SIR – I feel sorry for George Cowley having to spread his bread with tomato sauce only. Personally I find the brown sauce much more nourishing because it’s got the tamarind fruit in it. But George, you must try a little smoked salmon – you will
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We should fight to save post offices
SIR – Many people throughout the county will be dismayed to learn of the proposed closure of their local post office, while others may be relieved that the post office nearest to them appears to have been spared. We should not be lulled into
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It’s good the council are discussing our railways
SIR – It is good to hear the county council is considering how better use can be made of our railway tracks. I had suggested a similar three-way railcar service in Worcester about 15 years ago, when you could drive across the city in a few minutes
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Breaking news: Buses collide in city centre
TWO buses have just collided in Worcester city centre injuring a person. The incident happened about 9.05am in Angel Street. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said a patient has been taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in
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Progress for those who are sufferers
SIR – Regarding your news comment on August 28, it is marvellous news for Brian Pritchard and thousands across the country who suffer from muscular degeneration (AMD) in its aggressive wet form, which counts for 90 per cent of adult blindness
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Book was a great account of farming
SIR – Your review of Changing Scenes, on August 18, celebrating the 150th anniversary of agriculture in and around Tenbury Wells prompted me to buy a copy. It was well worth the effort of tracking one down. What a truly delightful, well-written
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Floods chaos - vital information
RAIN storms across Worcestershire over the weekend have brought traffic chaos to the county as well as flood misery for many. Keep up-to-date with the latest flood warnings, weather forecast and travel information with us. Click here
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COMMENT: Free bus travel for OAPs set to cost taxpayers
FREE bus travel for pensioners is, on the face of it, a good idea. The problem, of course, is that nothing is ever truly free. There is a cost attached to everything and in the case of concessionary travel in this county it is being borne by the
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Hick legend is never to be forgotten
FROM one great to another, it seems hard to find the words to sum up a career like Graeme Hick’s. In just over a week’s time, the New Road legend will say goodbye to county cricket after announcing his retirement. A career that has spanned a quarter-of-a-century
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Service that could replace your post office
A LIFELINE could be thrown to communities whose post offices are being threatened with closure. Ten post offices in south Worcestershire are due to axed after a six-week period of consultation and, as previously reported in your Worcester News
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Ruddock takes defeat on chin
A FRUSTRATED Worcester Warriors director of rugby Mike Ruddock was less than happy with the number of penalties his side conceded in their 21-13 defeat at Northampton Saints. With the Sixways side still looking for a first ever opening day Guinness Premiership
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Kp is nuts about Jones
IT appears that Simon Jones has an influential fan on the selection panel at England HQ. New skipper Kevin Pietersen revealed last week that he wanted to take Worcestershire’s pace ace on tour to India in November. However, knee surgery has prevented
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County hit by floods misery
RELENTLESS rainfall brought misery to homes and businesses as parts of Worcestershire were engulfed by floods once again. Firefighters rescued 45 people from flooded properties and cars as they responded to about 250 incidents over the course
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Packwood in good company
WHAT have Wembley Stad-ium, the Emirates Stadium, the All England Lawn Tennis Club and New Road all got in common? Their groundstaff have all won prestigious Turf Profes-sional Awards. That is pretty illustrious company to be in but, when you think what
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Slimmer lost five stone in a year
A SUPER slimmer from Worcestershire is enjoying a new lease of life after shedding 100 pounds in a year. Zoe Collins has dropped five dress sizes after joining a Weight Watchers group in Pershore last year. She joined the group because she felt unfit
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Organic gardener wanted
THE Granary hotel and restaurant in Shenstone, near Kidderminster, is looking for an organic gardener. The restaurant is searching for someone willing to grow vegetables in the field next door to its kitchens. Owner Richard Fletcher said: “We’d like
