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Sneezy does it - hayfever sufferers wanted for study
HAY fever sufferers in Worcester are being sought to help take part in a study. The University of Worcester is conducting a trial during the winter to find out if light applied to the inside of the nose can prevent the symptoms of hay fever. Evidence
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Quick on the draw
YOUNG artists have been busy as part of a campaign to get everyone drawing. There were Big Draw events at the Greyfriars, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and the Fold, Bransford, on Saturday. Hundreds of families took part in the events, which
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Worcester City 0 Redditch United 1
A LACK-LUSTRE Worcester City were beaten 1-0 by Redditch United in the Worcestershire Senior Cup quarter-final at St George’s Lane. In a repeat of last season’s final, James Blake scored the decisive goal six minutes before half-time to send
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MP supports boat club insearchfornewhome
THE city’s MP has promised to support a dragon boat club in their quest to find a permanent base. Mike Foster spent time with at Worcester Dragon Boat Club on Sunday to see how the club works. The 60 members use a portable building to store equipment
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Academy too hot for Army
WORCESTER Warriors Academy turned on the style to storm to an impressive six-try 43-12 win over the Army Under 23s at Sixways last night. The next generation of stars showed the conveyor belt of talent at Sixways is still going strong during an emphatic
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Mentally ill get more say on new council
THE mentally ill will have more of a voice thanks to a new council of governors, says a charity leader. Jacqueline Nuttall, chief officer of the Worcestershire Mental Health Network, will accept an appointment to sit on the council once Worcestershire
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Sealed tunnel is re-opening after 60 years
WORK to re-open a tunnel that was filled in during the Second World War is set to begin next month. The work, part of a multi-million pound canal restoration project, will take place underneath the A449 Worcester to Kidderminster road at Hawford. When
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RESULT - Worcester City 0 Redditch United 1
90+7 mins: Referee ends game. 90+5 mins: Sub. Redditch: Bradley Bullimore replaces Aman Verma. 90+2 mins: McDonnell turns Verma's shot wide for a corner, which comes to nothing. 90+1 mins: Four minutes added time to play. No idea
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Raising funds and chuckles
ANTIQUES expert Philip Serrell has stripped off to support a Worcester charity. Mr Serrell, whose showroom is in Malvern, stands unabashed next to fellow experts David Barby and Adam Partridge, who also feature with him on television shows including
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Community marks end of Ramadan
RESIDENTS and key community members gathered in Worcester yesterday to celebrate the end of Ramadan. The Eid Milan celebration was held at Unity House in Stanley Road, Worcester, with the aim of bringing communities together. Representatives
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High-fliers Athletic crack Chestnut
THE eagerly-anticipated clash between high-fliers MEC Chestnut and Warndon Athletic in Worcester Sunday League Division Two turned out to be a damp squib. Warndon strolled to a comfortable 6-1 victory with Grant Gibbs cracking a hat-trick and the other
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Council defends £12,000 cost of free magazine
CITY council leaders have defended spending £12,000 a year on producing a free magazine for the public. Worcester City Council’s cabinet member for finance Roger Knight said the quarterly publication City Life, delivered free to every household in Worcester
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Robins looking to sparkle in FA Cup
EVESHAM United boss Paul West will be looking for a polished display from his FA Cup heroes when they host Rushden and Diamonds in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. The Robins were handed one of the Blue Square Premier gems as their reward
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Man fractured hip after 10 feet fall
A MAN in his 70s has been airlifted to hospital after falling 10 feet from a ladder. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to an address in Worcester Road, Earls Croome, near Malvern, shortly before 12.45pm today. It is believed
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Cyclist suffers serious head injury
A CYCLIST suffered serious head injuries when he collided with a bus in Worcester city centre this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Queen Street, in Lowesmoor, Worcester, at 10.10am. A male cyclist in his early 20s was treated
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Dunlop left deflated after Upton’s excellent show
THE last time Upton played Dunlop, three years ago in an end-of-season league play-off, they got thumped. This time around, with Dunlop flying high at the top end of the Midlands Four West (South) table with four wins out of four, Upton were wary of
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Town will set up new group to run festival
A NEW group is to be set up to organise and run the highly successful annual water festival at Upton-upon-Severn. The event, which has been going for 18 years and brings 20,000 visitors to the riverside town, is taking up too much of the current organisers
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Music will get your feet going at Gaelic get-together
A FOOT-stomping ceilidh will attract folk music aficionados to Worcester’s Guildhall. It is hoped the social dance, which takes place at the High Street venue on Saturday, will also entice complete beginners who have never before experienced
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Worcester Wolves 77 Plymouth Raiders 89
WORCESTER Wolves are bottom of the British Basketball League after losing their third straight game. At the University of Worcester, they fell to defeat against bogey side Plymouth Raiders for the ninth successive time. But Wolves put in a determined
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Dales go close in thrilling cup tie
MIDLAND Combination Division One’s two leading teams locked horns in an enthralling Endsleigh Challenge Cup first-round encounter. Archdales lost 1-0 to Castle Vale JKS at Claines Lane but both teams played fine attacking football to show why they are
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Pegasus cut short by visitors
PEGASUS Juniors’ winning three-game run ended with a 3-2 home defeat to Carterton in the Hellenic League Premier Division. Juniors went behind after five minutes when they gifted the visitors’ Tom Fletcher a simple goal. But they showed
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Results extra
BROMSGROVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE Division One: Sin FC 2 Victoria Barnt Green 3; Bromsgrove Gen Res 1 BMC Dons 5; Cofton Celtic 2 Navigation 2; MP Hanbury 0 Bromsgrove Town 0. Division Two: AFC Millfields 4 Rocklands 6. Division Three: Rubery Athletic
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I need your support to be the new teen queen
A WORCESTER student could soon be balancing fashion with science. Sixteen-year-old Ruby Delord, who is doing GCSEs at Worcester College of Technology and wants to study forensic science, has made it through the regional heats of the Miss Teen Queen beauty
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Pomroy score proves the difference for Spa
A FINE try by teenage speedster Jack Pomroy was enough to give Droitwich a 16-8 Midlands Three West (South) victory over Barkers Butts in Coventry. The result was just reward for the visitors, who turned in their best display of the campaign so far.
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Police search city park
POLICE are searching for a man in a Worcester park following reports of disorder in the city centre this afternoon. Officers were called after there was an incident in Broad Street at 2.37pm. He made off on foot and is believed to be in Cripplegate
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Malvern blaze: murder inquiry launched
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man died in a house fire early today. Police have arrested one man and a juvenile male in connection with the fire in The Glade, Malvern - which is being treated as arson. They remain
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Accident closes Lowesmoor
A BUSY road in Worcester has shut following an accident. A section of Lowesmoor, from Sansome Street to Pheasant Street, has been closed to traffic because of a collision between a bus and cyclist in Queen Street earlier today. More
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Man found dead in barn
A MAN was found dead in rural Worcestershire this morning. West Mercia police confirmed officers were called just after 9am when a man’s body was found at a barn in Newnham Bridge, near Tenbury Wells. “Police are now investigating,”
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My lip was split after yobs threw an egg from car
THE manager of a Worcester sandwich shop was pelted in the face with an egg, splitting her lip, as she walked home. Alex Clarke is now hoping police will be able to catch the culprits on CCTV as they drove through St John’s. Mrs Clarke was
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Tribute to house blaze victim
THE brother-in-law of a man who died in a house fire earlier today has spoken of a "harmless person". Richard Perkins, 37, was trapped in an upstairs bedroom and died in the fire in The Glade, Malvern. His wife Rosanne and three step-children
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Deep Atlantic Weather Systems
During the autumn, winter and early spring the upper jet stream (a core of fast running wind of up to 200 mph) in the upper atmosphere often influences are weather. Beneath the meandering jet stream low pressure systems develop following that
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Two more fight for life after house fire
THE partner of the man who died in a house fire earlier today is fighting for her life, it is understood. Rosanne Perkins is currently undergoing treatment in intensive care after the blaze broke out in a property in The Glade, Malvern, at
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GOLDBY
GOLDBY Angela and James Are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Amelia Martha. Born September 20th, weighing 8lb 5oz. Mum, Dad and Millie are doing well. Published in paper 13/10/2008
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ANNIS
ANNIS Jamie Happy 18th Birthday. Lots of love Nan. xx Published in paper 13/10/2008
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EABORN
EABORN Julian Happy Birthday Son. With much love always Mum and all the Family xx Published in paper 13/10/2008
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MASSEY
MASSEY Brenda Sue Of Fernhill Heath. Passed peacefully away onOctober 5th, 2008, aged 73 years. Beloved wife of the late Raymond. Much loved mother of Alan and Andrew. Will be sadly missed by all Family and Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium
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ADORISIO
ADORISIO Emanuele Fell asleep on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008. Loving husband of Rosa, adoring father to Donato, Ninetta, Franco and Angela, father in law to Rachel and Caroline and nonno to Alessio, Alain, Paloma, Joseph, Ben, Leon, Aaron, Luca, Eva, Isabella
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GOUGH
GOUGH Gerald William Passed away peacefully at Hollyfields Nursing Home, Habberley on October 5th, 2008. Brother to the late Freddie, Joan and Eileen. Sadly missed by brothers and sisters Graham, Michael, June and Annette also by all his Nieces and Nephews
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JONES
JONES nee Baylis Lillian Many congratulations auntie Lillian on your recent 100th Birthday. From Janet and Russell and Families, Published in paper 13/10/2008
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Poor weather hits beehives
HONEY supplies in Worcestershire are expected to run out in the next few months due to bad weather over the past two years. But local beekeepers are optimistic there will be an upturn in supplies next year. Martin Cracknell, president
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Worcester name team for army mission
BACK-row rising star Jake Abbott will captain Worcester Warriors academy when they play the Army Under 23s at Sixways tonight (7.30pm). Abbott, who started the recent EDF Energy Cup victory over London Irish, is joined by Charlie Parry and
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Warriors youngsters to tackle the army
MONDAY night rugby returns to Sixways tonight when the Warriors academy tackle the force of the Army. The next generation of Worcester stars will be in action as they entertain the Army Under 23s on the stadium pitch for a 7.30pm kick-off. The match
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Barnes aims to serve up treat
WORCESTERSHIRE teenager Lewis Barnes is going for gold in the Commonwealth Youth Games this week. The 18-year-old tennis player from Torton, near Hartlebury, competes in the men’s singles and the doubles with Doncaster’s Christopher Harrison in Pune,
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October 11-18
100 YEARS AGO: A PUBLIC meeting was held in St John’s Infants School on Monday when residents of the St John’s and Bath Road areas complained bitterly about the smells suffered for months from the city sewage works. Speakers recorded their sense
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FARMERS MARKET
ONE of the highlights of the Malvern Autumn Show is always the giant veg displays – especially the enormous pumpkins and the massive marrows. This year’s stupendous 1,341lbs effort – the largest ever grown in Europe – was a sight to behold.
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British Camp, Malvern
EVEN in a region with dozens of hillforts, that on Herefordshire Beacon stands out as truly remarkable. Known as British Camp, it is well over 2,000 years old and covers 13 hectares (32 acres). The scale of the fortification is awesome when you
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Reg Moule answers your questions
I HAVE had lots of trouble from cabbage white butterfly caterpillars this year and as I try to grow my vegetables organically I do not wish to spray them with chemicals. What options are there for organic control? B MOORE REG SAYS: There certainly
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A lot to be learnt
SIR – Older, mature people have a lot to teach our teenagers. If only there wasn’t such hostility and mistrust between old and young today. GEORGE COWLEY, Worcester.
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Good Enough to Eat - New Strawberrys
I know autumn doesn’t conjure up images of delicious strawberries and cream, but if you want them next year, now is the time to plant a new strawberry patch. Dig out rows of older plants which have fruited for a few years, as they are probably
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Faint hope of help
SIR – Interesting to see the Government’s benefits contract comes up for renewal in the next few weeks. If this is not awarded it is obvious a few thousand more post offices will go to the wall. When the financial houses got themselves
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Best of the Bunch - Colchicum
Also known as ‘naked ladies’ and ‘meadow saffron’, these dainty little additions to the autumn garden produce several clusters of violet, crocus-like, wine-glass-shaped blooms with leaves not appearing until the following spring. Although colchicums
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October 11-18
THIS WEEK IN 1958: ON Saturday at 12.35pm a silver grey Tiger Moth singleseater bi-plane stalled and crashed into marshy ground by Laugherne Brook near the Dines Green estate at Worcester. As it plummeted into the ground, the plane narrowly
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Not what it seems on the face of it
SIR – Regarding the article ‘Fill shoeboxes for needy and make their Christmas’ (October 1) . Well-meaning but unthinking journalists annually fuel Operation Christmas Child with the oxygen of publicity the moment a press release flies through
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Blaze death man named
A MAN who died in a house fire earlier today has been named. Richard Perkins, 37, was killed in the fire in The Glade, Malvern, in the early hours. A number of other people escaped the fire but had to be treated for the effects of smoke
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Come and enjoy the rural life
THE third Young Countryside Day organised by the Countryside Alliance Foundation is being held at Throckmorton Clay Shooting Club, near Pershore, on Tuesday, October 28. The event is an opportunity for youngsters aged 11 to 16 to enjoy the great
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Something stinks in British politics
SIR – The reported spat between Mike Foster and Robin Walker (October 1) over Tory campaign spending in Worcester shows that something stinks in British politics. When overseas bankers can exploit central American tax havens to shovel cash into
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Autumn's here - now try making compost
IF you haven’t yet gone down the composting route, autumn is a great time to start as you gather up leaves, empty plant pots and generally tidy up the garden. Many local authorities now provide compost bins to encourage householders to recycle,
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Neighbour speaks of blaze horror
A MALVERN woman has spoken of the moment she realised that people were trapped inside a blazing house earlier today. Mandy Harris, 38, from The Glade, said she was woken by screaming in the early hours. “I was nodding off to sleep at
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Time electrical safety in home was looked at
SIR – As an electrician I have never understood why the electrical safety regulations part P of the building regulations were drawn up in the way they are. Instead of making it a requirement in England and Wales to use a qualified electrician
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Brighten up to keep safe on winter rides
IT’S only a fortnight until the clocks go back and British Summer Time officially comes to an end. Although it would be pretty hard to know in 2008 when it actually started. What it does mean, however, is that the nights begin to draw in rapidly
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THIS IS A NUDES FLASH
JAPANESE police arrest a man who went skinny-dipping in the Imperial Palace moat in Tokyo, an incident that attracted a huge crowd. But what I want to know is this – are the stick thingies the cops are holding some kind of mesh-less landing net? I’
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Magic Puppy - Party Dreams by Sue Bentley
So when Storm, a spotty Dalmatian puppy wit twinkling blue eyes, magically appears, Paige is thrilled. Even her nan's big house seems a lot less spooky as some fur-raising magical fun lies ahead! This book is being reviewed by the children of
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...AND ANOTHER THING
● WORCESTER opinion seems split over whether the flood protection earthworks in Hylton Road will do the job or even whether they are worth the expense and disruption. Many people have been dismayed by the loss of trees. Agreed, the contractors
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Time to help our youngsters
PLANNING rules covering development on green belt land may have to be bent if Worcestershire’s rural communities are to survive according to the Countryside Alliance. Simon Hart, the CA’s chief executive, told a gathering of members at Sixways
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My friends do not call me a hypocrite
SIR – Sue Ryder (Letters, October 6) rudely calls me a “hypocrite of the first order”. My many friends do not call me a hypocrite. Sue – you do not know anything about me. People called Christ, my guru, a hypocrite, so I am in good company
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Thanks to a tip-off a unique choir is found
TO my knowledge Paul McCartney has never set foot inside St John the Baptist Church at Crowle, which lies between the lofty views from Climer Hill and the tangled depths of Bow Wood in deepest Worcestershire. But his voice has. At least it has
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Housing providers to merge
WATERLOO Housing Association has joined forces with Eastern Shires Housing Group to create one of the largest social landlords in the Midlands. Waterloo Housing Association already manages more than 300 homes in the Wyre Forest district from
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Taxpayers will be ultimate losers
I’M not one of these people who constantly point their fingers at councils and accuse them of wasting taxpayers’ money. Waste is, after all, a relative concept. Give or take a few chief executives, the amount of cash spent on local administrations
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Perhaps councillors do get paid for work
SIR – A few days ago in these pages Dr George Lord, the leader of the county council, said that councillors don’t get paid to go to work. A reasonable interpretation of this statement is that he is suggesting he works for nothing. Dr Lord can
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Sad that the factory is now apartments
SIR – I have recently been visiting friends in Worcester after many years in France. Imagine my delight when we drove down Bath Road to see that the Royal Worcester Factory was being rebuilt. I felt happy that it would still be in the same area
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Time for a more public bishop
One of the silliest examples of the current mania for retrospectively saying sorry to groups of people we have wronged down the ages must surely be the Church of England’s recent apology to Charles Darwin and his followers. The inherent pointlessness
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Experts say flood zone homes will be all right
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build houses on a flood zone in Worcester have been approved after experts insisted the new homes would not be at risk. Worcester City Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead for the development of eight houses in Waterworks
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Spare a thought for those who died on the Leinster
YESTERDAY marked the 90th anniversary of the Leinster sinking, Ireland’s greatest maritime disaster. The Leinster was sunk by the German U-boat 123 just outside Dublin Bay on October 10, 1918. Stricken by three torpedoes, the ship went
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Thanks for all your help when I fell
SIR – May I ask for the hospitality of your columns to thank several people who helped me when I fell full length at the corner of St Swithin’s Street and the Cross last Thursday lunchtime. A young man named Chris who said that he lives in the
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City have chance to renew rivalry
WORCESTER City are relishing the chance to renew their county rivalry with Redditch United at St George’s Lane tonight (7.45), according to manager Richard Dryden. The Worcestershire Senior Cup quarter-final clash will be the first time the
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We desperately need an alcohol-free zone
SIR – In reference to the article ‘Estate could have alcohol-free zone’, which talks about the St Peter’s estate. I am very glad to hear of the news for St Peter’s, however, I live in Warndon and we desperately need an alcohol-free zone every
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Are the 60s to blame for all the ills in society now?
RECEIVING an anonymous letter can often be an unsettling experience to a greater or lesser degree. I usually dismiss out of hand people who lack the moral courage to identify themselves… but every now and again, I make an exception for a minority
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COMMENT: Impressive U-turn by the city planners
POLITICIANS at all levels are not immune to the odd U-turn. But the one performed by Worcester city planners over proposals for homes in a flood zone is particularly impressive. Just three weeks ago this newspaper reported how councillors had
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Fined £325 for putting out the rubbish
THE owner of a Worcester pub has been fined £325 – for putting out a recycling bin. Staff at the Marwood said they were stunned when a police officer issued them with a court summons because their green bin was in the highway, but at the same time several
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One dead in house fire
A MAN has died after a house blaze in Worcestershire. Firefighters were called to The Glade in Malvern shortly after 4am today. Four other people were treated for smoke inhalation. ...more follows...
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Officers work to tackle neighbourhood crime
A CAMPAIGN to address anti-social behaviour has been launched by police. The week-long Not in my Neighbourhood operation starts today, and will see a series of activities held by local policing teams. Officers will focus on how local communities are
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Extension is turned down by England future hope
WORCESTERSHIRE wicketkeeper Steven Davies has rejected a two-year contract extension with the County. The 22-year-old, whose current deal runs out at the end of next term, has been in talks with the New Road side since the close of the season
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Fair Trading boss to visit town
CHARLES Wallace, one of the senior members of the Government’s Office of Fair Trading, is visiting the headquarters of the Carpet Foundation in Kidderminster tomorrow. The event is to mark the Foundation, which represents manufacturers nationwide, being
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Advice for flood-hit businesses
BUSINESSES affected by flooding will find support and advice at a free seminar. With sponsorship from the Co-operative, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service and Wychavon District Council have organised a half day seminar for companies in Worcestershire
