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Tell us who deserves a sport award
NOMINATIONS are wanted for an awards ceremony that recognises teams or individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to sport during the last 12 months. There are 13 categories in this year’s Wychavon Sports Recognition Awards: l Senior
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Festive cakes will raise money for charity
THERE is a feast of festive cakes on offer in Worcester to raise money for a hospice. The ladies of the Droitwich Sugarcraft Guild have donated 40 cakes to the St Richard’s Hospice to be raffled or sold for the charity. Tricia Cavell, hospice fund-raising
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County’s naturalist wins prestigious award
A NATIONAL conservation award has been presented to a Worcestershire naturalist for his outstanding contribution to wildlife. The Wildlife Trust’s 2008 annual Christopher Cadbury medal has gone to George Henry ‘Harry’ Green “for services for the advancement
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Carols and candlelight are coming to cathedral
A SPECTACULAR candle-lit concert is being held in Worcester next week to raise money for charity. The city's cathedral will host the Spirit of Christmas carol concert on Friday, December 12, in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, one of the cathedral
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City preparing to face leaders
WORCESTER City Women face the most important game of their season so far when they host league leaders Leamington Lions on Sunday (2pm). The Bilford Road side continued their unbeaten record in West Midlands Division One South with a 3-0 victory at Birmingham
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How to stay safe when you're online
YOUTH club members have been learning about staying safe on popular online networking websites. Perdiswell Community Church’s youth group – The Well, have been finding out how to be smart when using websites such as Bebo, MySpace and Facebook. Police
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Alcock hat-trick inspires Broadway to first success
BROADWAY United moved out of the Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League Division One bottom two. Chris Alcock bagged a treble as they registered their first league win of the season over fellow strugglers Bear. Evans and Buckland also contributed to
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Town council may take over public assets
TWO of Malvern’s most prominent community assets could be taken over and maintained by the town council in the future. Belle Vue Island in the centre of Great Malvern and Sling Lane Playing Fields are currently owned and kept by Malvern Hills District
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Getting in tune for concert at Christmas
A CHRISTMAS concert organised by carers is back by popular demand. Deck the Halls is a family Christmas concert which takes place at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester this Friday at 7.30pm. The concert, which has readings, carols and music, is organised
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County in cup clash
WORCESTERSHIRE host Suffolk in the FA County Youth Challenge Cup third round on Saturday at Pershore Town (2pm). Kidderminster Harriers and Malvern Town are among the county clubs represented. Team: Jamie Adams (Malvern Town); Dreniz Bala (Stourbridge
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Win a holiday to France!
YOUR Worcester News has teamed up with netmums.com to find mums who make a positive difference in our community. The Netmums Mum of the Year competition will celebrate the achievements of mothers across the country and recognise the hard work
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Trial chances
EIGHT North Midlands players have been invited to play in the Midlands Under 16s final trial at Solihull School on Sunday. Prop Hugh McBride (Bromsgrove School), tighthead prop Ryan Furniss (Chantry HS), lock Matt Fleckney (Adams GS) and number eight
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Fallout over a lap-top led to broken window
A MAN who breached his anti-social behaviour order after he smashed a neighbour’s window with a bin lid has been spared jail by magistrates. Martin Haywood, aged 27, breached his order when he threw the lid through the window of a house belonging to
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Crichton boost for Ruddock
LOKI Crichton’s ankle injury is not as bad as first feared and the Samoan fly-half will travel with Worcester Warriors to France for Friday night’s European Challenge Cup encounter with Bourgoin. The Sixways play-maker limped out of the disappointing
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How waste from your kitchen is used to grow thousands of tonnes of food
AS I survey the breathaking backdrop of rolling hills and sweeping countryside, it is hard to imagine the farm to which I am following a food waste collection truck has the capacity to deal with up to 25,000 tonnes of food waste. After binmen have dutifully
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No trouble in championship chase
TROUBLESHOOTERS are setting the pace in Worcester Friendly Skittles League Wednesday Division Three. Division One: Highwaymen 447 (16) (T Davis 47, M Fowles 46, A Price 41), Rushwick Cavs 427 (4) (K Heywood, T Stone 38); Rams 366 (4) (A Bullock 36),
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World Bowls Tour debut for Walters
IN the rarified atmosphere of a World Bowls Tour ranking event, one young Worcestershire player caught the imagination of spectators in the International Open at Burgess Hill in Sussex. Andy Walters, who was born in Cheltenham but lives in Broadway and
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Take a walk on the bright side – with a camera
BUDDING photographers are being reminded to get clicking away for a competition to celebrate the annual illuminated walk at Spetchley Park. A selection of the best pictures of the Spetchley Park Gardens light fantastic will be published in your Worcester
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Cup quarter-final postponed
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' quarter-final tie at Stourbridge in the Worcestershire Senior Cup tonight has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.
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Pershore steal big march in title race
PERSHORE ‘B’ boosted their title ambitions with a 3-2 win at rivals Hallow ‘A’ in SEC Solutions Ltd Worcester Snooker League Division One. Pershore ‘C’ slipped up at home to Heenans ‘A’, going down 3-2, while Droitwich ‘B’ edged out Droitwich ‘A’ in
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Why don’t our signs say we're a Fairtrade city?
A CAMPAIGNER is frustrated that Worcester has no signs to say it is a Fairtrade city. Droitwich has five signs at various entrances to the town to tell people it has the Fairtrade mark – even though it was awarded this status nearly a year after Worcester
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National gold for Ryan
RYAN Holdham finished his Jujutsu season by winning a gold medal at the National Championships. The 15-year-old Chase High School pupil, picture above with his proud dad Kevin, beat training partner and friend Joe Pittaway in a hard-fought
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Top two in league deadlock
ST John’s ‘A’ and St Stephen’s ‘A’ drew 2-2 in a battle of the William Hill Worcester Billiards League top two. Third-placed Rileys kept up the pressure with a 3-1 win at St John’s ‘B’. GWR ‘B’ 1 St Stephen’s ‘B’ 3 (C O’Keeffe (22) 100
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You name it, it’s in our festive jumble jars
THE magic of the festive season will be on show at a school where pupils have been putting the final touches to preparations for their annual Christmas Fayre. As well as collecting new and nearly new items for the various stalls, children at Hanbury
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Sixth Form College win city battle with King’s
WORCESTER Sixth Form College came from 16 points behind to win their much-anticipated Daily Mail Under 18s Cup fourth round match with city rivals King’s Worcester 25-19. King’s started brightly and managed to put early pressure on the Sixth Form College
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NEC show for talented duo
WORCESTERSHIRE’S Richard Merrick and Paul Waldron will feature at the Autosports International Show. They will head to Birmingham’s NEC next month to demonstrate the super saloon class in autograss racing. Former national champion Merrick, of Leigh
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Charities are missing out
CHARITIES are losing out to the nuisance tactics employed by Worcester’s charity muggers, or ‘chuggers’, according to a city councillor. Chugger is an amalgamation of ‘charity’ and ‘mugger,’ and refers to face-to-face street fund-raisers, working for
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More woe for basement boys Malvern
MALVERN Town went ahead last night but ended up suffering a 5-1 beating at Aylesbury United in British Gas Business Division One Midlands. Craig Malins scored for the basement boys on 10 minutes but Kevin Mealer equalised on 35 minutes. Nathan Graham
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Woe for Weston
WORCESTER’S Chelsea Weston has seen her World Cup dream dashed after England Women Under 20s crashed out of the football competition. They lost their quarter-final 3-0 to the USA in Chillan, Chile, with all the goals coming in the second-half. Weston
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Sixways pair in England 'A' side
WORCESTER duo Sam Reeves and Sarah Guest have been selected to start when England Women ‘A’ take on Italy on Sunday, December 14 at London Welsh RFC (12pm). Hooker Reeves and scrum-half Guest will be hoping to impress in the England ‘A’ team’s first
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They’re resurfacing perfectly good roads
AN ANGRY resident of a village cul-de-sac says that money has been wasted resurfacing the road outside his home, when others in the county are in far worse condition. Terry James said he could not believe it when he saw contractors starting to resurface
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Bufton quick KO highlight for club
WORCESTER amateur boxers starred at a show in Shrewsbury. Schoolboy Usman Multoni faced Jordan Williams, of Wrexham, and took control from the start, using his fast jab to pile up the points. The Worcester boxer’s movement was too much to handle at
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Sad farewell as post office closes for the final time
CUSTOMERS have said an emotional farewell to a village post office which has closed its doors for the last time. Rushwick Post Office is one of the 10 in south Worcestershire closing as part of a national programme. Despite petitions and letters from
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Harker to build on Plymouth Raid
WORCESTER Wolves will be looking to build on their impressive 97-93 British Basketball League win over Plymouth Raiders when they travel to face championship leaders Scottish Rocks on Sunday. Wolves player-coach Skouson Harker was delighted after his
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JENKINS
JENKINS Sarah Sunshine passes, shadows fall, Memories of you outlast all. With love from Dad. xx Published in paper 02/12/2008
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NEWNS
NEWNS Irene Gladys Of St Johns. Passed away on November 27th, 2008, aged 84 years. Beloved wife of the late Harold, mother to Susan and Christopher. Will be sadly missed by all Family Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Thursday December
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LAMBOURNE
LAMBOURNE Jack Alfred Fondest memories of a dear father, taken to rest, December 2nd 1993. Roger. Published in paper 02/12/2008
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FOX
FOX Norman Of Ronkswood Passed away suddenly in hospital on November 24th, aged 82 years. Beloved husband of Sybil, much loved father of Gail and Nigel, loving grandfather of Sally and Heather. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday December
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GOADBY PDSA
GOADBY Jacqueline Tina Nee Langstone Formerly of Kingston Avenue. Passed away unexpectedly at home onNovember 23rd, 2008, aged 45 years. Much loved by Alan. Beloved daughter of June and George.Sister to Julie.Much loved mother of Emily, Lucyand Carl.
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HARRISON
HARRISON Cecil Joan and Family wish to thank Relatives, Friends, Neighbours and all who attended the Funeral for their kind messages, cards and donations to St Richard' s Hospice. Special thanks to Reverend Duncan Ballard for a lovely Service, also to
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COOK
COOK Barrie Tony, Deana, Nathan and Steve would like to thank Family and Friends for the cards, letters of sympathy and donations for St Richards Hospice and Head and Neck Cancer Support Group. A total of £743,41 was raised. Special thanks to Reverend
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HAIL
HAIL David Raleigh One year old today! Thank you David for bringing such joy into our lives in your first year. With love from Granny and Grandad Hail, Uncle Andrew and Great Granny Brown. Published in paper 02/12/2008
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SEABRIGHT
SEABRIGHT Michael Chelsea Forty now. Have a very good birthday, With lots of love. Mum, John, Nicky and Girls, Julie and Co and Tracy and Co. Published in paper 02/12/2008
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FOLKES
FOLKES Jeanne In loving memory of my wonderful wife who passed away on December 2nd, 2007. You are forever in my thoughts. Your loving husband Don. Published in paper 02/12/2008
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Hair extensions worth thousands stolen
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of hair extensions have been stolen from a specialist salon in Worcester in a theft which may force the business to go under. The extensions, valued at £20,000, were stolen from SHE in Lowesmoor, Worcester, between 11pm on Thursday
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North Mids eight in Midlands trial
EIGHT North Midlands players have been invited to play in the Midlands Under 16s final trial at Solihull School on Sunday, December 7 (12 noon). Prop Hugh McBride (Bromsgrove School), tight-head prop Ryan Furniss (Chantry HS), lock Matt Fleckney (Adams
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Councils attack new homes report
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to further increase the number of new homes planned for south Worcestershire have been attacked by the region’s councils. Councillors at Worcester, Wychavon and Malvern Hills district councils as well as Worcestershire County
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Works of art go up at new block of flats
HISTORY has been retold on panels installed on the front of a new block of flats in Worcester city centre. Herefordshire-based artist Caroline Hands was asked to produce a series of pieces of art to depict the story of the area around Cabot
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I owe my business success to help from Prince’s Trust
AN enterprising Malvern man hasn’t looked back after a charity backed his business idea. A £4,000 loan from the Prince’s Trust gave Damien Berry, aged 28, the vital leg-up he needed to set-up his own sandwich-making business. Mr Berry said that
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Cycling success
YOUNG cyclists at Kempsey Primary School, near Worcester, have been peddling their way to success. Year six pupils at the school took part in Bikeability Training to teach them about safety on the roads. The training took place with instructors
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Students pick up top scholarships
FOUR students from a Worcester independent school have been awarded prestigious scholarships for their work in design and technology. Duncan Leary, James Scott, William Short and Luca Volpe, all lower sixth form students at RGS Worcester & Alice
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Island is a disaster
SIR – Powick island is a disaster! (Worcester News, November 24). No vehicles stop at the box junction so travelling from Lower Wick to Malvern is a risky business. An accident will surely happen soon. Traffic lights are the only solution. DAVID
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City charity gives pupils chance to make music
A WORCESTER school has been presented with musical instruments courtesy of a city charity. Three cornets and two violins have been given to St Clement’s Primary School in Henwick Road, Worcester. The £1,200 donation is thanks to the Worcester
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Primary children launch art contest
CHILDREN from Somers Park Primary School in Malvern have been chosen to star in a campaign to launch a new national art competition. Leukaemia CARE, a national charity based in Worcester, has teamed up with FunMats: The Art of School Fund-raising
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Martley Ramblers
THE last two walks of the season were achieved without too much mud and rain. A sunny October walk was around canal and riverside at Stourport and across Hartlebury Common. The November walk was around Wichenford, through cider apple orchards,
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Moose International
ON Thursday, November 20, members of the Worcester group of Moose International visited the Worcestershire Association for the Blind which meets at the Bradbury Centre, 2 Sansome Walk, Worcester, to present a cheque for £649, which they had collected
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Didn’t John do so well at dancing?
SIR – John Sergeant wasn’t knocked out of Strictly Come Dancing. He sportingly resigned. The judges had correctly given their opinions but the viewers kept John and everyone else in suspense for weeks. It was obvious that more deserving dancers
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Awards for dedication to amateur theatre
MEMBERS of a theatre group have received long service awards. The 23 members of the Midlands Musical Theatre Group, which has members in the county, were given the awards by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association for their service to amateur
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Malvern Link Townswomen's Guild
AT the November meeting of the guild the chairman reminded members that payment for the visit to the ice show at Cardiff was now due. Members were also urged to sign their names for the Christmas party on December 4. The chairman thanked Maureen
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Thanks to paper, I found great singer
SIR – I read in the Worcester News an article displayed in the What’s On section about a singer appearing at the Mayflower pub on Sunday, November 23. Had I not read this I would have missed a truly outstanding artist. His name was Marc Drew
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Tories’ votes closed the post offices too
SIR – I really don’t wish to prolong the subject of post office closures, however in reply to Peter Luff’s letter (Letters, November 24), may I just remind him that it was his Conservative Party along with Labour and the Liberal Democrats who
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Worcester U3A
OUR first meeting in November at Dines Green Centre welcomed new chairman Jane Flynn, who takes over from John Simpson, who has done a splendid job over the past three years. We all wish Jane all the best. Our speaker was the owner of the Bannut
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Road chaos could have been avoided
Sir – P Pegler’s letter of November 13 referring to the dual role of Worcester’s highway chief John Hobbs is timely in raising this issue. However, there is a more fundamental issue relating to the roads of the county and the city of Worcester
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Martley Women's Institute
MARY-Lou Lockyer and a visitor were welcomed to the annual meeting. Members were pleased to hear that Jenny Taylor is joining. Sheila Cracker, Pat Crook and Kate King were all wished happy birthday. It is always breathtaking when the secretary
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Children get a reality check of life in prison
INCREASING numbers of young people are falling into lives of crime. Almost daily we read about youths involved in gang culture, serious knife attacks or just petty crime. Prisons and young offenders’ institutes are filling up rapidly. So just
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We love the outdoors at our school
PUPILS at Nunnery Wood Primary School, Worcester, have celebrated the opening of their new gazebo and achieving Healthy School Status. The gazebo was paid for with money raised by the friends of the school and provides an outside learning area
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Burden upon ordinary councillors increases
SIR – Although I differ in political persuasion to county councillors John Buckley and Rob Peachey, I could not agree more when they condemn the erosion of local democracy. When the former arrangement of council committees was swept away by
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COMMENT: They failed Baby P in life and in death
SIXTEEN long months ago a 17-month-old boy – now known universally as Baby P – died after suffering a horrific catalogue of torture and abuse. Yesterday, according to the Government, three people lost their jobs at the much-maligned Haringey
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Hampson plans new link-up with the fans
CHAIRMAN Anthony Hampson has outlined his plans to bridge the gap between the directors and fans at Worcester City. Hampson is due to sit down with the newly-elected board for the first time since Friday’s annual general meeting tonight to
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Four teens accused of graveyard vandalism
FOUR teenagers charged with spray-painting a Worcestershire graveyard and play area have appeared before magistrates. Thomas Fido, aged 18, of Baughton, Earls Croome and James Horsfall, 18, of Elmley Close, Malvern, are each charged with five counts
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Yates is handing chance to squad
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Mark Yates is set to rest his FA Cup stars for tonight’s Worcestershire Senior Cup quarter-final at Stourbridge (7.45). The Aggborough outfit defeated Curzon Ashton 2-0 on Saturday to set up a trip to Championship
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County’s hospitals are falling short in some key areas, says report
HOSPITAL staff in Worcestershire are failing to meet key targets, according to the latest report. Worcestershire hospitals failed to meet the target for A&E waiting times in both September and October, according to a report discussed at a board meeting
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Defeated City rebels vow to maintain fight
THE validity of Worcester City’s annual general meeting has been called into question by the Shareholders Action Group. A board of 12 directors was comprehensively voted into power at County Hall last Friday, with the four SAG representatives, including
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Crowning of the Mistletoe Queen.
Tenbury Wells is the renowned centre for Holly and Mistletoe and in accordance with tradition the Head Girl of Tenbury High School is crowned every year as ‘The Mistletoe Queen’ . Her duties will be to preside at the annual Mistletoe Festival in
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Dad, 30, is killed by cruel disease
A Worcester father, who doted on his children, has died after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. The funeral of Marc Long, aged 30, will take place at noon today at Worcester Crematorium and his family have asked those who knew him to come
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Care workers in court
TWO care workers have appeared at Worcester Crown Court accused of poisoning a patient. Julia Bright and June Furmage denied administering poison and endangering the life of Dawn Saunders. The alleged victim suffered an epileptic fit at Fairfield House
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Man hurt at club
A MAN suffered a head wound during an alleged attack in Pershore Working Men’s Club. Another man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after the incident at 12.15am on Sunday. He was bailed to
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Move will bring politics into policing, says authority chief
THE head of West Mercia Police Authority is opposing a plan for directly elected members, warning the move could be divisive. His comments come after the Government announced its intention to press ahead with introducing directly elected police authorities
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Bluecoat duo in North Mids win
NORTH Midlands Under 16s ended their season on a high with a 15-12 win over Staffordshire at Bromsgrove’s Finstall Park ground. North Mids scored tries through hooker Tom Griffiths and flanker Sam Jones, both from Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School
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I owe my business success to help from Prince’s Trust
AN enterprising Malvern man hasn’t looked back after a charity backed his business idea. A £4,000 loan from the Prince’s Trust gave Damien Berry, aged 28, the vital leg-up he needed to set-up his own sandwich-making business. Mr Berry said that without
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Ambulance control centre closes
THE county’s ambulance control centre closed on schedule yesterday. The emergency operations centre at Bransford, near Worcester, closed at 7am yesterday. All calls for emergencies in Worcestershire and Herefordshire will be handled by the EOC at Brierley
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Victorian fayre was a big hit, say police
THIS year’s Victorian Christmas Fayre was a huge success, according to West Mercia Constabulary. The fayre took place over four days and saw 100,000 visitors travel to Worcester from all over the country. Chief Inspector Helena Bennett, oversaw this
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Daily Mail Cup clash
LATEST results and draws for the next rounds of the Daily Mail Cup. Daily Mail Under 18 Schools Cup, fifth round draw (Midlands): King’s School Worcester or Worcester Sixth Form College v Ellesmere College. Tie to be played on or before December 10.
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County will avoid worst of cold snap
WORCESTER and the surrounding areas are expected to escape the worst of this week’s winter weather. The northern and eastern parts of the country can expect more snow today and on Thursday, according to forecasters, but this is unlikely to affect Worcestershire
