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Hand-held organiser was stolen to pay bills
A HARD-UP woman stole a hand-held personal organiser from a computer store because she needed cash to pay her bills. Sarah Spencer, aged 22, of Chedworth Drive, Warndon, Worcester, stole the gadget, worth £189.99, from PC World in the city.
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Woodford United 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 2
BROMSGROVE Rovers came from behind to beat Woodford United in British Gas Business Division One Midlands. Kevin Banner’s first goal of his second spell at the club and a Barry Woolley strike gave Rod Brown’s men their fourth straight win in all competitions
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Country life celebrated by special carols night
RURAL communities will celebrate country life at a special carol concert. Countryside Alliance will host Carols for our Countryside at St Andrew’s Church, Ombersley, near Droitwich, on Wednesday, to offer hope during the turbulent time the country faces
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Weekend results round-up
SATURDAY FOOTBALL British Gas Business LEAGUE Premier Division: Evesham United 0 Cambridge City 1. Division One Midlands: Atherstone Town 1 Stourport Swifts 1; Malvern Town 1 Soham Town Rangers 2; Woodford United 1 Bromsgrove Rovers 2.
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Kidderminster Harriers 3 Salisbury City 2
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers survived a scare but maintained their excellent home record after edging Salisbury in the Blue Square Premier at Aggborough. The home side squandered a host of chances and were left thanking two own goals to secure victory.
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Fair raises money to help home
A FESTIVE bazaar raised more than £1,000 for a nursing home in Droitwich. Dorset House in Blackfriars Avenue held their successful Christmas fair on Saturday, November 22, with live music, tombola, cake, gift and craft stalls and a visit from
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Malvern Town 1 Soham Town Rangers 2
MALVERN Town remain bottom of British Gas Business Division One Midlands after a disappointing home defeat, but can thank keeper Craig Humphries for preventing a rout. The Malvern stopper pulled off a string of superb saves to deny the visitors as the
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Colchester United 1 Hereford United 2
HEREFORD won away from home for the first time this season with goals from Steve Guinan and Lionel Ainsworth. It was the Bulls’ first away success at this level of football in a dismal run stretching back more than 30 games to April 1976. Goalkeeper
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Atherstone Town 1 Stourport Swifts 1
CHRIS Cornes scored 17 minutes from time to earn Stourport Swifts a deserved 1-1 Division One Midlands draw at high-flying Atherstone Town. The former Worcester City midfielder returned after his one-match ban to deny the hosts chance to close on league
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Concert to help children's charity
A CONTEMPORARY Christmas concert is set to raise money for under-privileged children. Worcester singer Lexie Stobie, BBC Hereford and Worcester presenter Phil Simpson and the Christian singer-songwriter Nia Price from Herefordshire will take part in
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Evesham United 0 Cambridge City 1
EVESHAM suffered their first defeat in nine British Gas Business Premier Division matches when a 21st-minute goal from Lee Chaffey earned Cambridge the points. It was the Robins’ first league loss at St George’s Lane since January 1 and the first time
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System was success says Dryden
MANAGER Richard Dryden thought Worcester City’s game-plan was the reason for their success against St Albans. Dryden chose to employ a 3-4-3 system in order to stifle the threat of a Clarence Park side that had gone eight games unbeaten until their defeat
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Food and music bring touch of summer
AN exotic evening of food, dance and music will bring a splash of summer to the winter months, while raising money for Indian orphans. The Fold in Bransford is staging Live at the Fold, a new series of live music events, with a one-off charity spectacular
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St Albans City 0 Worcester City 2
WORCESTER City brought a smile back to the faces of their fans as they completed the double over St Albans. Following yet another week when the off-field saga has shown little sign of going away, Richard Dryden’s side started December afresh with a much-needed
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Benjamin faces three months out
WORCESTER Warriors wing Miles Benjamin is set to miss three months of action after suffering a broken leg in the 29-14 defeat to Bourgoin in the European Challenge Cup. Benjamin was carried off in the first-half at the Stade Pierre Rajon to add to Warriors
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Cottage will stay, says committee
PLANNING permission for a cottage at Ripple, near Upton upon Severn, to be pulled down and replaced with a much bigger property has been overturned by a Malvern Hills District Council committee. The council’s southern area development control committee
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Celebrating beauty of countryside at service
A SINGING celebration of the countryside will take place on Wednesday. The Countryside Alliance Carols for our Countryside service will take place at St Andrews Church, Ombersley. Audrey Steel, Worcestershire county chairman for the CA said: “A carol
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Pub staff catch criminal via Facebook
QUICK thinking pub workers used social networking website Facebook to help catch a criminal. CCTV cameras outside the Litten Tree in Hereford city centre captured a vandal causing £50 worth of damage to a picture on a wall. The next
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Cheese sales all over world, thanks to eBay
A CHEESEMONGER from Barnards Green, Malvern, is enjoying a business boom by selling cheese over internet auction site eBay. Andrew Brooks, of the Cheeseboard, has taken orders from all over the UK, as well as Norway, Germany, Spain, Greece and Sicily
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Win a trip 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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Treat the family to different sort of Yuletide fun
FAMILIES looking for somewhere different to go this Christmas are invited to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. There are a host of activities on offer over the festive period for both adults and children, starting on Saturday, December 13 with The
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We need new homes before Christmas
CHRISTMAS can be a tough time for some cats across Worcestershire, with thousands of animals bought as presents abandoned once the novelty has worn off. And the festive season puts added pressure on the Worcester and district branch of Cats
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We want a friendly place to hang around in
STANDING around in the depths of Salters Shopping Centre after dark cannot be much fun, even on a relatively mild night, but youngsters in the town say that is what they do almost every evening in Droitwich because there is nowhere else for them
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It’s war on superbugs as hospital gets a rejig
A HOSPITAL minor injuries unit in Evesham will get a makeover, including a new reception and special floors, to prevent the spread of superbugs. Work began this week to give the minor injuries unit (MIU) at Evesham Community Hospital a complete refurbishment
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Fill shoeboxes for the homeless
DOZENS of shoeboxes filled with gifts for Worcester’s homeless population have been collected by a city church. This year St Barnabas Church’s annual scheme aims to provide boxes for every homeless person at the city’s Maggs Day Centre and St Paul’s
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More turn to charity in bid to stay warm
OLDER people fearing rocketing energy bills this winter are turning more and more to a Worcester-based charity for help and advice. Age Concern, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, has seen a 13 per cent increase in demand for information about how to
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Molly is the council's festive favourite
HERE is the winner of Wychavon District Council’s school Christmas card competition. The council’s chairman, Councillor Jo Sandalls, invited schoolchildren from across the district to design the front cover of her Christmas card. In
