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Will one of these cute critters be named the pet of the year?
READERS have been voting in their droves for their favourite small furry animal in this year’s Worcester News Pet Idol 2008. From dozens of entrants, ranging from guinea pigs and floppy-eared rabbits to cheeky ferrets, the final entrants have been whittled
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We could be forced to shut up shop, too
SHOPS in Stourport-on-Severn could be forced to close because trade has slumped dramatically since the local post office was forced to close. Sunshine Ladies Wear and Windmill Flowers, in Queens Road, the Walshes, are on the same row of shops as the
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Matt is heading back to his roots
WORCESTER Warriors’ England sevens flanker Matt Cox will be back at his first club Woodrush on Sunday to help them celebrate achieving RFU Seal of Approval Year Two status. Cox began his playing career with the north Worcestershire club as a schoolboy
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United can’t see Wood for the trees
EVESHAM United boss Paul West wants to see more from Troy Wood after extending his loan period for another month. The Robins are looking to bounce back from their first home league defeat of the season on Saturday (3pm) when they face Hitchin Town at
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City defender Richards off to Rovers
WORCESTER City defender Jemiah Richards is poised to complete his move to Bromsgrove Rovers. The youngster, who only signed for the Blue Square South outfit in the summer, is hoping to secure a move to the Victoria Ground in order to play more first
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Hunt: Six games key for Swifts
STOURPORT Swifts manager Neil Hunt wants his side to be judged after the next six matches. The Walshes Meadow outfit face teams directly above and below them in the following few weeks and that is a spell that will shape their British Gas Business Division
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County call-ups
FIVE Malvern Town players will look to help Worcestershire Under 18s reach the fourth round of the FA County Youth Cup on Saturday (2pm). The County take on Suffolk at Bromsgrove Rovers’ Victoria Ground and include Malvern’s Joe Kings, Jamie Adams, Ryan
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Graham is injury doubt for Town
MATT Graham faces a late fitness test as Bromyard Town host Dudley Sports in the West Midlands League Premier Division on Saturday (3pm). Town will look to build on a good 2-1 win at Darlaston Town in mid-week. Squad: Knurek, Oliver, Grosvenor, Rayner
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Bulldozers demolish former home of Morgan
BULLDOZERS have demolished the former home of the father of Malvern’s sports-car heritage as work on the town’s new hospital continues. The house of Henry Morgan, “H.F.S.” off Worcester Road, has been pulled down to make way for the town’s new £19 million
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Ruddock sees glimmer of light at end of tunnel
ONCE again Mike Ruddock’s latest injury update didn’t make for good reading at Worcester Warriors’ weekly press conference. The Sixways director of rugby has been forced into recruiting Eoghan Hickey on loan from London Irish after a raft of injuries
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Christine has hair cut to raise funds
A WOMAN who spent 22 years growing her long locks after cancer treatment has had the chop for St Richard’s Hospice. Christine Robateau, aged 47, who owns Enhance Cleaning Services in Worcester city centre had her waist-length hair cut at Diva’s hair
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Hospice’s honeys get naked to raise money
THE fund-raising team at St Richard’s Hospice is the latest to pose nude in aid of the charity. The Worcester hospice’s Honeys And Hunks 2009 calendar has now gone on sale, and features television antiques experts Philip Serrell, David Barby and Adam
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Parkin gets to grips with frozen lake
THE arctic conditions saw most club matches called off but 20 die-hards from Portobello Club turned up on Brockamin bottom lake for their annual fur and feather contest. Although they found most of the venue frozen over, just two anglers managed to find
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Special Christmas parcels
Needy people in Worcester have been receiving special Christmas parcels, thanks to the generosity of the city’s residents. Members of Worcester’s five Rotary clubs, in conjunction with your Worcester News, ran a scheme collecting bags full
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County weekend football fixture list
SATURDAY WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE Hallow WMC v Grosvenor Sports (P Harding); Powick FC v FC Tything (D Taverner); University of Worcester v Grosvenor Sports (B Gough); West Malvern v Martley Spurs (G Macpherson); VBL Sports v Hanley Swan (D Williams
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Ladies having a load of fun
RODNEY Ladies are having a blast after becoming the first female team to join the Lord Ednam Air Rifle League. Shooting from the Admiral Rodney at Martley, Wendy Davies’ team are slowly but surely finding their target. The aim for the women now is to
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Road floods could stop me reaching medical emergencies
A COMMUNITY first responder fears he will be unable to attend urgent medical call-outs because of flooding problems on a road near his home. Mark Hale said every time there was heavy rain, the A443 between Witley Court and Great Witley village
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WILKES
WILKES Maureen Ann Heartfelt thanks for the care, support and well wishes following her death after a very short illness to Relatives and Friends and Colleagues at Timberdine Residential Home. A big thank you for support at a very difficult time to The
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JONES
JONES Margaret Ann nee Stone Formerly Lewis Passed peacefully away after a short illness at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on December 6th, aged 67 years. Beloved wife of David, dearest mum of Karen and Tina, a much loved nannie to Rose and Holly and a
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STEGGLES
STEGGLES nee Phillips Of Crossway Green. Edna Joyce 1929-2008 Passed away on Sunday, December 7th, 2008 having accepted her final illness with great dignity and courage. Wife of the late Stanley Edward and much loved mother of Ray and Graham and grandmother
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HASKOLL
HASKOLL Trevor Passed away peacefully at Morton House Nursing Home on December 5th, aged 96 years. Wonderful dad to David and Christine, loving father in law to Sue and Pete, also a dearly loved grandad and great grandad. Funeral service at Worcester
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HAMER
HAMER Roy Of Broad Green. Passed away peacefully, on December 8th, 2008, aged 80 years. Beloved husband of Eileen. Much loved father of Martin and Clive. Sadly missed by all Family and Friends. Funeral service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Broadwas on
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NEWMAN
NEWMAN Giuseppina Passed away on December 9th, 2008, at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, after a brave fight against breast cancer aged 72 years. Loving wife to John. Loving mother to Tony, Paul, David, Mark, Tina and Simon. Loved grandmother to twenty
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REECE PINCHIN
REECE-PINCHIN Ruth Passed away five years today. Gone but never forgotten. Loved by Joan, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren xx Published in paper 11/12/2008
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Coroner: Rugby star went to Switzerland to kill himself
A CORONER has recorded a verdict of suicide for a Worcester rugby player who travelled to Switzerland to kill himself in a euthanasia clinic. Worcestershire coroner Geraint Williams said he had no doubt that Daniel James, 23, of Sinton Green
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Plasterer burgled friend who put a roof over his head
A PLASTERER “betrayed” a friend who had given him a home by breaking in to steal cash. Dean Nightingale broke into Lee Hardie’s house when it was unoccupied and used kitchen knives to try to break open a money box. But the victim’s ex-partner – accompanied
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We want everyone to have a safe night out
TWO new schemes to make the festive period safer in Worcester are being launched today. South Worcestershire pol-ice and the Safer Worcester Partnership have teamed up with taxi drivers to pilot a marshalling service as part of NightSafe, an initiative
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Drivers told to take care as roads turn treacherous
MOTORISTS are being urged to take care on the county’s roads today after several drivers skidded out of control as conditions turned treacherous. There were three separate incidents along the A4440 Swineherd Way in Worcester between 8am and
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Man dies at railway station
A MAN has died at a railway station despite amublance crews desperate attempts to save him. Paramedics rushed to Ledbury station car park after reports the man had suffered a cardiac arrest, at 7.20pm, yesterday. A West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS
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We're here to help you hear
PEOPLE in Worcester were offered free hearing tests to mark the opening of a hearing centre in the city. The new-look branch of Amplifon, the world’s biggest hearing aid supplier, has now opened in the Shambles. A hearing awareness open
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I went through hell in Powick hospital
Sir – I am certainly not more deserving than Denis Margrett (Letters, November 11), but I have arguably suffered far more than he has. I went through unimaginable hell in Powick Mental Hospital in the 1960s. I attempted suicide six times (last
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Last thing we need is the useless euro
SIR – The very last thing Britain needs is the useless euro currency. Even countries with it, due to rocketing prices, wish they had not joined it. When decimal money was introduced to Britain on February 15, 1971, the price of everything trebled
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Designer is ready to customise your jeans
STYLE conscious shoppers have the chance to buy some truly individual jeans, customised with their very own design, thanks to a special one-off event at a Worcester store. Roscoe and Crombie in CrownGate Shopping Centre is welcoming acclaimed
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I don't walk with a halo over my head
SIR – With reference to Jed King’s letter about sanctimony and my selfrighteousness (Worcester News, November 4), I remit the entire jeremiad back to its sender together with any accrued interests. My action is underlined by a previous shrill
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Your MP Writes
BECAUSE of prolonged parliamentary business on Monday, the adjournment debate I had obtained on the post office closure consultations did not start until 11.02pm. At that time of night it was just a one-to-one between me and the Minister for
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Einstein couldn't even work this out
SIR – George Cowley posed two questions (Letters, December 5). What is the ultimate point of life and where did the universe come from? I suggest the answer to the first is to procreate and as to the second, even Einstein couldn’t work that
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We had no choice, says city council leader
CITY council leader Simon Geraghty said his Tory administration had no choice but to announce a sweeping package of cuts in the face of an “unprecedented” financial crisis. An independent report by consultants last month revealed the size of
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Just what are your ultimate purposes?
SIR – George Cowley asks me, if there is “no God then what is the ultimate point of life and where did this mysterious universe originate from?”(Letters, December 5). Yes, it is mysterious. For example there is the paradox of causation – that
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COMMENT: Marshals to bring peace to taxi rank
CHRISTMAS should be a time of celebration with family and friends. All too often, unfortunately, it becomes a time of drinkfuelled violence. Two new schemes launched by the police and safety teams could help to make the festive period a little
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How can people with dyslexia use internet?
SIR – I am not dyslexic but the more I use the internet the more I ask how a dyslexic can cope? If you are visually or mentally ‘disadvantaged’ (the current buzz word), there are ways to help. Good websites ensure their photographs are also
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Expect a significant reduction in council services
WORCESTER City Council leaders last night revealed details of the sweeping cuts in jobs and services needed to balance the desperately over-stretched Guildhall budget. City residents have been warned they must expect a significant reduction
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We’re here to help you hear
PEOPLE in Worcester were offered free hearing tests to mark the opening of a hearing centre in the city. The new-look branch of Amplifon, the world’s biggest hearing aid supplier, has now opened in the Shambles. A hearing awareness open day was organised
