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Teenager's chance to quiz politicians
A TEENAGER with a serious heart condition will take part in a Question Time-style event at Parliament today to quiz politicians on school health issues. Will Goodenough, of Flyford Flavell, near Worcester, has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which means
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Two separate power cuts affect more than 2,000 homes
MORE than 2,000 households and businesses in Worcestershire were left without power yesterday morning. In two separate incidents people in the Ronkswood area of Worcester and Pershore were left without electricity. In Ronkswood up to
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Worcester City 4 Weston-super-Mare 1
NEW signing Marc McGregor was among the scorers as Worcester City thrashed Weston-super-Mare in front of their largest St George’s Lane league gate of the season. McGregor rose to head a debut goal from Rob Davies’ 17th minute corner to
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Lessons in caring for the environment
NINETY children from a Worcester school spent the day at the University of Worcester learning about sustainability and the environment. The pupils, from Christopher Whitehead Language College, also took part in a litter pick between the University’s
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Moeen will have his spin chance
MOEEN Ali is likely to be handed more responsibility with the ball next season for Worcestershire. Director of cricket Steve Rhodes insists he is not looking to bring in an experienced off-spinner following the departure of Gareth Batty to
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Full-time - Worcester City 4 Weston-super-Mare 1
90 mins: Elvins stumbles on the ball from two yards out when it looked easier to score. 88 mins: City winding the clock down ahead of claiming three precious points. 85 mins: YELLOW CARD. Weston: Tom Paranguo booked. 77 mins:
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County derby in league cup tie
BOTH Bromsgrove Rovers and Stourport Swifts will be looking to bounce back from weekend defeats when they clash in the Red Insure Cup first round at the Victoria Ground tomorrow night (7.45). Cash-strapped Rovers, who were placed in administration last
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Malvern miss the point
MALVERN’S longest away trip came to nothing despite a courageous fight back against a far bigger and heavier Peterborough side as they went down 23-15 in National Three Midlands. With a strong wind at their backs, the Fenmen went into a first-minute
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Drink-driver blamed girlfriend
A DRINK-driver who crashed his car then attempted to claim that it had been his girlfriend behind the wheel has been banned from driving. Christopher Clarke clipped a kerb and span out of control into a hedge while driving his black BMW 3 series
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Bennett hat-trick guides Sports home
THERE were goals galore at HDNL Sports where Worcester Sunday League Division One leaders CMB Sports triumphed 7-4. Paul Bennett hit a hat-trick for CMB with Dave Burston scoring twice for HDNL. The Pear Tree are now second with Jon Rogers bagging two
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Cup exit for KCs
UP against an Aston Old Edwardians side who boasted a 100 per cent league record, Kidderminster Carolians knew they were in for a difficult match and so it proved as they went down 18-3 in the second round of the Midlands Intermediate Cup.
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Bromyard come from behind
BROMYARD kept their Midlands Junior Vase hopes alive with a good 22-12 second round win, despite succumbing to two early tries by a confident Warley side. Second row Jon Middleton began the home side’s recovery with a short-range try, converted
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Festive runners give Rudolph the day off
RUNNERS from Droitwich Athletics Club have donned their outfits ready for a festive fancy dress run. The athletes met for training at Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre kitted out in their seasonal outfits for this year’s Leukaemia CARE Santathon. They are
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City side make it to third round
WORCESTER Wanderers came away from their Midlands Intermediate Cup round two trip to Ludlow with an excellent 18-9 win. The first-half was a fairly dull affair with the heavier home pack trying to impose themselves on the more mobile Wanderers eight.
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European hope
TERRY Jenkins will be looking for a better showing in Holland when he takes on Jamie Caven in the European Championship on Thursday. The Bull, from Ledbury, suffered two disappointments in the Players’ Championship as he failed to get past the fourth
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Results extra
THE rest of the weekend results from the two counties. MG SPORTSWEAR BROMSGROVE AND DISTRICT LEAGUE Division Three: Churchfields United 1 Holloway Park 3. HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE WOMEN’S LEAGUE Stourport Swifts 1 Mostyn Rangers 4; Ferndale
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Daryl’s double
WESTFIELDS thumped Friar Lane and Epworth 4-1 at allpay.park in the Aspire Midland Alliance. They took the lead after only eight minutes when Daryl Addis lashed home a loose ball before Mark Hibbard netted from 18 yards following a fine move. Addis
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Mortlock winner
PEGASUS Juniors returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Oxford City Nomads in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League Premier Division. The Hereford side had to overcome being a goal down after a quarter-of-an-hour to a Matt Blandford strike. The scores
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Solid start for Villa’s Nathan
WORCESTER prospect Nathan Baker helped Lincoln City to a clean sheet on his league debut. Baker, who has joined Chris Sutton’s League Two outfit on loan from Aston Villa for a month, played at centre-half in a 0-0 draw with Torquay United. The 18-year-old
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Social club faces closure as slump hits attendances
A SOCIAL club running in Worcester for more than 50 years may have to close unless more people support it. The Barbourne ex-servicemen’s club has been running at a loss for more than a year but organisers say that situation cannot continue indefinitely
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October 26 to November 2
100 YEARS AGO: WHILE out shooting with a party of six guns near the Woodland Farm, Wichenford, near Worcester Mr A Hugh Jones-Williams, third son of Mr TJ Jones-Williams of Laughern Hill House, met with a serious injury. A partridge got up in
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Lights that say loved ones are eternally in our hearts
LIGHTS of love will be shining across Worcester when the annual St Richard’s Hospice Christmas tree lights are switched on on Friday, November 13. The Lights of Love evening will begin at Worcester Cathedral at 7pm, when people can gather and reflect
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October 26 to November 2
THIS WEEK IN 1969: MARL Bank, the substantial house in Rainbow Hill, Worcester, where the city’s most famous son, Sir Edward Elgar spent his final years, is now being demolished. Extensive damage has been done by vandals since the property became
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Stylist gets ahead in street sign battle
A HAIR stylist has gone the extra mile to reclaim his shop sign after road workers removed it for being unlawfully displayed. Jason Knight was incensed after Worcestershire County Council took his sign from the pavement near his hair salon. Mr Knight
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After Midsomer we’re the next of the killer hotspots
LOCK the doors, shutter the windows, block up the chimney and turn the guard dogs loose, because Worcestershire is about to become as much of a bloodbath as that peaceful rural idyll Midsomer, where some poor soul seems to cop their lot every
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Head of the year celebrates award
AN outstanding teacher from Worcestershire is this week celebrating after being crowned headteacher of the year. Liz Quinn, head of Stourport High School and Sixth Form Centre, was yesterday told she was among the 12 winners at the 2009 Teaching Awards
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Farmers Markets : Caroline Wright 26 October 2009
NEXT weekend will see a variety of spooky goings on, with various Halloween and early Bonfire Night events being held across the county. One vegetable that you will see plenty of on your farmers’ market stalls both this weekend and next will
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Upper Welland
THIS walk begins with a short climb to British Camp, the hillfort which was carved out of the slopes of Herefordshire Beacon thousands of years ago. It’s still a remarkable sight, its scale quite awesome considering its Iron Age builders had only
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Plan an explosion of autumn colour
AUTUMN splendour is always the grand finale of the growing season, as leaves turn vibrant shades of yellow, orange and deep red, while berries provide further interest – and not just for the birds. So, if you are now looking out on a bare garden
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What to do this week - October 26
START heating the greenhouse at night to protect tender plants. Make new lawns from turf. Examine pears in store every few days, and eat them as soon as they are ripe. Shelter pot-grown strawberries from heavy rain. Cut down the top growth of
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Best of bunch: Cotinus
COMMONLY known as the smoke bush because of its fluffy plumes of pale pink flowers which appear above the foliage in summer, producing a smoke-like haze, this deciduous shrub is a must for the autumn garden. You need a fair amount of space as it
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Who’ll win best hedge title?
TOP dogs at one of the most traditional of all country crafts will be showing off their skills in Herefordshire today. The National Hedge Laying Championships are visiting the county for the first time since 1954 and more than 120 star performers
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EU rules say every horse will have to be ‘chipped’
NEW legislation to have every horse in the UK microchipped will make the equine identification and passport system more robust. EU rules mean that all foals born after July 1 and horses born before June 30 that have not yet been issued with a
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...AND ANOTHER THING
●NEW Labour has been playing the ‘Tory toffs’ card like mad of late. Harriet Harman – descended from the top drawer herself – and lesser mortals like Mike Foster have not been averse to reviving the old class war sloganeering last seen on any
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The misery and sorrow of war never, ever changes
NEXT month will once again see me embarking on my annual pilgrimage to the former battlefields of the Western Front. I came to historical research relatively late in life – as my more faithful readers will recall, it was the discovery of a long-lost
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Helping roll out the route of New Labour
SURVEYORS have just conducted an examination of the area where Worcester’s orbital road will be completed, assuming that it will eventually get the go-ahead. One of the greatest mysteries of this long-running saga has been why some of Worcestershire
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HARRIS
HARRIS Angie Passed away four years ago, October 26th 2005. The worlds greatest mum, dearly missed and always in our hearts. Love, your son Ben, Amy and Michael. xx Published in paper 26/10/2009 in Worcester News
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HARRIS
HARRIS Angie Passed away four years ago, October 26th, 2005. A loving mum. Love from Donna, Shaun, Ellen, Becky and Amy. xx Published in paper 26/10/2009 in Worcester News
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CARTHY GRICE
McCARTHY Colleen We sat beside your bedside, Our hearts were crushed and sore; We did our duty to the end, Til we could do no more. In tears we watched you sinking, We watched you fade away; And though our hearts were breaking, We knew you could not stay
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The Autumn Scene Part 1
AS the days become shorter and the nights longer plant growth slows down considerably. Deciduous trees start to change colour from the green state of summer into the wonderful colours of autumn. In response to lower temperatures and less daylight
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Warriors 'A' face the Tigers
WORCESTER Warriors return to 'A' League action tonight as they face league leaders Leicester Tigers in the Northern Conference at Sixways (7.30pm). Coventry front-rowers Kevin Davies and Rob Dugard will feature after joining on a temporary basis to help
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HARRIS
HARRIS Angela In memory of my loving wife Angela. Four years have passed and I still miss you with every passing day. I love you always, loving husband Willy xx Published in paper 26/10/2009 in Worcester News
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CARTHY
McCARTHY Colleen In my heart your memory lingers, sweetly, tender, fond and true. There is not a day, dear mum that I do not think of you. Love you Sam x Published in paper 26/10/2009 in Worcester News
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SPENCER
SPENCER Rosemary Ann nee Crowther Passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 20th 2009 aged 67 years. Devoted wife of Bill, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Will be sadly missed by all. The funeral service will take place at Worcester
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LOMAX
LOMAX John William Passed peacefully away on October 20th, 2009 at St Richards Hospice. Funeral service will take place at St Marys Church, Kempsey on Thursday, October 29th at 2 p.m. followed by Cremation at Worcester Crematorium. No flowers please,
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CURTIS
CURTIS Bill Ex Ward's Employee. Passed away peacefully on October 16th, 2009 aged 88 years. Much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be missed by all who knew him. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, November 2nd at
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Power cuts affect 2,000 in county
MORE than 2,000 people in Worcestershire have been without power this morning. Two separate incidents - affecting the Ronkswood area of Worcester and Pershore - caused power cuts in homes and businesses. In Ronkswood, there are currently
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Everything from wedding bells to blackbelts
FABULOUS fireworks, sporting shenanigans and a wedding fair ensured children and adults had a fun-filled weekend in Worcestershire. Organisers said they were overwhelmed with the success of the first St Peter’s Festival in Worcester and were already
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Lending a hand to fight climate change
PEOPLE worried about climate change expressed their hopes and fears for the world’s future in Worcester. Sportsmen and politicians also said what they wanted to see done to tackle climate change. Meanwhile, youngsters who passed through CrownGate Shopping
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I’ll tell meeting drug ought to be on NHS
A MUM with terminal cancer has been chosen to represent patients in the fight to make a life-extending drug available on the NHS. Barbara Moss will speak out at a national review by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
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City falls silent as poppy appeal is launched
SHOPPERS fell silent as thousands of paper poppies spiralled down from the top of Worcester’s Guildhall to mark the start of the Royal British Legion poppy appeal. The city’s High Street was suddenly still as children and adults joined together
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Strike alternatives
SIR – Postal workers should take a leaf out of the Vauxhall workers who agreed a wage freeze and other measures to keep their jobs. J NORWOOD Kidderminster
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Many thanks for coming to market
SIR – Worcester Farmer's Market Group are again grateful to the people of Worcester who kindly supported our new farmers’ market in Angel Place on Sunday, October 18. It was lovely to meet old and new customers, some who came as early as 8.30am. Our
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We have to soldier on with this war
SIR – The military campaign in Afghanistan against the evils of Al-Quaeda and the Taliban is entirely justified. Let us remember that American, British and other armed forces entered Afghanistan in pursuit of Bin Laden, the incredibly evil genius behind
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Press must rethink attitude to mentally ill
SIR – I was not too thrilled to read Mr Phillpott’s idea for sending people threatening violence to a “lunatic asylum”. This does nothing to foster compassion for those of us, like myself, who suffer from mental illness, but it does show how much the
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COMMENT: If you don’t want gulls, stop littering
THE campaign for a fast food outlet to open in a Worcester suburb was hard fought over several weeks across the columns and website of this newspaper. After much debate, an online petition won the day and Kentucky Fried Chicken opened a branch at Blackpole
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Chance to climb table for Dryden's players
WORCESTER City entertain Weston-super-Mare tonight looking to leap-frog their opponents in Blue Square South (7.45). A win for Richard Dryden’s team in front of their home fans would take them above the Seagulls in the table and make it three
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Greedy gulls are tormenting us will mess and screeching
GREEDY seagulls screech above Worcester’s Elgar Retail Park, swooping to feast on the remains of meals discarded by the customers of takeaways. Our picture captures a scene that has become an all too common sight, and is making the lives of nearby residents
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Fixtures
TODAY Blue Square South: Worcester City v Weston-super-Mare (7.45pm). Midland Floodlit Youth League Southern Division: Bewdley Town v Pershore Town; Stourbridge v Stourport Swifts; Wellington v Bishops Cleeve. TOMORROW FA Cup fourth qualifying round
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Innovative centre unveiled
HEREFORD-based Cargill Meats Europe has unveiled its latest investment – an innovation centre at its Grandstand Road site. Opened by Marie-Pierre Membrives, the senior manager of McDonald’s European Food Studio, the centre is set to become the flagship
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Rural firms to get £25m
WORCESTERSHIRE will increasingly rely on the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) to provide vital rural support, a national summit held in the West Midlands was told. Advantage West Midlands’ partnerships director Phil Roberts urged delegates
