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Wildlife charity suffers because of roadworks
AN Evesham charity has lost out on valuable donations because of roadworks being carried out as part of the High Street improvements. Eileen Walthall, volunteer co-ordinator and trustee of Vale Wildlife Rescue, said donations of clothes had
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Strike hits business ballot
THE result of a vote by businesses in Worcester on whether they want the city centre to be turned into a business improvement district (BID) has been delayed by the postal strike. The independent company undertaking the ballot, Electoral Reform Services
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Music teacher remembered
A TEACHER of music, speech and drama at the former Worcester Girls Grammar school has died. Alwyn Johnson taught at schools in Derbyshire, Northampton, Lincolnshire and Worcester and was once described by English actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft as a “very
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Singing spectacular was for a good cause
A SINGING and dancing spectacular was held to raise money for a Worcester blood cancer charity. A group from Leukaemia CARE stole the show and won the trophy at the Last Choir Standing corporate event, hosted by technology company Postcode Any-where
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West backing his Robins to score
MANAGER Paul West feels it is only a matter of time before Evesham United get back on the goals trail. The Robins head to Middlesex side Northwood in the FA Trophy second qualifying round on Saturday (3pm) having drawn their last four Zamaretto League
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Snape wishing for new signings
BROMSGROVE Rovers manager John Snape is hoping to add some fresh faces to his team ahead of Saturday’s trip to Leighton Town (3pm). Despite the club being in administration, which has seen them docked 10 points, Snape is confident he will still be able
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City manager feels Elvins is a big miss
MANAGER Richard Dryden says Worcester City will miss the physical presence of Rob Elvins in Saturday’s match at Eastleigh (3pm). The former Aldershot striker starts the first of a three-game ban following his red card in the 2-2 draw at
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Jobless young people do their bit for beauty spot
SWEAT and spadework is to benefit people who enjoy a stroll in a woodland just outside Worcester. A team of jobless young people from the Prince’s Trust in Worcester has been busy in Warndon Wood off the A4440 Parsonage Way rebuilding and cutting
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Ruddock may pick Abbott at openside flanker
MIKE Ruddock has hinted that in-form openside Jake Abbott will start Sunday's Guinness Premiership clash at Newcastle Falcons (3pm) with Warriors skipper Pat Sanderson being shunted to number eight. Abbott, Worcester born-and-bred, started the Amlin
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Green Day at LG Arena, Birmingham (Oct 27 2009)
Green Day have been criticised for not being “a real punk band” with their last two albums: “American Idiot” in 2004 and the recent “21st Century Breakdown” considered by some as pompous and pretentious, they continue to be labelled in certain
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Malvern boss is desperate to address slump
FURIOUS Malvern Town manager Chris Palmer has called for a reaction from his players on Saturday after his side suffered a second successive Aspire Midland Alliance home defeat. Town, who fell 2-1 at home to Shifnal Town last weekend, travel to third-from-bottom
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Soldiers’ mum organises party to aid wounded
THE mother of two Worcester soldiers is hoping a Help for Heroes party will raise money for wounded troops. Thousands of people are expected to attend a fancy dress party at Oceana nightclub in Birmingham tomorrow which has been organised by Dawn Turner
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Tory hopeful blasts bid for thousands of homes
WORCESTER’S would-be MP has called for plans to build thousands of homes in the county to be scrapped. Robin Walker, the Conservative’s parliamentary candidate for Worcester, said he thought there was a “real danger of Worcester being swallowed up in
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Man who hit pregnant girl may be locked up
A MAN who grabbed his pregnant fiancee by the throat before pushing her to the floor could face a custodial sentence, a court was told. Daniel Weatherby was at home with Victoria Childs and their young child on Sunday, June 21 before “flipping
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Unwanted items could be Yuletide gifts for children
SHOEBOXES filled with gifts are needed for this year's Operation Christmas Child appeal in Worcester. The boxes, which are given to children in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, are filled with items donated from city people and is being run by
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Two counties launch group for 2012 Olympic milestone
SATURDAY marks the start of the 1,000-day countdown to the opening ceremony at London 2012. To coincide with the milestone, the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Olympic Ambassador Group is being launched to raise the profile of local athletes. It is
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Sunday red robs Swifts of forward Joyce
STOURPORT Swifts will be without striker Wes Joyce until the end of November after he was sent off in a Sunday league match. Joyce was shown a red card for violent conduct playing for Martley Spurs against Warndon Athletic in the Worcester and District
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Tracy lands big carp to claim first place
LARGE carp were a feature on the latest Halfway House AC contest which took place on Church Farm pool with Tracy Pegram netting a 19lb 8oz common to comfortably win the event. Drawn on peg 17 on the brambles, Pegram offered red maggot over pellet feed
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Two tractors worth £145,000 stolen in Worcestershire
TWO tractors worth a combined total of £145,000 have been stolen in south Worcestershire. A green Fendt 820, valued at £70,000 - with red wheels and registration HF07 GJZ - was seen being stolen from a field at Longdon Hill, Wickhamford, Evesham
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Show will go on as brave actress gets the all-clear
AFTER an agonising wait to find out if she had breast cancer a Worcester teenager has been given the all-clear. Anna-Julia Grinnell, aged 16, found a lump last month but learnt earlier this week that it was in fact scar tissue. The aspiring
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First of my 12 saves of Christmas
IT’s only October, but the Christmas store displays are already out in force so here are the first of my 12 saves of Christmas. GET UP TO FIVE PER CENT OFF Cashback credit cards pay you each time you use them, in the hope you’ll rack up great
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Doesn’t anyone want to buy control centre?
WORCESTERSHIRE’S former ambulance control centre has still not been sold almost 11 months after it closed. The former emergency operations centre (EOC) at Bransford, near Worcester – valued at £650,000 – stands empty and, as a result, is holding
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George GIVes back to charity with day out
GIRLS can have a day out to help support Worcestershire charities. Retail guru George Davies is combining his love of fashion with his love of sport by hosting a “GIVe Girls A Day Out” at Sixways Stadium on Friday, November 6. Mr Davies, famed
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PETERS
PETERS Howard Remembering you each day with love. Your loving wife Jean xxx Published in paper 29/10/2009 in Worcester News
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TUDGE
TUDGE Margaret Passed away one year ago today. She lived for those she loved, and those that she loved remember. Dearly missed by Family and Friends. Published in paper 29/10/2009 in Worcester News
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MOSEDALE
MOSEDALE Dennis Passed away suddenly but peacefully at Henwick Grange Nursing Home on October 17th, 2009 aged 87 years. Beloved husband of the late Christine. He will be sadly missed by all his Family and Friends. A Requiem Mass Service will take place
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EVANS
EVANS Fred Ex Metal Box Employee Passed away peacefully at home on October 23rd, 2009 aged 75 years. Dearly loved husband of Sheila. Much loved father of Mark, Clive, Simon and Darren and loving grandad of Christian. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium
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GRIFFITHS
GRIFFITHS Edith Mary Passed away peacefully at Henwick Grange Nursing Home on October 23rd, aged 88 years. A beloved wife of the late Clifford John Griffiths, a much loved mum to Gordon, Eileen and Linda, also a devoted grandmother. She will be sadly
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STOKES
STOKES John Sadly passed away in hospital after a long illness bravely borne on October 25th, 2009, aged 62 years. Much loved husband of Lyn, devoted father to David and Shaun and a loving grandad. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Wednesday
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GANDERTON
GANDERTON Alf Sadly passed away on Saturday, October 24th 2009. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, November 2nd at 3.00 p.m. No flowers please by request, donations
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WILDING
WILDING Elsie Mary The Family of the late Elsie wish to express their sincere thanks to all Relatives, Friends and Neighbours for the kindness and sympathy shown to them during their recent bereavement. Also for the cards, floral tributes received and
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STOCK
STOCK Margaret nee Rastall Peacefully at St Richard's Hospice after a long illness, on October 23rd, 2009, aged 67 years. Beloved wife of John, loving mum to Helen and Richard, mother in law to Andrew and Elizabeth, much loved gran to Natalie, Matthew
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WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS Doreen Alice Passed away suddenly at home on October 19th, 2009. Much loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Funeral service at Leigh Church at 10.45 a.m. on Thursday, November 5th, 2009, followed by cremation. Family flowers only,
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HUNDLEY
HUNDLEY. Stacey. Happy 21st Birthday. All my love always. Ali. xx Published in paper 29/10/2009 in Worcester News
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ASH
ASH Maurice Today would have been your 70th Birthday. A thousand words can't bring you back, We know, because we tried, Neither will a thousand tears, We know, because we cried, If only we could have one wish, A dream that would come true, We'd pray to
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We must accept report on expenses says MP
MPS have “lost their moral authority” and should accept the recommendations of a report into their future conduct, according to Worcester’s MP. Sir Christopher Kelly, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, will publish a report
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COMMENT: Report must help clean up Commons
IF THE leaked details of Sir Christopher Kelly’s report are correct then radical reform is on its way to the House of Commons. And not before time. Sir Christopher, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, was brought in by Gordon
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Lorry blaze causes delays
ELECTRICS on a lorry carrying 2,000 litres of human waste caught fire in Worcester earlier today. Fire crews were called to Broomhall near Norton at 9.51am with reports of a lorry fire. When they arrived it was found to be a wiring loom that had
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Spooky fun at county museum
THERE has been a lot of spooky fun for youngsters at Worcestershire’s County Museum this week. The museum at Hartlebury Castle, near Stourport, has offered youngsters and their families the chance to sample some autumn treasures to help keep the half-term
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Ballot: Cannabis classification
IN 2004 cannabis was classed as a class C drug rather than the more serious class B. But in 2008 Home Secretary Jacqui Smith changed it back. This was done, it is said, despite official Government advisers recommending otherwise. Today
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Eric celebrates 60-year goal
WHEN Eric Delderfield left Worcester City in 1949, little did he know it would be 60 years before he once again set foot inside St George’s Lane. The goalkeeper spent just a few months at the club during the 1948/49 season, making his debut in a 4-3
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Cannabis man thrown out of match
A DRUNK football fan was escorted out of a Worcester City match by police after confronting an away team supporter who had sold him drugs before kick-off, a court was told. Shaun Fenson had been drinking in the Postal Order pub in Foregate
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Post strikes could get longer
STRIKES by postal workers could escalate into longer walkouts after the collapse of talks aimed at resolving the bitter mail dispute, a union leader warned today. Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, said there
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Weekend football fixtures
SATURDAY WFA COUNTY CUP Junior Cup round two: KS Athletic v Cookley; Archdales ‘73 v Droitwich Spa; Evesham United ‘A’ v Pershore Town Res; Areley Kings v Wyre Forest; Inkberrow v Fairfield Villa; Burlish Olympic Youth v Feckenham; Bredon v Littleton
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Look up, there’s a giant art exhibition above you
AMAZED Worcester shoppers have stopped in their tracks to look at giant pieces of art being projected above their heads. About 90 paintings, sculptures, textiles, art and photographs have been displayed via a large screen in an empty shop window
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Players adapting to my philosophy
IT has taken some time, but my philosophy on how the game should be played is now getting through to the players. I’m very keen that we are defensively sound and that is something we have to do as a team. Our defensive plan cannot be
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Ward set to lead new-look Rovers
BROMSGROVE Rovers are on the brink of having a new owner after an offer for the club was accepted by the club’s administrator. Several consortia were in the running to take control of the Victoria Ground club after it was placed into administration
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Run was success thanks to support
Sir – I have just been adding up all the cheques and cash that people have donated in support of my Marie Curie Great North Run effort. I’m flabbergasted that the total comes to more than £3,000. My grateful thanks to everyone who contributed to such
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Get bobby on the job to book drivers
SIR – West Mercia Police, the university and the biggest wasters of time and money the city council should all hold there heads in shame when they pontificate regarding law breakers. Parking on pavements is an offence. Causing an obstruction with a motor
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Are storm clouds gathering again?
Sir – I recently watched a programme called A Tale of Two Britains. It charted the fortunes and moods of England in the 1930s. It showed the rise of optimism and public wealth during the early 30s and the later feeling of unease, that all was not well
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Traffic warden is a simple solution
SIR – I share Mr Candon’s annoyance at the thoughtless people who park their cars wholly or partially on the pavements around the University of Worcester. Having lived in Oldbury Road for 34 years and watched the parking problem get steadily worse, I
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Pavement parking is just plain dangerous
SIR – Disabled Kevin Candon has every reason to be worried and even angry that motorists block his right of way. Parking on pavements is dangerous for him, pedestrians, mothers with pushchairs and cyclists. Being an experienced mobility scooter rider
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Twycross Zoo: Amur Leopard SOS
TWYCROSS Zoo (East Midlands Zoological Society) is a supporter of the Amur leopard, the most endangered big cat in the world. They are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with less than
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Anger at plans for retirement flats beside surgery
A LARGE retirement home could be built by the side of a proposed £6.75 million city GP surgery. The 51 retirement flats would make up the other half of the old Faithful workwear plot in Northwick Road, Worcester, if developers get permission
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Rhodes may go for an overseas wicketkeeper
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes may extend his search for a new wicketkeeper to foreign shores after admitting the County were now in the market for an overseas player. Having previously said the New Road club would not bring in an overseas
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12 months. 60 PCSOs. 0 fines
POLICE community support officers working in and around Worcester have not issued a single fixed penalty notice in the past year. Figures released to your Worcester News under the Freedom of Information Act showed there are 60 CSOs working
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Can you blow your own trumpet?
A REMEMBRANCE Day service is missing a key player - a bugler. On Sunday November 8, the country will fall silent in silent memorial to the fallen of all the wars. The Severn Valley Railway commemorates the dead railwaymen of the First and Second World
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Crews rescue boy in a pickle
A BOY had to be rescued by the fire service after getting his head stuck in railings. Worcester fire crews were called to Trotshill Lane, Woodgreen, Warndon Villages, Worcester, after receiving a call that a child had got his head stuck in railings.
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It’s a fritillary campaign
THE Forestry Commission estate in the Wyre Forest is all of a flutter thanks to a pioneering four-year project to help protect the region’s butterfly stronghold and improve Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The Back to Orange Project is being
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County gun crime on the up
GUN crime in West Merica has shot up by over 200 per cent in the past decade, figures have revealed. The number of offences involving firearms in the West Mercia Police force area has risen from 38 in 1998/9 to 124 in 2007/08. The 226 per cent rise
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Wife stands by violent husband
AN alcoholic who carried out a “revolting” assault on his wife has walked free from court with a suspended sentence. Richard Beauchamp attacked his wife Sharon at the family home in Church Lane, Cotheridge, near Worcester. Beauchamp
