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This is your last chance, man told by judge
A JUDGE has given a man who assaulted a police officer one last opportunity to change. Benjamin Parkinson was given a suspended sentence after admitting assault and criminal damage on Thursday, October 8. Worcester Magistrates Court
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Day seals a perfect delivery
NIKKI Day has made history by becoming the first woman to achieve the perfect game at a Worcester ten-pin bowling club. The 22-year-old hit 12 strikes in a row to record a score of 300 in a Classics League match at Worcester Bowl in Bromyard Road, St
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Battling Malvern exit to late goal
MALVERN Town’s young guns suffered extra-time heartache when they crashed out 1-0 to Notts County in the first round of the FA Youth Cup. Sven Goran Eriksson may not have been at the game but he would have witnessed a gutsy performance by Town, who were
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Jason’s a winner at school
LUCKY youngster Jason Tu was the toast of his classmates after winning £200 worth of sports equipment for his school. The seven-year-old of St Matthias Primary School, Malvern, won the equipment after his name was pulled out of a hat in a competition
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Flying Kites take over at top
HIMBLETON ‘C’ were replaced at the top of the Worcester Table Tennis League Division Two table by YMCA Kites after losing 7-3 to them. Kites followed up that crucial victory with an impressive 9-1 defeat of YMCA Enigma. David Williams inspired Kites
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Fair is a way to say thanks
THE family of a man airlifted to hospital by the Midlands Air Ambulance is organising a fund-raising Christmas fair for the charity to say thank you for giving him an extra three months of life. Tony Butwell, of Ucking-hall, near Upton-upon-Severn, collapsed
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Project helps youngsters learn new skills
INITIATIVE: A project to help young people learn new skills has been launched. An industrial unit in Carden Street off City Walls Road, Worcester, has been converted into a training centre for young people aged 14 to 19. The unit has been developed
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Remembering fallen heroes
THOUSANDS of people will stop and remember fallen heroes on Sunday. Remembrance Sunday services across the county are a chance for people to pay their respects to the men and women killed during war. Church bells will ring out and veterans
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Lynx hit by Northside’s goal inferno
NORTHSIDE Colts romped to a 16-0 win at Nunnery Wood Lynx in Stourport Youth League Under 14s Division One. Colts’ eight-minute opener was fortunate as player-of-the-match Shaun Henley’s long ball forward bounced into the net over the keeper. Henley
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30 new jobs to be created at replacement for Woolworths
MORE than 30 jobs will be created when a new retailer moves in to the former Woolworths shop in Evesham this month. The new store, called Alworths, will open on Thursday, November 19, once terms have been finalised on the lease with Realis Estates,
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Awards for champion blood donors
seven blood donors from Worcestershire have been honoured at an awards ceremony for rolling up their sleeves to help save lives. The awards at the Chateau Impney Hotel, Droitwich, were presented by Warwickshire woman Heather Brooke, who needed three
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Priest exodus claims exaggerated, says bishop
RECENT predictions that hundreds of priests might leave the Church of England for the Catholic church have been exaggerated, according to the Bishop of Worcester. Dr John Inge spoke out in response to a decree from Pope Benedict XVI welcoming Anglicans
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Thug threw man up against window
A JUDGE condemned late-night violence on Worcester’s streets as he sent a former financial adviser to jail for a joint attack on an innocent man. Jason Dyke grabbed Adam Titmus by the throat and smashed his head four times against a restaurant
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Ambi Pur's tips to create a winter wonderland on a budget
To help you create a complete but frugal festive feeling at home, follow Ambi Pur’s top tips: · Recycle your old decorations and, for new additions, encourage the children to make their own. This will then lead to a lovely new and personal collection
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PERKINS
PERKINS Peg and Ken. Missing you both so much. Always in our hearts. Terry, Jan and Family xx Published in paper 06/11/2009 in Worcester News
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Garvey returns from injury
WING Marcel Garvey returns to the Worcester Warriors team as the club launches its LV= Cup bid against Newcastle Falcons at Sixways tomorrow (12.30pm). Speedster Garvey is back in the starting line-up for the first time since injuring his hand against
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Shock figure for pupils sent home for violence
THE number of school pupils suspended each week in Worcestershire for physical assaults in schools has been revealed. A total of 23 pupils in the county are suspended for physical assaults on adults and other pupils each week, according to latest Department
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The antiques jokes show
ALL SMILES: Henry Sandon had plenty to laugh about when he picked up his honorary masters degree from the University of Worcester. The popular antiques expert was among hundreds of people taking part in the university’s graduation ceremony at Worcester
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Council delivers 2,000th brown bin
TWO thousand households in Worcester are now recycling their garden waste thanks to the city’s new brown bin service. The service was introduced three months ago. It costs £30 a year, plus a £10 registration fee in the first year, and in return owners
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Giantkillers of past face cup showdown
THEY have both enjoyed moments in the sun when it comes to the history of the FA Cup, but only one of them can progress tomorrow. Hereford United caused a major shock in 1972 when they beat Newcastle United at Edgar Street. Minnows Sutton United stunned
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County rugby fixtures
THERE will be no love lost when two old rivals meet in Midlands Two West (South) tomorrow. Worcester Wanderers head to Droitwich for what is always a fiercely-contested local derby. Elsewhere, Bromyard and Tenbury will square up in a Midlands Five West
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Recipe: Pike with red wine and bacon
Norrington-Davies says: “If pike eludes you, try this dish with a robust alternative such as eel or monkfish. It also works with squid or cuttlefish.” Serves 4 Ingredients Salt and freshly ground black pepper 12 round shallots, peeled 200ml
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Sidbury Spice, Worcester
MY quest for top notch curry cuisine usually takes me to the Tything’s balti belt. However, on a rainy October evening a couple of friends and I decided to revisit an old favourite at the bottom of London Road. As Sidbury Spice is a bring-your-ownbooze
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Building up respect and trust in the community that I serve
AFTER eventually finding the blue door around the back of Cranham Drive shops in Warndon, Worcester, community support officer Matt Harris escorts me into the tiny bunker-like police post. CSO Harris has been in his job since March 2007 covering
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Van pulled from Worcester canal
A VAN was pulled from the canal in Worcester this morning. Firefighters were called to the canal bridge in Bilford Road, Astwood, at 7.10am after reports that a vehicle had fallen into the water. While crews found a van submerged in
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Former mayor falls foul of planning laws
A WORCESTER councillor, former mayor and former member of the city’s planning committee has been refused permission to extend his home. Councillor Allah Ditta applied for permission to extend the back of his house in Richmond Road, off Wyld’s Lane, Worcester
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Expert Wilson proves fishing theory right
PUT a top angler on a good peg and the result is a forgone conclusion. This belief was borne out once again during the latest Brockamin open as carp expert Rob Wilson drew the fancied end peg 33 in the neck of the top pool to blitz the event with 88lbs
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Alex hopes to earn call
ALEX Grove will find out on Monday if he has made the grade at international level when Scotland coach Andy Robinson announces his squad to face Fiji. The young Warriors centre has spent the week at a training camp at St Andrews with Robinson’s 32-man
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I can go into city now I know he is behind bars
A HEROIN user who assaulted a member of staff at a Worcester day centre by rubbing his sweat into her face and mouth has been jailed for five months. Jason Baker’s actions were described and “revolting” and “invasive” when he was sentenced at Worcester
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Malvern travel to leadersAmpthill
MALVERN director of rugby Dave Robins has warned his side they have a mountain to climb when they travel to National Three Midlands leaders Ampthill tomorrow (2.15pm). The Spring Lane side go to Bedfordshire to face an outfit who have lost only once
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Mary picks up an honour from the Queen
A FLOOD campaigner honoured by the Queen has been told she will “never be out of work.” The Queen made the comment while awarding Mary Dhonau with her OBE, for supporting and lobbying on behalf of flood victims, at Buckingham Palace yesterday. Ms
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Weekend firework displays
NOVEMBER 5 might have been and gone but there are still plenty of firework displays to enjoy this weekend. • A huge bonfire is being held at Worcester Racecourse on Saturday. The annual Worcester Round Table bonfire and firework display has
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I was a sucker to say I would hoover
Sir – My caring words “I’ll run the vac round, for you” were a big mistake! With a small bungalow and a handy central power point, how hard could it be? Twenty minutes later and perspiring profusely I was ready to murder a vacuum salesman.
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Wear your poppy with pride and gratitude
SIR – November 11, 1918, marked the end of the war – peace. The war which had cost hundreds of thousands of lives also left many thousands hurt, wounded and disabled. Peace was to prove elusive and hard to find. Since that time, our armed forces have
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Park plan was to increase its size
SIR – I may well be, as John Phillpott claimed while damning me with faint praise, “terminally misguided”, but I would appear to have a relationship with facts which differs from his. For the last time, it simply ain’t true that there was a plan 17 years
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I’m with John on awful Red Barrel
Sir – As I approach my 60th birthday I find myself increasingly attracted to the musings of that old curmudgeon John Phillpott. What he said about Watney’s Red Barrel is absolutely true, it was truly awful and made you throw up before you could get drunk
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Ex-services club is not set to close
SIR – Referring to your item dated Tuesday, October 27, concerning the future of the Barbourne Ex-Services Club. As secretary of this club I would like to make it clear that this club is pro-active and is not closing. It is continuing to function through
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Lap dancer lashed out after she was caught stealing from co-workers
A lap dancer at a Worcester club went berserk after she was caught thieving from her fellow workers. Fallon Cleveley punched one dancer in the face, broke free from a staff member trying to hold her and scratched another dancer on the cheek. She lost
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Black is determined to seize his chance
SIXWAYS prop prospect Callum Black is full of praise for director of rugby Mike Ruddock’s ‘if you’re good enough, you’re old enough’ philosophy — and insists he can justify the burdon of responsibility placed upon his young shoulders. The 23-year-old
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Dryden banks on crowd for double City boost
WORCESTER City manager Richard Dryden believes the ever-increasing crowds have played a crucial role in his side’s home form this season. Attendances failed to get above 650 in the first five matches at St George’s Lane but the numbers have since swelled
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Campaigner’s award is very well deserved
Congratulations are in order today for Mary Dhonau, the Worcester floods campaigner honoured by the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday. Ms Dhonau, the chief executive of the National Flood Forum, received the OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours in
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Injured in a taxi
A TAXI driver has been labelled rude and unsympathetic for refusing to drive a toddler to hospital after he had cut his head open while travelling in the back of his cab. Laura Grooms and her son Callum Nugent, who is two later this month, were travelling
