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Former porcelain artist reflects on his career
AN artist who learnt his trade at Royal Worcester Porcelain is looking back over his illustrious 30-year career. Christopher Hughes was an apprentice ceramic painter at the city’s porcelain works. He left in 1979 to become a full-time freelance artist
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Worcester City 4 Redditch United 1
ALFIE Carter scored twice as Worcester City advanced to the semi-finals of the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup. Carter bagged a first-half brace, alongside a Rob Elvins strike, in a one-sided first 45 minutes at St George's Lane but City stuttered
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These cakes are work of art
ALMOST 30 Christmas cakes have been baked and decorated for charity by a group of women from Worcestershire. The annual bake provided by the Wychavon branch of the Sugarcraft Guild is to raise funds for Worcester’s St Richard’s Hospice, which cares
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Forest walk will bring peace
A CHRISTMAS Lantern Walk is being held in Worcestershire for those wanting to remember a loved one over the festive season. The 45-minute walk is being organised by Worcester-based Noah’s Ark Trust which specialises in providing bereavement support
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We’re trying to pay all our bills within 30 days
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council is struggling to meet targets that say it should pay suppliers within 30 days even though it is trying to pay most companies within 10. Finance chief Mike Weaver said it is practically impossible for the council to get a
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Forest stand tall in Mazak victory
A 10-GOAL thriller at Lakes Forest saw the hosts defeat a spirited AFC Mazak side 7-3 in Worcester Sunday League Division one. Ian Radford, Jamie Preece and Darren Palmer all scored twice for Lakes. Leaders CMB Sports crashed 7-2 at Droitwich Spa Eagles
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Full-time - Worcester City 4 Redditch United 1
90+3 mins: GOAL. City: From the corner, Fitzpatrick crosses and Adaggio turns the ball in from close-range. 90+3 mins: Adaggio's shot is saved by Turner. 90 mins: City living dangerously as Redditch seek a second. 86 mins: GOAL
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Warriors star helps kick bullying into touch
A WORCESTER Warriors star has visited ChildLine in Birmingham to help kick bullying into touch. Sam Tuitupou visited the charity ahead of Anti Bullying Week which began yesterday and runs until Friday to hear how the service helps young bullying victims
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Battling Upton share the points
DESPITE not taking maximum points from this Midlands Three West (South) fixture, the Upton players and coaching staff came off the pitch feeling more positive after the last month’s performances. Not only did they play well in most facets of the game
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Oxford fans were closely policed
FOOTBALL fans travelling home to Oxford on Saturday were kept at Worcester’s Foregate Street station by police to avoid any trouble. Worcester police and British Transport Police combined to stop the Oxford United fans causing trouble in the city centre
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On-song Malvern trounce Bedford
MALVERN claimed a 41-7 National Three Midlands bonus-point victory over bottom-placed Bedford Athletic at Spring Lane. With former Scotland under 21 centre Andy Hadden making his debut and James Aston partnering him, the back line had a new-look. From
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Eight shields
WORCESTER Lawn Tennis Club collected eight shields at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire CLTA dinner dance at Worcester Racecourse. No other club received more accolades, reflecting the strength and depth of Worcester’s teams. Their women’s winter
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Fancy dress fun gets us in the festive mood
A RECORD number of Worcester Community Housing tenants donned their best fancy dress outfits to enjoy a winter wonderland treat. More than 850 people attended the day at Worcester Racecourse, and annual event organised by the housing association. The
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Wanderers stage late comeback
WORCESTER Wanderers came from behind to beat Old Silhillians 30-15 at Weston Fields, thanks to a barnstorming second-half performance in Midlands Two West (South). A win looked unlikely during the first-half when, despite having the lion’s
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Dog owners falling foul of health and safety rules
THE emptying of litter bins in a village near Worcester is causing a stink. There are three offending bins in Kempsey, according to Malvern Hills District Council, which holds the contract to empty the litter. One of those was installed less than a
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Fields beaten in Vase thriller
WESTFIELDS were booted out of the FA Vase in the second round after going down 2-1 at home to Rainworth Miners Welfare. Rainworth, unbeaten in their last eight North East Counties League matches, opened at a cracking pace without finding the net. Keeper
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Results extra
DROITWICH Town’s MG Sportswear Bromsgrove and District League match with Queens Head Dons was abandoned. Dons were leading 1-0 after 25 minutes when Droitwich’s David Webb suffered a broken leg. LMS Shield first round: Austin Sports & Social Reserves
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Have you been offered cheap GHD kit?
BURGLARS stole nearly £1,400 of hairdressing equipment from a hair salon in Malvern today. Nine ‘GHD’ Christmas box-sets, each containing a black and silver baroque IV styler, a travel hair-dryer and a heat-resistant roll-bag, were taken from
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Mike is top apprentice
A 20-YEAR-OLD charity worker has received an award for his dedication. Mike Cambell, finance administration with Worcester-based national charity Leukaemia CARE, beat 25 other nominees to be named Commerce Apprentice of the Year. The award, which is
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Patient care at health trust is 'improving'
MENTAL health chiefs say patient care has improved since an NHS trust was rated ‘weak’ by a national health watchdog and have vowed the same problems will not happen again. Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust was rated ‘weak’ for
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Wyre Forest
THE Japanese have a word for it: momijigari. It means the custom of visiting trees to admire their changing colours in autumn. There is no precise Englishlanguage equivalent, although some people now talk of leafpeeping, which sounds vaguely
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What to do this week - November 14
Cut the lawn for the last time this year and clean and store the lawnmower. Prune wisteria to increase flowering next year. Lift begonia tubers, dry them and store in a cool, frost-free place. Protect perpetual spinach with spare cloches, if you
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Best of bunch: Crab Apple
These deciduous trees are ideal as specimens for smaller gardens, bearing crab apples in autumn ranging from yellow to red, their leaves turning yellow and orange too. Grow M x zumi Golden Hornet for its spherical golden yellow fruits, which appear
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Making sense of the language of gardens
WHEN you visit your garden centre, do you know your alba from your aculeatus, your japonicus from your officinalis? The use of Latin names for plants is common throughout the world and can reveal a lot about the plant you are buying in its infancy
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Boredom is concern for horses, too
JUST like humans, horses find themselves having to stay inside more during the winter. And, like us, they get bored more easily and that is when bad habits develop and vices start to show. Although thoroughbreds, warmbloods and standard bloods
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Ancient bottling plant open again
A HISTORIC bottling plant believed to be the oldest in the world is up and running once again and ensuring Malvern’s famous spring water sits proudly on tables around the country. Earlier this year father and son team Mike and Rhys Humm relaunched a
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Grieving mother joins poignant service at military cemetery
A SERVICE of remembrance for members of the military buried in a Worcester cemetery was made even more poignant when the mother of Private Jason Williams paid her respects. Members of the Royal British Legion gathered yesterday in a corner of the city
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COMMENT: Time to say well done to Hub service
THE Worcestershire Hub call centre has received plenty of criticism from this newspaper in recent months. The service set up to make it easier for people in the county to contact their local councils has actually made it harder for residents to do so
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Farm offers food for thought
IT all began with some spears of asparagus grown in a neighbouring field, but in six short years, Revills Farm Shop at Defford, near Pershore, has mushroomed into one of the top farm gate enterprises in the Midlands. It has already been voted
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YOUNG
YOUNG Chelsey Happy birthday teenager. Love Mum, Conor, Shenagh and Nan xxx Published in paper 16/11/2009 in Worcester News
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BROOKES
BROOKES Cyril Francis Of Pershore. On November 6th, 2009, peacefully in hospital, aged 85 years. Sadly missed by Family and Friends. Funeral service at Worcester Crematorium on Tuesday, November 24th at 2 p.m. Family flowers only. Donations for Macmillan
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Blood trail leads to brick-throwing vandal
A TRAIL of blood led police straight to the man who had thrown a brick through their window. West Mercia Police officers who were investigating criminal damage at Warndon’s police post followed the trail from the scene of the crime all the
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Bands today should get out on the road
MOST provincial journalists of my generation were put to the plough at what nowadays would be considered to be an impossibly young age. This was a time when the idea of keeping youngsters in cotton wool had yet to be devised by a health and safety
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Jenkins too hot for Ovens
TERRY Jenkins made a confident start to his PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts campaign with a 5-1 victory over Denis Ovens. Jenkins, who reached the final of last year’s event before losing to Phil Taylor, ended the match with an impressive three-dart
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Milestone for hotel with bawdy history
DANDY highwaymen, drunken soldiers, romps in the bedroom with Tom Jones (the fictional hero not the singer) and sheep driven straight through the building on their way to market... the White Lion Hotel at Upton-upon-Severn has seen them all. Mind you
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BALLOT: Would you carry an ID card?
LATER this month people in Greater Manchester will be able to carry an biometric national ID card, holding vital information about themselves. The Government says the card will help young people in bars or clubs and will make it easier to pick something
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Man lay drunk as boy wandered near canal
A DRUNKEN man who passed out while looking after a child is now facing custody. Police were called to Droitwich High School playing fields last month after members of the public saw a man, accompanied by a young boy and a dog, lying on the
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Christmas officially begins as Santa moves into his grotto
SANTA has arrived in his Worcester grotto and is ready to meet all the good boys and girls to find out what they want for Christmas. Arriving on his gleaming sleigh being pulled through the city streets by a horse on Sunday, he waved at the hundreds
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Russian hamsters need homes
EIGHTEEN Russian hamsters are in need of new homes. A pair of adults with a litter of babies were recently handed into the RSPCA Worcester and Mid-Worcestershire branch. Margaret Layland, who is small animals rehoming co-ordinator and a Worcester city
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Tribute to soldiers was so emotional
Sir – I found reading your newspaper extremely emotional, from the photograph of Fred Carter on the front page and Laurence Robert Binyon’s 1914 poem For The Fallen to the photograph of the giant poppy from one of your readers and Lt/Col Simon Banton
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Car chaos reigns throughout city
SIR – Your editorial, ‘Will parking rules solve the problem?’ (November 3) closed with the words, “The solutions themselves have to be implemented and policed by the local authorities.” Unsustainable housing development has made Worcester’s
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Luff should speak when it matters
SIR – It was nice to see Mr Peter Luff, Conservative MP, throwing his weight behind the campaign to change the European Union regulation which bans anyone with a full time job from driving a heavy goods vehicle at weekends (October 10).
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Posh part of city has become student hell
Sir – I write after reading the letter published recently ‘students behaviour can be so tiresome’. I have been a resident of Worcester for more than 48 years now and I love the city. For the last 20 years I have lived in St John’s. It used
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Former councillor to stand as independent
A FORMER city and county councillor has left the Labour party over increasingly differing opinions on policy and will stand as an independent in Worcester at the next general election. Peter Nielsen, who was chairman of the Worcester Labour party between
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Traders' battle against gangs of drunks and drug addicts
TRADERS in a troubled corner of Worcester are being plagued by gangs of drunks and drug addicts. People in Lowesmoor say they face a daily battle against anti-social behaviour. Groups of homeless drunks gather in shop doorways, defecate in alleyways
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Dryden has sights on cup victory
WINNING the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup is high on the agenda for Worcester City this season. Manager Richard Dryden intends to field a strong side for tonight’s quarter-final clash against Redditch United at St George’s Lane (7.45).
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Council can't afford 20mph school safety zones
THERE is not enough money to spend on turning areas outside all Worcestershire schools into 20mph safety zones, say transport chiefs. The installation of £6,000 flashing, interactive, solar-powered signs outside 250 schools to make roads safer
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Fixtures
TONIGHT Worcestershire FA Senior Cup quarter-finals: Worcester City v Redditch United (7.45pm). Midland Floodlit Youth League Premier Division South: Bromsgrove Rovers v Bromyard Town. Southern Division: Hereford United v Wellington. TOMORROW Zamaretto
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Skilled workers are the way forward
BUSINESS leaders from across Worcestershire and Herefordshire gathered at Worcestershire County Cricket Club for the launch of a National Apprenticeship Service covering the two counties. The event, hosted by the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber
