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Thousands raised during Christmas fair fun
A CHRISTMAS fair in memory of an Upton man has raised more than £3,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance. Tony Butwell died aged 63 after suffering a heart attack in September but his family believe the air ambulance service gave them precious extra time with
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Results
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA Trophy Third qualifying round: Worcester City 2 Burnham 1. Zamaretto League Division One Midlands: Bromsgrove Rovers 3 Beaconsfield SYCOB 1; Stourport Swifts 1 Bury Town 2. Midland Alliance Kirby Muxloe 2 Malvern
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Jenkins' run ends with last four exit
SCOTT Waites’ incredible run at the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts continued with a 16-11 semi-final victory over Ledbury’s Terry Jenkins. Sixth seed Jenkins, who reached last year’s final, had problems hitting the doubles after his own impressive
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Worcester Wolves 80 Cheshire Jets 96
CHESHIRE Jets consolidated their spot in the top four of the BBL as they proved too good, especially in the second-half, for Wolves at the University of Worcester. The home team were at full strength following their success last week against Milton Keynes
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Manager plotting run in the Trophy
MANAGER Richard Dryden is hoping Worcester City’s success against Burnham can spark a run in the FA Trophy. Matt Birley and Craig Wilding scored the goals as City won their first match in the competition since beating Burton Albion in January
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Worcester City 2 Burnham 1
CRAIG Wilding was on the scoresheet again as Worcester City progressed to the FA Trophy first round proper. Wilding pounced with 13 minutes remaining at a saturated St George’s Lane to smash the ball into an unguarded net after Marco Adaggio’s shot had
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Campbell at the double for Rovers
A DANNY Campbell brace helped fire Bromsgrove Rovers to a 3-1 home win over Beaconsfield SYCOB in Zamaretto League Division One Midlands. Campbell seized upon a Danny Scheppel through-ball after just five minutes to open his side’s account. Seven minutes
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Burton Albion 3 Hereford United 2
HEREFORD fought back twice to level before Aaron Webster’s header three minutes from the end sealed the points for the Brewers. Home-side debutant Kyle Cadogan forced a smart save from Adam Bartlett inside the first three minutes as Burton made a strong
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Seven are picked for Midlands
SEVEN North Midlands players have been named in the Midlands Under 18 squad for a training session at Loughborough GS on November 29. North Mids players selected: Hugh McBride (Bromsgrove School), Ryan Furniss (Worcester Sixth Form College), Barnaby
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Kettering Town 0 Kidderminster Harriers 2
DEFENDER Duane Courtney bagged Harriers’ first goal as they ended their four-game losing run against Kettering in emphatic fashion at Rockingham Road. The right-back got the ball rolling in the second-half with his first goal the club, before Matthew
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Ruddock-we deserved more from Bath clash
MIKE Ruddock believes his Worcester Warriors players were good value for their 12-12 draw with Bath at Sixways. In fact, the director of rugby felt his side could have claimed four points instead of two had a few big calls gone their way. He said:
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Payne secures County U18 title
TWO of Evesham Golf Club’s talented juniors reached the last 16 of the Worcestershire under 18s matchplay tournament. Jake Payne and Ryan Cleary, who had qualified for the competition at a strokeplay event at Fulford Heath, took part in the knockout
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A glittering awards night
WORCESTER Golf and Country Club held its captain’s dinner and presentation evening. Club captain Ian Savage was kept busy handing over a total of 16 trophies. Youth came to the fore with two of the younger members, Jack Humphreys and Simon Gerard-Jones
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Flood barriers go up at Upton
FLOOD barriers were erected at Upton today as the Environment Agency warned the River Severn would continue to rise until the middle of the week. The Agency put up the low level barriers at the waterside near the Swan pub this afternoon as
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Parents at the peak of fitness
MORE than £3,000 has been raised by parents from Worcester by trekking up three different mountains. A group of mums and dads, whose children attend St George’s Catholic Primary School, decided to try the Three Peaks Challenge in September. Completing
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Uninsured driver claims 'hardship'
A woman banned from driving by magistrates told a judge that her business would collapse if she was off the road for six months. Dziugita Lukse described how she ran a furniture company in Droitwich Road, Worcester, with her husband. Small items sold
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Local chefs will provide a taste of home
WORCESTERSHIRE chefs are going to cook up a storm at the Good Food Show. Visitors to the BBC Good Food Show will be tempted by culinary delights as top county chefs cook up dishes using local produce at the HEART of ENGLAND fine foods cookery theatre
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River level rises as rain continues
Flooding of low lying land and roads is occurring in Worcestershire, the Environment Agency has warned. The Agency has issued a general, early warning - known as a Flood Watch - for areas in the county near to the river Severn. Barriers
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Man freed from car by firefighters
A man was trapped in his car after a crash in Hereford yesterday. Firefighters had to free him from the car which had crashed on the A465 Lugg Bridge Road, Lugg Bridge, at around 1.30pm. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said
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Pickaxe handle man attacked 'affair' lover
A JEALOUS man used a pickaxe to scare his partner who had been out with another man. Derek McWhirter attacked his common law wife outside their rural home in Hartlebury, near Worcester. The 49-year-old, who had also been out drinking
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Man of many voices to go Regal
BADSEY-born impressionist Alistair McGowan has agreed to become patron of Evesham’s Regal Cinema – and a big weekend of entertainment featuring the man himself is being planned to celebrate. Alistair will be the star attraction when he
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Council plans to find space for allotments
MALVERN Town Council is continuing its search for sorely-needed allotment land with fresh plans for land at Sling Lane. The town council has a waiting list of 68 people for allotments and is urgently seeking more suitable land, as existing allotment
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Puzzle continues over Post Office closure
MYSTERY continues to surround the temporary closure of a town post office. Customers in Droitwich were unable to use the main Victoria Square post office for five days after it shut on Friday, November 13. It re-opened on Wednesday,
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Cheques con ‘lord’ a pizza delivery man
A PIZZA delivery driver using the name Lord Griffiths fraudulently cashed more than £3,000 using blank cheques sent to a previous tenant of his property. Worcester Magistrates Court was told how Stephen Griffiths discovered three blank cheques
