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Cash woes drove city man to violence
A man attacked his business partner with a wooden pole after the venture failed and left him up to £30,000 in debt. Lee Smith drove out to an industrial unit in Hanley Swan where Nigel Mason was working, Worcester Crown Court heard. In an angry mood
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Price off in Swifts loss
JAMIE Price was sent off as Stourport Swifts lost 4-1 at home to Burnham in Zamaretto League Division One Midlands. Price was shown red in the 65th-minute for a poor challenge at Walshes Meadow. Jamie Insall gave Swifts a 31st-minute lead but Adrian
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Late goal costly for Evesham
EVESHAM’S hopes of making it three Zamaretto League Premier Division wins in a week were dashed by lowly Swindon Supermarine, who claimed victory through Luke Hopper’s 83rd-minute strike. The Robins’ performance was a far cry from the one that ended
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Weekend results round-up
SATURDAY FOOTBALL Zamaretto League Premier Division: Evesham United 0 Swindon Supermarine 1. Division One Midlands: Bromsgrove Rovers 2 AFC Sudbury 3; Stourport Swifts 1 Burnham 4. Aspire Midland Alliance Loughborough University 0 Westfields
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Ruddock’s delight at Worcester standards
WARRIORS director of rugby Mike Ruddock revealed London Irish skipper Bob Casey admitted Worcester should have won the game after the two sides drew 16-16 at the Madejski Stadium. The home side’s second row, coached by Ruddock when the pair were at Irish
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Manager reads the riot act to players
WORCESTER City manager Richard Dryden admitted to letting his players know exactly what he thought of their efforts in the 1-0 defeat against Welling United. Lee Clarke’s 53rd-minute penalty condemned City to their 10th defeat of the season
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Fiona will offer a spiritual lead to students
THE University of Worcester has a new full-time chaplain. The Rev Fiona Haworth was licensed at a service on the campus in St John’s, which officially marks the start of her new role. There has not been a full-time chaplain at the university for some
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Stevenage Borough 2 Kidderminster Harriers 0
TWO moments of defensive madness from Kidderminster Harriers allowed Stevenage Borough to plunder three points in Hertfordshire. Spirited Harriers more than matched the Blue Square Premier title-chasers at the Lamex Stadium but were shot down by strikes
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Ruddock: Aussie ace typified hot away show
“OUTSTANDING” Chris Latham personified Worcester Warriors’ sterling performance to hold second-placed London Irish to a 16-16 Guinness Premiership draw, according to director of rugby Mike Ruddock. The Sixways boss was proud of the way his side used
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Welling United 1 Worcester City 0
WORCESTER City’s long search for an away victory continued as they lost 1-0 to Welling United for the second time in a month. It is now nearly 10 months since Richard Dryden’s side tasted success on their travels — at Fisher Athletic on February
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London Irish 16 Worcester Warriors 16
SPIRITED Worcester Warriors remarkably drew their third consecutive Guinness Premiership game in a 16-16 deadlock with high-flying London Irish at the Madejski Stadium. Mike Ruddock’s battlers even scored their first try since Callum Black’s late effort
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Hereford United 0 Notts County 2
HEREFORD United found themselves outgunned by their expensively assembled visitors as they slipped to a second successive reverse at Edgar Street. But Bulls fans were left wondering what might have been had referee Scott Mathieson shown goalkeeper Kasper
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Hospice’s festive lunch is a cracker
MORE than 400 guests enjoyed the popular St Richard’s Hospice Ladies Christmas Lunch at Worcester Rugby Club. The guests enjoyed a three-course Christmas lunch before listening to guest speaker, Fiona Castle, campaigner and widow of the late television
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Donate a drop of the red stuff
BLOOD donors are urged to attend a donor session in Malvern next week. The session is on Wednesday, December 9, from 1pm to 3.30pm and 4.30pm to 7pm. The venue is Malvern Rugby Club in Spring Lane. Donors are strongly recommended to book an appointment
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Fine reduced for 'mobile' motorist
A BUSINESSMAN stuck in roadworks at Stourport made the mistake of answering a call on his mobile phone, a court heard. Event organiser Noel Lewis was reported by a policeman and was fined £260 with £135 costs by Kidderminster magistrates for using the
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Jail for "easy-pickings" fraudsters
TWO men from Stourport men have been jailed for defrauding a pensioner out of £38,350 after persuading him to release equity from his home to invest in non-existent building projects. William Isaac Winters, aged 34, of East Road, and Kevin Walter Gamble
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Food experts invited to special event
FOOD and drink technology firms from Worcestershire are being invited to showcase their products and services at the Middle East’s leading industry event. UK Trade & Investment’s West Midlands International Food & Drink Cluster is offering companies
