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Debt adviser warns about CAB job cuts
THE decision to axe 900 jobs from Citizens Advice Bureaus could not come at a worse time for consumers, a local debt adviser has warned. Government funding cuts have led to the decision to get rid of 900 debt advice staff nationally. It was announced
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Warriors' trip to Currie in doubt again
CONFUSION surrounds whether or not Worcester Warriors' British & Irish Cup game at Currie tomorrow will go ahead. The Edinburgh-based club posted a statement on their website earlier today saying the game had been postponed due to their Malleny Park
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Town wants to recruit more firefighters
ON-call firefighters are needed in Bromyard to keep the retained fire service operating 24-hours a day. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is looking for new recruits following recent retirements and staff movements. The town’s fire station
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Costs order sparks defence team fury
A DEFENCE lawyer expressed outrage when it was suggested her client pay £620 court costs. Judith Kenney demanded a breakdown of costs from the Crown Prosecution Service after it suggested a one-hour trial had cost £620. Her client Piotr Kij, of Port
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Teens waxing lyrical for young poet Laureate title
TWO teenagers have narrowly missed out on the title of Worcestershire’s first young poet laureate. Harry Evans, aged 17, from Kempsey, and Beth Edwards, 16, from Norton, near Evesham, were beaten to the title by Laura Dedicoat, 17, from Bromsgrove
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Museum marks royal day
TO coincide with the Royal Wedding in April, a Worcester museum is hosting a special exhibition. The Worcester Porcelain Museum is hosting the Royal (Worcester) Weddings exhibition from April to August, which will feature wedding day photos and other
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Perrywood power through to nursing final
PERRYWOOD are through to the Worcester Nursing Sunday Junior Cup final after a comfortable 6-1 win over New AFC Barbourne. Simon Vaughan, Nick Pearce, Anthony Burton, Warren Davies and Joe Barson were on target alongside an own goal from the keeper.
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All this horse play has raised cash for hospice
A CHARITY race night at a city centre bar raised hundreds of pounds for a local hospice. Keystones Café Bar in Copenhagen Street, Worcester, held the race night on Thursday, February 3, to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice. Members of the public
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Candle blaze prompts fire warning
HOMEOWNERS are being urged to take care after a candle started a house fire. A woman lit some candles in a utility room at her house in Martley near Worcester, but after leaving the room returned to discover a fire had broken out. Firefighters
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Man ‘sorry’ for throwing glass at barmaid’s head
A barmaid was left fearful after a pint glass was thrown at her head, a court was told. The woman had to duck out of the way to avoid being hit by the glass thrown by Jack Hopcutt. He admitted throwing the glass after she asked him to finish his pint
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Harriers face up to entering CVA
THE future of Kidderminster Harriers is set to be decided tomorrow after revealing they require more than £150,000 by lunchtime. The crisis club need £155,000 on top of their regular income streams to survive until the end of the season. However, should
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Three hit by smoke inhalation in fire
ONE person was taken to hospital and two others were treated by paramedics after a garage fire broke out in Bromyard yesterday. The three were suffering from smoke inhalation and while they were treated at the scene in Firs Lane one had to be taken to
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Pervert ‘deserved jail’
A PERVERT who downloaded 950 indecent photographs of children from the internet “richly deserved” to go to prison, according to a judge at Worcester Crown Court. The vile images included masochism which involved a boy tied up and sexually abused, said
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£2 discount off the £15 cost of entrance to 16 fixtures*!
£2 discount off the £15 cost of entrance to 16 fixtures*! The Worcester News Loyalty Card allows £2 discount off the £15 cost of County Enclosure entrance to 16 fixtures at Worcester Racecourse in 2011.* * This excludes Ladies' Day,
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10% DISCOUNT - La Danse Worcester!
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Wanderers thrashed by rampant Sutton
WORCESTER Wanderers travelled to Sutton Coldfield and were swept away by the Midlands One (West) promotion-hopefuls’ powerful second-half performance, losing 56-5. The first-half was a very different story, though, with Wanderers, playing into a strong
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15% OFF* Your Tree-Top Adventure!
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More tea, Bishop? YMCA president pops in for a cuppa
THE Bishop of Worcester paid a visit to residents of the YMCA in Worcester last week to raise awareness of a national action week. The Rt Rev John Inge visited the YMCA in Henwick Road, St John’s, on Tuesday, February 1, to raise awareness
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Hotel Breaks from only £9.99p! ENJOY a great three-night break at one of 180 hotels throughout the UK, courtesy of your Worcester News loyalty card at any time within the next 12 months for just £9.99. For just £9.99 you’ll receive the
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One dead, one injured after timber spill
A man has died and a woman has been seriously injured after a lorry carrying timber shed its load in Herefordshire this morning. The two suffered significant injuries in the incident and the man was found by paramedics in cardiac arrest.
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Second setback to Wolves play-offs hopes
WORCESTER Wolves slip-ped to a second defeat of the weekend, 78-91 at Glasgow Rocks, further denting their hopes of making the British League end-of-season play-offs. The game began badly for Wolves with Glasgow forward Mike Copeland pouring in 13 points
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25% OFF ONE Admission Ticket!
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Results extra
MG SPORTSWEAR BROMSGROVE LEAGUE WA Harris Cup quarter-finals: Kings Park Rangers 1 FC Rednal Activ 2. Division One Cup first round: Rubery FC 5 Westbury Celtic Reserves 1; quarter-final: Rubery Cock P Bromsgrove Town P. Division One: Queens Head Dons
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Phone-sale nightclub worker sacked
A NIGHTCLUB worker who found a mobile phone on the floor then took it home and sold it on the internet rather than handing it in to lost property has been sacked. We previously reported that Conrad Tenney, of Powells Row, St John’s, Worcester
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10% OFF All Photo Sessions
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Farmers' Market with Caroline Wright
FEBRUARY is National Heart month when we are reminded of the need to look after our hearts, get a little exercise and, most importantly, eat correctly. This year is also the 50th anniversary of the British Heart Foundation and we are all encouraged
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7 February to 14 February, 2011
250 YEARS AGO: MONDAY last some workmen were sent to repair an old house near Worcester where they found a large quantity of fleas. A consultation was held on how they should destroy them and, at length, it was resolved to suffocate them with
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Chance to have your say on new NHS trust
PATIENTS and the public are being given the chance to shape the future of a new NHS trust. The people of Worcestershire can have input on the new NHS trust which will run the county’s community and mental health services. As previously
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7 February to 14 February, 2011
THIS WEEK IN 1991: BBC Hereford and Worcester and the commercial local radio stations in the county are pulling the plug on a wide range of favourite songs and record hits for the duration of the Gulf War. They are doing so as defensive
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I went native and now I know about real poverty
IT’S a long way from Addis Ababa to Worcester. As John Denver once sang: “A long time to hang in the sky.” But the phone call coming in to our newsroom by satellite was as clear as a bell. Conspicuously clearer than one which had arrived 10 minutes
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Shoot: Late winner secures county cup tie
NORTHSIDE Tigers booked a place in the Worcestershire FA Under 14s Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Nunnery Wood Panthers. Unbeaten Cheltenham Youth League leaders Panthers fell behind to John Lee’s header from a Ross Joyner corner. Tigers
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FREE Specialized Align or Sierra Helmet with Every Bike Sale
FREE Specialized Align or Sierra Helmet with Every Bike Sale! We are an Independent Bicycle Dealer and a family business. - Meaning we are free to stock only the products we choose. Good products. The ones we use ourselves, and the ones we have
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Allotments shake-up amid drop in tenants
A SHAKE-UP of the way the city’s allotments are run looks certain amid increasing charges and a drop in the number of tenants waiting. Andy Allen, the chairman of Worcester’s allotment forum, an unpaid voluntary position, has decided not to run
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Deselection move is a ‘stitch-up’ – councillor
A CONSERVATIVE councillor who has been deselected over fears that a huge housing estate could be built on the edge of Worcester has branded the process a “stitch-up.” Councillor Don Hull has, along with fellow Tory Councillor Aubrey Tarbuck
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Holt Heath
THIS walk includes two ancient woods, Ockeridge Wood and Monk Wood, which are lovely to stroll along at any time of the year. Unfortunately, there is only one public path through Ockeridge Wood, but Monk Wood has a good network of paths. Only
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It’s time we went back to our roots
ONCE renowned for his innovative modernist designs, Diarmuid Gavin says trends are increasingly heading towards a return to traditional gardens where the plants are the stars. He’s pleased that the age of shiny stainless steel, bright blue fences
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Lucinda’s in the riding seat
RIDERS from Worcestershire and Herefordshire should book early for an event where they will learn skills from one of the world’s top horsewomen. Lucinda Green will be teaching at a clinic at Ledbury’s prestigious Hilltop Cross Country course
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Picturing the county
SANDWICHED between the wildness of Wales and the increasingly industrialised and built upon Worcestershire, Herefordshire is still hanging in there as God’s Own Country. Its rural feel evokes memories of times gone by and in a pictorial record
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My way of adding to public debate
SIR – In reply to Dr Ros Keeton (Worcestershire Mental Health Trust) about stigma, people still smile at my letters in the Worcester News but it is my way of contributing to public debate. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
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Mullan starts comeback trail in Scotland
ENGLAND prop Matt Mullan will make his long-awaited playing comeback as Worcester Warriors travel north to face Scottish side Currie in the British & Irish Cup tomorrow night (7.30pm). Mullan will make his first appearance of the season after recovering
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Eviction threat for hero soldier's mum
THE mother of the youngest soldier to be killed in Afghanistan is facing eviction from her family home because she refuses to use a death-in-service payment to pay her rent. Lucy Aldridge lives on a disability allowance of just £16.80 after an appeal
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Hot tip was not to shake the bottle
SIR – Regarding Brian Sutton’s letter (Worcester News, January 21) a couple of years ago your newspaper published a letter from me pointing out that Worcestershire Sauce was but a pale imitation of its former glory, which another reader was
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Tests should lead to a level playing field
SIR – Tudor Grange Academy’s decision to use entrance tests (Worcester News, January 29) was probably inevitable. I was head of mathematics during the early years of its predecessor Elgar High School. Elgar always struggled to produce good
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...And another thing
*THERE are some very brave and high-principled people in Worcester who stand in city centre streets every weekend ready to help revellers in distress. The Street Pastors are a Christian group whose members sacrifice their leisure hours to go to
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Paint it black for me
ONE of the best-read pages in your Worcester News is the good old hatched, matched and despatched. Journalists make a habit of studying the family announcements, for they contain all manner of snippets and sometimes feature notices about the famous
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A life without the Beatles – imagine
OUT on patrol in Worcester the other day, I bumped into a certain well-known city musician who down the years has played in any number of venues great and small. I asked him how the gigging scene was and the answer came back that it was about
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Deal means cancer care takes big step forward
HOSPITAL bosses have announced the partner that will work with them to develop a satellite radiotherapy unit in Worcestershire. The unit will be built at either Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester or the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch after a partnership
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Harriers on the brink
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers’ Independent Supporters Trust (KHIST) are warning that the club need £155,000 by tomorrow lunchtime or face falling into a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA). The club’s supporters’ trust spelt out the bleak future facing
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Car park plunge death linked to body-find
A MAN who plunged to his death from a Worcester car park and the discovery of a woman's body in Malvern are linked, police have confirmed. As previously reported, a man in his late 20s was found outside CrownGate multi-story car park around 5.30pm
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COMMENT: Not strapped in the bras department
THE support of our readers for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign has been remarkable. With your help, more than £500,000 has been raised towards the creation of a dedicated unit for breast cancer sufferers in the county. All sorts of wild and
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Bra-vellous! Lots of support for chain
A BRA chain has reached the crucial halfway point but thousands more bras are still needed before the world record can be broken. The second Skin Lingerie bra chain, which is also raising money for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign, now has 100,000
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Restaurants test appetite for joint riverside eaterie
TWO popular restaurants along Worcester’s riverside could join forces to create an all-day brasserie and bar. Brown’s restaurant and the Quay restaurant are in talks about doing a deal which would see the two eateries knock down a party wall
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Heeley to be cautious over player fitness
WORCESTER City boss Carl Heeley will not gamble on the fitness of his players in tomorrow’s Worcestershire FA Senior Cup semi-final at Halesowen Town. City head to The Grove looking to build on Saturday’s 2-0 Blue Square Bet North success over
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Missing walker found dead
A MAN from Worcester who went missing on Ben Nevis a week ago has been found dead. The body of Hyder Ali Manir was discovered yesterday afternoon, following an intensive search of the area. Mr Manir, aged 20, had been reported missing
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If something looks too good to be true then it probably is
A LOTTERY scam which cost a pensioner £8,000 is being used by police to highlight the dangers posed by conmen. A man in his 70s from the Evesham area, who has not been named, lost the cash to an international lottery scam and has since received hundreds