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Council websites claim top award
WEBSITES that help council staff prioritise their workload and give real-time information to the public and volunteer parish path wardens about defects, closures and legal orders have won an award. Worcestershire County Council picked up the prestigious
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Currie 16, Worcester Warriors 32
Replacement wing James Whybrow scored a dramatic try with the final play of the game as Worcester Warriors snatched a bonus point victory over Scottish side Currie in the British & Irish Cup. James Freeman and Willie Walker grabbed first-half tries and
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Surgery for small firms will offer them support
FRUSTRATED small business owners will be able to meet bank representatives and experts in a bid to get more support and spark economic growth in Worcestershire. Organised by West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin, the first dedicated surgery for small
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Chandler: Harriers do have the cash for the rest of this campaign
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have secured the funding to carry on until the end of the season. Aggborough director Keith Chandler revealed that almost all of the £155,000 required for the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off hopefuls to continue until the end
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I’ll run the marathon for cancer research
A STUDENT from Worcester is raising money for charity by pushing himself to run this year’s London Marathon. Jack Tomaney, aged 20, of Laugherne Road, St John’s, gained his own place on the marathon and decided to run for Cancer Research UK having been
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Cameras in place to curb speeding
DRIVERS risk speeding fines after tests showed that almost two-thirds of drivers were breaking the speed limit on a stretch of road west of Worcester. The Safer Roads Partnership discovered that about 62 per cent of drivers broke the 30mph speed limit
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Man had foil-lined bag ready to steal T-shirt
A MAN has claimed he travelled from London to steal a £30 T-shirt from Worcester. Andrei Zalaru, of Penine Drive, London, was caught with a foil-lined bag, containing £492 on Thursday, February 3. He pleaded guilty to going equipped
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Victory joy for struggling Stourport
STOURPORT picked up their first England Hockey League Men’s Conference West win of the season. Phil Lashford boosted their fight at the bottom of the table with the only goal at fellow strugglers University of Birmingham on 58 minutes. But the Wyre
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Let’s get back to basics to focus on pur patients
A HOSPITAL boss has launched a “back to basics” campaign to make sure the focus of medical staff is patient care. Harry Turner, chairman of Worcestershire Acute Hosp-itals NHS Trust, wants the organisation to focus on patient care rather than becoming
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Pershore win derby challenge
PERSHORE men consolidated second place in ENER-G West Midlands Division Two with a fine 3-1 hockey victory over county rivals Bromsgrove. They recorded a fifth win in a row with Graham Rushin and Liam Ridings providing the midfield impetus. Ed Deacon
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Hedge laying the old-fashioned way
A GROUP of Worcester volunteers have spent four days learning the traditional technique of hedgelaying. Fourteen volunteers helped to look after the hedgerow in Plantation Drive, Warndon Villages, and learned the Midlands style of hedgelaying, which
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Hockey fixture list
SATURDAY ENGLAND LEAGUE Women’s Conference West: Worcester v Barnes Hounslow Ealing (1pm). ENER-G MIDLANDS MEN’S LEAGUE Division One: Mansfield v Worcester (noon). West Midlands Premier Division: Evesham v Streetly. Division One: Whitchurch
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We’re sending out the wrong message
SIR – I refer to two court cases in the Worcester News (February 1). In one, the culprit made £700,000 from his crimes, but has been made to pay back just £130,000. In another case, an individual was made to pay back £293.75, out of a total of, yes
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Why solicitors are dressing up as Santa
STAFF at a leading Worcestershire law firm are putting on their Santa suits this month to raise money for local charity Leukaemia Care. Law firm Thursfields is joining teams from other firms entering the 5k Santa Love Run on Sunday, February 20, at
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There are simply too many foreigners
SIR – The Worcester News (January 29) carried two stories about immigrants. One concerned a man from Sierra Leone caught stealing copper pipe. The other was about a Romanian shoplifter stealing from Worcester high street shops. Both incidents cost
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Mr Walker, you’re wrong about VAT
SIR – In early January Robin Walker MP wrote in the Worcester Standard: “The VAT rise is one of those things which is very painful but unfortunately necessary. Studies have shown this tax to be progressive and I think it will prove that way.” Professor
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Our library must stay in the centre of town
SIR – Pershore’s library should not only be maintained in the town centre but every effort must be made to keep the library in its present location, which as well as being central is ideally situated in a quiet part of the town. The present library provides
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Bridge contractors did really fine job
SIR – I would like to thank, on behalf of everyone who must use the bridge at Holt Fleet, the contractors who ensure that the traffic flows smoothly. If they keep things moving as efficiently as this for the whole year then it will not have been the
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Green shoots of a business revival
SIR – It was good to read that John Phillpott had the same feelings as me that governments had let down British industry. Fortunately, the green shoots are appearing. We all know how Japan, China and India have invested in the motor industry. This
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Let’s stop pretence of women victims
SIR – There has been an awful lot of media mileage and feminine outrage following the Sky TV Andy Gray gaffe. I feel two questions arise from this. The first asks a number of questions – if sexism is wrong, why is there a government minister
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Vesta Tilley’s the only real bridge candidate
SIR – Nevill Swanson suggests (Letters, January 31) that the Diglis Bridge be renamed the Derek Prodger MBE Bridge. The Vesta Tilley Society is campaigning hard for the bridge to be called the Vesta Tilley Bridge. Vesta Tilley is probably the
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Lateness such a taxing problem
SIR – On January 10, I posted a letter by recorded delivery and at 3.35pm today (January 31) this had not been accepted. I checked the Post Office website ‘track and trace’ to find out whether my letter had been signed for at its destination. I have
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A new way to report hate crimes
A NEW website has been launched which allows people to report incidents of ‘hate crime’ online and provides information and advice to victims. Hate crimes are defined as incidents where people are subjected to physical or verbal abuse as a
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COMMENT: Parents’vital role in the online world
THE internet has in so many ways opened our eyes to the wonders of the world. We now have a tool through which we can communicate to people across the globe and access a limitless depository of knowledge and entertainment media. Our
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Body in field: man named
A man who was found dead in a field in Worcester has been named. The body of Druvis Ruiga was found just after 11am on Tuesday, February 1 in Ronkswood Hill meadows, just off Newtown Road. Police believe Mr Ruiga had been sleeping rough in Ronkswood
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New site will help keep children safe
YOUNGSTERS have been warned to stay safe while using the internet. The message was given by animated character Wes to highlight a new e-safety website which was launched by Worcestershire safeguarding children’s board yesterday. The site, wes.networcs.net
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Court told of attack on man during family visit
A teenager involved in violence after a three-year dispute with his Worcester neighbours was told by a judge he had come close to being locked up. Joseph Drummond hit Marshall Carter on the head with nunchucks – a martial arts weapon – cutting his temple
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Top city nightspot is on the market
A WORCESTER nightspot has been put on the market after its boss walked away from the premises. Bossa Nova in New Street is being marketed with a lease of £80,000 a year after nightclub operator Graham Lock said he had “nothing to do” with the club any
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Reflections on success with a smashing idea
THE motoring annoyance of having your car wing mirror smashed by passing traffic could be a thing of the past thanks to a county-based inventor. Phil Hall, who lives at Drakes Broughton, near Pershore, has come up with a very simple and easy to manufacture
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Drivers warned after 13 clamped in just two days
THIS car is just one of several to be have been clamped in Worcester in recent weeks for failing to display a valid tax disc. The DVLA took action against 13 untaxed vehicles in the city in only two days. The cars had been spotted parked on the side
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Tears and tantrums over centre closure
POPULAR children’s play centre Madhatters looks set to close. Thousands of Worcestershire children, including those with special needs, use the city centre facility in St Nicholas Street. However, the centre’s owner Geoff Goring said they will now miss
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Heeley: It was too easy at times
WORCESTER City created their own problems against Halesowen Town despite reaching the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup final. Manager Carl Heeley felt his team were guilty of trying to walk the ball into the net at times during the semi-final clash at The
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BALLOT: Pupils being bad out of school? Blame the head
HEADTEACHERS have been warned they could find themselves blamed for the behaviour of pupils outside of school if a government Bill goes ahead. The National association of head teachers (NAHT) has said the Education and Children’s Bill could
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Baby orphaned in timber fall deaths
A COUPLE killed by timber which fell off a lorry had just dropped off their baby son at a nursery. Thomas Matts, aged 29, and Terri-Ann Barnett, aged 24, a couple who lived in Broxash Drive, Hereford, were killed when a heavy goods vehicle
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Flood barriers will stay down
FLOOD barriers will not go up in Upton but Environment Agency chiefs say it was a close call. THE EA held a conference at 11am this morning to decide whether the barriers would go up in the town but at 11.40am this morning announced that the
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Hospital faces single sex fines to save beds
HEALTH bosses will be fined because they cannot make all parts of a Worcester hospital single sex without getting rid of beds for vulnerable patients. Chiefs at Worcestershire Royal Hospital were told by the Government at the end of last year that key
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Review: Warwick Castle - history has to be a good thing
REVIEW: ANYTHING that gets children no matter how young or old excited about history has got to be a good thing and Warwick Castle does just that. Billed as Britain's ultimate castle, Warwick is a beautiful, interesting and well-restored monument -
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Basketball: Wolves launch a new community programme
Brother and sister Cameron (10) and Erin (8) Catto are pictured with Worcester Wolves stars David Watts (left) and Cameron Jones as the University of Worcester-based basketball side launch their new Community Interest Company (CIC). The new initative
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Basketball: Uni picked to be region’s new base
Wheelchair basketball coming to the university THE University of Worcester has been chosen as the West Midlands Regional Centre for Wheelchair Basketball. The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) has selected the university following
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Never a boring day for a clinical psychologist
FROM escaping the clutches of a delusional patient who is convinced she is Queen Victoria to helping a woman overcome her phobia of birds using a stuffed woodpecker, life is never dull for a clinical psychologist. Alan Smith’s book called From
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Getting fit for the Olympics
Young people had a chance to get fit with an event inspired by the 2012 Olympics. Children aged between nine and 16 attended a mini olympics at Gheluvelt Park, Worcester, where they were taught a range of activities including hurdling, tag
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Currie and chips: How lads pass a long journey
KEEPING our momentum building is key going into the Championship play-offs. Sunday evening saw us achieve just that with a good 38-24 win over Nottingham. Although the performance was far from perfect, at no point did I feel we would come away with
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Man who fled to Poland for four years is jailed
A man who escaped justice for four years has been jailed. Tadeusz Rylko fled to his home country of Poland but was caught this month after returning to England. The 26-year-old had been on the run since failing to turn up at court in
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Unique chance to visit war graves of loved ones
VETERANS and their relatives are being offered the opportunity to visit the beaches and fields where the decisive campaign that ended the Second World War was fought. Soldiers of the Worcestershire Regiment landed in France on June 6, 1944, and helped
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Halesowen Town 1 Worcester City 2
MARK Danks and Kevin O’Connor were on target as Worcester City came from behind to reach the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup final. Trailing to sub Emmanuel Ibhadon’s strike on the stroke of half-time, Carl Heeley’s team hit back in the second-half to set
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Harriers saved - for now
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are in talks with potential new investors following a day of frantic fund-raising by the cash-strapped club. Harriers revealed on Monday they had to raise £155,000 by lunchtime today or be forced into a Company Voluntary