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Runners can sign up to help hospice in marathon
A WORCESTER hospice is encouraging runners to support the charity at next year’s London Marathon. This year’s runners for St Richard’s Hospice enjoyed a fantastic day, said community fund-raiser Phillippa Jones. She said: “Our runners had an amazing
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OEs on topbefore derby clash is claimed by rain
OLD Elizabethans launched their Birmingham League Division Two campaign with a close-fought draw against neighbours Ombersley. After the start had been delayed by an hour due to rain, Ombersley won the toss and invited OEs to bat on a pitch that looked
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Cricket results round-up
BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT LEAGUE FIRST XI PREMIER DIVISION Himley (14 points) 207-6 (C.Tranter 72, B.Smith 63) drew with Shrewsbury (6 points) 171-8 (E.Foster 88). Kidderminster Victoria (2 points) 158-8 (J.Wright 52) lost to Knowle & Dorridge (20 points
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Mitchell setback
WORCESTERSHIRE were today sweating over the fitness of skipper Daryl Mitchell after he left the field injured in the Royals’ six-wicket defeat to Derby-shire Falcons in the Clydesdale Bank 40. The 27-year-old was unable to complete his third
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Weather thwarts Nomads
IN their first home game of the new Worcestershire League Division One season, Worcester Nomads finished well on top but, ultimately, could not beat either Oldswinford or the weather. The visitors elected to bat first in a match reduced by rain to 43
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McCoy on song in double success
CHAMPION jockey Tony Mc-Coy claimed a double at Wor-cester’s first meeting of their summer National Hunt season yesterday. He coaxed Fishoutofwater to victory in the 2nd Skin Storage King Brachain Han-dicap Hurdle Division Two at a favourite’s price
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Westo and McKay put Worcester in box seat
HAVING won the toss and decided to field, Worcester were once again indebted to the leader of their attack, Liam Weston, as his 5-38 ensured Pedmore were restricted to 179 all out in Worcestershire League Division One. Weston took two early wickets before
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Wright and Kimberlin efforts in vain as KVCC suffer defeat
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria suffered a six-wicket defeat to Knowle and Dorridge in their Birmingham League Premier Division opener. The hosts’ openers Matt Pardoe and Craig Wood had taken the score to 22 when a Pardoe drive was diverted onto the stumps by
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Skipper sent off as Bulls are held
HEREFORD survived the sending off of skipper Michael Townsend to secure a last-day point at Macclesfield. Ryan Green had given the Bulls a first-half lead, but Townsend tripped Matt Hamshaw to earn a red card and concede a penalty from which Lewis Chalmers
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Man denies race motive in attack on parked cars
A MAN who has admitted damaging his neighbours’ cars denies the incident was racially aggravated. Lee Haines, aged 35, of Brookthorpe Close, Warndon, pleaded guilty at Worcester Magistrates Court to two charges of causing criminal damage and one of using
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Lewis makes a Keen tour start
LEWIS Keen, from Droitwich’s Gaudet Luce Golf Club, won the inaugural event of the Phoenix Junior Golf Tour. The youngster won the elite category with a net score of 27. Keen, who has been a member of the Russell Adams Golf Academy for the last three
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Pirates to give Worcester a 'true Cornish welcome'
FORMER Cornish Pirates player Bob Henderson is now chairman of their supporters’ club and is looking forward to welcoming a whole host of Warriors fans to The Mennaye Field for Wednesday’s Championship final first leg (7.45pm). Pirates officials are
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Drive time for Phil
MORE than 200 members of Worcester Golf and Country Club turned out to support new captain Phil MacDonell on his drive-in day. Playing a stableford format, teams of four competed for the many prizes available. The winning team, with 86 points, were Ian
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Chance to get fit and have fun at swim club
A SWIMMING club is looking for people to get fit and have fun at its master sessions. Wyre Forest Swimming Club has set up the sessions for swimmers who used to compete, were involved in triathlons, or just want to keep fit. It was agreed at a club
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Charity day is the business
WORCESTERSHIRE businesses Kendall Wadley Accountants and Griffiths and Charles Estate Agents and Auctioneers hosted a charity golf day for the local business community at Bransford Golf Club. The event saw 20 mixed teams of four battling it out. There
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Ball to raise charity cash
A GLITTER ball is taking place at a Worcester school tonight in aid of a children’s bereavement charity. St Mary’s School, in Mount Battenhall, has chosen the Noah’s Ark Trust to be its charity for the past two years. Georgina Neep, community fund-raiser
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Youngsters join in with traditional celebration
TRADITIONAL May Day celebrations took place at a Worcester tourist attraction. The Greyfriars in Friar Street welcomed the Belle d’Vain morris dancers, of Evesham, who performed traditional routines. Youngsters made crafts and learned all about the
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Ban for breath-test refuser
A MAN refused to provide a sample of breath for police officers because he did not know why they had stopped him, a court was told. Carl Chandler, of Windermere Drive, Warndon, Worc-ester, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
