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Drink-driver jumped red light
A WORCESTER man was caught drink-driving after jumping a red light. Lee Stanyard, aged 25, of Rydal Close, Warndon, was caught with 59mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath – the legal limit is 35mcg. Stanyard admitted drink-driving when he appeared at Worcester
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Cornish Pirates 12 Worcester Warriors 21
A STRONG first-half showing from Worcester Warriors was enough to ensure they return to Sixways for the second leg of the Championship final as favourites to secure promotion back to the Premiership. Cornish Pirates staged a second-half fight-back at
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Teen waved 10in knife to scare violent dad
A Worcester teenager involved in a domestic dispute was found outside his mother’s house with a 10-inch knife, a court was told. David Kennedy confronted his father, who had a history of ill-treating him, and was easily disarmed, said Peter Parson, prosecuting
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First blood to the Warriors
WORCESTER Warriors gained the upper hand in the Championship play-off final with a first-leg 21-12 victory at Cornish Pirates. Miles Benjamin and Andy Goode both went over for tries at the Mennaye Field, while Goode also kicked three penalties and a
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Dad drove scrap thief sons
A FATHER drove his two sons to the former Ronkswood hospital site in Worcester so that they could steal scrap metal. Brothers Adam and Scott Hodgetts both admitted stealing £100 of metal belonging to Robert Hitchins Ltd when they appeared at Worcester
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Pakistan ace makes Worcestershire sweat
WORCESTERSHIRE could only watch in awe as Mohammad Yousuf defied a difficult wicket to hit a superb century for Warwickshire in their LV= County Championship Division One clash at Edgbaston. The ex-Pakistan international made the most of the
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Delight for school as it receives a good report
PUPILS and staff at a Worcestershire school have been celebrating after inspectors said their school was good. A recent Ofsted inspection at Upton Snodsbury CE First School rated the school as good overall and outstanding in some areas.
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Journalism stars of the future can make their mark
ARE you a budding journalist looking to get your work published? If so this could be your chance to get your story published in your Worcester News and win a cash prize. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NCTJ – the National Council
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FULL-TIME: Cornish Pirates 12-21 Worcester Warriors
FULL-TIME... RICHARD Hill will be delighted to be taking a nine-point advantage back to Sixways for the second leg of the Championship final. However, he will be well aware of the threat Pirates pose after the hosts enjoyed the better of the second-half
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Our new cricket nets are the best after charity stumped up £9,000
A NEW £40,000 training facility has been opened at a Worcestershire cricket club thanks to a grant from a sporting charity. Cricket nets at Barnards Green Cricket Club, North End Lane, Malvern, are now among the best in the county after the
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Sign up for event to help hospice
A HEARTFELT appeal has been made by the father of a child who receives care from a Worcester charity. Matt Greaves and his nine-year-old daughter Jessica, who has cerebral palsy, will take part in the annual Triple Run in aid of Acorns Children
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McQuilkin agrees Bulls deal
JAMES McQuilkin has committed his future to Hereford United for the next two years. The former West Brom midfielder, who joined the Bulls last summer, has impressed this season with 36 appearances and three goals. McQuilkin’s deal keeps the 22-year-old
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Derek Prodger booted out of cabinet
A HIGH profile county councillor has been booted out of the cabinet in a major reshuffle. Councillor Derek Prodger has lost his position of being in charge of transport and safe environment after five years of being one of the top decision
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Man charged with growing cannabis plants
A MAN has appeared in court for allegedly growing 74 cannabis plants. Simon Beardsley, aged 46, of Lower Chase Road, Malvern, did not indicate a plea to six drugs charges when he appeared before magistrates in Worcester. The charges are that he produced
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Man spat at medic after mix of drugs and drink
A DRUG addict who spat in the face of an ambulance worker who was trying to help him has been jailed for four months. James Roach, of Lickhill Road, Stourport-on-Severn, appeared before Worcester Magistrates Court for sentencing, having pleaded
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Huge search launched for missing Spencer
A SEARCH is underway after a dog gave his owners the slip at a motorway service station after he became spooked. Animal Search UK began the ongoing search after Spencer, a two-year-old Shetland sheepdog, ran away from his new owners, Michelle Williams
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Public inquiry into incinerator plan
A PUBLIC inquiry will be held to decide on the future of a £120 million incinerator for Worcestershire. Eric Pickles, Communities and Local Government secretary, has called in the planning application for the proposed energy from waste treatment facility
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Cricket legend's medals stolen from New Road
MEDALS belonging to a former Worcestershire and England cricket legend have been stolen from New Road. Police are appealing for information following the theft at Worcestershire County Cricket Club. The incident took place between Sunday
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Readers help out downcast Lewis
KIND-HEARTED readers have come forward to donate fishing equipment to a Worcester schoolboy who had all his gear stolen from his shed. As reported yesterday, 12-year-old Lewis Portman was devastated when burglars struck at his garden in Borrowdale Drive
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Christopher Whitehead Language College: Teenage health on the agenda
PUPILS at a Worcester school heard about how teenage cancer could affect them. Year 9 students at Christopher Whitehead Language College received the free talk from Teenage Cancer Trust during a citizenship day. The talk covered different types
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Headway is making a big difference to all our lives
IT takes only a minute for your life to be changed completely by a head injury. For Stuart Wright, it was as he made his way to work on his motorbike from his home in Uptonupon- Severn in July 2008. In a split second, a serious road
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Money does talk
SIR – We got back home on Saturday after spending nine days in North Wales. No potholes and excellent roads – driving was a pleasure. But should we be surprised? The Barnett formula allows Wales 18 per cent more than England for their public
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Use economic data, yes, but in context
SIR – Economic data exhibited by Tory councillor Francis Lankester (Worcester News, May 7) and Bryan McGinity (Worcester News, May 6) were both hugely selective and quoted simplistically and out of context. However, Mr McGinity’s list of annual
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County conman struck off dental register
A DENTIST who was jailed for defrauding Worcestershire patients and the NHS out of thousands pounds has been struck off the dental register. Jaspal Bachada and Ikhlaq Hussain duped dental customers by telling them they were being treated on the NHS
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COMMENT: Let’s do all we can to help young
WE have in the past highlighted our concern that the most worrying element of the latest unemployment figures is the very high rate of joblessness among the young. Almost one million 16 to 24-year-olds are unemployed in Britain, one in five
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Extended opening hours at the bank
LLOYDS TSB’s branch in Vicar Street, Kidderminster is opening for 11 extra hours a week. The move is part of the bank’s Convenient Branches programme, launched across the Bristol and South Midlands region. The Kidderminster branch, which previously
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TV presenter opens new Countrywide head office
COUNTRYWIDE, the Worcestershire-based business which supplies products and advice to the rural community, has opened its new head office in Evesham. Providing a home for nearly 200 staff, the new headquarters offers ideal working conditions
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Let children make up their own minds
SIR – Many westerners saw the deaths of the London bombers and Osama bin Laden as an appropriate end for murderous assassins who gloried in taking the lives of so-called infidels. But surely they were themselves victims of a religious faith
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Youngsters set sights on army life
MORE than 30 young people in Worcester have set their sights on joining the Army Foundation College (AFC). The AFC enables youngsters aged between 16 and 17 to achieve first class military and vocational training while earning a salary at the
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Students prove that they’re top of the tree
CONSTRUCTION trainees from Worcester have been crowned the best in their fields at a regional construction skills competition. Rory James, Greg Hitchcox and Hayden Shuck achieved gold awards in the carpentry, joinery and painting and decorating
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Cyclists, let me enjoy my walk by the canal
SIR – This letter is a request for tolerance among the many users of the canal by Perdiswell, Worcester, in particular the rather rude cyclists who I encountered the other day who called my dog “stupid” for inadvertently walking in front of them
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Malvern St James: Pupils see off rivals in hard-fought competition
A MALVERN school has won the right to represent Herefordshire and Worcestershire in a national young enterprise competition. Malvern St James’s company J’adore beat off competition from seven other groups of students at the two counties’ Young
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Giles shares his knowledge
JOURNALISM students have enjoyed masterclasses in television reporting from a TV presenter. Giles Latcham, centre, a reporter for BBC Midlands Today, gave a series of lectures to University of Worcester students.
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Website helps to teach first aid
SCHOOLS have been given access to a free resource website to help teach first aid to pupils. St John Ambulance has launched the site after teachers said they believed first aid could help teach pupils to be more responsible. Schools can also
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Green fingers earn honour for school
PUPILS have helped a Worcester school to be reaccredited with its Eco Schools Green Flag. Assessors were impressed with a vegetable allotment at Riversides School in Thorneloe Road, Barbourne, along with a school pond created by students. The
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Is this group of migrant workers legal and safe? - video
Mandeep Dhami’s first picking season began three weeks ago. Although the work is physically demanding, the 27-year-old tells me his experience has been an enjoyable one so far. But some agricultural workers are not so lucky. Just
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Grace wins the Baby of the Year 2011 competition
THE winner of this year’s Worcester News Baby of the Year competition has been announced. Red head Grace Blake, of Rainbow Hill, Worcester, the winner of the 0-9 months category, beat 416 children to be crowned champion. Her mum, Nicola Cooper, aged
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Dean in two-year link-up with Aston Villa
A YOUNG footballer from Worcester has set his sights on becoming a Premier League star. Dean Waldron, aged 14, has spent two years with Aston Villa and has impressed enough to earn a new two-year deal. The right-sided player now wants
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City sorting office is set to be closed
NEARLY 200 jobs are at risk after Royal Mail announced plans to close Worcester’s sorting office. Staff at the site in Wainwright Road, Warndon, are “devastated and angry” about the proposals, one union has said. Worcester’s mail centre faces the axe
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Green ready for Oswestry after Studley slaughter
BARNARDS Green are relishing their first and one of the longest Birmingham League Division Three away trips to Oswestry on Saturday after opening the season in style. Last season’s Worcestershire League Division One champions stormed to a 148-run win
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Hosts Pirates begin as favourites tonight
WE arrived here in Penzance yesterday afternoon in plenty of time to get settled in and make sure we had an early night before tonight’s massive first leg of the Championship final against the Cornish Pirates. The squad also sat down together with the
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Giant horse home after six decades
AN enormous oil painting has galloped back to Croome Court, near Worcester, 60 years after the historic building was sold by its owners. The painting, called The Great Horse, or Jack-a-Dandy, has returned thanks to a long-term loan from the Coventry
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Opener role may go to youngster
MATT Pardoe could be handed his chance at opening the batting for Worcestershire at Warwickshire in LV= County Championship Division One today (11am). The 20-year-old academy product has made a good start to life in the first team following his debut
