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Fun for all the family at school fete
THERE will be fun for all the family at a school fete. Cutnall Green CofE First School, near Droitwich, is holding a family fun day on Sunday from noon to 2pm. Organised by the Friends of Cutnall Green, there will be a variety of events from the
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My 24-hour cycle in memory of little Abi
A MAN is set to tackle a 24-hour mountain bike challenge in memory of a Worcester toddler who lost her battle with cancer. Alex Martin was so inspired by two-year-old Abi White and the kindness of her parents Mark and April White that he decided
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Family duo for the council
IN a departure from tradition the new chairman of Worcestershire County Council has chosen his daughter to be his consort. While former chairmen have been joined on official visits by husbands and wives in the past, Councillor Ed Moore will be joined
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Heart surgery fears allayed
CHILDREN in Worcestershire who need heart surgery should not be affected by a “life and death” decision to cut the number of specialist surgical centres nationwide say health chiefs. There are 11 surgical centres across England, including Birmingham
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Protected from the developers
CAMPAIGNERS who fought against the development of a piece of land in Chawson, Droitwich, have been celebrating after the space was officially registered as a town green. Following several attempts to develop the land in Blake Avenue, residents came
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Missing Spencer is found safe and well
A NERVOUS dog which bolted at a motorway service station has been reunited with its worried owners, thanks to a team of pet detectives. Spencer, a Shetland sheepdog, ran from his new owners at Strensham services near junction 8 of the M5 on Friday, May
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County face an uphill battle to save match
WORCESTERSHIRE did not need any reminders just how tough this season was going to be but that didn’t stop Durham giving them one anyway. Resuming the day of 360-4, the 2009 LV= County Championship winners were in no mood to allow the New Road side any
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Club donation is a refreshing sight
A NIGHTCLUB has shown a refreshing side to business by helping out Worcester teenagers. Tramps in Angel Place has given away dozens of bottles and cans of soft drinks to Perdiswell Young People’s Leisure Club. Supervisor Lee Freeman said he was inspired
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Ward on radar at Robins
GRAHAM Ward could become the latest former Worcester City player to join Evesham United. The Irish right-back rejected terms to extend his stay at St George’s Lane into a sixth season and has approached Robins boss Paul West about a possible switch.
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Man took drugs to deal with his weight
A MAN who admitted possessing drugs with a street value of about £1,500 said he was using them to lose weight. Police raided the home of Simon Charlton and found 52.2 grammes of the party drug M-Cat and 28.3 grammes of a similar substance MDPV. Officers
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Taxi passenger attacked
A MAN has been arrested after a woman passenger claimed she was attacked by a taxi driver. Police are appealing for witnesses who were in Worcester city centre at about 1am in the early hours of Sunday, May 15, where the woman had been dropped
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Dave’s a charity champion
A MARATHON man has completed a gruelling test of endurance, running seven marathons in seven days. Dave Brown completed the challenge running a coast-to-coast route across northern England in support of a leukaemia charity. The 60-year-old
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TV legend jets in to speak at cathedral
A TELEVISION legend will be jetting into Worcester Cathedral to talk about his life in the limelight. Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby Ewing in the hit American television series Dallas, has been announced as this year’s guest speaker at the English Mutual
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Jail for burgling carer who targeted OAPs
A FORMER carer who used key codes to gain entry into the homes of two vulnerable pensioners has been jailed for four months. Kelly Wright admitted stealing £120 each from a man aged 91 and a partially-sighted woman aged 82 – after she entered their homes
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Porter joins Tu'ipolutu in swapping Albion for Sixways
HIGHLY-rated front row talent George Porter has agreed a summer switch to Worcester Warriors from Plymouth Albion. Gloucester-born prop Porter joined Plymouth Albion in 2009 and is rated as one of the brightest young talents in the Championship. The
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Road closed after smash
A SERIOUS crash has shut the main Worcester to Leominster road. The A44 is shut both ways west of Bromyard, between Bredenbury and Docklow. The air ambulance has been scrambled.
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Warriors confirm Tu'ipulotu capture
WORCESTER Warriors have bolstered the club's back division ahead of next season in the Aviva Premiership with the capture of versatile Tongan international Sione Tu'ipulotu from Plymouth Albion. Utility-back Tu'ipulotu, who plays at centre but can also
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We walked up hill and down dale for charity
ENERGETIC pupils and staff have walked up hill and down dale to help raise money for disaster victims. Gorse Hill Primary School teachers Rob Harrison and Darren Davies walked 60 miles from Clee Hill to Bredon within 24 hours. They left Clee Hill at
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County campaign ends with defeat
WORCESTERSHIRE under 18s completed their Midland Youth Football Championship campaign with a 3-2 defeat at Staffordshire. Played at Walsall Wood, the County teenagers were beaten by a last-gasp header from Josh Brown. It means Worcestershire have won
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BNP misses council seat by whisker
A British National Party candidate came close to getting a seat on a Worcester parish council for the first time – only missing out because of a technicality. Carl Mason had wanted to stand for Warndon Parish Council at the recent local elections after
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Youngsters put on a wonderful show
SIR – My wife Jane and I attended a production of Medea (by Euripides) last week, presented by the Swan Youth Theatre in the Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. Ben Humphrey (artistic director of youth theatre) and all the young stars are to be congratulated
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Fire destroys car and garages
A CAR believed to have been stolen from St John’s was torched in a garage fire in Dines Green last night. The Nissan Almera and three derelict garages were destroyed in the blaze at Dudley Close at about 11pm. Two fire engines from Worcester
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Thank you, mayor, for all your support
SIR – The Worcestershire Literary Festival (WLF) team would like to express its huge thanks to Councillor Mike Layland as he comes to the end of his tenure as Mayor of Worcester for all the help and support he has given to the festival and for
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It all adds up for a new pub accountants group
MORE than 70 providers and interested parties from a wide-range of related services attended the national launch of the Association of Licensed Trade Accountants (ALTA) in Worcester. Welcoming members and guests to the Diglis House Hotel, ALTA chairman
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You are fantastic
SIR – Worcester people are fantastic. We recently held a bag pack in Sainsbury’s supermarket in St John’s, Worcester, and found that the staff at Sainsbury’s were wonderful and the people of Worcester were very kind and generous. Thank you very
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Mr Osborne, it just doesn’t add up
SIR – I don’t really understand what our Chancellor George Osborne is thinking these days – making drastic cuts on the one hand yet still giving shed-loads of money away to foreign nations, who are better off than us. The media have been
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Is our judiciary tough on the wrong crimes?
SIR – Law and order is one of the highest concerns of both politicians and constituents. Fear of physical injury to individuals and the community is high on that agenda yet time after time our judiciary appears to give harsher sentences to
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Olympic flame will light up Worcester
THE honour of hosting the 2012 Olympic torch will be bestowed on Worcester. The Faithful City is one of 70 UK locations and one of only four in the West Midlands chosen to take part in the Olympic torch relay. It will be the first in
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Climber lost way and fell to death
AN avid young climber died accidentally when he fell on a Scottish mountain, a coroner has ruled. Hyder Ali Manir set off on his ill-fated expedition to the summit of Britain’s highest peak Ben Nevis near Fort William on Saturday, January 29. The 20
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Worcester Warriors are going UP! - pic gallery
• Click here for our picture gallery from the match. IT was a night to remember at Sixways as thousands of jubilant Worcester Warriors fans were finally able to sing in unison “we are the champions”. A nine-point lead from the first
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Saving ideas from Martin Lewis
AS we move into the late season for summer holidays, where prices and supply drop, your aim should be to find the right one, find it cheapest, then see if you can haggle down the price and save a further 10 per cent. PACKAGE OR DIY? As a
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Get your festival wardrobe sorted
Elementz, Union Jack £20 Brantano, Malvern Retail Park Feather Necklace £15 Accessorize, High Street Hooded Parka £19.99 Internacionale, Crowngate Patterned Midi Skirt £45 Monsoon, Cathedral Plaza Sunglasses
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Review: Cinderella at Bristol Hippodrome
REVIEW: Matthew Bourne has brilliantly recreated the magical fairytale of Cinderella set in the City of London during the Blitz of the Second World War. The production opens with film from a Pathe News reel before focussing on an exploited
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Hill - promotion is fully deserved
RICHARD Hill felt ‘justice had been done’ after Worcester Warriors were rightly crowned victors of the Championship, having jumped through the final hoop of a drawn-out campaign. The two-legged triumph over Cornish Pirates saw Worcester win their 30th
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Duckworth’s pride at Warriors Premiership return
BENEFACTOR Cecil Duckworth beamed with pride last night after looking on as his Worcester Warriors team bounced back to the top-flight of English rugby at the first time of asking. The Sixways side’s 25-20 victory over Cornish Pirates secured
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‘Popular’ hospital is at bursting point – Rostill
A WORCESTER hospital is at bursting point because of its popularity with patients, says an NHS leader. Worcestershire Royal Hospital is by far the busiest hospital of the three main hospitals in the county, say senior NHS officials.
