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Our hospitals are obeying rules on mixed sex wards
HOSPITALS in Worcester-shire are fully compliant with mixed sex rules while others around the country are being fined for breaches. NHS hospitals nationally owe at least £665,000 in fines for just one month after they breached rules on mixed sex wards
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Results round-up
SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE. Saturday League: Malvern Town Res 0 West Malvern TC 10; Newtown Sports 4 University of Worcester 2; Northway 7 YM Rangers 2; Powick 1 Hallow 0; VBL Sports 7 GDL Athletic 2; Worcester Raiders 6 Malvern
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KVCC in rare win against Walsall
KIDDERMINSTER Victoria claimed a rare, but convincing, victory at Walsall in the Birmingham League Premier Division. Winning the toss, KVCC invited the hosts to have first use of a green-tinged wicket. Worcestershire CCC staff player Chris Whelan opened
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OEs forced to settle for Water Orton losing draw
OLD Elizabethans had to be content with a losing draw in a high scoring Birmingham League Division Two encounter at Water Orton. The Worcester outfit’s skipper, Jamie Boyle, won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first. Water Orton made a steady
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Sanders is on song
DROITWICH’S promising start to the Worcestershire League Division One season came to an abrupt end as they lost by 61 runs to Pershore. Pershore skipper Ciaran Sanders, chose to bat and may have regretted his decision as his side lost their first three
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Tykes too hot for the Royals
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals maintained their poor start to the campaign as they slid to a seven-wicket New Road defeat against Yorkshire Carnegie in Clydesdale Bank 40 Group ‘A’. With their only success of in the competition at Kent, the New Road side are
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Bowman onslaught sees Nomads to derby victory
AN unbelievable display of belligerent clean hitting from Steve Bowman was enough to secure victory for Worcester Nomads as Worcester were unlucky to come away with a Worcestershire League Division One defeat. Having been inserted by their visitors,
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Cricket results round-up
WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Astwood Bank v Oldswinford Astwood Bank (24) 222 all out (A.Alexander 73, P.Alexander 54, D.Martin 5-49), Oldswinford (8) 215 all out (J.Summers 5-60). Astwood Bank won by seven runs. Bromyard v Bewdley Bromyard
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Rhodes must revitalise his players after defeat
WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes is determined to pick his players up after their sixth consecutive defeat in LV= County Championship Divi-sion One. The New Road outfit fell to an innings and 25 run reverse to 2009 champions Durham and
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Rotary Cup for Langmead
EVESHAM Golf Club’s men took part in their monthly medal competition across two divisions. Division One is for players with handicaps of scratch to 12, while Division Two is for those with handicaps of 13 and above. Additionally, all entrants were playing
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Look after your bunny
BUSTER the rabbit will be one of the pets to benefit from a free health check as part of Rabbit Awareness Week. A number of vets and pet stores in Worcestershire are giving the free checks and reduced-cost vaccinations. The week runs from Monday until
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Barbourne too good for Kington
WORCESTER’S Barbourne club entertained Kington from Herefordshire at Redcliffe Street and clinched an impressive 29-shot victory. The home team took the lead from the start and after 10 ends had established a 30-shot lead. Kington reduced the arrears
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New members triumph
A HOME club at team won this year’s Corbett Bowl Droitwich Golf and Country Club, one of the most prestigious competitions on the calendar. It is an open foursomes bogey competition which attracts some of the best golfers from around the Midlands.
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Joy for Clark and Bailey in the Dick Cup
WORCESTER Golf and Country Club held their first major Open competition of the season at Boughton Park with a large entry, including numerous away club players. The Dick Cup, played under the difficult foursomes, bogey format, saw home pairing Terry
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Chippy man battered by court
A CHIP shop landlord has been fined £3,750 for not filing the right paperwork to put up a sign. Barry Steele, of Finch Lane, Harvington, near Evesham, put up a sign reading ‘Island Fish Bar’ on the building he owns in Evesham, Worcester Magistrates Court
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Worcestershire Royals v Yorkshire Carnegie
Yorkshire Carnegie (target 156) Gale c Shantry b Moeen 56 Ballance st Scott b Choudhry 27 Lyth not out 43 Root not out 11 Total 148 (for 2) 35 overs FoW: 1-59, 2-132 Worcestershire Royals Solanki
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Man airlifted to hospital after dock fall
A MAN had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering serious head injuries when he fell into a dry dock. The man, in his 60s, also received back and abdominal injuries after falling almost 10 feet into the canal dry dock near the canal basin in Bridge
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Three taken to hospital after crash
THREE people were taken to hospital following a crash between a van and a car yesterday. Three men were injured in the crash which happened between Bransford and Leigh Sinton at 11.45am. A teenager, who had been a passenger in the car, was airlifted
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Nose bite threat man locked up
A STOURPORT man who threatened to bite his friend’s nose off has been jailed. Daniel Cole, aged 21, of Gable Yard, Broach Mead-ow, Stourport, and Barry Watkins, 23, met 18-year-old victim Ashley Shuck in the flat of a female friend in Park Court, Park
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Students volunteer to clear up riverside litter
STUDENTS at Worcester College of Technology have been helping to combat litter along the city’s scenic riverside. Eight young people attending a Lifeskills programme for students with learning difficulties, working with the college’s EcoCampus group,
