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Man drove ‘like a crackpot’
A drive into the country to look for mushrooms ended up with a car crashing into a telegraph pole, injuring two passengers. When police arrived in Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, near Worcester, they found the driver, 50-year-old Martin Dark, had disappeared
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Work under way on new-look academy
SCHOOLCHILDREN have enjoyed a first-hand lesson in demolition after bulldozers started to pull down parts of Tudor Grange Academy in Worcester. The construction work marks the start of a two-year £15 million revamp of the Bilford Road school. The academy
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Young firefighters praised
MORE than 150 proud family members and friends gathered at Droitwich Fire Station to celebrate the achievements of 22 teenagers. The youngsters, of the Droitwich and Redditch branches of the Young Firefighters Association (YFA), took part in a
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Drunken man says sorry for behaviour
A DRUNKEN man who scuffled with another man outside a nightclub refused to leave the scene despite warnings by police who feared there would be a fight. Luke Teasdale was spotted scuffling with another man outside Tramps in Angel Place, Worcester, on
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M5 crash causes delays
THE M5 is partially blocked after a three-vehicle crash. The Highways Agency initially shut the southbound carriageway between Junction 5 at Wychbold and Junction 6 at Worcester to clear the wreckage. The accident happened at 5.25pm. The centre and
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International chance for RGS pupil
A WORCESTER school pupil has battled through intensive trials to secure an England or Great Britain crew place at championships in the summer. Andrew Dowty, an 18-year-old at Royal Grammar School Worcester, is small by international rowing standards
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Celebration to mark the life of ‘Nanny Ann’
A CELEBRATION will be held to mark the life of a much-loved Worcestershire woman. Ann Morgan was born one of seven in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, but lived in Worcestershire for more than 40 years. The grandmother-of-eight, known as Nanny
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Police swoop nets illegal immigrants
A CURRY house has been temporarily stopped from selling alcohol after a swoop by UK border agents. Herefordshire Council suspended the late-night alcohol sale licence at the Raduni Indian Cuisine restaurant in Homend, Ledbury, today after evidence of
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Fantastic five sign up to 100 campaign and more will join
OUR campaign to have 100 Worcestershire businesses take on apprentices in 100 days has made an encouraging start. Within a week of the launch five companies have signed up and more are in the pipeline. Companies which have so far taken on apprentices
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Narraway handed captaincy
WORCESTER-born Gloucester number eight Luke Narraway will captain the England XV in Sunday’s non-cap game against the Barbarians at Twickenham. Warriors duo Matt Mullan and Graham Kitchener are also in the the squad but coach Stuart Lancaster has delayed
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It’s a glittering hat-trick for us at famous flower show!
THREE gardens from Worcestershire have won a coveted ‘gold’ award at the Chelsea Flower Show. Worcester Bosch, Pershore College and the Alpine Garden Society have all won gold in their respective categories at the internationally-famous event. Pershore
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Owners face fines over green holiday home law
OWNERS of holiday homes across Worcestershire have only a few weeks left to comply with new government legislation aimed at helping fight climate change. Charity Act on Energy says owners face a fine if they do not take action to show how energy efficient
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Starter units offer hope for the future
ENTREPRENEURS and people running small businesses will have a new place to set up shop in Worcester. The city council’s planning committee was unanimous in its approval of a development of 14 new starter units which will create a hub for small, light
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Congratulations to the Warriors, twice
SIR – Congratulations to Worcester Warriors on winning the Championship twice in one season. Every success in the Premiereship next season – where you belong. PHIL PEGLER Worcester
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Disruption looms as rail rejig starts
IT will be all change on the Cotswold Line from Friday night as the next phase of the Oxford to Worcester rail route’s transformation gets under way. Passengers are being warned to expect disruption on services as a result. The passage of the last trains
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Market stalls are a blight on high street
SIR – May I respond to a letter by Mr [Kevin] Hurdman ‘We market the town’ which appeared in the Worcester News’ sister paper the Evesham Journal (May 19). Like him I was a market trader for many years. I operated in the central market in Evesham
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Accountant? It’s the Fraud Squad we need
SIR – Stanley Parr (Worcester News, May 19) suggests we need an accountant at Westminster but people who explore the activities of our honourable members too vigorously seem to get the sack. Have you ever seen a full set of accounts for Westminster
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Coun Squires, you’ve changed your tune
SIR – In 2002, New Labour moved forward on the internal market in the NHS started by the Tories in the 1990s. NHS foundation trusts were created. It was intended for them to stand on their own feet by borrowing on the money markets, buying services
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GPs could pocket cash in shake-up
DOCTORS who will take control of the NHS purse strings could profit from their own decisions, it is feared by critics of radical Government reforms. The GP consortium, which will manage the NHS budget for south Worcestershire, is dominated by members
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As usual, the Tories target wrong people
SIR – It made me feel sad to see the disabled people struggling through London on a recent march. Their protest was a bid to hold on to their bit of disability money. These people have got nothing so why doesn’t this Government go to the other
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Trapping foxes? No, That’s not the answer
SIR – Simon McCullough suggests that rural foxes can simply be trapped and killed by lethal injection and says that this would be clearly more efficient and humane (Worcester News, May 17). There are actually several problems with the use of
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Our county cricket club is in need of a complete sort-out
SIR – I have been watching Worcestershire county cricket team for more than 35 years now through all the highs and lows – and there have been many of both. Like many supporters I have gone along with director of cricket Steve Rhodes and his faith
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Worthy candidates will stop the BNP
SIR – Carl Mason said “I don’t think being a parish counillor you need to show your party colours” (Worcester News, May 19), which, coming from a BNP member, is hilarious on more levels than one. The fact that Mr Mason only failed to get elected
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We’re paying price for Brown’s errors
SIR – David Barlow correctly says that there is a difference between a cyclical and structural deficit (Worcester News, May 11). It is what he does not write which shows conclusively that he and other Labour contributors to the Worcester News
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Half the man he used to be (almost)
A WORCESTER man who has lost nearly 10 stone in just over a year is, quite literally, a shadow of his former self. Simon Harrison said he has new-found confidence and independence and is winning his battle with diabetes. We reported in your Worcester
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Where are politicians when we need them?
SIR – The recent invasions by travellers at Droitwich and Worcester have a common feature. No local MP nor councillor availed themselves of the photo opportunity of standing on the piles of rubbish and announcing what they were going to do
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David spreads a gospel of company care for all
SMALL and medium enterprises in Worcestershire are being urged to manage their businesses responsibly and increase their profits. A leading expert in corporate social responsibility wants bosses to think more about how they conduct their business. David
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William is making a big impression on the water
A BISHOP Perowne College pupil is creating a storm in his Laser sailing boat. William Lockett, a year 10 pupil at the Worcester school, has achieved Great Britain recognition. The 15-year-old will represent Team GB at the Laser 4.7 European Championships
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Did dogs case cost £26k?
FOUR dogs seized by police after it was suspected they were pitbulls are believed to have cost the county’s force more than £26,000 in kennel boarding fees. Twins Shaun and Luke Dayus had their dogs taken under the Dangerous Dogs Act during raids in
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Clegg is even more Tory than Cameron
SIR – I see Councillor Liz Smith thinks Nick Clegg is the best choice to lead the Lib-Dems (Worcester News, May 13). She said he went into the coalition for the good of the country. What a load of tosh. Clegg and [David] Cameron were looking
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Aneesh has the talent for bright New Road future
IN these troubled times at New Road, 17-year-old Aneesh Kapil’s debut for Worcestershire has given the club a little ray of sunshine. Despite still studying for his ‘A’ levels at Denstone College in Uttoxeter, the young all-rounder put down
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I am haunted by death of little boy, aged seven
THE death of a seven-yearold boy continues to haunt a former MP long after he vacated the corridors of power for a comfy chair in the garden. The boy’s parents were among the many constituents who turned to Dr Richard Taylor for help when he
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Moment dozy driver went just a bit too far
A DOZY driver crashed into a car park wall before driving off again – leaving £1,000 damage in his wake. Worcester City Council CCTV captured the moment a wayward motorist pulled into the cattle market car park using the Croft Road entrance
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Warriors close on Sixways leisure club deal
WORCESTER Warriors are in advanced talks with David Lloyd Leisure about developing a health and racquets club at Sixways. Discussions are on-going with two developers, but Warriors general manager Charlie Little revealed he expects building work to start
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Girls in starring role at regatta
RACING conditions were almost perfect for the 190 crews in Worcester Rowing Club’s annual spring regatta. Large crowds were entertained by exciting racing over a 1,000-metre stretch of the River Severn. Ross, Stourport, Bewdley, Cheltenham College,
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Avenue Q
REVIEW: AVENUE Q is a musical about the hopeless characters of the downtown New York street that is the fabulous non pc Broadway hit featuring puppets that include Princeton, Kate Monster, Lucy the Slut and the irrepressible Trekkie Monster
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Hard work rewarded with promotion glory
WE’RE Back! Wednesday is still a bit of a blur, but the excitement of the night will stay with me for a long time to come. A full house at Sixways saw the boys lift a well-deserved trophy and, although the game itself may not have been as one-sided as
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Bravo! Call starts a chain reaction
A BRA chain is set to get a huge boost from donations across Britain thanks to the services of a national courier company. APC Overnight, which has a depot in Berryhill Industrial Estate, Droitwich, has donated the use of its 127 depots across the UK
