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Are these earrings yours?
CITY jewellers are trying to trace a customer who left her valuable earrings in their store. Staff at Brimstone Beads and Gifts in Reindeer Court in Worcester want to trace a woman who left a set of bead earrings in their shop. The woman had bought
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Schoolboy hurt in garden wall collapse
A FAMILY are demanding urgent repairs to a wall after their son was hurt by tumbling bricks. Jaydon May was playing in the garden of his home in Borrowdale Drive, off Tolladine Road, Tolladine, Worcester, when part of the 5ft wall fell on top
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Police earn praise over crime fight
A POLICING board has praised the work of officers in south Worcester-shire for their “excellent work” over the past year. Paul Deneen, chairman of South Worcestershire Policing Board, said there had been a number of notable achievements by officers,
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I’m running to help hospice
A COUNCILLOR is lending his support to the Acorns Triple Run. Coun Tom Wells, ward member for Powick on Worc-estershire County Council, will be taking part in the Malvern half marathon – one of three challenges to feature in Sunday’s event. Hundreds
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Kind Kindle gift for college
KIND-hearted staff at a business have helped to boost the learning of partially sighted students. Debit Finance Collections of Milton Keynes have donated two Kindles to New College Worcester. The devices allow their users to download books electronically
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Youthful aces get chance to shine
A WORCESTERSHIRE duo were put through their paces in the Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) national talent ID finals. Droitwich’s Ryan Gaskin, 11, and 12-year-old Ellie-Rose Griffiths from Broome, near Kidderminster, were among 50 youngsters invited to
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Scheme helps to improve hygiene
HYGIENE standards at Worcester’s food outlets are continuing to improve. End-of-year figures from Worcester City Council reveal 95 per cent of inspected premises now meet the acceptable standard of two stars or above under its scores-on-the- doors system
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Shankar has his contract cancelled
ADRIAN Shankar’s brief spell with Worcestershire was ended last night after his two-year contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent. The former Lancashire second XI batsman only joined the New Road outfit a fortnight ago and last week he
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Stud farm boss guilty of £6m scam
THE boss of a Pershore stud farm has been found guilty of dealing in illegal veterinary drugs as part of a £6 million scam. Richard Jones – founder and owner of Henry Field Stud in Naunton Beauchamp – had denied 19 counts of importing and distributing
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Fortey upset by his Sixways exit
CHRIS Fortey will not be offered an improved deal and has left Worcester Warriors — a move that has left the long-serving fans’ favourite feeling let down by the club. The veteran hooker, who made 144 appearances for Warriors, was offered a
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Widow’s search for the truth in asbestos claim
A WIDOW who lost her husband to a cancer is attempting to find out more about how he came into contact with asbestos. It is believed Keith Russell of St Clement’s Gardens, St John’s, Worcester, may have come into contact with asbestos when he worked
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Our park will be so pretty this summer
PARK wardens have prepared for summer planting in a Worcester park with the help of city schoolchildren. About 15 year seven pupils from the River School, Droitwich Road, helped park wardens strip flower beds at Barbourne’s Gheluvelt Park on
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Council cuts put libraries and youth centres at risk
YOUTH centres and libraries are at risk of closing as the county council continues on its mission to save up to £70 million over the next four years. Bus services are to be withdrawn and scaled down while costs for sending children to school
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Award-winning firm set to build on its success
A WORCESTER building firm that was only set up six years ago is in line for a major industry award. Having won the commercial works category at the inaugural South Worcestershire Building Excellence Awards, Matthews Construction will now go forward to
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Dragon boat teams in colourful contest
GUSTY conditions tested dragon boaters as they battled each other in aid of good causes. The river Avon at Pershore was the scene for what organisers called an “entertaining and colourful display” of competition on Sunday. The paddling
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Gulliver travels to Sixways
TOWERING lock Ben Gulliver has today put pen to paper and completed his anticipated move to Worcester Warriors ahead of the club’s forthcoming Aviva Premiership season. Coventry-born second row Gulliver makes the move from Cornish Pirates after an outstanding
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DIY councillor goes beyond call of duty
A DAB-HANDED DIY councillor who repaired a handrail on a public path says he is fed up of doing the council’s job for it. Coun Peter Pinfield says Worcestershire County Council should replace a wooden handrail which runs along a steep stepped
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Radiotherapy unit set for Worcester
A RADIOTHERAPY unit is likely to be based at a Worcester hospital after health bosses gave plans the green light. The unit could have been based at either Worcester-shire Royal Hospital or the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch but experts recommended it
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Charity’s ‘concern’ at rising child sex cases
A CONTINUED rise in sex offences against children in Worcestershire is a “real concern” and more needs to be done to protect vulnerable youngsters, a charity has said. West Mercia Police recorded 516 offences against children in 2009/10 including
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If banks had gone under, what then?
SIR – Although I’m not a Labour supporter I like to see things reported fairly with the true facts put forward. This Tory-led coalition Government and many of its blinkered supporters have blamed Labour for the debt that the country finds itself
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Drugs seized in biggest ever police raid
THOUSANDS of pounds of drugs have been seized during what is thought to be the largest anti-drugs operation ever carried out Herefordshire. Eighteen people were arrested in an operation involving more than 100 and raids on 25 homes.
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Purchase keen to keep standards
AS reigning Olympic and world champion, Zac Purchase knows the pressure is on at the start of this year’s World Rowing Cup series in Munich. The three-day event, which begins tomorrow, is the first of three regattas and ex-King’s School, Worcester, pupil
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COMMENT: Scandalous way to treat older people
The most basic requirement of care in an NHS hospital should be that every patient is properly fed and treated with dignity. It is shameful that the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, where many elderly people from south Worcestershire are treated, has
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Please get rid of this gold roof now
SIR – Well, Worcester has done it again. What were the planners on when they designed the new library? The roof looks like an old-fashioned cover for a firegrate and, when the sun shines on it... well, words fail me. It nearly blinds you from
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Lottery grant may keep library open
A WORCESTER library might be safe from closure because of terms and conditions attached to a grant – but that might only increase tensions for users of other libraries across the county. St John’s library reopened with a fanfare last year after the Big
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Feminist zealots are a help to no one
SIR – I have genuine sympathy for anyone who suffers an injustice that they know will never get remedied for lack of evidence, but Britain is descending into a re-run of the Inquisition now that it seems to be open season on all the males in
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The economy? We need more honesty and trust
SIR – All the meetings and time talking about the Guildhall in Worcester haven’t done any good. Nobody goes through the doors – this wonderful building used to be shared by visitors and residents alike. There is no cafe to entice anyone in.
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Brush blaze tackled at county beauty spot
FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a brushfire at a Worcestershire beauty spot. Crews from across the county were called to a blaze on Hartlebury Common, which has been dried out by a lack of rainfall in recent weeks. The fire raged throughout
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Riverside revamp opens at weekend
WORCESTER’S ‘regenerated’ riverside will be opened up to the public this weekend – but it might not look how people imagined it would. Just days before fencing is pushed to one side giving people access to the west side footpath of the river
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Spa pair sparkle in world contest
THE Tang Soo Do Club in Droitwich can boast two world champions. Brian Williams and James Pokorny collected point sparring gold medals in Cardiff at the Tang Soo Do World Championships — a form of Korean karate. Williams defeated his opponent 12-0 in
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The Latest saving ideas from Martin Lewis
BOOTS 10 POINTS PER £1 Starting today Boots is giving customers 10 loyalty card points for every £1 when they spend £15 or more in store or online. Usually customers get four Advantage Card points per £1. Each point is worth 1p
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Hospital slated for elderly care
ELDERLY people are at risk of going without food and water at a Worcestershire hospital, according to a damning report. Inspectors with the national watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have raised “major” concerns about care at the Alexandra
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Short and Kvesic in bid for world glory
ANDY Short is heading to Italy determined to help England Under 20s bring an end to their Baby Blacks hoodoo at the impending Junior World Championships. The up-and-coming New Zealanders, who have won the showpiece tournament every year since its inception
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Add sizzle and style to summer parties
BUTTERFLY WINGS Butterfly garden stake, £10, Next, Cathedral Plaza or on Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole. LIGHTING UP TIME Large metal lantern, which costs £1, from Poundland, in the Shambles, Worcester. ON THE PATIO Vintage table and chairs £250
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Bowman’s blast secures accolade
SMASHING 32 runs off one over is a fine way to bring up any century, but it was even sweeter for Steve Bowman as it helped his Worcester Nomads side overhaul local rivals Worcester’s massive 306-6 to seal a memorable victory. The Norton-based side racked
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Hill has space for one more signing
RICHARD Hill has room in his Warriors budget to bring in one more player — but insists he won’t be spending the money for the sake of it. The Worcester head coach revealed he is interested in adding an extra forward to his squad, but will only bring
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Cole 'replaced' on US X Factor show
Cheryl Cole has been replaced as a judge on the new US version of The X Factor, it has been claimed. The 27-year-old singer's place on the show - which debuts in September - is likely to be taken by ex-Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, according
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County in double t20 warm-up
WORCESTERSHIRE will play two warm-up games starting today (3pm) ahead of the start of the new Friend’s Life t20 next week. The New Road side will travel to Minor Counties outfit Shropshire today before returning home to face Scotland tomorrow (5.30pm
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More police will get hurt
GETTING rid of police health and safety legislation will make our county’s officers “cannon fodder”, a union has claimed. An amendment to the Police Reform and Social Bill is being debated in the House of Lords which could see sections of the
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Anger over cuts at college
STUDENT protesters made their feelings clear over plans to shut five study centres. Worcester College of Technology wants to shut half of its study centres to save £100,000. Thirty students angered by the move gathered outside the college’s All Saints
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'NHS chiefs made me feel like a criminal’
A PUBLICLY elected health official felt like he was on trial as “a criminal” when he was brought before health chiefs for revealing plans to close acute stroke beds at a Worcester hospital. Brendan Young refused to reveal the name of whistle-blowers
