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Woman overcomes paralysis to climb Ben Nevis
A MALVERN woman who broke her back, leaving her unable to walk for two years, has conquered the UK’s highest mountain. Annette Francis, aged 49, broke her back in two places in 1999, but on Saturday, May 21, she successfully battled atrocious weather
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Cheers! New cafe is a real treat
THE Mayor of Worcester was on hand today to celebrate the opening of a newly refurbished cafe. The cafe in the Pump House Environment Centre, Gheluvelt Park, which is run by the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust, was reopened on Thursday. Roisin Hanks,
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Jail for man found under school desk by cleaner
A MAN found hiding under a desk at a Worcester school has been sent to prison for 26 weeks. James Marson admitted entering King’s St Alban’s with intent to steal when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court. Marson had previously failed to turn up
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Racer not put off by traumatic trip
SIMON Andrews maintains he will be firing on all cylinders at MCE Insurance British Superbike round four despite a weekend of emotional upheaval in Northern Ireland. The Evesham rider is juggling his circuit racing with a foray onto the roads
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Headteacher didn’t follow dismissal policies
THE headteacher of a school which sacked a teacher for incompetence has admitted she did not follow her own dismissal policies. Former hairdressing tutor Kathleen Fellows, known as Kate, was sacked from Tudor Grange Academy Worcester in January 2010
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Awards contest at Chaddesley
AFTER 23 weeks and 13 meetings, the West Midland point-to-point season finishes at Chaddesley Corbett on Monday. Area awards are to be decided among the 196 entries and the battle for the ladies’ title concerns two Worcestershire riders with
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Bid to charity: £700. Playing at the Theatre of Dreams: Priceless.
AN avid Manchester United fan from Worcester will take part in a once-in-a-lifetime football match when he runs out on the pitch in the “theatre of dreams”. Elliot King, who is a season ticket holder at Old Trafford, has been in the stands to watch his
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I left hospital in worst condition than I went in
A DISABLED man has attacked the “disgusting” care he received in a Worcestershire hospital which he says has left him bedridden. Mark Smith, aged 39, of Wellington Close, off St Paul’s Street, Worcester, said the damning report by the Care Quality Commission
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Worcester learner driver crashed mum's car on mission to patch up romance
A LOVE-stricken young man took his mother’s car on a three-mile drive in an effort to patch up his broken romance, a court was told. But Ashley Millard had been drinking and he crashed into a speeding sign near a roundabout, the Mini Cooper
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Keen biker's grid chance
ASPIRING racer Melissa Bond has won the experience of a lifetime with Motorpoint to be a grid girl at Thruxton this weekend. In the past, the 23-year-old from Pershore has ridden pillion with World Superbike champion James Toseland at a track day. The
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Lecturers face pay cut or sack
LECTURERS at a city college have been asked to take a pay cut or lose their jobs. Teaching staff at the Worcestershire College of Technology were given a choice of taking a cut in salary, voluntary redundancy or taking up another role elsewhere in the
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Academy in cash boost for Warriors
WORCESTER Warriors have been handed a funding boost of almost a quarter-of-a-million pounds ahead of their forthcoming Aviva Premiership return — thanks to the successful Sixways academy. A new scheme introduced by Premiership Rugby for the forthcoming
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Pitman looks to seal double deal
HEREFORD United manager Jamie Pitman is hoping to seal deals for winger Rob Purdie and defender Joe Heath over the coming days. The Bulls chief has offered new contracts to both players as he looks to build his team for the new npower League Two campaign
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Guides' gruesome challenge
WORCESTER Guides’ annual challenge day got a bit gory as they worked around the theme of hospital. Small groups moved around “bases” such as accident and emergency and orthopaedics at Oldbury Park School, St John’s, Worcester, to tackle a series of
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Shrews defender interests Heeley
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley wants to open talks with former Shrewsbury Town defender Harry Hooman. The Worcester-born 20-year-old was released by the npower League Two side earlier this week and the St George’s Lane chief is keen to
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'Venomous' vandals target scouts
A SPATE of graffiti has defaced buildings in Stourport. Tags including the words “bling” and “venom” repeated 18 times in black spray paint were written on the Areley Kings Scout Group’s hut, on the recreation ground in Areley Common, sometime
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Title joy follows a tough season
WESTSIDE Wanderers Under 14s have been rewarded for sticking together through the tough times. The Rushwick-based club were on the wrong end of some beatings last season but have bounced back to win Mercian Festival Junior League Division Two this time
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Pensioner cleared of hitting man in a row about a dog
A PENSIONER has been cleared of hitting a dog walker in an early morning confrontation as he drove home after fetching the Sunday papers. Hafford Baker was at the wheel of his 4x4 when he spotted 12-year-old white alsatian Jasmine in a narrow lane in
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Mitchell and Mason are ruled out of clash
WORCESTERSHIRE are again without skipper Daryl Mitchell and veteran seamer Matt Mason for tomorrow’s LV= County Championship Division One clash with reigning champions Nottinghamshire at New Road (11am). Mitchell has not played since tearing an intercostal
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Watery grave for marina plans
A HUGE new marina on the city’s outskirts has been sunk by planners. The 202-berth marina would have been dug out on what is currently a fallow field to the north of the Sixways stadium, linking with the Worcester and Birmingham canal.
