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Desert Rat's life on the ocean wave
A WORCESTER soldier has battled through huge waves, bad weather and sleepless nights to qualify as a competent crewman during an Army regatta in the Baltic Sea. Gunner Iddrisu Mohammed, aged 28, is originally from Ghana but moved to Worcester
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See how emergency services work
VISITORS to an historic castle this weekend will get a special insight into the work of local emergency services. Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, will host SOS Day on Sunday which will be attended by representatives from Hereford and Worcester Fire and
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Eight-run defeat for Royals in opener
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will be looking to bounce back from their opening Friends Life t20 defeat at Lancashire Lightning when they host Durham Dynamos on Sunday (2.30pm). After winning their first LV= County Championship Division One match in
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I won’t just pick the best pupils, promises head
PERSHORE High School headteacher Clive Corbett has pledged that the school’s move to become an academy this summer will not be used to “cream off” the best pupils. Governors at Pershore High School have voted for the school to convert to academy status
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City talent given big stage chance
FIVE Worcester Athletic Club prospects competed for Cannock and Stafford in the National Junior League Midland Premier Division. Despite being aged between 14 and 17, they shone in the under 20s competition against 18 and 19-year-olds in Sutton Coldfield
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Fancy a girls’ night out with a difference? Then join us!
WOMEN from Worcester will take to the streets for a midnight walk and raise money for St Richard’s Hospice. Nealy 200 have already signed up for the annual event, which takes place on Saturday, July 9. Starting and finishing from County
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OVs show off enhanced pavilion
OLD Vigornians unveiled welcome improvements to the King’s School Worcester cricket pavilion during the annual President’s Day match. The surviving founding members of the club from the 1948 season, Max Nicholls and Wally Cullis, officiated as a new
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Man is told to curb temper or face jail
A man has been told to curb his temper or face a long jail sentence. Liam Hewlett, aged 20, admitted resisting a police officer and breaching a restraining order that prevented him from contacting a former partner. Hewlett, of no fixed
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Lancashire Lightning v Worcestershire Royals
Lancashire have won the toss and have elected to bat. Lancashire Lightning: Moore, Smith, Croft (capt), Horton, Cross (wkt), Clark, Procter, Hogg, Parry, Kerrigan, Keedy. Worcestershire Royals: Moeen, Solanki, Kervezee, Andrew, Cameron
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'Bogus charity collectors' exposed - video
TWO Lithuanian men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and theft after claiming to be collecting charity bags for the air ambulance. Your Worcester News captured the moment on camera before police arrived at the scene. Leaflets
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Mr Kelso, it seems I may have been wrong
SIR – It seems I have an apology to make to Worcester News digital editor Murray Kelso. My letter (Worcester News, May 31) about the lack of sufficient stimulation and controversy on your Worcester News website (worcesternews.co.uk) is clearly
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Station hoping to fill the gaps
STATION commander David James is fed up with seeing his hopes of having a full complement of firefighters in Tenbury go up in smoke. For the past three years he has struggled to have the full strength of 18 firefighters he needs to be fully
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Libya is turning into another Baghdad
SIR – With Britain sending helicopters into Libya, things seem to be escalating all the time. Soon it will be like Baghdad – totally out of hand. How on earth can we afford it with so many cuts at home? Even taking money from the kids to get
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Help us to support bereaved children
A CAMPAIGN to enable dozens of children in Worcestershire and Herefordshire access vital support to help them cope with the death of a loved one is to be launched. Noah’s Ark Trust, based in Blackpole, Worcester, needs just more than £32,000 to
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Sixways three are called up
A TRIO of Worcester players are in the England women’s squad to compete in tomorrow’s Rugby Rocks sevens tournament at Richmond Athletic Ground. Sixways players Jenny Brightmore, Lydia Thompson and Charlotte Keane have all been included in the squad
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Let’s save our country – not the world...
SIR – David Cameron is hellbent on increasing our foreign aid budget, so branding the UK a soft touch once again. We now give more foreign aid than any other country in the world, while at the same time the taxpayers suffer through an age of
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Boy dies after falling in water
A BOY has died after falling into the water near a former pub in Stourport. The boy - believed to be around 13 years of age - fell into the water at the Stourport basin, near the former Tontine pub just before noon today. The emergency
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Horse racing? Don’t back the cruelty
SIR – There was intense media coverage when two horses died at this year’s Grand National and I don’t know how many of the other horses injured may have subsequently been destroyed. However, death and injury are not confined to the Grand National
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Contest at Battenhall
CLUBS from as far afield as Essex will be flocking to a big youth football tournament in Worcester this weekend. City outfit Nunnery Wood Colts are holding a two-day extravaganza at their Battenhall base. Matches will be played from around 9.30am until
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Do you agree with my report on our PMs?
SIR – Readers of the Worcester News may be interested in my take on our Prime Ministers over the past 30 years. Maggie Thatcher: decisive, as the northern miners will attest. Removed from office on the orders of Brussels, whose guns she was
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We’ll do something not seen before on Britain’s Got Talent
A WORCESTER opera singer (and her dog) has promised their performance on Britain’s Got Talent tonight will be unforgettable. Pippa Langhorne and her eight-month-old Lhasa Apso puppy Buddy are hoping their performance on tonight’s Britain’s Got
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This man is a credit to city manual workers
SIR – When I fetch my Worcester News and other shopping from Barbourne, Worcester, every week day, I see the council pavement cleaner going about his business. I cannot get him to speak; in fact I’ve only seen him converse with one person, another
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Fly your flag at summer fete
BUNTING fever swept the nation during the run-up to the Royal Wedding, but one area of Worcester is keeping its spirit alive by asking residents to design their own bunting for a summer fete. People of all ages are being asked to design bunting
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Fashion Icon of the 1990s; Kurt Cobain - Come As You Are
Even my grandmother remembers a lack of pretty dresses and bright colours. While there were so many different trends and icons of the '90s, one of the most cherished, notorious, and remembered, seems to remain Kurt Cobain. Kurt was born Kurt
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Judge decides to give himself time
AFTER three decades doling out justice a district judge says he is stepping down to “enjoy life”. District Judge Bruce Morgan says he will miss “the buzz” of the city’s magistrates court after seven years in Worcestershire and 27 years as a
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I’m a student and I want value for money
SIR – As an increasing number of universities reveal that they will demand the full £9,000 a year from new students and that our university in Worcester will demand more than £8,000 for some courses, we are told that more and more young people
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Jaguar’s treat at Shelsley
VARIOUS championships and the Jaguar anniversary celebrations will be highlights at Shelsley Walsh’s two-day meeting tomorrow and Sunday. A string of clubs and Jaguar expert Philip Porter will be involved in the 50th anniversary of the ‘E’ Type and the
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Jury clears man of assault on ex-partner
A YOUNG mother was so in love with the man who had once beaten her up that she was prepared to forgive and forget, a court was told. Terri Turner, aged 26, alleged that there had been a second attack by Paul Cave but when he rejected her advances
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RILYS, Evesham
RILYS 2-3 Waterside, Evesham Tel: 01386 45289 ALMOST four years ago, staff at Rilys in Waterside, Evesham, were literally up to their eyes in the river Avon. The restaurant suffered disastrously at the hands of the summer floods and water
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Festival to be new chapter for county
WHAT Lisa Ventura – organiser of the inaugural Worcestershire Literary Festival – cannot believe is that no one thought of it before. She first began thinking about the city hosting a literary festival back in 1999, while working on the Three
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Saxons recognition for Warriors stars
WORCESTER Warriors’ promotion-winning Championship campaign has been rewarded with international recognition for a trio of Sixways stars. Red-hot winger Miles Benjamin and loosehead prop Matt Mullan have both been handed starting spots for England Saxons
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Not again! Traders hit out as road is shut for 4 months
A MAJOR city artery will be shut for up to four months – causing misery for drivers and businesses. Tolladine Road in Worcester is closed for what National Grid has called “essential” gas pipe replacement works. The gas company did not
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Criticism ‘hurt doctors and nurses personally’
NURSES and doctors have taken a damning report into the standard of hospital care for the elderly “very personally”. Leaders at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust say staff have been hurt by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into
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Baker agrees new contract at Villa Park
WORCESTER-born defender Nathan Baker (right) has signed a new three-year deal with Aston Villa. The 20-year-old, who made his Premier League debut last season, will remain at Villa Park until 2014. Although only making four first-team appearances, Baker
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Radiotherapy unit coming to the Royal
A RADIOTHERAPY unit will be built at Worcestershire Royal Hospital after health chiefs gave plans the green light. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust gave the formal go-ahead for the unit to be built at Worcester after its meeting yesterday
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Royals looking to build on success
WORCESTERSHIRE Royals will aim to build on their historic week tonight when they face Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford in the opening Friends Life t20 North Group match (5.30pm). Having secured their first LV= County Championship Division One match
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Hospital scandal - inquiry launched
AN independent review is to be carried out across Worcestershire hospitals into patient dignity and nutrition after a damning report into standards of care for the elderly. As reported in your Worcester News, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Keeper Dormand links up with City
WORCESTER City have completed the signing of goalkeeper Jimmy Dormand for next season. The 6ft 4ins former Red-ditch keeper has agreed terms with the St George’s Lane club for the 2011/12 campaign. He will be one of two players manager Carl Heeley wants
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Roadworks delay Evesham kick-off
EVESHAM United are facing up to the possibility of their new £2million home not being ready in time for next season. The Robins had been hoping to kick-off the 2011/12 campaign in their new 3,000 capacity ground in Cheltenham Road. However, it looks
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Celebration of volunteers is under way
THE efforts of volunteers in Worcester will be marked with a week of celebrations. Onside, a charity that supports vulnerable adults in need of advocacy, mentoring and befriending, kicked off Volunteers’ Week with an evening at Bowl Xtreme
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Grease is the word!
YOUNGSTERS will help bring the American 1950s to life during their annual school fete. The event at Ombersley Endowed First School, School Bank, Droitwich Road, Ombersley, will take place on Saturday, June 11. A selection of American 1950s activities
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Experts control pairs competition
STILLWATER angling experts Chris Carter and Chris Summers have dominated the Alan’s Tackle Pairs League at Brockamin since the first round. They continued to do so right up to the final match with the pair taking both first and second individual places
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New plans revealed to redevelop area of town
UPDATED plans for redevelopment of land in the Chawson area of Droitwich have been revealed after a public consultation led to changes being made. The improved proposal has been unveiled by Wychavon District Council and Emmanuel Church for
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Our walk is in memory of Sam, 17
A GROUP of friends are set to put their best feet forward in a charity walk along the towpath of the Droitwich canal in memory of a brave teenager. The friends, who all ive in the town and make up Team Griffindor, are being led by Sharon Griffin. They
