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Voice your fuel price concerns - MP
DISGRUNTLED drivers are being asked to contact the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with their concerns over fuel prices – with Worcester’s MP saying it could prove vital. Robin Walker met with OFT investigators on Monday in the wake of the watchdog
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Barbara on hand to kit out SuBo
IT’S usually showbiz stars that movie-makers are keen to court, but when film crews arrived in Broadway a local seamstress became the hottest ticket in town. Barbara Jones has told of how a normal morning took an unexpected turn when she was tracked
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War memorial project gets funding boost
A PROJECT commemorating the centenary of the First World War and life in Worcestershire during the conflict has been given a funding boost. Worcestershire County Council's Archive and Archaeology Service has received £11,500 to support its plans
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The Prodger bridge? What about the lights?
SIR – One of your readers (Worcester News, March 4) said the footbridge on the new river walkway in Worcester should be named the Derek Prodger bridge. If it is named after Mr Prodger I think it should have pedestrian lights at each end of
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Don't overdo it: too many antibiotics can be risky
HEALTH chiefs have launched a campaign to stop people overusing antibiotics. The Take Care, Not Antibiotics campaign was launched this week by the three Worcestershire clinical commissioning groups, which decide local health spending. The campaign
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There’s an indoor cash machine in Lowesmoor
SIR – Re Mary Wilson’s letter ‘I’m scared to use outside cashpoints’ (Worcester News, March 1). She bemoans the fact that there are no shops with a cash machine inside. There is one at the Stop Shop in Lowesmoor in Worcester. Also, I am
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These A-boards just clutter up the streets
SIR – Re ‘Planning boss puts case for advertising boards’ (Worcester News, February 27). I certainly am very concerned about the multitude of clutter on Worcester’s main streets. When the city is busy with pedestrians, it’s a big hazard and
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'Amicable resolution' over driveway defecation
A PENSIONER who had his drive fouled by a binman has reached an 'amicable resolution' with the council concerned. On Saturday, March 9, we reported how the desperate dustman had fouled a driveway in Ryall, near Upton-upon-Severn, much to the disgust
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Cyclists are bigger problem than A-boards
SIR – I agree with Ken Bateman (Worcester News, March 4) that cyclists are a greater hazard to the pedestrian than A-boards. In 1949 when I was only 17, I tentatively traversed a ‘Halt major road ahead’ sign, without putting one foot to the ground
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Walker: I’ve a mountain to climb to stay city MP
ROBIN Walker has admitted he has “a mountain to climb” to remain Worcester’s MP – after a hard-hitting poll suggested he is heading for defeat. According to a survey by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft, the Faithful City is one of 93 seats which
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We love Worcester....but not the buses
SIR – We moved to Worcester six months ago after living in Leicester for 42 years. We love it here, it’s a wonderful place to call home. We would never want to live anywhere else, we are so happy to be here, we feel so privileged to be part
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Have the other Tory councils got it wrong?
SIR – In response to Councillor [Chris] Mitchell’s criticism of Labour and the Green Party for supporting a lower-than-inflation rise in council tax to protect jobs and services (Worcester News, March 4). According to a Daily Telegraph article
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'Walking miracle' teenager wants to help save lives
A TEENAGER dubbed a ‘walking miracle’ after he returned from the dead has made it his mission to save the lives of others like him. Dan Edwards, aged 17, suffered a cardiac arrest at Worcester College of Technology in the city’s Deansway in September
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One rule for the rich...and one for the poor
SIR – From April, 13,000 millionaires are getting a tax cut worth £100,000 a year on average while more than 600,000 households – including Armed Forces families, disabled people and foster carers – have to find £728 a year to pay a new bedroom tax
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Tell us what you're doing for Comic Relief
WE want to hear the hilarious activities taking place in Worcestershire to raise funds for Comic Relief. If you know - or are - an individual or part of a group, school, business from the county are planning madcap antic for the annual fundraiser
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Mum’s anger over hospital op delays
A BUSY mother-of-three whose leg has been stuck in plaster since last June was left furious after her long-awaited operation was cancelled at the last minute. Maria Evans broke her right fibia when she fell from a loft at home nine months ago and
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Pothole parody video goes viral
THE next time you career over a horrific pothole in Worcestershire, what have you got, if not a lot (of bills to pay)? One things for sure, Worcestershire County Council’s highways team are doing it “their way” - and if you’re a Frank Sinatra fan
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Get the Irish eyes smiling for St Patrick's Day
IRISH eyes will be smiling as a band of friends lead a night of good craic. Dublin Jacks headline the St Patrick’s Day celebrations at Re-con, Church Street, Great Malvern, from 9pm on Sunday, March 17. Formed more than 15 years ago the group
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Pressure grows on council staff as cuts kick in
COUNCIL chiefs in Worcester are being urged to avoid knee-jerk “short-term” decisions as spending cuts begin to bite. A new in-house report reveals there is “increasing pressure” on the city council’s workforce as spending reductions kick in. This
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Energy profits? Are we missing something?
SIR – I was wondering how many MPs have shares in British Gas because British Gas is making massive profits and is able to get away with it. You don’t hear a squeak from the politicians. If you add the profits from the other members of
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So many problems, but so few answers
SIR – Over the years Parliament has descended from being the bedrock of society to, in the words of Cathy Newman, of Channel 4, a public school full of teenagers. One need only catch a glimpse of Question Time in the House of Commons to appreciate
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This murderer will cost us a fortune
SIR – I feel compelled to write to you on a matter I feel very strongly about. On March 5, yet another horrendous murderer was sent to prison for 37 years after being found guilty of a really terrible murder of a young woman who was dismembered
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Worcestershire duo handed England pool squad call-up
TWO Worcestershire eight-ball pool players are preparing to represent their country on the international stage after earning places in the England squad. Darrell Bareham and Sarah Nicklin both qualified for the national squad after successfully
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Big names set to bring in the laughs
THIS year’s #CourtLaughing Comedy Festival will see several big named comedians take to the stage. The festival runs at The Courtyard in Hereford between Friday and Sunday, June 7 and 9. Kicking off the festival on Friday night, comedy veteran
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Labour landslide? How soon people forget
SIR – On the back of the Tory Lord Ashcroft’s recent survey on potential electoral outcomes in 2015, and his prediction of a potential Labour landslide,I hope that the British people don’t forget the amount of power and control the last Labour government
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Hospital was superb
SIR – My partner recently suffered a heart attack and was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The treatment he received was first class. Ambulance staff, nurses and doctors were superb. Thank you does not seem enough to say for such excellent
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Fernandez says Worcester Wolves have the momentum for play-offs
CAPTAIN Carlos Fernandez says team chemistry has been key to Worcester Wolves’ success this year. The University of Worcester-based club have won their last eight British Basketball League matches to climb to third in the table and only missed
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New group taking up the health purse strings
A SPECIAL event gave patients and service users the chance to meet the new organisation that is being charged with the vital role of deciding local health spending. From April 1, the South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will
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Worcester Wolves are the best basketball side in the country right now
I THINK the basketball being played by Worcester Wolves at the moment is the best I have seen in my time at the club. Having won eight British Basketball League games in a row, we are also probably playing the best of any team in the country.
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Acorns announces ambitious plans to expand
ACORNS Children’s Hospice has announced ambitious plans to expand. The charity, based in Wythall and which provides care to local life limited children and their families, has vowed to help even more youngsters. It is estimated that there are
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Worcester City tempt supporters with £100 season ticket plan
WORCESTER City will launch an ambitious scheme to sell 1,500 £100 season tickets in seven weeks on Saturday to help them survive at Kidderminster Harriers. Fans have until Friday, May 3, to snap up the cut-price tickets which will allow them to
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The bill? How about I wash up instead
DADS rolled up their sleeves at a hotel on Mothering Sunday, choosing to wash up rather than pay their bill. The Wood Norton hotel, just outside Evesham, surprised some of its diners after lunch on Sunday by presenting dads with their bill and
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Keen teens go for very best reads
A GROUP of Worcester teenagers chose good reads for their friends as part of an initiative at the Hive. Bishop Perowne CE College pupils Jess Tobin, Abi Rudge, Ellie Lee, Micky Schenk and Will Hodges took part in the Teen Takeover Day in November
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Footy team ace scoops university prize cash
A MEMBER of Finland’s American Football team has won £250 from the University of Worcester’s scholarship panel. Okko Outinen, from Helsinki, is a second-year environmental science student at the university. The 23-year-old sportsman has been
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Bookworm favourites on Facebook
YOUNG bookworms had fun dressing up for World Book Day. Children at Grimley and Holt Primary School, near Worcester, dressed up in inventive costumes to show off the magic of words to mark the event. The youngsters were given placards with
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Bookworms and authors of future join forces
PUPILS at King’s Hawford celebrated World Book Day with a week of fun-filled activities to highlight the importance of reading. No one can dispute the importance of learning to read; yet engendering a lifelong love of reading involves inspiring
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Catholics welcome new pope
PEOPLE of the Catholic faith across Worcestershire have welcomed the election of the church's first South American pope. Argentinian cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope last night, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first
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Massive rise in unpaid taxes written off
THE amount of unpaid council taxes and business rates written off in Worcester has almost tripled, according to shock new figures. New data reveals how £110,000 of unpaid taxes were written off between October and December last year, compared to
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Wildlife charity invites families to enjoy Easter activities
A WILDLIFE charity is inviting families to join an Easter egg-stravaganza. Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is opening its headquarters at Lower Smite Farm for family activities including pond dipping, egg trail, nest building, face painting and much
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Christopher's Bicycle, written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: Christopher's Bicycle, written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton, is published in paperback by Oxford University Press, priced £11.99. Available now In the third adventure from Dandeville, eco-minded ginger and
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Check out this weeks book reviews
NEW FICTION Schroder by Amity Gaige is published in hardback by Faber and Faber, priced £14.99 (ebook £7.55). Available now. Erik Schroder is about as far from a responsible adult as you can get. He narrates this novel as he awaits trial, having
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Child rapist facing life in prison
A JUDGE has warned a Worcester man found guilty of 11 sex attacks on young girls that he is at risk of being given a life sentence. Neville Parker, aged 62, of Lear Close, was convicted by a jury of three rapes – one on a five-year-old – and six
