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County Hall bid for city deputy leader
THE deputy leader of Worcester City Council is standing for one of the county council’s safest Tory seats in next month’s local elections, it has emerged. Conservative Councillor Marc Bayliss is going to contest the St Peter’s ward, which currently
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Landlord plans to keep pub’s community spirit
THE new landlord of a popular Worcester pub says he wants it to remain at the heart of the community. Sebastian O’Donnell took over as licensee and general manager of The Coppertops, in Oldbury Road, St John’s, in October last year. He relaunched
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Worcester City manager Heeley is backing Edwards recovery
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley has every faith Danny Edwards will play again after suffering a serious knee injury. The 29-year-old left-back was carried off in last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Corby Town and it has since been confirmed he has
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Brave baby Theo inspires Emma’s charity cash bid
A BRAVE baby who died after he was born with half a heart has inspired a family friend to raise money for the ‘brilliant’ hospital which battled to save him. Emma Abel is a close family friend of Dave and Beverley Rachel, parents of ‘little warrior
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Carpet firm's £3 million investment to create jobs
CARPET firm Brintons is investing in its Kidderminster plant, creating up to 30 jobs in the town. The company has selected the Kidderminster factory for the next phrase of expansion of its pioneering High Definition Weave technology, which weaves
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Gritting fleet on standby as cold nights continue
THE gritting fleet will remain on standby tonight and throughout the weekend with temperatures set to stay low. This afternoon sees variable cloud, which may at times be thick enough for the odd flake of snow to appear, though accumulations aren't
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Travellers leave Worcester car park clean and tidy
EIGHT caravans of French travellers have left a Worcester car park - and have been praised for leaving it spick and spam. The gang left The Moors, near the Swan Theatre, of their own accord on Thursday one week after first arriving. Worcester
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Man charged in connection with Hereford stabbings
A MAN has been charged in connection with two stabbings which took place in the city earlier this week. The 47-year-old from Peterborough is due before Hereford Magistrates Court this afternoon charged with encouraging or assisting in the commission
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Two in court for Hereford stabbings
TWO people are due before Hereford Magistrates this afternoon facing charges related to the stabbings in Hereford earlier this week. One person was stabbed in Whitecross and another in Hunderton on Tuesday afternoon. The injured pair both remain
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BabaJack's new album could travel the world
MALVERN’S BabaJack are busy thrashing out a deal that could see their new record travel the globe. The blues-inspired duo of Becky Tate and Trevor Steger are currently piecing together their fourth studio album, the Running Man, while negotiating
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Traffic hold-ups are very frustrating
SIR – Re ‘We need action before someone gets hurt’ (Worcester News, April 2). May I be allowed to take part in your survey on traffic hold-ups. I, too, have been caught in the trap by the Farmer’s Boy in Tolladine Road, Worcester. Ifound
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Look, I am not an apologist for Labour
SIR – B Davison ‘The real threat is a Labour government’ (Worcester News, March 27) just doesn’t get it, does he? I am not an apologist for Labour.Indeed, on the whole, I view the modern party, especially locally, with significant distaste.
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So, does the PM really mean what he says?
SIR – At last David Cameron has come out with fighting talk about immigrants who flock to this country to milk the system and take taxpayers’ cash. But let’s see him put his words into action first. Like Labour and the LibDems, the Tories
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Thank you, Mike, they were such great days
SIR – It was a great surprise to read that at the age of 19 I approached Worcester City Council to hold a pop concert on Pitchcroft (Nostaligia, Worcester News, March 25). Reading on,I noticed that Michael Grundy led the reader to think that we
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Tories, it’s time to stop blaming Labour
SIR – It seems George Osborne isn’t doing too well with his policies. I think he should have stuck with Alistair Darling’s policies and the economy would be growing by now. It’s getting a bit tiresome with the Tories blaming Labour for all
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There’s no doubt the Iraq war was illegal
SIR – In his Source column (Worcester News, March 22), Tom Edwards wrote of Councillor Mike Charles that “he considers” the war in Iraq to be illegal. A lot of people consider the war to be illegal because it is. For example, when she resigned
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Vegetable swap shop is a hit
WORCESTER gardeners, allotmenteers and even owners of a window box were all invited to swap seeds and advice outside the city’s Guildhall. Members of Transition Worcester set up stalls, including natural produce, and offered people the chance to
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The police do so much that is for the good
SIR – I agree with Bill Longmore, West Mercia’s police and crime commissioner (Worcester News, April 2). There is nothing wrong with the police giving flowers to victims of crime in appropriate circumstances. It is regrettable that people elsewhere
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Leading councillor is in court on fraud charges
A WYCHAVON district councillor said she was embarrassed and humiliated to find herself facing fraud charges. Emma Stokes, who represents the Bengeworth ward in Evesham, was one of four people who appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Wednesday
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Tenth man charged with assisting John Anslow's escape
A TENTH man has been charged in connection with John Anslow's escape from a prison van which had just left HMP Hewell in Redditch. The 29-year-old from Liverpool was questioned by officers yesterday in the Milton Keynes area and was charged this
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Farage joins the incinerator row
UKIP activists have revealed their delight at the turnout for Nigel Farage’s visit to Worcester saying the massive interest exceeded all expectations. Upwards of 300 people packed into the Guildhall on Wednesday night which forced organisers to
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Two women hurt in glass bottle nightclub assault
TWO teenage women were “cowardly” attacked with a glass bottle during an early hours nightclub assault. Witnesses are sought to the incident which happened in the R’n’B room at Tramps nightclub, Angel Place, Worcester, at about 1am on Monday when
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Deal saves thousands of HMV jobs
ABOUT 2,500 jobs have been saved at entertainment retailer HMV after restructuring firm Hilco bought 141 stores Hilco, which already owns HMV Canada, has bought the high street chain from administrator Deloitte, reportedly paying £50 million for
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When Twitter makes for ugly viewing
NIGEL Farage was in a jovial mood during a visit to Worcester this week – with his trip to the Faithful City coinciding with his 49th birthday. The slick UKIP leader breezed into the Guildhall without a care in the world before knocking back questions
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Warriors snap up highly-rated winger
CHAMPIONSHIP try-machine James Stephenson has been snapped up by Worcester Warriors on a three-year contract. The exciting prospect has bagged 15 tries in 17 outings in all competitions for Bedford Blues this term and will fill the gap left by
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DEBATE: Are welfare reforms the way forward for our country?
WELFARE spending and reform was already headline news after the benefits changes that came into effect at the start of this month. But the debate has been given a whole new impetus by coverage of the Mick Philpott trial and the claim that the tragedy
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Worcester City travel with new confidence
THE thought of a 470-mile round trip to Workington is not the most appealing at the best of times. It would have seemed even less so had Worcester City been heading to the Cumbrian outpost without a win to their name in two months. However,
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Warriors consider plans for a revamp
WARRIORS are considering bolstering their backroom set-up with the addition of full-time coaches, according to Sixways executive chairman Cecil Duckworth. Worcester’s long-standing benefactor has revealed the club have no plans to sack head coach
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Worcestershire's Cappa Bleu aims for Grand National glory
THERE are high hopes of Worcestershire success in the John Smith’s Grand National as Cappa Bleu targets glory this weekend. The 11-1 fourth favourite for tomorrow’s Aintree showpiece, trained by Evan Williams and ridden by Paul Moloney, is owned
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Kidderminster Harriers looking to boost their title hopes
WITH a coveted play-off spot assured, Kidderminster Harriers can devote their efforts to pushing title-rivals Mansfield Town all the way. Monday’s 2-1 victory at Luton Town guaranteed Steve Burr’s side a top-five finish in the Blue Square Bet Premier
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Disquiet over call for rentals register
CONTROVERSIAL calls are being made to license all private rented properties across Worcester. Councillor Joy Squires, Labour’s city parliamentary candidate, wants the council to force landlords into registering their homes with the authority.
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David Keyte: Major investment is coming for Bulls
CHAIRMAN David Keyte says imminent major investment should give Hereford United financial security for the next two seasons. The Bulls were unable to pay the players their March wages and could not even afford the referee’s fee following the 1-
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Family left to freeze during coldest March for 50 years
AS freezing temperatures and unseasonal snow blanketed the county one Worcester family were forced to live without heating or hot water. The Crane family suffered for nearly seven weeks in the cold and through the coldest March since 1962 after
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Paul West is after Robins passion
MANAGER Paul West says there must be a marked improvement from his players if they want to be at Evesham United next season. The Robins lost 3-0 at lowly Bishops Cleeve on Easter Monday for their fourth consecutive defeat and have slipped down
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Tenbury MP calls for faster police response
A MEASURABLE improvement in police response times following cuts has been called for by Tenbury's MP. Harriett Baldwin, has written to West Mercia police and crime commissioner Bill Longmore to put forward her views on cuts to services. The
