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Couple’s love broke the language barrier
LONG-distance and a language difference could not keep Melvyn and Eva Smith apart. Despite living 700 miles apart and not speaking the same language, love blossomed for the couple, who live in Broadway Grove, Worcester, and 50 years later they
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Jenni meets hero on TV dog show
AN animal lover is set to make a star turn in a new TV show where she bids to offer a home to an “unadoptable” dog. Jenni Cross, of Colwall, near Malvern, will be appearing on screen this week in the first episode of Leader of the Pack, a new reality
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Updated: Candidates announced for Worcestershire County Council elections 2013
THE names of the candidates standing for election to Worcestershire County Council in May have been released. Elections will be held for all 52 wards on the council on Thursday, May 2. A total of 57 councillors will be elected across the count
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Ditch waste scheme like Gloucester did
CALLS are being made for Worcestershire’s leaders to dump controversial plans for an incinerator – after a neighbouring county rejected similar proposals. Gloucestershire’s council chiefs have thrown out plans for a £500 million rubbish-burning
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Richard joins the digital revolution
IT’S the sure-fire way to wreck your filing system – a seemingly endless torrent of paperwork that gets bigger by the week. But one Worcester politician has launched a fightback against officialdom, by deciding to stop delivery of all council agendas
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Safer streets: crime falls by a quarter in six years in West Mercia
CRIME has fallen dramatically across Worcestershire according to figures published by the police today. The latest figures for the level of crime and anti-social behaviour are now available and they show communities in Herefordshire, Shropshire
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Baroness Thatcher dies following stroke
Baroness Thatcher has died at the age of 87 following a stroke, her family announced today. As tributes poured in to the former premier, it was announced that she will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul's Cathedral.
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Daylight raid - jewellery and computer kit stolen
JEWELLERY worth more than £1,000 and computer equipment was stolen during a burglary in Kidderminster. Thieves broke into the home in Franche Road between 9.30am and 12.50pm on Friday, 5 April, and stole a silver Apple iPad, a red Dell Notebook
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Margaret Thatcher's life and times
MARGARET Thatcher was the woman who, virtually single-handed and in the space of one tumultuous decade, transformed a nation. In the view of her many admirers, she thrust a strike-infested half-pace Britain back among the front-runners in the commanding
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Project will take art to next level
WORK is set to start on a multi-million pound school sports and performing arts centre. Governors at the King’s School, Worcester, have awarded the construction contract for the SPACE project to Kier Construction. The £9 million development
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Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013: Worcestershire reaction
6:36pm David Orr Thatcher's legacy is supremely relevant today. Along with Reagan she instituted a culture of ownership which eventually lead to banks giving mortgages people could not afford and thus accumulating toxic
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City dealt further blow as Ayres suffers injury
WORCESTER City are fast running out of fit defenders after Lee Ayres became the latest addition to the ever-growing casualty list. The former Kidderminster Harriers centre-half damaged his Achilles during the first-half of last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat
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Our museums need so much more help
SIR – On March 29 the Worcester News published a press release from Worcester City Council which celebrated a “funding boost” by the Arts Council ‘£130,000 boost will help civil war project’. I would like to congratulate the Commandery and
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I really fear for the Warriors next season
SIR – To be honest,I have never seen Worcester Warriors Rugby Club play any game. I am, however, an avid reader of the Worcester News. A recurring theme on the sports pages for the past few years has been that the Warriors are planning for
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It’s to easy to pick on the vulnerable
SIR – I think some of what the Government is doing in the welfare area is uncomfortable, but right, particularly tackling the record numbers of people claiming the higher rate incapacity benefit. However,I cannot understand why, in common with
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Cyclist dismount signs will be ignored
SIR – After such a long delay, the planned reopening of Diglis Basin Bridge on Easter Sunday did not after all materialise (Worcester News, April 1). Apparently, this was due to work on cyclist dismount signs not being completed. It is ironic
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This campaign will not win my vote
SIR – The recent planning proposals to control houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) were, I considered, the commencement of the quarterly ‘It’s time to knock the university and students again’ (the town and gown divide brigade). Then the penny
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This photo was taken in the late 1950s
SIR – This photograph, above, of Christopher Whitehead Boys School’s senior and intermediate football teams was taken in about 1959. I am eighth from the left in the back row. Also in the back row are Nigel Perry (second from left), Mike Gittings
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It’s the ‘real economy’ that needs our focus
SIR – People are tired of living off benefits and struggling, tired of workfare and short-term contracts, and tired of training places that lead nowhere. Since the start of the crisis, the Bank of England has printed £350 billion in new money,
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We can’t cope with the current numbers
SIR – I was struck by the difference between M Dalebo’s letter ‘It’s going to get worse for our children’ (Worcester News, March 21), and the column by Harriett Baldwin MP ‘We need an immigration policy that works for us… and we have’ on the same page
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A vision to help others
THE strapline for the campaign has been well chosen, because the phrase “Eye T Champions” is a clever play on words. The aim is to link the subjects of vision and technology and in doing so give a nod to the modern usage of the initials IT. Which
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Health watchdog is up and running
A POWERFUL new health watchdog is up and running and promises to get a better deal for patients in Worcestershire. Worcestershire Healthwatch is now the county’s consumer champion for driving up standards, flagging up complaints and voicing opinions
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We conceded a poor goal says manager Heeley
MATT Sargeant should have saved Gareth Arnison’s decisive strike in the 1-0 defeat at Workington, according to Worcester City manager Carl Heeley. Arnison’s 55th minute curling long-range effort looped over the City keeper to break the deadlock
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Flurry of fines for league’s bad boys
PERSISTENTLY poor discipline has led to a football team in the Worcester and District League being fined more than £800 this season. Katy O’Ryans have racked up the bill following a string of offences ranging from bookings to failing to control
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Plymouth Raiders 69 Worcester Wolves 106
A RESOUNDING victory at Plymouth Raiders saw Worcester Wolves claim fifth place in the British Basketball League and they will now meet fourth-placed Surrey Heat over two legs in the first round of the play-offs. Wolves rounded off their regular
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Worcester Wolves 86 Leicester Riders 58
WORCESTER Wolves cruised to a comfortable 86-58 win on Friday over Leicester Riders in their last regular-season game at the University of Worcester. Having already finished at the top of the British Basketball League, Leicester coach Rob Paternostro
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Only pride remains for City as term fizzles out
THERE might still be four games to go but I suspect the end of the season can’t come soon enough for Worcester City. A chance to relax, recharge the batteries and reflect on a campaign that started so well but is now fizzling out. The play-offs
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Show goes on for Lucy and Spice musical stars
A STAR of Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! says the show has emerged “a lot bolder and a lot brighter” after a rough reception from critics. Lucy Phelps, of Callow End, near Malvern, stars as Diamond, one of main character Viva’s best friends,
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West's World: The Extraordinary Life Of Dame Rebecca West by Lorna Gibb
West's World: The Extraordinary Life Of Dame Rebecca West by Lorna Gibb is published in hardback by Macmillan, priced £25 (ebook £11.51). Available now. The turbulent life of the outspoken writer, feminist and literary icon Dame Rebecca West (1892
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The flag for Worcestershire is flying high
TO the sound of Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory, sung with commendable gusto through what must have been chattering teeth by Worcester Male Voice Choir, the new flag of Worcestershire was raised over the county from the top of Worcester Cathedral.
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The City Of Devi by Manil Suri
NEW FICTION The City Of Devi by Manil Suri is published in hardback by Bloomsbury, priced £16.99 (ebook £8.54). Available now. Manil Suri, the Booker-longlisted author of The Death Of Vishnu and The Age Of Shiva, completes his 'alternative
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The best laid plans...
THIS is one of those walks which turned out very differently than intended. The farmland south of Tardebigge was meant to be the destination but the state of the footpaths soon had me retreating to the canal towpath. This was a weather-related
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Have a safe journey
THIS year promises to be safer than ever for people towing their horses from shows and events across the country. Britain’s leading equine charity has teamed up with car manufacturer Nissan to offer people the chance to learn more about safer horse
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Prettiest patios
WONDERING what to put in your patio containers this summer? My pansies and violas are looking so forlorn I’m already thinking I’ll ditch them in favour of some higher achievers in this unpredictable British weather. Help is at hand, in the form
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Why a night in might just do us all the world of good
THOUGHT raising money for charity was all about gruelling marathons? Not any more. Have a relaxing night in this monthinaid of Macmillan Cancer Support, says Jane Hawkins. When I spotted a Twitter comment about Macmillan Cancer Support’s latest
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How buddhists’ home will look
A GROUP of Buddhists who have taken over a historic property near Ledbury are working hard to bring it back into good condition. The Triratna Buddhist Order has bought Coddington Court, a grade two listed building, to turn it into a retreat and
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Award-winning harmony group team up with soprano
AN evening of great music and entertainment is on the cards when an award-winning harmony group is joined on stage by a classically trained soprano. Brit-Award-winning classical group Blake bring their Live in Concert tour to Malvern Theatres on
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Health watchdog is up and running
A POWERFUL new health watchdog is up and running and promises to get a better deal for patients in Tenbury. Worcestershire Healthwatch is now the county’s consumer champion for driving up standards, flagging up complaints and voicing opinions about
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Fly the flag for Worcestershire
FROM 8am today the first ever flag of Worcestershire will flutter proudly over the surrounding countryside from the top of the 200ft high tower of Worcester Cathedral. Its emblem of three black pears set against a blue and white background was
