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Jockey Josh Hamer in hospital after fatal fall for Cropthorne-trained Arctic Wings
CONDITIONAL jockey Josh Hamer was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance after a heavy fall at Wetherby. Hamer was aboard the Tony Carroll-trained Arctic Wings, who was fatally injured, in the Yorkshire Post Ladies’ Evening - 30th May
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Cookbook has worldwide help
A DOTING dad has cooked up a worldwide way to raise money for the charities which have supported his disabled daughter. Teacher Tony Frobisher, of Arran Place, St Peter’s, Worcester, has written Milla’s Cookbook, inspired by his daughter who has
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Spiral staircase is a piece of history
A GARDEN designer who is recreating one of the world’s most famous gardens for next month’s Malvern Spring Gardening Show thinks he may have stumbled across one of Worcestershire’s lost architectural treasures. Paul Taylor, of Alchemy Gardens at
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UKIP blunders hit election hopes in county
THE UK Independence Party has lost several would-be election candidates across Worcestershire amid chaotic scenes in the county. One candidate filled in the forms incorrectly and is listed as an independent, a fellow contender fell ill and dropped
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Olympians to be given a sporting chance
AN evolving band with a Godly name will be out to prove they stand a sporting chance. Having started life in a Norwich basement about two years ago, Olympians have put in hard graft to grow from a guitar, bass and drums set-up to include another
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Winner hits right note with rockers
A SINGER from Worcester scooped more than £500 after backing the Grand National winning horse which shares the name of her rock band. Twenty-three-year-old Jess Calvesbert, who is the singer with the five-piece metal band Aurora, received a host
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Baroness Thatcher's funeral guest list to feature Worcestershire MPs and painter
MPs across Worcestershire have been handed invites to Baroness Thatcher’s funeral - sharing space with some of the world’s most iconic figures. Every parliamentarian who has applied to attend Lady T’s service at St Paul’s Cathedral were sent emails
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Man fined for racial abuse at rail station
A MAN hurled racist abuse at a smoker who would not give him a cigarette – before his friend knocked the victim unconscious. Thomas Gormley admitted racially aggravated public order at Foregate Street station when he appeared before a district
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Pope Francis is a humble, holy man
SIR – I do not think, as an Anglican, that the Roman Catholic Church is built on sand.I personally believe that Pope Francis is a humble, holy man. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
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Bedroom tax is sham and targets vulnerable
SIR – David Cameron and his Tory colleagues are striking at the wrong people. This bedroom tax is a sham and it’s designed to take more money from the most vulnerable. I think the average person’s conscience would tell them this is wrong.
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Policy explains the state of county roads
SIR – Councillor Thain suggests that outsourcing Highways to Ringway was a Bold (Better outcomes lean delivery) decision (Worcester News, April 4). This policy explains the unsatisfactory state of roads in Worcestershire. The outcome is poor
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This European Union hypocrisy stinks most
SIR – Peter Nielsen (letters, April 1) arrives at the conclusion that the EU’s stand on Cyprus constitutes a move toward ‘a more equal and just world’. The deposit levy that the Cypriot government is enforcing at the behest of the EU constitutes
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No mistakes over disabled parking bays
SIR – With reports and pictures suggesting that the driver for Chancellor George Osborne parked the Land Rover in a clearly signed disabled bay, it prompts me to ask a question. Why it is when the disabled symbol is universal, that among many
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Immigrants less likely to claim any benefits
SIR – Here we go again! GB Dipper (letters, April 5) gives us another of his plain ignorant rants on immigration, and I wonder if he had bothered to read mine of March 29.. It is just not true that “immigrants... flock to this country to milk the
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City already has link in that part of Europe
SIR – The letter on March 28 from N S Day, suggesting that Worcester be twinned with Ypres because of the retaking of Gheluvelt by the Worcestershire Regiment in the First World War prompts me to point out that Worcester already has a formal link in
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Labour’s misuse of the English language
SIR – I don’t doubt that Labour parliamentary candidate Joy Squires is very proud of using the lady who spent hours in A&E in the party’s county council election leaflets. Of course, this kind of thing never happened during the last Labour
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Goode ruled out of Sarries trip
WARRIORS will be without first-choice fly-half Andy Goode for Sunday’s Aviva Premiership battle with league-leaders Saracens on the plastic pitch at Allianz Park (3pm). The Wasps-bound number 10 rolled his ankle in training this week and will be
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Shut the doors and use gas more sensibly
SIR – Late last month I was caught at the bottom of Lowesmoor in a vicious snow shower and a really bitter wind. It crossed my mind that with the long and freezing winter we are running out of gas; and if the two liquid natural gas tankers that
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What would Mrs T make of area now?
IT’S been quite a week in politics, with the death of Baroness Thatcher filling newspapers and TV schedules across the globe for days on end. Most fascinating of all for us was Lady T’s close links to Worcester and Malvern because of her extraordinary
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Worcester City warned of Hinckley threat
WORCESTER City boss Carl Heeley is adamant he won’t let his team fall into the trap of taking Hinckley United lightly tomorrow (3pm). The relegated Knitters arrive at St George’s Lane just days after hammering fellow strugglers Corby Town 6-3 in
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Sun shines for day of Charliemania fun
LITTLE Charlie Harris-Beard “brought the sun out” for hundreds of revellers who packed into a Stourport pub in his memory. The Grease-themed Charliemania family fund-raiser at the Old Beams pub was hailed a huge success by organisers, who were touched
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Well connected for holiday fun
DESPITE the wet and rain children enjoyed some Easter holiday fun at the Green Centre in Worcester yesterday. Children got up to some arts and crafts in the morning play session at the Dines Green centre and later ventured outside to enjoy some
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Kidderminster Harriers hope for Stags slip-up
WITH just over a week of the regular season to go, Kidderminster Harriers’ title hopes have reached a critical stage. They are two points behind leaders Mansfield Town with two games left but the Stags have an all-important game in hand. By
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Woman stabbed boyfriend in leg
A WOMAN attacked her boyfriend with kitchen knives and stabbed him in the leg after an argument over gambling, a court heard. Gail Roberts, of Jubilee Road, Lower Wick, Worcester, was jailed for 15 months at Worcester Crown Court after pleading
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Lorry drivers could be life savers
LORRY drivers will be trained to save lives with the help of West Midlands Ambulance Service as part of a national road safety scheme. The Drive First Assist was launched this week and aims to give professional drivers first aid training so they
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In-form Hereford United target an awesome foursome
HEREFORD United can make it four wins in a row tomorrow when they welcome struggling Gateshead to Edgar Street (3pm). Despite financial woes behind the scenes, which saw the players not being fully paid in March, the team are in a rich vein of
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Make a spring-heeled leap
THE miserable weather really put the boot into the first few months of the year. So thank goodness sunshine's finally stepping back into our lives. Now the frosty days are almost behind us, it's time to put your snow booties and sheepskin numbers
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Hill supports Friday night plan if it benefits form
WARRIORS head coach Richard Hill would be in favour of a switch to more Friday night rugby if it helped Worcester in their quest to climb the Aviva Premiership table. Sixways managing director Charlie Little announced this week the club are considering
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All set to unleash our engineering potential
UNLEASHING the engineering potential of Worcestershire will be the main aim of the new chairman of the West Midlands Manufacturing Consortium (WMMC). John Russell, who has held senior positions at Manganese Bronze, Harley Davidson and Land Rover
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Hopes fading of sunny weekend in Worcestershire
HOPES of a sunny weekend across Worcestershire appear to have been dashed by ever-changing weather reports. Earlier in the week, people were preparing sun cream and shorts as forecasters predicted summer weather in some parts of the country, with
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Measles alert for county parents: Make sure your child gets jab
HEALTH experts are urging people in Tenbury to ensure they are fully vaccinated in a bid to prevent a repeat of the South Wales measles outbreak here. Doctors across the county border, in Herefordshire, are bracing themselves for potential outbreaks
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Paul Collicutt is possible for Evesham United boss job
FORMER Bishop’s Cleeve boss Paul Collicutt is among a host of candidates in the frame to become Evesham United’s new manager. With Paul West stepping down in the summer to take over as the club’s director of football, the Robins want a replacement
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Artist who painted the prime minister
A DISTINGUISHED portrait painter has revealed how his friendship with Margaret Thatcher flourished during the several times he painted her portrait. Michael Noakes, who moved to Malvern Wells in 2007, even had the former Prime Minister as a dinner
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Ultimate entertainer Blobbie Williams to taste the limelight
THE ultimate entertainer should have a taste for the limelight and a hunger to keep the crowd wanting more. Larger than life Blobbie Williams certainly has both in abundance. As a member of Take Fat, Worcester’s Tony James is used to joining
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It’s frustrating we’re losing Kvesic and Co, insists Grove
ALEX Grove has spoken of his frustration at seeing Warriors’ top young talent opting to quit Sixways at the end of the season. The long-serving centre has come through the ranks alongside the likes of Matt Mullan, Joe Carlisle and Matt Kvesic but
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Worcester Wolves target play-off boost
HEAD coach Paul James has targeted a first-leg lead for Worcester Wolves in tomorrow’s British Basketball League play-off quarter-final against Surrey Heat (7pm). Wolves are chasing a place in the last four for the first time in their history and
