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Injured soldier to join Prince Harry in race to the South Pole
A SOLDIER who became the first female to lose a limb fighting in Afghanistan will be joining Prince Harry in a race to the South Pole. Major Kate Philp, originally from Knightwick, near Worcester, lost her left leg in a bomb blast in 2008 and will
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Longer days and shorter breaks for pupils
PLANS to overhaul the length of school days and holidays has been given a cautious welcome by headteachers in Worcestershire. Education secretary Michael Gove believes the changes would improve pupil performance and help working parents. He
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Donation of kidney helped a stranger
A KIND-hearted pensioner who donated one of her kidneys to help a total stranger is urging other people to consider doing the same. Anne Albright was aged 70 when she made the altruistic donation last year, despite not knowing the recipient of
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One in five cars stopped near Bromyard had invalid MoTs - police
ONE in five vehicles stopped near Bromyard by police did not have a valid MoT certificate, officers said this week. Police stopped 60 vehicles near the town on Thursday, April 11, as part of an initiative aimed at disrupting the illegal scrap metal
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Protest over homes and care unit plans
PEOPLE took to the streets to show their opposition to councillors over plans to build up to 500 homes and a 200-unit care facility in Droitwich. Members of Wychavon planning committee who visited the Yew Tree Hill site, off Pulley Lane and Newland
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert/Bristol Hippodrome
I best own up to the fact that I have never seen the film or stage musical and had no idea what to expect other than being told by those who had that 'it's amazing', everyone leaves happy... well it's certainly different. Big hair, fantastic costumes
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New religious leaders have got what it takes
SIR – As a lifelong Church of England Christian,I am really encouraged by the new Pope and new Archbishop of Canterbury – things are about to happen. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
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She should have been on an empty coal lorry
SIR – A lot of nonsense was talked about the arrangements for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral and how she should have been transported to St Paul’s. Some called for a state funeral, like the Queen Mother, and some requested that she should be transported
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Friday night games do not encourage families
SIR – Re Tom Guest’s selection of comments on Friday rugby games ‘Warriors fans are divided over Friday night games’ (Worcester News, April 10). It seems to me that although Sixways is second to none in the country for facilities – if not on the
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Let’s put railways back into public ownership
SIR – I think it’s outrageous to offer London’s Crossrail out to tender to companies from France, Germany, Spain and even China because they know there is money to be made. It should be kept in Britain and the money it makes kept in Britain.
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We played men who dressed as ladies
SIR – What a football team, pictured above. We all worked at Kays warehouse in Droitwich and formed this team for carnival week in 1963. I can remember playing a team of men who were dressed up as ladies. Our carnival took place on a field which
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Why pick on the poor? Crisis isn’t their fault
SIR – Mr [George] Osborne typed in ‘welfare’ to his political sat nav and delivered a speech defending his reforms and describing his vision. However, there were a few conspicuous items missing. He presented the Welfare Bill as if it mainly
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This would be great way to mark centenary
SIR – Re the letter by Jo Hodges ‘City already has link in that part of Europe’ (Worcester News, April 12). She quite rightly pointed out in reply to my letter ‘Could Worcester be twinned with Ypres?’ (Worcester News, March 28) that Worcester already
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Dirty tricks in politics? Surely not?
WITH county council candidates dropping like flies, a large poster being vandalised in Worcester so it reads like a BNP sign, and leaflets going through doors asking people to vote on the wrong day, it’s been a torrid couple of weeks for UKIP.
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Man threw a bag of vomit at policeman
A MAN threw a bag of vomit over a police officer during a “particular nasty” incident in a hospital A&E department. Wayne Turner, of Sycamore Road, off Tunnel Hill, Worcester, came to the attention of officers at Worcestershire Royal Hospital
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Backing from the mayor
THE Mayor of Worcester has given his backing to a charity’s community consultation. Councillor Roger Berry and Mayoress Jill Berry attended Worcester Community Trust’s roadshow event, in CrownGate shopping centre, which will help to form part of
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Howard makes his first Premiership start for Warriors
BEN Howard will make his first Aviva Premiership start for Worcester Warriors tomorrow when they host reigning champions Harlequins in the final game at Sixways this season (3pm). The 19-year-old wing has been handed a place as Warriors make four
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Sponsorship boosts Paul's hopes of retaining his cross country title
A WORCESTERSHIRE workshop technician has swapped his wrench for a racing helmet as he prepares to defend his Britpart British Cross Country (BCC) Trophy title. Bristol Street Motors Ford Worcester will be sponsoring the technician and reigning
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Witnesses sought after man seriously injured in Malvern town centre
POLICE are appealing for information after a pedestrian was seriously injured in Malvern. The 67-year-old man was in collision with a gold coloured Honda CRV on a pedestrian crossing at Bellevue Terrace at about 7.40am on Wednesday, April 17.
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Worcester City aim to take down Saints
THE season might almost be at an end but Worcester City have a new lease of life. After enduring one of the worst runs in the club’s history — nine consecutive defeats — the St George’s Lane team have now won three of their last four matches.
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Bolsover is keen to get the Sixways academy conveyor belt going
IT probably says all you need to know about Worcester’s current campaign in the Aviva Premiership that a young man who only turned 21 last week is head and shoulders above all of his team-mates in the running for player-of-the-season. All-action
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Management duo commit to title-chasing Kidderminster Harriers
WITH just hours to go before Kidderminster Harriers play their most important match since the turn of the century, they have been boosted by Steve Burr and Gary Whild committing their futures to the club. The management team have signed new deals
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Worcester City chairman Hampson: Help us stay alive
CHAIRMAN Anthony Hampson says he fears for Worcester City’s chances of survival in exile at Kidderminster Harriers without sufficient numbers taking up the club’s £100 season ticket offer. City have just one more game left at St George’s Lane before
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Boy, 16, in mobile phone theft gang
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was among an organised gang who admitted targeting vulnerable shoppers across Worcestershire to steal mobile phones. Teenager Madalin Demitru of Fraser Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Elizei Ion, aged 19, of Ward End Road, Birmingham
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Hereford United look to end on high
HEREFORD United bring the curtain down on their season with a trip to relegated Telford United tomorrow (5.15pm). It has been a turbulent campaign for the Bulls which has seen them do well on the pitch but struggle off it. Despite being unable
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Blues at the Fold aiming for hat-trick
ORGANISERS of a popular blues festival will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of sell-outs after announcing this year’s line-up. Blues at the Fold returns to the community enterprise in Bransford, between Malvern and Worcester, for the fifth year
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Jackson returns for Evesham United home finale
EVESHAM United host Tiverton Town tomorrow (3pm) looking to mark their final home game of the season with a victory. The Robins have struggled in their first campaign in the Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium, winning just six of 20 Evo-Stik Southern
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My battle to save man from burning caravan
A FATHER has spoken of the terrifying moment he battled to save the life of a man who died in a burning caravan alongside his two pet dogs. William Blake rushed out to the caravan in farmland at Holt Heath wearing just his boxer shorts and shoes
