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Worcester Races results
5:15 - 8 Mount Welcome 22/1; 1 Cruise In Style 9/2; 3 Chestnut Ben 4/1 F. 12 ran. Non-runners: Roc De Guye. 5:45 - 8 Handsome Buddy 14/1; 5 Whispering Jack 7/2; 2 Strongbows Legend 9/2. 8 ran. Non-runners: Iona Days, Mabel Tasman. 6:15 -
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Hospice helped by pair’s run in Paris
A DOCTOR and nurse pounded the pavements of Paris to raise money for St Richard’s Hospice. Ellie Piercy, a doctor at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, and Tina Baxter, a GP practice nurse at Lyppard Grange Medical Centre in Warndon, joined 40,000
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Dog mess? We’re winning the fight
A CRACKDOWN on dog fouling is producing notable results across Malvern, with instances of the problem down by more than 60 per cent in some areas. The Street Scene team from Malvern Hills District Council has made tackling dog mess one of its top
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Police hunt man wanted in connection with cannabis conspiracy
POLICE are trying to trace a man wanted in connection with a large-scale cannabis conspiracy in three counties. Andrew O’Donnell, aged 33, who also uses the surnames Morrison and Lawson, is formerly of Wynford Road, in Frome. He was arrested
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Husband tells inquest his headteacher wife overdosed days before her death
A HEADTEACHER found dead at her Worcestershire school took an overdose of sleeping pills days before her death. Mother-of-two Helen Mann was on sick leave when she phoned her husband Philip to tell him she’d “done something silly”. The 43-year-old
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More than 5,000 avoid conviction despite serious violent crimes
MORE than 5,000 people who committed a serious violent crime between 2008 and 2012 in the West Mercia Police region were let off without a formal conviction, figures show. Statistics released by the force following a Freedom of Information request
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Inquest into Worcestershire caravan blaze
THE inquest into the death of a man who was found in a burnt out caravan has been opened. Emmanuel Farrugia, was aged 67 when he died on April 17 in the caravan at Thatch Lodge, Holt Heath, near Worcester. The inquest was opened and adjourned
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Eastern European community urged to help find stabbings witness
THE Eastern European community in Hereford is being urged to help find a cyclist who may have witnessed one of the stabbings which took place in the city earlier this month. The plea comes after two men were stabbed in the city on Tuesday, April
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npower denies multi-million pound tax dodge
ENERGY giant npower has rejected fresh claims that it is avoiding its tax obligations in the UK following a report that it has shifted millions in profit to Malta. The company, which has its headquarters in Blackpole, Worcester, admitted earlier
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Headteacher questioned why she had taken job days before death, inquest hears
A HEADTEACHER found dead at her Worcestershire school questioned why she had taken the job at the end of her first day. Mother-of-two Helen Mann told her husband Philip that Sytchampton First Endowed School was "a mess" after returning home from
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I ignore them...
SIR – Re your Comment ‘Let’s know our place in the world’ (Worcester News, April 2). I think the Worcester News letters pages are ace. They contain all points of view – my nephew Dave tells me that 75 per cent of e-mails about me are
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Pedestrians deserve to be respected
SIR – What a shame that Tony Willmore’s friends from Southampton had to be subjected to hold-ups in Castle Street due to pedestrians (Worcester News, April 23). Southampton was unlucky to be blitzed in the Second World War but gained a modern road
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We raised £27,700 from our collections
SIR – I would like to thank everyone in Worcestershire who helped make Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Great Daffodil Appeal a huge success this year. From our brilliant volunteer donation collectors who tirelessly encouraged people to donate and wear
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The referees made up a football team
SIR – The photograph, above, is of Worcester Referees football team and was taken on May 17, 1961. I am pictured in the front row on the right. The other names I can remember are in the back row: B Dickerson (third from left), K Atkinson (
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Not all dog owners are irresponsible
SIR – Congratulations on your Clean It Up campaign. As a responsible dog owner I hate to see fellow owners not doing the right thing, not least because it reflects badly on all of us who do. However, more bins are required. Two points: firstly
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I don’t think there are enough dog waste bins
SIR – Re the article about dog poo bags being left at the canal towards Diglis in Worcester from Perdiswell (Worcester News, April 24). Isn’t the problem simply that there aren’t enough dog waste bins? There’s a limit to how long many people
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Am-dram societies clean up at awards
THE glitz and glamour of the theatre award season was bestowed upon amateur dramatic societies from Worcestershire as they swept the board at a regional ceremony. Worcester-based Kays Theatre Group won Best Pantomime for the second time in a row
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Dawn flexes her paws in front of theatre's elite
A STAR flexed her paws in front of theatre’s elite as she performed at the Olivier Awards with the cast of the touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS. Dawn Williams, aged 21, stars as Jemima, who was played by Sarah Brightman in the original
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It takes a minute to clean up after your dog
SIR – Re the Clean It Up campaign regarding dog poo which you ran in the Worcester News last week. Dog mess is not the fault of the dogs. Everyone seems to blame them but it’s the owners who are at fault. I use wipes to clean up my dog’
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Oxford bound
SOME Malvern College pupils have been offered places at Oxford University. Emily Gray, Sharon Lam (both experimental psychology), Rajan Tanti (engineering) and Kyle Tebo (philosophy, politics and economics) have been accepted, while Felicity Blackburn
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Jailed drug dealer ordered to pay back £10k
A drug dealer from Worcester who was jailed for two-and-a-half years has been told to payback nearly £10,000 or face a further term in prison. Kamil Ahmad Haque, aged 24, was sentenced at Hereford Crown Court last August after being caught with
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UPDATED: Man dies after Malvern crash
A MAN has died following a crash in Malvern yesterday morning. At around 10.55am, a silver Honda Civic was driving at slow speed along Spring Lane, Malvern Link, nearing the junction with Worcester Road, when it crossed to the other side of the
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The House Rabbit by Lesley White
The House Rabbit by Lesley White (David Fickling Books, £11.99 hardback) There was once a house rabbit, who lived peacefully in an old house upon a hill. Peacefully, that is, until one moonlit night when Rabbit is woken by a frightening crash.
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Scientific week
PUPILS at Malvern St James embraced National Science and Engineering Week with activities, trips and experiments. They took part in Malvern Instruments’ STEM challenge (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), had a visit by Professor
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Business challenge
PUPILS at Malvern Wells Primary School showcased their entrepreneurial skills in a Dragons’ Apprentice challenge. Inspired by Dragons’ Den and The Apprentice, year five and six pupils had to come up with inventions and pitch them to parents, playing
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Quality award
STAFF, pupils and parents at Cradley CE Primary School are delighted that they have been awarded a Basic Skills Quality Mark Award. The award is a national accreditation that supports and celebrates progress made by a school in English and maths
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Budding scientists left seeing stars
PUPILS at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College in Worcester had an out of this world experience when they recreated the sky at night as part of National Science and Engineering Week Youngsters built their very own 10ft planetarium from recycled
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Hairdresser Gemma is a cut above rest
A BUDDING hairdresser from South Worcestershire College won an award at the national Chris and Sons Student of the Year competition in London. Gemma Attwood won an internal heat to represent the college and entrants into the competition chose from
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Lucy’s snap picked as winner in competition
A TALENTED teenager’s unmade bed has seen her clean up in a national competition to celebrate mental health. Lucy Whitehouse’s shot of the morning sun streaming through her bedroom curtains was picked for the cover of acoustic band Refuge’s new
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King’s designers in top gear at contest
YOUNG engineers from King’s School Worcester with an eye for design have been crowned the national champions of a prestigious competition. Year 10 pupils Daniel Austin, James Green, Nathan Moss and James Simpson triumphed in the final round of
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Player-of-the-year Thorley wants to stay at City
TOM Thorley is hoping to remain a Worcester City player next season after his success at the end-of-season awards. The midfielder was named both supporters’ and players’ player-of-the-year following an impressive campaign in which he has played
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Means test pensioners for free bus passes, say the elderly
PENSIONERS should be means tested before getting free TV licences, bus passes and winter fuel payments, according to a leading Worcester campaigner for the elderly. Brian Hunt, vice-chairman of Worcestershire Pensioners Action Group, said it would
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Counties are ready for title defence
WORCESTERSHIRE and Herefordshire launch the defence of the RLF Three Counties Rugby Championship and attempt to win the title for the seventh time in eight years against Greater Birmingham at Kings Norton’s Hopwood Park ground tonight (7.30pm).
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We just haven’t been good enough this year
IT has been a really tough season for us this year and I’ve said before I’d have loved to have seen Warriors a couple of places further up the league table, battling it out for European qualification. We have struggled, but there are changes being
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£3 million roads repair project launches in Worcestershire
MORE than 100 miles of roads in Worcestershire wrecked by divots, cracks and holes are getting a £3 million repair job, it has emerged. Council chiefs are launching a new attempt to restore many routes battered by the winter’s harsh weather by
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City are boosted by season ticket sales
SALES of Worcester City’s £100 season ticket have picked up on the back of the club’s final match at St George’s Lane. More than 4,000 fans attended last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Chester, which ended 108 years of football for Worcester at the stadium
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Woman thrown from horse airlifted to hospital
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital after being thrown from a horse. The 47-year-old came off her mount and was stood on a couple of times by the horse at about 4.30pm on Monday while travelling on a bridleway opposite Drayton Pool near the Robin
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AA Milne’s war role got me thinking
THE fact that we have just discovered that AA Milne had a confidential role as a First World War military intelligence propagandist puts a whole new spin on life in the Hundred Acre Wood. Already a successful playwright and author, the military
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I’m not so sure about these church leaders
SIR – I recognise there’s a downside to popping bubbles of false hope, but George Cowley’s faith in the new leaders of the Anglican and Catholic churches (Worcester News, April 19) is misplaced. There are better straws at which to grasp. Victims
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Callow End youngsters won treble in 1991-92
SIR – The photograph, above, was taken at the Cinderella Ground in St John’s, Worcester, during Callow End Harriers FC under-14s’ 1991-92 treble-winning season. It was taken before they beat Suckley 3-2 in the Talbot Page Jones Memorial Final.
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I am after a bright future for everyone
SIR – Your story ‘Neighbours call for bright future’ (Worcester News, April 20) correctly reports that concerns were expressed at the planning committee meeting about the proximity and overlooking issues associated with the proposed construction of
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Let scores on the doors reflect review
SIR – I have once again read one of those comical writeups from one of your food critics, this time by Tom Edwards after he visited Galleria Italiana in Worcester (Worcester News, April 19). I cannot contain myself any more after reading the write-up
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I don’t think this road needs any work
SIR – Last Tuesday I received a letter from Ringway Infrastructure Services indicating that on May 2 they are due to resurface Bittern Road in St Peter’s, Worcester. Judging by the orange triangles at the junction of the roads leading off my road
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Don’t blame youngsters, old drivers are rude
SIR – Over my lifetime I have heard many complaints about younger drivers, yet no one seems to acknowledge the faults of the older male driver of which the majority unfortunately are incredibly rude and dangerously overconfident. Just the other
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Circus fund-raiser is a huge success
THERE was no clowning around when the circus came to town to raise £1,500 for a primary school and church. A total of 580 people attended the circus event at St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Warndon, Worcester. The event was organised by the
