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Cyclist’s leg punctured by dog startled by bikes
A CYCLIST was left with puncture wounds to her leg and was unable to compete in several triathlons when she was bitten by a “startled” dog. Teresa Roberts was pedalling along Baughton Lane, Strensham, near Upton, at about 7.30pm on May 2 when she
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Drop in number of falls pleases hospital chiefs
EFFORTS to reduce the number of falls suffered by patients are having an impact, hospital chiefs have claimed. Stopping patients from falling and hurting themselves is one of the top priorities for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Sign up for charity walk, says Hollywood actress
WALKERS have received a celebrity call to arms to register for a charity walk in Worcester next month. Registration is open for the Alzheimer Society’s Memory Walk at the Worcester Woods Countryside Centre, Spetchley Road, on Sunday, September
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Judge’s jail warning for convicted drug dealers
A JUDGE jailed two drug dealers caught in the car park of a fast food restaurant and warned others they will face the same treatment from the courts. Judge Robert Juckes said anyone contemplating dealing in hard drugs “must be certain they will
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Cath is stepping out again to help charity
A CHARITABLE woman will be pacing her way through the city as part of a 100-mile round trip to raise cash for women in Afghanistan. Cath Greenlees will be walking the Three Choirs Way between the cathedral cities of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester
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We’re being subjected to a second siege
SIR – Many years ago (before my time, ahem) there occurred the ‘Siege of Worcester’ when tramlines were installed in the Faithful City. We are now experiencing the ‘Second Siege of Worcester’ with all the road works. Will it never end?
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All types of food can be recycled
SIR – Re Nevill Swanson’s letter ‘What does councillor mean by ‘food waste’?(Worcester News, July 12). According to the Food Waste Network, food waste is “any cooked or uncooked food which gets discarded”. It says that “all types of food can
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I am not blaming the migrants, but...
SIR – I recently exchanged correspondence with the Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, Harriett Baldwin, initiated by a simple question from me. I asked her to explain what the advantage was for the UK in agreeing the ‘open door’ immigration
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Come on, you guys, lighten up a bit
SIR – Some of the people who have been referring to the intrepid airman who has been flying around the Vale of Evesham in his biplane must surely have been among those who drafted the EC health and safety regulations – you know, ladders must not be
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Many are ignorant about mental issues
SIR – I am a little concerned about your reports on the man who threw himself into the river Severn from Worcester Bridge (Worcester News, August 6 and 7). It is a newsworthy item but you only reported the ignorant negative remarks. A campaign
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Please, we need to get these cats neutered
SIR – I’m sure an overwhelming number of Worcester News readers will be horrified at the actions of Craig Nunn, the Stourport man who blinded Misty the cat in one eye with a catapult ‘Cat left with only one eye after cruel attack’ (Worcester News,
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Surrounded by noise... I don’t like it
WE have a photocopier in our office which makes a musical sound – rather like a lorry reversing – every time anyone photocopies anything. I very much doubt it’s going to reverse over a small child. To be honest it takes an age and all of its
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Please let me live to see the new breast unit
A BREAST cancer campaigner who is fighting the illness fears she may not live to see the opening of a new life-saving unit after already losing many friends. However, a huge £100,000 grant has brought Worcester’s breast unit a step closer to becoming
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Anderson on fire as Bromyard beat Droitwich
DROITWICH Spa remain in relegation danger in Worcestershire Cricket League Division One after a 68-run home defeat to on-song Bromyard. Despite 57 and 4-58 from Jake Young along with Paul Bryan’s 69 not out, former Sri Lankan international Dinusha
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Anger as Civil War play pikes blunted
A PARK designed to resemble the Battle of Worcester has had part of its impressive display blunted in the name of health and safety. Power Park, off Broomhall Way, was revamped in 2011 after St Peter’s Parish Council received a £50,000 playbuilder
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Car crash in city centre
A MAN was taken to hospital with head injuries after a car crashed into a signpost outside the Severn View Hotel. The accident took place just before 3.45pm today on the North Parade in Worcester City Centre. The car, a Volvo V40, crashed into
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Bins and skips set ablaze in spate of fires
A SPATE of fires were started in skips and bins in Worcester during the early hours of Saturday morning. Five of the blazes, which all happened between 3.25am and 5am, were in Warndon, with a skip in Langdale Drive, in two bins in Kentmere Close
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Trading standards to investigate firm
A PET care company which two weeks ago was accused of letting a dog die in its care is being investigated over claims it boarded animals without a licence. On August 1, your Worcester News reported how Daniel Harris and his family had left their
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Evesham finally end two-year win drought
EVESHAM stopped the rot after two years without a victory thanks to a 53-run win over Quatt in Birmingham and District Premier League Division Three. But the Vale side are now mathematically certain of relegation, being 130 points behind Quatt,
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Appeal for information following hit-and-run near Worcester
WITNESSES to a collision between a van and a cyclist in Ombersley on Saturday are being asked to come forward. Police were called at 9pm after the incident outside the Cross Keys pub on the A4133 in which a white Transit-style van swerved across
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Exodus leads to Archdales resigning
ARCHDALES 73 say they were forced to resign from the Midland Football Combination after being left in the lurch by a host of players chasing cash at rival clubs. The Claines Lane side, one of the oldest in Worcester, pulled out of the competition
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Park’s young trees targeted by vandals
PARK wardens are stumped after a number of saplings have been vandalised in bizarre attacks which could destroy them. Mark Worrall, head park keeper at Gheluvelt Park, first discovered bark ripped away from the young trees about two weeks ago in
