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Race against time to save heart attack man
A LAND Rover enthusiast was given cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by a quick-thinking team of first aiders when he suffered a cardiac arrest at the annual car event in Ledbury. The victim remains in hospital in critical condition after suffering
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Djukic joins new-look Wolves
FORWARD Stefan Djukic has become the latest new face to join Worcester Wolves ahead of the 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old, who holds dual Portuguese and Serbian nationality, has played for teams in both countries and has previously represented
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Worcestershire are thwarted by Eckersley century
Ned Eckersley hit his third Championship century of the season as Leicestershire recovered from a shaky start to reach 270 for seven at stumps on the first day of their LV= County Championship Division Two game against Worcestershire at Grace Road.
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Pair arrested and charged with attempting to deal class A drugs
A MAN and woman have been charged with attempting to deal Class A drugs worth more than £1,000. Charlotte Cull, aged 37, of Pickersleigh Grove, Malvern, and Mukesh Thapar, aged 25 of Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, have been charged with two
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McCoy guides Worcester favourite home
CHAMPION jockey Tony McCoy claimed his customary win at Worcester yesterday when he steered 2-1 favourite Wayward Glance to victory in the Book Christmas Parties at Worcester Racecourse Claiming Hurdle. Trainer Jim Best’s five-year-old had three
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Tributes to community hero who dies, aged 95
TRIBUTES have been paid this week to award-winning fundraiser and community hero Reg Box, who died on Saturday, August 24. Mr Box was a frequent visitor to old folks’ homes around Malvern, where he would entertain residents with old-time songs,
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Owner is resisting pressure to paint ‘eyesore’
THE owner of a garage branded an eyesore and a “blot” on Upton says he has no interest what anyone else thinks and will paint the property “when he is good and ready”. Concerned councillors are calling for official enforcement action over the state
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Opticians go back to their youth
STAFF at a Worcester opticians lived out their childhood dreams as the store hosted a Kids Super Saturday to raise cash for charity. Specsavers in Broad Street, Worcester, was a child’s dream as the store put on entertaining games and activities
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TV Henry’s antiques group splits 45 years on
A LONG-running society which boasts celebrity antiques expert Henry Sandon among its membership has decided to call it a day after 45 years. Until a few years ago Malvern Antiques Apprec-iation Society boasted a membership of more than 100 people
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Young Palestinians enjoy taste of freedom on trip
PALESTINIAN children, including a teenage boy who claims to have been tortured by soldiers, have enjoyed a visit to “beautiful” Worcester. Mohammed Jaffal, aged 14, from the West Bank, says he was tortured by Israeli soldiers after they broke into
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Robin Walker: let's not go to war
WORCESTER MP Robin Walker is urging the Government to forget about war in Syria - saying there is "no stomach" for it. The Conservative is preparing to head back to parliament for a debate tomorrow after MPs were told to return early from their
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Young athlete coming on leaps and bounds after transplant
A TEENAGER showed he was leaps and bounds ahead of the opposition when he won gold in the long jump at the British Transplant Games. Andrew Evans-Fisher, aged 15, of Tenbury Wells, got a hat-trick of medals at the games in Sheffield, winning gold
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More than 1,000 pheasants stolen from farmland near Worcester
MORE than 1,000 pheasants have been stolen from pens on farmland near Worcester. About 1,200 pheasants along with 150 pure white pheasants worth about £4,725 were taken from pens at Little Brockamin Farm, Dingle Road, Leigh sometime between the
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Plan to double size of school wins backing - despite traffic fears
PARENTS have been criticised for creating “chaos” during the school run – as a Worcester primary got backing to double in size. Eight new classrooms and a teaching block will be created at St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Warndon as part of an
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Mayor calls for review of pub's licence after alleged hammer attack
A PUB where a man was attacked with a hammer is facing a new call for its licence to be reviewed. A man was rushed to hospital this month after he was allegedly hit in the head with a hammer in an attack at the Star in Upton-upon-Severn. The
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Thomas revealed as Warriors captain
JONATHAN Thomas has been named as Worcester Warriors captain for the new season. The 30-year-old Welsh international, who joined the club from Welsh region Ospreys this summer, has been handed the armband after impressing since his arrival.
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Police trace baby Joseph's mother
POLICE believe they have identified the mother of a baby who was found abandoned on the doorstep of a house in Worcester last month. A woman in her 30s from Worcester was arrested yesterday along with a man, also in his 30s, on suspicion of child
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Heeley full of praise for City supporters
MANAGER Carl Heeley has described the support shown for Worcester City in their first two matches at Aggborough as ‘fabulous’. Fears that fans would not make the journey to Kidderminster following the club’s departure from St George’s Lane have
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It's the end of the road for park and ride
NO more park and ride sites will be built in Worcester after councillors decided they were too expensive. Worcestershire County Council has said future transport policy will be based around the fact that “most people” travel into Worcester by car
