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You're not alone: Band's message to victims of bullying
AN uplifting band hopes to help support others by showing they are never alone in their new video. Answer Back filmed the promotional video for their track, called Never Alone, and now want to use it as their very own anti-bullying campaign, providing
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Sun shone down on celebration of children's centres
THE sun came out to play with youngsters during a special day to mark the 10th anniversary of children’s services around a Worcestershire town. The Droitwich Area Children’s Centres marked a decade of providing the services with a free event for
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NHS complaints rocket in Worcestershire
THE number of complaints being made about NHS organisations has rocketed in the last year, new figures have revealed. Official data just released shows more people in Worcestershire are voicing unhappiness about the treatment they receive from
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Guide dogs need your help!
DOG lovers are needed to join the Guide Dogs charity’s team of volunteers. People can expect to help with fund-raisers ranging from store collections to sponsored dog walks. Ben Rendle, an 18-year-old student at the Royal National College for
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New Aviva Premiership season launched
DRESSING room cameras and interviews with coaches during matches are two of the on-screen innovations to be introduced by BT Sport into the Aviva Premiership this season. A six-month consultation with the 12 top-flight clubs has resulted in a series
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Benefit fraudster falsely claimed more than £15,000 over seven years
A WORCESTER man has been handed a suspended prison sentence and been electronically tagged after admitting claiming more than £15,000 in benefits. Darren Rone, aged 49, of Wheelwright Close was prosecuted following a joint investigation by Worcester
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Worcester woman admits falsely claiming almost £6,000 in benefits
A WORCESTER woman who admitted falsely claiming almost £6,000 in Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit has been ordered to pay back the cash. Rachelle Newton, aged 34, of Nelson Road appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, August
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Binman Colin retires after 40 years
COLIN Horton is retiring after 39 years collecting bins. He has emptied his last bin for Wyre Forest District Council and is now looking forward to retirement in Kidderminster. However, he will not be far away from vehicles, as he intends to restore
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Car ends up on its side after Lower Broadheath crash
A CAR ended up on its side after a crash in Lower Broadheath yesterday afternoon. Police, the fire brigade and the ambulance service were called to the crash near the post office on Martley Road at about 1.40pm on Thursday, August 29 and found
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I want to say thank you to bus driver
SIR – On Monday I unfortunately left my handbag on the 33 bus that left the station at about 12.15pm. I needed my bag, of course, as I could not get into my home – the keys and everything were in the bag. My neighbour took me back into the
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We need better bus links to new surgery
SIR – To build a new GP surgery and have no bus links to it seems a bit crazy (Worcester News, August 21). As most people going to the new surgery are likely to be old and infirm and need all the help they can get, Councillor Richard Udall is right
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Human skull dating back 5,000 years found in Worcestershire
AN UNUSUAL discovery during a routine dog walk has been found to be one of the oldest remains ever found in Worcestershire. Martin Evans from Drakes Broughton was walking his dogs near the River Avon in Eckington in March when he uncovered a human
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John, park plan was not as you say
SIR – I have waited about a month to respond to weekly columnist John Phillpott’s latest criticism of me (Worcester News, July 27) in a 20-year series because I have been trying to track down any piece of paper which will prove, definitively, that
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I’m not surprised our high streets struggle
SIR – Following the current concerns about our high street shops and their difficulties in surviving, I was somewhat stunned by my recent experience. Struggling to buy a pair of shoes in my size, four of the five shops I tried were unable to order
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It would be great to get our boulevard back
SIR – In view of the county council’s U-turn on park and ride (Worcester News, August 28) do you think they could give us back the lovely wide boulevard that The Tything used to be in the early 1990s? The bus lane in The Tything has always been
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Man knocked unconscious in Evesham attack
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious in Evesham last week. A couple were walking along Port Street towards Evesham town centre at about 1.45am on Thursday, August 22 when they passed a group of between five and
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Student digs in city cost about £10 above average
THE University of Worcester says it is committed to providing “quality, affordable accommodation” after new figures revealed the average price of student digs in the city is higher than the likes of York and Bath. The Accommodation for Students
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Puppy stolen from Pershore house
A PUPPY has been stolen from a house in Pershore. The 20-week-old collie, called Willow, was taken from a home in Meadow Walk between 11.30pm on Friday, August 16 and 6.25am the following day. The door had been left unlocked overnight and when
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Valuables stolen in spate of burglaries in Worcester area
VALUABLES including two rare Swiss watches have been stolen in a series of burglaries in the Worcester area over the past week. A LC1048 watch worth £500, which was made by watchmaker Maurice Lacroix and is no longer made, was taken after a rear
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Time to clarify the rules
FOLLOWING the bizarre scenes in the Yeovil-Birmingham City Capital One Cup clash, it is time for clarification on teams kicking the ball out when players are injured. After Blues keeper Colin Doyle deliberately conceded a throw-in to allow City
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Colleagues are out of the office and on the run
A HARDY bunch of work colleagues got out of the office and into the countryside for a charity run. Four employees of the Recruitment Company Midlands, Sansome Street, Worcester, took on two different races to raise more than £1,200 for Leukaemia
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Helping the over 50s to start their own business
A NATIONAL charity dedicated to helping unemployed over 50s explore self-employment is returning to Worcester to host a series of business training workshops for people starting up their own businesses. The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise
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Race for Life runners urged to get cash in
WOMEN who took part in this year’s Race for Life in Worcester are being urged to gather in their sponsorship money. More than 3,000 charitable runners put their best feet forward for the event, at Pitchcroft on Sunday, June 16, to raise cash for
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A448 between Redditch to Bromsgrove closed tonight for emergency resurfacing
A SECTION of the dual carriageway between Redditch and Bromsgrove will be closed overnight for resurfacing following a fire. The westbound carriageway of the A448 Bromsgrove Highway will be closed at the B4184 slip road at the Birchfield Road junction
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A warm welcome back for antiques expert
THERE was a warm welcome back from staff at Worcester estate agents and auctioneers Griffiths and Charles after the return of Louise ‘Loll’ Newman. Having worked for the firm’s property sales department, before leaving to expand her own vintage clothing
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Campaign to boost rural phone signals
MOBILE phone users in Worcestershire are being urged to contact a campaign group to report on the strength of their signal. The reports are being used as part of a campaign by the Countryside Alliance pressure group to map rural mobile phone signals
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Jacob joins mediaeval pageant
FIVE-year-old Jacob Alexander gets to grips with some mediaeval weapons at Worcester’s Commandery. Visitors to the Commandery on Bank Holiday Monday stepped back in time to the city’s mediaeval past. The historical event at the Sidbury visitor
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Great eight for Rushwick’s Wood
LEON Wood saved the best performance of his career to inspire Rushwick seconds to likely survival in Worcestershire League Division One. The 39-year-old recorded figures of 8-47 off 17 overs to lead his team to a 124-run success against Belbroughton
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Call for pledge on police dialogue with the public
CONFUSED politicians say they want more assurances about police dialogue with the public – after an apparent U-turn over meetings being scrapped in one area of Worcester. People attending the PACT (Police and Communities Together) sessions in St
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To expunge or not to expunge, that’s the question
LAST Saturday, Charlton Athletic played Doncaster in the Championship. In itself, not very remarkable, but it turned into a farcical fixture of the highest order. Doncaster were leading 3-1 when the game was abandoned at half-time because of
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Shining light Fell is part of bright future
TOM Fell is determined to be part of a bright new future at Worcestershire. Having dropped out of university to sign a two-year deal at New Road earlier this summer, the 19-year-old academy graduate is intent on making the most of his opportunity
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Where does all this anger come from?
WHEN did it become acceptable to be angry, confrontational and rude about pretty much everything? If a memo was sent out saying if was okay for people to fly off the handle at the drop of a hat, it certainly didn’t make its way to me. I don
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Williams: City is a special place to play
AARON Williams says there is a bond developing between the young players at Worcester City. The 19-year-old forward is one of a host of new faces at the Skrill North club following a complete overhaul of the squad during the summer. With the
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£800,000 spent on ADHD drugs
ALMOST £800,000 was spent on drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Worcestershire last year, new figures have revealed. The county’s spend on prescriptions for psychostimulant drugs to treat the condition was among the
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MPs head to Commons for Syrian debate
WORCESTERSHIRE MPs travel to London this morning to vote on what the UK’s response should be to the Syrian conflict. Parliament has been recalled from its summer break a week early to discuss the worrying developments in the Middle East. Matters
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Umps should’ve lightened up and let them play
ENGLAND were presented with the Ashes urn this week following a 3-0 series victory over Australia. Did you see it? I’m guessing you did, even if the umpires at The Oval obviously didn’t think the light was good enough for you to do so. To recap
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Big plans for shopping and leisure complex
A MULTI-MILLION pound revamp of Worcester city centre is on the cards - with a whole new shopping and leisure area on the way. It is hoped the likes of John Lewis, Gap and Zara could be tempted to come to Worcester in an ambitious bid to catapult
