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Worcestershire release Kapil and Johnson
ANEESH Kapil and Michael Johnson will be released by Worcestershire at the end of the season after neither were offered new contracts. The pair have failed to live up to their billing at New Road and will not be kept on for the 2014 campaign.
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No Loose Change the only winning favourite at Worcester
IT was a bookmakers’ day at Worcester Races with favourites making the winner’s enclosure only once during the seven-race card. The odds-on No Loose Change, ridden by amateur jockey Harry Derham, was the exception when it won the Book Hospitality
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Cavaliers beaten in derby clash at Kingsholm
WORCESTER Cavaliers suffered a 34-3 Aviva ‘A’ League defeat against Gloucester United at Kingsholm. The Cherry and Whites ran in six tries through Luke Hume, Jimmy Cowan, Matt Cox, Martyn Thomas, Jonny Bentley and Jimmy Litchfield. Cavaliers
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NHS chiefs hit back at ‘meltdown’ claim
HOSPITAL chiefs have hit back at suggestions they are heading for financial meltdown. However, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust admits it is coming under big financial pressure and that it could be heading for trouble if nothing is done
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Use of tasers by West Mercia Police falls
STATISTICS showing officers with West Mercia Police fired tasers in only a quarter of situations in which they were deployed have been welcomed. Figures released by the Home Office show tasers was deployed 127 times from January 2011 to December
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Mother took blame for daughter’s crash
A MOTHER has been jailed for falsely claiming she was driving a car instead of her uninsured daughter when it was involved in a crash. Magdalena Cailipan, aged 45, of Drake Avenue, Worcester, feared she wouldn’t be able to afford the cost of repairs
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Right, the countdown starts now
T HE barbecue has been packed away, teachers are back at school after their gruelling sixweek holiday, football is in full swing and people are singing, dancing and baking on TV. It can only mean one thing; autumn is here. September signals the
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Stop moaning about hospital, it’s brilliant
SIR – I am writing to praise the staff at the A&E, observation unit and the doctors and nursing staff on unit 7 at Worcestershire Royal Hospital after my husband collapsed at home. My husband was well looked after by everyone. He also said
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So where’s the money for these expenses?
SIR – David Cameron recalled Parliament to discuss a military strike at Syria. So now the claims will go in from MPs to compensate for ruined holidays and other expenses. So I ask Mr Cameron, where’s the money coming from for these expenses
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Labour treated its voters disgracefully
SIR – ‘Shortage of decent housing unacceptable’ said the headline on Joy Squires’ letter (Worcester News, August 28). What a pity Labour didn’t think of this when they were in government. Here we have a wannabe Labour MP putting the boot in
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Transport strategy? I don’t see one
SIR – Re the uncertain future of our city’s park and ride systems in Perdiswell and Sixways, with figures showing that neither site is attracting much support from the public and both are making a loss (Worcester News, August 28). When the proposals
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We can’t take any more of these homes
SIR – I now know how Enoch Powell felt when his party ignored his repeated warnings on the dangers of mass immigration. Every time I read of more houses being planned for Worcester, I visualise a further two cars for each dwelling. Now I read
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Thank you, everyone, for your support
SIR – I would like to publicly thank all those musicians, educationalists and media who have supported the formation of the Film Orchestra. Worcester film composer Hilgrove Kenrick not only compered the debut concert at the Swan but also roused
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‘No’ to fracking, ‘yes’ to renewable energy
SIR – Peter Luff MP said that we ought to “embrace” fracking (Worcester News, August 9). Rather than focusing on shale gas, the Government should be investing in renewable energy. In addition to promoting energy conservation measures, far
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Map reveals if superfast broadband is coming to you
SUPERFAST broadband speeds are moving ever closer to Worcestershire - with this new map revealing for the first time which areas are set to benefit. This colourful guide shows how large swathes of the county will be included in a groundbreaking
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Glad to get under way despite the defeat against Tigers
IT was good to finally get a meaningful game under our belts when we opened our Aviva Premiership campaign at Leicester at the weekend after a long, drawn-out three months. There was plenty of nervous energy in the squad and, with it being a Sunday
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Timely talks on county mental health issues
DISCUSSIONS over a new mental health plan for the county will coincide with today’s World Suicide Prevention Day. Almost 70,000 adults and 7,600 children in Worcestershire have experienced mental health issues and about 50 people each year take
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Four taken to hospital after crash near Defford
A CRASH on the A4104 near Defford this morning resulted in four people being taken to hospital. The crash near Tiddersley Wood happened at around 11.10am and an air ambulance was called to the scene along with two ambulances and a rapid response
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Trust offering stars of the future chance of grant
BUDDING athletes across Worcestershire have the opportunity to give their career a boost by bidding for a £1,000 grant. County youngsters can apply for the funding from the Joanna Brown Trust Talented Athlete Support Grant, which is now entering
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Dairy farm could get a fresh start
A FORMER Victorian dairy farm and college could be transformed into a rural enterprise centre and new homes, as part of a multi-million pound development project. Plans to regenerate the 140-year-old Court Farm in Hindlip Lane, near Worc-ester,
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Commercial Feature: Macmillan Coffee Mornings
Coffee, cake and charity. Catching up with friends over coffee and cake is one of life’s real pleasures. So imagine how good it feels to indulge yourself in this way and do your bit for charity at the same time? On Friday 27 September, people
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Goal-machine Insall looking to kick-start his football career
HOT-SHOT Worcester striker Jamie Insall is hoping four hat-tricks in as many games will help launch his football career. The 21-year-old, from Ronkswood, has bagged a treble in each of his last four fixtures in firing Worcestershire club Littleton
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Inquest opens into crash death
AN INQUEST has today opened into the death of a “gentle giant” who was killed in a car crash near Callow End. Steve Hartill, of Low Fold Close, Dines Green, Worcester, died when the BMW he was driving was involved in a collision with a white Mercedes
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Former Worcester duo dropped by England
FORMER Worcester players fly-half Alice Richardson and centre Joanne Watmore have been left out of the England Women’s Elite Playing Squad (EPS) due to behavioural issues, the Rugby Football Union has confirmed. Watmore, a dual-code international
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Our season has been consistently inconsistent
OUR chances of promotion from Division Two of the LV=County Championship have now gone, which is disappointing, but we still have two games left to play, starting with Hampshire at New Road tomorrow. This season has been tough at times and we have
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GPs could be brought in to ease pressure on hospital emergency units
GPs could be brought in to work alongside hospital medics in a major shake-up of the way emergency care is delivered. Health commissioners say too many people are still turning up at A&E unnecessarily, putting the system under huge pressure
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Bedroom tax protesters to try again
A SECOND bedroom tax protest is taking place in Worcester as organisers vow they will not give up in their fury at the policy. Campaigners have revealed they will return to the city’s Croft Road car park later this month to stage a sleep-out protest
