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Striking music festival images to be displayed
A ROCKING exhibition will showcase the best work developed by amateur snappers during this year’s Worcester Music Festival. The sixth annual celebration of live, original music from Worcestershire and beyond saw 240 bands play across the Faithful
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Costume wins runner spot in record books
HE has already broken a Guinness World Record but one marathon runner has now beaten thousands of others to make it into the popular book. Bruce Moore, from Shrawley, near Worcester, will appear in the Guinness World Records 2014 edition for the
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Plan to reduce villages’ speed limit to 20mph
A PLAN to introduce a 20mph speed limit in a Worcester suburb has been raised with a police chief. Councillors have put forward ideas for a 10mph reduction in the limit for parts of Warndon Villages. Members of Warndon Parish Council aired
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Pedestrian walkway transformed into an outdoor gallery
A PEDESTRIAN walkway has been converted into an al fresco gallery by keen camera club snappers. The path, from Church Walk to the Waitrose car park in Malvern, has been used to hold an exhibition showcasing the work of the Beacon Camera Club.
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Flats plan for pub closed since 2011
ANOTHER former Worcester pub could be turned into residential use after lying empty for almost three years. The Berwick Arms, Bath Road, has been closed since early 2011 but plans that have just been submitted outline a scheme to convert part of
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Investers rally round to help save football club
A MYSTERY consortium of local businesses and sports professionals has been for-med in a bid to save Malvern Town Football Club. Last month, we reported that the club was being forced to sell its home at Langland Stadium after de-faulting on a debt
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Priest to bid farewell to her faithful parishioners
A priest from Ronkswood, Worcester, has announced she is leaving for a new post in Somerset. Rev Fran Binding has been the priest at Holy Trinity and St Matthew’s Church for the past six-and-a-half years, during which she said there had been many
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Weather curtails County’s chances
ONLY 21.5 overs were possible on day three of Worcestershire’s LV= County Championship Division Two game with Hampshire. The hosts increased their total to 189-5, which means they still trail their opponents by 239 runs and need another 90 to avoid
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Club hits right note in battle to win new fans
JAZZ fans in Worcester are feeling upbeat after a chorus of approval looks like it will keep the music alive. The city’s jazz club had suffered from falling numbers after a move from Worcester Rowing Club to Barbourne Ex-Servicemen’s Club earlier
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MPs' expenses surge 14 per cent in Worcestershire
MPs' expenses have surged 14 per cent in a year in Worcestershire - even higher than the natural average. New figures reveal Worcester’s Robin Walker, Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff and West Worcestershire’s Harriett Baldwin claimed £108,828
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Public face wait to have their say on future of county hospitals
A MUCH-delayed public consultation on the future of county hospitals is now extremely unlikely to happen this year, health bosses have admitted. The future of acute hospitals, such as Worcestershire Royal and Redditch Alexandra, has been up in
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Beach boys are record breakers
A GROUP of guitarists strummed their way into the record books by forming part of Britain’s biggest ever band. The Guinness World Record saw Worcester bands well represented as 2,267 musicians descended on Lyme Regis beach to play Buddy Holly’s
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Is this the worst policy ever?
THERE’S something curiously entertaining about watching politicians trying to defend the indefensible - think Thatcher over the poll tax or Blair over Iraq. From the country’s top mandarins to the hard-pressed local authority officers, they are
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Cheer up, folks
SIR – Folk today are gloomy. Cheer up, chappies. We are a long time dead. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
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There seems to be an inconsistency here
SIR – In his Fair Point column ‘We have to be tougher on criminals’ (Worcester News, August 7), James Connell bemoaned the fact that a man who had “butted someone until he had a black eye, a cut lip and a badly swollen face” received 100 hours of unpaid
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Park and ride was a waste of money
SIR – Apart possibly from councillors Derek Prodger and Richard Udall and a small band of worshippers of the anti-car doctrine; will many mourn the demise of park and ride in Worcester? It has been a costly exercise for council tax payers from
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These geese should not have been shot
SIR – I am saddened to read that a number of Canada geese were shot simply because they were deemed to be a nuisance by golfers (Worcester News, September 6). What a horribly intolerant decision to kill these birds when it was the creation of
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All we want is a decent post office
SIR – Lower Broadheath is suffering at present without a post office. The powers-that-be are determined to downgrade the business. The young lady postmistress has been so stressed over this that she is too unwell to come to work and as a result
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There can be another way, Mr Osborne
SIR – I completely agree with your assessment of Chancellor George Osborne’s handling of the economy (Comment, Worcester News, September 10). Having had three years of virtually no growth, I would argue that the economic recovery he promised has
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Evesham strive to shatter Glassboys
EVESHAM United face FA Cup bogey side Stourbridge tomorrow (3pm) hoping to make it third time lucky in the competition. The Glassboys ended United’s interest in the prestigious event in two of the last four seasons but the Robins will be out to
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Council admits traffic concern over massive Worcester revamp
DEVELOPERS behind a massive homes and leisure complex in Worcester will be expected to hand over a seven-figure sum to ease congestion, it has emerged. Worcester City Council is taking a hard line over the Sherriff Street project after admitting
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Hodgson earns start against Exiles
PAUL Hodgson will return for Warriors against his former side London Irish at Sixways tomorrow (3pm). The scrum-half has been recalled to the starting line-up for Warriors’ first home game of the season after impressing from the bench during last
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Land transfer at island criticised
A SENIOR Worcester Conservative has voiced his anger over the Ketch roundabout row and says land should never have been handed over for a scheme “we’ve never seen, never heard of and we’re told doesn’t exist”. Councillor Roger Knight, the Guildhall
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Looking for a career change? Don’t miss our jobs fair
There are just six days to go until the Worcester News Jobs and Careers Fair kicks off, offering opportunities across 13 industry sectors to local jobseekers. The retail sector is represented by Aldi at the Guildhall next week. Aldi is a leading
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Police appeal after man indecently exposes himself to teenager in Worcester
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl in Worcester. The teenager had just made her way out of an alleyway leading from Humber Road onto Liverpool Road just after 8am on Wednesday, September
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Historic Worcester sports ground set for revamp nod
A LONG awaited revamp of an historic jewel in Worcester’s sporting crown is expected to get the nod next week, it has emerged. The city council’s planning committee is being asked to approve a transformation of the old Cinderella Sports Ground
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Brodie agrees loan deal with Bulls
HEREFORD United have signed striker Richard Brodie on a month’s loan from Gateshead. The 26-year-old previously worked with Bulls manager Martin Foyle at York City between 2008 and 2010, where he scored 53 goals in 135 appearances. Brodie will
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Free mouth checks offered by Evesham team could save lives
FREE cancer mouth checks which could save lives are being offered by an Evesham-based dental team. The checks, provided by Evesham Dental Health Team, are on offer to mark Mouth Cancer Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 18. Dr Vinod Joshi
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Mooney facing Rahman test
WORCESTER boxer Michael Mooney says he is in the best shape yet as he takes his next step towards a major title in the sport. The 28-year-old faces the fourth bout of his professional career tonight when he takes on debutant Amadur Rahman at the
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Taundry set for debut as City target Bay joy
NEW defensive midfield signing Richard Taundry is set to make his debut as Worcester City go for their first victory of the season at Colwyn Bay tomorrow (3pm). The former Walsall skipper was drafted in from Midland Combination Premier Division
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Argentinian ace Mieres hopes Warriors form can lead to more caps
SPURRED on by the disappointment of his Argentina snub, Warriors fly-half Ignacio Mieres is determined to impress for his new club in the Aviva Premiership. The former Exeter man was omitted from head coach Santiago Phelan’s 30-man squad for the
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Budget boost for Worcester City Council
A MONEY boost has helped Worcester City Council - with the first three months of this financial year showing a £37,000 ‘profit’. The cash-strapped authority, which is looking to cut around £3m from spending by 2017/18, enjoyed a small surplus between
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Senatore links up with Warriors on Monday
ARGENTINEAN number eight Leonardo Senatore’s nine-week ban for biting South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth means he will now link-up with his new Worcester Warriors team-mates on Monday. The former Toulon back-rower was not due at Sixways until the
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Harriers sweating over Gowling
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers could be without defender Josh Gowling for tomorrow’s Skrill Premier visit of Hyde (3pm). The centre-half, who has been troubled by a knee problem, is continuing to struggle despite playing every game for the Aggborough club
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Bulls target top five spot ahead of Shots date
HEREFORD United manager Martin Foyle has challenged his players to steal a march on their early-season rivals by climbing into the play-offs with victory over Aldershot tonight (7.45). The 10th-placed Bulls can jump into the Skrill Premier top
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Police to patrol Worcester playgrounds
POLICE will be patrolling the playgrounds of three Worcester schools to curb bad behaviour and help students at risk, it has been revealed. The police community support officers (PCSOs) are to be placed in Worcester schools to make them safer and
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Sealed with a lock: football fans show their love on bridge
FOOTBALL fans are not often thought of as hopeless romantics making declarations of eternal love for anyone other then their chosen team. But three West Bromwich Albion fans proved all the stereotypes wrong after it emerged they were behind the
