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Let season of romance begin
THE new season of I Will wedding shows got off to a great start with a superb event at St Andrew’s Town Hotel, Droitwich. More than 100 budding brides and grooms, plus their families and friends, seized the opportunity to stroll around the elegant
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Rock legend Nick’s car goes under the hammer
ROCK and royal fans will have something special to bid for as county motor enthusiasts zoom along to an auction this week. Cars which belonged to legendary collector and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and Princess Anne’s ex-husband Captain Mark
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Scaling new heights to help the street children
A DETERMINED student conquered the highest mountain in Africa to raise money to help street children. Charlotte Webber, aged 19, from Upton, rose to new heights as she made the daunting 5,900metre ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro. She has raised
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GPs' surgery on the move after 53 years
ONE of Worcester’s best known doctors’ surgeries is being sold. St John’s House in Bromyard Road has been home to a family GP practice for more than half a century, but now the impressive Georgian building will be vacated as the business relocates
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Inspiring the new industry recruits
DIE-CASTING specialists JVM Castings is expanding its apprenticeship scheme to attract more design and engineering students into the industry. The firm from Droitwich Road, Worcester, is keen to create employment opportunities in Worcestershire and
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Fantastic four hospital staff named NHS heroes
A QUARTET of dedicated hospital heroes have re-ceived national recognition for their efforts. Worcestershire Acute Hos-pitals Trust staff Rachel Bright-Thomas, Cath Joyner, Heather Warner and Helena White have all been honoured with prestigious
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Prisoners given whole life term for inmate murder
TWO prisoners have been given whole-life sentences for the murder of another inmate at a Worcestershire prison. Gary Smith and Lee Newell may never be released from prison having been found guilty of killing Subhan Anwar at HMP Long Lartin earlier
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Finance chief sends out council cash crisis SOS
WORCESTER City Council is in a “terrible” financial situation and needs to think “outside the box” in order to make the savings needed. That’s the message from the authority’s elected finance chief, who says the £3 million of cuts required will
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Cash incentive for new social workers
EXPERIENCED social workers are being offered cash incentives of £4,000 to come to Worcestershire. The county council says the extra payments – over and above annual salaries of up to £29,000 – will help it retain its best staff and attract other
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Golfers targeting funds for hospice
MORE than 25 teams got into the swing of things for the annual St Richard’s Hospice golf day which was held at Droitwich Golf Club. Now in its 17th year, 2013’s event is expected to raise about £7,000 for the Worcester-based care charity. Drizzly
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Rhodes can only play the hand he is dealt
GIVEN the season Worcestershire have just had, there are bound to plenty of questions asked and fingers pointed. The expectations at New Road weren’t particularly high for the 2013 campaign but the County have fallen short of them in every form
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James pleased with his new-look Wolves
DIRECTOR of basketball Paul James believes his newly-assembled Worcester Wolves squad has the mental strength to deliver success. Wolves fell at the first hurdle in the British Basketball League play-offs last season as well as being edged out
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Hospitals step up norovirus battle
TIGHTER restrictions on hospital visiting and a crackdown on hand-washing are part of a new campaign to stop the winter sickness bug norovirus in its tracks. Last winter, outbreaks of the highly infectious illness caused big problems for Worcestershire
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Council vow to crack down on scrap cheats
A CLAMPDOWN on rogue scrap metal dealers is being launched in Worcester – with council chiefs insisting they will prosecute those caught out. The city council’s licensing committee has agreed to adopt tough new government legislation designed to
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It is time to get tough on cheating divers
LET’S get one thing clear: diving on a football pitch is cheating. Never mind all this ‘simulation’ business, it’s cheating, pure and simple. A court of law might call it fraud. Once again, the subject is back in the headlines after Manchester
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Ex-mayor blasts the city’s Labour leaders
A WELL-KNOWN former Worcester politician has blasted the city’s new Labour leadership – saying they had no right to take control of the council. Mike Layland, who stepped down from the Guildhall last year after 43 years service, said: “If people
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Moeen rewarded for fine form with England squad call-up
MOEEN Ali’s superb form with the bat this summer has been rewarded with a place in the 16-man England Performance Programme (EPP) squad. The on-song Worcestershire left-hander has amassed more than 1,300 runs in four-day cricket this summer and
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Abbott: Quins are a step above the rest in league
WARRIORS flanker Jake Abbott admitted the power and intensity of Harlequins was a step above what you usually face in the Aviva Premiership. The on-song Londoners, who boasted a side packed with international talent, were far too strong for Dean
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Green deal should see thousands of bills cut
THOUSANDS of households in Worcester should see their heating bills reduced thanks to a new Green Deal for the city. The city council is signing a deal with a major construction firm which will see households get either free or discounted insulation
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Heeley: That is what we can do
WORCESTER City’s demolition of Workington shows just what the team are capable of, says manager Carl Heeley. The Blue and Whites recorded their first Skrill North win of the season in emphatic style at Aggborough with two goals from Ethan Moore
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Worcestershire jazz festival creator walks away after 'being sacked'
THE creator of Upton Jazz Festival says he has been left with no choice but to step away from the event. Alan Buckley has been the driving force behind the festival since he founded it in Upton-upon-Severn 28 years ago. During that time he
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Effort good but Quins too strong
DEAN Ryan admitted his Warriors side were out-classed by a slick Harlequins outfit, but was full of praise for his players’ never-say-die attitude. Quins, the Aviva Premiership champions of two seasons ago, blew Worcester away with a scintillating
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"How can we survive," asks Worcester city centre trader
THE picture shows a deserted Worcester city centre street in the middle of a weekday afternoon. Business strategists say there is plenty in the pipeline to boost trade in Worcester. But one trader says he fears the city is becoming a “ghost
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Attendances are as bad as results
ALTHOUGH the 2013-14 season is still in its embryonic stages, alarm bells are sure to be ringing deep within the corridors of power at Sixways. On the field, the results have not been great, but it is far too early to worry about that, especially
