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Elected police figureheads ‘here to stay’
THE region’s deputy police and crime commissioner says he is confident elected force figureheads are here to stay – despite calls to scrap the roles. Barrie Sheldon told your Worcester News, the positions do have a future despite the West Midlands
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Villagers can have their say on future use of church
PRAYING for our daily bread has been part of Christian services for centuries – but at one church building in Worcestershire people may, in the future, be able to buy their loaves there. In a bid to breathe new life into St Denys’ Church, Severn
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Solicitor looking to the future with new home
A SOLICITORS practice has relocated to larger offices as the business expands. QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright has taken a three-year lease on 2 to 8 Bromyard Road in St John’s, Worcester – a 1,336 square feet office unit which is about 200
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Cameron speech backed by county MPs
ROBIN Walker says the Prime Minister struck the right tone in his keynote speech at today’s Conservative Party conference. David Cameron owed to get behind business to create a "land of opportunity for all" and insisted the economy was turning
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Giles Potter's X Factor journey continues
IT WILL be a nail-biting weekend for fans of X Factor contestant Giles Potter as they learn whether he has made it to the live shows. The 16-year-old will have to impress the Boys category mentor Louis Walsh and his guests All Saints singer Nicole
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Group flying high as members soar
AN organisation dedicated to supporting former RAF personnel and their families is once again flying high after welcoming a much-needed surge of new recruits. Worcester Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) was facing a fight for its future after
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Tanwood scoop finest farm produce top spot
TWO tenants on the National Trust’s Brockhampton estate near Bromyard were among the prize-winners in the National Trust Fine Farm Produce Awards. Now in their eighth year, the awards celebrate the breadth and quality of produce grown, reared or made
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Overflowing bins ‘attracting gulls’
FRESH attempts are being made to clamp down on Worcester’s seagull problem – with council chiefs offering to meet the bosses at KFC to help sort it out. The city council wants to arrange a meeting with the fast food chain in a bid to reduce the
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One person taken to hospital after roundabout crash
EMERGENCY services were called to a city roundabout in Worcester following a two-car crash. Police and ambulance were called at about 2.31pm today to a roundabout in Woodgreen Drive, Wandon Villages, after one car shunted the other. The crash
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Councillors clash over A-boards proposal
PROPOSALS to slap traders with a £100 charge for having A-boards near their premises have been labelled “ridiculous” and a “non-starter” by a leading Worcester politician. Councillor Richard Boorn, the city council’s cabinet member for finance,
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Thriller Lilve/Bristol Hippodrome
Thriller Live opened in Bristol on Monday evening wowing a packed house who were treated to a celebration of the music of the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson that has spanned four decades. The songs were delivered by five lead vocalists - 4 boys
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I also have concerns about the traffic lights
SIR – Like James Blandford (Worcester News, September 26), I also have similar concerns about the sequence of the traffic lights at the junction of St John’s with Bransford Road and Malvern Road. Approaching along Malvern road towards St John’
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Popular pub will be missed by many
SIR – So sorry to hear the Anchor Inn at Diglis Basin is shut, and let’s hope it’s not for too long. The new housing developments at Diglis have been a great success, but local residents say that they could do with some more good local facilities
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Leader of the Labour Party is a hypocrite
SIR – Do Ed Miliband and the Labour Party take the rest of us for fools (or at least for people with very short memories)? As a minister in the last Labour government, Miliband introduced the Climate Change Act which his own government department
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Britain can’t become a metric nation
SIR – Contrary to popular belief, Britain is not a metricating nation, nor can it be one. Extant British Common Law inviolably prohibits everything that the people reject as it is the law of the land and the people. Since 1897, the British
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Privatising Royal Mail follows similar pattern
SIR – I see the Government is determined to privatise the Royal Mail, even offering each worker £2,000-worth of shares. If it follows the pattern of the other things they’ve privatised, such as the railways and water, the bosses will double their
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Perdiswell is best bet for new City stadium
SIR – There is, of course, the question of losing more open space if Worcester City FC had a new stadium at Perdiswell, but there need not be a traffic problem. Schools are closed at match times and if the bend by the tip was widened and straightened
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Chapel to reopen after extensive renovations
PERSHORE Cemetery Cha-pel has re-opened after months of restorative work. The Archdeacon of Worc-ester, the Venerable Roger Morris, officially opened the repaired chapel in the cemetery off Defford Road in Pershore last Wednesday. The work
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The trolls on social media need tackling
CONSIDERING we live in the 21st century some people still possess an outlook on life that shouldn’t be given the time of day in supposed civilised society. Scottish electro pop Chvrches should be on top of the world having released their debut
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First time buyers pledge welcomed by city council
A NEW first time buyers scheme allowing people to get 95 per cent mortgages is coming into force next week - with Worcester City Council saying it will save the authority cash. Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed the Government is bringing
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I’ll tell you what I’m likely to die from
SIR – I don’t smoke, so won’t die of lung cancer. I no longer drink alcohol, so won’t die of liver failure, but I do sometimes swear, so might die of apoplexy! GEORGE COWLEY Worcester
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Graeme Hick was born in Rhodesia
SIR –It is not correct to refer to Graeme Hick as “Zimbabwe-born” (Worcester News sport, September 26). Mr Hick is 47 and he was born in Rhodesia. P C THOMPSON Worcester
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Take the money from people at the top
SIR – The council seem to be in a bit of a quandry over paying the people on the lowest pay to give them a living wage and really it’s quite easy. Take the money from the people at the top because they’ve been paid very generous and over-inflated
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Longer jail terms are key for animal cruelty
SIR – I would like to say how wicked the man Mark Hall, the horse trader is, (September 20, Worcester News). These helpless and defenceless beautiful animals were treated appallingly. Everyone who could starve and ill-treat any animal should
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Council’s by-election result was fascinating
SIR – A fascinating result in the Malvern Town Council by-election for Chase Ward where Martin Lawrence, representing “Keep Politics out of Town Council”, won the seat. Is this the self same Martin Lawrence, Liberal Democrat activist, who stood
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Put sign straight and establish some pride
SIR – How can any citizen have pride in the city of Worcester when our councillors lack their own pride and even get recompense for their effort, or lack of it. I point to the city boundary limit signage on the Hallow Road. This sign leans
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What is the benefit of rules on trailers?
SIR – I was amused to read the letter regarding new rules at waste disposal sites, restricting the use of trailers. Why this should be necessary escapes my comprehension but perhaps the council knows why the decision was made. (Or did
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What is happening to our postal service?
SIR – Could someone enlighten me about what is happening to our postal service in Dines Green. It is a very hit and miss service and has been for a long time. I can remember when we had domestic deliveries twice a day, so why lately do we have
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Merger will lead to more affordable local housing
TWO social housing providers, both with their origins and operating bases in South Worcestershire, are to merge. Malvern-based Festival Housing and Worcester based Worcester Community Housing have agreed, in principle, to come together to create
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Man airlifted to hospital after Powick crash
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car near Worcester. Emergency services were called at about 12.15pm today to the junction of The Drive and Old Malvern Road, in Powick. An ambulance, a rapid response
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Fresh cuts of £25m at County Hall
FRESH cuts of at least £25 million are on the way at Worcestershire County Council over the next four years, it has emerged. Your Worcester News can reveal next year’s savings target alone has surged 50 per cent to a whopping £30m to balance the
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Bates delighted with new courts
DROITWICH Tennis Club have further improved their facilities by installing two more new all-weather courts. During the summer, the St Peter’s Church Lane club replaced two of their tarmac courts with synthetic grass surfaces to allow members to
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Young dancer awarded top ballet school place
A TALENTED ballet dancer received a full scholarship and the chance to perform to sold-out crowds after attending a summer school. Georgia Mucklow from Cradley, attended Midland Theatre Ballet’s summer school at the Birmingham Hippodrome and was
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Player facing FA charge following referee ‘assault’
A FOOTBALLER who allegedly attacked a referee after he had been sent off could be facing a 10-year ban from the sport. Joe Spencer has been accused of assaulting Richard Walker during the Worcestershire FA Minor Cup first round match between Arrow
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The big pink parade
FROM soft powder pink to neon power pink, this is a colour that's currently in hot demand. As 'the' shade of the season, everyone's clamouring to get their hands on the must-have pink statement pieces inspired by the catwalks. But during October
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Reputations count for little says Ryan
DEAN Ryan has issued a warning to his mis-firing senior players that he won’t be afraid to replace them in the Worcester first XV with the club’s up and coming youngsters. Warriors are bottom of the Aviva Premiership table after four defeats on
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Woman taken to hospital after car overturns in Inkberrow
A WOMAN had to be taken to hospital after her car overturned on the A422 in Inkberrow this morning. Police, firefighters and the ambulance service were called after the Ford KA came off the road between Grafton Flyford and Dormston just after 8am
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Costume ‘mocked’ vulnerable patients
A HOSPITAL chaplain has slammed supermarket gi-ants Asda and Tesco for selling fancy dress costumes “mocking” mental health patients. The Rev David Southall, chaplain at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, has labelled the firms’ actions ignorant and
