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Conference told to be brave and bold

THE Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and its partners were urged to be “bold and brave” in putting forward proposals and funding bids to government at the organisation’s annual conference. Executive chairman, Peter Pawsey, warned the

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City seal cup cash with win at Rugby

WORCESTER City finally saw off a determined effort from Rugby Town to book their place in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. Second-half goals in the space of seven minutes from Danny Glover and captain Tom Thorley, the latter from the penalty

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Four crews tackle house fire in Worcester

Incident 15th Oct 1804 four crews from #Worcester #Malvern tackling house fire in Severn Terrace Worcester — HWFireControl (@HWFireControl) October 15, 2013 Firefighters at the scene in Severn Terrace, Worcester. Location of the fire

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Rugby Town 0 Worcester City 2

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Latest update on fire at Wiseman's Dairy: electrical fault suspected, one man hurt

THIRTEEN FIRE crews from across Worcestershire battled a massive fire at a dairy factory in Droitwich thought to be caused by faulty electrics. Miraculously, only one man – an engineer – was injured in the blaze at Müller Wiseman Dairies and was

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Tributes paid to rugby referee killed in Sixways crash

TRIBUTES have been paid to David Smith, who was killed in a crash outside Sixways stadium. The 59-year-old from Chippenham, Wiltshire, died after his Volkswagen Golf was in collision with a black Jaguar on the 4538, Pershore Lane, at about 2.15pm

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Don’t moan – just go out and get a job

UPON hearing 50 jobs weren’t the subject of hundreds of CVs being waved in the air, ties at the ready and hair brushed to the side for the interview, I fail see how work-shy city jobseekers have the right to keep claiming benefits. When the Government

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Sorry to hear you’re going deaf, John

 SIR – I am very sorry that Mr Phillpott is going deaf (October 5). Like John I love music and should hate to go deaf. I spend many happy hours listening to my radio and familiar CDs. Good luck, John. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester

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Adding supermarket to equation is wrong

SIR – I have always maintained that Worcester should go for an eight-lane swimming pool, but if it would only be possible by allowing a supermarket, as in Tom Edward’s report, (Worcester News, October 10) being on the same site, then it is just not

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Pair pay homage to a fire hero with US run

TWO firefighters have paid homage to a hero by running a special race in New York in full fire kit. Simon Beard, aged 26, and Gareth Taylor, 35, both from Droitwich, followed in the footsteps of a hero when they took part in the annual Stephen

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Which law have the jobless broken?

  SIR – Why does it seem that the Government is hell-bent on a witch hunt of the unemployed? Not all unemployed are happy with the outcome and want a life on benefits, many actually want to work and have some pride. Making unemployed people

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Come on, Dean, put some fire into players

SIR – I’ll go along with supporting Dean Ryan and his coaches in their jobs, but please, put some fire in the bellies of the players! I have to agree with the findings about Warriors and referees – there is no consistency. We are asked to ‘

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I’ll tell you about the real bedroom tax

SIR – I see that Councillor Mathew Jenkins (letters, October 10) has fallen into the trap of classing a reduction in benefits because of lack of entitlement to a form of tax. I am sure that no government wants to continue paying benefits when it

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Royal Mail shareholders will be the losers

SIR – I understand that 700,000 people applied to buy shares in Royal Mail. It was fascinating watching people attempting to buy shares in a business they already own. It was an interesting sales tactic by the Tory-led government. You already

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Prices will rise and service will decline

 SIR – I see the Tories privatised Royal Mail on the quiet because they knew it was wrong and the people who work for the Royal Mail wouldn’t agree. So what’s going to happen now like all the other utilities which were privatised? The people

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City council cuts to go deeper

CUTS in spending at Worcester City Council will carry on until at least 2019 - with bosses revealing they expect to whack another £400,000 onto the tally. The authority, which is dealing with dwindling Government funding amid the public sector

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Rubbish collections and creating jobs - your priorities for the city council

RUBBISH collections and creating more jobs are the things that matter most in Worcester, according to a survey of how you would spend taxpayers’ cash. A major study has just been published into what households across the Faithful City believe should

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Labour calls in ‘flawed’ Tory privatisation plans

LABOUR councillors have criticised proposals to privatise hundreds of office roles in Worcestershire schools. County Hall’s Tory leadership wants to hand over the roles of school support staff, potentially to the private sector. The employees work

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Visitors bring joy to city’s parklands

THESE feathered friends were among some of the very special recent visitors to a Worcester park. Among the 27 species of bird found to have visited Gheluvelt Park last month were the rarely seen mute swan and turtle dove as well as the more common

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Woman taken to hospital after three-car crash

A WOMAN was taken to hospital with neck injuries after a three-car crash in Worcester. An ambulance and paramedic officer were called to the incident just before 10am this morning in Newtown Road. The collision happened between the Hospital

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Lap-dancing furore row rages on

THE businessman behind plans for a lap dancing club in Worcester has hit out at one of the scheme’s big critics who herself fears she is becoming the victim of a “smear campaign”. Ash Patel, who is still planning to open a lap and pole dancing

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Planners to consider second giant banner

PLANNERS who rejected a 13-foot high electrical advertising board have received plans for an even bigger banner – bearing the name of their council. Last year, Worcester City Council threw out plans for a flashing LED display on the side of Trinity

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Killer disease spreading among dogs

A KILLER disease is spreading among dogs in Worcestershire. Owners are being urged not to neglect their pets’ health after four out of 77 strays have been found to have ‘parvo’, or canine parvovirus, a highly-contagious disease among dogs which

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County sides set to be brought before the FA

TWO Worcestershire football clubs are facing disciplinary action after their game was abandoned when players clashed. Trouble flared during the McDonald’s Worcester and District League Sunday Division Five match between Riverside and Leigh and

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We stand by decision to turn down three points

IT was a big decision to kick for the corner rather than going for the posts in the latter stages of our 9-9 Amlin Challenge Cup draw with Oyonnax — but Paul Warwick and I stand by it. In the last 10 minutes of the game, we had absorbed loads of

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Campaigners win fight for their zebra crossing

YEARS of hard work which brought a community together have paid off as a new zebra crossing is set to be built on a “dangerous” Warndon road. The crossing, set for Windermere Drive, near the Sainsbury’s superstore in Blackpole, will allow safer

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City focused for Rugby cup replay

WORCESTER City head into tonight’s FA Cup replay at Rugby Town (7.45) knowing a lucrative home match against Lincoln City awaits. City head to Butlin Road intent on setting up a fourth qualifying round clash against the Skrill Premier Imps at Aggborough

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Witness appeal after indecent exposure in St John's

POLICE in Worcester are appealing for witnesses following an indecent exposure in St John’s. At around 7.30am on Saturday, October 12, a woman was walking through Mecco Alley – which runs between Greenacres Road, Dines Green, and the Bromyard Road

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Sixways crash victim named

THE man who died in a two-car crash outside Sixways stadium in Worcester on Saturday has been named. David Smith, of Chippenham in Wiltshire, was killed after a black Jaguar collided with the black Volkswagen Golf he was driving on the A4538, Pershore

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Worcestershire on alert for venomous false widow spider

A MAN has been bitten by the UK’s most venomous spider while in bed at his Worcestershire home. The young man, who does not wish to be named, had recently returned from Australia – the home of some of the world’s deadliest spiders – when he was

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Leading Tory councillor defects to Labour

A LEADING Tory councillor has sensationally quit the party to join Labour – claiming “disastrous” policies are behind his defection. Councillor Jabba Riaz, who represents the Cathedral ward on Worcester City Council, has stunned the Conservatives

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Green Party leader in Worcestershire

GREEN Party leader Natalie Bennett visited Worcestershire yesterday – and used her visit to make a call for the railways to be re-nationalised. The politician came to Malvern to spend the day touring a range of businesses in the town, before hosting