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Farr wins to top PGA EuroPro Tour order of merit
OLLIE Farr has earned a place on golf’s Challenge Tour for 2014 after heading the PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit. The Worcester Golf and Country Club professional topped the money list with £33,495 after winning the end-of-year 888poker.com PGA
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Three rescued from car stuck in ford at Drakes Broughton, near Pershore
FIREFIGHTERS rescued three people from a car stuck in a flooded ford at Drakes Broughton, near Pershore, earlier this evening. A crew from Pershore used a special sled during the rescue. The occupants of the car are believed to be safe, though
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Update: 'Plebgate' latest
THE three Chief Constables embroiled in the latest 'Plebgate' saga will appear before a Commons Select Committee next week. The news comes as one of the officers concerned, West Mercia Chief Constable David Shaw, says he's staying quiet before
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Cecil’s right royal award
CECIL Duckworth had been presented with his CBE for services to charity and the community. Mr Duckworth was awarded the honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June and received his award in a ceremony at Windsor Castle from the Princess
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County council budget cuts: Unions say they fear the worst
UNION bosses say staff are fearing the worst over county council cuts - and insist they are working closely with the politicians to try and safe as many jobs as possible. As your Worcester News revealed yesterday, the jobs axed are certain to top
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BUDGET: £17m 'black hole' in council finances
A £17m ‘black hole’ will develop in the county council’s budget unless MORE cuts are found by 2017, it has emerged. Of the £98 million of savings needed over the next 3.5 years, only around £81m have been published so far. A spreadsheet, which
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BUDGET: The Hive PFI to be "renegotiated"
WORCESTER’S iconic Hive is coming under major financial pressure - with cash-strapped council chiefs desperately trying to “renegotiate” a 25-year funding plan. Your Worcester News can today reveal how taxpayers are forking out £2.3m a year in
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Murder jury hears of husband's 'love affair'
A LOVE affair between a man accused of killing his wife and a teaching assistant began with a walk in a park, Worcester Crown Court was told. The relationship between Alan Evans and Amanda Chadwick progressed to secret meetings at hotels and to
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'Hairy Chaplains' in Movember drive
MOST of us have heard of The Hairy Bikers – but now a new rival looks set to emerge in Worcestershire in the form of the Hairy Chaplains. Reverends David Southall, Guy Hewlett and David Ryan, the chaplaincy team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
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Morgan to fight car firm ousting
CHARLES Morgan has vowed to fight the decision of his family to remove him from the board of the world-famous car company. Mr Morgan said he was appealing against the decision by Morgan Motor Company to drop him from the managing team and board
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Community champions in pilot health project
HEALTH-conscious communities have united to form a scheme to improve the wellbeing of residents in three Worcester suburbs. Seventeen community champions have been enlisted to be a listening ear to those living in the Warndon, Gorse Hill and Rainbow
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Don’t expect to see a Sixways mark two
NEWS last week that an unnamed supermarket chain have held talks about moving to Perdiswell will no doubt be cause for concern for residents. Worcester City Council’s belief that a potential new competition-standard swimming pool and 4,100-capacity
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Peacock and Gamble - Heartthrobs/Bromsgrove Artrix
THE knockabout double act seems to have gone out of fashion in comedy these days so it was pleasing to see daft duo Peacock and Gamble bring their latest show Heartthrobs to the Bromsgrove Artrix on Monday, October 14. The pair have built up a
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Imps win can put City in the money yet again
IN just over a fortnight, Worcester City have become richer to the tune of £12,000 thanks to their FA Cup exploits. The Blue and Whites pocketed £4,500 for beating Coventry Sphinx 4-0 in the second qualifying round on September 28 and another £7,500
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Pre-match video is least of Warriors worries
FANS of Worcester Warriors have not been shy in coming forward with criticism of the club this season. Five straight defeats in the Aviva Premiership saw the steam coming off keyboards as supporters took to online message boards to vent their displeasure
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Table-topping Wolves are going to get better
EVERYONE connected with Worcester Wolves are ecstatic to be top of the British Basketball League with four wins from four. Looking at the fixtures at the start of the season, if we had won three of the them we would have been very happy so winning
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Heeley happy City are the ‘underdogs’
MANAGER Carl Heeley says the pressure will be off Worcester City for their FA Cup fourth qualifying round clash against Lincoln City. The Blue and Whites set up the showdown against the Skrill Premier Imps at Aggborough a week on Saturday with
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Love hearts
THE big love affair began with Harry Styles on his 19th birthday back in February. Not the One Direction heart-throb himself, but his printed shirt. Fresh off the Burberry Prorsum autumn/winter 13 runway, Harry's designer heart print has since
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Wolves boss James hails his new Swedish star
DIRECTOR of basketball Paul James believes Plymouth Raiders’ loss is Worcester Wolves’ gain following their capture of centre Andreas Schreiber. The University Arena club pounced to snap up the 6ft 10ins Swedish international centre after he was
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Worcestershire reeling as details of cuts revealed
BUS routes will be slashed, at-home care drastically reduced, thousands of street lights switched off and scores of services scrapped or downsized in a bid to save £98 million at Worcestershire County Council. County bosses have revealed a three-year
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Fire in basement of Pershore hairdressers
FIREFIGHTERS spent about two hours battling a fire in the basement of a hairdresser’s salon in Pershore on Wednesday night. Crews from Pershore and Evesham were called to the blaze at Hairatage on Bridge Street at about 6.10pm on October 16 and
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West Mercia Police under more pressure in 'Plebgate' row
AN investigation by West Mercia Police initially concluded that Police Federation representatives had a case to answer for misconduct over claims they made about a meeting with former chief whip Andrew Mitchell, it has emerged. A letter, obtained
