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Unique city shops bring life and soul

A CAMPAIGN is taking place in Worcester to promote the diversity and quality of the city’s independent businesses. Called Uniquely Worcester, it is being organised by the Worcester Business Improvement District (BID) and will run until November

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Trafalgar battles to Worcester success

TRAFALGAR took the feature race at Worcester today when the 9/2 second favourite showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the 11-strong field in the Fred Rimell Memorial Novices Handicap Chase. Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and ridden by his

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Child airlifted to hospital following collision with car

A CHILD has been airlifted to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car in Hereford. Crews from West Midlands Ambulance service arrived on the scene in Perseverance Road at around 3.25pm. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman

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Drug dealer jailed as part of police crack down

A DRUG dealer who was supplying Class A drugs in Worcester has been jailed for seven years. Deniro Lee, aged 20, of Vanguard Close, Castle Bromwich, was found guilty and sentenced on Thursday at Hereford Crown Court for conspiracy to supply heroin

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Hanley Swan

THIS one is for Worcester News readers and keen walkers Clive and Colin, from Hanley Swan and St John’s respectively. It’s a delightful walk with lots of variety packed into just a few miles. Hanley Swan is a convenient place to start, and a charming

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It’s time to part company if you want more plants

AT this time of year, just when plants are entering their dormant phase, I always look at the overcrowded clumps of perennials dying down and decide what I need to lift and divide next year. Dividing plants involves digging them up, splitting them

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Is Sunday a time to take it so slowly?

 Sundays are in my eyes, the most controversial day of the week. Some argue that they’re boring, the threat of work or school the following day looms over us and an early night is always on the cards. However, I’m not personally averse to a Sunday

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More power to your pen, Mr Phillpott

SIR – It would be a very sad day if Mr Phillpott ‘croaked’ tomorrow. You are essential reading, John. You make my Saturdays. More power to your pen. GEORGE COWLEY Worcester

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Get a neighbour to test smoke alarm

SIR – I am pleased that George Cowley survived to tell another tale when his smoke alarm failed to respond, even though his vegetables boiled dry on the cooker hot plate. Did he test it I wonder? It isn’t quite so simple for us elderly, but I keep

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Time to put a bridge over dangerous ford

SIR – Another incident featured in Saturday’s Worcester News about a motorist getting stuck in Walcot Lane ford near Pershore. A few months ago someone else had to be rescued and several years ago a motorist died at the ford. Would it not be

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Bedroom tax is just a way to take money

SIR – I feel very sorry for those people who are getting into trouble with rent arrears. It’s not really their fault, it’s this policy of the Government to take more money from them over spare bedrooms. I see Robin Walker says it’s not a tax

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Take the jobs offered or forfeit benefits

 SIR – Bravo Danny James, I totally agree with you. Having been offered numerous jobs Mr Scollan should either take the jobs concerned or forfeit part of his benefits. As quoted in your paper on Thursday, October 17, jobseekers’ allowance is

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Pair don’t care if we can heat our homes

SIR – Families struggling with rises in energy prices will be flabbergasted to hear that British gas boss Sam Laidlaw is so awash with cash he uses double what families use to heat homes each year – to heat his swimming pool! He even apparently

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Headteacher is not a whistleblower

 SIR – Ms Lowman’s response to my letter chooses to ignore the actual points being made regarding Neil Morris, headteacher of Christopher Whitehead Language College:- 1) I quite clearly did not state that Mr Morris wasn’t entitled to an opinion

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Teenager’s lack of awareness is disturbing

SIR – I was browsing through the Sunday papers dated October 20 when I saw the article on the alleged sexual assaults that took place in Manchester in an around the university. I think this was no coincidence and brought to mind something that

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Putting their best feet foward in half marathon

HUNDREDS of Worcester News readers took to the streets of Birmingham at the weekend for the biggest half marathon in the Midlands. They were among 20,000 runners competing in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run. Paralympic golden girl Ellie Simmonds

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LIVE: West Mercia Chief Constable faces MPs over Plebgate

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BT broadband deal for county is not good value, says deputy Worcester Mayor

THE deputy Mayor of Worcester has hit out at the county’s £20 million faster broadband project - suggesting taxpayers are being ripped off by the project. Councillor Paul Denham says Worcestershire County Council should not be giving a company

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Cost of driving to be reduced - including MOT price freeze

DRIVING costs are being slashed - with MOTs capped at £54 until 2015 and new road signs being installed to alert motorists where the cheapest fuel is. The Coalition Government has today announced a raft of measures to bring down car costs in a

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Science park move for key software developer

SOFTWARE specialist Del-taXML, one of the UK’s leading innovators and developers of XML-based software, has opened new offices on Malvern Hills Science Park. The company, led by chief executive and founder Robin La Fontaine, develops specialised software

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Green Party fails in bid to delay incinerator plans

A LAST-DITCH bid to probe Worcestershire’s planned rubbish-burning incinerator has been rejected – after politicians said it was time to get on with it. The Green Party has lost a bid to force the county council to investigate the finances of the

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Motorcyclist who died in crash named as new dad

A MOTORCYCLIST who died after a crash near Wychbold has been named as new dad Nigel Tillett. The 46-year-old, a health support worker in Worcester, was on his way home from work at 8.05am on Saturday when his Honda motorbike was involved in a head-on

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City look for bumper FA Cup gate against Lincoln

WORCESTER City are hoping Saturday’s crowd against Lincoln City in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round at Aggborough will break the 1,000-barrier. Excitement is beginning to build for the Blue and Whites with just three days to go before they bid

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Worcestershire colleges set to merge

TWO Worcestershire colleges look set to merge as early as next September. Staff at Worcester College of Technology, in Worcester, and North East Worcestershire College, which has campuses in Redditch and Bromsgrove, have spent months in talks about

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Families’ ‘disgust’ after horse is found in canal

THE owner of a children’s pony named Del Boy that had to be rescued from a canal after it was allegedly stolen has said he was “absolutely disgusted” to hear about the incident. Dean Diffey, of the Walshes estate, heard that his children’s pony had

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Dog walker sought after attempted burglary in Hindlip

POLICE are appealing for a dog walker who may have witnessed an attempted burglary near Worcester to come forward. It happened in Hurst Lane, Hindlip, at around 12pm on Monday, October 14. A window was forced, which caused the alarm to sound

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Ryan wary over missing Warriors Test aces

DEAN Ryan fears his already struggling Worcester Warriors squad will be hit hard by the Autumn international fixtures. With Argentinian trio Agustin Creevy, Mariano Galarza and Leo Senatore set to leave Sixways for most of November, director of

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Lights are on - but no one's home at Worcester power firm

THE lights are on but no one is home at the Worcester headquarters of energy provider npower – just days after the firm announced price rises affecting thousands of households. Pictured at 7pm on Monday evening, lights at the building, in Warndon

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Adult christenings growing in popularity

BAPTISMS are becoming more popular in the Diocese of Worcester – but only for adults. The news comes as three month-old Prince George of Cambridge is christened today. Yet, in this diocese, the numbers of children being christened has dropped

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RGS and King's clash in Modus Cup battle at Sixways

THE first XVs of Worcester’s old rivals King’s School and the Royal Grammar School are set to do battle for the Modus Cup at Sixways Stadium tonight (7pm). King’s will be looking to retain the trophy for a third successive year following last season

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Two cars found on fire overnight

A CAR parked in a driveway in Wychavon and another in Stourport caught fire in the early hours of this morning. A crew from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was called out at 2.40am to put out the blaze in Broughton Hackett on the

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Rubbish fire spread to garden fence

A GARDEN fence caught fire after a small amount of rubbish nearby was alight. Firefighters responded to a call about the fire on Nightingale Avenue, in Worcester, at 12.42am this morning. There were no reported injuries.  

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Prolific sex pest sees sentence cut by a year

A PROLIFIC sex pest has seen his sentenced reduced on appeal, despite judges accepting he “simply will not stop” offending. Mohammed Ilyas, of Ombersley Road, Worcester, was jailed for five years in May after he admitted sexually assaulting a nurse

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West Mercia Police chiefs to go before MPs

WEST Mercia Police Chief Constable David Shaw is due before MPs today over the ‘plebgate’ saga.  Mr Shaw was to appear at the Home Affairs Select Committee in Westminster this afternoon, along with Inspector Ken MacKaill – one of the Police Federation