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Teenage duo sign new Worcestershire contracts
TWO promising Worcestershire youngsters, Ed Barnard and Joe Clarke, have signed contracts with the New Road club for the 2015 season. Following recent news that Barnard and Clarke, both 17, have been selected to represent England Under 19s during
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Players’ tribute to the immortal Reg
VETERAN footballers dug out their boots and returned to the pitch to play tribute to community hero Reg Box. Mr Box died in August, aged 95, after raising almost £130,000 for his favourite charity, the Midlands Air Ambulance, running bingo evenings
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Carpet of white daffs to serve as reminder
A CARPET of white daffodil bulbs are to be planted at Worcestershire Roy-al Hospital to raise funds for lung cancer. Two hundred bulbs are to be planted in the hospital garden – one for each person diagnosed with lung cancer in Worcester and Kidderminster
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Anger being directed at the wrong people
SIR – In response to the headline story ‘Worcester firm offers 50 jobs - and gets no applications’ (October 11) – I received an e-mail from my personal advisor at the Jobcentre on 10th October at 10.35am requesting that candidates for warehouse vacancies
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Three good tips to use up your leftovers
SIR – I think the Worcester News and its readers could help each other on this one. There are lots of good ideas for avoiding the waste of food. I have three good tips: 1) Cut stale bread into roughly 1cm cubes. Toss in a little oil, sprinkle
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Sometimes culling is only option available
SIR – Simon McCullough (Worcester News, October 22) offers a qualified apology but still implies I’m an arrogant, deluded, religious zealot! Clearly he cannot entertain the simple idea that conservation might just be dealt with using science and
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Councillor deserves praise for efforts
SIR – I would like to congratulate Councillor Alan Amos on his magnificent achievement in securing the finance for a pedestrian crossing in Warndon’s busy Windermere Drive. I tried for four years to raise the cash. An elderly couple were both
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MPs’ pay editorial was very misleading
SIR – This paper’s surprisingly misleading editorial of September 22 on MPs’ pay should not go unchallenged. This is because democracy is ill-served when newspapers state as fact things that are untrue. Contrary to the concluding message of
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Twinning not an excuse for a free holiday
SIR – On September 16, 1938 two small girls with their parents landed at Dover after a very fraught journey from Vienna, Austria. Little did the girls know that this long train ride, interrupted by uniformed men who searched the very small suitcases
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Robin Walker sends Government school funding letter
WORCESTER MP Robin Walker has joined over 50 parliamentarians in writing to the education secretary to lobby for fairer school funding. Mr Walker has backed long-awaited plans for a new funding formula, due in 2015, and called for consultations
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Highways teams on standby this weekend
EXTRA highways teams are on standby over the weekend following the Met Office amber weather warning for strong winds and storms. The weather forecaster has issued an Amber warning for strong winds on Sunday night and Monday morning. The developing
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It's cleaner, it's greener..but will Matthew seal his parliamentary deal?
THE Source loves a good rumour, and the corridors of gloom are full of chatter that a Worcester city councillor fancies contesting a parliamentary seat. Coun Matthew Lamb, Labour’s cabinet member for cleaner and greener (bin collections and parks
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Bear with us: we're set to break a world record
A WORLD record attempt to raise money for Children in Need is banding people together to help make the longest string of bunting. BBC Hereford and Worcester have a history of breaking records for charity but this time they have set themselves the
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Robins hunt for more league joy on their travels
EVESHAM United have targeted a second away win in four days when they take on league leaders North Leigh tomorrow (3pm). The Robins recorded their first success of the season on the road last Tuesday with a 3-1 Southern League Division One South
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Firefighters to strike at the start of November
FIREFIGHTERS across Worcestershire will stage two strikes in the run up to Bonfire Night as part of a bitter row over pensions. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) announced today members will down tools between 6.30pm and 11pm on Friday, November 1
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County MP urges swift conclusion to growth blueprint
A LONG-AWAITED housing and jobs blueprint for Worcestershire must be adopted quickly, a county MP has insisted. Harriett Baldwin has used a parliamentary debate to call for a speedy conclusion to the South Worcestershire Development Plan. The
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Rent from shops is big boost for good causes
NEARLY £100,000 has been handed to worthy causes in Worcester – using rental income from city shops. The body which oversees the Hopmarket, a courtyard of independent retailers off Foregate Street, awarded £95,000 to 12 organisations in 2012/13
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Mother hurt as man went on rampage
A MAN grabbed his girlfriend by the neck and smashed her front door scaring her children when he was drunk, a court was told. John Wade appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to common assault against Leah Farney and criminal
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Fainga'anuku called up for his Warriors debut at Exeter
OFA Fainga'anuku will make his Worcester Warriors debut tomorrow when his side return to Aviva Premiership action at Exeter Chiefs (3pm). The giant Tongan will play in the front row alongside fellow prop Euan Murray and Argentinian international
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City target fairytale win over Lincoln
WORCESTER City are determined to continue their FA Cup adventure with victory over Lincoln City at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm). The Blue and Whites are 90 minutes away from possibly reaching the first round proper and being joined in the hat by teams
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Car hits lamppost near new Asda
A ROAD is partially blocked both ways after a car crashed into a wall and a lamppost in Worcester. A West Mercia Police spokesman said they were called at 9.45am today to Pheasant Street, near the new Asda store in St Martin’s Gate, after a black
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Red-hot Wolves search for magnificent seven
DIRECTOR of basketball Paul James says Worcester Wolves are determined to stretch their unbeaten start to the season to seven matches at Newcastle Eagles tonight (7.30). Five wins in a row have propelled Wolves to the British Basketball League
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Councillors join forces to tackle big litter-pick
PILES of rubbish have been cleaned up from a Worcester play area – including worm and fly-infested clothes, a car tyre, plastic bottles, glass, crisp packets and cardboard. A group of volunteers – including four councillors – teamed up to spruce
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Warwick wants change in his fortunes
HEINEKEN Cup-winning fly-half Paul Warwick admits playing in a side struggling at the bottom of the table has taken some getting used to. During a stellar career with Irish giants Munster, which also featured two Celtic League successes as well
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Woman taken to hospital after falling off moped in Worcester
A WOMAN was taken to hospital this morning after falling off a moped on College Street, Worcester. The woman, who was in her 20s, suffered minor injuries in the accident outside the Travelodge at about 8.40am. She was treated at the scene by
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Heeley wary of Lincoln threat
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley says Lincoln City’s thrashing at the hands of Kidderminster Harriers won’t come into the equation for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round clash. The sides meet at Aggborough (3pm) aiming to book a place
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Coalition 'carrot' to woo motorists
NEW plans aimed at cutting the cost of motoring have been unveiled – including the price of MOTs capped at £54 until 2015 and new road signs being installed to alert motorists where the cheapest fuel is. The Govern-ment has announced a raft of
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Worcester Porcelain Museum attacks homes bid
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to part-demolish one of Worcester’s most historic buildings have been heavily criticised - with politicians labelling it “wanton destruction”. Berkeley Homes wants to build 26 flats as part of the Diglis development off
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Hereford search for vital cash boost
HEREFORD United are hoping to use the FA Cup as a catalyst to lift their flagging fortunes. The Bulls visit Hornchurch in the fourth qualifying round tomorrow (3pm) having failed to win any of their last five Skrill Premier matches. Martin
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Recognition for Ben's recycled garden
TWENTY-TWO year-old garden designer Ben Harrison has reached the runner-up spot in the first major gardening competition he has entered. Mr Harrison, of Kidderminster, made the shortlist of Grand Design Live’s Garden Designer of the Year awards
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‘Slap on wrist’ for the concrete block yobs
A MAN says he looked on in horror as two youngsters placed a concrete block in the middle of a busy road. The resident believes the “dangerous and stupid” prank could have resulted in a motorist being injured or even killed after the block was
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Gold-medal winning headteacher remembered
A MODEST man, he probably wouldn’t have approved of the fuss, but they’ve unveiled a plaque to Arthur Godfrey Kilner Brown on the wall of the Royal Grammar School Worcester, the seat of learning where he was headmaster for 28 years. The plus factor
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Ryan right man for job insists ace Horstmann
FORMER Warriors fans’ favourite Kai Horstmann has urged Worcester fans to keep the faith with Dean Ryan, insisting he is the right man for the job at Sixways. Back-rower Horstmann will be in the opposition camp when Warriors make the trip down
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Harriers target FA Cup success
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are looking to transfer their league form into the FA Cup as they bid to embark on a run in the competition. Steve Burr’s side launch their quest for success in the competition with a trip to Bradford Park Avenue in the fourth
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RGS in Modus joy over King’s
ROYAL Grammar School Worcester claimed the city’s rugby bragging rights by beating local rivals King’s 15-8 to reclaim the Modus Cup at Sixways Stadium. There was an electric atmosphere throughout at the home of Worcester Warriors as the well-matched
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Family's plea: Don't let him die alone
THE distraught family of a terminally ill throat cancer patient say he will spend his final days alone after a decision to move him to a care home in the suburbs of Birmingham. Seventy-seven-year-old Alwyn Holmes is currently in the Beech head
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'Big mistake' - police chief hits out at IPCC
THE head of West Mercia Police has described a decision by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) not to review a report into the conduct of three Police Federation members as part of the Plebgate affair as “a big mistake”. Following
