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Spanish armada of nurses to aid NHS

HOSPITAL bosses are looking abroad to tackle staffing shortages that have seen hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on expensive temporary workers. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust is shipping in a number of experienced Spanish nurses, with

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Successes prompt police to extend anti-burglary drive

A POLICE operation to tackle burglary in south Worcestershire has been extended for the second time after latest figures revealed a fall of more than 150 incidents. Last month, your Worcester News reported West Mercia Police’s Operation Fuchsia

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Firework display is going ahead - official

THIS evening's firework display at Pitchcroft in Worcester is definitely going ahead, a Round Table spokesman said a few minutes ago. Greg Jones of the group made the statement after your Worcester News was contacted by a member of the public this

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Worcester City 0 North Ferriby United 1

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TV ad van joins hunt for escaped killer Giles

DETECTIVES hunting for escaped killer Alan Giles have today sent a large TV advertisement van out into Worcestershire. The van carries a ten-metre TV screen displaying a picture of the missing man, who absconded from HMP Hewell near Redditch on

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Chimney catches fire in Vale village of Charlton

FIRE crews from Pershore and Evesham were scrambled after a wood stove caught fire in the village of Charlton, between the two towns. The call came from a home at Ryden Lane at about 00.20am today, and crews arrived to find the chimney well alight

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Fans’ blueprint for Worcester City to be revealed

A VISION for the future of Worcester City is set to be presented to fans at an important meeting next week. The club’s supporters’ trust will unveil their final proposal for a new stadium at Perdiswell on Thursday at Tudor Grange Academy in Bilford

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Fire crew puts out Avon Road blaze

A FIRE engine from Worcester was sent out shortly after midnight this morning after a bonfire was reported to be out of control at Avon Road, in the Tolladine area of the city. The fire crew located the bonfire, which included two mattresses, and

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Car leaves the road near Broadway

A FIRE crew from Broadway was called out at about 8pm last night after a car was reported to have left the road at School Road, Aston Somerville. The vehicle was found, and the driver had managed to escape from the vehicle unaided. He is not thought

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Beaten by thugs... and simply for doing his job

THIS is the face of a man who was brutally kicked by a group of men in a vicious, cowardly attack. Dan Rush was left battered and bruised after the unprovoked assault at his pub, the Chestnut, last Saturday night. The 27-year-old suffered a

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Wolves gear up for tough cup test

A PLACE in the British Basketball League Cup semi-finals is at stake tonight (7.30pm) as Worcester Wolves lock horns with Leicester Riders. The two sides meet at the John Sandford Centre for a last-eight clash just four weeks after Wolves recorded

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George Porter wants more time over new laws

THE new scrum laws implemented this season are still taking time to bed in, according to Worcester Warriors front-rower George Porter. Former Plymouth Albion prop Porter, who has recently returned to action after a lengthy lay-off following shoulder

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Whild wary over a Sutton shock in FA Cup

ASSISTANT manager Gary Whild says the FA Cup shocks pulled off by non-league minnows are proof Kidderminster Harriers can’t take Sutton United for granted. Harriers take on the Skrill South high-fliers in the first round proper at Aggborough next