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Cardiff Blues 16, Worcester Warriors 21
THE relief that greeted the final whistle was palpable as Warriors picked up their first win of the season at the 10th time of asking. Dean Ryan’s men were able to celebrate a much-needed victory as they saw off a youthful Cardiff Blues side in
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Patent advice now on hand in the city
COMPANIES wanting to protect their product designs, technical processes, computer programmes or trademarks can now access specialist patent advice in Worcester. Worcester-based law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, in Deansway, which holds a Tier
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M5 accident - delays northbound
AN accident is causing congestion on the northbound carriageway of the M5 between junction six (Worcester) and junction five (Droitwich). The accident, which happened within the last hour, is understood by the Highways Agency to have involved no
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Keeping ahead of the online market
AN ONLINE directory set-up especially for businesses and people in Worcestershire has celebrated its first birthday. The Worcester Directory was officially launched in October last year to create a unique search tool for the county and out of a
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Gritters out for the first time this winter as temperatures drop
GRITTERS are due out for the first time this winter tonight with temperatures set to dip below freezing in certain areas. The gritters will be leaving the Lydiate Ash depot, near Bromsgrove, at around 6pm today to treat sections of the A448
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Cow on the loose mistaken for bull
POLICE could have been forgiven for thinking that a report of a marauding beast was nothing more than a ‘cock and bull’ story. Especially as the worried call had come on Halloween, claiming that a stray large bull was pacing up and down the road
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Group is inspired to advise members
A WOMAN born with spina bifida has been chosen as a community champion for a charity promoting the rights of disabled people. Ann Marden, aged 64, has been chosen by Dial South and Dial North Worcester-shire to work towards be-coming an advice volunteer
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Teen drink-driver lied to the police
A LYING drink-driver who wrote off his car but claimed he had only drunk alcohol after he got home was foiled by police – when they asked him to produce his empty beer cans. Jacob Robertson, of Lough-mill Road, Pershore, claimed he had been drinking
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New production to take to world stage
A FORMER Worcester schoolboy and emerging playwright is returning to his old stomping ground for the world premiere of his new production. Simon Longman is staging Milked, a black comedy ab-out friendship, unemployment and a cow called Sandy, at
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Burglars steal thousands of pounds of jewellery and electrical goods in raids on Evesham homes
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of jewellery and electrical goods have been stolen during a series of burglaries in Evesham and nearby villages. Eleven break-ins or attempted break-ins which police say could be linked have been reported in the town itself
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Welcome to Worcester's 18-lane mega pool
REALITY hit home in the corridors of gloom this week, after Worcester City Council’s Labour leadership revealed what we all knew anyway about the swimming pool saga. Proposals for a new eight-lane facility at Perdiswell, costing £13.5 million,
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Daniel Martin jailed for 10 years over Andrew Heath death
A MAN who admitted killing a convicted sex offender in a flat fire in Worcester has been jailed for 10 years. Daniel Martin set fire to a wheelie bin and pushed it up against the front door of Andrew Heath's flat in the early hours of December
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Bosch! Brave Georgia's got her new bed
STAFF at a Worcester firm united to fund-raise in order to give one brave youngster a special birthday present. In August, workers at Worcester Bosch began a fund-raising campaign in a bid to raise £3,000 to buy an orthopaedic bed for brave Georgia
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Jobs to go as Worcester firm loses contract
JOBS are set to go at a Worcester printing firm after bosses were told a multi-million pound contract will not be renewed. Bpi Consumer VMB, which is based on the Blackpole Trading Estate, Blackpole, will see its lucrative deal with Allied Bakeries
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Wolves look to bite back with win at Sharks
WORCESTER Wolves will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s double defeat when they head to in-form One Health Sharks Sheffield tonight (7.30pm). Wolves had been unbeaten in their opening seven contests prior to league and BBL Cup reverses
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£8m paid out to redundant council workers
MORE than £8m in severance costs has been paid to redundant Worcestershire County Council workers over the last two years - with the average pay-out £9,275. A total of 610 jobs have been axed at County Hall over the last two years, a record tally
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Sheffield United test for Worcester City youth on November 20
WORCESTER City will play Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Wednesday, November 20, in the FA Youth Cup second round (7pm). City are classing it as the biggest game in the club's history for the youth players as they have never reached this stage
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Remember to 'ask your pharmacist'
PEOPLE are being reminded to make the most of the wide range of services on offer at their local chemist during national Ask Your Pharmacist Week. The initiative, running until Monday, aims to remind people that pharmacists are trained to help
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Double loan signing for Worcester City
WORCESTER City have added two 19-year-old temporary signings after captain Tom Thorley's exit to Hednesford Town. But manager Carl Heeley is still believed to be looking for a central midfielder to replace Thorley after recruiting Kidderminster
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Vesty backs his young Warriors to make impact in LV= Cup clash
SAM Vesty is the first to admit he’s in it for the long haul at Worcester — but he believes the LV= Cup might just provide the short-term fix to the Warriors’ poor start to the season. Under Dean Ryan’s tutelage, Warriors have not won a single
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Heeley looks to add fresh faces to his Worcester City side
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley is optimistic he can fill the void left by Tom Thorley’s shock depature before tomorrow’s trip to Harrogate Town (3pm). The Aggborough-based club’s boss expects to sign ‘one or two’ new players today and they
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Bulls look for FA Cup tonic with win over Brewers
ANOTHER FA Cup run could be key to struggling Hereford United upping their game in the Skrill Premier. The Bulls shone last season with three electric matches against rivals, beating Shrewsbury 3-1 before losing 2-1 to Cheltenham in a second-round
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New Robins manager aims to extend fine start
NEW Evesham United manager Paul Collicutt pursues a second consecutive victory in a promising start to his time at the Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium. Striker Lance Smith and new signing James Vercesi gave the Robins a 2-1 home win over FA
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Burr back in Harriers’ dugout to plot cup victory
STEVE Burr returns to the Kidderminster Harriers hot-seat determined to deliver success to the supporters. The manager is chasing the Skrill Premier title but first tackles a potential banana skin in the FA Cup first round at home to lower-ranked
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Worcestershire at the heart of First World War centenary events
WORCESTER will be at the heart of one of the country’s largest programme of events to mark 100 years since the First World War. Exhibitions, parades, concerts and remembrance events will be held across the county throughout the four-year centenary
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Terrified couple flee raging bush fire
A TERRIFIED couple from Worcester managed to make a lucky escape as their car became trapped by the rampaging flames of an Australian bushfire. Louise Phillips and Calum McKay, of Tower Road, Barbourne, said it looked “like hell” when a bushfire
