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Fall in drink-drivers caught during festive clampdown
THE number of people who failed a breath test during the Christmas clampdown fell compared to 12 months ago. Police said positive samples in the West Mercia region showed an “encouraging” decline during the festive season, despite a record number
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Battle of Worcester mystery too big - even for the Time Team
A MYSTERY which has captured the imagination of Worcester historians for hundreds of years has proved too big even for Tony Robinson and his Time Team crew. The question of where the bodies of the thousands killed in the Battle of Worcester – the
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Flood warning removed at Pitchcroft
A FLOOD warning for the River Severn at Pitchcroft has been removed. According to the Environment Agency, the Worcester Gauge was 4.65 meters and falling slowly at midday today after a peak level of 4.96 meters was recorded at 2am on Friday.
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Howard targets long-term Sixways success
BEN Howard has set his sights on becoming a Sixways centurion after putting pen to paper on his first senior contract. Alongside fellow academy graduate Max Stelling, who was yesterday named in the England under 20s squad for the Six Nations, Howard
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Curtain coming down on Lane era
THE day Worcester City fans hoped they would never see finally ar-rived this week as demolition work started on St George’s Lane. It has been seven months since the Blue and Whites left their home of more than a century after selling it to Careys
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Demolition kicks off at St George's Lane
FULL time has been called on Worcester City’s famous St George’s Lane ground after bulldozers moved in. The historic stadium is being demolished, having been handed over to developers Careys New Homes last summer. Club bosses say the final
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Transfer embargo sees Evans leave Edgar Street
HEREFORD United have lost loan winger Micah Evans due to their transfer embargo. Burnley’s Evans, 20, played his last game of six for the Bulls in the televised 1-1 Skrill Premier draw at big-spending Forest Green Rovers live on BT Sport. Evans
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All hands to the pumps and road battle is won
AS water levels slowly recede in Worcester, a busy city-centre road has now reopened after it was submerged under floodwater. Rising riving levels forced police to close Hylton Road on Thursday evening due to excessive surface water but it re-opened
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Worcester chip shop owner fined over shop being 'too smelly'
THE smell of fish and chips became overbearing for residents living near a Worcester takeaway. And at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, Mohammed Joynul Haque, proprietor of the Kilbury Fish Bar, in Kilbury Drive, was found guilty of failing
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England Lions to play New Road
THE England and Wales Cricket Board have announced that England Lions will host New Zealand 'A' and Sri Lanka 'A' in two one-day internationals at Worcestershire’s New Road ground in August. The matches are part of a triangular series between the
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Knight in to boost Harriers coaching
CRAIG Knight has joined the Kidderminster Harriers backroom staff as new manager Andy Thorn begins to make his mark. The former Wrexham centre of excellence coach will hold a dual role with academy head Steve Guinan, who was already involved under
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Education Secretary Michael Gove vows to get to bottom of missing Perry Wood head mystery
YOUR Worcester News has taken parents’ questions over a ‘missing’ primary school headteacher to the heart of government. Yesterday, Education Secretary Michael Gove vowed to help parents who are demanding answers over the absence of Ange Beddow
