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New list could help preserve historic buildings
GRAND Victorian houses in Malvern's town centre could get an extra layer of protection thanks to a new listing initiative.Malvern Civic Society has welcomed news that the district council is pressing ahead with the creation of a list of the town'
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Anger over NHS pay announcement
THE announcement that about 600,000 NHS staff in Worcestershire and across the country will receive only an incremental pay rise have come under fire. An independent pay review body recommended staff should receive a one per cent pay increase,
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Let the Crimea go to Russia
Sir - Why are so many governments in the west getting in a tizz about the Russia/Ukraine situation. The people in Crimea and mostly Russian speaking and lean towards their "motherland". If they want to be part of Russia then why can't they
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Ed Balls visits Worcester to heap praise on city's rich heritage
SHADOW Chancellor Ed Balls breezed into Worcester today - heaping praise on one of the city's top employers. The Labour big-hitter had a tour of Worcester Bosch, talking to 60 apprentices who landed dream jobs with the company. During a sit-down
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Police arrest two males on the M5 as they continue targeting catalytic converter thefts
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of theft and six catalytic converters were seized following a spot check on the M5. The car was stopped by police on the M5 between junctions eight and seven following a stop check at 12.40pm today. Six catalytic
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Debate to be held on assisted suicide law
PLANS which could make it legal for terminally-ill adults with less than six months to live to choose to kill themselves have taken a step closer to completion. Legislation has been drawn up by former lord chancellor Lord Falconer which would overturn
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Suspicious "window cleaner"" doing the rounds in Malvern
A "SUSPICOUS" male who told a woman he was a window cleaner has been reported to police in Malvern. West Mercia Police have received two reports of the male behaving suspiciously, one from a female in Ashdown Rise and another from a woman in St
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Worcester healthcare provider throws support behind dementia plans
A WORCESTER-BASED healthcare provider has thrown its support behind plans by health secretary Jeremy Hunt to overhaul dementia care.Radfield Home Care has welcomed the commitment by Mr Hunt to reduce diagnosis waiting times, train businesses to spot dementia
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Student has locks cut for charity
A KIND-hearted Worcester school girl who has never had her hair cut before has had her blonde locks chopped for charity. Nine-year-old Caitlin Jones, a pupil at St Clement's C of E Primary, St Johns, has only ever had her hair trimmed. But
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Teenager hit by car in Bath Road, Worcester
A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in Bath Road, Worcester.An ambulance and police officers attended the scene at 3.24pm (Thursday, March 13) after an Audio A4 hit a young girl.There were no serious injuries reported for the girl
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Extra £5 million for Worcestershire schools after fairer funding fight
AN EXTRA £5 million is being handed to Worcestershire's schools - as the Government came good on its fairer funding promise. Education minister David Laws today unveiled a £350 million package for the worst-funded areas of the UK for education,
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Wind of change. Energy minister visits new Worcestershire green turbine factory.
ENERGY and climate change minister Greg Barker blew into Worcestershire to visit the new turbine manufacturing plant of Endurance Wind Power at Hartlebury. The factory, just outside Kidderminster, will create up to 100 new green jobs and eventually build
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Tickets on sale for Midlands Air Ambulance Awards and Ball
TICKETS are now on sale for this year's Midlands Air Ambulance Recognition Awards and Charity Ball. On Friday, June 20, at Edgbaston Stadium, the charity's unsung heroes, including people nominated from Worcestershire as well as the rest of the
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Speed enforcement in Wychavon to save lives
SPECIAL constables have been enforcing speed limits in Pershore, Broadway and Lenchwick in a bid to try and save lives.Working within safer neighbourhood teams in Wychavon, the officers spent 20 hours of work dealing with more than 200 motorists with
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Martin mounts pay rise petition
A MALVERN town councillor has launched a petition in protest at senior Malvern Hills district councillors awarding themselves big pay rises.Cllr Martin Lawrence is appealing for both signatures and volunteers to help his 'Pig Count Petition' reach
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Two quad bikes and a ride-on mower stolen
WEST Mercia Police is asking people to be vigilant after two quad bikes and a ride-on lawn mower were stolen from homes near Redditch and Bromsgrove.Officers are looking into a van that was seen and men who were asking for tree trimming work about the
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Worcester woman going bald and getting inked to raise money for cancer charity
A WORCESTER woman is going bald to raise money for a cancer charity in support of a friend currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Claire White is having her head shaved at Avant Garde salon in St Martin's Quarter next month in an effort
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This won't ease the housing crisis
Sir - Here we go yet again, property developer St. Modwen has applied for permission to build a new bridge over the A4440 along with their bid to build 255 new homes. They also offer the usual employment land that will probably encourage very few businessess
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Ambulance service praised by leading health authority
THE West Midlands Ambulance Service has been praised for its paramedic and apprenticeship programmes. Sir Keith Pearson, chairmain of Health Edication England, and Jenni Ord, chairman of the West Midlands branch, met with the ambulance service's
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Worcester Swimming Pool makes a splash for Sport Relief
A SWIMMING pool in Worcester is causing a splash for Sport Relief by hosting a two-day swimathon. Worcester Swimming Pool, in Sansome Walk, is hosting one of 600 events around the country at 11am on Saturday, March 22 and 9am Sunday, March 23.
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Generous fundraisers donate £360 to buy toys for Tia
GENEROUS rotarians from Worcester reached into their pockets to raise £360 to buy toys for a brave three-year-old girl with an extremely rare immune system condition.Tia Pugh suffers from STAT1 deficiency as well as a tuberculosis-like illness called
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Refreshing show of principles
Sir - What a refreshing series of articles & letters have been published recently in your newspaper! Refreshing because they give hope that integrity in politics & the democratic system is having to re-surface in the fight against bad decisions
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Our area is now just university halls overspill
Sir - As a St Johns resident of more that 30 years it saddens me to see what has become of "The Village in the City".It's now no more than a University overspill halls of residence. While driving through the area this morning I counted over
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Late TV personality's wife to visit Worcester
THE wife of a late steeplejack-turned TV personality is visiting Worcester next weekend.Sheila Dibnah will be signing copies of her memoirs which are a tribute to her husband, Fred.A Cast Iron Will - Our Fred's True Legacy profiles the man who shot
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'Phantom' poses puzzles to baffle city's shoppers
"LIFE'S full of questions, isn't it, Batman? Though, naturally, I prefer to think of them as riddles." - this quote was famously spoken by Gotham's enemy, The Riddler. Edward Nigma discovered puzzles when he was a young boy, and he gradually incorporated
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Free life-saving heart start course at St John's, Worcester
A FREE First Aid Training Course is being held at St John's Youth and Community Centre, in Swanpool Walk, Worcester, on Friday March 21, between 11am and 2pm.There are 20 spaces available on the three-hour course and attendees, who will receive a
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Fly to Brum to Beijing
BIRMINGHAM Airport is to become the country’s first gateway to offer UK charter package tours from China and the first UK airport outside London to launch direct charter flights to China. This follows a joint initiative between Birmingham Airport
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Stranded rail staff led to train cancellations
A MAJOR rail operator was forced to cancel two trains after their staff were left stranded by a broken down taxi.Crew from London Midland were travelling across Birmingham when their taxi ground to a halt in the city's Queensway tunnel on Tuesday,
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Worcester accountants latest members of professional body
CB Chartered Accountants of Shire Business Park, Worcester has become the newest member of mutual professional association the UK200Group. The firm's services range from tax planning, audits, bookkeeping and payroll, to specialist business advice,
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Inquiry finds fatal helicopter crash killing a Droitwich man was avoidable
AN inquiry into a helicopter crash that killed a Droitwich man was found to be "avoidable".On April 1 2009, a Eurocopter Super Puma plunged into the water off the Aberdeenshire coast, killing 14 oil workers and two crew members, including Worcestershire
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Safety tips issued after four chimney and stove fires in one day
PEOPLE with real fires or wood burning stoves are being reminded to take steps to stay safe after the fire service tackled four incidents in a single day.The call outs for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service came on Wednesday, March 12, with
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More fog on the way as warning is issued
A FURTHER yellow warning for fog has been issued as difficult driving conditions look set to continue. The Met Office warning is valid from 1am to 11am on Friday and fog is expected to become widespread and locally dense again through Thursday
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Plea for second Worcester city bridge ruled out by council's leadership
PLEAS for a new bridge in Worcester city centre have been ruled out by the county council - which says it is "not something" it would be prepared to back. Councillor Simon Geraghty, deputy leader of the Conservative cabinet, says it would cost
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High-profile events get £195,000 in city council support
PLANS to invest £195,000 into four major Worcester events have been backed by councillors - who say they want to "put the city on the map". The city's Labour leadership has given the green light to help fund big cycling, running and basketball
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Woman left one-year-old son home alone to go out and deal drugs
A PREGNANT drug dealer has been jailed after she left her one-year-old son alone at her Worcester flat while she went out to sell drugs. Police made the shocking discovery after Karen Niblett was stopped by an officer - who knew her as a drug user
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We don't want "back of the fag packet" claims, says Worcester politician
A KEY watchdog has asked for greater clarity over Worcester City Council's finances - firing a warning over "back of the fag packet" claims. The city's audit committee, a powerful body which probes public spending, says too many facts and figures
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Worcestershire is one of the hardest-hit areas of UK for bus cuts
WORCESTERSHIRE is one of the worst hit areas of the entire country for bus cuts, according to shock new findings. Research from a national campaign group has placed the county among six different parts of the UK suffering the most devastating impact
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Raft of new council spending plans revealed
A RAFT of new spending plans have been revealed by Worcestershire County Council - including £6.4 million into encouraging the public to use the internet more. A series of projects have been earmarked with taxpayers' cash by the council, including
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Fears 'rat-run' road will get worse if new homes are built
RESIDENTS in a Worcester road say they fear the worst over a controversial bid for 200 new homes - warning their street will become a "rat run" for drivers. People living in Battenhall Road say they are already suffering because of motorists dumping
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Sir Bradley Wiggins set for cameo role in the Archers
A CAMEO appearance of an Olympic gold medallist and knight of the realm on a long-running radio soap is something to get wheely excited about. Sir Bradley Wiggins, who struck gold in the cycling time trail at London 2012 and won the Tour de France
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Healthcare workers praised for their work during the floods
HEALTHCARE workers have been praised for their work making sure patients got their care they needed during the recent floods. At a meeting of the management board of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust on Wednesday, March 12, trust chief executive
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Construction site thefts - £327,000 worth of goods stolen in a year in West Mercia
CONSTRUCTION sites across Worcestershire have fallen prey to thieves with 462 such thefts worth more than £327,000 reported across West Mercia in a year. Freedom of Information requests were submitted to 27 police forces, including West Mercia,
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People writing us off lifts pressure
RELEGATION is the elephant in the room that people don’t like to talk about, but it is always there for us at the moment. As this has been my first season in the Aviva Premiership, it has been the first time I’ve encountered relegation and you
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Hospitals in Worcestershire rated among the safest and highest-quality in the country
HOSPITALS in Worcestershire have again been rated as some of the safest and most high-quality in the country. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) this week published its Intelligent Monitoring Report, comparing the safety and quality of care at hospitals
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A 'brute' forwards really hate to face
WAYNE Thomas admits he almost retired from football before joining Worcester City. The 34-year-old found himself at a career crossroads when he was let go by Tamworth last month. With more than 500 Football League appearances under his belt
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Pay attention at the back. Recruitment professional moves into education.
RECRUITMENT professional Pamela Easen is now applying her expertise to the education sector. Mrs Easen is chief executive of Worcester-based A1 education solutions, which aims to provide a comprehensive service to meet clients’ flexible, short
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Village school is caring place say inspectors
A village school has been given a good report by Ofsted inspectors.Rushwick CE primary school was rated as good in all categories by the inspectors. They found that children made consistently good progress with the school's year 6 pupils demonstrating
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LEP pledge for 500 extra apprenticeships in Worcestershire
WORCESTERSHIRE Local Enterprise Partnerships is aiming at an extra 500 apprenticeships in the county next year after the success of National Apprenticeship Week 2014. The target is part of a pledge by West Midlands LEP's to significantly increase
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Youngsters from the Prince's Trust help children with special needs
YOUNG people from the Prince's Trust have helped clear up some overgrown land to create an outdoor learning environment for children with special needs.The group, from Worcester College of Technology, helped build a fire pit and a teepee for pupils
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Traffic building up after rush hour crash
MORNING rush hour commuters are facing queues and delays following a motorway crash. Two lanes of the northbound M5 are closed due to an accident involving two lorries and a car in the roadworks area between junction 5a at Droitwich and junction
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Worcester among top ten best performing cities in the UK for business success
WORCESTER was the eighth best performing town or city in the UK for business success last year, a new report has revealed. The city's success was shown in a report by analyst Experian on which of the country's towns and cities provided the best
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Horse owner to give up impounded animals
THE owner of two horses taken away by the council following welfare concerns says he has given them up.Shane Smith was left angered last week after Worcester City Council authorised his two animals to be impounded.They had been left grazing on council
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Mystery of Malvern's 'Banksy' is solved as pair reveal their identities
THE mystery of who created the Banksy-style Edward Elgar street art has been solved and their already popular work looks set to stay. Lee Morris and Tom Brown originally intended their four images of the classical composer on the Wells Road bus
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Search is on for custody visitors
THE search is on for members of the public to check the welfare of those in custody.West Mercia Police's Crime Commissioner says he particularly wants to recruit people from ethnic minorities and those aged 18 to 40.They would help check on those
