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Leach stars as Worcestershire recover at Northamptonshire
JOE Leach made a valuable half-century and then took three wickets to give Worcestershire the better of the opening day at Northamptonshire in County Championship Division Two. The hosts closed on 64-3, trailing by 213, with Alex Rossington and
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Medals for Worcester fighters
WORCESTER City amateur fighters bagged gold, silver and bronze medals at the Hull Box Cup Junior Championships. The three-day competition attracted the best young boxers in England with teams from Scotland and Ireland also taking part. Junior
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Hogg says things settling down after Ryan departure
THINGS have “settled down” at Worcester Warriors since the shock departure of Sixways director of rugby Dean Ryan. Head coach Carl Hogg has praised Warriors’ squad who have “worked extremely hard” and are “looking fit” as they prepare for the new
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Steve Miles scores 140 not out from 77 balls in Worcester Dominies win
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket League Division Two leaders Redditch were pegged back at Evesham. The Vale side had Shafqat Zaman’s 90 to thank for overhauling the top team by two wickets. The distant chasing pack of Chaddesley Corbett, Coombs Wood,
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Worcester Nomads back on top ahead of Colwall
WORCESTER Nomads returned to the top of Worcestershire Cricket League Division One with an emphatic eight-wicket home win over a below-par Burghill, Tillington and Weobley side. Innocent Kaia scored 68 and Sam Roberts 54 not out for Nomads as they
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Famous film cars join the fun at the Chateau Impney Hill Climb
TWO famous film cars made it all the way from California to join hundreds of other retro cars during the Chateau Impney Hill Climb this weekend.The Hill Climb which returned last year, thrilled thousands of spectators with 238 cars racing around the track
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Cole four steers Old Vigornians to narrow victory
OLD Vigornians remain in third place in Worcestershire Cricket League Division Three after a thrilling one-wicket win in a low-scoring match at bottom-of-the-table Cleobury Mortimer. The Worcester side looked like they were cruising after dismissing
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Worcester wing Thompson scores hat-trick of tries for England
WORCESTER winger Lydia Thompson’s brilliant hat-trick carried England to a comfortable 39-13 win against USA in the final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series in Salt Lake City. Thompson got her team off to a dream start in just the fifth
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Pershore move above Astwood Bank in table with big win
PERSHORE'S 131-run win over Aston Manor took them above Worcestershire rivals Astwood Bank in Birmingham and District Cricket League Division Three. Bank went down to a five-wicket defeat at fourth-placed Streetly. Pershore’s total of 248-6
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Boyle hits 81 in Old Elizabethans' defeat to Shifnal
WORCESTER'S Old Elizabethans lost to title-chasing Shifnal by six wickets in a Birmingham and District League Division Two match reduced to 30 overs-a-side due to rain. Skipper Jamie Boyle cracked 81 in OEs' total of 163 all out with Shropshire
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Brockhampton beat Bromsgrove despite Kervezee knock
BROCKHAMPTON'S surge up the Birmingham and District Cricket League Division One table continued with a three-wicket win at inconsistent Bromsgrove. Worcestershire's Alexei Kervezee (56) hit his customary half-century for Bromsgrove before he was
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Ombersley grab draw in clash of high-fliers
OMBERSLEY denied title-chasing Wolverhampton as they held on for a losing draw in the Birmingham and District Cricket League Premier DIvision. Although Wasim Jaffer continued to threaten every top-flight batting record since the league widened
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Evesham edge out neighbours Pershore
EVESHAM United won their second pre-season friendly in 24 hours 1-0 at Vale neighbours Pershore Town. The only goal of the game for the Southern League club came in the 22nd minute from Elliot Kennedy. Evesham thrashed Forest Green Rovers 4
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Manager Carl Heeley quits as Worcester City director
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley is the latest director to resign from the troubled club's board. The former player, who will remain as boss, had only revealed a business plan intended to keep Vanarama National League North outfit City afloat
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Saved! Worcester's first ever hospital site to secure vital rebirth
AN historic Worcester landmark is going to be saved for future generations - after developers came forward with a rescue plan. For years Worcester's first ever hospital site, which dates back to 1745 and is regarded as a site of national importance
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Sharpe scores only goal for City at Swifts
TROUBLED Worcester City won their first pre-season friendly 1-0 at Stourport Swifts. With a string of director resignations and a return to their home city seemingly no closer, Bromsgrove Sporting's tenants at least experienced success on the pitch
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Evesham River festival 2016
Huge crowds gathered for the annual River Festival, spectacular lit boats and massive fireworks display complimented the seasonally warm evening. Based on information supplied by yawningcatphotography.com.
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T20 quarter-final hopes hit by thrashing
WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids' hopes of making the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals suffered a major blow with a second heavy defeat inside 24 hours. Riki Wessels' brutal innings helped Notts Outlaws to their second T20 victory in the same period as they
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Chateau Impney crash
Edmund Burgess was trapped underneath his Bugatti Type 51 after it overturned during practice for this weekend's Chateau Impney hill-climb. Marshals righted the car and he walked to the waiting ambulance. Picture by Mike Dodman, Bromsgrove.
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Fishing shop raided by burglars
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of stock was stolen from a fishing shop on Rose Avenue on Friday night. Two thieves raided the Worcester Angling Centre, of 161 Rose Avenue and stole rods, reels and pole holdalls. Gary Hickton, the owner of the store
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BREXIT: Don't cut our funding any more, says Worcester City Council leader
THE leader of Worcester City Council has spoken of his concern over Brexit leading to more cuts in public finances. Labour Councillor Adrian Gregson told the Worcester News he was concerned local government could take the brunt of the difficult decisions
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BREXIT: Worcester Bosch and Yamazaki Mazak tell next PM 'don't deport EU nationals'
TWO of Worcestershire's biggest employers are pushing for EU nationals to remain in Britain post-Brexit. Worcester Bosch and Yamazaki Mazak, two world famous companies who backed Remain, want the next Prime Minister to ensure they are not sent packing