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Bizarre: Bags of raw meat and mouldy bread flytipped in St Peter's
PEOPLE living in St Peter's were left scratching their heads after bags of raw meat and slices of mouldy bread were dumped by a path. Lin Giles discovered the rotting food today (Thursday) near to her home. She said: "Bags of raw meat and
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UPDATE: Crash on M42 near Worcestershire
ALL lanes are now open following an earlier crash on the M5 near Worcestershire. A crash had brought traffic to a standstill on the M42 southbound in Worcestershire. Highways England said traffic was held between junction two (Birmingham/Hopwood
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Disruption possible at cemetery due to road resurfacing work
PEOPLE planning to visit Astwood Cemetery in Worcester on Sunday are being warned of possible disruption due to road resurfacing work taking place outside.A spokesman for Worcester City Council said people will still be able to access the cemetery throughout
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Crash on the M5 causing heavy delays between M5 and Junction 1 of M42
A crash on the M5 is causing heavy delays between the M5 Northbound Junction 5 and Junction 1 of the M42. The accident is now blocking two lanes between Junction 5 Droitwich and traffic is stopped to recover the accident, with delays of one hour
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Reg Barnstable wins Swan Angling Club contest at Stoke Works
VETERAN Reg Barnstable turned in a fine performance to comfortably win the latest Swan Angling Club contest on the high wall section of the canal at Stoke Works. Drawn just before the start of the wall, Barnstable used breadpunch offered into the
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Worcester's West Mercia Badminton Club offers free coaching for women
WEST Mercia Badminton Club are starting free coaching sessions for female players keen to take up the sport or return to competitive action. The club are under-represented by female players and want to boost numbers. The free sessions will
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Pershore Plums triumph in 'Daryl Mitchell’ division of Under-19 NatWest Club T20 Blast
PERSHORE Plums triumphed in the ‘Daryl Mitchell’ division of the Under-19 NatWest Club T20 Blast. They defeated Worcester Nomads by 60 runs in a group decider and now progress to the semi-finals against opponents yet to be confirmed. The final
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Worcester school given donation to create stunning sunflower garden
GREENFINGERED youngsters have been able to create a stunning garden at their Worcester school following a generous donation from the city-based Sanctuary Group.The housing and care provider, in partnership with its appointed development contractor Stepnell
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Malvern Rugby Club will face North Midlands rivals Old Yardleians in RFU Intermediate Cup
MALVERN Rugby Club have been paired with North Midlands rivals Old Yardleians in the first round of the RFU Intermediate Cup. Old Yardleians will have home advantage for the tie on September 24 which is the only all-North Midlands clash in the
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Worcester Valkyries will face Richmond, Aylesford Bulls and Darlington Mowden Park Sharks in Women's Premiership Sevens
WORCESTER Valkyries will take on Richmond, Aylesford Bulls and Darlington Mowden Park Sharks in Pool One of the Women's Premiership Sevens. With support from the RFU, eight Women's Premiership clubs will be competing in their annual Sevens competition
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Long delays on the M5 Northbound between junctions 7 and 5
Delays of up to 30 minutes on the M5 northbound are expected between Droitwich and Worcester after a car broke down. The troubles start at junction 7, Evesham but the car broke down between junctions 6 and 5. Normal traffic conditions are expected
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City still searching for new goalkeeper
MANAGER Carl Heeley has vowed to resolve Worcester City’s goalkeeping dilemma as he continues to his access his options. Former Tamworth stopper Raajan Gill became the fourth man to go in between the sticks for City in pre-season when he started
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Man withdraws fake £20 note from cash machine outside Tesco
A WORCESTERSHIRE man wants to alert locals about fake banknotes after withdrawing a counterfeit £20 note in Evesham. Andrew Marsh, from North Littleton, said he received the fake note from a cash machine outside Tesco in Worcester Road on July
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Addict left children alone by railway line
A DRUG addict who left three young children in "extreme danger" near a railway track while she bought heroin has been sent to jail. Lisa Smith used a pedestrian crossing to go over the track in Malvern with the children she was looking after on
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The Play's the Thing - a new permanent display at the RSC.
THE Royal Shakespeare Company is to open its first ever ever permanent exhibition devoted to the subject of Shakespeare and his plays. It will welcome its first visitors on October 22, in time for the autumn half-term holiday. A spokesman said
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Was head right to hold sports day on hottest day of the year?
A HEADTEACHER has defended his decision to carry on with a sports day on the hottest day of the year. Christopher Whitehead Language College held its sports day on Tuesday when temperatures in the city rocketed to 32C, making it hotter than Barcelona,
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Mum slams 'lowest of the low' thieves after sentimental item stolen from son's grave
A HEARTBROKEN mum has branded the person who stole a sentimental item from her disabled son's grave as 'the lowest of the low'. Jill Farney is devastated after a chrome lantern was taken from the grave of her son, Andrew Farney, at Astwood Cemetery
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Croome Court was the big break for Capability Brown
THIS Year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot "Capability" Brown, the famous landscape designer whose name is forever connected with Croome Court in Worcestershire. To mark the special occasion, the Embroiders' Guild will stage
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£150,000 investment to plug city skills gap on the cards
AN investment of £150,000 could be made into enhancing the skills of Worcester's workforce.Worcester City Council is considering investing the cash into a new strategy to improve the skills local people can offer and to deliver more apprenticeships
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Boarding school head's husband has been sentenced after harassing married woman
THE husband of a boarding school headmistress has been sentenced after harassing a married woman by attempting to kiss her and touching her leg. Stephen Woodhouse, who left his victim in shock after running his hand down her back, was ordered to
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Thunderstorms never materialised - but rain is on its way this weekend
WORCESTER continues to bask in bright sunshine as the thunderstorms predicted for last night (Thursday) failed to materialise.The Met Office issued a warning for severe rain on Wednesday morning but, while places further north were affected, the storms
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From our archive: How Droitwich ice cream maker York-Jones pioneered the "whippy" style
AMONG the tinkling ice cream vans that used to drive around the county in the post war years was one of Worcestershire's own. York-Jones had a factory in Vines Lane, Droitwich from where it sallied forth to do battle with national brands like Walls
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Sports Direct fined £10,000 at Worcester Magistrates Court for continued display of illegal sign
SPORTS Direct has been issued with a £10,000 fine for not removing an illegal sign in St Martin’s Quarter. The illuminated sign was erected without permission last year, and continues to be displayed despite a £1,865 fine in May. The chain
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Heads' fury as fairer funding is delayed again
ANGRY school heads have slammed a decision to delay 'fairer funding' for another year. New education secretary Justine Greening released a statement yesterday (Thursday) saying a new funding formula, previously expected to be put in place from
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UPDATED: Young girl and elderly man fortunately avoid serious injury after crashing into M5 emergency barrier
A YOUNG girl and elderly man avoided serious injury after their car crashed into the M5 emergency barrier on July 21. The girl suffered from a superficial face injury and the man came away unscathed after the vehicle smashed into the central reservation
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A family puppet show at The Hive
A FAMILY puppet show that brings a turtle’s adventures to life will return to Worcester, with a performance at The Hive. The Journey of the Turtle by Lempen Theatre uses traditional storytelling with table-top puppets, shadows and music to depict the
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BREXIT: Look "outside the EU" to make this work, says Worcestershire County Council leader
THE leader of Worcestershire County Council insists it is "too early" to assess the implications of Brexit - and has urged investors to press ahead with confidence. Councillor Simon Geraghty has issued a rallying call over the post-referendum uncertainty
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Shipston's the spot for all things fishy
A THREE day fishing festival will take place in Shipston on Stour this weekend, just in time for the start of the long summer holidays.Organisers say the free to enter event, from Friday July 29 to July 31, will provide family fun for all.The event will
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Malvern's Cher Lloyd set to release new single Activated tomorrow
POPSTAR Cher Lloyd will be releasing her new single tomorrow (Friday) - six years after the Malvern singer found fame on X Factor.Cher teased fans on Twitter with artwork for her newest song Activated which features a sleek new look for the star.Fans
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Lights, camera, knit at cinema fundraiser in aid of Target Ovarian Cancer
AS THE sun blazed on the hottest day of the year ,a group of nifty knitters held a very quirky fundraising idea.In the cool of the Odeon Cinema, over 30 people watched Florence Foster Jenkins while busy knitting and crocheting to raise money for Target
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Quill will continue to write their own legend at The Artrix
QUILL are enjoying another exciting year, and an audience at the Artrix in Bromsgrove is about to find out why. Bev Bevan, of ELO, The Move and Black Sabbath fame, reckons that "Joy Strachan-Brain is the best female singer to come out of the Midlands
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Wife inspires Dave's dawn-to-dusk walk
A RETIRED driver from Worcester has walked the length of the Worcestershire Way to remember his wife who is living with dementia. Dave Till, aged 67, raised more than £600 for St Richard’s Hospice by completing the 31 mile dawn-to-dusk walking
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Bring back the death penalty, says Worcestershire MEP
A WEST Midlands MEP is today calling for Britain to bring back the death penalty - saying the "most evil" of criminals deserve it. Bill Etheridge, who is bidding to become next UKIP leader, says he wants a referendum to give people a say on reintroducing
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Medical staff will run to raise funds to fight leukaemia
DOCTORS, nurses and former blood cancer patients will battle through the pain barrier during a half-marathon to raise funds to find a cure for leukaemia.Over 30 haematology staff from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have been inspired to run
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Up Pompeii's at The Norbury
CULT BBC sitcom Up Pompeii, as a stage show, has been entertaining audiences at The Norbury in Droitwich this month, and its not too late to catch up with the fun, "which contains mild nudity".Made famous in the 1970s by Frankie "titter
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M5 re-opens after crash on Junction 8 Northbound in Worcester- 1 lane closed for emergency barrier repairs
One lane of the M5 between junctions 7 and 8 has now closed to repair an emergency barrier. The barrier was damaged in an earlier crash which has since been cleared. The vehicles were cleared to the hard shoulder and whilst delays remain, these
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Cyber security under spotlight at breakfast event
LOCAL businesses heard from a Worcestershire based IT expert about what’s coming next in the technology sector and how having strong cyber security is all the more important in 2016 at FinditinWorcestershire’s July breakfast event.At "The Future
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A trio of treats from Josh the king of the whinge
THE curly-haired comedian and Devonian observationalist, Josh Widdicombe, will have three chances this summer to bring his wit, wisdom and whinges to local audiences.His touring show "What Do I Do Now...." will come The Roses in Tewkesbury on
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Fraudster with connections to Worcester conned elderly man out of almost £100,000
A FRAUDSTER hunted by police for tricking an elderly man out of almost £100,000 has connections to Worcester. Felix Rooney defrauded the 72-year-old man of tens of thousands of pounds by claiming he needed work doing to his roof. The conman
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The Collector will gather an audience at The Roses
THE Collector, a disturbing tale from post-Saddam Iraq, is coming to the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury.The date will be Tuesday, September 27, from 7.30pm. A spokesman said: "It's 2003, at the Mazrat Prison in Iraq, previously one of Saddam’s
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Worcestershire's battling lower order reminds Rhodes of County's all-conquering teams of late 1980s
DIRECTOR of cricket Steve Rhodes says the ability of the current Worcestershire lower order to help the team overcome challenging situations brings back memories of when he was a player in the all-conquering team of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Five Worcestershire players selected for England Under 19s warm-up matches
FIVE Worcestershire players selected for the England Under 19s will be involved in two warm-up matches today and tomorrow for the Test series against Sri Lanka Under 19s. Josh Dell, Josh Tongue, Ben Twohig and Ollie Westbury have been included
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UPDATED with more pictures: Worcester to get first micro-home to tackle homelessness
WORCESTER is to get its first micro-home to tackle rough sleeping after city planners gave the scheme the green light. The Homeless Foundation has gained approval from planners for an iKozie Micro-Home in St George's Lane, Barbourne, Worcester.
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Worcestershire bell towers needed for new challenge
THE ancient tradition of English-style bell ringing is being revived through a new challenge being held across Worcestershire. It is hoped the initiative, Challenge 500, will breath life into the 400-year-old tradition, as part of the Heritage Open Days
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Malvern garden comes to life this weekend
THE garden at Rothbury, 5 St Peter’s Road in North Malvern, is opening this weekend for the National Gardens Scheme. A cottage-style garden of one third of an acre, it is packed with colourful and fragrant plants surrounding the Arts and Crafts
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Tape Boy has a date in Cheltenham
TAPE BOY will have nothing to say and plenty to reveal when he performs at the Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, this autumn.The lad with tape across his mouth, as seen on the ITV Royal Variety Performance, will take a bow at the venue on Tuesday, September
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Boost for Worcestershire as jobless figures fall
UNEMPLOYMENT in Worcester has fallen to a near-record low - with the number of jobseekers dropping back to below 1,000. New data for June revealed how 995 people were claiming unemployment benefits in the city last month, with 25 extra people back in
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5 things you need to know Thursday
1. Top story PICTURES: Worcester's £20m Cathedral Square overhaul reaches key milestone 2. Today's weather Sunny this morning with highs of 22C with cloud expected this afternoon 3. Traffic and travel Stop/start traffic on the A4440
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Water starts to return to Droitwich homes
WATER has started returning to Droitwich homes after a burst water main left people without water on a hot day. Severn Trent Water said people living in the WR9 postcode should have seen the water starting to return to their taps from around 6.30pm
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Heeley: We are not good enough
FRUSTRATED boss Carl Heeley has blamed Worcester City's off-field troubles for leaving him with a squad “nowhere near strong enough” to compete in Vanarama National League North. With just over two weeks to go before City kick off their campaign
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PICTURES: Worcester's £20m Cathedral Square overhaul reaches key milestone
WORCESTER'S £20 million Cathedral Square overhaul has reached a key milestone - with demolition work finished on the exciting transformation. After a frantic few months at the iconic site, an army of construction workers have removed all the debris