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LATEST: Missing teenager found safe and well
A MISSING Worcester teenager has been found safe and well. We reported how police were worried for the well-being of Elliana Keane, aged 15, who had not been seen since 3.30pm on Friday, August 5. West Mercia Police said Elliana was found by officers
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WATCH: Thousands flock to the beer festival for final day
THOUSANDS of people have flocked to Worcester racecourse for the final day of the Worcester Camra beer festival. Tickets for today's event sold out at around 2.30pm as people began to queue for the chance to enjoy real ale and fruity ciders into
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Reader's Letter: Thank you for mum’s care
SIR – My mum Vera Roberts spent the last year of her life at Juniper House Residential Care Home, Oak View Way, Worcester. My brothers and I would like to thank the staff at Juniper for the way they cared for her during her stay and her final days
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Final score: Worcester City 2 Harrogate Town 2
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Live: Worcester City v Harrogate Town
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County crash to 10-wicket defeat at Kent
WORCESTERSHIRE went down by 10 wickets as Kent completed victory in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two match at Canterbury after just 75 minutes of the final day. Veteran Kent seamer Darren Stevens did the damage with the second new
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Warriors' Hougaard returns to South Africa Test team for Championship openers
WORCESTER Warriors' Francois Hougaard has been recalled for South Africa's opening two matches of the 2016 Rugby Championship against Argentina. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included the 28-year-old scrum-half in a squad of 31 players.
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Folkard through to first round in Rio Olympics archery
WORCESTERSHIRE archer Naomi Folkard started her fourth Olympics in fine style by shooting 639 to finish 23rd in the ranking round. The Great Britain individual recurve competitor now faces Indonesian Ika Rochmawati, ranked at 42, in the first round
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Medal magic from Ghani at Bransford
FEREY Ghani’s fine form has continued with victory in Bransford seniors’ August medal. Ghani (13 handicap) shot 85 for the lowest gross and pipped Mike Davidge on countback after both returned 72 nett. Davidge managed 88 gross 16 handicap 72
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County cup for Ombersley golfers
OMBERSLEY Golf Club ladies beat 60 players from 20 clubs to take the prestigious County Centenary Cup. Held at Kidderminster by Worcester and Hereford Ladies’ County Golf Association, the annual event attracted some of the best in three handicap
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Reader's Letter: Cameron is to blame
SIR – GB Dipper has got a brass neck to complain about “propaganda” in a government leaflet supporting the Remain campaign (Worcester News, July 27). I have a leaflet in front of me. It reads: “Let’s give our NHS the £350 million the EU takes every
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Preece golf trophy at Sapey stays within family
SAPEY held their annual Prostate Cancer Care Golf Day and incorporated the Jim Preece Memorial Trophy. Preece built and owned the club, which opened in 1990, but died in August 2011. Sapey, still owned by the family, supports the prostate cancer
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Man dies after fall on bus in Ledbury
A MAN in his 70s has died after falling on a bus in Ledbury.The man boarded the number 132 double-decker bus on Ledbury High Street and made his way up the stairs to the upper deck.It is believed he fell backwards down the stairs before the bus moved
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Reader's Letter: Let’s have post-Brexit hope
SIR – I read with interest and sympathy the article by the Archdeacon of Worcester, Robert Jones in which he laments one consequence of the Brexit vote, the unleashing of (not-so-subtle) racism, brought about by many factors including, no doubt, the
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Worcestershire chippy aims to hook a second national award in a year
A WORCESTERSHIRE fish and chip shop is in line to net its second national accolade in a year after being shortlisted for the regional heat of the 2017 National Fish and Chips Awards.Catchems End, Bewdley, is one of three county chippies to be selected
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Restaurant rewarded for offering healthier options
A FAMILY-RUN café and restaurant using meat from its own butchers has been awarded a top Worcestershire accolade for offering healthier options and offering locally-sourced food.Banners, near the new Bromsgrove train station on Finstall Road, took the
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Hotel's new head chef brings foraged ingredients to the table
THE new head chef appointed to a country house hotel nestling in the shadows of the Malvern Hills has started using nature’s bounty in the kitchen.And he also has his sights firmly set on putting his restaurant on the national map for fine dining.Richard
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Young golfers shining at Worcester club
THREE students from Worcester Golf and Country Club’s academy lifted prestigious trophies. Leading the way was Ted Pickering in the Worcestershire Boys’ Championship at Droitwich with gross scores of 76 and 74 securing the under 16 trophy.
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Jail for armed robbers in "laughable" disguises after drink and drug-fuelled raid
TWO armed robbers who carried out a drink and drug-fuelled raid on a Worcester home in "almost laughable" disguises have been locked up. Alex Warden, 43, and Stuart Halliday, 34, burst into the home of a young woman and her "vulnerable" partner
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New City keeper Draper keen to impress
NEW keeper Nick Draper insists he is not clocking up hundreds of miles in his car to merely sit on the bench for Worcester City. The Grimsby-based stopper is set to face stiff competition from West Bromwich Albion loanee Ethan Ross for the number
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Hot golf prospect Farrell remembers his Evesham roots
HOT golf prospect Oliver Farrell has never forgotten his roots at Evesham despite showing immense promise. The 19-year-old former Pershore High School pupil joined the Fladbury club when aged seven and first won the men’s club championship at 12
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Man confronts doormen with metal post after refused entry to Worcester bar
A MAN picked up a metal post and confronted doormen after he was refused entrance to a Worcester bar.Christopher McManus, aged 30, of Burford Close, Worcester, picked up the metal post after being refused entry to Alexanders bar in New Street.John Cardiff
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City boss: Season targets stay within changing room
MANAGER Carl Heeley is guarded over his targets ahead of what he expects to be a “tough” Vanarama National League North campaign for Worcester City. The cash-strapped Blue and Whites begin their season against Harrogate Town at Bromsgrove’s Victoria
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Perdiswell Park captain's day goes to Hine
PERDISWELL Park’s Barrie Hope put on a successful captain’s day competition. Around £600 at least was raised for the Stroke Association from the day’s events and a playing turn-out of 65 members. The format for the main event was individual