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Cheers! It's Worcester Beer Festival 2016 in 38 pictures
MORE than 11,000 people have enjoyed the 2016 Worcester Camra Beer Festival. The popular festival ran from Thursday to Saturday and attracted 11,600 people, who enjoyed the 200 different beers, perries and ciders on offer. As the sun shone,
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Inkberrow's Alice among the tries as GB impress in Olympic women's rugby sevens
CAPTAIN Emily Scarratt led from the front as Great Britain delivered their best performance of the Rio Olympics women's rugby sevens so far to crush highly-fancied Canada. Scarratt scored two second-half tries that sealed a 22-0 win and ensured
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Gregory's Great Britain Olympic rowing heat delayed by winds
STRONG winds led the second day of Olympic rowing to be cancelled but organisers allayed concerns the regatta could descend into a farce. Athletes complained about having to race as the wind whipped across the Lagoa yesterday with Great Britain's
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Salisbury 1 Evesham United 0
EVESHAM United fell to a late winner as promoted Salisbury won the Southern League Division One South and West opener 1-0 after being reduced to 10 men. A loose ball in the box looped over keeper Kevin Sawyer and Tommy Wright applied the decisive
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PICTURES: Worcester City 2 Harrogate Town 2
ENJOY the action from Worcester City's 2-2 draw against Harrogate Town with John Anyon's photographs.
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Worcestershire League round-up: Leaders Nomads march on with Stourport win
WORCESTERSHIRE League Division One leaders Worcester Nomads increased their lead at the top to 46 points after they turned the tables on Stourport. Nomads' spin trio made good use of a dusty track after Stourport had restricted the home side to
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Reader's Letter: Memories of summers past
SIR – While we have not had a glorious summer as yet, I wonder if any of your readers remember the summer of 1976 and the impact of the drought and heatwave locally? I am collecting memories of droughts for a national archive and would gladly hear
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Birmingham League round-up: Old Elizabethans win boosts promotion push
VICTORY for Old Elizabethans moved them within range of a late assault on promotion from Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League Division Two. Jamie Boyle (54) and James Padden (36) scored the bulk of the runs in an OEs total of 145 against
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Kent outplayed us, admits Worcestershire boss
STEVE Rhodes admitted Worcestershire were "outplayed in all departments" by Kent but says they are capable of rediscovering the winning habit in the final third of the season. The County went down by 10 wickets in the Specsavers County Championship
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No blame attached as City players stick together: Heeley
MANAGER Carl Heeley insists there was “no finger pointing” in the dressing room after Worcester City were denied an opening-day triumph by a last-gasp Harrogate Town leveller. And Heeley has tipped City goalkeeper Ethan Ross to bounce back after
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Player ratings and stats from City’s 2-2 draw with Harrogate
Worcester City 2 Harrogate Town 2 City/Harrogate: Goals: Hughes 12, 48/Shiels 21; Pittman 90. Yellow cards: Steele (foul)/Turner (foul); Ainge (foul). Red cards: None. Referee: Declan Bourne 6/10. Attendance: 658. Match
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Boss Heeley praises work-rate, energy and commitment from new-look City side
WORCESTER City manager Carl Heeley praised midfield duo Chekaine Steele and Junior English for their work-rate and effort in Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Harrogate Town. But Heeley admitted City still had plenty to work on despite coming within
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City denied by Harrogate’s injury-time equaliser
WORCESTER City would have been happy with a draw before the start but it’s hard not to argue this was two points dropped in their Vanarama National League North curtain-raiser. Harrogate are among the fancied sides in the division but just did
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Reader's Letter: Why is he not in jail?
SIR – It seems inconceivable to me that Daniel Mills has escaped being locked up. Having read the account of his horrific attack on Philippa James, surely this was enough to warrant a jail term? Then, I was disgusted to learn that he has also
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Fire engine rides prove popular at fire station open day
FAMILIES enjoyed a barbecue, ice creams and the chance to ride in a fire engine at a fire station open day in Droitwich. The open day was held yesterday at Droitwich Fire Station and enabled people living nearby to meet their local firefighters
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Reader's Letter: Too many balls in the air
SIR – I read with interest that our newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner, John Campion, does not think it necessary to resign as a county councillor. He tells us that he wants to avoid the expense of an unnecessary by-election just 10 months
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Video: Watch man throw punch at baby shop window
A MAN punched the window of a baby shop in Worcester during a mindless attack captured on the CCTV. The man even had the bare-faced cheek to return to the same store in Worcester city centre minutes later to do a spot of window shopping with