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Watch winning goal and great penalty save as Raiders claim county cup

WORCESTER Raiders won the Worcestershire FA Saturday Junior Cup final today with a 1-0 victory over Badsey-based Montpellier at Pershore Town's King George V Stadium. Both sides missed penalties with Montpellier having one well saved and Raiders

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Did you see anything suspicious in Worcester's Cornmeadow Lane?

BATTERIES were stolen and tractors damaged overnight in a field near Worcester.   Officers from West Mercia Police have appealed for witnesses to the theft and damage which happened on land off Cornmeadow Lane.   Anyone who saw anything

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Praise for Worcester from world's most prestigious sporting university

VISITORS from a prestigious sports university have visited Worcester to talk about how to promote Paralympic and inclusive sport. Beijing Sports University is considered to be the world's leading university for Olympic and Paralympic medallists.

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School celebrates holy year with pledge to help refugees

A CATHOLIC school has agreed to raise £1,000 a year to help women fleeing from war-torn countries. The pledge was made by Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College as part of a charity legacy, which it has decided to offer to mark last year's religious

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"Full-strength" Wolves ready to rock Glasgow

HEAD coach Paul James is looking forward to seeing how his “full-strength” Worcester Wolves side fare against Glasgow Rocks tomorrow (5pm). Rocks have beaten Wolves twice in the British Basketball League this season and will be gunning to complete

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Cruelty free fair is a hit

CROWDS flocked to a cruelty free fair organised by Worcester Vegans and Veggies at the Guildhall, Worcester, today. Visitors browsed stalls selling food, clothing and cosmetics and found out about animal cruelty. Organisers said they hoped

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Young tennis ace Alfie wins tournament

PERSHORE Tennis Centre's Alfie Mills won the grade six under nines orange tournament at Henley-in-Arden. The Pinvin First School nine-year-old was among 19 boys and one girl at the outdoors competition. Meanwhile, Pershore's mixed A team beat a

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Bill and Martin take honours for Evesham seniors

EVESHAM Golf Club seniors held their first qualifier of the new season with a stableford for the Eric Tyler Trophy. An unpleasant, rainy morning presented difficult golfing conditions as 33 points earned Bill Dobie the win. Second on countback

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PICTURES: Boss hails most prolific display ever by Wolves as they score 126 points against Newcastle

Worcester Wolves 126 Newcastle Eagles 97 THE unstoppable force that is Worcester Wolves continues to run over every opponent that is put before them with Newcastle Eagles being the latest side to cower before their power. Nine wins in a row

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Full-time: AFC Telford United 1-0 Worcester City

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New care home appoints top chef to tickle residents' tastebuds

A FORMER BBC Masterchef: The Professionals contestant from 2011 will be bringing his own particular brand of culinary expertise and passion for home grown produce to a new care home opening near Worcester.Chris Williams, who used to run the kitchen at

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Small food business hit crowdfunding target and gets Tesco support

A SMALL Worcestershire food business supplying healthy breakfast pots and snacks, which was conceived when its owner went through redundancy, has successfully achieved a crowdfunding goal and the chance to wow buyers at Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco.Simplyseedz

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Gotcha! 350 litter louts fined £75 for dropping cigarettes in Worcester

MORE than 350 people have been slapped with £75 fines for dropping cigarette butts in Worcester since October, it has emerged. The litter blitz has seen Worcester City Council dish out a staggering £27,375 in on-the-spot penalties during the last

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Wychavon named the second best place to live in rural Britain

WYCHAVON has been named as the second most desirable place to live in rural Britain according to a survey.The 2017 Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey results were announced today (Saturday) with Wychavon scoring particularly well when it came

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UKIP councillor: 'I'm quitting County Hall'

A UKIP politician who defied the odds by triumphing four years ago at Worcestershire County Council is quitting his seat. Councillor Stuart Cross is stepping down at May's elections after saying he is struggling to fit the role in alongside his

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Update: Sixways roundabout to be renamed 7-ways in rebranding exercise

Update at noon NEWS that Sixways island is to be renamed 7-ways has turned out to be something of an exaggeration. Eagle eyed readers may have noticed that Lila Froop, the consultant responsible for the rebrand was an anagram of April Fool.

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City defender Chambers relishing tussle with Hughes at Telford

VASTLY-experienced defender James Chambers is looking forward to locking horns with former Worcester City striker Lee Hughes at AFC Telford United today (3pm). The veteran frontman is expected to go up against the Blue and Whites for the first