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EDITOR'S VIEW: Proud weekend for Worcester as thousands take donor test
THIS weekend made me proud to be a part of Worcester. Seeing almost 5,000 people turn out to help a five-year-old boy with leukaemia, I was reminded just how compassionate the people of our city can be. Many of them queued up in lashing rain to
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THE CHIROPRACTOR: Exercise helps inflammatory joint pain
Inflammatory joint pain can come from a number of different medical conditions. These include, but are not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis. In the past, a diagnosis of inflammatory joint pain has been
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PUSH BIKE! When it's too close for comfort
As anyone who cycles regularly will know one of the most threatening experiences is a ‘close pass’. You’re riding along and a tonne of metal hurtles past you inches from your elbow and if at speed almost blows you off your bike. Closes passes are
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Paperchase reportedly under threat and 'could close stores'
PAPERCHASE is discussions over whether to sell the business or close stores, it is being reported tonight. Paperchase, which is owned by private equity firm Primary Capital, has a Worcester shop in High Street. There is speculation in the national
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Evesham United: Missed chances dominate agenda after Street draw
“ONLY time will tell” whether Evesham United will rue missing the chances to win Saturday’s 1-1 draw at play-off rivals Street. Will Tunnicliff fired the Robins ahead after 32 minutes from a scrappy corner only for Oscar Latas to level matters
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Appeal to find man who went missing from Callow End one year on
POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing man one year on from his disappearance near Worcester. Matthew Bone travelled from Portsmouth to Worcestershire and checked in to the Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Callow End, on Friday March 9. He has not
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There'd be a bigger 'leave' vote if we held a second Brexit referendum – Worcester MP
CITY MP Robin Walker says an extension to leaving the European Union could be “messy” and has again rejected calls for a 'people’s vote' on Brexit, saying the 2016 referendum result should be respected. He also believes that a second referendum
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New exhibition shows how WW1 changed women's fashion
A NEW exhibition at a county museum explores how World War One changed our sense of style. The ‘Fashioning Peace: Life and Liberty after the Great War’ exhibition opened at the Worcestershire County Museum on Saturday. Visitors are able to tour
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First victory for Worcester club female boxer
IT took 73 years but Rosie Lewis has become the first female boxer to claim victory representing Worcester City Amateur Boxing Club. At a junior show in Reigate, Surrey, the 15-year-old beat Amy Judge, of Redhill ABC, in a hard-fought contest.
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Worcester City: Signing on the horizon?
WORCESTER City could draft in an extra player ahead of Wednesday's home clash with Coventry Sphinx (7.45). Manager John Snape confirmed he had been working on the possibility of bolstering his ranks, particularly as defender Callum McFarlane is
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Commonwealth Games gymnast to feature at Worcester club contest
A TEAM England ambassador from the 2018 Commonwealth Games will put on a display at Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Worcester’s season-opener. The club competition is on Sunday, March 17, at the University of Worcester’s Riverside building. Birmingham-based
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Famous Names for The Lady Vanishes at Malvern Theatres
FIND out how and if The Lady Vanishes at Malvern Theatres, with a stage adaptation of an Alfred Hitchcock classic. This "quick-witted and devilishly fun thriller" is based on the 1939 Hitchcock movie, ranked as one of the best British films of all
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Wilde and wicked shades of Gray at Malvern Theatres
WHEN most of us look in the mirror in the morning, we know we've been wicked: or at least it's obvious we've been somewhat reckless with our health, or perhaps with our diet! The lines and those crow's feet have their own sorry tale to tell, naturally
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What next at hooker for Warriors after Singleton injury?
CONCERNED Worcester Warriors chief Alan Solomons has been left with limited options at hooker after Jack Singleton sustained an elbow injury. Singleton was forced off 14 minutes into Warriors’ 17-6 defeat at Newcastle Falcons yesterday and Solomons
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Group of volunteers plant 200 trees in Cripplegate Park
A GROUP of volunteers have planted 200 new trees in an historic city park. Members of Taskforce - a volunteer group which gives men with learning disabilities the chance to get involved with positive activities in the community - planted hawthorn
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Worcestershire round-up: Tongue eyes 50 Championship wickets in 2019
JOSH Tongue has set his sights on picking up 50 wickets in a season for the first time and an England Lions call-up. The Worcestershire paceman looks to put his injury frustration well and truly behind him. He put together hauls of 47 County
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Prince Harry unveils memorial to terror attack in which University of Worcester student died
PRINCE Harry has officially dedicated a memorial to the British victims of a terror attack in which a Worcester University student died. Joel Richards, aged just 19, died in a Tunisia terror attack in 2015 along with his uncle, Adrian Evans, and
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Worcester Sunday League round-up: Callow End denied by Perrywood
CALLOW End must wait at least another week to retain the McDonald's Worcester and District Football League Sunday Premier Division title. But two points from the last two games should be enough with a visit to bottom-of-the-table The Bell next
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Worcester Acid Attack trial: Jury retires to consider its verdict
THE jury has gone out to consider its verdict in the acid attack trial. The Worcester Crown Court trial of seven people charged in connection with an acid attack on a child in Worcester, originally began back in January. Sulphuric acid was thrown
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BUSINESS LAW: The right licences help your business thrive
Because I deal with licensing, for venues from pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels to open-air events like festivals and celebrations, as well as shops which sell alcohol – from the corner shop to Liberty of London – people tend to call on me at the
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Worcester based internet provider nominated in Rural Business Awards
A WORCESTER business which provides broadband to rural areas was nominated for a national award. Airband Community Internet's Richard Blackburn was shortlisted in the Rural Employee of the Year category at the 2019 Rural Business Awards on Feb
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WEA 2019: Pippa Denman from Hanley Castle High School nominated for SENCO award
A TEACHER from a Worcester high school described as like a 'fairy godmother' has been nominated in the Worcestershire Education Awards. Pippa Denman from Hanley Castle High School, has been nominated for the Special Educational Needs (SENCO) award
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Football round-up: Worcester Raiders' second-half goal burst
WORCESTER Raiders have another West Midlands League Division One title test at Old Wulfrunians on Tuesday (7.45pm). The Claines Lane side saw off bottom-of-the-table visitors Willenhall Town 3-0 on Saturday a week after drawing 1-1 at home to promotion
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COMPETITION: Are you in the crowd at Falcons v Warriors?
ARE you our Face in the Crowd this week? The man in this fans' photo from JMP is the lucky winner of two tickets to Worcester Warriors' next home game against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday (3pm). You were pictured during Warriors' 17-6 defeat at
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Woman taken to hospital following crash
A YOUNG woman has been taken to hospital following a crash between two cars. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called out at 8.23am to Cripplegate House in St. Clements Close, Worcester. The crash involved a young woman driving a Corsa, and
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Paralympian visits Droitwich judo club
DROITWICH Spa’s Kazoku-Kan Judo Club enjoyed a visit from London 2012 Paralympics adaptive athlete Marc Powell. Powell, who competed in the visually impaired category at the games, took part in a class alongside visiting veteran star Stan Cantrill
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Sax star Kim Cypher's at Severn Jazz this evening
ACCLAIMED saxophonist and composer Kim Cypher will be performing for an audience at Severn Jazz in Worcester this evening, (Monday March 4). And she will be sure to be offering up tracks from her new album, called simply "Love Kim x". A spokesman
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Man with motor neurone disease dies after removing oxygen mask
A MAN with advanced motor neurone disease has died after removing the oxygen mask he relied on to breathe. John King, aged 77, from Sutton, near Tenbury Wells, died on Thursday (February 28) in a hospice. He was diagnosed with the incurable disease
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Letter of the Day: The agonies of fibromyalgia
SIR – On September 8 1978, aged 41, I was hit by a car up Tolladine Road. Four drunken male maniacs on a stag night smashed into the wall and hit me on the path. Taken to hospital, I came out after four days and thought the worst was over. When
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Celebrations as couple celebrate their blue sapphire anniversary
A COUPLE who met on a blind date have been celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary at a city care home. Ron and Doreen Higgins met by chance on a blind date when they were 16 and 17-years-old, after Doreen stepped in when Ron’s date cancelled
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Seven-year-old cut off hair to donate for wigs
A SEVEN-year-old has had her hair cut off to donate towards a charity who make wigs for young people who have lost their hair through cancer. Instead of having her ears pierced for her seventh birthday, Charlotte Harris chosen to have eight inches
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NOSTALGIA: Aston Villa's 1957 FA Cup hero went on to grace Worcester City
A POWERFUL and quick winger with a cannonball shot. That is just one description from the early career of Northern Ireland international and future Worcester City playmaker Peter McParland. He was one of three former internationals to be snapped
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“People have been watching" Liam Lockett - and City boss wants to extend his deal
MANAGER John Snape wants to extend Liam Lockett’s contract at Worcester City after admitting he “would pay to watch” his midfield maestro. Teen sensation Lockett was the shining light in Saturday’s 5-2 Midland Football League Premier Division victory
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CHAPLAIN'S BLOG: We always seem to be in the middle of stuff
I’d sprayed plastic primer on. I waited. Then the first spray coat of matt black. I waited. Then the second and third coats with more waiting in between times. And finally a coat of clear enamel. And looking at it in the light it didn’t look too
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Fans' reaction to Warriors' loss at bottom club Newcastle
Phil Roberts (@philrob89). That one broke my heart. Big opportunity missed. Cannot see it getting much better with Exeter on the horizon but positive cap back on we are a different side at home. JT (@nineandjohn). Thanks to Flood’s experience
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Player ratings from Warriors' 17-6 defeat at Falcons
WARRIORS. 5 Pennell – spurned two scoring opportunities as he put in a grubber kick when he should have fed Heem and failed to find the hands of Lewis who was in space on the wing. 5 Heem – an off-day for the wing who ran into heavy traffic
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FAIR POINT: Viral post about remaining in EU shows the danger of 'fake news'
IF you were on social media this weekend the chances are you saw a viral post about the ‘Lisbon Treaty 2022’ and how it will devastate our country if we remain in the EU. This post was shared widely across social media in recent days, including
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Restaurant founder 'sad' Quinn's closed six months after he sold it
THE former owner of a city centre restaurant which recently shut down has shared his sadness over the closure. Ashley Quinn, who opened Quinn’s, in Crowngate Shopping Centre, Worcester, said he was sad that the restaurant had only lasted six months
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Two drug dealers caged
DRUG dealers who travelled to Worcester from London ‘like commuters’ to peddle heroin and crack cocaine and left cash strewn ‘all over’ a city hotel room are now behind bars. London dealers Matewos Tesfamichael and Mojtaba Yousif had a hotel room
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CRIME FILES: Brave PC took on Birmingham gang who hit Worcester looking for revenge
IT was one of the most extraordinary nights for policing Worcester has ever known. It began when a rampaging mob from Birmingham, estimated at up to 60 strong, descended on the city centre aiming to exact revenge for one of their own being stabbed
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Worcester News Camera Club
Worcester News Camera Club members have captured these beautiful pictures. To join our camera club, send your photographs to photo@worcesternews.co.uk or visit Facebook and search for Worcester News Camera Club.
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Most complex surgeries being stopped at hospital 'not due to pensioner's death'
SOME of the most complex reconstructive surgeries can no longer be performed at Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH), but it is not down to the death of Maureen Robson, a trust chief has said. Dr Graham James, deputy chief medical officer for Worcestershire