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Harvester Perdiswell will close as owners decide to sell up
THE Harvester pub and restaurant in Perdiswell is set to close, and mystery now surrounds what will happen at the restaurant. Mitchells & Butlers, the owners of the restaurant chain, in Droitwich Road, released a statement confirming the closure
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EDITOR'S VIEW: Global coverage increases chances of finding a donor for Oscar Saxelby-Lee
AFTER almost 5,000 people attended a donor testing event at the weekend, the quest to save Oscar Saxelby-Lee has ‘gone global’ this week, with the media across the world picking up on the story of the five-year-old Worcester boy, who has a rare form
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DAD'S WORLD: Peppy Nanna is far more important than me
It’s hard saying goodbye to your kids. Sometimes they get a bit emotional. More difficult is when when they don’t notice you going at all. Usually when they are hooked up to the automatic TV parent which is piping gibberish directly in through their
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GREEN MATTERS: Time for toads on the move
Our recent weather has meant that many of you are already reporting frogs arriving in ponds – some of you already have frogspawn. As days get longer and temperatures become milder, ponds give off a pheromone that wafts across the landscape and wakes
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SALLY'S SAVERS: Booked your holiday yet?
If you’re looking for a holiday, you may be spoilt for choice, but headline prices are not always what they appears to be. Take time to check for hidden extras. Some of the costliest add-ons include: 1. Visas, if required. 2. Inoculations
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Fitness boost for Warriors ahead of clash with leaders
MARCO Mama is expected to be available for Worcester Warriors’ Gallagher Premiership battle against leaders Exeter Chiefs at Sixways on Saturday (3pm). The back rower was forced off at Kingston Park last Sunday after sustaining a blow to his head
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City road reopens after three months
A CITY road reopened on Tuesday night after a three-month closure. Sansome Walk, in Worcester, was shut in January to enable the gas network Cadent to replace metallic pipes with long-standing plastic ones. The work was due to finish at the end
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Annett could be back to ease Warriors' crisis at hooker
THERE is a chance Niall Annett could be back earlier than expected from injury to ease Worcester Warriors’ crisis at hooker. The ex-Ireland under 20s captain was due to be back in contention for Warriors’ trip to Bristol Bears later this month
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Talk on 'empowering technology' for dyslexic people
DYSLEXIC people will be able to learn about assistive technology which has been brought into mainstream education to help them. The event will feature guest speaker Arran Smith, Microsoft’s UK SEND and Dyslexia consultant speaking about 'Empowering
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Fred will be a wonderful companion for the right person - could it be you?
FRED is a white three-year-old American Bulldog cross in the care of RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire Branch, and is looking for his forever home. He is described as a very friendly, affectionate boy who loves attention and fuss. Unfortunately
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WEA 2019: King's St Alban's nominated for Independent School of the Year
A WORCESTER school which offers “Outstanding all-round education” has been nominated for Independent School of the Year in the Worcestershire Education Awards. King's St Alban's, in Mill Street, Worcester was nominated for the award with the nomination
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Malvern Hills businesses show support with Dementia Friendly stickers
BUSINESSES and organisations across the Malvern Hills are being asked to display stickers in their windows to show they are dementia-friendly. The free stickers will show that the business is taking steps to make sure people living with the condition
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MATCH POSTPONED: Worcester City v Coventry Sphinx
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All Is True is a great choice for the Borderlines Film Festival at Malvern Theatres
FILM REVIEW: All Is True. Malvern Theatres. Borderlines Film Festival. Historians know a decent amount about Shakespeare’s final years in Stratford, not least because he filed a will and his daughters were touched by scandal. Such matters are
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'My breath caught' - Woodbine Willie's grandson stands in famous chaplain's shoes at city church
THE grandson of Worcester's famous First World War chaplain Woodbine Willie, paid a visit to the city prior to the anniversary of his death. This Friday will mark 90 years since Rev Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, nicknamed Woodbine Willie, died in Liverpool
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Swan songs in Worcester celebrate iconic women
A NEW show coming to The Swan Theatre in Worcester will be a celebration of great female vocalists. And six great singers will perform the hits in a show called One Voice. A spokesman said: “Immerse yourself in a brand new non-stop hit fuelled
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VIDEO: Driver shares moment taxi drove at him in Worcester's New Road
THIS video shows the moment a taxi drove towards oncoming traffic in a one-way city road. The vehicle, which had a Brookfleet sign on top, drove down New Road, Worcester, this morning. Sales manager Mark Eriksen captured the moment on
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Ex-Warriors star to retire at the end of the season
FORMER Worcester Warriors star Sam Tuitupou will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season with Championship club Coventry. The powerhouse centre, who recently turned 37, spent three seasons at Sixways where he scored five tries in
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Woman escapes from car trapped in ford
A WOMAN managed to escape from her car after getting trapped in a ford. Her vehicle was stuck in the ford on Earls Common Road, near Himbleton, Worcestershire, at noon today. Eyewitness Martin Dluzanin said: “The ford is too high. It’s 80cm
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Father and conspirators jailed for almost 80 years over acid attack on boy, three
A FATHER who plotted a 'sickening' and 'monstrous' acid attack on his three-year-old son and the conspirators who helped carry it out have been jailed for a total of nearly 80 years. The father of the boy and five of his co-defendants were today
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Loving home needed for Miffy
MIFFY is an eight-year-old tortie female cat looking for a loving home. She is very affectionate and loves lots of fuss, but will let you know when she has had enough. She would be OK with older children. If you would like to offer Miffy a home
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FSB COLUMN: Get ready for taxing times arriving shortly
As if these were not testing enough times for small businesses, there is yet another challenge that they have to get to grips with from this April. Because in just over three weeks’ time, all businesses above the VAT threshold of £85,000 annual
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Morgan Motor Company in Malvern taken over by Italian firm
A TAKEOVER at Morgan Motor Company in Malvern will create new jobs, says the chief executive officer. Morgan is now majority owned by InvestIndustrial and is the latest automotive investment made by the Italian firm, which has also bought into big
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Picture from the past: Steam boat Beatrice is set to be restored
TODAY'S picture from the archive of the Worcester News dates back to April 1986 when the former passenger steam boat Beatrice was raised from the dead in the River Severn. The boat is pictured being placed on a transporter to be taken away for restoration
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Pancake racers return to Malvern for Rotary challenge
TEAMS from toddlers to veterans turned out in Malvern’s Priory Park on Shove Tuesday for the annual pancake race. The event, now in its 12th year, attracted a good turn-out of participants and spectators. Despite some drizzle earlier on in the
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Excitement for Chamber of Commerce business expo at Three Counties Showground
OVER 800 guests are expected at this year's Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce business expo this week. The event, on Thursday, March 7, gives businesses and organisations the chance to network and share ideas with a particular
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Susan's artistic inspiration leads her to London exhibition
A WORCESTER artist's painting has been selected to be shown in London alongside works by some of Britain’s leading watercolour painters. Susan Birth's painting Regatta Riot was among more than 1,200 works submitted for the Royal Institute of Painters
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Warriors lock promoted to starting line-up for Italy clash
WORCESTER Warriors lock James Scott will start for England under 20s in their Six Nations match against Italy at Goldington Road in Bedford on Friday (7.45pm). Scott has been a replacement in England’s first three matches in the tournament but
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Worcester City: Ex-Wolves youngster signs
WORCESTER City has bolstered its backline with the signing for a former Wolves prospect. Centre-half Nyeko Sinclair comes in on dual registration having spent this season at Redditch United and may have debuted tonight had the scheduled league
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New reception playground for St Barnabas CE Primary
A NEW playground has been created at a Worcester school. St Barnabas CE Primary School has installed playground with an all weather surface, designed to help its reception children play, think, co-operate and have fun together. It replaces an
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Letter of the Day: Pressure on MP to keep word
Sir – Why are MPs, including ours, seemingly prepared to vote for an agreement which keeps us locked into the EU and does not honour the referendum result? When the Prime Minister made her Florence speech last year proposing an implementation period
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Tenth marathon for amazing Grace, 71
A 71-YEAR-OLD woman is completing her tenth marathon to raise funds for a children’s cancer charity after she read a story in the Worcester News. Despite Marion Winwood already having nine marathons under her belt, she has taken on another challenge
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Men over 40 still reluctant to get prostate test says Ambassadors chair as event looms
THERE are still spaces left for a prostate cancer screening event at Worcester Racecourse. Worcestershire Ambassadors chairman Kevin Powell is encouraging the city’s men to take advantage of this annual event on Thursday, with statistics showing
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Georgie Gibbs' first walk to school to be shown on Davina McCall show This Time Next Year
LITTLE Georgie Gibbs, the youngster who had a life-changing operation to allow her to walk, is to appear on a television show that followed a year in her journey. The six-year-old’s first walk to school will be screened as part of This Time Next
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Fit-again Warriors fly-half eager to "drive the standards"
“FRESH” fly-half Jono Lance believes the onus is on him to “drive the standards” at Worcester Warriors having recently returned from a long injury lay-off. After more than four months out with a back issue Lance feels he is in the best condition
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Worcester family with young children forced to move out of their home by nightmare ceiling leak
A MUM from Worcester with two young children suffered a nightmare ordeal when her family was forced to move out of their flat by water damage to the ceiling. Sammy-Jo Blount and her three children have had to move in with family after their flat
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Grammar school to merge with Droitwich girls school
WORCESTER’S Royal Grammar School is merging with a Droitwich-based independent school for girls. Dodderhill will remain at its seven-acre estate in Droitwich Spa and continue as a self-financing, girls-only school, but it will share educational
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Man caught by police in Ombersley was disqualified from driving and had taken cocaine
A MAN who was stopped by police while driving erratically was also found to be banned from driving and with cocaine in his system. Jonathan Gilbert, 37, of The Dell, Stourport on Severn, appeared before magistrates in Worcester on February 21 charged
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Steve Goode: Worcester City will stick with manager John Snape
CHAIRMAN Steve Goode confirmed Worcester City plans to stand by its management team over the summer and delivered a ringing endorsement of boss John Snape and his staff. Snape has come under fire at times during a topsy-turvy season in which senior
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Victim left with split lip after attack while visiting friends
A MAN punched the occupant of a neighbouring house as he attempted to force his way in after hearing an argument. Audrius Baltramiejunas hit another man several times in the face, splitting his lip and damaging his ear, after hearing what was described
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Worcester man who tried to murder girlfriend 'could spend his life in prison'
A 'DANGEROUS' Worcester prisoner who attempted to murder his girlfriend launched a 'brutal' unprovoked attack on a fellow inmate. Ex-soldier Scott Smith, who appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Monday, was warned by a judge he would spend the rest
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Keeping NHS workers has to be a 'real priority'
THE NHS must prioritise keeping doctors and nurses in the county after Brexit, one of the county’s health chiefs has said – as the health service starts setting out what it hopes to look like in the next ten years. Simon Trickett, accountable officer
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Fair point: Bored of Brexit? At least finally something is going to happen
SO this is it now, we are days away from finally learning what is going to happen with the shambles to beat all shambles - Brexit. There are just 24 days left before the deadline. 24 days. Some people always predicted this would happen, as other