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• In memory of tragic Alistair

  A FAMILY has been spurred on to raise funds for paediatric brain tumour research after their six-year-old son fell victim to the disease. read more

• County sports boosted by £55,000 grant

  THE future for sports development in Worcestershire is looking bright as the Worcestershire All Sports Partnership have been awarded a lottery grant of more than £55,000 in support of the first year of the county's Active Sports Programme. read more

• Aldwych is Bath banker

  ALDWYCH can emerge as a serious contender for the Vodafone Derby with victory in the aptly-named Tattenham Corner Classified Stakes at Bath tomorrow. read more

• Fixtures and Results 2000/2001

  Worcester City Football Club's full fixture list for the 2000/2001 season read more

• Cousins makes County suffer

  WORCESTERSHIRE soon lost Anurag Singh and Graeme Hick after winning the toss and deciding to bat first in there Benson and Hedges Cup clash against Northamptonshire at Kidderminster today. read more

• 30/4/01 - Four new players needed

  WORCESTER Rugby Club skipper Alistair Murdoch blamed the players' attitudes for their lack-lustre showing in Saturday's draw at Solihull. read more

• 30/4/01 - Skeggs poised to ring changes

  ADRIAN Skeggs has promised changes after seeing his side end the season on a low note with a 26-26 draw at Birmingham & Solihull. read more

• 30/4/01 - Margate setting the standard -- Barton

  WORCESTER City boss John Barton wants his side to follow Margate's example if they are to challenge for the Dr Martens League Premier Division title. read more

• Hereford United 2 Morecambe 2

  Saturday, April 28, 2001 read more

• 30/4/01 - Bad start for new Reds boss

  NEW Redditch United manager Nicky Cross had a weekend to forget as his side played out back-to-back games to bring their Valley Stadium season to a close. read more

• 30/4/01 - Hodgetts is hat-trick hero

  Although not firing on all cylinders, Evesham United still had too much know-how to beat a poor Racing Club Warwick side 5-1 in the Dr Martens League Western Division. read more

• 29/4/01 - Hick guides Worcs home

  GRAEME Hick underlined his determination to get Worcestershire Royals back into the first division of the Norwich Union League with a match-winning innings in yesterday's five-wicket triumph over Sussex Sharks at Kidderminster. read more

• No need to hate

  AN overturned litter bin hangs precariously by a chain over the railings near the Sabrina Bridge, poised to spill its contents into the Severn. read more

• Bishop's big shop

  THE Bishop of Worcester (in open-necked shirt) told me in Warndon Sainsbury's that he never reads the Worcester Evening News. read more

• Skeggs poised to ring changes

  ADRIAN Skeggs has promised changes after seeing his side end the season on a low note with a 26-26 draw at Birmingham & Solihull. read more

• Weston run bonanza fails to shake Sussex

  OPENER Philip Weston scored an unbeaten 78 as Worcestershire made a bold but unsuccessful bid to reach a daunting target of 296 in 49 overs in their rain-ravaged County Championship Division Two draw against Sussex at New Road. read more

• GRIM TOLL OF KILLER

  MORE than 200 people have been killed or injured on a single Worcestershire road in the past three years. read more

• Farmer slams Ministry over clean-up operation

  A FARMER whose livestock were slaughtered after being infected with foot-and-mouth claims MAFF has made a mess of the clear-up operation. read more

• Drug addict sent to jail

  A DRUG addict who snatched a woman's handbag from her car as she waited in traffic lights has been jailed. read more

• Museum enjoys new lease of life

  A WORCESTER museum has re-opened after refurbishment - and the work is supposed to stand the venue in good stead for the next five centuries. read more

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