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Staff praised for saving day when fire broke out

TWO quick-thinking staff at a Worcestershire nursing home have been praised for evacuating elderly residents when a blaze broke out in its kitchen. Jane Dean and Kay Eddolls woke residents at the St Cloud Care Home, Callow End, and ushered them to safety

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Fined for ruckus in a charity shop

A "VERY aggressive" man head-butted a police officer and hit him with a tennis racquet after running amok in a Worcester charity shop. Neil Upfield had also attempted to hide behind a clothes rack in Age Concern, Ambleside Drive, Warndon. The 37-year-old

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Five year battle to protect beauty spot

A FIVE-year battle to stop a mobile phone mast being erected on a site known for its beauty and wildlife has finally been won. Residents living near Tinker's Coppice, at Collins Green, near Knightwick, are jubilant after hearing mobile phone company T-Mobile

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Santa opens charity shop

SANTA has popped over from Lapland early this year to open a new charity shop in Malvern. He piled a selection of his finest toys on to Rudolph, flew over to Barnards Green, and donated them to the new Acorns Children's Hospice Trust shop. "We are delighted

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Fracas at Brownie meeting

A father of two suffered a broken cheekbone after violence broke out at a Brownie function, Worcester Crown Court heard. Divorcee Mark Baldwin was attending a village hall to watch his daughter confirm her promise with her Brownie group. Also there were

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Fine for tons of rotting chicken carcases

AN agricultural engineer who left hundreds of tons of chicken carcases to rot in a field has been fined £9,000. Dean Deacon was also ordered to pay £104,000 in costs when he faced three charges under the Animal By-Products Order at Kidderminster Magistrates

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Spare a thought for city trees

A conservation group is urging people to help protect trees in Worcester's High Street. Worcestershire Greenpeace wants them to register their vote now that the city council has listed three options. Option A plans to remove all but seven trees and replace

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Campaign highlights domestic violence

A TOP TV actress is set to launch a public awareness campaign highlighting the plight of domestic violence victims across the county. Susan Hampshire, star of TV shows Monarch of the Glen and The Forsythe Saga, was due to open the County Domestic Violence

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Man is attacked in street

A HEREFORD man who was walking home was struck on the back of the head and robbed of his mobile phone. The 27-year-old was near to the subway in Newmarket Street, Hereford, by the cattle market, when the robbery happened. He was approached from behind

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County Hall staff still count cash

FUNDS: Worcestershire County Council staff are still counting the cash they raised for BBC Children in Need. They organised so many different fund-raising activities on Friday, November 15, that the co-ordinators are still waiting for money to be handed

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Bromsgrove Rovers 4 Rocester 1

Saturday, November 23, 2002 TRAILING 1-0 at the break, Bromsgrove Rovers hit four second half goals to defeat Rocester. Goals came from Paul Lloyd, Kevin Banner, Richard Burgess and substitute Les Palmer. Full match report to follow.

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25/11/02 Scott's season is Stamp-ed upon

SOLID defender Scott Stamps must have an operation on his torn abductor muscle. Stamps, who suffered the injury in the LDV Trophy win over Swindon, faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines as a result. The 27-year-old left-back or centre-half was today

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25/11/02 Rain washes away Harriers

SATURDAY'S postponement dropped Kidderminster Harriers out of the play-off zone due to strong results for teams around them. Harriers slipped from fifth to ninth as Wrexham, Cambridge, Scunthorpe and Bury all won but Ian Britton's men once again have

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SEAN PARRISH - Midfield. 14/3/72. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 8.

Summer signing Parrish has enjoyed three promotions before from Division Three, twice with Northampton Town and once with Chesterfield. The competitive left-footed midfielder with an eye for goal turned down a one-year deal with Chesterfield to sign for

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SEAN FLYNN - Midfield. 13/3/68. 5ft 8ins. Squad number 21.

Vastly-experienced Flynn took over the captaincy in Mark Blake's absence after putting pen to paper on a year's deal before the first league game with Lincoln. The influential central or right-sided midfielder is known for his tough tackling and will

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ANDY BISHOP - Striker. 19/10/82. 6ft.

Has joined Harriers on loan for a month from Division One side Walsall to gain experience of first-team football. A prolific scorer in the youth teams at the Bescot Stadium, Bishop also found the net for the reserves this season but was yet to make his

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Skipper's stupidity costs home record

Evesham Utd 3, Weston-Super-Mare 5 ANOTHER moment of madness from skipper Darren Bullock cost United their proud home Western Division record last Saturday. Bullock was sent off for dissent after 71 minutes with the sides all-square at 3-3 and the game

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Batty standing by for England

WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gareth Batty has been put on stand-by for injury-ravaged England's third Test match against Australia which opens in Perth on Friday. The 25-year-old, however, will have to pass a fitness check on his injured shoulder before

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Werner says sorry to fans

WERNER Swanepoel has apologised to Worcester Rugby Club's supporters after their second-half collapse at Rotherham. The Sixways' skipper was disconsolate after seeing his side end up 38-13 losers in the National One showdown between the two top teams.

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Can you make me 13 pairs of donkey ears...

MORE than 60 costumes are being used in Pinocchio to bring the colourful characters to life. They range from the Cricket's shiny green overcoat to the mixture of fur and clothes for Cat and Fox. Costume work begins months in advance, once the designs

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The show must go on - but for how long?

ACTRESS Naomi Kerbel is only just getting used to her enormous nose. It looks like an extendable table leg attached to her face, but that's the sacrifice you have to make if you're going to play the title role in the Swan theatre's Christmas show. "I

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We urge council and Swan to resolve crisis

I WRITE on behalf of the committee of Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society Youth Section (WODYS) to express our concern that the Swan Theatre may be closing. We believe that it an integral part of the provision of arts and culture for the citizens

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25/11/02 - Sharpshooters edge through

HE closest encounter in the second round of the Worcester Friendly Skittle League's Doris Styles Memorial Trophy for Monday teams saw Sharpshooters go through by the narrowest margin. The 'Shooters established an early advantage over their op-ponents

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25/11/02 Swifts still fourth from bottom

A WATERLOGGED Bedworth pitch prevented Stourport Swifts from making up ground on their Dr Martens Western Division rivals on Saturday. Swifts remain fourth from bottom with the teams below them all losing and they are three points behind Rocester, who

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Cash crisis for students

PERHAPS the word "amateurish" used reportedly by MP Mike Foster could also describe his boss Education Minister Margaret Hodge who appears to have no understanding of the crisis in student finances created by the New Labour Government taking away all

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Why should we accept poor pay?

AS a serving firefighter based at Malvern, may I thank the public for their overwhelming support during the recent difficult 48-hour strike. The decision to strike was not taken lightly by the staff here and was very heart-wrenching for all concerned.

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Pay rules that don't apply to politicians

PEOPLE deserve a fair rate of pay for the job. If that requires a pay increase that should happen as a principle, not be described as a special case. It seems as though Mr Blair is looking to make a special case of all public sector staff, excluding MPs

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Pumping up the volume

BUDDING Beethoven's are being urged to join a town music group. The Droitwich Area Music Centre wants to hit the right note with schoolchildren and increase the volume of its lively youth ensemble. The young musicians meet every Wednesday, from 4 to 6pm

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Roadworks make rough trade in Barnt

A VILLAGE near Bromsgrove is in recovery after a four-month - long roadworks drove shoppers away. The first phase of a traffic calming package has now been finished in Barnt Green. But the £60,000 installation of speed humps, cushions, parking improvements

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Rotherham 38 Worcester13

Saturday, November 23, 2002 THE crestfallen expressions on Worcester's doughty travelling support said it all as they walked away from Millmoor utterly confused. True enough, the 'game of two halves' clich is well worn in sporting circles but nothing

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KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS FC MATCH FACTS - 2002/2003

Sat July 13 Stratford Town (a) 1-1 Lewis Mon July 15 Evesham United (a) 4-0 Ducros, Broughton, Corbett, Shilton Fri July 19 Reading (h) 2-4 Broughton, Henriksen Sun July 21 Solihull Borough (a) 3-4 Shilton, Foster (pen), Corbett Wed July 24 Wolverhampton

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25/11/02 - Werner says sorry to fans

WERNER Swanepoel has apologised to Worcester Rugby Club's supporters after their second-half collapse at Rotherham. The Sixways' skipper was disconsolate after seeing his side end up 38-13 losers in the National One showdown between the two top teams.

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We didn't perform up front saysKeast

ANDY Keast was as honest as ever as he assessed Worcester's second half capitulation at Rotherham. The Sixways coach was in high spirits at half time as the then National One leaders were 13-6 ahead. However, a second half horror show featuring a red

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Bromsgrove Rovers fixtures and results 2002/2003

HOME, away (Dr Martens Western fixtures unless stated) JULY Thu 18 Cradley Town (Friendly) 1-0 (Crisp) Sat 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Friendly) 1-6 (Burgess) Tue 23 STOURBRIDGE (Friendly) 1-3 (Lloyd) Sat 27 WILLENHALL TOWN (Friendly) 2-0 (Laydon, Palmer

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Business message

Cutting Government spending in the face of an economic slow-down would damage the economy, Chancellor Gordon Brown was warning today. But public investment must be coupled with wage restraint in both public and private sectors, he was saying. His address

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Survey reveals county wages below average

A SURVEY carried out by a leading trades union has revealed that people in Worcestershire earn £64 per week less than the national average. The survey, by GMB, compares gross weekly earnings in each county or borough with the national average earnings

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Nouveau is 'just a clever gimmick'

A WORCESTER restaurant is saying "non" to Beaujolais Nouveau this year. Cafe Rouge, in Friar Street, believes the wine, a new batch of which comes out every November, is overrated. "Beaujolais Nouveau has only really ever been a clever marketing gimmick

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Engineer wins premier award

CITY MP Mike Foster stepped in to replace a Government Minister at a national awards ceremony and found himself presenting a prize to a young Worcestershire engineer. The Parliamentary aide had been drafted in to replace his boss, Higher Education Minister

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25/11/02 - County football fixture guide

THIS week's fixtures for football clubs across the two counties include: TONIGHT Dr Martens Cup second round: Solihull v Bromsgrove Rovers (7.30). Herefordshire FA Youth Cup: Pershore T v Widemarsh. TOMORROW FA Cup first round replay: Rushden v Kidderminster

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Anger at students on the rampage

DRUNKEN students are leaving terrified residents living in fear as they run riot on their way home. People in Worcester's Hylton Road are calling for a police crackdown on the anti-social behaviour caused by, what they believe to be, the latest intake

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Most shops are set to stay open for seven days

SUNDAY trading in Worcester looks set to spread to most of the city. Following the decision by department store Beatties to stay open on Sunday from now on, Trevor Lloyd-Adams, manager of the CrownGate Shopping Centre, thinks other stores will follow.

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Banging the drum for Acorns

A NATIONAL re-enactment group has been going through its paces in preparation for a huge display next month. Members of the Fairfax Battalia rehearsed its charity military drill display to music at The Commandery. The group, formed 12 years ago, focuses

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Fatal crash 'was bound to happen'

A FATAL accident in Pershore could have been avoided if council officials had listened to local residents, they claimed. Andrew Purvis, who lives and works at the cemetery on Three Springs Lane, says residents have been waiting for a serious accident

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Bridge of size is swung into place

THE first ever city centre public footbridge to span the Worcester and Birmingham canal has been swung into place. A massive crane was used to drop the eight-ton bow-shaped bridge into place yesterday. It will link the city to both the canal towpath and

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MP lays it on the line over railway delays

CENTRAL Trains was today under pressure to tackle delays and cancellations on the Droitwich line between Worcester and Birmingham. Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has written to the train operator to ask for an explanation about "serious" problems with

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City on alert for bogus banknotes

PEOPLE are being warned to be on their guard after a city woman ended up with a forged £20 note. The victim came home with the forgery from a restaurant where she worked. A customer had given the note to the owners of the restaurant and they tried to

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Bed blocking fines are set to go ahead

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council could be hit by "bed blocking" fines as early as next year after legislation was introduced in the House of Commons. Plans to hit councils with a bill for each day an elderly patient spends in hospital "unnecessarily" provoked

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Megan makes the final

A YOUNG designer from Inkberrow has been selected to show off one of her creations on the catwalk at Clotheshow Live. Megan Bower is one of 10 finalists in the British Heart Foundation Designer of the Year Competition. The winner will have the chance

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Funds for harmony

PROBATION services in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have received extra funding to develop a race equality action plan. They have been given the cash to develop schemes to improve race relations. The service's chief officer, David Chantler, announced

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Feckenham drawn away

GIANTKILLERS Feckenham have been drawn away to Pershore Town in the quarter finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup. The tie has to be played on or before Thursday, January 19.

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Lessons for UCW students to learn

UNIVERSITY College Worcester has been acclaimed in recent years for the quality of education it has provided for its students. But it is apparent that the college has another issue to tackle with a minority of its students - how they behave in our community

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25/11/02 No Bishop for cup clash

ON-LOAN striker Andy Bishop is among a string of Kidderminster Harriers players missing for tomorrow's FA Cup first round replay at Rushden and Diamonds. The 20-year-old, who scored on his debut at Torquay last week, is unavailable as loan players must

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Facts, figures and fixtures 2002/2003 season

Pre-season 20/07/02 - Redditch United 0 Peterborough United 3 (Forsythe, Fenn, Bullard) 25/07/02 - Redditch United 3 (Hall, Knight, 2) Stourbridge 1 (Lee) 30/07/02 - Redditch United 1 (MacVarish) Burton Albion 1 (Garner) League 17/08/02 - Redditch United

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SCOTT STAMPS - Left-back, left midfield. 20/3/75. 5ft 10ins. Squad number 3.

Stamps started with Torquay United despite being brought up in Birmingham and his obvious talent earned him a £10,000 move to Colchester United in 1997. The left-footer moved to Harriers on a free in September 1999 after playing in the Second Division

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IAN JOY - Left-back, left midfield. 14/7/81. 5ft 8ins. Squad number 18.

San Diego-born Joy began his footballing education at Tranmere Rovers but did not make the first team. After leaving Prenton Park, he moved to Scottish side Stirling Albion and made a couple of substitute appearances before joining Montrose last season

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This is Evesham United Football Club - Fixtures & Results - 2002/3 season

Dr Martens League Western Division AUGUST SAT, 17 GRESLEY ROVERS 1-0 Scorer, Bullock Att, 111 Mon, 19 Solihull Borough (a) 2-2 Lutz, Pinkney 216 Sat, 24 Taunton Town (a) 2-3 Bullock, Preedy 358 MON, 26 CINDERFORD TOWN (H) 3-1 Jukes, May (2) 134 Sat, 31

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ABDOU SALL - Centre-back. 1/11/80. 6ft 3ins. Squad number 2.

Senegal-born Sall began his career with French Third Division Montauban and impressed enough to be snapped up by Toulouse. However, a switch to England earned the giant defender a trial with Harriers and a two-year move in August 2001. Powerful in aerial

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SCOTT LOWER - Right-back. 9/8/84. 5ft 8ins. Squad number 22.

A fast young full-back who has progressed through the youth team as well as playing for non-league side Marconi. Still waiting for his Football League debut but Lower came on as a substitute in the Worthington Cup defeat at Nottingham Forest. This season

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MATT LEWIS - Forward. 20/3/84. 6ft 2ins. Squad number 19.

The youngest player to earn a professional deal at Aggborough and the reason was 52 goals with Coventry-based non-leaguers Marconi in 2000/01. A player with the potential to become the next Lee Hughes, Lewis signed a three-year contract, scoring goals

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25/11/02 - Hungry Wolves snap up victory

WORCESTER Wolves triumphed 104-90 in their National Basketball League Division One clash against North West London. A full house at University College Worcester welcomed Lord Faulkner of Worcester who presented a cheque on behalf of the Sport and the

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Park hits back to grab £10,000

HEREFORD golfer David Park took home around £10,000 after finishing joint 24th at the BMW Asia Open in Taiwan. Park shot a final round of 69 to finish on a five-under-par total of 283, 10 shots adrift of winner Padraig Harrington. Harrington just held

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Top award for Doe

SIXTEEN-year-old boxer John Doe won best fighter of the night at the Park Hall Hotel in Wolverhampton on Saturday night. The Worcester Amateur Boxing Club member outfought Small Heath's Tony Carruthers who carried a height advantage. Carruthers won the

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Schools out to retain 100% run

NORTH Midlands 16-Group Schools will aim to end their season with a 100% record when they on old rivals Warwickshire at Broadstreet tonight (7.15pm). North Midlands have already disposed of Staffordshire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire and, in their

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Hungry Wolves snap up victory

WORCESTER Wolves triumphed 104-90 in their National Basketball League Division One clash against North West London. A full house at University College Worcester welcomed Lord Faulkner of Worcester who presented a cheque on behalf of the Sport and the

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Malvern given a Longton lesson

MALVERN Rugby Club found out just why Longton are top of Midlands One with a 43-5 victory at Spring Lane. From the first minute, when the Longton back row went on a rampaging run to set up a five-metre scrum, the omens were not good for Malvern. Prolific

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Kidderminster struggle against developing Moseley

KIDDERMINSTER Carolians went down 55-12 to a strong Moseley development side at Marlpool Lane. KCs knew that would face a tough test when they took the fixture but wanted to test themselves against the best. They certainly did that with Moseley fielding

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Behind the scenes at threatened theatre's Christmas production

AROUND 100 lights will be used to light up Pinocchio on the Swan stage. Working behind the scenes, design technician Neil Rose (right) has mapped out where the lights will be to achieve the desired magical effect. "Because the Christmas show runs for

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They saw the Swan had a case

COUNCILLOR Mary Drinkwater writes criticising the Swan Theatre for not putting its financial house in order. As soon as it became evident to the board of the theatre that it was being under-funded for the service level it had agreed to provide through

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Stourport Swifts FC - Fixtures and results - 2002/03

Sat July 20 Halesowen Harriers (a) 3-1 Mulders, Stanier, Dobson Sat July 27 Boldmere St Michaels (a) 1-4 Giddings Mon July 29 Stourbridge (h) 3-2 Giddings, Stanier, Fletcher Thurs Aug 1 Rushall Olympic (h) 2-3 Bailey, A Nicholls Sat Aug 3 Telford United

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For some reason, we ignore EU corruption

I DO not know how people would react in this area if there were a single instance of corruption uncovered in Local Government, although I suspect reactions would be "lively". The same applies to Parliament. As the EU now runs our affairs, why do people

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25/11/02 - Leaders Longton lash Malvern

LONGTON showed why they are unbeaten this season with a fine all-round display of open rugby in this Midlands One game at Spring Lane on Saturday. MALVERN 5pts, LONGTON 43pts From the first minute, when the Longton back row went on a rampaging run to

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Hastings United 1 Worcester City 4

Saturday, November 23, 2002 WORCESTER City returned to the top of the Dr Martens Premier League after a convincing 4-1 win at Hastings United. Goals from Adam Wilde and David Holmes in the first 11 minutes set the tone for a game totally dominated by

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25/11/02 - Batty standing by for England

WORCESTERSHIRE off-spinner Gareth Batty has been put on stand-by for injury-ravaged England's third Test match against Australia which opens in Perth on Friday. The 25-year-old, however, will have to pass a fitness check on his injured shoulder before

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Reporter Alison Fraser worked the Saturday night shift with Worcester's Green Goddess crews

FIREFIGHTERS with specialist training are offering emergency cover throughout Worcestershire and Herefordshire. The Royal Air Force's own fire service, which receives similar training to conventional firefighters, is on standby in the two counties in

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Travel plan aims to cut traffic

WORKERS at a Herefordshire industrial estate have the chance to jump on board a new car share initiative. The travel plan and car share scheme has been introduced at the Rotherwas Estate as a way of helping the environment and to ease traffic congestion

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Website set up for that perfect break

A WORCESTERSHIRE company has launched a product to help holiday-makers choose the perfect accommodation. A new website - StayataVilla.com - is designed to provide vacationers with a means of searching for holiday properties that perfectly match their