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• Place in Queen's jubilee flotilla for dragon boat team

  A PERSHORE boating team has been chosen to be among the boats travelling behind the Queen in the Thames Diamond Jubilee flotilla. read more

• Marmalade festival excitement spreading

  THE fourth Herefordshire Marmalade Festival should prove to be a jam-packed affair when it returns next month. read more

• Royal visitor to see work at farming firm

  A LEADING Ledbury business will be welcoming a royal visitor next month. read more

• Gipsy site appeal adjourned after row breaks out

  A HEARING on a controversial gipsy site near Malvern had to be adjourned after a row between one of the gipsies and a local resident. read more

• A popular man loses final fight

  A STOURPORT-on-Severn man, who was a key figure in Wyre Forest life for more than 40 years, has died aged 67. read more

• Packed cathedral says farewell to D'Oliveira

  WORCESTER Cathedral was filled to capacity this afternoon for a thanksgiving service in memory of cricket legend Basil D'Oliveira. read more

• City YMCA to pilot scheme in health drive

  YOUNG people will be given help to live healthier lives as part of a pilot scheme led by health champions. read more

• Man facing prison after admitting to pub arson

  A 26-year-old man has been told that he will go to prison after he admitted starting a fire in a pub’s beer garden that caused £23,000 damage. read more

• Call to ban cash for scrap pays off

  A BAN on cash for scrap and harsher punishments for metal thieves will go ahead following a successful campaign by a Worcester peer. read more

• Buggy gives mum her freedom back

  A SINGLE mum from Droitwich says she is over the moon after a generous company replaced a stolen pushchair. read more

• Crimewatch sparks new sighting in the Betty Yates murder

  POLICE are following up a new sighting of a car seen near the home of Betty Yates after an appeal on Crimewatch. read more

• County cancer unit bid clears final hurdle

  A RADIOTHERAPY unit for Worcester cleared the final hurdle after regional health bosses approved the scheme. read more

• Crimewatch prompts calls on escaped prisoner John Anslow

  DETECTIVES are following up several calls prompted by an appeal to trace escaped prisoner John Anslow on Crimewatch last night. read more

• Man held as attack victim fights for life

  A MAN found lying in a city centre alleyway is fighting for his life after a suspected attack. read more

• Lisa Woodman goes from brassy to classy

  A DARING dresser whose skimpy outfits saw her banned from top Worcester nightspots has been turning heads for a completely different reason. read more

• Drug dealer sent back to jail for seven years

  A WORCESTER drug dealer who was arrested on a home visit from jail has been sent to prison for another seven years. read more

• Romance was just the right medicine

  A COUPLE who met on a blind date while studying at medical school are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. read more

• A musical legacy which hits all the right notes

  A SHIPMENT of musical instruments is being sent to India for local children in memory of a caring fund-raiser who died last year. read more

• Miss Teen Princess contender Kelly Hymas needs your vote

  A WORCESTER teenager needs your votes to be named Miss Teen Princess UK. read more

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