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  • Dunkley at double for precious point

    TRISTIAN Dunkley produced his best display in a Worcester City shirt as they shared the spoils in an action-packed encounter at Victory Park. Dunkley, also on target when City beat Chorley 2-0 at Aggborough in September, took his goals tally for

  • United maintain play-off charge with 10th away win

    EVESHAM United gained revenge for a 2-1 defeat earlier in the season by comprehensively beating Totton in Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South and West. The win at the Testwood Stadium keeps the Robins on course for a play-off place and

  • Moeen in rare joy as bowlers struggle

    MOEEN Ali was England’s only wicket-taker as they suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in World Cup Pool ‘A’ in Wellington. The Worcestershire all-rounder accounted for Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan (44) when he was caught off a

  • Firefighters called to car blaze on M5

    EMERGENCY services were called to reports of a car on fire on the M5 between junctions five and six this afternoon. Firefighters extinguished the blaze using one hose reel jet at around 1.30pm. No injuries have been reported. Crews were

  • Chinese New Year celebrated in style in Worcester

    A CITY venue more used to hosting historic tours and council meetings came alive with songs and dance from a different culture this afternoon. Chinese singers, dancers and acrobats entertained crowds at the Guildhall in Worcester as part of the

  • Overpaid MPs have learnt nothing

    Sir - The recent revelations regarding Members of Parliament Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw show how much they have learnt from previous scandals. Nothing. Apparently Mr Rifkind thinks a salary of £67,000 per year is not enough. How has he managed?Mr

  • 10,000 steps a day for a week

    Sir - I'm marking International Women's Day (8 March) by committing to walk 10,000 steps a day for a week, in solidarity with women worldwide. I will be joining hundreds of women across the UK taking part in CARE International's 'Walk In Her Shoes' campaign

  • Sound and fury from Labour

    Sir - There were two votes in the House of Commons in January that received less media attention than they deserved. The first was signing off £32 Billion of additional cuts to public expenditure proposed by the Coalition Government. Some people may be

  • Talk on Elgar to be held at museum

    THE West Midlands branch of the Elgar Society is hosting a talk on the composer on Saturday, March 14. Matthew Riley will talk on Elgar's second symphony and 19th century traditions. The talk takes place at 2.30pm at the Elgar Birthplace Museum

  • Crews called to crash near Malvern

    A CAR ended up in a hedge following a crash in Cradley, near Malvern, on Saturday night. Fire and ambulance crews were called to the B4220 at 11.11pm where they found a car on its side in the hedgerow. Paramedics assessed one person at the

  • Students get down to business at Young Enterprise fair

    BUDDING businessmen and women were selling their wares in the city centre on Saturday.Students from schools and colleges around Worcestershire were drawing in the crowds along Worcester's High Street as part of a Young Enterprise scheme, which sees students

  • Race to beat cancer launched in Worcester

    THE race to beat cancer has started again in Worcester. Dressed in pink with flags at the ready, fundraisers from Cancer Research UK gathered in Worcester city centre on Saturday to recruit more runners to the 'pink army'. in time for the Race

  • Daily Diary, March 1, 1915

    LOCAL CASUALTIES: 2 Lance Corporal William Thomas Day - First Battalion. Private Herbert Pitt - Third Battalion. ROLLING CASUALTY COUNT: 667 First Battalion Red Barn: Brigade Reserve Billets. At 8pm returned to B Lines trenches. There has