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Family gather for Charlotte’s 100th

1:40pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A GRAND old lady had a lovely day yesterday celebrating her 100th birthday.

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Joy at charity money U-turn

12:40pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A WORCESTERSHIRE campaigner is celebrating a Government U-turn on plans that sparked fears the Treasury would dip into charitable donations given to hospitals.

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Cars parked near hospital threatened with clamping

11:30am Tuesday 9th February 2010

NOTICES warning drivers that they could be clamped have been slapped on cars parked at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

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Increase in council tax one step closer

10:30am Tuesday 9th February 2010

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council’s plans to raise council tax by 2.5 per cent have moved a step closer.

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I thought I was going to die - crash pilot

9:31am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A FORMER British Airways pilot whose jet crash-landed at Heathrow spoke today of his fear that all 152 people on board would die.

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Charlie is an inspiration to us all

9:20am Tuesday 9th February 2010

AN INSPIRING Navy cadet from Worcester has overcome health problems to win a prestigious award.

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COMMENT: Cuts are bad news for city and university

8:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

GOVERNMENT cuts to university funding are bad news for thousands of prospective students and bad news for growing university cities like Worcester.

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University’s plans for campus scaled down

8:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE University of Worcester has been forced to scale down its immediate plans for its new £100 million city campus.

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999 alert: Cops, chopper, fire crews, road closed - for a man who wasn't there...

7:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

999 CREWS were scrambled to a landmark city building over fears for a man’s safety – only for it to emerge it was a council worker... and he'd already left.

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COMMENT: Over the top?

7:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

WE recognise the police and other emergency services are damned either way when it comes to deciding an appropriate response to 999 calls.

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Knifepoint robbers hunted by police

6:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A MAN has been robbed at knifepoint by two men in Worcester.

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Coach gang attack female motorist

4:30am Tuesday 9th February 2010

COACH passengers assaulted a woman in a car, taking the car keys and physically attacking her.

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Letter error stalls house-builds

2:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

PLANS to build 24 new homes in rural Worcestershire have been put off after an administration error.

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