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Riders support breast unit bid

5:30pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A GROUP dubbed the Road Angels are hoping to spread their wings to raise a heavenly total for a life-saving breast unit in Worcester.

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Patients' stroke support service is doing well

2:50pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A STROKE support service for patients in Worcestershire says it is switched on to the emotional needs of patients.

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New support for carers of adults with brain injuries

12:30pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A NEW support group has been launched for carers and relatives of adults who have suffered brain injuries.

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Seventh Worcester Motor Festival roars into town

12:28pm Saturday 18th May 2013

THE streets of Worcester have been turned into an open air showroom today as the city’s seventh Motor Festival roars into town.

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A ‘gentle reminder’ to pick up after pets

11:10am Saturday 18th May 2013

HUNDREDS of homeowners across Worcester have been given a “gentle reminder” to clean up after their dogs.

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Splashpad ban for wheelchair toddler

9:50am Saturday 18th May 2013

THE family of a little boy who is confined to a wheelchair were left stunned when council workers forced him to leave the popular splashpad at a Worcester park for fear of contamination.

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Youngsters to take the plunge for less

9:13am Saturday 18th May 2013

YOUNGSTERS can take the plunge for less at Worcester Swimming Pool as part of the venue’s Junior Swim Challenge.

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Picnic in the Park to support cancer charity

9:06am Saturday 18th May 2013

A PICNIC in the Park in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support takes place at a Worcestershire beauty spot next month.

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Buried in a skip

8:40am Saturday 18th May 2013

WORCESTER came to a standstill as family and friends bid an unusual farewell to a much-loved community stalwart.

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Lovely Alice, aged 107, will be so missed

7:20pm Friday 17th May 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman believed to have been Worcester’s oldest resident, following her death at the age of 107.

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Campaigners celebrate after plans for housing refused

4:59pm Friday 17th May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS who have fought a long battle against two applications for 765 homes and a 200 unit care facility in Droitwich celebrated after council planners unanimously rejected the proposals.

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UKIP should pay for by-election, not the public

5:07pm Friday 17th May 2013

CALLS are being made for UKIP to fund the cost of a by-election triggered by the farcical resignation of a former Worcestershire councillor embroiled in a race rant.

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Villagers unite to fight planned chicken farm

3:10pm Friday 17th May 2013

MORE than 100 worried residents from a string of villages have condemned plans to house 80,000 chickens in open countryside as a “potential environmental disaster”.

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