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City centre charity shop opened by TV celebrity

6:20pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

STAFF at Worcester’s newest charity shop polished up their potentially priceless bric-a-brac for their official opening.

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Charities to benefit from a musical feast

4:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

MUCH-loved English music will raise money for Worcester charities.

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Man slapped partner after an argument

3:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A MAN who slapped his girlfriend across the face then resisted arrest when police arrived has been ordered to complete programmes to address domestic abuse and alcohol problems.

I’d love to meet my hero mystery helpers

2:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A DOG walker has appealed for help in tracking down a good samaritan who helped in her hour of need.

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This is how you put up flood barriers

1:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

IT is a familiar sight in Worcestershire these days, but people needn’t worry – these flood barriers were being set up as part of a training exercise.

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Woman hurt after car rolls into brook

1:26pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A WOMAN has escaped serious injury after her car rolled down a ditch into a brook.

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Snow blamed for NHS falling short

12:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

NHS bosses have blamed the snow for the “disappointing” performance of the health service in Worcestershire this winter.

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Trapped! Pub landlord can't get out of his driveway

11:50am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A WORCESTER pub landlord has been unable to move his car for the past two days after a water company carried out work in front of his driveway and blocked him in.

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Look who called in to see us at school

10:50am Wednesday 17th March 2010

CHILDREN learnt about civic duties when the Mayor of Worcester paid a visit to their school.

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Unemployment numbers fall

10:54am Wednesday 17th March 2010

UNEMPLOYMENT figures have fallen across the whole of south Worcestershire.

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Serial burglar gets locked up

10:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A serial burglar who targeted six properties in Worcester, including the city’s cathedral, has been jailed for three years and eight months.

Waste not, want not: Why new plant has got recycling sorted

9:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A recycling plant which can take and sort a mixture of recyclables from Worcestershire and Herefordshire was officially opened yesterday.

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Murder accused ‘never left home without knife’

8:10am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A teenager who stabbed a youth to death at a local beauty spot never left home “without a knife”, a jury was told.