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We were amazed so many people wanted to teach the ukulele

11:40am Thursday 18th March 2010

UKULELES and banjos are proving surprising popular in Worcester.

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Car rolled down ditch and into brook

10:50am Thursday 18th March 2010

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

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BALLOT: Only six schools in 20mph zones

9:50am Thursday 18th March 2010

JUST six school in Worcester are in 20mph zones, despite residents’ concerns.

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Mural prompts memories of swinging sixties

9:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

PICTURES of a mural at the back of a Worcester restaurant have brought back memories of the swinging sixties for many of our readers.

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COMMENT: Educate the young and ban the drug

8:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

THOSE who advocate making the drug mephedrone illegal are offering a simplistic solution to what appears to be a growing problem among Britain’s young people.

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Pedal power will boost city tourism

7:10am Thursday 18th March 2010

RICKSHAWS could soon be riding along the banks of the Severn in Worcester as part of plans to boost tourism.

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Cabby points scheme gets green light

6:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

A PENALTY points scheme that could result in Worcester’s taxi drivers having their licences suspended or revoked if they commit too many offences in a year has been approved.

• Taxi drivers could be banned if they clock up too many penalty points

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"Murder accused was frightened for her life"

3:10am Thursday 18th March 2010

A policeman who took one of the accused in the Hartlebury Common murder trial to hospital told a jury that she was fearful for her life.