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  • Leicester Riders 74 Worcester Wolves 62

    BRITISH Basketball League Cup holders Leicester Riders progressed to the semi-finals after consigning Worcester Wolves to their second defeat of the season. Despite strong openings to two quarters and holding double-digit leads at several points

  • Worcester Wolves 71 Plymouth Raiders 74

    WORCESTER Wolves’ proud unbeaten start to the British Basketball League season ended after a 74-71 reversal to a gritty Plymouth University Raiders side. The hosts fell behind early on at a near-capacity University of Worcester Arena but rallied

  • Defeated — but plusses cheer Dean Ryan

    WHILE Dean Ryan admitted his side were outclassed by Bath, the Warriors director of rugby was buoyed by aspects of his side’s performance. League defeat number seven of the season leaves Worcester still adrift at the foot of the Aviva Premiership

  • Worcester City facing dogfight after another defeat

    SIGNS that it is going to be a long winter for Worcester City are starting to emerge. After 13 games, the Blue and Whites have won one league match – the 4-0 victory over Workington six weeks ago. Only Oxford City are now below them in the

  • 100,000 read David’s gospel

    A HOSPITAL chaplain dedicated to spreading good news stories is throwing a party to celebrate his message reaching more than 100,000 people. Rev David Southall, chaplain for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust, took his first steps into the realm

  • Woman’s award for war service

    A Malvern woman who worked on the home front in the Second World War has been honoured for her service. Margaret Wynn, aged 93, was presented with the Women’s Land Army Badge by Richard Furze, chief executive of the Friends of the Elderly which

  • New kit boosts nurses’ training

    A NEW state-of-the-art simulation centre has been unveiled at the University of Worcester to continue to produce top-of-the-class nurses and healthcare students. The centre, based at the former school building on the edge of the university’s St

  • Black tie extravaganza gives charity big boost

    A CHARITY-minded trio of friends banded together to join the fight against cancer by hosting a charity ball last month. Alice O’Neill, Lily Fitch and Katy Bassett, all 18 and from Worcester, organised the black tie ball and raised £10,000 for cancer