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Nelson Mandela dies aged 95: Pay your tribute

RT @BarackObama: President Obama remembers Nelson Mandela: "A man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towa… — @kgomoBabe 06 December 2013 The Queen has paid tribute to Mr Mandela, saying she was

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Worcester Warriors 15, Biarritz 19

BIARRITZ scored a try with 21 seconds of the match remaining to snatch an Amlin Challenge Cup victory over Worcester Warriors tonight. Worcester, who had Richard de Carpentier in the side after he was cleared of eye-gouging by an RFU disciplinary

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Victims of sexual crimes urged to contact police

A NEW campaign is urging victims of rape or serious sexual assault to report the crimes. West Mercia and Warwick-shire police have teamed up with the Glade Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Worcestershire as part of a worldwide campaign to challenge

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Warriors v Biarritz

9:31pm TRY Biarritz! With 21 seconds left on the clock, the visitors launch one more attack and generate numbers out wide on the right. Number eight Ueleni Fono goes through a gap and has the power to crash over and break Worcester

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Mobile messaging continues to grow

MALVERN business mobile messaging provider Text-local has been recognised as one of the UK’s top technology companies. The company on Malvern Hills Science Park is placed at 25 on this year’s Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the fastest-growing

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‘Keep victims of winter bug off the wards’

A CAMPAIGN is being launched to try to stop the potentially devastating winter vomiting bug norovirus running riot in hospital wards this winter. The infection is extremely contagious and difficult to stop from spreading in densely packed places

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Benefit cheat’s secret partner

A BENEFIT cheat from Worcester stole more than £8,000 from the taxpayer after she failed to declare her partner was living with her. Annie-May Slater, aged 23, of Glenthorne Avenue, Brickfields, Worcester, admitted failing to notify Worcester City

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Cannabis farmer is jailed

CANNABIS farmer and gun enthusiast Malcolm White, who was "living outside the law" in a village near Worcester, has been jailed for seven years. White, cleared by a jury earlier this week of deliberately shooting a burglar at his home at Stocking

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Awards keep coming for county financial planners

A FINANCIAL firm has added to a clutch of awards already won this year with two more wins at a prestigious ceremony. Chartered financial planners McCarthy Taylor, which has offices in Worcester and Evesham, won the Incisive Media Gold Award for

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Worcester's flagship green deal project collapses

A FLAGSHIP deal to help thousands of householders across Worcester save on their heating bills has collapsed, it has emerged. Your Worcester News can reveal that Carillion has pulled out of a major seven-year deal with the city council to help

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Boost for pensioners, job seekers and motorists in Autumn Statement

PENSIONERS, young job seekers and motorists were given a big boost in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement today - despite another £3bn of cuts being announced. The state pension will rise £2.95 a week from April - worth £153 during the

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Domestic abuse in county comes down

VICTIMS of domestic abuse in Worcestershire have been getting help from a group of agencies working together to stamp out the problem. The county’s Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) – meetings of a collection of agencies tackling

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Tories should support lowest paid workers

SIR – Congratulations – finally, the poorest paid council employees have secured a living wage for the first time. I cannot believe the unanimous Conservatives’ opposition for their lowest paid council workers to receive a living wage. Is it

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Grass for immigrants isn’t always greener

SIR – With immigration once again on people’s minds and David Cameron, running in sheer panic to try and look like he is doing something on the issue, why can’t our politicians get the message across that the grass isn’t always greener on the other

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Secularism is greatest ally of all religions

 SIR – Congratulations to the Worcester News on your excellent coverage of Remembrance for the millions who died over the last century and indeed those who are still dying in the wars of this one. However, I must take issue with religious apologist

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Tenants’ input invaluable on housing board

SIR – At the city council meeting which approved the merger of Worcester Community and Festival Housing there was scant gratitude for the tenants’ representatives who have done sterling service on the WCH Board over many years. So as the former

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Why I love my Worcester News

SIR – It is great that 1,100 local newspapers in Britain serve 31,000,000 people a week. I love my Worcester News (I’m a nosey devil, I like to know what is going on locally). GEORGE COWLEY Worcester

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Tories privatised the gas and electric firms

 SIR – George Cowley seems to think we should be good to the Tories because he had a little money for his gas bill, but it was the Tories who privatised the gas and the electric. They have known for years we’ve been ripped off with price increases

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Thanks for all your support with bus saga

 SIR – I felt I must write to congratulate all my true friends and country yokels from the Leigh Sinton and Bransford community who have supported me throughout my devastating and traumatic experience with Astons Coaches who have condemned me for speaking

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Our countryside is disappearing fast

SIR – Rupert Brooke, serving his country in World War One, wrote, “If I should die, think only this of me, that there’s some corner of a foreign field that’s for ever England”. The poet, like A Macdonald (Worcester News, November 25),would turn

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City seems to have forgotten Sheila Scott

SIR – Born in the city in 1922, educated at Alice Ottley School and achieving over 100 aviation records, I am surprised that Sheila Scott seems to have been forgotten in Worcester. We continually and rightly extol the brilliance of Edward Elgar

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Missing man takes priority over Keith

 SIR – Surely the article about the missing man Anthony Taylor 22 should have been on the front page so it was plain to see. He should take priority over a seal. Any missing person should be front page news. MRS L PUGH Worcester

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I hope seal fools them and avoids capture

SIR – I read from your headline ‘Capture Keith’, or as I like to call her, Kath. I for one hope they fail in capturing her. I hope the seal fools them all and avoids capture. Who has the right to attempt to catch the seal when she is happy

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Green energy is last thing on our minds

 SIR – Nick Clegg should buttout and realise for now, that green doesn’t mean go ! Green taxes are at present an unaffordable pipe-dream for millions of hard up families struggling with fuel hikes. In flourishing times when the economy is booming

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Who is in charge of traffic lights system?

  SIR – I have been going on about the number of traffic lights in Worcester for years. I am glad at least, that other people have noticed the blight on our city. There are 29 sets of lights from the junction at the end of Broadway Grove

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Why Ms Haines’ salary is massive double blow

SIR – Trish Haines’ early retirement and very generous conditions would be hard to justify even if times were good. Senior council managers do not take life and death decisions on their own and under pressure, and their jobs do not seem to involve

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Good Samaritan hit by illness is recycle champ

A GOOD Samaritan fighting for normality after years of illness joined up with a charity to get people recycling – and smashed his target of environmentally friendly pledges at the Victorian Christmas Fayre. Gareth Owen, of Pinvin, near Pershore

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UPDATE: Power cut as tree falls onto powerlines in Kempsey

HOMES lost their power when winds brought down a tree onto powerlines in the main road at Kempsey, near Worcester, this morning. People have been told that their electricity could be down as long as 12 hours, but Western Power Distribution has

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£165m loan needed for Worcestershire incinerator

A LOAN of £165 million will be needed to get Worcestershire’s controversial incinerator up and running, it has emerged. The county council has published a long-awaited report into how much money taxpayers will be forking out for the rubbish-burning

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Furry Bikers help city’s homeless to keep warm

BIKERS rode up to a Worcester hostel flashing their headlights, beeping their horns – and carrying gifts of snug fur-lined sleeping bags and warm socks. The group of about 70 motorcylists had ridden from a cafe in Bridgenorth to St Paul’s Hostel

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Ryan was not wrong with his foresight

WHEN Dean Ryan took over as director of rugby at Worcester Warriors, he admitted there would be no short cut to success. “It will be a tough season — let’s not be naïve,” he said back in May. But I don’t think anybody expected it to be this

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Writer raises funds for the son of a fallen hero

A TEACHER will be raising cash for the son of an Afghan hero she taught by donating money from sales of her spider-friendly book. Cobweb Capers, by Dr Jane McGee, launches this week with royalties from online sales to be donated to the charities

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Future is looking brighter for City

WHEN Worcester City look back on this season, they may well see the events of the last few days as a major turning point. Not just in terms of the team’s rejuvenation on the pitch, but for the club’s hopes of long-term survival off of it. On

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Fire service cuts will lead to crews attending blazes 'late'

LIFE-SAVING fire crews are expected to turn up ‘late’ at 14 emergencies in Worcester every year if nearly £5m of cuts are forced through, it emerged today. Firefighters would take more than 10 minutes to reach nine building blazes and five road

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Jail for cannabis farmer who was "living outside the law" in Whitbourne

CANNABIS farmer and gun enthusiast Malcolm White, who was "living outside the law" in a village near Worcester, has been jailed for seven years. White, cleared by a jury earlier this week of deliberately shooting a burglar at his home at Stocking

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In full: George Osborne's Autumn Statement

CHANCELLOR George Osborne's Autumn Statement in full: Mr Speaker, Britain’s economic plan is working. But the job is not done. We need to secure the economy for the long term. And the biggest risk to that comes from those who would

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George Osborne's Autumn Statement - Live

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Whoever blinks first could concede British Basketball League title

I AM delighted Worcester Wolves are back on top of the British Basketball League following two victories in which we scored more than 100 points. Although we’ve played a few more games than other teams, we’ve got the wins so I am thrilled that

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Tree crashes down onto road at Kempsey, near Worcester

WINDS brought down a tree across the main road at Kempsey, near Worcester, this morning. Nearby powerlines outside the Lawns nursing home were also damaged. It is not known if electricity supplies were affected. Police were directing traffic

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Worcester Foodbank stocks up to help in a Christmas crisis

WORCESTER’S foodbank is preparing for a significant rise in the number of people facing crisis who will be using the service in the run-up to Christmas. Family breakdowns, debt, benefit cuts, illness and homelessness will all contribute to a peak

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Better days lie ahead for City says chairman Hampson

CHAIRMAN Anthony Hampson has revealed that Worcester City’s release from the St Modwen contract has saved the club from “certain administration”. The Blue and Whites announced earlier this week that they had agreed to rip up the deal with the property

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Farmer who shot burglar cleared of wounding

THE cannabis farmer who defended his home by shooting a burglar in the leg has been cleared at Worcester Crown Court of wounding. Malcolm White mouthed “thank you” as the jury of six men and six women filed past him after returning a unanimous

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No-one can beat Murray to the BBC award

THERE are just 10 days to go until Andy Murray is unveiled as BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Where did you get that inside information?, I hear you cry. Well, call it a hunch but I reckon the Scot has got this one in the bag. It’s a one-horse