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  • Tennis girl dress sold for £15,500

    A white summer dress made famous in the iconic Tennis Girl poster of the 1970s has fetched £15,500 at auction. The unique handmade dress with lace trim was made famous in a photograph taken by the late Martin Elliott featuring his then-girlfriend

  • Lightning strike to end Rapids' record

    WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids’ eight-game unbeaten run in the NatWest T20 Blast came to an end when Lancashire Lightning – featuring England hero Andrew Flintoff – won by 50 runs in the North Group top-of-the-table clash at New Road. The Rapids faced a

  • I'm a pleb who wants a plebiscite on the EU

    Sir - I note from an email sent to me that German Vice Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel writes in an Italian daily La Repubblica: "If we don't manage together over the coming years, to modernise Europe, make it less bureaucratic, respect national,

  • I fear inter-racial violence

    Sir - Many years ago I had a friend whose family had lived on the border between India and Pakistan, the family told me stories of conflict between families and religious groups, about the hate their family experienced because both of my friends parents

  • It's not a housing shortage - it's too many people

    SIR - The editorial 'County must face reality on housing', June 23 puts the cart before the horse.We do not have a housing shortage. We have far too many people, indeed almost ten million people living in our country today were born elsewhere

  • Director Mike raises £1,000 with climb up Snowdon

    WORCESTER City director Mike Davis has helped raise £1,000 for the club after climbing Snowdon. The Blue and Whites official, who is in his 70s, joined fans from clubs across the country to mark Wrexham’s 150th anniversary. Organised by the