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Stories for 3 April 2003

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More options for route to employment

A JOB fair for those with learning difficulties is being held at The Blue Lamp Café in Worcester College of Technology next week. more...

Women being urged to shout about their success

WOMEN in the county who run their own businesses are running out of time to claim a £10,000 cash prize. more...

Showcase to help smaller businesses

PEOPLE interested in running a small business are being invited to a showcase in Bransford. more...

Not-so super stores

MAJOR supermarkets were criticised today by parents of disabled children. more...

Rise in working from home

MORE than 10 per cent of the workforce in Worcestershire and Herefordshire now work mainly from home. more...

Message to mum in Gulf

BELATED Mother's Day messages are due to be recorded and broadcast to a Worcester mum serving in the Gulf. more...

999 crews at risk in Britain's yob society

WITH demanding targets, stressful working conditions and long hours, NHS staff have a lot on their plates at the best of times. more...

No alternative but to curb Saddam's Iraq

THE estimable John Phillpott (Phillpott File, Monday, March 24) asks fair questions about comparing the Iraq situation to the 1930s. more...

I'll debate this with you any time, Val

VAL Cowell, of the UK Independence Party, asks me if I find the truth too tough (You Say, Wednesday, March 26). more...

Ending politics of control

THIS is a good time to be practising non-partisan politics - by which I mean an independent alternative to the mud-slinging which typifies the party battlefields. more...

Worcester's not in north-west

THE Voice of Worcester seems to have become "The Voice of Anywhere". more...

Do something

READING the racial hatred meted out to those folks in Worcester, especially to children of the couple, leaves me sick in the stomach. more...

Holiday launch for new weekly market

GREAT Malvern is to get a third regular market in the car park at Waitrose supermarket. more...

Hats off to work at town hospital

IT'S hats off to Tenbury Hospital League of Friends with contracts having been signed and the first turf cut for phase two of the extension programme. more...

Lottery springs surprise for new school play area

SPRING has sprung Tenbury Primary School Parent Teachers' Association into action with the playground taking on a new look, thanks to a lottery grant of £3,579. more...

Jo phones home from Jordan

THE mother of a Worcester woman thrown out of Iraq has spoken of her relief at finding out she is safe and well. more...

Injured Marine is set to return to family after ambush

THE family of a Royal Marine Commando from Worcester who was injured in a river ambush in Iraq in which a colleague died are awaiting his homecoming. more...

Teenager inquest

AN inquest has been opened into the death of a 17-year-old youth who was found dead at a house in Tolladine Road last weekend. more...

Wildlife in frame

THE Worcester group of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is holding an illustrated talk on Wednesday, April 2. more...

Load of rubbish

PEOPLE in St Peter's will be arming themselves with rubbish bags this month to clear the parish's streets of litter. more...

Wall not safe, say planners

A 15-FOOT wall, which supports an embankment next to a Droitwich housing estate, has divided a council and property developer. more...

Rain leads to crashes

DRIVERS have been warned to be on their guard after slippery roads caused a spate of accidents yesterday. more...

Nappies dumped at shops

A MAN has expressed his concerns at dirty nappies being dumped outside the shops in St Peter's, Worcester. more...

The Faithful City? It's really more a case of the filthy city

ALCOHOL-fuelled littering after boozy nights out is permanently scarring Worcester by leaving a layer of grime and filth on city streets. more...

Students recognised after battle to overcome illness

MORE than 50 people who have battled to overcome mental ill health have been given recognition for their achievements. more...

Skate park's extension bid

THE future of a skate park, which angry neighbours claim is "too noisy", will be decided by Worcester City Council tomorrow. more...

Elgar piano is key to CD

The original piano used by Worcestershire's most famous composer, Edward Elgar, has been used to record a classical CD after being restored to its former glory. more...

Sex fiend back on the streets

THE victim of a child molester has fled Worcestershire after she was told he would be returning to the city - four months after he was sentenced to a year in prison. more...

Stories for 3 April 2003

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