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Stories for 16 January 2006

Leisure

Look hard and you'll find industrial remains

THIS lovely walk starts at the New Inn at Shrawley, taking you through Shrawley Wood to Dick Brook and then north through Lower Astley Wood to join the River Severn at the Hampstall Inn. more...

News

Now city council's backing the bid to save jobs

Worcester City Council is breaking with tradition and backing a petition to save a major business and 700 jobs in the city. more...

Mother's anguish after another baby scan gaffe

A DINES GREEN woman has told how insensitive hospital staff sent her three letters inviting her for a scan - after her premature baby had died. more...

Man dies as his car collides with tree at Rhydd

A MAN died after his car left the road and crashed into a tree, less than a week after another motorist lost his life in a similar accident at Abberley. more...

DUMPED AND LEFT FOR DEAD

SHOCKING incidents of animal abuse have been found by RSPCA inspectors over the festive period. more...

Niche shop aimed at women golfers

A SPECIALIST retail centre for women golfers is being opened at The Vale Golf and Country Club at Bishampton, near Pershore. more...

Lawyers make £22,500 for city charity

THE Worcester law firm Harrison Clark raised more than £22,500 during 2005 for its selected charity of the year Leukaemia CARE. more...

Morale hits an all-time low among firefighters

MORALE is at an all-time low among staff at West Midlands Fire Service, according to the results of a recent staff survey. more...

Let blind people pay by signature

THE Royal National Institute of the Blind warned that many blind and partially sighted people were not being offered a chip and signature card instead of a chip and pin one by their bank. more...

2005 was busiest year, claims airport

Birmingham International Airport recorded its busiest year ever in 2005, with a record 9,388,754 passengers passing its terminals. more...

Religions quizzed on Sunday trading views

Religious groups and shoppers are among groups being asked their views on the Sunday trading laws. more...

BRAVE BEARS ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL

BOYS and girls recovering from operations at Worcestershire Royal Hospital will now receive bravery bears in recognition of their courage. more...

Back to the days of a pinta at the farm gate

COME with me back to the years either side of the Second World War - not that I remember them too clearly, of course - when England was dotted by small farms. more...

Graham is in charge of alliance in the county

GRAHAM Baker has become the Countryside Alliance's new county chairman for Herefordshire. more...

Head to the park for 400 years of fun

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Such a pity he brings politics to the debate

SIR - It is a pity that Councillor Paul Denham brings political partisanship into the city council's planning committee. Actually, he is incorrect in suggesting that only he and a Labour colleague voted in favour of the Nexis Housing Association application on December 13. Labour and Conservative councillors equally voted in favour, but a majority of the committee was not convinced. A council-commissioned report on employment land in Worcester is due in March. Nexis could not wait until the council considers it. In addition, the committee was not satisfied that enough social housing was proposed on the site as against private housing. more...

Politicians must protest over FGW

SIR - I hope local MPs of all parties, as well as the county council and other local authorities, will protest vigorously about First Great Western's decision to stop travellers from Worcester to London using one-day travelcards and cheap day tickets for their return journeys on trains leaving Paddington station between 5 and 6.30pm. The claim by FGW (Worcester News, January 5) that what they're "trying to do is encourage leisure rail users to travel off-peak" is a nonsense. This decision will particularly hit families with children who like to enjoy a good day out in London, but also to return home at a reasonable hour. more...

It's a bit rich for them to criticise

SIR - Bearing in mind that Worcestershire children receive £840 each per year less than any Birmingham child, and £420 each less per year than the national average payment in terms of school funding, I find it a bit rich for the Government to criticise our schools and claim they are failing their brightest pupils (Worcester News, January 5). more...

Extra seats are an asset to the park

SIR - The installing of three additional seats in Gheluvelt Park will hopefully be of considerable benefit to visitors, especially the more elderly among us. more...

Laughable claim by Friends of Earth

SIR - Friends of the Earth spokesman Chris Crean asked householders to reduce the use of electricity by changing to the new low-energy type bulbs and other measures such as not leaving your TV on standby. more...

Seven Days

Tackle the gangs and win votes more...

Our politicians are blissfully unaware of violence

ONE of the difficulties of defeating street crime is that Britain's New Labour Establishment is largely immune from the problem. The middle classes that put Blair into power are increasing, whereas the working classes are numerically in decline. This is because most jobs are now white collar, our manufacturing base almost completely destroyed by foreign sweatshop competition. The great armies of manual workers which bestowed power to old Labour back in the 1960s and 70s have vanished. more...

Huck or Chuck?

IS there anyone else out there who has noticed Mick Hucknall's growing similarity to comedian Charlie Drake? more...

My boogie night

THIS may be a rather belated compliment, but the Farmer's Arms at Kempsey certainly knows how to usher in the new year. more...

Don't let your horse suffer with mud fever

WINTER draws on and with it the familiar problem of mud fever in horses - the scabbing of the lower legs and heels through prolonged standing in muddy fields. more...

Man is the worst of all the animals

PEOPLE who work in the world of animal welfare presumably become hardened to scenes of suffering. We can only guess at the inner feelings of RSPCA staff when they witness the actions of the so-called superior species. more...

Autistic lad's a motorbike ace

A SCHOOLBOY whose love of motorcycling has helped him deal with his autism is showing he is the best thing on two wheels. more...

Work goes ahead on health centre

BUILDERS are set to plough ahead with constructing Malvern's new health centre shortly as work on bulldozing the site draws to a close. more...

You gave these dogs the best Christmas gift - a new home

KIND-hearted Worcester News readers have given most of the 12 dogs of Christmas a happy home. more...

School safety now becoming priority

SAFETY measures outside a city school to protect children from busy traffic are now slowly beginning to be put in to place. more...

Volunteers needed to give help to others

POSITIVE people who are good at listening are being invited to volunteer to help a Worcester-based charity that supports disadvantaged people. more...

Website shows county plans in case of disaster

A NEW website is set to hit the information superhighway showing Worcestershire residents the work being done across the county to prepare for an emergency. more...

On your marks and get set for the Race for Life

THE race for a place in this year's Race for Life is now on. more...

Thanks for helping us after Chernobyl

A MEMBER of Parliament from a country affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power station disaster almost 20 years stopped off in Worcestershire to thank people for helping his people. more...

Family groups share Co-op's cash handout

TWO city family groups have enjoyed a really happy start to the new year after receiving a welcome cash boost. more...

Making waves, our fishy story

A MYSTERY freshwater fish not much bigger than a minnow has been causing a few ripples across Worcester. more...

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