Stories for 13 February 2006
Leisure
AS everybody who has ever studied basic geography at school knows, there are just three main types of rock making up the Earth's land surface - igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.
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News
It's great news indeed... and there is certain to be a massive celebration today across the county as it is revealed that the St Richard's Hospice appeal has reached its £5.25m target.
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SIR - Field of dreams - the perfect site? I read with interest your front page story about the latest on Christopher Whitehead Language College. It is shameful that Mike Foster used this issue to make political gain. I would like to remind him that it was his government that promised £12m for the rebuilding of the school before the General Election only to withdraw that offer afterwards.
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SIR - Jonathan Miller in his series Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief can hardly be said to be "narrow-minded" and "egotistical", as George Cowley accuses him (Letters, January 26).
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SIR - I have been watching the news on TV lately with growing amazement.
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SIR - I almost choked on my toast listening to our beloved Prime Minister Tony Blair! He rants on and on about the United Kingdom having the fourth richest economy in the world. If this is the case then why are our senior citizens at the bottom of the pensions league throughout the European Community? Why are council taxes going through the roof above inflation? Tony Blair and his government need to join the real world.
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reference to the accusations of bullying that Deana and Tony Cook have had to endure.
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SIR - Where does Jim Evans (Letters, January 31) get the quaint notion that if you don't praise Labour you are obviously a Tory? Mrs Thatcher showed her contempt for pensioners by breaking the earnings link. Gordon Brown continued with his derisory 75p per week "rise" for pensioners.
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SIR - What on earth is the BBC thinking about by taking off Radio 4's UK theme? Without that I won't know when to get up. Let's hope they don't take off their closing down tune - Sailing By. If they do that, I won't know when to go to bed, and this will get me all confused.
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SIR - I would like to thank the Worcester News after winning one of your competitions illustrated in your newspaper. I chose to accept meals at the Fownes Hotel, Worcester, which my partner, myself and friends really enjoyed. May I also thank the chef and staff for the lovely service in the restaurant.
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SIR - I would like to respond to D E Margrett's letter regarding Worcestershire Royal. After visiting the Worcestershire Royal, what a delight to attend the treatment centre at Kidderminster. Not only do you have people behind a reception desk but there are others walking around with a shirt with "Can I Help? on their backs.
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TENBURY'S Regal Cinema could be set to benefit from a substantial cash injection that will revitalise the historic building.
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THE health of Tenbury Wells residents is set to receive a significant boost should an action plan to improve well-being across the Teme Valley get the go-ahead.
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Saturday, February 11:
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SIX ex-Rover employees are looking to the future after completing an intensive training programme in medical equipment engineering with a Hartlebury company.
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THE Worcester branch of Barclays Bank has chosen Leukaemia CARE as its charity of the year for 2006.
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SAINSBURY'S has confirmed its interest in adding GP surgeries to its branches across the UK.
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MORE than 70 years after watching his father inscribe names on an Honours Board, John Hinton saw it for the first time in Worcester Royal Grammar School's Eld Hall.
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ANOTHER eight bodies are expected to come to light at Severn Valley Railway shortly, bringing the tally of victims in the spate of murders to almost 80 over the last 10 years.
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TOPICS ranging from death and disease to the archaeology of Bredon Hill will be the subject of a series of talks at the University of Worcester.
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Staff behind the city council's £25m Living Landmarks Lottery bid - which proposes an exciting development of the
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ROMANCE will be in the air on Valentine's Day for two Malvern couples celebrating another chance of love after meeting at a singles club.
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A WORCESTER war veteran has been rewarded for his
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UPTON-upon-Severn Folk Festival is alive and well, contrary to rumours that it was not going to take place this year.
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WORCESTERSHIRE is safe from an exotic Chinese crab threatening to take over the country's major waterways, environment experts say.
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SCORES of music-lovers have been clamouring for tickets for Elton John's concert in Worcester, but one of his biggest fans is particularly looking forward to the event.
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BRIDES-to-be flocked to the Fownes Hotel yesterday for the fifth Worcester News wedding fair.
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A WORCESTER barman whose mother died from breast cancer and whose stepmother has been diagnosed with the disease is to shave off his hair to raise money for a charity that conducts research into a cure.
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SHOPPERS in the Faithful City are set to benefit from a new supermarket in the city centre.
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"You've done us proud."
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LIKE so many antiquated pieces of UK legislation, the laws pertaining to blasphemy have never been repealed. This is a tragedy, for Britain is presently crying out for some sanity regarding religion.
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WHY has everybody been so unkind to poor George Galloway of late? His only crime was to have a bit of well-publicised fun on a peak-time television programme.
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WORCESTERSHIRE cinemas are currently hosting a rap movie titled Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. It has been criticised for being extremely violent.
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"You've done us proud."
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THE pounding of hooves drummed across the Worcestershire countryside as Caught At Dawn flashed up the gallops at Kinnersley on a crisp, clear winter morning.
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Sport
Saturday, February 11, 2006
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ANDY Preece has called for greater consistency from his Worcester City troops following Saturday's eye-catching 1-0 win at title-chasing Northwich Victoria.
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
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WORCESTER Wolves consolidated their position at the top of England Basketball Division One on Saturday with a 103-77 victory at Solent Stars.
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MARK Yates will up efforts to improve the squad after witnessing the "worst display" of his time as Kidderminster Harriers manager.
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HEREFORD United are up to second place in the Nationwide Conference after extending their unbeaten league run to nine matches.
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IT took six long months for Justin Thompson to break his Worcester City scoring hoodoo -- but it was worth the wait.
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ANDY Preece has called for greater consistency from his Worcester City troops following Saturday's eye-catching 1-0 win at title-chasing Northwich Victoria.
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WORCESTER wing Nicola Crawford scored a hat-trick of tries as England Women thumped Spain 86-3 in Madrid.
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WARRIORS may have contributed to one of the most entertaining try-fests of the season but they ended up with nothing as Sale showed just why they are the top team in the land at the moment.
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WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby John Brain admitted his side were taught a "hard lesson" as they conceded six tries in a 48-33 defeat at home to Premiership leaders Sale.
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WORCESTER wing Nicola Crawford scored a hat-trick of tries as England Women thumped Spain 86-3 in Madrid.
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WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby John Brain admitted his side were taught a "hard lesson" as they conceded six tries in a 48-33 defeat at home to Premiership leaders Sale.
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MIDLANDS TWO (WEST)
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