Stories for 15 February 2006
Leisure
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses is inviting visitors to beat the winter blues with A Taste of the Tropics on Sunday week, February 26.
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Having wowed the international comedy circuit and enjoyed TV and radio success, The Mighty Boosh hit the stage with their first ever live tour of the UK.
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THE European Arts Company (EAC) performs two pieces by acclaimed writer Harold Pinter at the Artrix on Tuesday, February 21.
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Wednesday, February 15
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HALFWAY through its two-week run, Jerry Springer the opera continues to take Birmingham by storm.
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BIRMINGHAM Royal Ballet presents a mixed programme of The Seasons and Carmina Burana at the Hippodrome.
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FOR an evening of Ooh La La, visit Malvern Theatres for one night of Parisian decadence this Friday.
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ACCLAIMED theatre company Shared Experience presents its award-winning production of Jane Eyre at the Malvern Theatres starting on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, February 15
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Review: Jerry Springer - The Opera at the Birmingham Hippodrome, until February 18.
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THE Sultans of Squeeze will be playing their own unique blend of accordion music at the Artrix on Saturday, February 18.
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MULTI-talented jazz legend Humphrey Littleton is set to perform at Huntingdon Hall on Saturday, February 18.
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THE Sorrel Quartet return to repeat their triumphant performance two years ago when they come to the Artrix on Friday, February 17.
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News
BUSINESSES will be trying to beat the clock as they search for their perfect partners in Alcester.
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AN Alcester student took to the streets with her frying pan in a bid to tempt volunteers to sign up for this year's pancake race.
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FIVE artistic designs have been chosen to represent the spirit of Alcester Tueries.
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OPENING its doors and rolling out the barrels, an Alcester brewery has also gone online to give people the taste for real ale.
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A SEAL has helped launch a healthy eating campaign at a Great Alne School.
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POLICE have released an artist's impression of a man they want to speak to in connection with a distraction burglary in Bidford.
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THE Greig is searching for volunteers to help keep the centre part of the community.
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ALCESTER High School has proved its students are still hitting the high notes after being awarded specialists status as a music college.
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THREE men have been arrested following a firearms incident in Bidford.
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GREEDY thieves made off with a booty of frozen fast food and Valentine's Day goodies in Alcester.
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A STUDLEY society recently celebrated its 100th birthday with a ball at the town hall.
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THE woman whose body was recovered from the River Avon in Bidford has been named.
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A STUDLEY society recently celebrated its 100th birthday with a ball at the town hall.
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BIRMINGHAM has been called "The Whistling Capital of the World" and Simon Topman, managing director of the Acme Whistle Company, recently came to tell us why.
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ASTWOOD Bank Scouts are celebrating their 95th birthday with 95 nights under the stars.
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THE speaker for January was Duncan Straw, who has a small family-run business called Perhill Nursery at Great Witley.
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REPRESENTATIVES from local drama and opera societies took centre stage when the curtain went up on the exciting renovation work at the Palace Theatre.
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AT the meeting on February 1 members enjoyed a talk by Peter Preece, who showed pictures from his collection of wildlife photography.
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THE future of car production at Longbridge remains uncertain as Chinese car giants Nanjing were given more time to firm up plans for the site this week.
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THE first half of our February meeting was devoted to the business of the AGM.
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THE evening opened as usual with the singing of Jerusalem.
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THE choir had a very busy time in the months before Christmas performing a number of concerts for private groups and societies all over Redditch and Bromsgrove.
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THE first meeting of the 2006 programme was held on January 12.
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OUR AGM took place last December when it was reported that society membership had hit an all-time high of 60 members. This was great news and we hope to welcome back all our members and visitors for another year of interesting and entertaining demonstrations and visits.
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THE death of huge numbers of fish in Forge Mill Pool has sparked an education drive from the Environment Agency.
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PAUL Betterton came by popular request.
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A 40-YEAR-old woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice when she appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court.
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ON a cold, raw February day a very pleasant, warm afternoon meeting was held.
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A POPULAR community beat bobby retired from the force on Friday after 16 years of dedicated service.
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DESERVING residents could enjoy some fun, sun and fresh sea air, as local Rotarians prepare to offer another bargain week on the coast.
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YOUNG conservationists are invited to get back to nature at a monthly wildlife club.
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THE husband of a former Redditch teacher is due to appear before an American court this week charged with murdering his wife and baby daughter.
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THOMAS Clements, of South Road, Aston Fields, was charged with using indecent language at the rear of his own house. Police Constable Mansell stated the facts, adding that when he told the defendant he should report him the latter said: "I hope you will, it is your duty to do so." The defendant admitted the offence, expressed his sorrow and said he was annoyed. He was fined £2 2s 6d, as well as 6d costs.
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THE annual meeting of Belbroughton Women's Conservative Association was held in the church hall. Mrs BH Bate presided over a large audience, while the guest speaker was Mrs JCG Dance, wife of MP James Dance. She said that the attitude of some Conservatives towards the present measures introduced by the Government to check inflation was to be deplored.
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TO the traditional skirl of the bagpipes, the haggis was piped in to open the Bromsgrove Burns' Night celebration dinner. Over 200 people flocked to the Dolphin Suite for Bromsgrove's celebration of the Scottish poet's birthday. Money raised from the tickets and a raffle went to Bromsgrove General Hospital.
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WHEN the idea of CCTV was first mooted, there was opposition from some people who feared that the introduction of cameras posed a threat to civil liberties. How times change - despite the absence of reliable figures indicating what effect they have had in crime reduction, most people suspect that they are undoubtedly valuable weapons in the fight against crime.
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SCHOOLS Minister Jacqui Smith came under fire from education campaigners again this week following a letter in a national Sunday newspaper.
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A MUCH-loved shire horse who was the star of the show at many Palace Theatre pantomimes has died aged 26.
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CONTROVERSIAL plans to merge West Mercia police with neighbouring forces have been criticised by Redditch councillors.
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SIR - Regarding the Arboretum parking scheme, in addition to the large petition and all the letters collated by the Virks (`We don't want this parking scheme', Worcester News, February 3) many of us wrote our own letters of objection to the council that were sent independently. So even the 500 signatures and 120 letters does not reflect the true response against the proposal.
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STUDLEY brownies have been channelling their energy and enthusiasm into a one-off performance to raise cash for African orphans whose lives have been ravaged by AIDS.
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SIR - I understand Hindus and Sikhs want the right to light open-air funeral pyres in the British countryside - a practice banned from Britain since 1930. They are referring to the Race Relations Act in an endeavour to have the law changed. Apparently, the Newcastle City Council will be looking favourably on this request. A test case may be heard in the High Court in London.
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COMMUNITY leaders have been cooking up a plan to tackle anti-social behaviour in Studley.
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SIR - In your nostalgic picture of the County Magneto, Sidbury (February 3) I could not help noticing the nearby premises of Fong Shee and Fong Quon, the Chinese laundry.
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A MOTORIST was forced to drive two men to an area of Redditch - and then had his car stolen.
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SIR - I take issue with Rory McClure's condemnation of Richard Dawkins' recent two-part series The Root of All Evil on Channel 4, which as a Christian I found interesting and it vindicated some of my own views on religions.
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STUDLEY Cinema Club will screen its first film next month, following months of frustrating delays.
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I WAS totally supportive of the AIR Festival concept and would still like to see a version of it this year.
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SIR - I fail to understand how turning a school into a Trust school run by parents, a charity or a private company, will necessarily cause it to be better run or more financial viable.
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CAMPAIGNERS against controversial plans to erect a chimney in Hopwood are urging residents to attend a public inquiry into the issue on Tuesday.
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ALL staff and volunteers at Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported the museum over the last few weeks of crisis.
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SIR - The news from planet BBC was tragic. A poor young woman had "learnt a harsh lesson" said the reporter.
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IT would appear West Mercia Constabulary is to be invited to join a single strategic force.
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LODGE Park residents have declared victory after an appeal over a proposed takeaway was withdrawn.
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I WAS saddened but not surprised to read the council is to cut the current subsidy to Redditch Market.
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RACE crimes in Redditch have dropped significantly, according to figures released by town police.
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I MUST complain about your article "Leader's pledge for the future" (Advertiser, February 1).
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THOSE who believe the sky's the limit when it comes to exhilarating hobbies are invited to go up, up and away with a Redditch group looking for new recruits.
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THE financial crisis the Labour group on Redditch Council is struggling to cope with shows the folly of making manifesto promises when you have no idea of the costs involved and no experience of the kind of event you are promising.
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THE future of Redditch Student Council - which was expected to fall foul of the recent local authority cutbacks - has been secured following intervention from Worcestershire County Council.
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A NEW school will be created in Church Hill north after the proposed merger of Ravens Bank and Marlfield Farm first schools cleared its final hurdle.
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SHAKESPEARE'S much-loved tragedy Romeo and Juliet was brought to life when a touring theatre company visited a Redditch school.
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REDDITCH'S former police chief - who sued West Mercia for sexual discrimination and victimisation - has agreed to an out of court settlement.
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THERE has been a daily police presence at a town centre high school after allegations were made about drug deals and drug use taking place in its grounds.
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A TALENTED Arrow Vale High School pupil has proved she has the perfect package for pop stardom.
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THE spotlight was firmly on the future of women's and children's services at the Alexandra at the second public meeting on the proposed downgrading of the hospital.
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I WRITE to comment upon the inaccurate slant of your front page headline referring to "cuts U-turn", (Advertiser, February 1).
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HEALTH chiefs who have suggested replacing the Alexandra Hospital's maternity department with a midwife-led birthing centre have been accused of being in "Cloud Cuckoo Land".
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AT the January 24 meeting, the Documentary Competition for the Evergreen Cup was held.
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ON Wednesday at St Mary's Chantry, Kidderminster, Dr Peter Oliver, of Hereford and Worcester Earth Heritage Trust, will talk about "Malvern Geo Park".
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DAVID and Ann Montague-Smith and Jackie Rose's evening of words and recorded music followed a short extraordinary meeting to determine subscriptions for the year 2006-7.
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ELDERLY and vulnerable Spa residents are being warned to be on their guard following an increased number of distraction burglaries in the area.
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DOUBLE murder suspect and former Droitwich Spa man Neil Entwistle could encounter delays before returning to American to face the US justice system.
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A SPECIALIST team of top performing police officers, created to specifically target persistent criminals in Bromsgrove and the rest of north Worcestershire, is celebrating having arrested more than 300 offenders in its first three months.
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RESIDENTS in the Hagley area of Bromsgrove will have the opportunity to save up to £200 on their home heating bills thanks to a joint initiative between the district council and the Worcestershire Energy Efficiency Advice Centre (WEEAC).
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AN animal charity is appealing for help after three rabbits were dumped in a Bromsgrove road.
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LIBRARY users in Bromsgrove were delighted to receive a leaflet through the post from the county council telling them they are entitled to a free loan of an audio visual item from their local library.
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A FED up Bromsgrove resident is in the dark over constant complaints about broken street lighting.
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A man who feared for his own safety pulled out a 12 inch long knife during an incident in a Bromsgrove park.
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HEALTH chiefs suggesting replacing the maternity department at the Alexandra Hospital for a midwife-led birthing centre were accused of "being in cloud cuckoo land".
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A PROPOSED skateboarding park and multi-purpose ball court in Rubery has finally been given the green light.
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A HIKE in parking fees, shutting public loos and sports centres, scrapping Christmas lights, Guy Fawkes' bonfire and the town's street theatre are being considered to enable the district council to balance its books, the Advertiser/Messenger can exclusively reveal.
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THERE is nothing wrong with the Droitwich Spa by-pass. The problem lies with drivers travelling at excessive speeds.
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I FIND it hard to believe that the business people on Wychavon District Council are being so short-sighted regarding the financial prospects for the lido.
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DOES anyone else find it difficult to board the trains at Droitwich Spa station going in the direction of Birmingham.
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WE too are all for a campaign to get every part of Bromsgrove cleaned up and cleared of litter.
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I HAVE read the recent letters and articles in your pages with interest. I agree that the quantities of rubbish and litter on our streets is disgraceful and I support any campaign to prevent what is, after all, a crime.
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THROUGH your paper can I say thank you to Bromsgrove District Council for clearing the rubbish away from Talbot Road, Charford, and also putting the street light back on. All it took was one phone call.
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I FULLY endorse the `Pride In Your Patch' campaign but in my locality, in the Barnsley Hall Road area, I can see little evidence of the council's support.
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GOOD old BDC (Bromsgrove District Council), or should that be B-DIY?
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I have read the two very interesting letters regarding larger police forces that have appeared in the last two editions.
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PRINTED in the January 18 edition was a story entitled, `Housing plan rejected', regarding a proposal to demolish three houses on Stourbridge Road and replace them with 30 sheltered accommodation flats.
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`ONE would like to think that comedy could incite religious hatred. That would be great.'
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WORCESTERSHIRE dealer Droitwich Saab has won the coveted Saab Great Britain Regional Dealer of the Year Award in recognition of its outstanding all-round business performance.
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A charity lunch in aid of St Richard's Hospice is being organised at a top local restaurant by Worcestershire's Businesswoman of the Year.
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LIZ Symmonds from the Hylton of Worcester Hyundai dealership is one of the first motor service professionals in Britain to complete a pioneering new industry-training course.
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More than 50,000 jobs were created in call centres last year, dismissing fears that recruitment would be hit because of work being outsourced abroad, according to a new report. The industry remained on course to employ a million workers by the end of 2007, said analysts ContactBabel.
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THE `cool cats' will be back in town this weekend as a rock group rated by the late DJ Tommy Vance as one of his favourite acts returns to Malvern for a reunion gig.
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PEOPLE should bag and bin rubbish rather than flushing it away.
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A CONTROVERSIAL planning application for a residential care home is to go before planners this week.
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LIVES will be saved thanks to big-hearted Worcester News readers who responded overwhelmingly to a campaign to help Kashmir earthquake survivors.
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IT was a disappointing Valentine's Day for a Worcestershire couple yesterday after they narrowly missed out on a chance to experience the wedding of a lifetime.
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IN a letter to The Guardian headed "The future of the NHS is at stake" (September 24) a group of eminent people including senior Labour politicians and academics drew attention to government reforms that create a market in acute health care "that welcomes profit-driven international corporations and will compel hospitals and health professionals to compete with each other". more...
A removals vehicle on its way to a job in Chesterfield left the M5, went down an embankment and came to rest on the edge of a farmer's field near Kempsey.
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WYRE Forest is the place to be" were the closing words in a poem written by a visitor to the World Mental Health Day Fair in the Town Hall on Monday. more...
VANDALS have wreaked havoc in a spate of damage and destruction in a quiet Worcestershire village.
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"YOU can only kick the Government so many times" were the words of an occasional Labour rebel MP to me as we walked to the division lobbies to vote on the Identity Cards Bill. more...
THE sense of exasperation and frustration was palpable in the House of Commons last Friday after the vote on Clare Short's Private Member's Bill when only 93 members turned up to support her. more...
THE Cabinet has decided to go down the illogical road to a partial smoking ban in public places, retreating from the total ban which they appeared to be supporting until last week. more...
THE backbench Labour rebellion on the Terrorism Bill has shown the Government that it cannot always get its own way with a majority of only 66. The first defeat was on a procedural ploy over a Government amendment to reduce the period of detention without trial from three months to 90 days. more...
WHERE has all the seasonal influenza vaccine gone to? more...
THE Christmas season is already upon us. We have had the marvellous annual First Schools' Carol Concerts and the chairman of the council's Advent Carol Service this year at Chaddesley Corbett. Father Christmas attended the hospital Open Day and the switchings on of Christmas lights. more...
THIS year's exhibition in the Kidderminster Library by members of the Kidderminster Art Society is well worth a visit. more...
I TOOK part in a debate on flood prevention on the River Severn last week and it gave me an opportunity to thank the Government for what has been done to protect parts of Bewdley and Kidderminster from flooding. more...
ON Monday there was a debate about police restructuring. more...
MPs have returned to London and face a full programme of Bills and committee work. more...
FOLLOWING the Government's defeat on the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill last week, the whips have been hyperactive.
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WEST Mercia Police Auth-ority has vowed not to lie down in the battle against being merged into a West Midlands superforce.
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A blanket ban on smoking in pubs and private clubs was approved by a massive margin of 200 MPs, including Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
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POLICE and the city council are on collision course over who pays for spy camera coverage in Worcester.
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A CASUAL stroll saw a Woodrow toddler dicing with death and throwing traffic into chaos on a busy main road.
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WORKMEN engaged on restoration work at Coughton Court, the Elizabethan-age home of the Throckmorton family now owned by the National Trust, have discovered a small secret room which may once have been used as a hiding place during religious upheavals in England almost 400 years ago.
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REDDITCH were down to meet Soho Villa on the latter's ground on Saturday but, owing to the wretched weather, it was found impossible to play the match.
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GREEDY thieves made off with a booty of frozen fast food and Valentine's Day goodies in Alcester.
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THREE men have been arrested following a firearms incident in Bidford.
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Sport
Droitwich Spa 6 Halesowen 31
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Stourbridge Lions 17 Droitwich Spa 14
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EXPERIENCED battler Terry Fleming has already earned himself the nickname "Flymo" because of his ability to cover every blade of grass. The former Grimsby midfielder lived up to his moniker during the opening day win over Woking with an energy-packed display in the middle of the park. Pictures: www.davidpurslow.com
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GOLF: Droitwich's John Bickerton finished 52nd in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia over the weekend.
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Bromsgrove Blaze U18s 84 Ilkeston U18s 72
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THE Harkaway Club paid the penalty for having its point-to-point early in the season when Saturday's fixture at Chaddesley Corbett was postponed because of frost.
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CYCLING: Bromsgrove rider Dan Harding finished third in the British Universities National Championships.
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BROMSGROVE indoor rower Helen Miles is off to the World Championships in America next week.
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DROITWICH Tigers edged West Midlands Phones A 6-4 in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League Division One.
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A FORMER North Bromsgrove High School pupil has overcome injury to win selection to Wales' netball squad for the Commonwealth Games.
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DANNY McDonnell has set his heart on ending his playing days at Worcester City after penning a new two-year deal.
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SIMON Russell has spoken of his agony and frustration after shattering his wristbone - the first ever injury of his fledgling career.
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Bidford Cricket Club's pre-season programme starts with a light training session at Big Meadow for seniors and juniors on Sunday from 10.30am.
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CARETAKER boss Martin O'Connor has dropped his biggest hint yet that he could be tempted to consider managing Harriers on a more permanent basis.
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IT was a pleasure to stand and watch our second-half performance against Leigh RMI from the touchline.
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Walsall 26 Bromsgrove 17
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Bromsgrove 17 Luctonians 19
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GOALSCORERS
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KIDDERMINSTER may have failed to find the net during only their second scoreless stalemate of the season at The Shay on Saturday.
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KIDDERMINSTER'S new "Jake of all trades" looks set to be utilised in his preferred position of central midfield against Gravesend on Satu-rday with Russ Penn suspended.
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HARRIERS fans are plotting a scouting mission to help manager Mark Yates run the rule over their Conference rivals.
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BROMSGROVE Town lost 7-1 to Church Hill Seniors in the Advertiser/Messenger Cup semi-final on Sunday.
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Woodrush 7 Evesham 17
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DROITWICH Spa still remain in relegation danger after losing 1-0 to Earlswood in the Midland Combination Division Two on Saturday.
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KIDDERMINSTER Harr-iers' board have finally agreed to face a fans' forum to map out their future blueprint for the club to the Aggborough faithful.
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Pinley 15 Alcester 39
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Shifnal Town 5 Fairfield Villa 1
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Bromsgrove Rovers 3 Sutton Coldfield Town 6
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BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown warned his players to forget promotion this season if they produce a repeat of Saturday's dreadful performance against Sutton.
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Banbury 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 4
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REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild is ready to take a gamble on free-scoring Leamington striker Richard Adams.
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Stourbridge Lions 17 Droitwich Spa 14
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Bromsgrove 17 Luctonians 19
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Stourbridge Lions 17 Droitwich Spa 14
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ST John's `B' held league leaders St Stephen's `A' to a draw in the Worcester Area League.
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PERSHORE `B' and Heenans `A' both picked up five points at the top of Nationwide Doors and Windows Worcester League Division One.
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A STRING of county enthusiasts are heading to the USA later this month for the 25th annual World Indoor Rowing Championships.
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KEMPSEY-based dressage rider Lucy Farrer looks to have two promising prospects for 2006.
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TWO Worcester runners took the senior honours at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Schools' Athletic Association Cross-country Championships.
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ENGLAND captain Martin Corry is one of nine internationals recalled by Leicester Tigers for Worcester's Premiership visit to Welford Road on Friday night.
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WARRIORS captain Pat Sanderson says he is ahead of schedule in his race to return to fitness.
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DANNY McDonnell has set his heart on ending his playing days at Worcester City after penning a new two-year deal.
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LOVE Lane wasn't the only place where fingernails were being gnawed down to the quicks on Saturday - hundreds of miles away there was one man and 30 children also on tenterhooks!
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CLEOBURY Mortimer's Twickenham dream lives on after a solitary swing of the boot kept their magical Powergen Junior Vase run rolling in dramatic fashion.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
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NEW girl Natasha Cwietkow's goal was not enough to prevent Ferndale under-10s losing 2-1 to Bournville Warriors in the Mercian Football League.
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DANNY Leach's four goals led Mostyn Rangers Reserves to a 6-1 victory over Wribbenhall Social in a Kidderminster and District Football League Sunday Division Six Wyre Forest derby. This puts Mostyn into third place.
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BEWDLEY Town boss Craig Payton is backing his players to prolong their unbeaten run when they travel to Wyrley Rangers - the last team to defeat them - this weekend.
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Canal, Caunsall: J Brooks 3-8-0, P Burbridge 3-0, J Bartlett 1-15.
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STOURPORT manager Roy Rencher believes a shock success over Southern League division one west leaders Clevedon Town on Saturday could act as a springboard in Swifts' survival scrap.
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Canal, bridges 19-20: 1 R Marks, 2 L Eades, 3 R Taylor and M Wilson.
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Wednesday Open: B Bennett 13-2 (81), R Brennan 7-15 (82), G Hayward 7-14-8dr (63).
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Wednesday Open, Cuckoo: David Wigzell 16-4 (17), Alan Esbury 13-8 (12), Brian Emms 5-15 (14).
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Thursday Cost-cutter, 15 fished, Rover, all pools: Andy Newton (Shimano Tipton) 32-12 (Bank 8), Gary Picken (SBS) 18-12 (Island 15), Mal Watson (Daiwa Gordon League) 18-4 (Meadow 59).
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TARDEBIGGE Rangers are looking for players to join their u10s side.
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HE writing will be on the wall for the Studley players this weekend when they take on Oadby Town.
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ALVECHURCH manager Shaun Cunnington was left cursing this week after watching his side throw away the lead in their 3-2 defeat at title-chasing Chasetown.
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FROM the dizzy heights of involvement in four knockout competitions at the start of the year, the Midland Combination Challenge Cup is all that is left for Feckenham after last-gasp heartache in the Worcestershire Senior Urn.
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ANGLING: The 2006 River Alne Championship was fished at Alcester and the title went to Mark Sheeves (Alcester AA) who caught a dozen chub on pole and maggot for 14lb 6oz.
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REDDITCH United manager Gary Whild is ready to take a gamble on free-scoring Leamington striker Richard Adams.
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BROMSGROVE Rovers manager Rod Brown warned his players to forget promotion this season if they produce a repeat of Saturday's dreadful performance against Sutton.
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MICHAEL Blackwood has urged his team-mates to start shooting on sight against Scarborough on Saturday if they are to repeat the scoreline from their last clash against the Seadogs.
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Bromsgrove Rovers 3 Sutton Coldfield Town 6
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WARRIORS captain Pat Sanderson says he is ahead of schedule in his race to return to fitness.
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Banbury 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 4
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ENGLAND captain Martin Corry is one of nine internationals recalled by Leicester Tigers for Worcester's Premiership visit to Welford Road on Friday night.
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A FORMER North Bromsgrove High School pupil has overcome injury to win selection to Wales' netball squad for the Commonwealth Games.
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Bromsgrove 17 Luctonians 19
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Banbury 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 4
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