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Stories for 9 August 2003

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Smaller parties are entitled to have say

M J Levins is right to call for more independence from MPs and to blame the system of party loyalty and careerism for their lack of it (You Say, August 2).   more...

Wonderful school

I WOULD like to congratulate the head teacher, staff and pupils at my old school, Clifton on Teme, for their wonderful achievement in becoming top village school in the country.   more...

We were taught how to survive

"UNFORTUNATELY, some young man dies swimming in the River Severn every summer," observes Worcestershire coroner, Victor Round (Evening News, July 30).   more...

No need for him to feel sad

I SEE that L Cammack of St John's is saddened by my lack of faith (You Say, July 30).   more...

We should listen to EU experts

n ONCE more, I have to reply to the misguided fulminations of Gary Webb.   more...

It's time to cull city's seagulls

TAKE a stroll along the High Street at almost any time of the day or night, and you will see and hear seagulls.   more...

Family fortunes in pubs, meat and a winning horse

The Rice and Ince family tree has been outlined to me through the generations by 81 years-old Harvey Ince of Glenthorne Avenue, Worcester, who describes himself as the "family's historian".   more...

Phew! It's cool to be home from a warzone hotspot

THE heatwave scorching Britain is nothing for an RAF woman who has just returned from Iraq - where she had to cope with temperatures up to 150F.   more...

Who on earth would spend a pile on a ruin?

VISITORS to spectacular Witley Court have been stunned by the For Sale sign at the former stately home - and are baffled as to exactly who would buy the ruin.   more...

Oliver's the latest hit from band of brothers

THE youngest of four brothers has followed in his siblings' footsteps by becoming an Army officer.   more...

Guards setting the right tone

LOST tourists could be forgiven for mistaking Worcester's Guildhall for Buckingham Palace, when the Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards opens the first Worcester Festival today.   more...

DNA plan aims to catch culprits

A GROUND-breaking initiative to use DNA to catch passengers who spit at rail staff is being pioneered in Worcestershire.   more...

...as teen bully is caged

A Worcester teenager who mounted a campaign of terror and aggression against his elderly grandparents has been sent to detention for three-and-a-half years.   more...

Hero Harry's rescue act...

A HEROIC 10-year-old boy waded across a river to help ambulance crews save a stricken patient.   more...

It's an `exciting' time for the city

AMBASSADORS for the city have backed "long-overdue" plans to transform Worcester's parks and riversides into major tourist attractions.   more...

CITY QUEST FOR SEVERN HEAVEN

A MULTI-million pound riverside redevelopment could be the jewel in the crown of a Worcester renaissance.   more...

Mother and daughter give birth an hour apart

A MUM and daughter have given birth within 65 minutes of one another.   more...

Sport

9/8/03 - Webster willing to sacrifice strike role for City

ADAM Webster is prepared to sacrifice a striking role to secure a first team place.   more...

9/8/03 - Fight for places hots up at City

JOHN Snape predicts the battle for places in Worcester City's midfield to be just as hot as the temperatures currently sweeping the county.   more...

9/8/03 - County look to down Spitfires

WORCESTERSHIRE, locked in battle at New Road today in the semi-final of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Lancashire, turn their attention back to National League Division One action on Monday when they take on Kent Spitfires in a floodit clash at Canterbury (4.10pm).   more...

9/8/03 - Britton setting play-off target

BOSS Ian Britton believes Kidderminster Harriers have enough strength in depth to mount a serious challenge for a Nationwide League Division Three play-off spot this season.   more...

Months of toil pay dividends with Polish trip

EIGHTEEN members of Worcester Dragon Boat Racing Club will represent Great Britain in the World Nations Championships in Poland during the last weekend of August.   more...

Brave Sue is beaten

BROADWAY'S Sue Davis saw her tremendous bid to win the National Express All-England Two-Wood singles title foiled in the final by Kent's Ann Dennis at Royal Leamington Spa yesterday.   more...

Thrills and spills at Worcester Races

LARGE crowds flocked to Worcester Racecourse again last night for the latest evening meeting.   more...

Bickerton and Park well up

DROITWICH'S John Bickerton and David Park of Hereford were both well up the leaderboard after the second round of the inaugural Nordic Open in Copenhagen.   more...

Keast hinting at game plan change

ANDY Keast has hinted that Worcester may be a touch more pragmatic this season.   more...

Singh on song for seconds

ANURAG Singh staked his claim to play in today's semi-final by hitting 70 as Worcestershire's Second XI Championship game against Somerset at Kidderminster ended in a draw.   more...

County look to down Spitfires

WORCESTERSHIRE, locked in battle at New Road today in the semi-final of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Lancashire, turn their attention back to National League Division One action on Monday when they take on Kent Spitfires in a floodit clash at Canterbury (4.10pm).   more...

Fight for places hots up at City

JOHN Snape predicts the battle for places in Worcester City's midfield to be just as hot as the temperatures currently sweeping the county.   more...

9/8/03 - Hinshelwood in friendly demand

ANDY Keast is hoping to involve Ben Hinshelwood in Worcester Rugby Club's opening pre-season friendly next Saturday.   more...

9/8/03 - Keast hinting at game plan change

ANDY Keast has hinted that Worcester may be a touch more pragmatic this season.   more...

  
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