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MP should explain

WILL MP Mike Foster please explain why, after eight years in government, the Labour Party has suddenly discovered that children need improved school dinners?   more...

What we all want

THE people of Great Britain say:   more...

Armchair decisions

D E MARGRETT criticises opposition parties for opposing the anti-terrorism Bill and preferring judges to make the decisions.   more...

Satisfying blood lust

MEMBERS of the hunting brigade have always denied that they enjoy killing foxes and that they are satisfying a blood lust but that they are controlling a pest and hunting is the most humane way of doing it.   more...

Majority might then suit him

LIKE the Tory pub bore who calls for a government of national unity, or a cabinet of all the talents from all parties, but only when we have a Labour government, Peter Luff has suddenly got lots of praise for the role of Parliament (Your MP Writes, Thursday, March 17 2005).   more...

OK Gordon, we've had the hype... now what?

WE'VE had the hype with the big give-away Budget. For example, £200 off pensioners' council tax and no two-child family earning less than £420 a week to pay any Income Tax. Happiness all round then!   more...

Seven days with Phillpott

HOSPITALS across the country are running up huge debts, despite extra funding going into the NHS.   more...

Seven days with Phillpott

Rapier of defence   more...

Seven days with Phillpott

Sympathy for those trapped in freedom   more...

Lucky the Easter Bunny is living up to his name

A CITY grandmother got the surprise of her life when she thought she had discovered the mythical Easter Bunny - on Good Friday.   more...

We're the UK's big spenders

WORCESTER shoppers are spending more this Easter than they did last year - even though people elsewhere in the country are putting their hands in their pockets less.   more...

Secret weapon targeted for schools

A NEW weapon in Worcestershire's fight for fairer schools funding has been found at the highest level of Government.   more...

Garden birds that top pecking order

HOUSE sparrows, blue tits, and blackbirds are top of the pecking order of common birds seen in county gardens this year.   more...

Race council boss collapses

A BELEAGUERED race group boss is recovering after collapsing in the wake of three executives quitting his organisation.   more...

Pop Idol's Jessica all set to sing for Acorns

POP Idol finalist and Britain's former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Jessica Garlick is to sing to raise money for a Worcester hospice for life-limited children.   more...

My shopping list for better health

TOP-CLASS hospital treatment with shorter waiting lists, and advice on how to make healthy choices just a telephone call away - this is what the Government health secretary is promising Worc-ester residents by 2008.   more...

Dozen used drug syringes dumped near courthouse

A DOZEN used needles were found dumped in an alley just yards from Worcester's magistrates courts and police station.   more...

Have your say on Worcester's future

PEOPLE in Worcester are being promised a greater say in planning the city's future.   more...

Now there's a fatties ward

OBESITY has become so common in Worcestershire that a hospital has installed a reinforced operating table, beds and chairs.   more...

Sport

28/3/05 - Weekend county results

SATURDAY   more...

Darlington 0 Kidderminster Harriers 2

Saturday, March 26, 2005   more...

Worcester Warriors 18 Saracens 19

Saturday, March 26, 2005   more...

28/3/05 - Players praised for effort

ANDY Keast paid tribute to his players despite their 19-18 defeat to Saracens.   more...

28/3/05 - Sixways chiefs targeting players

TRANSFER speculation has hit fever pitch at Worcester Warriors.   more...

28/3/05 - Keast toasts Drahm signing

SHANE Drahm has lit the fuse for an explosive final day clash by signing for Worcester.   more...

Clarke hat-trick lifts Robins high

JERMAINE Clarke's hat-trick lifted Evesham United back into an automatic promotion spot in Southern League Division One West with victory over their Worcestershire rivals.   more...

Harriers edging closer to Rushden

SUBSTITUTE Mark Rawle handed Kidderminster Harriers a Coca-Cola League Two lifeline at Darlington on Saturday.   more...

City boxer puts up resistance

WORCESTER'S light-middleweight Leroy Williamson stepped into the breach at short notice to face unbeaten Waltham Abbey fighter Daniel Cadman at Hackney Empire.   more...

Midland pair help England win title

NORTH Midlands pair Sam McDonald and James Metcalfe helped England Under 18s become European champions with a 16-9 win over defending champions France in the AER Championships final in Lille.   more...

Warriors let lead go in agonising defeat

CLOSE, but no cigar.   more...

Players praised for effort

ANDY Keast paid tribute to his players despite their 19-18 defeat to Saracens.   more...

Sixways chiefs targeting players

TRANSFER speculation has hit fever pitch at Worcester Warriors.   more...

Keast toasts Drahm signing

SHANE Drahm has lit the fuse for an explosive final day clash by signing for Worcester.   more...

  
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