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Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | February

Stories for 1 February 2005

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Crippling rises to kill small firms

SMALL firms in Herefordshire and Worcestershire could face ruin as business rates are reviewed this year. more...

Vote for the caring carer

A MONTHLY awards scheme has been launched to give public recognition to unsung heroes of Worcestershire's care industry. more...

Record year for agency means jobs for 10,000

A WORCESTER recruitment agency is celebrating a record 2004. more...

Shares up by 20 per cent in face of takeover

Shares in high street chain Woolworths have shot ahead by more than 20 per cent after a potential bidder confirmed its interest in a takeover. more...

* No smoking within 50ft of Royal * Semi-naked louts on rampage at 2am * Ref resigns at red card ass

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It's bad now but there could be worse to come

IT must be hell living in Worcester city centre but, even though I live in a small town like Droitwich, with no nightclubs, I'm often disturbed at night by drinkers, returning from pubs, through my residential area. more...

Selective criticism of Europhobes

NEWS that the National Audit Office (NAO) has refused for the past 15 years to sign off the accounts of the Department of Work and Pensions seems to have been accepted by one and all with a shrug of the shoulders. more...

Information on city firm

COULD I again ask your readers for help please? Last year, I asked for help in carrying out research into 1066 Products Ltd of Battenhall Road Worcester. more...

Nothing to concern us

EUROPHILES say we have nothing to worry about. more...

Tell us how soon, UKIP

HOW soon after a UKIP success at a General Election could pensioners expect to receive the extra £25 on their weekly state pensions? more...

They met in Warndon

I AM a proud man. As I left the Guildhall with a friend, our Mayor Allah Ditta shook my hand - he was wearing white gloves. He actually remembered meeting me in Warndon. more...

test

OXFAM shops in Worcestershire may have to temporarily close so staff can deal with the overwhelming number of donations being made to the tsunami disaster appeal. more...

Oxfam is desperate for help

OXFAM shops in Worcestershire may have to temporarily close so staff can deal with the overwhelming number of donations being made to the tsunami disaster appeal. more...

Poets asked to wax lyrical on rubbish

THE Worcestershire Duckworth Trust is calling on people of all ages to start talking rubbish. more...

Bomber pilot's heroics live on

AN HEROIC pilot who flew more than 30 successful bombing raids during the Second World War has died, aged 82. more...

Ref resigns after red card assault

"HOOLIGAN" young footballers have forced a referee to give up the game after he had to endure a match full of "violence and abuse" at the weekend. more...

Commandery swan murdered by rival pair

A FEMALE swan has been murdered in a territorial battle near Worcester's Civil War centre in Sidbury. more...

Family's anger over struggle to find care

THE parents of a little girl born with a rare facial disfigurement have attacked the health authority they claim is discriminating against their daughter due to her disability. more...

Warning over `prize-winning' letters scam

EVERYONE has their suspicions about junk mail claims of huge prize draw wins. But one Worcester man has more doubts than most after receiving hundreds of hoax letters. more...

Arrested over suspicion of theft

FOUR people have been arrested on suspicion of theft in connection with fund-raising efforts to help an eight-year-old girl receive potentially life-changing treatment. more...

Customer sought after attempted armed robbery

POLICE investigating an attempted armed-robbery at a Worcester newsagent have appealed for witnesses to the incident. more...

Stolen drawer returned to owner

A DRAWER containing cash and personal belongings which was stolen from an address in Warndon, Worcester, was returned to the owner, complete with contents, just 24 hours later. more...

Luff backing for home defence Bill

CONSERVATIVE demands for greater householders' rights to deal with burglars will be backed in the Commons by Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff this week. more...

NO SMOKING WITHIN 50FT OF THE ROYAL Hospital banishes smokers from entrance

HOSPITALS in Worcestershire are stepping up the war on smoking by banning people from puffing on their doorsteps. more...

Gasping for a change

A CUSTOM loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs..." more...

How these flowers can help people with cancer

TAKE home one of these daffodils and help Worcestershire and Herefordshire cancer patients - that's the message from a charity. more...

The pub where smokers have to stub it out or go outside

A POPULAR Worcestershire pub's month-long trial of banning smoking has proved such a success that even smokers support it, according to the landlord. more...

Head goes back to the classroom

GETTING back in the classroom took on a whole new meaning for a Droitwich headteacher, as she became "the new girl" for the day. more...

Funding secured for more doctors

ACCESS to a doctor, nurse or health visitor in Droitwich could be almost doubled by the creation of a new centre, health chiefs have claimed. more...

Healthy living course

EXERCISE, nutrition and relaxation will be the main topics covered in a course for older people in Droitwich. more...

Residents object to bungalow scheme

PLANS to build a bungalow on land filled with shrubs and trees in Droitwich look set to be refused following a number of objections to the scheme. more...

Semi-naked louts rampage at 2am

A WOMAN has called for action to be taken after a group of semi-naked men, thought to be drunken students, started chanting loudly along her Worcester street. more...

100 club decides to run for the money

DETERMINED athletes pulled on their trainers and collectively ran 100 miles to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. more...

Tributes to city postman

THE son of a Worcester postman who died suddenly has spoken of the kindness shown by his customers who raised £790 to give to his family. more...

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