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Abusive cyclist had downed 12 pints

Drunken sea cadet officer punched wing mirrors off cars

11:40pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A DRUNK Worcester man punched an ambulance and swore at paramedics who tried to help him after he fell off his bike.

Action promised over bad sales pitches

Team offers elderly vital advice on how to keep warm affordably

10:10pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

WORCESTER-based energy supplier npower is one of four firms being investigated following concerns of mis-selling to consumers.

Force complaint probe "unfair"

Force complaint probe "unfair"

8:30pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

WEST Mercia Police has hit back at a report which asserted it received one of the highest levels of complaints.

Princess has a pressing engagement at cider firm

7:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THE Princess Royal is to visit a family-run cider and perry maker in Herefordshire this month.

Convent’s sale ‘an answer to many prayers’

FINAL FAREWELL: A removal van at Stanbrook Abbey, home to Worcestershire nuns for 171 years.

5:50pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THE nuns who lived at Stanbrook Abbey for more than 170 years have said the sale of their former convent is “an answer to many prayers”.

Gran hits tree then run over by her own car

NARROW ESCAPE: Grandmother Jackie Long was run over by her own car.

4:40pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A GRANDMOTHER is thanking her lucky stars after she miraculously survived a crash in which her car struck a tree... and was then run over by her own vehicle.

I was blown up by Hitler’s bomb but lived to tell tale

NARROW ESCAPE: Anthony Osman was blown up by Hitler’s retaliation weapon the V1.

3:30pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

AN 85-year-old veteran has told how he was blown up while on wartime guard duty.

Looking at other ways to tackle litter problem

Families enjoy a day out during Chorley Council’s annual picnic in the park event, part of the authority’s initiative to ‘make Chorley smile’ and help people to take pride and take care of their local surroundings.

2:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THERE are many different ways to tackle the problem of litter on our streets.

Harking back to times gone by

DEADLY BUSINESS: Paul Harding from Discover History may be all smiles now but Oliver Cromwell will soon wipe that grin off his face. 34070902

1:30pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THERE will be ghost stories, archaeology, period music and more at a Civil War day in Worcester.

Shoes clues 'point to murder accused'

Drunken sea cadet officer punched wing mirrors off cars

12:30pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A FORENSIC scientist told a murder trial jury that footwear impressions taken from a house near Pershore were "consistent" with a missing shoe allegedly worn by an accused man.

Was Blair right or wrong? You decide

A JOURNEY: The autobiography of former Prime Minister Tony Blair hit the shelves across the country yesterday.

11:40am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A FORMER Worcester MP who campaigned for fox hunting to be banned said he is not surprised by revelations in Tony Blair’s book that bringing in the legislation was one of his biggest domestic regrets.

Hot summer’s day by river ended in tragedy

10:50am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A LITHUANIAN labourer died after diving off a river bridge and hitting the rocky bed.

Doubt over bus lane as 'unviable' services are cut

PLENTY OF ROOM: A 31A bus run by Diamond drives up Newtown Road, Worcester, nearly empty of passengers. Picture: Paul Jackson. 34075102.

10:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

MORE doubt has been cast over the need for a controversial £4 million bus lane in Worcester after a bus company decided to stop running two services it said are commercially unviable.

Send us your back to school pics!

9:53am Thursday 2nd September 2010

MUMS and dads across the county are nervously sending their kids off to new schools this week, and we at the Worcester News would like to mark their special day.

Flight of fancy to be installed outside city premises

BIRDS: Kathryn Hodkinson at Boston Tea Party.

9:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010

THE city’s newest landmark sculpture is being put up.

Actor helps sheep rise from dead

HERO: Sebastian Abbatiello.

9:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A FISHERMAN had the unlikely catch of a dead sheep after it was drowned by a dog – but miraculously managed to bring it back to life.

Despite job losses, QinetiQ confirms its commitment to Malvern

8:10am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A DEFENCE firm that announced 260 job losses in Malvern has confirmed its long-term commitment to the town.

COMMENT: It’s time for cricket to be cleaned up

COMMENT: So when did you last visit the optician?

7:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010

CRICKET has always had a reputation as the noblest of sports. But now it seems to have become one of the most corrupt.

Plucky OAP fights back against purse thieves - video

I PINNED HIM AGAINST THE WALL: 77-year-old great-grandmother Marion Walter.

7:10am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A GREAT-grandmother took thieves by surprise when she fought back in a supermarket car park.

When the streets of city ran red with blood

When the streets of city ran red with blood

5:50am Thursday 2nd September 2010

HISTORICAL re-enactors will give an insight into the preparations made by soldiers during the English Civil War leading up to the Battle of Worcester.




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