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NHS reforms are not what doctors ordered

4:20am Thursday 2nd September 2010

DOCTORS have been thrown into a strange new world by radical NHS reforms says a health boss.

"I have a great burden on my shoulders" - Luff

DEFENCE: Peter Luff MP

2:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A WORCESTERSHIRE MP and Government minister has spoken about life in his new job with cuts looming on the horizon.

Walk the plank to pirate fete

Walk the plank to pirate fete

1:10am Thursday 2nd September 2010

PIRATES will be taking over a Worcestershire village this weekend.

Drink-driver blamed the road

Drunken sea cadet officer punched wing mirrors off cars

11:50pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

A MAN caught drink-driving said he was driving erratically because the road was uneven.

We’re taking pride to help clean up our area

CAMPAIGN: Worcester TS Ark Royal Navy and Marine Cadets Connie Pagett, aged 11, Holly Nash, 10, Angel Nash, nine, and Peter Jones, 11, collect litter. Picture by John Anyon.

10:30pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

YOUNGSTERS have got together to clean up their playing fields in Worcester.

Joy for poster winner

WINNING POSTER: Chief Fire Officer Mark Yates with Warndon Primary schoolpupil Danny Cave.

7:30pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THIS Worcester schoolboy proudly holds his winning poster design to promote fire safety awareness among children.

Plenty of time for work and play

Left:  Antonia Dossantos  with Eddie Walker from DHL.

6:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

A SCHOOL has had its playground improved, thanks to volunteers after it was chosen to be the site for a redevelopment project.

Trailblazers make it a county first

4:40pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

WORK has begun to pull two key community services together under one roof – a move that will be a first for Worcestershire.

We will try to find you the job of your dreams

POPULAR: The Worcester News Jobs and Careers Fair will take place later this month.

4:35pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

IT may have been a struggle to find that dream job over the past few months, but your Worcester News has come to the rescue to offer help and advice on finding a new career.

Teams hoping to run up cash for cancer charity

FAMILY EVENT: Participants line up for the opening lap of last year’s Relay for Life event in Worcester held in aid of Cancer Research.

3:20pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

IT may not be as well-known as its more famous cousin the Race for Life, but this year’s Relay for Life is set to be bigger and better than ever.

We got mediaeval at the old manor

PIKES AT THE READY: Beatrice Long and Gabriel Long from Martley with Alan Woodland (4076603)

2:20pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THE sound of cannons rang out across the countryside when a historical manor came under siege.

Fuel spill closes M42 southbound, lorry driver injured

12:27pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THE M42 has been closed after a smash between two HGVs which injured one of the drivers.

I’m very proud of our recruits

ENLISTMENT: New Army recruits gather outside the Guildhall with recruitment officers and Worcester mayor Mike Layland. Picture by John Anyon.

1:30pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

WORCESTERSHIRE’S newest Army recruits gathered in front of their proud families to swear an oath of allegiance.

COMMENT: People can now judge Tony Blair

COMMENT: So when did you last visit the optician?

1:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THERE is massive interest in today’s publication of Tony Blair’s memoirs. Whether the book provides readers with information they did not already know about the former prime minister remains to be seen.

We want our say on future of NHS

Stop bashing GPs they are doing well

12:40pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

A PATIENT leader says the public has been denied a say about the future of the NHS because they were not told about key meetings.

Council’s lost the plot over allotment tenancy

WORKING ON IT: Diana Rainsford was sent two letters by Worcester City Council for ‘non-cultivation’ of her allotment.

11:40am Wednesday 1st September 2010

AN allotment tenant was threatened with being booted off her plot over council claims she wasn’t doing enough digging.

Pirate weekend proved to be a real swashbuckler

A PIRATE’S LIFE FOR ME: Jean Percival and Malcolm Dawson guarding the locks at the pirate weekend in Stouport. Picture by Martin Humby. 34076703

10:50am Wednesday 1st September 2010

DESPITE several heavy outbursts of rain families flocked to a Worcestershire town to enjoy a swashbuckling pirates weekend.

New city dentist set to serve NHS patients

BUILDING: The site of the new dentist in London Road.

10:00am Wednesday 1st September 2010

A NEW NHS dentist with capacity to register nearly 10,000 patients is to open at the site of a former women’s refuge in Worcester.

Tia can never enjoy the sun on her face

COVERED: Little Tia has to take care when venturing out.

9:00am Wednesday 1st September 2010

A FOUR-year-old girl from Worcestershire can only go outdoors if she covers her skin from head to toe as she is allergic to daylight.

Great festival – so let’s do it again next year

DIVA: Stacey Soloman.

8:10am Wednesday 1st September 2010

AN enterpreneur wants to make the Upton Music Festival an annual event and says he has big ambitions for its future.




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