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Winner of police vote makes vow
THE new West Mercia police and crime commissioner has vowed to be “the people’s commissioner”. Bill Longmore topped the poll last Thursday. He said: “It is up to me to show this is a job that matters. When David Cameron first announced the position
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Vandals put lives in danger
VANDALISM of electric fences on the Malvern Hills is putting lives at risk, the director of Malvern Hills Conservators has warned. Stephen Bound is concerned at a spate of incidents where electric fencing is being cut, allowing sheep and cattle
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Wasted night
LAST Tuesday night I could have stayed in and wasted an hour of my life watching the so-called celebrities in the jungle. Instead I wasted five hours by going to the MHDC meeting at the Bank House convened to discuss the SWDP. I witnessed a
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EU block on faster internet removed
EURO chiefs have lifted a block on £3.35 million of cash to fund faster broadband across Worcestershire after months of negotiations. Rules on state aid had stopped the county council spending the money, awarded in May, holding up the start of
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Garner and Gidley claim county prizes
THREE Malvern Hills stars bagged accolades at the 2012 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Sports Awards. Janet Birkmyre, of Great Witley, followed up her district award with the senior female sports person gong in an Olympic-themed awards ceremony