News archive from Thursday, 26 April 2012
Vera celebrates 100th birthday
By Sarah Davies SHE was born just days after the Titanic sank and survived both the First and Second World Wars. Now, Worcester woman Vera George has reached another milestone in her life – her 100th birthday. The centenarian yesterday marked the...
Trump overcomes sickness to beat Dale
With the seeds scattering in Sheffield, where Ding Junhui and Graeme Dott joined the list of casualties, Trump's prospects of justifying his pre-tournament status as the title favourite look to be improving by the day. So too is his health, with Trump...
Police look into threats to SFA trio
Strathclyde Police have given security advice to the three members of the Scottish Football Association judicial panel who handed out punishments to Rangers after their identities were revealed, the SFA have said. The administration-hit Glasgow giants...
Test of business brains in awards
YOUNG Enterprise companies have met to present their business cases to a panel of experts. The businesses, made up of schoolchildren taking part in Young Enterprise, presented themselves at a South Worcestershire heat at Malvern St James’ school....
Judge to rule Tuesday on Strauss-Kahn suit's fate
A spokesman for the court system, David Bookstaver, said the decision will be released on Tuesday morning. The ruling had initially been expected at the end of this week. Nafissatou Diallo, a maid at the Sofitel Hotel in midtown Manhattan, accused...
Test of business brains in awards
YOUNG Enterprise companies have met to present their business cases to a panel of experts. The businesses, made up of schoolchildren taking part in Young Enterprise, presented themselves at a South Worcestershire heat at Malvern St James’ school....
Nelson and Colne College staff satisfaction at all-time high
STAFF at Nelson and Colne college are 18 per cent happier than two years ago according to a survey. The college in Barrowford, one of the largest employers in the area with around 420 staff, has been awarded an ‘excellent’ level accreditation by the...
Life is for living - and to the full
When you’re diagnosed with an incurable disease people assume it’s time you got “your life in order” and “do things you’ve always dreamt of doing”. In theory, maybe us incurables should, but let’s just be realistic. Unless you have an exact expiry...
Police look into threats to SFA trio
Strathclyde Police have given security advice to the three members of the Scottish Football Association judicial panel who handed out punishments to Rangers after their identities were revealed, the SFA have said. The administration-hit Glasgow giants...
Nelson and Colne College staff satisfaction at all-time high
STAFF at Nelson and Colne college are 18 per cent happier than two years ago according to a survey. The college in Barrowford, one of the largest employers in the area with around 420 staff, has been awarded an ‘excellent’ level accreditation by the...
Exclusive - Citi can promote executive tied to Grubman scandal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a request by Citigroup and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to allow the executive, Kevin McCaffrey, to work as chief of equity sales in the Americas for Citigroup, the nation's...
'I am hurting so much': Maria Fowler reveals her devastation as she splits from footballer boyfriend Lee Croft
She moved up to Scotland to be with her boyfriend Lee Croft earlier this year, while they've often been snapped looking loved up on nights out.But now former The Only Way Is Essex star Maria Fowler has been left devastated after splitting from the...
'It's something we talk about all the time': Elton John and David Furnish want a sibling for Zachary
Sir Elton John and David Furnish are considering fathering a sibling for their toddler son Zachary.Canadian film producer Furnish, 49, admitted he talked about the prospect of having a second child with the 65-year-old singer 'all the time'. Although...
'We are truly smitten': Sophie Ellis-Bextor scores a hat-trick as she gives birth to her third boy
Pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor is celebrating after giving birth to her third son.The singer, 33, and her husband, The Feeling bassist Richard Jones, 32, welcomed baby Ray Holiday Jones at lunchtime today. The excited dad took to the band's Twitter page...
First Strictly Bicester raises a fab £13,500
DANCERS and their local celebrity partners raised £13,500 for good causes at the first Strictly Bicester competition. Organised by the Step by Step Dance School, the competition was held at Bicester Community College last Saturday and Sunday. Saturday...
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