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The Latest Breaking News from Worcestershire

Worcestershire thrive in a summer of adversity, bereavement and floods

Mourning Josh Baker and ravaged by the climate crisis, the county have made the most of limited means

The Guardian - UK

160mph down a country lane: Inside UK’s oldest motorsport race

Amid the F1 summer shutdown, a host of motorsport venues in the UK look to capitalise on free weekends. Kieran Jackson travelled to the unorthodox setting of rural Worcestershire for a historic event with a modern twist

The Independent UK

The historic event on the up

There are few finer places to celebrate motorsport history than at Shelsley Walsh, and this year’s Classic Nostalgia did it in style as the Worcestershire hillclimb venue heads towards its 120th anniversary.

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Family of Worcestershire woman pay tribute as man charged with murder

Mohammed Samak to face trial over death of Joanne Samak, who was found with serious injuries at house in Droitwich

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Anderson takes seven wickets, Surrey v Essex and more: county cricket – as it happened

Latest news from day three in the County Championship as the England veteran warmed up for his final Test

The Guardian - UK

Surrey beat Worcestershire, Robinson goes for 43 in one over: county cricket – as it happened

Louis Kimber’s heroics were in vain for Sussex as Leicestershire fell 19 short of a mammoth chase

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire break duck, Surrey turn screw on Worcs: county cricket – as it happened

Yorkshire took 13 wickets in a day to earn their first win of the season, while Surrey enforced the follow-on at New Road

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Surrey’s Dan Lawrence scores 38 off one over: county cricket – as it happened

Dan Lawrence was in blistering form for Surrey, while Luke Wells and Josh Bohannon put on 312 for the second Lancashire wicket

The Guardian - UK

Things are hotting up in the Worcestershire kitchen of Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp and Toyah's Sunday Lunch returns with a blast through the Stooges' Search And Destroy

Louder

Lancashire v Durham, Surrey v Worcestershire: county cricket – as it happened

Tom Aspinwall impressed with ball in hand against Durham, while Gloucestershire ran riot against Leicestershire

The Guardian - UK

Obituary: Commentator and broadcasting giant Neville Hay dies aged 85

Born into a timber merchant’s family in Worcestershire, home to the hallowed Shelsley Walsh hillclimb, Hay’s mellifluous honeyed tones graced public address systems at speed events, circuit racing and rallying from the late 1950s.

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County cricket: Roderick and Worcestershire pay tribute to Josh Baker – as it happened

Gareth Roderick paid tribute to Josh Baker after hitting a century on a poignant return to the field for Worcestershire

The Guardian - UK

England and Manchester City star Jack Grealish fined £666 for speeding in Range Rover Sport

Grealish was caught speeding at 44mph in a 30mph in north Worcestershire

Evening Standard

Worcestershire pay tribute to cricketer Josh Baker after his death aged 20

Worcestershire’s chief executive Ashley Giles has said the spin bowler was ‘part of our cricket family. We will all miss him terribly’

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Josh Baker: Worcestershire spin bowler dies, aged 20

Worcestershire spinner Josh Baker has died at the age of 20, the club have announced.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey wrap up innings win, Durham draw with Essex – as it happened

The champions proved far too strong for Hampshire while Leicestershire are top of Division Two after drawing with Northants

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Middlesex beat Yorkshire, Essex thrash Lancashire and more – as it happened

Yorkshire were narrowly beaten at Lord’s while Lancashire succumbed to Essex by an innings and 124 runs

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Rain, rain, go away: groundstaff fear worst on eve of new cricket season

Gloucestershire and Worcestershire are among the clubs fretting about their pitches as county cricket returns

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The Guardian - UK

Gap between county cricket’s haves and have-nots is growing dangerous

‘I don’t think there has ever been a more fragile time for the whole game,’ says Ashley Giles as he contemplates a bleak future

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Tour the Morgan Motor Company’s Worcestershire factory

The Morgan Motor Company might seem timeless – or even dated – but underneath the handcrafted aluminium bodywork is a manufacturer with great skills and grand plans: we take a factory tour

The Guardian - UK

60th time lucky: learner driver breaks UK record for sitting theory test

Person finally passed at Worcestershire centre, says AA, spending £1,380 in process

The Independent UK

British-Israeli father tells of ‘hell on earth’ after Hamas stormed kibbutz

Ben, originally from Worcestershire, sheltered in his safe room with his wife Meyrav for around 12 hours while Hamas militants stormed his kibbutz.

The Independent UK

Durham are Division Two champions after bowling out Worcestershire

With promotion already secured last week, Durham required a maximum of five points to clinch top spot.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Leicestershire rip through Yorkshire to stay in promotion hunt – as it happened

Will Davis took four wickets to reduce Yorkshire to 155 for 9, while Worcestershire made a bright start against Durham

The Independent UK

Police appeal to find body of man murdered 14 years ago

Jesse Richards was killed over a drugs debt in Worcestershire.

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