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Bill's back as mayor
Bill Gibbard has been re- elected as Mayor of Bromyard for a further 12 months. His vice-chairman, Joan Dauncey, was also re-elected at this week's meeting of the town council. Coun Jon Lester said she had been a "great ambassador for the town". The mayor
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Police call for ban on street skateboarders
POLICE in Bromyard are calling for a by-law to be brought in banning skateboarding in the streets. At this week's meeting of Bromyard Town Council, PC Richard Shakespeare, one of the town's two beat managers, said he believed a by-law could be enforced
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Mayoral pair share love of adopted town
LEDBURY'S new mayor Clive Jupp says he and his wife Jill are typical of many couples who have chosen to make the town their home. Both came to Ledbury nine years ago from Guilford, for work reasons, and both were delighted by what they found here. Their
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Firm splashes out £50k on better water supply
WELSH Water is spending £50,000 on improvements to the water supply in Wellington Heath. The work, which should benefit up to 360 residents, follows complaints and representations from the parish council and will be completed by the end of the summer.
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Rural election could be forced on council
Ledbury Town Council is seeking to co-opt four councillors for its rural ward by June 8, to avoid the possibility of Herefordshire Council calling an election at the town's expense. An urgent plea for Ledbury people to stand was made at the annual town
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Key roles for councillors
LEDBURY councillors look likely to have key positions when the make-up of the new Herefordshire Council is unveiled today (Friday). The Lib Dems, Independents and Labour are set to run the council in a power-share, with the Tories having opted for an
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Triple World champion
LEDBURY Karate expert Carl Reeks has returned from the WKO World Championships in Italy a triple World Champion. Carl, aged 17, belongs to the MSKC, members of the EWSKA and their team that travelled to Italy to compete in the Championships came from
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Teenager sees second book published in four years
A STAPLOW teenager has just published his second book, at the age of 18. Windsor of the North, by Benjamin Furnival, is his second book in four years on English architecture. His proud mum Sue said: "He continually surprises me with his achievements.
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Survivors tell youngsters of Holocaust's horrors
This week's Holocaust Day at John Masefield High School, Ledbury, was a moving and informative experience for 130 Year Nine pupils, who met two survivors from the darkest hours of the last century. The students, aged 13 and 14, were able to discuss Nazi
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Town finish in third spot
LEDBURY Town played their final Banks's League game of the season with third place secure and ahead of tonight's (Friday) final against Wellington at Bromyard. LEDBURY TOWN 2, LEOMINSTER 2 The first goal of the game came on the half hour, a deep corner
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Worried farmers to discuss GM trial site
ORGANIC farmers opposed to plans to trial genetically modified crops have called a meeting to discuss the issue. Farmer Reg Watkins, of Stonehouse Farm, Kempley, wants to grow genetically modified oil-seed rape this spring as part of a government trail
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Colleagues get physical!
FOUR Ledbury women have done their bit to stamp out heart disease by working up a sweat for the British Heart Foundation. Jean Rich, Julie Peckham, Zoe Trueman and Sarah Dearing, who all work at the Ledbury branch of Birmingham Midshires, raised more
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Photographer's book captures Christmas through eyes of a child
CHILDREN from Ledbury are set to become familiar faces in the United States. The children feature in a new book on Christmas nativity plays which comes out this August in both the UK and the USA. The book, A Children's Nativity - The Christmas Story Through
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Dome Day fever hits town as big event looms
MILLENNIUM Dome fever has hit Ledbury ahead of the town's Day in the Dome on Monday. Schoolchildren, Herefordshire Youth Orchestra and the Community Choir are set to do the county proud with a series of stunning performances. In a surprise last-minute
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Eastnor first to show their colours
EASTNOR Bowling Club has been the first in the area to register its new playing colours and has decided to give each member the first shirt free. The English Bowling Association has brought about a 'Winds of Change' atmosphere in the game, firstly by
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Ledbury glide in as visitors crash
LEDBURY 1st team finally got their Marches League Division Two campaign underway last Saturday with a home game against Leominster under the leadership of new captain David Taylor who got off to an ideal start winning the toss and deciding to bat. Ledbury
