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Hereford stars at Ledbury
HEREFORD United footballers from the 1980's will be reunited as a team for the first time to help raise funds for a junior team's summer trip to Sweden. Midfield Steve Emery is organising the team to play Ledbury Swifts XI at Ledbury Town FC on Sunday
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The Bull do double for second season
THE 1999/2000 season of the Sterling Classic Malvern Football League came to close at the Senior Cup Final on Sunday with The Bull collecting the double for the second year in succession. The eagerly anticipated final lived up to its expectations in an
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Pototo growers face high risks
ANOTHER year of supply exceeding demand could expose some potato growers in Herefordshire to high risks, warns a British Potato Council official. Louise Chapman, the council's field manager at Hereford, said it was vital that farmers minimised their risks
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Canon Frome fall 130 short
CANON Frome visited their old rivals Garnons in this Marches Division One match and elected to field, bowling very tightly at the start with only 17 runs coming from the first 12 overs. GARNONS 1ST XI v CANON FROME 1ST XI Jon Williams took the first wicket
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Campaigners step in to hold GM meeting
A LOCAL group campaigning for an environment free of genetically-modified organisms in Herefordshire and its borders is holding a public meeting on Friday, May 26, writes Roy Lewis. The group, GM-FREE, says the meeting will inform people about the controversial
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Auctioneers change name after 150 years of trading
ONE of the country's oldest-established companies is to change its name after 150 years. From July 1, well-known auctioneers Russell, Baldwin and Bright will be known as Brightwells. The decision to change the name of the company has not been taken lightly
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End of era for town's market
AFTER 113 years of trading, Ledbury Market is to close this summer. The site is to be developed as a local hospital, nursing home and doctor's surgery by Shaw Homes, who say they have acquired 75 per cent of the shares from the board of Ledbury Market
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Colwall saved in final ball drama
LOSING the toss in this National Village Knockout fixture Colwall were put into field and restricted the Garnons score to only 39-2 in the first 15 overs after Fred Conein (1-32 off 9) and Richard Williams (2- 16 off 7.2) struck. COLWALL v GARNONS A sustained
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Focus on Ledbury Swifts
SWIFTS rounded of an excellent first season with a trip to Edgar Street to play Leominster Minors in the final of the Windsor Jones Imperial Cup. LEDBURY SWIFTS U9s 0, LEOMINSTER MINORS 3 The match, played in front of a large crown was closer than the
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Farmers get into gear to raise cash for needy
THE Herefordshire branch of the National Farmers' Union is going all out to help raise cash for hard-pressed farmers. A traditional barn dance and pig roast is being organised to raise money for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute which has been
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Glencarn, Gorsley - £210,000
An ideal opportunity to purchase a well maintained detached bungalow standing in large gardens and complemented by a paddock extending to approximately 3 acres. Glencarn has the benefits of centrally heated and double glazed accommodation comprising porch
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Seconds slip
AFTER last week's emphatic victory over Canon Frome, Ledbury came back down to earth with a narrow defeat to a Leominster inspired by Dale Withers. LEDBURY 2ND XI v LEOMINSTER 2ND XI Leominster won a crucial toss and asked Ledbury to bat, against the
