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Family calls time on town pub
LEDBURY could be facing the loss of one of its listed town centre pubs after plans were announced to close the White Hart Inn. Dorothy Baker, landlady of the Church Street pub, has applied for planning permission to convert it into a house along with
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LADS pay back loan
LEDBURY Amateur Dramatic Society has paid back a £20,000 loan it took out to help fund a new theatre two months early. LADS borrowed the money in November 1999 from Ledbury Town Council to finance the construction of its Market Theatre. "We're very grateful
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Businesses share in flavour awards
THE Three Crowns Inn at Ullingswick, near Bromyard, is the overall winner of the Flavours of Herefordshire awards. Mrs Muffin's Tea Shop in Church Lane, Ledbury, is the tea shop of the year, and the Cheyney Lodge Cider Company, in Bishop's Frome has won
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Fire crews in US cash plea
LEDBURY'S firefighters will carrying out a street collection tomorrow (Saturday) on behalf of the families of colleagues killed in the World Trade Centre in New York. Fire engines will be parked outside Somerfield, in New Street, and Tesco, in the Homend
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Terry's pride of town
LEDBURY'S Terry White did the town proud with his performance in the Great North Run last Sunday. Not only did the 75-year-old finish the half-marathon in two hours six minutes, he also raised around £1,900 for the Ledbury Hospital Appeal fund. Mr White
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Amnesty group pleads for death sentence prisoner
LEDBURY'S branch of Amnesty International agreed this week to write letters in support of a peace activist from Pakistan under sentence of death for blasphemy. Members of the group, which met on Monday night, decided to support Dr Younis Shaikh, who was
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Minister to see harvest
GOVERNMENT minister Elliott Morley will be visiting a farm near Ledbury on Monday (September 24) to mark the first day of the apple harvest. Mr Morley, the Minister for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will be at Castle Farm,
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Blaze sparks meeting call
A LEDBURY town councillor has renewed calls for a meeting with the fire service to discuss how it would cope with a major town centre blaze following a house fire in the Homend. Coun Spencer Lane was prompted by a recent chimney fire in the Homend. One
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New nursery school opens
YOUNGSTERS in Bromesberrow, are taking full advantage of the village's new nursery school. The nursery, which opened in the primary school at the start of the new term, is held three times a week. Primary school head Chris Malone said it would enable
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Reason to celebrate
A LEDBURY hotel has received a Silver Award from the Heart of England Tourist Board. Mike and Janet Williams moved to Ledbury four years ago and began work on converting a Ross Road country house, which had fallen into semi-dereliction, into the Leadon
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Auction is a first
THE Pavilion Rooms in Ledbury hosts the first joint venture of the Marcle May Fayre Group next Saturday, September 29. The event, a dinner and auction of promises, comes four months after the foot and mouth crisis put paid to plans for the group's inaugural
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21/9/01 - Four goal haul for Willetts
BROMYARD'S young side gave an impressive display of controlled passing football to win this Express & Star Premier Division match at Bustleholme by 7-1. BUSTLEHOLME 1, BROMYARD TOWN 7 After an early goal line clearance by the home side, play went
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Carnival call
LEDBURY people are being invited to a public meeting to review this year's carnival and look ahead to next year's. Three volunteers are also being sought to join the organising committee. The meeting starts at 8pm on Monday (September 24) in the Market
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21/9/01 - Sandford's 5-13 sets up cup win
EASTNOR became the first winners of the HCB Eric Jenkins Memorial Cup with a convincing seven wicket victory over WCL Division One champions Kington in this re-arranged match. EASTNOR v KINGTON Electing to field Eastnor started well as Shahid and Naeem
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Swimming pool plan hit by another setback
BROMYARD'S bid for a swimming pool continues after suffering another setback this week. Town councillor Dave Cave, a member of the Swimming Pool Working Party, said that an application for a pool to be built adjacent to the Hereford Road entrance of Queen
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County to look again at library proposals
Alternative ideas for a new library in Bromyard are to be looked at. That was the pledge by Herefordshire Council officers to the town council this week. After last week's meeting of the Bromyard District Liaison Group, in which local residents strongly
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Town seeks ideas for jubilee celebrations
NEXT year the Queen celebrates 50 years on the throne and Bromyard Town Council are looking for ways to celebrate the event. At its meeting on Monday, it was agreed that the council was keen to hear from organisations and individuals who want to help
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Axe threat to 'danger' tree
RESIDENTS of a Bromyard estate are applying for consent to remove an ash tree protected by a preservation order. The tree, behind 2 Ash Crescent, has been dead for some time and is now so hollow that it is felt to be a danger to the property. Mike Thomas
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15/9/01 - Freak goal sees Town to victory
LEDBURY once again hit by players suspended and injuries started this Express and Star Premier Division fixture very brightly with Ian Stewart and Stuart Hall going close early on. SMETHWICK 2, LEDBURY TOWN 3 Town eventually took the lead when a good
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21/9/01 - Cup hopes dashed
LEDBURY travelled to Wednesbury for this RFU Junior Cup first round tie a few players short of their full first team. WEDNESBURY 15pts, LEDBURY 7pts Despite this they still began well challenging the larger home pack in the set pieces and when Will Delamore
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21-9/01 - Mixed bag for netball ladies
LEDBURY Magpies played their last match in the Worcester Summer League (Division Three) at the end of August completing the league with a mixed bag of results. This had been a difficult summer with a lot of regular players absent and Magpies not always
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21/9/01 - Chapman is county speaker
FORMER Ledbury prop and rugby club chairman Rob Chapman will be the guest speaker at the Worcestershire & Herefordshire county dinner on October 12. Following the success of last year's events the dinner will once again be held at the Vale Golf and
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Doctor wins first stage of battle to clear name in MMR jab case
A DOCTOR who faces being hauled before the General Medical Council has won the first stage of his battle. Dr Peter Mansfield was reported to the GMC for offering parents an alternative to the triple MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) injection, which some
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Campaign wins royal approval
A CAMPAIGN to save the Horseshoe Inn at Broom's Green has won the backing of Prince Charles. Villagers formed the Horseshoe Inn Campaign (HIC) to make sure the building remains as a pub and wrote to the prince asking for help, as he has spoken out on
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WI faces threat of closure at 75
A WI group at Eastnor is set to close after 75 years. Members of Eastnor WI say that without a president and a secretary they can no longer keep things going and they expect the group to fold by the end of the year unless the situation changes dramatically
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Festival hope for roof fund
A HARVEST flower festival and history exhibition has been organised by the dozen-strong congregation at Frome Hill Church in their quest for money to repair the roof. The festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23, and will be accompanied
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Abbatoir site plan rejected
PLANS for a housing development on the site of Ledbury's old abbatoir should be thrown out. That is the view of the town council's planning committee, which visited the the Homend site before coming to its decision. Pewter Homes Ltd, of Stourport, has
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Residents to get say over homes
RESIDENTS and carers at old people's homes in Ledbury and Bromyard should be given a say in their future. That is the recommendation from Herefordshire Council's social care and housing scrutiny committee. The future of care homes at Leadon Bank in Ledbury
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Poison victim concert success
A FUNDRAISING concert for a Ledbury woman suffering from suspected mercury poisoning was a great success. The event, at Ledbury's Parish Church on Saturday, September 8, raised nearly £1,000 to fund treatment for Katherine Gittings of Robinson's Meadow
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Water company to face its critics
WATER customers in Ledbury who experienced tainted supplies during the summer could find out if they will get rebates on their bills at a meeting on Thursday (September 27). Water watchdog Ofwat called the meeting of its customer service committee after
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Appeal to residents
LEDBURY Town Council will contact local households asking how the Queen's Golden Jubilee should be celebrated. Residents will be asked if they think the town should take steps to mark the 50th year of Queen's reign. They will also be asked what suggestions
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£215,000 hall nearly ready
A VILLAGE near Ledbury is getting ready to take possession of its new £215,000 hall. The people of Wellington Health are due to receive the keys to the building at a handing-over ceremony on Saturday, October 1. The official opening will take place on
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Pavement riders condemned
A VISITOR to Ledbury says cyclists should take more care after an elderly friend was injured by a rider on the pavement. Paddy Griffiths, of Ross-on-Wye, was in the town with her 92-year-old friend Evelyn Fowler, of Staunton, when the incident happened
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Royal rival for Charles
A FARMER from the Ledbury area will find himself competing with the Prince of Wales in a cheesemaking competition next week. Charles Martell, of Dymock, has entered a number of cheeses in the British Cheese Awards 2001, on Friday, September 28, in Stow-on-the-Wold
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21/9/01 - Double success for bridge novices
LEDBURY bridge players Doug and Betty Shuter achieved a double first in competitions at the Marches Bridge Club on two consecutive days - all the more remarkable because they only started learning in May. They are enrolled with the new national Bridge
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21/9/01 - Ledbury III take it easy
ALTHOUGH conceding an early try Ledbury won comfortably. LEDBURY III 50pts, EVESHAM III 7pts The scorers were John Grimes, Dave Robinson, Colin Kurfoot, Dave (Skippy) Baulch, Tara Burston, Captain Chris (Toady) Davies x 2 and Mark Wormlow. Tomorrow (Saturday
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21/9/01 - Turner boosted as injuries ease
SCOTT Voice's return to action in a mid-week reserve game has given Hereford United boss Graham Turner a boost ahead of their Nationwide Conference home clash with Stevenage Borough tomorrow (3pm). The summer signing from Bilston Town has not started
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Schools facing crisis as pupil numbers fall
SCHOOLS in Bromyard are heading for a crisis as the number of school-age children falls in an increasingly elderly population. That is the warning from Herefordshire Council's head of policy and resources George Salmon. He said: "We believe there are
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Race against clock for festival venue
WATCHING the transformation of green field to buzzing venue, Bromyard Folk Festival organiser Annie Jones this week reflected on what a hard year it has been. "Because of foot and mouth, the decision to go ahead with the festival was made late in the
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Valued role
The allowance paid to Bromyard's mayor is to be increased to £1,200 a year, the town council has decided. Town clerk Mike Cresswell said: "It costs a lot of money to take on this role because you have to go to various functions and receptions and that
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21/9/01 - Bell ring nine
THE Bell Inn 98 went three points clear at the top of the Malvern League after their third league win, keeping their 100 per cent record. INTERTHORNES 2, BELL INN 98 9 There was hat-tricks for substitute Darren Cooke and Tony Reynolds with goals also
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21/9/01 - Junior Soccer Scene ..
SWIFTS entertained last season's champions in this U14s game. LEDBURY SWIFTS 0, LADS CLUB 10 Half way through the first half Swifts' Tim Rutherford was brought down and Dan Herbert's free kick drifted just wide of the post. After 25 minutes Lads Club
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21/9/01 - Swifts' president appeals for helpers
A SUCCESSFUL football club for young people in Ledbury is looking for volunteers as the new season gets under way. Don Rule, president of Ledbury Swifts, who recently won an international competition in Sweden, is appealing for sports enthusiasts to step
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21/9/01 - Festival win
HEREFORDSHIRE County Bowling Association hosted the annual Three Counties Bowling Festival at Leominster and Kingsland Bowling Clubs recently and came out on top, with Worcester running them close and Gloucester finishing bottom. Herefordshire won on
