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Courtney's on her way to Florida thanks to you
LEDBURY toddler Courtney Jones-Davis, who suffers from the rare genetic condition Rett Syndrome, can look forward to swimming with dolphins in Florida, thanks to the kindness of local people who have raised money on her behalf. Last Saturday, members
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Malvern Hills among the best places to live
MALVERN Hills has been hailed as the second best place to live in England and Wales after the results of a national survey were released this week. The area came second only to Uttlesford, a district of Essex whose main town is Saffron Walden, in a study
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Three-day ordeal is over for Liana
Ledbury'S Liana Pavlimbey has made contact with her cousin after an anxious wait to see if she had been caught up in the World Trade Centre horror. Mrs Pavlimbey spent three days phoning New York as she tried to find news of relative Daphne Moustaka following
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Attack leaves couple stranded in US
Only a change of plan kept Ledbury Poetry Festival manager Charles Bennett and his wife, Pippa from a sightseeing trip to New York on the day of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre. As it was, the couple found themselves marooned in the USA
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Stay off fields, visitors urged
Visitors to the Marcle Ridge area for the Big Apple event of October 13 and 14 are being urged not to walk across local farmland, in light of the recent foot and mouth crisis. Event spokesman, Jackie Denman, of Putley, said: "We welcome visitors back
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Road victims remembered
A SERVICE to remember all those who have been killed or injured on the roads is being held at Hereford Cathedral on Sunday, November 18, at 3.30pm. The preacher will be the Bishop of Ludlow, the Rt Rev Dr John Saxbee. Families and friends of road victims
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Right road to play on
YOUNGSTERS at Ashperton Primary School are enjoying their new outdoor play facilities. The reception class now has a special roadway, complete with roundabout, for their trikes and other ride-on toys. This was built by parents during the summer holiday
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Eric's search for PoW
A LOCAL historian in Newent is looking for information about a German who was a prisoner of war in the area. Eric Warde is a member of Newent Local History Society, which is putting together a book entitled Chapters in Newent History. He is in charge
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Firework party to aid charity
A Bonfire party will take place at Friars Court, Kempley, on Saturday, November 3 from 7pm. There will be no charge but a bucket collection will be made for the National Association for Crohns and Colitis charity. Mrs Margaret Brooke, of Friar's Court
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28/9/01 - Nick Downes is Upper Sapey junior champion
NICK DOWNES, a Bromyard school pupil, holds the trophy he recently won at the Junior Championships held at Upper Sapey Golf Course. The 15-year-old, Year 11 pupil at Queen Elizabeth High School, said he started playing golf last year, following his father
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28/9/01 - Adcock equals season's best
BROMYARD-based Volkswagen driver Nick Adcock raced to second placed at Donington Park last Sunday, equalling his best race placing of the season. Adcock, aged 36, was taking part in a special season-closing Volkswagen Racing Cup event at the Leicestershire
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28/9/01 - Bridge results ...
LEDBURY DUPLICATe BRIDGE CLUB SEPTEMBER 19 saw 28 pairs assemble for the weekly duplicate. The leading scores were N/S 1, Derrick McClelland & Ray Miller 63.1%, 2, Brian Snell & Steve Clegg 62.7%, 3, John & Mira Davies 58.3%, 4, Marcus &
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28/9/01 - Bizarre match Ledbury Seconds
STRUGGLING to find a referee, Drybrook were reduced to asking one of their former players to help out. DRYBROOK II 14pts, LEDBURY II 10PTS The result was at best a staccato and at worst a turgid affair, between two sides who had every intention of trying
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28/9/01 - Injury worries hamper Bulls
HEREFORD United hit the road for their Nationwide Conference clash with bottom club Hayes tomorrow (3pm) in desperate need of three points after just one win in eight matches. But Graham Turner's injury worries show no sign of easing after Scott Goodwin
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Folk festival loses out for second year running
ATTENDANCE at Bromyard Folk Festival, which last year suffered as a result of the fuel crisis, was down again this year Organiser Annie Jones said numbers were down because of a delay in event confirmation due to the foot and mouth crisis. She said: "
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Dogs drive children from playing fields
BROMYARD town councillors are asking dog owners to clean up after their pets. Coun Dorothy Pooley said the Playing Field Working Party had received a number of complaints about dog excrement on the town's playing fields off the Old Road. She said: "The
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£1 for new cemetery
NEW land is being acquired to expand Bromyard's cemetery off Church Street. Jonathan Lester, chairman of Bromyard joint burial committee, said it was in the process of buying a quarter acre piece of land from Herefordshire Council for £1. He said: "We
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Awaiting decision day
A DATE for the Herefordshire Council cabinet meeting to decide the future of Bromyard's library has not yet been set. After the recent well attended Bromyard Liaison Group meeting, town and county councillor Richard James has asked residents to put in
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Police warning to school run parents
POLICE are warning parents who park dangerously while dropping off or picking up their children from St Peter's School in Bromyard to take more care. PC Richard Shakespeare, beat manager for Bromyard, said: "You can see people driving on the pavement
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Car boot break-in
THIEVES broke into a car boot in Bishops Frome some time between Thursday, September 20 and the following day. Bromyard police said they are investigating the case after car's spare wheel, jack and brace were stolen.
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Dance the night away
The Falconers Country Dance Club and the Falconers Band will meet for English and American dancing at Bromyard Leisure Centre, Cruxwell Street, this Sunday (September 30), from 7.45pm to 10.45pm. Further details on 01743 872182.
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26/9/01 - Injury-hit Town thumped
LEDBURY Town were brought down to earth with a bump on Wednesday evening when they visited local rivals Kington Town in the Express & Star Premier Division. KINGTON 5, LEDBURY TOWN 0 Injury-hit Ledbury, missing five regular first team players including
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28/9/01 - Host club capture memorial trophy
TWENTY-THREE mixed triples from the three counties and Wales, competed for the Larry Powell Memorial Trophy at Eastnor Bowls Club recently. Again due to the superb organisation of the tournament organisers, Toby and Roy Bennett together with the background
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Shop owners count the cost
traffic lights and the one- way system past the burnt-out Seven Stars pub in the Homend, Ledbury, are set to be removed this weekend after two months in operation. The move has been strongly welcomed by local traders. Len Huff, chairman of the Ledbury
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A right royal occasion
A RIGHT royal occasion is in store at next year's Ledbury Carnival. The royalty theme was suggested by mayor Phill Bettington to coincide with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. It was met with general approval by the 30 or so people who attended an open meeting
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Hospitals get two stars
HOSPITALS serving the Ledbury area have been given two out of three stars in a Government survey. The NHS Trust for Herefordshire, which runs Hereford General and Hereford County, were assessed on everything from cleanliness and waiting times to hours
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Slim hope
Ledbury's Fitness Centre off Lawnside Road is the focus for a 12-week sponsored slim on behalf of the British Heart Foundation. Fundraisers will start to shed their pounds from Monday (October 1). The LIFT gym course takes referrals from GPs and helps
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Show ready to go with a bang
THIS year's firework display in Ledbury will be bigger and better than ever. That's the promise from its Round Table organisers. But a question mark hangs over the venue as Ledbury Park, the traditional location, may still be under foot and mouth restrictions
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Town's jobless total down on previous year
UNEMPLOYMENT in Ledbury stood at 46 - 29 men and 17 women - in July, according to the latest Herefordshire Quarterly Economic Report. This was up by two on the figure for the previous month but eight down on the same time last year. In Bromyard, 43 people
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Fair aims to use car park
SEVERAL of the attractions at this year's October Fair in Ledbury will be in the Bye Street car park as an experiment. The fair's organisers used to use the cattle market site but this has now been taken over by the community hospital, which is currently
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Jubilee flowers plea
Several events are being planned to raise money for next year's Golden Jubilee Flower Festival in St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ledbury. The festival, from June 1 to 4, is being organised by Judy Street as a way to celebrate the Queen's 50-year reign
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New hospital info centre launched
THE developer of the new Ledbury Community Hospital, Shaw Homes (HA) Ltd, is opening an information office in New Street on Monday (October 1). This will give people an insight into the kind of service they can expect from the hospital, which is scheduled
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22/9/01 - Bromyard progress in Vase
BROMYARD Town playing their first ever FA Vase game, overcame Hellenic League Premier Division outfit Harrow Hill in a match which came to life with a flurry of late goals. BROMYARD TOWN 4, HARROW HILL 3 The Town got off to a flying start when Luke Willetts
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Log on to job offers
Ledbury Jobcentre is offering people a new way of looking for work, thanks to high-tech computer terminals which can give job seekers the details of over 400,000 vacancies in the UK and abroad. Members of staff have been helping clients get to grips with
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Celebrity under wraps
BROMYARD'S Chamber of Commerce has a mystery celebrity lined up for this year's switch-on of the town's Christmas lights on November 24. Chairman of the chamber, Jonathan Lester, said it also had a new piece of equipment but declined to give further details
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Firework celebration
STOKE Lacy marks the opening of its new village hall this year with a firework display tomorrow night (Saturday) at 9pm. The hall will be officially opened by village resident Madge Hooper at 3pm. In the evening, the hall is the venue for a ceilidh with
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Filling station theft
Batteries, cash and cigarettes were stolen from a Bredenbury filling station between 6pm last Wednesday, September 19, and 1.55am the following day.
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28/9/01 - Junior Soccer Scene ...
SWIFTS hosted Hinton in this Tony Cole U11's Cup first round match and with their best performance of the season ran out winners after an entertaining game. LEDBURY SWIFTS 5, HINTON 2 It was Hinton who scored with their first attack, however Swifts soon
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22/9/01 - Stockley opens Town's account
LEDBURY Town settled into the flow of the game early on and applied pressure on the visitors Bustleholme creating a number of chances in this Express & Star West Midlands league Premier Division fixture at New Street. LEDBURY TOWN 2, BUSTLEHOLME 1
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28/9/01 - Successful Ledbury Chase is looking to run on and on
THE Ledbury Chase, a 13-mile multi-terrain race, is well on the way to becoming a regular date in the local runners calender. In only the second annual running of the race recently there was 130 entries with 123 runners completing the arduous course.
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22/9/01 - Points galore
LEDBURY played their first home game on Saturday and a re-arrangement of a Cup tie by the RFU saw Ledbury take on Spartans 2nd in a friendly instead of their first league match. LEDBURY 64pts, SPARTANS 14pts It took ten minutes for Ledbury to warm up
