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Graveyard research paying dividends
A GROUP of Leominster councillors went to Ledbury on 'grave business', writes PETE BLENCH. Their destination was the town's cemetery. They were very impressed. Leominster Town Council is thinking of striking a blow for independence by offering to take
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Hoteliers and traders fight Old Library conversion bid
HOTELIERS and traders are up in arms over a plan to convert Leominster's Old Library into accommodation for homeless young people. Residents could include ex-offenders and others who have battled with drug problems, writes PETE BLENCH. Herefordshire Supported
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Anna takes to the pool to help little friend Nick
HEREFORDSHIRE toddler Nick Davies has put on a brave face over the cancer treatment he has received for half his infant life. The two-year-old from Canon Pyon is one of several youngsters receiving cancer care at Hereford County Hospital and is due to
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Visitors flock to see city cathedral
DAY-trippers the world over are becoming increasingly fascinated with Hereford's rich ancestry, soaring visitor figures at the cathedral have revealed. And its partly due to the TV series on the subject that tourist numbers shot up to 45,000 this year
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Champions line up at progressive Hereford club
A MEN'S World champion, Dave Sheppard instructs a host of martial arts stars at Hereford Taekwon-do Club. In fact, no fewer than seven of his pupils also hold titles at various weights and grades in the up-and-coming Hereford club. Thirty-one-year-old
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Avon title for Moran
ROGER Moran wrapped up his third Avon BMTR Hill Climb Championship with a win and a second place at Prescott on Sunday. The garage owner from Orleton drove his Gould-Judd GR37 to win the morning run-off with a time of 40.58 seconds. Roy Lane was next
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Records tumble at city championships
MANY new records were achieved in the second gala in the series for Hereford Swimming Club's annual championships. Joanna Greensmith (14) achieved a hat-trick of records with victories in the 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle. Nick Tully
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Sara ready for Fearless Betty
THE elements showed no mercy to the final meeting under BHRC rules at the Amman Valley circuit, but the relentless rain did not quench the enthusiasm of the drivers. David Bevan, Sara Mould and Gareth Price are batt-ling determinedly for the area driver's
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Richards fourth in Budapest
ORIENTEER John Rich-ards secured a fourth-place finish with the British Police Team at the European Championships near Budapest, Hungary. The Hereford police officer was the only member of West Mercia Consta-bulary at the third European tournament. Richards
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Suspension of hunting brings loss to farmers
TWO surveys of UK hunts show that the hunting suspension brought about by foot and mouth resulted in significant financial loss to farms from fox predation. The surveys found that: Normal fox cull numbers were reduced by 4,900 (including gun packs); there
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Farmers relieved after blood tests prove negative
FARMERS in the county breathed a sigh of relief this week with the news that blood testing on 172 sheep slaughtered at Ross-on-Wye proved negative. Elwyn Maddy, Herefordshire chairman of the National Farmers' Union, said farmers were relieved to hear
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Champions start in form
Ledbury 23 pts Dunlop 7 NEWLY-promoted Ledbury ran in three tries to successfully open their Midlands 4 West (South) account. The reigning North Midlands 1 champions started slowly but Ollie Kaye used his pace to score the first try. Good, quick ball
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Home team have edge over county rivals
HEREFORD Colts suffered a 17-12 defeat against county rivals Luctonians Colts at Mortimer Park. Hereford scrum-half Billy Grisman gave the city club a 5-0 interval lead but the home side had more possession after the break, scoring tries from J Meldrum
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County first for kick-off
NORTH Midlands 18-Group Schools will stage their annual District Championships at Droit-wich's Hanbury Road ground this Wednesday, October 10. The championship is usually contested by the four constituent counties over two weeks but has been condensed
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Initiative to fight bogus 999 calls
AN initiative to combat the growing menace of hoax 999 calls from phone boxes is being launched by BT Payphones and Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade. Last year, more than half of the five million calls made to the emergency services from BT phone
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Parking charges threat to Kington and Leominster
OPPONENTS to the introduction of parking charges in Leominster and Kington could learn this week if they have a new battle on their hands. A group of county councillors representing the area were yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at a briefing meeting on
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Bulls consider future after Turner shock
THE Hereford United board was meeting this week to discuss the club's long-term future following the shock resignation of director of football Graham Turner. Although the former Aston Villa, Wolves and Shrewsbury boss is still club chairman with a major
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Stanbridge shoots 71 for double success
COLIN Stanbridge produced a superb round of golf to win Ross-on-Wye's Autumn scratch and handicap medal competitions. Playing the full-length course, he shot a gross round of 71 to win the scratch competition by three strokes from Tony Green, and, with
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Coaching
HEREFORDSHIRE cricket development officer Chris Dirkin is running a series of coaching courses at various levels from October 14 to December 16. More details are available on 077857 22271 or 01432 260152.
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Nationwide Conference fixtures 2001/2 season
Aug 18 Barnet (H) 2-1 (Snape, G Williams) Aug 21 Nuneaton (A) 0-2 Aug 25 Stalybridge (A) 2-0 (Elmes 2) Aug 27 Southport (H) 0-0 Sep 1 Margate (A) 2-2 (G Williams, Parry) Sep 4 Forest Green (H) 0-0 Sep 8 Dover (H) 3-0 (Elmes 2, M Williams) Sep 11 Dagenham
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Amos nets double to give Hereford draw
COLIN Amos struck twice to earn Hereford a hard-fought 2-2 friendly draw at Cardiff. The young and skilful Welsh club dominated the opening 20 minutes, taking the lead when a Cardiff forward dribbled through five Hereford players to slot the ball into
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Leominster open up with hard-fought win
LEOMINSTER opened their West Clubs Women's League Severn Division 2 account with a 4-3 win over visiting Wootton Bassett. Caught out by a quick Wootton Basset break, Leominster fought back with goals from captain Vicky Benson and Kate Holder to take a
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County fail to make usual progress in FA Youth Cup
Herefordshire FA 0 Somerset FA 4 HEREFORDSHIRE, who had reached the third round stage of the FA Youth Cup three times in recent seasons, never looked capable of achieving that goal in this first-round fixture at Bromyard on Saturday. After a bright start
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Woofferton joined in three-way split at top
WOOFFERTON, Pegasus and Civil Service are now neck and neck at the top of the Premier Division of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League. Unbeaten Woofferton were happy to collect a point from a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Wellington, who struck the woodwork
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Goal burst leads Kington to another big win
Kington Town 4 Smethwick Rangers 0 THREE goals in a 10-minute spell midway through the first half set Kington on the way to their second big win of the week in the West Midlands League Premier Division. It extended their unbeaten run to five games and
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Debut goal for Ryan
Ross Town 2 Pewsey Vale 0 ROSS overcame stiff opposition to reach the second round of the Hellenic League Cup. Ross were under pressure from the kick-off and goalkeeper Craig Edwards was forced to make some smart saves. Giant Pewsey striker Mark Steaten
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Woodwork denies Hinton a point
Bustleholme Res 2 Hinton 1 TWO late goals condemned Hinton to defeat in this West Midlands League Division 1 clash. Hinton, who started brightly, broke the deadlock shortly before the interval when Ross Semple fed Tim Thomas whose effort beat the home
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Wellington unbeaten in new venture
WELLINGTON maintained their unbeaten start to their first season in the Midland Floodlit Youth League with a 3-2 home win over Cheltenham Town in the Southern Division on Tuesday. Wellington took a first-half lead through Danny Amies, and Danny Stevens
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Town miss chances in second defeat
Brintons 1 Leominster Town 0 LEOMINSTER paid the penalty for missing numerous chances and slipped to their second defeat of the season in West Midlands League Division 1 South against high-fliers Brintons. Both teams created plenty of chances in an open
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Tupsley Pegasus drop first point and lose ground to rivals
WHILE the majority of under-15 and under-16 teams were involved in the HFA Youth Cup, Tupsley Pegasus lost their 100 per cent record in the HGTA Hereford-shire Junior League Under-16 Division when held to a home draw by Weston. Leominster Minors moved
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Ledbury drop
PROMOTED Ledbury Town dropped to eighth place in the Premier Division of the West Midlands League after their 4-0 away defeat to Wolves Casuals. It was their fourth defeat and followed a 5-0 reverse at Kington in midweek.
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Long trip for youngsters
THE Herefordshire FA make the long trip to Lincoln to play Lincoln-shire FA in the East Midlands Youth Combin-ation at Moorlands Sports Club on Sunday, kick-off 2pm. Herefordshire squad: Kyle Waring, Adam Ding, Paul Brown, Lewis Barker, Lewis Jones, William
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Bulls consider future after Turner shock
THE Hereford United board was meeting this week to discuss the club's long-term future following the shock resignation of director of football Graham Turner. Although the former Aston Villa, Wolves and Shrewsbury boss is still club chairman with a major
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Players respond with stylish home victory
Hereford United 4 Farnborough Town 2 HEREFORD turned on the style in a Nationwide Conference win over Farnborough on Tuesday, writes IAN MORGAN. Led for the first time by player-coach Phil Robinson, the Bulls struck three times in an impressive first-half
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Police need new canine recruits
WEST Mercia Police is appealing for new recruits with a nose for detective work to help in the fight against crime. New four-legged recruits canine cops are needed urgently by the force's dog section across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
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Work starts on Riverside Green
WORK has started on the creation of Leominster's Riverside Millennium Green - a project to provide a new green space for local people and habitat for birds, butterflies, newts, frogs and other wildlife, writes PETE BLENCH. A footpath has been temporarily
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Traffic chaos in wake of accidents
ROAD accidents brought traffic chaos to Leominster twice in 24 hours. The town was hit by 45-minutes of gridlock at peak travel time, just after 5pm last Thursday, when a car was in collision with a lorry on New Street near the Green lane junction. One
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New town manager appointed
THE economic outlook for Leominster and Bromyard has been boosted by the appointment of a new market towns officer. Nick Webster, who has spent the past 18 months with Herefordshire Council's Local Development Team, will work with new and existing partners
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Hospital earns two star rating
A TWO star rating for Hereford Hospitals has delighted staff. "It is a tribute to the hard work they put in,'' said Jeremy Millar, chief executive of Hereford Hospitals Trust. The Trust was one of 100 in the country to be given a two star rating in the
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Walking to save lives
A LEOMINSTER woman who has survived the 'killer' form of meningitis is urging others, particularly the parents of young children, to 'act on your gut instincts' to save lives. Sarah Humphries was struck down by meningococcal meningitis on the last day
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Roundabout work starts
WORK is expected to start in January on the first phase of plans to introduce traffic lights on the notorious Belmont roundabout in Hereford. It involves installing signals to improve the flow of traffic in and out of St Martin's Street, the realignment
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Merchants hang up coal sacks
AFTER 85 years, four generations, and countless thousands of back-breaking coal deliveries, a Herefordshire family-run fuel merchants has announced it will no longer be delivering direct to the doors of customers. Like his great grandfather, Julian Powell
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Alert after spate of torched cars
A SPATE of abandoned cars being torched by vandals on the streets of Hereford has led to warnings by the fire brigade and a local councillor that a tragic accident - probably involving a child - is just around the corner. Hereford fire brigade has attended
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Miraculous escape on main line
A MAN miraculously escaped with only minor injuries when he was struck by a passenger train on a Hereford railway bridge on Monday evening. The 16.33 commuter service from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central was crossing the Eign Viaduct at around
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Plate win by Denco
DENCO Dream Team won the Hereford Rowing Club Fun Regatta for the Belmont Plate. They reached the final after earlier wins over Alex's Men and Sidney Phillips. In the final they defeated a team of Kingstone High School teachers. They then rowed against
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Hereford gain second win after Butts' miss
Hereford 10 pts Barkers' Butts 7 HEREFORD survived another tense finish before gaining their second Midlands 1 win of the season, writes Jeremy Finney. The previous week the Wyesiders won by a point when Malvern missed a last-gasp conversion attempt and
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Longton end Lucton's home run
Luctonians 15 pts Longton 20 LUCTONIANS suffered their first defeat of the season - and their first at home in nearly a year - when their uncharacteristically mistake-ridden attack was humbled by a determined Longton side. Luctonians came under pressure
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Gaunt and Moger run team show
Bromyard 38 pts Five Ways OE 8 AFTER an evenly contested first period in which they held a slender 7-5 lead, Bromyard ran in four tries to get their North Midlands Division 1 campaign off to a winning start. Piers Gaunt and Richard Moger were the stars
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Greyhound miss chances
Greyhound 0 pts Kynoch 12 A BATTLING Greyhound team slipped to defeat in a low-scoring North Midlands 3 encounter. The Hereford club, who narrowly missed three try-scoring opportunities, trailed to a converted try on the stroke of half-time. Kynoch wrapped
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Aylestone book tie with Bishop's
AYLESTONE School went into the second round of the Daily Mail Under-15 Cup with a convincing 46-7 win over John Kyrle High School, Ross-on-Wye. Michael Leach snapped up a hat-trick of tries and Christian Williams scored two, while Matthew Myles slotted
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Sarah out and about
LIFE has suddenly become more fun for little Sarah Powell of Kington. The 10 year-old, who was born profoundly mentally and physically handicapped has a new form of transport and a special toy she can play with by herself. It came about through the generosity
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Strikers return from injury
HEREFORD United travel to in-form Leigh RMI tomorrow seeking their second away Nationwide Conference win. Player-coach Phil Robinson hopes the Bulls can repeat their midweek home success over big-spending Farnbor-ough Town. Birmingham City youngster Tony
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4/10/01 - Board back Turner switch
GRAHAM Turner will remain as Director of Football at Edgar Street despite quitting as team boss of Hereford United. Player/coach Phil Robinson will continue as replacement in a caretaker capacity, but director Joan Fennessy said there were no plans to
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Ros pips rival by one point
ROS Eaton pipped Val Blake by one point when she accrued 36 points to win the ladies' Past Captains' Cup at Herefordshire GC. Mandy Palmer (82-15-67) held off the challenge of Ann Goodwin (85-17-68) to take the Britton Cup for 0-23 handicaps. The Foster
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Randall opens up
FORMER Notts and England batsman Derek Randall will launch Herefordshire Cricket Society's winter programme. He is the opening speaker at the Imperial Restaurant, Hereford, on Thursday, October 18. All cricket lovers are welcome to the society's meetings
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Celebration for cricket stalwart
HEREFORDSHIRE stalwart Peter Sykes' retirement from county league duties will be marked by a presentation evening at Munstone House on Friday, October 12. Clubs should book through the Cricket Development Office before Monday.
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Brutally beaten and left for dead
THE next 48 hours could be crucial for Clare Thomas; doctors are due to assess her ability to survive without the life support she's needed since being brutally beaten and left for dead. If goodwill alone were enough the mother-of-two would be well on
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MP steps in as 1,000 more Xerox jobs lost
HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch is to seek an 'urgent meeting' with ministers over Xerox Europe's decision to downsize the workforce at its Mitcheldean site - which takes a number of employees from the Ross-on-Wye area. The cuts of up to 1,000 come in addition
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Pegasus hit back to win eleven-goal thriller
Pegasus Juniors 7 Bishops Cleeve 4 PEGASUS reached the second round of the Hellenic League Cup with a remarkable win. The Hereford club were 4-1 down with just 15 minutes of normal time remaining, but hit back to force extra time and scored three times
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Fields boost away record
Dudley Town 0 Westfields 5 WESTFIELDS extended their unbeaten away record in the West Midlands League Premier Division with this emphatic victory. The Rotherwas-based club took the lead in the 16th minute when defender Matt Morris blasted home a scorching
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Wellington surprised by rivals' change of form
Bustleholme 3 Wellington 2 THE form book went out of the window as lowly Bustleholme inflicted defeat on in-form Wellington in the Premier Division of the West Midlands League. The home team, who had picked up a solitary point from their first 11 matches
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Youngster snaps up equaliser
Ross Town Ladies 1 Bath City Ladies 1 YOUNGSTER Jade Powell salvaged a point for Ross in this South West Women's League Premier Division clash. Powell pounced in the 89th minute, powering a left-foot shot through a crowd of players to cancel out Bath's
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Soccer Results
Hereford Times Hereford-shire League, Premier Division: Westfields 2 Ross Utd Services 3, Wellington 1 Woofferton 1, Hinton 2 Fownhope 1, Leominster 1 Ewyas Harold 5, Weston 4 Civil Service 6, Sutton 0 Pegasus 3. Division 1: Kington Colts 0 Golden Valley
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Late goal brings revenge
AN 88th-minute goal from Luke Willetts gave Bromyard Town a 1-0 revenge win over visiting Westfields in the West Midlands League Premier Division on Tuesday. Westfields, who had beaten Bromyard 2-0 last month, held the upper hand during the first half
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Ross smash and grab
HOODED smash and grab raiders attacked a jeweller's shop in full view of lunchtime shoppers. Staff and passers-by tackled one of the gang, but two others fled to a getaway car with their haul. The attack astonished police in Ross-on-Wye. It occurred as
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Strikers return from injury
HEREFORD United travel to in-form Leigh RMI tomorrow seeking their second away Nationwide Conference win. Player-coach Phil Robinson hopes the Bulls can repeat their midweek home success over big-spending Farnbor-ough Town. Birmingham City youngster Tony
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Layton flies home after Games postponement
FORMER Hereford United manager John Layton has returned to the city following the postponement of the South Asian Games due to the political situation after the terrorist attack on New York. Layton has been working with the Pakistan Under-23 squad but
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Positive vibes for tourism
HARD times for the tourism industry were reflected on at the annual meeting of the Association for the Promotion of Herefordshire, but there were positive vibes, too. Members of the county tourism association heard from its chairman Jennie Layton how
