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Difficult topic of cluster bombs
I am grateful for the comments of Alfred Dowson (HT Letters August 7), about cluster bombs and depleted uranium. I am happy to respond to his query. I can tell him that I have voiced concerns about the use of cluster bombs in the past, and did so in the
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Park's name deleted
QUEENSWOOD Country Park's reputation as a safe and friendly family venue has been reaffirmed after an "adult content" website removed any reference to the Herefordshire beauty spot. Herefordshire Council's legal team contacted the website proprietors
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Leominster Noise event plans postponed til May
A MAJOR summer youth event in Leominster - The Noise - has been silenced. The work-and-fun weekend, centred on Bridge Street sports centre at the end of August, was to have involved an army of young people in community projects around the town and a live
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Classic m/c club goes on growing
YOUNG Moto GP star Chaz Davies, of Presteigne, was the special guest at the Leominster Classic Motorcycle Club annual open evening at The Bush Inn, Bush Bank, Canon Pyon. The club continues to go from strength to strength with some 160 members taking
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Miriam amazed at wedding dress find
A PENSIONER visiting a Wedding Festival in Leominster was overjoyed to discover the gown she wore at her wedding in Stafford 55 years ago. Miriam Roberts, who now lives in Leominster, was amazed when she saw her bridal gown on display at the Priory Church
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Stonebow unit survey report
A 65-PAGE report carrying details of a survey of the Stonebow Road mental health unit in Hereford is available to the public. The survey is a joint venture between Herefordshire Mental Health Forum and Herefordshire Community Health Council and was conducted
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Medical Equipment Appeal closes
THE New Medical Equipment Appeal at Hereford County Hospital has been officially closed. Its final account stands at £673,000. The money is being used to buy the hospital better and more updated equipment than it would normally have been able to afford
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Patients feel heat on the wards as fans brought in
PATIENTS and staff in Hereford County Hospital have been suffering with the rest of the public in dealing with record-breaking temperatures. Visitors to the hospital have reported conditions in the wards as 'dreadful' with no air conditioning systems
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Shrimps provide test of form
LEADERS Hereford United will be bidding to make it three wins on the trot when they entertain much-fancied Morecambe at Edgar Street in the Nationwide Confer-ence on Saturday. Jimmy Harvey's Lancashire outfit should prove a tough challenge for in-form
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Bromyard makes a fine job of its own Three Choirs concert
THE sounds of Sibelius filled the air over Bromyard last month when a choir from Athari in Finland returned last year's visit by Bromyard & District Choral Society. The three-day visit over the weekend of July 26 was a little hampered by the weather
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Museum showcases the great festival of a century ago
MUSICAL maestros of a century ago are taking centre stage for a display themed on the Three Choirs Festival at a Hereford museum. While contemporary musicians tune-up for the 2003 extravaganza, from Saturday until August 22, the museum has prepared a
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Cathedral steps out of scaffolding
THE Lady Chapel at Hereford Cathedral is to be stripped of most of its scaffolding in time for the Three Choirs Festival. The walls of the east face have been clad in unsightly steelwork for nearly seven years, in a £1.2 million restoration project. Removing
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Countdown to the festival ...
THREE Choirs festival organiser Liz Pooley talks of the 'tingle factor'. That shiver the sound of choral voices in cavernous surroundings sends up the spine. That's the very essence of the festival says Liz - a sensation 21st century audiences still feel
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Re-think on 'grid' says Taylor
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has been urged to think again about putting a supermarket at the centre of the proposed 100 acre Edgar Street grid development, writes LIZ WATKINS. It was a long term project and there was no rush to go down the supermarket route
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Dan kept on a tight leash...
DAN the dog - dumped in the Wye where his antics once inspired Sir Edward Elgar - won't make the Three Choirs Festival. But the carved wooden statue is due back by the river at the end of the month. The theft of Dan from his riverside path plinth opposite
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Tesco worker assaulted in store
A CITY Tesco worker was assaulted while attempting to escort a man from the store last Saturday. The incident occurred between the till area and foyer at the Bewell Street supermarket at 2.30pm and involved a man and members of staff. The man was asked
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Shoppers clogging up county hospital parking
ROGUE motorists are said to be clogging up Hereford County Hospital's car park. Patients are struggling to find a parking space because too many are occupied by shoppers and train commuters. At £3 for a whole day the hospital car park is considered one
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Police warning to young vandals
CHILDREN as young as eight years old were seen hurling stones at passing cars in Redhill, Hereford. Damage was caused to the windscreen of one car, which was travelling on the A49 Ross Road at around 2.45pm on Monday, July 28. Police believe two young
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Earning their awards
TGS Bowling Alley was the venue for an award ceremony for young people taking place in Hereford. Unemployed and aged between 16 and 17 years old, each of the graduates received a certificate to mark the completion of a 'Getting Connected' programme. The
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Big Event promises fireworks
A MUSICAL fun fair of colourful entertainment is guaranteed to keep South Wye youngsters amused from 12 noon until late on August 30. The Big Event, scheduled to take place at the King George V playing fields, will include free face painting, Quazamaze
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Secret sound and radio prize won
A HEREFORD man with a good ear found himself £25,000 richer. Jason Payne, aged 31, from Hunderton, won the cash prize when he correctly identified a secret sound on a radio show. The subtle noise of a lace being pulled from a shoe had baffled Radio Wyvern
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Cigars 'likely' cause of cancer
A 45-YEAR-OLD man, who was thought to have suffered exposure to asbestos, actually died of natural causes, an inquest found. Because of his job as a metal-sheet roller, suspicions were raised David Marsden may have had asbestos-related cancer when he
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Jailed for arson
A HOMELESS woman who set fire to flats and derelict properties in Hereford has been jailed for three years. Lynne Warren, aged 43, who pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court to two charges of arson and one of burglary, was said by her counsel, Dele Alakija
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Saints pull off shock league win
ST Martin's, who are struggling at the foot of the table, pulled off the shock result of the season in the Nash Rocks League when they beat leaders Kington by one shot on the very last wood played. St Martin's were given a marvellous start when Brian
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Eileen claims famous scalp
BRIMFIELD & Little Hereford's Eileen Turner reached the quarter-finals before bowing out of the champion of champions singles at the National Express EWBA Champio-nships at Royal Leaming-ton Spa. After a first-round walkover, she claimed the scalp
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Middleton chasing record run
DANIEL Middleton continued his quest for a national single sculls seasonal record by gaining a further two wins at Stourport Regatta. The Dilwyn schoolboy, in his Tideway Scullers colours, readily disposed of his finalists on each of the two days of the
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Blow to Moran's hopes
ROGER Moran's hopes of repeating last year's win in the Avon BMTR Top Ten Challenge took a knock when he was sidelined with a broken half-shaft at the start of the second Loton Park qualifier last Sunday. The Orleton driver took third spot in the morning
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Young Jessica on roll of success
NORTH Hereford Hunt Pony Club member Jessica Lee from Canon Pyon is enjoying a roll of success, having won her last two Pony Club one-day events on her grey pony, Just Jasper. At the beginning of this month, Jessica, who is 11, took part in the National
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Fearless JR steals the thunder
A SURPRISE thunderstorm at the South Herefordshire Hunt meeting under BHRC rules on the Allensmore circuit did not deter the crowds, and there were certainly some lightning performances during the afternoon. Owner Iuan Jones-Evans had a day to remember
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Sun Valley's gift to pupils
PUPILS at a rural primary school have the latest technology at their fingertips thanks to a £500 donation from one of Hereford's biggest employers. The gift from Sun Valley Foods has enabled 52 youngsters at Almeley Primary School to get on-line after
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Ready to raise the roof
WHISKY tasting and concerts were just two of many fund-raisers set to 'raise the roof' of a Kington church as £45,000 worth of repair work starts. After four years of fund-raising, structural repairs have begun on St Bede's Catholic Church including asbestos
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Young minds in need of a little historical fortification
With weeks of the summer school holidays still to go, parents visiting the Cotswolds should consider taking their children to Fort Sudeley, the imaginative adventure playground set in the magnificent gardens at Sudeley Castle just outside Cheltenham.
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Sam sparkles with 71 to claim trophy
SAM Baker produced a sparkling round of 71 over his home Burghill Valley course to clinch the Herefordshire Junior Championship and the Hereford Times Cup for the first time. The 14-year-old Aylestone School pupil has made rapid progress since taking
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Visitors take top places in twin-counties' cup final
LOCAL players failed to make the top places in the Shropshire and Hereford-shire Chronicle Cup final at Herefordshire Golf Club as competitors battled against the hot and humid conditions on a course which provided an excellent test of golf. Home club
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Simon puts spin on local derby for Luctonians
LUCTONIANS pulled off a remarkable 14-run home win over Herefordshire rivals Bromyard in an exciting derby in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 1. Left-arm spinner Simon Withers was the Luctonians' hero, snapping up 6-39 to skittle out
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Centurions set up town club record
LEOMINSTER batsmen Dale Withers and Kevin Howells struck maiden league centuries as the north Herefordshire club rattled up a club record 340-3 in their crushing 139-run win over struggling Ross in the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1. The home
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Hereford United Conference Fixtures 2003-4
Aug 9 3pm Tamworth (A) 3-1 (Smith 2, Guinan) Aug 12 7.45pm Forest Green H) 5-1 (Purdie 2, Guinan 2, Carey-Bertram) Aug 16 3pm Morecambe (H) Aug 23 3pm Barnet (A) Aug 25 7.45pm Aldershot (H) Aug 30 3pm Stevenage (A) Sep 6 3pm Farnborough (A) Sep 13 3pm
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Michael stars in top battle
A LEADING all-round display from Robin Michael proved influential in Ewyas Harold's three-wicket home win over Lads Club in a top-of-the-table clash in the Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1. Bryan Caffelle top scored with 54 for visiting
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Cricket Scorecards in Brief
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division 1 Ombersley 339-4 (D Catterall 185 no, P Wheeler 69, M Yardley 42 no, M D'Oliveira 21) Eastnor 236-5 (S Emery 62, J Khalid 54, D Rees 45, Arshad 24, D Baker 19, K Fortey 15. D Catterall 2-21, M D'Oliveira
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Police keep watch on thugs' internet site
WHILE Hereford United make an excellent start to the new campaign, a hooligan element among their fans is planning a season of violence via a web-site devoted to thuggery. The trouble kicked off on Saturday when the Bulls' victory at Tamworth was marred
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Skenfrith
OPEN GARDEN - Sue Vaughan opened her garden to the public on Sunday, August 3, to raise funds for the Busoga Trust, to build a well in a Ugandan village. Money had been raised in the Skenfrith area but not quite enough for a complete well, which costs
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Pyons & Westhope
Water Cause - By now the work to prevent flooding at the Nags Head turn should have been completed,and a start made at Brookside. This is only the latest attempt to defeat nature at the northern end of the village. For centuries it must have been a quagmire
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Presteigne
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS SUNDAY - St Andrew's, Presteigne: Holy Communion (BCP) at 11 am.All Saint's, Kinsham: Holy Communion (BCP) at 9.30 am. St Michael and All Angels', Knill: Holy Communion (BCP) at 8.30 am. Baptist Church, Presteigne: Family Service
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Peterchurch
ST PETER'S CHURCH - St. Peter's Church are holding a Wedding Weekend on August 16 and 17. There will be a display of 18 wedding dresses, grooms suits, bridesmaids dresses, page boy outfit, photographs to see with a quiz on whose wedding it is? As well
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Pembridge
Together For Ever - Witness the murder at Riddel High and solve the mystery. Go back to the 50s and dress the part. Learn to jive and watch the talented Hereford Academy of Dance perform numbers from Grease. Dine in style and close the evening with a
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Knucklas
CANCELLATIONS - The garden party which was to have been run by Knucklas Community Centre Management Committee at Heyop Rectory this Saturday, August 16, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The Holiday Bible Club planned by the Baptist
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Fownhope
QUIZ - The recreation field committee would like to thank everyone who bought one of their quiz sheets that were on sale throughout July. After deducting the £10 prize money they were left with a profit of £100 for club funds. A total of 17 sheets were
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Eardisley
VILLAGE SHOW - Once again the Eardisley Village Show will be held at Sheepcroft, Eardisley, by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs R Preece. Starting at 2pm, on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25, visitors will be able to enjoy the 'Doggy Dancers', vintage car/
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County doctor quits on beds crisis
A LEOMINSTER family doctor says he has quit his job because of the constant struggle faced by local GPs in getting acutely ill patients admitted to hospital in Hereford. Julian Stokes says the hospital beds crisis was a big factor in his decision to take
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Budding cartoonist
HEREFORDSHIRE'S very own budding cartoonist Bethan Tector put herself in the picture by attending the semi-final of 'Capri-Sun's' search for the UK's best young cartoonist. Bethan, aged 11, from Ashperton, near Ledbury, beat off competition from hundreds
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Assaulted landlord after binge
A PRINTING assistant narrowly escaped a prison sentence for assaulting the landlord of a Ledbury pub after a drinking binge, a court heard. Mark David Toman from New Street, Ledbury celebrated playing the last football match of the season by drinking
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Village's transports of delight
ABBEYDORE'S summer fair this weekend promises to transport visitors to delights old and new with a rare chance to see championship winning rally cars and antique tractors. The cars belong to village resident John Price, veteran of over 750 rallies and
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Winning in fight for peace
AT 18 Joss Garman is a veteran of battles with Britain's military. Now the Hereford Sixth Form College student has been 'decorated' in his fight for peace. Joss's principles were backed by his Principal; college head Dr Jonathon Godfrey nominated him
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Options galore await after A-level points are added up
WITH hundreds of students across Herefordshire awaiting their A-level results today (Thursday) The Hereford Times asked Nerys Phillips, a personal adviser from Connexions Hereford, for advice on what school and college leavers can do next. Education,
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Going baa-lmy for the rescue
TWO animal welfare officers stripped off during the brave rescue of a lamb from the banks of the River Lugg, near Hereford, last Thursday. As the temperature soared to 30C, Lyndon Yardley and Andrew Gough, stripped down to the "bare essentials" to wade
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Twee rural homes threat to real pubs
HEREFORDSHIRE'S rural pubs are disappearing at the rate of one a year. The worrying statistic, revealed at the launch of a new Camra book, is the result of a growing number of investors who are buying the country inns and converting them into private
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Death of former police chief, 78
A POLICE officer who spent 35 years in the force, never regretting one day of it has died in hospital in Hereford. Former Superintendent John Henry Westwood shared his police service between Herefordshire and Worcestershire and when he retired in 1984
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Model engineers' boost for Acorns
A UNIQUE little yellow engine has helped raise £1,500 for sick children. The new Australian Baldwin locomotive, the only one of its kind to be built in the UK, was launched by Hereford's mayor, Councillor Ursula Attfield and members of the Hereford Society
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Stone strikes early decider
Westfields 0 Pegasus Juniors 1 THE ninth annual game between the two Hereford city sides for the Denis Hartland Memorial Trophy was decided by a single Gavin Stone goal in the ninth minute of a closely-fought, entertaining game. Westfields, hosting the
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Water works will improve supplies
WELSH Water is to begin work in Sellack as part of an investment scheme to upgrade the water mains network in the area. The scheme, due to start on Monday, will involve renewing 22km of water mains in Foy, Sellack, Bridstow, Hoarwithy and Kings Caple.
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Woman took her own life
A MISSING woman walked into woodland to wash down an overdose of sleeping tablets with rum and wait to die. Dr Timothy Potts, of Longtown Mountain Rescue, was with the search party that found Judith Friend dead. His statement, read to a Hereford inquest
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Watch the birdie, the birdie, the..
THE RSPB is celebrating a major milestone - the one-millionth visitor to its peregrine falcon viewing project at Symonds Yat Rock. The Rogers family was visiting the Rock when the RSPB announced that they were the millionth visitors. Lee, a software engineer
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Canine frolics
A ROSS-ON-WYE youngster set off to a summer camp with a difference with four furry friends in tow. Stephanie Lansdell joined 80 other children and 180 dogs at the Young Kennel Club Training Camp at the Newark showground in Nottinghamshire. Together with
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Rescued dog joins police ranks
A DOG abandoned in Ross-on-Wye and rescued by a Herefordshire Council warden has "made good" in the ranks of the Metropolitan Police. The two-year-old collie-cross-spaniel recently celebrated his "passing out" after completing an intensive four-month
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Helen has poetic tone
A FORMER Herefordshire woman has won prizes at the Welsh National Eisteddfod - thanks to her mastery of her adopted country's native tongue. Helen Evans, who was educated at John Kyrle High School, Ross-on-Wye, and lived at Linton, is now based in Pembrokeshire
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Search on for manuscript
THE search is on for a manuscript about a Whitney-on-Wye rector's experiences as a parson in the Australian bush. The document, believed to have a brown cover, was written by Basil Gadsen between 1913 and 1926. Mr Gadsen, who lived at Church House, may
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Busy Bees open doors
THERE could be a swarm at Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-School, Clifford, for the first opening of its hive to the public on Sunday from 2pm. The open day comes at the end of two years' work by a dedicated committee who decided the children using Clifford
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United boss calms crowd
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner acted peacekeeper shortly before the interval in Saturday's match at Tamworth amid fears that a minor disturbance in the crowd could turn nasty. The Hereford boss left his position on the touchline to speak to the
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County call up fast bowler
HEREFORDSHIRE CCC have drafted in fast bowler James Brinkley for their final Minor Counties Championship match of the season against Cornwall at Luctonians' Kingsland ground, starting Sunday. Brinkley last played for Herefordshire in the ECB 38 Counties
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Under-eights only need apply
WANTED: Tractor drivers for a brand new fleet. No previous experience required. Applicants should be aged eight or under! Farmer, David Legge, has received a delivery of new bright red Velmet tractors at Shortwood Family Farm, Pencombe, and invites would-be
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Majority want hunting banned
IF Mr GK Herbert of Linley Green believes the views of the British population regarding foxhunting is represented by half a million people attending a countryside march, then he should return to his abacus which is as outdated as his opinion. Does he
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View from a land 'down under'...
I sit in my Sydney office reading the Hereford Times, from time to time, via the world's most remarkable way to communicate, the internet. My mind drifts back to my time in the old blighty, of Breinton, Hereford. I am amazed to read that the weather there
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Garden visitors a pleasant surprise
I was interested in reading a letter in your paper about the decline of the thrush and how Mr Dominey rescued a thrush and removed a tick and it came back to say thank you. In recent years we have been feeding the birds regularly and were pleased when
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Heartening that children praised
As the headteacher accompanying the party of school children so kindly praised by Mr and Mrs Barber on your letters page (July 24) I felt I owed it to the children to identify them. We were a party of 16 Y6 children and three staff from Garway Primary
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Accident figures may be suspect?
MR Delaney (letters, August 7) suggests that speed causes only 7.3 per cent of 'accidents'. Surely it is 7.3 per cent that are not caused by speed! As for the Mortimers Cross junction, the locals should collect money to buy a few old but road-legal cars
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Other side of the coin over parking for the disabled
MADAM, After reading your letters page of July 31, I had to write to express my disgust and annoyance at the letter from Mrs Muirden. Firstly may I point out that no-one wants to see anyone struggling in life - no-one objects to disabled persons being
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Writings a king ordered should be destroyed
COPIES of beautifully illuminated manuscripts coloured and written by the Benedictine monks of Leominster in the 15th century have gone on display. Former mayor of Leominster Alec Haines, 83, was so overjoyed at seeing the rare old vellum (sheep skin)
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The great ASDA - or not - debate
What sort of message sent out? I would like to comment on your front page article on August 7, in connection with ASDA and the council. I wonder what sort of message the council wants to send out to the rest of the country. As I see it Hereford could
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Driver rescued
FIRE fighters were called in to rescue a trapped man after the car he was driving overturned on a narrow bridge near Leominster. Traffic diversions were set up while the rescue was carried out at The Broad on the B4361 Old Ludlow Road at mid day on Tuesday
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Leominster seeks out the Rainmaker
LEOMINSTER Junior School drama enthusiasts chose a very apt play for their end-of-term production. The audience and cast sweltered in a near-tropical heatwave when the school staged Rainmaker. The new musical, by Jan Stroud, was set in the steamy rainforests
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Sporting boost
YOUNGSTERS at a Leominster school for children with emotional and behavioural problems were given a sporting boost by a breakfast cereal company. Pupils at the Larches School competing at their first-ever traditional school sports day were backed by Weetabix
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Racist incident at Leominster
LEOMINSTER Police are carrying out a major investigation following what they have described as a racist incident. The open-air incident - which was understood to involve a large number of people including juveniles - happened in the town on July 11. Brief
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Marches Scribes show expertise
PRESENTING an exhibition in Leominster Library this month is the Marches Scribes calligraphy group. The annual exhibition has time as its theme and is a display of beautiful writing. The exhibition is in Leominster Library until August 30. The library
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Work must go on as remains found at County Hospital site
AFTER reposing in the ground for up to 800 years one could expect to be left to RIP. But not if your last resting place coincided with the choice of site for Hereford County Hospital. Over the years the Hereford Times has told many tales of skeletons
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Retirement? Pay back first
A NURSE who has worked for 27 years caring for patients in Hereford hospitals is angry over the lack of appreciation by the NHS for people in her profession. Staff nurse Sheila Chandler retired after more than a quarter of a century in the job and received
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Hampton Court sale rumour 'just idle chat'
THE manager of one of Herefordshire's premier visitor attractions, historic Hampton Court Castle, has scotched rumours that the property has been sold. "It's not true,'' said Ed Waghorn. The castle was still on the market and despite "tremendous interest
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Pain-relieving equipment
PATIENTS needing major abdominal surgery will benefit from new high-tech pain relieving equipment at Hereford's County Hospital thanks to Sun Valley Foods. The £3,000 donation to the Charles Renton Unit has helped to update its epidural pumps to keep
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Top jobs unfilled in skills shortage
TOP jobs at Hereford County Hospital remain unfilled because of a shortage of specialists across the country. National advertising has failed to produce one application for a cardiologist where the post has been vacant for nearly 12 months. The hospital
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Crossing the great divide
CULTURAL boundaries were crossed last month when Hereford band Burn took their popular act on tour to Sweden. The reception the five musicians received was overwhelming - with bass player Dave Quine's Liverpudlian accent driving the fans wild and national
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Take pride in Elgar's inspiration
A GREAT lover of Sir Edward Elgar's music and stalwart protector of his heritage in Herefordshire, Jacob O'Callaghan has published a completely revised fourth edition of his booklet on the great man. Elgar - a Herefordshire Guide has been produced in
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Work must go on as remains found at County Hospital site
AFTER reposing in the ground for up to 800 years one could expect to be left to RIP. But not if your last resting place coincided with the choice of site for Hereford County Hospital. Over the years the Hereford Times has told many tales of skeletons
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Anger as open air cafe plan scrapped
A HEREFORD businessman is getting hot under the collar after his plans for an open air caf were scrapped by Herefordshire Council. Luke Conod, licensee of the Orange Tree, in King Street, claims he has been trying to encourage the council to adopt a more
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Dream will come true after big win
A HEREFORD woman is about to make her husband's dream come true after winning more than £176,000 playing bingo at the Gala Club in Berrington Street. "He has always wanted to swim with dolphins and I am off to book a holiday today," said the winner, who
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Football frenzy is a fundraising hit
A FOOTBALL frenzy lasting over nine hours and involving 62 six-a-side teams raised £2,000 for St Michael's Hospice last Sunday. The Sue Parry Football Festival has gone from strength to strength since Sandra Parry helped organise the event in memory of
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New name, same civic concerns
THE newly named Hereford Civic Society is preparing for a busy 12 months ahead. The Society, which changed its name as part of a review of its constitution, meets at the Shirehall in Hereford on the fourth Wednesday of each month, starting from September
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Prince aids cathedral
ANOTHER Royal cheque has been received to help pay for restoration work at Hereford Cathedral. Like others it was signed by HRH the Prince of Wales and was an unexpected gift that arrived in the morning post. Prince Charles has made several donations
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Estate to family
BARBARA Elspeth Mary Roffey of Hereford died on April 3 2003; left estate valued at £990,780 gross, £980.431 net. She left her estate to relatives. Probate has been granted to niece Jane Mary Busby of Horsham, West Sussex and nephew William Henry Bagwell
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Tributes as deputy dies
PETER Evans wanted to be Mayor of Hereford; he has died just a year short of that ambition being realised. The flag at half-mast over Hereford Town Hall on Monday was backed by a personal tribute from another long-serving city politician. George Hyde,
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Walkin' on air guitar
A FORMER Hereford school boy has taken the music world by storm after he struck the right chords without even playing an instrument. Andy Hunt, 28, who went to Aylestone High School and now lives in Birmingham, impressed judges with his air guitar-playing
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There's loads of money in cans
HEREFORD-based South Wye Recycling has joined forces with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) and are now an official recycling centre for valuable aluminium drinks cans. The group, which is on Rotherwas Industrial Estate, is hoping
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Reading in form but county crash
HEREFORDSHIRE CBA visited New Lount for a match against Leicester-shire BA and were comprehensively defeated by 76 shots, losing 165-89. Herefordshire's only successful rink was skipped by Colin Reading to an excellent 27-16 victory, but only Gerald Jones's
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Irie's bid ends in Cwmbran
IRIE Hill's dream of representing Great Britain in the women's pole vault at the World Championships in Paris is over after her attempt to clear the 4.30 metres qualifying height was hampered by a toe injury. Ranked number two in the United Kingdom for
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Triathlon test
FOUR Hereford Triathlon Club members competed at Salford in a race when the age group competitors covered the same course as for the pro-elite in the World Cup event. Andy Taylor was just outside the top 10 in his group, Ian Foster had a personal best
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Hereford youngsters at best in Nationals
ROUNDING off a year of success for Hereford Swimming Club, 13 members returned with club record results from the annual National Championships in Sheffield. Coach Richard Blackshaw said: "This is the pinnacle of the swimming year for top clubs and qualifying
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Mixed fortunes in cup draw
COUNTY rugby clubs had mixed fortunes in the draws for the Powergen Intermediate Cup and Powergen Junior Vase. In the Intermediate Cup first round Hereford will play Camp Hill at Wyeside, having already drawn the same team at home in the North Midlands
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Yes to skate park
KINGTON youngsters are to have their long awaited skateboard park. Recreation ground trustees and Kington Area Regeneration Company have been working to secure funding to provide skater boys and girls with somewhere to test their boards. Kington Mayor
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Graffiti attack
VANDALS sprayed graffiti on the walls of the men's lavatories in Kington's Mill Street Car Park. The incident was reported to the town's police on August 1.
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COLWALL Wyche and Colwall Horticulture Society
Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872 Tomorrow (Saturday) the Wyche and Colwall Horticulture Society will be holding its 60th Annual Flower Show at the Village Hall from 2pm to 5pm. Admission is £1. There will be a cake stall, plants for sale
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Future looks rosy for second art week
FULL details have now been released for Herefordshire's second art week - known as h.Art - which takes place in September (13-21). Deemed a huge success after its inaugural outing by artists and visitors alike, h.Art has expanded exponentially from its
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Park on climb in Order of Merit
DAVID Park carded a 12-under par total of 276 (67, 71, 68, 70) for a share of 22nd place in the Nordic Open at Copenhagen. This was the first ever major European Tour event to be held in Denmark and England's Ian Poulter held off the challenge of Scotland's
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Left-handed captain sets a tee-shot test
LEOMINSTER ladies' captain Wendy Lawrenson showed a pleasing, if somewhat mischievous, sense of humour when she took her colleagues for a Captains' Day Out to Builth Wells. Being the only left-hander in the party, she left a couple of left-handed clubs
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Swedish songbird sang in Hereford
SHE was a plain Jane whose clothes were drab and dull, but her adoring fans thought she was the most beautiful thing on earth when she began to sign. Flashback recalls the time Herefordshire played host to Jenny Lind - 'the Swedish Nightingale'. AT the
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Free-scoring Johnny Walker adds pep to villagers' title march
BROCKHAMPTON batsman Johnny Walker hammered a rapid unbeaten century in the leaders' winning draw against visiting Astwood Bank in a top-of-the-table clash in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 2. The free-scoring Walker, batting at number
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Monmouth keep on course for first title
LEADERS Monmouth remain on course for their first Flint & Cook Marches League Divi-sion 1 crown after a resounding 89-run win over reigning champions Goodrich at the Sports Ground. Important contributions from Wayne Etheridge (37), Aled Jones (33)
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Wes lashes top hundred
PROLIFIC Luctonians 3rd batsman Wes Evans hammered a club record unbeaten 188 in the leaders' 161-run home win over Talgarth 2nd in the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 3. Opening batsman Evans struck 23 fours and six sixes in his outstanding
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Swinging hat-trick
SHOBDON 2nd teenage swing bowler Chris Burke polished off the Builth Wells 2nd innings with a hat-trick which paved the way for the leaders' eight-wicket victory in the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 4. Burke, who finished with 5-24, helped
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Batsmen shine in league
SAM Williams struck an unbeaten 143 in table-topping Kington's emphatic 125-run away win over fourth-placed Netherton in the Crusader Worcestershire County League 2nd XI Division 1. Williams' memorable innings helped Kington to post an impressive 281-
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Fire rescue woman fighting for her life
A WOMAN who collapsed after she was seen at the window of her blazing flat in a dawn fire drama was being treated for serious injuries at a hospital burns unit yesterday (Wednesday). Edith Arnold, aged 47, of New Street, Leominster, was found unconscious
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Knighton
CARNIVAL PROCESSIONS - "Music! Music! Music!" is the theme of Knighton's two carnival processions on Showday, Saturday, August 30. The midday procession will assemble in Market Square at 11.30am. with judging at 12 noon, and moving off at 12.30pm. For
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Edwyn Ralph
Edwyn Ralph Fete - The weather was kind on Sunday, July 27, cool and dry. Jean and David Harrison allowed the use of the grounds at Ralph Court. It looked spectacular with the stalls and many gazebos for protection from the elements. All the stalls were
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Colwall
TREASURE HUNT -- The next activity in the programme in the Colwall Youth First Summer will be a treasure hunt on Thursday, August 21. This will be held in the Millennium Room from 2pm until 3pm. Cost £1.50. Please complete a parental consent form and
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Breinton
PARISH COUNCIL - The Breinton Parish Plan Steering Group met in the village hall on August 8 and received all completed questionnaires. A total of 183 had been returned and they were all opened in the presence of group members. A number of questionnaires
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - The winning number 8 on Saturday, August 2, belongs to Jo Macklin who received the winning amount of £25. The winner of £25 for the draw on Saturday, August 9, was Suzi and Paul Hodgson with their number 38. BALLOON RACE - With a closing
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Ballingham
OPEN GARDENS - On the last weekend of July, the village hall committee organised an open gardens. Eight residents opened their gardens, they ranged from a very new one, a reclaimed one, the very old, large and small, each reflecting their creator's personality
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Almeley
PRESENTATION - Residents of Almeley and the surrounding area will be delighted to know that Mrs Irene Bray who has been Postmistress at Almeley since 1983, has been presented with a framed certificate to mark 20 years of loyal service to the Post Office
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Septicaemia killed 'gentle giant'
NEIL Tomkins, the 'gentle giant' whose sudden death caused a meningitis scare died from the equally deadly disease meningococcal septicaemia or blood poisoning, pathologists' tests revealed. The disease, which is caused by the same type of bacteria as
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Rare fish saved as Teme starts to run dry
A PEDIGREE family of brown trout at risk of being left high and dry in the hot weather has been rescued from a north Herefordshire river. They were among more than 1,000 fish, including bullheads and minnows, floundering in pools of the evaporating River
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Cider-plotter Hancocks to prison for 18 months
'WICKED and evil' summed up former Hereford United director Michael Hancocks' plot to contaminate Bulmers' cider before he was put behind bars. Hancocks, aged 64, began an 18-month prison sentence last Thursday for hatching an elaborate plot that could
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Sleeping disorder man took his life
A HEREFORDSHIRE man with a severe sleeping disorder killed himself in a quiet country lay-by, an inquest ruled. Jason Price, who suffered from sleep apnoea, connected a vacuum hose to the exhaust pipe of his white transit van and breathed in the lethal
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Cat shelter opening date
A BIG day is dawning for the less fortunates in Herefordshire's cat kingdom. Cat Protection, Hereford, will be staging a special day out for all the family to mark the opening of the new shelter at Cobhall Villa, Allensmore, on September 14, from 11am
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Human resources head
SPORT-LOVING David Johnson is to take up the role of Herefordshire Council's new head of human resources. The 39-year-old, who holds the post of head of human resources in the housing directorate of Birmingham City Council, is to join Herefordshire Council
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Chloe's day out
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Chloe Gardner will be enjoying a free day out with her family this summer thanks to the Inland Revenue. Chloe, of Lugwardine, has won Hereford and Worcester Inland Revenue's Painta Posta competition to mark the introduction of Child Tax
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Open-air party marks launch of skatepark
AN open-air party will be held to celebrate the official opening of Ledbury's new skatepark. The Mayor of Ledbury, Keith Francis, will cut the ribbon among the fun, games and refreshments at the Kickflip skatepark in the market town's recreational ground
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Stables diet proves hit with the judges
A GOLDEN Valley 'frier' has netted himself a first class award for fantastic fish and chips. Marcus Lloyd, who has run his fish and chip shop at The Stables in Ewyas Harold since February, was delighted to receive the Seafish Fryers Quality Award for
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Six aim for title of the top village
SIX villages are contesting the final stages of the Herefordshire Village of the Year competition. The competition, run by Community First and sponsored by Calor, tests community life, with categories covering business, care for older and young people
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'Amazing secrets' await at Croft dig
A DIG in the grounds of Croft Castle at the peak of the tourist season could reveal 'more amazing secrets' say archaeologists. Experts launching the third and final phase of a major archaeological investigation say they hope to shed more light on 'a medieval
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What's on in city anc county this week
At the cinema from Friday.... Coliseum Cinema Brecon Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (12A). Pirates of the Caribbean (12A). Piglet's Big Movie (U) v 01874 622501. The Courtyard Buffalo Soldiers (15). The Adventures Of Robin Hood (U) 19-20. Death In
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Holiday venture to help hospice fund
A YOUNG fundraiser has put the school holidays to good use by collecting money with her friends for a children's charity. Camilla Hutton's latest venture has raised £53 for Acorns Children's Hospice. The 11-year-old, with friends, Gemma Summer, Becky
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Moon's screamer highlights Kington invitation challenge
Kington Town 3 Pegasus Juniors 2 KINGTON retained the Kington Invitation Challenge Cup in an entertaining game, played in the extreme heat, at the Recreation Ground. A brace of goals from Alex Hunt and 25-yard screamer from Danny Moon were sufficient
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Early test for two county rivals
WEST Midlands League Premier Division local rivals Kington Town and Wellington have an early opportunity to assess their relative potentials when they meet at Kington next Tuesday, kick-off 7.45pm. Prior to that Kington open their campaign on Saturday
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Witnessed tragic accident
A LORRY driver from Ross-on-Wye witnessed a tragic accident that left a young girl orphaned. Ian Weston was delivering goods to Kwik Save in Pembroke Dock when 12-year-old Sarah Bennett's parents were killed overtaking his lorry on April 23 this year.
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Growing lovelier by the day
A POLICE officer has inspired the residents of a housing estate in Lea, near Ross-on-Wye, to 'do-it-themselves' and give their gardens a brand new makeover. And their efforts have been given the once-over by a world-famous expert. PC John Cooper, who
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Goodrich day out
CHILDREN visiting Goodrich Castle on the August Bank Holiday weekend can enjoy a day of discovery, adventure and hands-on fun. Quaintains and Coronets will treat visitors to an array of games and spectacles - all with a medieval theme. Kid-sized costumes
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Friends' day for hospital
THE League of Friends of Bronllys Hospital is holding its annual summer fair and car boot sale on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25. The event, in the hospital grounds, starts at 1pm and includes stalls, refreshments and a raffle. For more information contact
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Bulls' five-goal blast demolishes Forest
Hereford United 5 Forest Green Rovers 1 HEREFORD thrashed their Gloucestershire rivals with a stunning five-goal performance in the Nationwide Conference at Edgar Street on Tuesday. The rampant Bulls ripped apart Forest Green with a dazzling display which
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Mountain-boarder Jack clinches title
CRADLEY mountain-boarder Jack Herriot has been crowned the ATBA-UK Under-14 British Downhill champion. The 14-year-old secured the downhill title on home soil after an impressive showing in the fourth and final round of the national series last weekend
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Shrimps provide test of form
LEADERS Hereford United will be bidding to make it three wins on the trot when they entertain much-fancied Morecambe at Edgar Street in the Nationwide Confer-ence on Saturday. Jimmy Harvey's Lancashire outfit should prove a tough challenge for in-form
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Finding out about Pencombe
PENCOMBE people originally invited to discover more about the history of their homes found out far more than that, during a village history day. Bromyard History Society put on extensive displays including a survey, maps, old documents and early photographs
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Housing plan for Quakers' burial ground
GRAVES up to 250 years old are to be dug up to make way for new housing in Herefordshire. The Harper Group, a firm of developers, is planning to build 12 houses on a former Quaker burial ground in Bromyard. The project,at the site at Pump Street, will
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Indeed, a case of summer madness
ON the evening of the day that I read the "Summer Madness" story and the picture of lads jumping off the Vicky Bridge, I took a walk along the towpath. After negotiating two families who were taking their groceries home from Tesco's in one of that company's
