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22/8/03 - Eastnor fall but seconds triumph
EASTNOR were put into bat against Crusader WCL Division One leaders Evesham. EASTNOR I v EVESHAM I Eastnor lost their first wicket at four before Danny Baker hit 31 along with Arshad's 28. A further three wickets fell for very few runs until Shahid staged
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22/8/03 - Eastnor III hang on to top spot
EASTNOR III hung on to second spot in the Hereford Times H&DCL Division Two with their 29 run victory over Shire Bulls. SHIRE BULLS v EASTNOR III Electing to bat Eastnor lost Nick Haggar in the first over, well caught by Allan off his own bowling,
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22/8/03 - Bosbury win friendly
BOSBURY won the friendly match against Brockhampton III's at Bosbury on Saturday. BOSBURY v BROCKHAMPTON III Winning the toss, the visitors batted first but only G Jacobs, who batted well for 70 runs, made any progress. When he was out, bowled by Steve
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Shop is clear window winner
ST Michael's Hospice has been named winner of the Ledbury in Bloom window competition. The contest, organised in collaboration with Ledbury Carnival, encouraged stores to dress up their windows to boost the town's bid in the Britain in Bloom competition
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Family bowled over by England cricket hero
THE Ledbury family of England's new cricket hero James Kirtley watched with delight as he shattered South Africa's batting. Kirtley had a dream debut for England as the team wrapped up a tense Third Test win at Trent Bridge on Monday. The Sussex paceman
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There's plenty to talk about at town club
LEDBURY Probus Club has announced details of its programme up to Christmas. The group meets at the Burgage Hall on Monday mornings, at 10.15am, and opens on September 1 with a talk by John Storer called Aspects of Code Breaking: Theory and Practice. Douglas
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Ledbury could lead way in quiet lanes pilot scheme
Ledbury is one of two areas in the running to be a Herefordshire Council "quiet lanes" pilot study zone, to assess the feasibility of extending the network throughout the county. The purpose of a quiet lanes scheme is to effectively turn some rural lanes
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Bulmers thank owners for their loyal backing
ORCHARD owners in the Ledbury area have been pledged regular payments again by the new owners of crisis-hit cidermaker Bulmers. Willie Crawshay, the new general manager following the firm's takeover by brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle, paid tribute
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Top cop visits
WEST Mercia Police's new chief constable will be visiting Ledbury and Bromyard on a tour of the county. Paul West, formerly Thames Valley's deputy chief constable, will meet staff and police officers on Thursday to gain an insight into local policing
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Thieves target charity shop
POLICE are appealing for information after the second theft from a Newent charity shop in a week. Sometime at the end of last week, the Newent Association for the Disabled shop's Dyson vacuum cleaner was taken from a back room. Staff noticed it missing
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Carnival turns Ledbury into party town
THE Bank Holiday will see Ledbury transformed into a party town as the annual carnival returns. This year's event is based around a Country theme and will see more traditional rural pursuits and entertainment take centre stage on Bank Holiday Monday.
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Water official bogus
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to two attempted burglaries. Both took place on Wednes-day, August 13, the first at about 2.25pm in Lower Eggleton. A man said he had come to check the electric and water and entered the property uninvited. He left the
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Indian cricketers go missing after Colwall tournament
INDIAN cricketers who were competing at an international women's tournament in Colwall have gone missing. Five members of a 16-woman squad have disappeared from the London houses where they were staying during the six-day tournament, which finished on
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Village life on camera
YOUNGSTERS from Cradley have created a video to highlight the highs and lows of living in the village. Ledbury Youth Service has been working with the 11- to 17-year-olds on the film, which shows their favourite places and suggests ways in which the village
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Caution urged over patrol plan
SENIOR police officers have warned that a parish officer may not be the solution to Bromyard's crime problems. Chief Inspector Shane Hancock and Inspector Sheila Thorns, from the Herefordshire division of West Mercia Police, urged the town to think carefully
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Support the hospice
A CHARITY evening in aid of St Michael's Hospice is being held at Bromyard's Falcon Hotel. Manager of the Falcon, John Rafferty, said: "I'm using the cabaret evening to re-launch the hotel as well as help the charity and give something back to the community
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Appeal bid to save shed
AN Edwyn Ralph homeowner has launched an appeal to stop his garden shed being torn down. In March, Herefordshire Council refused retrospective permission for Ian Harris to keep his 12ft-high garden shed at Beechfield. A decision on the appeal should be
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No discos
DISCOS will no longer be held at Bromyard's Public Hall following complaints from residents about noise. The Public Hall Management Committee has cancelled all bookings after one event disturbed neighbours. Committee member Joan Dauncey said: "We decided
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22/8/03 - Town grab five in league opener
LEDBURY Town welcomed new signings Chris Jones and Jamie Hales to the starting line up and also had Steve Powell back, after he missed all last season through injury. LEDBURY TOWN 5, DUDLEY TOWN 2 With only Stu Smith absent with injury Ledbury were at
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22/8/03 - Double delight for Pony Club
LEDBURY Hunt Pony Club have made it a double, having qualified a team for the National Showjumping Championships at Sansaw Park earlier this week, they also qualified for the Horse Trials National Pony Club Championships to be held at the same location
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22/8/03 - Colwall maintain challenge
COLWALL made it five league wins in succession with this 45-run victory, thus maintaining their promotion challenge. COLWALL v BREDON Tom Wolfendale won the toss and as expected chose to bat. Wolfendale and the evergreen David Powell gave Colwall a solid
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Parish meeting
The next meeting of Colwall Parish Council will be held on Wednesday, August 30, at 7.30pm in the village hall.
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Gershwin tribute
ON Friday, August 22, at Colwall Village Hall there will be a Tribute to Gershwin. Tickets are £7 obtainable from Janet Sutton at John Goodwin Estate Agents, Colwall on (01684) 540300. Proceeds in aid of Cradley's new school.
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Past pupils hold reunion
former pupils at a Colwall school are holding a reunion. Around 75 past pupils who were at The Downs between 1986 and 1996 will meet up on Saturday, August 30, for a special party at the school. Rhiannon Price, who is organising the event with Olivia
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Hillside cafe will be replaced by a house
CLOUD Nine cafe on the Malvern Hills is to be knocked down and replaced with a three-bedroom house. The cafe, on Jubilee Drive, Upper Colwall, has been closed since April. Owners Martin and Andrea Searby blamed a downturn in trade. They cited the foot
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22/8/03 - Success for the skittlers
TEAMS from the Ledbury Skittles League have enjoyed much success during the summer after entering numerous competitions. F Troop, who were runners up at the Leominster Legion contest, went one better when they beat Jim Bean's of the Brewery, Ledbury,
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22/8/03 - Solvens' triumph
CRADLEY windsurfing brothers Guy and Harry Solven sailed excellently in the Formula Experience European Championships in Portugal, held at Wiakiki Beach, Caparica, near Lisbon. Guy, in the Espoirs (under 22) came 4th in his class and Harry got to the
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Pony club set to create new site
LEDBURY Pony Club has won planning permission for a cross-country course around an ancient monument in Eldersfield. The club applied to Malvern Hills District Council to use a site next to Gadbury Coppice and Gadbury Plantation. Its plans were supported
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Thelma's pick of crop
A LEDBURY woman was one of the winners of a gardening competition held by the Marches Housing Association. Thelma Hopkins, of Ballard Close, Ledbury, came fourth in the hanging baskets and planters category, winning £15 of gardening vouchers. Marches
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Water official bogus
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to two attempted burglaries. Both took place on Wednes-day, August 13, the first at about 2.25pm in Lower Eggleton. A man said he had come to check the electric and water and entered the property uninvited. He left the
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Skatepark riding high after launch
LEDBURY'S Kickflip Skatepark has been officially opened by the town's mayor and the young skateboarder who named it. Coun Keith Francis and 11-year-old Joss Ford cut the ceremonial ribbon at the £60,000 facility last Saturday. Also at the event was carnival
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Pastor to move on
THE pastor of Newent Christian Centre has announced he is to moving on to pastures new after five years in the town. Mark Preston and his young family have decided to seek out a new challenge. Their destination has yet to be decided, but Mr Preston, his
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Lifeboat flag day
THE Newent and District branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute will be fundraising in the town next month. Members will be outside Budgens and Costcutters on Saturday, September 6, from 9am to 3pm,. Chairman David Owen said he hoped many people
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22/8/03 - Flying Bulls aim to take sting out of Barnet
HEREFORD United are in the mood to take the sting out of Barnet tomorrow, according to manager Graham Turner. The Bulls travel south to face the Bees (3pm) in great spirits, buoyed by three straight wins that sees them sitting proudly on top of the Nationwide
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22/8/03 - Frome struggle after poor start
CANON Frome were invited to bat by visitors, Leominster and suffered an early blow when Harry Orgee was bowled for nought. CANON FROME v LEOMINSTER When Rob Mence, Andy Rogers and Nick Dallow had all been the dismissed, the home side had stuttered to
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22/8/03 - Ladies defeat Colwall's mixed side
ON the same day England's women beat South Africa similar celebrations were taking place at Stowe Lane, when a women's representative side challenged a Colwall side comprising of fathers and daughters in a 12-over scramble. Colwall were able to field
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Mock-up plan for lift slammed
A REPLICA lift could be built on the side of Ledbury's Market House to give people an idea what the real thing would look like. The mock-up is being suggested by the town council, before it decides whether to go ahead with the controversial plan. The
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Club sidelines building rumours
LEDBURY Town Football Club's chairman has scotched reports that a developer is planning to build on its ground. Chris Stephens said the articles in the Sports Argus and The Non-League Paper were totally false. The papers had reported that Westbury Homes
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Homes future on the agenda
HEREFORDSHIRE councillors will be presented with details of a contract for the private running of five OAP homes in the autumn. Sue Fiennes, the council's director of social care and strategic housing, said details of a proposed contract between the council
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Beans means funds for day care
BEANS provided food for thought for a group of brave Ledbury children. Youngsters from the Urchins day care group sat under the Market House in a paddling pool of baked beans for seven hours on Wednesday to raise funds for new equipment. The total raised
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Shop fronts under scrutiny for cash grant scheme
A VISIT to Ledbury aimed at sprucing up shop fronts in the town was a great success, says a trade representative. Len Huff, chairman of the Ledbury Independent Traders' Association and Ledbury and Area Regeneration Partnership, spent two hours walking
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Pony club set to create new site
LEDBURY Pony Club has won planning permission for a cross-country course around an ancient monument in Eldersfield. The club applied to Malvern Hills District Council to use a site next to Gadbury Coppice and Gadbury Plantation. Its plans were supported
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Builders to fight decision
A DECISION to refuse planning permission for a building in Tarrington is being contested. Regal Executive Homes is appealing against the refusal by Herefordshire Council to allow it to build the two-storey dwelling at Rose Cottage. Planners had ruled
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Appeal bid over roof
AN appeal against a legal notice served by Herefordshire Council has been lodged by a Tarrington woman. The notice was served against V Henham-Gross because of what the council says was unauthorised roof construction work carried out on a derelict cottage
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Thelma's pick of crop
A LEDBURY woman was one of the winners of a gardening competition held by the Marches Housing Association. Thelma Hopkins, of Ballard Close, Ledbury, came fourth in the hanging baskets and planters category, winning £15 of gardening vouchers. Marches
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Skatepark riding high after launch
LEDBURY'S Kickflip Skatepark has been officially opened by the town's mayor and the young skateboarder who named it. Coun Keith Francis and 11-year-old Joss Ford cut the ceremonial ribbon at the £60,000 facility last Saturday. Also at the event was carnival
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Pupils celebrate success at GCSE
PUPILS in the Ledbury, Newent and Bromyard area celebrated the arrival of their GCSE results yesterday (Thursday). At Ledbury's John Masefield High School, 57 per cent of candidates achieved five or more A* to C grades. The school's top performer was
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Library fun is a hit with young readers
CHILDREN have been enjoying their summer at Bromyard library. On Tuesday they took part in a crafts session when they made pop-up cards for friends and family. Meanwhile, 40 bookworms aged between four and eleven have been taking part in a summer-holidays
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Shops asked to help fund flowers
SHOP owners are to be asked to pay towards the upkeep of next year's Bromyard in Bloom entry. In 2002, the bloom committee took responsibility from Bromyard and Winslow Town Council for buying and caring for the plants. Coun Gill Churchill, speaking as
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Field may be named after theatre great
A PLAYING field in Bromyard could be renamed in memory of actress Rachel Kempson, who died earlier this year. The field, at the end of The Knapp, was given to the town in 1943 by Rachel's cousin, Lucy. Rachel, who married Michael Redgrave, lived at Dumbleton
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Tree talk
PHOTOS of some of Britain's most important and impressive trees will form part of a Stoke Lacy slideshow. Photographer Archie Miles, who specialises in natural history pictures, will be discussing the trees during a presentation at the village hall entitled
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22/8/03 - Nils and Andy hit 280
COLWALL entertained Bewdley on a perfect batting track and the toss of the coin, won by the visitors who put Colwall in, was crucial. COLWALL III v BEWDLEY III After losing Tom Palmer in the first over, the man in-from Nils Purser, proceeded to carry
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22/8/03 - Ledbury B close on a high note
LEDBURY Tennis Club's Mixed B team finished their summer season on a high beating Hallow C by three matches to one in their final fixture. Bob Cooper and Julie Higgs as first pair won both their matches fairly easily without conceding a set. Ceri Nicholls
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22/8/03 - Annual sixes
TOURING side Lenton Abbey from Nottinghamshire will provide two teams taking part in the Colwall CC six-a-side tournament on Bank Holiday Monday. Matches start at 10am and also include teams from Hereford Nomads, Wayfarers, Clogs, Wellington, Colwall
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22/8/03 - Runners call
THE Ledbury Chase, a 13-mile multi-terrain race, will take place on Sunday, September 14, starting at 10.30am at Ledbury Rugby Club. For an entry form or more details contact Bruce Butler on (01531) 631083 or visit www.ledburyharriers.org.uk.
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Bike and barbie
CHILDREN can enjoy a bike ride and then a barbecue next Thursday. The event has been organised by Colwall Parish Council as part of its summer activities scheme. Organiser Charlie Walker said: "It's been a bit quiet in the last few weeks, we're hoping
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Chefs reunited
TWO chefs who met when they trained in London are getting back together in Colwall. Andy Gotting is joining forces with head chef Martin Lovell at the Colwall Park restaurant. The pair learnt their craft together at Leith's restaurant in London. From
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22/8/03 - Bridge results ...
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB There were 34 pairs taking part in the session of duplicate bridge at the Club on August 13. Judith Chamberlain & Irene Culcheth won the N/S direction with a score of 62.12. The other pairs scoring well were: Liz Delahay
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22/8/03 - Fixtures ...
SATURDAY FOOTBALL WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Malvern Town v Wolverhampton Casuals, Market Drayton Town v Ledbury Town, Dudley Town v Bromyard Town. Division One South: Ledbury Town Reserves v Bilston Town. CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS
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Builders to fight decision
A DECISION to refuse planning permission for a building in Tarrington is being contested. Regal Executive Homes is appealing against the refusal by Herefordshire Council to allow it to build the two-storey dwelling at Rose Cottage. Planners had ruled
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Appeal bid over roof
AN appeal against a legal notice served by Herefordshire Council has been lodged by a Tarrington woman. The notice was served against V Henham-Gross because of what the council says was unauthorised roof construction work carried out on a derelict cottage
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Town prepares for more onion revels
ALL things onion-related are about to be the centre of attention in Newent once again, as the town's annual Onion Fayre returns. About 12,000 people are expected to flock to the town for the eighth festival, which will be opened at 10am on Saturday, September
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Competitions are all part of the fun
AS the countdown to the Newent Onion Fayre continues, organisers have announced the winners of the schools' poster competition. Entries for the contest were judged by the fayre's committee. The first, second and third prizewinners were awarded £8, £6
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Chapel is host to extra special playscheme
GLEBE Chapel was the centre of activity for children in Newent this week. Children from around the town gathered at the chapel each day for the annual holiday playscheme. Entitled GCX - Glebe Chapel Extra - the scheme saw around 50 children a day enjoy
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New blood for civic society
NEWENT Civic Society is looking for three new members. There are three vacancies on the committee, one of which follows the departure of Tim Newton, who recently moved house. Mr Newton was noted for his knowledge of planning matters and anyone who has
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Rotarians review their year
THE out-going president of Newent's Rotary Club remembered 12 months of achievement as he reviewed the past year. Speaking to the club's 28 members, Brian Robbins began his review with the Newent Onion Fayre, where the club was prominent. He also remembered
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Group makes a comeback
NEWENT'S mother and toddler group, the Stepping Stones, will begin its weekly meetings again next week. The regular Tuesday morning sessions had been suspended this week because of the playscheme at Glebe Chapel. But the schedule will be back to normal
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Summer craft fayre
GORSLEY'S annual summer craft fayre takes place at the village hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am. The hall will also be offering light lunches and teas tomorrow and Monday as part of the flower festival. On Saturday, September 6, Wye Valley Chorus returns
