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Day for disabled
THIS week (Wednesday, December 3) marks United International Day for Disabled People. Even though it's been around since 1981, how many people know about it? How many people celebrated it or mark it in any way? Sure it's only one day and it's not special
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Sensible decisions for future of city?
Last week's Hereford Times exemplified the demise of Hereford which most fair-minded observers have come to expect. Asda is seeking planning permission for a development that should have never been under consideration. The "City of Living Crafts" project
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Hereford Times newsman on move to a new office
THE Hereford Times has a new base in Leominster. Our local news office has moved from 38 South Street to 12 Lion House, Broad Street. The telephone number remains the same - 01568 612188 - as does the email address of Leominster reporter Pete Blench -
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Armed for action
LEOMINSTER Junior School children marvelled at rarely seen relics from the town's past - including swords, pistols and a manacles used on offenders - when they visited historic Grange Court. Three classes of youngsters from the school were fascinated
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As safe as anywhere in country
TWO more cases of Legionnaires' disease were confirmed this week bringing the number to 28. But Dr Mike Deakin, director of public health, said both had a history consistent with them developing the disease before a cooling plant at Bulmers, found to
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'No cash' for city centre facelift
THE first source of funding for Hereford's troubled City of Living Crafts scheme has been switched off until at least 2005. Advantage West Midlands (AWM) confirmed this week that its partner, the Rural Regeneration Zone, decided Living Crafts did not
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Re-opening celebrates Saint's day
HEREFORD'S St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church has been restored to more than its former splendour. It has taken exactly one year to refurbish the inside of the Broad Street church at a cost of £390,000. More than £200,000 was raised by local people
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Anthony is champion blood donor
HEREFORD'S Anthony Clarke has received a Diamond Award from the National Blood Service (NBS) for donating 100 units of blood. Mr Clarke proudly accepted the crystal decanter at an awards ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel, Bromsgrove. The ceremony acknowledged
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A perfectionist to the very last
THE man who helped thousands of Herefordshire's most successful social events run like clockwork, has died peacefully aged 78. Known to employees and guests alike for his immaculate appearance and perfectionism, former headwaiter of the Green Dragon Hotel
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How far does freedom go?
FOOD for thought has been on the menu at Hereford Cathedral School - in more ways than one. A thought-provoking lecture, addressing the question: How Far are We a Free Society? was given by The Earl Professor Conrad Russell, a prominent member of the
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New lease of life
ONCE upon a time it was the Hereford Union Workhouse, built in 1834. When the name became unfashionable it changed to the Poor Law Block. In 1940 it was absorbed as part of Hereford County Hospital and was to become widely known to thousands of patients
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Hereford club return with five-medal haul
HEREFORD Tae Kwon Do Club returned with five medals from the Welsh Closed Championships at Newport. Leading the way was Jamie Galpin, who claimed gold in the boys' team event at the championships which brings together clubs from South Wales, North Wales
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Jenkins charges to winning debut
RACING driver Owen Jenkins is looking forward to competing in the Legends Championship next season after making a winning debut at a Donington Park winter series meeting. The 18-year-old from Hay-on-Wye hired a Legends car - a scaled down race vehicle
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County champions compete for West Mids title
BISHOP of Hereford's Bluecoat School's under-16 netball team will represent the county at the West Midlands Tournament in Walsall this month after carrying off the Herefordshire title. And, for some of the team members, it will be a return visit as they
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Luctonians win again in battle at the top
Luctonians 17 pts Walsall 13 LUCTONIANS gained another important win in the struggle for the Powergen Midlands 1 championship and Walsall now trail the North Herefordshire club by three points with a game in hand. Luctonians kept level on points with
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World Cup injects new enthusiasm
THE RFU are ready to cope with the surge of interest in rugby that has followed England's success in winning the sport's World Cup. The switchboard at Twickenham and RFU's website rfu.com have already had to cope with an unprecedented number of calls
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County players in squad trials
THREE Herefordshire rugby players were in the North Midlands Schools 18-Group squad which completed a clean sweep by winning all their four games. Hereford Sixth Form College students Michael Peacock and Richard Keir, together with Guy Thompson, ex-Bishop's
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Priday's eagle two is highlight of team win
KINGTON professional Andy Gealy led his team of club members Bert Priday, Steve Knight and Nick Layton to a splendid win in the latest Shropshire and Herefordshire Winter Alliance meeting at Worfield. With the best two scores counting on each hole, they
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Two county clubs reach last eight
HEREFORDSHIRE will have two representatives in the final stages of the Shropshire and Herefordshire Hargrove Trophy after both Kington and Herefordshire GC secured their places in the quarter-finals of the winter foursomes team event. In the Hargrove
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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) 3-0 (Smith 2, Guinan) Aug 23 3pm Barnet (A) 1-1 (James pen) Aug 25 7.45pm Aldershot (H) 4-3 (Williams, Rose, James
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County club aiming to make up losses
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club are hoping for a big response to their new Vice-Presidents scheme after an early show of interest. After the club's recent annual meeting at Hereford's Green Dragon Hotel, secretary Peter Sykes revealed that four people
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Tower find puts Priory on map
A TIME TEAM-style radar probe into the past made a sensational discovery in Leominster. The foundations of a round building 56ft across, and with walls 10ft thick, were revealed below a car park, the former cloister site, on the north side of the Priory
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Madley
CHURCH - Madley Church are holding their annual Christmas Fayre tomorrow (Friday) at 6.30pm. There will be many stalls, cakes, produce, bottles etc. and an auction of holly and games. Father Christmas will be there with gifts for the children. Sunday
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Ewyas Harold
CHURCHES TOGETHER - Events arranged by the Minister of the Cwm and Kingstone Methodist Circuit: Saturday, December 20, Christmas Pop-In at David and Pat Smith's 10am-11.30am; Sunday, December 21, Circuit Carol Service at Upper Maescoed. 3pm; Monday, December
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Eardisley
WHIST DRIVE - Another successful whist drive took place at the New Strand, Eardisley, on Monday, November 22. Mr P Jenkins again acted as MC and presented prizes to Mrs M Fenton, Mrs D Doody, Mrs a Ferns, Mr I Chant, Mrs A Lloyd and Mr K Hunt. Mr Jenkins
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Clehonger
PARISH COUNCIL - At the last Meeting of Clehonger Parish Council held at Innesfield Community Centre on November 6. In attendance were eight councillors, the clerk and two members of the public. BUS SHELTER - The clerk reported that the bus shelter at
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - Pat Astley with her number 37 was the £25 winner in last Saturdays draw. DIARY DATES - Wednesday, December 17, and Bishopstone will be collecting funds in aid of the Air Ambulance Service by singing carols in the village. CHRISTMAS CAROLS
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Almeley
Christmas Fayre - Almeley Primary School Christmas Fayre is to be held in the Village Hall on Saturday at 11am. Plenty of stalls, cakes, refreshments and the grand raffle will be drawn. Bingo - Almeley School Christmas Bingo will be held on Saturday,
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Butler leads Hereford challenge with treble
HEREFORD are keeping up the pressure on leaders Cheltenham 2nd at the top of the West Clubs' Women's League Severn Division 1 after a 7-0 hammering of visiting Stroud. Skipper Claire Butler fired the city side in front after five minutes with a penalty
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Veterans through
HEREFORD Veterans are through to the last 32 of the EHA Men's Veterans Cup after scheduled opponents Eastbourne conceded their second round tie. Hereford will now entertain Shrewsbury in the third round on January 25. The Hereford Vintage team, however
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Hockey Results and Tables
GERRARD WEST OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH WALES MEN'S LEAGUE North Division 1: Bath Buccs B 3, Lansdown 2; Hereford 1, Newent 3; North Bristol 5, Bristol Univ A 2; Robinsons A 4, UW Cardiff 2; Westbury & UB 6, Yatton 1. P W D F A Pt Westbury 9 7 2 38 9 23
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Last two victories important in restoring confidence
DESPITE a stuttering November, it's been an excellent first half to the season. We've already been to three of the fancied clubs, Chester, Shrewsbury and Barnet, but if our half-term report states 'very good' it might have been even better given the position
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Winning pubs
THE Barrels in Hereford's St Owen Street has been named Herefordshire CAMRA Pub of the Year. The pub, run by Wye Valley Brewery, gained the title after receiving a record vote from county members of the Campaign for Real Ale. Mark Haslam of Herefordshire
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Visitors can make all the difference
A PILLAR of the Herefordshire community has spent the past three years in and out of custody - and she's proud of it. For Sylvia Daniels spends her time behind bars at Hereford Police Station happily chatting to detainees in her role as independent custody
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County schools top of the form
HEREFORDSHIRE Schools have achieved the best value added performance figures in the West Midlands for Key Stage 2 pupils tested in 2003. The county came in the top 40 nationally out of 150 Local Education Authorities and Herefordshire pupils chalked up
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Sutton cling to lead after testing draw
SUTTON remain at the top of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division but were given a hard battle at Weston before coming away with a 2-2 draw. Weston began well, giving the league leaders no time to settle and deservedly went in front
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Phoenix's home record ends
FC PHOENIX under-14 girls suffered their first home defeat in two years when they went down 4-2 to Redditch in the Central Warwickshire League Under-14 Division. Phoenix's goals came from Emily Lovelock and Lia Latham. There was better news for Phoenix
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Debutants star for Bromyard
Bromyard Town 4 Wolves United 3 ALTHOUGH not giving their best performance of the season, debutant Alex Kilgour and Justin Ballinger bagged braces as Bromyard battled back to continue the improvement which has lifted them into the top half of the West
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Ledbury fight-back brings win
Ledbury Town 4 Lye Town 3 INJURIES, illness and suspensions meant that Ledbury fielded a much-changed team for their West Midlands League Premier Division mid-table battle against visiting Lye. Although the defence was boosted by the return of goalkeeper
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Stack's brace boosts Town
Leominster Town 3 Chaddesley Corbett 2 LEOMINSTER came from behind to establish a two-goal lead and then had to withstand late Chaddesley pressure to hang for victory which moves them up to a challenging fifth position in the West Midlands League Division
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Treble double in goal feast
Kington Town 9 Wednesfield 2 HAT-TRICKS from Carl Morgan and Mark Davis kept up Kington's West Midlands League Premier Division challenge as they outplayed visiting Wed-nesfield to complete a league double. They dominated from the off and went two up
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Presteigne turn in worst display
Aberystwyth 5 Presteigne 0 HOT on the heels of their excellent 4-3 success against Penrhyncoch in the Wales FA Trophy the previous week, Prest-eigne were confident of keeping the winning run going when they visited the league leaders in the Spar Mid Wales
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Fascinating tie
PEGASUS JUNIORS were without a game on Saturday as Southall Town, their scheduled opponents in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division, were in FA Vase action. County rivals Ross Town were also without a game in Division 1 West when their
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Football Results
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Pegasus 0 Fownhope 1, Ross Utd Services 2 Hereford Lads Club 3, Weston 2 Sutton Utd 2, Woofferton 2 Hinton 2. Division 1: Colwall Rangers 4 Bromyard Town 0, Pencombe 2 Weobley 0, Shobdon 5 Holme Lacy
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Festivals' review: time for realism
NOT so much a 'lifeline' as a shore in sight is how David Bilton, executive director of Ross International Festival, describes Herefordshire Council's stance on future funding for the event. To reach that shore the Festival now needs to negotiate with
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Powering ideas
A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been appointed to help shape the future of the arts for specialist schools in the west of England. Steve Tommey, of Upton Bishop, who has taught in county schools for 25 years, has taken on the new post of lead practitioner of
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Village says goodbye
A HUGE surprise party in Longtown village hall last Sunday afternoon ensured that Pauline Jones's retirement started in style. After 14 years as Longtown's sub-postmistress, Pauline handed over last week to Jenny Hope, her assistant for the past three
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GP in death crash mystery
DR Douglas Chandler spent 44 years as a GP in Herefordshire. His son Tim, a long-serving county paramedic, was one of the first to reach the accident that took his father's life. Tasked to tend to the seriously injured driver of the Audi, he realised
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It's a top partnership
MADLEY Primary School has gained top marks from Ofsted inspectors. Inspectors say standards in English and mathematics are well above the national average when pupils reached 11. This is largely down to the efforts of the staff, who had high expectations
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Champion back on top with city treble
IT was business as usual for champion jump jockey Tony McCoy at Hereford Races where he scored a treble to take him to the top of the list on Tuesday, writes Graham Saveker. Herefordshire jockey Richard Johnson had been making the most of his chances
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Youngsters let down by careless start
Huntingdonshire FA 3 Herefordshire FA 1 CARELESS defending and two unfortunate rebounds saw Herefordshire facing an uphill struggle after just 23 minutes of the Midland Counties Under-16 Championship fixture. But, after trailing 3-0, they fought back
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Ledbury pitcher bows out in quarter-final
LEDBURY darts star Terry Jenkins reached the quarter-finals of the recent Vauxhall Pro-Classic 128 championship in Great Yarmouth. He was then eliminated by the world champion John Part, who went on to be beaten in the final by Wayne Mardle. The following
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Tudorville fighter's ABA bid
TUDORVILLE Boxing Club's Alec Macready will be aiming for a place in the ABA finals on December 20 when he fights in the semi-finals of the 75kg category in Yorkshire this weekend.
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Christmas goodies
MISTLETOE, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and local crafts are on the festive menu at the National Trust Christmas Fayres at Lower Brockhampton, near Bromyard. The fayres will be set in the moated manor house on the Brockhampton Estate on Saturday (December
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We were told to leave the train
I REFER to the article 'Passenger power got us through', Hereford Times, November 27. I can confirm that the 16.59 train from Birmingham New Street was running late and would verify that at Great Malvern passengers were told to leave the train as it would
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Dog event was first of its kind
A LITTLE piece of history was made in Herefordshire on Sunday, November 23, when the first Mondioring competition in the UK for dogs took place at Bridge Street Sports Centre, Leominster, organised by the British Mondioring Association. Mondio Ring (World
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Where are the supporters?
WHERE, oh where, are the missing supporters of Hereford Untied gone? A few weeks ago when we were getting good results our average gate was approx 4,000, the last home game against Halifax about 2,000 turned up. My daughter went on the internet and got
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Leadon closed in bleak midwinter
WINTER is upon us, Legionnaires' disease has struck the county. A flu epidemic is threatening. The Hereford Hospital Trust has made the decision to close Leadon Ward. It has cancelled agency staff from December 1, so the current unsafe staffing levels
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Wading through shopping centre
Shopping in Hereford when it rains is beyond a joke now. Large numbers of people doing their Christmas shopping on Saturday, November 29, were wading through puddles and soaked half-way up the legs, thanks to the council's inability to provide level walking
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Gridlocked in a static display
I read with interest the 20 year vision for the Edgar Street/Widemarsh Grid. However, I would respectfully suggest that our councillors pay as much attention to our traffic problems that often make a trip across Hereford a 45 minute nightmare. Traffic
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Our very own calendar girls Girl indecently assaulted on bus ride
A STOCKY man with a beer belly indecently assaulted a 16-year-old girl aboard the 11.12pm 492 bus to Leominster on November 15. The girl's ordeal started at about 10.50pm at the bus stops in St Peter's Square, Hereford. The man, described as white and
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Pool campaigners celebrate victory
SWIMMING pool campaigners in Leominster were on the crest of a wave this week as the starting pistol was fired for construction of the town's new pool. The pool, measuring 25 x 12.5 metres with a 50 sq. metre learning bay, will be built as an extension
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Housing plan
THE Marches Housing Association is seeking planning permission to convert offices in South Street, Leominster, into seven flats and a house. The plans for 38 South Street include the conversion of the former Hereford Times office. The HT's Leominster
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Westfields left to rue missed chances
Studley 3 Westfields 0 MIDLAND Alliance title chasers Studley completed a league double over Westfields with the visitors contributing to an excellent game but paying the penalty for not converting three good chances. All the goals came in an action packed
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Inquiry next for Asda plan
HEREFORD'S £55million Asda superstore development moved a step closer when city planners gave their support to the scheme on Monday. Despite officers recommending refusal, 17 out of the 19 councillors who voted gave their approval. But before a brick
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Access road IS in doubt
THE cost of a Rotherwas access road has doubled and without Government cash its future is in doubt. The Hereford Times can confirm that more than £6 million is now needed to build the road - up from the original £3 million estimate passed by Government
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Celebrating the day the railway came to Hereford
TWO days of events mark the coming of railways to Hereford 150 years ago. Railway history buff and author Gordon Wood put the idea of commemorating that red letter day of 1853 to various local groups and bodies that might have an interest in exhibiting
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No more cigs for Dolly as she turns105
DOLLY Jackson of Hereford marked her 105th birthday on Tuesday in fine style with her nephew and his wife. But there was no celebratory cigarette - the grand old lady has just given up the 'weed' after smoking for more than 90 years! She moved to Hereford
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A careless moment led to double death
A DRIVER whose carelessness caused a crash that cost the lives of a woman and her young daughter has been fined less than a week's take-home pay. Hereford railway station employee Gareth Hankins, aged 30, of Cwmbran, had denied two charges of causing
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Girl was carried along on bull-bar
A 16-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after being involved in a collision at the main entrance to Hereford Sixth Form College with a vehicle which failed to stop, police revealed this week. The girl suffered lower back pain in the collision with
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Ancient tradition
A SERVICE first celebrated in the 13th century will be taking place again next Sunday, when 15-year-old Liam Dunachie is installed as Hereford's latest Boy Bishop. Former head chorister Liam retired from Hereford Cathedral Choir last August after the
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Morphine overdose death was accident
A HEREFORD woman who entered into a failed suicide pact with her late husband, died accidentally after she took a dose of his morphine, an inquest heard. Winifred Julia Joan Godwin of Cotswold Drive, Hereford, desperately missed her husband who died two
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Russian barrier
THE Cold War thaw is not for the PCs of Hereford's High Town beat. They are thinking of having cards printed in Russian explaining rights when under arrest to shoplifting seasonal workers from the former Soviet bloc. It is often at the moment of arrest
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Watch out for the X-Terminator on Saturday
A METAL crunching, Belmont-born, monster is preparing for its 4th attempt at stardom when it features on Channel 5's Robotwars on Saturday. X-Terminator is back bigger and better than ever and ready to compete against radio-controlled metal robots weighing
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Kate is first to national title
HEREFORD Combat Academy have their first junior national champion after Kate Bishop picked up the title in the under-35kg category at the British Open Ju-Jutsu Kumite championships in Worcester. The club, which has only been running for 18 months, can
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Panthers pounce at finish
BOSS HEREFORD NETBALL LEAGUE Panthers 31, Humfrys & Symonds 29: This was an excellent game between two evenly-matched teams. H&S took advantage of excellent shooting from Barbara Preece and Vicky Price in the first two quarters, while outstanding
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Irie bounces back after stress fracture
Hereford pole-vaulter Irie Hill has returned to competition after her enforced absence with a stress fracture in August. With the Olympics just around the corner, Hill is preparing for 2004 Down Under in the supposed warmth of an Australian summer. Competing
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Hereford lose to fellow strugglers
Newbold 29 pts Hereford 3 HEREFORD'S young side fought hard but had to give best to an experienced Newbold team in this battle between two of the Powergen Midland 2 West strugglers. With the wind at their backs, Hereford showed early promise as their
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City youngsters progress
HEREFORD Under-14 won through to the third round of the North Midlands Cup after a 10-0 success against Malvern. Hereford's points came from tries by Richard Townsend and Steven Williams. Hereford under-17, playing one man short, went down to their first
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Rugby Results and Tables
RFU LEAGUE Powergen Midlands 1: Bedford Athletic 14, Scunthorpe 6; Broadstreet 28, Old Laurentians 8; Dunstablians 22, Luton 7; Leicester Lions 8, Kettering 17; Luctonians 17, Walsall 13; Whitchurch 45, Spalding 10. P W D F A Pt Bedford Ath 10 8 0 293
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Early try sets the pattern
Greyhound Ladies 34 pts Lichfield 0 AN early try by Kayleigh Jones, converted by Linzi Buchanan, set Greyhound on their way to victory. Karen Middleton then added try number two before Buchanan contributed a further 10 points with a penalty and a try
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Kington's anger as funds bid fails
A BID for funding to help re-vamp a Herefordshire town has failed - but Kington Area Regeneration Partnership has vowed to stand up and fight! Chairman of the Partnership, Bob Widdowson, said members felt their efforts to regenerate the town had been
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New first citizen
KINGTON'S new mayor is councillor Ros Bradbury, it was revealed during the town council meeting on Monday night. Councillor Bradbury hopes to continue the good work of former mayor councillor Adrian Turner. "She said: "I have always taken the view that
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Society's event
KINGTON Horticultural Society is holding a social evening on Thursday December 18, at the Masonic Hall, Headbrook, Kington, from 7.30pm.
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Silver tray gives weight to Earl's theory of Ashes cricketing trophy
THERE has been a new twist to the story of how cricket's celebrated 'Ashes' came into being, writes Richard Prime. A long-overlooked silver tray, presented by England captain, the Hon Ivo Bligh, to Australian cricket benefactors the Clarke family to hold
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Two women
LEGIONNAIRES' disease almost claimed the life of Theresa Adcocks, one of the first victims in Hereford. For several days she hovered between life and death and was so ill that a whole week has been erased from her memory. "My brain was shut down and my
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Woolhope
COLLECTION - Gerald and Rosemary Brown of Alfords Mill, Woolhope, had a celebration party for their Ruby Wedding at Woolhope Parish Hall. Donations were accepted for the St Michael's Hospice and the Acorns Children's Hospice. In total £750 was collected
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Skenfrith
MISTLETOE - One young woman from the Skenfrith area has been very busy over the past week gathering mistletoe. Susie Warfield decided that this was one way that she could raise some money for the Skenfrith Bells Fund. CRAFT STALL - A number of people
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Presteigne
SUNDAY SERVICES - St Andrew's, Presteigne: Holy Communion (BCP) at 8am, and Family Service at 11am, with the Rev. Stephen Hollinghurst. All Saint's, Kinsham: Holy Communion (BCP) at 9.30am, with the Rev. Stephen Hollinghurst. St Michael and All Angels
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New Radnor
DOCTOR RETIRES - Cheering and applause greeted Dr Philip Cleland and his wife, Lesley, to new Radnor Community Centre on Saturday, October 25, for his retirement party. Everyone had gathered for a celebration to wish him a long and healthy and happy retirement
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Knighton
QUIZ EVENING - Odds and Sods were winners in a quiz evening held at the George and Dragon in Knighton to raise funds for next year's Festival of Town Criers competition. Eight teams took part. Peter Vrettos set the questions and was quiz master. The event
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Kingstone
Kingstone - The Christingle Service this year will take place in Kingstone Church at 4.30pm on Sunday. Children receive a gift of a Christingle Candle, mounted on an orange, representing the world, with dry fruit and nuts representing the fruits of the
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Kilpeck
Parish Council - Kilpeck held their November meeting in the Wormbridge Centre on Monday, November 24, when concern was expressed that there is unlikely to be any improvement at the A465-C1232 to Kilpeck junction and that funding was in jeopardy for the
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Fownhope
ST MARY'S CHURCH - This Sunday there will be a special Christingle service in aid of the Children's Society. The church is collecting new toys or books for disadvantaged children in and around Hereford. Any presents should be wrapped and labelled and
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Edwyn Ralph
Christmas Bingo - The Christmas Bingo will be held at Edwyn Ralph village hall next Wednesday at 7.30 pm (doors open 7pm). The bingo has for many years been organised by Vera Powell who, each year, goes to see many businesses in Herefordshire to collect
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Dilwyn
ST MARY'S - Evensong at St. Mary's Church on Sunday is at 6.30pm. Holy Communion is on Tuesday is at 10.30am. Choir practice is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, at 7.30pm in the church. Dilwyn School - A reminder has gone out to all ticket holders
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Struggling city side lose touch
STRUGGLING Hereford are beginning to lose touch with the mid-table pack in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales Men's League North Division 1 after a 3-1 home defeat by Newent. Hereford had started well and spent long periods in their opponents
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Badgers battle back
HEREFORD Girls Badgers fell behind midway through the first half in their first Badger Under-16 League fixture of the season at Newent before fighting back to secure a 2-1 win. Becky Edwards equalised with an excellent strike from a penalty corner and
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Judges give Rev Joanna permission to take the Chief Constable to court
CHURCH of England curate Joanna Jepson has won permission to challenge the refusal of police to prosecute doctors who carried out a late abortion on a Herefordshire woman because she did not want a baby with a cleft palate. The Rev Joanna Jepson, curate
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'We just haven't got the resources'
THE Rural Regeneration Zone Board simply does not have the resources to fund all the schemes proposed for the Herefordshire area. Peter Pawsey, chairman of the board said: "The RRZ executive and board have recently been through a thorough process to identify
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Our very own calendar girls
MOVE over ladies of the Women's Institute - Hereford has its own Calendar Girls. In one of those 'Why don't we...' moments, staff in the Women's Health department at Hereford County Hospital discovered how dangerous talk can be! A casual chat about the
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Masked raider at village PO
A MASKED raider burst into Wellington Post Office, demanded money from the safe and then stole a car from the premises last Friday afternoon. A man wearing a black padded jacket threatened a woman employee, who was forced to hand over a quantity of cash
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Funerals then one wedding
WHEN undertakers, pallbearers and gravediggers turn up at a church it's usually a sombre affair. But there were smiles everywhere on the day that funeral directors Ashley Mogg and Claire Fortey got married. And among the congregation at St Paul's Church
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JMHS selects its new head
THE new head teacher for Ledbury's John Masefield High School has been appointed. Andy Evans, the school's acting head, will take up the post in January. Mr Evans joined the school as deputy head in 1997 and has been part of the leadership team that has
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Anger over gipsy effigy
HEREFORDSHIRE'S travelling community has hit out at the organisers of a bonfire party who burnt an effigy of gipsies inside a model caravan. Jane Marshall, from Tarrington, was outraged at the incident in East Sussex and has organised a petition that
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Laurence has a summit to climb
RIGOROUS training is the order of the day for Hampton Bishop photographer Laurence Squire as he prepares for his latest brief. Laurence will be joining former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody and his nine-strong team (eight men, one woman)) as they attempt
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Milestone of charity work
HEREFORD-based charity Concern Universal (CU) has chalked up a major milestone in its 27-year history - the 100th board meeting. Formed by a handful of volunteers in 1976, the organisation now has more than 500 employees world-wide and has helped millions
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Valley get off the mark with away win
GOLDEN Valley registered their first win of the season in the Under-11 Division of the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League with a narrow away 2-1 victory over Pegasus Juniors. Both the top sides had their games either postponed or abandoned. Ledbury Swifts
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Ross man faces charges
A 32-YEAR-OLD Ross-on-Wye man has been charged with causing a three-car collision in which a woman died near Newent in October. Jason O'Brien was charged by Gloucester police with causing the death of Amanda Hyett, 37, by driving dangerously on the B4221
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Palace visit to last forever
CLOSE to tears Joyce Thomas came before Her Majesty the Queen. The tears would have been for her late husband John and the pride he would have felt seeing her receive an MBE at Buckingham Palace. Tears, too, for all those who do so much and the small
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Waste Watchers to oppose recycle plan
CONCERNED residents packed Madley village hall to discuss proposals for a multi-million pound waste treatment recycling plant in the Herefordshire village. Three representatives from Estech Europe Ltd outlined how their facility would process 100,000
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It's a top event
MARTIN Orbach of Shepherds Ice Cream in Hay-on-Wye was delighted twice over to learn that Abergavenny Food Festival had been voted 'Greatest Event in Wales'. As founder and Festival Director he is thrilled the festival has been recognised with such a
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Kingstone nursery praised for its work
LITTLE Acorns Nursery in Kingstone has just received its first Ofsted Inspection Report and owners Elaine Campbell and Rebecca Verry are delighted. Inspectors found the premises to be safe, clean and well-organised, providing very good quality care and
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Trophy draw makes it tough for Bulls
HEREFORD United have been handed a tough task in the third round of the FA Trophy with an away tie at Exeter City. The Bulls, who knocked the Devon side out of the LDV Vans Trophy back in October with goals from Steve Guinan and David Brown in a 2-0 success
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Skipper Claire launches hat-trick
Hereford hockey captain Claire Butler in full flight during her hat-trick performance in a win over Stroud. Report: Hockey
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Stella's ninth term
DINMORE-based driver Stella Havard has been elected to the chair of the Wales & West Harness Racing for the ninth consective year.
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Centre for knowledge
BROMYARD'S Leisure Centre's £800,000 redevelopment is nearing completion. It is hoped the Cruxwell Street building, which will be renamed The Bromyard Centre, will be open to the public on Monday, January 5. The new name has been chosen to reflect the
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All about Fergies
THE Bromyard and District Local History Society is hosting a talk on Harry Ferguson, the inventor of the 'Little Grey Fergie', on Friday December 12 at the Methodist Hall, New Road, Bromyard starting at 7.30pm. The speaker will be the respected Ferguson
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Hunting with hounds - the debate goes on
I was utterly sickened to read one of your major articles in your publication Limited Edition (Winter 2003) under the heading "heritage". The "finest of all shooting sports" is under threat. On the first of the two-page spread was an inset of a beautiful
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Driver did none of the above
I would like to thank the driver whose car went through our field hedge in Woonton on Wednesday, November 26. I would like to thank them for reporting the incident, asking permission to tow the car away, for closing all of the gates behind them and offering
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Wider issue of neo-natal tests
I felt uneasy when I first read the article regarding the late termination of a 24 week unborn baby. The following questions now cross my mind: How did the Rev Joanna find out about this case? Is there some formal procedure by which such cases are deliberated
