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Can't fight the forces of nature
Councillor Stuart Thomas and his Environment Committee should be congratulated for the timely repair of The Stank, thus ensuring the security of Hampton Bishop. They were, in my opinion, correct to give priority to the threat to Hampton Bishop over the
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No way this will end the gridlock
WE are going to be subject to a lane change in Edgar street, unless the Hereford public object to it. What is this going to achieve? Forcing lorries and buses into their own lane under the pretence this will prevent gridlock, while proposing that cyclists
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Youths attack boy, 14
A TEENAGER was attacked by two youths as he walked to a Leominster school on January 7. The 14-year-old boy was walking close to Paradise Court at around 9am when he was punched in the stomach during an unprovoked attack. The offenders were described
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Young players at their finest
THE Great Hall of the Bishop's Palace was the venue for Tuesday evening's concert in this year's Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival. It provided an intimate atmosphere for the 60 or so concert-goers gathered there to hear 12 young musicians playing at
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Band has its finger on pulse
"MOVING, pulsating and thrilling to the marrow; an Irish music dream team" was the response that Lnasa's first album release received from Folk Roots magazine in 1997. On the bands first visit to America in 1999, they were met with standing-room only
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Protesters in city snarl-up
WASTE Watchers stepped up their protests against a proposed multi-million pound recycling facility in the Golden Valley by driving more than 100 vehicles through Hereford city centre last Saturday morning. The convoy, which included 20 lorries and well
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Trust can help those in distress
REPRESENTATIVES from health and social services and the voluntary and community sector met at the Bishop's Palace in Hereford to learn how local people in their care can receive help from the Elizabeth Finn Trust. Typical of the people the Trust helps
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Mappa Mundi oak clue
ANCIENT oak trees which stood in Herefordshire hundreds of years ago could provide an historical insight into Hereford Cathedral's world famous Mappa Mundi. Long-awaited research is being carried out into a medieval panel - the only surviving part of
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Sport school's quest for £50,000
HEREFORD'S Whitecross High School has launched a fundraising initiative to secure specialist sports college status. It must raise £50,000 from the community by March to gain the funding required to turn the comprehensive into one of the leading sports
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Bridge hero saves man in river drama
A PLEASANT night out with friends had a dramatic conclusion for Pete Mackenzie-Shaw when he grabbed a distressed man threatening to jump into the icy cold River Wye at Hereford early last Friday. Pete, of Hollybush Walk, has been praised by police for
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History Society
Bromyard Methodist Hall was full for the January meeting of the Bromyard and District Local History Society. This was in spite of predictions that the Calendar Girls showing at the Conquest Theatre would tempt some members away. Chairman Alex Hoyle opened
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Vintage Society
MEMBERS of the Three Cocks Vintage Society held their December meeting at The Harp Inn, Glasbury when money raised at their Annual Steam and Vintage Rally in August was presented to local charities. The total sum was in excess of £2,500. Air ambulances
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Leominster Lions
LEOMINSTER Lions Club members braved the adverse weather conditions prior to Christmas Day when they manned the Lions Sleigh at Queenswood. Father Christmas, with a sack of toys, greeted all the children. The winner of the Santa Treasure Hunt cuddly bear
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All the latest buiness news from the Herefordshire area.
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Hereford duo earn Wales selection
TWO Hereford swimmers have earned international selection to represent Wales next month. Jonathan Andrews and Philippa Davies have seen their success in the Welsh championships rewarded with invitations to join the nine-strong Wales squad heading for
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Wills set to make his senior debut
HEREFORD bowls player Gareth Wills will make his Wales senior debut at the indoor Home Inter-national Series later this year. Wills, who has previously represented Wales at under-25 level, will be number two in the rink skipped by his friend and mentor
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Jenny aims for Olympic place
TWENTY-year-old Jenny Spencer has been involved in competitive kayaking since she was 13 and in 2003 won the bronze medal at the Marathon World Championships in Spain. She has received support from Ready Steady Win over six years and is grateful for the
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Irie aims to be a top Master
GROWING older is not something most of us contemplate with much pleasure but for Hereford pole vaulter Irie Hill, her 35th birthday on Friday will herald a year of great opportunity. At 35, Hill will become an official 'Masters' athlete and, as the current
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Luctonians lack promotion form
Whitchurch 13 pts Luctonians 5 LUCTONIANS lost ground in the Powergen Midlands 1 promotion battle with defeat to a side they had beaten 32-12 at home at the start of November. Whitchurch are geographically Luctonians' nearest opponents but, despite the
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Hereford show spirit against contenders
Kenilworth 16 pts Hereford 3 HEREFORD gave a much-improved performance against a well-drilled Kenilworth team who eventually overcame spirited opposition to maintain a challenging third position the Powergen Midlands 2 West. The visitors were slow to
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Coaching initiative
FOLLOWING the launch of the Sun Valley Project at Luctonians, schools and rugby clubs in the county and Welsh Marches area are invited to apply for coaching. Along with two other local companies, Tyrell's Potato Chips and Bengry's Motors, Sun Valley,
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Centres double up
Bishop's School 24 pts Llandovery 17 Two tries each for centres Dan Thomas and Simon Sabel ensured that Bishop's School began their Spring term with a win from a hard-fought and physical battle. Thomas and Sabel both crossed for tries within the first
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A triple treat for film fans
FILM fans will be interested to see a screening of Lucas Belvaux's Trilogy series which commences this evening at The Courtyard. Presented in three entirely different cinematic styles, unfolding over a 24-hour period and working on the principle of cross
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Future's bright for Mermaid
THE future looks bright for Kington band Mermaid Kiss, who played their first live gig at Stourbridge's Rock Caf in December. "We'd put in three months work before going on stage," said Jamie Field, who plays acoustic and electric guitars with lead singer
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Thieves target roof slates
THIEVES have stolen roof slates from Eardisley, Wellington and Stoke Prior. The first theft was from Eardisley between lunchtime last Friday and 9pm last Saturday when around 450 grey and purple slates, valued at £180, were stolen. The second batch of
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New captain buoyed by improvements
LEOMINSTER'S new captain Roger Barring-ton, fresh from a skiing holiday in Canada, was well supported for his drive-in to office. Barrington, who runs an engineering company based in Leominster, joined the club in 1990, just before the course was extended
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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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Runaway's £10,000 rampage
THE head teacher of a residential school for children with severe learning difficulties has praised the 'understanding' village community after a teenage pupil absconded and ransacked a church causing £10,000-worth of damage. The people of Edwyn Ralph
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Cost of Rotherwas road rises to £8.5m
THE cost of a Rotherwas relief road is now being estimated at around £8.5 million. Herefordshire Council says at least another £2 million has been added to the project's estimated cost. The increase, according to the council, is down to a number of factors
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Who made final call to Ryan Taylor's mobile?
Taylor's mobile phone, what was said could explain where Ryan is now. That was probably taken in Bridge Street, Hereford, around midnight on December 23 when CCTV shows the 20-year-old from Newton Farm drunk and alone. A trace will confirm that last caller
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Private pilots' update
Herefordshire's private pilots can update on aviation safety at a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) safety evening on Tuesday, January 27, at the Clubhouse, Shobdon Airfield. Anyone who takes part in or has an interest in general aviation is also invited
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Accounts on the table
AN extraordinary general meeting of Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is being held on Thursday, January 29, at 12.30pm to approve the accounts for the year ending March 31, 2003. The Chamber's offices in Enterprise House, Castle
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Philip Serrell on hand
TV's Bargain Hunt expert, Philip Serrell, with his trademark scarf, is pictured with Simon Hilton, Marketing Manager of I & JL Brown Ltd. The two met up during a recent radio transmission of the BBC Hereford and Worcester's Antiques Phone-in programme
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - For the week ending Saturday, January 10, the £25 winner is Edna Green with her number 17. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - The agenda includes an update on the Village Plan, a discussion on Quality Parish Councils and at the end of business
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Colwall
WOODLAND SECRETS - The Archaeological Projects Officer for Herefordshire Archaeology, Tim Hoverd, will be the speaker at an open meeting of Colwall Village Society at Colwall Village Hall at 7.30 on Monday. He will be speaking about some of the remarkable
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Dilwyn
ST MARY'S CHURCH - Sunday at 10.30am Morning Prayer. Every Tuesday 10.30am Holy Communion. CEDAR CLUB - Today (Thursday) at 2.30pm, feature film Mrs Caldicott's Cabbage War. A bittersweet comedy where Pauline Collins plays the feisty female who refuses
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Dorstone
CINEMA - Flicks in the Sticks visits Dorstone this week, bringing the very successful film Chocolat (12). Join us in the Village Hall at 8pm on tomorrow (Friday).
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Eardisley
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - The Eardisley and District Branch of the Royal British Legion have, during the past year, collected £2,016 for the Poppy Appeal. Poppy Co-ordinator Mr D Terry would like to thank everyone who participated in anyway in helping to
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Ewyas Harold
WEDDING FAYRE - A wedding fayre will be held on Saturday, February 21, from 11am to 4pm, at the Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall. The event will include florists, bridal wear, hats, catering, cakes, cars, photography, stationery, and there will be something
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Fownhope
FILM SHOW - Today (Friday), Leisure Five-O in association with Flicks in the Sticks presents the Oscar-winning musical Chicago at the new Memorial Hall. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm.
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Knighton
SAINT EDWARD'S CHURCH - Father Andrew Pearce celebrated Eucharist for the 1st Sunday of Epiphany at Saint Edward's Church last Sunday. In his sermon Father Andrew explained that the great festival of the Epiphany had come, in the Western Church, to commemorate
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Lingen
IT CLASSES - Lingen Community Resource Centre, in partnership with Ludlow College, is starting IT classes in February at: Lingen Village Hall, Tuesday and Wednesdays; Kingsland School, Thursdays; Wigmore Village Hall, Fridays. The classes are for adult
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Sellack
SHORT MAT BOWLS - The St. Weonards based and original Sellack Wanderers Short Mat Bowls club, continue to popularise the game to many of those, who might beleive that it is a game soely for the very old, or for an elite type of people. With membership
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City team avenge local derby defeat
HEREFORD gained revenge over Leominster with a 2-1 success over their county rivals at Bridge Street Sports Centre in the West Clubs Women's League Severn Division 1 on Saturday. The North Herefordshire side had won the first match between the teams by
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Aim is to progress back into the league together
THERE'S been an interesting reaction from supporters to the transfer of Paul Parry with everyone wishing him success. For my part, I certainly wish him well as almost every club had a look at him before deciding he wasn't good enough. In this world of
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Cash crisis is priority for Bishop
CASH-strapped county clergy say the first priority for Hereford's new Bishop is putting a diocese operating at a £200,000 deficit back in the black. The Rt Rev Anthony Martin Priddis - appointed as the 104th Bishop of Hereford this week - has been warned
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Cycle route activist dies in road crash
ONE of Herefordshire's leading campaigners on environmental issues and safer routes for cyclists has died in a road accident. David Gillett, founder of Hereford Centre for Natural Health and Green Party candidate for Hereford at the last General Election
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The Bishop's wife makes her mark
IT'S not only the face of her husband - the new bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev Anthony Priddis - that professional portrait painter Kathy Priddis is used to gazing at. Several bishops, or former bishops, figure among her subjects, including the Rt Rev
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Artists make a splash
A PRESTIGIOUS exhibition, which has been touring the country for six months, will arrive for its sojourn in Hereford on Saturday. Creating a Splash - the first 25 years of the St Ives Society of Artists - includes five works from Hereford Museum's own
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Ledbury hit six past Ross rivals
Ross Town 1 Ledbury Town 6 WEST Midlands Leaguers Ledbury gained a comprehensive victory over Hellenic League Division 1 West opponents Ross in their HFA County Challenge Cup semi-final meeting. Ross started with some neat football but found themselves
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Brown stars in Pegasus success
Wootton Bassett Town 1 Pegasus Juniors 2 PEGASUS made their second successful trip to Wiltshire in two weekends when they completed their first Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division double of the season over Wootton Bassett Town. The home
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Phoenix girls rise to lead league
FC Phoenix Under-14 girls head the Central Warwickshire League Division One after a battling 3-2 win over previous leaders Walsall Ladies. Chelsey Snead broke away to put Phoenix ahead against the run of play but Walsall drew level before the interval
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New signing gives a boost
Wellington 3 Ettingshall 2 BOOSTED by the signing of midfielder Matthew Williams, a local lad who was on Cheltenham Town's books, Wellington came back from a two-goal deficit to bag a deserved victory in an entertaining West Midlands League Premier Division
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Sam's efforts end in defeat
HEREFORDSHIRE conceded a poor goal in the early stages, but fought hard throughout this game to match the home county in all departments, and in Sam Gwynne had the game's outstanding player who controlled the midfield with a skilful performance. There
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Jones penalty earns vital win
Solihull 1 Hereford 2 TWO late goals earned Hereford Under-14 Schools an important win over the reigning champions in the West Midlands Schools League. Chances were few and far between in an evenly-contested first period but Solihull left-winger Simon
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Setback for Presteigne
Presteigne 4 Waterloo Rovers 4 AFTER two fine away wins, 5-2 at Rhayader and 3-0 at Llanidloes, Presteigne were confident of further success against bottom-club Waterloo in the Spar Mid Wales League. But Waterloo belied their lowly position and an exciting
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Postponement problems
LEOMINSTER Town face an end-of-season fixture pile-up after their third consecutive match had to be called off because of the weather. Town, who had no game scheduled for the previous week, should have travelled to Cradley Town Reserves on Saturday but
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Bosses asked to respect referees
HGTA Herefordshire Junior League Under-9 and Under-10 managers are being asked to show more respect to match officials in an attempt to improve crowd behaviour at games. The move follows a meeting called for all club secretaries and managers at these
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Credenhill win a top battle in struggle for play-offs
THE results of the weekends games in the Under-12 Division of the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League went a long way to determining the play-off places. Credenhill's performance demanded the greatest credit - overcoming Orleton 3-1 and relegating them to
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County boosted pot of £23,000
HEREFORDSHIRE played its part in helping to raise nearly £23,000 for the Cobalt Unit Appeal's Penny Pot scheme during 2003. The scheme, which asks people from Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire to collect loose change in plastic pots, is
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New boss for 999 service
HEREFORD and Worcester Ambulance Trust has a new chief executive. He is Russell Hamilton, of Ross-on-Wye, who is said to have a tremendous track record in working in the NHS. Mr Hamilton, aged 45, is on secondment with the trust, working as director of
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Kingstone nets £1.2m
KINGSTONE High School is set to become a sporting centre for the Golden Valley after netting a £1.2 million grant for a long-awaited sports hall. Chairman of the governors, Ionwen Williams, believes the major development will take the Herefordshire school's
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Williams setting up British title defence
HEREFORD'S British featherweight champion Darren 'Dazzo' Williams looks set to defend his title next month. Williams says that he is '90% certain' that his hard-earned title will go on the line against Jamie McKeever at Bridgend Sports Centre on February
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Kington return
KINGTON Town have reached their third consecutive HFA County Challenge Cup final since lifting the trophy in 2001. Kington, who defeated Ewyas Harold in last Saturday's semi-finals, will meet Ledbury Town in the final at Edgar Street on Easter Monday.
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Football giant 'critical'
FOOTBALL legend John Charles remains critically ill in an Italian hospital after undergoing his second emergency operation in a week. The 72-year-old former Wales international, who was player-manager of Hereford United from 1967-71, was taken ill in
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Midweek fixtures washed out
KINGTON Town's match with Ledbury Town in the West Midlands League on Tuesday night was called off because of a waterlogged pitch. Bromyard Town's Worcester Infirmary Cup quarter-final at Pershore Town was also postponed.
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Palmer added to United squad
HEREFORD United's director of football Graham Turner has made an addition to his squad ahead of Saturday's trip to Morecambe. Following the departure of Paul Parry to Cardiff City, Turner has secured the services of 20-year-old Chris Palmer on loan from
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Rob Sawyers on the move again
FORMER Hereford United midfielder or defender Rob Sawyers is once again on the look-out for a new club. The former Wolves and Barnet man linked up with Dr Martens League Western Division leaders Redditch United following his release from Edgar Street
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Tough test for United
HEREFORD United face one of their toughest tests of the season when they travel to take on Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday. The Shrimps, who currently sit seventh in the table, have the best home record in the Nationwide Conference and have won
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Fight for the rights of county
IN response to my recent letter in your column, my local councillor has informed me that the gobbledy-gook job opportunities advertised in your paper are the result of edicts issued by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Brussels. I had not appreciated
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Artistic start
"IT seems disrespectful and inappropriate to let students into a Grade II listed building," said the Save Churchill House campaign secretary Jean O'Donnell who hopes to see the building restored as a heritage centre....where the county's artworks including
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Paying the price of pure water
IN NOVEMBER, Parliament gave power to health authorities to order water companies to add fluoridation chemicals to the public drinking water after public consultations. The water companies want civil and criminal indemnity if they are forced to fluoridate
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The first April fool sighting..
I WRITE with amazement about the proposed cycle lane in Edgar Street. Hereford planners and councillors seem to be obsessed with lanes that have no point and no purpose with no logical beginning or end. This proposal would appear, from the map, to be
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Buried bad news for cyclists
THE government and its various agencies have been accused of using opportune moments to put out bad news or items it wished to mask. It is most unfortunate the Hereford Times was inveigled into this form of deceit, by the distribution of a Highways Agency
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Steered into path of car
A QUIET summer's evening with friends turned to tragedy for a promising young farm worker, an inquest heard last Thursday. Robert Watson, of Curl View, Pembridge, drove to a Leominster supermarket to buy some beer and was returning home when disaster
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Tributes paid to a unique soldier
A FORMER Leominster war hero who witnessed the last cavalry charge of the British army has died aged 107. Jasper Cecil Hankinson - known as Cecil - was awarded France's highest military honour, the Legion D'Honneur, by President Chirac in 1997. He was
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Man faces up to trauma of battling breast cancer
A HEREFORD man is recovering after overcoming the traumas and stigmas of breast cancer. John Billingham is one of only 200 men in the country who contract the tumour each year. The 69-year-old of Three Elms Road, said a family history of cancer had taught
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Blood service bid for young people
THE National Blood Service is appealing for more younger people to attend collection sessions to help meet the demand for blood in Herefordshire hospitals. The service will be at the British Legion Hall in South Street, Leominster, from 1pm to 3.15pm
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Amazing op brings new hope
WHEN Parkinson's disease looked like taking complete control of his life Bob Izon made a decision. He volunteered to become a guinea pig in a national study to compare the difference of treating the disease by drug therapy or brain surgery. He was chosen
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Patients can have their say
NEARLY 1,000 people are being asked to record their experiences of their stay in Hereford County Hospital. What they say will help to decide the national star rating given to Hereford Hospitals Trust later this year. Every hospital in England is expected
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Have your say on health
THE people of Herefordshire are being given a chance to have their say on health. It is a subject which affects everyone but few know how to influence the decisions made on their behalf. The answer is said to lie partly in newly formed Patient and Public
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Clinic faces another delay in opening
THERE is another delay in the opening of a new M.E/CFS clinic in Hereford. It is now likely to be March before county sufferers receive the specialist service nearer home. But the good news is that the clinic will be run from Hereford County Hospital
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Westfields end losing streak at Stourbridge
Stourbridge 1 Westfields 2 WESTFIELDS put an end to their run of five consecutive Midland Alliance defeats with an excellent win at fancied Stourbridge. But things hardly looked bright for the city side in the first minute, when Alec Winstone, returning
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Pickin' a fun day
AN informal all-day bluegrass music event is to be held at The Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch Escley, on January 31. Sessions will be hosted by local band Black Mountain Bluegrass, with musicians from the borders and beyond. All are welcome to listen and participate
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GP on stage
CRADLEY GP Bruce Herriot joins fellow musicians Maggie Edgar and Barry Stone to stage a fundraising concert in aid of the village's new school next Wednesday. Held in the beautifully panelled hall at Davenham, Perrins House, Malvern, the concert should
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Graffiti Gang's set to blast vandals
THE writing is on the wall for the graffiti plaguing Hereford as a 'graffiti-busting gang' gets to work. Responding to the Hereford Times' Don't Rubbish Our City campaign, Herefordshire Council is to make cleaning graffiti from city walls a top priority
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Wizard of the scissors
A TRADITIONAL city hairdresser dubbed a wizard with the scissors is celebrating four decades of styling, teasing, curling and highlighting this month. Lawyers, teachers, businessmen and members of the clergy have all dropped in for a trim at David 'Michael
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Alert sounds on bogus workmen
POLICE are warning elderly householders against bogus workmen after three distraction burglaries in the space of a few hours. Three men called at a home in Ledbury Road, Hereford, at 1pm on January 5, they then went to a property in Goodrich Grove, Newton
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Cathedral Choir in Radio 3 broadcas
HEREFORD Cathedral Choir will perform a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 later this month. The Cathedral's Choral Evensong on Wednesday, January 21, is to be highlighted at 4pm on that day. The service will last for about an hour and although members of
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SAS mourns a comrade
HEREFORD knows the drill, from the first strains of the pipes to the final, flinch-inducing rifle volleys and fly past. And on Monday morning it was played out again, under a sun gouged out of a gun-metal grey sky, as Sgt Norman Patterson was buried alongside
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Three year ban placed on director
A HEREFORD director of a public house business, which failed with total debts estimated at about £25,000, has been disqualified in the Canterbury County Court from acting as a company director for three years. John Howard Pugh, of Whitecross Road, was
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Whitecross TG
Whitecross Townswomens Guild members were treated to a most unexpected unique journey into the beginning of music clubs in 1720 - culminating in the first Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester Cathedral in 1766. This talk by Mrs Barbara Young gave a fascinating
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Photographic Club
DON Hearn, of Leominster Photographic Club, received the President's Shield when his print of Malvern was chosen as the Best Picture of 2003 by club members. The 2004 season starts today (Thrusday) with a selection of member's evenings, guest speakers
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RNA
Hereford Royal Naval Association members were joined by the RAFA, Royal British Legion North and Fownhope also the ATC and Hereford Sea Cadets at the Railway Club for a combined Carol Service. The carols were alternated with readings telling the Nativity
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RAFA
DECEMBER'S meeting of The Royal Air Forces Association Hereford Branch took place in the Railway Club, this was the annual Christmas party, organised by branch chairman, Mike Wigmore. Members sat down to a buffet meal and the members are grateful to the
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Johnson finishes behind title rival
THE National Hunt Jockeys' Championship has settled into the competitive affair that many fans hoped with both Tony McCoy and Richard Johnson battling hard for every win. Both were in action at Hereford when McCoy moved seven wins ahead after victory
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Aztec extend lead with high-paced victory
AZTEC beat Red Devils 41-32 in a fast and highly skilful game to extend their lead in the BOSS Hereford Netball League. There was end-to-end play between the rivals with scores staying very even for much of the game. Excellent defending by Devils' Tina
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Weale's progress
ROB Weale made a confident start in his bid for a second WBT World In-door Bowls Singles title by booking a third-round place. The Herefordshire-based Wales bowler, champion four years ago, defeated Scotland's Hugh Duff 11-2, 10-1 in the second round
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Couriers keep on course for title
HEREFORD Couriers look set to carry off the men's team championship in the Herefordshire Cross Country League after registering a whitewash in the fourth race held at Hereford Racecourse. Couriers won for the third time in the four races when, with four
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Euan's style wins the day at district meeting
THE junior boys' winner, Euan Short (Bishop's), produced the class act of the day at Hereford District Schools Cross Country Championships. His smooth, effortless style soon established a significant lead over the talented James Upcott (Aylestone), Scott
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Awards night
HEREFORDSHIRE Motor Club will hold their annual dinner and dance and presentation of awards next month. Members will celebrate their achievements of 2003 at the awards evening at the Talbot Hotel, Leominster, on Saturday, February 7. The presentation
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Ledbury lead is turned over
Ledbury 20 pts Silhillians 23 LEDBURY saw a half-time lead overturned as they went down to a home defeat against a skilful Silhillians side in Midlands 3 West (South). The home side made an excellent start with Henry Blandford providing the pass for Darren
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Gwynne try gives Greyhound victory
Greyhound 10 pts Ludlow 2nd 3 ADAM Gwynne's try, successfully converted by Phil Davies, gave Greyhound a win in a friendly match. Ludlow had earlier gone in front with a penalty before Patrick Hill tied the scores at half-time with a penalty of his own
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London calling to the faraway town
HEREFORD'S Courtyard theatre has finally secured a London transfer. It may not be to the West End, but it's no less a huge accomplishment for the fledgling company Four Play - set up by four teenagers five years ago. There have been a couple of other
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Humpty starts a cracking series of events
A CHARITY night in aid of St Michael's Hospice, on Wednesday, opens the run of Humpty Dumpty at Bromyard's Conquest Theatre. Booking has opened strongly for the panto, with Ellie Scott as the world's most famous egg, but tickets are still available on
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Dream move
A HUNDRED years ago this July, following the success of The Dream of Gerontius and other works, the Elgar family moved from Malvern to live in Hereford for seven years. To celebrate this, Leominster Choral Society will sing the piece in Leominster Priory
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Golfers mourn former club greenkeeper
THE flag at Herefordshire Golf Club flew at half-mast this week in memory of retired greenkeeper Tom Kingsland. Tom served the club loyally for 40 years, rising to the position of head greenkeeper. A true countryman at heart, he was not only known for
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Vital statistics
ENCOURAGED - and frustrated - is how cultural services manager Natalia Silver starts the new year, following the results of a recently-published Herefordshire Council survey. "I think it was quite brave of the council to ask the questions in the first
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From the fast lane
MOTORWAYS are usually associated with providing the quickest route from A to B, traffic conditions permitting. With the publication of the M5 Sights Guide, one of the country's principal motorways has been turned into something close to a tourist attraction
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Protesters dig in for quarry battle
NEIGHBOURS of what could be one of the county's biggest quarries are digging in for a fight. Planners, aware of the depth of feeling against the proposed quarry at Moreton-on-Lugg, voted at a meeting in Hereford yesterday (Wednesday) to see the site for
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Arson probe on scrapyard blaze
POLICE have launched an arson probe after 60 firefighters fought a huge blaze in a city scrapyard from Hereford's main railway line in the early hours of last Friday. Oil drums exploded as firecrews fought to cool gas cylinders and extinguish the inferno
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BIA takes off as best choice
MORE than 65,000 Herefordshire residents helped Birmingham International Airport (BIA) achieve record passenger numbers in 2003. Statistics released yesterday (Wednesday) by the Airport Company show a new annual passenger record for the twelfth successive
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Ford chairman guest speaker
ROGER Putnam, chairman of Ford UK, is the high profile speaker at Hereford's Left Bank Village on Thursday, February 19, at 6.30pm. Members and potential members of Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and Business Link Industrial Association
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Call goes out in Black & White
Artwork Creative Ltd in Colwall has been awarded a contract to head a marketing campaign for Herefordshire Tourism and a final call has gone out for Black & White hostelries to take part. The purpose of the campaign is to attract UK and American tourists
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Almeley
CRICKET CLUB - The latest winners in the last 2003 draws for the Cricket Club supporters 100 Club are: A Sapsford £25; R Hughes £15; J Duggan £10 in November, and John Duggan £25; Mrs V Battenti £15 and Mr R Williams £10 in December. The club would like
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Edwyn Ralph
CATHEDRAL VISIT - Four parishioners from Edwyn Ralph and two from Thornbury were invited by the Rector, Rev Dr Chris Fletcher and his wife, Maggie, to accompany them to the Hereford Epiphany carol service at the Cathedral and to take tea afterwards with
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Pembridge
PANTOMIME - Cinderella, performed by the Pembridge Players at Pembridge Village Hall on January 8, 9 and 10. This was a village show and the first venture into pantomime by the Pembridge Players. It was slick, colourful, humorous and, thanks to musical
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Skenfrith
COMPUTER CLASS - The computer class for beginners, held before Christmas in Skenfrith Parish Hall, was over all too soon.Tutor Jan Sheppard had everyone making Christmas cards during the last class. This was a U-Can Do IT course, funded by the New Opportunities
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Depleted Fourths gain commanding win at Gloucester
HEREFORD 4th resumed their Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North-East West District 4 programme in fine style with an excellent 5-0 success at Gloucester City 5th. Only able to field 10 men and with injuries causing several team members
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Police chief's on the move
GUY Rutter is handing 'more officers than ever' to his successor as Herefordshire's police chief. And if numbers are up, so is confidence in what is being done with them, he says. About 300 officers of all ranks are at work across a division that, says
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What's On in city and county
Events/talks January 16 'Cider in Transition', a talk by Geoff Warren, Bodenham Chapel, 7.30pm. 01568 797531. 20 A talk on Droitwich Canal's Restoration Project, Droitwich Rugby Club, Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground, 6pm. 01562 887505. 20 'Winston Churchill
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George takes his leave of Bulmers
"IT'S been one hell of a ride," says George Thomas as he retires after 25 years as the voice of Bulmers. It's a career that has seen George masterminding Royal visits and negotiating media minefields including 2003's take-over of the company by Scottish
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'Perfect Friar Tuck' dies at 70
AN artist, actor, poet and author, who starred in John Irvin's film Robin Hood and had a number of connections with Herefordshire, has died. Jeff Nutall, aged 70, was described as the 'picture-perfect' Friar Tuck in the 1991 film. Mr Nutall was a former
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Goode sets up goals for Kington cup win
Kington Town 3 Ewyas Harold 0 DAVE Goode inspired all three Kington goals as the West Midlands League title chasers outplayed plucky Hereford Times Herefordshire League leaders Ewyas Harold to book an Easter Monday HFA County Challenge Cup final meeting
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Woofferton complete double to keep Wellington off the top
WELLINGTON Rangers missed a chance to move back to the top of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division when they went down to a 4-3 defeat at Woofferton. With leaders Ewyas Harold on Cup duty, a win would have seen Wellington move two
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Town lose to dubious goal
Shawbury United 1 Bromyard Town 0 BROMYARD'S long trip to Shawbury brought little cheer with the home side grabbing all three points in this very competitive West Midlands League Premier Division clash through a highly controversial goal. The visitors
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Football Results
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Fownhope 3 Pegasus 1, Westfields 4 Hereford Lads Club 0, Weston 2 Hinton 4, Woofferton 4 Wellington Rangers 3. Division 1: Bartestree 1 Tupsley 2, Bromyard Town 1 Woofferton Res 1, Weobley 1 Pencombe
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Huge cash boost for River Wye
THE Environment Agency plans to pump millions of pounds into the Wye over 10 years and bring 'bustle' back to the river. Access, moorings and facilities will be improved by investment intended to 'put more people on the river', according to a statement
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Tough test for United
HEREFORD United face one of their toughest tests of the season when they travel to take on Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday. The Shrimps, who currently sit seventh in the table, have the best home record in the Nationwide Conference and have won
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House will 'add to English tradition'
A MAJOR proposal for a country house in the heart of Herefordshire will significantly enhance the area, according to its supporters. Others say it will do nothing to add to the old English tradition. These were the contrasting claims made at a public
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Katie makes racing start
HEREFORD Racecourse's new general manager started her job this week. And Katie Langdell, who will be 26 later this month, had even added another element to her CV before she arrived - becoming a racecourse commentator at Exeter Races when the official
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Barrel crossing
A VILLAGE publican considered pushing the boat out last week after heavy rain forced a nearby brook to burst its banks. Instead, Richard Shackelford from the Bridge Inn at Michaelchurch Escley settled for a wheelbarrow to keep his business afloat. Mr
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Luctonians face cup challenge
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club will be bidding to reach the quarter-finals of the Powergen Intermediate Cup for the first time when they take on Bradford & Bingley at Kingsland on Saturday, kick-off 2pm. But it will also be their toughest test of the season
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Driver sat with accident victim
THE Herefordshire coroner has praised a kind-hearted motorist who sat with a road accident victim during his final moments, an inquest heard last Thursday. When Robert Lee came upon a horrific accident, he sat with Stephen Jackson in his badly-smashed
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New Bluebird Paul is a hit on debut
PAUL Parry, who has been transferred to Cardiff City for a fee of £75,000, rising to £200,000 depending on appearances made, has been one of Hereford United's brightest stars of recent season. The Chepstow-born 23-year-old has developed from being a promising
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End Yah Boo political point scoring and play for Team Herefordshire
MADAM, The last few months have been both difficult and disappointing for our county. Job losses have been higher than we are used to, the Legionnaires' outbreak sadly brought death and illness into our midst as well as causing a critical downturn in
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Tax-payers add up the costs
NO SUCH thing as a free lunch? It gladdened my heart recently, to learn that the Lib-Dem dominated Hereford City Councillors, after their most recent short (40minute) meeting, enjoyed a well earned Christmas meal at the expense of the rest of us (the
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Here to stay and ready for big fry
I HAD to write and tell you how amusing I found Eddie Clark's letter (January 8) regarding the fact that my political career was in the bin before I have started. I was born into and grew up in this constituency, as a child I used Leominster Pool as it
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We've got retail wonders to see
PERFECT ACCESSIBILITY for the county's art collection, and I quote 'will still be available for the public to view, but only with a couple of days advance notice'. In my innocence, I thought museums were places where adults remembered their childhood,
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Link pointed out
THERE must be very few who are not aware of the distress suffered by the British farming industry during the BSE problems, and its link with recycled animal bone tissues. In July I wrote to MP Paul Keetch, bringing to his attention the fact most of the
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Great atmosphere
ON behalf of the joint-masters of the North Herefordshire Hunt,we would like to sincerly thank all the people of Leominster and the surrounding areas for their support on Boxing Day in Corn Square. We were overwhelmed so many took the trouble to support
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No sense in using a 'hobby language'
No sense in using a 'hobby language' I READ with some amazement your article on the proposed use of Welsh names on English railway stations. Quite frankly, it has to be the dottiest suggestion I have heard for some time. The concept of a Welshman travelling
