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Rotarians mourn a past president
ROTARIANS in England and France mourned the death of Alf Foster, a founder member and past president of Leominster Rotary Club, whose passing marks the end of a local business dynasty. Two hundred people attended a memorial service at the Priory Church
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Chief defends closing schools
HUNDREDS of Herefordshire schoolchildren enjoyed an unexpected day in the snow after 16 county schools closed last Thursday. Blizzards hit Herefordshire last Wednesday and saw youngsters eagerly swapping their school uniforms for winter woollies to go
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Centre thrills OAPs
PENSIONERS say they are delighted with the launch of a new Leominster Day Centre after tears last year over the closure of some Age Concern rural day centres. Twenty-three old folk, the majority from the former Wellington club which closed in November
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Car ban so we've loads more space
A LEOMINSTER school, which is making a bid to cut the number of cars on the 'school run', has banned vehicles from parking in front of the building. Leominster Junior School is giving priority to children and parents on foot. A pedestrians-only zone has
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There's a sister for every ward
WARD sisters are back in business at Hereford County Hospital. The numbers are going up from three to eight and every ward will have one of its own. Their roles are expected to change too, cutting back on paper work and working 'hands on' with patients
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Early launch for tech link-up
BROADBAND is coming to Leominster earlier than expected because of "special circumstances", says BT. The telecom giant says it accelerated the timetable for upgrading the Leominster telephone exchange, and three other exchanges in the region, after an
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Burton's late strike seals double
AN 89th-minute strike from ace marksman Paul Burton gave Westfields a 1-0 win at Pelsall Villa on Tuesday - and their first double in the Midland Alliance. Westfields also brought on new signing Matt Aubrey, 19, released from Bristol City.
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WNO trio for New Radnor
A TRIO from the world-renowned Welsh National Opera Orchestra will perform music by Debussey, Ravel, Mathias, Telemann and Bach for February's Music in New Radnor concert. Meinhir Heulin has been principal harpist with the WNO and is co-ordinator of harp
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Bands wanted for TV show
PRODUCERS of a new 10-part series for Central television are looking for bands to battle it out. Presented by Lisa l'Anson, the show - called Music Uncovered - will be filmed at The Sanctuary in Birmingham this month, for transmission from April. Unknown
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Jazz with the Ben Thomas Band at the Courtyard.
THE popular Saturday lunchtime music series at Hereford's Courtyard arts centre makes a welcome return this weekend. Kicking off with accomplished local guitar-vocalist Pete Barnard, well-known for his inimitable jazzy blues style, the wait should prove
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Scaffolding will return for work on the cathedral
SCAFFOLDING is set to return to Hereford Cathedral following a £118,000 grant from English Heritage to re-build one of the three turrets of the central tower. Work will begin in April and is expected be completed in Spring 2005. Eventually it is hoped
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Skateboarders closer to park
AN indoor skate park could finally be a reality in Hereford city centre. After the proposed Rockfield Road site fell through last year, Heath Crosby, a 33-year-old snowboarder and skater from the city, is hoping to create another park near TGS Bowling
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Singing their praises for the Abbey's restoration
BENEDICTINE monks are singing to save their Belmont Abbey church and home. They hope a new CD of Gregorian chants about to go on sale will make a dent in the £3 million needed to restore the fabric of St Michael and All Angels and the monastery. Ten years
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Shoppers put on alert
POLICE are warning supermarket shoppers to watch their handbags after thieves targeted a frail, elderly woman in Sainsbury's Hereford store at around 1.30pm last Sunday. The victim, who was dressed in a long beige jacket and scarf, reached to pick up
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Young mum hurt in Tupsley hit-and-run
A YOUNG mother was injured near a Hereford nursery school when struck by a car whose driver failed to stop. Now a head teacher has called on the rights of pedestrians to be recognised and has urged any witnesses to the accident to contact the police.
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Family shell-shocked as chickens go missing in series of mystery thefts
AN 'eggs-traordinary' plan hatched by thieves to purloin poultry from a chicken coop has left a family in a flap. Beatrice Price and her daughter Pat Churchward say they are baffled about why anyone would want to steal their chickens. But in the past
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Rotary Club
For the past 23 years, Hereford Wye Valley Rotary Club has been providing services and raising money for charity. However, last year proved to be one of its most successful years. In the last six months of 2003, the Rotary Club held several major fund-raising
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WRAC/ATS
THE Hereford WRAC/ATS Association is a strongly attended branch and aims to help one another while enjoying each others company, remembering old times and looking forward to creating new memories. Fundraising for the branch and service charities figure
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County turn in sleek league performance
HEREFORDSHIRE claimed their first win in the South West Division of the English Counties Netball League when they overturned East Devon 51-38 at Bridge Street Sports Centre, Leominster. Herefordshire unveiled their new streamlined kit of royal blue and
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Death of sportsman
SPORTING colleagues have been paying tribute to Wayne Williams, who died suddenly at the age of 49 last Thursday. Williams played cricket for Herefordians from 1988-96 before moving on to Hereford Nomads and then to Wellington Nomads where he was a regular
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Pitched out
LEDBURY pitcher Terry Jenkins fought his way through to the quarter-finals of the Budweiser UK Open Scottish Regional Final at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Jenkins then went out to former world youth champion Michael Barnard who himself was eliminated
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Disappointing end
HEREFORDSHIRE suffered a disappointing end to their Inter County League matches with defeat away to Avon by 28 points to eight. But Herefordshire, who had won all five of their previous games, were still the section winners as they were too far ahead
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Butts' pack hold key to Hereford loss
Hereford 15 pts Barkers' Butts 23 HEREFORD bowed to the visitors' stronger forwards who were the key factor as Barkers' Butts claimed victory in a Powergen Midlands 2 West relegation battle in difficult conditions. Colin Osborne kicked Hereford into an
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Friendly away win
LUCTONIANS 2nd beat Tenbury 20-14 away in a friendly. Tries were scored by Will Crawforth, Chris Jaques and Kinsey Hern, while Sam McGowan kicked a penalty and a conversion. l Hereford 2nd were beaten 26-8 away by Kidderminster 2nd when their score came
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Bishop's unbeaten
BISHOP'S School Under-16 continued their unbeaten run in the new year with a convincing 24-0 victory over Northampton School For Boys. Tries were scored by winger Steve Bell (2), flanker Ed Partridge and winger Tom Jenkins, while full-back Paul Westoby
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Merry days!
WITH new voices in the chorus, a set worth thousands, and a professional director who has been treading the boards for nearly 30 years, the forthcoming production of The Merry Widow by Hereford Gilbert & Sullivan Operatic Society looks sure to dazzle
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Passion players
ACTORS - both speaking and non-speaking parts - dancers, musicians, stage crew and general helpers are needed for this year's Leominster Passion Play, to be staged on Good Friday, April 20, from 11am. Rehearsals begin next Monday at 7.30pm at the new
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Triumphs and tragedies at heart of Africa
BORN African is a remarkable Zimbabwean tale of ordinary people in modern Africa. It unravels the mysteries, tragedies and triumphs of what it means to be born African at a time when Zimbabweans are facing the truths and injustices of their history, and
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Kington set for business
KINGTON is to have a new business park to the north east of the town on land next to the B4355 Presteigne road under the county Unitary Development Plan. It replaces the council's previous plan to develop land south of Hatton Gardens. Landscaping and
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The daddy of all Ayckbourns
Alan Ayckbourn writes plays like the rest of us write shopping lists. Sugar Daddies, at Malvern until Saturday, is the most recent of more than 60 plays. Sasha is the latest in a long literary line of country bumpkins up in the smoke sharing a flat with
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Showstoppers mean so much to audience
A SHOW which was born in humble beginnings as a charity fundraiser back in 1997 and has since developed into a leading touring concert met with a warm reception when staged in Hereford for the first time last Sunday. Beyond the Barricade featured songs
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Win a dozen red roses for the love of your life!
Plus win tickets for Supercross at the NEC.
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Strength in depth may prove crucial to challenge
IT'S interesting to note that the pundits still don't see us as the principal challengers to Chester for the Conference title. Most of them seem to see Shrewsbury as the threat but I think that an important factor now will be strength in depth. Last Sunday
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County clubs bid to meet in Hargrove final for first time
HEREFORDSHIRE could provide both Hargrove Trophy finalists for the first time ever after Herefordshire GC and Kington A teams battled their way into separate semi-finals of the Shropshire and Herefordshire winter team foursomes competition with dramatic
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Drive penalty pays off
LEOMINSTER Golf Club captain in 2003, Terry Morgan asked members to support Herefordshire Headway as his chosen charity for the year and £870 was raised. This came from a number of events, including an invitation day, and a drive penalty on the infamous
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Knighton
BURNS NIGHT - Scotland's national bard was remembered in style at a Burns Night celebration at Knighton Community Centre. At the climax of the evening, the haggis was carried into the hall by Councillor Ken Harris preceded by piper Mike Shanahan who enthralled
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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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Peterchurch
PRIMARY SCHOOL - Peterchurch Primary School ended the Christmas term with a lovely performance by the children of Angels on High. This was enjoyed by all who attended and took part. The PTA provided coffee and mince pies afterwards. On the last morning
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City hit hardest as floods swamp county
THE flooding that Herefordshire has feared since the start of winter swamped the county yesterday (Wednesday). Worst hit was Hereford, gridlocked at the time of going to press as a rising River Wye threatened Belmont roundabout. Neighbouring Hinton Road
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Massive plans for homes and industry
THE largest new housing estate in north Herefordshire at Leominster, the expansion of the Linton trading estate at Bromyard and the creation of a business park at Kington are included in a blueprint for the county unveiled this week. Herefordshire Council's
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Missing man's body discovered
THE body of a missing Hereford man has been discovered on a Bristol Channel beach. Police confirmed the corpse found by a dog walker last Thursday morning at Brean Down beach in Burnham-on-Sea was that of 20-year-old Ryan Taylor. Mr Taylor, of Raven Walk
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Aston Ingham
VILLAGE CHARITY - The distribution of the Garrold Bread took place at the evening service held at the parish church of St. John the Baptist, Aston Ingham, last Sunday. The Garrold Bread is one of three charities set up in the village many years ago. Richard
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Dilwyn
ST MARY'S CHURCH - On Sunday at 10.30am, Communion. Every Tuesday at 10.30am Holy Communion. After the service last Sunday, Sheila Rees, (still reeling from the shock of over 60 surprise visitors to celebrate her 80th birthday the day before) was presented
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Eardisland
Congratulations - Jessica Selfe has recently passed her Grade 8 violin examination Cricket Club - At the recent annual meeting, the officials appointed were Howard Davies, President; Martyn Connop, chairman; Derek Wareham, vice chairman; Bill Price, secretary
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Peterchurch
PRIMARY SCHOOL - Peterchurch Primary School ended the Christmas term with a lovely performance by the children of Angels on High. This was enjoyed by all who attended and took part. The PTA provided coffee and mince pies afterwards. On the last morning
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Presteigne
CHURCH WORSHIP - St Andrew's, Presteigne: Holy Communion (CW) at 11am, with the Rev Stephen Hollinghurst. St Michael and All Angels', Lingen: Holy Communion (CW) at 9.30am with the Rev Stephen Hollinghurst. Baptist Church, Presteigne: Morning Service
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Skenfrith
SKENFRITH ENTERPRISES - The community shop in Skenfrith first opened seven years ago and is run entirely by volunteers. Any profits are used to help the community. Over the years, they have given away a lot of money which has been earned by the volunteers
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Sherrie takes five in leaders' goal spree
KINGTON continue to lead the way in the Mid Wales league after a crushing 14-1 win over Builth/Llandrindod. Player-of-the-match Sherrie Gore cracked in a treble in the first period and there were also three goals from Alex Watson and one from Helen Yeomans
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Eviction ends squalid living
WHEN James Davies was given the tenancy of a bungalow at Castle Park, Kilpeck, he took his 'family' to live with him. They included ducks, rabbits, chickens, ferrets and geese and were given free run of the bungalow home. It was only when complaints poured
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Lib-Dem steps into Cross row
A PROSPECTIVE Parliamentary candidate for Leominster, Caroline Williams, is the latest political contender to enter the row over traffic lights at Newtown Cross. After attending a demonstration at the controversial junction on the main Hereford to Worcester
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Baby's death inspires firm to help Acorns
THE tragic loss of Jackie and Philip Perry's baby daughter has inspired their Herefordshire company to raise more than £5,500 for the Acorns Children's Hospice Appeal. Mr Perry is the managing director of Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd, which
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Helme's injury is costly for Pegasus
Southall Town 3 Pegasus Juniors 1 TITLE-chasing Southall took their few goalscoring chances to overcome a battling Pegasus side in wet and blustery conditions in this Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division encounter. The home side made an
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It's clear-out time
The Cancer Research UK shop in Ross-on-Wye is appealing to locals to clear their wardrobes and donate their unwanted clothes, to help them in their fight to cure cancer. Shop manager Margaret Gilbert said: "You may never wear a particular pair of trousers
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Win dedicated to survival of author's wife
has dedicated his victory to the wife he nearly lost in a road accident in Hay-on-Wye. Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, spoke of the most difficult moment of his life when he picked up the prize and a £25,000 cheque
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OAP saved by smoke alarm
A PENSIONER owes her life to a smoke alarm lying on the bedroom floor. The woman was woken choking as fumes filled her Lower Maescoed home and escaped in the nick of time. "She is lucky to be alive. Had the alarm been fitted properly it would have gone
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Guinan adds zest as Baker saves Bulls
Scarborough 3 Hereford United 3 TOP-SCORER Steve Guinan marked his return to action with the goal that handed Hereford a point but it was keeper Matt Baker who was the real hero of Tuesday's Nationwide Conference clash. Baker produced a string of fine
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Rugby cup developments at Luctonians
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club had two cup commitments at their Kingsland ground this week, but one has been called off. Droitwich have conceded the North Midlands Cup tie scheduled for Saturday to Luctonians because they cannot field a full front-row, but 2nd
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Filth scars lane
A PICTURESQUE country road on the outskirts of Hereford is being targeted by fly-tippers. Mattresses, sofas, satellite dishes, microwave ovens and car seats are a selection of the items found dumped on Huntington Lane,on the western edge of Hereford.
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Purdie's international call just reward for fine season
HEREFORD United's Rob Purdie has gained his first international call-up after being included in the National Game squad to face Italy at Telford next Wednesday, kick-off 7.45pm. Purdie has been one of Hereford's most improved players this season, contributing
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Blueprint for Bromyard future
The big news for Bromyard in the council's blueprint is the creation of a new 'gateway' to the town at Porthouse Farm. It will come in the form of 87 homes, the design of which will have to be of a 'high standard', in keeping with the site's prime location
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Massive plans for homes and industry
THE largest new housing estate in north Herefordshire at Leominster, the expansion of the Linton trading estate at Bromyard and the creation of a business park at Kington are included in a blueprint for the county unveiled this week. Herefordshire Council's
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Air ambulance needs space too
PARKING problems at Hereford County Hospital could soon be a thing of the past. Councillors are to write to hospital managers to ask for better parking for visitors. Despite recent improvements with more spaces at the end of building work, the health
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Ron leads quest for money
Macmillan Cancer Relief Herefordshire is to launch a £250,000 appeal next Tuesday (February 10) to pay for two Macmillan Nurses, one in palliative care based at St Michael's Hospice and a clinical nurse specialist in oncology. The charity exists to help
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Fighting talk from Mayor
LEOMINSTER Mayor Janet Atkinson is calling on youth, parents, community leaders, publicans and the police to help put a stop to what have become known in Leominster as 'Fighting Fridays'. The town centre has suffered drink-fuelled nights of trouble which
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Developing city will be given huge boost by plan
THE plans for 300 houses at Bullinghope on 13 hectares next to the railway line and between Bullingham Lane and Hoarwithy Road would form the first phase of larger residential development to take place in the area after the plan period. Access for the
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Vandals damage garden at Barrs Court School
A SENSORY garden for children at a Hereford special school has been vandalised. Appalled staff at Barrs Court School arrived at work on Monday to find the garden, which has fragrant herbs and plants the children can touch and smell, had been destroyed
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Dead cyclist's sons appeal to MP Keetch
TWO sons have written to MP Paul Keetch asking for better conditions for cyclists after their father was killed in a road accident as he was cycling along Breinton Road, Hereford. Nathan and Ben Gillett collected over 100 signatures to add to their letter
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Farewell to Wye Preservation Trust president
THE River Wye Preservation Trust has said farewell to president of 13 years, former Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev John Oliver. The chairman of the trust, Captain Simon Dereham, presented him with a framed picture of the River Wye salmon pools as a token
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Ecology Group
FELICITY Norman will give a talk entitled Green Politics to Hereford Christian Ecology Group at St John's Church, St Owen Street, Hereford, at 7.30pm, on Tuesday, February 10.
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Ross Civic Society
THE Ross-on-Wye Civic Society has launched a campaign to recruit corporate members. Peter Chester, the society's chairman, said: "We want to involve other local organisations in our activities, particularly those businesses with an interest in attracting
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WI Forum
Bromyard WI Country Market welcomes customers, producers and members of the public to their Annual Meeting. This will take place at the New Public Hall, Rowberry Street, Bromyard on Tuesday, February 24, at 2.30pm when Mrs Mary Whittingham will present
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Rebecca wins Woodriffe Trophy
WINNING three gold medals in eight days of international competition has earned Hereford Rowing Club's young sculler Rebecca Young this year's Hereford Times Ted Woodriffe Trophy. The award, which comprises a cup and a cash prize, was introduced by the
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Williams left unmoved by rival's rant
CHALLENGER Jamie McKeever has kicked off a war of words in the lead-up to his British featherweight title contest with the champion, Hereford's Darren 'Dazzo' Williams. McKeever held the title until last May when he lost out to Coventry's Roy Rutherford
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Bullock's chance
HEREFORD athlete Simon Bullock will be looking to make his mark when he takes part in the National Championships in Sheffield this weekend. There had been some doubt over whether the 23-year-old would be able to take part due to work commitments but happily
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Glyn on own winner
LYONSHALL'S renowned harness racer Glyn Slade-Jones achieved a burning ambition when he rode his own horse to victory at a point-to-point meeting. Slade-Jones took up pointing last year and achieved a win before his 40th birthday. His next aim was success
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Luctonians are outsmarted by home fly-half
Broadstreet 27 pts Luctonians 7 LUCTONIANS' disappointing away form in Powergen Midlands 1 continued with a 20-point defeat to a Broadstreet side they had beaten 33-15 at home earlier in the season. The Coventry side adapted better to the strong wind
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Ledbury use the elements
Ledbury 20 pts Camp Hill 14 FACING a strong wind, Ledbury held their higher-placed Midlands 3 West (South) opponents to a single first-half score before using the elements effectively to continue their recent good form and clock up a sixth league victory
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At the cinema from Friday
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (12a) Dir: Peter Jackson Another third, but this time somewhat more ravished by critics, the final piece of this celluloid jigsaw incorporates spectacular battle scenes and a wonderful summing up of previous story
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Weobley plan is given go-ahead
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to 'preserve the character and appearance of a highly sensitive part of Weobley' has been approved by Herefordshire Council members. An application to extend and convert a Grade II-listed mill building into four apartments and
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Park collects £12,000 from Classic placing
DAVID Park showed that he can compete with the best when he produced another encouraging performance to finish in a tie for 18th place in the lucrative Johnnie Walker Classic, won by Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez at Bangkok, Thailand. The Herefordshire
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On their toes
THE sound of tip tap toes was a new addition to Hereford Cathedral Junior School last summer. Ex-professional dancer Sara Sills, who took over Hereford Ballet School in July, was excited at the opportunity to relocate the school in the Cathedral School
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Press for 21st century
ENGINEERS are installihg some of the major components of the Newsquest (Midlands) South's new multi-million pound printing press improvement. Work on the new machinery started in October at the headquarters of Newsquest (Midlands South) - publishers of
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National prize for manager
A Hereford Hi-Q fast-fit store manager is flying high after winning a national sales competition run by the retailer. Colin Worthing is one of four managers who is jetting off on a week's holiday for two at the expense of Hi-Q after achieving top sales
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - Saturday's £25 draw winner was Doris Williams with her number 40. COMMUNITY CENTRE - Bishopstone and District Group Parish Council comprising Bishopstone, Bridge Sollars, Byford, Kenchester and Mansell Gammage held a public meeting in
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Eardisley
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - There will be a bingo evening organised by the Eardisley Royal British Legion, in the Curzon Herrick Hall, on Saturday. WHIST DRIVE - The first of the 2004, social whist drives at the New Strand Eardisley was held. MC Philip Jenkins
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Edwyn Ralph
LOST AND FOUND - Something lost 300 years ago was found last week outside St Michael's church. Gerry Kennedy, who has been metal detecting for over 30 years, was searching the edges of Church Lane where ditches had been cleaned out and found nothing of
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Holmer
PARISH PRECEPT - Holmer and Shelwick members resolved to reduce the parish precept, which would mean that residents within the parish would pay less on their parish rates for 2004/5. The council had managed to make savings in their budget due to the hard
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Ross-on-Wye
CHURCHES TOGETHER - In Ross-on-Wye and District, which is made up of representatives of nearly all the churches in the town and district, held their annual meeting on Friday, January 30, at St Frances of Rome Catholic Church. Mrs Val Allen reported on
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Depleted Leominster team go down fighting at Bridgend
WITH six players missing due to injury and unavailability, Leominster turned in a brave performance against Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North Division 2 title challengers Bridgend before going down 4-0 away. With Yon Saunders in the
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County girls off-target in West tournament
HEREFORDSHIRE Under-17 girls found goal-scoring a problem in the West of England Tournament in Bristol when they netted just three times in eight matches. One of those, however, from Kat Dixon, was enough to secure a 1-0 victory against Devon, one of
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£750,000 payouts to county charities
HEREFORDSHIRE people from all walks of life are set to benefit after four prominent charities scooped almost £750,000 from Lottery funds. The pay-out from the Lottery's Community Fund is set to make a real difference to its recipients - Herefordshire
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Soccer hooligans are jailed for brawl
FOUR Hereford United hooligans have been jailed for their part in a pub brawl likened by a judge to 'a scene from the Wild West'. Judge Linda Sutcliffe made the comments while passing sentence at Bradford Crown Court last Friday after watching CCTV footage
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Council tax bills set to rise above £1,000
MANY Herefordshire families face a difficult year with the county's average council tax bill about to go above £1,000 for the first time. The Hereford Times has learned that Band D households could be paying as much as £1,150 once police and fire service
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Protection for police
BULLET-proof vests have been given out to Herefordshire Police. A £1 million-plus order for 2,600 dual-purpose stab-resistant and ballistic vests was placed for the nation's officers last year. The first supply of personal-issue vests is being made primarily
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Triple P opts for positive parenting
AN Australian import could help take some of the strife out of family life and give troublesome youngsters a better sense of direction. Herefordshire mums and dads who are at a loss to know what to do over difficult relationships with their children are
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Sports venue future saved
A VENUE for 'extreme' sports deep in the Herefordshire countryside has secured its future - for the time being at least. The Out to Grass Mountain Board Centre has been granted temporary planning permission to retain a portable building for a reception
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What's On in and city and county
Events/talks February 6 Dorstone Village Hall Annual Quiz, Dorstone Village Hall, 7.30pm. 01981 550280. 7 Grand Table-Top Sale, in aid of the Spinal Injuries Association, Bromsberrow Village Hall, 2pm. 01531 650111. 7 Antique and Collectors Fair, Ewyas
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Hilder inquiry reviewed
EXPERIENCED detectives from across the country have given the Stephen Hilder murder inquiry a clean bill of health. Detectives, psychologists and other delegates spent a day last week listening to details of the investigation into the murder of the 20
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Photographer puts gardens in the frame
BE inspired by photographer Bill Tingey as he gives a lecture on his specialist subject, Japanese gardens, this Sunday at Presteigne Assembly Rooms. Japanese gardens and houses; the relationship between interior and exterior space details the way in which
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Five straight successes move Fownhope to top
FOWNHOPE became the fourth different leaders of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division in four weeks after coming from behind to beat Sutton 3-1 on Saturday. Visiting Sutton had the benefit of the wind behind them in the first period
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Title chasers are too strong
Tipton Town 2 Bromyard Town 0 ALTHOUGH Bromyard were on top of their form, they had to give best to their title-chasing West Midlands League hosts in the only Premier Division game to beat the weather. Despite heavy overnight rain the pitch was in excellent
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Poor weather takes its toll on weekend soccer
THE recent poor weather took its toll on the Saturday fixture list with a number of scheduled fixtures unable to take place following snow, frost and then heavy rain. In the West Midlands League Premier Division only Bromyard's match at Tipton Town went
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Phoenix hopes dashed
FC PHOENIX saw their title ambitions in the Central Warwickshire Under-14 Girls League brought to an end when they went down 5-4 at home to lowly Tamworth Ladies. Phoenix went in at half-time leading 3-2 after goals from Simone Quinn, Lara Wooles and
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County on the road
HEREFORDSHIRE FA's under-16 squad travel to Rushall on Sunday to take on the Staffordshire FA in the Midland Counties Championship, kick-off 2pm. l TASHA Merris and Grace Rogers scored two goals apiece as Bromyard Town beat Newtown Sports 4-1 in their
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Dynamos generate championship bid
Waterlogged pitches accounted for the majority of games in the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League and, in those played there were few surprises. A 2-2 draw between two of the Under-10 Division play-off contenders was of more value to Ross United Services
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Football Results
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, FW Peterson Cup semi-finals: Marriotts 3 Bulmers 0, Hereford Lads Club Colts 4 Orcop Juniors 1. Premier Division: Fownhope 3 Sutton United 1. Division 1: Shobdon 3 Colwall Rangers 0, Tupsley 0 Pencombe 5. Division
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Ross can expect more new homes
IN Ross-on-Wye as estimated 150 dwellings are earmarked for land at Tanyard Lane with access from the A40 coupled with additional pedestrian links to the town centre and new business park under the Unitary Development Plan. The site lies adjacent to the
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One step closer
ROSS-ON-WYE is one step closer to having better access in the town for people with disabilities. Ross and Area Regeneration Partnership met a number of interested parties last Tuesday with a view to developing the new scheme. During the meeting, concerns
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Paul's a hunk in shining armour
HEREFORDSHIRE has its very own - if rather reluctant - knight in shining armour! Staff at Derby House Stabling in Eardisley nominated their warehouse supervisor, Paul Beattie as 'hunk of the week' for a national women's magazine. And, although somewhat
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Sports awards bring Mary back to county
TELEVISION sports correspondent Mary Rhodes will be returning to her roots when she is the guest of Herefordshire Sports Council at their 24th annual awards presentation evening. Mary was educated at Weobley High School and Hereford Sixth Form College
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Thomas chosen for the last 74
HEREFORDSHIRE and North Midlands hooker George Thomas has been selected for the England Schools RFU 16-Group 74-strong squad from which the national teams will eventually be selected. Leominster boy Thomas, a pupil at Hereford Cathedral School, is one
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Bulls out for revenge win
HEREFORD United will be bidding for a revenge victory when Burton Albion visit Edgar Street for Saturday's Nationwide Conference clash. The Bulls came seriously unstuck at Eton Park back in September when a Robbie Talbot hat-trick inspired Nigel Clough's
