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Dredging river should help us
ANOTHER FEBRUARY brings another flood. Business suffers, householders, travellers and animals have a miserable time and the insurance claims must be in the stratosphere. Why on earth doesn't our council dredge the river? The silt could be used to reinforce
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Graphic view of what's wrong
THE FRONT page (February 5)should give Hereford councillors and planners food for thought. You have a graphic picture of elderly residents of a care home at Bullingham being evacuated through flood waters, fortunately no loss of life but much disruption
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Going nowhere -very fast
HAVING BEEN one stuck in near stationary traffic in Belmont Road last Thursday afternoon, could someone explain the logistics of sending traffic up Belmont Road only to come back down the other side which caused congestion at Tesco's roundabout. If they
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Dirty town demands a clean up
A PUBLICAN is mounting a campaign to clean up Leominster because she fears the town is going to the dogs. Julie Saxon, of The Grape Vaults, says she is fed up with a disgusting volume of dog muck and litter fouling the streets. She has raised a petition
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There's true grit
THE county's winter road gritting service came in for praise in Leominster. "We often pick holes in Herefordshire Council, so we ought to praise them when we can," Councillor Molly Cooke told the town council. She said the county council responded immediately
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£250,000 needed to pay for nurses
"WHY more nurses?" asked Ron Davies as he launched the new Macmillan Nurses Appeal at The Left Bank in Hereford, on Tuesday. He went on to explain that when Douglas Macmillan founded his 'Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer' in 1911, his vision
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White rhino under threat at hospital
A GIANT white rhino is on the verge of being released into the wilds of Herefordshire after a brief stint in Hereford County Hospital. The life-sized figure is the eight-month creation of Hereford nurse Helly Barber and it desperately needs a new home
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Action aims to calm fears
CHANGES are likely to take place in the way some mental health care is provided in Herefordshire. But health chiefs are trying to calm fears that existing day case provision will be reduced, or even withdrawn. "It will be a changed process and I can understand
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Laverne's running for butterfly children
A NORTH Herefordshire teacher is teaming up with top model Nell McAndrew to run the London Marathon and help the 'Butterfly' children. Laverne Inns, 37, head of modern languages at Leominster's Minster College, has suffered a degree of the 'blistering
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Giving voice to great idea
IT'S been a long time in the wings but, finally, Hereford has a co-ordinated voice group. Twenty-two talented singers, aged between 11 and 18, have joined together under the leadership of Neil Pigott and Alison Houlbrooke, as The Voice Squad. "It's a
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Club's joy at £66,000
THE financial future of Hereford Rowing Club has been secured at a stroke. An antique table that the club put up for auction fetched £66,000 when £6,000 was expected at the most. Even experts at the Brightwells' Leominster saleroom were astonished. The
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Gaol Street car park to close for resurfacing
HEREFORD'S Gaol Street car park will be closed for resurfacing from Thursday, February 26, to Tuesday, March 2. The car park, one of the most popular for city shoppers, has not been resurfaced for several years and Herefordshire Council believes it is
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Support the Willis organ
HEREFORD'S music lovers can call their own tune by adopting a pipe belonging to the cathedral's great Willis organ. People can support Hereford Cathedral by making a donation towards the restoration of the 4,000-pipe instrument. Anyone who donates a minimum
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Ladies Luncheon Club
A large gathering plus guests, enjoyed a lovely lunch at The Angel, Kingsland, on a very wet and windy day. As the speaker was not able to be with them, club secretary Eileen Dilley took members down memory lane. The club was formed in 1979 with just
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Herefordshire Freemasons
THERE has been considerable activity among Herefordshire Freemasons. Malcolm Price installed David Shayler as the new Master of Arrow Lodge at Kington. In Hereford, at the senior Lodge Palladian, another large gathering witnessed Graham Millichip install
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Whitecross Guild
AT the February meeting of the Whitecross Townswomen's Guild, Mary Collins, acting as returning officer from Tupsley Guild, spoke at length on how the committee and officers together form the success of a guild. For this year's charity the treasurer announced
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Breathe Easy Group
MALVERN and Worcester Breathe Easy Group held their first meeting of the year at Osborne Court, when the Midlands Volunteer co-ordinator, Annie Peel, came and spoke to us about the possibility of getting a volunteer to help run the group. Although only
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Swimmers rewarded with three Sports Council titles
HEREFORD Swimming Club achieved a triple success at the Herefordshire Sports Council 2003 Sports Personality awards by carrying off three of the top titles. International swimmers Jonathan Andrews and Philippa Davies were, respectively, Sportsman and
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Unbeaten leaders given tough battle by county
HEREFORDSHIRE took on top-of-the-table Cornwall in the English Counties South West Division and eventually succumbed 50-40 after a close-fought tussle at neutral Taunton. Cornwall were protecting an unbeaten record and were keen to extend their run to
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Three thousand greet World Cup to Luctonians' ground
CROWDS queued for hours to see the Webb Ellis Trophy as World Cup fever again took a grip on North Herefordshire. The trophy, which had captured the public imagination since the England rugby players first lifted it three months previously, was flown
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Two-try Condliffe
TWO tries from Chris Condliffe helped North Midlands to a winning start to their Tetley's National Under-20 Championship programme last Sunday. North Midlands trailed 10-0 at the interval away to Warwickshire in Midlands League B but hooker Condliffe,
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Blank day for premier teams
HEREFORD 1st XV's Powergen Midlands 2 West game with Aston OE was postponed last Saturday as the Wyeside pitch was waterlogged. There was also a blank day for Luctonians 1st XV, who were awarded their North Midlands Cup game against Droitwich. It was
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Ken, legend of cinema, to open festival
CINEMA'S 'enfant terrible' Ken Russell (left) lends weight to this year's Borderlines film festival, attending both the opening on March 19, and giving a talk on his films on March 20. There will also be a celebrity screening of Women in Love on March
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At the cinema from Friday
Pirates of the Caribbean (12a) Dir: Gore Virbinski Yo-ho-ho! Shiver me timbers, Johnny Depp is perfect playing a pirate as a cross between Pepe Le Pew and Keith Richards. Showing: Hereford Odeon Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (12a) Dir: Peter Jackson
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Don't myth it
LEOMINSTER-based theatre company About Face last year brought together a group of artists and theatre designers to transform one of Leominster's best-known buildings into a mythological world for local schoolchildren. The Forbury Workshop became a fantastical
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Mill Street safety fear
THERE are fears for the safety of Kington's schoolchildren after new parking charges are forcing parents to drop off their children on the main road. Kington Primary School governors voiced their concerns a week after the Mill Street car park charges
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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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Showcase event heralds new cash
SEVERAL major schemes are being heralded in the lead up to Business Festival 2004, the showcase event for the Chamber of Commerce and Business Link Herefordshire and Worcestershire at the Three Counties Showground on March 3. The Regional E-Business Development
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Feather in the Labtech cap
PRESTEIGNE-based Labtech, which makes microwave printed circuit boards for the global telecommunications market, has secured the new Quality Management Standard ISO9001: 2000 from the British Standards Institution. The new standard, which replaces the
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Flooring donated
When Marley Floors was contacted by The Haven Trust asking for help to renovate their first regional breast cancer centre in Hereford, they were only too happy to assist. Marley Floors donated Dark Maple from the Reflections range for the reception area
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Abattoir is licensed to slaughter horses
SECURITY is to be stepped up at a Herefordshire abattoir after it was this week granted a licence to slaughter horses for human consumption on the Continent. Police will escort initial deliveries of wild ponies to RE Williams & Son, Weobley, in a
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Almeley
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY - This year Mrs Olive Morgan will be holding the Children's Society coffee morning at her home, Bridge Farm, Almeley, on Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Holders of Children's Society boxes are asked to bring them to this event. There
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Eardisley
TENNIS CLUB - Tomorrow (Friday) a Beetle Drive will take place in the Curzon Herrick Hall. The fun starts at 7pm. Entrance will include refreshments. Eardisley Tennis Club annual meeting is planned to take place at the New Strand at 8pm, on Wednesday,
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Knighton
PUBLIC MEETING - Peace campaigner Bruce Kent spoke of his feelings both of despondency and optimism in the face of the current international situation at a recent public meeting in Knighton Community centre. He felt despondent because the promised peace
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Leominster take full advantage
LEOMINSTER cemented their mid-table place in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North Division 2 by seeing off bottom club Chepstow 6-1 at Bridge Street Sports Centre. Chepstow surprised their hosts by taking the lead against the run of
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Training to resolve unexpected defensive problem
THE problems that have arisen with the team since the departure of Paul Parry have not been what we might have expected. Rather than the chances drying up, the problems have been at the other end where we've been leaking far too many goals. One of the
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Learning Village plans are revealed
MULTI-million pound designs to revolutionise further education in Herefordshire have been unveiled. Images of the Hereford Learning Village show how the three city colleges in Folly Lane will form closer links to improve the quality of post-16 teaching
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Three choices on school life
A NUMBER of Herefordshire schools look like being over-subscribed in September. However, it is hoped a new selection process for parents, whereby they nominate their three favourite choices, should help each student find a place at their preferred school
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High standards of teaching her goal
EDUCATION played a key role in the life of Muriel Frances Silvester. As well as absorbing knowledge for her own benefit she proved unstinting in her efforts to pass it on to others in the classroom. Mrs Silvester spent a lifetime teaching in the city
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World Youth Day beckons
YOUNG people from Herefordshire are planning to attend a World Youth Day event in Germany next year. The occasion can attract up to eight million people between the ages of 16 and 35 and a large number of Roman Catholics from the Archdiocese of Cardiff
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What's On in city and county
Events/talks February 12 The Attlee Governments 1945-1951 Talk, Historical Association, Hereford Cathedral School Library, Castle St. 7pm. 01432 363522. 14 Young Enterprise Trade Fair, products produced by students from schools and colleges in Herefordshire
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Wood 'must' be free-for-all site
A FREE-FOR-ALL of people and dogs at Credenhill Park Wood is resulting in litter, trampled wildlife habitat and the erosion of iron age earthworks, claims a neighbouring land-user. Retired police officer Neville Walker who leases 1,000 acres of adjacent
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It's all change at this school
AN independent residential school for children with severe learning difficulties is being transformed to offer its students a much broader education. A wider range of activities, better facilities and more jobs in the community are to become reality for
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Safe play area plea for Ethan
PLAYING it safe doesn't come easily to four-year-old Ethan Jones from Kingstone. Like any other child, Ethan, who has been diagnosed with cerebral diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects his walking, wants to be on the go all the time. But even
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Celebrity star's links to county
THE grandfather of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! star Lord Charlie Brocket was a Nazi sympathiser who lived in Herefordshire during the Second World War. Aristocrat Charlie entertained millions of television viewers with his jovial behaviour and
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Artist's hunt for colours of the wind
THE new exhibition at the Wyeside Gallery, Builth Wells, takes you into the magical and close-up worlds of our natural environments. The vibrancy of Jan Nesbitt's watercolours reflect a hunt for the colours of the wind, while Julie Starks' willow and
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Fightback brings best win
Lye Town 1 Wellington 3 WELLINGTON extended their run of recent good form in the competitive West Midlands League Premier Division with what team manager Wyn Owen described as 'our best away performance of the season to date'. Club skipper Mark Fish marked
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Lewis leaves it late
Presteigne 3 Berriew 2 (after extra time) PRESTEIGNE needed a Neil Lewis goal five minutes from the end of extra time to help them progress to the quarter-finals of the Spar Mid Wales League Cup. Berriew surprised the home side by taking an early lead
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Town's winning touch
Malvern Rangers 2 Leominster Town 5 LEOMINSTER claimed their first West Midlands League Division 1 South win of 2004, a fine team performance at Malvern earning them a welcome three points to consolidate their place in the top half of the table. The visitors
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Good form continues
Hinton 3 Wyre Forest Brintons 0 HINTON continued their welcome return to form with a fine all-round team performance and a brace from Phil Glover to see off the challenge of Wyre Forest in this West Midlands League Division 1 South mid-table battle. They
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Mussell strikes for county
Staffordshire FA 0 Herefordshire FA 2 TWO second-half goals by Lee Mussell helped Herefordshire to victory in their Midland Counties Under-16 Championship match at Rushall. After a goalless first half, good work by Kane Kahaki set up Mussell for his first
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Credenhill play-off hopes fading
ONCE again the waterlogged pitches throughout the county accounted for many fixtures in the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League. The rearranged fixture list is now becoming a real problem, especially after the management committee increased the number of
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends
A HEREFORDSHIRE man is spearheading a campaign to save the historic French battlefield where an English king earned immortality and which inspired one of Shakespeare's greatest works. Don Baggs, of Bishopswood, near Ross-on-Wye, is furious a wind turbine
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Man made a threat to kill his mum
A MAN began swearing at a judge after being warned he faced years in jail for threatening to kill his mother. Simon Bolton had gone to the King's Head pub in Ross-on-Wye, demanding money and drinks from his mother, who worked there. She gave him both
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Ballet on horseback
A MUSICAL 'ballet' on horseback is to be performed in Herefordshire to support horse welfare later this month. The 'dressage divas' are set to take part in a demonstration to music accompanied by a commentary to show off the disciplines, power and control
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Safety concerns over plan for new school
CONCERNS over children's safety were voiced by Staunton-on-Wye residents at a public meeting called to discuss plans for the village's new school. Nearly 50 people attended the meeting, called by the parish council to address an outline planning application
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Tretton back from long-term injury
HEREFORD United centre-back Andy Tretton could be set for a recall for Saturday's Nationwide Conference trip to Gravesend. Tretton, who has been out with a thigh injury since United's defeat at Burton Albion in September, successfully completed a reserve
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Cricketers meet to decide appeal
MONMOUTH 2nd may yet compete in Division 2 of the Flint & Cook Marches Cricket League after a change of heart by the league's executive committee. Originally it had been decided that new applicants Hereford would be placed in Division 2 and this would
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Janet upsets form book
FORMER British champion Janet McMorran caused an upset on the first day of play at the Australian Wheelchair Tennis Open, the first tour event of the year to have Super Series status. The Bromyard housewife beat seventh seed Chiyoko Ohmae, of Japan, in
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Hinton's good run goes on
HINTON extended their recent run of good form by moving through to the third round of the West Midlands League Division 1 League Cup with a 2-0 win at Walsall Wood on Tuesday. Hinton created a number of good early opportunities before Simon Gwynne opened
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Bullock just misses final place
HEREFORD athlete Simon Bullock narrowly missed qualification for the 800 metres final at the AAA National Indoor Championships. He clocked 1min 53.21 sec to finish fourth in his last indoor race of the season. The winner clocked 1-52.11.
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Tretton back from long-term injury
HEREFORD United centre-back Andy Tretton could be set for a recall for Saturday's Nationwide Conference trip to Gravesend. Tretton, who has been out with a thigh injury since United's defeat at Burton Albion in September, successfully completed a reserve
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Cash for all in Lottery payout
TODDLERS in a Herefordshire village have a windfall of well over £4,000. Pencombe Under Fives has received £4,667 in the latest round of grants in the Lottery's Awards for All scheme. The money will help the nursery pay for publicity, a launch, sweatshirts
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Children's long wait at school
THE CHIEF Executive and Transportation manager of Herefordshire Council are directly responsible for the distress of four young children who had to wait while a normal 20-minute school run took two hours. The children must have thought I had forgotten
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Raise this in the House - again
AS Paul Keetch no doubt stood on the only main road bridge in Hereford and surveyed the relentless waters of the River Wye causing chaos again, an idea suddenly sprung to mind! "Let's raise the matter in Parliament" he thought and he did! The inevitable
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Mill Street safety fear
THERE are fears for the safety of Kington's schoolchildren after new parking charges are forcing parents to drop off their children on the main road. Kington Primary School governors voiced their concerns a week after the Mill Street car park charges
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Graham is aiming to put on £££
A 23-STONE Leominster man has decided to start shedding pounds of flab for better health and to gather pounds of the other kind - lots of ££££ - for a good cause. Graham Bridge's sponsored slim aims to raise cash for Leominster Age Concern's busy advice
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Hidden treasures to be revealed
A LEOMINSTER man who helps tourists to see the best of North Herefordshire will describe The Hidden Treasures of the Marches at a Leominster Historical Society public meeting on February 18. Registered Herefordshire guide Alan Bull will talk on how the
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Para event for better seats
PATIENTS at Hereford's Charles Renton Unit will soon be sitting more comfortably thanks to the fundraising efforts of Danny Macatear and Ben Jones. Last October, Danny and Ben took to the skies for a parachute jump in aid of the unit. The event was organised
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Felicity to fight for Euro seat
HEREFORDSHIRE Green Party stalwart David Gillett, who died in a road accident last month, will be replaced on its shortlist for June's European elections by another veteran campaigner. Members of the West Midlands Green Party voted Felicity Norman, of
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Matt finish is key to another Fields success
Westfields 2 Alvechurch 0 WESTFIELDS continued their excellent recent form with a fifth consecutive Midland Alliance League win with ex-Bristol City striker Matt Aubrey coming on in the second half to grab a debut goal. The home attack started made a
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A red letter day for Bridget
IT was definitely a date for Bridget Jones' diary - her Hereford school was saluted in a new national report for moving from 'special measures' to being special. Bridget is chairman of governors at Brookfield School which, just a year ago, was still branded
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Developments changing the face of the city
HEREFORD'S Holmer Road area is a classic case of here today, gone tomorrow. Recently, the former furniture store known as Casa, more buildings behind it and two houses on the side disappeared in a flash. Now a large modern skeletal building is filling
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War of words on new suburb
PLANS to create a new Hereford housing suburb on land at Bullinghope has led to a war of words between two South Wye councillors. Chris Chappell has called for the resignation of cabinet member and Belmont ward councillor Phil Edwards over his backing
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Curtain to come down on free parking at Courtyard
THE curtain is coming down on free parking at Hereford's Courtyard theatre. Preparations are being made for the installation of ticket machines in the theatre's car park, which is planning to charge users from next Monday. "Five years of people having
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Stroke Club
LEOMINSTER Club is affiliated to the Stroke Association and meets every first Tuesday of each month at Leominster Community Hospital in the activities room between 6pm and 8pm. Anyone who has had a stroke is invited to attend along with a partner or friend
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CSRF
IN January members of the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship were entertained by an account of a holiday canoeing on the River Rhone by Mrs Viney Sainsbury who also showed some slides of Europe. The adventure had started long before they alighted from
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Devils turn on the heat
RED Devils worked hard for a 41-36 victory over Folbigg Flyers in the BOSS Hereford Netball League when the match was decided in a tense final quarter. Sarah Gummery set a hot pace as Devils' goal attack and was well supported by goal-shooter Janine Faulkner
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County club celebrate double title success
HEREFORDSHIRE Motor Club were able to celebrate having two top national rally champions at their annual dinner-dance and presentation evening at the Talbot Hotel, Leomin-ster. Andrew Burton won the BTRDA Gold Star title - for four-wheel drive cars - in
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Demonstration holds up races
Hereford Racecourse last Friday became the focal point in the ongoing disagreement between Sir Alex Ferguson and the two Irish owners, John Magnier and JP McManus, over the stud rights of the stallion Rock of Gibraltar. More than 30 members of an organisation
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Mixed fortunes for rival jockeys
THE action on the racetrack at Hereford saw a highlight for Upper Lambourn trainer Lavinia Taylor and jockey Mark Bradbourne, writes Graham Saveker. They scored a double with Lotier, who won the first division of the Novices' Hurdle and Idiome, who took
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Bolly good shows
THE Courtyard Youth Theatre presents Scenes from the 7.08 to London Paddington on Saturday. Written and directed by youth theatre doyenne Caroline Peachey, and featuring a cast of forty 13-14 year-olds, it's a story that incorporates all the hustle and
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Surreal comic world
A NEW show, Ideas Men, from comic masters Ridiculusmus comes to the Wyeside in Builth Wells next Wednesday. Enter the brilliantly surreal world of the Ideas Men, working in the creativity department of a city-based firm. Under pressure to come up with
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Former pub set for new future
A FORMER inn where Kington people slaked their thirsts over three centuries could be set for a new lease of life. Plans have been submitted to convert the old coach house at the rear of the former Castle Inn in Church Street into four cottages. Applicants
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Youngsters are a racing cert for TV show
THE BBC's children's channel, CBBC, has filmed an episode of its new show Crush at the Herefordshire Raceway in Weobley. A day out at the go-kart track was the prize for six lucky 10-year-olds who appeared on the show. The programme featured children
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Alice is double delight
YOU could be forgiven for thinking that you're seeing double this month, as two girls from Gladestry prepare to step through the looking glass. Ruby Love, aged 10, and Amy Le Bailly, 15 will take it in turn to play lead in the forthcoming village production
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Leominster will try again for semi-final
LEOMINSTER'S bid for a place in the semi-finals of the Hargrove Plate was thwarted for a second time by the persistent rain that blighted the county and closed part of the Ford Bridge course. The club have been granted an extension to complete the second
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Listen up
CELEBRATED pianist Charles Owen will be performing Rachmaninov's wonderfully romantic Piano Concerto No 2 with the English Symphony Orchestra in a St Valentine's Day Concert on Saturday at 7.30pm at The Forum, Malvern Theatres. The concert will be conducted
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Leominster will try again for semi-final
LEOMINSTER'S bid for a place in the semi-finals of the Hargrove Plate was thwarted for a second time by the persistent rain that blighted the county and closed part of the Ford Bridge course. The club have been granted an extension to complete the second
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Glory years left behind
WITH the recommendation of the Flint & Cook Marches League's executive committee that Monmouth 2nd be placed in Division 2 next season, it now seems likely that Hereford will begin their participation in the competition in Division 3, writes Richard
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Rachel case developments
POLICE investigating the death of Rachel Whitear are expected to announce a major development in the case tomorrow (Friday), the Hereford Times has learned. Wiltshire Police are due to travel to Hereford and, in the presence of Rachel's parents, Mick
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141 ways to expand in Herefordshire
ALL Herefordshire business people are being urged to clear their diaries for Wednesday, March 3, and be at the Three Counties Showground. Several thousand representatives from firms are expected to attend Business Festival 2004, for the third year organised
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - The winner of £25 in Saturdays' draw was Liz Shears with her number 7. QUALITY PARISH STATUS - At a dedicated meeting on Thursday, February 5, Bishopstone and District Group Parish Council met in the Trafalgar Room of the Lord Nelson
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Dilwyn
VILLAGE HALL ENHANCEMENT - The popular Cedar Hall in Dilwyn has been awarded two grants, which will broaden the scope of catering possibilities and improve the hall for its many users. The first, a Herefordshire Partnership Grant was awarded earlier this
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Eardisland
Congratulations - Leslie Evans recently celebrated his 91st birthday and a number of bell-ringers assembled to ring a peal for him. Leslie is still ringing peals himself regularly. Attempts are being made to recruit sufficient ringers for an Octogenarian
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Ewyas Harold
MEMORIAL HALL - The committee has decided to replace the lounge carpet with new flooring and to improve the bar area. A grant was being sought from the Herefordshire Partnership Small Projects Fund which contributed generously to last year's refurbishment
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Presteigne
RICH GIFTS - The Assembly Rooms entertainment by Tableau on January 31 has raised £511 to date, in aid of the Frances House project in Galgau, Romania. EARLY WARNING - Presteigne WI's meetings: Wednesday, February 25, in the Green Room at the Assembly
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Weston-under- Penyard
A large gathering plus guests, enjoyed a lovely lunch at The Angel, Kingsland, on a very wet and windy day. As the speaker was not able to be with them, club secretary Eileen Dilley took members down memory lane. The club was formed in 1979 with just
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Pippa gets call for England trials
HEREFORDSHIRE Under-15's Pippa Collins at least had something to celebrate after the West of England tournament in Bristol on Sunday. Despite the county's four draws and four defeats from their eight games, the sweeper was invited to the West of England
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Hackley and Stubbs hit six apiece in derby win
LEOMINSTER'S forward pairing of Karen Hackley and Laura Stubbs were in irresistible form as the North Herefordshire side overwhelmed county rivals Ross-on-Wye 14-2 in the West Clubs' Women's League North Division 1. Stubbs and Hackley each scored six
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Final decided by late strike
Presteigne 2 Kington 1 PRESTEIGNE grabbed an extra-time winner to carry off the Mid Wales Women's Cup after a hard-fought battle against their near rivals in the final at Llandrindod Wells. With both teams unbeaten so far this season, it was always going
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Large bill for mopping up floods
ANOTHER flood, another big money mop-up bill and, with 'proper' protection from a rising River Wye at least two years away, frustration spilled over into anger this week. Hereford MP Paul Keetch wants the anger channelled toward the Government, offering
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Asbestos to blame for OAP death
A ST Michael's Hospice patient died of mesothelioma almost 40 years after he was exposed to asbestos at his workplace, an inquest was told. Herefordshire coroner David Halpern recorded that William Ronald Miller died of bronchial pneumonia caused by the
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Relate celebrates four decades
CIVIC leaders and heads of organisations across Herefordshire and Shropshire are being invited to a service at St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury to mark the 40th birthday of Relate, the relationship organisation. The service at 11.15am, on February 15, will
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Sue's run is tribute to her friend
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman will push herself to the limit on a challenging cross-country course to raise money to fight the illness that took the young life of a close friend. Richard Perry, of Wormbridge, had just settled in to family life with his wife Christina
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Convicted fraudster loses appeal over £181,00
A HEREFORDSHIRE fraudster whose haulage companies were wound up with debts of £2 million has failed in an Appeal Court bid to keep £181,000 of his ill-gotten gains. Christopher Trietline, aged 59, of Vowchurch, was jailed for five years at Canterbury
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Fownhope remain at the top after win
HINTON and Ewyas Harold have moved into the semi-finals of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Strongbow Senior Cup after wins over Lads Club and Sutton respectively. Ewyas Harold were held goalless until the second period by a battling, but below-strength
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Colwell earns first point
Shawbury United 1 Ledbury Town 1 LEDBURY Town claimed their first-ever West Midlands League Premier Division point in visits to high-flying Shawbury and, with a modicum of luck, could well have come away with a win. Although a strong wind made control
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Hilditch goal not enough
Market Drayton 2 Bromyard Town 1 BROMYARD were just edged out of the points in a competitive but entertaining West Midlands League Premier Division mid-table game. Chris Allen almost gave Bromyard a dream start when he collected a loose ball on the edge
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Lee back at the double
Kington Town 3 Ettingshall 1 STRIKER Lee Ferney-hough celebrated his return to the Kington attack after an extended period of absence with a brace to keep his team very much in the West Midlands League Premier Division title race. After being denied by
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12/2/04 - Turner rejects offer for Rose
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has turned down a bid from Third Division Yeovil Town for left-back Michael Rose, branding their written offer 'unacceptable'. Meanwhile United's Rob Purdie pulled on an England shirt for the first time last night. The
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Schools fire in eight
Hereford 8 Warley 0 HEREFORD completely overwhelmed visiting Warley in a twice-postponed West Midlands Schools League Under-14 division match. Hereford were in front inside five minutes when Steve Smith and James Upcott set up Bobby Terrett to fire home
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Pegasus concede double to Southall
Pegasus Juniors 0 Southall Town 2 PEGASUS, who lost at Southall the previous week, conceded a quickfire double to the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League's second-placed side. Southall, who had won 12 of their last 13 fixtures, were in front inside three
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Ross pick up point at Shrivenham
Shrivenham 1 Ross Town 1 ROSS produced their best performance for some time to claim a useful Cherry Red Records Division 1 West point against third-placed Shrivenham. Ross played against a strong wind in the first period but there were chances at both
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Football Results
Midland Floodlit League, Southern DIvision: Wellington 1 (Cory Hyde) Gloucester City 3. HFA Giantkillers Cup, quarter-finals: Wellington 1 (Cory Hyde) Malvern Town 2 after extra time. Hereford Times Hereford-shire Football League Strongbow Senior Cup
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Crunch day in battle to keep factory in town
A MEETING tomorrow (Friday) could help save one of Ross-on-Wye's leading employers from shutdown - or seal the site's fate. Hereford MP Paul Keetch is to talk with senior managers of the town's Trelleborg factory over what it would take to keep the plant
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A chance to see the fun at Fun-2-Sea
PARENTS and children are being invited to open days at the new Fun-2-Sea Nursery at Palma Court, Brookend Street, Ross-on-Wye, on Sunday from 10am to 1pm and Monday from 10am to 6pm. Those who come along can not only enjoy the soft play fun facilities
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Broadband boosts Hay
BT has brought forward the date it has set to make Hay-on-Wye 'broadband-live'. The date will now be May 12, a decision warmly welcomed by Hay-on-Wye's Powys County Councillor James Gibson-Watt. "I'm delighted that they have now been able to arrange for
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Addison takes on new challenge at Barry
FORMER Hereford United manager Colin Addison has added Barry Town to his list of clubs after taking over as director of football at Jenner Park. But Addison, who left his position at Forest Green Rovers in the wake of a comprehensive 7-1 loss to the Bulls
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Further setback for John Charles
PLANS are being made to fly former Hereford United player-manager John Charles home from Italy in the wake of his latest health setback. The 'Gentle Giant', who has been in a clinic in Milan following two major operations to remove blood clots, firstly
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Bells missing from church are discovered
TWO of the three bells stolen from a Herefordshire church six years ago have been discovered in an estate agents in Wiltshire. The medieval bells were stolen from their display cases in Edvin Loach Church, near Bromyard, in December 1997. One of the bells
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Here we go - paddling again
ONCE again, it's Groundhog day. We have the yearly ritual of a few days paddling to go about our business. True to the usual council bad timing and tactlessness, we are about to be hit with a suggested council tax rise of 10-11%. Can these councillors
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The spirit that's best of British
I would like to thank everyone who helped me when my car got stuck in the floods at St Martin's carpark. One man got soaking wet helping me to push it out, another looked after my belongings, I got lots of advice and encouragement from others, three firemen
