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Trees are to be axed in Leominster
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is advising users of the Etnam Street car park in Leominster that two Thuja trees will be removed from the rear of the site on Sunday. The work will be undertaken by specialist tree surgeons J.A. Fisher Tree Surgery and is expected
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Nuns won't bite!
TWO religious sisters are in Weobley, offering their services to residents. The nuns, from an Anglican convent called The Order of the Holy Paraclete, have been invited by the vicar, the Rev Bob King. The nuns wear traditional grey habits with black and
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Westfields share points in derby with Ludlow
Ludlow Town 0 Westfields 0 WESTFIELDS' impressive run of six straight Midland Alliance wins came to an end but their unbeaten run goes on after sharing the points with their South Shropshire neighbours in a very entertaining local derby. The visitors
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Buskers tackle the classics
APPEARING at Leominster Lion Ballroom tomorrow night (Friday) are The Classic Buskers. The concert features Michael Copley on over 30 woodwind instruments including flutes, recorders, panpipes, ocarinas, crumhorns and digital horn, and Ian Moore on two
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Nigel Kennedy at Malvern
VIOLIN virtuoso Nigel Kennedy is set to visit one of his favourite haunts, Malvern Theatres, next month. Joined by the English Symphony Orchestra, he will present an evening of Vivaldi concerti for violin, cello and harpsichord. Kennedy's recording of
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Music is to make history
THE Music for Youth Regional Festival comes to Hereford for the first time in its 34-year history on Saturday. More than 400 young instrumentalists, singers and dancers aged from nine to 21 from Herefordshire and Worcestershire will perform in this one
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Jazzman Rod makes return
CONSIDERED by many to be the greatest jazz trumpeter in Europe, Rod Mason and his band the Hot Five, will take a break from the international jazz scene to perform a session in support of the Royal National College for the Blind on March 8. "We're delighted
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Ear, nose and throat debate
THE ears, nose and throat department at Hereford County Hospital is under the microscope. Several options are being considered to decide its future. But none of them mean the service will be taken away, said Cessa Moore, chairman of Hereford Hospitals
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lPatients and public can have a say on state of the NHS
YOUR health service needs you. That is the message from the newly-formed Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forums. There are two in Herefordshire, one linked to Hereford Hospitals Trust, the other to the Primary Care Trust. Their job is to scrutinise
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Top of the plops is food poisoning
FOOD poisoning tops the list of infectious diseases notified in Herefordshire. The latest figures show that at the end of 2002 nearly 300 cases were recorded. Of these 246 were caused by the bacteria known as campylobacter, which has come to prominence
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Swimming can help Macmillan
HEREFORD Leisure Pool is urging people to don their swimming costumes and make a big splash to help raise £2.5 million for Macmillan Cancer Relief, as part of Butlins Swimathon 2004. The pool is one of 500 swimming pools taking part in the Butlins Swimathon
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Mayor cuts tape at development
HEREFORD'S Mayor Ursula Attfield wielded a pair of giant scissors to cut the ribbon when performing the opening ceremony at McCarthy & Stone's Watkins Court retirement development in Old Mill Close, off Friar Street. Councillor Attfield cut the ceremonial
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Testing the Foyer system
A NEW study to trace former Herefordshire residents and test the success of the Foyer support system for young people in housing need is underway. The ambitious £104,000 project aims to track former residents for 18 months after they leave. The Housing
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Bartonsham Club
Bartonsham Retirement Club met on February 11at the Shirehall, Hereford. A minute's silence was held for Mrs Mildred Colman who died last month. She was a founder member and had always been president. Mr Edward Mason gave a talk with slides on Scotland
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Bell Bank Club
The first meeting of 2004 commenced with a visit from Gwenda of Welsh Council for the Blind Cardiff representing The Royal National Institute of the Blind. She spoke of numerous grants to help with loft insulation and a cassette tape called Vision. Two
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Alpine Garden Society
THE Hereford and Mid Wales branch of the Alpine Garden Society held its annual meeting which was followed by two fascinating talks by members - one on the orchids and other flowers of Crete and another on flowers of South Africa. The next meeting is today
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Age Concern
The recent annual meeting of Age CONCERN Ross-on-Wye and District looked back over a two-year start-up period and forward to a busy future with the help of their own staff members. Since January 2002 the group has had the services of Patsy Clifford on
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Photographic Club
Leominster Photographic Club's 2004 season started with a selection of medium format slides by members. The first competition of the year was for pictorial slides and won by Paul Davies, with Tony Slater in second place. The next meeting (tonight) Thursday
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Cancer Relief
THE Ross group for Macmillan Cancer Relief held its annual meeting at the Larruperz Centre. Chairman Janet Andrews spoke of a very successful year to the well attended meeting. She thanked everyone who had contributed during the year. A grand total of
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Tupsley TG
THE 2004 session began with a New Year party. Members came dressed in red, white and green, the colours of the guild when it started 75 years ago. At a later meeting there was a talk on Home Start Herefordshire, together with a short film. Maureen Walling
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WI Forum
Gordon Taylor entranced Eardisley WI with the most wonderful slides of the entire county of Herefordshire accompanied by Elgar's music. What a combination. It really brought it home to members what an unspoilt part of Britain Herefordshire is. After a
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Hamer and Trimble meet in three finals
DAVE Hamer and Bob Trimble will meet in three finals after the preliminary rounds and semi-finals of the Herefordshire County Veterans Table Tennis championships were played at Whitecross School. In the singles semi-finals Hamer beat Harry Jutle, and
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Devils in hot form
GOOD all-round play earned Red Devils a 42-28 win over Panthers in the BOSS Hereford Netball League. Ruth Wynne and Helen Palmer made many key interceptions in centre court and Sarah Gummery and Janine Faulkner shot very well. With the back-up of good
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Lucton lay bogy at Laurentians
Old Laurentians 7 pts Luctonians 29 LUCTONIANS gained their first Powergen Midlands 1 away win since October - and their first ever at the Warwickshire club's ground - with some of the bite and panache that had been missing in recent matches. Luctonians
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Lead slips away
Chaddesley Corbett 18 pts Greyhound 11 GREYHOUND led three times in the second half before North Midlands 3 title chasers Chaddesley clinched their seventh win. Chaddesley took the lead from a penalty but Greyhound missed two kicks before going ahead
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Rugby Results and Tables
RFU LEAGUE Powergen Midlands 1: Bedford Athletic 35, Dunstablians 36; Broadstreet 26, Whitchurch 47; Luton 24, Walsall 70; Old Laurentians 7, Luctonians 29; Scunthorpe 30, Leicester Lions 10; Spalding 10, Kettering 21. P W D F A Pt Bedford Ath 18 15 0
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At the cinema from Friday
Polly Come Home (PG-13) Dir: John Hamburg Ben Stiller plays risk-averse Reuben Feffer, whose best-laid plans for life and love career off track when his bride dumps him on their honeymoon. Stunned, humiliated and in the grip of acute indigestion, Reuben
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Laugh lines
OUR Lady's Drama Group presents Captain Blackboot's Island by Patricia Wood this Saturday evening. If you don't laugh four times, you get your money back! Curtain up at Our Lady's Parish Hall, Belmont Road, Hereford, at 7.30pm.
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See you, sir jimmy
HOUSEWIVES choice favourite, Sir Jimmy Young, will appear live in conversation with BBC Wales personality Roy Noble at Brecon's Theatr Brycheiniog on Saturday. Tickets for An Evening with Sir Jimmy Young are available on 01874 611622.
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Steamy obsessions in the deep south
A JUNGLE-like garden, steaming in the sultry heat of New Orleans, provides the perfect environment for vengeance to unfold in next week's season highlight at Malvern Theatres. Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer is a compelling portrayal of the obsessive
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Curtain set to rise
THE curtain rises on Hereford G&S Society's annual production next Tuesday at The Courtyard. Turning from the faithful duo for this year, the committed cast of 50 have put together a sparkling production of Franz Lehar's Merry Widow. Under the direction
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Cameras keep eye on Faustus
SHADES of Big Brother haunt a contemporary staging of Christopher Marlowe's extraordinary drama Doctor Faustus, which arrives at Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye, tomorrow (Friday) in a brand new production from Wales Actors' Company. Spy cameras survey the
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The oldies can teach young a few tricks
WHEN Noel Coward's The Marquise opened in London in 1927, it was a mild success. And although the current cast in Bill Kenwright's production put up a good fight it still doesn't make for scintillating theatre. However, the story of latent love, abandoned
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Everything good about amateurs
OCCASSIONALLY a production comes along that confirms everything that should be cherished about amateur theatricals. A combination of original music, professional direction, an interesting story, an inspired set and clever costumes made for the sell-out
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A dozen not to be missed
THE programme for the 45th Ludlow Festival is full of don't-miss events. Here are a dozen of the best: June 19. Gala opening of Twelfth Night. June 20. The 18th Century Orchestra - music by candle light. June 21. Tim Smit talks about how he created the
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Kington clinch first final place but colleagues slip
KINGTON beat Church Stretton to book a first-ever appearance in the final of the Shropshire and Herefordshire Hargrove Trophy. But the prospect of an all-Herefordshire final evaporated when Here-fordshire GC went down 3-0 in the return leg of their semi-final
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Burghill youngsters join Faldo Series
BURGHILL Valley youngsters Kris Jones and Robert Haines won coveted places in the exclusive 2004 Faldo Series when they secured two of the four qualifying places on offer at the launch event of the International Junior Pairs at Burhill Golf Club, Surrey
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Scratch player Andy hits early form
SCRATCH golfer Andy Lambert showed promise for the coming year when he produced a fine gross 70 to win the Burghill Valley's Feb-ruary medal. Results, February medal, division 1, gross: 1 Andy Lambert 70, 2 Matthew Harrison 73; nett: 1 Robert Haines 75
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Great variety at Gang Show
THE days of variety shows died with The Good Old Days - or did they? The latest Hereford Gang Show arrives at The Courtyard during Easter Week, and producer Ian Strangward promises audiences "as good a variety show as you will have seen for a long time
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Preacher faced with jeering hostile mob
WHEN evangelist William Seward arrived to preach at Hay-on-Wye in 1740 he bravely faced a jeering, hostile mob. Soon he was dead. Well over two centuries later he was the reason for the gathering of another crowd - one of complete contrast. The ecumenical
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James tunes into the toon army
ANIMATED films have always been popular - one of the biggest grossing films of last year was Finding Nemo - and Hereford-based writer James Clarke has devoted a whole book to the subject. His third anthology for Virgin Film, James's book investigates
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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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Cut back free travel
HEREFORDSHIRE'S cash-strapped education authority could save about £400,000 by scrapping free transport to its two church high schools, says a county councillor. Council tax payers are funding a form of 'educational apartheid' where the discretionary
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Have clay, will travel
CERAMIC artist Jon Williams of Eastnor Pottery is launching an innovative range of new services The 'Flying Potter' offers mobile clay workshops designed for forward thinking businesses and corporations. He will turn up at a venue of choice complete with
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Mason has own site
stonemason Hugh Peachey has launched his new website www.themasonsyard.co.uk onto the net with the help of a grant from Herefordshire Council's Creative Industries programme. The website will enable potential customers to view past commissions in addition
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY - The winning number was 38 and the lucky £25 winners are Suzi and Paul Hodgson. WHACKY WALKERS - The February walk will be on Saturday. Meet at the NationalTrust car park, Breinton at 10am. There will be an easy first part with six stiles
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Brilley
CHARITY AUCTION - A promises auction is to be held at the Village Hall, Brilley, on Saturday at 7.30pm in aid of the renovation of the Church Porch at St Marys Church, Brilley. Contact Rose Lloyd on 01497 831526. PRIMARY SCHOOL - Brilley Primary School
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Clehonger
Parish Council - Six councillors, the clerk, nine members of the public, WPC Fiona Faringdon and community safety officer Caroline Fitzgerald attended the January meeting of Clehonger Parish Council. A letter had been received asking for funding for Dore
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Edwyn Ralph
LECTURE - Bird Migration was the subject of a well-illustrated lecture in Edwyn Ralph village hall on February 20 given by Dr David Boddington. The audience were shown how some birds altered the colouring of their plumage before venturing to other climes
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Ewyas Harold
BROWNIES - The Brownies welcomed three new members at the start of the Spring term. They were Poppy Dodds, Lydia Glendinning and Eleanor Horton-Smith. A thank you must go to all the brownies who took part in the talent evening, which included poetry reading
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Longtown
COMMUNITY CENTRE - Golden Valley Stitchers are holding a cream tea afternoon in aid of Cancer Research UK on Saturday, April 3, from 2pm to 3.30pm, at the Golden Valley Community Centre, Peterchurch. PRIMARY SCHOOL - Peterchurch Primary School has started
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Peterchurch
COMMUNITY CENTRE - Golden Valley Stitchers are holding a cream tea afternoon in aid of Cancer Research UK on Saturday, April 3, from 2pm to 3.30pm, at the Golden Valley Community Centre, Peterchurch. PRIMARY SCHOOL - Peterchurch Primary School has started
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Skenfrith
MOBILE MOVIES - Monmouthshire Mobile Movies make their first visit to Skenfrith on Saturday, February 28, at 6pm. This is a trial showing and whether or not Skenfrith will continue to get films from the Mobile Movies will depend on the success of this
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Mixed fortune leaves Hereford struggling
HEREFORD are left facing a relegation battle after suffering mixed fortunes in their two weekend games in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North Division 1. On Saturday Hereford skipper Colin Amos played a leading role with both goals
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Hockey Tables
GERRARD WEST OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH WALES MEN'S LEAGUE North Division 1: Westbury & UB 5, Hereford 1; Hereford 2, North Bristol 1; Newent 3, Robinsons A 4; UW Cardiff 2, Westbury & UB 0; Yatton 3, Lansdown 6. P W D F A Pt Westbury 16 12 2 62 24
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Man-of-match Travis can add variety to play
WE have now turned in two disappointing performances in successive home games against Woking and Burton to add to our previous home defeats by Leigh RMI and Tamworth. It's particularly galling that, whereas away from home our football - and the goals
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Trusts are aiming to help otters
THE Brecknock Wildlife Trust, along with the other five trusts in Wales, has been engaged in a wide range of projects and activities for the conservation of otters. At this time of year, when river flows are high, large numbers of otters are killed on
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Testing the Foyer system
A NEW study to trace former Herefordshire residents and test the success of the Foyer support system for young people in housing need is underway. The ambitious £104,000 project aims to track former residents for 18 months after they leave. The Housing
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26/2/04 - Turner snaps up midfielder Willis
NEW loan signing Scott Willis arrives with a brief to spark up Hereford United's promotion challenge. Bulls' boss Graham Turner has swooped for the combative Lincoln City midfielder to replace the injured Ben Smith, who is set to miss the rest of the
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League leaders snatch points
Gornal Athletic 1 Hinton 0 HINTON battled hard against the West Midlands League Division 1 South leaders Gornal but were denied a share of the points by a late goal. The first half produced a stalemate as both teams struggled to control the ball on an
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Presteigne in Trophy crash
Penycae 4 Presteigne 1 PRESTEIGNE crashed out of the Welsh Trophy at the quarter-final stage after a collective off-day at Penycae. Tony Richards failed with an early chance as Presteigne began strongly and Chris Jones thought that he had put the visitors
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United are top scorers
Hereford United 4 Nuneaton Borough 0 HEREFORD cemented their position as the leading scorers in the Midland Floodlit Youth League Premier Division with their four-goal haul taking their tally for the season to an impressive 37 in 16 games. The young Bulls
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Davis bags treble in Kington rout
Kington Town 7 Wolverhampton United 0 KINGTON made amends for their lack of finishing power in the previous week's disappointing West Midlands League Premier Division home reversal against Lye when they hammered seven past struggling Wolverhampton United
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Worst display of the season
Smethwick Sikh Temple 2 Bromyard Town 0 BROMYARD joint manager Mike Pugh described his team's West Midlands League Premier Division showing against struggling Smethwick as: "Definitely our worst performance of the season in a game in which we did not
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Football Results
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Leominster 0 Woofferton 3, Ross Utd Services 0 Westfields 1, Lads Club 1 Pegasus 2, Hinton 2 Ewyas Harold 2, Wellington 5 Weston 0. Division 1: Bromyard 2 Bartestree 1, Woofferton Res 1 Colwall 0.
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Festival beginning to take shape
THE Ross-on-Wye International Festival is starting to take shape for 2004 after a difficult financial period. Festival director, David Bilton. said: "We've worked hard to sort out the festival finances from last year. We're now in a position to look forward
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Dazzo boosted by home-town fans
HEREFORD'S Darren 'Dazzo' Williams will not be lacking in home-town support when he steps into the ring to defend his British featherweight title in Bridgend on Saturday night. "There are around 150 people, including two bus-loads, travelling down from
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Cathedral Marches challenge
THREE new rugby teams - and another returning after 15 years - will be on show at Hereford Cathedral School's annual Marches Sevens this Sunday. Twenty-four schools from all over the country will be taking part in the prestigious tournament, including
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New signing in Bulls line-up for Daggers
HEREFORD United have added Lincoln City midfielder Scott Willis to their squad ahead of tomorrow (Friday) night's crucial Nationwide Conference en-counter at Dagenham & Redbridge, kick-off 7.45pm. Liverpool-born Willis, aged 22, joins the Bulls on
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Parry stakes claim for cup squad
PAUL Parry, who as recently as January 3 was turning out for Hereford United in the Nationwide Conference, is set for a World Cup place after a sparkling debut for Wales against Scotland in Cardiff last Wednesday. Parry has quickly established himself
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Warm memories of Bulls' most illustrious signing
FAMOUS names throughout the football world have been paying their tributes to the great John Charles, who died at the weekend. But, closer to home, his image still looms large in the minds of those who remember him from his days in Hereford. Harold Rumsey
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Charles brought class act to Southern League
JOHN Charles, who has died aged 72, was without doubt the most celebrated footballer to wear the shirt of Hereford United. As proficient at centre-half as at centre-forward, he was good enough to qualify in world 'dream teams' of his time in either position
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Volunteer needed
BROMYARD's Conquest Theatre is in urgent need for a volunteer in its costume department. Anyone interested should call Jenny Shortland on 01885 483413.
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His name is there in the annals of footballing history
IHAVE just heard the news of the death of John Charles, a legendary footballer in both England and Wales. Having discovered Hereford United were playing Woking last Saturday, I attended the match with three friends from this side of the border, to show
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Unsightly blots on landscape
POLYTUNNELS are spreading across our countryside. A large area of shinning plastic near Marden is clearly visible from Queenswood and Dinmore Hill, polluting the previously attractive vista towards Ledbury and the Wye Valley. The view from Bodenham Lakes
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River walk shut for too long
EARDISLAND advertises itself as an "historic riverside village", yet for the last three years, the only riverside walk has been "temporarily" closed. This long-established right of way has been denied to villagers and tourists for 40 months and still
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It is for keeps for many of us
YOU publish a very varied paper as well as a popular one. Last week's contained Brides & Homes and it was well produced, colourful, and contained much useful information for those contemplating marriage. Many will be grateful. Yet there is one small
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What the tables cannot show
IN a league of our own? Yes, students, teachers and parents all across the county deserve recognition for all their hard work in achieving good results as shown in the league tables recently published in the Hereford Times. However, parents looking at
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Home for thirty years
WESTFIELDS' ground sponsors allpay.net called in to inspect the new facility, allpay.park. Managing director Tony Killeen and marketing assistant Rebecca Morris were given a tour by the club's chief executive Andy Morris. "all.pay net have provided us
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Lend your support
FIVE-hundred houses on the former Stirling Lines, 35 in Bullingham Lane which I applaud, I think is enough. Do we honestly want as suggested, another new suburb? The north side of the city should also take a share of development, as proposed in the initial
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Flood defences first
HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL wants to spend millions on a new road leading only to the Rotherwas Estate from the south so that some very high lorries can get easier access. How much better would the money be spent on flood defences for the city. The criteria
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No second bridge
THE RECENT floods, with road chaos at Belmont roundabout and a heavy lorry breakdown on Greyfriars Bridge, demonstrates the sheer nonsense of the new suburb being proposed south of the river at Bullinghope. The traffic survey commissioned by Herefordshire
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Such common sense
THANK GOODNESS we have the Hereford Times to echo the common sense views of the people of our county in their letters concerning the flooding problems. In particular the editorial (February 12) made a great deal of sense in stressing the floods only intensified
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Setting welcoming standards
THE NEWS that foreign workers at a local farm are to be accommodated close to the fields in which they will work, and be provided with decent amenities for relaxation and recreation is to be welcomed. After all, happy and well cared for workers will be
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Plant hire plan
ARROW Plant and Tool Hire Ltd is applying for planning permission for the change of use of an educational training centre to a plant and tool hire premises at the former Marshfield Centre, Southern Avenue, Leominster.
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Jack's in a Lone Star state of mind
A YOUNG singer-songwriter from Builth Wells will follow in the footsteps of The Darkness next month, when he pits his talent against hundreds of other musicians at the South by South West Festival in Austin, Texas. Seventeen-year-old Jack Harris was born
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Frantic date
HEREFORD rock band Frantik kick off their UK tour with a gig at The Imperial tomorrow night (Friday). For details see www.frantik/com
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My red cell headline
KICKING off Wyeside's new live music night this Saturday are My Red Cell. The young four-piece from Barry in South Wales are already signed to the major label V2 for a five-album deal and their debut EP, My Red Cell, sold out in a week. Support for the
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Re-cycling on move
HEREFORD-based community group South Wye Recycling has re-located to new premises. It has joined forces with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation and is now an official recycling centre for valuable aluminium drinks cans. The group, which has
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Bromsberrow Club
THE February meeting saw a good turn out of 40 members at Bromsberrow Gardening and Social Club in the village hall. A horticultural picture quiz, organised by Graham and Jean Vaughan, tested the knowledge of members. Many members designed Valentine's
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Aircrew Association
CHAIRMAN for the Hereford and Marches branch of the Aircrew Association, and his wife, Norma, visited Peterchurch Primary School to talk to pupils on the difference between rural and urban life during the Second World War. Peterchurch Primary was the
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NCW
Hereford Branch of the National Council of Women have had three working meetings this year on topics including research into the rising use of alcohol by young women and girls, the content and sourcing of school meals and care of the elderly. There is
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Sports quartet highly commended
THE high standard produced at the recent Herefordshire Sports Council's awards for 2003 led to highly commended certificates being added to three categories. Two came in the Junior Personality section. Jenny Rogers, from Ledbury, earned the accolade for
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Stoke pull away with win over Hereford
Hereford 8 pts Stoke 26 THE final scoreline did not do Hereford justice after they produced a much-improved performance against fellow Powergen Midlands 2 West strugglers Stoke but failed to get the benefit of a couple of disputed decisions. The visitors
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Captain has harsh words
Southam 33 pts Ledbury 19 LEDBURY captain Matt Williams had harsh words for his side after a disappointing defeat to relegation-threatened Southam in Midlands 3 West (South). Ledbury, knowing a win would hoist them into the comfort of mid-table, scored
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Behind the scenes at Regency house
THOSE intrigued by Channel 4's new series Regency House Party will have the chance to find out what it was like behind-the-scenes during filming. Director Caroline Ross-Pirie will give a talk at Hereford's Courtyard venue on March 20, revealing just what
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Historic book is the star lot
A 300-YEAR-OLD piece of history is set to be the star of a Kington auction on Saturday. Two volumes of William Camden's Britannia of Great Britain and Ireland, translated into English by Edmund Gibson at the end of the 17th century, will be one of the
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School extension
WEOBLEY High School is seeking planning permission for a single-storey extension.
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Win prizes worth over £1000 from Land Rover Brecon, plus tickets for the Equine Fair. Free theatre
Next week-find out who won the Safeway" 6 of the Best" competition!
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Festival surprises
MANY new features at Ludlow Festival this year show that, after nearly half a century, the event still has the capacity to surprise and excite. The festival is using South Shropshire Leisure Centre in Ludlow for the first time for a series of events that
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The right tenor
THE owners of Ford Abbey, the 800-year-old former Benedictine Monastery near Leominster, have appointed renowned international tenor Ian Storey as artistic director. The first event in a series of concerts takes place next weekend (March 5-7), when soprano
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Community celebration
ST James and Bartonsham's Community Association celebrates a successful year with an evening of film and music in Hereford next Monday from 7.30pm. A short film on radical planning schemes - known as home zones - will be screened, as well as local film-maker
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Promotion problem resolved
BOTH Hereford and Monmouth 2nd emerged happy from Monday's meeting of the Flint & Cook Marches League which saw both installed in Division 2 for the coming season. Originally Monmouth had been placed in Division 3, with newcomers Hereford set to make
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Wyvevale's new unit is going nationwide
Wyevale Nurseries have completed a £500,000 investment project on a brand new despatch facility, to service nationwide sales to garden centres. The building will be opened on Monday by Wyevale Nurseries Ltd chairman Peter Williamson with a ceremony to
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Charity drop...
A UK charity is asking Herefordshire people to drop their bosses from a height courtesy of a sponsored skydive. ITDG - the Intermediate Technology Development Group - has teamed up with the Red Devils army parachute team to offer tandem skysdriving places
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Food and drink challenge at festival
Food and drink industry businesses in Herefordshire are invited to challenge the experts at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Business Festival 2004, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, on Wednesday. The Food and Drink Information Centre will be exhibiting
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Development land for sale
MORE than 26 acres of land opposite Tenbury High School has gone on sale. Offers are being invited, but no guideline price is being given. It is advertised as being "of particular interest to developers and investors", by selling agent John Amos and Co
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Almeley
PRAYER - this year the Women's World Way of Prayer Movement will hold its annual Day of Prayer on Friday, March 5, at 10.30am, at the Almeley Friends Meeting House. WHIST CLUB - The third and final whist drive in aid of the Air Ambulance, will take place
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Dilwyn
ST MARY'S CHURCH - A group service is to be held at St Mary's, Dilwyn this Sunday at 10am. Every Tuesday, Holy Communion at 10.30am. WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Dilwyn joins with the three churches in Weobley this year for a service that is prepared
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Kilpeck
GROUP PARISH COUNCIL - The February meeting of the Group Parish Council was held on Monday in the Wormbridge Centre. Mrs Davies Chairman welcomed the new Community Support Officer Lawrence Hull and District Councillor Phillip Turpin. After approval of
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Kingstone
PARISH COUNCIL - Members of Kingstone and Thruxton parish council were updated on the progress of the planning application for a waste treatment plant at Stoney Street, Madley, and it was agreed that he should apply to make a presentation of the councils
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Knighton
WI MARKET - The annual meeting of Knighton and District WI market was held at the Knighton Hotel. Officers elected were: chairman, Olwen Bowen; vice chairman, Annette Pike; secretary, Cena Pike; treasurer, Angela Lewis; controller, Winnie Davies; vice
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Leintwardine
COFFEE MORNING - The Spring coffee morning and table top sale are being held on Saturday, March 14, from 10am. Admission to both events is £1 to include coffee. Tables available for the Table Top sale cost from £3 to £8 - or share with a friend and increase
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Presteigne
CHAMBER OF TRADE - Presteigne Chamber of Trade is hoping to produce a tourism promotional leaflet as last year and is seeking funds to add to the £500 that they have available. If funds can be found, 20,000 leaflets will be printed and distributed throughout
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Sellack
VILLAGE HALL - Sellack Village Hall Committee have applied for funding to update the village hall, and everything is going well. A demonstration of decorating Easter Cakes will be held in the village hall on Friday, March 5, at 7.30pm. The demonstration
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Weobley
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY - Villagers are invited to come and hear the results of the Household Survey for the Weobley Parish Plan on Tuesday, March 2, from 7.30pm at the Hopelands Village Hall. The survey produced an 80% response rate from local residents aged
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Kington turn on the second-half pressure
A STRONG second-half showing brought Kington a comfortable 4-0 win over Bishops Castle in the KBS Mid Wales League on artificial turf at Llandrindod Wells. Kington made a slow start and were grateful for Karon Jones' good defending which helped to keep
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What's On in city and county
Theatre February 26-28 'The Marquise', Malvern Theatres, 8pm, Wed-Sat/Mats 2.30pm. 01684 892277. 26-28 'Mother Goose', Colwall Players, Colwall Village Hall, 7.30pm, Sat/Mat 2.30pm. 01684 540366. March 2-4 'The Masque of the Red Death', The Fetch Theatre
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Exhibition to judge art works
A NEW guide at Birmingham's Barber Institute accompanies the exhibition The Great and the Good: Judging Quality in Art, which encourages visitors to judge masterpieces against lesser works usually found lurking in the reserve gallery. Drawing attention
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Wellington title bid boost from four-goal MacMillan
WELLINGTON narrowed the gap on leaders Fownhope to a single point at the top of the Hereford Times Here-fordshire League Prem-ier Division after a conclusive 5-0 success against visiting Weston. Wellington's hero was youngster Ross Mac-Millan who scored
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Disappointing end follows bright start
Tividale 3 Ledbury Town 0 LEDBURY started brightly in their West Midlands League Premier Division clash at Tividale but fell away as the home side took over to dominate the midfield and close out the visitors. Both teams showed a positive approach with
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Loss of keeper is big handicap
Wyre Forest Brintons 3 Leominster Town 0 LEOMINSTER'S recent run of good form and rise in the West Midlands League Division 1 South table was halted at Wyre Forest, the loss of goalkeeper Craig Brimmell at the break not helping matters. The first half
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Phoenix's dozen
FC PHOENIX under-12 girls kept up their remarkable record in the Herefordshire Girls League under-12 division when they caned Ross B 12-1, taking their goal tally to an impressive 34 in just three games. In their latest win the goals came from skipper
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Nomads beaten by Ross
Quarry Nomads 0 Ross Town 3 ROSS continued their good form in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1 West to secure a fine win in a game featuring plenty of open, direct football. The visitors took the lead in the 17th minute when David Skipp
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Ross Services clinch title from first play-off game
ROSS United Services needed just one game in the play-offs to claim the Under-9 Division championship in the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League. Their visit to Lads Club resulted in a 4-0 win to maintain a 100% playing record, while in the other play-off
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Balloons bid to win battle of Agincourt
A NATIONAL campaign spearheaded by a Herefordshire man has turned to inflatable balloons to save the historic French battlefield of Agincourt. Don Baggs, of Bishopswood, near Ross-on-Wye, is furious that four high-wind turbines are proposed for the site
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House damaged
FIRECREWS from Ewyas Harold and Peterchurch used breathing apparatus and hose-reels to tackle a house fire at Michaelchurch Escley last Thursday at around 1.15pm. The fire started in the chimney of the house but spread to the roof space, setting alight
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New signing in Bulls line-up for Daggers
HEREFORD United have added Lincoln City midfielder Scott Willis to their squad ahead of tomorrow (Friday) night's crucial Nationwide Conference en-counter at Dagenham & Redbridge, kick-off 7.45pm. Liverpool-born Willis, aged 22, joins the Bulls on
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Thomas has chance to impress selectors
North Midlands 16-Group Schools RFU hooker George Thomas has been included in a 48-strong England development squad to prepare for the Millfield International Development Festival in Somerset in April. Thomas, a pupil at Hereford Cathedral School, missed
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Fifty-shot win for bowlers
HEREFORDSHIRE indoor bowlers enjoyed a massive 50-shot win when they entertained Gloucestershire in a return fixture. The previous game at Thornbury had ended in a 118-118 draw but this time Herefordshire triumphed 153-103.
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No concession if bays are full
CONCERNING comments about parking at the Hereford County Hospital, I would like to add something which I discovered recently of which, perhaps, not many of your readers will be aware. I am a frequent 'customer' of the hospital and possess a disabled badge
