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10/6/05 - Unbeaten stand of 186
EASTNOR Seconds scored a massive 282-4 on Saturday in their WCL division two 2nd XIs fixture. EASTNOR II v BEWDLEY II Put in to bat first, Eastnor were 12-1 after seven overs. A stand of 48 between D Jones (24) and J Peplow (34) helped steady the innings
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10/6/05 - Frome batters still not firing
CANON Frome travelled to Garnons, looking to recover from their mauling the previous week by Talgarth's overseas players, and having won the toss invited the home side to bat. GARNONS v CANON FROME Openers John Andrews and Alan Jones got them away to
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10/6/05 - Colwall fizzle out after good start
COLWALL were outplayed by a confident Swindon team, who seized the initiative on the dismissal of Colwall's openers. COLWALL v SWINDON Batting first on a drizzle-dampened wicket, openers Tom Wolf-endale and Nick Panniers got off to a racing start, scoring
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Bloom team forced to concentrate on centre
LEDBURY'S entry into the annual Heart of England in Bloom competition is to be scaled down due to a lack of volunteers. Sue Holland, acting chairman of the organising committee, said they had decided to focus their efforts mainly on the town centre this
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Vandals hurl tiles from roof
Vandals have been "helping" with the re- roofing of the Ledbury cemetery chapel by taking off tiles and hurling them to the ground. Major work started last week on the chapel complex, with the town council spending £41,000 on the main chapel, to cover
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Choice of course for runners
LEDBURY residents are being urged to pull on their running shoes for a charity event in Eastnor Park. The Ledbury Harriers and the town's Rotary Club have joined forces to organise a fun run on Sunday, July 3. Participants can choose from a three or seven-mile
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'Students are not litterbugs'
Fruit farmer Angus Davison has responded to criticisms from Ledbury Town Council that students he employs are not litter-conscious. Mr Davison has sent a letter to town clerk June McQuaid stating that students are actually clearing up litter on the area
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It is two miles uphill!
LEDBURY'S Nigel Kitney will be hitting the heights in a charity fundraiser - he's planning to scale 15 mountain peaks in one day. The marathon trek next Wednesday will finish at the top of England and Wales' highest mountain, Snowdon, and complete 30
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Grant boost for inventor
LEDBURY'S Tony Botsman, who invented an inflatable conveyor belt to help with fruit-picking, has been given a £10,000 grant to develop the project. Mr Botsman was one of 55 Midlands companies to receive European funding from Malvern-based Regional Technology
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Revised scheme backed
REVISED plans to rebuild Leadon Bank old people's home have taken a step closer to being approved. Despite 66 letters of objection, Herefordshire Council officers are recommending Shaw Healthcare's application is given planning permission at the northern
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No to inquest
THE inquest into the death of Rachel Whitear will not be re-opened. Rachel, 21, was found dead from a suspected heroin overdose in a house in Exmouth, Devon in May 2000. No post mortem was carried out at the time of the death and the inquest resulted
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Youth First is celebrating
LEDBURY Youth First was celebrating this week after being awarded a £137,730 grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The charity, which offers support and advice to young people, plans to use the cash to pay for four new staff members for three years. A youth
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Businesses urged to apply pressure
Herefordshire Coun-cil is to be asked to adopt, restore and maintain the access road to Ledbury Recreation Ground. Ledbury Town Council, which owns the Recrea-tion Ground but not the road, is to ask businesses along the badly potholed highway to put pen
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Objections to 'car-free' plan
A SCHEME to build five homes on Ledbury's Secret Garden as a 'car-free scheme' goes before Herefordshire Council planners on Wednesday. The plan, put forward by developer Richard Harper and architect Peter Stapleton, is for people who wish to only use
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10/6/05 - Junior teams
ALL applications for new and existing teams to join the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League must be received by Thursday, June 16, all correspondence to Ken Hooper, 103 Brampton Road, Newton Farm, Hereford HR2 7DH.
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10/6/05 - Trophy night
KARL Lancett picked up the Dilligaf United players' player award when the club held its presentation night at Ledbury Football Club. Other main award winners were: Top goalscorer: Blackie Smith; Most improved player: Yarambaram Moodley; Most entertaining
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Firefighters praised for quick-thinking
braVery and quick-thinking from two part-time firefighters saved their own factory from being destroyed. Eight fire crews spent seven hours tackling the blaze at Securidor Ltd, Bromyard, on Wednesday. Securidor employees Michael Beale and Andy Cozens
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Grant saves heritage centre from threat of closure
A grant of £21,752 has saved Bromyard Heritage Centre from closure. The Rowberry Street centre, owned by Herefordshire Council and run by volunteers, faced closure last year due to staffing shortages. The grant, from the Bromyard Area Regeneration Partnership
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Reunion is a first for Frome Bank Children's Home
Former residents of a children's home in Bromyard will be reunited for the first time, thanks to a local fundraiser. More than 100 people are expected at the event on Saturday, June 18, for residents and staff at the Frome Bank Children's Home. The home
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Lottery keeps history alive
Celebrations are taking place after the award of a £1,670 grant to Bromyard and District History Society. The money, from the Big Lottery Fund, will be used to buy new display material. "It's great news," said exhibitions co-ordinator Mandy Palmer. "We're
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10/6/05 - Father and son earn black belt double
A LEDBURY father and son, who share the same birthday, gained Tae Kwon Do black belt awards at the same grading tournament in Doncaster on Sunday. Callum James, aged eight, passed his first dan black belt and became one of the youngest holders of this
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10/6/05 - Eastnor brush Colwall aside
EASTNOR marched on to the area final of the national Village Championship after pushing Colwall aside with a six wicket win in the 34th over. EASTNOR v COLWALL Batting first, Colwall made a good start with 66 runs for the loss of their first wicket. Tom
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10/6/05 - Bromyard go to the top spot
BROMYARD CC maintained their 100 per cent record, when it hasn't rained, with a six-wicket victory at home to newly promoted Harborne Thirds. After winning the toss and putting the Warwickshire side in to bat, Bromyard produced a lacklustre bowling and
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On trail of adventure
Pupils at Colwall Primary School are looking forward to adventure. Head girl and boy Lara Bienkowska and Tom Masterman, with headteacher Paul Chambers, opened the new adventure trail on Monday. The friends group and a new group, School Ground Force, raced
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10/6/05 - Turner moves in to sign Brady
JON Brady has become Graham Turner's first summer signing at Hereford United. The former Stevenage winger pen-ned a 12-month contract at Edgar Street as director of football Turner assembles a squad capable of clinching next season's Conference title.
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10/6/05 - Magpies given the runaround
THIS was the sixth game of the season and the first quarter was fast and furious, with Magpies taking control of the game. MAGPIES 33, KEYSTONES 37 Shooters Kim Robinson (GA) and Liz Farr (GS) had some excellent efforts and the quarter ended 8-4. Half-time
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10/6/05 - Fixtures ...
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE Glos/Wilts One: Goatacre v Colwall; Redmarley v Bredon. Glos/Wilts One 2nd XI: Colwall v Dumbleton. Glos/Wilts Two 2nd XI: Hinton Charterhouse v Redmarley. CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division
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Villagers'fury over chicken farm plan
PLANS for a broiler unit for up to 50,000 chickens on a farm in Upleadon have run into a barrage of opposition. Applicant Mr G Phelps wants Forest of Dean District Council to approve the unit on land just off Orridge Lane. In addition to four chicken
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Students' good work recognised
NEWENT student Sam Windless has picked up a certificate after being nominated for the Gloucestershire Young Person of the Year Award. Sam, 18, was one of two students from Hartpury College on the 28-name shortlist for the award, together with 19-year-old
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Newent news in brief . . .
NEWENT Fair Shares has taken the lead as the first charity to sponsor flower tubs for Newent in Bloom. With proceeds from a plant sale last month, the trustees have purchased two tubs to go outside the Fair Shares shop in Church Street. The Fair Shares
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10/6/05 - Third successive win
COLWALL second XI made it three league wins in a row, with what turned out to be a comfortable away victory against Swindon. SWINDON II v COLWALL II Captain Matt King won the toss and decided to bat first. Early wickets of Hankins, Sparks and Burgess
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10/6/05 - Strollers force victory
STROLLERS gained a good Flint & Cook Marches League division five win when they entertained Almelely at Ross Road on Saturday. STROLLERS v ALMELEY Two solid partnerships at the start of the Strollers' innings between Skirrow and Lerego (52) and Skirrow
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10/6/05 - Convincing 90-run win
EASTNOR thirds had a convincing 90-run victory over Hereford seconds in this Flint & Cooke Marches division five match. EASTNOR III v HEREFORD II Put in to bat, 15 runs were added by the villagers before Hitchings was caught for 13. Dave Goodman was
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10/6/05 - Malvern CC celebrate
MALVERN Cricket Club, formerly Malvern Ramblers, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a summer ball at Regency Road on Friday, June 24. This will be a great opportunity for friends old and new to gather and celebrate this milestone in the club's history
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Lucky escape for workmen as lorry strikes scaffold
DECORATORS were lucky to escape unscathed after a lorry hit the scaffolding they were working from at Ledbury's Top Cross. The men were busy limewashing the side of Ledbury Books and Maps when an articulated Greg-ory Distribution lorry backed into the
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Festival is next stop
A PRODUCTION of Oedipus the King comes to Ledbury's Market Theatre tonight (Friday). Apollo Theatre Company perform the play at 7.30pm. It is the only performance the group is doing before they take it to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Tickets
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Bail extended
TWO people arrested after a woman died in a car crash in January have had their police bail extended again while investigations into the tragedy continue. Nicky Jones, 39, and Sharon Moran, 33, both of Redmarley, were told by Gloucester police on Wednesday
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Aiming to give something back
A LITTLE Marcle teenager is preparing to spend six months teaching in Malawi. Kate Mowbray, 18, will travel to Africa in August and return in January. She will teach basic English, maths and business studies at a boarding school. Kate, who is currently
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Swedish theme
MEATBALLS were on the menu at a special event held in Ledbury on Monday to celebrate National Sweden Day. The event, at the Rugby Club, was attended by 40 people and marked the town's twinning links with Stromstad. Guests enjoyed a barbecue, traditional
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News worth night on tiles
A LOTTERY grant of £29,000 has been given to St James's Church, Canon Frome, towards a project to repair its crumbling tower. The church had been counting on the cash to provide the bulk of the funds needed to carry out works to the 17th Century tower
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TV journalist launches trail
BBC TV journalist Michael Buerk was welcomed to Ledbury on Monday, where he helped launch the 154-mile Herefordshire Trail. Mr Buerk set off from the Tinsmith Alley Gallery to do the first leg of the trail, between Ledbury and Marcle Ridge. Lisa Richardson
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Future is on the line
British Telecom is proposing to close down the telephone box in Orchard Lane saying it is not used enough. Ledbury Town Council has been asked for its views, although BT is yet to supply statistics on the use of the facility. The company says that it
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10/6/05 - Swifts U9s just miss out
LEDBURY Swifts were one of nine U9s teams that played in the Hereford Lads Club six-a-side tournament on Widemarsh Common. The teams were split into two groups for the initial mini-league stage of the competition. The Swifts quickly realised that they
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60 years non-stop
A SERVICE was held at Stoke Lacy to celebrate the remarkable loyalty of Betty Arnett, who has been playing the church organ for 60 years. The Rev. Michael Smith said Mrs Arnett had been pressed into service as a young teenager and 60 years on she was
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Bromyard in brief . . .
n Actor Corin Redgrave, who was due to rename Bromyard's playing fields tomorrow, (Saturday,) has had a heart attack. Mr Redgrave, 65, collapsed on Wednesday. His condition was yesterday described as stable but critical. Bromyard Town Council spokesman
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10/6/05 - Unbeaten Cooke blasts 131 runs
BOSBURY travelled to Canon Frome in the Flint and Cook Marches League division four on Saturday and came away with a victory by 176 runs. CANON FROME v BOSBURY Batting first, the Bosbury openers Gary Fletcher and Merv Carless made a careful start as Frome's
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10/6/05 - Ledbury fall to Bradford
LEDBURY CC crashed to a second successive Flint & Cook Marches League division three defeat away at Goodrich, this time by a crushing 62 runs. GOODRICH v LEDBURY Again Ledbury won the toss and elected to field, on a damp pitch and with small boundaries
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10/6/05 - Town's awards
LEDBURY Town FC's end of season presentation evening took place at their New Street ground. The U18s management duo, Alan Preece and Charlie Taylor, received achievement awards in recognition of their fantastic efforts and results in the team's maiden
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10/6/05 - Parsons is Midlands age group champion
LEDBURY Swimming Club can boast a Midlands district age group champion following a fantastic performance by 10-year-old George Parsons, who won the 100m breaststroke championship at Coventry on Sunday. Seeded fastest in the heats, the pressure was on
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Former Arts Council chairman opens school music centre
A FORMER pupil and leading figure in the arts world revisited the Downs School in Colwall for the first time in more than 50 years to open its new music facilities. Lord Michael Birkett cut the ribbon at the £15,000 music technology centre and recording
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Murder and mystery
A fundraising murder mystery evening takes place at Colwall Village Hall on Saturday, June 18, at 7.30pm. The event takes the form of a 1920s engagement party. Tickets are £14.50, including a three-course meal, from Holland Funeral Services on 01684 575343
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COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872
A LARGE audience enjoyed Music for a Summer Evening held last Saturday evening at St James's Church Colwall. Philomusica, from Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, performed St Nicholas' Mass by Haydn and Faure's Requiem. Other items included arias by
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10/6/05 - Pigeon racing
LEDBURY & DISTRICT HS RESULT from Fougeres race on June 4 (Four members sent 63 birds). 1 T Jones 1357, 2 L Wood 1331, 3 M Williams 1321, 4 L Wood 1280, 5 I & K Farley 1254. Pools T Jones.
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10/6/05 - Bridge results
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB In the Teams Competition on June 1, three teams tied for first place with a score of 29. They were Heather & Peter Pullin with Irene Culcheth & Judith Chamberlain; Paul Clayburn & Denis Reay with Kath Merritt
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Council planners set face against Bury Bar development
RESIDENTS fighting plans for a housing development in the heart of Newent have won crucial backing. Forest of Dean District Council planners are recommending that the scheme is rejected when it comes before councillors on Tuesday. Millstrand Developments
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Chance to see area
WALKERS can enjoy the sights of Newent in a trio of free Gloucestershire Walk-ing Festival events. The first takes place tomorrow (Saturday) starting at 10.30am in the main car park in Newent town centre. Participants can walk along the Gloucester to
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Water music
THE Brass Bands by the Lake concerts kick-off on Sunday with a performance by the Lydmet Lydney Band. The event follows the success of last August's brass concert by the lake, organised by the Newent Initiative, which attracted about 200 people. The band
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Saddling up for week
BIKE rides will take place in and around Newent as part of National Bike Week, which begins tomorrow (Saturday). At 11am on Sunday, five, 10 and 20-mile rides will take place from the main car park in the town centre. Booking is essential and for details
