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Discussions aim to bring 'closure' to Monty project
A ROUND table discussion will be held to bring "closure" to a dispute over a young offenders' smallholding project. Trustees of the 'Growing Out of Crime' project devised by TV gardener Monty Don and the Probation Service will meet Monkland parish councillors
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Sessions to meet public
LEOMINSTER people with concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour are being given the chance to discuss issues with their Community Support Officer in an informal setting. Donna Jones, the Leominster town centre support officer, is to hold two 'surgeries
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Marley reaches out to help Joel
A little boy in Hereford overcoming major difficulties is holding out a sympathetic and helping hand to another one born with an even more debilitating condition. Marley George is aged six and has cerebral palsy. Since going to the Peto Institute in Budapest
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Last Big Event?
PLANS are well under way for what might be the last South Wye Big Event on the King George V Playing Fields in Hereford unless new sponsorship can be found. The Big Event - planned for Saturday, September 3 - is organised by the South Wye Regenera-tion
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Street treat!
WHEN Hereford's Percy and Florence Arrowsmith were confirmed as the world's longest married living couple, they attracted the attention of the world's press. On their 80th wedding anniversary - so rare an achievement there is no material precious enough
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Parents in city gridlock threat
PARENTS plan to bring Hereford to a standstill to show the city the chaos scrapping free transport to church schools could cause. The protest on June 21 will go straight to the steps of Hereford Shirehall to make its point just 48 hours before Herefordshire's
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Pledge on Barrs Court campaign
WHEN Gwen Haile's daughter Kerry joins Barrs Court School in September, her mum Gwen is determined to see the Hydrosense appeal well on its way to the £750,000 target. Gwen has already raised more than £1,300 with a six-mile sponsored walk but she won't
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Time to fight for our hospital and services
THE SHOCK decision by Hereford County Hospital to slash its number of orthopaedic patients by almost half has brought sharp criticism from around the county. Wellington Parish Council read of the plan in the Hereford Times last week with "dismay, concern
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VE-Day and VJ-Day 1945 Herefordshire remembers
VETERANS of the Second World War in Herefordshire are to receive a special badge as a final thank you for their bravery when they were young. The small lapel badge is topped with a crown and carries the simple logo HM Armed Forces Veteran. All surviving
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Swimming teacher dies in NZ
A WOMAN whose name was synonymous with swimming in North Herefordshire through much of the 1970s and the 1980s has died in New Zealand at the age of 49. At an early age, Pat Mathias (nee Newman) learned to swim at the old uncovered Sydonia Pool in Leominster
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Sssh..owing the way to keep down the noise
LAST week was Noise Action Week and children at St Mary's Primary School, Credenhill had a visit from community support officer Laurence Hull, who gave them some tips about turning the volume down. To mark the week, the Flights' Residents Association
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TA soldiers help hospice
TERRITORIAL Army soldiers more than doubled their fund-raising target when they went running for a Herefordshire charity. The team from Hereford-based E Company Recce Platoon ran the six-mile Muddy Woody Run in their combats and army boots to raise £2,458
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Project can build a future for young
A HEREFORDSHIRE initiative to encourage young people to understand the skills and crafts of building is one of more than 20 projects to be given Arts Council funding. The St Francis project has been awarded more than £5,000 to look into the feasibility
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Surprise for Sister Ruth
DISTRICT nurse Sister Ruth Haines got a big surprise when she arrived at Fownhope Memorial Hall last Thursday. Doctors, nurses and staff had laid on a surprise party to mark her retirement after 42 years, the last 10 of which have been at Fownhope. Ruth
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HQ's blow to cats' shelter
DESPITE a desperate need for more space, plans by Hereford Cats' Protection Shelter to buy two purpose-built wooden pens have been blocked by Cats Protection headquarters because they do not suit the rest of the building. "There are stressed cats in desperate
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Window on the world
A STAINED-GLASS window in memory of a former head teacher was dedicated at Lea Primary School on Monday. The Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev Anthony Priddis, led the service of dedication of the window, commissioned by the school governers in memory of
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Help wanted to keep rail museum on right track
HAS Herefordshire's only model railway museum reached the end of the line? Owner Eric Rawlins says he will stop running his trains at Ross-on-Wye - but hopes someone out there can keep them on track. His museum at Rowberry House, Copse Cross Street, offers
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Henry Danter has to pay out £153,000
A DISGRACED Ross-on-Wye businessman has escaped a jail sentence after being convicted of buying illegal diesel fuel. Henry Danter, aged 61, was told by Judge David Swift at Liverpool Crown Court that after serious consideration he had decided not to send
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Dore Abbey reunion
IT was a great day for dozens of couples who visited Dore Abbey to remember the place where they were married. For the longest wed it was 53 years - for a pair of honeymooners only three weeks. But for all 90 people in the congregation there were happy
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Chris helps to counter crime
CHRISTINE Starnes is out to make an impression fronting up for Peterchurch police. Christine is the first front counter clerk appointed to the new Peterchurch police station. When the beat managers and community support officer who patrol the Golden Valley
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Factory fire heroes
SIX part-time Bromyard firefighters are being hailed as heroes today (Thursday) for putting their lives on the line and saving the town from a major chemical scare. Two of the team - Andrew Cozens and Mike Beale - work where the blaze started at Securidor
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Burghill family is struck by tragedy
IN five short years flaxen haired Hannah Wendy Tarplee brought great joy and happiness to her whole family. Her life was filled to the brim, enjoying ballet, swimming and with a great eagerness to learn. She was devoted to her brother George, aged three
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Digging in for statue plan
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are undertaking a dig to clear the way for a statue of composer Sir Edward Elgar in Hereford. The work, in the Cathedral Close, must be completed before the concrete platform for the statue can be put in place. Examination of the site is
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A colourful idea to mark Good Friday
THE sombre Good Friday service may have had its time, says a Hereford clergyman. Maybe it's time for a Christian Carnival, with colourful costumes, balloons, banners and as much music as possible, says the Rev Graham Hellier, of the Hereford and Ross
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Revving up for St Michael's
NEXT Monday morning, a group of 11 motorcyclists will be revving up in High Town, eager to be on the road for this year's trip to one of Hereford's two twin towns. Not so much Hell's Angels as Hospice Angels, the group used a trip to the city's French
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World party
THE people of Kington are in party mode after the opening weekend of the town's festival. Last Friday kicked off with the flower festival - 29 displays each representing a different country, as part of the event's theme of Around the World, filling St
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Rail line death of CLA man
THE death of Geoffrey Baskerville Cadwallader Hopton aged 68 is being keenly felt across Herefordshire so wide and varied was his contribution to the county. Tributes to Mr Hopton ranged from the Country Landowners Association he served as a regional
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Michael steps up to launch trail
HEREFORDSHIRE is on the right track with its bid to attract walkers to "the most beautiful county in England," says Michael Buerk. The BBC newsman and his Hereford-born wife, Christine, who are both keen walkers, were in Ledbury on Monday to open the
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He's a champion!
A COUPLE from Bishop's Frome have just returned from Germany after winning the individual world championship with their two-year-old Belgian Shepherd dog. They were also part of Team GB, which won the team competition in the Belgian Shepherd Dog World
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Village action
AN action group has been formed to improve the quality of life in a Herefordshire village. It will address issues such as anti-social behaviour, vandalism and road safety. Groups taking part include landlords, police and the Herefordshire Community Safety
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Whitear inquest advice
THE bid to discover the cause of the death of a young Herefordshire heroin addict who became a symbol in the fight against drug abuse has taken another turn. Rachel Whitear was 21 when she was found dead in a Devon flat in 2000. Five years later, her
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David drops in to open a rare wetland
BEARDED botanist David Bellamy, the man who has put the environment in the spotlight more than almost any other over the past 30 years, is on his way to Herefordshire. The 72-year-old broadcaster, lecturer and writer, with the bushy beard and distinctive
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Lottery windfall joy
TWO village halls, a Herefordshire youth group and a pre-school are among organisations to benefit from the latest round of grants from the Big Lottery Fund. The roof of Bodenham Parish Hall can be replaced thanks to £27,700 funding, while an award of
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Hail to the VC heroes
A SOLDIER from Herefordshire played a major part in one of the best-known acts of gallantry in military history - and his contribution is still being celebrated. Private Robert Jones, from Peterchurch, was awarded one of the 11 Victoria Crosses at Rorke's
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Hop to it! Centre is given a facelift
A TOURIST attraction in Bromyard that reflects Herefordshire's historic connection to hops will open its doors to the public five days a week thanks to a new £20,000-plus grant. Bromyard Heritage Centre will undergo a facelift in time for the summer season
