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8/7/05 - Brothers provided vital runs
Lads Club v Strollers. STROLLERS' 100 per cent start to the season continued with victory in this top-of-the-table clash. Marches League division five opponents Lads Club were put in for the first time this season, having lost the toss. They struggled
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8/7/05 - Taylor's 4-6 in huge win
EASTNOR III v HEREFORDIANS Eastnor completed a double over Herefordians with a massive 171-run win in this Flint & Cook Marches division five encounter. Put into bat, the villagers lost two quick wickets to M D Graves with only eight runs scored.
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Inquest cannot provide the answers
A plaque in Ledbury Primary School's Friend-ship Garden records the memory of a popular six-year-old boy who died in his sleep. An inquest in Hereford on Friday heard that the cause of the child's death will always remain a mystery, despite one of the
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Temporary closure helps find permanent solution
The Knapp Lane rat-run could be made one-way but Herefordshire Council says it needs consensus from the residents. The council is planning to study surveys from when the road was closed for repairs to the gas mains to assess the effect of restricting
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Change is backed
Herefordshire Council is set to grant planning permission for the conversion of the redundant Masonic Hall at Ledbury's Royal Oak into a restaurant. Council officers are also recommending approval of listed building consent to install a lobby entrance
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Drivers could face delays
Dymock Parish Council has been updated on plans for major road works in the village. The biggest scheme is the replacement of Elmbridge, on the road out to Ryton. The road will be closed for six weeks from Monday, August 8. Access for pedestrians, horse-riders
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Battle plans drawn up
Celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October could be held in Dymock. The parish council is considering a number of suggestions including a bonfire and firework event, possibly on the new car park. Also suggested is
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£16,000 teddy bear celebrates firm's anniversary
The most expensive new teddy bear in the world came to Apple Pie House in New Street on Tuesday, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Steiff. German-based Steiff are widely regarded as the inventors of the teddy bear and sent its new
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Date set for inquest
A DATE has been set for the inquest on a Colwall woman who died last year. Rhea Dermott-Walter was killed in a car crash on the A34, in Oxfordshire, on May 15, 2004. The inquest has been set for Wednesday, August 31, at noon, at County Hall, New Street
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8/7/05 - Harriers hope to make race permanent
THE wonderful setting of the Deer Park on the Eastnor Castle estate provided a stunning backdrop for a new date in the racing calendar. Sunday's Magnificent Eastnor Castle Seven was organised by Ledbury and District Harriers and Ledbury Rotary Club. A
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Arboretum is growing attraction
Newent arboretum has seen a five-fold increase in visitors over the last few years. Fewer than 100 people a week visited the attraction as recently as 2003. Now the figure is up to 500. The arboretum has a collection of around 5,000 trees and is administered
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Pupils get taste of Orient
AN Indian taster day was held at Picklenash School in Newent, with dancing and dressing up both on the menu. Women from the Indian community in Gloucestershire visited the school on Wednesday to teach Year 4 children all about Diwali dancing. Several
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Battle oaks a success
A nursery at Newent has successfully grown 2,000 oak saplings for celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. They were grown by Elmcroft Nursery, in Newent, using acorns collected from trees planted in the Forest of Dean on
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Seeking shelter
NEW bus stops and shelters could be in place in Newent by the autumn. Gloucestershire Council Council and the town council are in talks over possible locations but are likely to simply replace existing stops. The work is part of a £30,000 enhancement
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Newent in brief . . .
n Sheppard House open day last Saturday attracted around 200 people and raised more than £1,500 for the day centre. This was slightly down on last year's 10th anniversary event. Sheppard House will go out to tender soon for its £250,000 bathroom extension
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8/7/05 - Run chase was a stroll
EASTNOR I v STOURBRIDGE THERE were not enough runs for Eastnor, batting first but falling to an eight-wicket defeat. Both openers went for single figures but there were good starts for Steve Fortey (30), Steve Emery (28) and Christian Ferreira, a hard-hitting
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8/7/05 - Griffiths' 5-34 sets up a win
Bishops Frome v Ledbury II LEDBURY made it five wins in a row as Ricky Griffiths secured his maiden five-wicket haul. Watkins had no hesitation in putting Frome in on a green-looking wicket. Campman and Foskett could not quite settle onto a good line
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The only bars this thug will get his hands on will be on his cell
A Ledbury man who seriously assaulted a good Samaritan with an iron bar has been sentenced to 30 months in jail. The court was told that his victim, who subsequently won a bravery award, had undergone thousands of pounds of dental treatment to try and
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'Last intact piece of poet's home'
A Wellington Heath couple are fighting a developer's plans to build a country house in the heart of the childhood garden of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Peter and Sharon Maiden say the 18th Century Walled Garden at Hope End is the last intact piece
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Trustees looking to future
Trustees of the Elizabeth Barrett Browning Institute in Ledbury have started to prepare for when the building ceases to be the town library. Spokesman Bill Masefield said agents had been instructed to look for new tenants and the historic building was
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Village still in fight for best kept title
DYMOCK'S efforts to secure the Bledisloe Cup for Gloucestershire's best kept village have taken a big step forward. The village has qualified for the second round in the small village category, having last won in 1973. Judging takes place soon, there
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Rector steams down the aisle to enjoy his retirement
A quarter-peal of bells welcomed worshippers to Ledbury Parish Church for the last service by retiring Rector Colin Beevers. The church was full with parishioners from the 17 churches served by Ledbury Team Ministry. There was music from the church choir
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Bikes part to homes deal
PLANNING permission for a 'car-free' housing scheme on the site of Ledbury's Secret Garden could follow talks between the developer and Herefordshire Council. Council officers will next week ask for delegated powers to open talks with the developer and
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Fundraising day strengthens ties
Community spirit was strong on Saturday at the New Mills open gardens' day for charity, which attracted around 90 people to Wye View and raised over £500. The money will be split between St Michael's Hospice and the Air Ambulance Appeal. Eleven gardens
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Future of village is planned
Residents in Tarrington will have their say about the future of the community at a special day in Lady Emily Community Hall. The Planning for Tarring-ton event is on Saturday, July 16, from 10am to 4pm. It is the next stage in the village's development
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View was fit for the Queen at historic naval review
Ledbury mayor Mary Cooper enjoyed her own Review of the Fleet, just before the Queen. The Ledbury party, including Coun Cooper, Coun Keith Francis and Len Huff, former chairman of the Ledbury Independent Traders' Association, arrived slightly late for
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COLWALL Correspondent: Mrs P Hockett Tel: 01684 564872
ON July 12 and 15, Colwall Primary School will be putting on their school play at Colwall Village Hall, beginning at 7pm. Friends and family are very welcome to attend. There will be a plant sale with a wide range of unusual hardy plants and shrubs at
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8/7/05 - Swimmers take county records
THREE Herefordshire records fell to Ledbury swimmers at the County Championship gala on Sunday. LADASC put ten relay teams and 30 individual swimmers into the gala, which was for relay teams but also incorporated the 100m Individual Medley championships
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8/7/05 - A taste of gala action
Ledbury Swimming Club held its sprint gala on Saturday featuring 80 competitors, many of the juniors competing for the first time. New 50m records were set in the junior section by Emma Fitzpatrick (breaststroke), Patty Holloway (butterfly), Eloise van
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Brave sergeant in line for top award
A police officer from Newent could be recognised as Britain's bravest bobby at an award ceremony in London next week. Sgt Andy Allerton was nominated in the national police bravery awards for tackling ram-raiders single-handed at the town's Budgens store
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Sheltered flats for Bennions
The new owners of the Bennions site in Newent have submitted a fresh planning application for a major sheltered housing scheme. Birmingham-based Harper Group has decided not to use existing permission, secured by former owner Cannerton Properties, to
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Diverse themes
The latest exhibition at the Cowdy Gallery, in Newent, opens on July 16 and runs until August 20. New Artworks in Glass features work by established artists whose speciality is glass. Gallery owner Harry Cowdy said: "The themes are diverse, ranging from
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School band a hit with diners
The Senior Jazz Band of Newent Community School provided the music at the Wyastone concert hall near Monmouth last weekend. The 25 youngsters were the warm-up act at a £30-a-head dinner. Head of Music Mary Wrenn said: "I was proud of them, and the acoustics
