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Country Fair was an unqualified success
THIS year's Herefordshire Country Fair was an unqualified success, thanks not only to the generous donation of the site by Major Patrick Darling and the hard work of my committee and helpers, but also to the people of the county and surrounding area that
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Criss-crossing the counties towards a happy ending
IN reply to the letter 'Don't make things like Birmingham' (August 4), we'd say: "Make things like Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stoke on Trent". We had IVF treatment at Birmingham Women's Hospital after trying for a family for 10 years and were caught
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Gee-d up to raise money for charity
WITH Christmas on the horizon, the most organised of people are already into present shopping. One much loved gift which is always welcomed by children is a rocking horse. Les Bick, of Bodenham, made one by hand for his grandchildren, who had much fun
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Burton shoots Westfields to home victory
Westfields 1 Alvechurch 0 WESTFIELDS notched their first win of the Midland Alliance season thanks to a goal from experienced striker Paul Burton. Burton struck in the 28th minute, turning smartly in the area to fire under the body of the Alvechurch goalkeeper
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Unlucky Fields collect a point
Cradley Town 1 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS kicked off their Midland Alliance programme with a useful away point at Cradley. But the Hereford side ended up disappointed with their return which could have been much better after dominating for much of the game
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It's time to listen to traders
HEREFORD traders are warning that some shops in the city centre face being badly hit by pedestrianisation. Peter Garner, director of the Hereford Trade Federation, said the 250-strong group is not against the move to leave much of the city centre free
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City firm moving out after 30 years
A LEADING Hereford business is soon to cease more than 30 years of manufacturing in the city just months after being taken over by a new owner. Ten skilled workers will lose their jobs when Franklin Hodge Industries Limited - which specialises in the
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Ambitious Fern helps Britain to first bronze
FORMER Hereford rower Fern Cotterill has raced to bronze in the World Junior Championships in Brandenburg, Germ-any. The Tenbury Wells 18-year-old, whose grandparents live in Hereford, was part of the quad sculls team which came in behind Germany and
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Ross gain three wins at Stourport
ROSS Rowing Club achieved three wins at Stourport Regatta with successes for Pippa Jones in the ladies' novice sculls and the veteran novice crew of Tony Allen, Phil Palmer, Graham Watling and Brian Fountain. The veteran crew of Howard Coping, Clive Snell
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Couriers complete off-road double
TIM Clarke won the third and final race in the Herefordshire Summer Off-Road League, sneaking home by the narrowest of margins from Hereford Couriers club-mate Matthew James. But 20-year-old James' second place in the race at the Grove Golf Centre was
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Hereford just miss promotion
HEREFORD and County AC senior men's team competed in the final meeting of the Midland Men's League held at Hereford. Some outstanding performances from all the Hereford athletes enabled them to finish second on the day and third overall in Division 5,
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Alice best placed British rider
BREDENBURY rider Alice Pearson has enjoyed a memorable Junior European three-day event championships in Saumur, France. Riding Coconut Grove, owned by Jayne Bolton, the 18-year-old was the highest placed of the British riders, finishing in 10th place
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Pincus stable produces top breeding class champion
BARTESTREE'S Serena Pincus has enjoyed a excellent British Dressage Young Horse and Breeding Championships with her home-bred yearling filly Red Lady winning the overall championship in the pony breeding classes. "It is good to know that what I believe
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County teams impress
COUNTY tetrathlon teams have been in the medals after success at the Senior Novice Area 9 qualifier at West Littleton, Chippenham. The sport requires four disciplines, shooting, swimming, running and riding, and Ledbury Hunt Pony Club's team are off to
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Sarah drives Bon Sin to £3,000 victory for her mother
THE Hereford & Borders HRC meeting under BHRC rules had both thrills and spills on the action-packed card of 17 races. Richard Owens' Greenwood Beth, driven by the debonair Jason Podmore, took the first heat of the £3,000 Open Handicap in impressive
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Sisters bow out to champions
LEOMINSTER pairing Tracey Powell and Linda Smith's hopes of a repeat success in the pairs competition at the English Women's Championship at Leamington Spa foundered at the second-round stage against the eventual champions. The sisters, who won the title
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Leominster close in on championship
LEOMINSTER maintained their push for Nash Rocks Bowls League championship with a win at Hay. One win from their remaining two matches will see them home and out of reach of second-place Kington, who also have two matches left to play. Kington must win
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Defeats for County
HEREFORDSHIRE CBA entertained a strong Suffolk VP Touring team at Hereford, losing by 127-98, and visited Chester Road BC for a match against Worcestershire CBA when they went down 127-121. In the match against Suffolk Tourists, David White skipped Herefordshire's
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Wheelers shine over 50 miles
THE return of the cooler, milder evening air encouraged a good turnout for the Hereford Wheelers 14th 10-mile time trial last Thursday when 16 competitors raced against the clock on the Allensmore course. Wheelers took the first three places with Jon
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Questions asked over milk quota
HAS milk quota become irrelevant? The Dairy Group, formerly the ADAS Dairy Group, asks the question since the prospect of the UK exceeding quota looks unlikely without a radical change in the profitability of milk production. The Dairy Group says that
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Festival bows out on poignant note
"Beat that!" You could almost hear Adrian Lucas's challenge to Hereford's Geraint Bowen as he brought his baton down on the last mysterious chords of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem to conclude the outstanding concert of the later part of the Three Choirs
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Claims staked for places
HEREFORD United head for their Nationwide Conference clash at Crawley on Saturday looking to bounce back from their disappointment at Cambridge on Tuesday evening. But they could have few tougher places to visit as the Sussex side have yet to concede
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Europeans display skills
FOUR golfers from the Ladies' European Tour showed off their skills at The Grove Centre on Monday. Italians Barbara Paruscio and Monica Cosenza and Spaniards Nuria Clau and Laura Cabanillas gave a golf clinic in the morning, assisted by Leominster's Nicky
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Monmouth squeeze home by single run
HOLDERS Monmouth squeezed into the final of the Advantage Business Supplies Marches League Knockout Cup with a dramatic one-run semi-final victory at Talgarth on Sunday. The advantage swung from side-to-side all afternoon and the last over was no exception
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Talgarth were Merlyn's guinea-pigs
TALGARTH Cricket Club are showing more than a passing interest in the success of the latest version of the bowling machine, Merlyn, which, if the latest England performances are anything to go by, is making a significant impact on the current Ashes series
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Successful season ends with Derbyshire disappointment
HEREFORDSHIRE under-17s rounded off a generally successful campaign with a disappointment when they lost on first innings to Derbyshire, and were forced to follow on, in their final game at Eastnor. Tom Austwick (5-73) and Chris Wheeler (3-45) were the
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Rash shots bring Clubs' Xl downfall
AFTER fighting back with the ball to take the last eight Warwickshire 2nd wickets for 48 runs, the Herefordshire County Clubs' Xl lost too many wickets to loose shots and went down by 57 runs in a 50 overs per side friendly at Brockhampton last Sunday
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County side falls narrowly short
AFTER suffering heavy defeats against Warwickshire on the last two occasions that the counties met, Herefordshire under-16 turned in a much-improved performance to go down by just 17 runs in their final game of the season. Warwickshire, who are coached
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Picked for Midlands
YOUNG Herefordshire all-rounder Josh Emery will be mixing with the best under-14 cricketers in the country later this month. The 14-year-old, who is already established in the first-team at Crusader Worcestershire County League side Eastnor, has been
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County's cricket is washed out
FOR the first time this season, the weather was the winner in the county's cricket programme. The rain which arrived on Saturday morning wiped out the entire league programme for the day with not a ball bowled in any of the Crusader Worcestershire County
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Cradley
BARN DANCE - The Great Village Barn Dance and Pork Roast will be held on the evening of the Cradley Produce Show, on September 10. The dance will take place in the marquee at Church Stile Farm, from 7.30pm to 11pm, with That Shallott Band, and the pork
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Eardisley
TENNIS - Mini tennis is taking place throughout the summer at the Eardisley club. Fun days with the exception of next Wednesday, will be held each Wednesday from 10am until noon. There is no charge for members and £1 only for non-members. The club is
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Kington
BIKE RIDE - Kington Lions' annual Trans-Wales bike ride from Aberystwyth to Kington will take place on Sunday, September 11, starting at 10 am. Entry forms can now be obtained from Clubsport, Freetime and McCartneys in Kington High Street and by email
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Skenfrith
SPORTING SUCCESSES - Three young people, all the grandchildren of Dorothy and Ed Baylis of Cross Ash, have recently had their sporting successes acknowledged. Christopher Tyler, who plays for Monmouth under 18s football team, was voted Player's Player
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Team spirit showing after intensive training period
IT'S always good to reach a peak after five-and-a-half weeks of fairly intensive pre-season training. The aim is to try to bring players to the peak for the opening game of the season and it could not have gone any better for us. To score four times,
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Anti-racism hope
WHILE National Anti-Racism Week of Action in Football is still almost two months away, a landmark date arrives at the end of the month. August 31 is the closing date for Community Chest grants for the week of action, which lasts from October 13-25. Grants
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Ledbury show promise
Ledbury Town 2 Tuffley Rovers 0 LEDBURY turned in a fine performance to beat higher-graded Tuffley, from the GLS Hellenic League Premier Division, in a friendly. The home side made a good start when Sean Maynard rifled home an unstoppable shot and Ledbury
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Learn football skills
BRAZILIAN Soccer Schools in Herefordshire get underway again in September and there are vacancies at the schools in Hereford, Bromyard, Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye. For details contact Sean Dipple on 01432 352309 or 0781 0891390. Grass Roots, in association
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Claims staked for places
HEREFORD United head for their Nationwide Conference clash at Crawley on Saturday looking to bounce back from their disappointment at Cambridge on Tuesday evening. But they could have few tougher places to visit as the Sussex side have yet to concede
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Bulls' form fades in early away defeat
Cambridge United 2 Hereford United 1 MEMORIES of Hereford's brilliant display against Scarborough on Saturday faded quickly as the Bulls slipped to a desperately disappointing Nationwide Conference defeat at the Abbey Stadium on Tuesday evening. Although
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There must be a better way ...
LIVING in Leominster and asked to a Sunday lunchtime drinks party in Hereford a few months ago, I decided to investigate travelling by bus. From Leominster Tourist Information Centre for 40p I got the bus and train Timetable - Leominster and Kington,
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Take a healthy outlook on life
HEALTH and wellbeing in the community are being promoted by new charity National Wellness. It is based at the Art of Living in St Owen Street and has launched the Hereford Health and Wellbeing Group. Every Wednesday and once a month on Saturdays, the
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They'd do anything for the sake of Oliver!
PEOPLE from all over the world plan to snorkel in a Welsh bog on August Bank Holiday weekend. Among them will be Mark Edwards, a father of two from Docklow. He has never done it before and has no idea how unpleasant it might be. But the reason is a good
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Three Choirs cornerstone
"It'S unusual if not unique for a programme to be released so early," said the director of music at Hereford Cathedral, Geraint Bowen, referring to the advance information about next year's Hereford Three Choirs Festival. "It's very good discipline to
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Pilot gets award boost
A COLLABORATION between local authorities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and the local Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has been recognised in the West Midlands Provincial Council Training Stars Workforce Development Awards. The Leadership Development
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Captain leads by example
HEREFORD Rowing Club club captain Serena Crump again produced two excellent performances on the Thames at the Henley Town and Visitors Regatta. After narrowly losing the final of the senior one single sculls by less than two feet, Crump was joined by
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Johnson lands short of finish
ROSE Johnson, from Lower Eggleton, near Ledbury, finally got the chance to improve her position at the Women's World Gliding Championships after being frustrated by bad weather for most of the last week. The conditions at Klix in Eastern Germany relented
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Leominster Junior Tournament proves another success
THERE was a large entry for the 27th annual Leominster Junior Tennis Tournament, which took place at Bridge Street Sports Centre and the Minister College courts. The tournament was proved successful and there were for local children in all the age groups
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Treble for Jodene and friend
A LEOMINSTER rider has achieved triple show jumping success at the Championships of Great Britain. Jodene Tarling, aged 21, carried off the 3 ft prize at the competition at Crick, near Chepstow, riding a locally-bred ex-racehorse Mandy last Sunday. The
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Ruxton Whisper is heard at festival
RUXTON Whisper was a big noise at the Hartpury Festival of Dressage Premier League Show with impressive wins in all three of the hotly-contested Young Horse Classes for five-year-olds. The Kings Caple-based horse, ridden by Heather Cumming, netted an
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Morans top the points at Loton
ROGER and Scott Moran were top points scorers in two rounds of the Avon BMTR Top Ten Challenge at Loton Park last Sunday. The father and son team from Orleton were on the pace all weekend at the 1,475-yards Shropshire course and Scott was the fastest
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Rhayader memorial fun day
MOTORCYCLE enthusiasts can enjoy a fun day out in Rhayader on Sunday when the Rhayader Motor Club stage their annual Simon Rees Memorial. There will be a full line-up of solos, sidecars and quads taking part in a day of racing over the spectacular motocross
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Dixon takes the crown
HEREFORD-based Joe Dixon has been crowned the under-18 freestyle champion in the British Mountain Board Series. Dixon clinched the title last weekend at the latest in the series at Out to Grass in Cradley.
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Bishop's XV finish tour with memorable win
THE Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School enjoyed a memorable conclusion to their tour of New Zealand when they became the first side in three years to defeat Christchurch Boys High under-15. In a physical encounter, tries were scored by Chris Watson,
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MP hopes poultry idea will take flight
A CALL is being made by Leominster MP, Bill Wiggin, to start a poultry society in Herefordshire. Mr Wiggin said he had a long-standing interest in poultry and would be delighted to hear from anybody who would be interested. "There are societies all over
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Bishop's XV finish tour with memorable win
THE Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School enjoyed a memorable conclusion to their tour of New Zealand when they became the first side in three years to defeat Christchurch Boys High under-15. In a physical encounter, tries were scored by Chris Watson,
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Bayliss and Gwynne edge to victory in tight finish
THERE was a tight finish to Herefordshire GC's Rutter Bowl four-ball better-ball medal competition with only one shot separating each of the top three places. Kevin Bayliss and Dave Gwynne recorded a winning nett 60 and were followed by Roy Allen and
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Countback decides Open after another close contest
A COUNTBACK was needed to decide the best gross score at Hereford-shire GC Ladies' Open stableford with Karen Darby pipping Emma Harris to the prize after both had finished on 32 points. The Chairman's Cup for the best nett score by a Herefordshire player
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Hills are alive with the sound of music...
Two years ago John Jones - of BBC Radio 2's folk award-winning Oysterband - did a "little thing" in the village hall at Titley at Christmas and everyone said "wouldn't it be great to do something bigger". "I had always envisaged it, never thinking it
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Exit at semi-final stage
KINGTON suffered a disappointment when they were knocked out at the semi-final stage of the National Club Twenty20 regional final which they hosted at the Recreation Ground. Kington were eliminated by the Warwickshire and Worcestershire champions Droitwich
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Ben leads way
BEN George and Danny Barling led the way as top bowler and batsman for Herefordshire under-14s in a very successful season. George led the way with 16 wickets at an average of 13.62, followed by Josh Fisher, who captured 14 victims at a cost of 15.40.
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Quartet of spinners star at Malvern
HEREFORDSHIRE'S under-10 side rounded off a successful season with a creditable performance at the Malvern Festival where they won two out of their three matches. The only side to lower Herefordshire's colours in the competition were Warwickshire in a
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Cricket Scorecards in Brief
ECB UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP Herefordshire 260 (T McClellan 53, M King 48, L Cross 40, T Bevan 24, S Griffiths 21, T Austwick 15, J Cutler 15, C Wheeler 13, S Bendall 10. S Tiffin 3-33, J Craigs 4-38) and 124-7 (S Bendall 22 no, T Austwick 21, T Bevan 21
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Fruit pickers strike over their conditions
HUNDREDS of East European fruit pickers yesterday (Wednesday) went on strike in protest at the working conditions on a Herefordshire farm. More than 400 foreign workers left the Brierley strawberry fields at S & A Produce at 9am and sat down on the
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Aymestry
VILLAGE HALL - The autumn schedule of events gets underway in September with the starting again of the popular Ballroom Dancing Classes which begin on Thursday, September 8. Mike Evans and his wife from Shobdon will be the tutors. Newcomers are particularly
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Ewyas Harold
PARISH COUNCIL -The final map of registered Common Land and Open Country was made available for inspection. It would be passed to the local Footpaths Officer for observation and report. Nature Trust:Councillor P.Jinman reported a good response to the
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Presteigne
EXHIBITION - Lingen Village Hall are holding an Art and Craft Exhibition and Sale from August 27-29, daily from 10am until 6pm. refreshments will be available all day with ploughmans Lunch is served from midday until 2pm. More details are available from
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Tarrington
TRAFALGAR WEEKEND - David Coleman reported in the Tarrington Tatler about the arrangements for the celebrations for the Trafalgar Weekend, to be held over the weekend of October 22-23. Various events are planned including building a bonfire and a replica
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What's on in city and county
Events/talks 18 Goodrich Castle - Medieval Life, talks and demonstrations 11am. 01600 890538. 18-19 Children's fun week, Eastnor Castle, 11am-5pm. 01531 633160. 19 Hereford Arts Appreciation Society Garden Party, Redlands, Canon Pyon, 2.30pm. 01432 357552
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Magnificent seven show
An exhibition of works by seven local artists begins at the School House Gallery in Leintwardine this week. Eileen Addy and Ivan Jones work in pastels while Alison Grimley and Rae Harrison excel in oil. David Donne, who showed his etchings at the last
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Penalty kicks decide trophy
Westfields 0 Pegasus Juniors 0 (Westfields win 9-8 on penalties) WESTFIELDS and Pegasus produced an exciting and closely-contested Dennis Hartland Memorial Trophy match with the game eventually decided on penalty-kicks in the home side's favour. Westfields
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International win for Phoenix girls
PHOENIX Ladies have come back with the first international silverware from the prestigious Ian Rush International Trophy in Aberystwyth. With a team comprising players aged from 14 to 17, Phoenix took part in the under-19 section of the tournament against
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Nawaz given his chance
HEREFORDSHIRE wind up their Minor Counties Championship programme this weekend when they visit Reading to take on Berkshire in a three-day match starting on Sunday. The county will show two changes from the side which beat Wales in their last match at
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Shelsley celebrates 100 years of speed
SHELSLEY Walsh - the world's oldest continuous motor-race track - celebrates 100 years of speed hill climbing with a three-day meeting this weekend. The centenary meeting at the historic track, just over the county border near Stanford Bridge in Worcestershire