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Man facing jail over sex charges
A 39-YEAR-OLD man is facing jail after pleading guilty to molesting a girl under the age of 16. Bill Hanson, of School Lane, Leominster, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual acitvity with a child when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court. Judge
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High Town revamp sparks safety fears
BLIND and visually impaired people say they are risking serious injury every time they enter Hereford city centre following the recent refurbishment project in and around High Town. Tony Doverman is a guide dog owner who has, in the past, made extensive
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Green returns to boost his trophy tally at Municipal
PHIL Green returned to Hereford Municipal Club as Ross-on-Wye champion and partnered Manu Bonnel to add the Hyde Shield to his trophy collection. The duo received 13 shots in the foursomes competition and returned a nett 67, three shots clear of runners-up
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Becki and Boo show their dressage class
HEREFORD rider Becki Powell has beaten off competition from all over the country to take the 16-and-under class at the 2006 Dressage Championships of Great Britain. Becki and her pony Appledore Golden Beau, known as Boo, qualified for the championships
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Potting Shed open with whitewash victory
HEREFORD Snooker League is this season being played in one division of 16 teams. Reigning champions Miller Boys were unable to play in the opening fixtures, so Potting Shed M took full advantage to open with a whitewash against Legionnaires. Craig Meredith
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Price chosen as ‘People’s Champion’
THE final Wales and West meeting of the season under BHRC rules at Leominster was a high-spirited affair despite the sodden conditions. Edward Layton had worked tirelessly to produce going as good as possible in the circumstances, and the 10-race card
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Harvey takes schools’ title
FIFTEEN-year-old Tyler Harvey from Whitecross High School is the 0800 Reverse Mountain Board Schools Champion for 2006. Twelve schools took part from four counties, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. In total 42 riders competed
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Consistency pays off for Jean at Ross
THE heavier conditions were reflected in the scores when Ross-on-Wye Ladies held their Autumn meeting which attracted a field of 52. But Jean Reynolds was consistent with a best gross score of 82 in the silver division, a section which saw Marion Kirkland
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New players in victory
WESTSIDE gained their second win in three opening matches in the West Midlands Regional League Division 2 when they beat Molineux 42-25 away from home. The winning margin was convincing but Westside made very hard work of the match, only pulling away
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Excellent start continues
TENBURY maintained their excellent start to the Worcestershire Ladies League Division 1 season with a 4-0 win at Harborne 2nd. The visitors pressed from the start and were quickly rewarded when they were awarded a penalty corner which was converted by
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Pupils' joy at playground revamp
Leominster Junior School's playground has been given a makeover. The school's 420 pupils, aged seven to 11, played a huge role in the revamp by raising the money, researching possible suppliers and working tirelessly on a design to please everyone.
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Kington get off the mark
KINGTON completed their first win of the season in the KBS Hockey League with a convincing 10-1 win over home team Builth/Llandrindod Wells. Left-wing Catherine Jones profited from some good work by Jenny Layton and Sarah Betterton to open the scoring
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Leominster climb table with double home boost
LEOMINSTER enjoyed a double home success over Bristol opponents at the weekend to move up to a position just behind the leaders in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North Division 1. Firstly, the North Herefordshire club pulled off a
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Plate defence left for city veterans
HEREFORD Veterans will have the chance to defend the National Plate after being eliminated 5-1 in the first round of the National Hockey Association Veter-ans Cup at Marjons of Plymouth. Hereford were under pressure from the start with Richard Wood and
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Ross defeat rivals to take over at the top
ROSS, who have been more accustomed to struggles at the other end of the table in recent seasons, sit proudly at the top of the West Clubs' Women's League Severn Division 2 after extending their winning run to three matches with a 4-3 success against
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Ledbury net first success
Pelsall Villa 0 Ledbury Town 1 LEDBURY finally gained their first West Midlands League Premier Division win of the season after a hard-working, determined team performance. Pelsall dominated possession but central defenders Ashley Jones and Peter
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DVD shows off Phoenix’s coaching skills
HEREFORDSHIRE will be leading the way when it comes to coaching disabled footballers. As part of a national award for innovation in sport given by the Football Association to FC Phoenix for their work in coaching disabled footballers, the FA sent a camera
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Football Results
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Hinton 2, Colwall Rangers 1, Wellington Rangers 2 Ewyas Harold 1, Westfields 5, Bartestree 2, Bartestree 5 Weston 1, Bromyard Town Res 2 Kington Town 2, Colwall Rangers 1 Wellington Rangers 3, Hinton
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Hinton fight back twice
AFC Wulfrunians 2 Hinton 2 HINTON came from behind twice to earn a merited West Midlands League Division 1 away point against high-riding opponents. Hinton went behind early on when some weak defending allowed the Wulfrunians to cross over the head
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Woofferton stay top thanks to Millichamp and Gower
WOOFFERTON maintained their lead at the top of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division with a 2-0 home win over Lads Club. Without ever finding their true rhythm against a hard-working, young Lads Club team, the home side secured the
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Wozencroft’s brace earns last-four spot
RICHARD Wozencroft scored both goals to fire Woofferton into the semi-final of the Ludlow Hospital Cup with a 2-0 win over Knighton Town in the quarter final. They will now meet Presteigne. lWELLINGTON'S home league game against Great Wyrley last Saturday
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Twin strikes fire Town to victory
Bromyard Town 2 Wolverhampton Casuals 1 AFTER looking the better side for 75 minutes and creating numerous chances, Bromyard had to withstand a late rally by the Casuals before picking up three useful West Midlands League Premier Division points.
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Continued work should bring change of fortune
WE are having one of those periods that we would certainly like to have avoided where points are not too readily forthcoming for us and one or two problems in the side are arising. At a time like this, as a manager and a coach, everything is analysed
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Missed chances cost Pegasus points
Almondsbury Town 3 Pegasus Juniors 2 MISSED chances cost Pegasus the chance of bringing home at least a point from their visit to the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division leaders. Dave Hart's free-kick clipped the outside of a post and Rob
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Wellington youngsters bow out
Wellington 0 Racing Club Warwick 2 aet WELLINGTON turned in a brave showing before making their exit from the Midland Floodlit Youth League Cup at the first round stage. A string of fine saves by Wellington goalkeeper Tom Smith in the first 20 minutes
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Under-16s at Ledbury
HEREFORDSHIRE FA under-16 will play their Hunting-donshire counterparts in the Midland Counties Youth Championships on Sunday at Ledbury Town's New Street ground with a 2pm kick off. Herefordshire squad: Liam Brewer (Pegasus Juniors), Jon Hopkins
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Luckless Bulls in youth cup defeat
Cheltenham Town 3 Hereford United 1 HEREFORD gave an improved performance but found luck was not on their side in this latest defeat in the Puma Youth Alliance Cup. The young Bulls fell behind after nine minutes when a corner to the far post was headed
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Liverpool legend re-lives glory days
TALES of Anfield's glory days abounded when former Liverpool skipper Tommy Smith was principal guest at Westfields' 19th annual sportsmen's dinner at the Three Counties Hotel. Great managers Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley and legendary players such as
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Jobda’s first goal rounds off workmanlike display
Studley 0 Westfields 2 WESTFIELDS have moved up to 16th place in the Polymac Services Midland Alliance table after gaining their first away victory of the season. The city side turned in a much-improved performance with outstanding displays at the
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Jobda’s first goal rounds off workmanlike display
Studley 0 Westfields 2 WESTFIELDS have moved up to 16th place in the Polymac Services Midland Alliance table after gaining their first away victory of the season. The city side turned in a much-improved performance with outstanding displays at the
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County crash to heaviest defeat in ten years
Lincolnshire FA 6 Herefordshire FA 1 HEREFORDSHIRE suffered their heaviest defeat at under-18 level for 10 years when soundly beaten by a strong home side in the Midland Counties Youth Championship. But although Lincolnshire gained a comfortable
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Cricketers’ awards evening
THE Flint & Cook Marches Cricket League presentation evening will take place at the Three Counties Hotel, Hereford, tomorrow (Friday) when the guest speaker will be former Wales rugby international Clive Rowlands.
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Bulls bank on home form
HEREFORD United will be looking to maintain their good home form when they meet Darlington in Saturday's League 2 clash at Edgar Street. The Bulls have won four of their six home matches with only high-flying Wycombe Wanderers and Lincoln City leaving
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Hereford fight back in schools victory
Hereford Under-15 2 Erdington & Saltley Under-15 1 HEREFORD came from behind to win a West Midlands Schools Football League clash and proved to be worthy of the result. A fast paced and even first 20 minutes kept the large crowd entertained. Erdington
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Crime spree pair are given 12 years
TWO professional burglars who targeted post offices along the Herefordshire and Worcestershire border have started 12-year custodial sentences. Malcolm Hitchings and Thomas Lloyd, both aged 20, were convicted by a jury at Worcester Crown Court two months
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Laurie’s family overwhelmed
AN INCREDIBLE £250,000 has been raised in the name of a Herefordshire teenager who died from cancer a year ago - and that's just the story so far. The money is worth a new teenage cancer ward to Birmingham Children's Hospital and means a boy for whom
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Slow down and give a cheery wave on
I HOPE I speak for your readers when I say that we realise and relish the fact that we live in a beautiful rural part of England. Living in a rural area necessarily implies that we experience rural traffic whenever we go outside the urban areas and
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Where is the voice of conscience in boardroom?
A GAS-tronomic overload! So, we will shortly be having a new gas pipeline into the UK that will meet almost half of our requirements? It also seems the price of gas is falling so fast the companies cannot even give the stuff away? However (as always
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Out of the history books and into life
IT WAS great the Hereford Times reported on a children's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. A group of families (not all from Canon Pyon), got together for a few days in July and made a show happen. The Deacon boys were star performers,but Dad
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Why so much fuss about landscape?
WHAT is all the fuss about? The picture on the front of the Hereford Times (October 5) of the gas pipeline cutting its way through south Wales' is fairly horrendous at the moment but, in a few years' time, it will be difficult to determine where it has
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Stigmatisation and prejudice
I WAS really shocked and angry to read the views of a woman from Leominster. She made an assumption that the man who spoke to her had mental health problems because of his behaviour and appearance and so should be kept off the streets. People who suffer
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We’ve moved out of the dark ages
We've moved out of the dark ages WITH reference to your letter concerning the pregnant lady's incident in Leominster. I hope her baby is fit and healthy. My second child was born with severe disabilities including mental health problems. As I read
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Better care in and for the community
AS A group which is working to try and change negative perceptions of mental health in the media we read with mounting concern the letter (Hereford Times, October 5) from the unnamed lady in Leominster. It appears she has had an unnerving experience
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Vaccinate piglets early
VACCINATION of piglets as early as seven days of age is the best way to prevent enzootic pneumonia, according to Professor Stan Done, senior veterinary investigation officer, at the Veterinary Laboratory Agency at Thirsk, Yorkshire. This disease results
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Hereford Market Prices
HEREFORD Market Auctioneers report the following prices at their weekly sale in Hereford Market on Wednesday. Prime Lambs (1,235): A similar entry of mostly good meat lambs sold to an improved trade. The best shaped lambs sold over 110p/kg topping at
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Looking ahead to national championships
FIFTEEN pairs of magnificently turned-out heavy horses, top vintage tractor ploughmen and the country's premier ploughmen will compete at the British National Ploughing Championships, when the event visits Surrey,at Loseley Park, near Guildford, on Saturday
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Dairy farmers plan to expand
DAIRY farmers are planning to expand milk production according to a survey conducted at last week's Dairy Event. The survey shows that 60 per cent of those farmers interviewed intend to expand milk production during the next 12 months, by an average of
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Gearing up for winter fair
MORE than 4000 livestock schedules have been sent out to potential exhibitors at this year's Royal Welsh Agricultural Winter Fair which takes place on the Royal Welsh showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, on November 27 and 28. This will be the 16th
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Weather failed to dampen show
THE weather was against the 100 ploughmen who took part in the 63rd annual match of Trumpet and District Agricultural Society last Thursday at Veldt House, Preston Cross. Yet the eight teams of horse ploughing and 98 tractors, kept spectators enthralled
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More than 100 entries for match
PIP Davies won his class and was champion of the day at Wormside Agricultural Improvement Society ploughing championship at Eaton Bishop. P Brassett collected the prize for the best team of horses and the best working team. There were more than 100
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Girls on top at autumn show
DEMAND for females at the Hereford Auttumn Show and Sale outstripped supply with Hereford Cattle selling to a top price of 5,400gns. All females on offer at the Hereford Cattle Society Sale on Saturday found a home. Breed secretary David Prothero, while
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Masons’ awards are memorable
A Ross-On-Wye firm is the first memorial mason's in the county to receive BRAMM Business accreditation. Ursells of Ross, in Cantilupe Road, is also celebrating the success of two of its craftsmen. Simon Gumbrell and Adrian Puchta have achieved the highly
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She’s big in Japan
A Herefordshire businesswoman is jetting off to the other side of the world to expound the virtues of her homeland to Japanese tourism operators. Juliet Williams runs the award-winning Lowe Farm bed and breakfast, in Pembridge, which often hosts groups
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They can see clearly now
STAFF at Specsavers Opticians in Hereford have seen their way to being nominated for three Excellence in Eyecare awards. The store, at 12 Maylord Street, , has been short-listed in three out of the eight award categories, including; Community Eyecare
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Stamp out work crime
Stamp out crime at work in Herefordshire - county employees are being urged to call Crimestoppers and give information about offences in the workplace. Bosses are also being encouraged to join the fight against crime by putting up posters at work advertising
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Rail choir concert
HEREFORD Rail Choir is on track for a concert at Holmer Parish Church on Saturday, and it plans to start its musical performance right on time, at 7pm. Organised by Holmer WI, and the church, tickets are at the door.
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Chumbawamba gig
CHUMBAWAMBA will play Hereford Courtyard tomorrow (Friday) night, to promote their new album, A Singsong and a Scrap. This year they've headlined at Cambridge, Sidmouth, Beverley and other festivals. Tickets from 0870 1122330.
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Everything in the garden is lovely
WYEVALE'S in it for the long run - that's the message for country people from the Hereford-based garden centre chain's boss in charge of the purse strings. Tony Jones has been appointed interim finance director after a somewhat turbulent time at the
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Top cook’s in town
SOPHIE Grigson makes an appearance at Ledbury's Ceci Paolo next Tuesday lunchtime to launch her new book, Vegetables. A demonstration, tastings, lunch and a discount voucher for the book are included in the price - places are limited so book on 01531
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Ceilidh for hospice
STAFF and friends at St Michael's Hospice in Bartestree are hosting a ceilidh in aid of their sister hospice in Tanzania on Saturday at 7.30pm. Silver Branch ceilidh band from the Hereford area will provide an evening's lively music and dance for all
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Yarns and knits
BEDECKED Fine Trimmings and Haberdashery is celebrating the launch of its new range of Rowan yarns and books with a funky knits workshop in Hay next Monday, under the tutelage of textile artist Marietta Alker. For details or to book call 01497 822769
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Tale from the Punjab
BORDERACTIVE Arts and Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre present A Punjabi Tale by Leominster's About Face Theatre Company tomorrow (Friday) at 7pm. Tickets (£2.50) can be booked on 01544 231 579. The hour-long show is suitable for family audiences
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Age and poor health saved woman from prison term
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman who claimed up to £25,000 from an insurance company after faking a burglary has been given a suspended prison sentence. Dianne Locke lied that a large quantity of china and jewellery had been stolen from her home. At the home of
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Country secrets
SECRETS of the Herefordshire countryside will be revealed on a guided walk to the ancient hill fort of Croft Ambrey on Saturday at 2pm. Dr Keith Ray of the county archaeological department will lead the walk, which is quite steep in places. The remains
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On Sherlock’s trail
AUDITIONS are being held for Leominster Community Theatre's forthcoming production about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes this Sunday at 2pm. Now one year old, and based at Leominster Community Centre, the company is hoping to attract as wide a group
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Talented x-entricity
TALENTED Ross-on-Wye theatre group, X-entricity, will thrill audiences with its new show, Musical Magic, this weekend. Now under the direction of former performing member Steve Liddle, X-entricity has built a name for itself with productions including
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Imagination takes off
WHITECROSS composer Robert Spearing will have a new work performed at The King's School, Worcester on Saturday. The piece, which was commissioned to commemorate the opening of the school's new library, is entitled wings...dreams and is a setting of lines
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Man jailed over indecent pictures
STEPHEN Reed-Darby faked an e-mail from a teen magazine to tell a schoolgirl she was in a modelling competition - then took sexually explicit pictures of her for the "photo shoot." Worcester Crown Court heard how Reed-Darby had pornographic and semi-pornographic
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Soldier jailed for ‘horrifying, sordid’ abuse of boys
A DECORATED soldier and dedicated youth worker led a double life as a paedophile preying on young boys from other Army families wherever he was based. Mark Andrew Walker, from Credenhill, told detectives he was sexually attracted to young boys in war
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Classic at Castle
EASTNOR Castle is hosting a classical flute and harp concert tomorrow (Friday) in support of the British Red Cross. Karen Leitner, a brilliant young Austrian flautist who performed at Eastnor two years ago, is returning with Thelma Owen, professor of
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Music season begins
THE 24th season of Music in New Radnor gets underway on Sunday with a gala performance featuring stars from previous concerts including Hoover the Dog, Jane Samuels (Welsh College of Music), Peter Fielding and Philip Heyman (Welsh National Opera). Future
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Wildlife journey
WILDLIFE photographer Ben Osborne brings his new show to rural venues this week, with a tour of Jungle Journeys that includes Wigmore tonight (Thursday) and Bromyard's Conquest Theatre on Sunday. As a field worker on the ground-breaking television series
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Dance with passion
ANUREKHA Ghosh and Company will perform at Hereford Courtyard tonight (Thursday) at 7.30pm. Based in Birmingham, this company combine various dance styles, including Indian classical kathak, flamenco and ballet, with stunning visuals, poetry and live
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What's On This Week...
Events/talks til 28 Hereford Photography Festival. www.photofest.org. 01432 351964. 12 Slide show and talk on Thailand, Cedar Hall, Dilwyn,7.45pm. 12 Talk and demonstration on Indian Head Massage, Cedar Hall, Dilwyn. 7.45pm. 13 Talk by Peter White
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G&S classic has relevant ring
REHEARSALS are going well for Kington and District Operatic Society's (KADOS) forthcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe, being performed in Presteigne and Kington this month. This tale of fairies and peers, Lord Chancellors and Wards
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Chefs are singing out
SPINNING towards Bishops Frome village hall next week are the incredible singing Sous' Chefs... The three chefs helter-skelter down the continuum of time through the congestion zone of space, across the wide-open bison plains of history and back again
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Here comes the bride
MID Wales Opera presents The Bartered Bride. This classic operatic tale has been tinkered with ever so slightly, giving it a more accessible and heart-warming feeling, making it fun for family audiences. Young love emerges triumphant, but only after
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Young photographers in the frame
THE sixth annual young photographer of the year competition attracted over 130 entries across two age categories from young people across Herefordshire. Selected entries, prize winners and runners-up remain on display at Herefordshire College of Art
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Arson attempt probed
POLICE are investigating a failed attempt to set fire to a Leominster school. Officers arrived at Leominster Infants School, Hereford Road, on Tuesday morning to carry out a forensic search after a burning piece of paper was thrown through a window that
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Join up for memorable production
HEREFORD Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society has started rehearsals for its spring production of Johann Strauss's operetta, Die Fledermaus and wants new members to swell the ranks. "As next year will be our 60th anniversary, we are planning to make
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County dips its toe into water power technology
A "RUN of the mill" plan to tap Herefordshire into its own water-driven power supply is a step closer to reality. Herefordshire Council is ready to research the potential for mini hydroelectric power plants along the county's rivers. The mill plan, with
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Teen was nearly twice the drink-drive limit
A HEREFORD teenager died after crashing into a faulty road barrier at nearly double the drink-drive limit. An inquest heard how Paul Goodwin's Ford Fiesta flipped upside down after hitting concrete anchor posts supposed to hold in place a barrier over
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Resident’s fears over postcode ‘no man’s land’
PEOPLE who live in Bishop's Frome have been reassured their postcode does not put them in no-man's land when they need emergency out-of-hours health care. Resident Joy Holman thought it did when she sought help for a serious tooth problem last weekend
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Photographers wing it to get moth shots
KEEN Herefordshire photographers have managed to capture amazing images of a rare visitor to the county. Bob Rees, who lives in Tupsley, and Andrew Edwards, from Little Hereford, have both succeeded in snapping a humming bird moth feeding on nectar.
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Can they dig it? No they can’t...
A GROUP of teenagers were caught trying to dig their way into Hereford's Castle Green last weekend. They had already dug an 8ft deep hole in the riverside bank when their Great Escape-style exploits were discovered by Mark Hubbard, chairman of the Friends
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Awards for husband and wife
AWARDS were presented during the Hereford Diocesan Choirs Festival to successful candidates from Ledbury, Hereford and as far away as Bridgnorth. Among the winners were husband and wife Brian and Hilda Hawcutt, who have been married for more than 50
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Schools are bitten by fitness bug
JAMIE Oliver may be working on school meals but Hereford schools are now also getting their fitness improved. Halo Leisure has joined forces with the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) to run a new community programme which allows leisure centres to
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New inquest for Rachel welcomed
THE mother of the Herefordshire girl found dead clutching a heroin needle has spoken out following the news that a second inquest is to be opened into the death of her daughter. Two High Court judges last week gave the go-ahead for a new inquest into
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A poor turnout at NHS protest
ONLY a handful of people attended a union rally in Hereford at the weekend seeking support to protect hospitals and health services in the county. Unison officials admitted to being disappointed at the turnout at the protest meeting at the Shirehall,
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100 years lived to full
A MAN who spent his life on the move has celebrated his 100th birthday. Frederick Mason, born in Birmingham in 1906, celebrated his big day with family and friends. During his long life he has always been involved in the transport industry. He has
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Glittering cast to celebrate diamond birthday
SIXTY years is a significant achievement in any field and Hereford Concert Society has constructed quite a programme to celebrate its diamond jubilee. From its beginnings in 1946, the society has undergone a few name changes but always maintained its
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Council rejects calls for more time
HEREFORDSHIRE planners have rejected a plea from the city's MP and parish councillors for more time to consider a proposal for a waste treatment plant at Madley. MP Paul Keetch and Madley Parish Council wanted proposals, which are due to be considered
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Family pays tribute to much-loved grandmother
A MUCH-loved Hereford mother and grandmother has died from a rare heart condition, aged 36. Philippa Brookes had nearly four years on her "borrowed heart" following a transplant but her partner, Nigel Buckley, says he always knew the day would come when
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City’s rosy glow as people think pink
HUNDREDS of supporters of Hereford's Breast Cancer Haven raided their wardrobes, swooped on the fancy-dress shops and went as pink as possible for the charity's third Think Pink day last Friday. A pink champagne breakfast was served at Oswin & Co in
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Mum and son team take top honours
A DANCE created by a Herefordshire mother and son will be taught around the world by sequence dancers following their victory at a recent competition. Karen and David Smith, principals of Allseasons Dance and Leisure, returned from Blackpool with the
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New principal aims high at blind college
THE Royal National College for the Blind shines like a beacon for Hereford in more ways than one. It is the only college for the visually impaired in the country with Beacon status, is one of the biggest employers in the county and brings millions of
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Muddy feet are wiped out
MUDDY feet should be a thing of the past for children at a Herefordshire school - thanks to major improvements to a public path. The footpath, which runs through the grounds of Mordiford Primary School, used to get very muddy due to waterlogging and
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Kathleen bids a fond farewell after 30 years
THE Hereford Times is saying goodbye to one of its most dedicated helpers after three decades. Kathleen Stanley took her last advert for the HT when she recently retired from her job at Kington Pet Suppliers. She started helping the advertising department
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Bypass extension could be on cards
RENEWED interest from developers in land by Ledbury viaduct could lead to the completion of a bypass extension to the Bromyard Road within five years. Interest has gathered pace since planning permission was granted in the summer for a new £1 million
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Town takes issue over tree felling
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is being asked for an explanation over what led to the sudden felling of a much-loved acacia tree in Leominster's Corn Square. A witness claims the leafy landmark - one of only two trees in the square - was "badly bent over" in
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Flu jab call to 26,000 people
UP to 26,000 people in Herefordshire are being advised to roll up their sleeves and get a flu jab. They are all over the age of 65 and vaccination could significantly lower their risk of a serious flu illness through the winter. Doctors throughout the
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Primary school rises from the ashes
A SCHOOL has risen from the ashes after suffering a serious fire in 2004. Kingston and Thruxton Primary School has gone through two consecutive academic years of major disruption due to rebuilding work needed after the blaze. Sally Johnson, school secretary
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Leominster lasses left wide-eyed at whales
TO the teenager from landlocked Leominster, whales and dolphins were a source of wonder. Alex Powis watched wide-eyed as the sea creatures surfaced alongside the sailing ship she and her friend Becky Mifflin were helping crew. Alex and Becky, sixth
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Holiday hopes for youngsters
A DEDICATED group of Herefordshire residents is hoping to keep up its 24-year tradition of taking 10 children with learning difficulties on holiday. HCPT (Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust) aims to give the kids a fantastic French holiday and their
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It’s a home from dome for the red squirrel
A HEREFORDSHIRE animal farm opened its own Millennium Dome' to mark national red squirrel week. After six years of blood, sweat and tears and with a lot of help from his friends, Jay Brittain created the specialist squirrel dome at his small breeds
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Nature reserve is dedicated to Marek’s memory
HEREFORDSHIRE'S newest nature reserve has been dedicated to the memory of a man widely acclaimed as the top UK environmental journalist of his generation. Wigmore's Parky Meadow, 21 acres of sedges, rushes, ragged robin and marsh bedstraw, and home to
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Birthday joy for school
A SCHOOL for students with severe learning difficulties has celebrated its 20th birthday. Womaston is a residential school at Walton, near Kington, with 16 students. A new play area was opened and there was a display of work, a celebratory disco and
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Locks be a lady tonight
FIFTEEN lucky Herefordshire women lost some of their locks but found a whole new look when a celebrity hairdresser came to town. Andrew Barton, from Channel 4's Ten Years Younger, worked his magic at Peter Prosser's in Church Street, as part of a demonstration
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On the horns of a dilemma as cattle market reaches 150
HEREFORD cattle market marks its 150th birthday next week with only the present to look forward to as Herefordshire Council is still locking horns with landowners over the market's future. Councillor Charles Mayson, cabinet member for rural regeneration
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Woman’s Middle East cigarette smuggling racket
CAROLINE Bird was pushing 60, heavily in debt and on benefit as unable to work - but made regular trips to the Middle East as a major tobacco smuggler. Croydon Crown Court heard how Bird, of Caswell Crescent, Leominster, brought 105,000 cigarettes and
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Rotherwas debate
THE £17 million plan to revamp Herefordshire's biggest business park falls under the spotlight on Monday. Herefordshire Council's strategic monitoring committee, which oversees and questions cabinet decisions, will debate funding for the project - which