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Church wall collision
A MAN was taken to hospital after his car collided with a church wall on a Herefordshire road. The elderly man was taken to Hereford County Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his silver Volvo collided with the Church wall in Upper Lyde
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CHURCH SERVICES
Hereford Cathedral: 7.30am, Morning Prayer; 8am, Holy Communion; 10.30am, Eucharist; 3.30pm, Evensong. All Saints: 10.30am, Sung Mass with Children's Church. St Peter: 8am, Holy Communion; 10.30am, All Age Worship; 6.30pm, Evensong. St James: 9am,
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The pressures of winning at Badminton
"I CAN'T believe it - to lead from the front and win - it's unreal," said an emotional Lucinda Fredericks after winning the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials with Headley Britannia last weekend. After second placed Winsome Adante took two poles
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Strawberries providing a vital stream of income
The healthy eating trend is catching on fast, significantly increasing the consumption of fruit year-on-year. It has led to ever more discerning consumers wanting to eat fruit when they want to, irrespective of seasons. Consumers now expect to be able
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Greek drama will be a tribute to Eddie
"ORIGINAL and highly topical, sparky and rather naughty in parts." Not a description many might expect of a Greek classic. But it's what's promised in a forthcoming production of Aristophanes' Clouds, which will owe as much to Have I Got News for You
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From Gordon Brown to Harry Hill
THE programme for this year's Hay Festival has been finalised and, as always, promises a wide-ranging selection of events, ranging from politics to poetry and fishing to foreign aid, cricket to crime-writing and Nobel Laureates to the News Quiz... and
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Intimacy matters to the OperaBabes
THE OperaBabes may have performed in concert halls around the globe with the world's leading orchestras and played in front of the Queen, but intimacy and informality are key to their shows. Rebecca Knight and Karen England met when they both auditioned
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Lionel is still quick on his feet
FROM the joyful jive to the sensual samba, through the quickstep, foxtrot and waltz, the world of ballroom has danced its way on to the Malvern stage for a week of glitz, glamour ... and Lionel Blair. Fans of BBC TV's Strictly Come Dancing will need
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WHAT'S ON
Events/talks May 11 Great Charity Night featuring Divine, Crystal Bawls, Danny Lee, Ade Marshal and Bonnie, Hereford Welsh Social Club, 7.30pm. Tickets Mayors office 01432 260438 or on door. 11 Flicks in Sticks, Keeping Mum (Cert 15), Ewyas Harold Memorial
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Sheer inspiration
WHEN Tamsin Fitzgerald, founder and director of 2FaCeD Dance Company, learned recently that she had won a prestigious choreography award, she was thrilled on more than one level. As well as being delighted her skill and talent as a choreographer had
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Cheasley’s reactions provide a winner
Burghill 1 Wellington Colts 2 WELLINGTON Colts came from behind to clinch the Supercraft Construction Leominster Junior Cup at the final held at Bridge Street Sports Centre on Bank Holiday Monday. Burghill took the lead on five minutes when Ryan Campbell
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Marden lose only once on way to Sunday title
MARDEN are the Premier Division champions in the Jewson Herefordshire Sunday League after losing just one of their 14 matches during the campaign. The villagers finished their season four points clear of runners-up Carlsberg Athletic. In Division 1,
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Rangers’ first-half power secures Strongbow Cup
Wellington Rangers 3 Pegasus 1 A POWERFUL first-half display set Wellington Rangers on their way to their first Hereford Times Herefordshire League Strongbow Senior Cup success in five seasons in the final at Westfields FC. The villagers scored three
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Celebrations all round as old boys show paces
Westfields 6 Aston Villa Old Stars 1 WESTFIELDS ended their 40th anniversary year with an entertaining encounter which also produced a sizeable contribution to the Liver Unit at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Former
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Time stands still in final goalless draw
Torquay United 0 Hereford United 0 HEREFORD fans might have been forgiven for feeling that they had slipped back in time as their League 2 campaign came to an end with a goalless draw at Torquay. Hereford's final game of the season,
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Radical changes needed during close season
LOOKING back on the season as a whole, the first target was to make sure we did not struggle, avoid getting involved in any relegation battle and preserve our hard-won Football League status. This we achieved and there were some outstanding performances
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Worrying end-of-season slump follows positives
HEREFORD United's first season back in the Football League has provoked the usual share of positive and negative emotions. Graham Turner's avowed intention at the start of the season of ensuring that the club's place back in football's elite would extend
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Champions Presteigne finish with a flourish
Presteigne 7 Llanidloes 1 NEW Spar Mid Wales League champions Presteigne wound up their season with a convincing win against the bottom-placed side. The home team made a fine start with Shaun Prince opening the scoring after just five minutes. Luke
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Sutton strengthen position at top of Premier table
AFTER completing their Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division programme, Sutton United sit at the top of the table with 72 points from their 30 games. But the fate of the title lies in the hands of Wellington Rangers who trail the leaders
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All-round sportsman as both player and official
ONE of Herefordshire finest all-round sportsmen, Bill Bullock, has died at the age of 80. A rugby player of international potential, cricketer, squash player and renowned golfer, the former schoolteacher and headmaster was in 1958 chosen as Herefordshire
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Nyree aims to better pervious records
HEREFORDSHIRE swimmer Nyree Lewis is aiming for more records at this weekend's VISA Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. The 26-year-old already holds world records in five disciplines, with her latest coming in the 50m backstroke at the British Championships
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Hereford’s winter work rewarded by Avon Challenge Vase victory
HEREFORD Rowing Club reaped the rewards of a long, hard winter's training with a total of eight wins at Evesham Regatta, a two-day event held on the River Avon. The course on Saturday was held over 1,000 metres upstream where the men's senior 2 coxed
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Hat-trick of victories on fine day for county clubs
BROCKHAMPTON and Bromyard both maintained their winning starts in the Crusader Worc-estershire League Division 1 by following up their opening day successes with further victories. And Eastnor also got their first win of the campaign on a good day for
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Venetia goes double-handed at Haydock
KINGS Caple trainer Venetia Williams is doubled-handed for the first major race of the 2007/8 National Hunt season. Stablemates Border Castle and Stan hold entries for Saturday's Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park, the Merseyside racecourse where
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Tudor guides Minsgill Mins to Crudwell Cup win
HIGHLIGHT of Day Two at the Radnor & West Hereford Hunt Bank Holiday meeting at Cold Harbour was the success of Minsgill Mans in the four-mile Men's Open for the Crudwell Cup. Taking the lead with a circuit to run, Minsgill Mans, ridden by James Tudor
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Hannah celebrates her first title victory
A YOUNG county rider is celebrating after the first championship win of her career. Hannah Tolley, from South Herefordshire, took part in the Pony Club's Winter League finals at David Broome's Event Yard and came away with the 2.3ft title. Hannah, who
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Louise rides to cup success on Badminton debut
LOUISE Skelton from Eardisley won the Laurence Rook Trophy at the Badminton Horse Trials for being the highest-placed British rider who has not previously completed the event. The 31-year-old horsewoman was competing at Badminton for the first time and
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Johnson scores double at home track
RICHARD Johnson may have had to settle for second place in the Jockey's Championship last season but he was back scoring winners at his local track as the Madley jockey scored a double on the card at Hereford. Striking first aboard Native Daisy in the
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Champions get off to winning start
KINGTON started their defence of the Tarmac Herefordshire League title with a five-shot win at Hereford. Their narrow victory was led by the rink skipped by last year's captain John Bathurst with a runaway 24-10 winning margin. Hereford held on to share
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Sharon through to English finals
SHARON Helps has qualified from Hereford Municipal for the NAPGC English Ladies' finals at Abbotsley in August. She also partnered Jenny Wildman in the Coronation Foursomes but failed to qualify with Chris Anning and Lesley Turbutt finishing two points
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Two-day competition marks Times' 50th
THE 50th anniversary of the Hereford Times Trophy at Herefordshire GC was marked by a convincing victory for Neil Greening and Jason Plant. The trophy was presented to the club by the directors of the Hereford Times in 1957 to mark the captaincy of Philip
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Bulls boss left with difficult decisions
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner has been left with the usual crop of hard decisions as he decides on whom to offer contracts for next season, writes Richard Prime. The Bulls boss will doubtless be releasing some of his current staff
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Austin pots for World champs
A YOUNG Hereford pool star has been part of the Wales side which won the World Youth Pool Championships in the Yorkshire resort of Bridlington. Sixteen-year-old Austin Manning was part of the 15-strong team from the Principality which held off the challenge
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Two seamers return to County team
HEREFORDSHIRE will be looking for their first victory of the season when they entertain Cheshire in an MCCA Trophy clash at Colwall on Sunday, starting at 11am. The county side suffered a 30-run defeat in the first of the competition's round-robin matches
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Woman trapped in car
A WOMAN was trapped in a car following an accident between Leominster and Monkland. A grey Leyland Daf lorry and a red Volkswagen Golf were in collision on the A44 between junctions with the A4110 and the B4529 Police were called to the accident last
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County's moonwalking landlady
A HEREFORDSHIRE landlady will be moonwalking in the capital on May 19 as she raises money for breast cancer research. Evelyn McNeil, in charge at the England's Gate pub in Bodenham, will begin the 13 mile trek around Hyde Park at midnight, safe in
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Suspicious fire
A SKIP was destroyed in suspicious circumstances in a fire at the former SAS site in Hereford. The skip will need to be replaced at a cost of £2500 after the fire on the Laing Homes construction site off Bullingham Lane. The fire occurred between 4pm
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Aylestone Hill assault
A MAN has been assaulted on Aylestone Hill in Hereford. The man was walking up Aylestone Hill from the city centre when he was approached by a group of six men at around 3.30am on Saturday May 5. The men spoke to the victim in a foreign language and
