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Trouble at Clehonger
A BUS has had its side window shattered in one of a number of recent incidents in Clehonger. The bus was driving along Birchill Road, at the corner of Grosmont Road, just before 10pm on Saturday, May 12, when an object was thrown at the window.
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Free taster courses
HEREFORDSHIRE Learning Champions will be holding free taster courses around the county throughout the summer. The first two courses take place on May 25 and will focus on learning to draw and researching local history. In June there will be a textiles
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Hay hare ornament theft
THIEVES have stolen an unusual ornament after breaking into a Hay-on-Wye shop. They damaged the window at Bowie and Hulberts, in Market Street, while stealing the stoneware item entitled "Hare and wavy tree on striped ochre hill". It was designed by
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Busy road blocked
AN accident involving a tractor and van has temporarily blocked a busy stretch of road in the county. The two were in collision at the junction of the A4103 and A417 at Newtown shortly before 9.30 this morning. No injuries were reported and the road
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£7 million Ross flood scheme contract
A CONTRACT for the construction of the £7million Ross Flood Alleviation Scheme has just been awarded to Nuttall, a national contractor experienced in flood alleviation work. The scheme, originally due to start in spring 2006, was delayed due to difficulties
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Ideas on reducing waste
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is urging people to think of ways they can reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill sites. To help with ideas, council staff will be on hand at the market in Ross-on-Wye on Thursday, May 24 and at the market in Corn Square
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James is new partner at firm
May sees some changes at Gloucester-based Hamiltons Chartered Surveyors. Existing partners Joe Hiram and Barry Hutchinson will be joined by James Edmonds, a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. James, a graduate of the University of
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Man denies administering poisonous substance
A HEREFORDSHIRE man is set to appear in court charged with administering a poisonous or noxious substance. Robert Stephen Kent, aged 32, of Bosbury, Ledbury, is charged with administering the substance to a resident of a home for adults with learning
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Lucinda is happy painting until the cows come home
AN artist who only discovered her talent when she started painting to create a record of her family's pedigree cattle when the Foot-and-Mouth crisis hit has donated a pastel drawing to be auctioned for two Dilwyn-supported charities. The Boycefield Herd
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Michelle’s great achievement
A MANAGER of a Hereford company has won a national award recognising her organisational skills and innovative ideas. Michelle Skyrme, a manager at Sun Valley foods, was named achiever of the year by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), beating
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Golden moment for inventor
A SMALL hole in a strip of plastic has won Ross-on-Wye inventor Peter Martin a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva. His patented Re:tie concept is simple, but shows just what can be achieved by an inventive approach to
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Is nothing sacred any more?
WHAT on earth does the Church in Hereford think its message will be to the people, allowing the MayFair on the Green tight in front of the cathedral and the lorries parking on pathways. Does the Bishop think this is good for the Church? If so, why
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Highlighting these crews’ dedication to duty
CONGRATULATIONS to the Hereford Times for bringing us yet another story of heroism from the emergency services. The report (Hereford Times, May 3): Crews' two-mile trek to rescue mountain biker, was a story that highlighted the dedication to duty that
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Reasons for hope
LAST week in a cafe in St Owen Street, Hereford, a large number got together to discuss concerns about the way we treat our planet. Topics ranged from carbon neutral businesses to one planet farming, ages from teenagers to very old and all inspired
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No trumps
I ENJOYED reading your article on Snowy Williams and Sutton United Football Club (Hereford Times, April 26). My dad, Barry Hill, played for Sutton and I received a premium bond as noted in your article. I've still got it but, unfortunately, it has never
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A noise that made me fall from ladder
AM I the only one? Having lived in Ledbury for well over 20 years I have not yet been able to accept the intrusive low-flying of war planes on "exercises". Some days the noise levels have been frequently above that which, if caused by a neighbour, would
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Proud to admit to being motivated
I ASSUME the references to opponents of the Rotherwas Relief Road as "highly motivated people" (Rotherwas firms must battle on') and opposition to unbridled polytunnel development as coming from 'a small, well organised group of articulate people' must
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Maddy’s project
MY name is Maddy, I am nine years-old and I go to Orleton School. We are doing a project on World War Two and I am very interested in finding more out about the Women's Land Army and the Land Girls. If you were a Land Girl I would like to speak to you
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Two councils must now work together
THE Conservative group on Herefordshire Council has a huge task ahead. Their Leader, Roger Phillips, for whom I have every respect and with whom I worked well, has the ability to do it, but whether he has the support and talents he needs in his group
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Milkmen are the cream of fundraisers
UP to 5,000 empty envelopes have been landing on doorsteps with the milk recently. And dairy men and women who deliver the milk hope the envelopes will have something in them when they call for the empties. For several years people working for John Matthews
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Deep Purple star in city
COMPOSER and former Deep Purple musician Jon Lord was in Hereford to see more than 400 schoolchildren joining together in a performance of his new work From Darkness to Light in Hereford Cathedral. The work is scored for string orchestra, piano, harp
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Make-over gives a lift to young patients
PARTS of Hereford County Hospital have been given a make-over by staff at the Holmer Road B&Q store. They volunteered their time at night to brighten up rooms and cheer up patients and staff. The eight-strong team carried out the refurbishments as part
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Crash couple were seeking a new life
A YOUNG couple were involved in an accident which left one of them dead and the other critically injured just weeks after arriving in the county, an inquest was told. Lukasz and Elzbieta Fleszar had been running late on their way to work when their car
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A good read for mums and dads
A NEW chapter has started for mothers and fathers with young babies who want to meet up, read and talk about books with other avid readers in Leominster. Liz Connolly, a mother of a 10-month-old girl, had the idea and has formed a new daytime book
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Cathedral’s set to bloom
SOME 200 flower arrangers descended on Hereford as they started their preparations for a major festival of flowers at the cathedral in early September. In that show of Autumn glory more than 120 stunning arrangements and designs will fill the cathedral
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Trip ended in tragedy
A MOTORCYCLING trip taken by two friends ended in tragedy when a Herefordshire man's bike collided head-on with a lorry, an inquest heard. Chris Collins, of Ross-on-Wye, was travelling with Andrew Bashford when he died taking a bend near Brecon. Mr
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New plans for homes scheme
DEVELOPERS are looking to alter plans for a controversial housing estate in Kington. Taylor Woodrow are the latest applicants attempting to build homes on the Maesydari Site off Oxford Lane. The Birmingham-based company submitted an application last
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Dad’s memory spurs Felix on
MANY would agree that college can be a difficult time in a teenager's life, with the stress of exams, trying to pass your driving test and choosing the right university. But Felix Leech, a 17-year-old student at Hereford Sixth Form College, has another
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India calls for intrepid head girl
AN intrepid city school pupil will be taking a different route into higher education when she travels to Asia later this year. While many of Fern Gwinnett's friends will be making the short trip from the Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School to the city's
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Crier’s bell tolls for Peter
BROMYARD'S 10th annual festival of town criers was tinged with sadness as the event was the swansong of the colourful character who made it happen. Peter Dauncey, whose efforts generated publicity in upmarket magazines and helped to put the town on the
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Hospital gets apology over website listing
A TOP health authority has apologised to Hereford County Hospital for claiming it did not meet national standards over mixed sex wards. The hospital banned mixed wards, with some exceptions, early in 2003 after a massive campaign in Herefordshire, led
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New bags are jute the job
BRITISH retailers are pledging to slash the use of plastic carrier bags by 25% by next year but Leominster is making a bid to go greener faster. It is stepping up the pace of change by offering shoppers a local eco-friendly alternative at outlets throughout
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Food event has recipe for success
THE second annual Flavours of Herefordshire Food Festival will feature all the key ingredients that go into making it one of the UK's biggest and best food events. Taking place at Hereford Racecourse over the weekend of October 27 and 28, the festival
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Horror as owner sees cat mauled to death
A HEREFORD woman has spoken of her despair as she watched her beloved family cat mauled to death by two dogs. Lavinia Macwhinnie was woken by the squeals of 14-year-old Bubbles, who was being attacked by the two Staffordshire Bull Terriers on the front
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MP backs bike safety campaign
A MOTORCYCLING MP is backing moves to stem the number of bikers who are killed and injured on Herefordshire roads. Leominster MP Bill Wiggin was among the first to have his riding skills checked by Worcester and Hereford Advanced Motorcyclists (WHAM)
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Bowling bonanza raises vital funds
MEGAN Baker House is to benefit from £8000 raised by the annual skittle marathon of the Gordon McLeod Leukaemia Fund. The skittle alley at the Richmond Club in Hereford was ringing with the cheers of competitors and the clatter of pins until well after
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Charity goes global with Brazil contract
A COUNTY charity has been recognised as an international centre of excellence after winning a contract to provide training services in Brazil. Megan Baker House, which provides free conductive education to children with cerebral palsy and similar conditions
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Arson attack on St Martin’s Church
ARSONISTS have caused damage worth more than £1,000 to a city church. The fire in the Lady Chapel at St Martin's Church, Ross Road, destroyed a carpet and left the chapel with smoke damage. It comes six months after an arson attack in the same room -
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‘These young men behaved like morons’
A GROUP of men have been told they behaved like morons during a quad bike pub crawl across the Black Mountains that left one dead and another seriously injured. Wayne Evans was killed near Hay-on-Wye and Martin Gibbons fractured his skull near Longtown
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Help Rocky get back on the road to a happy life
A COUNTY animal charity is appealing for a home for a blind dog who was cruelly abandoned in stormy weather. Hereford and Worcester Animal Rescue is urgently trying to find a new home for Rocky, a blind collie rottweiler cross, whose owners left him
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Legal challenge on housing plan
THE new Herefordshire Council is just days old and already faces a major legal challenge which could force a complete shift in policy. Protestors have taken the fight against the Bullinghope homes - a development outlined as the way ahead for a major
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Brother and sister help in rescue drama
A YOUNG brother and sister came to the rescue of an elderly woman who collapsed in a Herefordshire wood. William, 18, and Sophia Hutchinson, 17, helped a paramedic who couldn't reach a casualty needing urgent medical attention at Haugh Wood, near Broadmoor
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Castle abseil team ready to drop
CHARITY fundraisers will be scaling the walls of a county castle this Sunday to raise money for the children's hospice, Acorns. The charity has organised an abseil down the north west tower of the 19th century Eastnor Castle in Ledbury. Sophie James
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Another op for brave Helen
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman will undergo major surgery this summer in her quest to recover from cancer. Helen Boughen, aged 20, lost several facial bones and her left eye following an operation to remove a large tumour three years ago. Numerous operations
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Red Cross takes steps
A NEW village warden scheme for Herefordshire has been launched by the British Red Cross. A number of the wardens got the scheme up and running by walking through the South Wye area of Hereford, distributing leaflets and answering questions along the
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Fairground fury
THE manager of a leading Hereford store undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment believes the May Fair should be moved out of Hereford city centre. Martin Woodhouse, who has been manager of Marks & Spencer in High Town for 12 weeks, says the fair
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Triple win for "Vicky"
THE loving restoration of Hereford's Victoria Footbridge has scored a triple win. The bridge won the overall project award and the heritage award at the annual awards of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) West Midlands in a ceremony today at Millennium
