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Family pets stolen
TWO rabbits have been stolen from the back garden of a house in Leominster. The owner returned to the Portna Way home on two separate days to find the hutch door open and the animals missing. It is not thought that other animals are responsible or that
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Windows smashed in Bromyard attacks
TWO shop windows in Bromyard's High Street have been smashed in early morning attacks. Between 1.30am and 2am on Saturday, May 28, windows at Harpers Barber Shop and Fresh and Fruity were damaged by unknown means. Repairs will cost around £1,000 each
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Another sat nav theft
A TOM TOM satellite navigation system has been stolen from a silver Mini parked outside a Ross-on-Wye house. The sat nav was taken some time between 11am and 11.35am on Saturday, May 26, while the car was parked on the roadside in Redwood Close. The
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Takeaway customers assaulted
TWO men have been assaulted while waiting for food in a city takeaway. The victims entered the Jamel Kebab House in Bridge Street at around 1.10am last Sunday morning, (27th). They began talking to two other male customers who, without provocation,
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Boy punched in the mouth
A 14-year-old boy has been punched in the mouth during an assault in Ledbury town centre. A man approached the boy and spoke briefly to him. He then punched the victim in the mouth, leaving him with a cut lip. The offender then walked off towards Lower
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Walking doc's hospice visit
A FUNDRAISING doctor will stop off at St Michaels Hospice tomorrow (Wednesday) enroute to completing a 874-mile walk from Land's End to John O'Groats. Doctor Colin Skinner is raising money for hospices in Britain and the US and will complete the mammoth
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Perry's new bird
A PEREGRINE falcon has a new bird on the go! Perry', the resident male at Symonds Yat Rock, is raising chicks with his new partner, Polly'. RSPB volunteers thought Perry was more than happy with Gina - his partner for the last six years - and were shocked
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Reliable Robbie in line for award
A HEREFORDSHIRE guide dog is in the running to be named Guide Dog of the Year 2007. Robbie, who lives with his owner Tony Doverman in Hereford, was nominated for the award because of the independence he has brought to Tony, who had become unhappy and
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Ross mourns Olly
A MAN who came to Ross-on-Wye as a beat bobby and made the town his home for nearly 45 years has died. Cyril Joyce, known as Olly, died of prostate cancer at Ross Community Hospital last Thursday (May 24) aged 79. He moved to Ross with his family
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Swish Saxtys
ONE of Hereford's most stylish nightspots has reopened with a flourish following five months of refurbishment. Saxtys, which markets itself as a pub, champagne bar, restaurant and nightclub, threw open its doors recently to reveal a new interior
