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Lager theft girl freed on appeal
A TEENAGE Hereford girl who was locked up for the theft of a bottle of lager has been freed by a recorder at Worcester Crown Court on appeal. Natasha Bowley, aged 18, stole the drink from a Hereford store while addicted to alcohol. The theft, which
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How the smallest audition led to tenor’s biggest role
IT'S one of the biggest roles in opera and it's certainly the biggest role of Ian Storey's operatic life so far. In December, Ian will be opening the season at Milan's world-famous La Scala Opera House as Tristan in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, playing
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Riders from afar among the prizes at Hilltop event
NORTH Herefordshire Hunt's hunter trial on May 7 held at Hilltop Cross Country Course near Ledbury drew nearly 200 riders and a donation of £680 was raised for County Air Ambulance. Despite the difficult ground conditions on many courses at the beginning
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‘Hereford’ comes home
A new variety of feed wheat called Hereford makes its debut in the county this season in trials at ADAS Rosemaund. The variety is the highest yielding candidate for the 2008 recommended list and has some good agronomic characteristics, says ADAS research
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CHURCH SERVICES
Hereford Cathedral: 8am, Holy Communion; 10am, Eucharist; 11.30am, Matins; 3.30pm, Evensong. All Saints: 10.30am, Sung Mass with Children's Church. Holy Trinity: 10am, Parish Eucharist; 6.30pm, Evensong. St Nicholas: 8am, Holy Communion; 10.30am,
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WHAT'S ON
Events/talks May til September 20, Guided historic walks, weekdays 11am, Sundays 2.30pm. Tourist Information Centre, opp Hereford Cathedral. 31 Herefordshire Nature Trust, Where Wild Things Play family activity, 2-4pm. discover snakes and reptiles
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Centre-back Gulliver set to continue his travels
HEREFORD United centre-back Phil Gulliver has joined the list of departures from Edgar Street after agreeing to return to Conference side Rushden & Diamonds. The big defender had joined the Bulls on a two-year deal from the Northamptonshire club at the
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Belmont through to fifth round of national KO
BELMONT have reached the fifth round of The Mail on Sunday team competition after a 3-1 win over Builth Wells. Pete James, Sean Pocket and Steve Hughes won and Richard Lloyd secured a half for Belmont who next travel to Oxfordshire to play Burford in
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Tregaron raider returns with spoils
TREGARON trotting Club chairman Huw Evans made a successful raid on the second harness racing meeting under BHRC rules at Allensmore last weekend and lugged home a sackful of spoils, including the Mike Strickland Memorial Trophy for the open handicap
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Herefordshire schools celebrate footballing successes
Wigmore triumphed in the Herefordshire Football Association Secondary Schools Under-14 Championship by beating Aylestone in the final. They won all their pool games without conceding a goal and then beat St Mary's in the semi-finals. Much BIrch Primary
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St Paul’s win through to national finals
ST PAUL'S School have won their way through to the finals of the ESFA National Seven-a-side competition in Nottingham. The Hereford school finished top of their group in the Midlands regional final by beating Lincolnshire 2-0, Derbyshire 1-0 and West
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Landlocked Herefordians enjoy taste of sea spray
PROBABLY one of the lesser known sporting outlets for landlocked Herefordshire is its own sailing club with a 36-foot sea-going yacht moored at Plymouth. The Hereford Sailing Club are now setting off on a new tack and actively seeking both a new yacht
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High above the clouds ~ Geoff ascends to 13,000 feet
BLACK Mountains Club pilot Geoff King has collected a British Gliding Association Gold Badge after soaring his craft to a height of 13,000 feet just to the west of Brecon earlier this year. The Gold Badge is one of the highest achievements awarded to
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Tracey will play in same England team rink
LEOMINSTER bowls player Tracey Powell has again won a place in the England team for the International Women's BC Home International Championships. Powell made county history last year when she became the first Herefordshire player to represent England
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Sixty years on – Weobley’s new green flourishes in the sun
SIXTY years to the day after the club was formed, Weobley and District Bowling Club celebrated the opening of their new green on the edge of the village last Thursday. Sunshine welcomed representatives from many of the region's bowls clubs who gathered
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Martin’s move up to second
ST Martin's clawed their way into second place with a home win over Brimfield after losing two earlier matches in a busy Tarmac Bowls League programme. They were made to fight for the win by Brimfield and neither club was able to make a decisive break
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Cricket Scorecards in Brief
ECB 50 PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP Warwickshire 320-4 (J Winspear 75, E Harris 55 no, R Barker 53 no, A Pottinger 42, P Dawson 31, P Cooper 28. J Sandford 2-54) Herefordshire 99 (J Sandford 47 no, D Bartlett 15. C Brown 4-28, E Harris 3-10, M Mason 2-11) BIRMINGHAM
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Burghill’s pitch produces over 700 runs in one league match
SCORERS and bowlers had their work cut out at Brick House Farm where Burghill & Tillington and Bartestree & Lugwardine piled up 717 runs for the loss of just five wickets in one of the highest scoring Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1 games ever.
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Turner tells how it was with Ferrell
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has given a robust response to Andy Ferrell's assertions regarding the player's departure from Edgar Street. As reported last week, Ferrell said that although he was not surprised not to have been offered a new contract
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Rangers’ double highlights county league programme
WELLINGTON Rangers have enjoyed a season to remember in the Hereford Times Here-fordshire League, carrying off two of the top prizes. The club came through on the rails to take the Premier Division title and completed a double by winning the Strongbow
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Left-armer Russell spins out visitors at Goodrich
GOODRICH'S left-arm spinner Andy Russell claimed two wickets in an over on his way to a seven-wicket haul against Llandrindod Wells. Russell claimed his wickets for just 15 runs off six overs and reigning Flint & Cook Marches League champions Goodrich
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Berry swings in with six wickets for Colwall
COLWALL improved their position in the chasing pack in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 3 when their weekend fixtures brought them a win and a winning draw. On Saturday, Colwall were invited to bat first by visiting Harborne and made
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Temple sets up first victory
MONMOUTH belatedly achieved their first victory of the season in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 2 when they returned with a five-wicket win from Belbroughton last Saturday. But the Welshmen's season took a downward turn again on Monday
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Conditions hit county clubs' title ambitions
THE weekend's cold and wet weather did nothing to help Herefordshire sides' prospects of carrying off the Crusader Worcestershire League Division 1 title. Only one of the five games scheduled to involve county sides over the two-day Bank Holiday programme
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Tackling trouble in Ledbury
POLICE in Ledbury have launched a new scheme to tackle anti-social behaviour and criminal damage offences. Operation Kyoto has seen the town's Local Policing Team boosted with four additional Community Support Officers and members of the Special Constabulary
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Middleton shares in national success
DANIEL Middleton, of Dilwyn, achieved one of the biggest successes of his already illustrious career when he won the junior 16 quad sculls with his High Performance crewmates from Evesham at the National Schools Regatta. High calibre quads converged
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Host club triumph at regatta
HEREFORD Rowing Club members excelled themselves at their home regatta on Bank Holiday Monday by carrying off 11 titles. The cool conditions and strong breeze did not appear to handicap the home competitors who powered to victories across the age ranges
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Has anyone seen Ethel?
ETHEL the wandering Tortoise has done it again - and her owner is finding it impossible to track her down. The adventurous animal has, in the past, been found upside down on a cattle grid and trying to negotiate a busy main road, but now owner Suzanne
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Modern approach to farming
A COUNTY agricultural show that has been running for over 125 years has moved into the 21st Century with the launch of a new website. The Kington Show will still feature traditional livestock exhibitions but is making an effort to embrace more modern
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Five suffer hypothermia in raft race
THE annual raft race on the River Wye went ahead as planned at the weekend despite attempts by conservationists, and bitter weather conditions, to put a stop to things. The three-day event, organised by Committee for Herefordshire Amateur Rafters (CHAR
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True Samaritans on the Tesco car ramp
ON Monday, May 21, my car broke down on the exit ramp leading from Tesco to Nemarket Street, Hereford. As you may imagine, this caused quite a bit of inconvenience for other motorists. However, my wife and I were very pleasantly surprised by the number
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And at the Belmont roundabout too
ON May 21 my vehicle broke down on the big roundabout in Hereford. I was stuck in the middle lane with vehicles passing by, drivers not daring to look in case they feel they should have to stop to help. After several changes of lights, one lovely gentleman
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Don’t let anger get in the way
I AM not sure S Caplin is right (We like our clock.', Hereford Times, May 10). Public donations were so slow the town council upped its grant, meeting half the cost from council tax. It has been suggested the ducking stool could still be turned into
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in just over a week last July. In total 126 businesses were contacted during that short period and only one declined to sign the petition - a success rate of over 99%. A very clear majority of those asked to sign the petition.
I HAVE obtained the following information from the council under the Freedom of Information Act. "The cost of the black granite (directional) paths was £33,112. The cost of fitting them, over and above the base cost of repaving High Town, was approximately
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Look at the numbers and ask the question
I WRITE in response to questions about the press release issued by the Dinedor Hill Action Association, concerning its legal challenge mounted to invalidate the permission for land to be allocated for housing at Bullinghope, and consequently prevent the
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This loss is the true price of milk these days
WHY is so little being done to prevent the unnecessary slaughter of TB reacting cattle? The current NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) guidelines for tuberculosis (March 2006) for contact with cattle with TB advises to offer
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Time for good news
THERE has been so much bad press about football and its so-called supporters I have been very disappointed not to read something positive about this wonderful sport. The contrast between the game at Torquay on May 5 this year and that fateful day 10 years
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The majority has to suffer
IN the last few months, I have been picking my daughter up from Hereford Railway Station but it has become much more difficult to park for a short time due to the conversion of 10 spaces nearest the entrance into disabled parking spaces. I have never
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We don’t need eight coaches
IT is pleasing to read Central Trains is to provide (Hereford Times, May 17) longer trains between Hereford and Birmingham. Can First Great Western now eliminate the preposterous eight coach London-bound juggernauts that travel virtually empty for
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Quicker and easier ways
MY heart bleeds for Charlotte (Hereford Times, May 10), who cannot find a place to park outside the front gate of the college she attends in Hereford. There is a simple answer. Yarpole is five miles from Leominster. She could park at Leominster station
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In defence of wheelie bins
IN response to the letter from F A Milligan (Hereford Times, May 10) regarding wheelie bins, at the end of last year we moved to Hereford from southern Hampshire, where wheelie bins have been in use by our previous council for more than 15 years. While
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Directory is wonderful
Please would you tell the whole of Herefordshire about the wonderful Green Links directory launched recently at the Café Green on St Owen Street? It is a fabulous opportunity for Hereford and Herefordshire to get a big move forwards in its Sustainable
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Farms open to public
Sunday, June 10, will see farms all over the country opening their gates to the public to show why farming matters. Organised by Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) with support from the National Farmers Union (NFU), farmers are encouraging everyone
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Course is shear genius
Mastering sheep shearing skills through the tuition available from experienced shearers is producing young men capable of shearing up to 400 sheep a day - something that was unheard of in the days before training courses were instigated by the British
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New horse power for the county
As Hereford Council starts using biofuels in its vehicles, ADAS Rosemaund is investigating ways farmers can maximise crops for biofuel production. A new special bunded diesel storage tank has been installed at Queenswood Country Park. The tank will
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‘Hereford’ comes home
A new variety of feed wheat called Hereford makes its debut in the county this season in trials at ADAS Rosemaund. The variety is the highest yielding candidate for the 2008 recommended list and has some good agronomic characteristics, says ADAS research
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IIP for county care home
A HEREFORDSHIRE care home has won a prestigious award, recognising the hard work of its staff. Lynhales Hall Nursing Home, in Lyonshall, has joined over 38,000 other organisations in the UK accredited with the Investors in People standard. Manager Meg
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The future is orange
Orange is offering small business owners and sole traders in the Hereford Times circulation area a "leg up" the business ladder by giving away £1,000 of marketing support to celebrate the launch of its new business tariffs - Orange Solo for sole traders
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Grand design scoops architectural honour
A FIRM of architects based near Hereford has won a prestigious architecture prize for designing its own environmentally friendly office. Local architects Architype relocated to upper Twyford, transforming two derelict farm buildings into a modern and
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Firm’s success
LEOMINSTER-BASED Olango Web Services has been awarded Business Link West Midlands Supplier status. Business Link requires companies who apply for the status to meet stringent business management criteria with a tough vetting procedure and provide multiple
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£1m contract for consultancy
NATIONAL consultants Hydro-Logic, whose head office is in Bromyard, has been appointed by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) to service and maintain its hydrometric network. It is a six-year contract worth more than £1 million and is the second time that Hydro-Logic
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Police work is commended
WILLIAM Herbert went out with a "weapon" and killed two men. He had neither a knife nor a gun in his hand, but a wheel. The crime scene was one of the worst road crashes in the county in recent years, and the police traffic team that proved the double
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Area approved as site of interest
THE government's wildlife adviser, Natural England, has approved an unrivalled network of 17 flower-rich meadows in a Herefordshire valley with two unspoiled ancient orchards as the latest Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) to give rare and vulnerable
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Battle to help butterflies
FORESTRY Commission England is taking action in Herefordshire to tackle the decline in rare woodland butterflies and moths and help them to thrive once again. Working with Butterfly Conservation, the commission has announced its plan to tackle the plight
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Fiona talks frankly about faith and hope
Fiona Castle, widow of entertainer Roy Castle, attended a workshop at Hereford Baptist Church. More than 100 people attended the Come And Meet Every One (CAMEO) event, which was organised by the church in conjunction with the Wednesday club for over
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Daphne’s date with the Prime Minister
A HEREFORDSHIRE teaching assistant was chosen to meet the Prime Minister. Daphne Moczulski, one of four higher-level teaching assistants at the Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School, was chosen by Herefordshire Council to represent the success of a council-run
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Cessa’s roses will help the Renton Macmillan fund
FORGET the quaint picture of roses rambling round the porch - Cessa Moore likes to see them climbing up the apple trees, over the garden walls and trailing round the shrubs. Over the years she has worked hard to ensure they thrive this way in the garden
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Busy Times
There are changes happening in my life, things that I will share with you when I next blog. They are big changes requiring a lot of attention to detail. That's all I will say for the moment, or perhaps I should say 'watch this space'. We were away for
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Give blood
THE National Blood Service is holding blood donor sessions at St Barnabas Church Hall, Venns Lane, Hereford on Friday, June 6. The sessions last from 1pm-3.15pm and 4.30pm-6.45pm. Call 0845 7 711 711.
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Wartime meeting that led to love
THEY met in Egypt during the Second World War and now they are in Hereford celebrating their diamond wedding. Nobby Clark was a sergeant in charge of a workshop carrying out barge repairs. Peggy Campion was a member of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial
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Exotic help for Haven
EXOTIC tasting potato chips have earned £2,400 for Breast Cancer Haven in Hereford. The strawberry, sweet chilli and white wine chips were developed by Tyrrells, near Leominster, and introduced on Valentine's Day. They were a limited edition and 10%
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Action on feeding patients
SPECIAL attention is being given to two areas of patient care at Hereford County Hospital - help with feeding and speeding up medication for those waiting to go home. A survey of hospital patients identified both as needing improvement. Now, patients
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In at the deep end for pool players
A GROUP of young people in Leominster wanted to play their part in helping to raise money for a new cancer unit at Hereford County Hospital. They had read so much about fundraising in the area, and that North Herefordshire Renton Appeal group were actively
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Parking petition
A PETITION is being launched for free parking for the disabled at Hereford County Hospital. Shelia Williams, of Fownhope, is looking for supporters to back the petition which she wants to send to the hospital trust. Mrs Williams said she was "extremely
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Museum display really rocks...
AS part of celebrations marking the bi-centenary of geological research in Herefordshire, a new display is on show at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery. The Geological Society of London, the world's oldest national scientific and professional society for
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Back to school for MP
PAUL Keetch put his parliamentary work to one side recently and made a visit to his former secondary school - 30 years after leaving. The Hereford MP visited Aylestone High School and while there was presented with a framed copy of his final school report
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School event puts sport on the map
CHILDREN from four Herefordshire primary schools have been able to try the sport of orienteering thanks to a specially organised festival. In response to requests from schools in the county, Herefordshire Council's sports development team found there
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Busy bees at Brockhampton
PUPILS from a county primary school have enjoyed an educational trip to the Brockhampton Estate. The children, from nearby Brockhampton Primary School in Bringsty, were given a guided tour by the estate's new learning and interpretation officer Rachel
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Raising funds in Harry’s name
A HEREFORDSHIRE mum whose son died in January has organised a golf day to raise funds for the charity which helped to look after him. Harry Williams was born in September 2004. He was often very ill and spent much of his short life in Hereford County
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Burglaries halved in three years
THE number of house burglaries in Herefordshire has gone down by 50% in just three years. According to figures released by the Herefordshire Community Policing Board, there were 324 recorded house burglaries for the year ending in March - 48 fewer than
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County plays host to rare car club
OWNERS of one of the world's rarest cars came from all over the world to stay in a Herefordshire lodge and enjoy the county's winding country lanes. The British Salmson Owners Club was set up in 1952 with the aim of fostering enthusiasm for the cars,
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Ex-Ross policeman Olly dies aged 79
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 aged 79. He moved to Ross with his family in 1963 and
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Make your dad’s day
ORGANISERS of an event which promises to make Father's Day one to remember have pledged that all proceeds will be given to Acorns Children's Hospice. The Broomy Hill Father's Day Event is a joint project between the City of Hereford Rotary Club, Hereford
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Mark takes on role of chairman
MARK Curtis is just what the doctor ordered for Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust. Mr Curtis will be the Trust's new chairman, stepping up from his previous roles as deputy chairman of its board and head of the audit committee. Appointed for a four-year term
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Mayor’s call to help our community life
THE new mayor of Leominster has appealed to the DVD generation to give the small screen a rest and get involved to help save community life. Councillor Brettina Meadows (right) fears townspeople are becoming isolated in front of the television while
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County Hospital is in the top 40
HEREFORD County Hospital has been named in a list of the top 40 safest hospitals in the country. Independent experts CHKS studied 20 different performance indicators in all hospitals before naming the best. They checked such things as death rates, cancelled
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City remembers HMS Antelope
THE end of HMS Antelope is one of the defining images of the Falklands War and Roger Sell saw it happen. Roger was at Hereford Town Hall last Thursday for a special salute to the ship from its "home" city, 25 years to the day after he watched an explosion
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Teen lied about robbery
A YOUTH has been reprimanded by police after CCTV images showed that he falsely reported being the victim of a robbery in the city. The 17-year-old male, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, contacted police in January claiming he had been robbed
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Businessman’s anger as girlfriend denied visa
A HEREFORD businessman has voiced his anger after his Russian girlfriend was refused entry into the UK. Tibor Zsolt Pardi, a software engineer who manages his own business, Zolt Software Ltd, applied for a visitor visa for his girlfriend Natalya Pavlova
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Wren’s mobile home
A FARMER from Much Dewchurch was surprised to discover a young brood of feathered passengers in his tractor last week. John George, from Bowers Wood Farm, didn't realise he had company in his tractor until he noticed a wren frantically flying around
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Innovation in education plan by foundation
HEREFORDSHIRE is set to become the site of an innovative multiversity, providing sustainable education to students in the county and beyond. The Bulmer Foundation is proposing the idea of a multiversity in response to a report commissioned by the Higher
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Churches face fight to raise vital funds
PARISHIONERS trying to raise half a million pounds to repair the leaking roof of Leominster Priory are now faced with forking out around £100,000 to repair the damaged church organ. A Leominster Festival organ recital by Martin Hall on June 8 had to
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Sign of the times sees Joanna celebrate success
A HEREFORDSHIRE student has won a competition to design a new logo for a project aiming at increasing the number of people progressing into higher education. Joanna Marshall, who is studying for a BA (Hons) in Graphic and Media Design at Herefordshire
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Surgeon reassures public after inquest into OAP’s death
A COUNTY surgeon has reassured the public over a procedure used in diagnosis. Clare Cheek, a consultant surgeon at Hereford County Hospital, has told the Hereford Times that the vast majority of colonoscopies are performed successfully with no adverse
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Rail station misses out on access cash
LEOMINSTER Railway Station will remain a no-go area for many disabled people for at least five years because government money to improve access has run out. Tom Harris, under-secretary of state for transport, says cash to create a step-free' station
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‘This is where it all began’
OVER one and a half thousand people dusted off family heirlooms and queued outside The Courtyard last Thursday to take part in the Antiques Roadshow. The pilot show of the popular series, presented by Bruce Parker, was recorded at Hereford Town Hall
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Man dies after two-car collision
A MAN has been killed after being involved in a two-car collision on the Welsh border. Daniel Hughes, aged 25 from Rhayader, died following an accident on the A470 between Doldowlodd and Rhayader, when a blue Vauxhall Astra and a silver Peugeot 206 were
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Inquest told of asbestos at MoD camp
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman died from respiratory failure having spent more than 20 years exposed to blue asbestos. An inquest in Hereford heard how Kathleen Francis, aged 73, of Newtown Lane, Leominster, had been exposed to the material while working at the
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45 minutes - That’s how long a cancer patient’s journey for treatment should be. In this county it can take 180.
A MAJOR report on radiotherapy treatment has confirmed that cancer patients in Herefordshire and Powys have a raw deal. It gives a major boost to the Hereford Times' Misery Miles campaign for radiotherapy to be available at the County Hospital. The
