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Doctor's incredible hospice trek
DR Colin Skinner, author of "Beyond the setting sun", visited St Michael's Hospice as part of his amazing 6,000 mile walk across America and the UK - a journey he is undertaking for the second time. In 1985, the 19-year-old hospital porter Colin Skinner
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Crime fight goes to their heads
A NEW device aimed at deterring crime and disorder is being trialled by police officers in Herefordshire. The state-of-the-art head cams, being piloted by Herefordshire Division, attach to a headband worn under a helmet and allow immediate filming when
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Bee sting woman airlifted
A WOMAN has suffered an anaphylactic reaction after being stung a dozen times by bees. The woman, who is in her 40's, was attending a beehive at her home in Newton St Margarets when the incident happened. She was airlifted to Hereford County Hospital
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Edward Elgar: a factfile
l Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857, at a small cottage in Broadheath, Worcestershire. l His father was a piano tuner and had a music shop in Worcester where Edward taught himself to play a range of instruments. l Throughout his early life, he struggled
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‘Some works of music, like flowers and people, are never wholly revealed except in their own home’
IN the late summer of 1933, Edward Elgar conducted his Dream of Gerontius - relating the journey of a man's soul from this world to whatever lies thereafter - in Hereford Cathedral. Within a few months England's greatest composer was on his own deathbed
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Listen to the nightingale
Nightingales have returned to Herefordshire. Bird Patrol has received reports that this melodious migrant has been heard in both the Fownhope and Mathon areas. Listen to our podcast of the nightingale's song, and we hope that before too long you may
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Choir’s concert for Haven
HEREFORD'S Breast Cancer Haven has introduced a support group for male partners and husbands and, to show its support, Hereford Police Male Voice Choir will be performing a concert for the charity on Saturday. The concert, including pieces from a wide
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A rare chance to see quartet
A QUARTET of musicians whose work never fails to get critics reaching for superlatives comes to The Courtyard next week for one night. "Hereford is immensely privileged to welcome a rare event, a quartet formed by some of the finest musicians in the
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A must for gardeners
A NEW garden festival is poised to blossom into a must for the diaries of the green-fingered. The garden festival at Hellens, in Much Marcle, is a two-day extravaganza of plants, people, products and passion taking place over the weekend of June 9-10
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Summer sounds on offer at cafe
SUMMERTIME and the listening is easy at The Courtyard's Saturday Cafe, where the June line-up has just been released. The month kicks off on Saturday, with a visit from regular favourites the Melody Makers. Fine jazz pianist Wendy Mantle leads her line-up
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Bright future ahead for Matthew
BORN to be a musician, Matthew Hines arrived on Christmas Day to the sound of jingle bells and just days later joined the rest of the family to listen to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on the radio. Not that he remembers the occasion, but Matthew,
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Frantik gig to preview album
HEREFORD band Frantik have finished their album, Cautious Lee's Big Day Out, their first release as a new signing to London-based Size Nine Records. To mark the launch of the CD, Frantik will be playing a pre-release gig at Karlo's on Saturday, where
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Star Wars... one hour, one man.
IT'S a show that has to be seen to be believed - one man, 60 minutes, the original Star Wars trilogy. Without costumes or props, Charles Ross presents a fast and furious trip through the films in a must-see show for any fan. Following a three-month
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Remembering Violette
THE life of Herefordshire's adopted war heroine will be one of those remembered at the seventh annual Violette Szabo Memorial Gathering. Violette Szabo, in her early years, enjoyed many family holidays in the county. She went on to become a secret agent
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Car rolled on Dinmore Hill
HEAVY showers may have been responsible for an accident on Dinmore Hill yesterday afternoon. Ambulance crews were called to the Leominster side of the hill at around 2.30pm after reports of a car rolling. A man in his 30s received treatment at the scene
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Come cycle with us
A CYCLING club is calling on all those who enjoy travelling on two wheels to enter a race in the Herefordshire countryside. The Hereford Wheelers have organised the "Come-and-try-it" 10-mile cycle race that will take place on Thursday, June 21. Event
