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Ross landmark put on the market
ROSS-on-Wye may benefit from a major new development after a former hotel with planning permission was put on the market. Developers are being offered the chance to take on the site of the former Rosswyn Hotel on the High Street, which is being sold
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Making Hay while the rain falls
THE signposts all said Hay as the crowds arrived for the annual literary festival but the weather was certainly more like Glastonbury. A sea of sou’westers and umbrellas formed the order of the day as the rain teemed down over the weekend.
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S&A announce plans to reduce polytunnels
HEREFORDSHIRE’S biggest strawberry grower has revealed plans to reduce its number of polytunnels by almost half. S&A Davies say by changing the growing techniques used in tunnels they can grow more fruit on less land, remove polytunnels from highly visible
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Weather woes for festival
A WET weekend at the Hay Festival saw fire crews pumping water from flooded marquees and walkways at the site. Two fire engines from the town’s station adjacent to the event on Brecon Road were called out at around 12.00pm on Sunday after heavy rain
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Two hurt in collision
TWO people have been injured in a two car car collision near Hereford. Emergency services were called to the scene at the A49 Bullinghope turn just before 10am this morning. Fire crews have made both vehicles safe, the injured are being
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Hereford road accident
REPORTS are coming in of a serious accident on the edge of Hereford. The accident is said to have occurred on the A49 near Grafton. More information will follow.
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Firm's birthday gift
A PRESTEIGNE company has marked its 10th anniversary wwith a gift by making a donation to the County Air Ambulance. Frame Wise, which specialises in timber frames for building work and the hire of safety equipment and plant, raised £920 at
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Card retailer in award final
A LEOMINSTER company has been named as one of the top greeting card businesses in the region. Best Wishes are one of five businesses competing to be crowned Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer in the Wales and Midlands category of the greeting card
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Funny festival line-up
IT'S all for laughs at Hay Festival with comedy lined up all week. American comic Rich Hall kicks things off with his jailbird songwriter creation Otis Lee Crenshaw today, while stand up Nina Conti will also appear with her sidekick and ventriloquists
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A perry good effort wins cup
A HEREFORDSHIRE company is celebrating success at an international cider competition held in the county. Gwatkin Cider, of Abbey Dore, won Overall Champions at the International Cider & Perry competition, which took place at Hereford’s Cider Museum.
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Compost site plans unveiled
PLANS for a major composting site have been on show in a Herefordshire village. The proposal, by waste management contractor Severn Waste Services, is for a facility on land at upper House Farm, Moreton-on-Lugg. If planning permission is granted, the
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Council mail savings called into question
CASH tight Herefordshire Council has a plan to save £70,000 a year by cutting postal costs – but critics say it can’t deliver. A new contract means mail service TNT now sorts the council’s second class post for Royal Mail, with the saving put at around
