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Josie to make sporting history
SPORTING history will be made by a wheelchair-bound Herefordshire woman at the Paralympics in China. Josie Pearson will become the first British woman to play wheelchair rugby for her country on the Paralympic stage. The 22-year-old, who lives in Brilley
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Students save the jungle
GOLDEN Valley pupils have given up their pocket money to buy an Asian rainforest. Part of the Indonesian jungle will forever be Herefordshire thanks to Fairfield School. Appalled at the devastation of logging, the school joined an RSPB project to save
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Archaeologists move in
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is digging the dirt ahead of a key development in Ledbury. The Master’s House - site of a £2.9million library and community building - is being searched for remains. An investigation starts this Monday, and will
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The fundraiser of Oz
A HEREFORDSHIRE pilot is taking on the Outback to raise money for cancer sufferers. Ian Nuttall, from Ross-on-Wye, is flying across Australia in a bid to raise funds for Leukaemia Research. Mr Nuttall, aged 49, is one of four microlight pilots attempting
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Radio Bromyard
AN under-used Bromyard public building could be filled with the sound of music. Bromyard could get its own radio station - and the Heritage Centre could be its home. The idea was suggested by hungry guests at last Tuesday’s Business Breakfast at the
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Closing time at Chadds
ONE of Hereford’s best-known stores closes for the last time today. It’s closing time at Chadds of Hereford, the city’s only department store. The family-run business is calling it a day after 80 years on Commercial Street. Staff
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Team prepares for peaks challenge
STAFF at a Hereford bank have pledged to raise more than £5,000 for the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) by attempting to climb 24 of England's highest peaks. The Lombard 24 Peaks Challenge will see seven colleagues from Barclays Bank, on Broad
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Rail investment is capital news
RAIL travel from Hereford to London is set to improve thanks to major engineering works. A £48 million scheme to double-track parts of the “Cotswold Line” has been sanctioned by the Office of Rail Regulation. The line - which links Hereford
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World War I remembered
HEREFORDSHIRE’S part in the Great War is being recalled in Bromyard this weekend. This Saturday sees the launch of the World War I exhibition at the Local History Centre. Months of research has gone into the display, launched at 2pm by the Bromyard
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Hereford Cathedral launches summer events
Hereford Cathedral is launching a series of summer events. The tower and the cathedral gardens are open to tours and a special exhibition has opened at the Mappa Mundi building. The tower is open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 10.30am-3pm. Tours of
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Children to celebrate African link
ALMOST 200 school children are set to gather in Leominster next week to celebrate the town’s African links. Schools from across north Herefordshire will join six guests from Tenguru to mark the 20th anniversary of a link with the Tanzanian
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Kick-off for Kington Festival
IT is not just middle aged activities available at this year’s medieval themed Kington Festival - there’s plenty for the kids too. A creative arts morning and a teddy bears picnic are just some of the children’s attractions at the annual event
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The search is on for Young Instructor of the Year 2008
There is a fantastic opportunity for young people passionate about coaching as the BHS launches its quest to find this year’s Young Instructor of the Year. The competition has been developed by the BHS to offer aspiring young instructors and coaches
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Owner aims for a grand design
A FORMER Hereford pub gutted by two fires in a fortnight could be transformed into a showcase for the city. Some of Britain’s biggest housebuilders have inquired about the Sportsman Inn on Widemarsh Common. But owner Guy Taylor has his own grand designs
