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£1,500 raised by community first responders
COMMUNITY First Responders across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have helped raise almost £1,500. The funds, which will help buy new kits and defibrillators across the two counties, were raised in a raffle that included a prize of a dinner-for-two
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Herefordshire charity worker steps down
THE co-ordinator of a Herefordshire charity is stepping down after 25 years as a volunteer. Jan Roughton is leaving her post at the ABLE information and advice service to co-manage Cando Business Services. In her new role, Jan will be helping
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School gets thumbs up in ofsted report
A ROSS-on-Wye primary school has been given the thumbs up in its recent Ofsted inspection. Whitchurch primary school was marked as a good school and the 'excellent pastoral care' was praised by inspectors. Inspector David Mankelow also
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Mock search and rescue at church
COUNTY firefighters have completed a mock search and rescue of a Ledbury Church. Officers from the town’s retained fire station were invited to St Michael and All Angel’s as part of an ongoing review of fire precautions at the church. Deputy churchwarden
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All party meeting to save tax office
POLITICAL rivalries are being put to one side in the last-ditch effort to save Hereford’s tax office and its 100 jobs. The Broadway House base for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will shut soon unless an all-party effort can persuade big bosses
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RSPCA appeal to Herefordshire anglers
THE RSPCA is appealing for anglers to take greater care after a swan was rescued because it became tangled in fishing line. The swan was rescued from a lake at Trevase Farm, Tretire, near St Owens Cross, after the RSPCA found fishing line stuck
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What's wrong with humans?
Woof! woof! Hi it’s me again. Now the new website is up and running I thought I would just let you know how things are going down in the country. Life is pretty good at the moment, although the hot weather of the past week has been a bit too much
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Trekkers' support for festival
A KNIGHTON trekking group is supporting the town’s forthcoming Serendipity Festival by holding a week of walks in the area. East Radnor Ramblers have planned a series of routes ranging from four to eight miles long to complement the event, which is
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Hay retailers respond to bag scheme
MORE than 90 per cent of Hay businesses have pledged their support for a scheme which aims to rid the town of plastic bags. Around 100 retailers have signed up to The End of Plastic Bags campaign after it launched last December to promote the use of
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Hereford festival 'rape' claim withdrawn
A HEREFORD music festival was shut down early after an allegation of rape was made which was later withdrawn. Police were called to the Wyeside Music Festival at around 11pm on Saturday (June 7) after a teenage girl reported having been raped. Neil
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Learn about climate change on Father's Day
A LEOMINSTER manor house is celebrating Father’s Day by learning about climate change. The Museum on the Move bus, an interactive, multi-sensory exhibition sponsored by Herefordshire Council and Shropshire County Council, will visit Berrington Hall on
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Brilliant news for Brilley
WHEN Brilley school closed last year and the WI packed up, it was as if the heart had been pulled out of the village, says one resident. “Then this happened, and restored it.” ‘This’ is a 0.7-acre piece of grassland in the centre of Brilley. And
