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Accidental death ruling
A HEREFORD woman struggling to come to terms with her divorce was found dead the day after losing her mother. Jennifer Lyneham, 54, had started drinking heavily and had stopped work since separating from her husband in 2005. Her son found her body
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Police identify body
POLICE have confirmed the identity of a body found yesterday in woodland, near Fownhope, is Christine Simpson. Mrs Simpson was reported missing from her home in Hereford late on Saturday night and police began searching for the 60-year-old. The Herefordshire
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Charity fashion show
MEN, women and children will be strutting their stuff at a charity fashion show in Hereford in July. Nicola Hickinbotham from Whitecross has been organising fundraising events in aid of her son Jack who suffers from cerebral palsy, autism, learning difficulties
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Philanthropist opens garden for charity
A HEREFORDSHIRE businessman and philanthropist is opening his garden to the public to raise charity funds. Clive Richards is showing off his five acre garden at Lower Hope, Ullingswick, on July 15. He is holding the special event for Perennial, a
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County's first part-time 20mph limit
HEREFORDSHIRE’S first part-time 20mph speed limit will be officially opened tomorrow. A stretch of the C1125 outside the new Sutton Primary School in Sutton St Nicholas will have a speed limit of 20mph during school opening and closing times, reverting
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Pupils celebrate link with Tanzania
ALMOST 200 school children gathered in Leominster last week to celebrate the town’s African links. Schools from across north Herefordshire joined six guests from Tengeru to mark the 20th anniversary of a link with the Tanzanian town at Leominster Junior
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Storytelling, Mongolian style
A TASTE of Mongolian life could attract younger visitors to a Herefordshire village festival. Children’s author and entertainer, Cat Weatherill, will perform her stories in a yurt during the Colwall Festival. A yurt - a tent used by nomads on the Mongolian
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Aid group helps war widow
THE Bosnian war may no longer be prominent in the news but Humanitarian Aid (Hereford) is actively working to help the displaced who are still suffering hardship and distress. The charity, set up in 1995 to take food and provisions to the war-torn
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Future of 2FaCeD DaNcE Company in doubt
THE future of 2FaCeD DaNcE Company, Herefordshire’s only professional dance company, is in serious doubt following the refusal of its application for Arts Council funding. On the eve of another sell-out series of shows at The Courtyard, founder Tamsin
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Parents urged to keep homes safe
THE ambulance trust which covers Herefordshire is appealing for parents to keep their homes safe after a series of cases involving children falling from open windows. West Midlands Ambulance Service have experienced an unusually high number of incidents
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Beach themed charity event
PEOPLE are being invited to dust down their shorts and t-shirts and get down to a Hereford nightspot where a beach themed event is being held in aid of charity. Dani Davies from Hereford has planned the charity event at Karlos on Widemarsh Street in
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Designer handbag stolen
A DESIGNER handbag has been stolen following a smash-and-grab theft in a Ledbury car park. A thief made off with a black D&G handbag after smashing the window of a parked car at Market Surgery on Saturday, June 14. The suspect was seen running towards
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Ross-on-Wye school summer fair
COMPETITIONS, demonstrations and refreshments will be on offer at Bridstow Primary School’s summer fair this weekend. On Saturday, June 28, Ross-on-Wye Mayor John Davies will open the event at 12 noon. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch a
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Everest trek for Air Ambulance
THE County Air Ambulance can get to the most rural parts of Herefordshire in minutes - but to reach the world’s highest mountain may take a while longer. Terry Griffiths, who lives near Kington, will be hiking to the base of Mount Everest later this
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Food festival comes to Hay
LITERATURE is out and food is in at Hay-on-Wye this Saturday as the seventh annual Hay Food Festival comes to town. More than 50 local producers will take over the memorial car park, including six winners of the True Taste Awards. Foodies will get to
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Car on its roof after A49 collision
A CAR ended up on its roof after a collision on the A49 south of Hereford. There were no other vehicles involved in the collision, which happened at around 4pm yesterday near Grafton. One person was trapped in the car and was freed by the fire service
