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Stalemate at Edgar Street
Hereford United 0 Walsall 0 HEREFORD’S battling display against Walsall was rewarded with a point from a game in which they had rather the better of matters. Hereford boss Graham Turner made three changes following last week’s defeat at Leeds
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Kitchen fire at Whitecross pub
FIRE crews were called to a pub in Whitecross this afternoon when a cooker in the kitchens went on fire. Two appliances from Hereford went to The Monument at around 2.15pm but found the flames had already been extinguished. Firefighters
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First-half stalemate with Saddlers
HEREFORD and Walsall battled out a drab, goalless first-half in their League 1 clash at Edgar Street. Hereford forced an early corner but Taylor’s flag-kick came to nothing. The next phase of play produced little in the way of quality with the scrappy
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Leominster homes approved
A PROPOSAL to build 10 new homes in Leominster town centre has been approved. Developers will demolish several garage blocks off Westfield Walk and replace them with one set of semi-detached properties and two terraces, one of five houses and one
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Three changes for Bulls
HEREFORD boss Graham Turner made three changes for the League visit of Walsall following last week’s defeat at Leeds. The Bulls chief reverted to 4-4-2 with Andy Williams and Moses Ashikodi to spearhead the attack. Former Walsall utility player Kris
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Highways Agency to work alongside A40
THE Highways Agency will carry out work to remove vegetation from alongside the A40 at Pencraig, near Ross on Wye. The work will take place on Monday October 6 between 8am until 4.30pm in order to stabilise the adjacent rock face and should finish by
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New start for fire-hit business
A BUSINESSWOMAN who lost £100,000 worth of stock and her former premises in a fire in Hereford has relocated. Pen Harrison, of Colly Brook Fine Furnishings, has opened her new showroom and workshop near Eastham, Tenbury Wells. Formerly located at Holmer
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Nostalgic visit for Ross evacuee
ALMOST 70 years after he was evacuated to Ross-on-Wye, a Birmingham man has made a return visit to his war-time home. John Ferriday, from Great Barr, had made three attempts to find the home where he was billeted at the age of nine but could only remember
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Community pays tribute to its heroes
A BROMYARD student who raised thousands of pounds for charity by having her head shaved has been honoured by her community. Sally Evans, aged 16, received a Distinguished Citizen Award during a ceremony at the Falcon Hotel. She was one of seven community
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A barnstorming success
A 500-year-old barn has been lovingly restored following help from Natural England. The large cruck-frame barn, on Court Farm in Aylton, near Ledbury, was built in 1503 and had been in danger of collapse for the best part of 70 years. But Natural England
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Farmer wins praise in national competition
When Richard Abell won the Herefordshire Grassland Society's grassland competition in June, judge Charlie Morgan was full of praise for his system and overall management. He said the grazing management and grass and forage utilisation at White House
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Sun comes out for ploughing match
SUNSHINE broke through the mist and clouds on Saturday morning as a north Herefordshire ploughing match got underway. The match, organised by the Weobley and District Agricultural Improvement Society, took place at New Court, Brobury, near Bredwardine
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Opening up the countryside to the communtiy
A HEREFORDSHIRE farm opened up its gates as part of a special open day. Ment4Work, set up by Powys Sense Ltd, provides work tasters, work experience placements and rural craft courses at local farms. The open day at Stalls Farm, Bartestree, saw people
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Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
THE contents of a mansion owned by a Herefordshire antiques dealer has sold for more than £2 million at auction. An international crowd was in Madley last Wednesday for the sale of the century at Great Brampton House. More than 700 lots owned by Lady
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Owzat for north Herefordshire youngsters
YOUNGSTERS at three county schools have been bowled over by a series of cricket coaching sessions – with even heavy rain failing to stop play. More than 100 children from Kingsland and Shobdon primary schools and Wigmore School were treated to
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Fine end to her season
HEREFORD Triathlon Club’s Nicola Goodwin rounded off her season by winning the female section of the Newent Triathlon. Goodwin, 34, finished the 400-metre swim, 12-mile bike and three-mile run in a time of 1:02:36. She was the first woman home and finished
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Two for joy...
IT was a case of one for sorrow when this magpie got stuck in a tree last week. But the bird, under the watchful eye of Hereford vets, made a swift recovery and was released at the weekend. The magpie had injured a wing when it became tangled in fishing
