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1 Weston Court Cottages, Weston, Pembridge, Herefordshire
Agent: McCartneys Offers: £345,000 Call: 01568 610222 THIS well-presented, attached four-bedroom country home has been carefully modernised to retain character with a locally hand-made kitchen, new oak staircase and exposed original timbers and
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New face at the helm of Bromyard school
BROMYARD governors have appointed a doctor to continue their school’s revival. Dr Michael Goodman has been appointed headteacher of Queen Elizabeth Humanities College. He has been acting headteacher since Adrian Long transferred to Minster College last
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Garden is good way for firm to give its thanks
COMMUNITIES on the Welsh border are starting to see the favourable effects of a 122-mile gas pipeline project, which cut across countryside close to homes and schools in the area almost two years ago. Pupils at Llanigon County Primary School, near Hay-on-Wye
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New home for care provider
SunCare, one of Herefordshire’s leading home care providers, has had to move into bigger and better offices because of its increasing workload. Based in Albion House in Kington, it has also introduced a dedicated training room imitating a similar environment
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Ross on brink of promotion after away win
Ashley Down 27 pts Ross-on-Wye 43. ROSS followed up their midweek North Midlands Cup success with a win in Bristol to close in further on a top-two High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester 1 finish. Promotion is now looking increasingly certain and with
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Lamb hits a record price at Hereford
The top price paid for a lamb at the Easter show and sale at Hereford Market was £134 – believed to be the best ever. There were 197 on offer and they averaged £96.81 each. For the best lambs, the price per live kilo was £3.62 and the others averaged
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Westfields take two steps forward in county title bid
WESTFIELDS Reserves have taken a big leap forward in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division title race. While they were taking maximum points from their two games their main rivals, Bromyard Town Reserves and Ewyas Harold were both
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A pig named Sue – meet the tiny hog that thinks it’s a dog
HEREFORDSHIRE’S latest media star has been making a pig of himself as he basks in the spotlight of national coverage. Sue, a tiny rare breed from Kentchurch, found himself pigging out on the deluge of media attention because of his uncanny ability to
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Herefordshire football results
Aspire Midland Alliance: Westfields 1 Barwell 1. FTL Futbol West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division: Dudley 2 Bromyard Town 1, Ledbury 2 Wellington 5. FTL Futbol Hellenic League, Premier Division: Pegasus Juniors 4 Milton United 0. Puma Youth
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Nick’s hat-trick of wins
NICK Hyett has completed a hat-trick of wins in the Hereford Leisure Centre Squash League annual singles knockout tournament. Hyett, who lost just three games throughout the day, chalked up his third straight triumph after a 2-0 win over Matt Thomas
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Town is in the grip of movie magic
ANOTHER exciting and innovative project from Rural Media is well underway, with shooting completed on its latest community film project. The film, which has the working title Still Life saw Bromyard overrun with actors and extras one weekend in the middle
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Bookies bear brunt of Grand National victory
PUNTERS broke the bookmakers’ bank in Ross-on-Wye after chancing on the county’s long shot. Both Ladbrokes and William Hill were cleaned out following Mon Mome’s historic victory at odds of 100-1. William Hill posted losses of £20,000
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Time for a complete ban on calling while driving?
FIRST Group (the world’s leading transport company) responded positively to research that revealed the immense dangers of the use of hands-free mobile phones while driving – they banned the use of such equipment by all 135,000 employees while engaged
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School bids a fond farewell to Murphy the hedgehog
Back in August 2008, six orphaned hedgehogs, just a few days old, were found near Presteigne. Knighton Primary School teacher Sonia Williams and her family cared for them and by October, five had put on enough weight to be released, leaving just one who
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Vowchurch
VOWCHURCH GROUP PARISH COUNCIL – The parish plan steering group meets on Wednesday, April 15, at 7.30pm, at the church room, Newton. Chris Gooding will advise on our strategy for preparing the plan. Any residents wishing to join the group should come
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Wellington
COFFEE MORNING – The next monthly coffee morning is tomorrow (Good Friday) in the Community Room, from 10.30am, until noon. Entry is free and all villagers of any age are welcome. Come and sample the goodies available to eat.
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Staunton on Wye
WHIST DRIVE – The recent whist drive in the village hall raised £350 for Midlands Air Ambulance and Acorns Children’s Hospice. The prize winners were Ann Preece, Wendy Bradshaw, Connie Stinchcomb, Nancy Griffiths, Doreen Jenkins, Randolf Jay, Diane Jenkins
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Skenfrith
AV A GO PANTO PRESENTATION TO CHARITIES – Representatives from four designated charities were at Garway Village Hall for presentations from the hard work of this local amateur panto group. John Jarvis, from Headway, explained how this charity provided
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Shobdon
SHOBDON ARCHES PRE-SCHOOL – A new Ofsted-registered pre-school will be opening at Shobdon Village Hall on April 21. Shobdon Arches Pre-school, for children aged two to four, will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am to noon, during term
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Pudleston
GARDEN AND NATURE CLUB – The April meeting of Pudleston Gardening and Nature Club is in the village hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday, where Mrs Usher will talk about the National Gardens Scheme and the famous yellow book. Visitors always welcome, inquiries to
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Presteigne
EASTER SERVICES – Knill Church, 8.30am, Holy Communion; Lingen Church: 9.30am, Family Communion; Kinsham Church: 9.30am, Holy Communion; St Andrews Church: 11am, Family Communion; Discoed Church: 6.30pm, Holy Communion. OLD BOYS FOOTBALL – Presteigne
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Stoke Lacy
THE SCHWESING CHOIR – In 2008, members of the local choir Village Voices enjoyed a visit to the village of Schwesing, near Husum in Germany. They were guests of the Schwesing Church Choir and were made very welcome. This year, from April 16-19, 28 members
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St Weonards
SPEND A PENNY TO HELP US SPEND A PENNY – Archenfield Quilters are helping St Weonards Church raise funds for their new loo and kitchen. Over Easter weekend, a selection of wonderful quilts will be on display with demonstrations to show how the experts
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Ocle Pychard and Much Cowarne
QUIZ – A quiz evening, with supper included, will be held at Burley Gate Village Hall from 7.30pm on Saturday, April 18. £5 per person but BYOB. Proceeds to St James’ Church.
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Marden
CONCERT AT ST MARY’S CHURCH – On Friday, April 17, at 7.30pm, there will be another visit by Stream of Sound, a young choir known for their excellent and high-energy presentation of music from around the world. This year sees the choir running the youth
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Longtown
FLICKS IN THE STICKS – Next Wednesday, April 15, Persepolis, an animated film, is at Escleyside Hall, Michaelchurch Escley. It tells the story of an Iranian girl during the Islamic revolution. Adults £4 and children £2.50. Doors open at 7.30pm. For details
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Knighton
KIERAN WINS BAND TROPHY – Kieran Aspley, a seven-year-old from Knighton Primary School, has been awarded the Knighton Town Silver band Under 10s most improved player trophy by junior band musical director Cath Mellings. BALLET TEACHER RETIRES FOR SECOND
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Play raises money for Noah’s Ark Trust
YEAR three and four pupils at St Paul’s Primary School in Hereford performed the musical play, No No Noah! to friends, relatives and some residents of the Rose Gardens. A total of £200 was raised for the Noah’s Ark Trust. Back, from left: Evie Woodcock
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Much Birch
END OF TERM – Much Birch School had a very busy and exciting end to term with pupils from year four visiting Kingstone High School (along with other children from local schools) as part of a global awareness day. Children took part in the traditional
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Kington
CHARITY QUIZ – New HMSA quiz now on sale at £1 each. The current theme is Spring/Easter. £10 Waterstones gift card for the winner. Closing date for entries is May 1. Available from Glyn Slade Jones butchers and Loafers sandwich bar. Congratulations to
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Holme Lacy
WORKING PARTY CLEAN-UP – at Holme Lacy Village Hall was very successful. Thanks to everyone for their support. A huge thank you to everyone who gave up their time, donated machinery, tools, refreshments, cooked, cleaned, cut down trees, painted, cleared
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Gladestry
PALM SUNDAY AT ST MARY’S CHURCH – Before the service on Palm Sunday, the congregation was given crosses made from palm leaves. During the singing of a hymn the vicar the Rev Mark Beaton led everyone around the church, holding aloft his or her palm cross
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Hope-Under-Dinmore
HAMPTON COURT – Hampton Court Castle and gardens are re-opening from Saturday. The gardens, together with the Orangery Cafe, will be open Tuesday through to Sunday and, for the first time, the State Rooms and inner courtyard of the castle will be open
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Garway
GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP MEETING – The group’s annual meeting will be followed by the showing of a DVD entitled Fieldwork, featuring farming life and customs through the 1940s, 50s and 60s in the Bromyard and Eardisley area. What was it like when apples
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Fownhope
ILLUSTRATED TALK – Fownhope Local History Group hosts an illustrated talk on the timber framed buildings of Ledbury on Friday, April 17, in Fownhope Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Duncan James. The talk will outline the features of the Ledbury
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Ewyas Harold
MAUNDY THURSDAY – There will be Holy Communion in St Michael’s Church today (Thursday) at 7pm. WEA – The final lecture this session is today (Thursday) at 7.30pm, in the Baptist Church Hall when we shall be learning about Saturn. CHURCHES TOGETHER –
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Eardisley
EASTER – On Good Friday (tomorrow) worshippers will be joined by the procession which has been following the cross during Holy Week from Winforton, Whitney, Brilley Michaelchurch, Bollingham and Almeley. The service starts at 3pm. At 8pm, there will be
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Eardisland
FLOWER ARRANGING – Congratulations once again to Esther Simpson on running a very successful flower arranging course in March at Eardisland Village Hall. The hall was full to capacity and the theme was Easter flowers. There will be another course in November
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Brockhampton
FARMERS’ MARKET – Food and craft market, today (Thursday) 5.30pm to 7pm. All the usual stalls. 01989 740679.
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Bodenham
PARISH COUNCIL – At the April meeting, councillors heard Tina Woods and Jonathon Brooks, from Herefordshire Council, give an update on a recent housing survey which identified a need for a few affordable homes in the village and two possible sites. It
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Easter fun is on the menu at pub - Orleton
CUSTOMERS at a north Herefordshire pub can look forward to an egg-stravagant Easter. The Boot in Orleton is holding a day of fun on Easter Sunday that should please those keen on running, painting and dressing up. The event runs between 4pm and 6pm
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Dorstone
GOLDEN VALLEY YFCs – National final panto of Golden Valley YFC will be performed locally, but date and venue TBC. FLICKS IN THE STICKS – “The Oscars come to Dorstone”. Dorstone Flicks in the Sticks will be screening the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire
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Bredwardine & Brobury
FRIENDS OF ST ANDREW’S 100 CLUB DRAW – The fourth 100 Club draw was held on Thursday, April 2, in the Red Lion Hotel, Bredwardine. Winners of the April draw were: first prize (£45) - No 1047, David Bowen; second prize (£20) - No 1050, David Blandford;
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Almeley
CHURCH – Worshippers are invited to join the procession for the Good Friday Service, which will take place at the Eardisley Church at 3pm tomorrow (Friday). The procession will leave Almeley at 2pm. On Easter Sunday, Holy Communion will be celebrated
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Aymestrey & Leinthall Earles
EASTER SERVICES – Tomorrow, (Good Friday) the Liturgy of the Cross will take place from 9am in Aymestrey church and, on Easter Sunday, family eucharist will be at 11am. POETRY MONTHLY – Tony Walton is holding his April poetry meeting in Aymestrey village
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Allensmore
PASSOVER SUPPER – A Passover Supper will be held at St Andrew’s Church tonight (Thursday). The pews will be taken out and the tables laid up for a lamb meal, reminding us of the Last Supper. YOUNG FARMERS – Members of Allensmore YFC will be serving up
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Two-goal Withers leads Wellington to local derby victory
WELLINGTON revived their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier Division of the FTL Futbol West Midlands League with a derby win at New Street. The villagers’ captain Dale Withers profited from poor marking in the Ledbury defence to score
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Hopes remain of third place
Pershore 21 pts Ledbury 23. LEDBURY are still in with a chance of a third-place finish in Midlands 4 West South after a resolute win at higher-placed Pershore. Ledbury took the lead through a Matt Anstey penalty but Pershore hit back with a converted
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Liam’s first Pegasus goal underlines home victory
Pegasus Juniors 4 Milton United 0. PEGASUS completed the final game of a disappointing FTL Futbol Hellenic League Premier Division home campaign with a comfortable victory against lowly Berkshire outfit Milton. Juniors were soon in control and took
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City centre gridlock
MOTORISTS are having another frustrating day in Hereford city centre. Road works on the A49 near Steels Westgate are causing tailbacks across the city. Whitecross Road, Ross Road and Belmont Road are some of the worst affected areas. Today's works
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Saych in top form for Valley win
JULIE Saych won Burghill Valley GC’s March EWGA Medal with an outstanding score of 84-15-69. Judi Clark and Maureen Wilde carried off the Winter Pairs’ title. Clark won the Winter Singles’ competition, while Linda Bayliss, Carol Freeman and Sheila Glinos
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Jones goal secures point as good run goes on
Westfields 1 Barwell 1. WESTFIELDS continued their improved Aspire Midland Alliance form with a draw against second-placed promotion hopefuls Barwell at allpay.park. Boasting only one defeat in their last 11 games in the league, and buoyed by their
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Outsider’s win will be of financial benefit to racing
I’M very glad to say that Venetia Williams is better at training Grand National winners than I am at tipping them! What a triumph last Saturday at Aintree was for everyone connected with the King’s Caple training yard. Mon Mome ran fantastically, Liam
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Rivers eases back into record-breaking form
HEREFORD and District Wheelers held their second event of the 2009 season with the Hilly Golden Valley ‘35’ mile Road Bike 3up Team Time Trial event. Road conditions were excellent with a sunny blue sky overhead. Sixteen teams of three were on the start-sheet
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Badminton star Gail meets county players
HEREFORDSHIRE Badminton Association organised a trip for 16 teenagers, made up of tournament winners and promising young players to the All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham. They were given a tour of the Arena, and two hours coaching by
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Westside’s last-game win seals third place
WESTSIDE eased in 52-42 against Henley’s in their final West Midlands League Division 1 game of the season. The result ensure that the city club would finish in third place in their first season in the league’s top flight. With the first round fixture
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Angels secure title by beating nearest rivals
SIXTH Sense Angels secured the victory and league title by beating their nearest rivals Beaumonts 32-29 in an evenly-contested match in Divison 1 of the Herefordshire Netball League. Both teams clearly wanted a win and the match became heated and quite
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Ranft fires a brace to shoot down Hereford
LEOMINSTER’S Liz Ranft continued her hot goalscoring streak with a brace in a 2-1 win against West Clubs’ Women’s League Severn Division 1 champions Hereford at the Racecourse. It looked as if it might be business as usual for Hereford when Emily Tompkins
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Grand National success for Venetia and Mon Mome
TRAINER Venetia Williams (left) and groom Sarah McQueen are pictured with their famous charge Mon Mome after the nine-year-old romped home to win Saturday’s Grand National at 100-1. Williams became only the second woman to train a National winner and
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Ross students off to teach in Thailand
TWO Herefordshire students are to spend 10 days teaching at an orphanage in Thailand. Gemma Simpson, aged 25, from Bromyard, and Sarah Fraser, 27, from Ross-on- Wye, will fly out on August 20 thanks to a scholarship scheme funding half the cost
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Bulls’ hopes take yet another battering
Hartlepool United 2 Hereford United 4. HEREFORD United’s faint hopes of beating the League 1 drop took another heavy blow with defeat at Hartlepool on Saturday. With the home side in free-fall towards the relegation zone after five straight defeats
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Wind farm decision months away
A FINAL decision on controversial wind farm plans near Knighton could be months away because planning officers must first painstakingly finalise conditions surrounding the multimillion pound application. Herefordshire Council staff will update
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Bulls on the brink after Brighton loss
Hereford United 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2. HEREFORD United are on the brink of relegation from League 1 after their 10th home defeat of the season, against foot-of-the-table rivals Brighton & Hove Albion, on Tuesday evening. The Bulls’ fate could be
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Herefordshire's latest star pigs out on media attention
HEREFORDSHIRE’S latest media star has been making a pig of himself as he basks in the spotlight of national coverage. Sue, a tiny rare breed from Kentchurch, found himself pigging out on the deluge of media attention because of his uncanny ability
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Police appeal to trace tree thieves
POLICE are trying to get to the root of the problem after thieves stole trees from out of the ground near Kington. Nine newly planted conifers went missing from premises near Lime Lane in Eardisland sometime overnight on March 28. Anyone with information
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Pipeline firm's garden gift
COMMUNITIES on the Welsh border are starting to see the favourable effects of a 122-mile gas pipeline project that cut across countryside close to homes and schools in the area around two years ago. Pupils at Llanigon County Primary School
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Seventh straight win continues play-off run
Stratford 17 pts Hereford 26. HEREFORD’S march towards a play-off position in Midlands 2 West continued with a hard-earned victory at Stratford. In a tough, exciting encounter against a side who refused to capitulate like some recent opponents, the
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Running a tight ship may be another model to follow
AMID our fight to avoid relegation, we have felt sorry for ourselves over the number of injuries players have sustained over recent weeks. Last Saturday was a case in point where we had nine players unavailable through injury or illness.
