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Death crash trial gets under way in Hereford Crown Court
THE trial of a Portuguese lorry driver charged with causing the death of a farmer is under way at Hereford Crown Court. The hearing into a fatal road collision which claimed the life of 68-year-old Denis Gibbons, from Putley, began on Monday.
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Diesel stolen near Leominster
THIEVES stole 12,000 litres of diesel from a filling station in north Herefordshire. The lorry was used to to enter the Northside Service Station at Hope-under-Dinmore between 11.45pm on Thursday April 14 and 2.45am the following morning and the fuel
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Youth club van stolen in north Herefordshire
A MOTORCROSS van which is used by a youth club has been stolen from a north Herefordshire farm. The white Mercedes van was taken from a field on Old House Farm in Bringsty between 5pm last night and 8am the following morning. It belongs
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SAS soldier died on Iraq operation
AN SAS soldier died while bravely leading a search and arrest operation in Iraq, an inquest heard. Sergeant Eddie Collins died from a single gunshot to the neck during the raid on a house. Yesterday’s (Wednesday) hearing was told the 33-year-old
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Council farms are jewel in the crown
THE NFU has launched a new tenants’ report to show the importance of county council farms and to help stop them being sold off. It says with the ever-present threat of a sell-off, the County Farms - Working for the West Midlands report should
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Death of the law lord who was part of Hereford city
HEREFORD’S recently retired chief steward, who had a long association with the county, has died. Lord Slynn of Hadley, who will be shortly replaced by the Lord Temple-Morris of Llandaff and Leominster, has died at the age of 79 after a long
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Bishops Frome and Fromes Hill
COMPUTER ACCESS – The Bishops Frome internet and computer café is available at the Village Centre from 10am to noon every Monday. Help is always available and beginners are welcome. There is a token charge of £1 per hour towards the unit’s funds
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Aymestrey and Leinthall Earles
QUIZ – The last quiz night of the season was held last Friday and finished as a very close-run contest right up to the penultimate round when the Coven-no-hopers were leading the Yatton Hillbillies by half a point. After the last round, the Hillbillies
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Allensmore
ALLENSMORE 100 CLUB – Winners: 1 81 J & B Watkins, 2 54 Jean Mapp, 3 19 Paul Jones, 4 70 Pat Mussell.
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Almeley
PARTY – On a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon, Almeley Village Hall was full to capacity for a tea party in honour of Rene Bray, who retired recently after 26 years of unfailing service to the community. Guests arrived from every corner of the parish
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Hereford sale
THE spring sale of Hereford cattle will be held in Hereford Market on Saturday morning, April 29. Livestock auctioneers Brightwells of Leominster will be selling 30 Hereford bulls, 13 show heifers and 33 cows, heifers and calves.
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Teaching vital farming skills in an age of health and safety
MOST boys are introduced to tractors when they are crawling. Their toy cupboards are filled with the farm favourite which gives them hours of fun and creativity. For many, the novelty wears off but for others tractors play an important, and expensive
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SAS inquest verdict - family frustrated
A CORONER has ruled that an SAS soldier was "unlawfully killed" on a secret mission in Iraq, but the family of Nicolas Brown saw their questions about his death go unanswered. Lawyers for the Ministry of Defence challenged questions the family
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Hereford Market
HEREFORD Market Auctioneers report the following prices at their weekly sale in Hereford on Wed-nesday, April 15. Prime hoggetts (1,131): The most excellent trade up to £99 and a top price of 221.5p/kg (39.5kg, £87.50). Meat is king with well fleshed
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‘I wouldn’t have reported gas leak if I'd known it would cause such chaos'
THE man who reported a gas leak in Hereford wishes he hadn’t bothered because of traffic congestion caused during the repair. Malcolm Hankins raised the alarm after smelling gas on Edgar Street. He has reported many gas leaks over the years but
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Hereford county firms celebrate Queen's Award honour
TRADING conditions may be tough at home but two local enterprises have shown they can succeed on the international stage. The Hay Festival and ETL Systems, based in Madley, have won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for their success in the export
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Loton Park win for Moran
ORLETON racing driver Scott Moran was in record breaking form when he started his defence of the British Hill Climb title at Loton Park. But it was Martin Groves who won the morning run off racing up the 1,475 yards Shropshire course to clock 44.46 seconds
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Drivers ignoring "No Right Turn" signs
MOTORISTS are being warned that they could be issued with fixed penalty tickets if they continue to ignore "No Right Turn" signs in a Ross-on-Wye road. Police have been informed that many drivers are turning right from Camp Road into Alton Road when
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Hereford women play the generation game
THESE five surely know how to keep it in the family. Bouncing baby Layla Smith became the fifth female to be welcomed into the group, who all live within yards of one another in Hereford. Leanne Smith, aged 24, gave birth to Layla in
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Family frustrated at SAS inquest
THE family of a SAS soldier killed in Iraq saw their questions go unanswered at his inquest today. Nicholas Brown, a born and bred Herefordian, died after being shot in the back while searching a house in March last year. But Mr Brown’s father John
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Woman knocked off bike in Hereford
A CAR failed to stop after a woman was knocked from her bike in Hereford. The collision happened at around 5.25pm on Friday April 17 in Grandstand Road, near the Brookfield School. The lady had a broken thumb and bruised shoulder. Anyone with any information
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Pedro strikes gold in Winter League
HEREFORD equestrian rider Tina Pedro struck gold at the Cricklands Winter League finals in Chepstow. Pedro won the 2ft 9 over 35 years section in the three-day competition at David Broome’s Event Centre. “I haven't had a lot of time to compete because
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Car failed to stop following accident
POLICE are keen to track an owner of a red Vauxhall Corsa that failed to stop following an accident in north Herefordshire. A silver Toyota RAV was involved in a collision with the Corsa at the B4362 junction at 2.05pm on Wednesday April 15. The Corsa
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Trewick looks forward to Bulls chance
JOHN Trewick is relishing the chance to be Hereford United’s first new manager since 1995. “There are of course details to be discussed, but I don’t see there being any problems in taking the job on,” said the 51-year-old. “I am looking forward to it
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Sutton returns to county line-up
HEREFORDHIRE’S cricketers open their MCCA Trophy campaign with a trip to Wiltshire on Sunday when their side will feature two new signings. All-rounder Faisal Shaviv and off-spinner Oliver Griffiths are both included for the visit to Devizes. And there
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Venetia may be in contention for a notable double
THE final showpiece race of the jump racing season – the bet365 Gold Cup – at Sandown Park may not quite attract the quality of horses it once did, but it’s a still a valuable final day prize. Races at the Grand National meeting and the Punchestown Festival
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Townsend part of winning side
HEREFORD’S Richard Townsend helped his Hartpury College side to victory at Twickenham in the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup final. The 19-year-old prop from Bartestree played more than an hour of Hartpury’s exciting 41-31 win over Clifton last Saturday.
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Thornton and Price have to rely on countback for win
JENNY Thornton pipped Rosie Price on a countback to win the Little Weston Shield competition at Ross-on-Wye GC. Thornton and Price scored a nett 70 and third place went to Shan Powell (nett 71). There was a blanket finish in the Kit Kat Cup qualifier
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Victory over champions clinches second position
Hereford 12 pts Bromsgrove 7. HEREFORD booked their place in the Midlands 2 promotion play-off match after a hard-fought win over champions Bromsgrove at Wyeside. Tries from Des White and Sean Day helped Hereford to inflict only Bromsgrove’s third
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Ludlow rider takes first place in road bike event
THE inclement weather was a major factor for the competitors of the Hereford Wheelers Road Bike ‘10’ mile Time Trial. Signing-on also proved to be difficult for the timekeepers as the wind and rain lashed around the umbrellas. The 33 riders rode around
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Old-boy out to wreck debut
A COLWALL old-boy will be hoping to wreck the villagers’ debut in Division 1 of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. Leg-spinner James Wagstaff will be playing for Worcester against Colwall in Saturday’s opening match at Stowe Lane. Colwall spokesman
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Aim is to give ourselves every chance to get back
AMID all the gloom and disappointment over the outcome of this season, one that we looked forward to with so much anticipation, preparations still have to be made to ensure that we give ourselves every opportunity to bounce back into League 1 next season
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Herefordshire football results
Aspire Midland Alliance: Oadby Town 1 Westfields 0. FTL Futbol West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division: Heath Town Rangers 2 Wellington 1, Ledbury Town 5 Wednesfield 1, Pelsall Villa 1 Bromyard Town 1. FTL Futbol Hellenic League, Premier Division
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Westfields’ impressive away run ends at Oadby
Oadby Town 1 Westfields 0. WESTFIELDS’ impressive away unbeaten run came to an end at Oadby Town in their final away Aspire Midland Alliance trip of the season. After playing four games in 10 days, a tired Westfields side lost to a solitary first-half
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‘Big Trev’ would love to make Bulls return
FORMER Hereford United striker Trevor Benjamin says he wants to fire the club back into League 1, writes IAN MORGAN. The powerful forward will be working hard over the summer to get his footballing career back on track. Benjamin has spent most of this
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Man assaulted by two youths in Hereford
POLICE would like to identify a youth who assaulted a man in Hereford. The 18-year-old was punched and kicked by two youths by the Ship Inn at the Ross Road / Belmont Road roundabout at around 7.40pm on Tuesday April 7. One youth has been arrested
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Brewardine residents prepare for hall celebrations
BREDWARDINE residents are preparing to celebrate 70 years since their village hall was built after weeks of hard graft sprucing the place up. Villagers spent almost a month working on new toilets and a full re-paint in time for its big birthday on May
