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Odd move to offer free facilities with one hand and then take them away
AS the clerk to a number of parish councils, and as a local newsletter editor and Hereford Times correspondent, I have circulated details of Herefordshire Council’s proposed changes to local bus services to as many residents as possible. It can often
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Supermarkets are the cause of decline
BARBARA Dawson’s letter bemoaning the state of Hereford’s once thriving city centre (Hereford Times, April 16) ignores a prime, if not the prime, reason why the decay is setting in, it’s namely the proliferation of giant supermarkets. The council’s
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ESG team are yet to prove themselves
WHAT is going on in our city? Placards and exhibitions are appearing in the windows of empty shops and stalls implying that ESG will be the salvation of Hereford and is now turning its attentions to the Buttermarket and Hightown. They make no actual
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Lessons in the great outdoors
APPLICATIONS are being accepted for a short course in adventure. The University of the Great Outdoors returns to Herefordshire next month – and you don’t need a degree to enjoy it. Dozens of outdoor activities are taking place over May
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Some good news makes nice change
PLEASE accept my thanks for some happy news in the Hereford Times – such a lovely change from all the misery. DR DAVID WALTER, Yarkhill, Hereford.
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Hospital deserves some real praise
I HAVE just been discharged from Teme Ward at the County Hospital. I am aware of the bad publicity that the hospital has received recently but all my experiences were good. The doctors, nurses, physios and occupational therapists were kind and patient
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Caring person was tonic after illness
ON Thursday, April 2, I collapsed while awaiting a bus at the city bus station. When I regained consciousness, a young woman who was bending over me had already called an ambulance and she remained with me until I was taken on board. She told me that
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Where is economic benefit to our city?
YOUR front page article on the Edgar Street Grid prompts me to ask if there is any merit in the scheme at all. The existing plan, as I understand it, requires the relocation of the nearly 200 businesses and 4,000 jobs established in the redevelopment
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Easter fun left behind eyesore
I SENT you a picture last week showing the increasing problem with litter we have nowadays. Here is another picture after the locals had their Easter fun and barbecue. It is a pity they can’t quite make the distance to the large container
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We’ll be racing to try our luck again
JUST a note of thanks for the ‘Day at the Races’ promotion. The staff were friendly, the hospitality box superb – and the racing tips were, well, interesting. What a great day. Roll on the next Hereford Times race day. JOHN WILCOX AND MONIKA WADESON-WILCOX
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Highest praise for standards of care
FOLLOWING a recent stay in the County Hospital, I would like to pay a warm tribute to certain groups of helpers. Based at the Hillside Centre, the Outreach Team have been quite wonderful in the way that they have cared for me after I fractured my spine
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Impressive, but still manageable
PUTTING Tutankhamun in the frame (Hereford Times, April 9) really would be quite something if indeed it were 40 feet square – a square of side 40 feet. Luckily for the framers (and the owner), it was a still impressive 10 feet by four feet, which makes
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Inspiring speech lit up the Hay Festival
IT is indeed welcome news that we can hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu at this year’s Hay Festival. Your report could have mentioned a third Nobel Peace Laureate who spoke in Hay, following her Nobel Peace award in 2004. Professor Wangari Maathi of Kenya
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Cracking response to our egg appeal
VAL Fortey, the funeral director, and Natalie at S A Evans Funeral Directors would like to say a special thank you to Cut and Paste Childcare and all who donated an egg for our Easter Egg Appeal. This is S A Evans’ eighth successful year in our appeal
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It shows the absurd side of our society
It shows the absurd side of our society MY wife and daughter attempted to make some purchases at Morrisons, Leominster, on Sunday, March 22. One of the items was a bottle of rosé wine. The checkout attendant called a supervisor. The supervisor
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Titley WI
THE Titley WI welcomed another new member to the April meeting. Lorraine Powell, from Ten Green Bottles Enterprise, staffed by people learning new skills and sustainable employment, gave us a potted history of the new venture of recycling glass, describing
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Ross-on-Wye Air Cadets
ROSS Lions has given money to help pay towards a new flag for the Air cadets. The Lions presented a cheque of £150 to the cadets as its current banner, which is used on parades, has become worn. A new flag will cost £600. Anyone who wishes to donate any
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Leominster Museum
LEOMINSTER Museum held their 2009/10 season preview on April 4, which was attended by some 40 friends, volunteers and invited guests. Over the winter, the courtyard and stable area had been the subject of an impressive refurbishment programme thanks to
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Hereford Probus Club
HEREFORD’S Probus Club has a new president and treasurer. Robert Preece, of Hereford, has become the club’s 40th president and the newly appointed treasurer is Bernard Bray. Mr Bray is the only club member to have served in all four main offices during
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Eardisley WI
DENMAN College in Oxfordshire is owned by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes – and a very special place it is. Ann Wood, immediate past president of Eardisley WI, was recently successful in obtaining a grant from Awards For All to fund 29 members
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Couple share celebration with friends
A GENEROUS couple asked guests at their Golden Wedding anniversary party to donate to charity instead of buying them gifts. Friends and relatives of John and Joyce Fishpool attended the open house at their Kempley home and helped raise more than £300
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Hereford
MEMBERS of a Hereford church have been out on the streets making it clear how much they love their home city. Freedom Church, based in Conningsby Street, have set up a project called ‘I Love Hereford’, which involves acts of kindness to the
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Hereford
GOLFERS chipped in to help raise cash for charity. A total of £1,000 was raised by senior members at Belmont Golf Club for Macmillan Cancer Support. Dennis Pritchard, senior treasurer, and John Driscoll, senior captain, held a presentation to hand
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Hereford - Junior Mayor's packed diary
HE busy schedule of Hereford’s Junior Mayor shows no sign of slowing down with more dates in the diary. Jane Farmer has helped the city’s Mayor and Mayoress make the Easter egg draw at the Buttermarket. The draw was made in front of Len Tawn, chair
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Silver medal for young Ross duo
A CREW from Ross Rowing Club came away from the Inter Regional Finals in Nottingham with a silver medal, just missing out on gold by 0.19 of a second. Kelly Morris and Rosie Lindley qualified for the final of the WJ14 double skulls fourth fastest, and
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Whitchurch
ART TALK/DEMONSTRATION – On Saturday, in Whitchurch Village Hall, from 10am until 4pm, guest speaker of the Wye Valley Art Society, Doug Eaton, will demonstrate and conduct a follow-up workshop on the use of acrylics. For further information, telephone
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Peterchurch
AGM - Peterchurch Parochial Church Council will be holding its AGM in the Church Flat, 28 Closure Place, Peterchurch, on Wednesday, April 29, at 7pm. All welcome.
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Mordiford
PARISH COUNCIL – A meeting of Dormington and Mordiford Parish Council took place on March 31. The need for affordable housing for local people was identified in the Parish Plan and all residents should have received a housing needs survey which will help
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Woolhope
FARMERS’ MARKET – The Farmers’ Market will be held at Woolhope Village Hall on Saturday from 10am to 12.30pm.
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Weobley
SPRING SHOW – At the Weobley and District Gardening Society Spring Show, held at Hopelands Hall on April 18, the following were winners: Cheryl Evans Perpetual Trophy for most points in show: Sue Carpenter; Best exhibit in show: Rosemary Holmes-Smith;
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Luctonians win at home but fall short in play-off attempt
THERE were signs of disappointment all around Mortimer Park on Saturday evening. Luctonians and Kenilworth had started the afternoon with dreams of reaching the end-of-season promotion play-off match. But, by 5pm, Luctonians and Kenilworth were simply
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Tarrington
CHURCHYARD TIDY-UP – On Saturday, parishioners of St Philip and St James are taking part in a tidy up of the churchyard. This will start at around 10am and last about two hours. If anyone is willing to help, it would be very much appreciated. Please bring
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Sutton St Nicholas
DANCE SHOES – Anyone needing new dance shoes is welcome to attend Sutton St Nicholas Village Hall on Saturday, May 2, when Holbrooks Shoes from Bristol will have an extensive range of dance shoes on sale from 11am to 3pm. There will also be a coffee morning
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Stoke Lacy
GARDEN CLUB – The Garden Club’s April meeting will be on April 28, and will take the form of an open garden at the home of Chris McNaught at Nethercourt. The event will start earlier than normal at 7pm due to the limited hours of daylight. Non-members
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Staunton on Wye
APPLE BLOSSOM DAY – At Monnington House Farm on Sunday, May 10, at noon. Food and drink, prize draw, plant and book sale. There will also be a sale of decorative household items, trailer rides through the orchards, scar and organic farm. Entrance £6 for
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Ross-on-Wye
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ROSS-ON-WYE AND DISTRICT – Over the Easter period, Christians in the town celebrated the festival in various ways within their own churches. On Easter Saturday, they came together in a common act of witness by setting up banners
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Presteigne
BLUEBELL WALK – The Friends of Cascob Church are holding a bluebell walk around Cascob on Saturday. Meet at the church for 3pm. £5 entry fee includes tea and cakes in the church after the walk. Lots of easy parking in the field just past the church. All
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Ocle Pychard and Much Cowarne
MOBILE LIBRARY – The travelling library will return to Burley Gate and Much Cowarne today (Thursday). Amongst other stops, it will be outside Burley Gate Post Office at 1.20pm. NATIONAL BEANPOLE WEEK – National Beanpole Week will be celebrated at Moreton
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Marden
ST MARY'S CHURCH ROOF APPEAL – The launch of the Raise The Roof appeal is tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm at St Mary’s. So far, £110,000 has already been raised towards the cost of a new roof and extensive repairs but the appeal still needs to find a further
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United's poor season plumbs new depths
HEREFORD United’s already-depressing season reached a new low with their home defeat by Colchester. The Bulls, whose relegation was mathematically confirmed by this reverse, have now lost 28 times during the campaign, more than they have lost during
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Kingstone
VILLAGE HALL – Kingstone Village Hall Committee would like to hear from any local people or businesses who would be interested in a regular craft and produce market to be held in our village hall. Any interested parties can contact Eileen on 01981 251912
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Madley
BARN DANCE – The parish church family barn dance will take place in the church on Saturday, May 2, from 7pm to 11pm. Dancing to Bandemonium. Tickets are £8 and include a hog roast (under 16s free). Call 01981 250557
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Presteigne adds to sports variety
PRESTEIGNE pupils are getting access to activities they might not otherwise have had the chance to experience thanks to the Welsh Assembly’s 5x60 programme. John Beddoes High School’s young sports leaders have been running weekly badminton, girls’ football
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Little Dewchurch
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSULTATION – Herefordshire Council, in partnership with Herefordshire Housing, would like to invite villagers to attend a consultation event to give views and to discuss land opportunities for affordable housing in Little Dewchurch
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Leominster
ART GROUP – A new art group being formed to cover the Leominster area is open to very keen amateurs or semi-professionals, aiming to show and sell their work, possibly via a group website. For more details, and to be one of the founders, email quincetree
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Knighton
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 Spar and the Bookshop. So far, we have raised £323 for charity. To find
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Kington
TOUCH OF ITALY – Kington Choral (KCS) brings glamour and talent to Kington in the form of Italian soprano Silvia Spruzzola, who will be one of the star soloists in Kington Choral’s concert in St Mary’s Church on Saturday, June 20. The impressive solo
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Ewyas Harold
PARISH COUNCIL – The meeting was held in Rowlestone Village Hall with Councillor Paul Sheen in the chair. The HAGS quarterly report found there were no problems with play equipment. A review of work undertaken on parish paths during the year was
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Holme Lacy
OPEN GARDENS – Holme Lacy House gardens will open under the National Gardens Scheme over May Bank Holiday. Those interested in looking around the 20-acre parkland can do so between 11.30am and 5.30pm on Saturday, May 2, and 2pm to 5.30pm on Sunday
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Eaton Bishop
GARDENING CLUB – At the April meeting of the Gardening Club, members and guests listened to an extremely good talk on garden design by Roger Turner, from Cheltenham. As well as being the author of several books on horticulture and plants, Mr Turner
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Eardisley
WI – The next social event for Eardisley WI, which is open to all, is a visit to Burford House and Garden Centre near Tenbury Wells on Wednesday, April 29. For details, call Lesley Wilding on 01544 328441. SOCIAL WHIST DRIVE – Come along to the
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Cradley
THE CRADLEY ANGELS FESTIVAL – The residents of Cradley are preparing for the coming of the angels! This unique exhibition, the inspiration of artist Celia Kilner from Holmfirth, Yorkshire, features 60 larger-than-life colour reproductions of angels
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Eastnor
FAMILIES can grapple with the great outdoors during an adventure weekend. Eastnor Castle has unveiled a series of outdoor activities during the May Bank Holiday, May 3-4. The family challenge includes mountain bike trails, off-road driving and one
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Dorstone
WALK – The ever-popular Dorstone village walk will be held on Sunday, kindly led again by Mrs Lane followed by a well-deserved bring-and-share tea at the village hall. Leave the village hall at 2pm. Stout walking shoes and waterproofs if weather
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Dilwyn
DILWYN SHOW – It’s all systems go for the village show on Bank Holiday Monday, May 4. General enquiries to 01544 319085. Horse show enquiries to 01544 340261, dog show entries to 01568 720420, display of classic and vintage vehicles to 01544 318880
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Dewsall with Callow
EASTER EGG SERVICE – Sunday saw an innovation for the parish. An Easter egg service run almost entirely by children. Each child was an Easter egg and had some part to play in the service either by giving instructions or by telling us about Christians
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Castle Frome
MEETING – On Tuesday, April 28, the annual parochial church council meeting will be held at 7.30pm at Hill Farm, home of Robert and Louise Manning. This will be followed by a PCC meeting. Agendas and annual reports can be obtained from the PCC secretary
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Bosbury
MEETING – Holy Trinity Church holds its annual meeting on Thursday, April 30, at 7.30pm at the parish hall. WI – On Friday, May 1, at 7.30pm, Bosbury WI presents a fashion show by Country Casuals of Ledbury. Tickets are £5 (to include a glass of
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Bridge Sollers
BONUS BALL – Winning £25 this week is Andrew Pearce with his number 37.
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Bodenham
FLICKS IN STICKS – Flicks in the Sticks will return to the Parish Hall tomorrow (Friday) with a showing of Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. Doors open at 7pm and the screening begins at 7.30pm. Admission is £3.50. LEISURE CLUB – The Leisure Club
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Bishopstone
VILLAGE LOTTERY – With number 37, Pat Astley has won £25. VILLAGE WALK – The Whacky Walkers meet on Saturday in the car park of the Fountain Inn, Orcop at 10.15am to order lunch prior to a walk. MOBILE LIBRARY – The mobile library will visit on
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Goodships Farm, Avenbury, Nr Bromyard, Herefordshire
Agent: Fox Grant Offers: £1.1 Million Call: 08450 945540 GOODSHIPS Farm enjoys an idyllic location with glorious views across the Frome Valley and unspoilt Herefordshire countryside. The property lies in the parish of Avenbury and within a short
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Mile Post House, 2 Frome Valley Way, Ross-on-Wye
Agent: Bairstow Eves Offers; £269,950 Call: 01989 763553 MILE Post House is situated on the outskirts of Ross-on-Wye with forward views towards Chase Woods and the surrounding countryside. The property comprises a reception hall, a cloakroom/WC
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28 Flaggoners Close, Bromyard, Herefordshire
Agent: Watkins & Thomas Offers: £130,000 Call: 01432 272280 SET on the edge of Bromyard and with country views to the rear, this property has been extensively refurbished to a high standard. It now benefits from gas fired central heating, double
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Brookfield, Dinedor, Herefordshire
Agent: Brightwells Offers: £325,000 Call: 01432 343800 BROOKFIELD dates back to approximately 1820, and has been extended and refurbished in recent years to offer excellent family accommodation. It is enhanced by full double glazing, fitted
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Spring Classic to feature county grasstrack championship
LEDBURY Motor Cycle Club’s annual Spring Classic grasstrack, on Sunday at The Stallhouse, Vowchurch, is expected to produce some high-quality racing. Classes are for 250, 350, 500, upright and pre-75 solos and 500cc and 1000cc sidecars. Riders to look
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Group puts on a friendly face
A GROUP which supports a Ledbury school could change its name to something more friendly. John Masefield High School Assoc-iation is planning a relaunch during its extraordinary general meeting next Tuesday. The Friends of John Masefield High School
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The right ingredients for a Ross-on-Wye pub
A ROSS-on-Wye pub is toasting its success after being named as the best food pub of the year. The Mill Race, in Walford, scooped the prestigious honour at The Publican Awards, which recognises the very best pubs, pub companies and brewers in the country
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Milford Hall, Newtown, Powys. A fine Georgian home
Agent: McCartneys, Offers: £795,000, Call: 01686 623123. THIS fine Georgian country residence sits in about three-and-a-half acres of mature landscaped gardens with a walk along a picturesque stretch of the riverSevern and offers a potential
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Suzuki alto 1.0-litre Perfect for the urban jungle
ADVANCEMENT in engine management technology is seeing more performance, better economy and reductions in C02 emissions from the smallest of motors. This is the case with Suzuki’s new Alto, the seventh generation of the popular runabout which has just
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A perfect six of an evening
THE highlight of Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice tour, which last week played four dates at Birmingham’s NIA, came at the opening of the show, as the legends of ice dancing performed Bolero to a capacity audience well aware of the rare privilege
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14 Mayern Close, Leominster, Herefordshire
Agent: Nicholas Craddock Offers: £215,000 Call: 01568 616999 LOCATED a short distance from the market town of Leo-minster, this four-bedroom detached modern house has been improved by the owners. The property benefits from gas central heating
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Society in call for more brains to boost research
LOTS of people are comfortable with the thought of donating their hearts, kidneys or eyes for medical research. But it seems very few have considered donating their brains. The Parkinson’s Disease Society (PDS) is desperately short of this part of the
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Donations buy new ventilators
TWO new ventilators for the Special Care Baby Unit at Hereford County Hospital have been bought out of public donations. They cost £29,769 and are being used to support the breathing of premature and sick babies. The money came from Hereford Hospitals
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Cash in the attic benefits appeal
The sale of items from an attic has raised more than £900 for the Renton Macmillan Cancer Unit Appeal. They came from the home of Carol Kirkpatrick of Bodenham who said she could not speak highly enough of the service she received at the County Hospital
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A promise kept: centre ploughs its profits into community fund
HEREFORD’S Kindle Centre has kept a promise to the community it serves and ploughed its past year’s profits into setting up a special fund. The £8,000 the centre made on various events over 2008/2009 is now the basis for bids made by organisations
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Dance date to help Josh
ABOUT 80 Herefordshire people danced the day away in support of a Peterchurch schoolboy. Adults and youngsters enjoyed a two-hour sport session at Hereford Leisure Centre to raise £400 towards pioneering treatment that could help 10-year-old
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Eileen leaps into action
A HEREFORDSHIRE pensioner is to take the plunge from 10,000ft in a charity skydive. Eileen Dilley, aged 72, from Sutton St Nicholas, has never skydived before, but said it held no fears for her. “Everyone has been asking me if I’m worried about
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Westfields v Friar Lane & Epworth
Saturday 25th April 2009 at allpay.park. Kick-off 3pm. WESTFIELDS v FRIAR LANE & EPWORTH (from). 1. RORY HOLLINGSHEAD 2. SAM HARRISON 3. TOM SPAREY 4. GARETH
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Gray carries off final spring event
DAN Gray won the final Spring event of the Kingstone High School Golf Society at Brampton GC. Gray secured first place in the Mulligan Medal after a return of 35-17-18. Moray Mackintosh, Luke Jones, Robbie Jones and Matthew Bevan were the divisional
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Westside aim for cup progress
WESTSIDE host Shropshire outfit Tibberton Star in the third round of the Challenge Cup on Saturday. The Hereford club beat East Midland Division 1 champions Loughborough in the first round and received a bye in the second. Westside will be hoping to
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Emphatic win brings Westfields to brink of title
WESTFIELDS Reserves took another step forward as they look to secure their first Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division title with an emphatic 6-0 win at Wellington Reserves. This result leaves Wellington, who led the table for a long
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Back to earth after County Cup success
Heath Town 2 Wellington 1. WELLINGTON came crashing back down to earth following the high of winning the HFA County Challenge Cup with a defeat at Heath Town in the FTL Futbol West Midlands League. The visitors created some good chances in the first
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Search for missing five-year-olds
THE emergency services were called to help find two missing five-year-old children yesterday after it was feared that they had gone into the River Wye in Hereford. Police dogs and a fire rescue boat were used to search for the pair after the
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Lib Deb plan for regulator
NEWS from Tesco this week that it had made £3.13 billion pre-tax profits brought a swift response from Tim Farron, Lib Dem shadow environment secretary. “While it is good to see businesses doing well in the recession, we shouldn’t lose sight of
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DILWYN
CEDAR CLUB- There can be no better representative for tea drinking than past County Chairman of the WI, Mrs Eileen Dilley. As guest speaker at The Cedar Club this month, Mrs Dilley gave a fascinating talk on ‘The Social History of Afternoon Tea’, the
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Where is next generation?
WILL there be any dairy farmers left milking cows in Herefordshire by 2020? The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers is trying to find out and wants to find the answers from farmers who are working in the industry at the moment. Spokesman
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Herefordshire driver banned after teen died in collision
A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been banned from driving for 18 months following the death of a teenage motorcyclist. Phillip Michael Evans was found guilty at a trial at Hereford magistrates court on Monday of driving without due care and attention
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Report slams Herefordshire Council planning services
A SECOND report has stressed the urgent need for Herefordshire Council to overhaul its planning services, particularly the part local area councillors play in determining decisions. The Audit Commission review slams the council’s current committee
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Scunthorpe trip will be tough for Wyesiders
HEREFORD Rugby Club have ‘nothing to fear’ in their crucial Midlands 2 promotion play-off match at Scunthorpe on Saturday. The in-form Wyesiders make the trip to Heslam Park where Scunthorpe have a formidable home record. The North Lincolnshire outfit
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Man robbed in Hereford
A MAN was attacked and robbed of his holdall in Hereford. The 31-year-old was crossing Blackmarston Road at around 12.45am last Friday when he felt a blow to the back of his head. He was then kicked several times and stamped on, causing bruising and
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Lady Dudley Cup win for Distant Thunder
DISTANT Thunder, ridden by Richard Burton, confirmed favouritism to take the classic Lady Dudley Cup at the Worcestershire Hunt point to point fixture at Chaddesley Corbett. Opinion was divided, however, on whether he was a fortunate winner. Disputing
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Community issues on the agenda at Bredwardine meeting
BREDWARDINE residents will get the opportunity to raise any community issues they may have at a parish meeting next month. Questions can still be put forward in time for the annual Bredwardine Parish Council meeting on May 11 by contacting any of the
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Show your support at festival fundraiser
KINGTON Festival organisers have announced the latest in a line of fundraisers arranged to ensure this year’s event goes swimmingly. A special Blues Brothers tribute evening at The Burton Hotel on May 16 will raise vital funds for this year's comedy
