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Spinners star as Colwall edge in
ODGE Davey and Charlie Griffiths held their nerve to steer Colwall to victory in a low-scoring game at Redditch in Division 1 of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. They eased home with seven wickets down after bowling the host team out for 135
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Whitecross Squash Squad clinch title
HEREFORD Whitecross Club left it to the last game of the season to clinch the Worcestershire League Division 2 squash title. They confirmed their title in a closely-fought match against Redditch which Whitecross won 3-2. Jack Bishop gave Whitecross
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Double for Barrels side
BARRELS completed a double when they carried off the Jewson Herefordshire Sunday League Division 2 cup to go with the Division 2 North title. In the cup final with Kegville, Barrels took the lead through John Morris and maintained their lead at the interval
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You couldn’t make it up if you tried...
I AGREE with comments by Wendy Watkins of Clehonger (Readers Times, March 26). You couldn’t make it up if you tried. Here we are in the midst of one of the worst economic downturns in 100 years or more and Herefordshire Council decides to give
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MARKET REPORT
MCCARTNEYS report a good entry of 1,750 sheep at Kington Market on April 30. A good entry of 1,100 hoggets sold to an excellent trade. Well-bred and meated hoggets between 40 and 55kg would be at market premiums and hoggets in all weight ranges
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Chambers and Best team up for victory
STEVE Chambers and Tony Best won the Times Trophy, a pairs’ aggregate competition at The Herefordshire GC. Chambers and Best took the top spot with a nett 283, while Roy Joshua and John Walters were second with a nett 287. Wyn Owen and Nigel Winney
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Ex-county rider Matt hopes for GB selection
AUSTRALIAN rider Matt Ryan is hoping his under-par performance at the Mitsubishi Badminton horse trials on the Cotswolds last weekend won’t affect his selection prospects at European level. The former team and individual Olympic gold medallist, who had
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Recruiting underway
ROSS Juniors U15s (school Years 9 and 10) are looking for more players. To get involved contact Jim Loftus on 01989566255 or Tom Ballantgne on 07866649164. l HINTON Football Club are running a Junior Summer Soccer School for Years two and three at Broomy
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Mixed fortunes for Moran duo in double-header
FATHER-and-son duo Roger and Scott Moran, from Orleton, had mixed fortunes when they contested British Hill Climb Championship Rounds in Cumbria and Yorkshire last weekend. Rain showers swept the 890 yards course at Barbon Manor in Cumbria and made conditions
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Leading duo net one win apiece
FIRM ground affected the Wheatland Hunt point to point fixture at Chaddesley Corbett which attracted only 29 runners for the meeting, writes GRAHAM SAVEKER. Four favourites were successful during the six-race card which saw the Men’s title-chasing duo
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Luctonians survive a second-half scare to retain North Midlands Cup
LUCTONIANS withstood a second-half onslaught to retain the North Midlands Cup on a hot afternoon at Stourbridge’s Stourton Park. The Herefordshire side scored their opening try inside the first minute and added another four to storm into a seemingly
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Recognition for firms in top awards
TWO popular Herefordshire venues have been recognised during a national awards evening. Woodhouse Farm Cottages at Staplow, near Ledbury, collected a gold award in the Self Catering Holiday of the Year category during the Enjoy England Awards
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New group offers support and help
A NEW group is being set up in Presteigne to help people with mental health problems. The group will be affiliated to Rethink, a national mental health charity that helps people with severe mental illnesses to recover. Meetings are held on the first
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The busy life of a man with a cause and his canine helper
TRADITIONALLY a priest is expected to bring wisdom and spiritual guidance to a parish. So what happens when he brings a blue poodle and the skills of a concert musician with him too? When you’re Father Richard Williams and your church
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Guide through maze of names
TO most people they are just cows, sheep and pigs. They look picturesque grazing in the fields and reconciled as they wait their turn to be sold in the livestock markets The nearest many people get to them is when they drive along rural roads,
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Club’s fears over restrictions
THE owners of a Herefordshire golf club have been denied changes to its music licence, despite claims that current conditions are putting the business at risk. Belmont Lodge and Golf Club will not be allowed to extend the hours during which music can
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Titles decided in county leagues
WITH the county football season finally reaching its conclusion, all of the championship issues have now been settled in the various league programmes. As previously reported, Westfields Reserves have carried off the Hereford Times Herefordshire League
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Thanks for your stamp of approval
IN your February 5 edition, I asked people to donate their unwanted stamps to charity. Since the article, I have been overwhelmed by the massive response and would like to say a huge thank you to all who have donated, especially Blackmarston Special
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Teacher takes on fund-raising task
A HEREFORD woman who taught thousands of city youngsters is hoping to better the education of yet more pupils abroad. Former food technology teacher Diane Bridges has been fund-raising for a community school in Zambia since her retirement from
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Colt is a clear choice for top value
THE switch from petrol to dieselpowered cars has been simply huge but the move is not always a wise or money-saving one, especially with smaller vehicles. Mitsubishi’s new Colt Clear Tec model, with a 1.3-litre petrol engine, proves this, costing
