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John Shuttleworth heads for The Courtyard
STAR of Radio 4’s The Shuttleworths and TV’s 500 Bus Stops, John Shuttleworth is back on the road after a long absence, venturing out beyond the garden gate to tread the mean streets of Britain, and heading for The Courtyard on Thursday
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Hereford United board contemplating share-issue scheme to combat cash short-fall
HEREFORD United are still planning a share issue to help them over their short-term cash flow problems. The Bulls board believe that there would be a possibility of starting a scheme within six to eight weeks, given the backing of existing shareholders
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Herefordshire Council chief executive outlines cuts in open letter
Herefordshire Council’s chief executive has written to all staff to alert them to the fact that revised plans to reduce spending by £9million are to be taken to the council’s cabinet in May. The local authority has made Alistair Neill's letter
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Visit Herefordshire to remain in Hereford city centre
THE Visit Herefordshire office is to remain in Hereford city centre. The King Street office will now remain in place after Visit Herefordshire and Herefordshire Council agreed the terms of a new lease. Councillor Roger Phillips, cabinet member
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Renowned historian to talk at the Mortimer History Society’s spring conference in Leominster
A RENOWNED historian and author is coming to Leominster next month to deliver a talk for the Mortimer History Society’s spring conference. Dr Ian Mortimer is the author of a number of publications including Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
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Flats plan for Moor Farm, Hereford.
PLANS have been submitted to build nine flats in Moor Farm, Hereford. A bungalow will also be built and a building demolished if the application for the site at Trinity House, Barricombe Drive, is approved.
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Join in with challenge to help stamp out poverty
A HEREFORD-based aid charity is inviting people to help stamp out poverty by taking part in a tough walking challenge. Concern Universal have set up the Wye Valley Challenge in which people can choose to walk one of two routes - a 10 or 20 mile
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The Hereford Bull caption competition
THE Hereford Bull statue in the city centre received an effeminate make-over this morning. The picture, courtesy of the @hightowncops Twitter account, certainly raised a few smiles. But can you think of a creative caption? Please keep
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Former Hereford United player Lee Collins sentenced following assault
A FORMER Hereford United footballer has been handed a 12 month prison sentence suspended for two years following a fight in Shrewsbury. Lee Collins, aged 24, from Church Street, Crick, Northampton, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily
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SAS hero to give talk in Hereford on Iranian Embassy Siege
A SAS hero will give a talk in Hereford on the Iranian Embassy siege. Pete Winner, one of the men responsible for its triumphant outcome on May 5 1980, will provide an insider's account at the Courtyard. The siege immortalised the regiment through
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Dilwyn Show ready to bounce back following last year's cancellation
THE DILWYN Show is ready to bounce back after last year’s cancellation due to bad weather. The show will take place on Monday May 6, a bank holiday, and the attractions include a display of classic cars, a Motorcycle Stunt Show and a fair ground
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Rogue traders targeted in Herefordshire
A NUMBER of vehicles were stopped in the county last week as part of an operation to target rogue traders. Automatic number plate recognition checks were carried out as part of the scheme run by West Mercia Police and Trading Standards, which resulted
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Mortimer History Society to hear talk on Peasants' Revolt
AN author is visiting Leominster to speak to the Mortimer History Society. Juliet Barker, who is visiting Earl Mortimer College on Saturday May 11, is set to publish her study on the Peasants' Revolt and this will be the subject of her talk. This
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Time Machine Museum damaged following altercation in Bromyard
A WINDOW was smashed at the Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction in Bromyard following an earlier altercation in a pub. Police were called to the Hop Pole in Market Square at 9.40pm on Saturday following reports of an altercation involving about
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Fire in Monnington on Wye
WASTE material caught fire at a farm building in Monnington on Wye this morning. Two fire engines from Hereford and one from Eardisley were called at 4am and spent an hour tackling the flames.
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Westfields v Highgate United
Monday, April 29 at allpay.park Kick-off 7.45pm. WESTFIELDS v HIGHGATE UNITED (from) 1. MATT GWYNNE 2. SCOTT JACKSON 3. WILL LOUGHMAN 4. PHIL
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Gas leak in Whitecross, Hereford, caused by for sale sign
A FOR sale sign caused a gas leak in Hereford. Firefighters were called to Kernal Road, Whitecross, at 9.55am on Friday. Julie Wedgbury, spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, said that the leak was caused by a for
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Garden tour in aid of charity
A TOUR of two beautiful gardens could be the best way to spend a summer’s evening in aid of charity. The Garden Safari at The Old Rectory in Byford on Friday June 28 at 7pm also includes food, drinks and an auction. Tickets are £36 with all
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Fund-raising mission for 'amazing' Naina
A CAMPAIGN has started to help a young girl who lost a leg to bone cancer get back on her feet. Naina Dickens-Chauhan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in July last year. Complications following surgery meant she had to have her right leg amputated
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Letter from Jeff Hancorn of Aylestone Hill, Hereford hopes the new retail shops will be open on Sundays.
IN my Sunday morning constitutional I sadly see tourists and locals peering into the atavistically closed independent shops and Buttermarket of Hereford city. But great joy to see the workers at the ‘old market’ site beavering away at the construction
