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What's on in city and county this week

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New season for Bleddfa Centre

THE new season opens at the Bleddfa Centre for the Arts with the exhibition Sitting on the Planet until June 24. The exhibition Siting on the Planet is the first of a series of international exhibitions to be held this year at the recently refurbished centre.   more...

Thrill of the Big Top in Hereford

CIRQUE du Pays de Galles, Big Fun's in-house performing company have been touring since 1991, home and abroad.   more...

Not adverse to verse

POET, raconteur, rapper and writer Simon Pitt visits Leominster on Friday, May 4 to give an evening performance at the library.   more...

Literary groupies...

LITERARY groupies from all over the country will be flocking to the Burgage Hall in Ledbury on Saturday to attend the AGM of the Alliance of Literary Societies.   more...

Recent sightings show Mordiford dragon lives.....

THE locals of Mordiford thought that their ancient, legendary dragon was well and truly dead and buried but in recent weeks sightings have been reported of a `terrifying, green monster with a deafening roar'.   more...

Courtyard to stage Euripides classic

FOURSIGHT Theatre, the company that brought the hugely successful `Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry' and the beautiful yet frightening `Pushing Daisies', to The Courtyard is returning again on Saturday with a brand new adaptation of the Greek classic `Medea'.   more...

HAOS return to the classics

AFTER the huge success of `La Cage Aux Folles' Hereford Amateur Operatic Society, return to one of the classics of the British musicals `Oliver'.   more...

What's on at your local cinema this week

HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will showing `The Hole' and Jennifer Lopez in `The Wedding Planner' for seven days from Friday. `Rugrats in Paris' is being shown at Saturday and Sunday matinees.   more...

`Sweet Lady' will be Frantik's debut disc

MAY 28 is the general release date for the debut single `Sweet Lady' by Hereford's own Frantik.   more...

New slant on G&S

WORCESTER Gilbert and Sullivan Society will be presenting an evening of Fun, Song and Dance at The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard at 7.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 10, 11 and 12.   more...

Ross artist to sing at top sports event

SINGER-SONGWRITER phoenix j, who lives and records at her studio in Ross-on-Wye, has been invited to perform at the World Premier Kickboxing Championship Extravaganza 2001, to be held at the 4200-person Skydome Coventry on Saturday.   more...

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Kingstone

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Kington

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Kinnerton

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Linton

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Much Birch

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Presteigne

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Bromyard News

Test story, Bromyard news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Upton Bishop

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Hay-on-Wye News

Test story, Hay news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Ross-on-Wye News

Test story, Ross-on-Wye news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Latest News

Test story, Latest news coverage updated at least three times a day, begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Kington News

Test story, Kington news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Protest gains momentum with main highway demo

WHEN news spread that healthy animals at holdings in south Herefordshire were to be slaughtered, local residents soon closed ranks against MAFF representatives when they called on local farms.   more...

Outbreak in 510 sheep at Wigmore shatters calm

THE cautious optimism being shared by farmers in Herefordshire this week was shattered on Tuesday when an outbreak of foot and mouth was confirmed at Oak Hill Farm, Wigmore, near Leominster.   more...

County abattoir is reopened for stock after scare

A WEOBLEY abattoir, closed on Thursday last because of a suspected case of foot and mouth, reopened for business on Tuesday.   more...

Report bad slaughter cases, asks Welsh union

THE Farmers' Union of Wales is calling on people to report any slaughtering incidents that may have shocked them.   more...

Birds nests burned as sites are cleaned

WITH gangs of workers descending on infected farms in Herefordshire to carry out cleaning operations, birds' nests of all descriptions are having to be discarded and burned.   more...

Petition presses for vaccination of stock

PEOPLE in Herefordshire are being asked to sign a petition pressing for the vaccination of stock to prevent them being slaughtered under the foot-and-mouth regulations.   more...

Hereford News

Test story, Hereford news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Leominster News

Test story, Leominster news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th.   more...

Sport

Turner sets sights on next season's places

HEREFORD United wind up their home programme for the season this Saturday when Morecambe, managed by ex-Bulls favourite Jimmy Harvey, visit Edgar Street in the Nationwide Conference.   more...

Holiday regatta is latest victim

ONE of Hereford's top annual sporting fixtures has been cancelled because of the foot and mouth restrictions.   more...

Hereford rowers return with medal haul

FOUR Hereford Rowing Club members have boosted their hopes of representing Wales in the Home Countries International this summer by returning from continental competition with a clutch of medals.   more...

Andrews boosts personal best in world trials

HEREFORD swimmer Jono Andrews improved his personal best time when competing in the World Championship Trials in Manchester.   more...

Marches will play for titles

ALTHOUGH some member clubs will not be able to play on their own grounds because of foot and mouth, the Flint & Cook Marches Cricket League will go ahead this season.   more...

County women pipped by Cornish rivals

HEREFORDSHIRE won three of their four matches in the West of England Women's County Hockey Championships at Bath University but were pipped for the title by Cornwall on goal difference.   more...

Busy programme taking its toll

Highworth Town 3 Pegasus Juniors 0   more...

Late goals save point for Kington

Kington Town 2 Lye Town 2   more...

Wellington consolidate top-half place

Gornal 0 Wellington 2   more...

Unbeaten run is halted

Malvern Town Res 3 Hinton 2   more...

Solid Leominster win

Pershore Town Res 0 Leominster Town 2   more...

County in form for testing game

Herefordshire FA 1 Birmingham County FA 1   more...

Ross roar to victory with early salvo

Ross Town 4 Old Woodstock Town 1   more...

Westfields miss Craddock in shot-shy display

Westfields 0 Heath Hayes 1   more...

Soccer Results

Nationwide Conference: Hereford Utd 1 Scarborough 1.   more...

Colwell shoots Ledbury to cup success

Ledbury Town 5 Hereford Civil Service 1   more...

Town boost title hopes

Ledbury Town 4   more...

Bromyard bounce back

Shawbury 1 Bromyard Town 2   more...

Aussie seamer opens up with 23-over stint

AUSTRALIAN seamer Craig Jones made an impressive debut for Kington who opened their Worcestershire County League Division 1 programme with a five-wicket home victory over Chaddesley Corbett.   more...

Block blocks Kent visitors

A YOUNG Herefordshire batsman has emulated Mike Atherton's feat of batting unbeaten throughout an innings in a first-class match for Cambridge University.   more...

Barbados tour to beat weather

HEREFORDSHIRE CCC cricket and selection sub-committee chairman Bryan Smith is floating the idea of a club tour to Barbados around the end of March next year.   more...

Cricket in Brief

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE   more...

Morgan overcomes atrocious conditions

PROMISING young Belmont golfer Gregg Morgan produced a fine performance to finish 25th in the McEvoy Trophy, a top class international junior tournament which is played annually at Copt Heath.   more...

New management centre at Burghill

BURGHILL Valley Golf Club continued their development plan with the opening of a new Course Management Centre.   more...

Turner sets sights on next season's places

HEREFORD United wind up their home programme for the season this Saturday when Morecambe, managed by ex-Bulls favourite Jimmy Harvey, visit Edgar Street in the Nationwide Conference.   more...

Turner furious over new cash burden

HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner was furious when he received notification of another financial burden to be imposed on the club, writes Laurie Teague.   more...

Hanson's contract ended

HEREFORD United striker and midfielder Craig Hanson has left the club after nearly two years at Edgar Street.   more...

Goodwin keeps nerve to kick play-off points

Luctonians 26pts Newport 25   more...

Ledbury gain promotion in fine style

Five Ways OE 0 pts Ledbury 39   more...

Scunthorpe crowned champions against depleted Hereford

Scunthorpe 48 pts Hereford 13   more...

Davidson in semi-final

LUCTONIANS' Alex Davidson retains his place in the North Midlands team for the Tetley's Under-20 County Cham-pionship semi-final against Yorkshire at Moseley's Bournbrook ground this Sunday, kick-off 2.30pm.   more...

Bromsgrove book final

BROMSGROVE booked their place in the North Midlands Cup final with a 32-16 win over Old Halesonians in the first semi-final.   more...

Top coaching help

HEREFORDSHIRE Sports Council funding helped bring expert tuition to youngsters at Harlequins Gymnastics Club.   more...

Tough start for fly fishers

TWENTY-SIX anglers braved dismal conditions for Hereford Fly Fishing Club's first boat-fishing competition of the season at Llandegfedd Reservoir near Pontypool.   more...

Fund-raising marathon will go ahead

THE Hereford Marathon organisers, mindful of foot and mouth restrictions, have received formal approval to continue with this year's race on Sunday, May 20.   more...

Hereford start in form

HEREFORD and County AC under-17 men's team set a high standard at the first Celtic Manor Resort South East Wales League meeting at Brecon on Sunday.   more...

Hereford United 0 ~ Kingstonian 0: Wednesday, April 18, 2001

THE stay-away fans probably had the right idea at Edgar Street in mid-week as two sides conjured up a Nationwide Conference result that was no real good to either of them, writes Richard Prime.   more...

Hereford United 1 ~ Scarborough 1: Saturday, April 21, 2001

Hereford United 1 Scarborough 1   more...

  
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