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Stories for 6 February 2002

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£300,000 lottery cash for county projects

IT'S the kind of lottery win that makes a real difference - two county projects share more than £300,000 to extend their community services.   more...

Many opportunities are emerging for county farmers

THE writing was on the wall for a huge cultural change in the countryside long before BSE, foot and mouth and DEFRA, and this has called for a great deal of strategic rethinking by farming and business leaders.   more...

Markets face a difficult future predict auctioneers

HOPES are high that the first livestock markets in Herefordshire and border counties will re-open next week, nearly a year after they were closed by foot and mouth. But market gates will still remain firmly shut to the general public.   more...

Restrictions on the movement of cattle herds

NEW movement restrictions are in force on cattle herds that have missed a six or 12 month TB test carried out after the lifting of movement restrictions from a previous TB incident.   more...

Jenny enjoys palace date with royalty

HEREFORDSHIRE auctioneer Jenny Layton has received a personal thank you from royalty for her work during the foot-and-mouth crisis.   more...

Richard elected to serve second term

IN the light of the problems suffered during the last year, which resulted in the curtailment of normal breed activities, the council of the Hereford Cattle Society has unanimously agreed to re-elect the president, Richard Bradstock, for a second term, along with vice president, George Thorne of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.   more...

Country set to be loser under post service cuts

RURAL businesses and communities could be big losers from the hasty opening of postal services to competition, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is warning.   more...

Sport

One football match beats the weather wash out

THE heavy rains and flooding washed out all but one football match involving Herefordshire clubs over the weekend.   more...

Fatherhood comes first

NEW-BORN babies arrived to prevent two Hereford sportsmen taking part in club activities on Saturday.   more...

Victorious skipper

FORMER Luctonians player Scott Bemand captained the England Students to victory over their Scottish counterparts in Edinburgh at the weekend.   more...

Measure goes against Weale

ROB Weale went within millimetres of capturing the HJ Hall Welsh Masters bowls title at Llanelli but lost when a referee's measure went against him in the second end of a tie-break in the final.   more...

Coach urges fans' return

HEREFORD United player-coach Phil Robinson has appealed for the fans' support in helping his side record two home victories in the space of four days.   more...

Award winner Alex celebrates debut

LUCTONIANS second-row forward Alex Davidson gained his first full cap for Wales Under-21 in a thrilling 38-36 win over their Ireland counterparts in Dublin over the weekend.   more...

Semple's nutmeg seals victory

Hinton 3 Malvern Rangers 2   more...

Pegasus bow out with good display

Worcester City 4 Pegasus Juniors 2   more...

Physical contest ends goalless

COLWALL struggled to break down a solid Taunton Vale defence and were forced to settle for a goalless draw in the West Clubs Women's League Premier Division 1.   more...

Newcomer shines as Hereford gain point

HEREFORD collected a useful point from a dour goalless draw at sixth-placed Newport in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League Premier Division 3.   more...

Park hits encouraging form in South Africa

DAVID Park gave another encouraging performance to claim fifth spot in the South African PGA Dimension Data tournament at Sun City.   more...

A top class player and adminstrator

SHROPSHIRE and Herefordshire golfers will be saddened by the death at 85 of Cedric Griffith, one the twin counties finest ever players and administrators, writes Glyn Wictome.   more...

6/2/02 - Cooksey may be forced to quit

HEREFORD United 'keeper Scott Cooksey may be forced to quit the game after being told he could need further surgery on his injured wrist.   more...

Award winner Alex celebrates debut

LUCTONIANS second-row forward Alex Davidson gained his first full cap for Wales Under-21 in a thrilling 38-36 win over their Ireland counterparts in Dublin over the weekend.   more...

Bishop's warm up for final

BISHOP'S School warmed up for the Luctonians' Anglo-Welsh Cup final against either Christ College, Brecon, or Monmouth School with a 17-5 home win over QEH Bristol. Matt Clelland, Robert Brooks and captain Ben Collier scored tries and Ryan Tabb added a conversion as Bishop's ended the school season brightly.   more...

Lions gain double over Hereford

Leicester Lions 41pts Hereford 10   more...

Luctonians halted by revenge win

Luctonians 10 pts Dunstablians 12   more...

Away defeat

Veseyans 24 pts Bromyard 6   more...

Ledbury beat rivals to claim top spot

Southam 8 pts Ledbury 39   more...

Tae Kwon Do Club stage opening tournament

HEREFORD Tae Kwon Do Club will be aiming to continue their success on home soil this Sunday.   more...

County riders take on former champion

HEREFORD Racecourse will launch a major initiative for the countryside and its roots with an inaugural `countryside race day' to be held next month, writes Graham Saveker.   more...

Pembridge clinches senior match win

HEREFORD'S Peter Pembridge was the winner of Hereford and District Angling Assoc-iation's senior match on the Belmont stretch of the River Wye.   more...

Double defeat

HEREFORDSHIRE lost their latest matches in the English Counties League.   more...

County succumb to well-drilled visitors

HEREFORDSHIRE gave commendable effort against a well-drilled East Devon team in the South West Division of the English Counties Netball League on Saturday but could not prevent a 53-34 home defeat.   more...

Fawcett keeps league title in close finish

MIKE Fawcett, of the Wye Valley, club finished third in the final race of the Herefordshire Cross Country League but it was enough for him to retain the overall league title.   more...

County stars perform on international stage

THE outstanding contribution to sport made by local enthusiasts in national and international competition was again evident at Herefordshire Sports Council's 2001 Awards last night.   more...

  
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