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Stories for 22 August 2005

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Have a say on heritage future

TOURISM chiefs are looking at plans for the future of an attraction in Bromyard that commemorates Herefordshire's historic links with hops.   more...

Forging friendships

A FORMER Herefordshire vicar is to form part of a team hoping to strengthen the link between this area and a remote part of Southern Africa.   more...

Welcome to the million pound bookshop

ONE of the most famous bookshops in the world has been put up for sale for £1 million by the self-styled King of Hay-on-Wye.   more...

Mum's plunge into danger

TOMORROW is too late for Hereford mum Rebecca Millikin.   more...

Milestone event was big success

THIS year's Ross-on-Wye Horticultural Show was a milestone in the horticultural society's history - a 70th birthday celebration.   more...

Wyevale meeting

THE date has been set for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of shareholders of Hereford-based Wyevale Garden Centres.   more...

Conservationist's common concerns

A LEADING conservationist has joined the row about plans for a new community hall for the village of Garway.   more...

Traders are warned over licence laws

THOUSANDS of licensees and owners of premises selling take away food face a real danger of having to shut up shop in November.   more...

Witnessing life through a CCTV lens

A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched by Herefordshire Council to sign up members of the public keen to see the county's crime-busting CCTV cameras continue to deter criminals.   more...

Elgar for beginners!

A NEW Young Person's Guide to Elgar has been released at The Elgar Birthplace Museum.   more...

A taste of the top tucker in county

THE annual Flavours of Herefordshire competition has proved tougher than ever to judge, say the organisers, but they have now published their shortlisted candidates in each of seven categories.   more...

Divorce project funding boost

THANKS to another year's grant from the Local Network Fund, the Children in Divorce project can offer counselling to more children and young people who are resident in the more rural areas of Herefordshire.   more...

Play safe plea to youngsters

QUARRY operators are asking parents and teachers across Herefordshire to be on the alert this summer to deter youngsters from putting their lives at risk in search of adventure.   more...

Woodlands wonder revealed

THREE years ago, "a stunningly successful" public appeal raised more than £70,000 towards the Woodland Trust's purchase of Credenhill Wood and hill fort.   more...

`More cash for county'

THE man set the task of helping to try to bring the Herefordshire economy up to standard spent a year working in the city after leaving university.   more...

Where there's a will...

SHE could dish out a good tongue-lashing but could also be caring and kind.   more...

Mum's vow over breast feeding

A YOUNG mum says she's been left distressed and embarrassed by negative reactions when she breast-feeds her baby in public.   more...

Visitors subjected to vile racist abuse

A BLACK woman has vowed never to set foot in Hereford "by choice" again after she and her friends were subjected to vile racist abuse during a night out in the city centre.   more...

Twins join up at the double!

A PAIR of identical twins have signed up for a career with the British Army, enlisting at Hereford Army Careers Information Office.   more...

Visitors sign peace petition

MORE than 250 visitors to a Hereford exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb signed a petition calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.   more...

`Cowboys' are spurred on to charity trek

HEREFORD said "howdy" to two cowboys and their steeds when they moseyed into town last Friday.   more...

Hat's off to Emma's creation at racecourse

HEREFORD designer Emma Lewis and her millinery company Ulifas are celebrating one of their creations winning the best hat award at Uttoxeter Racecourse ladies' day event.   more...

They're hot footing it

CHARITY fund-raisers hope no one gets cold feet when they stage a fire walk in Hereford.   more...

Pupils stress 20mph message

TRAFFIC outside a Hereford school is to be restricted to 20mph.   more...

Trust hopes for £3.5m

IN the 10 years since it was set up, Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust has worked "to support the urgent restoration programme being undertaken on the fabric of the cathedral and its environs".   more...

Hospital takes action to fight new superbug

HEREFORD County Hospital is keeping up a vigorous hygiene campaign to combat a new and potentially fatal superbug that has been linked to the deaths of four patients over the past month.   more...

A heavyweight battle over shed

HEREFORDSHIRE'S strongest man is taking on the county council in a battle over a shed.   more...

Youngsters walk on the wild side

CHILDREN on some North Herefordshire housing estates are going wild this summer.   more...

Red light for terrace plans

A NEW terrace of five homes would enhance the Leominster town centre Conservation Area claimed county planning officials - but councillors did not agree.   more...

Bill will fight next General Election

PARTY members have unanimously reselected Bill Wiggin MP as the Conservative candidate for Leominster (North Herefordshire) constituency for the next General Election.   more...

Top marks for county students

HEREFORDSHIRE schools are top of the class in national tests for 14 year olds, national figures have revealed.   more...

Three cheers ... and more!

NOVICE cheerleaders from Leominster's Minster College - The Minster Lions - won praise for their performance in the British National Cheerleading Championships, which attracted more than 3,200 entrants.   more...

End of an era as store closes doors

CUSTOMERS of a pioneering Leominster organic food shop have reacted with shock and dismay to news that the business is being wound up.   more...

Farewell to `Mr Fixit'

WHEN Alan Greer left school in 1955 and became a trainee motor mechanic, he began the job of a lifetime.   more...

Hey hoe! It's off to work we go...

WOULD-be allotment cultivators in Leominster have won a campaign for plots after "digging up" an old by-law.   more...

Sport

Crawley Town 0 Hereford United 2

Saturday, August 20,2005   more...

  
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