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Plan to rebuild school approved |
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Councillors approve a £22m plan to rebuild The Hereford Academy school, complete with a sixth form and community centre. |
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Pub reopening after 2007 floods |
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A Herefordshire pub damaged during summer floods two years ago is reopening its doors to the public. |
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Fruit producer reduces operations |
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A fruit producer is scaling back operations in Herefordshire as it looks to move somewhere 'more welcoming'. |
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Hay-on-Wye youngster graduates hip-hop summer school |
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Reuben Money from Cusop, near Hay-on-Wye,learned how to “lock, pop and krump” at break dancing lessons in Cardiff. |
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Walkers warned over cow dangers |
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Farming unions have warned walkers, especially those with dogs, to be aware of the dangers posed by cows with calves. |
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Cusop Hill unsuitable for commercial windfarm |
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Cusop parish council reminds developers and Herefordshire planning officers that nearby land is officially unsuitable for wind farms. |
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Father and son rescued from river |
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A specialist fire and rescue team help reach a father and son whose canoe overturns on the River Wye |
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Little Tarrington, Hereford, takes top spot award |
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A camping ground has won first place in a national survey of cleanliness and customer service |
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Money for dead soldier's baby son |
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Thousands of pounds are raised for the baby son of a Hereford soldier who died in an explosion in Afghanistan. |
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Historic library plans on display |
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Plans for a new library next to a historic building in Herefordshire are to go on show to the public over the next few weeks. |
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Swine flu father tells of regret |
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A Shropshire father whose daughter died of tonsillitis says he wishes he had taken her to the doctors. |
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Council to double allotment plots |
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Telford and Wrekin Council says it is to double the size of a group of allotments in Shropshire due to demand. |
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'Progress made' by crash skydiver |
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'Progress made' by crash skydiver
A skydiver who survived a 10,000ft plunge to the ground in Shropshire is making "good progress", his mother says. |
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Farmers help addicts 'get clean' |
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Plans have been unveiled for a series of working care farms across Shropshire and the West Midlands. |
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Probe into stolen flock of sheep |
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Police are investigating the theft of 45 sheep from a field near Oswestry. |
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Damaged bridge to close for work |
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A Shropshire bridge damaged by flooding will be closed for up to two weeks for work to be carried out. |
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Walkers warned over cow dangers |
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Farming unions have warned walkers, especially those with dogs, to be aware of the dangers posed by cows with calves. |
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Machinery from lorry hits house |
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A road is closed for several hours after a piece of machinery falls from a heavy goods vehicle into a house in Shropshire. |
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Wrong people sent polling cards |
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A council says sorry after sending out polling cards to people who were not eligible to vote in the election. |
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Call to end all OAPs' free buses |
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Ministers say they will not scrap free bus passes for all pensioners, despite a proposal by advisers to save money. |
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Small town wins top village title |
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A town which claims to be Britain's smallest scoops the best village in Wales title. |
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TA soldier lost arm in explosion |
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The uncle of a TA soldier who lost an arm in an explosion on a training exercise thanks family and friends for their support. |
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GM farmer's 'delight' at inquiry |
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A farmer who said he had grown GM maize welcomes an investigation which found no evidence it affected other farms. |
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Income worries over farm scheme |
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Changes to the way farmers are paid to manage the countryside in Wales could drastically effect their income, claims a group. |
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Ospreys attract 25,000 visitors |
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A nature reserve which is home to one of only two pairs of nesting ospreys in Wales is expecting its 25,000th visitor. |
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Cole Porter song brought to life |
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Cole Porter song brought to life
A previously unrecorded Cole Porter song is brought back to life by a musician who found it in a second-hand bookshop. |
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Bikers back home after world trip |
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Bikers back home after world trip
Two motorcyclists return home after spending more than three years riding around the world. |
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Archdruid Dic Jones dies, aged 75 |
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The death is announced of Dic Jones, a master of strict metre Welsh poetry who won the National Eisteddfod chair in 1966. |
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Hay-on-Wye youngster graduates hip-hop summer school |
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Reuben Money from Cusop, near Hay-on-Wye,learned how to “lock, pop and krump” at break dancing lessons in Cardiff. |
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Walkers warned over cow dangers |
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Farming unions have warned walkers, especially those with dogs, to be aware of the dangers posed by cows with calves. |
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Tribute after paramedic, 43, dies |
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Tributes are paid to a "dedicated" Wales Air Ambulance paramedic who has died suddenly at the age of 43. |
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Wild camp offers survival skills |
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Organisers of a camp for disadvantaged young people say it aims to give them a taste of adventure as well as lessons in safety. |
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'Dry' Green Man hailed as success |
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Jarvis Cocker, Bon Iver and Animal Collective are among the performers at a "wonderful" festival. |
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Row over water works 'eyesore' |
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An action group compares a new water treatment plant in a national park to a "World War II bunker". |
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Cusop Hill unsuitable for commercial windfarm |
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Cusop parish council reminds developers and Herefordshire planning officers that nearby land is officially unsuitable for wind farms. |
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Rogue traders checks stepped up |
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Police and trading standards officers step up roadside spot checks in an attempt to catch rogue traders. |
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Bypass plans out to consultation |
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Following years of traffic problems a public consultation process on proposals for a town bypass is announced. |
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Young farmers' 150-mile challenge |
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Thirty young farmers set off on a 150-mile (241.3km) challenge to cycle and canoe along the River Severn for charity. |
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Bog snorkelling creator dives in |
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The 74-year-old man who devised the World Bog Snorkelling Championship takes part in the muddy event for the first time. |
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