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Presidents and legends

1:32pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THE 21st Hay Literary Festival starts on May 22 and booking has opened for an exciting fortnight...

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THE Music Pool, Hereford’s community music charity, is hosting a special public event aimed at anyone wanting to discover the pleasure of singing – a day of singing exercises, games, harmony singing and songs from around the world will be led by nationally acclaimed Sue Hollingworth of the Voices Foundation.

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New novel inspired by Mayan prophecy

1:27pm Thursday 8th May 2008

MANDA Scott’s first novel was shortlisted for two prizes – the Orange Prize for Women’s Fiction in 1997 and the First Blood Award for best first crime novel.

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Award-winner's Planet Earth talk

1:25pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THE prestigious Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year title is coveted by wildlife photographers all over the world – last year’s competition attracted 32,000 entries from 78 countries and was won by Shropshire-based Ben Osborne, who brings his show, Dog Days and Lion Nights to Ledbury Market Theatre on Friday, May 16.

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Inspector Morse creator at Leominster Festival

1:23pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A VISIT by the creator of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, will be one of the highlights of the 2008 Leominster Festival, which runs from Friday, May 30, to Sunday, June 8, and this year promises something for everyone.

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Lining up for Saturdays

1:22pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THE Saturday Café, the popular series of informal lunchtime music gigs at the Courtyard, has embarked on its new season.

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Myerson mystery a million miles from conventional

1:10pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THOUGH the title suggests a traditional thriller and it does open with a brutal murder in the car park of a Suffolk seaside town, Something Might Happen is a million miles from a conventional murder mystery......

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Search for woman airbrushed out of history books

11:27am Thursday 8th May 2008

“SHE was elegantly dressed in black satin, Queen Elizabeth’s livery for her personal servants, but her dignified demeanour and the manner of her reception showed that she was far more important than a mere servant.” This is Blanche Parry, a Golden Valley girl who dedicated her life to Queen El izabeth I, as introduced by Herefordshire author Ruth Richardson in her latest book Mistress Blanche Queen Elizabeth I’s Confidante.

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Shakespeare's Shrew takes her revenge

7:38pm Monday 5th May 2008

The Taming of the Shrew is a tricky play for a modern audience to stomach.

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Mercury nominees play the Jailhouse

1:22pm Friday 2nd May 2008

MERCURY Prize nominees, The Young Knives, one of the biggest bands to play Hereford in a while, will be at The Jailhouse on Wednesday, May 14.

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Police choir prepared for judgement day

1:19pm Friday 2nd May 2008

HEREFORD Police Male Choir, nominated for the BBC’s My Favourite Choir competition, will be presenting its 51st annual concert in Hereford Shire Hall on Saturday, May 10.

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Guitar virtuoso

1:16pm Friday 2nd May 2008

CRAIG Ogden is a name to rank alongside Segovia, John Williams and Julian Bream in the hierarchy of classical guitarists.

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Musical casts a spell

1:14pm Friday 2nd May 2008

INSTANTLY recognisable numbers and an energetic and enthusiastic cast combine in Hereford Musical Theatre Society’s spring production to create a memorable evening.

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Festival record

1:10pm Friday 2nd May 2008

THIS year’s Herefordshire Festival for Music, Dance, Speech and Drama attracted the largest number of entrants in its history – a total of 1,729 compared to the previous record of 1,494 in 1979.

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Here and there at Hereford Photography Festival

1:00pm Friday 2nd May 2008

HEREFORD Photography Festival is now the UK’s longest running annual celebration of photography and this year, its 18th, it moves from its October date to May and June.

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Wenger plays down Hleb reports

Updated 4:48pm Friday 9th May 2008

Arsene Wenger insists there is "nothing" in reports that key midfielder Alexander Hleb is set to follow Mathieu Flamini out of the Barclays Premier League club.

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