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Art in the great outdoors

1:56pm Thursday 15th May 2008

THE Old Chapel Gallery in Pembridge is currently showing a collection of sculptural pieces by nine contemporary British designer/makers in a variety of media in their Garden Sculpture exhibition.

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Picture this

11:22am Thursday 1st May 2008

GET snap happy today, May 1, and help us create a snapshot of a single day in the life of Hereford.

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An 80th birthday celebration

12:54pm Thursday 24th April 2008

THE exhibition at the Denise Yapp Contemporary Art Gallery celebrates the 80th birthday of George Weissbort, who was born in Brussels in 1928.

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THE Romantic Landscape, the opening exhibition of 2008 at Monnow Valley Arts Centre in Walterstone, features etchings by Samuel Palmer (1805-1881), paintings, watercolours and prints by John Piper (1903-1992) and paintings and watercolours by Ralph Maynard Smith (1904-1964).

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Presteigne attracts top artists for sixth annual show

11:53am Thursday 24th April 2008

THE 2008 Presteigne Art Show features more than 300 new works by 78 contemporary British artists, sculptors, makers and silversmiths.

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Life through a lens

4:19pm Wednesday 9th April 2008

2008 is the year of The Big Picture, a project to create the biggest photo montage in the West Midlands – and photographers, whether enthusiastic amateurs or polished professionals, are urged to take part as an attempt is made on a world record.

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That's a wrap

1:46pm Thursday 3rd April 2008

LEDBURY Artplace issued a challenge to amateur and professional artists, the first since their successful Altered Books exhibition more than two years ago.

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Garden delights

1:57pm Friday 28th March 2008

ONE of the region's most innovative sculptors and eco-artists, Terry Mould, is showing his Wild Spring creations at Wyevale.

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Tulipmania blooms in Hereford

1:12pm Thursday 6th March 2008

LEOMINSTER artist Maggie Farmer's first solo exhibition, Tulipmania, has been attracting a record number of visitors at Hereford's small gallery.

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County exhibitions offer something for everyone

1:08pm Thursday 6th March 2008

SEVERAL new exhibitions are currently running in Herefordshire galleries.

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Defence cash plan 'a panic measure'

Updated 8:01pm Friday 16th May 2008

A move to free up £200 million of defence spending to help secure two new aircraft carriers and equipment for troops has been dubbed a "panic" measure by the Tories.

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Your Say Your Herefordshire

We are on the A44 and while the weather has been fine bikers have been travelling at speeds in excess of 100mph past our house. All the yellow signs in the world will not stop these idiots and heaven help the unfortunate motorist who encounters one. − Dennis

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Walking through Ross today I counted three drivers using mobile phones in the centre of town, obviously aware that no police or CSOs are on duty!! This was when school kids were going home about 4.00pm. − Pencraig

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Sing out and make music

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.

Inspector Morse creator at Leominster Festival

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.

Double delight

THE internationally renowned identical twin sisters Antoinette and Claire Cann will be performing a sparkling programme of piano duets at St John the Baptist Church, Aymestrey, near Leominster on Saturday, May 24, at 7.30pm. Antoinette and Claire first played the piano when they were three years old, picking out tunes on the family piano. “The first thing we picked out was the theme to Listen with Mother.” Starting lessons was apparently the only time the pair were at odds about their playing. “Toni was very keen to go,” says Claire. “But at the time, Claire was shy,” adds Antoinette.

Village past brought to life in new book

A LOCAL football team that played in a premiership stadium and an orchestra that appeared in an early TV broadcast are tall claims for a small Herefordshire village – but Fownhope has proof.