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Rat's tale packs in fun and adventure

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

FOR Fox Jackson Keen, the 18-year-old star of I Was a Rat, which comes to The Courtyard next week, there are many things that make the part of Roger a great one to play.

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Ending all the certainties

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

A TURBULENT mix of dance, music and theatre comes to Malvern Theatres on Friday, June 7, in the form of Zero, the biggest project to date from Suzy Willson and Paul Clark’s ground-breaking Clod Ensemble.

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Star is just joshing

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

JOSH Widdicombe says that Hereford can expect an evening of fun and laughs when he co-headlines this year’s Court Laughing Festival at The Courtyard, writes Paul Rogers.

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Tango music and dance

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

ONE of Argentina’s finest tango vocalists, Martín Alvarado, increasingly considered to be the most exciting voice in tango to have emerged from Buenos Aires for decades, will be performing in Hereford next month as part of his 25th international tour.

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Damp is rising again in bedsit

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

A BRAND new stage production of Rising Damp is brought to Malvern Theatres by The Comedy Theatre Company, producers of Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies and BBC TV’s Birds of a Feather.

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Get set for summer on dance floor

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

THIS year the 2Faced Summer School is bigger than ever before, with something for everyone.

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Songs to speak volumes

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

ROSSITER Books presents an evening of book-inspired music from The Bookshop Band.

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Discover the sound of Briticana

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

LEDBURY husband and wife team, Nick, who plays ‘twang’ guitar, and Becky (drums) Davis, are core members of the Cowley Cowboys country rock band who launch their second album, Sons of Rest, on Friday, May 31, at the Re-con Club in Malvern.

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Writer is celebrated

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

THE 23rd Traherne Festival takes place from Saturday, June 1, to Monday, June 3, at Credenhill Church in Herefordshire.

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To a magic place again

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

THE Gabby Young Trio appear on the International Stage at the HowTheLightGetsIn music and philosophy festival in Hay-on-Wye on Friday, May 31.

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Solo exhibition for abstract painter

12:00am Friday 24th May 2013

ABSTRACT artist Kate Freeman presents a solo exhibition, Dancing Through the Fire, at her gallery and studio, Kate Modern, in Hay from Saturday until Saturday, June 2, 11am to 7pm daily.

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Women lace up their running shoes for charity

4:31pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

TWO women are taking part in the Great Manchester Run on Sunday.

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Hellens Manor to welcome gardening greats

4:24pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A HOST of passionate speakers will be heading to a blossoming festival near Ledbury next month.

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Leominster-based animal rescue centre to hold bingo night

2:41pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

HEREFORD and Worcester Animal Rescue to hold bingo night on Monday June 3.

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Munchies takeway granted permission to open late at night in Hereford

2:52pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A NEW fast-food takeaway can open into the early hours in Hereford – despite police objections.

Council to cut funding for Hereford Futures

2:34pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

HEREFORDSHIRE Council is cutting its funding for Hereford Futures with the company’s offices in the city centre to close at the end of next month.

Zombies singer Colin Blunstone is new charity patron

12:06pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

ZOMBIES singer Colin Blunstone is the latest patron of the Megan Baker House.

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Calls for referendum on council tax rise to be put to council tomorrow

11:57am Thursday 23rd May 2013

CALLS for a referendum on a council tax rise that could save cuts-threatened services could be put to Herefordshire Council’s crucial budget meeting tomorrow (Friday).

Tyrrells reportedly up for sale

10:50am Thursday 23rd May 2013

CRISP maker Tyrrells is set to attract the interest of global food companies after reportedly being put up for sale for about £100 million.

Help to clean up Hereford play area

10:33am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A CLEAN-UP operation is to take place at a Hereford play area on Saturday.

Raiders steal number of items from rooms at Ross-on-Wye Hotel

10:49am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A NUMBER of items were taken from guest rooms at a Ross-on-Wye hotel after raiders stole a master key.

Fund-raiser honours memory of teenager

9:59am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A RACE night is being organised in memory of a Hereford boy Greg Thomas, to celebrate what would have been his 21st birthday.

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Newmarket Street closure in Hereford: Motorists could be prosecuted if they turn right onto Blackfriars Street from Edgar Street

10:21am Thursday 23rd May 2013

MOTORISTS are being warned that they could be prosecuted if they ignore road signs during the Newmarket Street closure in Hereford.

County musician gets lucky with internet sensation

9:40am Thursday 23rd May 2013

George Barnett, from Orleton, is currently causing an internet craze ever since his version of Get Lucky was uploaded last month.

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Amelia's animal magic

12:27pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE Colwall Players’ latest production is an anarchic comedy, Mammals.

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More to head for Hay for

1:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

SEVERAL exciting new events have been added to the programme at the Hay Festival, which opens today (Thursday) which runs until June 2.

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Artist opens doors at home to visitors

2:08pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

AS she has every year for the past 12 years, Jean Miller will tomorrow open an exhibition of her paintings at her Lion Street home in Hay.

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Young local artists stage a takeover at the Jailhouse

3:39pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE Jailhouse will play host to its first ever art exhibition on Wednesday, when local arts collective Spectrum takes over for one night only.

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Environment Agency oppose Leominster superstore due to flood risk

5:01pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ANOTHER objection to Leominster superstore from the Environment Agency.

Police defend taking children's DNA samples

4:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WEST Mercia police has defended taking DNA samples from 2,000 children over two years.

Hereford Musical Theatre Company president Mike Tomkins dies at the age of 74

12:22pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Mike Tomkins, who in 2010 celebrated 50 years with Hereford Musical Theatre Company as vice-chairman, chairman and president as well as performer, has died at the age of 74.

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Wedding dress discovered in attic gives glimpse of history

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A WEDDING dress discovered in the attic of Broadfield Court gave an insight into the past of the building.

School's mock crime scene so convincing 'neighbours thought it was real'

3:48pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

FORENSIC science students at Lady Hawkins’ School in Kington had to investigate the scene a break in, murder and a suspected drugs lab.

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Taster day at school will have a royal theme

3:41pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Queen Elizabeth Humanities College will open its doors on Tuesday June 11 to welcome year five students for a taster day.

Bus to visit Hereford today in bid to get people talking about dementia

3:29pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE Dementia Community Roadshow will visit Tesco in Belmont, Hereford, today and tomorrow between 10am and 4pm.

Talk on Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 to take place in Hereford

1:39pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A TALK will take place in Hereford aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and the David Rattray Foundation. Andrew Rattray will present an illustrated talk on the story of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 at Hereford Cathedral School on June 3.

Ross-on-Wye nursery team wins gold at Chelsea Flower Show

11:58am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A ROSS-on-Wye nursery team continued its winning habit at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Peter Dowle and his Howle Hill nursery team were awarded a gold medal and best in category award at the show for its garden After the Fire.

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Tell your neighbours about your planning application

11:32am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The way that people are notified of neighbourhood planning applications is set to change.

Kington landscape architect wins gold at Chelsea Flower Show

11:18am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A HEREFORDSHIRE landscape architect has won gold again at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The show garden was designed by Robert Myers, of Robert Myers Associates based in Kington, and adds to his achievements as a multi-award winning gardener with an exceptional eye for detail.

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Fire at Orchard in Putley, near Ledbury - police treating it as arson

10:54am Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLICE are treating a fire at an orchard near Ledbury as arson.

Tearoom proposal for Woonton

10:16am Tuesday 21st May 2013

PLANS have been submitted to turn a dining room into a tearoom.

Substance poured on parked car in Hereford

11:56am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A CORROSIVE substance was poured onto a car in Hereford - causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

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Soldiers take on task for charity

9:33am Tuesday 21st May 2013

AROUND nine soldiers belonging to the 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support) will run from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham to Yates’s Bar in Hereford on May 26.

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Bromyard teen first on scene to help poorly pupil

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Catherine Elton-Wall, aged 16, was recently awarded a Young First Aider of the Year certificate by the St John Ambulance Brigade for coming to the rescue of a fellow pupil.

New Radnor school celebrates 40 years

3:17pm Monday 20th May 2013

RADNOR Valley School is celebrating its 40th birthday this week.

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Shed fire in Morton-on-Lugg

1:59pm Monday 20th May 2013

A SHED and its contents were completely destroyed by fire in Moreton-on-Lugg last night.

Ross-on-Wye Fayre to take place on Bank Holiday Monday

12:50pm Monday 20th May 2013

BANK Holiday Monday (May 27) sees the return of the Ross-on-Wye May Fayre. The fayre is a day long feast of free entertainment offering a wide range of attractions.

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Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service's response to Sir Ken Knight's report, "Facing the the Future"

11:55am Monday 20th May 2013

HEREFORD and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) has said that it will strive to make efficiency savings in response to a report highlighting the need to cut expenditure.

Rotary's French entertainment will help Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind

11:30am Monday 20th May 2013

THE flavours of France will raise funds for the Royal National College for the Blind.

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Leominster town councillors back superstore plans

10:44am Monday 20th May 2013

LEOMINSTER town council's planning committee back Sainsbury's plan.

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