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Speeders deserve 'criminal' tag
A RECENT correspondent complains that people who break the criminal law by speeding are "made to feel like criminals". He further complains that when he 'experimented' (his word) by keeping to the speed limits he was overtaken by other law breakers and
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'Hopping mad'?
LUDLOW'S proposed Eco-business park is about as Eco-friendly as a plague of cane toads and more unwanted. This fact seems to have been overlooked by Ludlow's own 'iron lady' - Sue McCormack, who believes that anyone opposed to her pet scheme is either
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How councillors decide
IT must be extremely difficult for members of the public to understand how councillors, who have reached a perfectly logical decision after painstaking enquiry, should have that decision overturned by members who have not enjoyed that process. One can
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Opposition remains strong
I WAS greatly amused by the recent attempted personal attack on me by Councillor McCormack following my letter opposing the proposed Eco-business Park. It would appear that she is blind to the level of opposition to this development by Ludford and Sheet
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Student Andy leaves Castle to play for the opposition
BISHOP'S Castle Rugby Club begin their North Midlands 1 campaign at Bromyard on Saturday without with services of promising number eight Andy Jarvis. Jarvis, who is about to start his final year at Birmingham University, has decided that he cannot afford
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Full squads for final warm-up
Tenbury 12 pts Cleobury Mortimer 17 pts CLEOBURY Mortimer completed their pre-season warm up matches with a friendly against neighbours Tenbury, at Palmer's Meadow. New skipper Hylton Smith was pleased with the work-out at Tenbury as both sides used the
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Knighton pair slams Tenbury bowling to all parts of ground
Tenbury 204-7 Knighton-on-Teme 205-3 MARK Evans slammed a superb undefeated century to guide Knighton to victory when they entertained neighbours Tenbury in a very competitive friendly local derby. Tenbury skipper Ollie Tyler elected to bat, and thanks
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Tenbury club's optimism for success in new league
DESPITE losing the services of three promising players due to unfortunate pre-season injuries, Tenbury Rugby Club's skipper Stephen Price is optimistic about the prospects for their North Midlands 1 season which starts at Bredon Star on Saturday. Price
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Facts on tax bills
A VOTE against the Eco-business Park may lead to an increase in the South Shropshire District Council's portion of the County Council tax bill. District council leader Heather Kidd has clarified earlier comments she had made to the Ludlow Advertiser.
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Pat's off to run
A FAMILIAR face behind the Castle Hotel bar, Pat Mercer is off to Birmingham on Sunday to join a five-kilometre city run for charity. Pat, of Montgomery Road, is to take part in the Flora Ladies Challenge fun run and is looking for sponsors to help raise
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10,000-ft sky dive to mark Alan's big day
FLORIST Alan Rubery-Jones marked his 40th birthday early with a 10,000-ft sky dive to raise £700 for Shropshire Air Ambulance. The dive was a combination of free fall and then gliding down on a parachute above an airfield in Gloucester. Alan, from Florabunda
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Attack grows over Bull Ring scheme
PUBLIC resistance to plans for further "enhancement" in Ludlow appear to be gathering momentum. Ludlow Civic Society has added its voice to a growing public clamour for Shropshire County Council not to interfere with traffic flow or make life more difficult
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Town is front runner for car campaigners
LUDLOW could be a front-runner in an innovative move to take old bangers off the street. Plans are being put together to see if enough Ludlow residents are interested in starting a car club. The club will allow members to go to a central and secure car
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All aboard the love train
RANSACK your attic and rediscover those mini skirts and flared trousers for a 70s night at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Love Train was a sell out on its last visit to Ludlow with its dynamic dance routines and soaring vocal harmonies. They will be back tomorrow
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Memories of 1980
I AM writing to you about the photograph of members of the former Townswomen's Guild showing the planting of a tree in Ludlow's Castle grounds in July 1980 (Advertiser, July 17). My mother was a member of the same and I think that the ceremony was to
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Grave doubts over Bull Ring scheme
WITH reference to Shropshire County Council's plans for 'enhancement' at The Bull Ring, like lots of locals who actually use this area daily, whether on foot, on two wheels or on four, I have grave doubts about the benefits of this county council scheme
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Football team a credit to society
Re: 'On Reflection' photograph, Ludlow Advertiser, Thursday, Aug 21. WHAT a credit to our society all of the Colts Football Team have turned out to be. Most of them now in their late 50s, are all in good working jobs, some running their own business.
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School is a victim of its own success
I AM writing to avoid the possibility of any misconception arising from Mr Alex Wall's letter, published in September 4 edition of the Tenbury Advertiser (Sports Hall to bring benefits to Tenbury). Mr Wall's support for our sport's hall development is
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No such place
WITH reference to recent correspondence on the Ludlow Eco-business Park plan, there is no such place as the Parys Road Park. Perhaps Mrs McCormack had better have a wander round the Ludlow Business Park, Sheet Road, before making comments, as there is
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A brave and unexpected decision
WHILE away on holiday I had a most welcome telephone call from my daughter telling me that the South Shropshire District Council planners had refused to grant permission for the proposed Eco-business Park on land to the north of the bypass at The Sheet
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Taste of success inspires festival to great heights
NINE years ago, six Ludlow and District Chamber of Trade stalwarts had the idea of starting a festival in Ludlow to highlight the outstanding quality of food in their shops, markets and restaurants. They were enjoying a pint at the Bull Hotel after a
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Battling Woofferton glean worthy point
Hinton 1 Woofferton 1 WOOFFERTON opened their Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division campaign with a battling draw at Hinton to earn a well-deserved point. After the scheduled opening game against Painters was cancelled, it was a sluggish
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Ludlow slip to defeat
Ludlow 163-5 Broseley 164-7 SLOPPY fielding and lack-lustre batting saw Ludlow slip to a second successive Proactive Shropshire Premier League defeat, writes Glyn Wictome. After winning the toss and electing to bat Ludlow never really got going on a wicket
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Ludlow's young hockey players show promise
SOME 28 young players from Ludlow Hockey Club have just returned from Durham after a successful pre-season tour. The club's under-15 boys' team and under-14 girls' each played four matches against four of the top hockey clubs in England. The boys returned
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Excellent work out
Shifnal Town 0 Ludlow Rovers 2 FORMER Ludlow Rovers player Mark Pound, now captain of Shifnal, arranged a pre-season friendly for his former club and he fielded a fair sprinkling of the home first team squad to provide an excellent work out for both clubs
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Castle open scoring but then concede a hat-full
Victory 5 Richard's Castle 1 AFTER a good draw away from home last week, Richard's Castle were given the run around by a strong Victory outfit for most of their game in the Herefordshire Sunday League Division One. Castle did open the scoring though,
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Hat-trick for Hill's lively Breakwell
Clee Hill United Reserves 4 Rising Sun 2 CLEE Hill United Reserves started their Kidderminster League campaign at the weekend with an away fixture against Rising Sun of Stourport. The Hill settled well and should have gone ahead when Breakwell was put
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Apperley puts Orleton two up in dour struggle
Orleton 2 Wellington Colts 2 Orleton's first home game of the season saw them obtain a draw against a young and hardworking Wellington Colts' side. Orleton took a two-goal lead into the interval thanks to two goals from Ben Apperley. The first goal was
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Athletic rewarded for lively display
Tenbury United 0 Gornal Athletic 4 UNBEATEN visitors Gornal Athletic provided stiff opposition for a determined Tenbury with the final scoreline in no way reflecting the closeness of a very competitive West Midlands League Division 1 South clash. The
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Protestors busy mobilising forces
PROTESTORS are mobilising for next week's crucial district council vote on the Eco-business Park plan. A poster campaign and a banner by the roundabout at the side of the proposed site were under preparation by members of the Ludlow Plan Action Group,
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Crucial vote likely to be close
THE vote by South Shropshire District Council on whether to build an Eco-business Park east of the A49 at Sheet Road North is expected to be close. The full council has to decide next Wednesday whether to reverse a previous veto by its development control
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Town children are dicing with death, police warn
A SCHOOL head has joined police in calling on Ludlow parents to tell children of the dangers of experimenting with "lethal cocktails" of drugs and alcohol. The move by acting head of Ludlow C of E School, Sue Byatt, follows shock news that schoolchildren
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Funeral date of shotgun victim
THE funeral of Ludlow garage owner Richard Howells, who was found dead with a shotgun wound outside his house, will be held at St Laurence's Church next Wednesday. Police sealed off part of Fishmore View, Ludlow, last Friday after a neighbour found Mr
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Joanne aiming to help
THE daughter of one of Ludlow's best-known youth leaders has been inspired to climb mountains to help fight an illness that has afflicted her mother. Graphic designer Joanne Entecott (right) is trying to raise sponsorship for a charity trek next year
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Musicians returning
SARAH-Jane Bradley (viola) and Jonathan Ayerst (piano) return to Walcot Hall in Lydbury North to give on Sunday, September 14, at 5pm. The two musicians, married in 1998, have given many recitals all over the country, not only as a duo but in solo and
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Dazzling Barb
VOCALIST Barb Jungr (left) has built an enviable reputation with her renditions of two of the foremost songwriters of modern times, Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel. On September 20 she plays at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. On the way, she has won accolades for her
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Classic bikes back at school
CLEOBURY Mortimer's famous Borders Classic Bike Show is back in the town's Lacon Childe School this weekend The growing reputation of the show has attracted entries from as far as Kent, Wiltshire and South Wales as the pick of the classics line up to
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Events set to entertain alongside the festival
THE weekend's big event is the Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival, which runs from Friday to Monday. For lovers of interesting buildings, a visit to Bishop's Castle is strongly recommended on Sunday, which is Heritage Open Day. Also in Bishop's Castle
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Music society season looks set to be the most exciting ever
LUDLOW composer Richard Francis has described the town's Music Society programme over the next six months as "probably its most exciting season ever". A stalwart member of the society, he has told music lovers: "Not only are the artists of the highest
