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Not a town just for the retired
Re: 'Town should not be spoiled further' (Advertiser August 5). Mrs Sheila Davies is in a muddle. The Foldgate Lane planning application is for a retail park and has been submitted by a commercial developer. Any jobs created by such a development would
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Heartless thieves steal lilies
My mother-in-law is not a wealthy person, but is a proud woman nevertheless. She has a small garden in Rock Lane, Ludlow, where I try every year to bring a touch of colour, of which she is very appreciative. This year we decided to go for a selection
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A major detrimental effect
COUNCILLOR Peter Corston says the new Bull Ring traffic scheme has "added decorum to the traffic and pedestrian movements. There's a calmness that was not there before". He goes on to say the scheme is an improvement. I doubt if decorum and calmness is
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Paul's half-century not enough for victory
Stourbridge 2nd 214-8 Tenbury 2nd 158 ao THE PERFORMANCE of Paul Cleaton was the highlight as Tenbury went down by 56 runs at home to Stourbridge. He scored a maiden undefeated half-century with the bat after taking 3-34 during his first bowling spell
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Club day for local bowlers
LUDLOW Castle Bowling Club held its annual club day competition on Sunday with 32 bowlers making it an enjoyable days bowling. Two sections were contested and all games were played nine ends up. Section One saw Colin Lane and Pat Sale come out on top
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Arms lose
Wem Town 3 Craven Arms 0 CRAVEN Arms played reasonably well, but the home team deservedly took the points after holding the edge throughout their Shropshire League opener. Play was fairly even between the penalty areas, but when the ball reached the danger
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Stretton share the points
Broseley Juniors 1 Church Stretton 1 A GOAL by Mike Dupper 15 minutes from time cancelled out a first half effort from the home team to give Church Stretton a share of the spoils in their opening Shropshire County Premier League fixture of the season.
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Positive signs as new team take up reins
Darlaston 3 Ludlow Town Reserves 1 THE NEW Ludlow Town Reserve management duo of Tony Osborn and Bill Dunne took their first look at their new side on Saturday after being appointed on Thursday. They saw some positives in the performance from a scratch
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The best 10K yet, despite the hot and humid weather
LUDLOW Runners' promotion of the Tenbury Wells 10k in aid of local Round Table charities was the best yet despite hot and humid conditions making any sort of physical effort extremely difficult. A record field of 145 runners set off from the swimming
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Bromfield coast to eight-wicket win away
Ellesmere 134-4 Bromfield 135-2 BROMFIELD coasted to an eight-wicket win at lowly Ellesmere in Division 3 of the Shropshire County League. They won the toss and invited the home team to bat. Number three batsmen C Harrington held the innings together
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Morse has the code to take first place in young bird race from Frome
LUDLOW Borough Flying Club sent 23 birds to Portland in Dorset, all liberated at 7 am into a south-east wind. Cecil Biggs took the red card, won the snowball, and he also topped the federation. Second place was A Orsborn, with third going to R and T Bradley
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Farmers set to save energy and cut carbon emissions
FARMERS from either side of the Welsh border were spending Tuesday learning how to save energy and cut carbon consumption. They came to Clive Pugh's Bank Farm at Churchstoke to look at his anaerobic digester, which converts slurry, manure and other waste
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Matthew plans to take the business world by storm
A young Ludlow man has been chosen from 700 others as the winner of the prestigious Sir John Moores Trophy -- an award presented by Young Enterprise North-West to recognise excellent business skills in young people with learning difficulties. Matthew
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Protestors learn campaign's fate
RESIDENTS of New Street, Ludlow, will learn this week whether they have lost their battle to stop nine new homes being built. Despite a long string of objections, planning officers at South Shropshire District Council have recommended approval of the
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It's started! Town revamp under way
WORK finally started this week on the £7.5m redevelopment of the former auction yards in Craven Arms. Residents and shopkeepers have been keenly anticipating the work since the idea was first mooted in early 2001. As time went by many wondered if it would
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Caravan proposal acceptance likely
District planners have recommended that a caravan on the Linney be allowed to remain for at least five years, despite objections from neighbours and Ludlow Civic Society. Mrs Eliza Smith has been at the site since 1988. She originally lived in a small
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Chuffed to bits at premiere
A NEW work celebrating the popular Severn Valley Railway will be one of the highlights of the forthcoming season by the Kidderminster Choral Society. The piece by Geoffrey Cummings will feature school choirs and follows a grand tradition of music inspired
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Marking up who speaks in tongues
ALONG with its other claims to fame, is Ludlow becoming the foreign language centre of the West Midlands? The recently installed Language-Ometer in the box office of the Assembly Rooms gives a tantalising clue. All through August, visitors are being invited
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Does anyone know John?
I am looking for a John Davies, born in Ludlow in 1924. He was in Germany -- Munster, Herdecke and Hanover -- in 1946 and was a chauffeur in the Army. If anyone has any information can they please contact Anthony Biggs on 01323 89 84 62 or e mail tony
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Took away town hall and character
In reply to R H Gilbert's letter (Council could move to Foldgate - Advertiser August 5), he has been in Ludlow only 12 months so will not remember when Castle Square was not an open space - that is if you discount the market stalls that seem to be a permanent
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Act on behalf of the community
HERE we go again! Previously three councillors resigned because they didn't agree with the result of a democratic vote. This time a councillor resigns from a committee dedicated to the youth of the town over a bag of grass seed (Tenbury Advertiser, August
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Highest and the lowest!
THE RESULT of the Wem versus Ludlow clash in the Proactive Shropshire Premier League on Saturday is one that is impossible to predict. Earlier in the season Wem recorded the highest ever score (414-3) in the league's history at the Burway in the reverse
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Manager aims to build squad
THE LUDLOW Town team is pictured at the Coors Stadium before the recent friendly fixture with local rivals Church Stretton, a fixture that they went on to win 3-0. Manager Jimmy Mullen, who has recently taken up the post along with assistant Bernard Mackie
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Peter's devastating bowling sets up a 75-run victory
PETER Milner produced a devastating spell of bowling at the Burway on Saturday to destroy the Perkins batting line-up and lead his side to a comfortable 75-run confidence boosting win in the Proactive Shropshire County Premier League. He moved the ball
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Hillmen win the friendly
Clee Hill 104 ao Corvedale 55 ao AFTER struggling with the bat in the first innings, Clee made the most of the bowler friendly conditions to blow away the Corvedale reply and win this Sunday friendly by 49 runs. After losing an early wicket Mark Harrington
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Hill take a hard-earned point at Hopesgate
Hopesgate 1 Clee Hill 1 AFTER having the better of the first half, Hill were forced to defend in the second, but coped well to take a hard-earned point from their opening Shropshire County Premier league fixture at Hopesgate. After withstanding pressure
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Corvedale pass 300 mark for a second time
Corvedale 316-8 Lilleshall 3rd 203-6 FOR the second week running Corvedale passed the 300 mark, but in-spite of giving themselves an extra ten overs by declaring early, they had to settle for a draw as Lilleshall batted out for a losing draw in Division
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New nets timely as Firsts again fail with the bat
Stourbridge 177 ao Tenbury 78 ao TENBURY batsmen will be looking to put their new nets to good use before next season. The facility could not be more timely as their batsmen failed to reach three figures for the fifth time in the last six outings. Facing
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Knighton make poor start but hang on for a draw
Alvechurch and Hopwood 221-8 Knighton-on-Teme 187-6 CHASING a large target, Knighton made a disastrous start by losing their first three wickets in three overs, but still held out for a losing draw at home in Division 5 of the Worcestershire League. Alvechurch
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Early strike not enough in home league opener
MARTIN Davis gave Ludlow an early lead but sloppy defending allowed the visitors back into the game before the break, and they netted a third after the interval to complete a deserved win in the Travel Factory Alliance season's opener at the Coors stadium
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Sheepdog breed stages first demonstration day at St Michael's
The Welsh Sheepdog Society is inviting interested farmers to its first demonstration day in England at Wilden, St Michaels, Tenbury Wells, on September 5. The aim of the day, which starts at 1pm, is to promote the rare Welsh breed by showing just how
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Dates for farmers' diaries
THE NFU's popular Food and Farming Roadshow, now in its sixth year, continues its packed tour this week when it comes to the West Midlands region for a fortnight. It aims to improve public awareness of food and farming and promote the Little Red Tractor
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Borders farmers bid for Suffolks
IT was Good Evans at the western area branch show and sale of the Suffolk Society at Abergavenny. Miss Sian Evans from Anglesey had the top price of 2,200 guineas on her first outing at a society sale for her reserve champion Stockton ram lamb while the
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Manager aims to build squad
THE LUDLOW Town team is pictured at the Coors Stadium before the recent friendly fixture with local rivals Church Stretton, a fixture that they went on to win 3-0. Manager Jimmy Mullen, who has recently taken up the post along with assistant Bernard Mackie
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Parking plan for heavy lorries may be turned down
A PROPOSAL which would allow parking for 20 heavy lorries overnight on a site just off Shrewsbury Road in Craven Arms seems likely to be turned down following objections by nearby homeowners. John Roberts Transport is already using the site at Farmore
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Event marks disability law
A VAST range of events to herald new laws to help the disabled is planned in for the centre of Ludlow next weekend. It will include exhibitions, entertainment and a chance to find out more about the services available to the disabled, the able-bodied
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Foldgate Lane refused
SOUTH Shropshire district councillors gave their second refusal in five months to a retail park at Foldgate Lane, on the outskirts of Ludlow. The application from Bennett Developments was rejected by eight votes to two on Wednesday afternoon. The developers
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So long Shaun!
SHAUN Hill, the man who turned Ludlow into "Gastroville" is putting his Merchant House Restaurant on the market for around £750,000. He told the Advertiser that he wants bigger premises in the West Midlands, nearer the motorway network and major cities
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Stretton archer's bronze medal at Olympic Games
CHURCH Stretton archer Alison Williamson narrowly missed out on Olympic gold when she lost in the women's 70 metres individual semi-final in Athens on Wednesday. But her disappointment was set aside a few moments later when in defeating fellow losing
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Thronging to show
EVEN the wasps were not enough to stop the crowds thronging around the fruit and fudge stalls at last weekend's Shrewsbury Flower Show. Thousands poured into the two-day event for a feast of fun, competitions, and demonstrations. Music came from the Band
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Ready to ride
Arrangements are in hand for the 2004 Historic Churches Trust annual sponsored cycle ride on Saturday, September 11. The idea is to spend a day in the country either cycling or walking and visiting as many churches and chapels as possible between 10am
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The night Burglar Bill's chips are down
EVERY night Burglar Bill steals fish and chips and a cup of tea for his supper. What happens one night when he helps himself to a nice big brown box with little holes in it is told in one of the children's shows coming to Ludlow Assembly Rooms this autumn
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It's the spirited life for Penelope Keith
PENELOPE Keith, one of our best-loved actresses and TV personalities, appears in one of Noel Coward's funniest plays at Malvern next month. Blithe Spirit ran for nearly 2,000 performances when it opened in 1941 and was the longest running comedy in British
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Drumming up Taiko enthusiasm
AFTER spending 2,000 years as a well-kept secret in Japan, Taiko drumming has suddenly become big around the world. Ludlow Assembly Rooms is staging a Taiko workshop on Monday, 7pm to 9pm, when anyone aged 13 up will have a chance to beat the drums. The
