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Ludlow
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMEN'S SECTION: THE branch is due to hold its group meeting next Tuesday, at Bishop's Castle. A bus has been booked and will leave Castle Square, Ludlow, at 6pm. The fare is £3.The competition will be for an unusual bracelet. Chairwoman
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Not the last of Ring saga
THE Bull Ring scheme may, sadly, not be the final chapter in Ludlow's list of disasters noted by John Farley because, in Ludlow, traffic management and planning control operate in parallel, independent universes. First, the traffic engineers seemingly
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Setting the seal on success
ON behalf of the Tenbury and District Museum Society, I should like to thank all those who attended our coffee morning in July, helping us to raise £150. The morning was a tremendous social, as well as financial success, helped by the presence of the
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Ludlow needs to move on
I WISH to support the proposed Foldgate Lane Retail Park. I would like to second Mr D Morris's letter (Advertiser August 12). I am a Ludlovian. I think Ludlow is a beautiful place to look at in a book or sit and have a picnic by the river - unless you
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HGV drivers should be welcomed
AFTER reading your report (Advertiser, August 19), "Parking plan for heavy lorries may be turned down", I feel so angry and frustrated at the typical attitude of the public to HGVs and their drivers. I have been an HGV driver since 1992 and have noticed
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Late save ensured United held on for an away win
Walsall Wood 1 Tenbury United 2 AFTER a slow start Tenbury opened up a two goal lead before the interval, but then withstood a second half on-slaught from the home team before opening their account in the newly formed Division 1 of the West Midlands League
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Time-trial top spots are being hotly contested
There was a good turn-out for Ludlow Cycling Club's ten mile time-trial over the Brimfield course and the top spots are hotly contested as the end of the series draws close. With only four rounds to go, Dover Disney was leading Chris Lines, but with Dover
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Marches triumph over weather
The Marches rounders team played Morton from Oswestry at Pontesbury on Wednesday night in horrible weather conditions. The weather contributed to the low score with Marches eventually winning by one rounder. Final score The Marches 12 Morton 11. The Marches
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A-quiver with memories after Olympics bronze
WHEN Chelmick's Alison Williamson struck Olympic bronze for archery, a Burford woman was on the edge of her armchair clutching a world championship medal for luck. When Alison's shot hit home it was another nostalgia boost for Mary Matthews. Seated in
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Seconds back to winning ways with away victory
Tenbury 2nd 157-9 Hanley Castle and Upton 2nd 102 ao ALAN Taylor performed well with bat and ball as Tenbury got back to winning ways following two defeats in the Reserve Division 4 of the Worcestershire league. He scored a patient 21 runs to give the
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Trevor's bird is first
Ludlow Homing Society's race point on Saturday was Blandford, 106 miles to Ludlow. Liberated with the Shropshire Federation at 9.30am, Trevor Hughes just beat Phillip Nicolas for first position, with Trevor coming third and fourth. Results: Result: 1
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Simon's the top man
NEW president of the British Potato Marketing Association is Market Drayton trader Simon Woodhams. Mr Woodhams works for Greenvale AP, the UK's largest supplier of fresh potatoes.
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Davies's superb goal sets Ludlow on way to home win
AFTER three successive defeats, Ludlow Town manager, Jimmy Mullen, drafted in experienced Martin McKenzie and Jason Traherne for Tuesday night's home Travel Factory Alliance clash with Cradley Town. And it proved a winner as Town eased to a 3-1 win. With
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Town concede seven in second half disaster
Loughborough Dynamo 8 Ludlow Town 0 AFTER a good defensive display in the first half, and only trailing to a single controversial goal, the Town defence fell apart in the second half. The home team netted seven more times to inflict the third Travel Factory
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Pasture land sells at £8,700 per acre
John Amos & Co report the sale at auction of three lots at The Mortimer's Cross Inn. A barn at Gladestry Court, with planning permission for conversion into two three bedroom dwellings started on a bid of £120,000 before selling at £190,000. Later
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Millionth lamb goes under the hammer
THIS is the one-millionth ram lamb to be tested under the National Scrapie Plan and the animal is to go under the hammer at a sale on Friday, September 3. The milestone was reached during the testing of sheep belonging to the Uffold family at The Firs
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Didn't th-A do well!
STUDENTS across south Shropshire were celebrating last week following the third year in a row of record A-Level results. Both Ludlow College and Bishop's Castle Community College, achieved a 98% pass rate, considerably ahead of the national average and
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Beware a 'big red box' at Foldgate
A LEADING south Shropshire district councillor has issued a warning that a 45,000sq ft red warehouse could still be built at Foldgate Lane if a government planning inspector lets it through next year. Last week the district council's development control
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Town weeded out of in-bloom final
LUDLOW is to launch a blitz on weeds and litter in a bid to reach the finals of next year's prestige Britain in Bloom competition. "We failed to reach the finals this year because of general untidiness," said town councillor Jim Smithers, the chairman
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Pub is cordoned off after midnight assault
THE Compasses Inn in Corve Street, Ludlow, was cordoned off yesterday (Wednesday) while police forensic experts probed an assault at about midnight on Tuesday in which a man was seriously injured. He was rushed to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and was
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Shuttling back through time
THE Secret Hills Shuttle bus will be helping to bring the past back to life during the this bank holiday weekend. On Sunday, local historian Bob Milner will travel on the Secret Hills Shuttle as part of the "Talking Bus" events. The service travels between
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BUFFOONERY - Highways under fire for seven hours of chaos after accident
By Michael Baws and Arun Marsh FOR the second time in two months, Ludlow was plunged into traffic chaos after a lorry fell on its side on the A49 at Woofferton skew bridge at the weekend. The foul-up lasted most of the day, as southbound traffic was diverted
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September films at Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Next Wednesday - Sunday, September 1 2.30pm. TWO BROTHERS (U - 109mins) Twin tiger cubs, one shy the other bold, are separated and taken into captivity. Years later they are reunited - will they end up fighting each other? Wednesday and Thursday, 7.30pm
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Presidents I have known . . .
As the run-up to the US Presidential elections gathers pace, journalist Anthony Howard will be in Ludlow, on October 20, to share some of his stories about past campaigns and Presidents he has known. He will be special guest at the Friends of Ludlow Assembly
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Westhope
LOTTERY: August winners in the Village Hall Lottery. First prize of £45.60 John Morgan, Strefford; four prize winners of £7.60 Mrs Luscott, Diddlebury; Richard Parks, Westhope; Beth Small, Ludlow and Mabel Carter, Ludlow. CLOVER CLUB: Shirley and Val
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The Strettons
FLOWERS: For those who love flowers a weekend of events awaits this weekend. Saturday sees Church Stretton and District Gardening Club Summer Show, at 2.30pm, in the Silvester Horne Institute. Schedules, for those who wish to enter the various classes
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Bishop's Castle
Methodist News: The holiday club started on Sunday evening in the Methodist Hall and will continue keeping the children occupied until Thursday. SERVICE: The communion service on Sunday was conducted by the Rev Cheshire. Visitors were welcomed from London
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Here's to the rubber stamp!
I agree with Mr D Morris (Advertiser, Letters, August 12). The silent majority needs to rise up and demand another petrol station for Ludlow. If it was left to Chris Carter and co, we would all go back to the horse and trap. Let's say we require a shed
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Corvedale coast home against Wem
Wem 3rd 109 ao Corvedale 110-5 CORVEDALE coasted home by five wickets after bowling Wem out cheaply on Saturday, to maintain their fine run of form during the second half of the season in Division 6 of the Shropshire County League. Ross Mantle with bowling
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Davies's superb goal sets Ludlow on way to home win
AFTER three successive defeats, Ludlow Town manager, Jimmy Mullen, drafted in experienced Martin McKenzie and Jason Traherne for Tuesday night's home Travel Factory Alliance clash with Cradley Town. And it proved a winner as Town eased to a 3-1 win. With
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Town concede seven in second half disaster
Loughborough Dynamo 8 Ludlow Town 0 AFTER a good defensive display in the first half, and only trailing to a single controversial goal, the Town defence fell apart in the second half. The home team netted seven more times to inflict the third Travel Factory
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First defeat since May for Knighton
Knighton-on-Teme 129 ao Barnards Green 126-8 KNIGHTON suffered their first defeat since May when they went down by two wickets at Barnards Green in Div-ision 5 of the Worcester-shire County League. Knighton, thanks mainly to John Humphries (35), reached
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Tenbury's total proved useful on difficult track
Tenbury 109 ao Hanley Castle and Upton 111-9 WHILST on the surface this looks like another batting failure at Penlu, in practice it was a useful total on a difficult track. When the visitors were reduced to 82-9 Tenbury looked like picking up a morale
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Seconds back in hunt for Reserve division title
Ludlow 2nd 186 ao Wem 2nd 133 ao SIMON Lane took 7-73 to lead Ludlow to a 53 run win at the Burway against Wem, and with Whitchurch losing, now find themselves unexpectedly back in the hunt to lift the Reserve division title. They have closed the gap
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Success in Rallyschool Stages for Ludlow Castle's Shaun and Dave
Ludlow Castle Motor Club members Shaun Gardener and co-Driver Dave Brick were the outright winners of the Bill Gwynne Rallyschool & Motorsport Stages held in the Sweet Lamb complex last Saturday , reports Keith Gluyas. The event was organised by Kidderminster
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Defeats for local teams
THE SECOND weekend of the Shrop-shire County Prem-ier League brought defeats for both Church Stretton and Clee Hill. A below strength Stretton side enjoyed more of the possession at Sutton Albion but apart from one Mike Dupper effort failed to create
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Little time to celebrate
Proud parents, Tom and Sue Williamson, of Chelmick, Church Stretton, had little time to celebrate their daughter, Alison, claiming a bronze medal in the women's 70 metres individual archery championships at the Athens Olympics, before returning to the
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Adam repays skipper's faith with bat and ball
Wem 99 ao Ludlow 103-3 ADAM Williams found himself up the pecking order with both bat and ball on Saturday, and repaid his skipper by turning in excellent performances with both to help Ludlow to a comfortable seven-wicket win at Wem in the Proactive
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Restore some real spirit at Christmas
BATH-based charity Send a Cow is appealing to people to rid themselves of the annual present headache and restore some of the real spirit of Christmas by using the Send a Cow Christmas catalogue to give the gift of hope. Send a Cow does exactly what its
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Disability aware bid
CROWDS poured into Ludlow last weekend to see dancers, musicians and street performers at a special Disability Awareness Weekend. But businesses shunned a champagne seminar last Friday evening, at which they could have learned about the changes they have
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Arrests after stabbing
SIX teenagers were arrested after a stabbing incident at the Minsterley show ground at the weekend. A seventh teenager was arrested next day. The police, called there at 1.45am on Sunday morning, found three men injured. One man, with "life threatening
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Police probe train death
MYSTERY surrounds the identity of a man killed on Monday evening when he was struck by a train travelling at 80mph at a foot crossing in Ludlow. The man was thought to have been killed almost instantly at the crossing, just off Steventon Road, at about
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Hats off to fun series of events
THE days when hats and Leominster went together like peaches and cream will be revived in a series of hat events - known as Hatscape - from September 10 to 12. There will be an exhibition of hats and a straw hatting and plaiting workshop in the Lion Ballroom
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All set for belly good show
BELLY dancing comes to Ludlow in October. You won't have to wear a bedleh, the colourful beaded costume, which includes a modest body stocking, loose fitting clothing will be fine for the three sessions with "an experienced Egyptian dance tutor" at Ludlow
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One man's 69 different roles
IT probably helps being a relative of Richard Burton if you want to perform a one-man version of Under Milk Wood. Burton starred in Andrew Sinclair's film version from 1972, along with Elizabeth Taylor and Peter O'Toole. Since 1993, Guy Masterson, who
