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Rushbury
RUSHBURY SHOW: Rushbury and District Flower and Produce Show was held on the recent Bank Holiday Monday.The show was a successful event despite the fact that entries were down on previous years. President Jim Madeley thanked all the helpers and sponsors
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Ludlow
Ludlow and District Horticultural Society: As the summer draws to a close, the society has had a full and varied programme. The weather was kind on all the summer outings; we were able to sit outside for lunch after enjoying the beautiful garden at Brook
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Coreley
FETE: Coreley Fete raised £1,621, which will be shared between St Peter's Church Memorial Hall and Junior Football Group. Thanks to everyone, especially Clee Hill School, for the maypole dancing. SKITTLES: The next joint event will be a skittles evening
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We should leave Ludlow as it is
Why is it we get so many visitors and tourists in Ludlow? I can tell you why, as I have spoken to a few. It's because they are glad to get away from fast food and retail parks and visit good food places and shops where they get polite personal service
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Not pornographic or obscene
I write in response to Mrs Coulson's letter (Advertiser, September 2) outlining concerns about the Puppetry of the Penis showing at the Assembly Rooms in October. The title may be misleading - in fact it is a fully scripted professional comedy act which
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Reflection revisited
The caption to the photograph in last week's On Reflection, in which you say children clear up dry foam after a fire in Lower Mill Street, Ludlow, is incorrect. I know because I am the third person on the left of the picture. At dinner time on June 26
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Who will speak for commercial development?
Messrs Williams and Hull made a number of points about the Foldgate Lane Retail Park (Letters, August 26), with which I agree, and a few with which I don't. More importantly, both managed to avoid the main issue. Parking is a pain, but the answer to that
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Table toppers hold onto first half lead
Wyrley Rangers 2, Tenbury United 0 TENBURY turned in a much better performance in midweek at table-topping Wyrley than they had at Wednesbury the previous Saturday, but after enjoying the better of the first half whilst conceding two goals, were unable
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Fantastic finale for Marches
THE Marches played their last home match of the season Wednesday night against Middletown of Westbury. The Marches had a fantastic 1st innings by getting the whole side out with 10 balls to spare, the score after the 1st innings The Marches 91/2 to Middletown
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Reward of home tie for FA Cup success
Glossop North End 2, Ludlow Town 3 LUDLOW Town produced a fine all round team performance in Derbyshire to record a rare FA Cup victory. Martin Davies scored twice in the first half and then Steve McCormack netted a third in the early stages of the second
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Ready for cross country season
A FEW of our Shropshire summer shows still feature a running race as one of their attractions, notably at Purslow and Montgomery, both of which were well supported this year by members of Ludlow Runners. Cool, unseasonable, showery conditions prevailed
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Genner to the rescue with his fourth 50
Newtown 2nd 85 ao Ludlow 2nd 86-3 AFTER an early scare with the batting, when they were 14-3 and chasing a target of 86, Ludlow came through in style at the Burway to beat Newtown by seven wickets. They failed to close the nine-point gap on leaders Whitchurch
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Ludlow batsmen are baffled by bowling and 'dodgy' pitch
Ludlow 83 ao Newtown 84-7 LUDLOW fought back well in the field after being bowled out for a low total. They were unable to master the in-swing bowling of Mike Bellamore on an under-prepared surface and finished up losing by three wickets in the Proactive
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Poole Tourney win for Cleobury squad
CLEOBURY Mortimer Volleyball Club entered a team in a three-day tournament held near Poole over the Bank Holiday weekend. The 10-strong squad of varying standards competed against teams from across the county and even abroad to win top spot in the mixed
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Time-trial champ with race to spare
Dover Disney safely crossed the finish line with another solid ride in Ludlow Cycling Club's penultimate round of the time-trial league to ensure first place. The weather was sunny and there was little breeze around the Ashford hilly circuit enabling
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Woodpecker win for Wozencroft Nova
LUDLOW Motor Club members took top honours in last Saturday's Woodpecker Stages Rally based in Ludlow , starting and finishing at the Racecourse. Thirty-three club members took part in the event supported by Droitwich Garages and Harvey F Smith's Printers
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Rawlings first home in Henley Hill Autotest
THE Henley Hill Autotest - the second Autotest this year organised by Mark Kinsey was held on Sunday on land provided by Mike Davies at Henley Hill Farm , near Ludlow. Thirteen competitors took part in a series of tests of their car skills and driving
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House set for overhaul
By Arun Marsh STAFF at Helena Lane House, in Ludlow, are gearing up to move their facilities and services while the building is demolished a new one built. The overhaul follows a building survey and consultation with staff, patients and families which
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On the menu
THE three days of the food festival promise something for everyone. You can see a demonstration by a top cook, sample or buy good food or just wander around enjoying the atmosphere. Here is a taster of some, but by no means all, of the key events: FRIDAY
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Getting a head with history
A MYSTERIOUS 1,000-year-old carved head has been discovered in Leintwardine during a site visit to the re-rendering work at St Mary Magdalene Church. Architect John Andrews, overseeing the renovations, discovered the head while he looked around the church's
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Help clean town 'jewel'
A PEACEFUL haven often referred to as Church Stretton's "jewel in the crown" is to get a tidy-up. Rectory Wood and Field, popular with locals and visitors, has many beautiful mature trees, including several veterans hundreds of years old. After a recent
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Abstract attractions
ARTIST Helen Williams has made her name at Ludlow's Silk Top Hat Gallery with her abstract designs, using folded, stitched and pierced canvas and then stretching it over wooden frames. From September 18, she will be back at the Gallery exhibiting under
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See town's best kept secret
BBC Radio One described hardcore band Shuriken as "Scunthorpe's best kept secret". The combination of raw guitar riffs, warlike drums and great vocals comes to Ludlow Assembly Rooms on September 17 for what is billed as "a fantastic night out dancing
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Going their way
THERE'S a bright golden haze on the way for supporters of Tenbury Amateur Operatic Society - next year's production is to be Oklahoma! The society's AGM has been arranged for Thursday, September 16, in Burford Village Hall, when outgoing director and
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Resource centre lines up host of autumn courses
SINCE opening the doors to the county museum collections last summer, the new Ludlow Museum Resource Centre has welcomed hundreds of learners to courses, lectures and workshops. All have been offered the chance to see more of the amazing natural and social
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Get lively with the Charleston Chasers
MENTION George Gershwin or Hoagy Carmichael to band leader Sean Bolan and it is like setting a match to a firecracker. "The music of the '20s and '30s was of the highest calibre possible," he says. "There were all these great musicians and lyric writers
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The Strettons
MAYFAIR: The winning numbers in the Mayfair August lottery were 435, 84, 249 and 557, winning £100, £50, £20 and £10. A 10-week course to help people explore their own uniqueness and find out what motivates, excited, moves and inspires them is on offer
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Bishop's Castle
TIMELY ARRIVAL OF BUS SHELTER: The arrival of the bus shelter, opposite the Boars Head, has been greeted with enthusiasm by those waiting for buses in the recent downpours. A timetable board will be delivered soon, says Bishops Castle Town Council. WELL
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Why HGVs are so unpopular
Your correspondent Ms Bache (Letters, August 26) wonders why HGVs and their drivers are unpopular. Has she really no idea why? As a careful car-driver who used to use the A49 a lot, I still have nightmares about the reckless 'professionals' in HGVs. They
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Don't take away our bus lifeline
It came as a horrible shock to learn that Shropshire County Council is proposing to withdraw all the bus services from Cleeton St Mary, Oreton, Stottesdon and nearby areas from December. Other services in south Shropshire face the same threat. Can anyone
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Bromfield routed by a double helping from Ed Griffiths
Corvedale 201-6 Bromfield 2nd 48 ao ED Griffiths starred with both bat and ball as Corvedale won their local derby fixture at Bromfield in division 6 of the Shropshire County League by 153 runs. He belted 91 runs batting at number four and then took six
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Hill grab second round spot with extra time goals
Clee Hill 3, Market Drayton 0 a.e.t ON Saturday the Hill played host to Market Drayton in the 1st round of the Ron Jones Memorial Cup. The game itself saw Clee Hill dominate from start to finish creating many chances, without being able to find the finishing
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Castle total falls short in Division Two clash
Bishop's Castle 166-5 Bomere Heath 170-3 CASTLE batted steadily after losing the toss on Saturday, but were short of a competitive total and lost their Shropshire League division 2 match at Bomere Heath by seven wickets. Richard Fifield (56), Edgar Whateley
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Tipton's flier first home
SEVENTY-ONE birds were entered for Ludlow Homing Society's race from Mangotsfield on Saturday, liberated at 10.30 in a west wind. Mr and Mrs Tipton timed the first bird home followed by Clive Roberts with Philip Nicholas third. 1 Mr and Mrs Tipton 975ypm
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Promising opener by as-you-were Cleobury
DESPITE the fact no new players had been drafted into Cleobury Mortimer XV, the squad who assembled on Saturday for the first friendly of the new season, appeared fitter and leaner for the forthcoming campaign, a fact borne out by a convincing 33-13 win
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Whitbread carries out a demolition job on Burwarton
Burwarton 121 ao Clee Hill 126-3 SIMON Morris and Brendan Corridon steered Clee Hill to a comfortable seven-wicket win at Burwarton. Coming together at 55-3 after the side had lost three wickets for 10 runs, they first steadied the innings and then opened
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Philosophy according to man from the pub
LIKE the man on the Clapham Omnibus known for putting the world to rights, people in the Valley of the Teme, at Clun and Beguildy, and other hidden corners straddling the borders of England and Wales, do much the same in the pubs. JEN GREEN dips into
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Fourth coaches' teach-in
The fourth Shropshire Coaches Conference will take place on September 12 at Priory School, Shrewsbury. Some of the best tutors in the country will be running workshops in hockey goalkeeping, fast break basketball, progressing to the full game of tennis
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Record entries in herd competition due to popularity
THE increased popularity of Hereford cattle helped draw record entries in the herd competition organised by Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. With more than 20 herds to inspect over four days, the judge, Aled Edwards, currently chairman of the British
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Fewer reports of infections
ANALYSIS by the British Potato Council indicates fewer reported blight infections this year. However, the majority of cases have occurred late in the season due to August being one of the wettest on record. A comparison with the same period during the
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Spotlight cast on dairy profits
Industry-wide leaders including EU Commissioner, Franz Fischler, Government ministers, officials and farmers themselves will be sharing the Spotlight on Profit Forum platform at the Dairy Event at Stoneleigh Park on Wednesday and Thursday, September 22
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Time to eat, drink and be merry!
THE Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival is about many more people than top chefs from the town's Michelin-starred restaurants. "You're much more likely to find exhausted, small scale producers of delightful foodstuffs," claims Mayor Graeme Kidd. "They
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Auction a gift to to fund-raisers
A CONGREGATION with a difference at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, dug deep into its pockets and contributed more than £9,000 towards a new lavatory and a kitchen. The money came from an auction of gifts and promises last Friday night. When Nock Deighton
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For the love of little Lucy
A LUDLOW man will receive a cash accumulating close shave this month to thank the hospital which is helping his sick granddaughter. John Smallman was so impressed with the leukaemia treatment provided for three-year-old Lucy by the Rainbow Oncology Unit
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Mini-motorcyclists proving big problem
By Jean Kingdon YOUNGSTERS enjoying the latest craze - riding powerful mini-motorcycles capable of more than 30mph - are putting the lives of themselves and others at risk in a south Shropshire town. Children as young as 10 have been tearing along Craven
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CHEERS! Here's to a fab festival All geared up for food and drink bonanza
by Michael Baws LUDLOW is preparing a big welcome for a record numbers of visitors expected this weekend for three days of food, drink and fun. Some 19,000 visitors - double the town's population - are expected to come to the 10th Ludlow Marches Food
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Classic films add to Flicks formula
A MIX of recent releases and a great film classic feature will show in village halls around south Shropshire this month. They are part of the enterprising series of screenings by Flicks in the Sticks. For those who have not been to one before, the event
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Concert to give lift to Elgar statue appeal
A CONCERT at Leominster's Lion Ballroom will give a boost to the appeal for the planned statue of Sir Edward Elgar in the Cathedral Close in Hereford. The programme on September 18 features three chamber music pieces, which Sir Edward completed towards
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Digital images impress
THE U3A in Ludlow Digital Imaging Group is gearing up for its first exhibition. Members have handed in all their entries for the event, which is due to run in the Ludlow Assembly Rooms Gallery from Friday, October 15, until Sunday, November 14 . The exhibition
