Flood warnings to remain in place
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Flood watch warnings remain in place on the River Severn in Shropshire and Worcestershire as well as the River Wye in Herefordshire.
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River Wye flood warnings issued
BBC News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Three flood warnings are issued for the River Wye in Herefordshire as many places across the country are hit by heavy rain.
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Making it easier to get advice on benefits and badges
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
H erefordshire Council is holding a series of special surgeries at Belmont Library to make it easier for customers to access information and advice on housing and council tax benefits as well as blue badges. The surgeries, being run by the council’s Info in Herefordshire centres, are every Tuesday from 9.30am until 12.30pm and all people have to do is call 01432 261832 to make an appointment....
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Neal's Yard Dairy: Farm Cheeses from the British Isles
Luxist (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Neal's Yard Dairy is a nominee for a Luxist Award for Best Cheese Shop . Neal's Yard Dairy was founded in 1979, offering Greek-style yogurts, crème fraiche and, of course, cheese. Initially a distributor of lackluster wholesale cheeses, the Dairy began to evolve into a world-renowned specialist when owner Randolph Hodgson drove his rickety Citroen to a countryside farm and returned to London...
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High-powered partnership launched to boost revitalisation of Hereford
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
H erefordshire has launched a new partnership to champion the revitalisation of Hereford as an economic power serving the county, the region and mid Wales. Senior representatives from business, commerce, housing, regeneration, education and the public sector are backing the new partnership – called Hereford City Futures - to oversee the development of the city. The aim is to boost opportunities...
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Non-Fiction
thequacksoflife (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
My reading experiences are almost exclusively fictional. Ok the odd bit off non-fiction creeps in but it is very much the exception. HOWEVER!! I commented that I was reading a short extract from James Lees-Milne diaries and interesting it was. The book was about historic houses and there owners and was mostly set in the 1940's Lees-Milne new many of them personally (he had known the then Duchess of...
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Youngsters bring a bit of Banksy to South Wye
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
H erefordshire Council’s youth service is encouraging young people in South Wye to join in a big art project which will involve planning, designing and painting a mural Banksy-style for the Hinton Community Centre. Centre manager Pip Westwood invited local young people to add a bit of contemporary colour to the long corridor leading from the centre’s entrance to the boxing club, which is...
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New project for women at The Oval, Hereford
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
A n exciting project to develop services for women on important issues they have identified is about to kick off in the South Wye area of Hereford. The South Wye Regeneration Partnership, Herefordshire Council, NHS Herefordshire, Here4Women, Newton Farm Information Centre and the South Wye community, are jointly developing “The South Wye Women’s Project” - a new project for women...
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A moment of solitude & peace leading to a connection with Mother Earth
Printing Tips (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
I've had an awful bug the last couple of says, my ears feel like their going to blow up & even the wind blowing sounds like a hurricane. I somehow managed to resist the urge to go back to bed with some aspirins. I achingly stepped out of my pyjamas & dressing gown, put my clothes on, & decided to take my 2 dogs for a walk, to get some fresh air. Luckily I run my business from home in the...
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a new opinion in UK / Ireland Guide about Ross-on-Wye in general
dooyoo newest opinions in UK / Irel (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
a new opinion on www.dooyoo.co.uk about Ross-on-Wye in general written by worst_trip Ross-on-Wye....it's a smallish market town set on steeply sloping ground in Herefordshire. Part of it is down by the banks of the beautiful River Wye and there are some nice old red sandstone cliffs / cuttings on the road down to the river, so ...
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Ross-on-Wye, 21st to 28th July
Karon and Johns walks (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009
A few highlights from our trip to Ross on Wye. Tuesday 21st July We had a leisurely start and left home at about 12. We got to Carthage farm, Foy, Ross on Wye at about 2 having driven for about 3 miles down a single track road -very scary when towing the caravan! We are on the top of the bank overlooking the river, we were advised not to go too close to the river as they were unsure how high it would...
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Walkers return safely home
Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
A fter covering almost 70 miles through rain and sunshine, Robert Rogers, Chairman of Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust, and The Very Revd Michael Tavinor, Dean of Hereford completed their sponsored walk when the Dean reached the cathedral this afternoon. Robert , accompanied by his wife Jane, started last Wednesday and walked from the Cathedral to Alberbury, to the west of Shrewsbury, and the most...
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Tasting Notes: Dorothy Goodbody’s Golden Ale
Blog o' Beer (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
Brewery: Wye Valley Brewery Location: Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire ABV: 4.2% Version: Bottled Source: Waitrose I've been having a bit of a Dorothy Goodbody's drinking period lately. The Wholesome Stout is one of my regulars - it competes with Meantime, though doesn't quite pip it at the post - so it was nice to try this lighter, golden ale as well. It [...]
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Tasting Notes: Wye Valley Summer Stinger
Blog o' Beer (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Brewery: Wye Valley Brewery Location: Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire ABV: 4.0% Version: draught Source: The Goose & Cuckoo Wife and kids away for a weekend, the dog walked for 4 or 5 miles, a bit of work done, curry waiting to be made at about 7pm, it's mid-afternoon, sunny, and my bike's sitting there just waiting to be ridden. What's a [...]
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Outdoor classrooms complement Architype’s Herefordshire village school
Latest News (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Architype has won planning permission for a new £1.8 million village primary and secondary school in Staunton-on-Wye, Herefordshire.