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Leominster community bakery plan takes step forward
There is enough interest in running a community bakery in a Herefordshire town to take the idea to the next stage and seek funding for it.
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Herefordshire Council presses on with 20mph zone
Herefordshire Council is pushing ahead with plans to increase the use of 20mph zones on the county’s roads with a £100,000 investment in working up the policy.
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Nationwide branches in Herefordshire to get refresh
Building society Nationwide plans to refresh the look of its Herefordshire branches, as part of a commitment to buck the national trend by investing locally.
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Council has minute of pause to remember teenagers found dead
Shropshire Council had a minute of pause to remember four teenagers who were found dead on Tuesday.
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Ludlow Town Council pledges to become more bio-diverse
Ludlow Town Council has celebrated National Tree Week with a pledge to becoming more bio-diverse.
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Anne-Marie set to perform at Ludlow Castle next year
Globally renowned pop-star Anne-Marie will perform in Ludlow next summer.
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Mother describes 'nightmare' after son among four teenagers from Shropshire found dead in North Wales
The mother of one of the four teenagers found dead after a car crash in North Wales has said she wishes she could wake from her "nightmare".
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Ludlow MP congratulates local charities on Kings Awards
South Shropshire MP, Philip Dunne, has congratulated four local charities for receiving the Kings Award for Voluntary Service.
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Shropshire food banks facing ‘incredible strain’
Shropshire food banks are facing increased financial pressure this winter as they spend more on to keep families fed in the county.
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New hangar approved for Shobdon airfield
Plans to build a new hangar for light aircraft at Herefordshire’s only licensed airfield have been approved.
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Detectorist loans county treasure for show at museum and opens medieval forgery debate
Visitors to Much Wenlock Museum can learn all about a new exhibit – which may have played a part in medieval forgery – thanks to the generosity of a detectorist who made the find.
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South Shropshire Interfaith Forum tree planting with the High Sheriff of Shropshire
Mandy Thorn MBE DL, The High Sheriff for Shropshire 2023, has supported the South Shropshire Inter Faith Forum to mark Inter Faith Week by planting a plum tree at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms.
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Plans to create new health and wellbeing centre in Highley
Plans to create a brand new health and wellbeing centre at Severn Centre in Highley have taken an important step forward, say health bosses at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
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Ludlow Cancer Support group receives the King's Award for Voluntary Service
Ludlow Cancer Support Group has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
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Get your car washed to aid two great causes
Firefighters at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s Malvern Fire Station are holding a car wash to benefit two great causes.
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Leominster loses another bank and cash machine
Another bank has closed down its branch in Leominster.
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Extra cash for Ukrainian hosts in Herefordshire
Households in Herefordshire looking after Ukrainian guests are to get an extra £200 a month to cope with the extra cost of winter.
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Large country home permitted in Herefordshire
Plans to build a large modern house by a Herefordshire hamlet, and to demolish nearby farm buildings, have been approved.
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Big jump in homeless housed in budget hotels
The number of homeless people in Herefordshire being housed in budget hotels has surged in the last 18 months.
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New Food and Drink group launched at online event
A new group to help food and drink businesses across the Marches work more closely together, develop international markets and access specialist support has been launched at an online event.
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