Saturday, 4th September 2010

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Man is attacked beside busy road

A 50 year-old man was left with bruises to his arms, leg and back after being pulled to the ground, then punched and kicked in broad daylight as he walked near a Hereford road layby.

Swimming pool plan dealt a blow

A bid for a a swimming pool to be built in Bromyard have been dealt a blow after a planning application was refused by Herefordshire Council.

Businessman to head haulage Assoc.

A Ledbury businessman has been named as the new chairman of the Road Haulage Association.

Council struggles to find new HQ

An urgent study of accommodation has been ordered as bosses struggle work out where to put thousands of workers involved as the Herefordshire Council-Primary Care Trust merger gets under way.

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Over 7,100 sign up to save POs

The county’s Save Our Post Offices campaign had yesterday, Tuesday, collected 7,169 signatures – an astonishing 1 in every 10 Herefordshire households.

Historic home has £1.75m tag

A country house at Sellack, near Ross-on-Wye, with 12th and 17th century origins and previously a seat of the Viscounts Scudamore, goes under the hammer next month with a guide price of £1.75 million.

Food fans tasting a little glory

Farmers, publicans, chefs and restaurateurs in Ross-on-Wye hope last year’s winning streak at the Flavours of Herefordshire contest was just a taste of what’s to come.

No more drop-in for CAB Offices

Advice will be dished out from the Citizens Advice Bureau offices at the Ryefield Centre and at the Corn Exchange in Ross-on-Wye on an appointment only basis from this month to cut down on long waits.

Journal is bigger and even better

There’s great news this week for readers and advertisers alike, as the county-wide Hereford/Leominster/Ross-on-Wye Journal series reached an important target by covering no less than 51,810 door-to-door letterbox deliveries every week (subject to a VFD Audit for January-June this year) – an increase of 1,482 copies of Herefordshire’s top read.

Plans to replace Minster College

Plans to replace Leominster’s Minster College at a cost £20 million are set to be unveiled to the public this week.