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  • Chainsaws grabbed as shop door forced open

    BURGLARS have hit Countrywide store in Ledbury for the third time in less than a year. They got away with Stihl chainsaws and hedge trimmers to the value of around £3,000. Friday's raid followed an earlier attempt on October 3, when a padlock to the

  • Family of Iraq soldier fear posting to Afghanistan

    THE mother of a Ledbury soldier fears her son's seven-month tour of duty in Iraq may be followed by a posting to Afghanistan. Ann Beard, the mother of former John Masefield High School pupil Daniel, said: "We'll find out more when he comes home for Christ-mas

  • Apology to residents

    THE Welsh Water contractor responsible for residents being without electricity for three hours, after a power line was cut by a drill, has sent a letter of apology to householders. Welsh Water had been asked by developer Barry Connally to connect the