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Police Investigate Theft From Church Near Ledbury

The incident occurred at St Michaels Church in Castle Frome sometime between 10 am on Sunday 29 April and 6 pm on Wednesday 9 May. Sometime during the time period in question it appears that thieves entered the church and approached one of the windows. The thieves then climbed onto a 2ft wide window ledge and used [...]

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Volunteers needed!

Marches Access Point needs volunteers to deliver The Kington Chronicle between Thursday 17 May to the end of May 2012.  Can you deliver in your area or just in your own street?  If so, please pop into Marches Access Point The Old Police Station Market Hall Street Kington  HR5 3DP info@map-kington.co.uk Tel: 01544 231771 and ask for Amanda

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Man Found Guilty Of 24 Sexual Offences

Speaking outside Hereford Crown Court earlier today (Friday 4 May), Detective Inspector Jon Roberts expressed his satisfaction after seeing 45-year-old Jonathan Corbett found guilty of 24 sexual offences, including several counts of rape and three counts of sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13. Having been convicted, Corbett was then handed an indeterminate prison [...]

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Presteigne Food Trail

Presteigne Food Trail will be held on Saturday 16 June 2012.  It is a free event with free car parking.  There will be talks, demonstrations, food stalls, children’s entertainment and workshops with a ceilidh in the evening. http://www.presteignefoodtrail.org.uk/

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Police Make Arrest In Fuel Theft Investigation

  Police in Herefordshire have this morning confirmed a man has been arrested as part of their investigation into a series of ‘bilking’ offences that have been going on for over a decade. The thefts – which are essentially making off with fuel without paying for it – have been committed at many different service stations in [...]

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Legal Update

This month`s legal update is now available on our website. To access it, all you need to do is to click on our link below:- http://www.mjjsolicitors.co.uk/index.php/latest/ Also why not follow us on Twitter.  All you need to do is to click on the icon below. Angela Davies-Jones         T 01686 412166  F 01686 413580  www.mjjsolicitors.co.uk   Mid Wales House, Great Oak [...]

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Facebook Page Get Together

Megan Nerantzouli (nee Jones) has created a facebook page called ”Fond Memories of Kington”.  On Tuesday 8 May from 7.30 pm at The Burton Hotel there will be a get together of this group as one of the members is “home” for a visit from Australia.  Any “old” Kingtonians who would like to attend please contact Megan [...]

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Motorists Warned Of The Dangers Posed By Flood Water

With the recent heavy rain and localised flooding, motorists across West Mercia are being warned about the dangers of attempting to drive through flood water. The Environment Agency still has a number of Flood Warnings in place covering areas within West Mercia, together with a number of flood alerts indicating a chance of localised flooding. Although [...]

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Stop The Drop! Litter Campaign

Herefordshire Council’s community protection team and Amey are urging residents to ‘stop the drop!’ as part of their latest litter campaign. The three month campaign which began in April will focus on litter thrown from vehicles, left in lay-bys or green areas. In the last three months, Amey has collected more than 400 bags of litter [...]

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Kington Sports Club Shield

Football Club V Cricket Club V Golf Club Sunday 10 June at the Cricket Club 2 pm Tuesday 12 June at the Golf Club 5 pm Friday 15 June at the Football Club 6 pm

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