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Ludlow's former mayor Tony Pound quits as a councillor and launches broadside on town council

6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

LUDLOW Town Council is in ‘meltdown’ according to outgoing mayor Tony Pound who has called for it to be dissolved.

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'One of Ludlow's own' - Tony Pound and his bid to connect with ordinary residents

6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE curtain has come down on the public life of ‘one of Ludlow’s own.’ Tony Pound bowed out this week, handing over the chain of office to new mayor Jim Smithers.

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Tenbury's mayor in bid to support local swimming pool

6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

TENBURY swimming pool is in deep water according to the town’s newly-elected mayor.

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Police defend taking children's DNA samples

4:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WEST Mercia police has defended taking DNA samples from 2,000 children over two years.

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Can you help identify this mystery tree near Ludlow?

11:44am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

EXPERTS from London are being called upon to solve a “mystree” near Ludlow.

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Gandhi's sandals sell for £19,000 in Ludlow auction

10:24am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

SANDALS that once belonged to Mahatma Gandhi fetched £19,000 in an auction at Ludlow Racecourse.

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New mayor Jim Smithers due to be installed at Ludlow Assembly Rooms

10:55am Tuesday 21st May 2013

LUDLOW'S new mayor Jim Smithers, will be officially installed at a mayor-making ceremony tomorrow night at the town's Assembly Rooms.

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Reeves Hill wind farm oponents look to review

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS hoping to stop a wind farm being built in Herefordshire have been given new hope with the prospect of an environmental study being carried out by Powys Council.

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Worcestershire County Council staff earning more than £100,000 from taxpayers leaps 33%

12:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE number of Worcestershire County Council staff taking more than £100,000 from taxpayers leapt 33 per cent in just one year, it has emerged.

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Tenbury bakery highlights Hedgehog Awareness Week

8:00am Monday 20th May 2013

EATING hedgehog was on the menu in Tenbury.

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