LUDLOW Town return to weekend Midland Alliance action this Saturday when they travel to meet high-flying Oldbury. After a period of inactivity they returned to action a week last Tuesday with an encouraging 3-1 home win over Barwell. Manager Les Bristow
HOST FAMILIES: Host families who can offer accommodation, support and guidance, either on a permanent or respite care basis, to an adult with a learning difficulty, should ring Sarah Lloyd on 01743 154080 to offer help or to find out more. CRAFT CLASSES
OLD CHAPEL HALL: An interesting evening was had at the auction of promises. Fierce bidding for the sporting events, airline tickets and balloon flight resulted more than £1,600 raised for upkeep of the village hall. Thankyou Roy for "wielding the hammer
SORRY, yet another letter in reply to Mr Garry Thomas' RRA Architects, recent statement in the Advertiser. These plans must have been discussed and drawn up at least 18 months ago. To say NOW "residents must be considered" is not in order. Residents were
IN reply to M G Morris's letter (January 8), I would like to say that if she or he is not aware, there are medical reasons why our marriage was not consummated. When we did the Kilroy programme, it was done to help others that may be in a similar situation.It's
A LUDLOW bank is, this week, celebrating 100 years of operation at the same site in the town centre. The quaintly-named North and South Wales Bank opened its doors at the Bull Ring on Monday January 18, 1904. Four years later it was part of the London
Border Counties Autograss Club held its annual dinner, dance and trophy presentation on January 17, 2004, at the Coors Stadium, the home of Ludlow Football Club. Members from other clubs in the area boosted the numbers attending and provided an excellent
THE cutback in spending on Bishop Castle's new sports and arts centre shows the Government is failing to respond to the needs of rural areas says a county and district councillor. Coun Peter Phillips (LibDem) is disappointed the £2.8m project had to be
Ludlow Town 3 Barwell 1 Ludlow Town dominated the game and should have been three goals to the good in the first 15 minutes of this home Midland Alliance game last Tuesday. Early pressure saw Darren Leonard put Tim Jackson clear to cross for the mauauding
THE phone has not stopped ringing at Hibiscus in Ludlow ever since Claude Bosi's restaurant won its second Michelin star. The accolade came to Claude and his staff after major renovation work at the restaurant. Claude's wife Claire broke off from dealing
TRAFFIC experts from three local authorities are to study a new report that suggests ways of solving Ludlow's long standing parking problems. Among the recommendations in the report by Professor John Snell of Birmingham University are: l cutting the number
LUDLOW's only National Health dental practice is to take on a third dentist and, once again, open its waiting lists for patients. Stepping Stones, at New Road, opened its doors almost five years ago. It is run by Dr Catherine Nelson, with her associate
THE power cut ruined centenary celebrations at HSBC on the Bullring but ironically took them back 100 years to the days of candlelight. A disappointed manager, Lesley Fallows, said staff were left with no customers, the bank had to close for security
LUDLOW will face further disruption with yet more town centre road works on the way. Work in Corve Street and the Bull Ring is still likely to take 12 weeks from January 12, as stated on temporary road signs - but repaving work in Old Street is not included
AFTER months of struggle, the Caterpillar Playschool in Brimfield's Village Hall is to close in March because of falling attendance. The playschool catered for children from two years old to school age and ran for four mornings a week. In line with similar
TRIBUTES will be paid to two leading figures in south Shropshire life at church services this weekend. Helen Osborne, wife of playwright John Osborne will be buried at Clun's St George's Church next to her husband. Mrs Osborne went to The Hurst at Clun
LUDLOW Town Council is set to borrow £375,000 from the Government to help fund eight major projects. It is also planning a 20 per cent tax hike -- its biggest since 1998 -- to bring in a further £42,000 in the next financial year. Mayor Graeme Kidd said
A SPECTACULAR treasure chest, containing 30 works of art, has been publicly launched at Ludlow's Library and Museum Resource Centre. The Artbox Chest, complete with padlocks and animated metal ravens on the lid, houses items from the unique collection
ANOTHER series of painting days, for the beginner through to the experienced artist, has been organised at a peaceful retreat near Church Stretton. The Way of Creativity programme for 2004 begins with a one-day course on Saturday, January 31, entitled
REHEARSALS start on February 3 for what promises to be an exciting performance of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. The performance will be close to the 100th anniversary of the move by Sir Edward and his family from Malvern to Hereford. The concert is
THERE'LL be more to look at than books in Bromyard Library, thanks to the work of a Ludlow artist. Next April sees the unveiling of a 17m frieze by David Jones, depicting scenes of the area's heritage. It will span two walls of the town's new library,
SET in the ancient landscape of a manor house, tithe barn, dovecote, alms houses and a deer park, like many other historic places of worship, every nook and cranny at St Mary's is a maintenance nightmare. The earliest parts date back to the 12th century
Gardeners' Group: The first meeting of the new year was a chance to pool experiences and to swap ideas. Given the wide range of soils in the area, it is always interesting to hear how others cope with as particular plant or see off unwanted pests. Methods
ARP050: A WONDERFUL Christmas party was enjoyed by a record number. The first meeting is planned for Wednesday, January 28, when Jean Jarvis, from South Shropshire Furniture Scheme will tell us what happens to the goods that we give to her, in St Peter's
PRIMROSE CLUB: Members were delighted to learn of the 100th birthday of Muriel Staples, a former member. We then sang Happy Birthday to Jean Boden (not quite so old - 21ish!) and to welcome Thelma Williams to the afternoon. Joyce reported that the Jubilee
FOLLOWING the success of her Mindful Movement classes at Bishops Castle Community College and in Clun, Dee McWilliam has started groups at Craven Arms Community Centre and Newcastle Community Centre. She describes her approach to movement as teaching
OUR CANDIDATES, ONE VOTE: Bishops Castle goes to the polls today (Thursday) to elect a new member of the town council. Voting takes place in the public hall, Station Street, until 9pm. The four candidates for the seat, left vacant by the resignation of
I SHOULD like to express my support for the proposed enhancement of the medieval building and for the new building in the central courtyard at the Palmer's Hall site at Ludlow College. Students have been successfully educated in the town centre for more
HAVE South Shropshire district councillors any idea how immensely frustrated the residents of Ludlow are becoming? Although lip service is paid to "consultation", decision after decision is taken totally ignoring locally expressed opinions. The library
A PHRASE I used in my last letter, with regards to the junction between Boraston Drive and Boraston Lane as the final touches were being completed prior to opening, was: "It beggars belief". I casually commented to one of my neighbours in jest: "I wonder
SOME of your readers may have wondered why there was no produce market in Castle Square on January 8. The combination of extremely high winds and heavy rain made the area around the market stalls too dangerous for the producers or public to use so, reluctantly
I AM writing to you as a retired governor of Ludlow College. I was involved with the college in this capacity for many years, during which time developments to improve its potential were undertaken whenever finances allowed. I am overjoyed to hear of
Wellington Amateurs 0 Craven Arms 0 CRAVEN Arms were pleased to bag a point in their Shropshire County Premier League match, away to top five opponents, Wellington Amateurs. Craven lost the toss and were asked to play down the sloping pitch for the first
EVERY year hundreds of lives are saved with the help of donated organs but, what many people may not realise, is that donated tissues like skin, bone, tendons and heart valves can dramatically improve quality of life for recipients. Just one donation
An injury-hit Cleobury Ladies National League side battled to their tenth straight win in a row on Sunday when they beat fellow promotion hopefuls Salford 3-2 at home in a predictable five sets. The victory was made all the sweeter by the fact the away
LOCAL clubs Tenbury United, Ludlow Town Reserves and Leominster Town will be bidding to finish in the top half of their West Midlands League Division 1 South table with the planned reorganisation of the West Midlands Leagues. While the Premier Division
Tenbury United 3 Malvern Rovers 2 HAVING struggled in the early part of their first season in the West Midlands League Division 1 South, United have found their feet and continued their recent good run with a sixth victory to move up to mid-table. United
Church Stretton 3 Meole Brace 3 (aet) (Stretton win 4-3 on penalties) Church Stretton battled well to win an epic Shropshire County Cup Quarter-final match after a dramatic penalty shoot-out, during which keeper Anthony Prince denied the opposition twice
Luctonians 14 pts Bradford and Bingley 16 LUCTONIANS hopes of a place in the quarter-finals of the Powergen Intermediate Cup, and a possible final at Twickenham were cruelly dashed by the Cup favourites from Yorkshire, who benefited from a last minute
LUDLOW gave one of their finest team performances in recent years, running in seven tries to book their place in the last 16 of the Powergen Junior Cup and keep alive their hopes of playing at Twickenham. Leicester-based Vipers provided spirited opposition
A CRISIS in Shropshire schools, brought on by decreasing pupil numbers, is due to be discussed at next Tuesday's meeting of the county council's Cabinet. Fewer pupils means less money for education. In 2004-2005 government money for Shropshire education
WHILE many struggle to keep to new year exercise regimes, Ludlow Assembly Rooms is due to give thumbs up to a workout in a half term series of workshops on mobile phones. The Turn It On! series runs from Sunday, February 15 until Friday, February 20 and
RURAL art venues in south Shropshire are set to be invaded by contemporary theatre companies, Cartoon de Salvo and The Mad Dogs and Englishmen, and their latest productions: Meat and Two Veg and Outrageous Nonsense. Cartoon de Salvo is based in Surrey
ANTIQUES expert Eric Knowles has a big surprise for his audience when he appears at Ludlow Assembly Rooms on Sunday. The face that is so well known to viewers of Antiques Road Show, Going for a Song and The Great Antiques Hunt as changed. After 30 years
