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  • Andy Ward is a hard act to follow and Ledbury will miss him

    COMMENT: It is difficult to imagine anyone more at the beating heart of the Ledbury community than Andy Ward, the genial landlord of The Talbot. For a quarter of the century he has been an instrumental force in the promotion of Ledbury. He has been

  • Queen tribute at The Swan Theatre in Worcester

    The music of Queen will rock you at The Best of Queen tribute show, and will probably leave fans in a Bohemian rhapsody. The venue will be Worcester’s Swan Theatre, on February 21, from 7.30pm. But what else can an audience expect? A spokesman

  • Bosbury-based drug dealer is jailed for one year

    Police who went to investigate ‘suspicious activity’ in Siddington, near Cirencester, caught Bosbury-based drug dealer Jakub Kowal with £850 worth of ketamine, a court heard. Kowal was helping load some musical equipment into a vehicle when officers

  • Be tempted by Boris Johnson at Malvern Theatres

    REVIEW: The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson/Malvern Theatres I HEARD of a man who steadfastly refused to see this play because “it would only make him angry”. Heavens above. How intolerance reigns, yet another sad example of the current anger

  • Chesney Hawkes at Hereford Racecourse

    THE one and only Chesney Hawkes will take to the stage in Hereford this year. Nathan Moore, former lead singer of Brother Beyond, will also entertain guests at the Little Princess Trust Hair and Hope Charity Race Day at Hereford Racecourse on March

  • Town bids a fond farewell to 'Mr Ledbury', Andy Ward

    One of Ledbury's best known faces, Andy Ward, is leaving town after 25 years behind the bar at The Talbot, and after playing a key role in community life. Mr Ward, aged 68, was the initial mover and shaker behind Ledbury's twinning with the Swedish