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  • 26/3/04 - Debut goal seals points for Town

    HIGH winds made difficult playing conditions on Saturday when Ledbury Town visited basement-club Coseley in the West Midland Premier Division. COSELEY 1, LEDBURY TOWN 2 Coseley had the wind in their favour in the first half and were able to contain Ledbury

  • 26/3/04 - Records tumble with one a 14-year standing time

    LEDBURY and District swimmers enjoyed a successful third championship gala on Saturday resulting in 13 new records. The longest race was the 200m butterfly, a very difficult event which nevertheless attracted an entry of 35 with 18 competitors aged only

  • 26/3/04 - Reserves edged out in local derby game

    THIS West Midland Division One (South) game was played with the true passion of a derby game with both teams competing fiercely. LEDBURY TOWN RESERVES 2, MALVERN TOWN RESERVES 3 The football was not attractive because of a strong gale force wind blowing

  • Hereford United 2 Shrewsbury Town 1

    Saturday, March 27, 2004 HEREFORD United roared back to the top of the table in front of their biggest ever Nationwide Conference crowd with a memorable victory over promotion-chasing rivals Shrewsbury at Edgar Street on Saturday. And the Bulls will be

  • 26/3/04 - Busy time at Colwall

    PREPARATIONS for the coming season get under way this weekend at Colwall Cricket Club. On Sunday, March 28, former club captain, David Sutton, will be leading a new training venture at John Masefield School, Ledbury. Running from 10.30am until 3.30pm

  • 26/3/04 - Divisional title races are set to go all the way

    THE race for the Soccer Site Malvern League division one title continued last Sunday when both leaders Bishops Frome and second-placed Oak Allstars took maximum points from their home games. Leaders Bishops Frome entertained third-placed Talbot Head and

  • 26/3/04 - Junior Soccer Scene ...

    LEDBURY SWIFTS U13s 2, LADS CLUB ROVERS U13s 1 SWIFTS' last home game of the season saw them play some of their best football in difficult conditions to overcome high-flying Lads Club Rovers. Both sides settled early in the windy conditions and stated

  • 26/3/04 - Both Minardi drivers cross line

    WILUX Minardi Cosworth had the satisfaction of seeing both its drivers finish the Malaysian Grand Prix. The event lived up to its reputation as one of the most gruelling on the Formula One calendar, with track temperatures well in excess of 40 deg C,

  • 26/3/04 - Colwall finish in second spot

    COLWALL secured the point they needed to guarantee second place in Severn Division Two with a 2-2 draw against league champions Hereford IIs at Ledbury Leisure Centre on Saturday. COLWALL WHC 2, HEREFORD II 2 The teams looked evenly matched in the first

  • 26/3/04 - Harriers make training runs

    LEDBURY Harriers' Clifford Berry, as part of his London Marathon training, took part in the Ballycotton 10-mile road race in Eire and returned a time of 67 mins for the event. Glyn Fletcher, also in training for his first London Marathon, travelled to

  • 26/3/04 - Tennis team ride out gale

    LEDBURY Mixed A tennis team finished the winter season in style by winning their last game against Hallow in gale force conditions. The result was, Pat Symonds & Jeff Arlott won 6-3, 6-3 and won 6-7, 6-2, 6-0. Julie Higgs and Tony Haymes lost 6-3,

  • 26/3/04 - Good entry for competitions

    THE ladies section at Ross-on-Wye Golf Club has met and played regularly over the winter months with fun competitions on Tuesdays. The usual winter foursomes and winter round-robin competitions have also been played with a good entry in both. The winners

  • 26/3/04 - Bridge results

    LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB On Wednesday, March 17 there was 15 tables at the club event. Results were N/S 1 Gisela Ogden & Grace Francis 62, 2 Janet Holder & June Homes 61.4, 3 Denis Reay & Geoffrey Herbert 57.7, 4 Irene Culcheth &