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Robert Milan outside Worcester Crown Court.

Ex-choirmaster from Hereford admits having indecent images

Updated 8:00am Monday 6th October 2008

THE former choirmaster at a Hereford church has admitted two counts of possessing indecent photographs of children.

Judge Richard Rundell, Worcester Crown Court says...

Milan “clearly needs some help” and gave him a three-year community order with a condition that he takes part in a sex offenders’ programme.

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Former county detective on trial

Updated 2:18pm Monday 6th October 2008

The trial of a former Herefordshire detective started this morning, Geoffrey Alan Gough aged 55, denied the attempted kidnap and sexual assault of a 13 year old girl when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court.

Final bid to save city post office

Updated 8:45am Monday 6th October 2008

WORRIED residents are this morning making an eleventh hour attempt to rescue a Hereford post office earmarked for closure.

Flood warnings remain - but all clear for River Teme

Updated 9:00am Monday 6th October 2008

Flood warnings are still in place across the county this morning.

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Black group boycotts 'racist' force

Updated 3:35pm Monday 6th October 2008

The Metropolitan Black Police Association has said it would "actively discourage" new recruits from joining Britain's largest force, claiming it had "a hostile atmosphere where racism is allowed to spread".

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Church hosts tribute to poet Frances Horovitz

Updated 1.50pm Thursday 2nd October 2008

TWO of the UK’s best-loved poets, Gillian Clarke and Anne Stevenson, will be in Orcop Church on Saturday for a reading in tribute to their close friend, the poet Frances Horovitz, who died of cancer 25 years ago and is buried in the Churchyard at Orcop.

John Barrowman appears at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Autumn provides a rich tapestry of popular culture

Updated 1.40pm Thursday 2nd October 2008

AMONG the highlights of this year’s Cheltenham Festival of Literature, which runs from October 10-19, is a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Man Booker Prize for which a host of Booker winners will premiere new work on BBC Radio 4.