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THE QUEEN and Prince Philip paid a very special visit to Herefordshire nine years ago, the last official visit the Duke of Edinburgh would pay to the county before his retirement in 2017. Buckingham Palace announced that 99-year-old Prince Philip had died today (April 9), just weeks after returning home to recuperate after his longest ever hospital stay. The Duke of Edinburgh had paid several visits to Herefordshire with the Queen over the years, from their first visit in 1957, to their last as a couple in celebration of Diamond Day in 2012. During their first visit in 1957, they went...

Peter Marron from Break with a T-Rex GoGoDiscover sculpture - Credit: Mark Benfield Preparations for a Jurassic jaunt in Norwich this summer are stepping up as the dates have been revealed for the city's upcoming sculpture trail.  The latest GoGoDiscover adventure will see 20 large Tyrannosaurus-Rex sculptures grace the city centre streets from Monday, July 12 until Saturday, September 11.  Following on from dragons, gorillas and hares, the latest project will form two stages with the summer of 2022 seeing even more dinosaurs in Norwich and an expansion across the whole county.  A sneak...

The announcement comes as the government started the first phase of its road map out of lockdown. Wiltshire Creative, the pan-arts organisation made up of Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival, said: “Whilst Salisbury International Arts Festival will not be able to go ahead in its conventional format, we promised you that we would still bring music, performance and culture to the streets and spaces of Salisbury. We want culture to lead the way in bringing the city back to life in the summer months, for the whole community.” Celebrations...

SIR: How sad that the Cathedral authorities have removed seats outside the Cathedral yet are now encouraging the return of more and more parked cars…

In his regular column for the Hereford Times, Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman hails recent leaps forward in digital connectivity for the county HEREFORD Times readers will know that the need for full broadband and better digital connectivity have been key themes of my time as an MP, ever since I hosted our original fast broadband conference a few weeks after my election. It's a simple but compelling equation: gorgeous rural county plus real digital connectivity equals greater wellbeing and greater prosperity for all. So I have been encouraged by recent digital developme...