{"id":55,"date":"2004-09-19T23:55:16","date_gmt":"2004-09-19T23:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/applecrumble.wordpress.com\/2004\/09\/19\/the-ross-gazette\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T19:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:15:16","slug":"the-ross-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2004\/09\/19\/the-ross-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ross Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"
My lovely wife grew up in Ross-on-Wye<\/a>, a beautiful town in rural Herefordshire. A couple of weeks ago, after returning from our honeymoon, we spent a weekend in Ross and whilst there I got my hands on a copy of the fine Ross Gazette<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This publication is legendary among people from Ross and I had heard many things about previous headlines such as ‘Riot!’ when a handful of sixth-formers gathered by the river with a stereo and a bottle of Strongbow, but I didn’t quite believe it. That is, until I saw the 2 September issue. The article on the right completely cracked me up – imagine the look on the policeman’s face when he heard the tale of the canoe-bound umbrella thieves. Classic.<\/p>\n

The cream of the crop, though, was to be found on page 11. ‘The Lea Show Results of the Fruit and Vegetable Show – 2004<\/a>‘ was something else. Imagine being the winner of the ‘arrangement incorporating a kitchen utensil’ category! Marion Martin and Sarah Williams, I salute you!<\/div>\n

My lovely wife grew up in Ross-on-Wye, a beautiful town in rural Herefordshire. A couple of weeks ago, after returning from our honeymoon, we spent a weekend in Ross and whilst there I got my hands on a copy of the fine Ross Gazette. 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