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Thursday, January 28. 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES 21
A sa|e has been agreed for the Treacle Mine in Hereford - one of the few pubs south
of the Wye in the city
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Hopes are high for
pub as sale agreed
THERE could be a glimmer
of hope for one of the few
remaining pubs in south
Hereford.
Sold signs have gone up
outside the Treacle Mine
in St Martin’s Street 7 some
five months after the pub
closed suddenly.
Estate agent Andrew
Grant handled the sale. The
company said contracts
have yet to be exchanged
and were unable to confirm
the identity of the new
owners.
The closure left South
Wye with only three pubs
although the reopening of
the Saracens Head late last
year has pushed that n urn-
ber up to four.
Jen and Cliff McMahon
were the last rl‘i‘eacle Mine
landlords , and had been at
the pub for five and a half
years before deciding to
call last orders and take a
“v.'ell-desen'ed rest".
The Treacle Mine. a free-
of—tie public house which
was not leased from any
one, was once one of three
pubs on the roundabout
where the A49 and 9.46:?
meet, outlix'ing both the
Greyhound Dog and the
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Couple’s
attack
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A HEREFORD couple
were attacked after re-
turning a dog found wan-
dering alone to its owners.
Darren Greenwood had
been walking his own
dog when he came across
a wandering Staffy, Her-
eford Crown Court heard
last week.
He took the dog home
and made enquiries but
discovered it wasn’t reg-
istered, Jason Aris, pros-
ecuting, said.
Along with his partner,
Donna, he took it to a
friend, Kelly Saunders,
who ran a service for lost
dogs.
She recognised the Staffy
and knew where the own-
er lived and together they
went to an address on
Prospect Walk in Tupsley,
Hereford, in May, 2014.
Sarah Richards, 34, an—
swered the door and paid
no interest to the visitors
until they turned away.
Her partner, Tony Den-
ham, 36, then came out
and became aggressive
when taking the dog back
as the Greenwoods asked
for the return of the lead
as it had been a gift.
The court was told that
Denham swung the lead at
Mr Greenwood, whipping
him with it.
Mr Aris said Denham lat-
er retrieved a knife from
his house and struck Mr
Greenwood before both
defendants got into a car.
Their vehicle was then
in a collision outside their
home but they drove away,
leaving the Greenwoods
and Miss Saunders at the
scene.
Mr Aris said the couple
were stopped by police on
Aylestone Hill and, after
being arrested, Richards
spat at a custody officer.
The court heard Denham
had 57 offences recorded
against him, mostly for
dishonesty and motor of-
fences while Richards had
various matters of vio-
lence recorded against her.
But the court was told that
Denham’s offending had
“tailed off” since 2007. The
offence on this occasion
was not something he had
gone looking for ~ the vic—
tims had come to his house
and he reacted to what he
saw happening outside his
front door which involved
his partner.
Mark Thompson, defend-
ing Richards, said she ac—
knowledged she had anger
management problems.
Denham had pleaded
guilty to one charge of
wounding, one of having
a blade or sharply pointed
article in a public place
and one of dangerous driv-
mg.
Richards pleaded guilty
to two counts of common
assault.
Recorder Graeme Cliff
sentenced Denham to two
years in prison suspended
for two years, 12~months
supervision, 12-months
drug treatment and a spe-
cific activity of 10 days an-
ger management.
Richards was sentenced
to a 12-month community
order. 12-month supervi-
sion with a specified ac-
tivity of 10 days of anger
management treatment
and 10 days of a think-
ing and problem-solving
course.
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» SALE
BRAND NAMES FOR LESS.
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