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Ireland</category><category>Scotland</category></item><item><title>Conducting award for tireless worker </title><description>Lea Jones has been presented with the prestigious Con Buckley Conducting Award for 2012. </description><link>http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=14751</link><guid>http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=14751</guid><category>UK &amp; Ireland</category><category>Wales</category></item><item><title>Police gain help with their Mountain enquiries</title><description>South Yorkshire Police get a helping hand with their enquiries ahead of Bradford. </description><link>http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=14750</link><guid>http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=14750</guid><category>UK &amp; Ireland</category><category>Yorkshire</category></item><item><title>Co-op conquer mountain slopes</title><description>Leicestershire Co-op set the pace ahead of the Areas with early mountain climbing success.

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Ireland</category><category>Australia &amp; New Zealand</category></item><item><title>Stavanger seek new MD after Larson departure</title><description>The Stavanger Band will be looking for a new resident MD when three years of Larson benefit comes to an end. </description><link>http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=14732</link><guid>http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=14732</guid></item></channel></rss>
