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The city that lost its treasured museum and library in scramble for post-Brexit cash
Half a decade ago, the Tory government threw ??8m at a planned state-of-the-art county museum and library in Hereford as billions were distributed in post-Brexit ???Levelling Up??? programmes. But today, Alex Ross finds a city now without the standalone cultural offerings and no clear date for when they will open, much to locals??? disappointment.
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