The site, called The Hollies, on Straight Road, is a former civil service sports centre.

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Their recording of the Hollies' 1969 hit He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was the Christmas number one.

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The Hollies, a 19th-century manor house, opened 16 April as a Natural Retreats property in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Acts at Ludlow Arts Festival, taking place between 21 and 30 June, include Jools Holland, 10cc, The Hollies and The Searchers.

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The cover of The Hollies' 1969 hit was sung by artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and former Spice Girl Mel C.

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The single, a cover of the 1969 Hollies' hit, is raising money for the families of 96 Liverpool fans who died in a crush at Hillsborough stadium in 1989.

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His average would have been over 100 had he scored four runs in his final Test at the Oval in 1948, but he was bowled for a duck second ball by England's Eric Hollies.

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Even her adlibbed asides establish that she's deep inside the feeling of a song, a knack that makes her covers (of Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross" or the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother") particularly stirring.

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