THE owners of a Ledbury business burgled 25 times in as many years are again counting the costs of a raid and wondering what else they can do to protect their premises. The Dual Sport motorcycle shop, in Worcester Road, was raided at 4am on Monday and
A woman has been killed after being struck by a train on the line between Ledbury and Colwall on Monday morning. British Transport Police (BTP), who are handling the enquiry, say there are no suspicious circumstances, but enquiries are ongoing. David
Traffic calming measures and a 20mph speed limit could be in place around Ledbury primary and the John Masefield high schools next year The move is part of Herefordshire Council's Safer Routes to School scheme. But the idea of the strategically placed
Youngsters at Ledbury Primary School have no reason to forget Remembrance Sunday, thanks to the powerful reminder of a colourful poppy frieze they have put together. The paint and collage display was made by Year 6 youngsters under the guidance of the
A County highways inspector who came across a 20 feet long ladder in the road at Tarrington found himself stumped when he tried to find its owner. Richard Morgan, aged 26, had to pull over when he came across the £3,500 firefighters' ladder lying across
Herefordshire Council has taken on responsibility for enforcing street parking throughout the county. The authority's own parking attendants started their patrols on Monday with the power to impose £60 cash penalties on motorists who park on double yellow
A new pressure group has been set up in Ledbury to battle for answers and compensation over the town's water problems last summer. Welsh Water has acknowledged algal residue got into the supply, and that there were over 1,000 complaints from residents
CCTV camera lights were attacked at Ledbury's Recreation Ground just hours after they were installed. The lights were put up to give better resolution pictures in the battle against vandalism. Footage from the cameras, taken on the evening of Tuesday,
A new bus shelter for the centre of Ledbury is being considered by Herefordshire Council and the town council. David Walsh, Herefordshire Council's senior technician for transportation, said the structure, to be situated by the War Memorial, would need
A Churchill Meadow resident is calling for Ledbury Town Council to "implement some sort of local bylaw" to prevent fireworks being released in the roads of the estate, from September to December. John Gaskin wrote to the council saying a large percentage
BROMYARD were under pressure in this match before they even set off, with five first team players being unavailable at very short notice. BRIERLEY & HAGLEY ALLIANCE 6, BROMYARD TOWN 0 Rik Halion was unavailable due to work commitments, Chris Billings
COLWALL first XI travelled to Bristol to face the side second in the West Premier League Division One (Ladies) table and came away with a hard earned draw, their third of the campaign. PORTISHEAD/FIREBRANDS 1, COLWALL 1 Colwall started brightly and were
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB A GOOD turn out of 14 1/2 tables marked the club's meeting on October 31. The leading scores were N/S1, Brian Snell & David Magee 58.7%, 2, Doreen Sallis & Margaret Westbrook 58.6%, 3, June Homes & Warwick Ackland
MARTIN Williams' observation before the game that the Ledbury pack was heavier and more experienced was absolutely right. LEDBURY 2nd XV 45pts, OLD CRYPTIANS 2nd XV 25 From the outset, Ledbury looked very settled in the set pieces, the lineout was markedly
A DELEGATION of Dutch police officers visited Herefordshire to discuss issues such as policing in rural areas. Five officers from Eindhoven's Politie Brabant Zuid-Oust spent the day at Hereford police station on Thursday, November 8, as part of a three-day
STOKE Lacy residents are appealing to Herefordshire Council for a lower speed limit to be introduced in their village. Although traffic calming measures were put in place on the A465 Bromyard to Hereford road at Stoke Lacy to highlight the 40mph speed
Bromyard and Winslow's Police Community Consulta-tive Committee has backed the efforts of the West Mercia force despite a rise in violent crime figures. At last week's PCCC meeting, held at Stoke Lacy, chairman Coun Richard James said: "We felt satisfied
YANEL ADJOVI, a 21-year-old West African woman has been enjoying an eight-week work placement in Bromyard with Micron Sprayers, staying with a different local family every week. Although Yanel actually lives in Paris, her father is a distributor of Micron
CONCERNS have been raised about road conditions on the A44 following the death of 15-year-old Joanne Loris at Linton last month. At last week's meeting of Bromyard and Winslow's Police Community Consultative, Coun Richard James, said the committee would
SWIFTS went out of the Under 10's Mailes Cup in a very competitive encounter with Lads Club Colts which went all the way to extra time. LEDBURY SWIFTS 1, LADS CLUB COLTS 3 (aet) With both teams riding high in the league, this was always going to be a
THE draw for the second round of the HFA Junior Cup, to be played on Saturday, December 1, resulted: Ledbury Res v Sutton Res, Colwall Rangers v Golden Valley, Widemarsh v Ewyas Harold Res, Bartestree v Woofferton Res, Weston Res v Tupsley, Kingstone
LEDBURY fielded a weakened team for this fixture due to injury and forced absences but the replacements performed well. LEDBURY RFC 63pts, GREYHOUND DOG 3pts From the start Ledbury were in control but there was lacklustre rucking from the pack which caused
Vandals have wrecked a set of distinctive wooden signposts which have been guiding walkers through Dog Hill Wood for nearly a decade. Ledbury footpaths officer Mike Woodbridge said the attack, which left one post completely smashed, was "really shocking
Ledbury Swimming Pool will not now be closed for one month for refurbishment, as was advertised by Herefordshire Council. Essential work will still be carried out next month and users are still being advised to expect disruption. Geoff Cole, the authority's
The children of Eastnor Prim-ary have launched a major fundraising arts project to help pay for a £170,000 school extension, due to open this spring. Work is already underway on building a new classroom, offices and storage, which will also free up existing
Visitor numbers to Ledbury's Heritage Centre were down this season by 8,000, compared to last year's record-breaking figures. Statistics show that between April and the end of October this year, there were 37,000 visitors to the Church Lane attraction
This year's Round Table firework display was a record breaker as over 1,000 people packed into Ledbury Park on one of the warmest bonfire nights remembered in Ledbury. A record total of £3,200 was taken on the gate - the highest ever known during the
Westons'new Cider Museum is now the proud owner of the biggest collection of cider and perry bottles in the UK. The gathering of old, new and curious bottles has been donated to the Much Marcle firm on permanent loan from Ian and Gill Horsley of the Brandy
Mayor Phillip Bettington says support for the visit of the Windsor Castle choir to Ledbury has been "overwhelming". The sponsor list of Ledbury businesses offering money, services or gifts stands at 55 with more expected to pledge their support before
A roadside vigil was being held all this week by fields at Preston Wynne, in protest against genetically modified crops, which are being grown there as part of a Government trial. Protestor Julia Goldsmith, of the Herefordshire GM Free Register, said:
BROMYARD entertained Bishops Castle in a re-arranged North Midlands One game on Saturday when both sides kickers were certainly off form. BROMYARD RFC 3pts, BISHOPS CASTLE 3pts In a tight uninspiring game the home side took the lead in the first half
Munsley fruit farmer Phil Hunt, of Rectory Farm, is the first grower in the UK to be harvesting his 32 acres of cider apples with a revolutionary new apple picker. The Tuthill Centipede apple harvester was officially launched at Bulmer's open day last
DURSLEY played well early on and strong attacking play led to a well deserved goal. NEWENT 1, DURSLEY 1 Newent's defence were determined and Susie Barton prevented any more strikes at goal by solid efficient tackles. Newent forwards Ann Timney and Amy
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA VASE Second Round: Kidsgrove Ath v Bromyard Town (3pm). EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Bustleholme v Malvern Town, Ledbury Town v Dudley Town. SMEDLEY CROOK MEMORIAL CUP Malvern Town Reserves v Northfield
LEDBURY Thirds' run of bad results continued with their eighth successive defeat. LEDBURY 3rds 0, BREDON STAR 2nds 41pts Despite this the score line does not show the improved performance from the Third team. Bredon managed to capitalise on some fortunate
LEDBURY put on a brave performance in their first game of the season against a strong and well organised Telford team containing four players who have been selected for the Shropshire County side. LEDBURY UNDER 15'S 7pts, TELFORD UNDER 15'S 38pts Ledbury
HEREFORD United players are under pressure to perform in tomorrow's Nationwide Conference clash with Doncaster Rovers or they face being axed for the live Match of the Day FA Cup tie against Wrexham next week. Caretaker boss Phil Robinson spelt out the
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision between a car and a motorcycle at Pengethley, near Ross-on-Wye. The rider of a purple Kawasaki was taken to Gloucester Royal Infirmary by Air Ambulance following the accident at 2.50pm on Wednesday
A VOTE of no confidence may be taken against a Bromyard councillor in relation to his position as vice-chairman of the Public Hall Management Committee. At a special meeting of Bromyard and Winslow Town Council on Monday evening, councillors were critical
TALKS to create a safe crossing for children over the A44 in Bromyard are being held up by negotiations over land needed to carry out the project. For the past two years Bromyard and Winslow Town Council has been asking for a school crossing to be created
MEASURES to prevent Hallowe'en intimidation in Bromyard are to be put in place by the police before next year's celebrations. Beat officer PC John Meek said there had been several complaints about large groups of costumed trick or treaters. He said: "
BROMYARD mayor Joan Dauncey has expressed her surprise that Herefordshire Council denied planning permission for a proposed single storey dwelling at 40 Church Street, Bromyard. At a meeting of the town council's planning committee she said: "The last
A LAST night of the Proms style concert will be performed at Bromyard's St Peters Church by Hereford Youth Concert Band and Leominster Schools Choir on Thursday, November 29 at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 including wine and canaps and money raised is for
FOR the second time in three weeks Ledbury's Reserves enjoyed cup success against their Division Two opponents, and there were signs this week that their performances are picking up. LEINTWARDINE COLTS 2, LEDBURY TOWN RESERVES 5 Having arrived at the
BULL Allstars lost their 100 per cent winning Malvern League record after they were held to an exciting 3-3 home draw by Callow End Harriers as the Malvern Football League returned to action last Sunday. This makes their visit to Kempsey United this Sunday
LEDBURY Town crashed to a 7-0 Express & Star Premier Division defeat away at high-flyers Causeway United last Saturday. Tomorrow (Saturday) Town entertain Dudley Town (2.45) and then on Wednesday (November 14) play hosts to Causeway United (7.45)
EIGHT records were broken when Ledbury Swimming Club held its sixth club Championship Gala on Sunday. Many of the younger swimmers entered the under nine's individual medley with Thomas Stokes taking gold for the boys, Patrick Blake silver and Bradley
LEDBURY show jumper Adam Brown, aged 15, and his horses F1 Lucky Lips, F1 Lord Wellington and F1 Larina are currently enjoying a very busy and successful time. Two weeks ago saw Adam and Lucky Lips travel to Warwickshire College to compete in the Dengie
