A CHILDREN'S red play bus has been stolen during a raid on a Leominster business. Thieves took the distinctive wooden toy from Leominster Farm Supplies in Worcester Road between 6pm last Sunday and 8am on Monday, together with sundials and birdbaths.
NO nurses will lose their jobs following the amalgamation of Hereford's three hospitals. This was confirmed by Jeremy Millar, chief executive of Hereford Hospitals Trust following a board meeting of the trust. In a letter to The Hereford Times he said
A HEREFORD man has raised £1,500 for the Fund for Oncology Centre Users and Supporters. Gary Kaye, whose wife Sally died of cancer, teamed up with his work colleagues from Tesco and his wife's colleagues from Hereford Hospitals. Sally Kaye worked as a
HEREFORD County and General Hospitals League of Friends has broken the £2,000 mark for donations made so far this year. In a presentation ceremony the group gave an intravenous fluid warmer to the Emergency Admissions Unit at County Hospital. The unit
UP to 30 staff will become victims of a shake-up in the running of Hereford's prestigious Left Bank Village. They will lose their jobs following a major review of the business, which revealed that more customers must be attracted through the doors. In
A BROTHER and sister are angry after hearing that medical treatment given by Hereford doctors contributed to their father's death. Godfrey Edwards, from Lyde, suffered a 'downward spiral' in health as a result of drug treatment by GPs at the Moorfield
COULD it be any more than coincidence? Seagulls over Hereford as the city prepares to 'coast it' for a week. The birds are about the only seaside feature that hasn't had to be brought into High Town from Saturday (August 11). But all the other familiar
EIGHTY uniforms waiting to be worn by employees of soft furnishings retailer, Dunelm, were stolen from their new store in Hereford, writes HEATH ASTON. The burglary, which happened between 8.30pm on August 1 and 8am on August 2, also netted thieves' £4,000
TWO Wye Valley Nuffield hospital managers will be following in the footsteps of the great Ming Emperors in a bid to raise funds for children with a life-limiting condition. Colleagues Nicky Amery and Sue Roberts will fly off to walk the Great Wall of
A WOMAN has been assaulted by a man with a 'shiny bald' head in Hereford. She was walking along Barrs Court Road from the Commercial Road area at 12.30am last Sunday when the man assaulted her and ran off in the direction of The College Estate. The offender
LEOMINSTER ladies, who last year were National Travelsphere finalists, advanced into the second round of this season's inter-county competition with an 85-62 victory over Wiltshire club Stratton Churchway at Tewkesbury on Saturday. Leominster won on all
HEREFORDSHIRE-based racehorse owner Antonia Deuters has been named as the Champagne Lanson lady of the month for July. Antonia, who manages Slatch Farm Stud, near Ledbury, scooped the award for her long-time contribution to the sport. A keen fund-raiser
THE claims that 37 farmers have been made millionaires following the slaughter of their livestock is being seen by many as a Government bid to discredit them and erode public sympathy for their plight. Farmers leaders across the country, including those
LATEST ploughing-match victim of the foot-and-mouth crisis is the British National Championships that were to have been held in the Cumbria area. Mr Cecil Pritchard of Leominster, who was to have been one of the judges, said the overwhelming consensus
HEREFORD United face another Premiership club, Everton, at Edgar Street in their warm-up match this Saturday. The Merseyside giants hammered Wigan Athletic 6-1 in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday but are expected to field a representative Xl against the
BELMONT juniors qualified for the semi-finals of the Shropshire and Herefordshire Junior Handicap League by a narrow margin when they defeated county rivals Kington on a countback of holes up. After the home and away legs of their quarter-final tie, the
HEREFORDSHIRE batsman Adam Hewlett followed up his century against Worcestershire with another hundred in the ECB Under-17 County Championship. Hewlett, a club player with Marden, struck 125 in the defeat by Shropshire at Colwall. The opening batsman
BROCKHAMPTON 2nd crashed by eight wickets at title-chasing Bel-broughton in the Worcestershire County League 2nd Xl Division 2. An unbroken ninth-wicket 92-run stand between Pete Edwards (74 not out) and Hedley Lawson (29 not out) rescued Brock-hampton's
WADSWORTH 6X NATIONAL VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP Quarter-final Elvaston 201-6 (Johnson 87, Birch 29, Torry 16, Archer 14, Brear 14. D Sutton 2-41) Colwall 37 (R Williams 14. Birch 3-4, Barrett 3-8, Murray 2-3)) STROUD & SWINDON BS WEST OF ENGLAND PREMIER
A LIFE-SIZE Pegasus sculpture will form the centrepiece for an explosive equine extravaganza to be hosted by the British Morgan Horse Foundation Farm at Monnington-on-Wye on August 18. The summer ball won't just be about fun, food and entertainment. Owners
A TIRELESS worker for the church and Bulmers director with 38 years service to the company, Richard Ankerson, has died at Brockhampton Court, aged 88. A deeply religious man, he read lessons in more than 70 churches in Herefordshire and with wife Norah
PLANS for a new long-distance footpath linking all corners of Herefordshire have moved a step closer. The 150-mile walk joining the five market towns of Leominster, Bromyard, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Kington has received enthusiastic support from Herefordshire
A VOLUNTEER army is preparing to go on a shooting spree of listed buildings around Herefordshire this summer. But instead of ducking for cover you may wish to enlist with your local camera club and join dozens of amateur photographers shooting buildings
THEY marched 100 miles in four days and when they arrived at their destination were cheered and greeted by half-a-million people. For the nine youngsters from Herefordshire's Golden Valley it was the most sensational experience of their lives. They are
ADDING to the multitude of services provided by the Herefordshire Association for the Blind, the latest scheme is voluntary home visits for people who are visually impaired. Herefordshire's registered blind or partially sighted population has indicated
PROMISING young Herefordshire footballer Adam Godwin flies out to the USA tomorrow hoping to advance his career and also gain a degree in sports management. The Westfields central defender, who won their Under-18 Player of the Year award for last season
Entertained by falcons and ducks, the Ross-on-Wye Lions enjoyed one of the hottest days of the year for their annual fun day. Lying in the sun to watch a falconry display that nearly didn't take off the club raised about £900 for their funds. It took
HEREFORDSHIRE moved up to third spot in the Minor Counties Championship Western Division after a crushing 172-run defeat of Devon at Luctonians' Kingsland ground. Outstanding bowling performances from Herefordshire's opening pair of Kevin Cooper and Paul
HEREFORD United face another Premiership club, Everton, at Edgar Street in their warm-up match this Saturday. The Merseyside giants hammered Wigan Athletic 6-1 in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday but are expected to field a representative Xl against the
HEREFORD Rowing Club's women's squad continued their highly-successful season with two wins at Henley Town and Visitors' Regatta. Blustery, squally conditions made sculling difficult but Serena Crump overcame her Marlow opponent to win the final by three
A LIFETIME of hard work was duly acknowledged when former schoolteacher Gladys Depper celebrated her 100th birthday. Telegrams arrived at Stratford House, Hereford, from the Queen, Estelle Morris, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, and Alistair
A MILK spill from the Cadbury's factory at Ford, near Leominster, on August 3, threatened to pollute the River Lugg. Environment Agency Wales deployed aeration equipment to fight the falling levels of dissolved oxygen in the affected area, a lagoon which
TWENTY-FIVE jobs at a Leominster plastics company have been saved after a timely takeover by a Yorkshire company. A lost contract to China and the retirement of its two founders seemed to signal the end for Midago Plastics in Southern Avenue, Leominster
A RETIRED nurse may be forced to move away from the Herefordshire village her family has called home for 700 years - because of a planning change. Sheila Harrison, of Weir Cottage, Westhope, near Leominster, needs a single-storey house because her bad
A STOLEN yellow and grey dumper truck has arrived in the county off the back of a lorry. The vehicle had been taken from Warrington in Cheshire and was unloaded in Ivington last Friday morning. The truck was transported along narrow roads through the
IT WAS 'all change' for the Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs of Leominster when David Bromley and May Parker took over the respective presidencies. Both presidents are keen to continue supporting local and national charities and this year they will concentrate
SUE Lane is a 'shining' example. Unlike so many of the county's gifted graduates, this 24-year-old brought her talent back home, writes BILL TANNER. She can be found amid all that glitters as manager of Alloy, a jewellers' collective with its workshop
THE flagship project for Herefordshire Supported Housing for Young People has opened in the city centre. The house at 107 Whitecross Road is a residential and training centre designed to help 16 to 25 year olds with accommodation, training and employment
A BODY in bushes, a suspect on the run and few clues - it's a case for the county's crime scene teens, writes BILL TANNER. The junior detectives didn't disappoint. Within a week they were ready for court, peers playing the parts of prosecution and defence
THE developers of the proposed ASDA superstore in Hereford are wrong if they think there are no objections to it say people who attended a public meeting to hear more details of the scheme. After the meeting Simon Hoare, spokesman for developers ASDA
A YOUNG Hereford DJ is spinning closer to superclub stardom after winning the semi-final of the Young UK DJ competition. House and trance artist, Jon Crown, 16, was picked out by club music professionals Big Bang as he mixed his decks at Club Ikon, Basildon
TWO Hereford sweethearts brought together by the young lady's mother are celebrating their diamond wedding this month. According to Nora Mills, of Breinton Road, she attended the Victoria Street dance with her mother, Nellie Phillips, 'so she could keep
THE Midland Automobile Club is celebrating its 100th year at Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb - the world's oldest continual motorsport venue - with the largest meeting at the Worcestershire venue for many years. The centenary event is on August 17-19
ORLETON racing driver Roger Moran had a wet weekend when he contested two rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship at Craigan-tlet, near Belfast. Series leader Graeme Wight Jnr won the first run-off with a time of 41.82 secs over the 1,833-yard course
THE charity harness race meeting under BHRC rules in aid of the Acorns Children's Hospice attracted a large, enthusiastic crowd who were treated to some sparkling performances. Alun Lewis made the long journey from Pembrokeshire to Hanley Swan to become
BROMYARD completed a unique double in the Herefordshire Squash League when they won the Division 1 title. For they had clinched the Division 2 title before Christmas to gain their promotion - and went on for another championship at the first attempt.
A MOUNTAIN bike club has been formed in Clyro to accommodate the growing demand for the sport in the Hay-on-Wye area. The headquarters is the Baskerville Hall Hotel where there is both a supercross national championship track and a downhill track, together
FURTHER widespread foot-and-mouth testing of mountain sheep is to take place on the Brecon Beacons. Graziers met National Assembly officials earlier this week to discuss the testing programme, expected to be finalised by the weekend. So far around 6,500
IRONICALLY, one of the effects of the foot-and-mouth crisis has been to push up the price of farmland, according to a leading survey. Movement restrictions and continuing sporadic outbreaks had driven up prices across the country. Representatives of the
RESIDENTS of a north Herefordshire market town could be forgiven for thinking that they have stepped back in time when the 2001 Kington Vintage Show passes through the High Street on August 19. Evoking sights and smells of yesteryear, the grand parade
Hereford United 0 Manchester United 6 A STAR-STUDDED Man-chester United overwhelmed Hereford in an entertaining pre-season friendly at Edgar Street on Saturday. The Premiership champions, who fielded 10 internationals, turned on the style against an injury-hit
CHRIS Urry retained the Burghill Valley Ladies' Championship in style and beat her own course record with a splendid morning round of 76. She could not quite match that in the afternoon but her two-round total of 159 (76,83) gave her a six-shot winning
SO hazardous was travel in Herefordshire 150 years ago that before starting out on their 'adventure' many people would make a will. Coach proprietors would frequently add to their announcements the solemn truism: 'If God permits.' Apparently, men, women
KINGTON cruised to a five-wicket win over county rivals Hereford to regain the Rob Staite Memorial Cup. Replying to holders Hereford's 151-8, Australian all-rounder Craig Jones blasted Kington to victory with a 23-ball unbeaten 55 and ensured the hosts
HEREFORDSHIRE First Innings H Patel c Roebuck b Bishop 9 N Round c Dawson b Bishop 17 R Nagra c Roebuck b Dawson 76 C Boroughs c Paddison b Roebuck 16 I Dawood lbw b Bishop 42 R Hughes c Paddison b Procter 37 K Pearson c Eustace b Bishop 22 N Davies b
HEREFORDSHIRE moved up to third spot in the Minor Counties Championship Western Division after a crushing 172-run defeat of Devon at Luctonians' Kingsland ground. Outstanding bowling performances from Herefordshire's opening pair of Kevin Cooper and Paul
HEAVY rain decimated the county's cricket programme on Saturday afternoon. It washed out matches in the Flint & Cook Marches League, Hereford Times Hereford & District League and most of the Worcestershire County League. Worcestershire County
A BATTLING batting display just failed to snatch victory for Kington in a high-scoring Worcester-shire County League 2nd Xl clash at Bewdley and they were forced to settle for a losing draw. Set 260 to win, the fourth-placed Hereford-shire club recovered
TWO remarkable Hereford ladies are bringing music into the lives of the sick and elderly, writes ANITA HOWELLS. 'Concerts for Hospitals' is the harmonious result of two-woman band Pat Wilks, 75, and friend Rosie Hope, 71. In the last two years they have
PARENTS in Herefordshire are rallying round a GP who is prepared to give separate vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. And on Saturday, some of them will be taking their children to a clinic in Worcester for the single jabs to be carried out.
A ROYAL couple are to be treated to 'a slice of Herefordshire'. The Earl and Countess of Wessex have accepted an invitation to attend the Three Counties Summer Show which runs from August 17 to 19 at the Malvern showground. Herefordshire is the host county
HE has the baton, he has the music and he has the charity - but amateur conductor and concert organiser John Challis cannot find an orchestra, writes HEATH ASTON. The classical music lover is organising a charity concert for the BBC's Children In Need
A 'SUBSTANTIAL' financial package looks likely for the partner of an SAS soldier killed rescuing British hostages in Sierra Leone after she was denied a war pension. The case of Anna Homsi, the girlfriend of SAS trooper Brad Tinnion, made national headlines
HEREFORD runners have made the British 10k Open Road race event a huge success for St Michael's Hospice after raising in the region of £8,000 for the organisation, writes ADAM MATRAVERS. Participants left Hereford at 4am with an army of supporters to
There has been a lot of water under the bridge since the 1997 public inquiry to determine a navigation authority for the River Wye - the Environment Agency (EA) or a local alternative. Some sort of decision may be in sight by December, but it is now thought
Hereford United 0 Manchester United 6 A STAR-STUDDED Man-chester United overwhelmed Hereford in an entertaining pre-season friendly at Edgar Street on Saturday. The Premiership champions, who fielded 10 internationals, turned on the style against an injury-hit
FOOTBALL League scouts have approached a Herefordshire goalkeeper who sparkled at an international tournament. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Shrewsbury Town have each spoken to Brynn Watkins, rated the top keeper at the Ian Rush Trophy in
KINGTON Town have assembled an experienced management and coaching staff as they prepare for this season's Banks's Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division campaign. Mick Panniers will continue as team manager and his assistant will be the experienced
PEGASUS Juniors carried off the Kington Invitation Cup after a 1-0 defeat of their county rivals Kington Town on Saturday. Neil Hotchkiss out-jumped the Kington defence to head the only goal of a closely-fought final from a Mark Sutton cross after 51
THE BEST bit of this year's Ross-on-Wye Carnival fell from the sky in the form of the Pilgrims Parachute Team. Unfortunately the worst bit of the festival fell from the sky too, in the form of rain. Torrential downpours were not enough to dampen the spirits
THE death of Geoffrey Lancashire brought the end of a long association with Ross-on-Wye. He was a man of many talents but will be most remembered in the town, and further afield, as a distinguished hotelier. He took over the Chase Hotel in Ross in 1961
THE Imperial Cancer Research Fund shop at 11 Market Place, Ross-on-Wye, is seeking extra 'hands'. Help is needed to help out in the store with duties such as manning the shop floor and till, pricing, merchandising stock, window design and the like. If
THE Ross-on-Wye Horticultural Society holds its 66th annual Flower & Vegetable Show at the Larruperz Community Centre on Saturday, August 11, at 2pm. In addition to the many produce, flower and handicraft classes, the show will also feature an exhibition
THE talents of a Ross-on-Wye teacher have spread further a field after his paintings were selected for an exhibition at this year's National Eisteddfod in Wales. Neil Carroll, head of art at John Kyrle High School, has painted seriously for over 20 years
FOUR Hay-on-Wye fundraisers have broken all records by travelling around the world in less than 80 hours - and without leaving the UK. The 3,343-mile whistle-stop tour of the world took in Bethlehem in Wales, Greenland and Alexandria in Scotland and Rhodesia
SUSTAINABLE Futures Event in Hay-on-Wye will be opened by Welsh Assembly Minister, Kirsty Williams, on Saturday, August 11. The event, organised by the National Park Authority, aims to generate awareness of sustainability and green living. More than 50
MANCHESTER United surprised and delighted a 4,625 Edgar Street crowd by turning out a £multi-million star line-up for their pre-season friendly with Hereford United on Saturday. The Premiership champions fielded 10 internationals in a team which beat
HEREFORD Sub-Aqua Club has been awarded the Heinke Trophy for 2001 - the British Sub-Aqua Club's premier award. The award is accompanied by a cash prize of £1,000 to be used for furthering branch diving and associated activities. There is also a miniature
