MADAM, Who in heavens name permitted the erection of this appalling monstrosity? It is completely at odds with the old market town of Leominster and the rural character of north Herefordshire. It is, no other words for it, planning vandalism. As a long
A KNIFE was held to a man's throat in a Leominster street robbery. The victim was walking past the BUPA Care House in Bargates when the attacker approached him from behind at around 11.50pm last Thursday. When the knife appeared the man handed over his
WITH reference to the Hereford Times, (September 18), who actually says it's wrong for a 10 year old to beat a duck to death but perfectly OK to beat a fish to death? Thanks for an always interesting paper. E A MATTHEWS, Victoria Street, Hereford.
A FORMER world junior squash champion who developed his skills in Leominster returned to the town to congratulate Minster College as it achieved sports college status. Hereford-born Stafford Murray, a former pupil of St Mary's School, played squash at
I WAS both upset and very angry when I read in the Hereford Times (September 18) about the boy who had beaten a duck to death. He cannot be named because he is only 10 years old. In my opinion he should be named and shamed - fining his mother £30 and
LEOMINSTER'S bid to raise funds towards the cost of a new swimming pool has got off to an ''incredible'' start, said WWOP fund treasurer Karen Harris. Local organisations and businesses are rallying around to plan fundraising events. Organisers are hoping
THE Highways Agency has completed site investigation work on the A49 near Hope-under-Dinmore a week ahead of schedule.
AGE Concern Leominster and District is looking for friendly faces who enjoying meeting people and 'mucking in' with routine tasks. Volunteers with a few hours to spare are desperately needed to serve tea and coffee run bring and buy stalls and help with
Hereford United 2 Worcester City 1 HEREFORD booked a place in third preliminary round of the FA Youth Cup with a battling midweek victory over their rivals at Edgar Street. The Bulls' hard-fought win was tarnished by the late dismissal of Chris Mortlock
LEOMINSTER Lions Club presented children at the town's junior school with citizenship packs, which focus on vital issues beyond the '3 Rs'. The packs of teaching materials called "I am, I know, I can" have been produced by Tacade, the Teachers Advisory
A LEOMINSTER couple, thwarted by local planners in a bid to build a first floor extension were given the go-ahead by a planning inspector when they appealed. Planning permission was given to Mr and Mrs Kinsey of Devona, Gateway Lane, Leominster. Herefordshire
CONSTANCE King has proved her needlepoint. The new Brightwells textile expert saw enough on Valuation Day to say the county's 'rags' are worth riches. A sampler from 1791 took top textile price at the Leominster Saleroom on Tuesday. The Tree of Life with
HEREFORD'S Edgar Street Grid could become home to a new flagship central library. Early proposals for a library to replace the outdated and cramped Broad Street one have earmarked the parcel of land stretching from the cattle market to the rail station
A 69-YEAR-OLD man is recovering at home after being shot at with a ball-bearing gun while travelling on a city bus, writes IAN MORRIS. Peter Weaver was returning home from a game of skittles at the Military Club on the 74 First bus when a 'sniper' fired
Cradley Singers, based in the delightful village on the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border, have begun their 2003-2004 season. On December 6 in Cradley Church, directed as usual by Stefan Scot, they will sing Christmas music by English composers, including
BIG plans germinating in a city centre garden for a multimillion pound complex for the elderly could come to fruition today (Thursday). The former nursery site in Hereford's Ledbury Road could become a 'cure all' for housing, care and support troubles
Four hundred young voices from around the Diocese will join together in celebration this Saturday for the Diocesan Choirs Festival service in Hereford Cathedral. During the service 18 choristers will be awarded Bishop's and Dean's Award for achievement
PUPILS who left Hereford's Aylestone School in 1978 are invited to a reunion evening at the Pegasus Club in St Owens Street on October 11 at 8pm. For more information contact Jackie (Tittley) on 01432 830158 or Mandy (Palmer) on 01905 427859.
A FINANCIAL adviser accused of plundering elderly clients' building society accounts told a jury he had lived beyond his means for many years. David Weston accepted that when he received £2,000 from Mary Pugh in 1998 he was overdrawn by £12,000. He insists
FOND memories of a family man who loved animals and country life led to a grand send off for a former Hereford factory worker. Vernon Jones died peacefully at St Michael's Hospice on September 12, aged 68. His family wanted him to take his final journey
THE Dean of Hereford is to preach at a service at Belmont Abbey. The Very Rev Michael Tavinor will do so at the Abbey's patronal feast day service next Monday. The Dean accepted an invitation from the Abbot of Belmont, Father Paul Stonham to preach at
A TEENAGE passion for cult movies 'that were probably a load of rubbish' has carved a career for a Hereford film buff. New marketing manager at Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Steven Davies recalls how he first became interested in films as a youngster visiting
CHRISTINE Davies and Alice Cook have something to smile about after winning a competition to grow the tallest sunflower. Impact Children's Club at Hereford Baptist Church, sold sunflower seeds to members and friends, and Alice won the children's section
PEDAL power, pounding the pavement, and public transport have all been offered as alternative travel to environmentally sound Hereford employees. Twenty major employers at Hereford's Rotherwas Industrial Estate are involved in the Rotherwas Travel Plan
A YOUNG leader with the 7th Hereford Guides has proudly represented Herefordshire at the international Scout and Guide jamboree in Belgium. Sixteen-year-old Rachel Taylor was one of 1,500 participants at the "Flamboree" from countries as far afield as
AN illustrious former Hereford resident, Sir Edward Elgar, has been voted the third greatest Midlander in a vote run by BBC Midlands Today. Said Elgar Birthplace Museum director Catherine Sloan: "We are delighted to see Elgar so high up the list. Elgar's
HEREFORD Police male voice choir will be joining other choirs from across the Midlands to form the biggest male voice concert to take place in the UK this year. 'Hundreds in Harmony 2' will take place at Symphony Hall in Birmingham on October 4. The event
CITY residents are on course for easier journeys after they were invited to 'have their say' by way of a community travel plan questionnaire. People living in St James and Bartonsham are one step closer to seeing their travel plan come to fruition once
HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch is to meet representatives from businesses based on the Rotherwas Industrial estate to discuss a recent spate of break-ins in the area. Mr Keetch has called the meeting after being approached by several employers, and has invited
A YOUNG woman was assaulted and later subjected a violent verbal attack at Hereford Sixth Form College. The woman, aged in her late teens to early 20s, suffered a knee injury when she was assaulted in the college stairwell by an older woman at 10.45am
FEW people know about the Audley Chapel and the treasure it contains in Hereford Cathedral. But that is about to change. The National Lottery has given £50,000 to conserve the chapel, its contents and provide an associated education package to tell people
THE Ross-on-Wye Science Society meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the Ryefield Centre, Old Grammar School Close, Ross on Wye at 7.30pm where they present lectures, talks etc to promote the many facets of science. On October 1 they will be looking
THE September meeting of the Bartonsham Retirement Club was held at the Shirehall, Hereford. Final arrangements were made for the outing to Abergavenny on the 16th. Dr Savory from Kington gave an illustrated talk on 'Famous English Gardens' which was
WELCOMING members to a busy evening following the summer recess, Mary Halls, chairman of the Whitecross Townswomen's Guild, began with Federation news that the annual subscription would be increased from February 2004 to £20. The Carol Service this year
NEARLY 40 members attended the Bromsberrow Gardening and Social Club meeting on September 11 at Bromsberrow Village Hall. Mark Boon who owns his own family based fencing company from Dymock conducted the main talk. Mark discussed the historic elements
DURING the past month the Herefordshire Active Retirement Association (HARA) have had two very successful trips. One to London, which included an overnight stay with a musical show (some members attended Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the others Mama Mia
THE Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust sales and information stand has been travelling around the country this summer. The highlight was our attendance at the National Waterways Festival near Reading. There were more than 30,000 visitors, so
EARDISLEY had their taste buds tickled by Christine Lloyd Might of the Marches Quality Meat who demonstrated the difference cooking with good quality meat makes as against supermarket meat with lots of fat in it. After cooking four recipes members were
FOR the past three years retired university lecturer Roger Kite has been running philosophy courses in Weobley. 'Guided discussions' would probably be a better description than 'courses' because everyone is encouraged to join in - although if someone
HEREFORD rower Tracey Matthews has added to her growing reputation with a high-placed finish for Great Britain at the Under-23 World Championships in Belgrade, writes Ian Morgan. The 22-year-old former Aylestone School pupil finished sixth in the A final
JOHN Pedlingham, the immediate past president of Herefordshire County Bowling Association, has died after an illness which he fought courageously. County honorary treasurer Jack Gray writes: John, who was aged 66, was a very popular and highly respected
ROGER and Scott Moran made motor sport history when they became the first father-and-son team from Herefordshire to finish in the top 10 placings of the British Hill Climb Championship in the same season. The Orleton duo went to the final rounds at Doune
EWYAS Harold have been installed as the new - and last - champions of the Hereford Times Hereford and District Cricket League Division 1 after a meeting of league officials. Harold pipped Bosbury to the title for the first time after the league's executive
Paviours 5 pts Luctonians 19 Luctonians progresed to the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup with a 14-point win over Nottingham-based opposition. Playing lower-graded sides on their own patch in a cup tie always presents a potential banana
Hereford 33 pts Camp Hill 17 HEREFORD produced an open running game to convincgly beat Camp Hill in first round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup for their first win of the season. The Wyesiders started in exciting fashion with Sam Walker gaining the ball
HEREFORD Under-16 thra-shed Moseley 53-0 at home in their opening match. Sean Day (2), Doug Hodkinson (2), Mark Lee, Chris Skinner, Simon Sabel, Ryan Ellis and Austyn Johnson all scored tries, while Morgan Goodall kicked four conversions. Over 120 children
Flicks in the Sticks will be entertaining rural audiences this autumn with over 200 screenings in 60 different community venues throughout the length and breadth of Herefordshire and Shropshire. Using a state-of-the-art portable DVD screening system with
Oxford Stage Company, renowned for reviving rarely performed classic plays, brings John Arden's passionate anti-war parable Serjeant Musgrave's Dance to the Everyman from September 30-October 4. In times of conflict extraordinary characters emerge. For
English Touring Theatre returns to Malvern Theatres with a major new revival of the world's greatest and most tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet, from Tuesday. Directed by Stephen Unwin, this brand new production sets the jewel of young romantic love
A THIEF with a fondness for Star Wars has robbed a stained glass window maker's garage in Eardisley. Tools to make stained glass windows were taken, together with a limited edition Star Wars annual, believed to be valuable. A soldering iron and cutting
Outstanding dancers, razor sharp choreography, captivating music and dramatic design culminate in an exciting bill of dance performed by Diversions Dance Wales at The Courtyard on Tuesday. The performance begins with new dance by Catalan choreographer
FROM the madcap antics of the fastest one-man band in the world, to the spinning break-dancers in the main foyer, Saturday's birthday party at Hereford's Courtyard Theatre 'surpassed all expectation'. Eighteen hundred visitors enjoyed the day's free entertainment
ROGER Cotton became the first winner of Ross-on-Wye's Centenary Cup, the opening event of a week's golf to commemorate the 100th year, when he produced his best-ever round of nett 63. Playing off a handicap of 21, Cotton, a senior club member, mastered
DOUG and Marie Parry completed a hat-trick of wins in the Creighton Cup mixed foursomes at Herefordshire GC after holding off a determined comeback from Sue and Cliff Mawby. Four down with four to play, the Mawbys won the next three holes to take the
BONFIRE NIGHT -- This is written from the relative peace of the Old Mayors Parlour; relative since there may be no sheepdogs planning ones every move, but just below the window a busker is losing the battle with his guitar. But he's nothing if not determined
RUSSIAN ORPHANS -- Last month Noel and Kate Doubleday, founders and directors of the Presteigne-based charity, 'RussEDUCAID', organised an extremely successful holiday in the Welsh Marches for five teenagers from an orphanage in Ribnoe, 100 miles south
COFFEE MORNING -- There will be a coffee morning in aid of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning at the Golden Valley Day Care Centre in Peterchurch tomorrow from 10am to noon. For details call Jo Biddle on 01981 550836. SCHOOL -- At the close of the summer
MEMORIES -- Re-visit the exciting 70s at St. Mary's Church, Pembridge, on Saturday at 7.30pm. Ye Olde Steppes village shop still has tickets available at just £7 with half price reductions for under-16s. All proceeds from sale of tickets and refreshments
VANDALISM -- Much concern was still being felt by parish councillors about the continuing problem of vandalism, which is presently occurring in the village and encouraged everyone to telephone the police immediately, should they see any crime happening
BROWNIES -- The Brownies enjoyed a hectic pack holiday at Marden village hall in the summer break, the theme this year was 'Out of this World' and the girls made tie die 'space ring t-shirts,' alien hairbands, star gazers and glow in the dark space posters
EARDISLEY LITTLE THEATRE -- Two one-day workshops have been arranged to take place in the Curzon Herrick Hall. Anyone interested in pantomime should attend the first of these workshops, which will be conducted by Chris Harris, a pantomime dame and writer
QUIZ NIGHT -- This is being held in the village hall this Saturday, September 27, at 7.30pm. Licensed bar available. Cost is £5 for a team of four. Proceeds are for the playing fields.
WORLD'S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING -- Tomorrow (Friday), please come to Oakland, Almeley Road, Eardisley and join us at our Coffee Morning when we hope to raise a lot of money for the Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund. We shall welcome visitors between 10.30am
A PRO-HUNTING campaign poster was set alight by vandals on the M50 near the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire border. The green and red giant placard was being used to defend the right to hunt ahead of the Government's bill returning to the House of Lords
AROUND 2,000 partridges, valued at £8,000, were stolen from a farm in Downtown on the Rock near Ludlow, along with a quantity of rearing equipment. The birds, which were being kept in runs within rooms at the farm, were about 10 weeks old and were soon
AN appeal court has cleared a fish and chip shop boss facing a six-month prison sentence for indecent assaults on an employee. Hereford Magistrates had bailed David Barlett, 53, from Gateway Lane, Leominster, to appeal both his conviction and sentence
THE AA has labelled a major Herefordshire trunk road one of Britain's most dangerous in a new study. The A44 Leominster to Worcester road, which passes through Bromyard, saw more than 70 serious or fatal accidents between 1997 and 2001. The study, carried
A TEST of endurance that began this week with a sponsored leg wax will end in February when three Acorns Children's Hospice supporters journey to the Amazon. Leominster trio, Sheila Cole, Sue Clarke and Sheila Tate are a step closer to their Amazon Trek
A WELL-KNOWN Herefordshire family, whose head was immortalised on a packet of root vegetable chips, enjoyed a special reunion picnic last Sunday. Prior to the picnic, descendants of the late William and Mary Jenkins of Hopley's Green, Almeley, met up
A RAFT of measures have been introduced by Herefordshire Council which, it claims, will bring greater consistency in car parking charges across the county and raise funds to boost its community transport initiative. The proposed changes to parking charges
WOULD-BE Hereford MP Virginia Taylor has backed calls for the county to have its own residential drug rehabilitation centre. Herefordshire coroner David Halpern opened the issue up for debate at an inquest last month. In deciding that 28-year-old Julian
A HEREFORDSHIRE couple who run a booming business making and selling cheese are hoping for 'third time lucky' at the British Cheese Awards this week. Mark and Karen Hindle launched their Cheese Dairy at Monkland after discovering an old Herefordshire
THIS month, the Hereford Times walk features one of the county's most picturesque and rural areas, yet within less than five miles of the city of Hereford. Pete Blench takes us on a tour around the 'Wilds of Westhope' where celebrities, and dinosaurs,
A BT campaign to reduce the number of hoax 999 calls to the Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade from phone boxes has been hailed an outstanding success. Launched by BT Payphones in conjunction with Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade as part of a
SHOTGUNS were held high signifying a salute with a difference as a Hereford couple exchanged their wedding vows on Saturday. John and Jan Walker got married in style, emerging afterwards through a tunnel of guns as 150 line dancing pals and family joined
SUCCESS is sweet for a family near Orleton trying to recover from the ravages of BSE and other farming misfortunes. In what must be the most mouth-watering farm diversification idea, Ken and Jinny Swan have set up a chocolate factory in their kitchen
POLICE in Herefordshire are looking to recruit more officers. They are holding a recruitment day to encourage people into the profession. The Shirehall will play host to West Mercia Constabulary on Saturday. Attending this year will be scenes of crime
EVEN Royal staff get 'away days' - a fun release from the daily round. For those employed by the Duchy of Cornwall, Herefordshire was the chosen place. Last Friday 100 Royal staff from all over the country came to see what the county had to offer. The
FOURTEEN school children were hurt when the bus they were travelling in came to 'a sudden and abrupt halt'. The 507 Lugg Valley Primrose Travel bus stopped sharply as it approached Weobley High School at around 8.40am last Friday, throwing many of the
ST Michael's Hospice is benefiting from new time-saving equipment thanks to a £2,250 donation from Sun Valley Foods as part of its corporate charity donation scheme. Sun Valley Foods learned that the hospice required a new blood storage fridge, which
A WELL-KNOWN North Herefordshire couple, who ran enterprising businesses for many years have celebrated a 60 sparkling years of marriage. Donald and Clarie Griffith were married at Bodenham Church at noon on September 11 1943. The couple ran the Railway
THREE county youngsters are among the contenders for West Mercia's Good Citizen of the Year Award. Joshua and Emily Lewis, of Marden, were nominated after they helped to get their mum to hospital when she suffered a stroke, a story first told by the Hereford
A HUSBAND has rescued his new bride from under the hooves of a 'murderous' stallion. Newly-weds Linda and Ray Williams from Clehonger were enjoying a stroll across Honeymoor Common, Eaton Bishop, when the apparently innocent pony trotted up. Linda, 49
CAROL Morgan took paracetamol to 'calm down' but an inquest heard how an accidental overdose of the tablets killed her. Ms Morgan, 57, of Doldowlod, near Llandrindod Wells, died of liver failure at Hereford County Hospital two days after that overdose
A NEW mobile service aimed at helping families in rural communities is taking to the county's roads. The Sure Start bus boasts a kitchen facility, play space and even has a computer. Ros Adams, Sure Start programme manager, said: "We hope that the bus
THE Stagg Inn, Titley, scooped 'the double' at the 2003 Flavours of Herefordshire Awards. It is Restaurant of the Year with Young Chef of the Year. Other winners when the county's culinary Oscars were announced at Whitney Court, Whitney-on-Wye on Tuesday
TEN-MAN Woofferton progressed to the second round of the HFA Charity Bowl with a hard-fought 4-2 away win against Ross United Services after extra-time. The villagers twice came from behind, including an equaliser at the end of normal time, and even overcame
Ettingshall 2 Kington Town 1 KINGTON'S fine run in the West Midlands League Premier Division came to an end with a disappointing performance. Although lacking rhythm, Kington had much the better of play and should have taken the lead when Lee Ferneyhough
Leominster Town 0 Wyre Forest Brintons 2 LEOMINSTER were left to rue several missed opportunities either side of the interval as their West Midlands League Division 1 South bogy team Wyre Forest converted limited chances to snatch victory. Town started
Nettleham 4 Ledbury Town 4 (aet) ROBBIE Colwell grabbed a goal in the dying minutes of extra time to earn a draw for Ledbury who battled for almost an hour with nine players in an incident-packed FA Vase second qualifying round tie in Lincolnshire. Nettleham
Malmesbury Victoria 0 Ross Town 2 HIGH-riding Ross maintained their outstanding start to the season with a comprehensive away victory in Division 1 West of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League. Unbeaten Ross made a blistering start and took the lead
LADS Club maintained their perfect start to the season in the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League Under-15 Division with a hard-earned victory over Pegasus Juniors to keep their 100% record intact. The Bartestree Colts/ Orleton game was abandoned at half-time
Herefordshire FA 5 Liverpool County FA 2 A SUPERB second-half hat-trick from Cory Hyde led Herefordshire to an excellent home win over last season's national runners-up in their final warm-up match at Bromyard. Hyde had a hand in the first goal, setting
Bromyard Town 2 Elmore 2 aet (Bromyard won 5-2 on pens) AFTER conceding a late penalty to take this second qualifying round FA Vase tie into extra-time, Bromyard went nap in the penalty shoot-out. Bromyard failed to take advantage of a sluggish start
THE Herefordshire Football Association will be launching their first FA-funded girls' pilot coaching centre at Leominster Bridge Street Sports Centre in October. More than 100 girls have been nominated for trials by schools and clubs and that number will
IT'S Jet the dog's dream walk - 150 miles of Herefordshire countryside over 20 days. Jet and his owner Lesley Ward set off from her hometown, Ross-on-Wye, last week to raise funds for St Michael's Hospice and to promote the Herefordshire Trail for the
HOOLIGANS are threatening to undermine Hereford United's success on the football field. Bulls' manager Graham Turner fears the FA could hit the Edgar Street club with a points deduction or heavy fine if they fail to eradicate the problem which has dogged
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner fears that the club faces disciplinary action from the Football Association unless the 'hooligan element' is stamped out of their following. The United chief believes the FA will not hesitate to impose a points deduction
HEREFORD United will be aiming to preserve their 100% home record on Saturday when they host Gravesend & Northfleet in the Conference. United's home match with Exeter City in the LDV Vans Trophy first-round Southern Section has been moved back to
WESTFIELDS had three players sent off in the closing stages in a 3-1 defeat at Oldbury Town in the Midland Alliance on Tuesday. The Hereford club were in trouble after 13 minutes when Les Palmer opened the scoring and Stuart Pierpoint doubled the home
I WRITE to thank you and your readers for all their support during my mayoral year. It was the most interesting and exhausting and enjoyable year of my life - I attended more than 340 engagements and raised a fantastic £31,200 for St Michael's Hospice
I WRITE to question Herefordshire Council's commitment to recycling. I have rung them numerous times about the lack of bags left, and have written a letter on the same subject. I live in the centre of town where it seems receiving recycling bags is like
I HAVE lived in Marlbrook Road since 1961, and for more than 35 years the bus stop was a sign on the lamp-post and we had no trouble. Then some bright spark decided to erect a bus shelter, and from day one it has caused nothing but heartache for the unfortunate
WHEN in the early hours of Sunday morning I saw the traffic lights on the junction of Commercial Road and Bath Street, Hereford were out I thought traffic chaos would ensure. From my vantage point at Hereford Baptist Church I was surprised to see that
AFTER driving down Belmont road on Tuesday evening at 22:30, I really thought I must write to you. My car was damaged with the windscreen broken and wing dented, also another lady's car was damaged on the same evening by youths throwing rocks from the
A NEW community fund has come to the rescue of disabled and infirm people in the Leominster area who were stranded because of a lack of wheelchairs. The newly launched Herefordshire Community Foundation chaired by Lawrence Banks of Kington boosted Leominster
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner fears that the club faces disciplinary action from the Football Association unless the 'hooligan element' is stamped out of their following. The United chief believes the FA will not hesitate to impose a points deduction
THE National Trust has been forced to scrap plans to open part of the former apartment of British naval hero Admiral Lord Rodney at Berrington Hall after asbestos was discovered in the walls and ceiling. Visitors were due to see a display of lavishly
HEREFORD United will be aiming to preserve their 100% home record on Saturday when they host Gravesend & Northfleet in the Conference. United's home match with Exeter City in the LDV Vans Trophy first-round Southern Section has been moved back to
A MAN who went to appeal in a planning wrangle over a new garage lost his case. Mr T.N.Jones sought permission to knock down a garage/store shed and build a replacement on a different site at The Haven, Ford Bridge, Leominster. He also sought a change
STAFF at Bengry Motors in Leominster are inviting the public to join them for coffee tomorrow (Friday) as part of a major fund-raising event for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The Peugeot dealership, in Southern Avenue, is taking part in the national World's
A THIEF has driven away a Land Rover Defender parked at Leominster's Brightwells. Described as green with an unusual silver section on the bonnet, the vehicle was taken on Tuesday, September 16 between 11.35am and 12.15pm. The registration number is R897
A NEW consultant-led clinic for people suffering with ME is to be opened in Herefordshire. It will be based at the headquarters of the Primary Care Trust at Belmont and will be held monthly. People now being referred to specialists travel to Kidderminster
A 'HANDFUL' of patients from Herefordshire could face a longer wait if they want hospital treatment in Wales, writes LIZ WATKINS. GPs in the county are being told that patients should only be referred across the border if they give their written agreement
WATCH out, Vicky and Ellen are about - spreading their Five a Day message. It's unique. Instead of nagging people to eat less they are urging them to eat more, as long as it is fruit and vegetables. It is nothing to do with diets or losing weight, all
A HEREFORD lollipop lady has been told she has been standing on the wrong side the road - for the last eight years! Maria Mears first took up her position on the Ross Road in 1995 to ensure children from the surrounding schools crossed safely. Everything
A MAN spent two days in hospital with a broken jaw following a confrontation outside Time Nightclub on Commercial Road, Hereford. Police are seeking a 20-year-old man, of medium build, and with blonde hair. It is thought he may have been wearing a blue-and-white
CAMERAS will soon cover the custody suite at Hereford central police station. The £30,000 CCTV system is an 'immediate necessity' according to West Mercia Police Authority. The suite is a receiving facility for arrests made all over the county, a report
FOLLOWING the great reception that The Gathering Wave met with when it formed the opening concert of this summer's Three Choirs Festival, it is soon being performed for a second time in aid of St Michael's Hospice. Every three years, hospices the world
A rare opportunity to enjoy early music takes place this evening. Kate Haunt from Marden spent her youth studying music while at Aylestone High School - where she learned to play the viola under the tutorship of Lucy Bowen - before gaining a music scholarship
Hereford-based band Frantik prove that far from 'havin a ball' they have been hard at work, not least creating the video for their new single which includes sequences filmed in Los Angeles, Hereford and other UK venues. The official launch of 'Havin'
WESTFIELDS had three players sent off in the closing stages in a 3-1 defeat at Oldbury Town in the Midland Alliance on Tuesday. The Hereford club were in trouble after 13 minutes when Les Palmer opened the scoring and Stuart Pierpoint doubled the home
In a drive to attract more young people to concert going, The Hereford Concert Society is offering pupils from local schools free tickets for its new season. The first concert is on October 9 with Fiori Musicali, a group specialising in Baroque music
HEREFORD police officers are to get more room as their divisional HQ is being split in two so that long-term options can be kept open for a proposed purpose-built base. West Mercia Police Authority has supported the move of the division's backroom team
Coalville Town 3 Westfields 2 (aet) WESTFIELDS gifted Coalville a place in the first round proper of the FA Vase when they failed to take advantage of their depleted Leicestershire hosts who had two players sent off before extra time was needed. Coalville
A FORMER Hereford coroner, whose sympathy for families at inquests always shone through, Robert Price, has died at the age of 73. Dealing with an average of 500 sudden deaths a year, Mr Price was highly-regarded for bringing compassion and dignity to
IT was the last shopping Saturday before Christmas. Hereford United were at home. There was a race meeting on. Hereford's new Bishop was 'amazed' to find anyone had time to take in his debut. Those that did heard the Rt Rev John Oliver preach - somewhat
ELDERLY people honouring the war dead at the city's Remembrance Day parade should not be kept waiting in the cold for Hereford's civic dignitaries to turn out from the 'cosy' Town Hall, it has been claimed. Hereford Royal Naval Association spokesman Margaret
ALL Saints Church in Hereford is the venue for the launch of Esther de Waal's modern spiritual classic Lost in Wonder on September 29. The event, which starts at 7.30pm, invites members of the public to meet the author. Published by Canterbury Press,
A YOUNG wildlife enthusiast has received an award for his observations and nature writing. Ian Corder, 16, from Hereford, has won the BBC Wildlife Magazine Award for Young Writers for his entry, falling. Ian wrote a touching tale highlighting the lifecycle
SO she actually did it. There she was - Zoe Grange - her first ever skydive shown on national TV. Sure, for Zoe it was a repeat. She had sent a video of the jump - 12,000ft over the New Zealand resort of Lake Taupo - to BBC's 50 Things to Do Before You
SIXTH formers at a Hereford College spent more than an hour grilling their local councillor when he returned to fulfil an election day promise. Herefordshire Councillor Brian Wilcox, cabinet member (audit and performance management), faced a bombardment
BROMYARD branch of the Herefordshire Nature Trust commences its autumn/winter series of meetings on Friday, September 26. As usual, meetings will be held at the Methodist Hall, New Road, Bromyard and will commence at 7.30 pm. Refreshments are provided
FOR its September meeting Hereford Computer Club had a talk by Peter Dimetrius of Demaus Building Diagnostics of Leominster on "The use of Computers in the Restoration of Historic buildings". Peter Dimetrius showed how buildings which had suffered long
SEPTEMBER'S meeting was opened by the chairman, Mike Wigmore, who reminded members of the annual Harvest Festival supper to take place on Wednesday, October 15. Members are asked to bring along a plate of goodies to swell the refreshments. Members were
MEMBERS have enjoyed skittles matches during the past months, the first being against the Royal British Legion North, which they hosted at the Golden Lion public house. They provided an excellent barbecue, which was a huge success. The match itself was
HEREFORDSHIRE CBA met Royal Berkshire BA in the last match of the season and were narrowly beaten by 112 shots to 107 with each team winning on three rinks. The highest winning rink for the home team was skipped by Keith Price with a 23-14 success with
HEREFORDSHIRE rider Rhiannon Davies was the senior Midland open reserve champion at the seventh Midland Open Showjumping Champio-nship in Prestwood, Staffordshire. The former Bishop's School pupil also celebrated becoming the senior open warm-up showjumping
IT was a glorious afternoon for the Wales & West HRA meeting under BHRC rules at the Leominster circuit, and there was plenty for the sun-bathed crowd to cheer on the 10-race card. Terry Laventure is a quiet man, but his unmistakable talent shouts
EARDISLEY Tennis Club ended the season with the finals of the two youth ladder tournaments, earlier rounds of which had been played during the summer holidays. The junior tournament was won by James Skyrme who beat Will Morgan 6-3, 6-4 in a close match
Bromyard 17 pts Worcester Wanderers 45 BROMYARD suffered a first-round home defeat against higher-graded opposition in the Power-gen Junior Cup. The Herefordshire outfit fell behind in the 20th minute when the Wanderers fly-half ghosted over for a converted
Greyhound Ladies made a flying start to the new campaign with a comprehensive 29-0 win over Old Leams. Tries were scored by Michelle Lloyd (2), Polly Robinson and Linzi Buchanan, who also kicked three conversions and a penalty.
HEREFORD Cathedral School's tough summer tour to New Zealand and Fiji paid dividends as they beat old rivals Christ College, Brecon, 14-10, for the first time since 1963. The experience of meeting bigger and older players on their Southern Hemisphere
LEDBURY Rugby Club's Ross Road headquarters is staging a representative under-18 match between the North Midlands and Yorkshire under floodlights tomorrow night, kick-off 7pm.
Third Party Productions bring their fast-paced production of Richard III to The Courtyard this week. "Third Party has a well-established national reputation for innovative treatment of classic texts," said Courtyard marketing manager Cathy Green. "Richard
MORE than 300 pampered pooches popped in to compete at Kington Show's dog section. Treble winner, Bielcee Touch of Class, a miniature poodle puppy owned by Mrs Walsh, took home titles including best in show, best puppy in show and Kington puppy stakes
PROSPECTIVE parents and pupils will be able to see Kington's Lady Hawkins' School in action during an open evening tonight (Thursday). Teachers of specialist subjects will be on hand to talk to visitors during the evening from 6pm to 9pm. For further
I THINK that Glenn Hoddle's sacking at the weekend was premature, but I was more surprised by the dismissal of Glenn Roeder at West Ham after just three matches of the new season. At times, the board and the chairman have a lot to answer for in the way
Aug 9 3pm Tamworth (A) 3-1 (Smith 2, Guinan) Aug 12 7.45pm Forest Green H) 5-1 (Purdie 2, Guinan 2, Carey-Bertram) Aug 16 3pm Morecambe (H) 3-0 (Smith 2, Guinan) Aug 23 3pm Barnet (A) 1-1 (James pen) Aug 25 7.45pm Aldershot (H) 4-3 (Williams, Rose, James
AN 81-year-old partially blind woman was asleep in bed when she was rudely awoken by boots thudding along to her door and shouts of 'Police - open up!' Memories flooded back of when bogus 'bobbies' had come calling to thieve and Kitty Spowart was afraid
MUSIC FOR AN INDIAN SUMMER'S EVENING --Come to a concert at St Bridget's Church on Sunday, at 7pm. The Llangattock Singers, conducted by Andrew Greenwood, will perform choral songs by Brahms, Rutter, Elgar, Sullivan and Cy Coleman. There will be a variety
COFFEE MORNING -- Darkley will be staging a coffee morning as part of the Macmillan Cancer Relief 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning' event tomorrow (Friday) between 10am and noon. The gardens will be open to those taking part in the coffee morning.
COFFEE MORNING -- Monkland villagers will help to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief tomorrow, Friday, in 'The World's Biggest Coffee Morning' at the village hall from 10am-12noon.
HARVEST FESTIVAL -- The harvest festival at Eye Church will be on Friday, October 3 at 7pm. We are fortunate to have Rev David Mnankali (from Tengeru in Tanzania and currently of the Leominster Team Ministry). It will be a service with a difference but
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING -- There were six members present at the August Group Parish Council Meeting, with Ms J Houston in the chair. Mr A Carter and Mr D Freeman were co-opted on to the parish council to represent Longtown. There is still one vacancy
MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF -- Part of the World's Biggest Coffee morning at Merlewood, Little Cowarne, the home of Edward and Audrey Abell tomorrow (Friday) from 10am - 12 noon. Bring and buy, raffle and homemade cakes. Everyone welcome. For further details
FILM SHOW -- 'Rabbit Proof Fence' will be screened in the village hall on Thursday, October 2, at 7.30pm. Tickets at the door. LIVE THEATRE -- In the village hall on Saturday October 4. 'I shot Buffalo Bill' explores the impact that the Wild West Roadshow
COMMUNITY CENTRE -- Knighton Community Centre will present an evening of music and song featuring The Knighton Jazz Band and The Cover Girls on Saturday, October 18, starting at 8pm. "This promises to be an excellent entertainment," said a spokesman for
TALK -- The illustrated talk by Dr David Boddington at Edwyn Ralph was fascinating. He began by showing slides of habitations from the Neolithic to modern times. The first ones were stone built with no windows, a central fireplace and places for beds
PARISH COUNCIL -- The Breinton Parish Council met at the village hall on Thursday, September 18. Apologies for absence were received from one member of the council and from the Credenhill Ward, Herefordshire Councillor, Bob Matthews. WPC Pam Epton, beat
VILLAGE LOTTERY -- Our lucky £25 winners of the Saturday draw are Ian and Hilary Robinson with their number 49. WHACKY WALKERS -- The September walk takes place on Saturday. Meet in the car park of the Green Man, Fownhope at 10.15am to order bar meal.
TWO police officers have just popped in to keep in touch with a special friend - a boy called Ben Price. SAFELY home after a massive search Ben Price with Sgt Tim Evans (left) and PC Pete Askwith. The 12-year-old, who has a condition called dyspraxia,
HEREFORDSHIRE Council plans to close offices around the county and relocate staff to Hereford in a major cost-cutting move. Streamlining measures are crucial, the authority claims. It operates from more than 50 buildings, a legacy from the era before
THE Diocese of Hereford is to appoint a church tourism officer in a pioneering step to promote its assets. Their job, which is being advertised this week, will be to share with as wide an audience as possible the county's churches and their treasures,
THE letter to the editor, published in the Hereford Times, was anonymous and an angry reader arrived at reception demanding to know who had written it. In time-honoured journalistic fashion, the editor refused to name the source. The angry reader demanded
THE main Hereford to Worcester road was closed for more than four hours after a man was killed in a road accident at Yarkhill. David Ian Pitchford, 40, was travelling from the Hereford direction on the A4103 sometime between 7.30am and 8.15am on Sunday
THE Bell at Skenfrith has beaten off tough competition and won a prize in the most coveted wine awards in Europe,the famous Trophe Gosset Celbris, for the best champagne list. As well as sharing the third prize with The Nobody Inn near Exeter, the Bell
A VISITOR from Leicestershire who admitted she had never really thought of our county as 'walking country' sampled the terrain during the Herefordshire Walking Festival in June and was very pleasantly surprised. Now this good lady is bringing many friends
THE hunt for Clare Carmichael's attacker is a 'cold' case. Operation Krypton - one of the county's biggest criminal inquiries - will only go active again if any new evidence emerges. At its height, 60 officers worked Krypton for several months, it led
SHOPPING for a wheelchair bound mum and her daughter has been made possible again - thanks to caring villagers and a brother and sister fund-raising team. Ann Dyer from Weobley received a new set of wheels courtesy of siblings Stella Gale and Jim Williams
LEOMINSTER MP Bill Wiggin is encouraging school pupils in years 10 to 13 to enter an essay competition celebrating 200 years of parliamentary reporting. Students must write about a piece of legislation they would introduce or ways to encourage young people
A BUS brought Trevor and Audrey Vaughan together, taking them on a 50-year journey through married life. The two met when sharing the same route to Leominster. Trevor got on at Pembridge and Audrey at Cholstrey. As the days went on they 'just got to know
THIEVES have broken into a secure compound at Woofferton Transmitting Station and stolen a four-wheeled trailer. Gates to the compound were forced with cutting equipment to steal what is described as a red, 10ft long open trailer. The theft is believed
HARRY Kirby was worth a fortune in goodwill, his charity auctions raising 'tens of thousands' for county causes over 20 years. Now Harry has an auction in his honour. But he won't be there. Harry died on Tuesday, just a week away from this year's event
HEREFORDSHIRE may have to wait until after the next general election to have its two new parliamentary seats. Leominster Conservatives understand that another Commons term could have to pass before the current Hereford and Leominster constituencies become
A PAIR of bogus workmen took personal items including a necklace and watch from an elderly disabled woman in Clehonger. The two men approached the Poplar Road property at 1.30pm last Friday and explained they had come to check the water pressure. One
At the cinema from Friday Coliseum Cinema Brecon The Italian Job (12a). Jeepers Creepers 2 (15). v 01874 622501. The Courtyard Blackball (15). Film Club - Russian Ark (U), 29 only. v 01432 359252. Flicks in the Sticks Chicago (15), 19 only, Dorstone Village
Hinton 2 Malvern Rangers 3 HINTON'S recent poor run in the West Midlands League Division 1 South continued when they crashed to a third successive league defeat and lost their place as leaders. Still missing several regulars through injuries, suspensions
THE Herefordshire Football Association will be organising an FA Level 1 coaching certificate course in Hereford next month. The course starts on Friday, October 10 and will include a child protection and best practice workshop, FA Emergency Aid, football
THE dream of a new Acorns hospice to support life-limited children from Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire has taken a massive step closer to becoming reality with the signing of the contract for the project. The charity's £4 million appeal
Ross Ladies 8 Pegasus Juniors Ladies 1 AN under-strength Pega-sus crashed to a heavy away defeat to their Herefordshire rivals in Division 1 South of the West Midlands Women's League. Pegasus actually started brightly and opened the scoring through Stella
Wellington 1 Shirebrook 0 WELLINGTON booked their place in the first round proper of the FA Vase with a battling display against the strong challenge of Mansfield-based Shirebrook. The visitors took the play to Wellington and enjoyed territorial advantage
Herefordshire Schools 1 Aston Schools 0 A SECOND-half goal from skipper James Upcott gave Herefordshire a deserved first home win in the West Midlands Schools Under-14 League. Both teams, initially, had difficulty coming to terms with a hard pitch at
Presteigne 1 Newcastle Emlyn 1 aet (Presteigne won 6-5 on pens) GOALKEEPER Brian Kirkham was the hero as Presteigne progressed to the second round of the Welsh Trophy after prevailing in a sudden-death penalty shoot-out. The home goalkeeper made a crucial
THE Brazilian Soccer School at Hereford wants to set up a new scheme for budding female players aged between eight and 14 years. It is hoped that the initiative will help female players from Hereford improve their technical ability and skills. If the
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Division 1: Pencombe 3 Woofferton 3, Weobley 1 Ewyas Harold Res 1, Shobdon 1 Bromyard 2, Holme Lacy 2 Colwall 0, Tupsley 3 Bartestree 2. Division 2: Orleton 3 Weston Res 3, Widemarsh Rangers 4 Fownhope Res 1, Leintwardine
AN historic South Herefordshire residence once owned by 1970s rock star Marc Bolan is on the market for £1.25million. The Old Rectory at Weston-under-Penyard was bought by the T-Rex singer in 1972 but although he spent a lot of money on it, he never lived
A KEEN photographer has managed to capture a picture of the rare hummingbird hawk moth in his garden. Michael Bradley was able to identify the moth due to its peculiar buzzing sound. He had seen it hovering in his garden in Llangrove the previous night
THE Welsh Blood Service is holding donor sessions in Hay-on-Wye and Kington during the coming week. The service will be at Hay's youth and community centre next Tuesday before moving on to the Performance Hall at Lady Hawkins Leisure Centre in Kington
A HEREFORDSHIRE food producer fought off hot competition for the title of 'big cheese' during Abergavenny's Food Festival last weekend. Neal's Yard Creamery, based near Dorstone, came out on top during a blind tasting with an unusual cheese made fresh
Hereford United 2 Telford United 1 FORMER Wales international Ryan Green struck in the third minute of stoppage-time to fire table-topping Hereford to a dramatic win over Telford in the Nationwide Conference on Tuesday, writes IAN MORGAN. The right-back
TEENAGE motor-cyclist Chaz Davies gained the best result of his 250 cc career with a ninth place in the World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro. The Herefordshire-based rider's previous highest place was 13th this year, but he moved
THE Wild West comes to Bromyard on Saturday when the town's Co-op store holds a fun day for the Acorns Children's Hospice Appeal. During the event, in the store car park from 2pm to 4pm, staff will be dressing as cowboys and Indians for a line dancing
OPHELIA Thorp took running 10 miles in her stride. She did it using the mile long drive to the former mansion on the Foxley Estate. Ophelia, 12, had to run up and down five times to make the distance and was supported all the way by friends doing it the
ON September 1, 21 of my family and friends set of for Corfu were our daughter and her fianc were to be married. We had arranged with a local coach/taxi company to pick us all up at the Oval at 1am and then to take us to Bristol airport. Although we confirmed
WHILE going up Union Walk from Mansbridge Avenue recently I was horrified to see the amount of cigarette ends on the walk just behind the last of the hutted wards of the County Hospital. It was bad further up the walk but this one was terrible, surely
IT LOOKS as if one of the hottest summers on record is over. Temperatures soared to 37.9C (100.2F) in some parts of Britain and, in Hereford, consistently rose into the 30s. As the father of a 16- month-old son I spent much of the summer in the play area
Humps and bumps were on site when the First buses started the service in Redhill. The residents of Redhill met with a managing director of First on August 1. Had he taken positive action, no passengers would have been inconvenienced. There has not been
Having a copy of Labour News I noticed councillors expressed their delight in stopping the rat-run where Lower Bullingham Lane crosses Windsor Road. This has been achieved by erecting a very expensive looking gate complete with padlock and chain across
HAVING worked for the same South Wales haulage company for many years, I can wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments expressed by James Stevenson's letter (September 18), concerning the Hereford traffic problems, which bore the apt title: 'Lurching from
