ADVENTUROUS Leominster students with learning difficulties took a huge leap forward when they tried out rock climbing, abseiling, caving, raft-making and archery. Westfield Special School youngsters, who took part in a residential course at the Red Ridge
THE birth of a new baby is a time for joy. Hereford County Hospital has been the scene of many happy celebrations when a new boy or girl is brought into the world. But sadly there are occasions when joy turns to sorrow at the still birth of a baby, or
PEOPLE who care for relatives and friends have had a special week dedicated to their efforts in Herefordshire. A programme of events, advice and support activities was organised as part of "carers week" in the county. It included a drop in advice centre
STUDENTS of the Chinese martial art of Tai Chi have converged upon Herefordshire from as far away as Iceland and Italy. More than 100 people were in Leominster's Bridge Street Sports Centre to meet Grand Master Chen Xiao Wang, one of the foremost exponents
BUDDHIST monks from Tibet were given a warm reception in Leominster when they donned exotic costumes and masks to perform sacred dances in the Priory Church. The red-robed monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, who were appearing for the Leominster Festival
A £400,000 initiative to get people who dropped out from education back into the classroom is being launched in Herefordshire. The council, schools and colleges are involved in the scheme aimed at helping people who left school with no or few qualifications
BOULDERS sited near the entrance of the Leominster Priory grounds prevented cars from encroaching on the churchyard but led to other problems. Pieces of rock have been repeatedly lobbed at church windows by vandals. "Those rocks have been a bone of contention
THE Mayor of Hereford wants tougher sentences and "zero tolerance" for vandals she says are wrecking the city's reputation. Councillor Marcelle Lloyd-Hayes says magistrates must back work done by the police to catch the culprits. Coun Lloyd-Hayes spoke
A HEREFORD father, whose 10-year-old son was the target of a BB gun, has welcomed Government proposals to ban replica weapons. Ian Clarke said the new bill addressing the sale and manufacture of imitation firearms was a fantastic and much-needed move.
ONLY a few weeks after learning that he and his wife Florence were officially the world's longest living married couple, one of Hereford's oldest residents, Percy Arrowsmith, has died. Percy, who turned 105 last March, died peacefully at the Breinton
ONE woman who has more reason than most to want a hydrotherapy pool at Barrs Court School has in the last couple of months raised a staggering £7,000 for the appeal. Gwen Haile, whose daughter Kerry will be starting at Barrs Court in September, was so
IF you are up for a challenge, the Taste for Adventure Centre has one lined up next month. After the huge success of its Adventure 2003 event, the centre, at The Hafod, Credenhill, Hereford is lining up Adventure 2005 on Saturday, July 16, to raise funds
A HEREFORD family is the first to stage a new-style naming ceremony for their baby at the city's registry office. Dave and Kate Matthews, of Attwood Lane, decided they wanted to celebrate and mark the birth of their son Jay five months ago, preferring
A GROUP of Christians used the power of prayer to try to keep a free school bus service on the road. More than 150 churchgoers gathered in Hereford's High Town on Tuesday to ask the Lord for the subsidised buses to continue to run to the county's two
AN artist and sculptor and a poet and writer are among the nine people lining up for ordination in Hereford Cathedral on July 2. A physics teacher and a chartered building surveyor will also be involved alongside an ex-teacher, former nurse and midwife
HEREFORDSHIRE is to feature in a national television programme's quest to discover more about Roman Britain. Kenchester will be among nine sites in the sights of Channel 4's Time Team, which this weekend launches its Big Roman Dig, hailed as "the most
A LIVELY and wide-ranging debate about food and health was the centrepiece of a hugely successful Macmillan fund-raising day at Broadfield Court last Monday. The Food Life Health event proved extremely popular, with a unanimous thumbs-up offered by everyone
THE frugal lifestyle and Civil Service pension of a Ledbury woman have helped to create a substantial windfall for Newnham College, Cambridge. Lucia Maria Windsor, who lived in Pound Close, Ledbury, died in February this year, leaving her entire estate
A CONSERVATIONIST expert is holding a series of archive surgeries in Hereford for amateur archivists who want to preserve old letters, photographs and other valuable memorabilia. Herefordshire Council's Archive Service is staging the free sessions over
IT will be anchors aweigh for 25-year-old Royal Naval officer Emily Slayman, from Dilwyn, when she joins her ship, HMS Ocean, for the Fleet Review at Plymouth next Tuesday. Sub-Lieut Slayman, a former head pupil at Hereford Cathedral School, is passing
A RETIRED builder is masterminding Herefordshire aid efforts for one of the most troubled countries on earth. Alastair Goodwin, of Newton, near Leominster, is appealing for clothing and footwear for the people of Swaziland. The African country, the size
A YEAR after the horrific accident that claimed the lives of two drivers on the A49 at Ashton a grim reminder of the tragedy - the roadside cottage wrecked in the fireball - has been demolished. A mother and her teenage son, who lost all their possessions
Leominster Town Council has refused to help a group trying to raise £40,000 to take Herefordshire Council to court over polytunnels. Town councillors are to write to the Wickton Action Group in support of its campaign, but say a donation to its fighting
RARE butterflies are thriving and breeding in a North Herefordshire forest. Wood Whites are otherwise in decline across Britain but they are prospering in Wigmore Rolls thanks to 10 years of conservation work by the Forestry Commission. "We are now seeing
A GOOD Samaritan from Putley has come to the aid of a young Ukrainian woman who became a victim of crime in Leominster. The Ukrainian, a fruit picker, was distraught after her handbag was stolen at a car boot sale at the Brightwell's auction site. Police
LAST weekend's scorching weather helped Kington Carnival to one of the best turnouts of recent years. Floats and people in fancy dress paraded through the town representing various countries for this year's theme of Around the World. And as temperatures
THREE Herefordshire communities were earmarked as potential dumping grounds for nuclear waste during the 1980s, according to previously secret documents published this month. Pontrilas, Credenhill, and Moreton-on-Lugg feature on a list of 537 sites seen
HEREFORDSHIRE residents are set to cash in on special low interest loans after plans to expand the county's Credit Union were unveiled. Herefordshire Council has linked up with the Money Box Credit Union to offer more places where people can bank. Under
ZANY programme maker and tax collector's friend Adam Hart-Davis has urged young scientists from Herefordshire to get their hands dirty and experiment. The man who makes popular television programmes about science and stars in Inland Revenue commercials
EIGHT Herefordshire schools are getting their teeth into a new meals scheme that goes one up on Jamie Oliver. The eight are not only the testing the kind of healthier menus cooked up by the celebrity chef, but also trying to get most of the food for them
A ROSS-ON-WYE churchgoer made a marathon effort to attend last Sunday's Father's Day service. Stuart Hutton also raised several hundred pounds for charity when he made the 26-mile journey to St Mary's church on foot from his Cheltenham home. The 36-year-old
FRIENDS from the local community and the tourist industry helped celebrate a special birthday party with hoteliers Helen and Roger Wynn at Ross. Helen and Roger moved to Herefordshire to take over Wilton Court Hotel five years ago after both had spent
A GOLDEN Valley school has been given a golden report by education watchdogs. The Hereford pre-school group got top marks following an Ofsted inspection. Based at the Community Centre, in Peterchurch, the school, which opens three days a week and caters
AS the faith school transport drama reaches a possible conclusion today (Thursday), a 14-year-old girl has started a campaign to save her school bus in another part of Herefordshire. Bethany Smith is organising meetings, writing petitions and investigating
A GROUP of Christians used the power of prayer to try to keep a free school bus service on the road. More than 150 churchgoers gathered in Hereford's High Town on Tuesday to ask the Lord for the subsidised buses to continue to run to the county's two
