I AM in my 83rd year and, apart from four and a half years as a watchkeeping officer in submarines during the war, I have farmed all my life - the last 51 years at this place, though I am now retired. I am absolutely dumbfounded by the fact that every
IF you own a car, like driving and have time to spare, there is a job for you in Herefordshire. Sorry, no pay - just expenses and loads of job satisfaction. The vacancies, for kind-hearted volunteers, are with Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service
Ledbury Town 4 Pelsall Villa 2 LEDBURY eased their relegation woes with a fine win over West Midlands League Premier Division mid-table visitors Pelsall Villa, but need to produce similar form in the remaining matches to pull clear of the drop zone. The
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Jock Handley Junior Cup, semi-finals: Orcop Juniors 2 (Tony Davies, William Jenkins) Holme Lacy 3 (Ben Hince 2, Shaun Griffiths), Colwall Rangers 5 Wellington Rangers Colts 0. Premier Division: Fownhope 2 Westfields
Redditch 2 Wellington 1 WELLINGTON lost their first Midland Floodlit Youth League match of the season at Redditch when they failed to contain a lively home side in the first half, and then missed their chances when they fought back after the break. The
THE Mercian Festival Junior Football League is keen to welcome new clubs for the 2006-7 campaign when it will be celebrating its 30th season. The league is aiming to provide boys' mini soccer from under-8 to under-11 level, girls' mini soccer from under
SUTTON United recorded an important narrow 1-0 home win over local rivals Wellington Rangers, to maintain their lead at the head of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division. The win puts a dent in Rangers chances of challenging for the
Pegasus Juniors 2 Bisley Sports 2 (aet - Bisley win 5-4 on pens) PEGASUS bowed out of the GLS Supplementary Challenge Cup when they narrowly lost out to Division 1 East opponents Bisley in a penalty shoot-out at Old School Lane. The sides were evenly
Heath Hayes 3 Bromyard Town 2 FIELDING a weakened team, Bromyard paid the price when they just lost out in a game which they could have won, slipping ever closer to the relegation zone in the competitive West Midlands League Premier Division. The visitors
Hinton 4 Darlaston 1 HINTON halted their three-game West Midlands League Division 1 losing streak with a welcome victory over bottom club Darlaston, prolific scorer Jodie Dawe weighing in with a brace. Although Hinton dominated territorially and played
THE Herefordshire Club booked their place in the third round of the Mail on Sunday national team knockout competition when they travelled to county neighbours Leominster and came away with a comprehensive 4- victory. Keith Williams beat Rob Pugh, Jonathan
Hereford United 1 Swansea City 1 HEREFORD'S young Bulls finally picked up their first point of the Football League Youth Alliance South West Conference season with a deserved draw against Swansea's youngsters. The point provided some measure of revenge
Ross Town 1 Cricklade Town 4 ROSS lost ground at the bottom of Division 1 West of the GLS Hellenic League on Saturday. While they were being thumped 4-1 at home by Cricklade, nearest rivals Purton who are third from bottom, moved five points clear with
PENCOMBE rally driver George Thomas has been selected for a highly coveted place in the MSA British Rally Academy. A panel of experts comprising of David Lapworth, Mike Broad, Phil Mills and Robbie Head selected five drivers and three co-drivers from
READY Steady Win, the local charity dedicated to financially supporting Herefordshire's young talented sports people since 1994, is inviting applications for their next round of bursaries sponsored by Ross based PGL Travel Ltd. The fund will consider
WATCHYOURBACK, ridden by Claire Allen, atoned for her early departure in the Ladies Open race at the Garnons fixture a fortnight ago by storming back to form to take the Hereford Times Ladies Open race at the South Herefordshire Hunt fixture at the Garnons
HEREFORD Driving Club member Emily Ham is all set to represent Wales in the National Indoor Driving Trials Championship at Keysoe in Bedford this weekend. Emily, aged only 15, gained her place by winning best junior in all five of the qualifying rounds
THE first-ever professional squash tournament taking place at Hereford's Whitecross Club gets underway this evening. Club chairman Sam Miller hopes The Companion allpay.net Open, which runs until Sunday, will progress on to the PSA tour. Miller said:
HEREFORD bowler Rob Weale has made a successful start to his Commonwealth Games campaign. The Wales international has defeated opponents from Norfolk Island and Kenya in his first two matches in the singles round-robin competition.
WE are hopeful of another big gate, perhaps in excess of 4,000 again for Saturday's local derby with Kidderminster Harriers. We would hope that all of those who enjoyed the game against Accrington, and it certainly was an excellent game, will once again
WILKINS Fitzwilliam Chipp was a true Herefordshire hero - its most decorated soldier. Flashback recalls some highlights in his long military career, including how stuffed snakes proved to be among his greatest allies. A HEREFORD business has donated the
The good people of a Herefordshire village were looking forward to worshipping in the warm but excavations to provide a new heating system produced a chilling sight. FLASHBACK recalls the time a community got itself into a lot of bother over bones....
WHEN evangelist William Seward arrived to preach at Hay-on-Wye in 1740 he bravely faced a jeering, hostile mob. Soon he was dead. Well over two centuries later he was the reason for the gathering of another crowd - one of complete contrast. The ecumenical
He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of Herefordshire cricketers and their antics. Flashback recalls a sports fanatic of long ago and his memories of players' tastebuds, a Boer War hero and a batsman who could forecast his own dismissals. THEY were invariably
WEMBLEY was in Southern League Hereford United's sights in the winter of 1971 and they were also bidding to silence some bragging from the north of the country. Flashback recalls the match which saw a scrap between two big fishes from different parts
A WAG with a pen was on the loose in Hereford one night in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. The early Wesleyans held their services in a room in Packers Lane - now East Street - over a wine and spirits vaults. When the good Methodists arrived
IT has taken Hereford a long time to appreciate and acknowledge the part it played in arguably the most creative and productive period in the life of Sir Edward Elgar. When the Elgar in Hereford Group's dream of seeing the great man's statue standing
A HEREFORD school was repeatedly broken into and vandalised over a two-day period. Burglars stole expensive musical equipment and vandals smashed 19 sky-lights and five windows at Whitecross High School over the weekend of January 28 and 29. Police believe
LEOMINSTER correctly anticipated a hard game from their relegation threatened West Clubs Women's League Severn Division 1 visitors Dursley. Comfortable in mid-table, Leominster started confidently and applied early pressure, eventually opening the scoring
TENBURY maintained their good run of form in Worcestershire Ladies ' League Division 1 when they recorded an exciting 5-3 win at home to Bournville Ladies 2nd. Tenbury took the lead as early as the first minute, Sarah Lea on hand to finish when Abbi Thomas's
TENBURY'S young 2nd team gave a good account of themselves when they shared the points in a competitive 1-1 draw against their Kings Heath counterparts in this Worcestershire Ladies' League Division 3 clash. Jo Aldridge who opened the scoring for Tenbury
YOUNG Herefordians James Wisker and Rachel Waring - both 17 - will perform songs from the shows in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice on Saturday at Pengethley Manor Hotel in Hereford. James has been performing since the age of 10 and last year, reached
ACORNS Children's Hospice is getting in the Valentine's mood and asking schools, colleges and workplaces to 'Have a Heart' this February 14 by wearing red or sending their Valentine messages on a specially designed heart-filled poster. "Valentine's Day
The cash-strapped Acorns Children's Hospice is staging a new, major running event to help raise much-needed funds. It will take place in the Three Counties Showground in May and will include the county's first official half-marathon. Acorns community
HEREFORDSHIRE families will be among those feeling the impact of a 10% shortfall in income at Acorns Children's Hospice. Up to four beds will be closed from January to June 2006 in order to safeguard future provision. Chief executive John Overton explained
MOVING into a new home is always exciting, but taking possession of the keys is just the start of a lifetime's commitment to caring for your investment. Six months ago, thanks to the extraordinary fund-raising efforts of people across the three counties
SIX months after she walked through the doors of the new Acorns, Bev Loader has visited the hospice twice with her five-year-old son, Josh. Although she and Josh had been to Acorns in Selly Oak, the opening of the hospice so close to their Colwall home
ARCHIE the cartoon bear is the latest recruit to the Acorns fund-raising team, one part of a two-pronged fund-raising initiative from the children's hospice. Coinciding with the launch of national children's hospice week (September 17-24) is the 'small
A FORMER Herefordshire school teacher will be leaving her training companion in kennels when she sets off on a fund-raising trek in India in October. While Dot Rochard, who taught at St Martin's Primary School, is walking 12 kilometres a day in aid of
IT'S time for tea as Acorns puts out the call to tea-lovers in the county to put their kettles on, warm the pot and make a brew, all in the interests of raising money for the children's hospice. The tea-time fundraiser is part of a national campaign,
This is Acorns's third hospice and is the newest children's hospice in Europe. Children who stay at Acorns hospices have an illness that means they are unlikely to live to adulthood. The hospice will offer respite, emergency and terminal care and a community
THE last 18 months have seen an empty field transformed into a light, bright and peaceful building offering a welcoming, homely space tailored to the children's and families every need. Acorns Children's Hospice will offer much-needed respite, emergency
THE long-awaited hospice which will provide care and support for life-limited Herefordshire children is here. After six years of planning and building, Acorns welcomed the first children and families to the purpose-built unit in Bath Road, Worcester,
Westfields 3 Leamington 2 TWO late Daniel Moon goals turned a game which looked to be heading for another defeat into a first win in the Midland Football Alliance in 10 games for Westfields. The vital three points lifts them off the bottom of the table
Biddulph Victoria 1 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS battled hard to ease their relegation woes when they made the long mid-week journey to Stoke and shared the points with in-form Biddulph, who had won their previous three Midland Alliance matches. Biddulph took
Shawbury United 6 Kington Town 1 A YOUNG Kington side, fielding eight players under-21, held their own against West Midlands League Premier Division opponents Shawbury for the first half but shipped five goals after the interval to crash to their 22nd
Wellington 2 Bewdley Town 1 TWO superb free kicks from Will Perkins created the goals that enabled Wellington to beat the West Midlands League Premier Division's leading scorers Bewdley Town in a very competitive clash. The hosts made the best possible
Berriew 0 Presteigne 1 BOTH teams coped with a heavy pitch to produce an exciting Spar Mid-Wales League tussle which saw leaders Presteigne retain top spot with a second-half goal from Shaun Prince. The first half was evenly contested with the visitors
Worcester Ladies 0 Pegasus Ladies 4 PEGASUS maintained their unbeaten run in the league when they comfortably beat Worcester, after opening up a three-goal lead with the wind at their backs in the first half. Simone Quinn put the Hereford-based side into
MEMBERS of local sports clubs and business organisations will mourn the passing of Dennis Bird, aged 81. He was well respected as the former manager of Barclays Bank in Broad Street, Hereford, a past captain of The Herefordshire Golf Club, and former
Staffordshire FA 4 Herefordshire FA 2 OVER-elaboration in front of goal cost Herefordshire the chance of winning an evenly contested Midland Counties under-16 Youth Championship fixture at Rushall. Craig Jones, from the penalty spot, and Peter Wood scored
SWIMMERS from the City of Hereford Swimming Club were in fine form entering the second weekend of racing at the Worcester County Championships at the Central Baths in Wolverhampton. The weekend started extremely well as the boys took on the 400m freestyle
ANDY Gray from the Miller Boys hit a magnificent 103 break has he helped his side maintain their six-point lead at the top of the Hereford Snooker League. The break came against Whares the Chips and is the first century in the league for a number of years
HEREFORD races on Monday was the last stop for previous Grand National winner Amberleigh House en route for another crack at the Aintree spectacular, writes GRAHAM SAVEKER. But supporters of the 14-year-old had mixed messages as he trailed in last of
THE Teme Valley point-to-point at Brampton Bryan this Saturday promises to be a real marathon, with 10 races already carded. Entries secretary Pauline Duggan has received 247 entries for the beautiful riverside course, which is the oldest in the Welsh
HEREFORD United's 'Famous Five' have reached the short-list of 125 from which the best FA Cup team of all time will be picked. Earlier this year, fans from 125 clubs - the 92 Football League clubs and the best 33 performers from non-league - were invited
HEREFORD United go into their Nationwide Conference local derby with Kidderminster Harriers at Edgar Street on Saturday with their faint hopes of catching Accrington Stanley at the top of the table revived. The Lancashire side suffered a shock defeat
HEREFORD United go into their Nationwide Conference local derby with Kidderminster Harriers at Edgar Street on Saturday with their faint hopes of catching Accrington Stanley at the top of the table revived. The Lancashire side suffered a shock defeat
THREE Herefordshire schools showed that they knew the way to go in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Schools orienteering championships. St Francis Xavier's RC Primary came in first in the years five and six race for primary schools with county rivals
Biddulph Victoria 1 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS battled hard to ease their relegation woes when they made the long mid-week journey to Stoke and shared the points with in-form Biddulph, who had won their previous three Midland Alliance matches. Biddulph took
THE HEREFORDSHIRE Golf Club senior team became the first county winners of Shropshire and Herefordshire's Ken Smith Trophy when they beat Hawkstone Park 4-2 over two legs in a nail-biting final. They set up their victory in the twin counties winter team
A HEREFORD D-Day veteran who has forged close links with a Normandy primary school was frustrated when he was sent first-hand accounts of the liberation of Caen in June 1944 - because he doesn't speak French. Happily for Lionel Roebuck, of Hillary Drive
THE current rugby season might not have been what Ledbury were hoping for but memories still abound of the most successful season in the club's history. Jack O'Donovan, who was the manager of the team back in 1966-7, recalled that the side suffered just
LUCTONIANS, Bromsgrove School and Worcester Warriors hooker George Thomas helped the England Under-18 squad senior team, who are preparing for the forthcoming AER European Championship in Italy, to a 17-10 victory over the Scotland Under-18 senior side
HEREFORD Cathedral School, continuing their round of the schools' sevens circuit, were within seconds of lifting the trophy at the King's School, Worcester Sevens for the first time when Warwick School snatched the title with the last play of a pulsating
HEREFORD United are on the brink of another glory run and victory over Stockport County on Saturday could see them given the chance to ruffle a few fine feathers. NIGEL HEINS recalls giantkilling feats - and the extra ingredients that help create an atmosphere
AS the celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson come to an end - and as Remembrance Sunday approaches - NIGEL HEINS recalls Herefordshire's reaction to the passing of another national hero and how today
IN the years after the Second World War a big German overcame hatred and prejudice to earn the admiration of the enemy. NIGEL HEINS recalls goalkeeper Bert Trautmann and his memorable visit to Hereford. Remembered, too, is an accidental goalkeeping great
HURRICANES may hardly happen in Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire but Hereford is no stranger to another, equally dramatic, natural phenomenon - more earthquakes are recorded in Herefordshire than in any other county. This year marks the 74th anniversary
SHE could dish out a good tongue-lashing but could also be caring and kind. NIGEL HEINS recalls the mistress of Gillow Manor and the will that got Herefordshire talking. THE lady of the manor could occasionally be a right tartar. Amy Simmons was a legendary
AS the project to erect a statue of the great composer Edward Elgar gathers apace in Hereford, NIGEL HEINS reveals how a member of his own family once enlisted the musician in a cut-price deal. IN 1882, Edward Elgar was a little-known 25 year-old musician
THE toddler was a lovely looking lad attired in fine clothes with a red tam-o-shanter atop his fair head. But within a few months he was to become unrecognisable. NIGEL HEINS relates the dreadful story of Walter Steers and how fate led him to the clutches
AN elderly woman looked from her window and saw a light flickering against some trees. As NIGEL HEINS recalls, it was a sinister glow that was to signal tragedy for a grand old Grenadier. BRAVERY befitting the battlefield was demonstrated as flames engulfed
CAPTAIN Crawshaw was an amazing eccentric who lived in an old chicken hut on the Doward, near Ross-on-Wye, around the 1920s. He sported an untidy moustache and beard, his unkempt hair was topped by a fez and he often wore clothes made from rabbit skins
IT was a night when an explosion and fire rocked the centre of Hereford. Flashback recalls misery at 'Maison Irma' and a 'Bobby's' safe pair of hands giving a new meaning to the expression 'long arm of the Law'. THE police constable was patrolling Hereford's
SHE was a plain Jane whose clothes were drab and dull, but her adoring fans thought she was the most beautiful thing on earth when she began to sign. Flashback recalls the time Herefordshire played host to Jenny Lind - 'the Swedish Nightingale'. AT the
In the early 1970s Herefordshire witnessed the dedication of the second biggest spire to be built in the country during the 20th century. Flashback recalls the days of newsmakers on high. THE good people of a Golden Valley community felt comfortable once
AS midnight approached on a spring night over half-a-century ago, residents in a tiny Herefordshire community thought war had returned when a mighty roar rocked the neighbourhood. Flashback recalls the night Mother Nature succeeded where Adolf Hitler
Events/talks Mar 24-Apr 2 Borderlines Film Festival. Mar 24 Talk by Michael Francis, Why be diplomatic? Is it worth it. College Hall Cloisters, 7pm. Tickets on door or St Ethelberts' Hospital. 25 Health and Healing exhibition, talks/products/services/
KIMBOLTON CE Primary School has sailed through its Ofsted inspection, rated good in all of the main categories. Staff and governors said they were delighted with the outcome. In the report inspectors say; "Pupils' personal development is a strength of
WIGMORE Primary School children, staff and parents chose a statement of values - 'Listen, Respect and Accept. Enjoy, Learn and Connect' - which seemed a tough one to live up to. Now Ofsted inspectors have given their verdict, praising pupils for their
WHAT is Northern Ireland Minister Jeff Rooker doing visiting two Herefordshire Schools? The minister was back in Weobley to open a community centre seven years after he came to the village as Jeff Rooker MP, a minister of state at the Department of Agriculture
THE former Minister of Transport and London Mayoral candidate Steven Norris road-tested Herefordshire's school dinners during a recent visit to the county - and hailed the £1.50 meal a culinary success. Mr Norris, the executive chairman of York-based
AN 18-year-old Herefordshire hospitality and catering student is going head-to-head with two local chefs in next week's finals of the Savour the Wye cooking competition. Daniel Porter, of Tupsley, who is studying in Hereford and working part-time at the
HEREFORD'S Royal National College for the Blind unveiled its much heralded new look this week. The college has put in a planning application for the redevelopment of part of its Venn's Lane campus, the details of which were revealed by the Hereford Times
DR Mark Radburn, assistant principal of Coleg Powys, who started his career in education at Herefordshire College of Technology, has died after a long illness. He joined HCT as a lecturer in leisure and recreation in 1988, rising rapidly to head the department
TEENAGE photographer Simon Williams has snapped his way to a top regional award. His shot of a Banded Demoiselle sunning itself by a pond earned the 16-year-old the accolade of Junior Wildlife Photographer. The photograph was on a theme of the four seasons
A FORMER headteacher of Kingstone High School and outspoken critic of government education policy, Lawrence Powell has died at the age of 78. Mr Powell, known as Laurie, was appointed head teacher of Kingstone in 1978 and did battle on many occasions
HEREFORDSHIRE firms looking to grow and prosper through the internet can key in to cash for equipment. Up to £850 is available through Business Link West Mercia and Herefordshire in Touch (HIT), a scheme aimed at maximising the benefits of IT for individuals
CHURCH - Mrs Evelyn Hatcher, churchwarden, is organising the arrangements for the display of lilies in the church at Eastertime. Anyone who would like to buy a lily (£1.75) in memory of a loved one is asked to contact her or Mrs Margaret Whittall or Miss
BARTESTREE were the winners of the Herefordshire Indoor Cricket League Division Two, winning eight of their 10 matches. HEREFORDSHIRE INDOOR LEAGUE Division One sponsored by Ralph Builders. Dales 1st 111-2 Herefordians 60; Wormelow walkover v Bosbury;
EWAN Bell bagged a hat-trick as Hereford rounded off their Gerrard West of England and South Wales Premier League Division 3 campaign with a fine 4-1 victory over visiting Bath Buccaneers, and a third placed finish in the league table. Although Hereford
Those who missed tenor Ian Storey perform in Hereford Cathedral last year can support Acorns Children's Hospice and buy a copy of his new CD. The concert raised £2,000 for Acorns and the Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley, which staged the event, hopes
MOVING into a new home is always exciting, but taking possession of the keys is just the start of a lifetime's commitment to caring for your investment. Six months ago, thanks to the extraordinary fund-raising efforts of people across the three counties
ONE of Acorns' most dedicated fundraisers will be remembered on Sunday when the Three Counties Harness Race is re-named the Kath Shellam Memorial Harness Race. Kath, who died in September last year, was instrumental in setting up the first race to raise
FOR a second time, Hereford's Eign Gate Acorns shop has sold a winning lottery ticket - this time to one of its own volunteers. Richard Burroughs has worked in the shop for four years and always buys a ticket for the hospice lottery, run jointly by Acorns
THE third Acorns Hospice is up and running in Worcester, but the fund-raising goes on. To help raise those much-needed funds, Acorns is looking for intrepid fund-raisers who'd like to add a little spice to their lives in the form of a 10-day adventure
Leominster-based Ian Storey, a tenor of international repute, will sing for the second time for Acorns Children's Hospice next Wednesday in Hereford Cathedral. Friends from the world of opera will be joining him to perform arias from well-known operas
Local landlord Gordon Bucher is the brains behind a gig to raise money for children's charity Acorns on April 2. Originally inspired to raise cash for the tsunami disaster, Gordon and his son thought it would be cool for bands who play in his pub, The
Acorns had been looking for a site in Worcester for several years, aware that many of the families in need of its services had to travel long distances to either Selly Oak or Walsall. Their prayers were answered when June Sayce offered them land which
