A COUNTY school has successfully renewed its Investors In People award. A recent report by the West Midlands Quality Centre was full of praise for the improvements that John Kyrle High School, in Ross on Wye, has made. The report said that the key areas
THE man who founded the Campaign for Real Ale and is editor of the Good Beer Guide has given top marks to a Herefordshire pint. For only the second time ever Roger Protz has awarded five stars and the accolade goes to Wye Valley Brewery in Stoke Lacy
ARE you planning an equestrian event or do you have a story to tell about your horse? If so, the Hereford Times would like to hear from you. We are happy to consider details of events and show results for publiction in the horse and rider column or
MARDEN and District Riding Club is encouraging more people to join its ranks this year. The friendly, unaffiliated riding club has well- equipped rings at its venue at Houghton Court, Bodenham, and offers something for everyone, regardless of age or
HAY author Celia Boyd worked on her new novel, First Dry Rattle, for some years. "My interest in the English Civil Wars was fostered by the chance find of an absorbing book by Charles Carlton called Going to the Wars," she said. "There has been little
A HEREFORDSHIRE man who began his musical career at Hereford Cathedral has been appointed director of music at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Timothy Noon, 33, who is currently organist and master of choristers at St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
INSPIRED by natural patterns and 1950s textiles and wallpapers, Herefordshire-based ceramicist Bryony Burn's vases are slab-built using sheets of clay cut to shape. The surface pattern is built up with layers of slip and glazes, with hand-painting ensuring
STUNNING landscapes and seascapes by batik artist Heather Gatt, vibrant semi-abstract landscapes by painter Dorothy Lawrenson and tactile burnished vessels by renowned ceramicist John Bedding are all featured in an Easter exhibition at Galanthus Gallery
THE pairing of Poulenc's Gloria with Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony might initially seem to mirror the BBC's Invitation Concerts of long ago, in which the most disparate styles were brought together, not always helpfully. In the event, the contrast
A SHORT film made in Herefordshire about the consequences of global warming has been selected for screening at a major film festival - and the filmmakers are all just eight years old. Almeley School's film, What Goes Around Comes Around, is being shown
THE Full Moon Club returns to Hay-on-Wye parish hall on March 31 to present Sharon Lewis, with support from Alex Valentine and an appearance of The Haunting Collective. Sharon Lewis, of whom Q magazine said: "So fine ... it's almost worrying",
Events/talks March til April 2 Borderlines Film Festival, www.borderlinesfilmfestival.org. 0870 1122330. 29 Talk by Sir Roy Strong on his garden, The Laskett, Larruperz Centre, Ross-on-Wye, 6.15pm. 01432 354479. 30 Easter Bingo, Moccas Village Hall
TWO new sponsors of this September's h.Art open exhibition are offering a cash prize, an opportunity to work in Germany and a chance to show at one of the county's leading galleries. Ross-on-Wye company REHAU is offering one artist the chance to exhibit
WITH the news that Hereford Amateur Operatic Society has decided to change its name to reflect the times and give the group greater flexibility in programming, I can't help feeling that Hereford Gilbert & Sullivan Society needs to have a similar re-think
THREE highly acclaimed Herefordshire musicians will perform an evening of music for soprano, clarinet and piano at Holy Trinity Church in Whitecross this Saturday. Soprano Lucy Bowen and clarinettist Neil Moore, accompanied by Stewart Taylor on the venue's
HEREFORDSHIRE sixth form students were well represented at the Malvern Hills Decorative and Fine Arts Society awards held at Malvern College. Among the winners were Philip Shaw and Rhys Partridge of John Kyrle High School, who collected cheques for £100
THE UK's biggest rural film festival, Borderlines, opened at 11 venues across the borders at the weekend. Festival director David Gillam reported several box office sell-outs for films from across the globe, including Australia's Ten Canoes, Oscar winner
FOR energy, enthusiasm and infectiousness, Footloose, back at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre until April 7 is hard to beat. From the moment the music kicks in, this story of the town where dancing is banned picks you up and keeps you with it, toes
A PERFORMANCE of the St Luke Passion 1728 by George Philip Telemann will be presented by Ross Live! on Sunday. The St Luke Passion is a lyrical and dramatic work which has as much in common with opera as oratorio, not surprising perhaps from a composer
HAVING survived the jungle experience of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here, Jason Donovan is heading to Worcester on Wednesday, April 11, to launch the Noah's Ark Trust 10th anniversary appeal. The event is being held at Worcester Rugby Club from noon
A TEENAGE boy was taken to hospital after being in collision with a car on a pedestrian crossing close to a Hereford supermarket. The boy, whose injuries were not life threatening, was in collision with a blue Ford Escort estate near Tesco on Belmont
STORIES first told to him by his grandfather almost half a century ago sparked a passion in Mark Millmore that has stayed with him ever since, resulting in a website and now a book, Imagining Egypt, published in the UK earlier this month. It was a conversation
HEREFORD rugby player Laura Keates made an impressive start to her captaincy of England Women Under-19s who met the USA for the first time in an international at RAF Halton near Aylesbury. Prop-forward Keates, who now plays for Worcester, led England
THE main stand at a Hereford football club has burnt down in a suspected arson attack - but defiant Westfields still went ahead with a big match that attracted a record attendance for their ground. And they are now offering a £500 reward for information
Westfields 1 Hereford United 6 (aet) AN extra-time hat-trick from Marcus Palmer spared Hereford's blushes as the Bulls booked their place in the HFA Senior Floodlit Cup final with a 6-1 win at Westfields on Tuesday. Palmer, who scored twice in the
THE use of a new putter failed to bring Hereford Municipal Club handicap secretary Shaun Vivian luck in his bid for a club record hat-trick of wins in the NAPGC Men's Championship of England qualifier at the Racecourse. Out of bounds at the 17th put
NEW clerk of the course Edward Arkell was taking charge of his first fixture at Hereford Racecourse this afternoon. Previously pupil assistant at trainer John Dunlop's stables in West Sussex, he has been appointed to the position following Gemma Charrington's
HIGHLIGHT of the rearranged Brecon & Talybont Hunt point to point at Llanfrynach was the treble for jockey James Tudor. After riding his 100th winner on the Saturday, Tudor, assistant trainer to Evan Wlliams for his day job, celebrated by riding a treble
A YOUNG Hereford and District Driving Group member is hoping to make it third time lucky at the National Indoor Driving Trials Championships. Sixteen-year-old Emily Ham qualified for the championships as the best junior driver from the Wales and Gloucester
IT'S not often one gets the opportunity to see a bona fide full-blown classical ballet - full company, grand costumes, full orchestra, the works - in venues other than Birmingham and Cardiff in this neck of the woods so when one comes along, the opportunity
KINGTON A team fought back from a first-leg deficit of 2-1 at Market Drayton in the Shropshire and Herefordshire President's Plate - the winter knockout for first round Hargrove Trophy losers - to lift the trophy on their home course. Kington also trailed
Gloucester All Blues 8 pts Greyhound 40 GREYHOUND pulled off a resounding victory in Gloucester 3 in a game that saw the first try after just 90 seconds. Adam Preece ran through the opposition to touch down and Pat Hill kicked the conversion
LEOMINSTER Town will make their first appearance in a senior women's cup final when they take on Droitwich Spa in the Kidderminster and District League Cup at Malvern Town's ground on Sunday, May 13. They reached this stage by beating Evesham 4-1 in
THE Herefordshire County Table Tennis Champion-ships Finals Night at Queen Elizabeth's School, Bromyard was an evening full of surprises. Eight reigning champions were defending their titles and five of them were losers. The first title to be defended
ROSS Rowing Club are celebrating again after further award success. Just a month after winning three prizes at the Herefordshire Sports Council Awards, they scooped the Sporting Club of the Year accolade at the Hereford and Worcester Sports Partnership
WESTSIDE returned to a familiar starting line-up to face Shropshire side Recycles in the West Midlands Netball League Division 2 and good team-work led to a 45-25 win after the previous week's disappointing defeat, The team of Debbie Bowdley, Jaydee
YOUNG tennis players from across the county have a chance to get some expert coaching in the sport in a series of workshops during the Easter holidays. Tennis Hereford are running the series of events at Madley Tennis Club. On Monday, April 9 it is
TWO teams of under-11 hockey players from Hereford Hockey Club were invited to Repton Independent School in Derbyshire to compete in a 7-a-side tournament against other young club sides from the East Midlands region. In spite of being the only squad
HEREFORD completed their campaign with a 5-2 home victory over Isca A in Gerrard West of England and South Wales League Premier Division 3. The result, which relegated the visitors, was never in doubt after Hereford dominated the first half and found
LEOMINSTER came away from their match at league champions Newent with a 2-2 draw in Severn Division 1 of the Wrst Club's Women's League. The North Herefordshire club can still leapfrog their neighbours Hereford should they win their final game. Leominster
Ross-on-Wye 20pts Upton-upon-Severn15 ROSS progressed to the semi-final of the North Midlands Cup in a fiery tie against Upton. The home side started the match strongly and after several probing attacks they went 3-0 up through a Chris
NORTH Midlands trio Michael Penn, Joel Diggins and Oliver Frost played for England Under-18 in their 5-5 draw with Scotland in a development match at Percy Park RFC in North Shields. Herefordshire-based scrum-half Frost (Bromsgrove School and Worcester
Hereford 36 pts Old Silhillians 12 HEREFORD took a major step forward in the race for the Midlands 3 West (South) title last Saturday. Whie they were overcoming a shaky start to run out worthy winners in their rearranged fixture
HEREFORD Rugby Club's excellent season took a distinct dip last Sunday when they were thrown out of the North Midlands Shield without having taken to the field in the competition this season. When their postponed league match against Old Silhillians
Tenbury United 3 Hinton 2 HINTON paid the penalty for missed chances when Tenbury struck a late, spectacular winner to grab all three West Midlands League Division 1 points. Hinton took control of the game from the start and after creating a number
COMMONWEALTH Games 400m runner James Hillier was happy to pass on a few tips to budding athletes when he visited Minster College in Leominster. Hillier was visiting the college as part of the Sporting Champions initiative organised and funded by Sport
Polymac Services Midland Alliance: Westfields 3 Market Drayton 2. West Midlands League, Premier Division: Wolverhampton Casuals 1 Bromyard Town 2, Dudley Sports 0 Ledbury Town 1, Tividale 2 Wellington 2. Division 1: Tenbury United 3 Hinton 2. Sport
THE chase for the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division title hotted up with five major contenders all winning. Joint leaders Colwall Rangers were the one exception, their 2-1 home defeat by Westfields, ending their outside chances of
Hereford United's shareholders were able to hear about a profit for the third successive year when the club held their annual meeting at the Three Counties Hotel. Although the profit figure for the year ended May 31, 2006 was, at £7,914, considerably
Accrington Stanley 2 Hereford United 0 HEREFORD boss Graham Turner was left wondering why the wheels have come off so spectacularly for his side after their latest defeat at the Frazer Eagle Stadium. The reverse was their fourth
I NOTICED over the weekend a few more worry lines appearing on the old boat race. A run of four defeats is not what we wanted at this stage of the season. From a position of possible play-off contenders, we now find ourselves looking over our shoulders
Tividale 2 Wellington 2 AFTER ending their dismal away run with a win at Wyrley the previous week, Wellington followed up with a West Midland League Premier Division point from a battling draw at second-placed Tividale. Wellington were forced to make
Pegasus Juniors 0 North Leigh 3 PEGASUS were no match for high-riding North Leigh who took the points at Old School Lane with a comfortable win and go back to the top of the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division, leaving the city
Westfields 3 Market Drayton 2 FOR the second Saturday running Westfields produced a stunning second-half performance at allpay.park, to turn a deficit into a win for three more welcome Polymac Services Midland Alliance points. This was their 10th
Wolverhampton Casuals 1 Bromyard Town 2 BROMYARD moved clear of the bottom three in the West Midlands League Premier Division with an important win over fellow relegation threatened side Wolverhampton Casuals. The result was all the more important
Dudley Sports 0 Ledbury Town 1 LEDBURY eased their West Midlands League Premier Division relegation worries with a narrow, but merited win at mid-table opponents Dudley Sports. With a rare full squad to choose from, manager Phil Preedy was pleased
A FORMER Hereford United striker whose military career was at least as spectacular as his footballing life, is featured on national television on Sunday. Phil Stant, who played for United back in the 1980s after the Bulls bought him out of the army,
DAVID Cameron will be visiting Hereford later today. The leader of the opposition is to visit Hereford County Hospital with Jesse Norman, the conservative parliamentary candidate for South Herefordshire, this afternoon. Mr Cameron will then meet local
