TOP politician Ann Widdecombe has many strings to her bow and she will be in Herefordshire tomorrow (Friday) to talk about some of them. Miss Widdecombe has agreed to come to the county to support the Herefordshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease
ANGELA Wilkes and Rob Pritchard completed a hat-trick of victories in the annual Brandon Plate mixed stableford competition at Kington. Results: 1 Angela Wilkes and Rob Pritchard 42 pts, 2 Chris and Mel Hughes 39, 3 Anita and Steve Dart 38. n Countbacks
JONATHAN Devereux (The Hereford-shire) holed a long putt on the final green to win the Herefordshire County Golf Championship at Burghill Valley after driving out of bounds with his first ball. Needing a five or better on the final hole to win the championship
THE ninth round of the Hereford Wheelers' 10-mile time trial series was the best event so far this year. In the exceptionally calm weather, personal bests were the most popular outcome for the 22 competitors. Wheeler Eddie Luxton took more than two minutes
TWO-time Paralympian Clare Strange has been been sharing her experiences of sport and life with students and teachers at Whitecross High School. Strange has represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball at two Olympic Games and two World Championships
KINGS Caple trainer Venetia Williams has been enduring, by her own exacting standards, a lean time out of the winner's circle recently but Wiscilatus put matters right for her at Hereford last week with a win in the two-mile beginners' chase. Ridden by
THE harness racing at the Three Counties Show remains the most popular main ring attraction, and the big crowd was enthusiastic as the horses hurtled around the tight circuit. The sharp bends require balance and skill from horses and drivers alike, and
THE Hereford City Tarmac Darts League will face a crucial annual general meeting at the Cotterell Arms on Sunday, July 23, starting at 8pm. For the first time in years they will need to elect a new chairman as Clifford Langford, who has held the post
ORLETON racing driver Roger Moran drove back into form when he and his son Scott contested two rounds of the British Hill Climb Championships at Doune last Sunday. Series leader Martin Groves won the morning run-off with a time of 40.99 seconds over the
KINGTON powered their way to the top of the Nash Rocks Bowls League with three wins out of three in their latest matches. The best win was achieved at Hay where they gained revenge for a previous defeat by the one-time league leaders in the return match
HEREFORD Fly Fishing Club held their 13th annual junior competition at their eight-acre trout fishery at Wellington last Sunday when 14 youngsters took part. The weather was kind and kept overcast all morning, providing good fishing conditions and only
HEREFORDSHIRE visited Wootton Bassett for their penultimate Middleton Cup section match against Wiltshire and were beaten by 125 shots to 91, with the home team gaining 16 points to six. Herefordshire produced three winning rinks with the rink skipped
HEREFORD Cathedral School reaped the benefit of some strong performances in big regattas this season by securing one of the highly-prized 16 pre-qualification places for the Fawley Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. The school's first four qualified for the
HEREFORD pole-vaulter Irie Hill competed for the third time since arriving in Germany from Australia for the European summer where she hopes to gain selection to the European Champion-ships in Gothenburg. At the Domspitzmilch Gala, held on her 'home'
HEREFORD athlete Simon Bullock, running for Cheltenham AC, made an excellent return to major competition by winning his first Midland area title last Sunday in the Midland Championships in Birming-ham. After two frustrating years of injuries, Bullock
HEREFORDSHIRE international athlete Sarah Waldron recorded a personal best time in winning the under-20 1500 metres in the Midland Championships at Birming-ham's Alexander Stadium last Sunday. The 18-year-old was defending her 1500 metres title against
COMMONWEALTH mountain bike silver medallist Oli Beckingsale was in Ross-on-Wye this week where he challenged John Kyrle High School pupils to trial of strength, endurance and speed. He brought along a training bike attached to a turbo trainer and computer
THE Midlands Leagues Organising Committee have published the revised leagues structure for the 2006/07 season. The structure follows the decision of Greyhound, who were due to compete in Midlands 6 West (SW), to switch to the South West Leagues next season
STUART Bemand will captain Luctonians in their forthcoming Powergen Midlands 1 season. The hooker, whose brother Scott has been touring Australia with the England squad, was elected to the post at the club's well-attended annual meeting. He takes over
SCOTT Bemand's call-up for England's two-Test rugby union tour of Australia ended in disappointment for the Herefordshire-born scrum-half. The former Luctonians player, now with Leicester Tigers, did not get a chance to show his skills as Gloucester scrum-half
PHIL Hackett has put the stamp on his time at Herefordshire College of Art. The 25-year-old student has posted his intention to make a success of his future career by winning a national prize. Stamps designed by Phil will appear next year to mark the
AFTER a record entry of 83 teams into the Asda Kwik-cricket festival, a number of reschedules and some dramatic cricket, Ashperton Primary School emerged as the Herefordshire winners, defeating a strong Kingsland side in the final at Luctonians. All 10
TIME is running out to make nominations in the NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards or OSCAs. The awards are designed to recognise those who give their time freely to the game of cricket and to acknowledge the work done by every volunteer - male
THERE were runs galore, but unfortunately the majority for Shropshire, as Herefordshire lost their ECB 50 Plus County Championship clash at Bromyard by 68 runs. After being invited to bat, the visitors crashed the Herefordshire attack all around Flagonners
THE Herefordshire County Clubs' Xl, which has been re-named the Herefordshire Development Academy, will play their first match of the summer this Sunday with a 50- overs-a-side game against Worcestershire 2nd XI/Academy at Wyeside. The Herefordshire Cricket
THE recent warm weather has helped the county's batsmen to find their form with a string of centuries. At Ewyas Harold on Sunday, Alan Davies stroked the second century of his career when he compiled an unbeaten 110 in Ewyas Harold Taverners' 230-6 against
STUDENTS on the Contact Course at Herefordshire College of Art and Design will give a performance next Tuesday at 2pm. The students, who have learning difficulties, have been involved in a project aimed at integrating them with students throughout the
VOTING is underway in Newsquest's band competition, Local Heroes. There are 56 bands from the Midlands who have uploaded their songs, including young funk rock band The Myth. Their musical ability and songwriting talent provide a package that, in the
I write, as a parish and district councillor and Belmont Parish Community Watch co-ordinator, regarding safety issues arising from children and young people playing in the streets. Hardly a day goes by without receiving a call relating to the risks of
THE Eddie Hodges Cup pairs better-ball medal competition produced some outstanding scores at Ross-on-Wye. Ian Davies and Keith New finished winners by one shot with an 11-under-par round of nett 61and their success also made them the qualifiers for the
HEREFORD is about to be shaken up a bit, as 2Faced Dance Company prepares to transform Hereford Leisure Centre for its annual show - this year called Sub-title. Having moved venue from the smaller Courtyard, it seems 2Faced - run by choreographer and
THE chance to play against Hereford United in the HFA Senior Floodlit Cup final at Edgar Street means that Westfields' players will lose 10 days off their summer break. The city club will get back to work on Sunday, July 2 with training then taking place
ONE of Herefordshire best-known football referees will be restricting his activities to the touch-line in the future, writes Richard Prime. Peter West, who has wielded the whistle for 48 years, has decided to retire from active refereeing at the age of
NORMALLY with Martin Pipe runners, and now on his retirement, his son David, it is often the case that the riding plaudits go to Tony McCoy or Timmy Murphy. But for supporters of the Pipe-trained El Corredor at Hereford races on Monday it was rider Andrew
LOCAL trainers made a successful raid on the inaugural meeting under BHRC rules at the Devon & Somerset showground where a carnival crowd shouted home their fancies. Tregaron trainer Ronnie John is not afraid to travel and his 150-mile journey was
KINGSTONE High School brother and sister Josh and Sophia Day and Hereford Sixth Form College pupil Anna Robertson dominated the hammer competition at the 32nd Hereford-shire and Worcester-shire Schools Track and Field Champion-ships at Worcester, all
NEIL Campbell is the new club champion at Hereford Whitecross Squash Club after a hard-fought final win against Tom Burton. Campbell dominated the first two games of the final but Burton then found his accuracy to win the next two games and level the
FIFTEEN young fishermen from Hereford Junior Angling Club took part in this year's first competition under blue skies at Pencoyd Pool. Top angler on the day was 16-year-old James Fisher whose winning weight of 16lb 8 oz put him 3lb ahead of his nearest
HEREFORD United have parted company with another of their promotion-winning side after the decision to release Craig Stanley who did not agree their terms. Midfielder Stanley, who was linked with Exeter City earlier in the closed season, departs after
WEOBLEY High School's Daniel Middleton returned to competitive sculling with a vengeance at Stratford Regatta last Saturday. Competing in both junior 15 singles, his own age group, and the junior 16s, the Tideway Sculler swept away all opposition. Middleton
HEREFORDSHIRE ace Chaz Davies has found himself without a Moto GP ride after a major sponsorship deal collapsed. Davies, aged 19, had clinched a deal to ride a 250cc Aprilia for the Campetella team this year. But, after sponsorship fell through causing
HEREFORD United have been handed a home draw against Championship side Coventry City in the Carling Cup. Ties will be played in the week starting August 21 with United's game against Coventry most likely to take place on Tuesday, August 22.
ROSS playwright Peter Terson has come up trumps again - this time in conjunction with fellow writer Suzanne Hill. The Beauty Island, which runs at Ross-on-Wye's Phoenix Theatre until Saturday, is a light little piece which takes the virtues of a department
ONE of the surprises in the cattle section at this year's show was a breed championship win by Hereford hobby farmer Fred Arrowsmith. Fred's 14-month-old Hereford heifer scooped the top prize, beating cattle from some of the best Hereford herds in Britain
Events/talks 23 Kimbolton St James CE Primary School 150th Anniversary Fete, 5pm. 24 St Ethelbert's Church Fete, Bargates, Leominster 2pm-4pm. 24 Book fair, Hereford Courtyard, 10am. 24 St Peter's Church Fete, Birley 12noon-3pm. 24 Herefordshire Headway
THE search is on for a champion - a Business Link champion. A new chief is needed for part of the new West Midlands Business Link service which launches next April, replacing the five Business Links and providing Herefordshire companies with a single,
ECB 50 PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP Shropshire 351-5 (B Thomas 173, B Jones 98, A Clarke 22, P Hayes 22, J James 11 no. S Newton 3-56) Herefordshire 283-5 (D Brown 75, K Fortey 63 no, N Osborne 51, S Newton 41, D Malley 10) CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE
LLANDRINDOD Wells are seeking friendly fixtures on a selection of Sundays for the remainder of the season. The dates are July 2, August 13 and August 20 while they are also seeking matches for any Saturdays or Sundays after the league season ends on September
KINGTON 3rd kept up the pressure at the top of the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 2 with a thrilling four-run win over Ross. Simon Williams (47) and Jim Lewis (28) were the two principal scorers as Kington compiled 187-9 from their 45 overs.
GOODRICH continue to lead the way at the top of the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1 after their in-form batsmen led them to a 116-run win at Talgarth. After winning the toss and choosing to bat on an excellent pitch, Goodrich had 65 on the
BROCKHAMPTON boosted their top-three place in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 1 with a 52-run away win over county rivals Eastnor. But the home side could easily have turned the result around had it not been for poor fielding which
WORMELOW increased their lead at the top of the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 3 South to 18 points when they cruised to an 81-run win over Worcester Dominies & Guild at Kennel Field. Wormelow's top performer on the day was young all-rounder
HEREFORDSHIRE cricketers will be hoping to avenge one of their more disappointing defeats of recent seasons when they take on Oxfordshire in their next Minor Counties Championship clash, beginning at Luctonians on Sunday at 11am. Two seasons ago - the
WORK on reorganising the car parks at Hereford County Hospital is expected to start this week - and herald a rise in parking charges. The three main areas of parking will go behind barriers and people will pay for the time they stay there, paying on the
MORE than 40 members of the Hereford twinning association have recently returned from a visit to Hereford's Twin Town of Dillenburg in Germany. Following a coach journey with an overnight stay in Belgium, they were welcomed by their hosts and given a
