HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch remains under intensive care at a London hospital after his sudden collapse on a plane taking him to the USA last weekend. Though the MP is able to talk briefly with his family and medical team at the London Chest Hospital, he
HEREFORD'S Country Market is 60-years-old this year and to celebrate they're having a party. At 10.30am tomorrow the Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Chris Chappell will cut the birthday cake which will be shared with customers and producers, old and new
HEREFORDSHIRE Council continues to increase its efficiency in council tax collection - securing 98.4% of tax owed in the last financial year. This equates to a total figure of £76.6 million and compares with the figure of 97.7% for the previous year
THE Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev Anthony Priddis travelled to Yorkshire this week to speak to farmers severely affected by the recent floods. And while talking to hard-hit farmers at the Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate, the bishop had at the back
LEDBURY Poetry Festival director, Chloe Garner,says she's thrilled with the success of the event - the first she's directed. Even snags like Jerry hall being held up in traffic only served up some new ideas for Chloe. She put performance poet A F Harrold
A Herefordshire loggers has claimed third place in the annual British Horse Loggers new bi-annual Woodland Management Award. The awards judge actual work in the forest carried out by a member of the British Horse Loggers (BHL). The judges, Geraint Richards
Fruit lovers are still enjoying Herefordshire strawberries after the fruit crop was protected from the heavy rain by polytunnels. Since they were introduced 14 years ago the polytunnels have allowed soft fruit growers to produce increasingly successful
CLA Wales director, Presteigne-based Julian Salmon, says the government's decision to remove outdated laws affecting shooting is a major step forward for Wales. He says the passage through Parliament of the Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007 is a sign
Leading honours in the Hereford Grassland Society's 2007 summer grassland competition have gone to Monnington-on-Wye farmer, Edward Pearson-Gregory. The outright winner of the award, Mr Pearson-Gregory farms Dairy House Farm and is an honorary member
A Herefordshire-bred Aberdeen Angus heifer took the breed's female championship for breeder Jeremy Price on his debut at the country's top livestock show, the Royal Show at Stoneleigh. Mr Price, of Oakchurch Farm, Staunton-on-Wye, took two heifers to
Livestock keepers across the UK are being asked to take part in an online survey to see whether or not they believe in the existence of wild big cats that have been blamed for killing a lamb belonging to controversial TV chef Gordon Ramsay. The F-Word
FOWNHOPE, CAPLER CAMP and COMMON HILL 7 miles: Hilly OS Map: Explorer 189 Bus: 453/454 Hereford/Woolhope service Stop: Fownhope Parking: Recreation Field car park, (point 2). THE ROUTE 1. Fownhope Church. Walk down Capler Lane, TR at sign for
A TREAT is in store for car lovers as Hereford hosts its third motor show. The event will showcase many of the city's dealerships and provide an opportunity for some wonderful old classics to show off their bodywork. The show, which is organised by the
Nowadays it is so easy to fit a small camera into a pocket, yet I still find myself wishing that I was carrying mine at certain times. Such was the case when, driving down our lane, I noticed a buzzard perched atop a telegraph pole with a blackbird either
LAST week's revelation that a rare construction had been discovered by archaeologists working before the building of the Rotherwas access road spurred huge interest and controversy, both in the county and from around the world. Many readers commented
THE council's reaction to the problem appears to be indefensible, given the fact that the sheer length of the snake is one of its unique features. To bisect the structure by a road would be to deprive our own and future generations of the opportunity
I FIND it dispiriting this very important site at Dinedor, just uncovered, is going to buried under the new road. In spite of the precautions to be taken I find it difficult to believe the present heavy trucks will not cause damage to the buried site
A NEW scheme is encouraging teenage girls to become more active and improve their health. Pupils at Wyebridge Sports College are taking part in a new initiative designed to increase levels of activity and to warn teenage girls of the long-term dangers
NO wonder voter apathy is rife in Hereford. No matter who you vote in, deals are done behind closed doors and disasters take place, which we the people suffer from and ultimately have to pay for. The latest fiasco finally takes the biscuit. Not only
FAMILY doctors and their surgeries in Herefordshire have been judged the best in the west. They earned top marks in the West Midlands for the quality of their service to patients in the county. The news comes from the national Quality and Outcomes Framework
I REPLY to the letters suggesting that Ginhall Lane and Green Lane in Leominster should be opened up to more traffic. I have lived just off Green Lane for a few years now and previous to that may have given such opinions consideration. But my experience
A MAN and a woman were assaulted by two men close to the underground car park at the Maylord shopping centre in Hereford. The incident occurred at around 2.30am on Monday between two men and a small group of people who had just left Play nightclub.
I WOULD like to express my heartfelt thanks to a gentleman who took the time to rescue me from the floods at Bredwardine on June 30. I was stranded in the middle of a large expanse of water, my car having given up halfway through what I thought was
HOW green is Brown? He's new to the job of Prime Minister but seems to be learning pretty fast, but what is his new government going to do about the one really big problem that is not going to go away - global warming? There is already a proposed new
THE historic centre of Hereford has a vitality and diversity borne out of individual acts of foresight and enterprise by numerous local citizens over several centuries. The city we know and love was designed and built by and for the people of Herefordshire
HOW interesting the spread in the Hereford Times showing the proposals for the Edgar Street Grid. When walking through this area it is worth noting the raised floor levels of some of the older buildings. With flooding memories fresh in our minds I thought
HEREFORDSHIRE Housing has now enforced the new smoking laws in all communal areas of its properties. Since the new smoking laws came into effect on July 1, it is against the law to smoke in virtually all enclosed public places, workplaces and work vehicles
PEOPLE who suffer head injuries need all the help they can get. Herefordshire Headway, an independent charity offers much of this help to between 70 and 80 people who attend its centre at Credenhill on a regular basis. But Headway itself needs public
YOUR readers will be shocked by the pictures and reports of the flooding (Hereford Times, June 28) which affected large parts of the county two weeks ago. Please may I thank the emergency services who did an outstanding job in very difficult circumstances
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is inviting the public to attend an exhibition to look at plans for possible speed reduction measures on the road next to the new primary school site at Sutton St Nicholas. It is intended that these measures to improve road safety
HEREFORD Cathedral School is awaiting final approval from the Secretary of State for its innovative plans for a new sports block and extended science facilties. Herefordshire Council has approved the school's plans but because of Grade II listed buildings
LEOMINSTER'S Tyrrells Potato Chips has, for the third year in a row, won The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award in the Midlands and East of England regional heat of the 2007 National Business Awards. Presented with the accolade at a
A ROSS-ON-Wye teenager has won a mountain bike in fire safety competition held by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. Fifteen-year old Liam Cornwall visited the Three Counties Show in Malvern last month and entered a competition to win a
A BUILDING at the tennis courts on Wye Street, Hereford was damaged by intruders and confectionery was stolen. Around £400 of damage was caused to the wooden building when the intruders broke in and £45 worth of chocolates and crisps were stolen from
THE performance was deliciously different, bringing audience participation and irreverence to music that generally features neither. Graffiti Classics are a stand-up string quartet who defy categorisation - an enchanting combination of knockabout comedy
BERRINGTON Hall will be taking family fun to new heights when it hosts the sixth Herefordshire Kite Festival this weekend. Visitors and kite enthusiasts alike will enjoy watching displays and demonstrations set against the wonderful backdrop of the National
A HEREFORDSHIRE company has scooped their first award for 2007 - for design excellence and workmanship. Border Oak, which has been based in Kingsland since 1980, has just been awarded Best New Build 2007 by West Yorkshire Council. The annual Built
ADVICE on two key areas will be offered to sports organisations following Herefordshire Sports Council's annual meeting at the Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford, next Wednesday, starting at 7.30pm. An open meeting will deal with marketing
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has been running the rule over a number of triallists as pre-season training progresses at Edgar Street. "Training has been going very well and the players have been working very hard," said the Bulls chief. "We have
AN heroic performance by last-minute stand-in Tim Riley just failed to salvage a draw for Herefordshire in their Minor Counties Championship clash with Devon at Colwall. The county side turned to the 47-year-old in desperation after regular wicket-keeper
HOME players provided a clean sweep in section A of the Belmont Seniors Open with John Alexander's 39 points earning him first place, and the overall winner's prize from Ian Caves and Mike Ingram. It was a similar tale in section B where Tony Ball, 35
CROWDS flocked to the 10th running of Ceredigion Trotting Club fixture at Aberystwyth over two days. Runners from all over the UK and Ireland were poised to do battle for the superior prize money, culminating in £10,000 for the top grade Open Handicap
HEREFORD Municipal are just one game away from the NAPGC national final of the Hawtree mixed foursomes after a home whitewash 5-0 win over Birmingham's Hilltop GC. Club captain Colin Morgan and Sharon Helps set the ball rolling with a 5&4 win in the
WYEBRIDGE Sports College's trip to Silverstone for the Formula Schools competition ended in a disappointing result with a crash. A team of year-10 pupils from the school took part in the event which involved designing and making a one-eighth scale radio-controlled
LEDBURY darts player Terry Jenkins has enhanced his position in the top tier of the professional darts circuit by reaching two tournament finals in Las Vagas during the last fortnight, writes MALCOLM HUGHES. On both occasions he met world champion Raymond
THIS year the City of Hereford Swimming Club increased their number of qualifying swimmers for the Midland District Age-Group Championships. Nine swimmers took part, their ranks boosted by debutants Tom Harris (10), Grace Alexander (10), Tasha Webster
A HEREFORDSHIRE doctor takes to the skies again this week in a bid for her sport's top competition. Rose Johnson, from Lower Eggleton near Ledbury launched her attempt to win the Women's World Gliding Championships which began yesterday (Wednesday) at
ATHLETES from Hereford District excelled at the Hereford and Worcester Minors County Championships as the girls won the team event and the boys finished second. There were several outstanding performance on the track. Olivia Wilding (Bishop's), set
FIRE services were called to a car fire in Usk Close, Newton Farm in the early hours of Thursday morning. One appliance from Hereford attended to the fire in the white Vauxhall Vectra which was extinguished around 20 minutes later. The vehicle is believed
MORE than 2,000 women are expected to run, jog, or walk in the Race For Life at Hereford Racecourse this Sunday to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The aim is to exceed the target of raising £174,000 during the 5km race around the racecourse. Visitors
COLWALL opened up a clear gap at the top of Crusader Worcestershire League Division 3 when they recorded a clinical 189-run victory at Harborne, posting a total of 288-7 and then bowling their hosts out for 99. When Colwall won the toss and opted to
LEOMINSTER moved off the bottom of Division 1 in the Flint and Cook Marches League when they beat Bartestree and Lugwardine by three wickets at Bridge Street Sports Centre, their first victory of the season. A below-strength Bartestree side made a disastrous
MARK Rone took 7-10 to help Hereford City to an easy 118-run win against Moccas at the Racecourse in Division 2 of the Flint and Cook Marches League. J Goring (21) was the only Moccas batsman to reach double figures, seven of his colleagues failed to
BROCKHAMPTON'S chances of carrying off the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 1 title have been badly hit after they received a 24-point penalty for registration irregularities'. The villagers were unaware that they had to re-register batsman
KINGTON held their nerve in a tight finish to round off a workmanlike performance with an important seven run home win over mid-table Pelsall in Division 3 of the Birmingham and District Premier League. This was their second win and lifts them to fourth
AS expected, young Hereford United striker Andy Williams has joined the Edgar Street exodus after signing a three-year deal with League 2 Bristol Rovers. After last week's decision to withdraw the offer of a contract to Simon Travis, the Bulls can now
HEREFORD United fans have the chance to vote for their top Bulls player of the last century in a poll organised to mark the centenary of the Professional Footballers Association. As part of their 100-year celebration, the PFA are asking fans to select
TWO former Hereford Rugby Club presidents, who represented the side in the 1950s, have been elected as officers of the club. Robin Davies was elected treasurer and Frank Dullehan appointed secretary at a well attended annual meeting, which was fronted
GUEST of honour at this year's Hereford Cathedral School speech day on Saturday will be school old boy and former Wales rugby captain Paul Thorburn. Thorburn, who attended the school from 1974-1981, was the 100th Wales captain and still holds the record
A WIGMORE High School pupil has become one the county's few FA qualified female referees at the age of just 14. Joanne Woolley first became interested in refereeing after seeing mistakes made by unqualified referees but when she contacted the Herefordshire
FIRE services were called to a car fire in Usk Close, Newton Farm in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). One appliance from Hereford put out the blazing white Vauxhall Vectra in about 20 minutes. The vehicle is believed to be a taxi which was
DECKING to damp proofing, gardening to guttering, Herefordshire Council's trading standards department is working in partnership with Consumer Direct West Midlands and has some top tips to help the county's residents avoid getting caught out by the dodgy
A FORMER Herefordshire student has got through to round two of the nationwide Flower Shop of the Year competition. Emma Lynch, who has studied at Aylestone School and Hereford College of Art and Design, set up her Love Lily flower shop in Abergavenny
ZERO waste would be achievable if carbon emissions were treated like money, says Richard Heathcote, sustainable development manager at Bulmers in Hereford. Speaking at the second Rural Regeneration Zone conference at Ludlow Racecourse, he added: "It
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