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  • ENJOY YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN AT THE NEC!

    FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN WIN TICKETS TO A PLACE IN THE SUN LIVE AT THE NEC We have pairs of tickets to give away! Win tickets to A Place in the Sun Live, the world's largest overseas property and lifestyle exhibition at The NEC Birmingham,

  • WIN A FAMILY STAY IN CHESTER AND VISIT THE ZOO FOR FREE!

    FILL UP WITH FUN, FASHION AND FESTIVALS IN CHESTER Visit Chester and Cheshire (www.visitchester.com) has teamed up with the Hereford Times to offer readers the chance to win two nights of family fun. The offer is worth £500 and includes two nights

  • Hundreds take part in cancer run

    More than 420 people donned their running shoes at the 10K run at Eastnor Castle last Sunday. The event, organised by Cancer Research UK gave men and women the opportunity to raise vital funds for the charity while running in the stunning grounds of

  • New exhibition celebrates the past

    A HEREFORD museum is inviting people to help celebrate the opening of a new exhibition. The Rotherwas Engine House is the latest addition to the city's Waterworks Museum, on Broomy Hill. Its centrepiece is the original pumping engine installed during

  • Firefighters in swan rescue

    Hereford fire crews helped the RSPCA rescue and treat an injured swan in the River Wye this morning. The swan was situated in the river close to Hereford Rugby Club's headquarters in the centre of Hereford at 11.30am. One fire crew was dispatched in

  • County escapes urbanisation

    Herefordshire is one of the counties least disturbed by urban development, according to a new report. The Campaign to Protect England has produced a series of maps showing the amount of intrusion caused by the spread of major cities and ever-increasing

  • Last minute dash for directory

    The publishers of a food and drink directory to be given out to visitors to the Flavours of Herefordshire Food Festival in October are asking for last minute entries. Herefordshire Foodlinks, which produces the Directory of Herefordshire Food and Drink

  • College holds activities day

    Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind is holding an activities day this Friday for new students. With the start of the new academic year the college is welcoming new learners from all across the UK with a week-long induction programme. This

  • Three things to do on Wednesday

    Head to Hogwarts with Harry Potter as HP and the Order of the Phoenix shows tonight at The Courtyard. 7.45pm. See creativity at work as Fine Art students at Hereford College of Arts open their studio doors. 11am to 4pm. Get your football scarf out

  • Fun at medieval fair

    Sword fighting, horse riding and alchemy return to Herefordshire this weekend (September 15-16) with the sixth annual Leominster Medieval Fair. It will take place at The Wharf, Ludlow Road, after the security headaches caused last year by hosting the

  • Charity carwash

    Hereford firefighters are holding a charity car wash to raise money for colleagues in need. The Hereford station is taking part in the event along with many others throughout the country to raise money for their benevolent fund. The event takes place

  • Damage caused to lorry

    A motorist threw a wheelbrace at the windscreen of a lorry on a restaurant car park. At around 6.20pm on Saturday September 1 the driver of a red Vauxhall Corsa allegedly caused damage to a lorry at the Little Chef on the A40 at Symonds Yat East. The

  • Care home evacuated

    Eight residents of a Hereford nursing home were forced to evacuate after a fire at the site last night. Two crews from Hereford fire station were called to the property on 24 Southbank Close, which provides residential care for mentally and physically

  • Cafe wins award

    A Leominster cafe is the best project of its kind in the West Midlands. The Leominster Pavilion Community Interest Company, which runs a cafe in the former cricket pavilion at the Grange, has been announced as the best market town project in the region

  • Drilling burglars failed break-in

    Bungling burglars in Leominster failed to gain entry into a building despite drilling at the door. The offenders attempted to enter the building at around 9.50pm on Sunday, September 2. PC Neil Finch, of Hereford police, said: "The door faces onto South