The organisers of Hereford Cathedral's Festival of Flowers have announced the September event raised £75,000. Proceeds from the festival, which drew more than 14,000 visitors from around the country, will pay for the first phase of a seven-year
A HEREFORD amateur photographer's work will go on display at a top London gallery following her success in a national competition. Mary Sutton's picture of a dragonfly will be at Mayfair's Medici Gallery in January after it came third in the Wildlife
A WEEKLY town market is providing unique gift ideas in the run-up to Christmas. Festive shoppers can get inspiration at Ledbury County Market, which is laying on extra craft stalls until the end of this month. Locally produced handmade items
EIGHTEEN-year-old Mike King has been elected as the new first team captain of Colwall Cricket Club. King is currently playing in Perth, West Australia, and has been a regular in the Colwall first team for the past four seasons. He captained the Herefordshire
BISHOP'S Frome will have to do without the services of two long-serving members when the 2008 season comes around. Members and guests attending the club's annual dinner at the Butchers Arms in Woolhope heard that 2007 captain Jeff Barnes, who has been
THE King George VI Chase on Boxing Day is a great race, but the big one at Christmas time in this part of the world is the Coral Welsh National just down the road at Chepstow Racecourse. Kings Caple trainer Venetia Williams knows a thing or two about
SINCE taking over from his father Martin Pipe, David Pipe, has had no problem following the tradition of racking up winners. It was no different at Hereford races last week as he sent out winner number 50 for the season after Brousse En Feux scored
HEREFORDSHIRE GC will face Shifnal in the semi-finals of the Ken Smith Trophy. Herefordshire GC will be aiming to repeat their victory in the trophy, run by the Shropshire and Hereford Union of Golf Clubs, in 2005/6. Herefordshire GC finished top and
A HEREFORDSHIRE brother and sister have won a well-known UK-wide golf tournament in Portugal. Matthew and Eleanor Harrison have become the first brother and sister pairing to win the Bader Cup in its 21-year existence. The Burghill Valley Golf Club
STALWART Ian Jones scooped the Clubman accolade for the third successive year at Hereford Motocross Club's annual dinner and dance. Jones, the club secretary, carried off the award in front of 2007 AMCA National Superclass champion Phil Mercer, who was
HEREFORD United will travel to Bury for Saturday's League 2 clash hopeful that their injury crisis is reaching an end. Luke Webb came through 45 minutes of a reserve-team clash with Bristol City on Tuesday so should be ready for a return to first-team
LEDBURY residents are swelling with pride after helping their community top an online regional poll. The town has been named the region's favourite place after winning the Place of Place competition. Five local authorities across the West Midlands
A WALK through Hereford one misty morning could have landed Hollie Morgan the trip of a lifetime. Inspired by a sunrise over Bishop's Meadow, she took a photograph using her mobile phone. She entered Sony Ericsson's nationwide competition to find the
Take time out from the Christmas shopping to enjoy 'Carols for shoppers' at Hereford Cathedral. 12 noon to 1.45pm. TV star Cherie Lunghi opens Titley's Christmas Bazaar. 11am to 3pm. Titley Junction. Enjoy an evening of unexpurgated pleasure, though
BROMYARD Town Council plans to put its tax up by 63% to safeguard a car park. Bromyard residents face the £50 increase next year to prevent development in Rowberry Street. Bromyard and Winslow Town Council (BTC) has approached Herefordshire Council
Herefordshire's estimated need for 4,100 new homes by 2012 could be cut by utilising empty properties. A report issued last week by the Halifax shows there are 537 privately-owned houses in the county empty for six months or more. On top of that
A FORMER Hereford detective has denied the attempted kidnap and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. Geoffrey Alan Gough, aged 54, of Hopton Close, Bartestree, was granted bail when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court this morning. Mr Gough pleaded
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman has criticised a government department after receiving someone else's personal details in the post. Pauline French was shocked to find the name, phone number and National Insurance number of a Weston-super-Mare woman when she
THE brother of a woman missing for more than a month has made an emotional appeal for information. Richard Wakefield said the family of Kate Prout were very concerned and missing her greatly. The disappearance of 55-year-old Mrs Prout on November
If you're a jive fan, enjoy a rare treat as the Wye Valley's leading jump jive band The Jiveoholics, visit The Hoptom Arms. 8.30pm. The Hopton Arms, Ashperton. 01531 670 520. Enjoy music, monologues, poems, readings and more in The Magic and Music of
THE Courtyard centre for the arts staged its comeback' show behind closed doors. But the Hereford Times can reveal what's in store as the centre sorts out its finances in the face of tough reviews. Herefordshire Council's cabinet went into secret
THE date for the broadcast of the episode of Songs of Praise filmed in Hereford has been announced. The carol service filmed at Hereford Cathedral will be broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday December 23 at 5.40pm.
A TOTAL of 18 arrests have been made by police as part of an anti-drugs trafficking drive. Operation Nucleus saw roads and rail links targeted between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire in a bid to disrupt the supply of drugs into the county. Almost
HEREFORDSHIRE schools have again scored well in the latest set of Key Stage Two exams for seven to 11-year olds. The county's results are above the national average and reveal marked improvements in English, science andmaths. Bridget Knight, primary
