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• Win for Herefordshire bowlers

  HEREFORDSHIRE achieved an excellent victory by 115 shots to 85 when they visited Congresbury for a match against Somerset, winning four of the five rinks read more

• Hereford United will play city-based outfit Sinkums at Edgar Street next Wednesday night

  Sinkums boss Tony Chadwick thinks it will be a good challenge for his men, who have gained promotion to Herefordshire Saturday League Division Two. read more

• Bike store burglars steal £50k in stock

  HIGH END bike thieves targeted a specialist store in Hay-On-Wye, making off with almost £50,000 in bikes and equipment on Wednesday night. read more

• Council tax change to hit those choosing to 'heat or eat'

  A PROPOSED change to council tax will hit hard amongst those “least able to deal with it” believes Hereford’s Citizens Advice Bureau chief executive. read more

• Six-year-old completes charity race in memory of mum

  A SIX-year-old girl put her best foot forward to raise £305 for the county's cancer services in memory of her mum. read more

• Gladestry village walk and duck race

  AROUND thirty hardy walkers left the village hall car park on a very hot Saturday afternoon for a walk from Huntington. They were dropped off just outside the village to trek a shortened version of the original route, due to the very hot weather. read more

• From Presteigne to Plymouth

  MAYOR of Presteigne and Norton, Cllr Colin Kirkby MBE has presented the Presteigne firemen with a new defibrillator. read more

• Fish saved from River Teme

  SCORES of fish were rescued from the River Teme in Herefordshire last week. read more

• Hereford soldier wins appeal after plot to poison girlfriend to stop pregnancy

  A SOLDIER who plotted to poison his girlfriend so she would have a miscarriage has been freed from jail after top judges described him as a "considerable asset" to the army. read more

• Huntington 60th anniversary fete beats last year's record

  IN spite of the bad weather on July 19, the diamond anniversary of the famous Huntington fete, near Kington, held at Huntington Court, has beaten last year's previous record. It has raised approximately £3,629. It will be given to the Anglican Church, the United Reform Church, the village hall and local Kington charities. read more

• 'Tough lesson’ for county youngsters, admits Bevan

  MANAGER Tom Bevan admits Herefordshire County Cricket Club 2nd team’s 143-run defeat Gloucestershire Academy was a ‘tough lesson’ for his players. read more

• County's beef and lamb producers invited to join flourishing group

  THE region’s beef and lamb producers are being called on to join a flourishing pasture-fed producer group. read more

• Herefordshire project promotes the value of orchards

  HEREFORDSHIRE'S Orchard Art project, run by the Bulmer Foundation, has soared to new heights with a play about the value of orchards created and performed by students at Echo's About Face Theatre Company based in Leominster. read more

• WI Poetry and Prose.

  POWYS/ Radnor WI Association held a poetry and prose evening at the church hall, Knighton. read more

• Big Brownie tea party

  KNIGHTON Brownies put on a tea party for all their former leaders as part of the Brownie Centenary celebrations. read more

• Clehonger Primary School takes to the high seas

  SPORTS day, an amazing carnival and the school's production Pirates of the Curry Bean brought the school year to a close this term. read more

• Bentley unveils an inspirational machine

  LUXURY car maker Bentley has pulled the wraps off its new race car-inspired Continental GT3-R. Taking inspiration from the firm’s new GT3-spec competition machine, the GT3-R is said to blend high performance with Bentley’s trademark luxury approach to motoring. read more

• Herefordshire Country Fair set to celebrate county's rural culture

  A CELEBRATION of all that is great about the county’s country life is to go on show this weekend. read more

• Eventer Louise Harwood is hoping to cap best season of her career

  EARDISLEY eventer Louise Harwood hopes she can cap the best season of her career with a sparkling performance at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in September. read more

• EE sorry for poor Kington coverage

  COMMUNICATIONS giant EE has issued an apology for the sketchy mobile service Kington residents have experienced over the last few months. read more

• Jaguar aims at the younger buyer

  FOLLOWING swiftly on from the Roadster, this is the tin-top version of Jaguar’s bold new F-Type. read more

• Passenger disorder at county station causes delay

  A GROUP of angry passengers prevented a train leaving Hereford Railway Station. read more

• Hereford United announce 13 signings for new season

  Hereford United announce 13 signings for new season. read more

• Council leader calls on Hereford Times to be more positive

  THE leader of Herefordshire Council has accused this paper of not supporting a company set-up by the council to save it money. read more