HEREFORD slipped to their third consecutive Nationwide Conference defeat in lack-lustre fashion against relegation-haunted Welling on Saturday. United have never recorded a league victory over the Wings and that dubious record was never seriously in doubt
United fell to a 2-0 defeat in their Conference encounter with Kingstonian on Monday at Edgar Street, much against the run of play. Poor refereeing marred the match, with nine bookings and a red card for K's midfielder Gary Patterson in a game that hardly
SPORT England, the country's premier sport development agency, distributed more than £1billion nationwide over the last six years. The West Midlands office of Sport England made the announcement at a special event attended by clubs from the region at
FOLLOWING in her father's footsteps, Esmie Beardsley fought her way to four gold medals and one silver when international karate teams from Australia and Germany took on Samurai Great Britain at Hereford Leisure Centre. The 16-year-old's father is former
THURSDAY, MAY 18 SOCCER HFA UNDER-18 GIANTKILLERS YOUTH CUP Final Pegasus Juniors v Kidderminster Harriers (County Ground 7pm) CRICKET 50+ COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Herefordshire v Worcestershire (Ross) SATURDAY, MAY 20 CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP
GOOD For A Loan, ridden by Andrew Dalton, was the surprise winner of the Welsh Border Area Confined Championship race at Golden Valley after holding on in a dramatic finish which saw three horses pass the post together, writes Graham Saveker. The well-fancied
NEARLY 80 runners took part in the first Shobdon Wood Hill Race and local competitors Tim Taylor and Mike Fawcett were edged out by Leeds University's Nick Smith, who won in 34 mins 27secs. Sally Howard (Headington Road Runners) won the women's race in
SPECTATORS flocked to the first meeting of the season under BHRC rules at Leominster and were treated to nine exciting races in the sunshine. Twenty-three-year-old driver Sara Mould was in top form, clocking up a back-to-back double with her father's
BISHOP'S School under-15 rugby side have returned from a highly successful tour to Canada with the unusual honour of being champions of British Columbia. An undefeated tour for their A team culminated in an appearance in the British Columbia Under-16
A LAST-gasp try and conversion denied Worcest-ershire & Herefordshire a sixth successive title in the RFL Hart Gilmore North Midlands Rugby Championship at Stour-bridge. Malvern winger Ben Hughes looked to have seen the combined counties home with
HOOKER Gareth Miles was a deserved winner of Hereford RFC's player of the year award, presented to him at the well attended annual dinner. The mobile hooker demonstrated his eye for an opening by claiming 11 tries in all during the season, an amazing
For Sale By Public Auction, Wednesday 10th May 2000. An excellent opportunity to purchase a Victorian detached residence in need of modernisation and renovation standing in a rural location with approximately 2.26 acres. The property lends itself to full
For Sale By Informal Tender On Friday 26th May 2000 at 12 noon. A detached former Apostolic Church constructed of timber frame and corrugated tin standing in its own freehold grounds. The building has approximately 2,000sq.ft. (186sq.metres) divided into
Occupying a pleasant rural lcoation with open views, a beautifully refurbished country residence together with adjoining annexe, range of outbuildings/stables, menage, small carp lake, gardens, grounds and pasture land extending in all to approximately
Situated on the northern fringe of the City, an end-terraced Victorian property offering spacious accommodation of dining room, sitting room and kitchen to the ground floor together with two bedrooms and bathroom to the first floor and two further bedrooms
GARNONS, the reigning Flint & Cook Marches League champions, made a convincing start to their defence in Division 1 with a 130-run triumph at home to Canon Frome. Number five Rob Pritchard, who shared a partnership of 138 with Andy Brace, smashed
HEREFORD and Colwall both slipped to second consecutive defeats in the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Division 1 of the West of England Clubs Championship. Hereford lost out by four wickets at home to Winget, who managed the city side's target with two
WOOFFERTON grabbed runners-up spot in the Premier Division of the Hereford Times Hereford-shire League with a 2-0 win in their final game, at home to nearest rivals Fownhope. Steve Minton set the home side on their way within the opening minutes when
KEVIN Gwillim picked up the top trophy at the annual Westfields FC presentation evening, held at the Graftonbury Garden Hotel, when he was awarded the first team player of the year accolade. Gwillim's performances for the side, who are in the Premier
COMPLETE MUSIC HELLENIC LEAGUE FINAL TABLES Premier Division P W D F A Pt Banbury 36 29 5 87 22 92 Highworth 36 25 4 90 54 79 Swindon Super 36 23 4 74 27 73 Tuffley 36 22 4 76 44 70 Brackley 36 21 6 66 32 69 North Leigh 36 19 7 81 53 64 Didcot Tn 36 17
Sikh Hunters 2 Wellington 5 WELLINGTON, last season's Division 1 South league and cup champions, finished off their season by clinching runners-up honours to Hereford-shire neighbours Brom-yard Town. An incident packed first half saw Wellington twice
HEREFORDSHIRE opened their Group 4 campaign of the ECB 38 County Cup in style with a 50-run win over Shropshire at Shrewsbury. Half-centuries from Chris Boroughs and Harshad Patel pushed Herefordshire to a healthy target of 202-6, with an unbeaten 33
JOCKEY Brendan Powell is soon to join the training ranks but he gave a demonstration of his still able riding ability with a fluent success on Bracey Run in the Merrivale Stud Handicap Hurdle at Hereford races on Tuesday, writes Graham Saveker. Brought
THE multi-talented Rosie Swale-Pope, famous for her world-wide exploits, will take part in the Hereford Marathon this Sunday. Swale-Pope, 53, from Tenby in Pembrokeshire, has undertaken a multitude of gruelling events across the globe and has written
HEREFORD fans were given a glimpse of what might have been when the Bulls finally brought their dismal run of eight Nationwide Conference games without a win to an end at Edgar Street on Saturday. It was a chance to see Steve Piearce start a match for
HEREFORD suffered their first Nationwide Conference away defeat of the new year with a poor display on Saturday, writes Richard Prime. Two games in three days proved too much for the Bulls and their first on-target effort did not come untilthe 66th minute
A superb strike by teenager Gavin Williams earned Hereford a share of the points at Bucks Head. On the stroke of half-time, the 19-year-old won the ball from Telford defender Kevin Sandwith and lashed a 25-yard shot over Ryan Price in the home goal. Sadly
THE British Orienteering Champion-ships came to Herefordshire for the first time over the weekend when over 2,000 competitors brought their skills to the Wye Valley club-organised event. Best local performer in the top men's 21 long course category was
MEMBERS of Woolhope Tennis Club took part in triple celebrations over weekend. Brand new courts, three winning teams and a new junior coaching initiative were applauded by those who attended a lunch party at the club on Sunday. The new courts and pavilion
BOTH Leominster ladies' and men's A teams enjoyed winning starts to their campaigns in the summer Hereford and Worcester League. The ladies, who play in Division 1, had a good 4-2 victory against Boughton Park, a side from Worcester Golf and Tennis Club
ROGER Moran will decide this week whether to continue driving the underdeveloped Atol T95 in his quest for the 2000 British Hill Climb Champion-ship, or revert to his well tried Pilbeam MP72. The Orleton-based 1997 champion drove the Atol to win awards
LUCTONIANS youngsters Will Price and Steve Jaques are the beneficiaries of a link established with Australian club Gungahlian Eagles, of Canberra. Twenty-year-old scrum-half Price and prop Jaques, 21, have flown out to the Australian Capital Territories
LONG-SERVING Luctonians RFC administrator Peter Burgoyne was voted clubman of the year and made a life member at the annual dinner. Burgoyne, who will be retiring from the office of club treasurer at the annual meeting, has served the club as a player
HEREFORDSHIRE golf star David Park will compete against some of the top names in golf at the newest stop on the European Tour next month - less than an hour away from his home! The 1999 Compaq European Grand Prix winner will face the likes of Ryder Cup
DARREN Richards (Kington), the Shropshire and Hereford-shire junior captain, underlined his potential when he posted a level par 140 (70,70) to win the twin counties' Invitation Spring Meeting at Llanymynech on Sunday. Other local players to do well included
For Sale By Public Auction, Wednesday 10th May 2000. Occupying a splendid semi-rural location on the Northern fringe of the City, a good size detached three bedroom property having the benefit of very spacious gardens and grounds extending to approximately
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Occupying a pleasant rural location in this sought after village, a spacious detached property offering good size family accommodation. The property is well constructed of brick under tile and has the benefit of electric heating throughout and a mature
A spacious three bedroom, detached country cottage occupying a sought after rural location with fine outlook. The property stands in just under 1 acre of gardens, grounds and orchard having considerable privacy via its mature setting down a private road
A very spacious, detached bungalow with annexe occupying a premier location in this extremely popular residential area. Spindrift was very well constructed to a high standard having the benfit of electric under-floor heating and secondary glazing to the
Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in one of Hereford premier residential areas, a semi-detached Victorian property offering the benefits of well maintained and presented accommodation of porch, hallway, two sitting rooms, dining room, fully fitted kitchen
WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division 1 Hereford 196-9 (P Butler 92, N Osbourne 42, P Hunt 27. P Carter 5-42) Winget 199-6 (P Carter 87, C Tetley 45) Malmesbury 106 (H Pynn 31, Newman 18, Gaunt 17. A Stickles 5-25
HAMPTON Park Rangers carried off the Jewson Herefordshire Sunday League Division 4 Cup with a 2-0 victory over Seven Stars in the final. Both goals were scored by Nico Bishop, the first 15 minutes from the end and the second with just three minutes to
Greyhound Dog 2 Vaga 1 (aet) GREYHOUND completed a league and cup double with an extra time triumph over Vaga in the final of the Jewson Herefordshire Sunday League Wye Guild Cup. It was a hard fought battle between the top two Sunday League Premier Division
Ewyas Harold 3 Ross Town 1 (aet) TEN-MAN Ewyas Harold ensured a league and cup double with an extra-time victory over Ross Town in the final of the HFL Senior Cup at Edgar Sytreet. Town took the lead after 20 minutes from the penalty spot, but Harold
Hereford Times Herefordshire League Strongbow Senior Cup final: Ewyas Harold 3 Ross Town 1 (aet). HFL Journal Cup final: Ewyas Harold 1 (Stan Jones) Fownhope 6. Premier Division: Bromyard 2 Pegasus 3, Ewyas Harold 3 Hereford Civil Service 1, Wellington
Ledbury Town 2 Leominster Town 2 Leominster fought back to overturn a two goal interval deficit and share the points with Herefordshire neighbours Ledbury in their final Banks's Brewery West Midlands Division 1 South match of the season. Using the advantage
Bromsgrove Rovers 4 Pegasus Juniors 1 (aet) PEGASUS were knocked out of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup by Dr Marten's League side Bromsgrove with a semi-final extra-time defeat for the second successive year. The city side took first blood when keeper
Kington Town 3 Darlaston 3 KINGTON completed their Banks's Brewery West Midlands League programme with an action-packed draw against high-flying Darlas-ton. This meant that last season's champions finish in sixth position after a season beset by injuries
WESTFIELDS reached the final of the Robert Biggart Trophy when they beat Bishop Cleeve 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out after extra-time had produced a 1-1 draw. The Hereford club took a first-half lead through Matt Phillips but Adam Godwin equalised 10 minutes
HEREFORDSHIRE H Pate..........c Tilt b O'Connor 51 R Hughes run out 3 I Dawood lbw b Byram 24 C Boroughs b Byram 59 N Prabhu b Evans 6 N Round not out 33 J Brinkley st Tilt b Evans 2 K Pearson not out 10 Extras 14 Total (50 overs) 202-5 Bowling: A O'Connor
SOME excellent performances were produced when Herefordshire AAA County Track and Field Champion-ships were held in perfect conditions at Hereford. Jonathan Dickson (Queen Elizabeth School, Bromyard) recorded a national grade one time of 11.8 secs to
THREE Hereford Kayak Club members will represent Great Brtain in an international sprint regatta in Amsterdam, Holland. Brothers Paul and Mark Burgoyne will race their K1s over 500 and 1,000 metres at senior level, while junior Jenny Spencer will race
SUN Valley Foods have announced continued sponsorship for Hereford United after agreeing a three-year extension to their deal with the Bulls. It will take the Hereford company's total sponsorship with United up to 11 years and comes as a major boost to
HEREFORDSHIRE cricket has lost one its most respected stalwarts with the death of county coach and former Hereford player Eric Jenkins, aged 67. Eric (pictured) accumulated a remarkable total of 60,000 runs, including 65 centuries, in a playing career
