KIND-HEARTED Hereford firefighters brought a loved pet back from the dead this week after a devastating kitchen fire in Whitecross. 'Bonnie', an English springer spaniel, was asleep at her home in Tennyson Close when the blaze broke out just after midnight
SUNNY weather helped stop a potentially lethal substance seeping into Hereford's waterways this week. Mercury began leaking from an industrial-sized thermometer at the Denco plant in Holmer Road last Thursday morning, prompting a swift response from the
A LONG-established Hereford business is mourning the loss of a major shareholder. Sweep the West Highland Terrier, a frequent sight staring out of his 'office' window at Greenlands (Furnishing) Ltd, has died aged 16. "We shall miss him more than words
DEBATE over the biggest development project in Herefordshire for years stays 'off the agenda' for the time being. County council leader Terry James says that plans for an area around and including Hereford's Edgar Street football ground are still speculative
A LAND manager who realised he was going to lose his job, drove to a remote spot, dialled 999 and shot himself while the emergency service listened. George Miskin had been speaking to a police control room worker for 10 minutes before killing himself
ONE of the country's top musicians who made his home in Leominster has died aged 90. Professor Gwynne Edwards, former principal violist with the London Symphony Orchestra and co-principal with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic, moved to
YOUNG people in Bromyard are being encouraged to get an MV on their CV by becoming Millennium Volunteers. The project is aimed at getting 16 to 24 year-olds to give up their spare time to help others, while at the same time gaining a useful qualification
ZEBRAS and owls have appeared at the Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre at Kington - painted by a Malaysian set designer. Artist Oli Khalid, who created the landscape in the film Anna and the King, has painted life-size murals of the animals, which
HEREFORDSHIRE could lead the way in slowing speeders for a fraction of the millions spent meeting its road accident bill, writes BILL TANNER. Newly-elected county councillor John Goodwin (Con/Weobley) is calling for a pro-active attack on the area's '
ONE of Herefordshire's best-known firms of solicitors is celebrating its 240th anniversary. Gabb & Co., which has offices across the region, is marking the occasion with a string of events throughout the year, including a reception at the Three Counties
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is prepared to pay another authority to take its allocation of asylum seekers. The Hereford Times can confirm precedent-setting plans, sanctioned at council cabinet level, to keep refugee families from coming to a county that can't
TRANSFORMATIONS are on the way for St Martin's Church in Hereford. Its interior is to get a facelift in a programme of changes that will probably take several years to complete. It is hoped the work will make the church a warm and welcoming building for
A builder caught with crack cocaine in Hereford has been given a chance to kick his drug habit by a crown court recorder. Martin Powell, who works for the family business, ran from a car stopped by police, but was detained. A search revealed a drug pipe
A POPULAR tourist attraction on the Herefordshire/Gloucestershire border has closed for re-development. The Mohair Centre, at Blakemore Farm, Little London, near Longhope, is to be integrated into the proposed £2million Dick Whittington Family Leisure
BBC ONE'S Antiques Roadshow is visiting Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, on Thursday, July 13. Some of Britain's leading antiques and fine arts specialists will be on hand to offer free advice and valuations to visitors, who are invited to raid their attics
KINGTON Festival is now in full swing with a wide selection of attractions planned for this weekend. The town's annual celebration, which runs for most of June, got underway last Saturday with a look back to the early days of the 20th century. Residents
WIGMORE is looking far back into its rich past on June 16 and 17. A Medieval Carnival has been organised by villagers in Mortimer ward to celebrate 1,000 years of history. During the weekend, Wigmore School sports field will host its most unusual event
THE chair of Leominster's Abbeyfield society has stepped down after four years at the helm. But the group will not be losing Lady Bridget Bengough's talents as she will remain on the committee to advise the new chair and members on the charity's work.
POLICE in Leominster have revealed that the 'racist attack' on a 16-year-old girl -- which shocked the town -- never actually happened. A Japanese teenager had claimed that she had been set upon in the bus station by a group of drunken yobs wielding broken
AT a time when glossy magazines are boasting babies as the latest fashion accessory, a group of women have got together to show that parenthood is not all a Spice Girls' dream! They created a video - 'The Real Baby Show: growing up in nine months' - creating
AN ACT of kindness and friendship ended in tragedy when a leading Hereford hospital consultant died in a horrific car accident, an inquest heard this week. Dr Kunwar Bahadur Singh was heading home from Heathrow Airport with his wife when they collided
A 50-year-old man was being treated for serious chest injuries at Hereford General Hospital today after a mysterious explosion in a city park. Police, paramedics and bomb disposal experts rushed to Widemarsh recreation ground at around 10am yesterday
BBC news presenter Nicholas Witchell is to chair the Leadership Trust Foundation's third annual conference in Ross-on-Wye in September. Entitled 'The Head & Heart of Leadership', the two-day event will examine the task of balancing emotional and intellectual
FIREFIGHTERS battled for an hour to release a woman from her crushed car after an horrific five-car pile-up near Goodrich. The accident occurred on the A40 between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye during Friday morning's rush hour. A car driven by the woman,
A HEREFORDSHIRE couple bet on the Internet to beam their Las Vegas love match worldwide. Andrew Rogers and Samantha Harwood, from Moreton-on-Lugg, set up a 'wed-site' so relatives in Britain could enjoy the big day. Andrew and Samantha were on camera
THE army's bomb disposal squad made an unprecedented return to Moreton-on-Lugg to detonate a hand grenade discovered yards away from its former base. The explosive was discovered by off-duty firefighter Stan Russell, aged 47, who came within inches of
ONE of Herefordshire's most historic villages has taken a step into the future by launching its own web site. Weobley has long been one of the county's most visited villages and now anyone interested in getting a feel for its charms before seeing the
THE Queen has presented a Painscastle man with the MBE in recognition of his service to the community during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Estyn Meredith, 65, was recommended for the award by the Young Farmers Movement, through his local club, Rhosgoch
ONE of Leominster's elder statesman has described as 'deplorable' the decision to erect a sign drawing attention to the reappearance of otters on the River Lugg. Former town and district councillor Alec Haines, 80, who retired from Leominster Town Council
HIGHLY-trained paramedics in their own specially-adapted high-tech cars will soon be part of the ambulance scene in Herefordshire. In most cases they will be the first to reach patients after receiving top priority 999 calls, stabilising and helping them
HEREFORDSHIRE is as good a place as anywhere in England to become ill, reports LIZ WATKINS. A comprehensive league table aimed at trying to establish that where you live 'could be the death of you' puts the county into the best half of 100 health districts
A HEREFORD bypass will need 'green' credentials before getting government approval - and time is running out. The relief road must be part of an overall eco-friendly plan to ease county traffic troubles, transport minister Lord Whitty has told area MEP
THIS photograph of a former Herefordshire football side sparked more speculation than England's Euro 2000 line-up, but The Hereford Times thinks it has the final 11. Calls came in faster than Alan Shearer's shots once we published the picture. According
IMPRESSIVE music and large-scale designs are just part of the plans for a religious performance in Ledbury. It may be just under a year away, but work has already started on the Passion Play, 'And Now the Good News', for next Easter to make sure it is
A DRUG taker found with £600 worth of cannabis was described as 'a latter-day hippy' by a judge. Allan Davies's home in Riverview, Ross-on-Wye, was raided by police, Worcester Crown Court heard. He bought the drug in bulk to save money but also handed
TWO north Herefordshire women have been pioneering horse-riding therapy for disabled children in Eastern Europe. Before Sue Adams Wheeler and her colleague Sue Neville-Parker attended a three-week camp for Russian children, horse therapy was hardly heard
A FLEET of ambulances ferried injured children by land and air to hospitals following a coach crash yesterday. The coach, which was taking youngsters from Lucton School, near Leominster, on a day trip to Birmingham, and a van were involved in a head-on
WOMEN'S Institute members from Herefordshire had 'the best seats in the house' when Prime Minister Tony Blair was jeered and slow-handclapped at the national conference. Around 50 ladies from the county sat in the front row as Mr Blair received a rocky
