LEDBURY Magpies netball team completed a successful summer as runners-up of their division in the Worcester League, gaining promotion for the fourth consecutive year. Magpies three end of season trophies were awarded to Jackie Dixon (Player of the Season
HISTORY was made on Saturday as Ledbury 1sts played and won their first match in the NPI Intermediate Cup against Ludlow. LEDBURY 26pts, LUDLOW 12pts After a mixed performance last week Ledbury needed to improve and it was obvious from the start that
LEDBURY RFC Chairman Dick Mason presented Michael Llewelyn-Jones, Chairman of the Junior Rugby Club, with a cheque for £300 as a gift to assist the Club in its establishment during half-time at the Cup match on Saturday. Michael Llewelyn-Jones said that
One of Ledbury's biggest employers has expressed relief that it can start to make deliveries, now the fuel blockades appear to be coming to an end. Award-winning Meadow Cheese Ltd, on the Hazel Park Industrial Estate, had to cancel a shipload of cheese
A Ledbury haulier who has twice driven a lorry to London to protest against fuel prices has supported the action of fellow truckers who blockaded the fuel depots this week. Andy Boyle, owner of A.B.E. Ltd, said his 17-lorry fleet was "busy as hell in
TWO X-ray clinics have been cancelled at Ledbury Cottage Hospital this week, but otherwise the hospital was able to operate as usual. Sister Sue Roig said: "Staff managed to get into work but two of X-ray clinics had to be cancelled due to the transport
THE crisis has revealed a willingness to cope and a shared understanding between firms and their suppliers, according to businessman Peter Earp. Mr Earp, managing director of English Braids, said the firm had not suffered "that dramatically", although
ANY delays in Midland Red West bus services are more likely to be due to a shortage of drivers than fuel. A company spokesman said: "From a fuel point of view, we're OK at least until the weekend, so it should be normal service, but we have got a bit
ONE unlikely victim of the fuel crisis was the pushbike. Organisers of the Specialised Midland Mountain Bike finals, due to be held at Eastnor Park thiws weekend, called the event off because of the transport problems. It will now be held on October 14
HOUSEHOLD waste sites across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, including the one at Newland, near Malvern, were shut on Tuesday evening (September 12), in response to the escalating fuel crisis.
BREAD, milk and other staple goods have been flying off the shelves at local supermarkets this week. One chain with branches in Malvern and Ledbury has introduced rationing to prevent its stores emptying out. Somerfield, which has stores in Great Malvern
COUNTY businesses have written to chancellor Gordon Brown MP demanding an immediate cut in fuel tax. They a sliding scale of fuel duty to smooth the effect of world price fluctuations. Chris Harvey, of the Chamber of Commerce Hereford and Worcester, said
STOCKING up on petrol at home could cost lives and is illegal, say county trading standards officers. Anyone who is keeping more that three gallons (15 litres) at home is breaking the law and could be fined up to £5,000, according to Clive Graham, head
THE government has issued a list of garages which will be issued with petrol for sale to the public once supplies start moving again. It includes Elf, Henwick Road, Worcester; Total, Worcester Road, Droitwich; and Total, Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove. Also
A PONY and trap has been pressed into service to do the school run. Helen Luton-Hughes, of Riley Hill, Cradley, is picking up her two children from Suckley Primary School by alternative means due to the fuel crisis. "It's a case of having to," she said
Despite the fuel crisis, it has been business as usual for schools, with teachers pulling out all the stops to get in. But all eyes are still on the hoped-for tanker deliveries, and how a shortage of fuel might affect day to day operations next week.
ORGANISERS of a mass trip to the Millennium Dome by more than 300 pupils at Malvern Girls' College say they will be pressing ahead. A special train has been chartered to take the party from Great Malvern to Paddington and arrangements had been made for
A FIELD trip by a party of Year Six pupils from Northleigh Primary School has been unaffected by the fuel crisis, said headteacher Jean Mills. She said the 42 ten and 11-year-olds were due back in Malvern today (Friday) on schedule. "Before the coach
MOTORISTS in Malvern have remained law abiding throughout the fuel crisis, with only one fuel-related crime reported in the Worcester police district, after motorist made off without paying at a Droitwich petrol station.
Fuel crisis (9.30am update) Petrol stations. Spar, Ledbury: Bread available, milk expected this morning Tesco, Ledbury: Bread and milk available Somerfield, Ledbury: Bread and milk available Co-op Pioneer, Bromyard: Bread delivery in, but milk delivery
Newent Onion Fayre, the fifth since the event was revived, is being hailed as the biggest and best so far. More than 12,000 flocked to Saturday's event, which saw the town centre full of stalls and rides for children. Carol Killinger, for the organisers
St Mary's Church, at Newent, is to play host to a combined celebration of forest food and an insight into the Alpha Course, a modern introduction to Christianity. In conjunction with the Forest Food Festival, an Alpha Supper will be held for young people
THIS year's annual John Masefield Lecture will feature living memories of "Uncle John", recalled by members of the Masefield family. William Masefield, the poet's nephew, and Mrs Prue Barker, the poet's niece, will talk about their famous relative. The
Mrs Muffin's Teashop in Ledbury has scooped top honours as Tea-room of the Year in the Flavours of Herefordshire awards scheme. Owner Angela Reader attended the special luncheon presentation at Eastnor Castle on Wednesday, unaware that, having been a
POLICE are investigating a series of car burnings at the Open Fields Caravan Site at Bringsty. Bromyard's beat manager PC Richard Shakespeare compared the site to "the road to Basra during the Gulf War", following the recent spate of burnings. On Monday
Sallie Peacock, the new head of English at Bromyard's Queen Elizabeth High School, said it was her challenge to "raise achievement" in reading and writing at the school. Mrs Peacock was second in command at Ludlow CE School for nine years before her move
This year's Stoke Bliss Ploughing Society Match will be held at Underhill Farm, Collington, on Saturday, September 23. There will be classes for cookery, preserves, handicrafts, photography and art, floral art, vegetables and flowers and farm produce.
Petrol stations. The Homend Garage, Ledbury: No fuel, no news on delivery The Parkway Garage, Ledbury: No prospect of a fuel delivery today. Top Garage, Bromyard: "Plenty of fuel", expected to last. Rationing in operation. Food stores. Spar, Ledbury:
Petrol stations. The Homend Garage, Ledbury: Fuel now available, £10 rationing in operation. The Parkway Garage, Ledbury: No prospect of a fuel delivery today. Top Garage, Bromyard: "Plenty of fuel", expected to last. Rationing in operation. Food stores
LEDBURY Town travelled away to Lye with a noticeably changed side from the one that lost to Bewdley, bringing four youngsters into the squad for this Banks's Division One South fixture. LYE TOWN RESERVES 1, LEDBURY TOWN 8 They began the game very positively
BULL Allstars picked up their first point of the season in the Sterling Classic Malvern Football League, although they will be kicking themselves after surrendering a commanding 4-0 lead. Talbot Head starting their first game of the season were slow off
LAST Saturday's fixture had a lot to live up to after a spectacular game the previous time these teams met, which ended in a win for Ledbury, a hat-trick for Chris Grubb and six men sent off! LEDBURY TOWN RES 3, TUPSLEY 0 Both teams started brightly with
LEDBURY Swifts Under 14's travelled to Hereford Junior Bulls for their first game of the season. HEREFORD JUNIOR BULLS 2, LEDBURY SWIFTS 2 Both sides looked very sharp and the game was played at a very fast pace with Ledbury creating several goal scoring
LEDBURY Sports Karate Club competed in an Open Tournament at Birmingham recently and came away with a total of ten trophies between them. This tournament was in memory of Mr Roy Partridge and all the money from the tournament (which is a substantial amount
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB ON Sept 6. we tried Pivot Teams, courtesy of Paul Hammond's movement plan and it worked very well. We had 11 Teams & the winners with 33imp were Rowland & Ann Clayton with Alan & Jean Groves, 2, with 32imp Doreen
CHADDESLEY CORBETT 14pts, BROMYARD 32pts BROMYARD were relieved to have safely negotiated the first round of the Intermediate Cup. Without a practice game under their belt it was a first outing for a side which hopes to build on last year's late season
A BETTER batting display by Eastnor this week, although losing by 98 runs on the final ball of the match against Bromyard in their penultimate Worcester County League Division Two game. BROMYARD v EASTNOR Put into bat A Bullock and Bevan gave the home
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club will be holding an Awards Presentation Evening on Friday, October 6 at 8pm at the Left Bank Restaurant, Bridge Street, Hereford. Tickets limited. Enquiries to Pete Sykes on (01432) 264703.
THE partial lifting of blockades at fuel terminals looks unlikely to produce a quick solution for the bulk of motorist in Ledbury and Bromyard. Garage operators around the district still have no firm information about the arrival of supplies and some
CENTRAL Trains, which operates train services through Malvern and Ledbury, say the number of passengers using their trains have doubled in some areas during the fuel crisis. Spokesman Gerard Burgess said the company had enough fuel in stock to run a full
ONE local company has seen a silver lining to the cloud of the fuel crisis. Midlands Communications, based in Upton, which sells equipment for teleconferencing, says inquiries have doubled since the start of the crisis. The company says its products provide
FUEL stocks held by the Post Office have been sufficient to keep the postal service running as normal and the supply is expected to last into next week. Communications manager Adrian Booth said: "We're monitoring the situation and are optimistic that
WEST Worcestershire Conservative MP Sir Michael Spicer says the Government should have done more to get supplies out of refineries. "The view that the tax on petrol is much too high and should come down is one I sympathise with," he said. "But the government
LOCAL authorities, health services and other bodies have set up a number of helplines for the public. Those with outpatient appointments or operation dates at Worcester Royal Infirmary, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch Alexandra Hospital should call
FEARS over the effects of the Millennium Bug may have helped the emergency services when it came to responding to the fuel crisis. Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade says it was able to offer fuel support to the Ambulance service from its reserves and
A PRESENTATION by senior police officers on policing in the Malvern Hills district was cancelled this week. Deputy chief constable Peter Neyroud and superintendent Simon Adams were due to speak to Malvern Hills District Council at its meeting on Tuesday
A BLAZE took hold of a combine harvester at Eastnor, gutting half the vehicle and setting fire to one hectare of corn. The incident, in a field off the Malvern Road, took hold just before 5pm on Thursday (September 7). Two appliances from Ledbury attended
Ledbury people who bought grand draw tickets during Age Concern Week (September 2 to September 9) are being advised that the event will take place in the Worcester Guildhall on September 22. Two centenarians, one from each county, will pick the lucky
LOCAL people are being invited to have their say at meeting with representatives from the police and county council. The Ledbury District Liaison Group meeting takes place on Monday (September 18) in Colwall Village Hall, at 7pm. It will include a talk
Organisers of this year's Bredenbury Art Exhibition are celebrating the most successful show to date, with £600 taken for St Andrew's Church. This is £100 higher than the previous best of £500 in 1998. The three-day exhibition, which opened on Saturday
Bromyard Playing Fields could have almost £40,000 spent on it in two years, under a major improvement programme currently being considered by the Town Council. The playing fields working party, which met this week, is now in a position to judge what the
MORE than 50 guests attended last Friday's Distinguished Citizen's Awards at the Falcon Hotel, Bromyard. Mayor Bill Gibbard handed out scrolls of honour to nine deserving local people. Town clerk Mike Cresswell said: "It went very well. It was a super
Fuel Crisis (1pm update) Petrol stations. The Homend Garage, Ledbury: Fuel available late afternoon, £10 rationing in operation. The Parkway Garage, Ledbury: No prospect of a fuel delivery today. Top Garage, Bromyard: "Plenty of fuel", expected to last
Petrol stations. The Homend Garage, Ledbury: Fuel available late afternoon, £10 rationing in operation. The Parkway Garage, Ledbury: No prospect of a fuel delivery today. Top Garage, Bromyard: "Plenty of fuel", expected to last. Rationing in operation
Fuel situation in Herefordshire. Hereford: Texaco, Holmer Road, all fuels Hereford Rural: Forge Garage, Wormbridge, £10 limit Tump Garage, Wormelow, £20 limit Nelson Garage, Bridge Sollars, open from 5pm Leominster/North Herefordshire: Elf Service Station
5.00pm Petrol stations. Homend Garage, Ledbury: Fuel available following a delivery just before 2pm. Half the fuel gone already, and the rest only expected to last until 7pm or 8pm. No time or date released as yet for the next delivery. Police operating
LEDBURY Swifts have now resumed training for all their age groups, they are as follows: 5 & 6 year olds (school years 1 &2) Sunday mornings at 10am on the Ross Road playing fields. Under 8 (year 3) Tuesday evening at 5.30pm at the John Masefield
