OFFICIALS of two major bodies, who have been engaged in a war of words on plans for a new Leominster swimming pool, must bury the hatchet and work together to find £2 million to pay for the project. The Government Office for the West Midlands "called
DISABLED people stranded at home after their transport lifeline collapsed are celebrating its re-launch. A full-time driver, Keith Morgan, has been taken on by Leominster-based Community Wheels to run a special "wheelchair friendly" vehicle fitted with
"CHILDREN, please don't try this at home," said the commentator over the tannoy. Swords struck gleaming armour and soldiers fell moaning to the ground, as a famous battle was re-enacted near Leominster, writes PETER BLENCH. Members of The British Plate
THE Hereford Times has a new man in Leominster -- experienced local journalist Pete Blench has joined the paper's staff. He is based in the town at our branch office in the Brightwells building on the South Street/Westbury Street corner. Pete writes:
TROUBLED NHS staff aired their problems in the streets of Hereford at the weekend. Now they want MP Paul Keetch to do the same in the House of Commons. He has promised to raise questions about building new hospitals with private money, and the downgrading
BUDDING ecologists Elliot and Beth Williams joined in the fun when they jumped aboard a mobile environmental roadshow in Hereford. Demonstrating the 'are you doing your bit?' interactive exhibition, the youngsters could show that actions, like leaving
OBJECTIONS to the proposed ASDA store development off the Belmont roundabout have been aired in the newsletter of Hereford Civic Trust, writes LIZ WATKINS. Member Simon van de Put who attended two presentations by joint developers ASDA and Eign Enterprises
HEREFORD'S Commercial Road has been described as 'tasteless Tatterville'. Harry Chadwick, chairman of Hereford Civic Trust was comparing it to yesteryear when it was a broad, tree-lined thoroughfare of the more conventional kind of shops. In the trust's
IT was a familiar face that sat at the organ in Hereford Cathedral last week. Seven years after his last service, Geraint Bowen, met up with Hereford Cathedral Junior School choristers, on his return as organist and choirmaster. Geraint had been assistant
HEREFORD Sixth Form College is seeking planning permission for a smart new block to accommodate an influx of students expected in the next few years. The expanding school roll is expected to grow to bulging point in the coming years, as the large number
A HEREFORD woman is being plagued by enquiries to social services after her number was given out by mistake. Teresa Minton has been receiving calls from the public to her ex-directory number for the past two years, but says the situation has got worse
ROGER Moran won both rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship and re-set the unlimited racing car class record at Loton Park, near Shrewsbury, on Sunday. Orleton based Moran overcame season long handling problems with his Gould-Judd GR37 and rocketed
LEOMINSTER Ladies A team has made Herefordshire history by winning the Herefordshire and Worcestershire County League Championships for the first time since the counties amalgamated in 1976. Ever since 1976 when it was decided that Herefordshire LTA would
The Boughrood harness racing fixture under BHRC rules at the Almeley circuit attracted a large crowd to enjoy the Autumn sunshine and a competitive twelve-race card. The judges had a busy day sorting out close finishes, but were unable to separate Radnor
KINGTON won their last match of the season to take Nash Rocks League title for the first time. They beat Weobley in a top of the table clash winning five rinks out of the six rinks played. Weobley's challenge for the title faltered when they lost their
THE CONTINUATION of an old Staunton-on-Arrow farming family has been guaranteed with the promise of an exciting new alternative enterprise. The family of Leominster GP Jennie Edwards has lived in the village since the 19th Century - now a remedy may have
IT was full steam ahead down Memory Lane as some of the area's well loved traction engines and classic machines were paraded at Kington Vintage Show. Record crowds turned out to admire the cavalcade of emergency service vehicles, tractors, trucks, cars
HEREFORDSHIRE golfer David Park finished equal 23rd after shooting 281 in the Omega European Masters tournament at Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, 13 strokes behind the winner, Argentinian Ricardo Gonzalez The Burghill Valley professional shot 69,71,70,71
NEW champions Kington shattered the Worcestershire County League Division 1 points record with an emphatic 112-run defeat of local rivals Bromyard. Defending a competitive 228-6, Kington's outstanding Australian Craig Jones (8-41) and former Hereford
ALTHOUGH Kevin Cooper played only three Minor Counties Championship games for Herefordshire this season, he made his presence felt as an opening bowler. The veteran seamer claimed 10 wickets in each match, with five in each innings, and finished top of
WORMELOW captured the Pavilion Sports Cup with a dramatic four-wicket win over Marden at Ross. Replying to Marden's 156 all out, man-of-the-match 16-year-old Tom Brierley struck an unbeaten 36 to steer Wormelow to their target with just two balls to spare
OLD Herefordians - for students of Hereford Cathedral School - reached the final of the Brewers Company Cricket Cup in their first season in the competition. The final of the cup, which is a national competition for public schools old boys, was at Campbell
SOME said it couldn't be done - but Betty Davies proved them wrong. When the chairman of the St Martin's Church Flower festival announced that she was going to create a floral archway over the main door, there were a few doubting Thomases who questioned
EMERGENCY service chiefs, churches and politicians serving Herefordshire have joined in expressing horror at the rising death toll and casualties of the world's worst-ever act of terrorism in New York and Washington. Shock waves from the disaster continue
THE Hereford Diocese has expressed 'delight tempered with sadness' at the news that the Bishop of Ludlow, Rt. Rev. John Saxbee, is to become the next Bishop of Lincoln. The Bishop of Hereford, Rt. Rev. John Oliver, paid tribute to his friend and colleague
THE owner of a Herefordshire school denied five criminal charges when she appeared before a judge at Worcester Crown Court. Ellen Hamer, aged 50, denied failing to keep proper business accounts for Grange House School, near Pembridge, after being declared
THE county's library service has came under the spotlight in a new report released by Herefordshire Council. Four of the 10 county libraries have proposals for improvement including the centrally located Hereford library, which was revealed as totally
A HEREFORD 'miracle' baby has received a special hug from the fertility nurse who helped his mum and dad give him life. Little Matthew Evans, accompanied by his parents, Martin and Heather, attended a special party hosted by the Midland Fertility Services
THE winners of the 2001 Flavours of Herefordshire awards will be announced at the Left Bank Village in Hereford on September 19. The scheme recognises the best use, and promotion, of local produce; and awards are set to be made in the following categories
MODERN farming practices are driving Herefordshire's birds into urban areas and could result in a population dependent on humans for their survival, according to a concerned group of bird lovers in the county. They say: "Our over-productive farming practices
PEGASUS fought back from 2-1 down to pip lowly Leominster 3-2 in the Premier Division of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League. James Howard scored a memorable winning goal in the 63rd minute after a flowing move involving Anthony McQuaid, Darren Jones
Lye Town Reserves 2 Hinton 2 A LAST minute leveller denied Hinton their first West Midlands League Division 1 South victory of the season. Leading 2-1, the Hereford club looked set to claim three points until a Lye player hammered a shot past the helpless
Westfields 2 Stratford Town 3 AN INJURY-hit Westfields suffered a first qualifying round exit from the FA Vase after a 3-2 home defeat by Midland Alliance league leaders Stratford Town. Westfields were dealt a double blow prior to the start with both
Woodstock Town 1 Ross Town 2 ROSS Town grabbed two late goals in a hard-fought win over Woodstock Town in Hellenic League Division 1 West. Billy Davis and substitute Richard Gunn both found the net to earn Ross an impressive away triumph. After a goalless
Leominster Town 4 Chaddesley Corbett 1 A STRONG second half showing moved Leominster into second spot in the West Midlands League Division One South. The town side took the leads after 15 minutes when Chris Price was on the spot to tap home after a Gareth
Kington Town 0 Wellington 3 WELLINGTON defeated local rivals Kington Town for the first time ever in this historic West Midlands League Premier Division encounter. Peter Wallace made amends for an earlier miss to give the visitors a deserved lead. Wallace
WESTFIELDS went down to a 4th minute goal by Adam Ward in their West Midlands League Premier Division game at Malvern on Tuesday night. The city side battled hard but substitute Derek Craddock wasted the best chance, shooting over when well placed.
ONE of the finest follies in Herefordshire and a part of Ross-on-Wye's picture postcard skyline for well over 150 years, the Gazebo Tower is up for sale. Herefordshire Council has put the familiar landmark in the hands of Humberts who will be presenting
HEREFORD United travel to fifth-placed Morecambe this Saturday aiming to make up ground on the Nationwide Conference leaders. United, who last week renewed their sponsorship deal with Sun Valley for the ninth successive year, will be gunning for victory
IT was double cup winner Phil Jones that stole the day at Bromyard and District Garden Club Show on Saturday. He picked up the highest number of points in the vegetable classes and had the best collection of vegetables overall, winning him the coveted
A FIREWORK display will mark the grand opening of Stoke Lacy's new village hall on Saturday, September 29. Stoke Lacy-based firm Dragonfire have offered fireworks for the display, which will take place in the village at 9pm. At 3pm the hall will be officially
FOR the perfect cup of tea and slice of cake look no further than Hampton Court Gardens at Hope-under-Dinmore. Its tea-room has just been voted the seventh best in the country by a panel of experts in a survey carried out by The Independent newspaper.
A LEOMINSTER landowner has told Herefordshire council to "pull out its cheque book" if it wants his nine acres to provide land for a relief road into the Southern Avenue Industrial Estate, writes HEATH ASTON. John Whilding believes the price he was offered
THE issue of tissue in Leominster's public lavatories is causing considerable inconvenience, writes JEN GREEN. Complaints as to why toilet paper is now outside not inside the private cubicles in loos are causing more than a few rumblings around the town
ONE of North Herefordshire's smallest places of worship has gone on the market with a guide price of just £5,000. Prospective buyers have been flocking to view The Broad Chapel, near Leominster, even though the conversion potential of the 100-year-old
Leominster has temporarily lost its Pride newsletter following the death of its editor. Publication of the town Civic Trust's highly-acclaimed Leominster Pride, breaker of many a scoop, is suspended. Trust chairman Duncan James said no one had yet come
LEOMINSTER lad, Sam Plowman has 'pooled' himself a victory after winning the weekly 'Young Snooker Champion' tournament at Pontin's Brean Sands centre in Somerset. Sam, aged 15, received a cash prize and a winners medallion while on holiday at the centre
VILLAGERS are being invited to check the facts in the draft version of a new book about their community. Kimbolton people will be dropping into the village hall on Saturday (September 15) to take a look at the contents of 'Kimbolton with Hamnish - into
LEOMINSTER'S Debbie Phillips dressed as a 'Jack in the box' to get noticed in a Hyde Park fun run - and drew the attention of a former Olympic champion. The 47-year-old manager for Eaton Close Sheltered Housing Scheme for the Elderly bumped into sports
THE chances of a GP surgery being reopened in Tarrington look more remote, writes LIZ WATKINS. A neighbouring practice has investigated the possibility of opening a branch there but has concluded it is not a viable option. They say it would be in the
THE demise of Herefordshire Health Authority is imminent. By this time next year it could be out of business. Up to 50 local jobs could be affected but efforts are being made to avoid redundancies. Much of the work done by the authority will be taken
THE massive marketing face-lift announced by the Hereford City Partnership is aimed at revitalising the business and retail sectors. Plans include the development of Church Street and Capuchin Yard as a crafts quarter, creating a Crafts Loop linking different
BOND money could soon be released for the refurbishment of Hereford United Football Club's burnt-out Sportsmans Club. Council Leader Terry James this week denied Herefordshire Council was responsible for delay and said the solicitors of Formsole Ltd,
TWO potential sites have been identified for a trial park and ride scheme in Hereford. Both are on the city's major traffic route, the A49, at the Racecourse to the north and at Bradbury Park, the former HQ of the SAS, to the south. Herefordshire Council
A RELIEF manager got more than he bargained for when an armed robber held up the Hereford post office he was running. The owners of Eign Road Post Office were absent on holiday last Friday, September 7, when a man in a dark woollen hat posing as a customer
THE only sensible solution for a new library in Hereford is to put it on part of the car park in Gaol Street. This claim is made in the newsletter of Hereford Civic Trust in an article by John Rogers and David Whitehead who say it is the choice of the
SUN Valley Foods is helping to make Martha Trust Hereford's residents a little more comfortable, by giving £900 to buy an ultrasound for the physiotherapy room. The nursing home is specially established to care for profoundly physically and intellectually
A WELL-known veteran Scout leader has fulfilled his life's motto and 'left this world a better place.' Known as 'Nunc' after his boyhood Scoutmaster, Chris Ruffe BEM, from St Guthlac Street, Hereford, died last week after a short illness, aged 87. The
IT all adds up for Iain Mackay - and his English is not bad either. The Hereford Cathedral School student has received two national prizes for scoring top marks in the country in his GCSE economics and English literature exams. And, adding to the achievement
THE closure of Hatton's Fishing Tackle shop in St Owen's Street, Hereford will happen like any other - with dusting off, sweeping out and locking up. But this ordinary end will belie the remarkable achievements and proud history of a Hereford institution
MORE than 6,000 competitors have competed in a series of one-day tournaments, which will result in 36 overall winners spending a day at Wimbledon where they will be joined by LTA coaches and a national player for a day of tennis activities. Harrison Probert
HEREFORD & County Athletic Club hope a £5,000 Lottery windfall will boost their membership, both on and off the track. The Hereford Leisure Centre-based club have bought essential equipment needed to retain competitive events at their headquarters
THE classification of Herefordshire into a high-risk area means that movement of stock is now only permitted within the county, with the exception of stock going for slaughter. And from Monday, most movement licences will have to be obtained from Herefordshire
Hereford 8 Longton 34 WINGER Jeremy Grisman was sent off in Hereford's disastrous start to their Midlands One campaign. Grisman was given his marching orders in the 25th minute following a scuffle and Hereford failed to recover from being a player short
JO Taylor is Burghill Valley ladies champion of champions after carding a gross 80. The competition was open to the winners of this season's trophies, medals and stablefords. Annette Mansie returned the best nett score of 77. Ladies' seniors open aged
FORMER Hereford United boss Colin Addison was today appointed the new manager of Third Division Swansea. The man who led the Bulls to their famous FA Cup win over Newcastle in 1972 takes over from John Hollins, who resigned yesterday. Addison quit as
PAVILION SPORTS CUP Final Marden 156 (S Garrett 41, P Leeuwangh 29, A Hewlett 14, R Haslam 10. T Herbert 3-46, T Brierley 2-13, I Herbert 2-44) Wormelow 159-6 (J Langford 36, T Brierley 36 no, B Pedersen 31, I Herbert 22. N Robinson 3-22) WORCESTERSHIRE
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club will be looking to West Indian batsman Lincoln Roberts to help them reach the third round of the C and G Trophy with a victory over Suffolk at Bury St Edmunds today. Herefordshire have already played in the competition
PEMBRIDGE show took place on a much smaller scale this year in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. The usual show fixture was adapted with a treasure hunt, scarecrow competition and a version of 'it's a knockout' as well as a horticultural section
A FORMER Hereford police officer was 'minutes from death' when he escaped from the World Trade Center in New York moments before the towers collapsed. Neil Richardson, aged 42, was working on the 100th floor of the centre's North Tower when the hijacked
HEREFORDSHIRE'S CCTV cameras will transfer to county council control, but it's unlikely they'll be monitored any more closely as a result. Council Leader Terry James says the authority 'simply can't afford' the six figure sums needed to maintain near-permanent
TUPSLEY Pegasus teams experienced conflicting emotions as the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League opened last weekend. The club's under-10 side were celebrating after registering a 9-0 win over Orleton, but the under-14s enjoyed their first outing rather
Bromyard 1 Smethwick Rangers 2 A SUPERB Wayne Tizzard strike could not stop Bromyard tumbling to defeat in this West Midlands League Premier Division encounter. Trailing 2-0, Tizzard netted with a powerful 65th minute 22-yard free kick but Smethwick held
Pegasus Juniors 1 Bicester Town 0 JAMES Watkins' second-half strike secured Pegasus victory in this hard-fought Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division clash. Once again injury-hit Pegasus fielded a side without a recognised striker but Watkins
Pegasus Juniors 0 Cheltenham Town 4 CHELTENHAM Town hit three late goals to sink Pegasus Juniors in this thrilling Midland Floodlit Youth League clash. The Gloucestershire club broke the deadlock in the 65th minute after their goalkeeper had twice denied
Wellington 2 Malvern Town 1 WELLINGTON goalkeeper Jim Panniers hit top form in his side's third successive West Midlands League Premier Division victory of the campaign. Panniers could do little to keep out a 20th minute strike, but made two magnificent
Kington Town 1 Brierley Hill 2 KINGTON'S stand-in goalkeeper Daffyd Roberts was red carded in this West Midlands League Premier Division defeat. Roberts was sent-off in the 80th minute after handling the ball outside his penalty area. Kington were already
WHETHER talking to friends at school, waiting for a bus or visiting the regulars at the pub - Pedro the parrot always has something to say. The blue and gold macaw is something of a celebrity in Gorsley where his antics daily delight residents. Pedro
CLYRO is a 'model village' in this year's round of the Powys Village of the Year. Judges singled out the border village for the environment award after seeing its design statement. There was praise too for Llangorse, last year's village of the year and
HEREFORD City Sports Club will be celebrating this weekend the belated opening of their new clubhouse. Former England and Bath winger David Trick is the speaker at a club dinner tomorrow night (Friday) to mark the new beginning. Past and present players
THE Women's British Table Tennis League, the most prestigious event for women players in the English Table Tennis calendar, will break new ground over the weekend of September 22-23 when they visit Hereford Leisure Centre. The event now embarking on its
Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Hereford United 0 Hereford United were narrowly defeated on Tuesday evening despite a gritty display against the league leaders. Boss Graham Turner will be encouraged by his side's resilience at a venue where it has proven difficult
