THE leader of Ledbury's traders has hit out strongly at shopkeepers who ignore Herefordshire Council's code of practice on pavement displays and advertising boards. The council has recently said that self-policing arrangements could be reviewed if traders
AMATEUR actors in Ledbury will be treading the boards in the Market Theatre for a good cause next month. The Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society is holding a special gala performance of its latest production, Neil Simon's Rumours, in aid of St Michael's
A specialist in matrimonial law has joined Masefield Solicitors in Ledbury. Devi Nadarajah (pictured) is a member of the Law Society's Family Law Panel and the Solicitors Family Law Association. The company will now apply for a Family Franchise to enable
The chairman of Ledbury Town Working Group, Andy Ward, is asking local people to contact him with ideas on where the town's new toilet block should be situated. Developers of the town's hospital, Shaw Homes (HA) Ltd, is in discussion with Herefordshire
The River Wye from Hereford to Chepstow will form the basis of an illustrated talk by Brian Draper in the Burgage Hall, Ledbury, on September 28, from 7.30pm. The event has been organised by the Ledbury and District Society. An admission fee of £1 will
LEDBURY Lawn Tennis Club held a very successful Club Championships Finals Day on Sunday, September 9 with quite a few new names going on the cups. Ladies Singles: B Onions v G Marsters - a hard fought match won by B Onions 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Men's Singles
THERE will be a Captain's meeting on Thursday, September 20 at 8pm at The Brewery Inn. Registration forms to be handed in and fees to be paid. The committee meeting will start at 7.30pm.
WITH the first round of the Junior Cup coming up, Ledbury were looking for a good performance in this their first full game of the season to carry on the good work laid down in the winning of the Bethel Trophy and Upton Sevens. LEDBURY 20pts, CHELTENHAM
HEREFORD United hit the Lancashire coast for their away clash with comedian Jim Bowen's Morecambe side in the Nationwide Conference tomorrow (3pm) but Graham Turner will be hoping he has the last laugh. United's Director of Football saw the Bulls slip
EASTNOR U11's completed a successful first season in the Herefordshire League having already won the Southern Division they went on to win the final off the last ball of the game against Kington (North-ern Division winners) who included four county players
A 1,200-name petition objecting to a plan to turn part of Bromyard's leisure centre into a library has been presented to Herefordshire Council. It was handed to council leader Terry James by former town clerk Daphne Hughes at a meeting of the Bromyard
BROMYARD'S mayor and mayoress have been invited cheer on the town's soccer team in the most important game of their careers on Saturday, September 22. Since being promoted to the Express and Star West Midland (Regional) League Premier Division over a
A 16-year-old from Bromyard has won a chance to study for two years with the United World College in India. Instead of going on to do A'Levels at Hereford Sixth Form College like twin sister Claire, Joseph Howlett leaves today for the college in Puna,
A NEW market towns' officer for Bromyard is expected to be confirmed next week. A spokeswoman from Herefordshire Council said they had offered the position to someone after carrying out eight interviews last week.
ALTHOUGH making a far better than expected start to their first season in the Express & Star West Midland Premier Division, Ledbury Town have been dealt a hammer blow to hear that their New Street floodlighting system is below the standard required
LEDBURY Town travelled to Wellington on Wednesday with high hopes after the home win against the same opposition a few weeks ago. WELLINGTON 3, LEDBURY TOWN 2 The home side's early pressure paid off and they took the lead in the 20th minute. Ledbury hit
LEDBURY Town fielded a weakened side through injuries and suspension for this Express & Star West Midland Premier Division game on Saturday and this showed in the resulting play. LEDBURY TOWN 3, DARLASTON 1 Darlaston worked hard and pressurised Ledbury
LEDBURY Rugby Club were presented with what will be one of their most treasured 'trophies' on Saturday - a bench from the old RFU committee box at Twickenham. When parts of Twickenham were demolished prior to the ground's refurbishment the then RFU president
THE date for the 12-hour charity skittles marathon between the Select Wallbangers and Select F Troop sides at the British Legion Club, Ledbury is next Saturday (September 22) starting at 9.30am and not Saturday, September 14 as was printed in last week's
THE town dubbed "sleepy Ledbury" after efforts to mark the Millennium were hit by apathy, risks a repeat over the Queen's Golden Jubilee next year. A public meeting held this week to discuss how Ledbury should celebrate the landmark in June failed to
MALVERN research establishment QinetiQ is on heightened alert following Tuesday's terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in Washington. The company, formerly the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), is renowned as
PERRY pear expert Charles Martell is celebrating after uncovering three lost varieties. Mr Martell, of Broom's Green, near Ledbury, leads a team of farmers, nurserymen and fruitgrowers who are dedicated to keeping perry drinking and the perry pear alive
LEDBURY police have renewed an appeal for witnesses to an incident that left a 59-year-old woman cyclist with serious injuries. The woman, who has not been named, was found lying beside her bike in a lane between Munsley and Swinmore Common at about 9.45am
WELL-known poet, literary critic and broadcaster Tom Paulin is headlining a weekend of events in Ledbury next month, arranged by the Friends of the Dymock Poets. Mr Paulin will be lecturing on the patterns of sound in the poetry of Robert Frost, at the
A FAMILIAR face will be back in Ledbury from Monday. Carl Jones, joint town manager for Ledbury and Bromyard from 1998 to January this year, is back as the market towns officer covering Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye, employed by Herefordshire Council. He has
FUNDRAISERS working to secure the cash needed to restore an Ashperton Church are halfway there. More than £15,000 of the £30,000 needed to restore St Bartholomew's has been banked, thanks to a grant from the Historic Churches Trust, money from fundraising
Ledbury Youth First and DASH have launched a monthly programme of drugs education workshops at John Masefield High School. Kate Best, a worker with the Drugs Advisory Service for Herefordshire (DASH) will also make contact with young people in venues
THE Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS trust will take place at Hartlebury Lodge Training Centre, Hartlebury on Wednesday, September 26. Members of the public are invited to hear how the trust has performed
RECORD crowds filled the streets of Newent as the town's revived onion fair celebrated another year of success. Saturday's event, opened by local man Eric Freeman, brought some 10,000 people into the town with a combination of stalls, fun fair rides,
OWNERS of small traditional orchards around Ledbury are being invited to an information and training day on Monday, October 1. The event, being held at Woolhope Parish Hall between 9.30am and 5pm, will provide the opportunity to meet expert advisors and
NEIGHBOURS in a Ledbury street will be joining forces for a fundraising garage sale being held on Saturday, September 29. June Armstrong, of Arkle, New Street, and Pat and Peter Pearson, of Lynwood, next door, will be raising money for Ledbury Community
A SET of 28 new books has been presented to Newent Library by Glebe Chapel, an independent evangelical church. The books were presented to chief librarian Ruth Sheppard by David Dexter and Theo Cracknell, two of the elders at the chapel. "It was a way
UP to 40 old tractors will be assembling outside Bromesberrow village hall on Sunday for the annual autumn show and vintage rally. The fun begins at 10.30am when the tractors will set out for the road run on lanes around the village. Inside the hall,
BROMYARD racer Nick Adcock enjoyed a successful conclusion to his Volkswagen Racing Cup season last Sunday at Brands Hatch in Kent, taking a brace of third place finishes in the twin races. Adcock, aged 36, qualified his Electromotion-backed Beetle RSi
NEIGHBOURHOOD 'Watchers' from around Herefordshire were due to gather for their annual general meeting last night (Thursday) at Hereford Shire Hall. They were to be addressed by chief superintendent Guy Rutter and chief inspector Anthony Bangham of Hereford
A CHARITY disco is being held at the Farmers Arms, Wellington Heath tonight at 7.30pm. The aim is to raise money for a local three-year-old girl, Courtney Jones-Davies, who suffers from the rare disease Rett's Synd-rome. The disco is provided by Dave
SMETHWICK Rangers got off to a flying start in their away Express & Star West Midlands Regional League Premier Division match at Bromyard Town. BROMYARD TOWN 1, SMETHWICK RANGERS 2 A quick break saw Jas Shergill bring out a fine reaction save from
COLWALL collected two comprehensive victories, the first over Rushwick on Saturday by seven wickets and then a four wicket win at Herefordians on Sunday. COLWALL v RUSHWICK LOSING the toss against Rushwick at Stowe Lane, Colwall struggled early on as
DYMBURY, the combined Ledbury and Dymock Saturday side, had a narrow loss to touring team Llandeilo in an entertaining and varied game. DYMBURY v LLANDEILO The visitors batted first and were soon in trouble against the guile and accuracy of Steve Evans
EIGHT Bromyard people who visited Buhuri in Tanzania over the summer will be giving a presentation at a cheese and wine evening tomorrow night (Saturday). The visit was part of the conservation link between the two towns. St Peter's Primary School teacher
BROMYARD and District Garden Club held its annual autumn show in the Clive Richards function suite last weekend at the the town's leisure centre. The show went without hitch as 25 competitors battled it out for eight cups with their vegetable and flower
BROMYARD Ladies' Group coffee morning takes place tomorrow (Saturday) to raise money for surgery equipment at Bromyard Medical Centre. It runs from 10am to noon at the former Vivienne Hair Stylists at 46 High Street.
THE Bell found themselves 1-0 down but Dave Beech equalised before half-time. BELL INN 4, CALLOW END HARRIERS 1 A second half hat-trick, including a penalty, from man of the match Tony Reynolds wrapped up the points for the Bell. On Sunday the Bell visit
LEDBURY Swifts travelled into Wales to open their Under 14's League campaign. PRESTEIGNE 5, LEDBURY SWIFTS 2 It was six months since their last competitive match and it showed as the home side moved and passed to great effect. Most of the first half was
MEMBERS of Ledbury Duplicate Bridge Club have been saddened by the sudden and untimely death of their chairman Malcolm Dorsett. Mr Dorsett, of Bank Crescent, Ledbury, aged 58, died last Friday following a heart attack at work the previous Wednesday. Club
