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  • Outcry over burial ground plan

    PLANS for a burial ground near Leominster has caused an outcry among residents living in Risbury, Humber and Stoke Prior. The application, which was expected to be put before Risbury Parish Council this week, takes up 6.8acres of agricultural land. The

  • Residents stage public meeting over travellers

    ANGRY Leominster residents who say their lives are made a misery by travellers setting up camp near their homes are to stage a public meeting to co-ordinate protests across the town. People living near Broad Street car park - the most popular local stop

  • Last minute moves fail to save house

    ELEVENTH hour moves to save a 'fascinating' early 18th century Leominster house from destruction failed when developers sent in a bulldozer and a demolition crew. Local people were shocked and Leominster Civic Trust's leader was dismayed when contractors

  • MP broadside on elderly care

    HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch has accused the Labour Government of relegating the elderly in England to the status of the third class citizens. Mr Keetch was speaking before the launch of the Right to Care campaign, which will call for the full implementation

  • Hospital playground up on the roof

    HEREFORD'S new hospital has been given a rooftop playground for its young patients. The whole of the £12,000 cost has been met by two local firms. The outdoor play area, leading from the children's wards on the top floor of the hospital has been constructed

  • Dan captures top karate honours

    HEREFORD Contact Karate Club achieved success at the ISKA National Gold Cup Championships in Birmingham. The city club only entered a squad of four and brought home a total of five trophies. Dan Hayes, aged 10, captured the ISKA National title in the

  • Broadlands gold

    BROADLANDS Primary School in Hereford has received a national Activemark Gold Award from Sport England, in recognition of their investment in pupils' health and well being through sport and physical activity. The school is one of 107 in England to be

  • Juniors hit form for two wins

    HEREFORDSHIRE gain-ed three match victories in the English Counties Table Tennis League - two in the Junior Division 3 and one in the Veteran Division 4C. Junior Division 3C: Herefordshire beat Devon 3rd 8-2 away and followed up with a 7-3 win over Devon

  • Hereford crash out to lower-graded rivals

    Aston OE 25 pts Hereford 12 HEREFORD gave a below-par performance against lower-graded opposition and crashed out of the RFU Intermediate Cup at the third round stage on Saturday. It was a disappointing result for the Wyesiders, who had gained a tense

  • Hooker runs in four tries for Colts XV

    LUCTONIANS Colts marched into the fifth round of the National Colts Cup with an emphatic 45-0 win at Derby. Hooker Jonathan Meld-rum snapped up four tries in this fourth-round mauling to set up an attractive home clash with Worce-ster. It was not until

  • Wyeside pack dominates

    Abergavenny Colts 19 pts Hereford Colts 29 HEREFORD'S powerful pack eventually proved too strong for Aber-gavenny, who scored three excellent second-half tries. The Wyesiders led 10-0 at half-time through a Colin Osborne penalty and a try by number eight

  • Greyhound Shield tie postponed

    GREYHOUND will entertain Kings Norton later this month in the North Midlands Shield. The match was postponed last weekend at the visitors' request, and it will now take place on November 24 or 25. To fill the breach, Greyhound arranged a training game

  • Park goes back to qualifying school

    BURGHILL Valley's David Park faces the prospect of six rounds in the final qualifying school, starting next Wednesday at San Roque, Spain, to retain his playing card for next year's European Tour. Needing a top-four finish in the Italian Open to make

  • Wenham inspires city club's return to form

    HEREFORD returned to form with a hard-working 2-1 win over bottom club Marjon of Plymouth in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League Premier Division 3. Searching for a much-needed away victory to keep them in touch with the leaders, Hereford

  • Tysler's spectacular goal brings reward

    A SPECTACULAR chip by Alexis Tysler earned Colwall a 1-1 draw at high-flying Portishead Firebrands in the West Clubs Women's League Premier Division 1. Tysler's fine finish was Colwall's reward for a fighting second-half display in which Polly Bounds

  • Veterans bow out of cup

    Hereford Veterans 1 Trojans Veterans 3 HEREFORD conceded three second-half goals to bow out of the EHA Vintage Cup at the first hurdle. The Southampton-based former cup winners tested the Hereford defence to its limits in the opening period of this first

  • Churches get vital hand-outs

    THE Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust has awarded more than £50,000 in grants and loans for vital repairs to 16 religious buildings in the county. The largest pay out in this latest round of funding goes to St Peter's Church at Birley. The parish

  • Great War graffiti find

    WARTIME graffiti scrawled by a Herefordshire soldier has been discovered deep under the battlefields of Northern France, writes ANITA HOWELLS. FC Lowe carved his initials in the soft chalk as he crawled through a tunnel beneath the town of Loos during

  • New man John moves in at drinks company

    BULMERS, the international drinks company based in Hereford, has announced the appointment of John Steels as Group Supply Director, responsible for production, distribution, purchasing and technical operations at all Bulmers plants world-wide. He succeeds

  • Education chief denies axe poised over schools

    THE director of Herefordshire's education authority has emphatically rejected claims that all small schools in the county are threatened with closure. In a letter to The Hereford Times, Dr Eddie Oram states that Herefordshire Council 'values and safeguards

  • Greyhound bow out of national cup

    GREYHOUND bowed out of the FA Umbro Sunday Cup with a 3-1 second-round defeat to Lebeq Tavern Courage from Bristol at Broomy Hill. Greyhound tested visiting goalkeeper Scott Kendall early in the game but Lebeq went ahead on 27 minutes when Tark Whitcliffe

  • Town keep in form

    Bustleholme 0 Kington Town 2 AN impressive second-half performance saw Kington continue their recent good form and consolidate their position in the top three of the West Midlands League Premier Division. Without the influential Danny Hill and Roy Jordan

  • Six-goal thriller earns applause

    Wellington 3 Wolverhampton United 3 BOTH teams were given a standing ovation after this West Midlands League Premier Division thriller which was in balance right up to the final whistle. Wellington opened the scoring after 15 minutes through Mark Fish

  • Edwards the star in defeat

    Pewsey Vale 1 Ross Town 0 A LATE goal condemned Ross to only their second Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1 reverse of the campaign. The margin of defeat would have been greater but for a superb goalkeeping display by Craig Edwards, who made

  • Rangers miss point

    WIDEMARSH Rangers could count themselves unlucky not to have earned a point from their Herefordshire Junior League Under-16 Division match with leaders Leomin-ster Minors. As it was a fine goal from 20 yards 10 minutes from time gave Minors a 2-1 win

  • Biggest turnout at Ross bonfire

    THIS year's Ross-on-Wye bonfire and fireworks display may have attracted the biggest ever turnout. Ross Lions Club, which organised the event, said the size of the attendance and the profits created would create a new record. The trouble free night was

  • Craft awards at the Chase Hotel

    CRAFTY students attended the annual New Entrants Training Scheme Awards Presentation at the Chase Hotel, Ross-on-Wye. The ceremony was hosted jointly by Herefordshire College of Technology (HCT) and Peter Evans, senior policy advisor for the Countryside

  • Bulls aim to impress before TV cup tie

    HEREFORD United players will be striving to impress this Saturday, only eight days ahead of their televised FA Cup clash with Second Division Wrexham. But old adversaries Doncaster Rovers should provide a stiff test for the Bulls, who will be aiming to

  • League on Town's HFA case

    WEST Midlands Football League officials will be considering what action to take in the case of Kington Town at their meeting this Monday. The management committee will be making a ruling on the Premier Division outfit, who have been fined £500 by Herefordshire

  • Promotion bid under review

    KINGTON Cricket Club's bid for a place in the Birmingham League will be reviewed at a meeting next month. The league management board are reconsidering an earlier decision in which they barred entry to the former National Village champions. Kington, the

  • Harriers next in line for Fields

    WESTFIELDS cruised into the quarter-finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup with a 5-0 home win over Feckenham on Tuesday. A brace from Chris Jefferson and a goal each from Mark Hibbard, Tim Powell and Matt Beale earned Westfields a home tie against

  • Thieves target kiosks

    TELEPHONE kiosks in the Bromyard area have become a target for thieves and vandals during the past few weeks. Cash was stolen from kiosks at Acton Green on October 4, Grendon Firs, Bredenbury, on October 18 and Little Britain, Kimbolton, on October 22

  • Charity hit by thieves

    MEAN thieves targeted the Guide Dogs for the Blind charity when they snatched heavy 'dog size' collecting boxes from two Leominster supermarkets. The raiders smashed a window at Safeway, Barons Cross Road, to take one of the containers which are in the

  • County praised on anti-bullying steps

    Herefordshire was feted at a London conference attended by Cherie Blair for leading the way on practical steps to help school pupils deal with bullying, stress and other problems. The Childline event, hosted by Esther Rantzen, heard of Herefordshire's

  • Action group feel let down by health chiefs

    MEMBERS of an action group battling for a replacement GP surgery at Tarrington have accused two health authorities in the county of letting them down. They claim that both promised a branch surgery would be established in the village to replace a full

  • Darren still battling on

    A FORMER Hereford Child of Courage who won a life and death fight against meningitis is at war with the disease again. And Darren Hodges of Fownhope has once more topped the list for bravery in coping with major surgery to correct damage to his body caused

  • More home comforts for college's students

    MORE home from home comforts have been created for students at Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind. Yet another stage in a £1.5 million project to fully refurbish its four Halls of Residence has been completed. Two have already had the treatment

  • First 100-year-old visitor

    HEREFORD'S Waterworks Museum has welcomed its first ever 100-year-old visitor. Bert Wood, who lives in the city, came to the museum just a few days after celebrating his century and wrote in the visitors' book 'My 100th birthday treat'. Mr Wood thoroughly

  • All ages turn out for peace

    PEOPLE young and old turned out for a silent vigil of peace in Hereford's High Town on Saturday. They were there to mourn all victims of terrorism across the world and to express opposition to war. The event was organised by Hereford Quakers , prompted

  • Burnt-out car is last straw for Kilvert Road family

    A WOMAN honoured by the Queen for her service to the Hereford community has hit out at the 'animals' who have made the lives of her daughter and young grand-daughters a misery. Patricia Burnett, of Red Hill, awarded the MBE in 1997 for her work with service

  • Smith regains county title

    FORMER winner Steve Smith regained the men's title at the Herefordshire County Closed Champion-ships in White-cross. With holder Damien Ellis unable to compete, Smith faced Andrew Watts in the final, where he lost the opening game, 9-7. Smith dug in for

  • Club collect five trophies

    THE final South East Wales Athletics League meeting at Newport brought reward for Hereford and County AC. The meeting incorporated the presentation of awards and Hereford collected five trophies, several of which had not been in their hands for many years

  • Youngsters show up well in cup victory

    Edwardians 0 pts Luctonians 24 LUCTONIANS safely negotiated the third round of the RFU Intermediate Cup with a solid win over lower-graded Solihull-based opponents on Saturday. Luctonians took the opportunity to give several young players their initial

  • Below-par league encounter

    Bromyard 3 pts Bishop's Castle 3 BOTH sides produced below-par displays as honours finished even in this dour North Midlands 1 encounter. Bromyard, aiming to end a run of two defeats, took the lead after half an hour of an uninspiring clash through a

  • Eastern power

    NORTH Midlands 18-Group Clubs were beaten 52-3 by a powerful East Midlands side in the second match of their Midlands Championship campaign at Bedford Swifts on Sunday. North Midlands took an early lead with a penalty from Yardley full-back Ross Rochelle

  • Katie's light shines bright

    A RAY of hope has entered the life of Katie Durben since her world was shattered by a nightmare illness 10 years ago. It comes in the form of a colourful Christmas card which is on sale this festive season to raise funds for the Association of Young People

  • Bulls aim to impress before TV cup tie

    HEREFORD United players will be striving to impress this Saturday, only eight days ahead of their televised FA Cup clash with Second Division Wrexham. But old adversaries Doncaster Rovers should provide a stiff test for the Bulls, who will be aiming to

  • Captain's charity day receives good support

    KINGTON ladies' captain Sue Powell was delighted with the support she received from members and their friends from local clubs for a combined golf competition and fashion show in aid of her charity fund. Nearly 90 turned out and raised £586 as the golfers

  • Attack victim recovers enough to regain speech

    THE astonishing recovery of Clare Thomas has reached a point where the detective leading the hunt for her attacker is now 'confident she will be able to provide vital information'. A press conference held by Clare's family and Det. Supt. Mark Howard revealed

  • Prince Charles backing county woodland project

    HRH the Prince of Wales is backing a major project to make Herefordshire's woodlands a catalyst for jobs, health and education. Prince Charles hosted a meeting of the Herefordshire Sustain Project (HSP) at Highgrove last week during which the objectives

  • City may get 'Arts Quarter'

    HEREFORD'S street map may have to be re-drawn to include a multi-million pound arts academy. Unveiled by executives at Herefordshire College of Art and Design, the visionary project, to be located near the city centre, will be at the hub of the future

  • Campaign to encourage science-based studies

    HEREFORDSHIRE Education Business Partnership has launched a nationwide schools competition aimed at reversing the trend of local students opting against science-based degrees. Science for life (S4L), a joint initiative with science company Bayer, is open

  • New magistrates court opened by Lord Slynn

    ACCORDING to Lord Gordon Slynn, the new magistrates court in Hereford is such a fine facility that even criminals in the dock will appreciate their modern surrounds. And as a QC, High Court judge, judge of the European Court of Justice and judge of the

  • Leominster back in action with local derby victory

    Hinton 1 Leominster Town 3 LEOMINSTER made light of the fact that this was their first West Midlands Division 1 South action for a month with a good team performance in an entertaining local derby. Although there were no goals in the first half, both

  • Pegasus in three-goal finish

    Wantage Town 2 Pegasus Juniors 4 PEGASUS snatched victory in the closing stages of an action-packed Cherry Red Records League Premier Division clash. The Herefordshire club scored three times in the last six minutes to cap a determined performance. Pegasus

  • Depleted side

    Brierley & Hagley 6 Bromyard Town 0 DEPLETED Brom-yard battled hard to overcome robust opponents in the West Midlands Leag-ue Premier Division but eventually went down to a heavy away defeat. Five late withdrawals due to work commitments and failed

  • Westfields slip away from home

    Darlaston 2 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS slumped to their third successive West Midlands League Premier Division away defeat after dominating the game for long periods and creating enough chances to have put the result beyond doubt. After a couple of good

  • Soccer Results

    Nationwide Conference: Woking 1 Hereford United 0. Cherry Red Records Hellenic League, Premier Division: Wantage Town 2 Pegasus Juniors 4, Pegasus Juniors 3 Cirencester 1, Highworth Town 1 Pegasus Juniors 1. Division 1 North: Pewsey Vale 1 Ross Town 0

  • Cash boost for Ross branch

    ROSS-ON-WYE Lions Club has given the town's new Age Concern branch a £400 boost after hearing that the service needed £1,000 to attain charity status. The branch, which is due to open sometime in November, will provide information and advice to the elderly

  • Wye Valley parishioners Caring for God's Acre

    A PROJECT to help Herefordshire parishes care for their churchyards has turned its attention to the Wye Valley. Caring for God's Acre (CGA) aims to support local parochial church councils in the management of their churchyard to enable them to become

  • County rugby rivals meet in match of the day

    MATCH of the day for rugby enthusiasts will be at Mortimer Park, Kingsland on Saturday where Luctonians entertain county rivals Hereford in Midlands 1, kick-off 2.30 pm. It is the first meeting between the clubs in 14 years of league rugby, although they

  • Weale goes through on tie-breaker

    HEREFORDSHIRE bowls star Rob Weale featured in the first tie-break in a major televised event when he won through in the BUPA International Open at Blackpool this week. Weale lost the first set of the first-round game 7-5 to Ireland's Neil Booth but then

  • Nick's new job

    SPORTS enthusiast Nick Webster has taken up an important position. He aims to 'score goals' for Leominster and Bromyard, writes PETE BLENCH. Nick, 26, is the newly appointed Market Town Officer, a post that replaces that of the former town centre managers