Malvern Theatres and its cinema could be accessed by residents in Ledbury by public transport. A mass mailshot of 3,750 Ledbury addresses is to be carried out to see if there is enough support for a late evening link between the towns. The survey is being
The baton relay to launch the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations and next year's Commonwealth Games is to pass through Ledbury, organisers have announced. The relay will also go through Tarrington and Stoke Edith, on its way to an overnight stop in Hereford
Around 400 guests and prize winners were expected to gather in the main hall of the John Masefield High School last night (Thursday), for its annual presentation evening. Assistant head Jim Davis said 100 prizes were due to be given out, including many
Food vendors and fairground rides could be absent from this Sunday's Christmas Lights switch-on in Ledbury, thanks to a shock last-minute move by Herefordshire Council. They could not be the only absentees, as plans for Bob the Builder to switch on the
Community support in the last week has added a further £17,555 to the Ledbury Hospital Equipment Appeal. The hoists and tracking system needed to move patients safely to and from beds and around the hospital would normally have cost £32,000 to install
THIEVES have stolen holly from a churchyard, destroying three mature trees in the process. The raid took place at All Saints' Church, in Hollybush, on Monday. Associate vicar, the Rev Joy Birkin, said everyone connected with the church was saddened by
Around 100 people attended a charity concert by Hereford Symphonic Wind Band at St Michael and All Angels Chu-rch on Saturday, November 17. The event, which also featured the junior choir from The Chase school, Malvern, raised £350 for the Retts Syndrome
The villagers of Gorsley and Kilcot, near Newent, have told their own stories in a new book, Millennium Memories, put together by the residents' Millennium Committee. Secretary Vivien Ferguson said: "Over 60 residents, past and present, have contributed
MORE money is to be spent on Ledbury's Recreation Ground as part of the town council's crackdown on vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Last month, vandals attacked a CCTV camera and lights just hours after they were installed. The lights were put up
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB A splendid 66 member attendance faced director Warwick Acland on November 21. He opted for a single Mitchell movement and the leading scores were N/S 1 Doreen Sallis & Margaret Westbrook 59.1%; 2, Janet Holder & Brian
A TOUCH of magic is required to end Hereford United's mini-goal drought, says caretaker manager Phil Robinson. The Bulls travel to fourth-placed Barnet in the Nationwide Conference tomorrow (3pm) with just two goals in their last five games despite a
SPECIAL meetings of Age Concern will be taking place in Stoke Lacy, Bishops Frome, Stanford Bishop and Bromyard in the coming weeks. The charity will be in Bishops Frome Village Centre on December 10, Stoke Lacy Village Hall on Tuesday December 11, Stanford
THE Light Up a Light Service at St Peter's Church, Bromyard, takes place on Sunday (December 2), at 2.30pm.
Gatehouse hosts Santa Crafts and National Trust goods will be on sale at a Christmas fair at Little Brockhampton on Sunday (December 2). A similar event takes place at the same venue the following Sunday. Father Christmas's grotto will be in the gatehouse
SWIFTS entertained lowly Westfields in this Under 14's league game. LEDBURY SWIFTS O, WESTFIELDS 1 The game settled into an early pattern, with Swifts' midfield trying to thread long passes through a resolute visitor's defence. Westfields best chances
FOOTBALL and Malvern this week lost an iconic figure who officiated at every level of the game for more than 50 years. Robert Allen Cole, known to everyone as Bob, died of heart failure at his Wells Road home on Monday (November 26), after returning from
COLWALL were hosts to top of the West Premier League Div 1 (Ladies) table Lansdown hoping to build on recent form against their local rivals. COLWALL 0, LANSDOWN 1 Lansdown had suffered their first defeat of the season the previous week, which had given
LEDBURY Rugby Club travelled away to Longlevens for a friendly game on Saturday due to the blank weekend for league fixtures. LONGLEVENS 7pts, LEDBURY 29pts The first half started with pressure all on Ledbury as Longlevens played the typical Gloucester
BROMYARD athlete Julia Gilbert won the women's junior U15 title at the British Indoor Rowing Championships in Birmingham, finishing in a time of 7 mins 31 secs, and knocking eight seconds of her winning time last year as an U14. Gilbert has represented
A LIFT could be added to Ledbury's landmark building, the Market House, to meet new laws on disabled access, after a surprise decision by English Heritage. The organisation has indicated that it is not opposed in principle to substantial alterations to
Ledbury'S Christmas tree is in place by the Market House, thanks to a fundraising drive by the Black Pepper Restaurant. The highlight of the move to get a better festive show was a recent auction in the High Street restaurant, where owner Felicity Pepper
Education welfare officers and police are to carry out a series of "truancy sweeps" in Herefordshire. Children seen on the streets during school hours will be challenged and asked why they are not in class. Herefordshire Council spokesman Anne Williams
The New Mills estate could be the site of a £30,000 skateboard area, under a scheme being backed by Ledbury Town Council. The move follows demands for better facilities from enthusiasts. A petition signed by 35 local youngsters was sent to Ledbury Town
Moves to enhance the St Katherine's area could depend on Heritage Lottery Funding in the New Year, according to Peter Harling, chairman of Herefordshire Council. A review of the site is currently being undertaken by the authority and ideas such as moving
Saturday's parish hall Christmas fair in Bosbury is being hailed as a success by organisers. Around 150 people attended the fair and £560 was raised for hall funds, which was even better than expected. A total of 135 raffle tickets were sold, and attractions
A 'Larder Auction' held by the Ledbury branch of the NSPCC raised more than £700. Around 60 people attended the event, at the Verzons Hotel in Hereford Road, on Thursday, and bid for 27 different lots of Christmas food hampers and fine wines. The charity
IN a fairly unexciting Express & Star Premier Division game in the first half, neither side had any real shots on goal and the match was heading for a scoreless half time. BROMYARD TOWN 0, LYE TOWN 2 Then, a free kick awarded to Bromyard on the halfway
BROMYARD, fielding a mixed team including promising youth players, went out of the North Midlands Shield following a first round defeat on Sunday. WARLEY 18pts, BROMYARD 7pts Warley, the North Midlands One strugglers without a league point to date, took
SATURDAY FOOTBALL EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Ettingshall HT v Malvern Town, Ledbury Town v Westfields, Bromyard Town v Heath Hayes. Division One (South) League Cup Round One: Malvern Town Reserves v Brereton Social, Malvern
LEDBURY Seconds hosted Cleobury Mortimer for the last home fixture before a series of away games takes them through to Christmas. LEDBURY SECONDS 29pts, CLEOBURY MORTIMER SECONDS 14pts Fielding a larger than usual squad, Ledbury took the opportunity to
NEXT season Ledbury Cricket Club are running an inaugural friendly pubs and clubs league with 20-overs-a-side matches taking place on midweek evenings and the club are looking for local groups to enter teams. The emphasis is on a friendly league with
A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer is celebrating after an unexpected turn of events at the end of a nine-month foot and mouth case. Peter Derek Vaughan, aged 46, who farms at Oakfields Farm, Kingsland, was found guilty of transporting sheep between two of his farms
THE number of places at Special Education Centres in four Herefordshire schools, including St Peter's Primary School in Bromyard, are to be cut in half. Trends for children with moderate learning difficulties currently favour them continuing their education
CHRISTMAS arrived in Bromyard last Saturday as the town's festive lights were switched on by local radio personality Mike George. Around 500 people packed into the Square, off Broad Street, for the ceremony, which followed a day of celebrations. Bromyard
BILL WIGGIN, Tory MP for Leominster, will be holding a public surgery at Bromyard Leisure Centre tomorrow (Saturday), from 10.30am to 12.30pm. To make an appointment, call 01568 612565.
Bredenbury Parish Church has taken the unusual step of contacting villagers by post in a desperate attempt to raise funds. The church has no means of paying for urgent repairs, such as those currently needed to the roof. Its historical contributions from
A redundant building on the Tanyard site in Pump Street, Bromyard, could be demolished to make way for 14 homes. Herefordshire Council has received a planning application from developer Peter Terry, who wants to build three detached and 11 terraced houses
FIVE pupils revived an old tradition with in a Christmas cake competition. Kayleigh Masters, from the Year 11 Certificate of Achievement food group at Queen Elizabeth High School, won a £10 book voucher. Others taking part were Dean Cooper, Bryn Backhouse
WITH this Malvern League game being switched at the last minute to the excellent surface at Dukes Meadow the Bell Inn 98 were keen to avenge last year's 5-2 defeat by the more youthful Callow End and secure their fourth spot in the league table. CALLOW
MALVERN League leaders Bull Allstars certainly made their intentions clear after their home encounter versus Old Bush Willie Thornes resulted in a 20-1 win for the home side. The first three minutes of this tie set the tone for the remainder of the game
EXCITING, pulsating, breathtaking - three words to describe the last five minutes of this Express & Star Premier Division match between Ledbury Town and Shawbury. LEDBURY TOWN 3, SHAWBURY UNITED 2 The previous 85 minutes were poor and uninteresting
LEDBURY & District ASC swimmers faced the rather daunting race of 60 lengths to conclude their long distance championships for this year, with the 1,500m freestyle. Fastest in the water was Jamie Dunn who had to go out hard from the start as he had
EASTNOR Cricket Club Balloon Race, held on Ledbury Carnival day, saw 750 balloons released and the winning balloon reached Felpham Bognor Regis, the buyer of the ticket being P Bollen who wins £200. Joint runners-up were A Lancett and Judith Slocombe
