MADAM, Your article on the closure of day care centres for Alzheimer's patients is a devastating blow to patients and carers alike. This excellent service has been provided by the Herefordshire Alzheimer's Society for several years, subsidised by Social
Madam, Herefordshire Primary Care Trust chief Paul Bates appears not to understand the dire predicament the Alzheimer's Society now find themselves in, through the failure of his trust to fund the day care centres adequately. As you have reported, this
FORMER Minster School mates returned to one of their old haunts on Saturday night for a reunion at Leominster' s Royal Oak Hotel. Some 80 former pupils, who left the school between 1980 and 1985, turned back the clock to renew past friendships after a
HEREFORDSHIRE Council says there is no alternative to a three-week take-over of a Leominster sports hall by an 'election army' of 200 paperwork handlers. Easter holiday bookings for children's activities have been cancelled at the tennis hall, the largest
LEOMINSTER and Ledbury have raced ahead of the pack in a bid to join the information technology superhighway. Leominster, and some of its surrounding area, has been chosen for a regional development agency pilot project to provide broadband internet access
NEWLY-formed Friends of Leominster Railway Station have promised 'significant improvements' at the station over the next few months. Twenty volunteers recently carried out a general tidy-up of the station forecourt, picking up litter, clearing overgrown
LEOMINSTER town councillors went ahead to name the next mayor and deputy mayor despite a plea to delay the move. An election is looming. Voters go to the polls in May to fill the 16 seats on the town council. Councillor June French called for the selection
THE controversial mixed sex wards at Hereford County Hospital have been abolished. Men and women, most of them elderly, are now being nursed in single sex wards. The Government gave an April 1 deadline for 90 per cent of mixed sex wards in the country
A LEOMINSTER man who died of a brain haemorrhage consistent with that of banging his head, died of natural causes, an inquest heard. Glyn Bridge Jones of Green Lane, Leominster, was admitted to Leominster Community Hospital on October 4, 2001 after he
A SPECIALIST acupuncture service is being officially opened in Malvern next week. It is based at Holyrood House, once home to one of Malvern's water cure pioneers, Dr James Gully who offered hydrotherapy to an international clientele, including the evolutionist
PEOPLE who suffer from leg ulcers and are registered with a GP practice in Hereford are now able to attend a new clinic at the Gaol Street Health Centre. There, district nurses will diagnose the cause of the ulceration, plan its management and provide
PEOPLE often remember Hereford County Hospital in their wills. The amounts can be large or small but recently two significant bequests were added to the funds. One was for £96,000 to be shared between the cardiology and ophthalmology departments, the
MORE money is coming to Herefordshire to help with nursing and support for gravely ill children and their families. About 12 children in the county are in this category at any one time and a grant of National Lottery money will expand the services available
THIRTY years after the death of one of radio's biggest stars, described as 'the eternal schoolboy', co-star and 'radio sister' Diana Day remembers the Clitheroe Kid. Fondly known to thousands as Susan 'scraggy neck', Herefordshire-born Diana Day spent
THE only Hereford United player to win full international honours whilst plying his trade at Edgar Street will be remembered for his immaculate ball control, writes Ian Morgan Brian Evans, who died last week at the age of 60 following a short illness,
SADDAM Hussein is an insane dictator with a very bad track record and military action against him may be necessary, according to the Bishop of Hereford, writes PETE BLENCH. The Rt Rev. John Oliver, a panel member on Carlton TV's 'It's Your Shout,' told
CHILDREN in the reception classes at Hereford Cathedral Junior School are to have a magical new 'camouflaged' classroom which blends into its surroundings. Creating a 'green' space in a sensitive conservation area is the aim as head teacher, Tim Lowe
HEREFORD United's all-time leading football league goal scorer is to run the London marathon to raise money for a young child with cerebral palsy. Although former Bulls favourite Stewart Phillips retired from the game 10 years ago, he has kept himself
HEREFORD Couriers registered a resounding win in the annual Hereford-shire Cross Country Relay Championships at a muddy Westhope. Each athlete of the Couriers' four-man team ran incisively over the 5.8km course, which was shaped in a figure of eight.
IT was veteran pointer Better Future and jockey Tim Stephenson who took the plaudits at the South Herefordshire meeting at Garnons as the 14-year-old recorded another course win in the Men's Open. Often reluctant to race, Better Future was in a co-operative
Hereford 17 pts Old Halesonians 15 HEREFORD Colts withstood a second-half fight-back in dreadful weather conditions at Wyeside to reach the final of the North Midlands Under-19 Cup for the first time. Despite holding a 14-point lead at the break, Hereford
BURGHILL Valley posted 85 stableford points to claim third place in the latest Shropshire & Herefordshire Winter Alliance team competition at Hawkstone Park and moved into second place behind Hill Valley in order of merit. With the best two scores
HEREFORDSHIRE cricket enthusiasts were given a personal insight into the history of the Ashes when the county's cricket society met last week, writes Richard Prime. The meeting was addressed by Lord Darnley, who lives near Tenbury Wells and is the grandson
BOWLS -- Two indoor short mat bowls games, played within a few days of each other saw the Wanderers club consolidate their top position in division two. The first of those league games was away to one of this season's newest clubs to join the association
CANON PYON PLAYING FIELDS -- The next committee meeting will take place at Treetops on March 13. Clearly the community views are best represented by having a cross section of ages on the committee and Lynn Pugh, the secretary, tells me that anyone with
WI -- NEARLY 40 members and friends of the Leinthall Earles and Aymestrey Women's Institute enjoyed their annual Christmas meal at the Mortimer's Cross. The January meeting took the form of a New Year supper, with members providing pooled refreshments
FARMERS MARKET -- The change of venue for last Saturday's Knighton Farmers' Market does not seem to have had any impact upon attendance at the event, in fact some of those present thought that the Drill Hall provided an excellent location. Bookings for
SCHEME -- If Kington Town Council were a commercial company, its directors 'would have to recommend that it go into liquidation as it lacks the funds to pay its debts", its members have been told by council tax payer Barrie Trumper. He made the point,
PANTOMIMES -- Members of Penybont YFC, who were 3rd in the Radnor YFC Pantomime Competition and Golden Valley YFC who were first in the Herefordshire YFC round have organised a concert performing both pantomimes. These are entitled 'Sleeping Beauty' and
CHURCHYARD -- St Michael's Churchyard is looking very spring-like with masses of snowdrops flourishing round the hedgerows. On the south side of the church, many daffodils have been planted to replace those regularly mown down in the heart of the churchyard
VILLAGE LOTTERY -- The lucky winner of £25 was Jo Jones with her number 35 on Saturday, March 1.
EVENTS -- Over the past three months the village hall committee have organised several events which have met with varying degrees of success. A Christmas bingo night held jointly with Leinthall Earles and Aymestrey WI proved to be a great success as did
DOWSERS -- The South Herefordshire Dowsers hold a monthly meeting in the village hall, and offer a varied and interesting programme. This month took the form of a training evening, run by two of the members. Glan Jones went through the basics of map dowsing
CHURCH 100 CLUB -- In the Allensmore Church 100 Club draw took place on February 23, prizewinners were: 1st No 20 Diane Tricklebank; 2nd No 75 Ken Williams; 3rd No 24 Pat and Ian; 4th No 59 Linda Jones. The next draw takes place on March 23.
A FAMILY has said thank you for the lifesaving treatment given to their 2lb baby with a fundraising event for Hereford County Hospital, writes JONATHAN RUSSELL. Peter and Karen Preston from Dilwyn raised over £1,800 for the Special Care Baby Unit as thanks
TWELVE Royal British Legion standard bearers will pay tribute to one of their own at a Herefordshire funeral today. Standard bearer Ron Maysey, 66, from Weobley, will be honoured with one of the largest Legion-attended funerals in the county ever, at
POLICE are continuing their search in the Mordiford area for a fisherman who disappeared at the weekend. Paul Fickling, aged 45, from Bedfordshire was visiting the county with a group of friends on a weekend fishing break and was last seen on Saturday
A BLOOD-curdling replay of the 15th century Battle of Mortimers Cross is to be staged near Leominster this summer, writes PETE BLENCH. The Wars of the Roses clash, which resulted in local nobleman Edward Mortimer winning the crown of England, will be
FORMER Hereford MP Lord Gibson-Watt has left more than £4 million in his will including heirlooms belonging to his famous ancestor - engineer and inventor, James Watt. David Gibson-Watt was Hereford's Conservative MP for 18 years from 1956 until 1974
ROAD tax cheats beware! The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) could be crushing your car soon. As part of a new scheme to get tough on those who cheat the system, squads of wheelclamping units will be touring Herefordshire and towing away any
THE new Archbishop of Canterbury, enthroned in all the pomp and ceremony of the Anglican Church, took his new seat under the watchful eye of the former dean of Hereford Cathedral, writes JONATHAN RUSSELL. The Very Rev. Robert Willis, who moved to Canterbury
A LEDBURY builder has helped to reveal the 'secret of life' by assisting the launch of the Royal Mail's latest collection of stamps. Don Rigby, who has motor neurone disease, was chosen to launch the five new stamps that celebrate 50 years since the discovery
TIME is fast running out for grant applications to the Gannett Foundation, the charity arm of Gannett Co Inc, owner of Newsquest Media Group, publishers of The Hereford Times. Thursday, March 13, is the final deadline for local organisations to send in
From Devon comes a plea which may strike a chord with anyone who was involved with Bulmers and a promotion involving the steam train, King George V, back in 1968. Sylvia Boyles writes to me from South Molton on behalf of her brother who was in the RAF
ALL those aiming for a healthier environment and more supportive communities, should drop in on a series of lectures at the Courtyard in Hereford on April 12. The Schumacher Lectures involving Soil, Soul, Society and Health will take place from 2pm to
AN Act of Parliament from the reign of William III that effectively ensured Herefordshire would be left untouched by the industrial revolution is going under the hammer later this month. The historic document, dating from 1697, was issued to make the
THE kind of collection donation most country churches can only dream about has landed on Clehonger's plate. All Saints - which has served the village since the 12th century - is the biggest county beneficiary of a £2.5 million grant aid initiative. English
Ross Town 2 Middle Barton 3 AN EXCELLENT second-half display from Ross failed to rescue a point in Division 1 West of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League. Ross made a disastrous start when a visiting striker evaded two weak challenges and provided
Hereford United 2 Malvern Town 0 HEREFORD United moved three points clear at the top of the Midland Floodlit Under-18 Youth League Southern Division with a hard-fought home win. After an even first-half, the Bulls took the lead on 60 minutes when Paul
Wellington 2 Cinderford 0 WELLINGTON scored twice in the second half to secure their place in the semi-finals of the HFA Giantkillers Under-18 Cup. After an even first half, the quarter-final tie burst into life when Sam Lloyd gave Wellington the lead
West Midlands League, Premier Division: Bromyard Town 1, Little Drayton 4. Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Wellington 4, Sutton 2; Ross United Services 2, Westfields 2; Hinton 4, Leominster 2; Weston 1, Woofferton 4; Fownhope 1,
ROSS-ON-WYE will see a somewhat bizarre collection of individuals 'crawling' the streets tonight (Thursday). Up to 20 staff and members of the public will set off from the Travellers Rest on the Ledbury Road at 6.30pm for a pub crawl with a difference
KINDLY residents who loaned relics to the Folk Museum in Rhayader over the past ten years have been asked to get in touch. Now the trusteeship has been passed to the Community Arts Rhayader and District (CARAD), the collections are to be transferred and
ACORNS Children's Hospice supporters will put their best feet forward for the charity in Hereford on Sunday, April 27. The city's Lions Club has organised four sponsored walks starting from the City Sports Club, Grandstand Road, between 9.30am and 11am
'Tomorrow's World' has come to Fairfield High School in Peterchurch with an innovative scheme which allows all of a year's science pupils to be taught in one super-size class, benefiting from the talents of three of the school's science teachers. The
THE MYSTERY of a missing set of goalposts - later found in a brook sawn into three pieces - contributed to the postponement of a Hereford-shire County Cup football semi-final on Sunday. Police have launched an investigation into the unusual act of vandalism
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner will appeal against the dismissal of John Grant in last Saturday's defeat against Nation-wide Conference title-favourites Yeovil Town, writes Ian Morgan. The United manager has now had time to review video evidence of
RUGBY fans can look forward to another day of entertainment with Herefordshire Schools RU's 44th annual Invitation Sevens being staged at Luctonians' Kingsland ground on Saturday. Some early matches will also be played at the Minster College, Leominster
HEREFORD-based pole-vaulter Irie Hill has failed to qualify for the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist finished third with 3.80m at the AAA's Championships in Birmingham where she had cleared 4m at a previous
ANIMAL rescuers believed they were trying to make her look like a clown - but it was no laughing matter for Amy the Pomeranian dog. Little Amy spent a week in the pound after she was found wandering around Leominster with spray paint all over her fluffy
MADAM, My Nan went to Hereford hospital to have her ears checked and my mum went with her. Her appointment was at 10.15am, and they got there at 09.45am. They spent 15 minutes looking in the car park but there were no spaces, so my mum dropped my Nan
MADAM, I must respond to the Civic Trust's opposition to the plan for a DIY store on the land owned by and opposite F H Dale Ltd. My wife and I would welcome such a development, and we are probably typical of many in Leominster and the surrounding villages
MADAM, The loss of the Big Cheese event really is a disaster to Herefordshire's economy. An event of this magnitude would have brought national and international visitors as competitors, supporters and so many groups interested in local food production
MADAM, The Independent group on Herefordshire Council has never agreed to an alliance nor even discussed it. Councillors Rule and Grover serve as cabinet members, that is their choice, they are independent. The rest of us have seats on committees allocated
MADAM, Conservative Agents and the Independence Party seem to be trying to confuse your readers about the role of Independent councillors. Let me clarify the matter. We do not acknowledge a role for party politics in local government. That is not to say
MADAM, Can anything be done about this scandalous tax. It seems out of control. For many on fixed incomes, it is a continual worry and gets worse year by year. For some the only recourse may be to resort to social security. Unlike income tax, there is
MADAM, It will be a year on March 8, since the Sydonia Pool, in Leominster was so suddenly closed. According to the media this morning swimming is the most popular sport. The children of Leominster and the surrounding district are being deprived of this
MADAM, The Government has produced a White Paper proposing increased production of electricity from sustainable sources. What is the point of grand schemes for wind generation etc, when shops are allowed to waste electricity by keeping their doors wide
MADAM, Kingswood Residential Hall in Kington is under threat of closure by its owners, South Shropshire Housing Association, with the loss of 31 beds for the elderly and infirm people of Kington and surrounding district, along with the loss of 42 nursing
THE Primary Care Trust is very aware of the anxiety this issue is causing the Alzheimer's Society and the vulnerable individuals it cares for. The factors which have conspired against the Society are unfortunate but the PCT cannot solve problems simply
Madam, In the same week the National Lottery Fund found £20million or so to buy a picture, and the Government a few £billion to fund a war, we had a letter from the self same Lottery Fund. The difference is that we wanted £1,500 to undertake a feasibility
WITH a big increase in council tax looming, Herefordshire Council will come under enormous pressure to "seize the bull by the horns" over the Leominster swimming pool issue the town mayor said this week. A year has passed since the county caused uproar
HEREFORD Hospitals Trust is facing its worst cash crisis in 10 years, writes LIZ WATKINS. It blames a massive workload for building up a potential debt of £1.2 million by the end of March. "This is the tightest financial situation we have ever found ourselves
IT was yet another form to fill in over the winter but more than 1,800 Leominster residents took time to complete it. Herefordshire Council has thanked them for their efforts. The council's research team says it is pleased with the number of people who
AN 85-year-old woman died after she choked on her roast dinner at a Leominster nursing home, an inquest heard this week. Rosemary Allwright, a resident at the Forbury Nursing Home, was rushed to the county hospital after she choked on her food on August
HEREFORD County Hospital is re-enforcing its existing no smoking rule. It will apply to the whole of its site from immediate effect. A smoking 'shelter' outside the hospital near the entrance will also be taken out of action on National No Smoking Day
WEDNESDAY, March 12 is national No Smoking Day. Many hundreds of people will promise to give it up. But people have a much higher chance of succeeding if they know more about the implications. Herefordshire's Stop Smoking Service has already held a stand
THE Hereford County Hospital multi-faith chapel will remain open at all hours despite suffering a shocking attack at the hands of vandals. Obscene messages were scrawled in the condolence book and Muslim prayer mats were stolen from the quiet room inside
THE culmination of the Nationwide Conference season means everything to everybody connected with the club. I am aware what the supporters think - they have not had a lot to shout about over the last five years. But for the players, in particular, it's
HUNDREDS of Herefordshire women are expected to join forces and don their running shoes as the city welcomes Cancer Research UK's Race for Life in July. Hereford will play host to the special fund raising event for the first time and organisers hope at
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is set to appeal against the dismissal of John Grant in last Saturday's defeat against Nation-wide Conference title-favourites Yeovil Town, writes Ian Morgan. The United manager has now had time to review video evidence
IF you attended the Bluecoat Secondary Modern School in Hereford from 1948-50 and were in the choir, then there's a reunion planned which may interest you. Details from Shirley Symonds, nee Hankins, on 01432 273341 on the get-together which involves a
A HIGHLY respected businessman who ran an old city fruit empire will be mourned at his funeral tomorrow, writes ANITA HOWELLS. Former managing director of Sid Wright Ltd, Peter Bayley Wright, has died aged 82. He is proudly remembered by family and friends
A HEREFORD angler, who fishes for fun at the weekends, is now considering taking the sport more seriously after landing a giant pike on the banks of the River Wye near the Eign Bridge, Hereford. Richard Morris, 22, was thrilled with his biggest-ever catch
MILLFIELD resumed their dominance of the Marches Schools Rugby Sevens with a record-breaking eighth victory in the prestigious competition at Wyeside, writes Jeremy Finney. The Somerset-based school firstly lifted the trophy in 1982 and lastly in 1999
Kenilworth 3 pts Luctonians 18 LUCTONIANS returned to winning ways following the previous week's defeat to maintain their promotion bid in Power-gen Midlands 1. Due to injuries and unavailability Luctonians, fielded a somewhat changed side. Luctonians
Luctonians 24 pts Bromsgrove 3 LUCTONIANS marched into the final of the North Midlands Under-19 Cup - where they will meet county rivals Hereford - with a comprehensive win over their Worcestershire rivals. It was only Luctonians' second match in five
Hereford 7 pts Stratford 37 HEREFORD crashed to their heaviest defeat of the season in Powergen Midlands 2 West in a result which virtually killed off their promotion hopes. With numerous first-teamers unavailable, it was a hesistant team which took the
RFU LEAGUE Powergen Midlands 1: Barkers' Butts 5, Dunstablians 41; Bromsgrove 23, Hinckley 15; Kenilworth 3, Luctonians 18; Longton 40, Leicester Lions 5; Malvern 15, Whitchurch 20; Spalding 25, Walsall 6. P W D F A Pt Longton 18 16 0 496 176 32 Luctonians
GREEN-FINGERED types will get a little taster of the delights at Hergest Croft garden in Kington as it invites members of the public to look round at weekends during March. The preview comes before Hergest Croft flings open its garden gates daily starting
A NORTH Herefordshire primary school has swapped its old school house for a new extension block. Almeley Primary School held a special opening ceremony for the renovated building comprising of an administration room, the head teacher's study, and a new
A NIGHT of dazzling special effects is on the cards as staff and students at a Kington school prepare to stage their latest production 'The Wizard of Oz'. Nearly 100 pupils from Lady Hawkins High School are involved with the production, which opens tonight
COSY, country hideaways with the luxury of a five star feel are top of the agenda for a Kington farm diversification project. Desperate times in the farming fraternity caused Lyonshall farmer, Jo Hilditch to look at other ways to earn a living and she
A WAG with a pen was on the loose in Hereford one night in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. The early Wesleyans held their services in a room in Packers Lane - now East Street - over a wine and spirits vaults. When the good Methodists arrived
Aug 17 Farnborough T (H) 2-1 (Pitman 2) Aug 20 Forest Green (A) 3-1 (Parry, Williams, Wright) Aug 24 Gravesend (A) 0-3 Aug 26 Morecambe (H) 1-2 (Pitman) Aug 31 Nuneaton B (A) 3-0 (Guinan, Parry,Pitman) Sep 9 Woking (A) 2-1 (Clarke, og) Sep 14 Chester
BROMYARD gave a good account before bowing out of the Indoor Six-a-Side Cricket Club Champion-ship with a 41-run defeat against holders Madisons in the area semi-finals at Northamptonshire. Hosts Madisons posted a formidable 154-3 off 12 overs against
A HEREFORDSHIRE farming family is celebrating a new baby they weren't expecting until three hours before the birth. Now they say she is a miracle, a gift from God. Mandy Davies of Lodge Farm, Leysters had no idea she was pregnant until her 7lb 14oz daughter
REQUEST FOR PIANO -- Whenever Skenfrith asks for anything through the papers, they always seem to get a generous response. The request for a piano was no exception. The day following publication of the request, a piano was offered and was collected within
ASSEMBLY ROOMS -- Presteigne's favourite soprano, Marion Rowlatt, will be entertaining the audience in the Assembly Rooms on Saturday, March 8, 'With a little help from my family...and friends' at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £5 on the door, with cabaret seating
SALE -- A table-top sale will take place in Norton Canon Village Hall, Calver Hill off the A480, on March 8, commencing at 10am-12noon. £5 per table.
VALENTINE -- A delightful evening's entertainment was provided by the halfway Community Theatre at Much Birch Hall on February 14-15, the tables suitable decorated to celebrate Valentine's Day. The first half of the programme featured Much Birch Church
CHOIR VISIT -- A concert featuring the Talgarth Male Voice Choir is being staged at the Cawley Hall, Eye, on March 14 at 8pm. Tickets (£4) are available from Sue Evans on 01568 614501, or at the door. There will be a bar from 7.30pm. All profits will
FILMS -- Flicks in the Sticks has proved to be extremely popular in the village hall with some shows being a sell-out. Perhaps for this reason, Gorsley has been chosen as one of the venues for the first Boderlines Film Festival. Films to be shown will
LYCRA -- 'Not lycra at all', she said, but an unusual sight would have met the eyes of a visitor to Gladestry Women's Institute's February meeting. The spectacle would have been members with weights in their fists, stretchy strips under their feet, skipping
MENINGITIS TRUST -- The Terry family is hosting a Coffee Morning in aid of the Meningitis Trust, at their home Ridgeway, Great Oak, Eardisley on Friday, March 14, from 10am-12.30pm. WHIST DRIVE -- On Monday, February 24, another in the series of social
WALKERS -- Bromyard Walking Group's next walk is on Sunday, March 16 around Dymock. If you would like further details please contact Teresa on 01885 483697.
RELEGATION-threatened Hereford rounded off their Gerrard West of England and South Wales League Premier Division 3 campaign with a disappointing 1-1 home draw against Whitchurch 2nd. The city outfit, who lie third from bottom, now have to wait until rival
HEREFORD Sixth Form College boys' team reached the semi-finals of the Under-18 RAF West of England Tournament at Millfield School in Somerset. The county's representatives gave a good account of themselves before losing 5-0 to Millfield School, the runners-up
A BRACE from Lisa Handy and a penalty-corner strike from Dwyn Jones gave Hereford Ladies 2nd a 3-2 away win over Welsh club Old Hawardians 2nd in a keenly-contested friendly. Trailing 2-1 at the break, the Hereford side dominated the second-half and their
THE Downs School will represent Herefordshire in the West of England Schools Under-11 girls hockey tournament at Bristol. The Colwall-based youngsters earned the right to compete in the tournament when they won the Herefordshire Schools competition staged
A SECOND strike at one of the county's biggest employers, Special Metals Wiggin, was in the balance yesterday as The Hereford Times went to press. The result of a vote on whether 400 members of the firm's biggest union, the GMB, were to walk out at midnight
A HEREFORDSHIRE winemaker is campaigning against a new Licensing Bill that is threatening the livelihoods of small producers. David Longman of Frome Valley English Table Wines, Bishops Frome, said the current Bill being considered would mean attending
HEREFORDSHIRE Council could commit £1.5 million of its cash reserves to cutting the county's Council Tax rise. A plan put to members meeting tomorrow (Friday) will slash the increase from 17 per cent to 14.5 per cent - a Band D average of £924. The cabinet
A HARLEQUIN Mills and Boon novelist in Herefordshire has been short-listed for a new award for her latest romance. 'Marrying the Major', by Joanna Maitland, is a heady mixture of passion and macho military history that has melted judges' hearts at the
A 25-YEAR battle to prove the innocence of convicted murderer Harold Williams could end this month, nearly three years after the Tupsley man died. The case of Harold 'Ginger' Williams, convicted in 1977 of the murder of his former partner Margaret Davies
ONE of the area's most picturesque country estates is looking for a buyer with £4.2m to spend. The 485-acre Halesend estate lies on the Worcester-Herefordshire border at Storridge, near Cradley, three miles north-west of Malvern. It is based around a
DOES your family history include a reference to the Saunders family in Garway? Christine Johnson, nee Saunders, has traced her roots back to Peter Saunders (tailor of Garway) and his wife Eliza, nee Harper. They were Christine's great grandparents on
A FORMER Hereford couple have a double reason to run the London Marathon in April. Rich and Tess Quinsey (nee Gwyn) wanted to help people going through similar experiences after their twin sons, Thomas and Harry, were born 11 weeks prematurely two years
TENNIS proved a smash for Hereford Cathedral Trust and Cancer Research last year, raising over £5,000. Now the organisers want to do even better with a second event in June. In the first Herefordshire Charity Tennis Tournament 48 players of mixed talents
A HEREFORDSHIRE construction company and property developing business has taken a swipe at the prospect of a regional assembly in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Collins Engineering spokesman Phil Collins has told Mr Prescott that his
WELLINGTON Rangers consolidated their position at the top of the Hereford Times Hereford-shire League Premier Division on goal difference after a 4-2 home victory over lowly Sutton. The reigning champions made a bright start and opened the scoring after
Westfields 3 Wolverhampton Casuals 0 WESTFIELDS retained their two-point lead in the West Midlands League Premier Division when they found the target three times in the second half to register their 21st league victory of the season. With both Casuals
Kington Town 3 Smethwick Sikh Hunters 1 KINGTON manager Mick Panniers came out of retirement to help his depleted team come from behind to earn a well deserved West Midlands League Premier Division victory. Kington started well but were rocked back in
Pegasus Juniors 0 North Leigh 2 PEGASUS acquitted themselves well against the title favourites of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division in atrocious conditions. The determination of the Hereford outfit was such that their goalkeeper
Brierley & Hagley 0 Ledbury Town 0 LEDBURY shared the points in an entertaining West Midlands League Premier Division clash after having a goal disallowed. The early play was even as both teams tried to establish superiority, but Ledbury gradually
Heath Hayes 1 Wellington 1 WELLINGTON were left ruing several missed chances as Heath Hayes scored a late equaliser to deny them points which would have lifted them into the top eight of the West Midlands League Premier Division. The visitors started
Lye Town Reserves 2 Leominster Town 1 LEOMINSTER could consider themselves hard done by in a competitive West Midlands League Division 1 South clash as Lye came from behind to grab a late winner. After creating several good chances, Leominster took the
Kerry 2 Presteigne 0 ROBBIE Gore was red-carded in stoppage-time as Presteigne crashed out of the Central Wales Cup in atrocious conditions at the third-round stage. Presteigne had an early opportunity to open the scoring when Tom Ammonds threaded the
Ross Town Ladies 3 Redditch United Ladies 0 FORMER winners Ross reached the final of the Herefordshire & Worc-estershire County Cup for the second time in three years. Two strikes by midfielder Gemma Wadley late in the first half gave Ross a flattering
Racing Club Hibernia 1 Pegasus Ladies 3 PEGASUS dominated the West Midlands Regional League away match against opponents who were formerly know as Leamington. After a disjointed opening period, Eve Green-house was felled inside the penalty area and got
Under-9 Hillmans Florist Cup semi-finals: Lads Club 1 (Blake) Lads Club Colts 0, Ross United Services 2 (Overthrow 2) Leominster Minors 2 (Morris 2) aet Ross United Services won 2-1 on pens. Under-9 Division: Westfields 4 (Bright 3, Wildig J) Hinton 0
FIRE fighting is a family affair for the Jarrett boys - true local heroes who carried two women from a blazing house just minutes after being called away from their 'day jobs'. Cousins Mel and Paul Jarrett took the lead in a rescue hailed as a text book
ROSS Rugby Football club has received planning permission to build changing rooms and improve access to its car park at the Sixth Avenue site in Greytree. The new site will provide two communal changing rooms with shower facilities, toilets, a store,
BREAKFAST is a recipe for exam success at John Kyrle High, Ross-on-Wye - served as part of the school's GCSE support programme. Having tucked in, students get a 30-minute 'taster' on the subject they are about to sit. But the 'Breakfast Boosters' aren't
HAY-ON-WYE'S last stationmaster, who was renowned in the town for his old fashioned gentlemanly manners, has died peacefully aged 95. Maurice John was an exceptional community stalwart who won the British Empire Medal for his services to the town, was
THE controversy surrounding Hereford Rugby Club's Powergen Midlands 2 West match at Bedworth has taken another turn with two visiting players now cited for alleged violent play. And the English RFU at Twickenham, who have been keeping in touch with developments
STUDENTS at a Bromyard school had an extra week's holiday after half term when buildings had to be closed due to emergency repairs. Years seven and eight at Queen Elizabeth High School enjoyed the extended break when heating pipes were found leaking causing
BROMYARD police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision between a yellow Rieju RSI motorcycle and a black Volvo car, which happened at around 7.45pm on Saturday February 22, on the A44 Bromyard to Leominster Road at the Panniers Lane junction
MADAM, I refer to the claim (Hereford Times, Feb 20), that Roland Vaughan created waterways and used boats on them and that this was another 'first for the county'. However, the 11-mile Fossdyke Navigation was dug by the Romans 1,800 years ago to link
MADAM, What other business can increase prices every year, provide no better services, and get away with it? I think the time has come to say No! Herefordshire Council - go back to the drawing board, do your sums again and come up with a reasonable demand
MADAM, I was interested to read the letter drawing attention to the council's advertisement for a housing strategy officer at a salary of £54,000, when council tax is rising. In a radio debate a hospital consultant surgeon confirmed the salary for such
Madam, I refer to letters on the potential council tax rises, the decision on which will be taken by the full council tomorrow (Friday). There is a clear understanding of the burden this presents locally but there needs to be an understanding the only
MADAM, I totally agree with Suzanne Choppen on litter (February 13), but why don't we instigate our own 'Keep Herefordshire Tidy' campaign? 1.Stop dropping litter from cars, on to pavements etc. 2. Organise ourselves to collectively pick it up. 3. Lobby
