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DEVELOPERS who have bought the Royal Oak hotel in Ledbury are vowing to make a go of the business. The Southend building was bought by Timber Homes UK on May 2 from previous owner Rex Barron. The deal opens the way for a housing development next door.
DELAYS to the sale of the former Ledbury Cottage Hospital mean Britain in Bloom judges will see a boarded up building later this summer. NHS Iventures, the body handling the sale to Edin-burgh-based Miller Group, is in the process of being privatised.
tHE effect of a new DIY superstore and garden centre on Ledbury town centre is being probed by Herefordshire Council. The council has been asked to grant planning permission for a £3.5m development on the Lower Road Trading Estate. But it has commissioned
Museums, Arts & Crafts, Cider & Vineyards, Gardens, Countryside and Farm Attractions, Heritage Museums Bromyard Teddy and Doll Museum: 12, The Square, Bromyard, 01885 488329. Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6pm; Sun 10am-4.30pm. Open daily except Christmas Day
Badgers are being culled in Bosbury as part of the Krebbs Report trials, set up by the Government to see if there is a link with TB in cattle. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed that Bosbury is included in the tenth
Ledbury Town Crier William Turberfield came 58th at the World Town Criers Championships at Newquay in Cornwall. He came back with a certificate and an invitation to participate in the next event in Queensland, Australia in 2005. Mr Turberfield was up
Ledbury in Bloom chairman Tom Deane has warned vandalism could undermine the campaign. He spoke out after damage was caused to a bench in the Tom Deane Millennium Garden, at the entrance to Bye Street car park. Mr Deane said hanging baskets will appear
LEDBURY Town Council has awarded the contract for its new £60,000 skatepark to a town-based firm but still awaits a key decision on financing. The regional development agency Advantage West Midlands is expected to give its decision on grant aid in three
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MEMBERS of the Ledbury branch of the Royal British Legion will act as coffin bearers at the funeral of a Burma Star veteran. Frank Bradford died at St Michael's Hospice, aged 82, on May 13 following a short illness. His funeral will be at Bromesberrow
A Ledbury pensioner is warning others to beware of bogus callers, after she fell victim to a distraction burglar. The victim, who has had trouble sleeping since and asked not to be named, said: "Will I ever learn not to trust everybody? I feel so very
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APPLICATION for membership of the Herefordshire Junior Football league for the forthcoming season from new clubs is requested in writing to the Secretary, Herefordshire Junior Football League, 8 Bonington Drive, Hereford, HR4 0RU. Forms must be returned
BROMYARD is to get a new £160,000 police station sooner than it expected. West Mercia Police Authority has decided to bring forward the construction of a new station with work set to begin within the current financial year. The building was due to be
BRINGSTY'S Live and Let Live pub does not have a definite opening date yet, its owners have admitted. The pub was bought by Alan and Sue Clarke last year and the couple vowed to re-open it after previous owner, Shirley Gregory, threatened to convert the
Wales' most popular heritage attraction. A coach trip to the Museum of Welsh Life, in Cardiff, leaves the Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, at 9am on Wednesday. Anyone interested in attending the Age Concern-organised event, which costs £9, can ring 01885 483483
BROMYARD Leisure Centre is holding a half-term "kids club". Children will be able to take part in painting and cake-making at the club, which will run from 9am to 5pm from Tuesday to Friday, May 30. A half day at the club, which is supervised by fully-qualified
A TREE has been stolen from a Whitbourne wood. The £300 oak blew over in a gale last year and was due to be sold. But a thief cut the trunk up and took it away last week.
THE Albrighton Woodland meeting at Chaddesley Corbett on Bank Holiday Monday (May 26) will decide the destiny of a majority of the West Midlands Area Championships awards. Adrian Wintle appeared to have an unassailable lead in the race for the men's title
LEDBURY & District Harriers juniors section training sessions for junior athletics will this year take place on Saturday evenings on the running track at the Ross Road Playing Fields. Years four-six to commence at 4.45pm, Years seven upwards to start
THE new chair of the West Mercia Police Authority has been elected. Robert Forster, of Telford, replaces Joyce Thomas, who has retired after 10 years' service with the authority. Ross-on-Wye school teacher Paul Deneen was elected vice chair. He has been
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB ON May 14, 31 pairs took part in a heat of the Caley Cup competition at the club. The clear N/S winners were Geoffrey Herbert & Denis Reay with a score of 65.32. The other leading pairs in this direction were: David Magee
Newent Town Council has decided not to support the ailing Farmers' Market but to push funds into producing two new promotional guides for the town. A 10,000 run of a tourism guide, the first comprehensive publication of its kind to promote the town, will
A garden designed in Newent to promote Yorkshire has won a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. The gold is the 10th won by show garden expert, Julian Dowle, of Newent. He said: "To win a tenth gold medal at Chelsea is fantastic and I am delighted.
The Stepping-Stones and Koffee and Kids mums and toddler sessions at the Glebe Chapel in Newent are thriving as never before. A total of 100 parents have signed their children into the sessions, with around half that number attending both the Stepping
Christian Aid Week in Newent has being hailed as a great success. The rector of St Mary's, the Rev. Robert Simpson, said the total raised was expected to be in the region of £3,000. St Mary's set up shop in town, at the old toy shop in Church Street,
Newent Town Council has asked Gloucestershire County Council to consider installing a signal controlled crossing in Broad Street. The new facility would replace the zebra crossing by the library. Because of safety concerns, town councillor David Blick
Young people seeking answers to big questions about God can take advantage of new Wild On Worship (WOW) sessions. The sessions are being led by young people at St Mary's Church in Newent. The first one, attended by the rector of Newent, the Rev. Robert
The glass pane smashed in the Broad Street bus shelter by vandals in April may not be mended until the end of May or the start of June because of the pressure of work on the town council contractor.
Sheppard House, in Newent, which is run by the Newent Association for the Disabled, will hold its open day on Saturday, July 5, between noon and 4pm. Attractions include a floral competition, with prizes for the best entries. Entry forms are available
Women's Insutitutes, WI Markets, Townswomens' Guilds, Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), General, Mothers' Union Women's Insutitutes WI House, 90 St Owen Street, Hereford, 01432 272268: Fax - 01432 370870; County Chair: Eileen Dilley; Federation
Amcor Flexibles is undergoing expansion at its Lower Road site. Management believe the firm is now the biggest employer in Ledbury, with 328 workers on its books and more to come. A total of 40 workers have been taken on in the last five months alone,
Saturday's Ledbury in Bloom litter pick is being hailed as a success by organisers. Around 25 people braved the rain to turn up, including the mayor of Ledbury, Coun Keith Francis. The chairman of Ledbury in Bloom, Tom Deane, said: "The weather was really
The Ledbury Area Cycle Forum has welcomed improvements to the town trail. Since November, Herefordshire Council has brought the trail back to its original width of two metres. The whole 1.5-mile length has been resurfaced and ruts have been removed. Worn
A YOUNG violinist has beaten children from the National Children's Orchestra in a prestigious competition. Hannah Roper won the Musician's Union Cup on Saturday as part of the Cheltenham Music Festival. The seven-year-old, from Tarrington beat four children
Several new books will be launched at this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival. One of them will celebrate the memories of the town's senior citizens. Over the last five years, writers Fiona Sampson and Graham Hartill have been encouraging pensioners to write
Dymock weather watcher Tony Denby is pointing to statistics for April to show that the year has been unusually sunny and dry. But Mr Denby, of Great Woodend, warned that a dry spring has tended to herald wetter summers. Despite April's reputation for
This year's annual Civic Service in Ledbury Parish Church will take place on Sunday, June 8, from 4pm, when the preacher will be the Bishop of Hereford, Rt Rev John Oliver. The mayor of Ledbury, Coun Keith Francis, said: "I am particularly honoured the
CYCLISTS in Bromyard can benefit from an improved route planner. Herefordshire Cycle Guide shows new bike tracks and one-way streets as well as offering details of local bicycle shops. Dave Davies, Herefordshire Council's integrated transport assistant
FOUR cottages could be built beside the A44 in Bromyard if a planning proposal is accepted. An application has been made by John Bishop, of Wicton Lane, Bromyard, to build three three-bedroom cottages and one one-bedroom cottage opposite Bishops Garage
A FORMER coach house could be converted into a home. The building, in Frog Lane, Bromyard, could be changed into a two-bedroom home if planners agree to the proposal submitted by Edward Lewis of Bishop's Frome.
EASTNOR Cricket Club will be looking for a place in the area semi-finals of the National Village Knockout Championship when they entertain Astwood Bank on Sunday. With Colwall perishing at Chaddesley Corbett in the previous round, Eastnor carry the flag
PERSONA Pride, ridden by Ledbury jockey Julian Pritchard, scored a popular victory in the Welsh Border Area Confined Championship race at the Golden Valley point to point at Bredwardine. The margin of victory was a battling length and a half victory over
A PLANT sale and coffee morning is being held at Colwall Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 12.30pm. Organised by the Flower Guild of St James the Great, it offers cakes, bric-a-brac, produce, tombola and raffle. Entry is £1, including coffee
FOLLOWING on from the winter league, where Ledbury men's B team won all five matches, they have had an excellent start to this year's summer campaign. They won two matches without the loss of a single set. Against Tenbury B Tony Haymes and Bob Cooper
Gorsley minister Roy Chivers has questioned why news from Iraq is getting less and less, when so much rebuilding work needs to be done. Writing in the parish newsletter, Mr Chivers said: "Having been persuaded that the war was necessary and having been
Newent Town Council is to provide football posts and nets for public use on Cliffords Mesne Common. The idea is that they would be taken down and stored when not in use, with a place for storage still to be identified.
Newent Town Council is to contribute £350 to the Dancing Through the Dean event, which will bring dancers to the town's streets on July 12. The idea of the festival is to entertain Forest of Dean communities with the arrival of lively travelling dance
BOSBURY CC were thwarted by the weather for the second home game in a row, when their match against Weobley in the Hereford and District League Division One on Saturday had to be abandoned due to heavy rain before the start of play. Bosbury will be hoping
The petition to stop a lift and modern staircase being added to Ledbury's Market House has passed the 3,000-signature mark. Delighted organisers are planning to stop collecting names on Bank Holiday Monday. It will be handed to Ledbury Town Council at
The Market Surgery cycle ride has achieved its target by raising £1,500 towards the cost of a new heart defibrillator. The other £1,500 needed will be contributed by the British Heart Foundation. Dr Rob Davies, of the Market Surgery, said: "We had an
Refurbishment of the Nicholson Organ at St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor, is due to start in October 2004. The work is scheduled to be finished by January 2005, at an overall cost of £25,300. John Nicholson, who started up in 1841, was a celebrated
Firefighters took just an hour to deal with a blaze in a paint storage building at Knapp Farm, Pixley. Two appliances from Ledbury answered the call, plus another from Hereford. The presence of the turn-table ladder was also requested, to allow firefighters
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PLANS of the new library extension at Bromyard's Leisure Centre have been revealed for the first time. A windowed facade will be the centrepiece of the £805,000 scheme, which has taken around two years to design and has a building start date of Monday
CAMPAIGNERS working to get a swimming pool built in Bromyard have drawn up a business plan to support their claims. The Bromyard and District Swimming Pool Working Party has earmarked a site near Hardwick Close for the potential construction of a £650,000
A HANDBAG snatcher duped his victim into supplying her bank pin number by claiming to be a policeman. The thief telephoned the elderly woman claiming to be leading police enquiries after he snatched her handbag in a shop in Broad Street, Bromyard, last
A KEBAB and pizza shop could be opening in Cruxwell Street, Bromyard. Temel Acar, from Aberystwyth, Wales, has applied to Herefordshire Council to open the take-away in what is currently an empty shop.
A COLLINGTON church will benefit from a £500 grant. St Mary's Church has been given the money from Herefordshire Hist-oric Churches Trust to fund replacement finial crosses.
Shoppers looking for fresh local produce will be able to get their fill in Bromyard. The town's monthly farmers' market will be held today (Friday) from 10am to 2pm outside Bromyard Leisure Centre.
MONEY raised for Comic Relief has been stolen from a Bromyard pub. A thief took £134.12 from a collection box in the Queens Arms pub in High Street between Thursday, May 1, and Saturday, May 17.
A BRING and buy sale and coffee morning organised by Age Concern will be held at Bromyard's Public Hall on Friday, May 30, at 10.30am.
EUROPEAN Minardi Cosworth driver Justin Wilson had another strong run in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, adding to his growing reputation as the most impressive Formula One 'rookie' of 2003. The Englishman eventually finished 13th, but had climbed as high
IFK STROMSTAD U16s, a youth football side from Ledbury's Swedish twin town, visited Ledbury to see for themselves what it had to offer and, more importantly to them, to play a game against their hosts. With 21 players in the party, an additional fixture
LEDBURY and District SC swimmers retained the Penguin Pairs Trophy for the third consecutive year winning 45 of the 58 events against teams from Ross-on-Wye and Beaufort. The gala consists of 25m sprints and two-man relay teams. It provides the opportunity
BROMYARD Rugby Club had their annual dinner and awards evening, with it being a hard season the prizes were well earned. Player of the year was scrum half Simon Lloyd, most improved player was flanker Gareth Walsh. The second team player of the year was
LAVENDERS will be the subject of a talk by nurseryman Andrew Bullah, from Tetbury. The talk, organised by Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society, is at 7.30pm on Monday, June 2, at Colwall Village Hall. Admission is free.
COLWALL Players presented their last production, Memory of Water by Sheila Stevenson, last week. Those taking part in this moving play were Angela Meredith, Sue Jago, Dianne Lloyd, Anna Byers, Andrew Howie and Jim Howden. The play was directed by Lee
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Colwall v Dumbleton. Division One 2nd XIs: Dumbleton II v Colwall II. CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One: Chaddesley Corbett v Bromyard, Pershore v Eastnor. Division One 2nd
There will be a plant sale under Newent Market Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to noon, to raise funds for the Cardiomyopathy Association. Organisers have chosen the charity to draw attention to a mystery illness that tends to affect young people.
ST Mary's Church is considering opening the church rooms for refreshments, to offer hospitality to visitors and raise funds. It would cover every Sunday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and all day on bank holidays.
