ARTIST Michael Knight, who has died aged 62, wanted to share his love of Herefordshire with the world. He did so with evocative pictures and prints that earned him an international reputation. After lecturing in art and its history, Mr Knight, of Upper
A MIRACLE baby girl is all set to defy doctors' predictions and celebrate her first birthday at home in Hereford after overcoming a catalogue of illnesses that threatened her life. When Millie Smith was born at the County Hospital last New Year's Eve
VOLUNTEER promoters in Shropshire and Herefordshire have promised Flicks in the Sticks screenings will continue in 2005. Under the Tuscan Sun, Himalaya, Troy and King Arthur are just some of the choices available. For more details check www.artsalive.co.uk
ONE of the first biomass plants to be commissioned in the UK is expected to be set up in the Leominster, Tenbury and Ludlow triangle during 2005. The privately-owned unit is being planned to give a combined heat and power use of 100 kilowatts and will
LEDBURY Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) is presenting The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See. From January 12-15 and January 19-22 at The Market Theatre, Ledbury, performances are at 7.30pm with matinees on the Saturdays at 2.30pm. The show is based on
A UNIVERSITY of Herefordshire could come out of merging two Hereford colleges, councillors heard. As expected, Herefordshire Council's cabinet strongly supported plans by the Learning and Skills Council to merge Herefordshire College of Technology and
FAIRIES, Indians and pirates - Peter Pan has it all. Celebrating his 100th birthday this year, the story of Peter Pan is a legendary one. Created by writer Sir J M Barrie in 1904, Peter has survived the ravages of two world wars, numerous reinventions
STONE and egg-throwing teenagers have forced the withdrawal of late-night bus services to a group of parishes near Hereford. Bus company First said it could no longer risk the dangers to passengers and staff. Its fears have been confirmed by police and
A WELL-resourced and well-organised south Herefordshire pre-school is providing good care for children, according to Ofsted inspectors. Ewyas Harold Pre-School was praised for the staff's positive attitudes and good supervision of the youngsters who are
CROWDS turned out in their thousands to support Herefordshire's Boxing Day hunts. The biggest attendance was at Ledbury, where around 6,000 people packed the town centre and waved off 200 riders. To rousing cheers, Paul Smith, joint-master of the Ledbury
Do you still make New Year resolutions? If not, why not? Some used to make them but stopped because they found that, after the first few weeks of January (or days maybe?) they were not keeping them. As a result, the resolutions made them feel guilty,
HEALTH campaigners are urging couch potatoes in Herefordshire to get walking for a fitter New Year. Too many of us are too flabby and unfit - and we are being given our marching orders. Many more need to put on their boots and set out on foot to help
HEREFORDSHIRE'S newly- formed girls' choir has given its first public concert. It took the form of a Christmas recital at the Bishop's Palace in Hereford, raising £200 for the Acorn's Children's Hospice. It was conducted by its director Nigel Hayward,
THE Whitecross Townswomen's Guild held their December meeting and Christmas party on December 1, together with guests from City and Tupsley Guilds. After a splendid supper provided by members of the committee there followed a hand-made Christmas Card
A KINGTON nursery threatened with closure has had a last-minute reprieve to keep it going over the next few months. Herefordshire Council and SureStart have come up with £2,500 to run Arrows Childcare from January 4 to March 31. Concerned parents heard
THE Hippodrome will pull in plenty of punters this year, with King of the Jungle, Joe Pasquale, versus the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk - and for good reason. He's a genuinely funny man, who plays it the way it should be - for the kids. EastEnders'
AUTHOR Karen Wallace was born in Canada, where she spent her youth messing about on the river, climbing trees and building toboggan runs. They are memories which are well served in the plethora of children's books for which she is responsible. Married
MANAGERS and staff at Leominster Leisure Centre and Bridge Street Sports Centre are celebrating after winning big scores in an assessment by the UK Quality Scheme for Sports and Leisure (Quest). They gained 69% and 70% respectively, putting both centres
WORK has begun on an outdoor learning area at Brampton Abbotts Primary School thanks to an £8,000 People's Places Award and a lot of fundraising by the PTFA. The site had been an overgrown and rarely used wildlife area, but thanks to the enthusiastic
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A RENOWNED sculptor is facing the biggest challenge of his career as he creates four huge steel eagles for Benfica's Stadium of Light. Walenty Pytel is to spend a year travelling back and forth to Lisbon in Portugal to create the four enormous eagles,
