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  • Dream home scheme for folly

    ONE of the finest follies in Herefordshire and a part of Ross-on-Wye's picture postcard skyline for well over 150 years could be turned into a dream home. Ambitious plans to turn the Gazebo Tower into a three-storey property complete with a sunken spa

  • Two hurt in crashes

    A WOMAN was hurt when her car left the main Hereford to Hay-on-Wye road. The 54-year-old was travelling on the A438 at 9.15am last Thursday when her white Peugeot saloon collided with fencing and trees outside Bull Farm in Letton. All three emergency

  • 10/2/06 - Town blown out

    LEDBURY Town played league leaders Market Drayton in the first round of the League Cup on Saturday. MARKET DRAYTON 3, LEDBURY TOWN 1 The game started with Drayton pushing forward but Ledbury held firm until the 25th minute when they conceded a sloppy

  • 10/2/06 - Junior Soccer Scene

    U9s in Edgar Street final as underdogs hit form LEOMINSTER MINORS U9s 0, LEDBURY SWIFTS U9s 2 LEDBURY Swifts U9s travelled to Leominster on Saturday as underdogs in the Hillman Florist Cup semi-final and came out on top with the best team performance

  • Best wishes pour in as family faces challenge

    Scores of letters have flooded into Ledbury's Shell House Gallery, following news that the Ireland family are giving up the Homend business. Six-year-old Hamish Ireland, grandson of gallery owners Pat and Jim Ireland, has a rare chromosomal problem called

  • Historic room looks forward

    One of Ledbury's most historic rooms has a new name and future, as the Panels Restaurant of the Talbot Hotel. The genuine panelled room in the 16th Century coaching inn, in New Street, has long been regarded as one of the heritage gems of the town, It

  • Motorcade to help hospice

    Adventurous motorcyclists are needed to ride from Ledbury to the Swedish twin-town of Stromstad, on behalf of St Michael's Hospice. Organisers are asking people to step forward as soon as possible so that a date for the ride can be fixed. Fundraiser Mike

  • Spire plan at crucial point

    A third bid for lottery funds could be made to try to mend Ledbury Parish Church's leaking spire. Bids in 2004 and last year failed to secure the £100,000 needed to carry out the work, which would involve scaffolding around the medieval landmark. Churchwarden

  • Mission to Romania

    A Ledbury woman who set up a charity to help Romanian youngsters with HIV and AIDs is hoping a fundraising drive will pay for a party for 60 poorly children this summer. Ann Brennan, of Playstation Day Nursery, hopes to travel out to Medias Visitor Centre

  • Friends remember life lived to the full

    TRIBUTES have been paid to the landlord of the Rose and Lion pub, after his death from cancer aged just 43. Steve Gibbs' funeral was held St Peter's Church yesterday (Thursday). His wife, Pippa, said: "He was very brave. He wasn't the type to talk much

  • Half-term fun

    YOUTH Fest comes to Bromyard during half-term next week offering youngsters a wide range of activities. Organised by community support officer Joanna Isaac and sponsored by Bromyard Area Drugs Forum, the event is for young people aged six to 17. It includes

  • Crews clear up crash

    FIREfighters were called out after a crash involving two vehicles at Stourport Road, Bromyard, at about 11.25am on Saturday. Initial reports said someone was trapped, but they had been freed before the crew arrived and were taken to hospital. The fire

  • 10/2/06 - Town blown out

    LEDBURY Town played league leaders Market Drayton in the first round of the League Cup on Saturday. MARKET DRAYTON 3, LEDBURY TOWN 1 The game started with Drayton pushing forward but Ledbury held firm until the 25th minute when they conceded a sloppy

  • 10/2/06 - Page collects ladies' medal

    FOUR members of Ledbury & District Harriers, Howard Abel, David Horne, Glyn Fletcher and Nicola Page, took part in the final race of the Herefordshire Cross Country League held at Presteigne on Sunday. At the presentation ceremony, held in the Presteigne

  • 10/2/06 - McMorran's award

    WHEELCHAIR tennis player Janet McMorran has won the Herefordshire Sports Council Disabled Sports Personality Award and has proved experience can triumph over youth after yet another excellent season. The Bromyard-based 55-year-old regained the British

  • 10/2/06 - Bromyard stage one of the best of season

    BROMYARD staged one of their best performances of their West Midlands premier division season to beat a strong Pelsall team 2-0 at home. BROMYARD TOWN 2, PELSALL 0 They dominated from the start and fully deserved to take the lead in the 38th minute when

  • 10/2/06 - Bulls can catch Stanley at the top insists Trewick

    JOHN Trewick insists Hereford United are not throwing in the towel on catching run-away leaders Accrington Stanley. A phenomenal run of form has seen the Lancastrians open a 10-point gap at the Conference summit, with two games in hand on second and third-placed

  • Public has say

    COLWALL residents took the chance to express their concerns over the lack of affordable housing in the village. Elgar Housing Association and the parish council hosted a public consultation at the village hall on Wednesday, February 1. Elgar development

  • All Greek

    TICKETS are still available for Malvern Inner Wheel's Greek night at Colwall Village Hall tomorrow (Saturday), to raise money for Heartstart and Acorns Children's Hospice. Tickets are £15.50 on 01684 562487.

  • What's on in city and county

    Events/talks Feb 11 Heritage Open Day, Hereford Museum Resource and Learning Centre, 01432 260292. 11 The Marches Scribe Calligraphy Workshop Ros Pritchard, Monkland Village hall, 01885 483186. 11 Orleton Caring for Gods Acre annual meeting, village hall

  • 10/2/06 - Ledbury Lions chase leaders

    LEDBURY Lions have moved eight points clear in second place in division two of the Brewin Dolphin Securities sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League. Steve Meredith made his first appearance of the season in their match against YMCA Vulcans. He won twice

  • 10/2/06 - Bridge results

    LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB In the monthly teams competition held at the club on February 1, the winners were Marjorie Archer & Greta Dallimore with Sue & Derrick Munday who scored 65. Of the 14 other teams taking part, the leaders were: Mary

  • 10/2/06 - Colwall CC meet

    A MEETING of all players is being held at Colwall CC clubhouse on Monday, February 20, at 7.30pm. New captain, Pete Butler, has called the meeting to focus on the challenges of the new season and to agree playing strategies. Players of all four league

  • 10/2/06 - Grounds day at Colwall CC

    ALL Colwall CC players, friends and family are reminded that this Sunday (February 12) is grounds day. The intention is for all club members to lend a hand clearing up after autumn leaf fall, to spring clean and brighten up the changing rooms from 10.30am

  • 10/2/06 - Coaching for juniors

    AFTER a successful season in 2005, Eastnor Cricket Club youth section will be holding coaching sessions for girls and boys at the Ledbury Leisure Centre. The sessions are as follows: School years 4-6, Sunday, February 19-Sunday, April 9 from 3.30-4.30pm

  • 10/2/06 - Two convincing victories by LRFC juniors

    LEDBURY RFC U10s returned to winning ways in a tough encounter against local rivals Malvern. LEDBURY U10s v MALVERN U10s The teams were evenly matched in the forwards, but the quality of the ball won by Ledbury allowed the backs to show their true potential

  • Festival to offer art for everyone

    Newent Arts Festival is starting to take shape after a open day to give townspeople a say in the event's line-up. Organisers held the open day at the library on Tuesday and will now sift through the ideas offered at a meeting on February 21. Spokesman

  • D-day for major plans

    A decision on two major planning applications for Newent will be made by Forest of Dean District Council on Tuesday. Forest of Dean Housing has applied for permission for 14 homes, vehicular access and car park at Bradford's Court, off Bradford's Lane

  • Report is a feather in the cap for pupils

    Staff and pupils at Gorsley Goffs Primary School are celebrating a good Ofsted report. The report said the school's performance was an endorsement of headteacher Richard Humphrey's leadership and direction. Dr Ruth Bailey, chairman of governors, said:

  • 10/2/06 - Soccer league for over 40s

    HEREFORDSHIRE FA are interested in setting up a veterans' football league (over-40s) to hopefully start next season. This could either be five, six, or 11-a-side, played on Sunday mornings, afternoons or any evening accordingly, depending on the level

  • Mugging victim's plea to 'be aware'

    A LEOMINSTER woman has told how she fought off a mugger while walking home alone at night. Emma Price was listening to her MP3 player and making her way along Broad Street at 11pm on Monday, January 30, when the stranger approached. "I had my music blasting

  • 3/2/06 - Town in trouble front and back

    A COMBINATION of poor defending and poor finishing undid Ledbury as they searched for vital league points away at Dudley on Saturday. DUDLEY 4, LEDBURY TOWN 0 Dudley took the lead on 25 minutes with a pass that split the defence and gave McTear no chance

  • Tribute paid to sporting legend

    A LEDBURY shopkeeper who was one of the great names in British post-war cycling and an Olympic medal-winner has died, aged 83. Many local people would not have known it, but Ernest Clements was at the very top of the sport in the late 1940s and 50s, winning

  • Heat is on for chefs

    Two chefs from the Verzons Hotel are finalists in the Copa Jerez Sous Chef and Wine Waiter of the Year event. To make the finals, the team at the hotel, off Hereford Road, had to submit a three-course menu and the ideal selection of sherries to go with

  • Police respond to criticism of Shop Watch scheme

    POLICE have defended the Shop Watch radio scheme in Ledbury after criticism from a retailer that officers did not respond to his warnings about shoplifters. Martin Eager, of Eager Electrical, plans to raise his concerns with the Police Consultative Committee

  • Education is reviewed

    Herefordshire Council has announced plans for a major education review in the Bromyard area. The council says it has too many surplus school places and wants to review the situation countywide, area by area. The Government gives the council money per

  • Fifth head in 60 years

    BROCKHAMPTON Primary School has appointed a Bromyard-born woman as its first female headteacher. Lindsey Taylor, who takes over after Easter, will be the school's fifth head in 60 years. Miss Taylor, whose family ran the Rose and Lion pub in Bromyard

  • Pupils' dragon dance is a roaring success

    PUPILS at Bredenbury Primary School celebrated Chinese New Year with a performance of the famous Dragon Dance. In a week of special activities based on the theme, pupils also tried their hand at Chinese cooking and prepared their own stir-fry. They made

  • Creating a family area

    WORK starts at the end of this month on a family garden and playground in Bromyard. The Hope Family Centre was awarded £50,000 for the garden in the National Lottery People's Millions in November, after appearing on television and winning the public vote

  • 10/2/06 - Police launch 'racism' probe

    WEST Midlands Police are investigating an allegation of racist comments made at Ledbury Town's away match at Lye on Wednesday night. Sports journalist Max Hall made a complaint at Halesowen Police Station immediately after the match, concerning comments

  • 10/2/06 - Youngsters in first step at WBA

    TWO Ledbury youngsters have taken the first step to top-flight football and are training with Premiership club West Bromwich Albion's development squad. Nine-year-old Josh Tomkins, a pupil at Much Marcle primary, and seven-year-old Harvey Moss, a pupil

  • 10/2/06 - Ledbury bowlers win charity event

    LEDBURY Outdoor Bowls Club entered a charity tournament in aid of Air Ambulance at the Wormelow indoor bowling centre on Sunday. A total of 10 teams, mostly from Herefordshire, entered and each team played four of the other teams. In total Ledbury won

  • Reward to catch tyre dumpers

    A REWARD is being offered to help catch fly-tippers who dumped hundreds of tyres on a Kington industrial estate. Anyone giving information leading to a conviction will be rewarded with £250 and assurances have been made that all calls will be treated

  • When Leslie was the man with the golden plough

    The man from the Golden Valley had achieved a great victory on German soil. NIGEL HEINS recalls Leslie Goodwin. CHURCH bells rang out over the Golden Valley on an autumn day almost half a century ago to hail the feat of a Herefordshire world champion.

  • 10/2/06 - Ledbury looks set to retain Wyvern trophy

    LEDBURY and District Swimming Club's representatives in the Wyvern League were celebrating their second round win at Monmouth on Saturday night. A 32-point lead over closest rivals Hereford set their hopes high of retaining the trophy at the final in

  • 10/2/06 - Fixtures

    SATURDAY FOOTBALL HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL MIDLAND FOOTBALL ALLIANCE Malvern Town v Causeway United (3.00). WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Bustleholme v Bromyard Town (2.45); Ledbury Town v Wolverhampton Casuals (2.45). Division One: Brereton Social

  • 3/2/06 - Excellent run is brought to shuddering halt

    Ledbury's run of five wins came to a halt as they were convincingly beaten by a determined and well-disciplined side enjoying home advantage. Nuneaton Old Edwardians 45pts, Ledbury 8pts From the kick-off, the writing was on the wall when Ledbury sought

  • Protest poll ruled out

    RESIDENTS protesting against a major housing development off Onslow Road have ruled out calling a parish poll. The idea of a vote followed a similar exercise in Ledbury before Christmas on the planned redevelopment of the Leadon Bank old people's home

  • A real credit

    Five out of ten businesses commended in the Forest Retail Awards are in Newent. Forest of Dean District Council received over 200 nominations from shoppers, with 50 businesses being whittled down to a a shortlist of ten. Although no Newent retailer won

  • In brief ...

    A BLACK and white sheepdog collie called Scooby went missing from a farm near Oxenhall at 3pm on Sunday. Sightings should be passed to Newent police on 0845 090 1234. Flowers were taken from tubs at the George Mews, off Church Street, Newent, on Friday