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  • New Attempt!!!!

    Hi Everyone. As you well know by now from the Hereford Times and BBC H&W, my attempt at the One Minute Push-Ups record has been thwarted by Guinness, much to my disappointment, but being the pro that I am I am not going to let me deter

  • Know the signs

    A BROMYARD venue is introducing short courses in British Sign Language. Deaf Direct is offering a five-week accredited course at the Bromyard Centre, Cruxwell Street. Lessons involve simple, everyday language, and start today (20 May

  • Fire at supermarket

    FIRE officers were called to a fire at a city supermarket yesterday. One crew from Hereford attended Sainsburys, on Barton Road, at 7.35pm and dealt with a small amount of rubbish which was alight within half an hour.

  • Insulation boards on fire

    FIRE crews were called to Westfailing Street, Hereford, last night after reports of smoke in the area. Officers, who arrived just after 9pm, found a large quantity of insulation boards alight in the crematorium. The fire was dealt with by 10pm and police

  • Gym Blog Update - May

    After a few slack weeks and it seeming impossible to find a spare minute in the day to get myself into the gym I've made a bit of an effort to get back on track and do some exercise. I live near a small deer park with a grass path around it's perimeter

  • Police investigate cause of fire

    POLICE are investigating a Presteigne fire which may have been started by a petrol bomb. Emergency crews were called to Lugg View at 3am last Saturday (May 17) where garden bushes were alight. Fire fighters then returned at 6.45am to

  • 'SAS' soldier dies in explosion

    A BRITISH soldier, thought to be a member of the SAS, has died in an explosion in Afghanistan. British forces were operating in the Musa Qaleh area yesterday when a soldier patrolling on foot was caught in an explosion. The Ministry

  • My month Down Under

    Our month in Australia has fbeen so varied that there is no lasting image in my head which sums up the place. The past month has flown by and I cannot believe we are half way through. Our first stop was Cairns which is a small, friendly town

  • Feed your senses on Open Farm Sunday

    A NORTH Herefordshire farm is one of 500 across the country opening its doors to the public next month. Tim and Fiona Bunting, of Grove Farm, Kimbolton, are taking part in Open Farm Sunday by offering free admission to the farm and a range of activities

  • Ross society leads the way

    A ROSS society is donning its walking boots and taking part in the county’s annual walking festival. Heather Hurley and Elizabeth Bailey from Ross-on-Wye District and Civic society are leading a walk from Peterstow on Wednesday, June 18. The five-mile

  • Fires at flats in Hereford

    POLICE are investigating two fires at flats in Hereford last night. Three fire crews from Hereford were called to Meadow Close, Belmont, at around 8pm and found small amounts of rubbish alight in two stairwells. Last week, a pushchair was set on fire

  • Girl rescued from swing

    A 12-year-old girl was rescued by fire fighters last night after getting stuck in a child’s swing. Officers were called to the public park on Gorsty Lane at around 6pm yesterday and had to cut the girl out as she was too big for the swing.