A BODY has been discovered after a search operation at a county beauty spot. Rescue crews were called to Symonds Yat early on Tuesday following reports of a missing woman. The body was found near Coppet Hill viewpoint, but the death is not being treated
THE Hereford Deaf Children Society organised a summer activity which 20 children aged between five and 16 years attended. Deaf children and young people and their siblings were resident at the Malvern Outdoor Centre for five days in a communication-friendly
Eskleyside Agricultural Society’s 108th ploughing match was held on Sunday September 28th at Vowchurch Court by kind permission of Mr Ian Prior. It was a most successful day with almost 50 competitors. The weather was glorious, and the ploughing field
Wormside Ploughing Society Ploughing Match with agricultural competitions and domestic and horticultural sections, was held on Saturday at Lower Chilstone Farm, Madley by kind permission of Mr and Mrs A J Johnson. Results: Ploughing: World Style - 1
A FORMER Herefordshire detective tried to pick up a 13-year-old girl and put her in his car, a court heard today. The teenager was extremely drunk and lying on the floor of the Belmont Tesco car park when Geoffrey Alan Gough was said to have attempted
The British Horse Society is seeking intrepid riders to embark on the ride of a lifetime. The society is running another of its challenge rides in Wadi Rum, Jordan, from March 28 to April 5 2009. Anyone who registers for the BHS Jordan challenge ride
RIDERS and students from Bartestree’s Sheepcote Equestrian Centre have represented the area with great results. In the Midland Association of Riding Clubs’ Championships which took place in Rodbaston College, Lucy Pincus and Rebecca Powell took the lion
Hereford United 1 Swindon Town 2. HEREFORD exited the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy after a dismal second-half showing failed to build on the bonus of Matt Done’s first-half opener. The Bulls subsided after conceding an equaliser in first-half injury time
WHILE I appreciate the fact that letters to the Hereford Times should be about local issues, I consider that the present financial crisis transcends all other issues, be they local, national or even international. The long and complicated history which
ONCE again we are coming to the season of remembrance, and this year’s Poppy Appeal will begin on October 25, 2008. I am always proud to see how magnificently the people of Herefordshire respond to this appeal, each year breaking the previous year’s
Embau is a small village located halfway between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, each city being about 200 miles away. The village is very poor with simple housing and little or no employment. The local people tend to have large families that lead to overcrowded
Hereford City Rotary Club helped raise over £300,000 by public collections immediately after the Tsunami in January 2005 – within a few months Rotary had supplied over 100 Shelter Boxes and 78 Fishing Boats to help provide food and income for the
A GOLDEN Valley community faces a long wait before its pub re-opens. The Bridge Inn in Michaelchurch Escley has been temporarily closed after the building was damaged by flash floods. Heavy rainfall earlier this month caused the Escley Brook to burst
FOURTEEN people have been made redundant at the Hereford branch of a car parts supplier which has gone into administration. On Monday, it was announced that LSUK had gone into administration following a failed takeover by rival company Euro Car Parts
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued an elderly man from his burning home in north Herefordshire. Crews from Leominster and Tenbury Wells were called to a house fire in Leysters on Tuesday evening. Officers broke down the front door to rescue the owner, who was
WORRIED residents have made an eleventh hour attempt to rescue a Hereford post office earmarked for closure. Tuesday was the final day of Herefordshire’s six-week consultation period and saw protestors march from the threatened Redhill Post Office.
The GreenStage Gallery presents new paintings by three full-time artists with very distinct styles; Chris Howells based in Malvern with his unique interpretation of still life, Durham artist Kate van Suddese’s wild seascapes and Maggie Jones from Powys
FOUNDED in 1922, Hereford Art and Craft Society is Herefordshire’s oldest arts society and for years its annual Open Summer Exhibition was a feature of the city’s civic life, an opportunity for local artists, amateur and professional, to show their work
ALAN Ayckbourn’s huge West End comedy hit, Absurd Person Singular, arrives in Malvern on Monday, October 20, with an all-star cast including Sara Crowe, Honeysuckle Weeks, Marc Bannerman and Deborah Grant. Havoc ensues at the Hopcrofts’ drinks party,
THIS year’s Harvest Festival Concert for Craswall brings an interesting and varied programme of music by Haydn, Ravel and Dvorak to the exquisite church of St Mary in Craswall. The Dagmar Quartet – Corinna Ferguson, Stephen Lustig (violins), Vanessa
MIDDLE-aged adults could find a job by attending a new course in Bromyard. Age Concern and the HOPE Centre have launched the Brighter and Better scheme to help people into work. The 12-week scheme starts on November 13 and offers training and new skills
LEOMINSTER’S Lion Ballroom continues its autumn piano recitals with the visit of a brilliant young soloist from South Korea, Young-Choon Park, tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm. A child prodigy who started learning the piano at only four years old, with her
ALTHOUGH the real ‘Millie’ is hard at work rehearsing for the opening night of Hereford Musical Theatre’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie at The Courtyard, her alter ego, a cardboard cutout Millie is popping up all over town. If you’ve spotted
FREE tickets are on offer this month to anyone who has never been to a Flicks in the Sticks screening. With more than 60 screenings planned this month throughout Herefordshire and Shropshire, there is sure to be a film to your taste showing near you.
THE Dyad Percussion Duo from Manchester will be getting Knighton Concert Society’s season off to a lively start on October 19. Toby Kearney, one half of the duo, was the 2006 Percussion Finalist of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Now at the Royal
JOHN Lenehan’s performances and recordings have been acclaimed throughout the world. As a soloist, he has made many appearances with many British orchestras and his innovative recital programmes often include film projection and jazz repertoire. In
THE Courtyard Youth Theatre, which prides itself on offering the opportunity for youngsters to experience and participate in theatre, has a number of places available in some classes. The youth theatre has 400 members and, over the last 10 years, has
MASTER choreographer Stephen Petronio is as famed for his collaborations as for the quality of his dance, and in the pieces to be performed at Wales Millennium Centre on Friday, October 17 (Bud Suite and Bloom) his partnership with musician Rufus Wainwright
FILMS made by two major new directors with strong Herefordshire connections promise to be among the highlights of an autumn mini festival from Borderlines in association with Hello Digital, the brand new festival for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
TWO people were taken to hospital yesterday after their car collided with an oil tanker. Emergency services were called to Kings Caple following a collision involving an ERF tanker and Citroen Saxo. Fire crews from Ross-on-Wye secured the vehicles and
MAGICAL scenes from a fantasy television series were filmed near Ross-on-Wye this week. Scenes from the new BBC series of Merlin – which follows the story of the young wizard – were shot at the Amazing Hedge Puzzle in Symonds Yat West from Monday to
A LEOMINSTER man has been remanded in custody after admitting charges of sexual activity with a teenage girl. At Hereford Magistrates Court last Friday, Timothy Miller, aged 49, of Buckfield Road, Leominster, admitted three charges in connection with
A SERVING police officer pushed a 13-year-old girl out of his car when a group of men approached, a court heard. Three Welsh men walked over to Geoffrey Alan Gough's car outside the Tesco store in Belmont, Hereford, after the teenager's 17-year-old friend
A WOMAN has been treated for minor burns following a cooker fire in Ledbury. Fire crews from Ledbury and Malvern were called to a house in Robinson's Meadow at 4.45pm yesterday (Wednesday). A woman extinguished the cooker fire before
A HEREFORDSHIRE country park is giving people the chance to get outside and enjoy autumn. Guided walks of Queenswood Country Park, off the A49 at Dinmore Hill, are taking place on October 19 and 26 and November 2. Led by the Countryside Rangers, the
