A HEREFORDSHIRE town will get vital life-saving equipment after a successful fundraising appeal. Ledbury residents took just a week to raise £600 towards a public access defibrillator. The machine will be based in the town centre and will allow trained
A VILLAGE pub is swapping beer for beauty products next week to raise charity funds. The Bell at Skenfrith is holding a charity sale for Breast Cancer Haven on Monday evening. Entrance is £3, while a ticket to a Sunday night preview to include
Hereford Cathedral: 8am, Holy Communion; 10am, Eucharist; 11.30am, Matins; 3pm, Celebration service Thanks for the work of Sir Thomas and Lady Dunne. All Saints: 10am, Sung Mass with Children’s Church. St Peter: 8am, Holy Communion; 10.30am, No service
THE final phase of Hereford’s Rotherwas access road project should be completed by the end of this month. A 7.5-tonne weight restriction on Holme Lacy Road is expected to boost use of the access road. The restriction needs to be signposted on both
A HEREFORD woman who went missing from her home in December was found dead a month later, an inquest heard. County deputy coroner Mark Bricknell said it was “highly likely” that 60-year-old Eleanor Price, of Poplar Road, Clehonger, took her own life.
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
JOHN Godber’s Bouncers was premiered more than 20 years ago, but it certainly wasn’t showing its age when Reform Theatre Company brought it to The Courtyard last Wednesday. A lot has changed since the mid-1980s but there’s a lot more that hasn’t, and
TWO people have been released on police bail by detectives investigating the death of a five-week old baby in Leominster. For “operational reasons” full details of the inquiry are not yet being disclosed. Det Chief Inspector David Llewellin, of
LEOMINSTER Town Council has officially opened its new offices. The administration of the council switched from Corn Square to West Street on April 28, but the move became official with the Mayor of Leominster, Councillor Peter McCaull, cutting the
DANCE CLASS – Want to get moving? Dance class is the answer! Classes started on Monday, September 22, at 7pm in Dorstone Village Hall. For more information contact Mely on 01981 500470. PARISH CHURCH – Harvest Festival will be held this Sunday at 11am
HOLIDAY CLUB – The club will run at St Mary’s Primary School, Credenhill, during half term from Monday, October 27, to Friday, October 31. An exciting week of activities with an autumn/halloween theme is planned for three to 11-year-olds. So if you’
IMPROVEMENTS TO CLEHONGER PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY – Herefordshire Council’s policy is to make public rights of way more accessible to people with disabilities by replacing stiles with self-closing gates where practical and with the co-operation of the
BREINTON PARISH COUNCIL – The main points and decisions taken at the meeting held on October 1, 2008 are as follows: Talk by Herefordshire Council’s anti-social behaviour unit manager – Mr Bobin had been invited by the parish council to talk to members
THE BODENHAM FLOODS GROUP – As part of its efforts to get Herefordshire Council to become more pro-active when it comes to floods maintenance, the floods group will hold a public meeting in the parish hall at 7.30pm on Friday, October 17. Herefordshire
ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH – There will be a public meeting in the church at 7.30pm next Friday, October 17, to discuss the future plans for the church. The meeting will include a presentation and discussion. All parishioners are welcome. HARVEST LUNCH –
HARVEST FESTIVAL & SUPPER – The Harvest Festival will take place at Aymestrey Church, October 10,(Friday) evening at 7pm. This will be followed by the harvest supper which will be in Aymestrey Village Hall. Supper tickets: adults £7.50, children £3.50
CHOIR EVENING – St Lawrence Church, Bishopstone, was full to capacity on Friday, October 3, when it echoed to the Hereford Rail Male Voice Choir who gave a performance of distinction by singing songs from around the world. One number performed entirely
CHOIR – The Bargoed Male Voice Choir will be coming to St Mary’s Church on Saturday, October 25. Following their performance in the church, they will move to the village hall for more entertainment. For music lovers, there is another musical treat with
MOST drivers are guilty of breaking the speed limit, maybe by five or 10 miles an hour, maybe when they’re late for work or keen to get home on time – it’s not a great crime, is it? Well, actually it is, and it’s an attitude West Mercia Police is planning
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A CHARITY that has helped blind and partially sighted people in Herefordshire for 89 years has changed its name. Herefordshire Association for the Blind is now known as Herefordshire Vision Links to emphasise its role in offering a helping
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HEREFORD police are looking for three men after a city centre attack left a man unconscious. The assault took place in Union Passageway at around 9.45pm on September 28. The man was taken to hospital for treatment. Three white males were seen running
MINISTRY of Defence (MOD) police officers drove into a supermarket car park just minutes after a former Herefordshire detective was alleged to have sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl, a court heard yesterday. Police sergeant Robert Childs and police
Autumn is a great time of year to hunt for many of the hundreds of species of fungi found in Herefordshire. So, on a cool misty morning this week, Sheila Spence, a local field mycologist, led a fungus foray on Merbach Hill Common. At the start of the
Just a reminder! The Bredwardine & Brobury Historical Society will meet on Thursday, October 16th at 7.30pm at the Damsons. Our new project will be to identify all those whose names are inscribed on the War Memorial, their family and other
It is that time again to tidy up the Church and Churchyard! We are asking for your help on Saturday, October 25th starting at 9.30am. Our July St Andrew's Work Day was a success and very enjoyable! Everyone is welcome. You do not need to be a member
THE redevelopment of a Herefordshire school will provide vital training opportunities for the construction industry. A partnership between the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Leominster’s Minster College will offer students access to a live building
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.
