FIREFIGHTERS tackled a kitchen fire in Westhope on Saturday. Crews were called at 3.50pm and used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames, while isolating the power supply and ventilating the property. The fire caused extensive damage in the kitchen
THE Courtyard’s Senior Youth Theatre, under the assured direction of David Durant, delivered an outstanding production of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good at The Courtyard last week. Telling the story of the convicts and Marines who arrived
A 29-YEAR-old man was assaulted in Hereford last night. A 19-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail in relation to the incident that happened outside the McColl’s shop in Belmont Road at 9.30pm.
THE official flavour of Herefordshire sweet has been chosen and will soon be on sale at shops and visitor attractions across the county. Sue and Daniel Pearce, owners and founders of Tudor Sweets in Ross-on-Wye, invited residents to suggest
AFTER reading the article about the unfavourable Care Quality Commission report (Hereford Times, February 9) I felt I had to write to your paper in defence of Newstead nursing home. My 91-year-old mother-in-law has been a resident of the home
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a house fire near Ledbury last night. Two crews were called to Bosbury shortly before 11pm after the occupants noticed a burning smell in the bedroom. Firefighters in breathing apparatus used a hose reel a covering
THIEVES stole copper wire from poles supporting overhead power lines in Eastnor. The wire, worth around £300, was cut down near Massington Lodge at around 4am on Thursday. Police say that they first became aware of the theft after a nearby resident
Police have named the two men who were killed following two separate accidents in the county over the weekend. Harold Yapp, who is in his late 70s, died after he was in collision with a Vauxhall car on the A465 in Burley Gate shortly before
TWO lead downpipes have been stolen from a Hereford church. They were taken outside the main porch of St Peters Church between 9pm on Sunday, Febraury 20 and 8am the following morning. Anyone with information should call police on 0300
A PEDESTRIAN died after being in collision with a car in Burley Gate at the weekend. The collision is believed to have happened outside the Old School House at 12.45am. Details to follow...
VOLUNTEERS are wanted to reduce the number of toads killed on Herefordshire roads. Every March large numbers of the Common Toad come out of hibernation to find a mate only to meet their end crossing roads while heading to breeding ponds. Amey and Herefordshire
A MAN and a woman are currently in police custody after they were arrested following disorder outside a Hereford pub last night. There were reports of a problem outside Bar Spirit and the pair were arrested in the city later in the evening.
TWO cars were in collision in Hoarwithy this morning. Emergency services were called near the Harp Inn at around 7am. There were no reports of any serious injuries.
A MOPED caught fire in Hereford yesterday. Firefighters were called to the disused railway line on the Great Western Way at 10pm. The police have been informed.
FIREFIGHTERS tackled two chimney fires in the county on Saturday night. Crews were called to Rosemary in Leintwardine at 6pm and at Tump Lane in Much Birch at 9.20pm.
TICKETS are going quickly for an event that should put the spring into March. Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs are springing into the new month with a new March Hare Ball. This takes place on Saturday March 10 starting at 7pm at Burgoynes
FANS of The Archers are in for a special treat this weekend. The Radio 4 show's agriculture adviser and senior sound supervisor will be explaining some of the secrets as part of the Borderlines Film Festival. Promoters promise history and up-to-the-minute
Five people were taken to hospital when fighting broke out in Knighton following the England v Wales Six Nations rugby match. Dyfed Powys Police was called to the Welsh town, near the English border, at 6.15pm on Saturday after a male received
A MOTORCYCLIST died following an accident in Herefordshire yesterday. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Ashton at around 2.20pm yesterday afternoon. An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and two Midlands Air Ambulances were
A DOCUMENTARY about farming in the Marches will be screened as part of Borderlines Film Festival’s 10th anniversary opening weekend. Tune for the Blood, named after a line by Ledbury poet John Masefield, portrays farm life through the eyes
I REFER to the call by Councillor Jim Kenyon (Hereford Times, February 9) that the post of Herefordshire Council chief executive could be scrapped to save other services from spending cuts. I am not sure as to whether Chris Bull should go or whether
