BISHOP of Hereford’s Bluecoat School student Manu Hasan was spotted at a school concert as a gifted pianist, and offered the opportunity to record the CD required to enter the prestigious Woodards School Young Musician of the Year competition by
THE romantic age of the steam train will live again in Hereford with the opening of an exhibition of railway art at art360’s Bridge Street gallery. A Life on the Railways is the work of Hereford resident William Gilmour, who celebrated his
SPRING and summer is approaching and Hereford is gearing up for its holiday visitors. Anyone approaching from the north side on the A49 cannot fail to miss the rubbish by the Sportsman pub – piles of bricks and timbers, etc, on the right hand side
THE editor of GQ magazine has added his voice to the campaign against a new supermarket in Hay-on-Wye. Writing for the MailOnline website this week, Dylan Jones, who owns a house near Hay, said Powys County Council’s controversial plans to
CRICKET professionals have gained work experience at a Hereford company. James Cameron and Matthew Pardoe from Worcestershire County Cricket Club (WCCC) visited payment specialists allpay for an afternoon's work experience. This formed
LEE Jenkins powered his way to victory and then kissed the Hereford Times Cup with delight after rounding off England’s night of amateur boxing glory. The 22-year-old was among three Wye Amateur Boxing Club members who represented an England Select
TEENAGE cricketers from Herefordshire have been inspired by the passion of the Sri Lankan people and the beauty of their grounds. Jack Taylor’s century was the cricketing highlight for Herefordshire Under-15 on their memorable four-game trip to Sri
AT 65 the simple joy of playing football with his grandson is not something Richard Thorpe takes for granted. That’s a joy Richard is ready to share having so nearly lost a leg to a condition he didn’t see coming. As thanks to those
Hay-on-Wye’s ‘Chef on the Run’ has spoken of his battle with the health system to save his leg from amputation. Mike Carnell, who runs the Old Stable Tea Room and award-winning Chef on the Run food company, suffers from the bone-wasting condition
A Leominster chip shop has hatched a plan to ensure their Easter treats fly out of the fryer. The Square is offering battered Creme Eggs along with the already established offerings of battered Mars, Snickers and Curly Wurly’s. Andrew
FOLLOWING a sell-out tour of Scotland, Hormonal Housewives heads for Malvern, starring Margi Clarke (pictured, right) with Kay Purcell and Laura Checkley A laugh-out-loud comedy written by husband and wife team Julie Coombe and John McIsaac, it
A GROUP of Hereford pensioners unhappy at the service of their housing provider have ditched national contractors for county ones. The 18 residents at Guardian Court, off Ferrers Street, became so disappointed that repairs were being carried
A VEHICLE leaked diesel after breaking down outside Hereford Fire Station last night. Firefighters cleaned up the leak in St Owen Street just after 6.55pm.
THIEVES left a tell-tale trail for police to follow after stealing three tons of wheat from a farm near Upton Bishop. Officers believe the thieves lost at least a ton of their haul to “spillage” from the trailer hauling it away. That ton trickled
FIREFIGHTERS tackled two chimney fires in the county last night. Crews were called to Stanford Bishop, near Bromyard just after 6.50pm and Clehonger at 9.25pm.
A HEREFORD fish and chip shop is currently closed following a fire last night. Three fire engines were called to the Crispy Cod in Union Street shortly before 9.10pm. Crews used a hose reel and a main jet to extinguish the flames before ventilating
Noverings Farm, Bosbury, Ledbury, Herefordshire. Agent: Grant & Co. Offers: £1,395,000. Call: 01531637341. NOVERINGS Farm is an immaculate and beautifully restored five bedroomed farmhouse, which perfectly balances the immense charm and character
A County mayor has criticised Olympic organisers after the long awaited announcement on who would carry the torch through Ledbury revealed not one person from the town but did include a runner from Rio de Janeiro. Ledbury mayor Allen Conway
Hereford paramedic Lincoln Dodd used his towering height to save a couple from a flat fire. Standing 6ft 8in tall, the human ladder was one of the first emergency workers to reach a flat fire in Belmont last September. When the couple
I FOUND myself in total agreement with your correspondent, John Probert (Readers’ Times, March 8), concerning the necessity for Herefordshire Council to concentrate on rectifying current problems before embarking on so-called high profile projects
