THERE were screams from the public gallery when a 25-year-old man was cleared of rape for the second time. A jury, reduced to 11 because of illness, returned a unanimous not guilty verdict on Simon Walters-Melville, formerly of Winslow View, Winslow
WITH a cold snap on the way Wye Valley Health Trust is working with Age UK Hereford to ensure the county’s elderly can weather through. The County hospital’s already under pressure - it recently agreed to cancel operations to cope with accident
THE employees of Cargill Meats Europe have once again been very generous to the Age UK day centre at Longtown. Each member received a wonderful hamper of food, delivered in person by Father Christmas. We would like to thank them for their kindness
LYDE Court offers a unique opportunity to see the latest project from Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Jacqui Dankworth and multitalented pianist/composer David Gordon on Friday, January 18. Top jazz singer Jacqui leads this enchanting and
LEOMINSTER residents will get the chance to have their say on the potential impact of two planned supermarkets in the town. Sainsbury’s wants to build an edge-of- town store at Mill Street with Thomas Panels and Profiles having to make way from
A COUNTY schoolgirl has gone for a new short hairstyle to raise money for the Hereford-based charity Little Princess Trust. Kizzy Stapleton, who lives in Sutton St Nicholas and attends Aylestone High School, donated her hair to the trust after
WORCESTER Warriors’ scrum-half Ollie Frost watched his Bromyard charges for the first time – and felt they were unlucky to lose a hard-fought local derby. The Hereford lad is Bromyard’s full-time coach this season but his playing commitments had
AS the festive season becomes a distant memory, why not make a foodie new year resolution and escape from the rut of cooking the same meals week in and week out? Try at least one new recipe a week and you’ll have an additional 50 dishes in
DEWSALL Court’s popular Supper Club will welcome local chefs Jonny Evans and Billy Pallett for an evening of gastronomic indulgence on Saturday, January 19. The duo, who have worked with the likes of Jamie Oliver and Raymond Blanc, are set to host
WHEN Annabel Oxford was made redundant last summer from her job in the training department of the primary care trust, she decided it was time for a change of career. “I went on a meat course for a weekend to learn how to make charcuterie,”
THE funeral of a Hereford man who died abroad will take place in the city tomorrow. Carl Corner, a former soldier with the Parachute Regiment, was just 31 when he died on December 5. His funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Church
JUMBLE SALE - The Cameo Group will be holding its annual jumble sale on January 19 at 2pm in the village hall. Come along and buy toys, clothes, bric-a-brac and books. Refreshments will be available. This will be the seventh time that this has
ZUMBA - Back on Wednesdays, 10.30am- 11.30am at Hopelands Village Hall. All welcome. Contact Mandy on 01544 387948 or mandys.mail@virgin.net for details
GARDENING CLUB - On January 22 the Stoke Lacy and District Garden Club will meet in Stoke Lacy Village Hall at 8pm. The topic for the evening will be Tool Sharpening for the Terrified and will provide an opportunity for everyone to bring along their
CLASSES - There are a number of classes starting/continuing in January. Yoga classes continue on Thursdays in the Memorial Hall from 7pm-8.30pm with Jenny Matthews. For details, call 267451. Karate classes for adult and child beginners with Lee Taylor
BODYMOVES - A new class is starting on January 29 at St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch. Exercise to music for toning, fat-burning and fun. Every Tuesday, 6.30pm-7.30pm, £4 per session. Suitable for all ages and abilities. For further information
COUNCILS - The parish councils for Ocle Pychard Group and Much Cowarne Group of parishes will meet in Burley Gate Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday. All parishioners are welcome to attend.
READINGS - Bare Bones Theatre Company invites interested drama enthusiasts to come along to an evening of play readings with a friendly group of experienced old hams on Tuesday at Much Birch. For more information, please call 01981 540820.
GOOD NEIGHBOURS SCHEME - The AGM will be held at 7pm on Wednesday at the village hall. The guest speaker will be Dr Richard King. Wine and soft drinks will be available. All are welcome.
FLICKS IN THE STICKS - See Decoy Bride (12) starring David Tennant and Alice Eve on January 18 at Little Dewchurch Village Hall. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets are £4 adults, £2.50 for under-16s.
ZUMBA - Back Mondays, 7.30pm-8.30pm at Lingen Village Hall, all welcome. For more details, contact Mandy on 01544 387948 or mandys.mail@virgin.net.
SUNDAY SERVICES - Knighton Baptist Church, 11am led by Rev Maggie Rich. Knighton Methodist Church, 11am. Knighton Catholic Church, 11am. St Edward’s, Knighton, 9.30am Holy Communion led by Rev Melia Cope. St David’s, Whitton, morning worship led
THREE new exhibitions open at The Courtyard tomorrow (Friday). In The Courtyard’s gallery, Knucklas-based artist Lois Hopwood uses drawing, painting, sculpture and film to develop ideas that are a direct response to the place in which she lives
SUNDAY SERVICES - Knighton Baptist Church, 11am led by Rev Maggie Rich. Knighton Methodist Church, 11am. Knighton Catholic Church, 11am. St Edward’s, Knighton, 9.30am Holy Communion led by Rev Melia Cope. St David’s, Whitton, morning worship led
ZUMBA - Mondays, 6pm-7pm, at Luctonians Rugby Club. All welcome. Contact Mandy on 01544 387948 or mandys.mail@virgin.net.
LADY HAWKINS’ COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE - The newest fitness class, Lose-a-cise, is on Wednesdays, 7.30pm-8.30pm from next week. Discuss fitness goals, weight loss and exercise in a fun and friendly class with qualified instructors. Also available on
LIBRARY TALK - Hereford Civic Society’s next event – Contemporary Libraries – is on January 15 at the Kindle Centre (by Asda) with refreshments at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. John Faulkner and John Hitchin will be looking at the dilemmas around libraries
HERITAGE - At Tuesday’s meeting of Garway Heritage Group, local writer Ken Palmer will give an illustrated talk describing the unique 1588 map of Grosmont Manor and the information shown on it, including six watermills and over 140 houses in addition
BODYMOVES - Exercise to music for fatburning and fun, Wednesdays 7pm-8pm at the Memorial Hall. £4 per session. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Also senior Bodymoves for the over 55s – gentle toning exercise with no floor work, Wednesdays 9.30am
BONUS BALL - £25 winners: Amy Archer with number 16, December 15; Joan Rush, 13, December 22; Bob Morgan, 36, December 29; Helen Morgan, 2, January 5. TALK - On January 18 local young farmer Russ Carrington will be entertaining his audience with
WI - Tonight (Thursday) Bosbury WI meets at 7.30pm in the parish hall. Guest speaker Jan Long will talk on Gertrude Bell – Unsung Heroine of Iraq. New members are welcome. For further details, call 01531 640622. QUIZ - The Hop Churches events
LEISURE CLUB - The first meeting for 2013 is on Monday at 1pm in Bodenham Parish Hall when a soup and sweet lunch will be served. Annual subscriptions (£10) will be due. There will be the normal sales table and raffle.
VILLAGE LOTTERY - £25 winners: December 15, Wyn Fisk with number 18; December 22, Helen Matthews, 13; December 29, Heather Kennard, 36; January 5, Geraldine Matthews, 2. COUNCIL – Bishopstone Group Parish Council meets tonight (Thursday) at New
FORMER Hereford Racecourse clerk John Williams is meeting lease holders next week. Williams is having a face-to-face ‘exploratory’ discussion with ARC, the company which owns Hereford Racecourse’s leases. Williams and his consortium want to
QUIZ - The first quiz night of the year takes place in the parish hall tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm. Entry fee for teams of up to four members is £5. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available but team members are welcome to provide their own alcohol.
IT’s just over a month ago that more than 4,000 Hereford United supporters attended the Bulls' FA Cup second round replay against Cheltenham Town at Edgar Street. The winner of the tie was to face Premier League giants Everton - a game that was
MOTORISTS are urged to take care on the roads as the temperature drops. People should reduce their speeds when driving in icy conditions and ensure that windows, mirrors and lights are free from ice before setting off. Police are also reminding
18 Bredon Drive, off Kings Acre Road, Hereford Agent: Arkwright Owens Offers: £269,995 Call: 01432 267213 THIS is a detached four-bedroomed house built by Persimmon in 2005. The property is situated on the west side of Hereford,
CRIMESTOPPERS have offered an award of £1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and charge of anyone who burgled an elderly woman’s home in Hereford. The victim, who is in her 90s, woke to find a man in her flat in Hinton Road, claiming to
ROSS-on-Wye’s Morgan Baynham-Williams is hoping she can establish herself as a star for the future with a fine showing this month at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. The 18-year-old cox is one of 120 athletes to have been selected for Team
YOUNG Herefordshire farmers are playing a major role in a new Channel 4 programme about the future of agriculture. First Time Farmers is a five-part documentary series looking at all aspects of farming life through the eyes of the younger generation
A HEREFORDSHIRE business has been honoured after a mystery guest was impressed with the service he received. Old Downton Lodge, based in Downton-on-the-Rock, has been awarded five star guest accommodation classification with gold award status and
A HEREFORDSHIRE karting ace is celebrating a double success in the National Club 100 Championship. Chris Powell from Weobley won the sprint title and then teamed up with Darren Teal and Oliver Allwood to win the endurance crown as well. The
THIS week marked a fresh start for county’s smallest primary as it opened its doors as Herefordshire’s first free school. New principal Peter Kyles, who quit his job at St Mary’s Primary School in Lugwardine to run St Mary’s CE Primary in Dilwyn
HEREFORDSHIRE Housing has celebrated its 10th anniversary. It all began in 2002 when council tenants in Herefordshire transferred their homes to the independent housing association. A decade on, chief executive Peter Brown said in the past
AS the Wye Valley NHS Trust reviews its chaplaincy service, as reported recently in the Hereford Times, it is important to recognise the difference between the existence of such a service and the practice of hospital visiting by the ministers of local
FACING a huge shortfall in day-to-day service funding for the year ahead, Herefordshire Council is today inviting the public to make its own cuts. Council leader Councillor John Jarvis told the Hereford Times that “everything is on the table” over
IN bitter mid-winter pop star recluse Freya looks out of her log cabin – but who is the stranger striding across the frozen waters? In a fur hat, with a chisel? Who later turns up dead... Enter Inspector Sandra Larsson. With her own personal
