THE man who was known as Mr Chips in Hereford has died at the age of 88. Ken Williams, from Aylestone Hill, set up the fish and chip shop in Commercial Road in 1972, before handing it over to his son Alan. The 88-year-old also helped renovate
A TEENAGER was seriously injured after the quad bike he was riding was involved in a collision with a car this morning. The collision occurred at 9.35am at the junction of the B4214 and the A4103 at Bishop's Frome but the female driver of the black
THE profile of charities is on the rise as the thick belt of austerity continues to tighten its unwelcome grip. Herefordshire people have a wellearned reputation for dipping into their pockets to help others when times are tough, but there’s another
A CHARITY bag-pack in aid of the Beth’s Wish fund-raising campaign will take place in the Morrisons supermarket in Hereford tomorrow between 10am and 2pm. Money raised from donations will go towards the £100,000 needed to open a dedicated young
IT is almost one week since I shaved my head for charity. Most responses have been positive - it’s only a woman shaving her hair off after all - but there have been several reminders of how shallow people can be, and how it is ingrained that ‘a
THE agenda for Herefordshire’s “big match” business seminar later this month has been set - with one of the county’s biggest companies on side. Allpay are lining up alongside Define Risk Solutions (DRS) for the seminar in the Starlight Rooms at
A HEREFORD dance company is again hosting an event to raise money for Help for Heroes. The Starlight Company will host the event on Saturday January 26 at 1st Bowl Hereford (formerly TGS Bowling), Station Approach, Hereford. Wet Cherry and The
With temperatures forecast to plummet this weekend, motorists are being urged once again to take care extra and be prepared. The Met Office has forecast outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow across the West Midlands, including Herefordshire, tomorrow
A CHARITY shop was one of two businesses broken in to overnight on Tuesday. Thieves stole thousands of pounds of car parts - including an Alfa Romeo car engine and a Ford Mondeo radio - from the yard of City Spares in Watery Lane, Hereford, between
THE leader of Herefordshire’s second largest opposition party will have to wait to discover his punishment for taking confidential documents. It’s Our County boss Councillor Mark Hubbard is said to have taken private documents from the room of
BROMYARD’S Hope Family Centre is urging people to continue to show support in 2013. The centre was set up in 1999 to support local families, and Sheenagh Davis, the chief executive officer, said the centre is needed today more than ever. She
IN the Hereford Times (November 29) Shanterlena Knowles of Travellers Times, published in Hereford, wrote of her experiences as part of the Romany (Gypsy) community “fighting to dispel our big fat misconceptions”. At last someone has grasped the
UNWANTED Christmas gifts donated to Herefordshire’s Clear About Breast Cancer appeal will help save lives across the county. Medical charity Cobalt and Wye Valley NHS Trust need £160,000 to buy state-of-the-art breast screening technology for Hereford
A BLACK tie ball in Ledbury raised more than £6,000 for Herefordshire’s Clear About Breast Cancer Appeal. The dinner and auction at the Feathers Hotels was organised by a group of people supporting the campaign to install state-ofthe- art digital
25 Barrs Court Road Hereford Agent: Andrew Morris Offers: £360,000 Call: 01432 266775 THIS desirable, three storey, semi-detached city residence occupies a convenient position less than a mile north-east of Hereford city centre, close
THIS year’s busy diary of events for young farmers is about to begin. Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs is organising a variety night at the Royal British Legion Club in Leominster on January 18. Doors open at 7pm and the show
LAST seen in Presteigne playing at Sheep Music, Spiro belong at the more experimental end of the acoustic folk scene. The emphasis is entirely on ensemble playing, in which traditional solos are replaced by a constantly shifting focus on different
A CHARITY providing transport in the southwest of the county is back on the road after a serious collision wrote off its old multi-purpose vehicle. Dore Community Transport (DCT) raised £33,000 to buy a new minibus following the accident in Clehonger
THE Courtyard is getting ready to rock, as a talented band of musicians take to the stage and perform some of the best-known rock anthems, including Sultans of Swing, Another Brick in the Wall, Bohemian Rhapsody, Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze.
EVERY year, Hereford-based theatre company 4Play bring something new and thought-provoking to the stage at The Courtyard. And this year is no exception as it presents a new play by Dawn Kington, Foxfinder. It is “a darkly thrilling new
FOLLOWING a triumphant West End season, Mike Leigh’s classic comedy Abigail’s Party comes to Malvern Theatres from Tuesday, starring Hannah Waterman as the socially aspirational Beverly. Beverly and her estate agent husband Laurence
