THE nostalgia bug has bitten many Leominster residents who are sharing stories of the "good old days" online. A new Facebook group called Leominster Childhood Memories allows people to share photos and memories of their youth. It features old
AN application to erect six broiler rearing units near Knapton Green has been submitted to Herefordshire Council. Applicant, James Verdin, wants to erect the six units with associated control rooms, feed bins and harstanding along with a storage
HEREFORDSHIRE badminton clubs are always on the look-out for new players. Visit www.herefordshirebadmintonassociation.co.uk to find clubs.Herefordshire Badminton 2x2 Division One P W L D PtsRoss A 5 5 0 0 30Broadlands A 4 4 1 0 25Phoenix A 3
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 FOOTBALL HFA FLOODLIT UNDER-18 YOUTH LEAGUE Llandrindod Wells v WellingtonSATURDAY, JANUARY 25 FOOTBALL SKRILL PREMIER Hereford United v Salisbury CityMIDLAND ALLIANCE Westfields v Kirby MuxloeWEST MIDLANDS (REGIONAL) LEAGUE Premier
AS a charity providing positive activities for young people in Ross and the surrounding area, the Basement Youth Trust is holding a raffle to raise much needed funds. Mayor of Ross, Chris Bartrum who has made the BYT his charity for his year of
FOUR new cottages could be built in Leominster, should planning permission be approved. The applicant, John Smith, wants to construct a terrace of four cottages on land to the rear of The Nook, on Etnam Street.
EMERGENCY services have been called to a collision near Bartestree. Police, fire and ambulance attended the collision involving two cars at 2pm today on Black Hole Lane. The road is partially blocked but vehicles can pass slowly. It is
A CELEBRATION of the county’s libraries is to take place next month as part of a national event. A number of events will be taking place in the county to mark National Libraries Day on February 8. At Hereford Library there will be a chance
HEREFORD Colts have made progress in the North Midlands under-19 Cup after travelling to Whitchurch and returning with a 27-3 victory.Whitchurch held their own in the scrums and line-outs, but were no match for the clinical rucking and superior handling
NEW changing rooms, toilets and a sports equipment store could be on their way to Ewyas Harold if a planning application is approved. The Parish Council wants a single story extension to the sports pavilion on Priorsfield.
A PLANNING application has been submitted for a new three-bedroom home in Sutton St Nicholas. The applicants want to build the property on land adjacent to 19 Fieldway in the village.
A COURT has this week heard how a serial killer attacked two Hereford men “like a scene from Pyscho ” in two random and brutal daytime stabbings. Both survivors – Robin Bereza and John Rogers – described Joanna Dennehy as a dead-eyed assailant
THE Royal British Legion is working to bring Bromyard its first outdoor memorial garden. The branch has taken over management of the 25ft by 5ft area at the front of the Bromyard Centre on Cruxwell Street where it plans to erect a memorial stone
THE chief executive of a county charity that provides support to people with head injuries is going to talk about how to bid for funding. Helen Yapp, who joined Herefordshire Headway in 2012, will be at Saxtys in Hereford from 7.45am to 9am on
A TWO-month public campaign to save the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) found out this week that it had been successful - after a shock decision by Herefordshire council to reinstate funding.CAB – a support service working with the county’s most
HEREFORD completed their third double of the season but it was as much a victory over the conditions as over their much heavier and very physical opponents."This was a victory for defensive qualities and determination," said coach Mark Harris
SUZANNE Turvey's win in the penultimate race in the Herefordshire Cross Country League series proved to be a just what the doctor ordered.The 22-year-old has just completed her medical studies at Cardiff University and was running her first league
THE Ledbury Community Choir will host its annual Ledbury town quiz on Friday February 21. The Local clubs and organisations are invited to book a table, of up to four people, at a cost of £10. Those attending the quiz, which starts at 7.30pm
UNEMPLOYMENT in Hereford and South Herefordshire fell by more than 30 percent in just 12 months. And local recruitment expert Stuart Blake suggests that could halve again with the influx of up to 1,100 new jobs on the Old Market retail development
Morpeth Town 3 Westfields 0WESTFIELDS boss Sean Edwards identified three key incidents which failed to go the city side's way as they made their exit from the FA Vase at the fourth round stage."They still had square posts at Morpeth and a shot
PLANNING permission to convert a range of period barns into four residential homes in Bosbury has been requested. The applicants, Mr and Mrs D James, want to convert a number of redundant period barns and hop kilns at The Grange in Bosbury.
KINGTON'S 2014 captains drove into office on a wet and blustery January afternoon.The new captains Tony House (men), Bee Baxendale (ladies), Terry Weight (senior) and Ross Baker (junior) all drove in to office following a nine-hole competition and
Maureen Bignall takes on one county's biggest jobs as the new Director of Human Resources with Wye Valley NHS Trust (WVT). Maureen comes to the county from North Devon Primary Care Trust bringing many years of experience in NHS personnel and development
THE new head teacher at St Richard’s School – who started his teaching career in Honduras at 18 – will start Mandarin lessons at the school. Fred de Falbe started at the Bredenbury 3-13 school in January after a successful six years as deputy head
TEA dances aimed at older people is to be held in Ross-on-Wye.The sessions will be held at the Larruperz Centre between 2pm and 3.30pm on Wednesday, January 29, Wednesday, February 26 and Wednesday, March 26.The project is being run by the Courtyard and
A NEW wind turbine could be erected in Risbury should planning permission be approved. Applicant, DA Pugh and Son, of Great Marston Farm, Risbury, wants to install a 50kW – 46.3m high to rotor tip – wind turbine with an associated equipment cabinet
TWO Herefordshire men are well on their way to a shining military career after passing out of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Senior under officer, Matthew Barnes, a former pupil of Hereford Cathedral School, was presented with the Sword
A DANGEROUSLY diabetic teenager who died in Herefordshire Council’s care just two months after being made homeless was “let down” by the agencies working with him, a case review out today (Wed) confirms. The review concludes that the 17-year-old
