A MEETING FOR residents to discuss parking in the Aylestone Hill area of Hereford will be held next Thursday (January 30). Following concerns raised about the parking of vehicles in the area, including in Penn Grove Road, an area wide review of
HEREFORD United Football Club have staved off a winding-up petition. United’s board have secured funds to pay an outstanding £36,500 bill to HMRC. Now the club have asked supporters’ group HUISA to front a campaign to help raise an additional
LEOMINSTER Town Council is in search of a new councillor. Following the resignation of councillor Benson Ferrari, a casual vacancy arose for the position and electors had until January 10 to make a request for a by-election. However, since
HEREFORD Cathedral Junior School will welcome a new headmaster later this year. Christopher Wright will join the school in September, replacing current head Tim Wheeler who is moving to Stockport Grammar Junior School after more than five years
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has been ordered to pay an undisclosed sum to a developer after failing to prove that it had a five year housing supply. Planning inspector Neil Pope was asked to look into the council's refusal to grant permission to build
A COUNTY head teacher has hit out after Herefordshire Council’s cabinet pushed through changes to its school transport policy yesterday. Cabinet last week approved its original decision to impose a set of major changes to the county’s school transport
MORE big name stores look set to follow Next, H&M and TK Maxx out of Hereford’s historic city centre. The Hereford Times has this week seen floor plans showing how Fat Face, Clarks, Vodafone and River Island are all lined up for a move onto
A NEW community facility for training and meetings is set to open in Kington next month. Following extensive building work to the Old Police Station in Kington, the new community facility has been provided at Marches Access Point (MAP). The
MP for North Herefordshire, Bill Wiggin, will be holding a surgery for constituents in Ledbury next month. Mr Wiggin will be at the Community Centre on Lawnside Road at 9am on Friday February 7. Appointments are necessary and can be made by
THE hotly tipped band, By the Rivers will be back at The Globe at Hay on Saturday, February 1, having gained an enthusiastic following in the area after performances at both Hay Fayre and HowTheLightGetsIn.The Leicester lads play original British reggae
A UNIQUE county church which has undergone 12 years and thousands of pounds worth of restoration work is to receive royal approval next week.St John the Evangelist in Shobdon – famed for its early Gothic revival interior – has received quite
MASTER masons from Herefordshire crossed continents and hemispheres to help a selection of local craftsmen maintain their remote island’s historic architecture. A rock in the middle of the South Atlantic, St Helena has been a colonial chess piece
AN EVENING of cabaret will raise funds for Hereford charity the Little Princess Trust. The event will take place on March 7 at 7.30pm in the Powell Theatre at Hereford Cathedral School and will feature the music of songwriter Jacques Brel.
A DISABLED Leominster woman will walk almost two miles to raise funds for a young boy who was seriously injured in a car crash.Kim Powell, aged 27, is to take part in a sponsored walk in order to raise funds for the family of Freddie Saunders.Freddie
THE amount of rubbish being deposited on some of our roads is simply appalling. In my own part of Herefordshire there are drink cans, food wrappers, bottles and other items either dropped at the side of the road (or in my garden!) or thrown from passing
HEREFORD'S Courtyard arts centre has confirmed a fresh funding deal with Herefordshire Council. As secured, the funding - which reflects the cash-strapped council's present and future budget popsition - will last from April this year until March
THE company set up to save Herefordshire Council £33 million over 10 years faces a cuts hit of its own. This morning (Friday), the council confirmed its intention to save £1.2m on back office services provided by joint venture company Hoople.
The recent quiz saw six teams battle it out in a number of rounds of general knowledge and fun questions. At half time everyone tucked into a glass of mulled wine and a middle eastern feast of falafels with side dishes followed by Turkish delight
TERRY ‘the Bull’ Jenkins helped two men scoop the jackpot of a television game show, writes PAUL ROGERS. Keith Lillywhite and Lee Andrews appeared on BBC1’s Pointless on Friday and won £4,250 for correctly guessing that Jenkins had been a Premier
You know you’re a Herefordian when..... 1. If something’s really good you say, it’s mazin’ or tidy. 2. You’ve hit at least one pot hole in the last week . 3. You have to utter the phrase: “No not near London,
Music in New Radnor presents a concert of baroque music for oboe, bassoon and harpsichord by The Denner Ensemble on Saturday, February 8.Mary Tolhurst, speaking for MiNR says: "The Denner Ensemble has a reputation for uplifting and energetic performances
SADLER'S Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D presents a triple bill, including his acclaimed solo, The Letter, at The Courtyard on Wednesday, January 29. The evening also features a top guest artist, and Jonzi presents a new work, continuing three decades
BORDERLINES, the UK’s largest rural film festival, features no less than 18 screenings of the winner of this year's Golden Globe for best film, 12 Years a Slave. The film will screen at Borderlines in five venues: The Courtyard, Ludlow Assembly
DANCEFEST is seeking applications from budding Herefordshire or Worcestershire-based choreographers, in all styles of dance, from contemporary to street, from Bollywood to salsa, for Creates, a project where young choreographers work with dance professionals
