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  • Search is on for Hereford's best gardens

    THE hunt is on for Hereford’s best front gardens.Hereford in Bloom’s competition – in conjunction with Radway Garden Centre – aims to brighten up the city and help earn the group a coveted gold award in the Britain in Bloom contest.Winners

  • Retirement village buys life-saving defibrillator

    RESIDENTS at the Rose Garden Retirement Village in Tupsley have raised the £900 needed to buy a easy-to-use defibrillator.The potentially life-saving piece of equipment uses recorded commands to help the operator and is almost automatic, said the

  • Hereford United fail to secure ground safety certificate

    HEREFORD United have still failed to be granted a safety certificate for their Edgar Street ground - four days before the start of the season. Club bosses met with Herefordshire Council this afternoon in a bid to get clearance to allow spectators

  • Up to six hours of heavy rain forecast

    HEAVY rain is expected to batter Herefordshire tonight.. Up to six hours of rain is expected to fall in the county, prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning. Up to 40mm of rain could fall between 10pm tonight and 8am tomorrow

  • Downsizing done right

    DOWNSIZING is a lifestyle choice most sellers make after the family has left the nest. Where it was previously seen as a gloomy experience, buying a smaller property and allowing more financial freedom is now a common trend in the current baby-boomer

  • River Island to open at new Hereford location

    LIKE a phoenix from the ashes, River Island is to Hereford as part of the Old Market after, in 2010, its High Town store closed following damage sustained during a major city centre blaze. The new store will be located on Auctioneers Way and will

  • International call for county triathletes

    A paramedic, speech therapist, paediatrician and teacher are among the 10 members of Hereford Triathlon Club who will be representing the Great Britain age-group squads at three international championships this season.In its 26-year history, this is the

  • Four new players join Orleton Colts

    ORLETON Colts have signed four new players as they look to start life in Herefordshire League Premier Division.Jamie Broome and Martin Edwards have joined from Ludlow Colts, Scott Davies links up from Brimfield and Nathan Hardisty comes in after finding

  • Herefordshire people shave their hair for charity

    A TEENAGER has undergone a total transformation by having all her hair shaved off.Karrianne Humphreys, from Kinsham, near Presteigne, underwent the 'Jessie J look' at Arkright Village Hall on Saturday.The 14-year-old Wigmore High School pupil

  • New clothes shop in Ross-on-Wye aimed at teenage boys

    A WOMAN has opened a clothes shop in Ross-on-Wye that she hopes will cater for teenage boys.Jane Dowling is the brains behind Designer Heaven in Cantilupe Road and says that she has always wanted to have her own clothes shop."It is aimed at the teenage

  • £10,000 boost for North Herefordshire hall

    A COUNTY village hall has a bright future after a £10,000 grant to carry out improvement works.The funds, awarded by Welcome to Our Future Severn Waste Environmental Fund – responsible for the management of the Severn Waste Environmental

  • Ross-on-Wye Carnival full of colour

    HUNDREDS of people packed the streets of Ross-on-Wye on Saturday to witness this year's carnival.A record 15 entries took part in the annual extravaganza, including Conservative councillors Phil Cutter and Andy Atkinson, who dressed as Smurfs and

  • Herefordshire Country Fair hailed a "great success"

    CROWDS flocked to this year's Herefordshire Country Fair under blue skies and warm sunshine.Held at Caradoc, near Ross-on-Wye, on Sunday, the fair played host to more than 10,000 people all eager to join the celebration of the county's rural life