A KINGTON resident has won the Turner Prize.Ian Wood-Johnson picked up the prestigious honour last week at Arrow Mills Garden Centre after his raised beds and container planting were awarded the top prize for Kington In Bloom.The Turner Prize, which consists
Ledgemoor Bridge Is Fun BC: 1 Tibb Richardson and William Barnett 65.1%, 2 Di Palmer and Keith Culham 57.9, 3 Anne Lee and Caroline Weymouth 54.0.Birches BC: Monday Duplicate, 1 Gordon Young and Carol Dixon 62.04%, 2 Richard Manuel and Ralph Rea 60.65
BROMYARD remain deep in relegation danger from Division One of the Worcestershire County League after being held to a losing draw by fifth-placed Hagley.The Herefordshire side were left four runs short of victory with two wickets in hand when they ran
TWO of Herefordshire's representatives in the FA Cup extra preliminary round have won through to the next stage.And the third earned a replay with a battling away display.Wellington boss Derek Williams was delighted after his side earned a revenge
POLICE have this morning ended what they described as an “illegal occupation” of the disputed Bodenham Manor site. Officers have monitored the manor site - the subject of a long running dispute - since a group of people moved onto the site over
HEREFORDSHIRE missed out on the Unicorns Championship by just two points after Wiltshire beat Shropshire in the last round of matches.But Herefordshire's win over Wales by a convincing nine wickets at Brockhampton sealed second place, their best finish
THIS year’s Kington Show is expected to attract the top sheep shearers from the UK and overseas, for a high-profile competition that is being billed as a “fast and furious spectacle”. Among the last remaining one-day livestock shows in the
KINGTON Town handed their manager Shaun Harris the perfect wedding gift with three points on their return to West Midlands League action.Jordan Cooper's late goal ensured a winning start for Town on their return to Division Two with a 1-0 win at Sikh
HEREFORD United manager Jon Taylor is hoping that that focus will turn to events on the field after the club's immediate future seems to have been secured.Creditors through out a proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement aimed at clearing the club'
HEREFORD bowler Rob Weale has completed the rare feat of obtaining a full set of national titles at the Welsh National Bowling Championships at Llandrindod Wells.Weale had previously won the singles, the pairs with his brother David and the fours in a
HEREFORD couple Lou and Mandy Haines proved to be the tops with a driver when they competed in the annual Hereford Lions Club charity golf tournament at Herefordshire GC.Lou won the prize for the longest drive in the over-55-years-old category while
FIFTEEN-year-old St Mary's School pupil Liam Williams landed his first Ross major title after carrying off the Queen's Diamond Jubilee event .Williams whose home club is Burghill Valley, headed a field of 118 players with a gross 81 medal score
WORMELOW skittled visitors Malvern out for just 44 runs as they won by 120 runs at Kennel Field.The hosts got to 164 all out inside 45 overs before the bowling of overseas players Jamie Banfield and Luke Williams blew the visitors away.Wormelow captain
WORMELOW batsman Tim Boulter believes he’s come out the other side of a lean spell with the bat after a couple of decent performances.One club man Boulter has had scores in recent weeks of 83 and 70 and his partnership of 56 with captain Ben Owens
WORMELOW captain Ben Owens cannot quite believe the clubs league position and believes some of their performances warrant a higher league place.The Worcestershire League Division Two side are currently fifth in the table after thrashing relegation threatened
THE CREDITORS of Hereford United plunged the club’s future into doubt after rejecting the directors’ Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).Around 28 creditors and their advisors packed into United’s Starlite Rooms to hear the in-depth
AT the spectacular opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games last month, among the legion of Scottie dogs leading out the teams was a four-legged representative from Herefordshire.Gracie, from Hereford, was an honorary Mauritian for the day, leading
THE search is on for England’s 'tree of the year' and people in Herefordshire are being asked to help find it.The winning tree will ultimately battle against Europe’s finest in the conservation world’s equivalent of Eurovision
LAST orders are set to be announced at a Hereford pub.The Nell Gwynne is due to close on September 7 after the owners declared the backstreet bar was no longer financially viable.The pub on Monkmoor Street could now be turned into flats.Developers Perfection
GARNONS have retained the GB Liners Marches League title after a conclusive 108-run win over relegation-threatened Dales.Skipper James Debenham (74 not out) and Duane Evans (70) led the way as Garnons compiled 218-6 from their 45 overs.Experienced seamers
CABINET control of Herefordshire Council could be over ahead of the next local elections. A groundbreaking motion to abolish cabinet will be put to a full council vote on September 26. The motion is proposed by Cllr Terry James, Lib-Dem group
Almeley MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT FUND – The organisers of the open gardens and woodland walk, held at Oakland, Almeley Road, on July 26, were delighted with the widespread support that they received. The event raised £1,557. Included in this
Upper Witherstone House, Carey, HerefordAgent: Flint and CookOffers: £575,000Call: 01432 355455UPPER Witherstone House is one of four period properties situated in idyllic surroundings in the finest Herefordshire countryside. The property is within
EASTNOR crashed to a dramatic defeat as they went down by one wicket at Brewood in their Birmingham League Division Two clash.The home side side required 20 to win from the last over bowled by Suleyman Shah.And their appeared to be little danger with
LIFE-LONG Bulls’ supporter Tony Baker will have an ideal send-off at his funeral service next month.The family of Tony, who died on Sunday, aged 71, insists that people wear Hereford United colours to the service at Hereford Crematorium at noon
LEOMINSTER Bowling Club sistersTracey Powell and Linda Smith have regained the National Pairs Championship 12 years after their previous success.The pair carried off the title by beating England internationals Natalie Melmore and Sophie Tolchard, from
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A 12-YEAR-old boy had to be rescued from a roof in Bromyard yesterday. Firefighters were called to Tenbury Road just after 7.10pm and used a ladder to rescue the youngster.
ONE of the performances which will come to The Courtyard as part of its South African celebratory festival, Afrovibes, is called Mamela, and focuses on the stories of young women. Ahead of the performances of Mamela on October 21 and and Skierlik on
WEOBLEY'S 29th art exhibition is to take place this weekend. The exhibition welcomes up to 50 artists with more than 300 paintings to view – with many up for sale.A percentage of the sales goes to the Friends of Weobley Parish Church which
A £50,000 programme of work to repair flood defences in Herefordshire has been completed ahead of the winter months. The Environment Agency has carried out the work at Hampton Bishop and Mordiford, where flood banks were damaged by high tides and
