HEREFORDSHIRE Council have confirmed that they attempted to take possession of Hereford United's Edgar Street ground and its related land tonight. This, the council said, was done through peaceful re-entry for breach of three leases due to non-payment
THE National Trust in Herefordshire has a packed programme of autumnal activities starting at the weekend with Croft Castle’s ‘Hallowe’en Spooktacular’. This family event promises fun for everyone, with pumpkin carving, face painting
A FORMER Leominster Grammar School pupil was officially introduced to the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat peer this week. The Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, announced in August that Chris Fox – who
TEENAGE scrum-half Ben Williams is looking to revive his career in the professional game with some star showings for Luctonians this season.And the 18-year-old, who was released by Worcester Warriors at the end of last season, has made a good start this
Fownhope BC: (1) 1 Brian Yates and Daphne Whittaker 65%, 2 Heather Brace and Joyce Lewis 59, 3 Ted Dutton and Mary Panniers 55; (2) 1 Kathy Chapple and David Lait 60%, 2 Ted Dutton and Mary Panniers 57, 3 Cathy England and Gisela Ogden 54.Hereford BC
Crewe & Nantwich 25 Hereford 16 INDISCIPLINE was a key cause of Hereford losing their unbeaten record in Midlands One West after six straight wins.The Wyesiders incurred a high penalty count and conceded 13 points while a player short after yellow
Progressive metal band The Phaze are on the look out for a new drummer. Being without a drummer has not stopped the band though as well known local drummer Jordan Payne has stepped in for them so they can play gigs as well as write new songs. The new
HARRISON Clark Shawcross, the Ross-on-Wye trading branch of Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors which also has offices in Hereford, Cheltenham, the Thames Valley and Worcester, was pleased to host its second charity quiz night in aid of Hope support services
STRIKER Marcus Palmer has suggested he would not be opposed to staying at Westfields beyond the end of his one month loan deal.The former Hereford United striker is three games into his spell at Allpay.Park and has scored two goals in three games.He said
KNIGHTON now has its first ever Beaver Scout pack. A group of parents with young children got together to see if there was enough interest in the town to start a Beaver group. They soon realised there was lots of interest and a new group was set up and
A SHOPKEEPER is retiring after 44 years serving the people of Kington. Cliff Hodges has decided to close his business, Cliff Hodges Menswear, which he ran with his wife, Sally. The family started trading in Kington in 1970 at 41, High Street
YEAR 12 and 13 students and staff at Lady Hawkins School in Kington baked a large selection of delicious cakes to sell to the rest of the school to raise money for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. The cake sale raised £51 and the winner of
A WOMAN stripped in front of police and threw her tracksuit trousers at an officer was called an 'idiot' by a judge who then awarded the officer compensation for 'shock'. Convicted robber Paula Simmons, aged 39, of Wylds Lane, Worcester, admitted
WESTFIELDS extended their unbeaten run to four games as they comfortably overcame Kirby Muxloe in a Midland Football League Premier Division clash.Fields ran out 3-0 winners in a game which they controlled from start to finish with goals from Nathaniel
A WASHING machine that caught fire in Hereford last night needed a Hereford fire crew to put out the blaze.The fire in Farm House Close started around 5.30pm, with the firefighters needing a hose and breathing apparatus to get it under control.The two-storey
A WOMAN is at the end of her tether after having no broadband for more than six weeks. Janet Village continued to see her direct debit leaving her account each month but despite numerous calls the problem was still not fixed. PlusNet provides
MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Premier Division: Westfields 3 Kirby Muxloe 0.WEST MIDLANDS (REGIONAL) LEAGUE, Premier Division: Wellington 2 Ellesmere Rangers 2, Pegasus Juniors 2 Shawbury Utd 2.Division 1: Bromyard Town 7 Hanwood Utd 2, Hereford Lads Club
SIMON Callow returns to Malvern Theatres on Saturday to tackle one-man play The Man Jesus. This extraordinary play looks back 2,000 years to witness key moments in the life of ‘the man Jesus’, through the eyes of the people who knew him. Simon
At-a-glance. Subaru XV 2.0i petrol SE Premium manual. Price: £23,995. Top speed: 120mph. 0-60mph: 10.5 seconds. Fuel: 40.9mpg (combined figure). C02 emissions (g/km): 160. Verdict: Much improved, stylish, practical, refined, well-built
When a recommendation is received from a hospital consultant that an embarrassing little problem of stress urinary incontinence or a sense of urgency can be avoided through a simple, surgical procedure requiring no more than day surgery, the assumption
Allensmore CAKE FOR CATS – Please come and join us between 11am-3pm on November 1, at Cats Protection, Cobhall Villa, Allensmore, Hereford, HR2 9BP for our coffee and cake sale to celebrate black and black-and-white cats. AFTERNOON TEA - Allensmore
JAMES Hancocks scored a hat-trick as Herefordshire Schools under-15 progressed to the third round of the ESFA Playstation under-15 Trophy with a 4-0 win at Woking Schools.Kingstone's Greg Preece shot Herefordshire ahead after 25 minutes before Bishop
A HEREFORDSHIRE MP has added his support to a campaign to better protect the country's bees. MP for North Herefordshire, Bill Wiggin, met Friends of the Earth campaigners at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham last month. They are
Pegasus Juniors 2 Shawbury United 2PEGASUS gained a hard-earned draw after an entertaining West Midlands League Premier Division clash.Shawbury missed an early chance to take the lead before Sam Pearson went close twice, first with a shot which was deflected
HEREFORDSHIRE is one of the key locations to benefit from a major new project, which will see the creation and restoration of over a hundred orchards across Britain. Helping Britain Blossom backs the creation and restoration of community orchards
PIKLES, hoes and flails - an appeal for old farm tools at Kington could yield an assortment of weird and once wonderful pieces of antiquity. The call has gone out from Kington Museum for help in putting together displays on an agricultural theme
TWO Herefordshire farmers are among 2,000 business owners set on ‘bullying the banks’ to give small companies a better deal. Will and Frances May are part of the organisation Bully Banks, and this month attended its conference in London on behalf
THE sun came out for the annual ploughing match organised by the Trumpet and District Agricultural Society . It was held on October 2 at Rosemaund Farm, Preston Wynne with permission of Mr and Mrs Cyril Simcock and William Chase. The previous
AS someone who once found it hard to fit in five fruit and veg in a week, nevermind a day, I could never have imagined that my name would find itself on a vegan restaurant booking form. In fact I had often thought it impossible to comply with the
AN ONLINE initiative is stretching across Europe as the county links up with EU partners to show how digital business can be done. The CREATE business support app, launched recently in the county, is pitched as a “quick, easy and fun” way for businesses
A HOSPITAL boss told an inquest there were lessons to be learned after a newborn baby died following a delayed emergency birth in Hereford. Mum Hayley Jones said she was concerned Hereford County Hospital failed to act quickly enough to deliver
ROSS Golf Club's Neil Lancett can look back at his summer season with satisfaction having captained two teams who enjoyed success in both the league and cups.As skipper of the club's 'A' team squad playing in North Gloucestershire League
A GOAL 10 minutes from time condemned Leominster to a 2-1 home defeat by Swindon in the Davis Wood League Conference North.With three regulars missing, Leominster started slowly against well-matched opposition and fell behind after 15 minutes.Leominster
A BUSINESSMAN behind one of the county’s most prestigious hotels has been made bankrupt after a long-running, continent-spanning legal saga. But the order against Tony Said Hamed, owner of Holme Lacy House, may not be the end of a case that went
WORK on Hereford’s Link Road has been given a Spring 2015 start date, after a public inquiry this week ruled in its favour.The decision has been heralded as “great new for the people of Hereford” by councillor Phillip Price – and
COINCIDING with the centenary of Dylan Thomas's birth on October 27, 1914, a programme on Sunday afternoon by poet Edward Storey and Revd. Preb Stephen Hollinghurst celebrates the tragically short life of the poet, more than the man.The programme
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23MIDLAND FLOODLIT YOUTH LEAGUE Southern DivisionBromsgrove Sporting v WestfieldsSATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 FOOTBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUEPremier Division St Neots Town v Hereford United MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUEPremier Division Coventry Sphinx v
