THE seven-foot man convicted of attempting to murder two men in Hereford last year had an appeal against his 19-year jail sentence turned down today in London.Gary Stretch, originally from Kington, was sent to prison for his role in helping serial killer
RESIDENTS can surrender their firearms at Hereford police station over the next two weeks as part of a national operation. Operation Magpie aims to reduce gun crime and will run in West Mercia and Warwickshire from Monday, November 3 to Sunday,
HEREFORD MP Jesse Norman said he is pleased that the FA has charged Hereford United owner Alan McCarthy with misconduct. The FA are investigating an alleged breach of their owners' and directors' test in that McCarthy has served as an officer at
IN Division 3 of the Arrow Plant Herefordshire Table Tennis League, Ross Crackpots B remain at the top after a 7-3 triumph against Green Farm Vikings thanks to a maximum from Bob Rhodes supported by Frank Lane with two and James Palmer one. John Jones
LYDIA STRATFORD led the honours when 12 Hereford Cathedral School pupils travelled to Solihull to compete in the West Midlands Regional Biathlon Championships. Stratford had to overcome tough opposition to win the U19 Girls competition but did so in style
THERE was plenty of exciting in this week's Hereford Snooker League programme.Simon Wilton got the Miller Boys off to a winning start with a brilliant 22 clearance to snatch victory over Police A's Pete Marks. The final frame was a tense affair
THE Market Theatre in Ledbury is the venue for Arts Alive’s latest foray into world music and dance, when Ballet Nimba bring their stunning show Bagatai to Herefordshire. Cardiff-based Ballet Nimba is led by the irrepressible Idrissa Camara of Guinea
FORMER National Hunt stalwart Michael Scudamore will have a race named in his honour at next month's Open meeting at Cheltenham.The £20,000 Michael Scudamore Intermediate Handicap Hurdle run on Friday, November 14 will commemorate the late jockey.Scudamore
Britain has experienced its warmest Hallowe'en on record. The record of 20C (68F) set at Dartford in Kent in 1968 was beaten before noon when the temperature reached 20.5C (68.9F) in Filton, Bristol, the Met Office said. It posted a tweet saying
LEOMINSTER have moved two points clear at the top of the West Clubs' Women's League North Division after continuing their perfect start to the season with a 5-3 win at Old Bristolians.Nina Emery shot Leominster ahead and Liz Ranft's lofted
A POLICE chief will take part in a web chat next week to address concerns and answer questions from residents. Chief constable David Shaw will answer questions on aspects of policing across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Worcestershire
A HEREFORD pub scheme created to keep the town centre's night time scene safe has come second in a national award. Representatives from Hand- Hereford Against Night-Time Disorder- headed to Westminster yesterday for Diageo’s National Pubwatch Awards
A PRESTEIGNE man has released a novel about his development work in an African village he has visited 20 times. Peter Hudson, 54, first went to Mauritania in west Africa in 1988 for six months. He met a local man called Salif, who invited him
THE borrowing debt owed on Herefordshire Council’s capital programme could top £200 million within the next four years. The potential for a £32 million rise on the present £168 million debt figure will be put to a meeting of the council’s overview
NEARLY 100,000 illegal cigarettes were found stashed inside a secret counter compartment, behind a false stock room wall and inside crates of soft drinks, when police and trading standards raided a Hereford shop. Hereford Magistrates heard that
A BUILDING site has been made into a work of art while an historic part of Hereford is renovated. The Old Mayors Parlour in Church Street and Gallery 25 are being spruced up during the next two weeks to bring them into the 21st century.And while the work
SINGERS and bands should be getting their act together as details of how to apply for next year's OMG Hereford will be announced soon. Last year's winner, Raye Harvey, says that anyone who wants to get their foot on the ladder of the music business
A NEW greetings card shop will open in Hereford tomorrow. Cardmarket is opening on Commercial Street in time for the Christmas rush. Store manager Mark Boughton said: “We are delighted to be opening a new Cardmarket store in Hereford. "
INTERNATIONAL contemporary Jeweller and Jerwood Prize winner, Susan Cross visited Hereford College of Arts earlier this month to talk to students about her career and practice, alongside a fascinating exhibition of her work.This exhibition, Drawing and
A DAD says his family's 20 month adventure through South America has given his two children a "priceless" life experience.Steve and Pippa Genner, along with sons Henry, 14, and 12 year-old Charlie, have returned to their home in Wolferlow
JESSICA Duchen's acclaimed novel Alicia’s Gift follows the piano prodigy Alicia Bradley and her embattled parents from the revelation of her talent, aged three, through to adulthood and her participation in the Leeds International Piano Competition
WHY, when it is acknowledged that young people need to try to find work while studying for a degree in order not to acquire too huge a debt, are employers so inflexible? Big employers claim to be supporting young people but in reality this is not
STILL hot from their Acoustic Spectacular tour, and a sell-out concert at The Courtyard, this talented quartet of musicians is igniting more local audiences with a stripped down version of their latest production, especially created with village halls
A CONFIDENTIAL email sent to Herefordshire Council suggested Hereford United’s Edgar Street home could be offered to Tesco and Morrisons if the club folded. Fans of the troubled club have regularly voiced concerns that the ground would be sold
A HEARTBROKEN widow has launched an emotional appeal for the safe return of a missing bag which contained her late husband's belongings.Joan Tilney, 63, moved out of her home of 40 years in early September, taking with her a large holdall full of
THE 70-strong Leominster Choral Society is proud to announce its first Baroque presentation of one of the great choral works of all time, Handel’s Messiah. Following two months of extensive rehearsal, the performance will take place at Leominster
