AN advice service that gives Herefordshire an estimated £7m boost annually through the funding it secures for at-risk residents, is itself at risk.Herefordshire Council announced this week that when the Citizens Advice Bureau grant comes up for review
A CAR collided with a tree on the main road between Hereford and Worcester this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the A4103, near to Newtown Crossroads, at around 3pm. One patient was assessed at the scene by paramedics but
THIS year, while writing our Christmas cards, we will be including Eskinder Nega, a journalist from Ethiopia who has been imprisoned for 18 years after he criticised the Ethiopian government and called for freedom of expression. Amnesty International
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 FOOTBALL MIDLANDS FLOODLIT YOUTH LEAGUE Southern Division Westfields v Bromyard Town SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 FOOTBALL EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Division Hereford United v Hitchin Town
LADS Club fought back against a resilient Team Dudley side to gain an important 2-1 win in Division One of the West Midlands League. Ryan Spittle had given Dudley the lead but the game's turning point came when the visitors' Jahmal Patterson was
THE county’s frontline ambulance and paramedic crews have responded to 1,398 calls since the start of the month with little sign of demand easing. That figure stands for the period December 1-16 and is up 136 – or over eight calls a day – on the
HEREFORD'S new safe haven for “small hours casualties” is set to open this weekend.From Saturday, the city's old youth court on Gaol Street becomes Emilia's Place – a new unit to help people on a night-out recover from excess alcohol and help reduce the
A FORMER executive of Age Concern has been selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for North Herefordshire. Sally Prentice, who currently lives in London but plans to make frequent trips to her prospective constituency, is focusing her campaign
WESTFIELDS were swept aside by high-flying Basford United at allpay.park.Sean Edwards' side were lucky that goalkeeper Matt Gwynne was in inspired form otherwise the scoreline could have been greater.Westfields had an early chance to open the scoring
HEREFORD Buttermarket has two suitors sweet on its future. Today, Herefordshire Council confirmed that the shortlist for developing the iconic city centre site was down to two. Both were selected from the four parties that pitched submissions
I WRITE regarding the unhealthy prospect of the new road SC2 passing to the west of Hereford. For 90% of the time the winds blow from the south west or south. If cars or, more importantly, heavy vehicles are encouraged to use this road it will
ROAD crash response figures were not included in the case for cutting full-time fire and rescue cover in the county earlier this year. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) has confirmed that its fire authority never adopted
THE Grade II listed, Holy Rood Church in Mordiford with its 13th century origins, was the perfect setting for a magical performance by the Key Stage 3 students of Mordiford Primary School on December 16.Their Christmas carol concert focused on the true
TREF-Y-CLAWDD Junior rugby club held a cake sale on Brookside Square, Knighton last weekend and raised £217 for club funds. Club members and their helpers also used the event to promote the free club training/membership for the first term of 2015
AN under-threat service that provides a vital lifeline for disabled shoppers has received a boost from local businesses. The Hereford Times reported last month that Hereford City Shopmobility Service, which provides mobility scooters, electronic
A SELFESS and tireless volunteer - who founded a fundraising branch for St Michael’s Hospice - has been recognised by Powys county council with a civic award for exceptional service.Elizabeth George set up the charity fund in her native Knighton, and
IT was disappointing to read that MP Jesse Norman’s name appears on a list of 70 MPs with financial links to private health companies (MP rejects report, Hereford Times, November 27). Having supported the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, Mr Norman
THE roll out of faster broadband in Ross-on-Wye and the surrounding area has been delayed by three months. Fastershire, which is aiming to secure a multimillion pound network for Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, has faced a number of setbacks
NEARLY £200,000 worth of bad debt has been written off by Herefordshire Council, which itself now owes £33 million in "ends meet" loans from other authorities. Between April and October the council wrote off 21 debts collectively worth £179,000
A DISTRICT judge has slammed the lack of alcohol treatment programmes in Herefordshire, likening the sentencing powers available to him in the county to a “postcode lottery”.With no programmes currently affiliated to the local probation service, anyone
FORMER Lads Club cricketer Steve Cardone has died at the age of 53. Cardone, who worked at Cargill for more than a quarter of a century, was a wicket-keeper and batsman for the city side for more than 35 years. His funeral will be held at Hereford
A MAN in his 60s was taken to hospital this morning after a car ended up in a ditch in Eardisley. Police, fire and ambulance crews attended at about 7.30am on the A4111 in Eardisley. One male patient in his 60s, who was complaining of neck
A DRIVER has died following a collision near Hay-on-Wye yesterday. Police said at about 5.20pm there was a collision between a Leyland DAF lorry and Peugeot 207 on the A438 between Glasbury and Clyro. The driver of the Peugeot sustained fatal
FURTHER to the article regarding Mandorla Cohousing (Housing share plan given nod, Hereford Times, December 4), I would like to comment on the proposal. We have something akin to a modern-day commune to be developed within the new 150-home estate
A PRESTEIGNE woman who has spent 2014 raising funds for a Leominster boy who was injured in a car accident is preparing for her final challenge.Louise Phillips started her mission in January this year with a plan to run 14 races in 2014 to raise funds
HEREFORDSHIRE’S roads are again being destroyed. Potholes are reappearing and we are not even into the worst of the winter weather. I am convinced this is due to the growth in long-distance agricultural haulage by monster tractor-and-trailer units
