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  • Young Herefordshire farmer's success

    RADNOR Young Farmers Club (YFC) had great success at the 25th Royal Welsh Agricultural Society winter fair. Edward Powell won Supreme Champion in the Wales YFC Calf rearing competition, as well as the award for "Best Stock-man". Mr Powell, a

  • Dudley goes back to Upton Park

    HEREFORD United legend Dudley Tyler has been making a nostalgic visit to Upton Park this week.The flying winger in United's Giantkillers side was invited back to West Ham's headquarters to take part in the launch of a new book by Tim Crane 'They Played

  • Davies and Gilbert repeat their success at Ufton Court

    TIM Davies of Maldwyn Harriers and Heulwen Gilbert of Ludlow Runners repeated their individual successes in the previous race at Croft Castle when the third race in the Herefordshire Cross Country League series was held at Ufton Court.The course, mostly

  • Former Ledbury mayor has lucky escape following crash

    A FORMER Ledbury mayor had a lucky escape after writing off his car when it slid on black ice. Terry Widdows, who represents the market town on Herefordshire Council, smashed his motor into a telegraph pole on the A417 at Parkway at about 6.30am

  • Coppers worth "a penny a day"

    A PENNY a day for "coppers" is proposed as the taxpayer cost of policing the county goes up to arrest the impact of cuts. An increase on the police precept added to council tax calculations could amount to little more than 1p on the average bill

  • Band to launch new CD at barn event

    TOMORROW sees Puma Creek, one of the newest bands on the Hereford music scene, take to the stage at the Cider Barn in Pembridge for the venue's December charity evening.Puma Creek, who will use the gig to launch their new CD, Continental Circus, are

  • Adrian earns his welcome Christmas bonus

    ROSS Golf Club's annual men's Christmas fayre stableford attracted 93 members with the covering of early morning winter frost determining that the competition was played on temporary greens. This did not deter 20-handicapper Adrian Berry whose 23 points

  • All lit up in Hereford: Send us your pics

    HOMEOWNERS have been getting creative to create a festive feel. Decorations have gone up on many Hereford houses – as these pictures show. We are interested to hear from others who have decorated their homes. Email a picture of your lit-up

  • Unemployment figures continue to fall in Herefordshire

    UNEMPLOYMENT figures in Herefordshire are the lowest they have been in more than ten years, according to statistics from Jobcentre Plus. There were 980 people in Herefordshire claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in November 2014. This compares to

  • Herefordshire-grown Christmas Tree the pride of Downing Street

    CHRISTMAS Tree growers from Hereford have helped mark the start of the festive season on one of the most famous streets in the country.Colin Griffith, from Dinmore Hill Trees in Wellington, was chosen to produce and deliver a tree that will spend Christmas

  • Big match statistics: Luctonians 29 Harrogate 34

    Luctonians: Doyle; Knight, Hughes, Langdon, Norris; T Jones, Prior; Horner, Street, R Jones, Cheasley, Kelly, Smith, Hackley, S Jones.Replacements: Bufton, Jacques, Talbot, James. Burton.Harrogate: Rowntree; Bottomley, L Minikin, Edwards, Audsley-Beck

  • Social rugby games to be held at Luctonians on Boxing Day

    LUCTONIANS will be hosting two rugby games on Boxing Day.Chairman Simon Whiteman and president David Thomas will both select a veterans side to play each other at 2pm.And administrator Simon 'Norm' Green-Price and director of rugby Alex Davidson will

  • Luctonians aren't thinking about perilous position, says Jones

    SAM Jones says the Luctonians players are not thinking about being near the bottom of National 2 League North despite them once again coming up short.The Kingsland side had an ideal opportunity to gain maximum points against Harrogate last Saturday and

  • Job done on marathon cycle ride

    EARLIER this year you were kind enough to feature a walk I was to make from the Pyrenees in France across Spain to Santiago.This was to raise funds for The Yeleni Centre in Hereford’s Blackfriars Street, a local charity that gives free holistic therapies

  • Goodarzi treble sends Hereford into break in second place

    HEREFORD enhanced their promotion prospects in Davis Wood League De Cymru and Marches 1 with a comprehensive 8-0 win over Whitchurch B in their final game before the holiday break.With Hereford dominating play in the first period, Stew Goodarzi bagged

  • Former Hereford United player still owed money

    A FORMER Hereford United player who left the club in October is still owed a months' wages. Daniel O’Reilly says he has been left in limbo and does not understand why the club is withholding his money. He said that club chairman Andy Lonsdale

  • Wye Valley Health trust needs 200 new recruits

    WORKING under special measures, Wye Valley NHS Trust faces “significant challenges” in finding nursing and medical staff with over 200 full time equivalent posts currently going through recruitment processes. Increasingly, the trust is looking

  • Kington prepares for Santa Sunday

    Shoppers in a Herefordshire market town raised an eyebrow or two this week when a very important visitor was spotted. Customers were more than a little surprised and bemused to see Santa Claus in shops around Kington as he prepares for 'Santa Sunday

  • D-Day for Hereford United

    HEREFORD United face another day in court with the club facing the biggest threat yet to its existence. Majority shareholder Andrew Lonsdale assured the Hereford Times that the £1million needed would be found by tomorrow's 4.30pm deadline.

  • Police remind residents of doorstep safety

    A MUM of one, who said she was "gullible" to let a doorstep seller into her home, has warned others not to do the same. Deb Smith, who lives in Winforton, near Whitney-on-Wye handed over £10 to a man who said he was on a rehabilitation scheme after

  • Council "breathing easier" after 2015/16 spending settlement

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council is breathing a little easier with what it expected out of the provisional local government finance settlement for 2015/16. An initial reading of what’s on offer indicates a settlement broadly in line with reduction assumptions

  • Violent assault at Ross services

    A 22-YEAR-old man was left with significant injuries after he was violently assaulted at Ross-on-Wye services. Police released information today about an assault on December 5 at Ross Spur Services on the A449 westbound at Ross. Officers said

  • Police arrest man in Ross town centre

    POLICE made an arrest in Ross town centre this morning. Police said at around 9.45am a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of trying to snatch a bag outside Costa Coffee. He has been taken into custody. If you have any information call

  • Hereford United chairman withdraws HUST invitation

    HEREFORD United Supporters Trust (HUST) have confirmed Bulls chairman Andy Lonsdale will not be addressing their members at tonight's meeting. Lonsdale was invited to the meeting at Pegasus Juniors' Old School Lane ground at 7.30pm, to which he

  • Football results

    MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Premier Division: Westfields 0 Basford United 2. WEST MIDLANDS (REGIONAL) LEAGUE, Premier Division: AFC Bridgnorth 1 Wellington 0, Gornal Athletic 1 Pegasus Juniors 0. Division 1: Bartestree 5 Wem Town 2, Bromyard Town

  • Meadows thought Hereford should have won

    THERE was a familiar face from Hereford United's golden era among the 167-strong crowd at Dunstable.Billy Meadows, one the famous Giantkillers from 1972, came along to run the rule over his successors."I live 20 miles down the road and saw that the

  • Slap in face for Herefordshire parishes

    WITH regard to Paul Broome’s story ‘Council urged to listen to residents’ (November 6), that sounds good, but I suspect it would be a first for Herefordshire Council when it comes to planning. What a slap in the face it has handed out to all the