A LEOMINSTER entrepreneur has launched a new online women's retail store. Belinda Weaver, 44, set up In The Pink Clothing in a bid to offer more choice for local women. A single mother of two, Ms Weaver has worked in sales and marketing for
OPPOSITION to present plans for the takeover of Queenswood and Bodenham Lake is invited to “rally” at Bodenham village hall next month. The meeting, hosted by the Friends of Bodenham Lake (FBL), will assess the strength of such opposition.
ONE of the biggest groups from the world of hip hop will be bringing some bling to Herefordshire this summer. The Nozstock festival, loved by thousands for its eclectic mix of music, will welcome Wu-Tang Clan to the fields of Bromyard. Other
A MOTORIST is fighting a £100 parking fine issued by a private Hereford firm after wind caused his ticket to blow off the car's dashboard. Carlos Taylor paid to park at Hereford's Blackfriars Street car park, owned by Corporate Services Parking Management
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman is asking for people to donate their unwanted teddy bears to children in Syria. Ellie Targett from Leominster has sent more than 2,500 teddies to sexually abused children in South Africa. And now she is hoping to collect
A BET with a friend prompted the High Sheriff of Herefordshire to sign up for a Point to Point — 27 years after his last competitive race. Patrick Darling, who lives in Sellack, will be riding the South Herefordshire Hunt's members' race on March 1 with
Bromyard Community Hospital (BCH) has been hit by norovirus for a second time. Wye Valley NHS Trust (WVT) confirmed this afternoon that the hospital's ward was again closed to visitors due to diarrhoea and vomiting. WVT has only just re-opened
WYE Valley NHS Trust (WVT) has confirmed two new senior management appointments. Jon Barnes, currently Deputy Chief Operating Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, is to join WVT next month as Chief Operating Operator
THE father of a young driver killed in a crash near Hereford pleaded with him at the roadside not to die, an inquest heard. Mark Thomson had already lost one son, 17-year-old Stuart, who drowned in the River Wye at Bredwardine in 2009. But
PROFESSOR Clements, (Using Care Act to justify axing CAB, Letters, January 29) cites misuse of the Care Act, in respect of cutting of CAB funding by Herefordshire Council. It would also seem that this piece of legislation is being misappropriated
SURVIVORS of sexual abuse will share their stories at an event in Hereford this Thursday. West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre is hosting an event at the Three Counties Hotel on Thursday (February 26) in a bid to take a 'joined up approach
HEREFORDSHIRE Council currently owes around £40 million to other councils and local authorities. The sum has been built up by short term “cash flow” loans the council has taken out. As at the end of December, the 15 loans totalled £40 million
THERE were tears of joy, sadness and compassion in Leominster on Saturday as family and friends of a young woman fighting cancer had their heads shaved for charity. Scores of people from the town and surrounding area joined together to support
I READ with great interest an article about the new bus in Bristol which runs on methane produced from human waste. I believe such innovative approaches to congestion and pollution are the way forward. This type of public transport would be a great
ANY prospect of housing at Queenswood country park or Bodenham Lake nature reserve has been ruled out. Herefordshire Wildlife Trusts (HWT) and New Leaf Sustainable Development Ltd (NL) made the commitment in formally confirming their intention
FURTHER aeroplane parts were brought through Hereford at the weekend in an identical move to the week before. Three large lorries carried parts of a Boeing 747 in convoy from the Cotswolds to Pontrilas over the weekend with police support.
Professor Nancy Hills' talk about her unique exhibition, previously announced as running from 11.30am on Thursday, February 26, will in fact take place at the later time of 2pm. For further details, call the museum on 01432 260692.
AN advanced motoring group is holding an older driving day next week.The Institute for Advanced Motorists says the day will restore older drivers' confidence on the road.Tina Lawrence, a driver training expert, will lead the day which covers a wide range
TASMIN Little has firmly established herself as one of today’s leading international violinists, and she will be in Glasbury next month to present an hour-long ‘teach-in’ for young string players in which she will talk, play and demonstrate with participants
PATROLS are to be restored to two areas after a change of heart by West Mercia Police. Officers will be back on the beat from Ross and Malvern police stations after cost-cutting measures 18 months ago saw them deployed from a central base at Ledbury
FOLLOWING your recent article regarding Jeff Hancorn’s issues with charging his electric car (Faith in electric cars running low on juice, Hereford Times, February 12), I too can say that I found it very difficult to find any usable charging spaces
