FOLLOWING the release of their acclaimed second album Sing A Full Song Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston have embarked on a hectic run of more than 40 gigs, including a visit to Garway Village Hall on Friday, March 13.With an enviable pedigree, Miranda is
OWNERS of a Leominster pub do not know whether the venue has a future after a definitive ruling was made to restrict its licence. Herefordshire Council’s regulatory committee decided last week that the Ducking Stool, on South Street, could operate
JOHN Boyne’s highly acclaimed and best-selling novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas will be appearing at Malvern Theatres from Tuesday, following its world stage premiere at Chichester last month. Set during World War II, the story of an unlikely friendship
THOSE walking along a Hereford street in the past week could have been forgiven for thinking a charity had come up with a nifty way of drumming up publicity. This pillar box outside the offices of the city-based Little Princess Trust on Castle
HEREFORD is basking in early Spring warmth this afternoon. Temperatures have been recorded as high as 14.4C which, according to the BBC, is the top spot across the UK. Tomorrow's weather is expected to hit 12C.
RESIDENTS at Lyonshall have given a robust thumbs up to housing plans directly aimed at saving their crumbling village pub. Following a strongly attended public meeting in Lyonshall, a ballot organised by the parish council revealed a 74.3 per
Jacob and Sam James, two Herefordshire born and bred brothers, have recently turned into foodie entrepreneurs, having launched a unique bright orange sauce Granny Tigg's, created by their grandmother, who, at 16, won the title of Miss Aotearoa (the Maori
BYTON trainer Richard Lee could have a fighting chance of running well in opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.Knock a Hand recently won at Carlisle and shows he has good heart.But he could have competition from fellow Herefordshire trainer Venetia
TWO men were arrested on suspicion of drug offences after a police chase in Hereford. Officers had a pre-planned drugs warrant for Campbell Road in Hereford today. When police arrived at the address a red van was leaving so they followed it
COUNTY business Burgoynes is launching a new arm of its century-old enterprise with a fifth-generation member of the family taking over the reins. After a 50-year stint with the marquee company, which dates back to 1909, Peter Burgoyne, aged 75
FOR the first time since 1999, Herefordshire – and the rest of the UK – will be in the dark during a rare solar eclipse. The partial eclipse in Herefordshire will start at 8.23am and end at 10.38am on Friday March 20. The last major eclipse
A PIONEERING cultural exchange that supports traditional, self-sustaining communities in western Ukraine is offering life-changing travel experiences to those up for an adventure. Organised by Herefordshire-based social enterprise Experience Ukraine
PUPILS at Hay-on-Wye's primary school met a Malwawi sugar farmer as part of the town's Fairtrade Fortnight. The children met Allan Saidi from Kasinthula Cane Growers’ Association (KCG) – a Fairtrade-certified sugar cane project in Malawi. Mr Saidi gave
THE Rhos Market Garden and Precious Earth have joined together to turn an old garage into a shop. The shop opened in the old Vaughan's Garage in West Street, Knighton that has been unused for several years. The shop aims to sell organic fruit and vegetables
RADNOR Valley Little Dragons celebrated St David's Day, with a visit from Dai the Dragon, they made Welsh flags, cooked Welsh cakes and did folk dancing to traditional Welsh music, then visited Radnor Valley Primary School to watch their school Eisteddfod
A WELL attended open day was held recently for the Little Gems Pre-school which will be opening for business on April 13 at Clehonger Primary School.In addition, there will be holding a second open day on Tuesday from 8.45am to 3.15pm.Organisers welcome
AM I alone in thinking that Herefordshire is fast becoming a rubbish dump? I travel along the B4224, A449 and A40 from Ross to Monmouth every day and I am appalled by the amount of rubbish that has spread along this route. Old road signs left
X-Wales rugby captain Paul Thorburn said he was delighted to come back to Hereford Cathedral School (HCS) to witness the national Marches Sevens tournament. Thorburn, who still holds the record for the longest successful penalty conversion in an
ELIZABETH Halls “just had” to buy the sports car near identical to that owned by her late fighter-pilot dad. Now she’s taking the 1935 Singer Le Mans nine special secured at a Brightwells auction on a tour of all sixty wartime airfields her dad
OFFICERS are warning residents about a scam where callers say they are acting on behalf of the police to sell alarms. A resident in the Golden Valley reported a phone call from someone who she initially believed came from the police. The caller
THERE were celebrations in the Shop at Bromsberrow when the cafe was finally given a name. After great deliberations by the judges a name was chosen for the cafe in the shop: 'The Cafe in the Village'. The name was selected from 73 entries and the person
HEREFORD Lads Club's recent good form came to halt following a 6-2 thumping at St Martins in West Midlands (Regional) Football League Division 1.The city side started well and should have been three goals up within the first 10 minutes.Both James Fennessy
LUCTONIANS director of rugby Alex Davidson believes the loser of this Saturday's relegation battle at Birmingham & Solihull will struggle to stay up.The Kingsland side are second from bottom in National League 2 North going into the game, but just one
A SPELLBINDING evening of witches, murder and mayhem is promised at the Crown Inn, Dilwyn on March 18 and 19, starting at 7.30pm, when The Witches of Dilwyn written by Tony Hobbs is to be shown.Presented by the Dilwyn Amateur Dramatic Academy and directed
THE local point to point fixtures began with the South Herefordshire Hunt at Garnons on Sunday, writes GRAHAM SAVEKER.On a day of heavy rain that made conditions arduous for spectators as well as horses and riders, it was Fruit Fayre and jockey Patrick
FREE training and business advice are on offer at a workshop in Hay-on-Wye on Tuesday. Places are still available at the Walking With Offa workshop, which will help local businesses boost income and increase footfall. Alison Caffyn, an experienced
JIMMY Harvey has confirmed he has applied to be Hereford FC's first manager. The former Hereford United player is a a popular figure among many Bulls supporters having made 278 appearances between 1980 and 1987. "There are a lot of applicants
HEREFORD have been promoted from Davis Wood Hockey League De Cyrmu & The Marches 1 following a 3-0 win against Lansdown.The city side have won 15 of their 19 games this season and cannot be caught by Cardiff University 2nd, who are nine points adrift
HEREFORDSHIRE Greens will join hundreds of members from all over the country in Liverpool at the party's national conference this weekend. It takes place in Liverpool from Mardch 6 to March 9 and more than 1,000 delegates are expected at the last
PRESTEIGNE won the battle against local rivals Kington to lie fourth in South Wales Hockey League Premier Division 2.Kington went in front from a short corner before Presteigne upped their game in the second half.A long ball from Jess Goodwin saw Rita
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TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘cheerful, popular and talented’ Ross-on-Wye rugby player who died while working at a hotel. Ollie Floyd, aged 20, died after the agricultural sprayer he was in rolled into a lake at The Celtic Manor Resort in South
DANCEFEST, the dance development organisation for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, is pleased to announce the return of Circuit, their youth dance tour, which has a packed programme of high quality new dance performed by young local talent. This year
A MAN who committed an "unprovoked, vicious and nasty assault" on a French exchange student in Hereford has been jailed for 34 months. Charlie Gore, 23, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Hereford
WE are visitors from Australia and in our five-week stay, so far unfinished, we have been appalled at the amount of junk scattered along country roads – in the grass, in the hedgerows, even in the drains. It’s little better at home – with one significant
