NICK James has done “loads” of work on Whitney- on-Wye toll bridge – now he’s a permanent part of it. Nick and Hannah James are the first to attach a commemorative brass plaque to the bridge. Bridge owners Maggie Taylor and Grahame Penny recently
A HAY-on-Wye man put the pain of crashing to one side to win the 'Tough One' hard enduro event.Danny Thomas had to race across a quarry at Nantmawr, near Oswestry, for as many laps as possible within two hours.But the 28-year-old's dreams of winning the
PUPILS at a North Herefordshire school can now stay fit whatever the weather thanks to a new indoor climbing frame. Purchased by the Kingspan Insulation Community Trust, the fold away climbing frame at Pembridge CE Primary School, includes several
GETTING away from stabilisers can prove tricky for some budding cyclists.But help is now at hand from one young Herefordshire entrepreneur.Sky Ballantyne, who is just 12, has just experienced the joy of seeing her product in shop windows.The youngster
I HAVE just returned from my first visit to New Zealand. Among the attractions was the fact that there was hardly any litter and I felt that people were proud of their community. I returned on a sunny March day, spring flowers, our wonderful landscape
SATURDAY saw the culmination of three evenings of competitive drama at Hereford’s Courtyard Theatre in the 78th Annual Festival of One Act plays. Seven amateur theatre companies from throughout the county had performed before professional adjudicator
RESIDENTS in a Herefordshire village say they feel ignored by planners because of the amount of homes which could be built in the village. Outline planning permission has been given by Herefordshire Council for up to 60 houses on land off Pixiefields
A NEW inpatient unit caring for residents from across Herefordshire will be officially opened next week. The £8million project at St Michael's Hospice in Bartestree will feature 20 inpatient rooms and is part of a two-phase plan costing £11.3 million
WITH Leominster Town Council gradually taking over a number of services previously supplied by the county council, taxpayers might well be paying twice for the same services, unless the county removes any relevant costs from its own budgets, at the
