FORMER SAS soldier Rusty Firmin is to lift the lid on life in the regiment at a talk in Hereford. Rusty Firmin, who led the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980, will be at the Richmond Club, Edgar Street, on Sunday May 10. Doors open at 1.30pm to the public
MORE than 50 young people joined political candidates for Hope Support Services’ latest event. The What Are They On About? afternoon at Hereford College of Arts welcomed 15 to 25-year-olds from across the county, giving them the opportunity to
CANDIDATES contesting the 2015 Herefordshire Council election have been confirmed. Fifty three wards - drawn up by boundary changes - will be contested when the county goes to the polls on Thursday, May 7. Each ward will be represented by a
ARTS Alive's current transatlantic theme continues with Red Moon Road, a group guaranteed to get feet tapping and spirits soaring.Red Moon Road are at the forefront of folk music in Canada - a trio of diverse and compelling musicians who create songs
THE Ross Baptist Church was full on the evening of March 21 to hear the award winning Mynyddislwyn Male Choir (The Sound of Wales) sing a wonderful selection of moving and uplifting music complimented by the colourful and harmonious Drybrook and District
KINGTON Town’s promotion quest in Division Two of the West Midlands (Regional) League has been rocked by the news that Sikh Hunters have pulled out of the competition.The Walsall-based side’s record is to be expunged, which means Kington, without a match
A MAN has been charged with two offences after being arrested next to the national pipeline in north Herefordshire. West Mercia Police were carrying out routine patrols near Brimfield when they came across a parked Ford Panel van in a lay by on
A CHANCE to get up close and personal with reptiles is on offer.Expert, Nigel Hand, will lead a walk through Bircher Common and Fishpool Valley from Croft Castle and Parkland, near Leominster, on Sunday April 19.He will be on the lookout for adders, slow
Members of Knighton Catholic church, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour put on an Easter Extravaganza at Knighton Community Centre on Easter Monday and raised £1,022.29. The money will be divided equally between the Ebola Appeal and Knighton and district Community
THE Golden Valley Day Centre in Peterchurch held its annual Easter bonnet competition on Easter Monday. They had quite a few entries and the winning bonnet was made by Maggie Harmar with David Jones coming a close second. Organisers would like to take
THE programme for this year's Leominster Festival – celebrating the town's 'grisly and ghastly' history – has been released.And the 'Lurid Leominster' festival, set to take place between May 30 and June 7, looks set to showcase some of the best of Leominster's
A COUNTY bowling club with “royal” connections have launched a major recruitment drive in preparation to the new season.More members are needed for Brimfield and Little Hereford Bowling Club, which made headlines when players enjoyed a surprise visit
A DRILL and shearing set were stolen from a shed near Kington. Thieves entered the shed in Rushock between March 25 and April 8 to take the items. Anyone with information should call police on 101.
CHILDREN had the chance to meet seven pet lambs at the Presteigne Food Market recently.The lambs belong to Alex Pickersgill who came to the market with her father, Dave.Dave, a regular trader at the market, runs Weobley Ash and sells tasty meat and produce
THE Lodon Valley Easter art exhibition took place in Stoke Lacy Village Hall from April 4 through to April 6 and featured a display of art-works by artists with a local connection. The event was organised by Nigel and Daphne Montandon of Stoke House,
THE Hereford enterprise zone has only a year’s worth of electricity left without a £1.5 million charge up. Money for a capacity upgrade will be found through £2.5 million coming the zone’s way from Herefordshire Council. The extent of the investment
BEN Davis is set to fly the flag for military charity Help for Heroes in the Michelin Clio Cup Series, a feeder to the British Touring Car Championship.Davis, from Much Marcle, originally starred in the 130mph Superkarts series, but switched to car racing
AN ONLINE campaign has been launched to allow drivers to once again park their vehicles for free across Leominster. The Facebook page called “we want free parking back in Leominster” has been liked by almost 600 people who are all backing calls
A HEREFORD garden centre helped raise funds through the month of March for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Wyevale, on Kings Acre Road, joined in with the charity’s Great Daffodil Appeal by donating 10 percent of its intakes.
THE Courtyard has raised around £20,000 from its seat appeal launched last September. It’s a sum that will help the centre fund phase two of its auditorium refurbishment, replacing 114 gallery and box seats later this year. Seat sponsorships
A WEOBLEY couple’s diamond wedding anniversary united friends and family from Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Glynn and Marcia Williams, 87 and 85, last week celebrated 60 years together with a grand celebration at Weobley village hall.
A LEOMINSTER mother who cheated the benefits system out of more than £56,000 will be paying it off for the next 19 years and a judge told her she would be “well advised” to get a job. Alison Cole, 53, of Caswell Road, admitted benefit fraud and
COUNCILLORS Bartlett and Norman (Permits for parking – it’s a safety issue, Letters, March 19) are missing the blindingly obvious solution to excess parking in Leominster streets – cancel car park charges! You will remember the flawed manner in
