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  • Majority of pupils secure first choice school

    COUNTY parents are finding out which primary school their child will be attending from September – and the vast majority have secured a place at their first choice.Herefordshire Council has made 1,899 offers with 93.3% of those classed within the "

  • Award-winning speaker shares tales from the teaching frontline

    Gervase Phinn - a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, school inspector, educational consultant and visiting professor of education who is best known for his autobiographical accounts of his time as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales - will

  • Point to Point at Hereford Racecourse called off

    The North Herefordshire Hunt Point-to-Point scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) at Hereford Racecourse has been called off. Following an official inspection this morning (Friday), the ground was deemed 'unsafe' due to hard patches on the course.

  • Topical drama from acclaimed political satirist

    Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, Fracked! or: please don’t use the f-word is now on tour, appearing at Malvern Theatres from Monday, April 24.Alistair Beaton’s provocative new comedy takes us to an idyllic English village

  • New book explores Herefordshire's geology

    INCREDIBLE scenery is one of the things this county is best known for, drawing in visitors from far and wide to enjoy its very own natural wonders.It is that scenery – and its journey into existence – that is the basis for a new book called 'Herefordshire

  • Hay-on-Wye charities receive a boost from a local supermarket

    LOCAL residents and Co-op, Hay-on-Wye have celebrated the announcement of a cash injection into the local community following the launch last September of the Co-op new membership scheme.Using the scheme customers who have swiped their membership cards

  • Cat poisoned in Hereford

    A CAT was poisoned in an area of Hereford, police have said. Officers received a report of an incident yesterday from the Waterfield Road area regarding the poisoning of a cat. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "A vet has confirmed that

  • Councillor wants CCTV cameras to help deter dog fouling

    A SECURITY camera could soon be used in a market town to deter dog owners from leaving their pet's mess.Kington Town Council have asked Herefordshire Council for a moveable CCTV camera to help catch owners who fail to clear up their dog's mess.Town