READY with paint and brushes, volunteers from Harrison Clark Rickerbys got stuck in at Hereford's Close House youth centre to turn a storage room into a counselling room.The centre, opposite Gilbies, supports young people aged between 11 and 24, offering
RURAL Herefordshire and the quaint little villages which are hidden within it can be explored by following a new bike route.The Black & White Village Trail is a route through some of the prettiest villages and most beautiful landscape in the county. The
A SCHEME pitching community facilities and homes in a county village was refused as councillors condemned the lack of affordable housing included.West Register (Realisation) Ltd wanted outline permission for up to 25 homes, three offices, a village hall
AN 11-YEAR-old girl with cerebral palsy is taking on a fundraising challenge to walk up the Sugar Loaf mountain near Abergavenny. Olivia Gardiner from Ross-on-Wye has right-sided hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy which affects her right leg. She is
INSPIRATIONAL Paralympic gold medallist Sascha Kindred has officially been made a CBE.Mr Kindred, one of Britain’s most successful Paralympic athletes, received the honour for his services to swimming in the New Year’s Honours list.He has competed at
HEREFORD FC now have a 16-man squad for next season – but only one is on contract. Player of the year Jimmy Oates signed a deal before the end of last season, which committed his future at the club until the end of the 2016/17 season. Strikers
THE Lacy Ladies of Mansel Lacy will be holding their next meeting on Thursday, May 25 at 7.30pm in the Community Centre. Gordon Taylor will be presenting films of Herefordshire during an evening entitled A to Z of Herefordshire. This will be an open meeting
Our June Market will be held on Friday the 9th from 10 am until noon, in the Bredwardine & Brobury Village Hall. There’s always someone to chat with, find out what’s going on in the village or just browse the stalls. The Great British Meatbox
WESTFIELDS chief executive Andy Morris had Chelsea manager Antonio Conte to thank for showing him the way to Stamford Bridge to attend the Non-League Paper's National Game Awards ceremony. Morris – who picked up a lifetime achievement award for
ONE of the many clichés in sport states that ‘there’s no room for sentiment in football’. And a few fans have quoted this line while justifying Peter Beadle’s decision to deny Joel Edwards another season at Edgar Street. But that phrase seems to
THE loss of two parents of children at a village school means an annual race fundraiser will be particularly poignant for the community. It is the 19th Crocodile 8 Race in Burghill this year which sees runners taking on a tough 8.8-mile multi-terrain
HEREFORD FC manager Pete Beadle says it was purely down to football as to why he released captain Joel Edwards and they did not part on bad terms. Many supporters were gobsmacked when news broke late last Thursday evening that the popular Herefordian
VODAFONE has completed network improvements in Leominster, with the roll-out of 4G.Customers should now experience a more reliable mobile data experience, faster data download, and upload speeds.Upgrades to 3G will also mean stronger voice coverage along
THERE was a spate of bike thefts in Hereford on Monday. A secured Carrera mountain bike was stolen overnight on May 15 from St Peter’s Square, as was a black-coloured mountain bike, which was secured, from the rear garden of a property in Chancel
Not so patient IT seems the local hospital is sending people to the Hereford Wetherpoons for sustenance. What a wonderful idea. Sadly I’m not apologising for my inconvenience with all that bed blocking of the aisles. JEFF HANCORN Aylestone Hill
BUSINESSES will be able to question the county's parliamentary candidates at a hustings next Friday. FSB (the Federation of Small Businesses) will jointly host the hustings meeting with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce.
A HAY-ON-WYE group determined to make renovations to the town's castle has received a cash donation from a leading East Wales housebuilder.Hay Castle Trust has been backed with £1,000 courtesy of Persimmon Homes East Wales' Community Champions
TWO members of GP Martial Fitness in Leominster had successful bouts at the Professional Kickboxing Association 'Fight Night 5' event in Walsall. Bo Holmes fought three rounds to defeat Vaughn Dolphin, from PKA Aldridge, and came away with a unanimous
LABOUR'S plans to increase education spending and stop hospital closures have found favour among voters in the West Midlands. A new survey found 43.1% of respondents in the region agreed with Labour's plans to boost school budgets by £6bn a year
THE women of Whitchurch Floral Society, together with church members, are holding a flower festival at St Dubricius Church, Whitchurch, Symonds Yat.This pretty little church lies on the banks of the River Wye in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The
WELLINGTON village opens their gardens on the weekend of June 10-11 between 11am and 4pm. There are 12 gardens to enjoy with plants and books for sale. Teas will be served in many of the gardens and light lunches between 11.30 and 1.30pm. Parking and
LAST season was a 'transitional period' for Hereford midfielder Jamie Edge, according to manager Pete Beadle. Many supporters were surprised that the former Weston-Super-Mare player was kept on at Edgar Street, with Rob Purdie, Calvin Dinsley and
A TRAINING provider has increased the level of English and maths it can teach, thanks to a new appointment.Hoople Training and Education in Hereford has appointment Sally Ware as its new Functional Skills Tutor.The appointment increases Hoople’s capacity
