The former Apostolic Church in Bye Street, a reminder of hard and crusading times in Victorian Ledbury, is up for sale and could go for as much as £60,000. The timber-framed and corrugated tin building was opened on October 6, 1889. It bears witness to
Martyn Moxley, head of English at John Masefield High School, went to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, where he chatted with Prince Edward about the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Mr Moxley, a trustee of the festival, was chosen for the visit by Herefordshire
A LEDBURY woman who plans to walk through 90km of Canadian bear country this autumn for Macmillan Cancer Relief can book her tickets for the charity challenge. Liz Jones has been busy fundraising and appealing for sponsorship since the New Year to raise
A STUDY into the extent of drug use in Ledbury is being launched as a first step in a new anti-drug initiative in the town. Police have confirmed that confidential meetings have been held with councillors and representatives from the youth service and
AFTER cancellation of the first four games due to waterlogged greens, Eastnor bowlers finally got their Year 2000 season rolling with a friendly triples at Woodlawns BC. Why not come and join us and enjoy the camaraderie of this wonderful game. As a mixed
NEWCOMERS to lawn green bowls can pop along to Ledbury Bowling Club on Sunday (May 7) when the club will be holding its open day. The event, at the Bank Crescent club, starts at 3.30pm with a bread and cheese supper to follow. The club will be open to
DESPITE the recent heavy rain the pitch was in superb condition and crying out for a running game of rugby. LEDBURY VETS XV 29pts, LUCTONIANS VETS 17pts Ledbury ignored the advancing years and threw the ball around with gay abandon. The crowd and the
LEDBURY Rugby Club are hosting the annual Bethell Trophy at the Ross Road Playing Fields on Sunday. Teams from Ledbury, Upton, Bromyard and Tewkesbury will compete in the round robin event with the days festivities commencing at around 12.30pm, a barbecue
A 200-strong crowd gathered at Bilfields Farm, Bredenbury, on Monday, to see a pensioner drive a floating quad bike across the lake and back, to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The bike was specially adapted for buoyancy, with additions
Bromyard'S joint-beat manager, PC John Bridges, has warned that an organised gang of fuel thieves is operating in the area and targeting not just lorries but private cars as well. He said "professionals" had carried out the recent spate of fuel thefts
A VINTAGE car collector from Mathon is appealing to planners to let him keep the garages he built without permission. Builder Ted Dawe, of Gower Cottage, Rundle-mead, said he had to have security for his 1923 Model T Ford lorry and two 1928 Austin 12s
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers, second in the Premier Division of the West Midlands Women's League, proved too strong in the area that mattered in the County Cup final at Bromyard. KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS 3, LEDBURY TOWN LADIES 0 Despite having long periods of
LEDBURY residents have been told "it's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts", as the town prepares for another assault on the Britain in Bloom title. After coming second to Alcester, in Warwickshire, for three years running in the small towns
LEDBURY'S new Market Theatre was named winner of the town's keenly-contested Design Awards competition. The results were announced at the annual town meeting by Coun Bob Wreford, spokesman for the independent judging panel. He said there were 13 nominations
THE body of a 20-year-old Bromyard man has been recovered from a flooded quarry following a four-hour operation by a specialist diving team from South Wales. The man has been identified as Paul Probert, who lived near to the quarry, at the Open Fields
CIDER and perry was tasted in the heat of the sun at the weekend when crowds of people turned out for the Big Apple event in Marcle Ridge. The festival promotes the vast array of apple and pear drinks produced by farms throughout the villages around Much
A MAKESHIFT Ledbury side with an average age of just 21 took on a much more experienced and physical Ross United Services and came away deserving winners of the Ross A Cup. ROSS UNITED SERVICES 1, LEDBURY RESERVES 4 Ledbury were very slow to start and
A youngster who beat a tumour of the spine four years ago is practising her curtsies for a meeting with Princess Anne on Monday. Although she has been given the all-clear, eight-year-old Megan Lloyd, from Wellington Heath, still has a shadow on the base
COLWALL Cricket Club is appealing for all ex-players and members to become involved in the official opening of their new Ghost Meadow pitch and clubhouse on Sunday, June 18. The day will include matches featuring current and past players and they are
Ledbury is down to just one special constable, leading for a plea for more volunteers to step forward and put on the blue uniform. The number has been reduced because one special has just resigned, and another recently joined the regulars. Ledbury Police's
IN THE final of the Under 12's Llewellyn Cup played at Hereford on Sunday, Swifts came up against old rivals Ross and this time came out on top of another close affair. LEDBURY SWIFTS 3, ROSS UNITED SERVICES 2 Swifts were slow to start, it was Ross made
BROMYARD Town recovered from a crushing midweek defeat at the hands of fellow title contenders Wellington to defeat a spirited visiting side who at times belied their lowly league position. BROMYARD TOWN 3, SIKH HUNTERS 1 In the first half Bromyard struggled
An inquest has been opened and adjourned on 34-year-old Ian Flynn, who was found hanged close to a caravan fire at Mill Lane, Bosbury. Ledbury firefighters attempted in vain to resuscitate Mr Flynn on a grass verge. An ambulance crew took over, but he
A LEDBURY man has pleaded guilty to his part in a plot to murder a businessman from Hereford. Patrick Morgan, 53, of Bye Street, was remanded in custody at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday (May 2) pending pre-sentence reports. His accomplice, Kim Fowler
