A BROMYARD author is campaigning for a key position at Oxford University. Roger Lewis believes his election to Professor of Poetry would be a victory for “life-enhancing joviality”. The biographer is one of 11 people bidding for the highly-sought position
Hailed as the king of horror fiction, the aptly-named Stephen King lives up to the title in his novel Misery … a taut, psychological chiller, where the terror is all the more scary for being implied rather than overt. Bringing that fear
TWO cars were in collision on the B4352 at Bredwardine shortly before 4.45pm yesterday. Three people sustained minor injuries, with one patient being taken to Hereford County Hospital.
FIREFIGHTERS spent Sunday tackling a barn fire near Ross-on-Wye. A number of crews from across the county were called to the A466 at Hillgates shortly before 12.50pm. Fire press officer Samantha Jones said that a 200m cordon was put up and crews were
A VISIT to Giffords Circus is more than a trip to the circus, much more. You’ll be transported back in time to re-live the magic of circuses of yesteryear, when the wagons rolled on to the village green, bringing with them a glimpse of a glamorous
“SILLY” complaints about councillors are going to get short shift from the committee assigned to investigate them, its head has said. Robert Rogers, chair of Herefordshire Council’s standards committee, was responding to concerns - expressed at a meeting
ELLIE Goulding has signed up for a celebrity trainer auction to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity. The charity supports injured soldiers returning from Afghanistan and hopes to develop a new military rehabilitation
FORMER Tyrrell’s owner William Chase has put the site of his drinks business up for sale three years after he bought it. Rosemaund Farm at Preston Wynne comes with 434 acres, a Georgian house, potato storage facilities, an office block and other
LEDBURY & District Swimming Club's young members showed off their skills at the club championship at Ledbury Pool. Twenty of the youngest members, many competing for the first time, were eager to show their worth in the first race, one-length freestyle
ON Wednesday, May 12, I woke early, made a coffee and switched on the TV to see the smiling face of Eamonn Holmes. It was “the dawn of a new era”, he said. Like Eamonn, several leading Conservatives said during the preceding days we should
