TWO elderly women were injured following an accident at Stretton Sugwas this morning. Emergency services were called at around 10.25am and took a woman in her 80s, who had a suspected back injury, and a woman in her 60s, who had minor injuries, to Hereford
Few can forget the impact Whistle Down the Wind made when the film was released in the 60s. Written by Mary Haley Bell, the mother of the film’s child star Hayley Mills and giving Alan Bates the opportunity to provide a tour de force performance
AS a person who has lived in Herefordshire all his life, and who loves his county very much, I was appalled to read at the gross salaries that our elected councillors and leaders pay themselves with council taxpayers' money,(including gold plated pensions
FITNESS trainer Ged Musto is proving he’s at the top of his game. The Leominster man has been named as one of the top 10 personal trainers in the UK for 2010. Musto has been recognised by The Fitness Association - and it is the third time he
CONSERVATIVE Cecil Pritchard has been elected onto Leominster Town Council after winning yesterday’s South Ward election. He saw off Labour Party candidate Philippa Roberts by 90 votes in the two horse race, collecting 388 votes to Ms Roberts
GEORGE Osborne says his top priority is cutting the deficit. But in order to get the deficit down, you need to keep economic growth up and you need to keep unemployment down. You don’t get borrowing down by pulling the plug on support for business
POLICE are warning Herefordshire shoppers to be on their guard following recent credit card thefts at supermarkets. A Leominster woman had her card stolen at Sainsbury’s in Hereford on Tuesday July 6, which was used to withdraw £150 from an ATM. The
HEREFORDSHIRE finally have something to celebrate after their first three-day win since 2005. The county side notched a conclusive five-wicket success against visiting Devon at Eastnor. Stars of the win were Steve Adshead who followed up his
HEREFORDSHIRE cricket has lost one of its most recognisable and colourful characters with the sudden death of Ted Rees at the age of 79. Although an enthusiast for many other sports, Ted’s passion was the summer game and it formed a major
HEREFORD United’s longest-serving player, Richard Rose, is predicting an exciting brand of football. “The football that Simon Davey’s wanting to play is going to be more attacking and it should be entertaining for the supporters,” he said. “I would
OSCAR Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, morals and handbags, The Importance of Being Earnest, is brought to Dore Abbey by Gloucesterbased Rain or Shine Theatre Company Directed by James Reynaron Wednesday (July 14). When two Victorian gentlemen
SUCCESS at the Ironbridge Regatta capped off a triumphant month for Ross Rowing Club. Once again the promising young junior members stole the limelight, bagging an impressive number of victories. Coxed by Jess Crossman the Wj12 quad of Christina Stevenson
A RETIREMENT village will finally be built in Hereford after a four year-long planning battle. The combined nursing and retirement home is set to create around 140 jobs when it is completed on land close to Widemarsh Common. The go-ahead
ONE of the most photographed homes in Herefordshire is up for sale. Vaga House is inadvertently captured by many tourists taking snaps of its more famous neighbour, Hereford Cathedral. But interested visitors are kept a safe distance
AS a striker with Hereford United, Richard Leadbeater dreamed about firing the Bulls back into the Football League. But the 32-year-old has now ventured into his own promised land by becoming a vicar. He was ordained at Birmingham Cathedral
HEREFORD Amateur Pantomime Society has supported the city's special care baby unit with a donation of £1,600. The money has gone towards a Neo2 Baby Oxygen Controller at Hereford County Hospital. Fund-raising included donations taken during
Agent: Jonathan Wright Offers: £400,000 Call: 01568 616666 BELGATE Cottage is a delightful, three-bedroom property with a detached stone barn, situated in a peaceful position not far from the village of Shobdon. The cottage benefits from double
IN these days when the aim is to have as few and as unobtrusive road signs as possible, why is Herefordshire Council going in the opposite direction? Signs, often with bright yellow backgrounds, are sprouting up everywhere. In my own village a
THE Summer Exhibition at Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, entitled Glory of the Garden features the work of seven artists and craftspeople who take inspiration from the garden. Showing for the first time at the gallery is ceramicist Jane Cox
A HEREFORD company has won the Queen's Award for leading the way in designing and supplying medical packaging that help save lives. Dyecor, based at Whitestone Business Park, has developed a new product which will enable temperature-controlled
MORE than 100 cattle breeders from across the world came to the county last week and were overwhelmed by two things – the top class quality of Hereford cattle and the magnificent beauty of the Herefordshire countryside. Most of them came
