AFFORDABLE housing for local people is vital but must be proportionate and manageable. At August’s Ewyas Harold Group Parish Council meeting however, housing representatives told members that a minimum of 20 affordable houses were to be built,
PEOPLE in Ledbury have joined a three-way fight to save their town’s “soul” from retailing giants. In one corner stands Tesco and Sainsburys, who want to build superstores on opposite sides of Leadon Way. And in the other stands residents
DUE to a system error there are some incorrect entries in this year's Information Guide. The errors relate to the local goverment page, where a number of council seats show the wrong representative. You can visit the correct list by
A MAN exposed himself to two women who were with a baby. The naked man was seen by the River Lugg off Perrystone Lane between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on Tuesday. He was sitting on the grass and then got up, making no effort to cover himself
A CAR caught fire on the M50 near Ross-on-Wye last night. Firefighters were called between junctions three and four at 9.35pm. The flames spread to the grass verge and was put out within two hours.
HEREFORDSHIRE Council continues to apply cuts to the services that we most vitally need. Since the Conservatives assumed control of the council with a slim majority at the last election, they have continued to commit huge sums of borrowed money to projects
THE family of a Hereford cyclist who was killed in a crash in the county have said they have been left devastated by his loss. Martyn King, aged 46, of Haylease Crescent, Hunderton, was coming from an unclassified road on to the A438 at Staunton
HEREFORD United need a swift return to form after finding themselves in an uncomfortably familiar position in the League 2 table. With three games played, United are at the bottom of the Football League with no points and no goals. And
Hereford United 0 Macclesfield Town 4. HEREFORD crashed to their third defeat in three League 2 outings as Macclesfield Town compounded the hurt inflicted by Morecambe the previous Saturday. So it’s no goals and no points so far for hapless
THE family of Police officer from Hereford who was killed in an accident while on duty have paid tribute to him. PC Tony Wright, who grew up in the city, was riding a motorbike that was in collision with a car in Kidderminster. West
THE project to regenerate Hereford’s Buttermarket has moved a step closer. It has been announced this week that Trebor/Wrenbridge is the preferred development partner for the scheme to transform the building into a showcase for locally produced
A GRADUATE who secured an accounting job advertised in the Hereford Times is now one of the world’s best in her field. Laura Roberts went for the position of accounts assistant with then fledgling crisp producer Tyrrells at Stretford Bridge having
WHAT a difference 12 months can make. July and August of 2010 saw grain prices double from the same period of 2009. In one day alone the market started £3 down climbed to an £18 high, lost £12, finishing the day £6 to the good. How is
I THINK our parks department should, once again, get a big thank you for its most beautiful floral displays throughout the city. They are a sight to behold. Well done to all concerned. MRS DOREEN CLEGG, Tupsley, Hereford.
