UP-and-coming blues/roots band Babajack will be playing at Ledbury’s Market Theatre on Saturday, April 14. Malvern-based Babajack comprises Becky Tate on vocals, stomp box, cahon and African drum, Trevor Steger on dobro, harmonica and winebox guitars
EXPERIENCE Andean music with The Peruvian Panpipers at Evenjobb Village Hall on Saturday, April 14, from 8pm. Admission will be £4 on the door (children are free). Bring your own drinks. For further details, call 01547 560298 or email djlrenegade57@
CABINET members have this afternoon approved a number of new terms to the city's multi-million pound Old Market project amid an extraordinary meeting. Around 50 members of the public at the council's Brockington headquarters were barred from listening
WE would like to point out that the concert featured on p142 of this week's Hereford Times - Joshua Mills and others, in St Michael's Church in Ledbury - is not taking place on Friday April 6. The piece should have appeared in the previous
A HEREFORD man appeared in court today accused of fraudulently collecting donations for Help for Heroes while allegedly posing as a former soldier. Benjamin Revell, 24, of Hinton Crescent, Hereford, appeared at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court where
CUSTOMERS of businesses located near to the A49 in the south of the county are being asked to continue to visit them despite the road being closed. The Highways Agency has begun resurfacing work between Much Birch and Harewood End, causing the road to
ED Lindsay and Anthony Murphy are back with another year of Juicy 100% Hip Hop nights at The Jailhouse tomorrow (Friday). They kick off with a massive triple headline event featuring Dirty Dike and Jam Baxter, two of the hottest acts in UK hip hop
A GROUP of Herefordshire artists and businesses have joined forces for The Trumpet Trail which will run from tomorrow (Friday) to Monday. Four venues close to Trumpet, near Ledbury, are offering access to a range of local artists and crafts
TODAY (Thursday) the cabinet of Herefordshire Council meets to finalise the terms of the agreement that will enable development partner Stanhope to begin work on the redevelopment of the Old Livestock Market. This exciting £90 million development
THE Met: Live in HD season comes to a close with two romantic opera favourites. Massenet’s comic epic Manon can be seen live at both Malvern Theatres and The Courtyard on Saturday at 5pm, while Verdi’s classic La Traviata is screened at both
A ROSS-on-Wye music shop is to be re-launched on Saturday after it was feared that it may close down. Phil Beech, who plays guitar, is the new owner of Ross Music Box and will offer a string fitting service as well as cleaning and carrying out minor
BANDEMONIUM, the legendary Hereford ceilidh band will be playing the toast to the Queen at the Hay Festival on June 5. Hay, which celebrates its own 25th birthday this year coincides with the four-day, Diamond Jubilee bank holiday. The band will
HEREFORD’S nightclubs are gearing up for a full-filled Easter weekend to whet your appetite. With no work for a lot of people until Tuesday (April 10), this is an ideal time to unwind and let your hair down. Play kick-off tonight (Thursday) with Ian
Outdoor activity AT Oaker Wood Leisure, children from seven upwards can enjoy the range of activities on offer. New for Easter are days especially for children aged 12-plus, the second of which is on April 13, offering the chance to try paintballing
FIREFIGHTERS put out a car fire in Hereford last night. Crews were called to Old Mill Close shortly before 10.25pm.
ON the morning of July 7, 1942, RAF Wellington bomber T2962 took off from Edgehill near Banbury. It was a training flight of nearly 1,000 miles involving the dropping of flares and practice bombs. The route took it north to Yorkshire, west
I AM a born and bred Herefordian, lived in the city all of my life (apart from when I was at university and college) and am proud of my roots. But what is there to sing about at the moment? We have a multi-million pound retail development
WALK AND CREAM TEA - On Easter Monday join a walk of about five miles around Bircher Common and the Fishpool Valley followed by tea at the church. Meet at Yarpole church at 1.45pm for a 2pm start. Non-walkers are welcome for tea from 4.15pm. £5 per
JUMBLE/TABLE SALE - This will take place in Whitney Village Hall on April 14, between 10am and noon. The money raised will go towards the purchase of flowers for the flower festival from June 30 to July 1. To reserve a table at £5, call 01497 831307
EASTER SERVICES - In St Peter’s Church tomorrow (Good Friday) at 10am there will be an informal Easter garden workshop for families and the young at heart. Later in the day at 2pm The Stations of the Cross will form the basis of a quiet, reflective
STORYTELLING FOR ADULTS - Hunting the Giant’s Daughter is at Skenfrith Village Hall on Saturday. As the quest unfolds across star-lit landscapes, blustery mountains and old, deep forests, the warriors tell tales of their exploits and reveal the wisdom
TALK AND SUPPER - Unusual Herefordshire Churches will be the topic for Penny Platts’ supper talk at Pudleston Village Hall on Friday, April 13, at 7pm. Tickets are £10 for a two-course supper with licensed bar available. Call 01568 760272 or 760542
ROD STEWART SOUND - There are still a few tickets available to The Rod Stewart Experience tribute night at the Football Club on Saturday from 7.30pm. Tickets are £12, including a buffet supper, and can be obtained by calling Alan on 260485 or Dot
SERVICES - Tomorrow (Good Friday) service at noon. Easter Sunday, parish communion at 9.30am. CHURCH DRAW - The revitalised 200 Club under the leadership of Sue Day now has 198 members (almost a full house). The prize money has increased to reflect
TABLE TOP SALE - In Orcop Parish Hall on Saturday, May 5, 2pm-4pm, to support the maintance of Orcop Parish Hall. Free entry for buyers, sellers £5 a table. To book a place, call Jane Rigler on 01981 241310 or Pamela Pattenden on 540732. Light refreshments
Much Cowarne WI - The WI will meet in Stoke Lacy Village Hall promptly at 7.30pm, April 13, to hear Richard Jordan give a talk entitled Get your Kicks on Route 66. The competition will be a six-line travel poem. FUN RIDE - The Much Cowarne
SPRING SHOW - A very well supported village spring show took place in the village hall on March 17. 24 people entered nearly 300 items to be judged. Cups were won by Dee Griffiths for pot plants, Kath Morris the domestic cup, Lynn Hanley for floral
MEET - The next meeting of the Community Association is on Tuesday in the Community Centre at 7.30pm. TALK - The final talk by Wendy Hill entitled An Evening With Elgar – the other ladies in his life will be next Thursday, April 12, at the Community
BINGO NIGHT - Another very successful Bingo night was held last Thursday raising funds for the parish hall. A large number of fun-loving adults and children played several games and lots of prizes were won including the best Crown prize. RILEE AUCTIONS
FREE HEARTSTART COURSE - Learn how to save a life in two hours. Book a place now at a free two hour Heartstart Course where you will learn how to deal with serious bleeding, choking, heart attack, perform CPR, etc, on Monday, April 23, from 7pm to
CHORAL SOCIETY - More than 130 singers of all ages gathered for an afternoon choral singing workshop organised by Kington Choral Society (KCS) at St Mary’s Church, under the baton of its director of music, Roger Langford. This was followed by an
HOUSING - Herefordshire Council invites villagers to a drop-in event to view plans for a proposed affordable housing development on land to the rear of Whitehouse Drive. The consultation is prior to submission of a planning application by DB Land
HEREFORD PROBUS THREE - Members were entranced by the talk given by Rev Jimmy Morrison who spoke about his life as a parish vicar and his work as a padre to various British regiments. His talk touched on a full-range of human sentiments from the
HEREFORDSHIRE Farmers’ Markets Group celebrates Easter with cookery demonstrations in High Town on Saturday. Matt Slocombe, chef proprietor at The Crown Inn in Woolhope, will take centre stage with the entire market joining in as the cast,
CHURCH - The annual meeting of St Michael and All Angels’ Church is on Thursday, April 19, in the church at 7.30pm. The first part will be the annual vestry meeting and the second part will deal with reports and financial matters. The meeting will
PRIMARY SCHOOL - Children in the nursery section brought in hats and bonnets of all shapes, decorated with all sorts of things including cuddly chickens, feathers, eggs and flowers, for an Easter bonnet parade. MAGPIE - The Magpie Club has opened
Sir Salman Rushdie, Sir Terry Pratchett, Martin Amis and David Walliams are all performing at this year's Hay Festival. The line-up for the literary festival, taking place in Hay-on-Wye from May 31 to June 10, will also feature Booker Prize
PRIMARY SCHOOL - The school has been buzzing with the excitement of Sports Relief. Many children brought fancy dress costumes to run the mile run, and families came to support the children. Class one children made gingerbread and class R decorated
CHURCHES - During Holy Week there will be a procession of the cross following the walks held through Lent. Tomorrow (Good Friday) assemble at Eardisley Church to walk to Almeley at 2pm. The service will be at 3pm. At 8pm the service at Eardisley
COMMUNITY LIBRARY - Fownhope’s community library opens on Wednesday at Faulkner House, Church Croft, after almost six months of preparation. The response for books has been truly amazing. More than 60 families and clubs have donated some 2,900 books
ART SALE - There is a sale of original art work by local artists on Sunday in the village hall, 10am-4pm. Free entry. TREASURE HUNT- A treasure hunt taks place on Sunday, starting at 2pm at the Village Hall, where entry forms are collected. The
A SECRET report that “sells out” Hereford city centre to the £90 million retail development on the city’s old cattle market site can today be made public. The report dictating the direction of the biggest decision yet taken by Herefordshire
ST MARY’S - Easter Day choral Holy Communion will begin at 11am on Sunday. Refreshments will be served afterwards. DILWYN SHOW-The committee has secured a new attraction for the show on May 7, with laser clay pigeon shooting. Throughout the day
I JUST got through the post the new edition of Herefordshire Matters, and with it came a handy guide to travel in the county, marked “north edition”. My mother has just moved to the area and has been asking about buses to Hereford, so I thought
THE choir of Holy Trinity Church in Whitecross will once again be involved in a feast of music for the Easter season. Bairstow’s Lamentations and Durufle’s motet Ubi Caritas feature tonight (Thursday) in the Eucharist service at 8pm, while tomorrow
LUNCH - The Lent Lunch in March raised £190 towards a new sensory room at Blackmarston School. FOOT CLINIC - Today (Thursday), Beryl O’Farrell is holding a foot health clinic at Yew Tree Cottage, for donations to St Michael’s and All Angels’ Church
COFFEE AND CHAT - The draw for the Easter egg was made at the meeting on March 28, and the lucky winner was Daisy Lewis. The draw raised £30.60 for Community Centre funds. The coffee and chat at New Bridge Community Centre on Wednesday, from 10.30am-noon
SCOUTS - Plans are underway to create a brand new Beaver Scout group in Bosbury, the first Scout group in the village for decades. The inaugural meeting is set to take place on April 23, St George’s Day, in the village hall. Organisers are looking
VILLAGE LOTTERY - Winning £25 this week was John Pinches with number 19. TELEGRAPH POLE - A contractor working for BT replaced a telegraph pole with a rotting base near to Springfield. The next pole down the field which leans at an alarming angle
SINGING FOR FUN - The next session will be tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm in Bishops Frome Village Centre. It is billed as a “life enhancing opportunity” for Easter. Newcomers are welcome. For details, call Richard on 01885 490628.
EASTER SERVICES - Aymestrey: Good Friday, service 9am; Easter Sunday, Holy Communion 11am followed by the annual children’s egg hunt. Leinthall Earls Church: Easter Sunday Holy Communion 3.30pm. Church decorating for Easter at Aymestrey will take
LUNCH – A capacity crowd at the village hall enjoyed an excellent three-course meal prepared and served by local women. For the last six years there has been no rise in the charge for the hire of the hall but since April 1, the hourly rate is £9
PARENTS AND TOTS - In a busy first term, activities enjoyed by the children and parents include potato printing, cornflour silk, making bird feeders, Mother’s Day cards, painting and enjoying a variety of toys to name a few. The Easter Bunny was
TENNIS CLUB - The AGM took place in Bodenham Village Hall on March 27. There are mixed club nights every Thursday starting at 6.30pm tonight (Thursday). Floodlights available. Ladies coaching/club nights on Tuesdays from 6pm. New members are welcome
Claverdon 15 pts Ledbury 20. ONE win from their final two matches will clinch Ledbury’s promotion from Midlands Three West South after an heroic performance by their below-strength side earned a vital win in Warwickshire. Scrum-half Nick Panniers
DRAW - Winners of the Allensmore Church 100 Club for March: first, 19, Paul Jones; second, 80, Sue Perry; third, 16, Debbie Jones; fourth, 29, Allensmore Bell Fund. Allensmore RAMBLE AND BARBECUE - The first walk of 2012 around Allensmore is on
