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A look at Herefordshire countryside in summer

3:02pm Friday 8th August 2008

Just when we thought it time to lay out the garden for the summer, along came periods of solid downpours and strong winds, flattening many plants, says Countryman John Wesley

Hereford's Martha House - a magical place

2:47pm Friday 8th August 2008

Charlene was an inspiration to so many for her legendary courage

Herefordshire Red Cross celebrate 100 years

2:37pm Friday 8th August 2008

A garden party at Buckingham Palace marks landmark year

Hereford Cathedral and its west front

5:31pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

When the spectacular medieval front famously collapsed on Easter Monday in 1786 the replacement, plain in style, was universally disliked but appeals for it to be demolished fell on deaf ears.What happened next is history...

Prince's trust at work in Herefordshire

1:57pm Monday 30th June 2008

A HEREFORDSHIRE band of volunteers is working hard to both promote and fund-raise for the Prince’s Trust and make sure youngsters can take advantage of its programmes.

French tribute to this dashing airman

10:56am Thursday 22nd May 2008

FLIGHT Lieutenant Lance Elias, immortalised forever as a young dashing airman, was one of 11 servicemen remembered 62 years after their plane crashed in 1946.

Project is searching for untold memories of Kington Camp

4:11pm Thursday 1st May 2008

FOR many rural communities life changed dramatically during the Second World War – and not least in Kington.

A safe time in a safe place for drug users to reconsider their lives

l Rob, who had been using drugs since he was 12 and describes himself as “basically brain damaged”, feeds the chickens at the Lifebuoy Rehabilitation Centre.

4:01pm Monday 28th April 2008

MAKING sense of the chaotic lifestyles of drug abusers is quite disturbing. A few hours spent in their company isn’t enough time to understand why people would want to live out such a precarious existence.

Herefordshire celebrates its women

11:47am Friday 18th April 2008

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated on March 8 and focused attention on the political, economic and social achievements of women around the world. The launch signalled the start of Women’s Month. The Hereford Times has taken a look at why it’s still seen as an important commemorative date.

Herefordshire volunteers

11:43am Friday 18th April 2008

Volunteering is not a new concept. In 2005 more than 31,000 offered their help to others. That’s 18% of the population. What’s changing is the attitude towards volunteers and their value.


National News

Soldier hoped for Afghan peace

Justin Cupples, 29, who was killed in Sangin, Helmand Province

Updated 10:48pm Friday 5th September 2008

A British Army soldier killed in Afghanistan had spoken of hopes of bringing peace to the war-torn country.


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