EIGHTIES icon Hazel O'Connor is coming to Ludlow's Assembly Rooms next month. 'Beyond Breaking Glass' tells what happened after the mercurial star disappeared from the scene following hits such as 'Eighth Day', 'Will You' and her appearance in 'Breaking
THE internationally acclaimed Morriston Orpheus Choir will visit Ross-on-Wye on Saturday, February 24 to give a concert in St Mary's Church at 7.30pm. The concert will be in support of the Mayor's Project. This world famous Welsh choir, which has recently
A HEREFORD couple will be abandoning their caravan on the Welsh coast this year for a luxury Caribbean cruise. Chris Bevan, of Station Road, won the eight-day cruise after entering a phone-in competition run by the popular ITV holiday show 'Wish You Were
A ROUSING dragon dance by infants at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, in Hereford, kick started their cultural week in style. The celebration will look at the world's religions with year 1 pupils focusing on Far Eastern traditions and the Chinese New
A CITY heroin addict with a 'formidable list of convictions' has been ordered to attend a rehabilitation centre for women. Deborah Phillips, 37, of Ethelstan Crescent, appeared before Hereford Magistrates following a spate of thefts last summer - enabling
THIS week's heavy rains brought fresh misery to a city fish and chip shop owner. Mrs Olive Litchfield, 54, has run the Frier Tuck, Belmont Road, for 15 years. Flooding in October caused about £7,000 worth of damage. Further heavy rain in December brought
A FORMER soldier in the French Foreign Legion badly bit a man's ear after a row outside a nightclub. Jason McAleese had been in dispute with Nicholas Bevan over a member of a rugby club, Worcester Crown Court heard. After Mr Bevan made a lewd gesture
A SOPHISTICATED security system scuppered a hammer-wielding raider attempting to break into a Hereford jeweller's shop. The youth tried to smash his way through the main window of Lamputt's in St Owen Street, using a ball-pin hammer - but failed. He ran
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will be showing the new Disney animated feature 'The Emperor's New Groove' for seven days from Friday during the afternoons. At nights there's a chance to see Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in 'What Women Want'. Hereford's Courtyard Centre
HEREFORD'S Commercial Road is identified in a police report as the county's 'hot spot' for disorder. In a league table of city centre hot spots, Commercial Road moved up from seventh place in year ending April 1999 to first place in April, 2000. The table
A HEREFORD man has narrowly avoided a prison sentence for drink-driving while disqualified. Magistrates decided to give Andrew Lilley, aged 24, of Primrose Close, Redhill, a second chance after hearing about attempts to get his life back in order. "You
A COUNTY coalman is taking up the biggest challenge of his life when he travels to northern Tanzania to take part in the Mount Kilimanjaro Hike Away for the charity Scope. Julian Powell, from Mordiford, will be joining 70 other people gathered from all
PLANS to create the county's first site of excellence in environmental educational studies are to be unveiled in March. If successful the Madley Environmental Study Centre, which lies in the shadow of the huge British Telecom satellite communication dishes
BEAT the by-pass blues and move to the country - that's the message from a thriving Herefordshire company which is currently embarking on a major £1 million investment programme. Recycling firm Wye Waste Paper has just secured the purchase of Court-Y-Park
LEDBURY'S Shell House Gallery is showing its first ever exhibition of oil paintings from February 11 until March 24. Shell House, known mainly as a watercolour gallery showing work predominantly by members of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
MAJOR changes at Leominster's Priory Centre have earned it a glowing first Ofsted inspection report, writes ANITA HOWELLS. The pupil referral unit for 14 to 16 year-olds with special needs is described as calm, supportive and caring, where pupils make
INTERNATIONALLY-renowned Border Oak houses that frequently appear across the county have been described by one parish council as not being in keeping with the traditional buildings they imitate. The comment was made in a statement against a planning application
A PROCEDURAL problem means that of two seats available on Bromyard Town Council only one will be filled by election. Six candidates have put themselves forward for the contest on March 8. The seats are free following the resignation of Councillor Bernard
WORK could begin on Kington's new health and social care centre within the next couple of months. If all goes to plan, the community hospital and social service facility, to be built in the town on land opposite the existing hospital, could be open for
HEAVY rain brought misery to motorists earlier this week as flash flooding closed a number of county roads. According to the automated weather station at Shobdon, 28 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours from 9pm on Sunday. Excessive surface water caused
A LEOMINSTER school is raising funds for much needed improvements to parking facilities - and its nurse is taking to the skies to help. Leominster Infants school received substantial funding from the Local Education Authority but has been asked to contribute
THE former abattoir at Eardisley that closed down last April with the loss of 42 jobs is to be given a new lease of life. Outline planning permission has been approved for 20 houses to be built on the 1.8-acre site. Abattoir owners, Mead Webber, submitted
HEREFORDSHIRE'S history and heritage has received a £350,000 Valentine's present from the Countryside Agency's Local Heritage Initiative (LHI). "What better way to celebrate our first birthday than to give a gift to a county we love," said Chris Tomlin
PLANNERS are in favour of a travelling families GP surgery being established on the Rotherwas Industrial Estate in Hereford. At Herefordshire Council's central planning sub-committee yesterday Wednesday, they were expected to recommend approval. Herefordshire
A YOUNG pupil at Hereford Cathedral Junior School has been presented with a 'Child of Achievement' award for overcoming a life threatening illness with great courage and dignity. James Gething-Lewis, aged five, was born with cancer of the abdomen but
A NATIONAL accident watchdog has joined a row over deer hunting in a small Herefordshire community by claiming that people's lives could be at risk from stray bullets. But RoSPA - the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has been accused of
Theatre February 16-17 Red Riding Hood, Garway Village Hall. Details: 01981 580259. 16-22 The Pied Piper, The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252. 19-23 Create a Play Week, 8-12 year olds, The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford. Details: 01432
VILLAGE HALL - This Saturday evening a Valentine Dance is being held in the hall from 8pm-11pm. Live music is by 'Reload' and the tickets are £5 each, including nibbles. COFFEE MORNING - The monthly Christchurch coffee morning will be held in the home
YOUNG FARMERS - The Eardisley and Rhosgoch Young Farmers' Clubs are presenting their plays 'Love' and the 'Millennium Finale' at the Kington Community Centre on Saturday, February 17 at 7pm, admission £3. MOTHERS' UNION - The Rev. Jen Pollock will be
Quiz night - There will be a family quiz held in the Village Hall on Thursday 15th February starting at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome. Please support this event. Archaeological Projects Group - There will be a meeting held to discuss the future programme
VILLAGE PHOTOGRAPHS - Jack and Rita Porteous will be delighted to receive photographs of village folk, preferably with a background of their property. These are urgently required for the Millennium Record Book. Please take them to 13 Aston Bank. NEW CHAIRS
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY - This year the Children's Society annual coffee morning will be held at Bridge Farm, Almeley, by kind invitation of Olive Morgan. Starting at 10.30am on Saturday, February 24 and continuing until noon, there will be refreshments, a
Hereford dance act Robert Phoenix has made it well into the top 40 in the dance chart of gargageband.com with his two tracks "Deep" and "Feel The Music" (numbers 26 & 27). Garageband.com was Founded in 1999 by Jerry Harrison (ex-Talking Heads) and
THE Lion Ballroom will once again be the setting for the third concert in the Sunday Teatime Concert series, on February 25, when the celebrated Radio 3 broadcaster and pianist Roger Nichols will take us on a musical stroll through Paris, which has always
THE Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat is a 'very good school' and deserves its reputation, says its Ofsted report. Pupils achieve well and make good progress with GCSE results, well above the national average. The quality of teaching was recognised and the
A NEW 40-acre park will soon become a reality in Hereford. If consultations go according to plan, the mixed-use recreation park, off Aylestone Hill, could be open as early as next year. A neighbourhood public meeting is being planned for March and some
A HEREFORD man died while desperately trying to save his house from fire on Tuesday night. Terry Owens, aged 52, collapsed near an extinguisher and garden hose as he fought the flames in Alice Close, Hampton Dene. The fire started in a car parked in the
IT'S lucky Eddie is a black cat. He had his owners in a spin after spending half-an-hour in a tumble dryer on 'hot'. The eight-month-old has defied the odds in surviving the ordeal, which has hopefully put an end to his fascination with the machine. He
PANTOMIME fun is returning to Garway village hall for the first time in 17 years. Villagers are making final preparations for a comical production of Red Riding Hood - featuring Simple Simon and Old Mother Hubbard - to be staged on February 16 and 17.
MEMBERS of the cast of 'The Understanding' a play by Angela Huth, were concerned when they were shown a recent article by the author in The Telegraph. It revealed that, just before the first night in the early 1980s, Celia Johnson, who was to play opposite
GLADESTRY'S pantomime 'Sleeping Beauty and Babes in the Millennium Wood' was a true village affair with lots of amusing local twists including references to local people and places. It was written and directed by Pam Milsom who also played a part when
ST Mary's Primary School in Fownhope has made a 'good improvement' since 1998, in the opinion of Ofsted inspectors. Pupils' behaviour was 'very good', they were well motivated and keen to learn, and they work and play 'very well' together. Relationships
KINGSTONE High School is celebrating after its latest Ofsted Report paid tribute to consistent progress made in raising standards and improving the quality of education. Inspectors recognised four areas of particular strength, including well above average
A HEREFORDSHIRE charity that trains and recruits volunteers to provide short term breaks for carers is this week celebrating after being awarded a £10,000 grant. The funding from the Nationwide Foundation and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation means Ross-on-Wye-based
A NEW play club has opened in Ross-on-Wye for children with disabilities. Youngsters aged up to 19 with physical or learning difficulties - and their brothers and sisters - are invited to have fun once a month with the Marches Family Network. Held at
ORGANISERS of the financially-stricken Ross-on-Wye International Festival are hoping to turn its fortunes around by winning local support, writes ANITA HOWELLS. They are waiting with 'baited breath' to hear whether Ross Town Council will give £10,000
SIT in the dentist's chair - but don't have a filling; listen to your heartbeat - but don't go to hospital; smell that delightful medicine - but you don't have to swallow it! It's all part of Museum on the Move's latest venture, presenting a picture of
THE second of the talks in the series 'Cider - from the Pip to the Cask' takes place at the Cider Museum, Hereford, on Tuesday February 20. Rod Clifford of Knights Cider will be exploring some of the myths and the mysteries surrounding traditional methods
EASTNOR studio potters Jon Williams and Sarah Monk have been touring their potters' wheel around five local nursery schools this week. As well as demonstrating their own pottery techniques, Jon and Sarah have been encouraging the youngsters to have a
A GROUP of Bromyard people, including novelist Julia Hawkes-Moore, is seeking outline planning permission to build 14 homes in landscaped gardens on the site of the Tan Yard, Bromyard. The site is in the town's conservation area and is surrounded by medieval
KINGTON nurse Valerie Owen is in strict training for the trek of a lifetime. She is heading for the astounding scenery but less than hospitable terrain of Nepal and Tibet, well described as 'the roof of the world.' Subject to her receiving enough sponsorship
DRUNKEN driver Shaun Turner rammed a police car after celebrating his birthday in a day-long pub crawl. A beat officer who signalled him to stop as he careered around Bromyard town centre had to jump out of the way. The 24-year-old - who had abused alcohol
THREE mechanical minded Herefordshire men are aiming to 'x-terminate' the opposition when they appear in the semi-finals of popular TV show Robot Wars tomorrow (February 16). Marlon Pritchard, Paul Lewis and Simon Baldwin propelled their X-Terminator
A MAN who has spent a good part of his career promoting new recruits to the army is standing down. Warrant Officer Eddy Rundle is retiring as manager of the Army Careers Office in Hereford's Commercial Road after almost 15 years in the post. Mr Rundle
CALLING all tea drinkers in Herefordshire, writes ELIZABETH WATKINS. Organise a few extra 'cuppas' next month and help Marie Curie nurses. The caring charity wants to turn the month of March into a giant tea party to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer
THE son-in-law of one of the residents at a Herefordshire home under review has asked that the level of care is not lessened or compromised when it comes to decision time. Former Ledbury mayor and local businessman Spencer Lane said the care his wife's
REVOLUTIONARY changes at the only high school in the county named in an 'outstanding performance' Ofsted list, are continuing its lead, writes ANITA HOWELLS. Fairfield High School at Peterchurch, which has just 301 pupils, is making plans to introduce
ANGRY members of Unison have declared themselves ready to fight any suggestion of privatisation or closure of the county's care homes. The union is carrying out its own consultation about action to preserve jobs and services, starting with a meeting for
LUNCH - A successful soup and roll lunch was held at Burton Gardens Community Centre in aid of St Peter and St Paul's Church. The sum of £376 was raised and grateful thanks is extended to all who helped in any way.
BOWLS - The Red Lion, Peterstow was this year's venue for Sellack Bowls Club to enjoy a relaxed evening meal. Weston visited Sellack and won 6-4 on point. On Sunday Sellack doubles league reaches its climax when the final 12 games are due to be played
BANDAMANIA - Presteigne's community folk orchestra has steadily grown since its director, Sue Watkins, launched Bandamania around ten years ago. 'We are bursting at the seams now' cheerfully reported one of its early members, who continues to attend the
LADIES' LUNCHEON CLUB - The February meeting of Lyonshall Ladies' Luncheon Club took place at the Burton Hotel, Kington. The guest speaker was Marlie Mace, who spoke about Hereford Open Door, the charity that started in 1996 to give help to the homeless
PARISH COUNCIL - The clerk, Mrs J Hope, has again written to Herefordshire Council concerning potholes in the area and anyone wishing to notify the council concerning this matter should contact her. The next parish council meeting will be held on Wednesday
COFFEE MORNING - This will be held in the village hall at 10.30am on February 21. The 100 Club draw will be at 11am. The January winners were Pam Downham, £25, Jean Foley, £10 and Bob Anderson, £5. MILLENNIUM PHOTOGRAPHS - A selection of photographs taken
ROTARY CLUB - Members of Knighton and District Rotary Club quiz team travelled to Merthyr Tydfil in the district quiz and beat the home team, who had won the competition the previous three years, by 50 points to 34. The next round will be on Tuesday,
'TOP SHOP' - In his second attempt for the national 'Top Shop' title, Kington's Glyn Slade Jones took the main regional award in London. Glyn and his entourage travelled to the Dorchester Hotel, where they learned that his Kington butcher's shop was the
FAMILY SERVICES - The family service on Sunday, February 18 at 10.30am, will be conducted by John Chapman. The March family service will be on the fourth Sunday of the month, March 25, which is Mothering Sunday. The service at 10.30am on March 18 will
VILLAGE HALL - This Saturday evening a Valentine Dance is being held in the hall from 8pm-11pm. Live music is by 'Reload' and the tickets are £5 each, including nibbles. COFFEE MORNING - The monthly Christchurch coffee morning will be held in the home
QUIZ NIGHT - Colwall Players will be holding a Fun Quiz Night at the village hall on Friday, March 2 at 7.30pm. Each table of four will be £5. Please book in advance to Judy Roberson on Colwall 540750. OWL AND PUSSYCAT - The Owl and the Pussycat by Sheila
