THE Eastnor Sunday/Friendly side enjoyed an entertaining night at Colwall against the Clogs, winning by six wickets, although under Clog rule 3 (3) (b) part 21 Eastnor probably lost! G King (15), Phil Browning (16) and E Mason (10) aided Clogs to 64 all
WITH the hill climbing season now right up to speed, there's a busy time at Prescott this weekend (June 29 and 30) when the Bugatti Owners' Club hosts the Clark's TVR Midland Hill Climb Championship meeting. Second only in importance to the British title
GARETH Keatley shot himself after the woman he loved refused to answer his marriage proposal. Businessman Mr Keatley, 51, had proposed to divorced mum-of-three Susan Sutton, from Bosbury, but so had another man called John, an inquest heard on June 26
the Ledbury Swifts side will be able to play as defending champions in an international soccer tournament in Sweden this July, thanks to a £2,000 donation from CKM Fuels of Little Marcle Road. Company director David Morris, who already sponsors the Ledbury
Police are appealing for information concerning an incident of highway robbery near the M50 and M5 junction. The victim was knocked unconscious and later needed stitches following the incident. However, after coming to he left the scene and is unsure
The audience at the Poetry on the Radio event on Sunday, July 7, during the Ledbury Poetry Festival, will be able to hear the first poem ever to be broadcast over the airwaves. The poem, not being named in advance, is read by the town's most famous son
Mental health charity MIND this week launched its extended service in Ledbury - but plans for its own dedicated day centre remain a long way off. Following a £20,000 donation from Barclays Bank in Ledbury, the charity's Herefordshire branch has been able
A fundraising drive called Pub Aid has been launched in Ledbury to help poor Romanian families. The driving force behind the initiative is Andy Ward, manager of The Talbot Hotel in New Street, and his wife Maria, who was born in Romania. The aim is to
Ryton-based artist Barbara Davis will be going round Dymock taking pictures of special interest, as part of the Countryside Agency's Integrated Rural Development Project. All 41 parishes in the Forest of Dean are being asked to help create a contemporary
Rose Hill Farm at Dymock will be the venue for a fundraising barn dance on Friday, July 5, with proceeds going to the Ann Cam Primary School. The event will run from 7pm to 11pm and attractions will include a live band with a caller, bar and bouncy castle
Ledbury Swifts' summer fete takes place at the Ross Road Rugby Club Playing Fields on Sunday, June 30, from 2pm. Attractions include a mini soccer tournament, dog display, netball tournament, skittles and stalls.
St Katherine's Hall and car park will be the venue for Ledbury Parish Church's annual summer fete on Saturday, July 13, from 10am to 3pm. Attractions will include a grand draw, stalls and tombola.
A FORMER wartime evacuee will meet old friends for the first time in over half a century, when he is guest of honour at a party in Ledbury. Tony Monk was a young evacuee from Birmingham during the Blitz and now lives in Australia, where he forged a career
YOUNGSTERS at Bosbury Primary School enjoyed a very theatrical week, with professional actors inspiring them to a love of reading. Book Week at the village school, which has 121 pupils, was celebrated with a visit on Tuesday by the Cornelius and Jones
A FORMER clerk of the magistrates' court committee at Ledbury has been appointed personal assistant to the chairman of West Mercia Probation Board. Fiona Cooksey worked for the committee at Ledbury between 1989 and August last year. The probation board's
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB A GOOD turnout on June 19 saw 16 tables for the weekly duplicate. Leading scores N/S were: 1, Percy & Joyce Sambrook 57 per cent; 2, Ann Williams & Betty Houlbrooke 55.6; 3, Allen & Liz Boyes 55.45; 4, David Magee
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Colwall v Hatherley & Reddings. Division One 2nd XIs: Hatherley & Reddings II v Colwall II. WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Bromyard v Ombersley. Division One 2nd
A LAND deal has been clinched which will provide Bromyard with enough burial space for the next 10 to 15 years. The town's joint burial committee has acquired the land to extend the Church Road cemetery to the railway embankment. Former chairman Jonathan
MEMBERS of Bromyard & District Local History Society have enjoyed a guided tour around the 12th Century Wigmore Abbey. Member Daphne Everett said: "We were met by Jim Tonkin, who as well as being an honorary member of the society is an acknowledged
FOR the second week running Colwall couldn't compliment the Village Knockout win in the league falling 66 runs short to Frocester despite Lee Hankins' impressive 56. COLWALL v FROCESTER Putting Frocester into bat, the visitors started brightly with 76
CORSE and Staunton demolished Eastnor in the final of West Malvern Cricket Club's annual U13 six-a-side tournament last Sunday. They lifted the A J Scott Cup after bowling Eastnor out for just 18 in the five over game. The runners up had some consolation
COLWALL Development XI won this Sunday friendly by 162 runs at the picturesque Stowe Lane ground. COLWALL v OFFENHAM Colwall elected to bat on a very warm afternoon and openers Reid Merriman and Paul Barnes compiled an opening partnership of 183 in 26
COLWALL Thirds visited Bewdley on Saturday and departed with a fine eight wicket win to maintain their WCL title challenge. COLWALL III v BEWDLEY III Colwall won the toss and inserted the home side on what appeared to be a two faced wicket and a slow
A MAN was killed while walking on a country lane in the heart of rural Herefordshire last night, Thursday June 27. The man, who has not been identified, was in collision with a blue Ford Transit van on an unclassified road between Lower Maescoed and Newton
AFTER a late start Eastnor easily defeated fifth-placed Martley by 118 runs in this WCL Division Two match to maintain their fourth place. EASTNOR v MARTLEY Batting first, the villagers started well as Keith Fortey (24) and Don Baker (19) put on 40 runs
FORMER Ledbury and Bosbury cricketer Mike Bryon has died after a long illness at the age of 66. Mr Bryon was prominent both on and off the field and gained recognition in 2000 when he picked up the Rob Staite Award for services to Herefordshire cricket
GUY Solven, the elder of the windsurfing Solven brothers, from Storridge, has been selected to represent Great Britain in the ISAF World Sailing Games in Marseilles from today (Friday) to July 11. Twenty-year-old Guy will be sailing in the men's fleet
KL Minardi Asiatech drivers Mark Webber and Alex Yoong drove strongly in the generally processional Grand Prix of Europe. Each had significant problems to overcome during the event, Yoong being assessed a penalty for jumping the start and losing time
THE sponsors of the Ledbury and District ASC Annual Sprint Gala, Mr & Mrs R Parsons, awarded all the winners' prizes with pleasure plus parental pride. Their son George won the gold medal and set a new club record of 20.07 seconds in the 7/u 25m sprint
LEDBURY Methodist Church faces having to invest a large sum of money - believed to be in the region of £500,000 - to guarantee its future in the town. A consultation group has been set up by The Homend church to look at the options of either paying for
Ledbury people were among the 10,000 representatives of the Trade Justice Movement who held a mass rally outside Parliament on Wednesday, June 19. Leominster MP Bill Wiggin travelled by House of Commons rickshaw to Lambeth Bridge to meet his Ledbury constituents
HEREFORDSHIRE County Bridge Association held its major competition introducing newcomers to the more experienced players: the 'Pro-Am' teams. Playing with pairs from all over the county, a Colwall couple, Sue and Derryck Munday were winners. Denis Gray
A SPOT of egg throwing between husbands and wives was among the attractions at Bishops Frome's annual church fete last Saturday. Although poor weather initially failed to draw the crowds at the beginning of the afternoon, by the end of the day enough
A PLANNING application to demolish a derelict cottage at 26 Sherford Street, in Bromyard, has been received by Herefordshire Council. However, until plans for a replacement house are received and approved by councillors, planning officers say they cannot
THE garden at Orchard Bungalow in Bishops Frome will be open for a cheese and wine evening in aid of the National Gardens Scheme from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday, July 10. The beautiful half-acre garden created by Bob and Joyce Humphries features eight water
PARENTS and friends of Burley Gate School are holding a Summer Golden Jubilee Fun Day with bouncy castle and country dancing at 2pm on Sunday, July 14. At the free event at the school, Paws for Thought dog display team will be demonstrating perfect canine
THE Seekers summer outing will be going to the Forest of Dean on July 6. This trip is open to all children in Colwall - accompanied by an adult - a donation of £3 per adult and £2 per child (to help with transport expenses). Anyone interested should contact
BROMYARD'S Janet McMorran reached the semi-finals of the ladies' main draw at the Dornbirn Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships in Austria before being beaten by top seed and eventual tournament winner Maaike Smit, of the Netherlands. British number one
A RESOUNDING 132 run victory over Brockhampton saw Colwall through to the last 32 of the National Village Knockout on Sunday after a comprehensive batting performance. BROCKHAMPTON v COLWALL Batting first, having won the toss, Colwall took little time
LEDBURY Swifts are holding their summer fete on this Sunday (June 30) starting at 2pm on Ross Road playing fields (Rugby Club). There will be a mini soccer tournament, netball tournament, dog display team, hospital radio and much, much more!
A PROPOSAL to turn Ledbury's former Cottage Hospital into an arts centre has won the backing of local MP Bill Wiggin. The idea was one of several received by Mr Wiggin in response to a campaign he has launched to save the building for community use. Others
A BOSBURY farmer who keeps a dairy herd on trust land is considering complaining to the Charity Commission because he believes Herefordshire Council is not doing enough to fill its farming tenancies with ex-servicemen and women. John Barron, a former
DYMOCK Parish Council is looking to spend £20,000 on the popular tourist village's first big public car park. The council is currently negotiating details of the lease with Gloucestershire County Council for the site, which would accommodate up to 50
Ledbury Youth First is to celebrate the first birthday of its First Base drop-in centre with an informal open evening. It will be on Wednesday, July 10, when members of the public, especially parents, are invited to attend the centre, off The Homend.
The chairman of the Ledbury Independent Trad-ers Association, Len Huff, has written to 19 traders whose advertising boards have not been positioned according to Herefordshire Council guidelines. Mr Huff has also written to Clive Hall, the council's assistant
Judgment day will come in early July for Wellington Heath, which is one of nine Herefordshire candidates in Calor's Herefordshire Village of the Year competition. Spokeswoman Jean Haigh, who runs the event on behalf of the Women's Institutes, said: "Our
Ledbury's Community Voluntary Action will host a community exchange lunch at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane, on Tuesday, July 2, at noon. The event will be an opportunity for members of local voluntary groups to meet and exchange information and ideas.
A team of young white water rafters who travelled to Bala, in North Wales, to take part in a river race, have raised £1,150 for the Ledbury Ladies' Lifeboat Guild. The team included Anna Stones and Tom Croshaw, both sixth formers at John Masefield High
THE Commonwealth Games' baton relay will pass through Bromyard on Thursday, July 18, at around 11.15am. Arriving from Leominster, several runners will take their place in the Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay as it passes through the town on its way to Worcester
A RE-ENACTMENT of the English Civil War by 17th Century Life and Times will take place at Brockhampton Estate, near Bromyard, tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday, from noon to 5pm. A craft fair will also be held on Sunday, from noon to 4pm. Normal admission
A GARDEN fete and barbecue will take place at the Old Vicarage, in Edwyn Ralph, at 4pm tomorrow (Saturday). Activities will include line dancing, plant and craft stalls, games, tombola, raffle, pony rides and an auction. From 6pm, a barbecue and bar will
THE Golden Light Orchestra will perform at a ceilidh in Bromyard Public Hall at 8pm tomorrow (Saturday). Bring refreshments. Tickets are £4, on 01885 488404.
THE garden at Moors Meadow, Collington, will be open to the public on behalf of the National Gardens Scheme on July 7. Admission is £2, children free, no dogs. For more information, check the website on www.ngs.org.uk or call 01885 410318.
THE garden at Moors Meadow, Collington, will be open to the public on behalf of the National Gardens Scheme on July 7. Admission is £2, children free, no dogs. For more information, check the website on www.ngs.org.uk or call 01885 410318.
KEITH Fortey (36) and Emlyn Vicarage gave the home side a great start and put on 66 runs in the first 15 of their 40 overs before Fortey fell to Carr. EASTNOR v WOLVERLEY Dan Herbert (32) then aided Vicarage to take the total on to 125 when Vicarage was
AFTER their recent defeat in the Wellon Cup, Eastnor U15s kept up their league unbeaten run with a 31 run victory over Newent. Dan Herbert (23), Hamish Grundy (13) and Tom Locke were the main run scorers in Eastnor's 20 over total of 97 with M Henry (
