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HEREFORD United's youth team have equalled the feats of past winners Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolves in landing the Midland Floodlit Under-18 Youth League Southern Division title. The United side, who are linked with the Pershore Group
HEREFORD United's veteran chief scout and director Ron Jukes has quit Edgar Street and linked up with Nationwide Conference rivals Telford United. The 74-year-old's surprise move to join new manager Mick Jones at New Bucks Head emerged this week and follows
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DONCASTER Rovers' millionaire owner John Ryan is set to make an appearance against Hereford United this Saturday in the final Nationwide Conference match of the season at Edgar Street. The 52-year-old businessman has invested more than £4million into
HEREFORD United's leading-scorer Steve Guinan says that he has more to offer the Edgar Street outfit, writes Ian Morgan. The former Shrewsbury and Nottingham Forest striker has spoken briefly to Hereford manager Graham Turner and wants to be a part of
Alvechurch 0 Hereford United 2 TABLE-topping Hereford stren-gthened their title bid in the Southern Division of the Midland Floodlit Under-18 Youth League with a crucial away win. The Bulls stepped up a gear after an even first half and deservedly opened
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner has given his backing to Matt Baker after the goalkeeper was beaten by a 45-yard effort in the shock 3-2 home defeat against Margate. Turner described Margate's second goal from Phil Collins as a 'total freak' and
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has swooped to sign two players - and is close to landing a third - ahead of Saturday's Nationwide Conference crunch match with Margate at Edgar Street. The former Wolves boss has signed 21-year-old former Bristol City
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THE last two away defeats have brought into focus what we have been trying to achieve over the last nine months. But, despite the losses, we still have a chance of making the Nationwide Conference play-offs. The most important thing for us now is to get
WITH the inaugural end-of-season Nationwide Conference play-offs keeping thousands of football fans perched on the edge of their seats, IAN MORGAN spoke to five Hereford United supporters at Scarborough on Saturday to find out which clubs they thought
HEREFORD United's Football in the Community scheme hope to organise a goal-keeping course for children at Hereford Leisure Centre over Easter. Adriano Girolami, the scheme's officer, now wants to hear from any would-be Matt Bakers interested in taking
HEREFORD United travel to Northwich Victoria on Saturday with the aim of avenging an earlier 2-1 defeat and consolidating their challenge for the play-offs, writes Glyn Wictome. The game will be played at Witton Albion's ground as Northwich are currently
GRAHAM Turner has added to his Hereford United squad with three signings over the holiday period. Forward Michael Hus-bands has joined a month's loan from Aston Villa as cover, while Kevin Gwillam and Danny Moon have signed on non-contract terms after
ONE of football's legendary managers is putting his weight behind Hereford United's annual fundraising dinner. Tommy Docherty, probably the first boss to boast he'd had 'more clubs than Jack Nicklaus', will be the principal speaker at United's dinner
FORMER Hereford United manager Colin Addison acknowledges that he always receives a warm welcome when he returns to Edgar Street, but he was recently put out by the reaction of a very small minority of supporters. Now manager of Forest Green, he said,
HEREFORD United will be aiming for their first Nationwide Conference double of the season when they meet Woking at Edgar Street this Saturday. The Bulls were good value for their win at Woking in a game shown live on Sky Sports in September when a goal
HEREFORD United coach Richard O'Kelly believes John Grant could act as a talisman as they look to end their dismal run this Saturday and return to winning ways at Edgar Street. O'Kelly thinks that the return to fitness of the former Crewe Alexandra striker
HEREFORD United defender Matt Clarke appeared to have given his side a sensational 11th-minute lead in Saturday's Sky-televised FA Cup first-round clash with Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic at Edgar Street. However, United's jubilation was short-lived
HEREFORD United will be striving to resurrect their challenge for a top-five spot in the Nationwide Conference by securing their first victory in six league matches at in-form Dagenham & Redbridge this Saturday. The Bulls will be aiming to build on
MULTI-millionaire chairman David Whelan has transformed Hereford United's FA Cup opponents Wigan Athletic beyond all recognition since arriving at the football club more than six years ago. The founder and chairman of JJB Sports, the country's largest
WIGAN Athletic's full-time press officer and media manager Chris Ammonds will be watching Saturday's FA Cup clash at Edgar Street with divided loyalties. The 26-year-old born-and-bred Herefordshire sportsman is a 'massive' Bulls supporter who follows
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner will tell his players to focus firmly on the job in hand before Saturday's Nationwide Conference clash with high-flying Southport at Edgar Street. The FA Cup tie with Wigan Athletic the following week is attracting
FORMER England striker Cyril Regis made a special trip to Edgar Street on Saturday as Hereford United marked the National Anti-Racism Week of Action in Football. The ex-Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Wolves player was an official representative
HEREFORD United are hot favourites to pick up a £20,000 cash bonanza and reach the FA Cup first round after being drawn at home to Arlesey Town in the fourth qualifying round, writes Ian Morgan. The Bedfordshire minnows compete in Division 1 North of
HEREFORD United skipper Ian Wright has been honoured by the club's Independent Supporters' Association for making 150 Conference appearance for the Bulls. The former Hull City and Bristol Rovers central defender was presented with a silver salver and
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is close to signing an experienced midfielder ahead of Saturday's important Nationwide Conference clash with Dagenham & Redbridge at Edgar Street. The Bulls chief hopes to put the seal on the loan deal because Ben
THE 14 shareholders and six directors of Hereford United at Monday's 54th club annual meeting heard that the club lost £108, 913 in the year to May 31, 2001, writes Richard Prime. But there was some good news from director Hugh Brookes who, in his review
THE newly-appointed chairman of Hereford United Independent Supporters' Association believes that the Edgar Street club will secure a top-six finish in the Nationwide Conference. Life-long United fan Keith Dodd is confident that Graham Turner's new-look
THE Welsh Dragon will be flying high at Edgar Street after all - following a flag fiasco that sparked frantic activity on Hereford United Football Club's official web- site. Angry fans flooded the official fans' forum and some even threatened to boycott
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner wants his side to maintain the commitment levels shown in the draws with Nationwide Conference high-fliers Chester City and Yeovil Town. The Edgar Street chief stressed it was important for the Bulls to beat the lower
FORMER Hereford United and Westfields physiotherapist Simon Shakeshaft has been given the all clear in his fight against cancer, writes IAN MORGAN. The 37-year-old Hereford United supporter has been told to rest for a month and hopes to return to full-time
HEREFORD United will be striving to maintain their promising form when they entertain two of the Nationwide Conference title favourites in the space of four days, writes IAN MORGAN. First, unbeaten Chester City, managed by former Liverpool and England
HEREFORD United started their campaign in the Midland Floodlit Under-18 Youth League with a convincing 7-1 victory at Cinderford Town. Striker Richard Harrison grabbed a first-half hat-trick for Hereford, while Chris Mortlock, skipper Simon Gwilliam,
HEREFORD United Football Club have teamed up with the Pershore Group of Colleges to establish their youth set-up for the next two seasons. United have joined forces with the Worcestershire-based institution following an acrimonious split from North Birmingham
HEREFORD United kick-off their Nationwide Conference season with two tough games when they entertain Farnborough Town this Saturday and then visit Forest Green on Tuesday. Bulls boss Graham Turner expects Farnborough to provide a stern physical challenge
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner will be eager to field his preferred line-up for Saturday's visit to Dr Martens Western Division outfit Evesham United. Turner is expected to include new signings Robbie Sawyers and Richard Teesdale in United's squad
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has bolstered his squad with the capture of former Chesterfield player Danny Williams and ex-Leicester City midfielder Robert Purdie. The pair secured season-long, full-time deals at Edgar Street and bring the number
HEREFORD United skipper Ian Wright praised his team-mates after Tuesday's 3-2 defeat to Second Division Swindon Town in a pre-season friendly at Edgar Street. The former Bristol Rovers defender believes United's new-look side are making good progress
HEREFORD United have snapped up promising teenage goalkeeper Kenneth Griffiths as back-up for first choice shot-stopper Matt Baker. Nineteen-year-old Griffiths was released by Third Division Torquay United at the end of last season and had been on trial
FORMER Ipswich Town trainee Ashley Nicholls is one of the trialists taking part in pre-season training with Hereford United. The 20-year-old forward did not feature in the Tractor Boys' first team, but he spent almost four months on loan last season with
HEREFORD United Independent Supporters' Association chairman Kevin Wargen is stepping down after two years. Wargen's successor will be appointed at the annual meeting in the Legends Bar ahead of United's Nationwide Conference opener with Farnborough on
HEREFORD United have withdrawn their reserve team from the Central Conference following last season's 'shambles', writes Ian Morgan. The Edgar Street outfit took the decision after only two clubs completed their fixtures in the seven-strong section last
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has bolstered his squad with the capture of three new players this week. The United chief is delighted to have secured the services of former Shrewsbury Town captain Andy Tretton, ex-Crewe Alexandra striker John Grant
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has stepped up his attempt to rebuild the squad for the coming season. Indeed, the Edgar Street chief was holding talks with nine players yesterday and is aiming to assemble an 18-man squad altogether. United director
HEREFORD United kick off their Nationwide Conference season with a visit from Farnborough Town. But the Bulls then visit local rivals Forest Green Rovers and newly promoted Gravesend as part of an intensive programme which will see a third of their season
WITH the countdown well underway to England's World Cup quarter-final with Brazil on Friday morning, Hereford United fans may well be casting their minds back to the times when some of the stars on view lined up against the Bulls, writes RICHARD PRIME
FORMER Hereford United and Westfields physiotherapist Simon Shakeshaft is remaining positive and upbeat in his battle to overcome cancer, writes Ian Morgan. The 37-year-old, who was raised and educated in Hereford, has been diagnosed with testicular cancer
ALTHOUGH, 30 years on, the brightest memory is of the goals by Ronnie Radford and Ricky George which propelled Newcastle out of the Cup and United into the Football League, Hereford's epic FA Cup run in 1971-2, extending over 10 games, was far from a
HEREFORD'S epic cup run was a watershed in the life of a Swindon factory worker who hit the big time just four months after it finished. It was a sensational period for exciting winger Dudley Tyler who had an operation at the age of 15 to repair a hole
HOME-GROWN hero Roger Griffiths believes Hereford could have lifted the FA Cup if they had knocked out West Ham United. The Hereford-born former right-back said the confidence in the Bulls' camp was sky high after their victory over Newcastle United.
COLIN Addison certainly gave his Hereford players something to chew on during their headline-hitting cup run. The player-manager would take his side for a pre-match steak at the city's Spread Eagle pub before each round . And it definitely proved the
WEMBLEY was in Southern League Hereford United's sights in the winter of 1971 and they were also bidding to silence some bragging from the north of the country. Flashback recalls the match which saw a scrap between two big fishes from different parts
A WAG with a pen was on the loose in Hereford one night in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. The early Wesleyans held their services in a room in Packers Lane - now East Street - over a wine and spirits vaults. When the good Methodists arrived
THE recent Nigel Heins 'Flashback' on Harold Greenwood, who moved to a new life in Herefordshire having been cleared of murder, brings to mind another tale of arsenic and exhumation. It centred on Mary Anne Burdock, a Herefordshire-born girl with stunning
By David Price, Woolhope We would lie in the long grass, And I would stroke your hair. A nocturne would be playing, As a fading butterfly dances her last, In the cooling twilight air. There is an end to love at its most glorious, And for us I would have
HE went quietly, even shyly, about his daily business and it was apparent to the Herefordshire riverside community that the loner who had come among them had no intention of throwing himself headlong into village life. To the good folk of Sellack he was
WIFE-KILLER William Cadwallader was hanged outside Hereford gaol on April Fool's Day, 1816. The Leominster blacksmith's body was handed over to surgeons for dissection and, after the knives had done their work, the skin was nailed to the door of St Peter's
By Alec Haines Thank you Lord for my bed. Thank you for all the blessings you have showered upon me this day and every day. Thank you for your mercy shown towards me, a wicked, vile and cruel sinner, not worthy to receive any of your gifts, but you are
By Alec Haines I am here to guard these harrowed fields of seed Sown by man for very many mouths to feed. I stand here nailed to a great long length of wood For days on end without any sign of food. I am so fully clothed and wear a silken tie, A scarf
by Keith Cresswell Still echo's the bravest old county With our forefathers ancient song, Still echo the land with beating heart, For the road has been weary and long, That old dusty track worn deep cross the hill, Still sounds to the labourers tred Cold
IT was 200 years ago that 'Old Taylor' haunted Hereford's Whitecross Road and struck fear into the folk walking along that otherwise peaceful thoroughfare. At the time that 'Old Taylor' wandered Whitecross way there was a long row of sally trees extending
ON a summer's day back in 1944 a brilliant young pilot took off on a test flight in his crack high-altitude version of the Spitfire. He knew he was at the controls of a miracle of engineering capable of giving Hitler a bloody nose. What a sight to show
by Indhira Ordonez, aged 9, Dolau Iraq and America may go to war I wish "NO WAR" was the law Children from Iraq, they cry too They have fears like me and you They have birthdays and go to school Is George Bush a heartless fool? They have mothers, sisters
IF an opposing forward raced past Hereford United's legendary first ever skipper Cess Morris he was rarely allowed to show him a clean pair of heels a second time. And, it seems, the same applied to Cess when it came to affairs of the heart! It was in
THE county's sporting heroes who made the 1940s and '50s a dynamic period in the history of motorcycling are the subject of a new book. Busy summer scramble seasons, hard-fought grass tracks and highly competitive winter trials are what made Herefordshire
Local writer Laurence Meredith's affection for his home county shines through the pages of his latest book 'Herefordshire People'. The famous rub shoulders with the not quite so well-known in a superbly illustrated work which traces county characters
Aug 18 Barnet (H) 2-1 (Snape, G Williams) Aug 21 Nuneaton (A) 0-2 Aug 25 Stalybridge (A) 2-0 (Elmes 2) Aug 27 Southport (H) 0-0 Sep 1 Margate (A) 2-2 (G Williams, Parry) Sep 4 Forest Green (H) 0-0 Sep 8 Dover (H) 3-0 (Elmes 2, M Williams) Sep 11 Dagenham
Two Herefordshire country houses had 'secret' lodgers. Flashback recalls what are, literally, two rattling good mysteries. REPAIRS to a Herefordshire country house were brought to a sudden halt by a grisly discovery - two well-dressed skeletons! And in
IT had been the unofficial tuck shop for thousands of schoolchildren for decades. When the splendid sweetshop at 106 Widemarsh Street, Hereford, closed in 1964 it is to be hoped the news was broken gently to the boys and girls. It was the end of a delicious
He helped the legendary Sir Malcolm Campbell on his Daytona dashes and joined the great RJ Mitchell in the creation of the Spitfire fighter. Flashback salutes Herefordian Cyril Lovesey, engineering maestro. THE gramophone seemed useless and beyond repair
During his political career Aneurin Bevan was involved in a number of embittered clashes. At a time when local government reform is once more a talking point, this Flashback recalls the time in 1949 when the famous Welshman's stinging oratory was levelled
While Dick Marshall pulled pints at one of Herefordshire's best loved pubs the conversation with customers often turned to his collection of remarkable cars. Flashback recalls the horseless carriages of Hampton Bishop. 'AS a driver he admitted - albeit
A ROSS-ON-WYE woman who celebrated an £80 Lotto success by buying a scratch card was thrilled to bits when it revealed she had won a £15,000 car. Joan Cleary, aged 71, and her husband Patrick, 69, are now the proud owners of a top of the range Vauxhall
A TEAM of 23 dental workers will be putting on their brightest smiles during the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The Dental Action Chicks from the Dental Access Centre in Hereford are currently in training for the event at Hereford
ON your marks, get set, go! - Fifty women from Herefordshire council will be putting their best feet forward in the name of Cancer Research UK on July 20. Council workers from various departments have banded together in a show of strength to take part
A TEAM OF Tesco workers were quite literally 'in the pink' during the official launch of Race for Life at the Bewell Street store yesterday. Hereford Racecourse will play host to the women-only Race for Life set to take place in the city for the first
TWENTY-THREE wonder women from a city school are in training for Hereford's first-ever Race for Life event in July. The 'Belles of St Martin's' have put their names forward for the Cancer Research UK fund-raiser after friend and colleague Tamsin Camden
FORTY friends have feasted on a lunch of Herefordshire's finest produce and raised more than £1,500 for Acorns Children's Hospice. Cooked by Kate Harvey and Louise Anton at Upper Whyle House, Pudleston, the menu included fine cheeses, wines, chocolates
DINNER with a dashing doctor, a nurse to do the filing or an off-roading fire fighter are all on the menu during a special charity gala evening at the Left Bank in Hereford on May 23. The promise auction, organised by nurse, Michelle Day, and fire fighter
HARRY Potter, Noddy and Bill and Ben were amongst colourful characters raising money for Acorns Children's Hospice - and promoting new Hereford Times news stands. Staff, and their children, at the Co-op, Grandstand Road, Hereford, raised £500 for the
ONE year after 150 balloons were sent with a little prayer sailing over Hereford's High Town dreams of millions of pounds for the county's seriously ill children are coming true, writes ANITA HOWELLS. The Acorns Three Counties Appeal to fund a new hospice
A CHILDRENS charity is making lots of new friends in Hereford - and wants more to join them. Acorns Children's Hospice is inviting them all to an informal meeting at the Model Railway, Broomy Hill, on Thursday, May 1, to find out more about raising money
SUPPORTERS of the Acorns Children's Hospice Appeal are challenged to stride through three counties to raise funds. Starting and finishing at Eastnor Castle near Ledbury on June 29, fundraisers can walk 30km through Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire
THE sounds of Mozart, Albinoni and Vivaldi will float over Ross-on-Wye when an orchestra and a group of singers get in concert for charity, writes ANITA HOWELLS. The Penyard Singers and the Brecknock Sinfonia hope to raise at least £2,000 for Acorns'
THE former captain of Belmont Golf Club has raised a fantastic £2,243 for Acorns' Three Counties Appeal. Joan Skyrme, who was captain between 2002 and 2003, raised the money through club events. She wishes to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed
ACORNS Children's Hospice supporters will put their best feet forward for the charity in Hereford on Sunday, April 27. The city's Lions Club has organised four sponsored walks starting from the City Sports Club, Grandstand Road, between 9.30am and 11am
DETAILED plans on Acorns' planned £4million children's hospice will be presented at a public meeting at Hereford Town Hall on Wednesday, February 26. Organised by the city's Lions Club, the event begins at 7.15pm and is a chance for everybody interested
LADY singers around the piano in care homes, village halls and clubs across the county, have raised £1,000 towards a campaign for life-limited children. The Wye Singers from Hereford raised the money during 2002 in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice and
TERMINALLY ill county children need a team of trekkers to scale a whole mountain range for them. The challenge set by Acorns Children's Hospice is to climb 4,167m to the summit of Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa. The trek is in aid of
COPPERS were pooled and coffee drank by members of Hereford City Townswomen's Guild after taking a county charity to their hearts. The ladies have raised £250 for Acorns Three Counties Appeal through donating their own money and hosting coffee mornings
LIFE-LIMITED little ones across three counties are one step closer to having their dreams turned into reality as funding for the Acorns Children Hospice hits the halfway mark. Fundraisers are 'over the moon' at hitting the £2 million mark - half the total
PASSENGERS aboard a city coach bound for a spectacular laser and firework show brought a fund for terminally ill county children to more than £400. The partygoers were on a night out arranged by MaggieMay Coach and Theatre Trips and were supporting Acorns
ACORNS £4 million appeal is on course to reach the half way mark by Christmas. Funds to build a new hospice for more than 150 life-limited youngsters now stand at £1.92 million. The appeal grew by a whopping £102,000 last month, with £11,733 raised in
A COUNTY village used to seeing male pin-ups may be relieved to find sweeter faces on next year's calendar. Miss January in Norton Canon is angelic Amelia Smith, pictured taking her doll and teddy for a walk in a pram. Last year villagers turned the first
IT will be an office party no one will forget for the winners of a county radio contest this Christmas. Radio Wyvern listeners are asked to tune into the station's 'Quid for a Kid Day' on December 13 in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. "People are encouraged
A BINGO playing Herefordshire grandmother is on a £3,000-winning streak. Carol Hill is calling the numbers in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice and in memory of her grandson, who died aged just seven. The Leominster bingo buff has now raised more than
A TIME capsule containing artefacts from a Herefordshire charitable organisation will be set in stone inside Acorns new children's hospice. Hereford Lions Club's Peter King is inviting people, clubs and organisations to send in their names and address
A CHEEKY chimp called Munks is looking for county children to share his adventures. His first escapade is for Acorns Children's Hospice. A cuddly Munks will be waiting in the charity's shops in Hereford and Ross-on-Wye to be taken home. He is the creation
THREE friends from Herefordshire are to journey to the centre of the Earth. Glenys Willis, Catherine Dobson and Danielle Marsh will travel through China's three giant gorges before the centre of the world disappears in a swirl of water. Glenys and Danielle
SICK children in Herefordshire will be asking Father Christmas for a very big present this year. They need £2 million so building can begin on the new Acorns Children's Hospice for the three counties next spring. After eight months of fundraising they
ACORNS is cracking open the bubbly this week as its appeal to fund a new children's hospice reaches £1.75 million. Fundraising was boosted by a massive £450,000 in September with £29,598 raised in Herefordshire alone. Community fundraising co-ordinator
CHAMPAGNE corks have been popping across the county for Acorns Children's Hospice as its fundraising appeal to build a new hospice smashes £1million. Acorns chief executive John Overton said: "To be at this point, just five months after launching the
THE heat is on for a little ferret called Acorn from racy ladies in a North Herefordshire village. The six-month-old family pet has become a mascot for Mary Lowe and Anne Ruff from Weobley who plan to race him in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. The
A WALK past one of the Seven Wonders of the World is one of three mighty challenges planned to raise funds for terminally ill county children. Acorns is appealing for fundraisers to sign up for two walks, including one through Herefordshire and a cycle
BELMONT Golf Club's lady captain will tee off to raise money for county children on August 14. Joan Skyrme is appealing for teams of four to join her at the club and support her fundraising appeal for life limited children. "My chosen charity this year
RAVERS at a popular festival disco will be digging out their flares this weekend even though the annual festivities are not going ahead. Ross-on-Wye will be grooving to the sounds of the 70's at the Prince of Wales pub on Saturday, thanks to festival
THERE was a huge surge in donations from Herefordshire as the appeal for the new Three Counties Acorns Children's Hospice completed its second month. In May the fund grew by £90,000, bringing the total amount raised so far for the 10-bed hospice planned
POORLY children in the county are looking for good friends to help raise £4million. The Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is setting up friends groups across the three counties to drum up support for its new hospice for life-limited children. Appealing
MEMBERS of a Hereford bikers club broke records for their favourite charity when they rode 200 miles in convoy for sick children. The massive fundraising effort for Acorns and the charity's planned new children's hospice for the three counties saw a record
A PLUCKY lady with mountains to climb has set her sights on the Peruvian highlands and a £4 million children's appeal, writes ANITA HOWELLS. Retired Herefordshire teacher Heather Phillips has bravely signed up to walk the Inca Trail in Peru after having
WHEN 150 blue balloons were released over Hereford the life-limited children and their families watching offered up a £4 million prayer of hope, writes ANITA HOWELLS. Just four weeks later they are celebrating with Acorns Children's Hospice after an impressive
LAST year an incredible 111 county bikers left a city pub to ride 200 miles in aid of sick children. Their colourful machines are pictured outside the Rose and Crown in Ledbury Road, where it is hoped the scene will be repeated this month. Hereford Motorcycle
BUSINESSES in Herefordshire are being invited to tee off for a children's charity in June. The Acorns Children's Hospice Trust's first golf day is being organised to boost a £4 million fundraising appeal to build a new hospice for life-limited children
A FORMER Hereford schoolgirl with a song in her heart has recorded a CD in memory of a beloved friend, writes ANITA HOWELLS. 'I Miss You' is the title of the deeply moving song recorded by ex Hereford Cathedral School pupil Harriet Lowe, following the
A COUNTY club is to host an evening of live music in response to the launch of a £4 million fundraising appeal to build a hospice for seriously ill children. Supporters of the Acorns Childrens Hospice are invited to The Welsh Club, Ross Road, Hereford
A BIG hearted county fundraiser is dedicating her working hours to a children's charity in thanks for care to a seriously ill niece, writes ANITA HOWELLS. Beryl Knapper manages the Acorns shop in Ross-on-Wye in recognition of the invaluable support her
ONE hundred and fifty blue balloons were sent sailing over Hereford's High Town carrying a £4million appeal message from life-limited county children on Tuesday. County youngsters and their families gave a big cheer for the new Acorns Children's Hospice
TEENAGERS staying at the new Acorns hospice will have the run of their own wing. Youngsters will be able to do their own thing in their own specially-equipped unit - and go to the local pub for a drink with their friends. "Teenagers define their own day
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HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner has spoken to a young goalkeeper about joining the Edgar Street outfit for next season, writes IAN MORGAN. The former Wolves chief was not prepared to name the player but said that the talks were at a
HEREFORD United have completed the signing of former Manchester United trainee David Brown on a one-season deal. The 24-year-old striker turned down a new contract from rivals Telford United in favour of a switch to Edgar Street. Brown finished last season's
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DEFENDER Matt Clarke has rejected a new contract from Hereford United and opted to sign a two-year deal with Conference rivals Telford United. The 28-year-old joined the managerless Shropshire club yesterday after finalising the deal with chairman Andy
HAVING informed Ian Wright, John Grant and Ken Griffiths that they will not be offered new contracts, it's time for negotiating with the other out-of-contract players. I was pleased with the response from four of them: Matt Clarke, Ben Smith, Jamie Pitman
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has made significant steps towards keeping the backbone of his squad at Edgar Street for next season and is now looking to sign a goal scorer. Matt Clarke, Ben Smith, Jamie Pitman and Steve Guinan, have all agreed to
WALES boss Tomi Morgan is hoping that Hereford United duo Paul Parry and Tony James will inspire the defending champions to victory in this season's Four Nations Semi-Pro Tournament, writes Ian Morgan. Morgan says that he intends to pick the United pair
MANAGER Graham Turner wants his Hereford United players to finish the season with a flourish, despite crashing out of the Nationwide Conference promotion race. The Edgar Street boss is calling for his sixth-placed team to put on a string of impressive
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HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner wants to retain the nucleus of the squad which has taken the club to the fringes of the inaugural Nationwide Conference play-offs. Turner said that the final four matches remained crucial - with a top-five place still
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner will be instructing his players that three points remain vital in the club's quest to keep alive their Nationwide Conference play-off dreams. Still smarting from last weekend's dramatic defeat against Margate, Turner
HEREFORD United defender Michael Rose has signed a one-year extension to his contract with the Nationwide Confer-ence outfit, writes Ian Morgan. The former Manchester United youngster has been an influential figure in Hereford's push for a play-off spot
COACH Richard O'Kelly has backed his Hereford United players to respond positively for Saturday's important Nationwide Conference showdown with Barnet at Underhill. The former Walsall and Grimsby striker, a key figure in United's push for an end-of-season
SUPPORTERS' association chairman Keith Dodd believes Hereford United will secure a place in the inaugural Nationwide Conference play-offs, writes IAN MORGAN. The Hereford United Independent Supporters Association chairman has given his wholehearted backing
HEREFORD United skipper Ian Wright is eager to return for Saturday's important Nationwide Conference clash with former Football League rivals Scarborough at the McCain Stadium. Wright, who turned 31 this week, has been plagued by injury this season but
THE only Hereford United player to win full international honours whilst plying his trade at Edgar Street will be remembered for his immaculate ball control, writes Ian Morgan Brian Evans, who died last week at the age of 60 following a short illness,
THE culmination of the Nationwide Conference season means everything to everybody connected with the club. I am aware what the supporters think - they have not had a lot to shout about over the last five years. But for the players, in particular, it's
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is set to appeal against the dismissal of John Grant in last Saturday's defeat against Nation-wide Conference title-favourites Yeovil Town, writes Ian Morgan. The United manager has now had time to review video evidence
HIGH-flying Hereford United face their toughest assignment of the season this Saturday in a mouth-watering Nationwide Conference top-of-the-table clash with title favourites and arch rivals Yeovil Town at Huish Park. The Edgar Street outfit will need
HEREFORD United will be looking to complete a Nationwide Conference double and consolidate their place in the top five when they meet Stevenage Borough at Edgar Street on Saturday, writes Glyn Wictome. However, the Bulls will face a much-changed Stevenage
DEFENDER Michael Rose played for Hereford United in their Nationwide Confer-ence match at Margate on Tuesday after the Conference clubs decided to withdraw their players from the English National Game XI squad for the friendly against Belgium, writes
HEREFORD United defender Michael Rose is the centre a club versus country problem after being chosen in the England National Game XI squad for a friendly in Belgium this Tuesday, writes Ian Morgan. The former Chester City player has been a key figure
HEREFORD United chief Graham Turner is urging his high-fliers to batten down the hatches after watching a 'video nasty' of Saturday's defeat against play-off rivals Morecambe. The Edgar Street boss wants the whole team to tighten up defensively for Tuesday's
HEREFORD United's play-off credentials should be given a serious test this Saturday against a Morecambe side also vying for a top-five finish in the Nationwide Conference. The fifth-placed Bulls travel to Christie Park on the back of an outstanding league
FORMER Hereford United defender Steve Devine has been appointed physiotherapist of Division 1 promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest. The 38-year-old former Northern Ireland youth international will be working at the City Ground alongside first-team physio
HEREFORD United's board will be looking into a complaint from Forest Green Rovers concerning the Gloucestershire club's manager, Colin Addison, at their next meeting. As previously reported in The Hereford Times, a small group of supporters targeted former
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner hopes to make two loan signings ahead of Saturday's crucial Nationwide Conference clash with lowly Gravesend & Northfleet at Edgar Street. The Bulls chief has not revealed the identity of the players but one is known
MANAGER-of-the-month Graham Turner will be plotting to extend Hereford United's outstanding run this Saturday when they entertain FA Trophy holders and Nation-wide Conference leaders Yeovil Town in the third round of the competition. The in-form Edgar
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has welcomed the FA Trophy third-round draw which has given the Bulls a plum home tie against Yeovil Town, the trophy holders and Nationwide Conference leaders. "It's a cracking draw, though I would have liked as easy
HEREFORD United pair Matt Baker and Michael Rose made their debuts for the England National Game XI in the 3-2 defeat against their Italian counterparts in Cremona, writes Ian Morgan. The young England side came within a whisker of completing a thrilling
HEREFORD United will be thrust into the national spotlight again this Saturday, aiming to knock big-spending Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic out of the FA Cup at Edgar Street. United manager Graham Turner and his Nationwide Conference side will
WHILE millions of people will have access to Saturday's FA Cup tie between Hereford United and Wigan Athletic, courtesy of Sky TV, the last time the two sides clashed in the cup produced a much more remarkable viewing figure, writes Richard Prime. On
TWO Hereford United players have been named in England's revamped semi-professional squad for the trip to Italy later this month. Goalkeeper Matt Baker and left-back Michael Rose, a summer signing from Chester City, will line-up for the England National
HEREFORD United chairman Graham Turner was disappointed to see the departure of FA chief executive Adam Crozier, writes Ian Morgan. The Edgar Street supremo believes that Crozier has been a good supporter of Non-League football over the past three years
HEREFORD United have signed 21-year-old striker Chukki Eribenne on a month's loan from Third Division AFC Bourne-mouth. The former Coventry City trainee made his United debut against Halifax Town and he has been given the all clear by Bournemouth to appear
A HALIFAX Town supporter was the first visiting fan ejected from Edgar Street this season after throwing a pie at an assistant referee. The fan, alleged to have also thrown other objects at the official, was escorted from the ground shortly before half-time
HEREFORD United skipper Ian Wright could make a surprise return for Saturday's vital FA Cup fourth qualifying round clash with minnows Arlesey Town at Edgar Street, writes Ian Morgan. The Bulls defender was anticipated to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines
HEREFORD United will be bidding to improve their poor home record by securing two victories at Edgar Street in the space of four days. First, the Bulls host newly-relegated Halifax Town in the Nationwide Conference this Saturday. And then they will be
HEREFORD United's financial plight will not be affected by news that the Chelverton Group Ltd are set to go into liquidation following a creditors' meeting this Tuesday, writes Ian Morgan. The cash-strapped Bulls owe a £1million loan plus interest next
HEREFORD United will be aiming to equal a post-war record of six successive away wins tomorrow night at newly-promoted Burton Albion in the Nationwide Conference. Fourth-placed United maintained their impressive run at lowly Leigh RMI on Tuesday night
MEMBERS of the Hereford United Supporters' Trust working party hope to have the organisation up and running before the end of the year. The working party is finalising details on several key points and will be informing fans on the launch date of the
HEREFORD United bowed out of the FA Youth Cup at the first hurdle after crashing to a 6-2 defeat at Gloucester City. A three-goal burst in the closing minutes of the first half rocked United who had held their own for the opening 35 minutes. Although
HEREFORD United Football Club will not be in a position to continue trading if they repay a £1million loan to property-developers Chelverton in May That is the stark message from the auditors Baker Tilly who have prepared the club's accounts for the year
HEREFORD United's leading scorer Jamie Pitman is relishing Monday's trip to former club Woking for the Sky-televised Nationwide Conference clash at the Kingfield Stadium, writes Ian Morgan. The midfielder has made a dream start to his second stint at
NEW marksman John Grant has told the Hereford United fans to remain upbeat despite two defeats over the Bank Holiday weekend. The former Crewe Alexandra striker is still confident that the Bulls will finish in the top five of the Nationwide Conference
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner thinks that the battling qualities of his new-look squad will make them firm favourites with the Edgar Street crowd. And the former Wolves and Shrewsbury chief is very optimistic about his side's Nationwide Confer-ence
GRAHAM Turner has returned to the managerial hot seat at Hereford United for the most critical season in the club's 78-year history. The United chairman has resumed coaching duties after spending most of last season in the directors' box and he is fully
Evesham United 0 Hereford United 1 ANOTHER win, another clean sheet - but a far from totally convincing performance by the Bulls in their final friendly before the Nationwide Conference season opens, writes Richard Prime. Hereford's defence, in which
HEREFORD United play-maker Ben Smith could be sidelined for up to three months after dislocating a shoulder in the 2-1 friendly win at Bromsgrove Rovers on Tuesday, writes Ian Morgan. The former Southend and Yeovil midfielder had been on the pitch for
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is set to deploy a new defensive strategy in tomorrow night's pre-season opener with Tranmere Rovers at Edgar Street and for Tuesday's visit of Swindon Town, writes Ian Morgan. The Bulls chief is keeping his fingers
HEREFORD United have been handed a surprise call-up into the LDV Vans Trophy. The Bulls are one of 12 teams from the Nationwide Conference who will join Nationwide Division 2 and Division 3 clubs in the competition, formerly known as the Auto Windscreens
HEREFORD United and the club's supporters are delighted by the decision of the Football League to increase promotion and relegation to the Conference to two clubs. After two years of negotiations between the two leagues and the FA, the decision was ratified
FORMER Walsall, Grimsby Town and Port Vale striker Richard O'Kelly will join Hereford United as physiotherapist/coach at the start of next month. O'Kelly, 45, started his playing career with Alvechurch before joining Walsall where he made 270 appearances
A SUPPORTERS' Trust for Hereford United will be formed next month, it was decided by a well-attended meeting organised by HUISA. Supporters' Direct, a national organisation providing advice on such ventures, was represented at the meeting which was called
HEREFORD United chief Graham Turner has signed two midfielders as he looks to rebuild the squad after a player clear-out at the end of last season, writes Ian Morgan. Former Arsenal trainee Ben Smith and ex-United player Jamie Pitman are Turner's first
For many of the United team, the legendary FA Cup run represented a career pinnacle never matched before or since. But for one of the other stars of the Hereford v Newcastle replay, it marked the beginning of a journey which has taken him to a succession
FULL-BACK Ken Mallender will never forget his dramatic equaliser that kept alive Hereford United's cup dreams. The former Sheffield United and Norwich City defender fondly recalls his injury-time leveller against Northampton at the Hawthorns. Mallender
"AT the age of 12, I went to every FA cup match both home and away. I was at the time a ball boy at United and for the Newcastle match sat on top of the Newcastle dug-out (until Ricky George scored) and then leapt off the dug-out and almost knocked the
"HEREFORD confirmed they are one of the finest non-league cup fighting sides of all time." Herbert Gillam, Western Daily Press "Hereford played their way into the hearts of more than 42,000 people. No underdogs in the history of this great competition
He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of Herefordshire cricketers and their antics. Flashback recalls a sports fanatic of long ago and his memories of players' tastebuds, a Boer War hero and a batsman who could forecast his own dismissals. THEY were invariably
AS midnight approached on a spring night over half-a-century ago, residents in a tiny Herefordshire community thought war had returned when a mighty roar rocked the neighbourhood. Flashback recalls the night Mother Nature succeeded where Adolf Hitler
IT has taken Hereford a long time to appreciate and acknowledge the part it played in arguably the most creative and productive period in the life of Sir Edward Elgar. When the Elgar in Hereford Group's dream of seeing the great man's statue standing
ONE of the most controversial and charismatic British politicians of this century, Aneurin Bevan was a passionate orator who often made vicious attacks on the Press. Winston Churchill once accused 'Nye' of having embittered the life of the whole nation
By R.J. Nicolet, Los Angeles You which I and you do when you do make rain into sunshine Prig, you not are lovely and genial even if a vibrant smile of this black coarse world This with many others are the points of reason why I have given you my heart
HEREFORDSHIRE-born Poet Laureate John Masefield was bestowed with the Freedom of Hereford back in 1930. Flashback recalls how the civic occasion turned into a demonstration of love for the county of his childhood. WHEN the Poet Laureate John Masefield
THE Herefordshire-born cricket star nicknamed 'Buns and Jam' caused guffaws with his eccentric antics off the pitch - and gasps of astonishment with his prodigious power on the field. Charles Inglis Thornton, who was born at Llanwarne in 1850, attracted
IT sounded like a slipshod photographer's quick-fire snap of a St Trinian's class after a raid on a rival dormitory. You could almost smell the mischief. The girls' grins were as askew as their socks as they fidgeted and fiddled about - itching to break
By Paul Hackett Unfolding across a hill, a Rome of the Marches, Narrow streets of tar crying out to be cobbled car free tracks Crawl like ivy amid esoteric shops, pubs and retail chain stores. I ask myself, 'where am I?' A Hill Town: a Shropshire renege
SCHOOLBOYS playing in a Herefordshire wood in the autumn of 1972 stumbled across a disused mine and crawled inside. What they discovered in its dark bowels sparked off fears that it was an underground temple used for black mass. The man-made cave, hidden
By Rita Hughes-Rowland FOR the Coronation My brother Gordon John Bought Mum - a television! To watch it all upon! He bought mum a "fat" T.V. A 12" screen We watched while eating up our tea. The neighbours and our cousins They all came to call Spilling
HE was just a simple countryman who enjoyed talking about his beloved donkey and of the common sense in steering clear of that big city Hereford. But he was also hard working, frugal and 'crafty dafty' - and being so had made him a man of property. It
by Margaret R Bevan. Wars! Why must there be wars, This so unhappy earth, Is it because of religion, race or creed, Must people die to prove their worth? Their territory encroached by others, Their land...God's land at war, Why can't people learn to love
WHEN Hereford United and Newcastle United faced each other on that marvellous, murky day in 1972 who would have thought that 30 years on the most famous of all those players would be a joiner who had kicked a ball about to supplement his income. Agreed
IT took the woman quite by surprise. There, back in town, was good old Jack Moeran - someone she had not seen for a long, long time. She made to cross over to talk to him but was amazed when he raised his hand, like a policeman on traffic duty, and stopped
By Paul "Ratty" Johnson Well, we've made it up to Leominster, quicker than we'd planned, Reasons to be cheerful? They're here on every hand! We've found a house, quite like our flat, Two bogs as well, to boot, a garden and conservatory-I think that it
By B. Sommer, Ludlow, Salop Santa and Jesus hold the stage. It's Christmas, with lights and food the parties of festival rage. Santa sells in the market place and in stockings at home getting enough is a race. Jesus, as baby fills many a school but sits
By Denys Bloke, Holbeach, Lincolnshire Such a beautiful child, full of zest and so bright. Expectations ran high to your mothers delight. You float with your peers, as soft summer breeze. Not abandoned, but cherished, by all with such ease. Young years
PUNTERS wending their way along Roman Road to the races on a winter's afternoon back in 1984 were about to witness a special day in the life of a man destined to become a legendary champion. Richard Dunwoody was later to describe it as the day when 'Hereford
By a 12-year-old Leominster resident Transport is the problem of this nation Because John Prescott took a life-long vacation. He had his two Jags because public transport lags. He used the excuse "The wife needs more hair mousse". Why don't you practise
SO hazardous was travel in Herefordshire 150 years ago that before starting out on their 'adventure' many people would make a will. Coach proprietors would frequently add to their announcements the solemn truism: 'If God permits.' Apparently, men, women
By Dennis Barrett We took our child a gift today. To the grave where she does lay. It was a windmill we put it there. So she could feel the wind in her hair. She never had the chance to live. All our love we couldn't give. So when life is hard and a strain
AS the fierce flames threatened to engulf him the young man suddenly recalled moments of mischief in dear old Hereford - and those beautiful big banisters in Bodenham Road. Musician Donald Heins was visiting a violin maker in the top storey of a building
IT was a bustling, thriving pub and a magnet for music-loving youngsters wearing what the posh shops called mini culottes but which were better known as 'hot pants'. But the ring road put an end to all that. The Red Lion on the corner of Hereford's Eign
WHEN the first train arrived in Hereford in 1853 townspeople were accused of having a luke-warm reaction to a red-hot occasion. "There was scarcely a hurrah given, not a bell was rung, not a cannon fired," bemoaned a disappointed onlooker. But there was
Aug 17 Farnborough T (H) 2-1 (Pitman 2) Aug 20 Forest Green (A) 3-1 (Parry, Williams, Wright) Aug 24 Gravesend (A) 0-3 Aug 26 Morecambe (H) 1-2 (Pitman) Aug 31 Nuneaton B (A) 3-0 (Guinan, Parry,Pitman) Sep 9 Woking (A) 2-1 (Clarke, og) Sep 14 Chester
Catherine Shovlin looks back at scrambling's heyday A superbly-illustrated new book examines a dynamic period when motor-cycling was king in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire just after World War 2 THE county's sporting heroes who made the 1940s and '
SHE moved to the Ross-on-Wye neighbourhood as a child and its landscape had a profound effect on her for evermore. FLASHBACK recalls Margiad Evans - nature writer extraordinary. THE wild bee was on the parlour ledge, squatting in a coma as though sunstricken
The Fall of Sebastopol during the Crimean War was a famous occasion in British history. This Flashback recalls the celebrations and a controversy in Herefordshire. A CRUCIAL success in the Crimean War was greeted with unashamed delight in Hereford, but
Herefordshire's St Owen's Cross was, for several decades, the scene of some dreadful accidents. Flashback recalls how the crossroads almost claimed the life of one of Britain's best-known politicians. IN 1963, a cargo of Lucozade landed one of Britain's
Although they laughed off the cruel words of a rather nasty little rhyme, the villagers of Much Cowarne failed to see why they should take the blame for an 'act of God' which happened around 140 years ago. THE good people of Much Cowarne had long learned
Cancer Research UK's Race for Life started with just 600 women taking part in Battersea Park in 1994. From these humble beginnings it has grown to become Cancer Research UK's biggest fundraising event. Since 1994 over 590,000 women have taken part in
FORMER sporting greats were held to an exciting draw by the Hereford Cathedral School Headmaster's Xl in a charity cricket match at Wyeside, which raised £500 for the Acorns Hospice Appeal. With former England batsmen Derek Randall leading the way, the
CHARITY golfers will tee off for Acorns at a county golf club on May 30. The Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley has organised a golf day at the Herefordshire Golf Club, Wormsley, to raise money for the charity's new hospice for life-limited children.
I'M a fund-raiser, get me out of here! - a county charity group might yell from the depths of the Amazon Rainforest. Adventurers raising money for the Acorns Three Counties Appeal will set up a celebrity-style jungle camp on a journey to the foot of the
TWO hundred miles of open road is beckoning county bikers to take part in a fifth charity rally. Hereford Motorcycle Club is appealing for motorcyclists and scooter riders to sign up for its annual ride to Aberystwyth and raise thousands of pounds for
LUNCH TIME rock music, karaoke and leg waxing for the lads, all part of a fun day held at Weobley High School in aid of the Acorns Trust Children's Hospice Appeal. Tom Jackson and Josh Mitchell braved the pain; imposed by a crowd of sadistic leg-waxers
ACORNS is looking for volunteers in South Herefordshire to help with its major fund-raising appeal to build a children's hospice for the Three Counties. The hospice is looking for 'champions' to help with cheque presentations, talks and organising small-scale
A BRAVE mum has spoken about the life and death of her baby boy at a charity meeting in Hereford. Highlighting the importance of a new children's hospice for the three counties, Sadie Lewis told an Acorns meeting how her family had received invaluable
A WORLD tenor supremo has swelled Hereford Cathedral to the tune of well over £3,000. Leominster's Ian Storey, who has sang in the world's most famous opera houses, staged a concert in his home county in aid of Acorns' Three Counties Appeal. He was joined
BAD hair days, outrageous clothes and even a scattering of Noddy characters helped raise thousands of pounds as Acorn mania swept county schools. It started at Trinity Primary School, Hereford, where a 'welcome to Toyland' sign hung before a room full
THERE was love on the dance floor at a Herefordshire bowling centre - to the tune of £500 for seriously ill children. Heart shaped pavlovas, a cabaret and live music were the ingredients of a fundraising Valentine's ball at Wormelow's Indoor Bowling Centre
A SPECIAL needs teacher's mission to raise £5,000 for terminally ill county children has grown from a little acorn into a great big tree. Potentially spanning three counties, Mary Schiavon's fundraising for the Acorns Three Counties Children's Hospice
HOUSEWIVES, school children and professional musicians will band together to raise the roof at a Herefordshire theatre on December 21. The 45-strong Bromyard Wind Band will play Christmas carols at the Conquest Theatre from 7.30pm and raise funds for
A 50-YEAR-OLD grandfather will celebrate his birthday by climbing Mount Everest. The 29,028 feet challenge will be like walking on air for Colin Smith from Hereford. He will scale the world's highest mountain via an air tread stepper from the comfort
Formed:1924 Chairman: Graham Turner Company secretary and director: Joan Fennessy Directors: Grenville Smith MBE, George Hyde, Hugh Brookes, Ron Jukes, Aiden McGivern Director of football: Graham Turner Coach: Richard O'Kelly Official club website: www.herefordunited.co.uk
MONEY will be growing on trees at a city office next month. Instead of sending cards to colleagues this Christmas staff at Hereford's Inland Revenue will write their names on a fir tree and make a donation to the Acorns Three Counties Appeal. The money
A CUP of coffee and a butterfly cake could make all the difference to a county children's charity this month. Supporters of Acorns Children's Hospice are asked to break for tea and raise money for a £4million new hospice for life-limited children in Herefordshire
AN internationally acclaimed male voice choir will be singing out in support of terminally ill county children on September 28. Welsh choir, Morriston Orpheus, will be in concert at Worcester Cathedral to raise money for the Acorns Three Counties Appeal
SERIOUSLY ill children can look forward to splashing about in a hydrotherapy pool thanks to a £200,000 grant from a Herefordshire charitable foundation. The Jordan Foundation, created by the Clays family, has brought the Acorns Children's Hospice Appeal
A BIG-HEARTED city primary school teacher is asking at least 2,000 people 'to Bat' for a children's charity. If possible Mary Schiavon, who runs Trinity Primary School's unit for children with physical disabilities, would like every household in Hereford
TOP harness racers from Herefordshire will trot out to raise funds for terminally ill children on Sunday. The Three Counties Harness Race in aid of a new Acorns children's hospice is expected to attract more than 100 entrants to Hanley Swan. Organisers
A LITTLE acorn has grown into a big tree worth half a million pounds for terminally ill county children. The totaliser tree for Acorns Children's Hospice has shot past its first major milestone, just three months after a £4million fundraising appeal for
AN English Lady's dream garden created by two of Britain's top designers is to open its gates for a county children's charity. The remarkable two-and-a-half acre garden at Bridges Stone Mill, Alfrick Pound, is the result of 20 year's planting and design
A HEREFORDSHIRE grandmother is calling eyes down for a children's charity in memory of her grandson. Bingo buff Carol Hill from Leominster plans to hold games to raise funds for the Acorns Children's Hospice that cared for her seven-year-old grandson
BIG hearted members of a county bikers club are preparing for the open road with a mission to help sick children. More than 100 motorcyclists are likely to turn out for a 200-mile round ride to Aberystwyth in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice on Sunday
STEPHEN Hill was the picture of health when he gave this heart-warming smile, but what lay beneath his toddler's twinkle was the beginning of a swift and cruel disease. Maria and David Hill's treasured photograph, kept in the living room of their Leominster
SISTERS Kelly and Alison Hibbard were born with a rare genetic disorder that meant they would not live to see adulthood - their Hereford parents have told how the Acorns Children's Hospice changed their lives. Pauline and Dave Hibbard from Penhaligon
A BALLOON for every child in Herefordshire who will die before their 19th birthday has been released at the launch a £4million fundraising appeal to build a children's hospice for the three counties. Families gathered in High Town, Hereford, last Tuesday
- The new Worcester hospice will be staffed by a team of up to 40 people including physiotherapists, activity co-ordinators, social workers and bereavement councillors. There will also be a community team and about 150 unpaid volunteers, who are still
VETERAN donkeys Sally and Dotty will welcome children to their old paddock when Acorns' new hospice for the three counties opens in 2004. They belong to Acorns benefactor June Sayce, who has given the land, worth £1.4million, to the charity on the wishes
