I HAVE followed the council job evaluation saga with amazement and increasing foreboding. I was a senior county council manager in three authorities, and in the 1980s took part in a job evaluation. Managers could debate and influence the salaries of their
FOR a council whose stated ambition is to tackle rural poverty, the results of the recent job evaluation exercise has to count as a massive own goal, one that has left many employees feeling 'as sick as a parrot'. Herefordshire Council has not only penalised
Signs represent huge investments MADAM, Your recent article and photographs of the city centre, showing boarded up shops, missed an important point. The four shop fronts you featured are evidence of substantial investment in our city, running into hundreds
A COUPLE whose country house and garden were once a favourite retreat of poet William Wordsworth have won a silver trowel award under the National Gardens Scheme. Colonel James and Mrs Rosemary Polley of Grantsfield, near Kimbolton, have gained the award
LEDBURY Swifts are holding a summer fete and car boot sale on Sunday at the Ross Road playing fields (Ledbury Rugby Club). The fun for all the family day also includes a football and netball tournament and gets underway at 2pm.
A DRUNKEN mother-of-two who started a fire at her home told police "I just wanted to get rid of them all", Worcester Crown Court was told. Christina White had been involved in a scuffle with one of her sons, said Simon Rippon, prosecuting. The fire was
LEOMINSTER Junior School children 'went back' to the 1950s by dressing in the styles of the era to mark an important landmark. There were a number of very big events in 1953, including the Queen's coronation and Hilary and Tensing's historic Everest climb
BORIS the famous Siberian Eagle Owl whose love life was in tatters because he was going blind has become the proud father of twins. Boris, 25, made headlines around the world after undergoing a sight saving operation in Herefordshire. Thanks to that,
Yvonne Clowsley, manager of Hereford's Gaol Street clinic is in the front line for the city's sexual health services. Tucked discreetly aside of the clinic's main desk, arrowed so that no one has to ask. Of the 60 patients the clinic's Tuesday, Wednesday
SHADOW Health Minister Dr Liam Fox said it is harsh to criticise Hereford County Hospital for some of its bed shortage problems, during a visit last week. His comments followed a meeting with Hospital Trust chairman, Cessa Moore, chief executive Jeremy
EVERY hospital needs it friends and the County Hospital in Hereford is no exception. The League of Friends has been giving its support to both the old County and General Hospitals for more than 30 years. Some of its founding members are still with the
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner has not ruled out a return to Edgar Street for Portuguese striker Albano Correia. The former Bristol City forward made six appearances for United at the end of last season and scored three goals, including
DORE Abbey hosts its annual music festival next weekend (June 27-29). Events commence with the popular Unicorn Singers performing 'Gloriana' - a celebration of Elizabethan Legacy to include The Triumphf of Oriana and Shakespeare Songs - on Friday evening
THE man who found Dan the dog of Sir Edward Elgar fame has returned him to Herefordshire Council with 'reluctance'. But not before the carved wooden bulldog was walked through High Town shoppers in Hereford on Saturday in a protest move. Canoeist Arthur
AN inquest had few answers for the family of an SAS soldier who died after a motorcycle accident in Germany. The scant evidence offered in German police statements left county coroner David Halpern with little option but to decide Glenn Baldwin died accidentally
A NEW 'pitch' for the future of Hereford's Bulmers Sports Field should be made soon. Developers have gone back to the drawing board to take a second shot at 59 homes and upgraded facilities on the Kings Acre site. The initial application was withdrawn
A MOTEL that 'looked like Lego' and was the colour of 'cold custard' got the go-ahead from planners because it meant business. Any reservations the county's central area planning sub-committee had about the design of the 40-bedroom travel lodge at Grafton
IT was 30 years ago that Pat and Michael Morris, of Hereford, adopted their first baby from Vietnam - and two years later completed the family with a baby boy, Jonathan. Pat, Michael and Jonathan have just returned from a visit to his homeland, reviving
RADICAL plans to regenerate 100 acres of Hereford city have been unveiled. Residents are asked to look, consider and make their views known by mid July. Herefordshire Council has been given four options to investigate and its cabinet will have to decide
A SOLDIER from Hereford has returned home to a hero's welcome after three gruelling months in the Gulf. Celebrations were led by proud mum, Marie Richards. The 20-year-old Desert Rat, who is in the Seventh Armoured Brigade, had been admitted to hospital
MATHS is magic! That is the message to Hereford's Aylestone School from Techniquest, as the Cardiff Bay Science Discovery Centre begins a four-week programme of 'Mathamagic' shows for secondary schools. Students from Aylestone School will take part in
CLOCKING up over 200 birthdays between them, Hereford's oldest couple have celebrated another special occasion - 78 years of marriage. Percy and Florence Arrowsmith enjoyed visits from friends and family at their Hereford home where they have lived for
THE International meeting under BHRC rules at Leominster on Thursday evening was an outstanding success for the Wales & West 'home team'. Plenty of people came to 'party' and see the team of four American visiting drivers testing their skills on a
HEREFORD Cathedral rowers claimed two wins and produced a number of good performances at the Stratford-upon-Avon Regatta. Leading the way was the under-14 men's coxed four who produced an outstanding performance when they moved up an age group to defeat
A STRONG third quarter fight-back by Sixth Sense in the BOSS Hereford Netball League was not enough as Monmouth, with Kristy Chorley and Sian Edwards starring, went on to win 27-22. Shooters Trudy Davies and Barbara Preece helped Humfrys and Symonds to
HEREFORD and County Athletic Club had a successful day when the UKA National Young Athletes League was held on the Hereford Leisure Centre track. In the under-13 boys, Callum Probyn won the 100m A in 14.2 sec, the long jump A with 3.90m and the shot putt
CLAIRE Davies and Pam Emberton picked up double awards at the end of their county netball seasons. Under-18 squad captain Claire (left), a first year PE student at Hereford Sixth Form College was selected by coaches Diane Hickinbotham and Toni Douthwaite
MID Wales Women's Bowling Association fly the flag for Wales by representing all four categories in the British Isle Competitions to take place in Ballymena until June 24. Pair Betty Morgan and Jenny Daviesplayed their first match was yesterday against
FATHER and son duo Roger and Scott Moran competed in two Scottish rounds of the Tran-X British Hill Climb Championship at Doune on Sunday. Roger raced their Pilbeam MP88 to fourth place in the morning run-off and Scott scooped seventh. Then a mistake
LEDBURY CC were short of runs at Bartestree & Lugwardine over the weekend losing both days in a league and cup fixture. On Saturday in the Flint & Cook Marches League Division Two the home side reached 211-9 with S Beach to top-scoring with 81
EASTNOR lost by seven wickets at Luctonians in this Crusader Worcestershire County League Division One fixture. LUCTONIANS v EASTNOR Eastnor batted first and scored 201 all out in the 50th over. This was never going to be enough on a wicket that offered
CANON Frome, having lost once this season, travelled to unbeaten Marches League Division One side Leominster, who decided to bat first. LEOMINSTER I v CANON FROME 1 They lost their first wickets in the second over with Chris Styles removing opener Barrington
THIS year's Shakespeare plays at the Ludlow Festival will have a very 20th century look writes Michael Baws. When The Merchant of Venice opens the three-week event in the castle tomorrow evening, it will be in what director Michael Bogdanov describes
WHEN a Kington youngster gave a man a life home from work over half a century ago little did he realise that the passenger would soon become his father-in-law. Joseph and Jean Vaughan hosted a family party at the Burton Hotel after 50 years of marriage
CHURCH bells, which fell silent more than six months ago when the fourth bell in the peal cracked, are ringing again at Almeley to the delight of villagers. Helpers teamed up to remove the damaged bell from the church tower after raising £5,000 to have
A KINGTON wife who discovered her husband in a chair with a blood-stained towel clutched to his head shortly before his death has been told he probably suffered a dizzy spell and fell. Hayden Geoffrey Lloyd, who suffered from heart disease and Alzheimer's
VISITORS to Herefordshire can now enjoy the experience of not one, but six professional tour guides escorting them around. Marches Tours and Talks, the local tour guide association, has produced an audio tour called 'The Golden Valley & Beyond' which
THERE is an 'underground' place in Leominster where the Cutters, the Rat and the Blobtoad dwell. It's a bit 'Lord of the Rings' down there - and a bit scary. The kids will love it writes Pete Blench. Leominster's About Face Theatre Company has brought
YOUNG golfers from Herefordshire continue to impress on the wider scene. Jonathan Devereux (The Herefordshire) fired a level par total of 142 (71,71) to finish fourth in the Shropshire and Herefordshire Amateur Championships at Oswestry, with rising star
In the early 1970s Herefordshire witnessed the dedication of the second biggest spire to be built in the country during the 20th century. Flashback recalls the days of newsmakers on high. THE good people of a Golden Valley community felt comfortable once
CONTRASTING innings' from skipper Duncan Platford and Australian all-rounder Alan Butterworth guided Luctonians to a convincing seven-wicket home victory over Herefordshire rivals Eastnor in the Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 1. Replying
COLWALL recorded a comfortable four-wicket away win over Bredon in the Stroud & Swindon Building Society West of England Premier League Glos/Wilts Division 1. Fine early bowling from Pakistani Majid Majeed and Josh Hornyold helped to peg back the
CROCODILES -- Whitney Crocodiles Pre-School are holding their annual fund raising event, Mid Summer Madness on Saturday at The Village Hall, Whitney-on-Wye at 2pm. Attractions include the grand draw, bottle and cake stalls, jumble, bric-a-brac, nearly
BOOT SALE -- The car boot sale held at Pool Farm on June 7 raised a total of £550 for Thruxton Church. Thanks to everyone who helped out.
OPEN GARDENS -- Fifteen householders have kindly agreed to open their gardens on Sunday in aid of St. Peter's church from 11am-7pm. Admission is £4 for adults, children free. Maps and a description of each garden can be purchased from the village hall
OPEN GARDENS -- An open gardens day will be held at Norton Canon on Sunday, June 22, from 10am-6pm. Beneficiaries will be St Michael's Hospice and St Nicholas Church, Norton Canon. Programmes will be available, starting at Greenfields (opposite Canon
VITAL VILLAGES -- Linton Parish Council is set to stage open public meetings in Linton and Gorsley later this month. But these are meetings with a difference: no chairman, no agenda and no sitting in rows! The Government's 'Vital Villages' initiative
GARDEN FETE -- A full day out from 10.30 am until 5.30 pm at the Coopers, High Street, Leintwardine on Saturday, June 21. There are nine churches which make up the Wigmore Benefice. Most struggle one way or another to raise the funds to keep the churches
SPORTS DAY -- Knucklas Sports Day, organised by the management committee of the community centre, will be on Saturday, June 21 at 3pm on the playing field by the community centre. There will be a five-a-side football tournament for the youngsters and
'MIDSOMER MADNESS' -- at Ewyas Harold Recreation Ground on Saturday, June 28, at 6pm, (see posters in village) bring your own chairs, gazebos food and drink. BBQ food can be purchased on the night. Have we any budding artistes in our community? Children
FUN DAY -- Saturday, June 21 is fun day in Evenjobb and from 4pm there will be children's races, rounders, football, bouncy castle, welly-wanging and lots of other interests. Refreshments will be available and entrance is free. From 8pm onwards there
FUN DAY -- Sunday, June 22 is the annual fun day on the playing field with children's fancy dress procession leaving the village green at 1.45pm led by the town crier and his wife. Attractions include six-a-side football, Brecon Town Band, gymnastic display
VILLAGE LOTTERY -- On Saturday, June 14 the winning number was 11. Our lucky winners are Roger and Hazel Toll. WHACKY WALKERS -- The next walk is on Saturday, June 21 and is a woodland walk in Haugh Woods following the 'Butterfly Trail'. In two sections
PARISH COUNCIL -- Terry Holden, who has given many years of service to Almeley Parish Council, as its chairman, has had to resign because of his very heavy business commitments. John Hope, a former chairman, has succeeded Mr Holden as the new chairman
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD student Tom Turner-Barratt is stepping out during Herefordshire Walking Festival with a 30-mile hike to raise money for his school. Starting yesterday, the Bredenbury Primary School pupil plans to walk from Kington to Ludlow over three
A PEMBRIDGE agricultural worker who was airlifted to hospital after a horrific crash near Leominster died of his injuries over two weeks later. Twenty-three-year-old Robert Watson died in Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, on Tuesday, June 10. The Rev Jennifer
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club will meet the Archbishop Desmond Tutu when they visit South Africa as part of their 'Boots For All' trip. Representatives from the Kingsland based club will travel out to Africa on July 25 and will visit Johannesburg and The Cape
A FORMER officer in the Herefordshire Light Infantry has been awarded the Order of Australia. Christopher Barnes, who managed Showle Court, Yarkhill, in the 1960s before emigrating to Australia, will be toasting his honour with a glass of wine. Mr Barnes
A HEREFORDSHIRE JP who has helped administer justice in the county for 27 years has been honoured with an MBE for his services. Daniel Morgan began keeping the peace in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in 1976 when he sat on the Hereford City Bench and
THE man a Mid Wales community has turned to in times of need for more than 30 years has received the ultimate thanks, an MBE. Presteigne's Eddie Taylor is a town councillor, a president of the town's Chamber of Trade, a member of the Wentes Meadow Action
HEREFORDSHIRE'S rescued rower Mike Noel-Smith arrived home last Sunday just two weeks after the accident that caused his Indian Ocean crossing to be abruptly cancelled. Mike spent nearly 24 hours lapsing in and out of consciousness after cracking his
BEST Herefordshire farm-made 'bangers' and the scorching weekend weather combined to get the second Herefordshire walking Festival off to a sizzling start. The nine-day festival - which attracted people from all over the country and a party from Switzerland
COUNTY rights of way staff have won praise for clearing footpath obstructions on some of the routes for this week's Herefordshire Walking Festival. Now the Hereford Group of the Ramblers Association is urging the county council paths team to keep up the
Youth leader says: pay cuts devalue our work HEREFORDSHIRE Council's job evaluation scheme could have a crippling effect on youth services in the county. That is the claim of Jon Ralph, community youth service manager, who spoke out after 80 per cent
THE letters home from a young Herefordshire soldier describing his experiences in the war in Iraq are worthy of ending up in the Imperial War Museum, writes LIZ WATKINS. His proud mother Anne Double of Garway says the series of letters are not long or
THE bursar's role has grown into a big job since Tony Rouse was asked to oversee the finances at Lucton School in 1993. The school, which reopened four years earlier with just four pupils, had 45 students when Tony arrived on the scene. He took on the
A RETIRED county GP and his artist wife celebrated 50 years of wedded bliss in style with a party at the Left Bank. Dr Peter Carton-Kelly and his wife Stella originally met on a blind date organised by Mrs Carton-Kelly's cousin when he was working at
MORE convicted drink drivers are attending rehabilitation courses in Herefordshire than ever before, it has been revealed. Over the past two years the figures for those attending a TTC 2000 (Telford Training Consultants) course, the leading provider of
BIG names from the Goodwood Festival of Speed could be revving up to race in a Herefordshire village. Racers in Mansel Lacy's Soap Box Derby share the same vehicle specifications as the likes of McLaren, Renault and Williams. The big boys from Sussex
A FREAK flesh-killing infection moved too fast for surgeons trying to save an elderly woman. An inquest heard how the rare condition spread ahead of the medical team trying to cut it out. Despite four operations in a fortnight, 83-year-old Margery Young
AN extraordinary meeting is being held to discuss the implications of a new £1 million-plus river bridge at Bridge Sollars. Some local people have expressed concerns that when the bridge is completed next Spring, link roads will be free to take heavy
A POSTMASTER who has become a legend in his Herefordshire village for his voluntary work with the sick and elderly has been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. MBE winner Brian Squires has been at the centre of Linton life for 30 years and has
AT just 17-years-old Joyce Thomas was the youngest parish clerk in the country - more than 50 years later one of Ross-on-Wye's most successful female politicians has been honoured with an MBE for services to her community. It was Mrs Thomas' five years
THE A49 was closed for five hours after two cars collided in a serious accident near the Pengethley Hotel on Sunday. Two people were injured in the crash - a 60-year-old female driving a yellow Suzuki Wagon R+ towards Ross-on-Wye and a male driver in
HEREFORD fire-fighters were called out to a flat fire on Ross Road at around 9.10pm on Sunday, June 15. Although it is believed no-one was hurt, four fire officers used breathing apparatus and hose reels to extinguish the bedroom blaze.
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 PROJECT to help revitalise Goodrich Village Hall has been awarded £70,867 by Lottery distributor the Community Fund. "We are delighted to have the opportunity to help upgrade this listed building", said Graham Frecknall. "The hall lies at the heart
THE Longtown Mountain Rescue Team was called out for the second time in two weeks to help a young student climber who had fallen over 40ft cliffs at Symonds Yat. The rescue team worked alongside fire fighters for over two and a half hours to get medical
MUSIC lovers have the chance to listen to a special open-air concert and help the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association when the Herefordshire Symphonic Wind Band plays at Hinton Hall, Peterchurch, on Saturday, July 19. The performance is
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club chairman Dave Thomas is confident that the Kingsland-based outfit remain on course for their stated goal of reaching the National Leagues. The former Ebbw Vale player said that the club and the players were not prepared to settle
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner has not ruled out a return to Edgar Street for Portuguese striker Albano Correia. The former Bristol City forward made six appearances for United at the end of last season and scored three goals, including
TOP British triple jumper Julian Golley leapt into Herefordshire for the Super Schools programme. The former Commonwealth Games gold medallist left a big impression when he visited Wellington School last week as part of the national initiative designed
THE Great Rod Race is coming to Titley Lake next Friday, June 27. The 15-part series, on the Discovery, Home and Leisure Channel, features anglers Matt Haye and Mick Brown attempting to catch every species of freshwater fish found in Britain and Ireland
BROMYARD Gala is sowing the seeds of success by expanding its gardening area to include stalls, flower arranging and a special edition of Gardeners' Question Time. Over the weekend of July 5 and 6 there will be a chance to participate in the BBC Hereford
May I through your letters thank very much the kind person who, on May 30, found the small key to the security lock of my car. It was parked in the car park behind the David Garrick and multi-storey car park. This saved my sister and me (yes I am a woman
DAVID Brown is relishing a fresh challenge at Hereford United. The former Telford United hitman admitted it was a difficult decision to leave New Bucks Head but is committed to making his Edgar Street move a success. ""It was a very difficult decision
MY husband and I so enjoy checking in through This is Herefordshire to keep an eye on current events in our favourite vacation spot in the whole of England. Your stories are written with concise, level accounting of events. Best of all are the human interest
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner is hoping to complete the signing of Telford striker David Brown on a free transfer today. Brown, who scored 16 goals last season, has rejected a new contract to stay at the Bucks Head and opted instead to move to
MAY I use your page to warmly congratulate Joyce Thomas on being made a MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours . Over the centuries Ross has been blessed with a good number of public-spirited people who have given so much to the town and the surrounding
SO Herefordshire Council is relentlessly stopping parking on all roads anywhere near the County Hospital. Good news for local residents. For hospital employees it presents a major problem. There are nowhere near enough season-ticket parking spaces at
BOSBURY CC face Herefordshire League Division One leaders St Martin's at home tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm. Bosbury lost their position as league leaders last weekend when they were without a game and reigning champions St Martin's leapfrogged them with
HAS the world gone mad? We know that Tony Blair has lost the plot, so it would appear has our local council. I am of course talking about the new parking scheme for Penn Grove Road, Hopton Road etc. As many people will know permits are required at the
Following the council pay review, I hope we shall see all the directors and senior staff (plus chief executive) take a voluntary five per cent cut in pay just to demonstrate their support for the review. Some hope! DEREK HOLLAND, Impoverished Rate Payer
LEOMINSTER'S running rector Peter Swain is to receive a special honour from the Bishop of Hereford. Canon Swain, famed for an abseiling stunt from the Priory tower and a charity run via all the Leominster deanery churches, is to be granted a Prebendal
STEPHEN Beardwell is battling heroin to get his life back on track. And Hereford Crown Court gave him the chance to carry on doing so - with credit from a judge over how he had handled himself so far. Beardwell, the court heard, was a success story for
A LEOMINSTER pawnbroker is seeking the lifting of an 'unfair' bankruptcy order, writes PETE BLENCH. George Black who runs a pawnbroker's shop at Corn Square, Leominster, says he was shocked to learn that he had become bankrupt by default in his absence
A WEATHER-vane featuring the profile of an adult Siberian Eagle Owl and young owl crowns the £750,000 new Eye Veterinary Clinic at Marlbrook, near Leominster. The specialist animal hospital has been up and running for a year but senior partner Paul Evans
A MAN was attacked with a bottle in Euphoria night-club, Leominster, by an unknown person in the early hours of May 25. Anyone who witnessed the assault can contact Leominster Police on 08457 444888.
LEOMINSTER Library's June exhibition features the work of Herefordshire artist Jane Eccles who was shortlisted by the Daily Mail for the "Not the Turner Prize" competition. Her painting 'The Journey' is on display at the Mall Galleries in London. Entry
AFTER the great success of last year's 'Noise' event in South Wye a repeat is planned for June 21 and 22. Around 200 young people, aged 11 and over, are expected to undertake yet more projects; painting play areas, litter picking, redecorating and gardening
A DIRECTORY of mental health services available in the county is available for the first time ever. There are 120 of them and they are listed in the 200-page 'Directions' booklet, which is now being circulated. It is published by the Herefordshire Mental
HEREFORD County Hospital could be asked to consider becoming a Foundation Hospital. To qualify it would have to achieve a three-star rating in Department of Health tables expected in July. The suggestion that Hereford Hospitals Trust could loosen its
CLASSICAL guitarist Gareth Rees-Roberts launches his new CD at The Lion Ballroom, Leominster on June 27 in a programme that includes works by Villa Lobos, Pujol, Tarrega, Barrios and Domeniconi. The man behind the first Presteigne Festival in 1983 and
SWIFT response from Hereford firefighters and a timely 999 call from a member of the public saved a potentially dangerous fire from threatening buildings around Cathedral Close. Two fire engines were called to a three-storey house next to SPCK bookshop
HEREFORD police continued their hunt for the Whitecross Road knifeman by returning to the scene of the unprovoked attack in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police officers stopped and spoke to many people near the turning for the Sainsburys supermarket
WITH one more goal to go in moving to a new ground, a Hereford football club needed support from planners. And Westfields FC got that support with the go-ahead for parking provision to complete its move to Widemarsh Common. Councillor Chris Chappell (
A CANCER scare hung like a black cloud over the life of a Hereford man as he planned for his golden years, an inquest heard. Arnold Williams became increasingly obsessed with his health until he eventually took his own life on August 19, 2002 - just over
A 16-YEAR-OLD schoolboy has been subjected to a volley of racial abuse from two men at the back entrance to Hereford's Butter Market at around 2pm on Wednesday, May 21. The boy followed the men down Widemarsh Street and confronted them on a bus behind
A MAN was attacked twice in the space of minutes by two men leaving him with a broken nose and jaw and bruising. The assault took place on Union Walk and then Kyrle Street, Hereford at about 10.30pm on June 1. The two assailants are between 15 and 18
JAIL sentences totalling 20 years and six months have been imposed on three men and a woman who set up a major drug dealing business in a Hereford council flat. Police arrested the gang in an operation code-named Angler after keeping watch on the premises
WERE you a pupil at the Lord Scudamore School in Hereford who left between 1955 and 1957? If you were one of those girls and you would like to catch up with old school mates and find out what has happened to them in the intervening years then you will
THE Unity Garden has been going for one year now and is a shining example of a successful and lively community project. Situated on the old Council Nurseries on Ledbury Road, in Hereford the site is once more thriving, with flower, herb and vegetable
The veteran hurdler Drakestone confirmed his liking for the Hereford track when he scored for the second meeting running last week in the two mile one furlong Handicap hurdle, writes GRAHAM SAVEKER. Partnered by amateur, Sam Thomas, who is attached to
A TEAM from the Golden Valley Riding Club are representing Wales later this month at the inaugural International Show Jumping Championships in Ireland. Young riders Rachel White, Thomas Haynes, Percy Haynes and Hannah Warne will be travelling to County
SEVERAL local trainers and drivers made a successful trip to Pikehall Harness Races in the Derbyshire Peak District last weekend. In blazing sunshine, 18-year-old Julian Price partnered Fold Flight, trained by his mother Julie at Presteigne, to a notable
HEREFORD Kayak Club's Paul Burgoyne remains upbeat despite missing out on selection for the Great Britain team for the World Championships later this year. The former Whitecross High School pupil had hoped to secure a qualifying place at the final selection
HEREFORDSHIRE CBA met the English Civil Service BA in a match at Hereford Bowling Club and had four winning rinks in a 112-101 victory. Colin Reading and Mike Hoffman skipped the joint highest winning rinks with 23-14 and 24-15 successes, and the other
The annual meeting of Herefordshire Short Mat Bowls Association was held recently at Woolhope Village Hall. The new committee elected was: president - Helen Davies, chairman - Fred Jolley, secretary- Sue Stannard, treasurer - Andy Mayes, league secretary
BROMYARD'S Robin Hughes and Golden Valley's Fred Cook dominated the Herefordshire Target Shooting Championships, held at Bromyard. Hughes took the County Championship and Jack Edwards Cup, and also the Scottish Match Trophy (60 shots at 100 yards) and
MINSTER College's Nathaniel Singleton completed an impressive double in the Leominster Minor District Schools Athletic Championship held at Weobley High School. In the under-14 boys' competition, the Leominster youngster won both the triple jump and the
CLAIRE Davies and Pam Emberton picked up double awards at the end of their county netball seasons. Under-18 squad captain Claire (left), a first year PE student at Hereford Sixth Form College was selected by coaches Diane Hickinbotham and Toni Douthwaite
FOUR young swimmers from Ledbury & District Swimming Club swam at Coventry last weekend in the Midland District Championships. Patrick Blake, James Middleton, George Bennion and Thomas Stokes competed in the 10-year-old age group and faced the toughest
MICHAEL Heseltine may have retired from the House of Commons but his name still pulls the crowds. No tickets are left for his conversation with journalist Anthony Howard at the Ludlow Festival on June 29. That places Lord Heseltine on a par with William
An impressive line-up of top comedians feature on the bill for this year's Ross International Festival (August 7-17). Rhona Cameron, of recent 'I'm a celebrity...get me out of here' fame is appearing in a late night spot on August 8. Jeremy Hardy joins
IT takes the birth of a fringe event to elevate any mainstream festival to the league of substantial. Many such orbital strands of entertainment eventually take on a life of their own. You just have to look at the four or five independent festivals that
EMMA Harris, formerly of The Herefordshire but who now plays from Burghill Valley, used her knowledge of the Wormsley course to good effect when she won the Herefordshire Ladies Championship, at Ravens Causeway, with a gross 74. Local member Sue Mawby
KINGSLAND Primary School triumphed in the Herefordshire Kwik Cricket Primary Schools' festival after an outstanding display in the finals at Mortimer Park. Kingsland were one of 10 schools which qualified for the festival finals from 72 schools who originally
FORMER Australian quickie Rodney Hogg put Herefordshire bowlers through their paces in a two-hour master-class at Bridge Street Sports Centre. Hogg, who took 123 wickets in a six-year Test career, offered expert advice to 32 quick bowlers from Herefordshire
CANON Frome swing bowler Chris Styles returned astonishing figures of 8-5 to set up a 10-wicket away win over high-flying Leominster, who were shot out for just 25 in the Flint & Cook Marches League Division 1. Styles clean bowled six of his victims
REIGNING champions St Martin's maintained their impressive form with a 71-run win over Weobley at Widemarsh Common in Division 1 of the Hereford Times Hereford and District League. St Martin's were forced to work hard for their victory, however, after
THE newly formed Herefordshire County Cricket Clubs XI will be hoping to chalk up their maiden victory this Sunday against Gloucestershire CCC 2nd in a 50-overs-a-side friendly at Brockhampton. The Herefordshire side suffered an eight-run defeat last
CHILDREN laid a wreath and flowers at the site of the boarded-up Sydonia Swimming Pool as a new protest group made a bid to set the agenda in the Leominster pool controversy. "We want a decision from Herefordshire Council within six months," said John
FURIOUS that their quiet, narrow street had suddenly been transformed into a busy bus route, neighbours sat down in a Hereford road to form a human blockade. The protest on Monday evening forced buses to reverse from Seaton Avenue, Tupsley, and police
'IT must be fate' thought a Presteigne woman who discovered Race for Life is coming to Hereford on July 20 this year. Phillippa Gundy is determined to get running in memory of her grandmother who put so much into her own community throughout her lifetime
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS GLOS/WILTS Division One: Winget v Colwall. Division One 2nd XIs: Colwall II v Redmarley. CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One: Eastnor v Kington, Pershore v Bromyard. Division One 2nd XIs: Bromyard
CARNIVAL -- Once again it's annual carnival time, starting as usual at 5.30pm on Friday with BBQ, bedstead and children's scooter, egg and spoon, bike etc races in the village centre. Then starting at 1 pm on Saturday with the street parade leading to
BED PUSH -- The charity bed push, started from the Three Salmons at Cross Ash was a huge success. The car park at the Three Salmons was a hive of activity and full of colour and excitement as the teams prepared for the start. Crowds of supporters had
LITTER ALLEY -- I notice John Berry of Bush Bank Residents Association refers to Litterline, the council collection service, in the latest Pyoneer... Touch wood, we have avoided the worst excesses prevalent in other parts of the county, though black bags
RUSSIAN ORPHANS -- Mr and Mrs Richard Archer will be opening their riverside home and garden - Ty-Lon-y-Felin, West Wall - for a Coffee Morning on Saturday, July 12, in aid of the Presteigne-based charity 'RUSSEDUCAID'. This registered charity helps to
ST EDWARD'S CHURCH -- Father Andrew Pearce celebrated Eucharist for Whitsunday at St Edward's church last week. Audrey Green and the Rev. Donald Green read the lessons and Father Andrew led the intercessions. Hilary Howcroft directed the St Edward's Choir
VILLAGE HALL -- When an article appeared in The Hereford Times in May about an American wartime hospital at Foxley, near Mansell Lacy, a Birmingham couple Fran and Martin Collins asked for information about it. Thelma Beresford from the Crest wrote to
HEREFORDSHIRE'S under-13 girls side received some tips from the top when they were given a morning of coaching by ex-England international Rob Hill at Millfield School. Afterwards, the girls were able to put Hill's advice into practice in games against
SPECIAL Metals Wiggin's pensioners are calling for an end to an eight-year stranglehold on pension increases. The 1,500 ex-employees have not seen their pensions go up since 1995 resulting in a 20 per cent drop in monthly income in real terms. The freeze
THE 'For Sale' sign outside one of Hereford's biggest employers, Special Metals Wiggin, has been taken down as its American parent company crawls out of the shadow of bankruptcy. The manufacturer of specialised metal alloys announced a financial reorganisation
THE future of social care for the elderly is in the spotlight today (Thursday) as council chiefs debate whether to consider £3 - 4 million extra revenue spending. With a 50 per cent increase in people over 85 years, expected in the next 20 years Herefordshire
HEREFORD Times staff are among the best in the country - and that's official. Three members of the editorial team have been shortlisted for honours in the Newsquest Editorial Awards and will find out the results today in a ceremony at the Tower Thistle
JAMES Bond's real 'Q' is to be celebrated alongside county World War Two spy Violette Szabo. The late Charles Fraser-Smith, a civil servant who became a secret inventor, was the man immortalised by Ian Fleming in his books. His wife, Selina Fraser-Smith
A FLY fishing motorcyclist will have an impressive yarn to tell when he hands over thousands of pounds to a Herefordshire charity. In just one day, Philip Clarke caught a trout in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales in aid of St Michael's Hospice
DEEP in the heartland of the Herefordshire countryside one of English literature's greatest heart throbs is being brought back to life. Filming is underway at Kentchurch Court, near Pontrilas, of Channel 4's 'Regency House Party' - a series promising
A THRILLING race the wrong way around the world from east to west against prevailing winds and strong currents is set to raise adrenaline levels for two Herefordshire women. Thirty-one year-old Sasha Peake, from Ledbury, and Lorraine Doody, 34, from Leominster
DAREDEVILS took the ultimate 'leap of faith' to raise more than £5,000 for the Taste for Adventure Centre on Saturday. Nine teams rose to the challenge and threw themselves off a foot square platform 40 ft above the ground to catch a trapeze dangling
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THE Herefordshire Football Association are running two FA coaching courses this summer at their County Ground headquarters at Widemarsh Common. They will be kicking off their programme with the popular FA Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football on Friday
WESTFIELDS celebrated an historic season at their awards evening at the Left Bank Village. The Hereford club's senior team won their first West Midlands League Premier Division title, the HFA County Senior Cup and the Dennis Hartland Memorial Trophy.
A HEREFORDSHIRE heroine who brought millions of pounds of recovery money to the county in the wake of the foot and mouth epidemic has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Clare Wichbold, 39, produced a long-term recovery programme, adopted
THE established amateur sport of Arabian Horse Racing is making a return to Hereford Racecourse on Sunday after an absence of more than 10 years. Horses from Herefordshire will be taking on some of the big names from the Middle East in a full six-race
FORMER Worcestershire spinner Matthew Rawnsley has joined Herefordshire ahead of their three-day Minor Counties Championship Western Division match against Wiltshire at Corsham, starting this Sunday. The slow left-arm spinner bagged 74 wickets in 46 First
PAUL Parry has emerged as a target for newly-promoted Yeovil Town. The Hereford United midfielder scored 10 Conference goals last season, and Yeovil boss Gary Johnson has confirmed that he is tracking Parry. "I'm always following up good players and people
MICHAEL Rose has capped an impressive first season for Hereford United by being named in a Nationwide Conference XI. The left-back was selected in a poll among Conference managers. Bulls' boss Turner has also had informal talks with a goalkeeper, which
I VISIT Hereford frequently and like to go out into the country and enjoy riding. Generally negotiating the traffic is no problem and all road users seem to respect each other. Recently an incident occurred that concerned me. I signalled to a driver of
I recently had the unpleasant experience of being fined £30 for inadvertently parking 40 minutes in a 20 minute zone in Kington. Although I was in breach of the law, I presented no obstruction and despite having presented an exceptionally good case to
I WAS delighted to read of Herefordshire DIAL and its association with Workmatch as ABLE: access, benefits, leisure, employment. In congratulating all concerned in the newest development of a long-standing county charity, I would like to draw attention
Madam, In 1940, German public servants drew up lists of Jews and ordered apparatus for gassing and incinerating them - the Holocaust. We know of this through the publications of a free press. In 1962, the terrorist Nelson Mandela, was sent to prison by
I AM sure by the time this is printed half of Hereford and surrounding areas will be fully aware of the new bus routes and times. I wonder if anyone like me, as they caught the bus home from work on Thursday , was greeted by a new timetable thrust into
