Manchester United will take the field against Ledbury Town FC in a friendly charity match in memory of three members of the same family killed in a road accident. The date of the game, at Ledbury's home ground, has still to be decided but the United board
A teenager has been charged with murder, rape and arson, after the body of an elderly woman was discovered at a farm in Upleadon following a serious fire. The 17-year-old appeared before Gloucester magistrates on Wednesday, where he was also charged with
THE proud parents of a baby girl are encouraging others to consider fertility treatment in their quest for a family - even if it brings tragedy and heartbreak along the way. Jill and Gwyn Anthony-Ackery, of Ledbury, are mum and dad to 13-month-old Constance
A MOVE to relaunch Ledbury Youth Centre is under way after problems recruiting staff left it largely unused for a year. The town council, Herefordshire Council and youth provision bodies, such as Ledbury Youth First, will meet on October 1 at Hinton Youth
A LEDBURY firefighter is being honoured for saving the life of a choking woman. Andy Phillips will be one of 19 Hereford and Worcester firefighters presented with awards tomorrow (Saturday) at the Training and Development Centre, Droitwich. The news has
HUNTSMEN say they will fight for their right to continue with the sport in the face of Government plans to ban it. On Tuesday, the Government announced that it would back plans to override an attempted block on banning the sport by the Lords. At the opening
An open meeting to discuss Ledbury Carnival and to come up with ideas for next year will take place at the Market House on Monday, September 29, at 8pm. Committee chairman Steve Clegg said: "Next year will be the 30th in the current series and will be
A Possible rise in parking fees for Ledbury and other market towns were discussed by Herefordshire councillors at a think-tank seminar on Wednesday. Coun Mike Wilson, cabinet member for highways and transportation, said that all the proposals were "not
Welsh Water will hold a fact-finding public meeting to discover if Ledbury people are happy with their supply. The Watervoice session will take place two years after the town suffered earthy water due to an "algal bloom", caused by a hot summer. Since
THE Urchins Tots to Teens group is looking for a new base Expansion plans mean the group will outgrow its present home at Ledbury Community Hospital after just one year. The group wants to provide a nursery for babies, following requests from parents.
Ledbury Town Council is planning to spend around £6,500 on new equipment for younger children at the town's recreation ground. Wear and tear on the spiral slide and concerns about its condition raised by a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
THE new £60,000 skate park on the Recreation Ground is proving to be very popular with old and young alike, according to Ledbury town councillors who have been monitoring its use. Mayor Coun Keith Francis noted that it was "not being dominated by the
Representatives from voluntary organisations are being invited to a special presentation called "Get on Board". The event is at Harling Court, Ledbury, on Wednesday, October 1, from 6pm. It has been organised by Community First, in association with Ledbury
Ledbury Community Hospital plans to clamp cars not belonging to staff, patients or visitors to the Market Street facility. Owner Shaw Healthcare, which also owns the unadopted road, has installed a gate at the New Street end to stop drivers using it as
Customers at Ledbury Community Hospital's new caf will be able to move straight on to the theatre, having been well-fed and watered in time for an evening of drama. The family running Thackwray's Market Caf, which opened earlier this month, are planning
LEDBURY Town Council risks appearing "very unsympathetic" if cemetery regulations lead to a request for a double headstone over two graves being turned down. That is the warning from mayor Keith Francis, who said of the request from a local family: "I
THE game started at a furious pace as the villagers rained shot after shot onto the Malvern goal. BELL INN 98 11, GREAT MALVERN HOTEL 0 It wasn't long before Nicky Welch opened the scoring after a run and cross by Paul Wilband. Welch doubled his tally
THE second weekend of The Soccer Site Malvern Football League saw Bishops Frome continue their fine start, but they were given a hard game by their hosts Kempsey United A before taking all three points with a 2-0 victory. Half time found the teams level
LEDBURY travelled to last season's champions for this U16s match and quickly found themselves up against it. LEOMINSTER MINORS 7, LEDBURY SWIFTS 1 After 12 minutes goalie Tom Smith was injured in a collision with a defender, allowing Leominster to open
BROMYARD'S annual folk festival saw thousands of music fans rocking the town last weekend. Folk aficionados travelled from across the country to watch gigs, start impromptu jamming sessions and soak up the thrilling atmosphere of the three-day event.
LEDBURY Town cruised into the second round of the HFA Charity Bowl with a 6-2 demolition of Westfields at New Street on Tuesday evening. LEDBURY TOWN 6, WESTFIELDS 2 Ledbury were determined to make up for their poor performance at Bustleholme on Saturday
LEDBURY suffered their second Midlands Three West (South) loss of the season with a disappointing performance against a strong Stratford side. STRATFORD 46PTS, LEDBURY 15PTS The first 20 minutes were all Stratford with Ledbury forced into desperate defence
LEDBURY Junior Hockey Club resumes training from tomorrow (Saturday), 9.30am to 11am at the John Masefield Astro for ages 8-16 yrs. The club will be pleased to see old and existing members from last season, and welcome anyone interested in learning to
BROMYARD lost their first North Midlands One league game of the season to a physically bigger Castle side. BROMYARD 0, BISHOPS CASTLE 17pts From the outset Bromyard were going to struggle as the Castle forwards kept the ball for long periods. This style
A COUPLE marked their ruby anniversary by recreating their original wedding day. Keith and Josephine Lane, from Bromyard, worked on every detail, including arranging the same venue and service - and even the bride being late at the altar! Josephine was
A PLAN to hire Bromyard's very own police officer has been abandoned in favour of a 24-hour CCTV camera. Bromyard and Winslow Town Council had looked at the possibility of hiring a parish officer to tackle a rise in anti-social behaviour. But it was told
A SCHEME to ban drinking on Bromyard's streets is being considered. A ban on consumption of alcohol in public areas in much of the town centre is being asked for by Bromyard and Winslow Town Council. The request has gone to Herefordshire Council, which
DANCE fans will be hot-footing it to Bromyard Cricket Club for beginners salsa classes. Chris and Joy Simmonds, who have been dancing together for the last four years, will run the session every Friday starting tonight at 8pm. Each class costs £3 with
A FIELD in Bromyard is being named after its original donor, whose family went on to theatrical fame. Lucy Kempson gave the playing fields at the end of The Knapp to the town in 1943. Now the fields will be named the Lucy Kempson Playing Fields. Lucy's
CHRISTMAS lights in Bromyard will this year be switched on by Leominster MP Bill Wiggin. Mr Wiggin will flick the switch at 5.30pm, half an hour later than the usual time, on Saturday, November 22.
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB THIRTY-ONE pairs competed in the first round of the Winter Pairs Championship at the Club on September 10. In the N/S direction, the winners were Sue & Derrick Munday with a score of 57.41. The other leading pairs were
FORMER Bulls favourite Ian Wright predicts his new club Burton Albion can cause an upset against the Conference leaders at Eton Park tonight. Hereford United's ex-captain and veteran of more than 130 league games is plotting to end the Edgar Street club's
The sun shone and a record-breaking crowd filled town centre streets on Saturday, for the now famous and increasingly popular Newent Onion Fayre. Organisers estimate the crowd to have been at least 12,000 strong, the target figure that was hoped for in
A record day's takings were counted by volunteers at the Charity Shop in Church Street during the Onion Fayre. Manager Jan Chave said: "It was very busy. We made £565 for the Newent Association for the Disabled, which was £16 up on last year. We had some
The planned expansion of Sheppard House could start as early as the spring and the total cost will be £450,000. The final costings, revealed for the first time, mean that the new additions may have to be built in stages, beginning with two bathrooms for
OLD mobile phone and inkjet cartridges are being collected for recycling in a box at St Mary's Church Office, Newent, on behalf of the Traidcraft charity. Recycled phones will be sent to developing countries.
Newent Chamber of Commerce is organising two fundraising events for the town's Christmas lights display. The first event is a charity skittles evening, on Saturday, September 27, from 7.30pm at the Traveller's Rest in Malswick. The second event, on November
A VERY successful season for the Eastnor Cricket Club youth section ended on Sunday when a retired U15 Colts IX, including some younger members, played against an XI comprising of parents, relatives and coaches in a 30 over per side game. The result was
SWAN, Alfrick won this 35-over friendly fixture against a Bosbury on Sunday by 20 runs. SWAN, ALFRICK v BOSBURY Winning the toss, Alfrick batted on a lovely sunny afternoon, on a good batting wicket. They raced along at over six an over in the first ten
LEDBURY MP Bill Wiggin has attacked electricity giant Aquila over compensation claims following last October's storms. Mr Wiggin said statements by the firm in the aftermath of the crisis may have put people off claiming. Aquila said the "exceptional
THE expansion of Ledbury's biggest employer, Amcor Flexibles, continues with the announcement of more jobs to come and the arrival of a massive new printing press. The main printing drum, weighing 30 tonnes, arrived under police escort last Friday, having
POLICE say they will be able to draw on more officers at key times under a new pooling system linking Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye. Inspector Sue Thomas said the creation of the single team makes up to 12 officers available at peak times, such as pub closing
Twice the number of people expected attended the inaugural meeting of the Ledbury branch of the University of the Third Age. Spokesman John King said around 100 people filled Wellington Heath Memorial Hall. "Overall, it was an extremely successful evening
Ledbury Shopmobility has boosted its electric scooter fleet to four with the purchase of a £1,500 four-wheel Voyager. Martin Watkins, of the centre, based at St Katherine's , said the new scooter was part of a drive to bring equipment up to date. He said
IMPROVEMENTS to public toilets in Church Lane, Ledbury, have been given a low priority in a Herefordshire Council report. The study of the county's public conveniences recognises that "this facility will require refurbishment works", a move that has been
BREWERY Blues, formerly Brewery FC, have made a good start in the Worcester & District Sunday League winning their opening two games in Division Four. Last week they progressed in the Bernard Finnegan Cup when they defeated visiting Barbourne Celtic
THE fourth annual Ledbury Chase attracted nearly 90 competitors on Sunday and has now earned its place on the racing calender. Sunday's race, jointly hosted by Ledbury and District Harriers and Ledbury Rugby Club, was run in warm conditions. The course
LEDBURY Town slipped to their second West Midlands Premier Division Defeat on Saturday with a lacklustre display at Bustleholme. BUSTLEHOLME 4, LEDBURY TOWN 2 Home striker Gareth Davies tormented the Ledbury defence bursting through time after time to
DYMOCK Grange Golf Club held its eighth annual men's club championship last weekend. Played in glorious sunshine with a light breeze, the pin positions and hard fairways made it very tricky, the Old Course had never been this tough to shoot low scores
THREE Grand Prix finishes from three starts was the impressive result for European Minardi Cosworth driver Nicolas Kiesa when he finished 12th in the Italian Grand Prix. The young Dane has enjoyed an excellent start to his Formula One career, and his
TWO women went bald in aid of a Colwall pre-school on Monday. Mums Tina Lloyd and Tracey Sturge decided to lose their locks to raise funds for the village's Bright Sparks pre-school. Staff from A2 Hairdress-ing, Malvern, got the clippers out to remove
YOUNG people from Cradley will present a video they have made to suggest improvements for the village. The group began filming this summer and is now putting the finishing touches to the video, which will be shown on Wednesday, September 24. Ideas such
THE man who put the bubbles in Malvern Water and other soft drinks will be the focus of a talk at Colwall Village Hall on Monday. John Tyson, quality manager at the Coca-Cola Schweppes factory in the village, will provide an insight into the history of
HOPES are high that a plan to abolish free parking in Bromyard has been abandoned. Nearly 1,000 angry Bromyard residents signed a petition protesting against the possible removal of free town car parking. County councillor Peter Dauncey organised the
FOOTPATHS around Stoke Lacy are to be cleared. Parish council footpaths officer Henry Hodges is to lead a walk for villagers in an effort to open paths for access. Residents had expressed concern to Stoke Lacy Parish Council about obstructions, including
A TALK on Stanner Rock nature reserve, near Kington, will be given at Bromyard's Methodist Hall on Friday, September 26, at 7.30pm. The talk, by Andrew Ferguson, takes place at the first autumn/winter meeting of the Herefordshire Nature Trust's Bromyard
POLICE seized cannabis and an ecstasy tablet from the home of a Bromyard woman. Lucy Campbell, aged 30, of Old Road, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis and possession of ecstasy, at Worcester Crown Court on Friday. She was sentenced
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA VASE Second Qualifying Round: Barrow Town v Malvern Town, Nettleham v Ledbury Town, Bromyard Town v Elmore. WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Division One South: Blackheath Town v Ledbury Town Reserves, Hinton v Malvern Rangers, Tenbury United
MEMBERS of the Newent Mothers Union will visit Gloucester Cathedral on Wednesday, where they will have lunch. On October 22, the group will gather in St Mary's Church Rooms from 2pm and Ann Coleman will give a talk on Life as an expatriate. On November
a wireless broadband internet service could be coming to Newent. Anyone interested is invited to register on the Newent Online web-site. The service could benefit small to medium-sized businesses and also people seeking a faster home use service.
The first meeting of the autumn for the Oasis lunch club is at the Glebe Chapel on Wednesday, October 8, from noon to 2pm. Club spokesman Theo Cracknell said: "It is open for anyone over 50 years of age, and we don't ask for birth certificates!" Anyone
