COVERAGE of the problems over disabled access at Leominster Station reminded me of the problems at the Pump Rooms in Tenbury Wells. The Well Tower, despite being at much the same level as the main Assembly Room, is accessible only via steps. The toilets
THROUGH the pages of the Hereford Times I would like to extend a huge thank you to the many people who contributed to this year's cathedral lily campaign including many gifts which were received anonymously. More than £2,500 was given for Easter flowers
I WAS pleased to hear that the residents of the Polish hostel have been remembered with affection. When I was a teenager, my sisters, a cousin and myself went blackberry picking up on the hill near the hostel. A Polish gentleman popped out from among
MANY of your readers will already have received, and perhaps returned, a questionnaire for the West Midlands Regional Lifestyle Survey. To those who have done so, I would like to extend my sincere thanks for their help with this project. For those who
FEW people in Herefordshire have done as much as Paul Cocks to provide better services for people with diabetes. He spent a lifetime striving for more treatments and better facilities for those who were victims of the disease. Paul had coped with diabetes
A HEALTH trust is to stop sharing its address with a community of monks at Belmont Abbey. Herefordshire Primary Care Trust occupies buildings used as classrooms by the former Belmont Abbey School and kept the address when it moved in 10 years ago. But
MORE than 100 nurses from all over the county met at a conference in Hereford to talk about progress in their profession. They heard from the chief nursing officer for the West Midlands about the national view of nursing role development and the political
HEREFORD is in line for the first state-funded Steiner Academy in the country. In a groundbreaking decision, the Government has cleared the way for the Waldorf School in Much Dewchurch to join the mainstream. The Department for Education and Skills has
WORLD-renowned orchestra The Britten Sinfonia will be visiting Hereford's Courtyard this month to perform a range of English pastoral music - courtesy of Arts Council-funded organisation Orchestras Live. The programme for the evening will include pieces
TARRINGTON Brass premiered the Anthem for Tarrington last week. The piece, composed by Lt Col Trevor Sharpe, consists of a fanfare and march and was commissioned to celebrate the pride that Tarrington has in its village and its band. The idea was inspired
THE Gareth Hall Trio will bring their cool, laid-back jazz to The Comet Inn at Madley this Sunday afternoon from 2pm. Gareth will be joined by Greg Mothersdale on tenor sax for a repertoire consisting of standards, with a blues here and there.
ALLAN Lloyd, the newly invested President of the City of Hereford Probus Club, has nominated the Acorns Children's Hospice at Worcester as his President's Charity. Previously the Probus Club had donated upwards of £800 towards the capital target of £4
THE club held their monthly meeting on March 9, at the Shirehall, Hereford. The club president, Miss Ella Levett, welcomed members and was pleased to see so many attending. Ms Wendy Fenn talked about her trek in The Himalayas. Members were amazed at her
MEMBERS of the Bell Bank Blind and Partially Sighted Club enjoyed an afternoon at the Holly Bush Inn by invitation of Amanda Bond, a guide dog owner, and her friends. Home-made cheese scones were served with cups of tea and coffee. An informative talk
THE Leominster Photographic Club held the first round of competitions with pictorial slides won by Mike Brewer, monochrome prints won by Eric Crooks, colour prints won by Don Hearn and the en-print section won by Paul Powell. Members will show some of
WILLIAM Lyons, for seven years area manager for the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire, is leaving full-time employment with the Chamber after tomorrow (Friday) to pursue a career as a self-employed consultant. Mr Lyons, who is celebrating
HEREFORDSHIRE employers, trainers and trainees figured prominently in the roll of honour at the third annual Celebration of Learning Achievement Awards last Thursday at Malvern Theatres. More than 300 people attended the event organised by the Learning
HEREFORD Kayak Club member Allen Spencer has achieved success competing for Great Britain in Milan. Competing in the under-18 junior K2 10-kilometre event with his paddling partner Andy Daniels from Reading, Spencer was among 25 boats lining up for the
HEREFORDSHIRE clinched the Veteran Division 3D title in the English Counties' Table Tennis League with a 7-3 win over Glamorgan in their final match, staged at the Green Farm Centre, Allensmore. Andy Castle got the home side off to a good start by beating
ELEVEN members of Hereford's Combat Academy, led by coaches Dave Coles and Simon Small, travelled to Nantyglo South Wales to successfully compete in the National Jujutsu Kumite Council's Welsh Open championships. The current national champion in the under
Shipston-on-Stour 10 pts Hereford 32 HEREFORD continued their winning ways and have now lost only twice in the last five months. But despite this good run of form they will almost certainly finish one spot off the promotion places in Midlands 3 West (
RFU LEAGUE Midlands 1: Broadstreet 21, Bromsgrove 20; Kettering 49, Walsall 7; Longton 22, Derby 7; Luctonians 42, Scunthorpe 20; Mansfield 17, Leicester Lions 71; Whitchurch 37, Dunstabs 42. P W D F A Pt Leics Lions 20 18 1 498 218 37 Longton 20 14 0
FARMING the historic Turnastone Court Farm at Vowchurch has been a fairly steep learning curve for Robert and Chrissy Fraser. The young tenants, who gave up city life over a year ago to live their dream of environmentally friendly farming, have been breathing
GOLDEN Valley Young Farmers' did Herefordshire proud on Sunday when they came close to representing the county in the final of the national YFC entertainment competition. Their performance of A Family Reunion on stage at Weston-super-Mare earned them
THE increased demand for Hereford breeding cattle augurs well for the Hereford Cattle Society's spring show and sale later this month. The society's records show an increase in active membership of 32% over the last two years and a similar rise in registrations
THE Farmers' Union of Wales has said that anyone having stock not collected within the agreed time limit should not have to pay. The call follows some farmers over the border in Wales complaining of delays in the collection of fallen stock, Furthermore
THE incident at Newcastle last Saturday with Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer fighting each other was manna from heaven for some journalists. It certainly provided plenty of copy to fill the column inches. It was an extraordinary sight and has very rarely happened
Hereford Courtyard have plenty to shout about, with a week of interest, thrills and spills ahead. On Tuesday, Ludlow-based company Pentabus focuses on the Herefordshire Strawberry debate, which hit national headlines last year. Strawberry Fields is based
THEATRE company Propeller delivers a stunning new retelling of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. For the past seven years Edward Hall and his distinctive all male theatre company have been thrilling audiences world-wide with their breath-taking and energetic
HEREFORD's newest drama group, Caroline Peachey's Act One, presented its first performance at Hereford Sixth Form College's Griffin Centre last Saturday. More than 30 talented youngsters from Years 6 and 11 provided a great evening's entertainment with
HEREFORDSHIRE GC'S new captain Ken Barr will have a chance to achieve a golfing ambition of a single-figure handicap during his busy year of office. The post of a club captain is very demanding, but fortunately a lot of that time will be spent on the
LADIES captain Chris Crissall enjoyed tremendous support for her drive-in to office at Herefordshire GC and almost led her team of three to victory in the stableford competition that followed. Accompanied by vice-captain Glynne Hall and past-captain Elizabeth
PIANIST Charles Owen makes a return visit to Leominster's Lion Ballroom on April 17 to play the Mozart C major and Bach D minor concertos. On his previous visit, Charles delighted a capacity audience with two Mozart concertos. Since then he has been busy
FANS of Brian Viner's weekly column in The Independent will probably know that his first novel, Tales of the Country, was published this week. Brian and Jane decided to take the plunge and move their family from London's fashionable Crouch End to sleepy
Sat Aug 14 Farnborough H 3-1 (James pen, Travis, Mills) Tue Aug 17 Crawley A 1-1 (Stansfield) Sat Aug 21 York City A 3-0 (Williams, Brown) Sat Aug 28 Stevenage H 0-1 Mon Aug 30 Northwich A 4-1 (Stansfield 2, Gren, Brown) Sat Sep 4 Halifax H 2-3 (Stansfield
WI - Bishops Frome WI will meet at the Village Centre at 7.30 pm on Wednesday, April 13. Mr Jeffries will be giving a talk on the Herefordshire and Gloucester Canal. New members are welcome.
VILLAGE LOTTERY - In Saturday's draw 36 was the winning number. The £25 winner is Heather Kennard. PARISH COUNCIL - There will be a public meeting held in the Lord Nelson Inn, Bridge Sollers, tonight starting at 7.30pm when the planning committee will
VICTORIAN FAYRE - In 2004, the Church of St Andrew's in Bredwardine and Brobury was selected as one of the four parish churches in the Hereford Diocese to be a pilot tourism parish. At the end of the first year, a number of exciting plans for the village
CONCERT - This Saturday sees a welcome return of the internationally renowned seven-piece jazz band New Orleans Heat, to Holy Trinity Bosbury. Last year's concert had the audience dancing in the aisles. New Orleans Heat's motto is 'keep the real jazz
ANNUAL MEETING - The Bowls and Tennis Club, hold the annual meeting on Thursday, April 21, at 7.30pm in the parish hall. All welcome, especially new members. LIFETIMES - Mrs D. W. Soanes will be giving a talk on the good old days, showing and sharing
Crocodile 8 - This annual race is being held on May 29, starting at Burghill CP. School at 3pm with a shorter fun run beginning at 3.15pm. It is being supported by The Bell Inn and consists of an eight mile, all-terrain race through orchards, woodland
EASTER EGG HUNT - The Easter theme is still going strong in Cradley with the Great Spotty Easter Egg Hunt taking place until Sunday. There are 15 spotty eggs hidden in the village, with trail maps available at £1 from Cradley PO and Stores. Completed
TENNIS CLUB - The new season commenced last Friday. Mini tennis for children aged four-plus is on Wednesdays from 3.30pm. Members are free and more members pay £1 per session. During the Easter holidays the group will meet on Wednesdays 10am until noon
BAPTIST CHURCH - On Tuesday evenings, beginning next Tuesday, the Baptist Church in Kington will be screening Christianity Explored, a video series about Jesus Christ, presented by Rico Tice, a popular speaker who visited Kington in February. Each occasion
PARISH PLAN - About 165 adults and 25 young people returned completed questionnaires. This represents roughly 50% returns, which should give a clear view of what people like and dislike, want changed, developed or kept in the parish. At least a dozen
PARTY - A thank you party, in the form of a bring and share, for Mary Jones is to be held on Saturday at 12 noon at Much Birch Hall. Mary Jones has been the organist of Much Birch Church for well over 40 years and has now had to retire. Mary also taught
ANNUAL MEETING - The Friends of Presteigne Cancer Care are holding their annual meeting on Wednesday, April 19, at 8pm, at Hill Farm, Presteigne by kind permission of Mrs Evelyn Davies. All are welcome more details are available from Rose Weiland on 01544
Road Closure - Due to extensive BT works Wheatcommon Lane, Richards, Castle will be closed from Monday for two weeks. Gardeners on TV - Richards Castle gardener Shaun Greetham, of Unique Landscapes, together with his chosen workmate Mathew Williams of
CHOIR VISIT - This is the final reminder that the Hereford Rail Male Voice Choir is giving a concert in Skenfrith Parish Hall on Saturday starting at 7.30pm. Tickets, at £4 each, may be obtained from Kath Jasper on 01600 750361 or Pam Pugh on 01600 750283
Whist Drive - Thank you to those whom supported and helped in anyway. The total amount raised was £101, during a most enjoyable and successful social evening at the whist drive held on April 1, organised by Kath Jenkins, to raise funds for St Michael's
HEREFORDSHIRE Hockey Development Group's Under-16 Badgers Leagues have enjoyed a successful season with the girls league won by Hereford B with Newent runners-up. The boys' league is currently led by Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School. Seven teams contested
WITH matters hotting up at the top of the Nationwide Conference table, there is still all to play for as a number of sides seek those four elusive play-off spots. There are four or five games to play and 10 sides are still in contention. The remaining
HEREFORD Arts Appreciation Society visits the Lady Lever Art Gallery and Port Sunlight Village on May 20. The village, built by William Hesketh Lever in 1888 for the workers in his soap factory, offers a fascinating insight into the mind of a benevolent
Bromyard Town 7 Ettingshall 1 AFTER a very scrappy first period, Bromyard found their form with a blistering second-half display that yielded six goals to trounce West Midlands League Premier Division strugglers Ettingshall, with Carl Fairhurst and Andy
Wolverhampton United 0 Hinton 1 HINTON halted their recent poor West Midland League Division 1 run with a welcome win over bottom club Wolverhampton United, their first victory in their last six league starts. Missing six first-team regulars, the visitors
ANY football teams wishing to join the Herefordshire Sunday Football League for next season should write to the secretary, Mr S Nicolson, 4 Wakefield, Pencombe, Herefordshire HR7 4RN for application forms. Alternatively, further information is available
Wantage Town 1 Pegasus Juniors 1 PEGASUS produced a strong second-half display which left the home side glad to emerge with a point from this GLS Hellenic League Premier Division clash. Matters had been rather different, however, in the first period when
Presteigne 4 Waterloo Rovers 3 PRESTEIGNE survived a traumatic opening five minutes in which they conceded two goals to fight back to take three Spar Mid Wales League points. Two defensive errors left the border club two goals adrift but the fight-back
THE race for Herefordshire's two parliamentary seats is on with the calling of a General Election for Thursday, May 5. Hereford could be one of most ruggedly contested constituencies in the country as the Conservative try to re-take their former bastion
DESPITE the counter-attractions of a Royal Wedding, Hereford Races and the Grand National on Saturday, Hereford United will be looking to their fans to turn out in force for the important Nationwide Conference clash with York City at Edgar Street, writes
WESTFIELDS completed a Travel Factory Midland Alliance double with a 1-0 home win over Racing Club Warwick on Tuesday. The Hereford club had won by the same margin at Warwick early in March when Matt Aubrey was the scorer. Aubrey has now left for Redditch
WELLINGTON will be looking to get their hands on the HFA County Challenge Cup for the first time in their history when they take on higher-graded Westfields in the final at Edgar Street next Wednesday, kick-off 7.30 pm. But the villagers, who have firmly
Herefordshire FA 0 Birmingham County FA 6 HEREFORDSHIRE found themselves completely outplayed in their final Midland Counties Under-18 Cham-pionship fixture at Bromyard by opponents who have lost just once all season. The home county did well in the first
REGARDING your excellent article (March 31, When English Flankers Put Welsh Pack To Flight) about Owain Glyndwr 1354-1415, who at the time received considerable moral and financial support for his uprising from the people of Hereford, I cannot help being
WESTFIELDS completed a Travel Factory Midland Alliance double with a 1-0 home win over Racing Club Warwick on Tuesday. The Hereford club had won by the same margin at Warwick early in March when Matt Aubrey was the scorer. Aubrey has now left for Redditch
Westfields 1 Romulus 1 WESTFIELDS are rapidly gaining a reputation as the Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance draw specialists after being held to their 12th league draw of the season by visiting Romulus. Romulus were the much livelier team in the
HEREFORDSHIRE student band The Myth has reached the final six of the BBC Midlands Today School of Rock competition. The six put the band together while they were pupils at Fairfield High School, Peterchurch, and have been playing together for over three
ONE of America's outstanding folk singer songwriters, Kreg Viesselman, is appearing live at CARAD on Saturday. "Heart wrenching, warm, poignant - yet laced with acrid wit" is how his effortless style has been described. His husky road-worn voice and country
WITHIN three months of joining Hereford Lions Club, John Burgoyne had been elected treasurer of the club and he is still in charge of the cash 21 years later, having had just one year off to serve as club president. At the clubs 45th Charter Dinner his
THE Rotary Club of Ross-on-Wye has extended an open invitation to a concert by the Penyard Singers in aid of The Ross Creative Learning Centre at St Mary's Parish Church, Ross, on Saturday, April 16 at 7.30 pm. Tickets £10 (including a glass of wine).
A GROUP of enthusiastic tourism businesses from Ross-on-Wye and surrounding areas, including Whitchurch and Symonds Yat, met to discuss ideas for promoting their area. The meeting was led by Ros Hammant of the Regional Centre for Tourism Business Support
Hereford County Netball Association will be hosting three netball play-days for interested players from school years 6 through to 11 at Hereford Sixth Form College outside courts, before the start of the Little Leagues in May. The play-day for the year
SOUTH Hereford and Ross Harriers Pony Club members followed up their Area 9 triathlon success with Bob Cameron's Triple Crown Trophy victory in the Area 10 junior boys' section. The club also won the overall girls' minimus triathlon team competition.
IT was a good week for teams at the wrong end of the table in Hereford Snooker League. The best result came from Flukey Few who beat third-placed Reds, with A Westacott and P Gray winning well. At the top, Potting Shed M broke clear in the race for runners-up
TWO annual trophies for the highest scoring local riders were at stake when Hereford Motocross staged their seasonal opener at the Hope-under-Dinmore circuit. Paul Rogers took the Ivor Hackley Memorial Trophy and first overall in his open experts class
THE Ludlow Hunt point to point at Bitterley on Sunday has attracted an impressive entry of 264 horses. At least one of the seven races on the card looks likely to be divided during the afternoon, which will begin with the Confined event at 1pm. The courageous
Luctonians 42 pts Scunthorpe 20 LUCTONIANS continued their fine run with their sixth consecutive Midlands 1 win and their improved form was reflected in a comfortable victory over Scunthorpe who had beaten them 29-8 at home at the end of November. But
HEREFORD Under-13 enjoyed a successful weekend in Blackpool by carrying off the Blackpool Classic Tournament. With a squad of just 20 due to injuries and holidays, Hereford suffered a blow in their first qualifying game against Mansfield when prop Danny
THE Britten Singers celebrates its 30th birthday this month, with Elgar in Hereford music award-winner Pamela White still at the helm. Having conducted 180 concerts and taken over a thousand rehearsals, Pamela is as surprised as anyone to find herself
DAVID Park continued his good form in the European Tour when he finished in a share of 19th place in the Estoril Open de Portugal, played at Quinta da Marinha. The Herefordshire golfer's four-round total of two-under-par 282 (73, 66, 75, 68) saw him finish
COUNTY golfers Matt Davies (Kington) and Kris Jones (Burghill Valley) played a prominent part as the Shropshire & Herefordshire junior team produced an outstanding performance over the Wallasey links to record their first victory in the Four Counties
MALVERN Theatres has a new session of dance classes for the 55+ age group, beginning on Monday. Male and female dancers can take contemporary dance classes from 10-11am, including gentle exercise to improve flexibility, co-ordination and strength followed
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club are hoping that an influx of new players will provide a boost after the disappointments of last season, writes Richard Prime. The county have registered eight new players for the coming season with names which are familiar
ENGLAND batsman Vikram Solanki dropped in by helicopter to help Ross-on-Wye Cricket Club's NatWest CricketForce weekend go with a real swing. The new Worcestershire skipper spent four hours at the club and made a real impression on the dozens of youngsters
A MAN whose name is synonymous with the Herefordshire village cricket club he served with distinction for 78 years is remembered in Wisden - the world famous cricket almanack - which is out today. This is the most up-to-date edition of the 142 which have
THE death of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II is being mourned quietly, but with great sadness by his 8,000 Catholic flock in Hereford-shire. Churches have been filled, prayers said and thousands of candles lit to help the man they revered and thought
SOCIAL CLUB - It has been proposed that Almeley should form a social club, to hold a range of activities, including some social outings. Transport would be available for those who needed it. If you are interested contact Mrs D Brown on 01544 327485, Mr
DRAMA - The first production of the newly formed Astdrams was performed to a packed audience in Aston Ingham Village Hall last Saturday evening. The one act play, Last Tango in Aston Ingham, is all about a village amateur dramatic group which is not very
BRIC A BRAC - A coffee morning is to be held on Saturday from 10am at 4 Probert Crescent. Cakes and bric a brac will be on sale at the event hosted by the Mothers Union. Everyone welcome. VILLAGE SHOW - The date for Dilwyn Village Show is Bank Holiday
Castle Project - After a successful open meeting in Febuary it was decided to apply for the Local Heritage Initiative. People who attended were inspired by Peter Woodward who talked about the medieval history of the castle and Huw Sherlock of Archenfield
SPRING SALE - There will be a spring sale for Saint Edward's Church on Saturday at 3pm in the Church Hall. SAINT EDWARD'S CHURCH - The Rev John Stocker led Sunday Worship for the Second Sunday of Easter at Saint Edward's Church. The congregation observed
LIVE SHOW - Polytunnels for strawberry growing and temporary accomodation for fruit pickers have become controversial issues in Herefordshire. Playwright Alecky Blythe interviewed people involved in the dispute and local residents now have the opportunity
Parish Council - Shobdon parishioners gave a favourable report on the status of the mown areas through the village. The contractors have been asked to include the Methodist Chapel land in their contract. Councillor Roger Phillips suggested the parish
ROSS-ON-WYE ended their season on a slightly downbeat note when they were only able to draw 2-2 with visiting South Gloucestershire B on a warm afternoon at Monmouth Leisure Centre. Ross, who will finish in third place in Gerrard West of England and South
talks/events 'til 8 Children's Art Week at Artistree, Church Lane Ledbury. 01531 633828. 8 Art Auction, The Cider Museum, 6.30pm. 01432 354207. 11 Mother's Union, Coffee Morning, 10am-12noon, 4 Probert Crescent, Dilwyn. 14-16 Good Grief, An event exploring
TEXTILE artist Angie Hughes and illustrator Jeanette McCulloch have joined forces to create Artplace, a new art space for Ledbury that opens to the public this weekend. Located in a recently renovated 19th century building just off the High Street, Artplace
LEOMINSTER Town retained top spot in the Hereford Times Here-fordshire League Prem-ier Division with an impressive 1-0 win at title rivals Sutton United. Dylan Barrington's goal 15 minutes from time settled matters in Town's favour and earned revenge
A HEREFORDSHIRE referee is to be an official for the LDV Vans Trophy Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, writes Gregg Davies. Andy Williams, of Kingstone, has been appointed as an assistant referee for the showdown between Wrexham and Southend
Ledbury Town 2 Heath Hayes 3 LEDBURY showed promise when they took the lead in the first period but slipped to their eighth West Midlands League Premier Division defeat of the season with a disappointing second-half display. The hosts dominated the opening
Wellington 0 Market Drayton 2 ALTHOUGH Wellington battled hard, they were forced to concede victory to high-flying Market Drayton who demonstrated why they are in contention for West Midland League Premier Division honours with a well-drilled performance
Dudley Town 3 Kington Town 0 KINGTON'S young side battled hard but were no match for the strong, physical presence of a Dudley team who leapfrogged their visitors to move up to a mid-table position in the West Midlands League Premier Division. The visitors
EXPERIENCE paid off for Ewyas Harold Reserves in Hereford Times Herefordshire League Division 1 when they inflicted only a second defeat of the season on leaders Bringsty Sports. Injuries and lack of availability meant that over-50s Phil Brookes and Phil
Pegasus 2 Headless Cross 1 PEGASUS produced an excellent display to carry off the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Ladies County Challenge Cup by beating higher-graded opponents who were bidding for a third successive cup win. In front of a crowd of more
Ross Town 0 Easington Sports 3 DEFENSIVE errors and a lack of fire-power contributed in equal measure to another disappointing GLS Hellenic League Division 1 West defeat for Ross. The home side made a poor start when Adam Daley pounced on a slip by Ainsley
A VICTORY over Bartes-tree and defeat for their nearest rivals Pegasus Juniors at Fownhope ensured that the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League Under-16 Div-ision championship goes to Lads Club. Lads Club's 3-0 win over Bartestree took their run of wins
Aylestone 3 Tenbury 0 TWO Goals from Ashley Preece and one from James Upcott helped Aylestone to carry off the Herefordshire Schools Under-15 County Cup. Aylestone made a slow start and only a wild shot and a fine save by Daniel Hill prevented Tenbury
Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division: Fownhope 1, Ledbury Town Res 1; Lads Club 1, Ewyas Harold 4; Hinton 1, Pegasus 1; Sutton Utd 0 Leominster 1; Weston 3, Westfields 3. Division 1: Allpay 2, Pencombe 1; Bartestree 1, Woofferton Res 2
Hereford United 0 Carlisle United 0 AS they streamed away from Edgar Street, fans of both Hereford and Carlisle could have been forgiven if they had been wishing that the season had ended with the final whistle of Tuesday's important Conference match.
