Ironically, the grot-spot campaign comes as Ledbury is named as one of the 12 best market towns in the country, in Country Living magazine. Ledbury was featured with a picture of the Market House and an account by associate editor Louise Elliott. She
The body of tsunami victim Deborah Evans has been found. Her funeral will be at Christ Church, Wellington Heath, on Friday, April 22, at 2pm. There was a memorial service for Mrs Evans, 31, at St John's Church, Farley Hill, Reading, on Wednesday, April
A Ledbury couple have a very personal reason for getting involved with the Boyle's campaign to assist the victims of the tsunami disaster. Pat and Sally Brazil, of Worcester Road, together with their children Ali and Sam, barely escaped with their lives
Campaigners against polytunnels will bring a roadshow to Ledbury in a bid to raise £20,000 to challenge Herefordshire Council. Wickton Action Group wants a judicial review of the council's policy on polytunnels, to make it essential that planning permission
primary school pupils encountered Shakespeare at the historic manor house of Hellens yesterday (Thursday). The Young Shakespeare Company held workshops all day on Romeo and Juliet. Pupils from Ashperton, Bosbury, Broms-berrow, Eastnor, Cradley, Colwall
NATIONAL Sweden Day will be marked in Ledbury in honour of the town's twinning links with Stromstad. The celebration will be held at Ledbury Rugby Club on Monday, June 6, at 7.30pm and attractions will include a barbecue, live music and boules. It is
Planning permission is being sought to convert the old Masonic Lodge at the Royal Oak into a restaurant, including a lobby area, new toilets and kitchen. The disused lodge is on the first floor, above the Royal Hall, which is now a dance studio. Ian Martin
Youngsters at Ledbury Library certainly had a spring in their step on Friday, thanks to an Easter holiday session. A total of 20 children, aged from four to nine, made spring chickens and spring baskets under the guidance of librarian Lauren Price. As
BARTESTREE arrived eager to improve on their recent Supplementary Cup encounter, which Swifts won 0-4. LEDBURY SWIFTS U12S 4, BARTESTREE U12S 1 As the only team to have taken a league point from Swifts so far this season, they were ready to battle for
The television relaunch of Dr Who has thrilled the owner of Bromyard's Teddy Bear and Toy Museum. Ted Glazzard is also the proud owner of a life-size dalek - the doctor's most famous adversary - which will get pride of place during the spring season at
n A table-top sale and coffee morning in aid of Bromyard Spring Festival and Town Criers' Competition takes place tomorrow (Saturday), from 10am to noon, at the Bromyard Centre. Tables are £5 from Joan Dauncey on 01885 482898. n Bromyard Means Business
David Hendry, of Bromyard and District Age Concern, will be doing a sponsored walk along the Mortimer Trail, on May 9-10. Anyone interested in sponsoring him should call 01885 483483.
The Motorcycle Diaries (15) will be screened at Pencombe Village Hall on Wednesday, April 20, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £3.50 on the door.
Pencombe and Little Cowarne Women's Institute meets at 6.30pm on Tuesday, April 19, at Pencombe Village Hall. A demonstration of first-aid skills will take place.
MAISEMORE Park has raised its profile in the last couple of years but following the postponement of the original meeting two weeks ago, the course's popularity will be tested this weekend. The Ledbury point-to-point meeting has been re-scheduled to take
LEDBURY-based jockey Julian Pritchard edged closer to becoming the most successful point-to-point rider of all time when he collected a trio of wins at the Ludlow Hunt meeting at Bitterley. Victories aboard Martin Ossie in the Men's Open, Fergals Find
LEDBURY Town Reserves lost 3-0 at home to Sutton United in their Herefordshire League premier division game on Saturday. A weakened home side looked like holding out for a draw but conceded three goals in the final 15 minutes. Ledbury Town's first team
THE Malvern Table Tennis League's secondary handicap semi- final between Ledbury Merlins and Ledbury Lions was always going to be difficult to call, and so it proved. The match swayed to and fro throughout the evening. Nigel Foreshew got the Merlins off
BROMYARD RFC's junior section turned out in force at Malvern. The U7s enjoyed a keenly contested match emerging eventual winners 50-35. The Bromyard U8 Bulls won 50-5 while the U8 Buffalos matched them for effort in recording a 45-35 victory. The U9s
BROMYARD'S much patched-up outfit were disappointed to lose this fixture as they feel it was a game they should have won. STOURPORT II 12PTS, BROMYARD II 3pts Stourport started the stronger and played to their one strength a big pair of centres. This
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Fifteen teams took part in the monthly event at the club on April 6 and only five achieved a plus score. The winners by a mile were Glynis Coy & Pam Crisp with Kathy England & Karin Fairweather with a score of 115
Newent's Memorial Hall could be rebuilt, an open-air stage installed by the lake and up to 90 town centre businesses given shop-front enhancement grants. These are suggested projects detailed in a consultants' report, drawn up for the Newent Initiative
PLANS for further development off Bury Bar lane, in Newent, are being strongly opposed by town councillors and neighbouring residents. Millstand Developments Ltd wants to build a six terraced houses on a high bank at the Foley Road end of the lane. The
SIGNIFICANT changes to Newent's Market House to meet new disabled access laws are unlikely, town councillors have indicated. The issue was briefly discussed at Monday's council meeting, held in the historic building. The new laws require a genuine effort
THIRTY-SIX pupils at Newent Community School have had their poems chosen for publication in this year's national Young Writers' Poetry Anthology. That is almost three times more than were selected from the school last year. English teacher Kathryn Harding
A POLICE dog was used to track thieves seen trying to break into the chapel at Newent Cemetery. The building has been targeted three times over the last few weeks and around £60 worth of tools belonging to Newent Town Council have been stolen. The council
A CAMPAIGN to name Ledbury grot-spots has been launched by conservationists in a bid to get the town's environment cleared up. As well as targeting vandalised phone boxes, bus shelters and broken benches, the campaign will also put obtrusive road signs
A fund homegrown in Ledbury has attracted £15,000 in donations, mainly from local people, to assist victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. Julia and Andy Boyle, of the Bromyard Road haulage firm ABE Ltd, set up a NatWest account in January specifically
LEDBURY is one of around 100 Fairtrade towns in the country from this week. The official declaration will be made at the Ledbury English Festival, on Sunday, May 1, at the Fairtrade stall on St Katherine's car park. Jenny Faize, spokesman for the town's
Herefordshire Council officers are recommending approval of a proposed warehouse extension and the raising of a roof at Amcor Flexibles in Ledbury. The plan, to allow for new machinery, comes before the northern area planning sub-committee on Wednesday
The Royal Hall in the Southend, Ledbury, has a new owner and a fresh lease of life following a £200,000 investment by neat feet dancing. The Royal Hall at the Royal Oak already has a sprung floor and new owner, dance tutor Susan Melvin, of South Parade
n The winners of Ledbury's Design Award and Youth Achievement Award will be announced at the annual town meeting at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane, on Thursday, April 21, at 7.30pm. There will also be an account of the town council's work and addresses
Ledbury's IT Club will meet at its new regular venue, the Roman Catholic Church in New Street, on Thursday, April 21, at 2.30pm. The theme of the meeting will be using the internet to research family trees. The club is aimed at people aged over 40 and
Residents living close to Leadon Bank have welcomed new plans that would reduce the height of the rebuilt old people's home from five storeys to three and a half. A recent leaflet campaign, carried out by householders in neighbouring properties, raised
Antiques Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury will come to Eastnor Castle on Sunday, April 17, for a day on the Victorian designer, Augustus Welby Pugin. This will be the first of a series of special interest days to celebrate the castle's collections and heritage
CASH was stolen during a burglary at a house in Little Marcle Road, Ledbury. The break-in took place between 9.30am and 12.30pm and could be linked to the theft of two wheelbarrows and two secateurs from a nearby field at around the same time. The wheelbarrows
Ledbury's topiary expert, Edgar Rivers, was filmed and interviewed on Friday for ITV's Paul O'Grady Show. Mr Rivers, of Bray Avenue, is waiting to hear when the footage will be shown and has been told that he may have to travel down to the studio in London
FOLLOWING last Sunday's games in The Soccer Site Malvern League, the championship contest for both divisions is very close with three teams in contention for both titles. In division one, Dynamo Ledbury made the most of their game in hand to move up to
Suggestions for easing parking congestion and creating more spaces for visitors were hammered out at a public meeting in Bromyard. They include allocating spaces to traders in Tenbury Road car park, creating time limits on free car parks and introducing
Flowers filled Bromyard Centre in what could be the final spring show by Bromyard and District Garden Club. Twenty-one entrants displayed a range of blooms at the 52nd annual event on Saturday. The club is struggling with falling membership and an extraordinary
A WEAKENED Ledbury 1st XV went to Warwickshire to play fourth-placed Midlands Three West (South) Old Leamingtonians in an absorbing encounter. OLD LEAMINGTONIANS 20PTS, LEDBURY 9PTS Ledbury started well, Gareth Rowland was a constant threat as he had
BRINGSTY Sports defeated Colwall Rangers 2-1 at Allpay Park on Saturday to lift the HFL's Jock Handley Junior Cup. BRINGSTY SPORTS 2, COLWALL RANGERS 1 Bringsty dominated the first half and opened the scoring in the tenth minute when Luke Johnston headed
MORE than 50 skittlers left Ledbury on their tenth annual skittle weekend to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. The tournament attracted 24 sides from all along the south coast, Wales and the Midlands. The round robin heat stages were split into six groups
BROMYARD Town earned a hard fought 3-2 victory at a young but enthusiastic Pelsall Villa. PELSALL VILLA 2, BROMYARD TOWN 3 They went behind in the West Midlands League premier division game to a third-minute strike, following a poor headed back-pass.
Don't forget that Colwall Royal British Legion will be holding a jumble sale tomorrow (Saturday) at the Legion Club, Crescent Road. Doors open at 2.30pm and admission is 20p. Colwall Players will be holding its annual fun quiz in the village hall tonight
THE top two positions in the Brewin Dolphin Securities-sponsored Malvern Table Tennis League third division were not settled until the final match of the season was played. Crackpots B needed four points from their second meeting with Abbeydowne to take
DYMOCK Grange Golf Club held its members' day on Saturday, a general get-together as the new season gets underway. The prizes were provided by the club captain, David Linnie, and all the proceeds from the day will benefit the County Air Ambulance. The
THE Mail on Sunday competition got underway at Ross with a decisive win 4 to 1 over The Forest of Dean. The six-woman team, made up of Katy Edwards, Lin Bennett, Audrey Causon, Marian Kirkland, Janet Hyndman and superbly captained by Amanda Marshall were
SATURDAY FOOTBALL WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE Premier Division: Brierley & Hagley v Ledbury Town; Bromyard Town v Bustleholme. Division One: Malvern Town Reserves v Darlaston Town. Division Two: Malvern Rangers v Brereton Town. WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE
A COMBINED second and third Ledbury XV travelled up to Warwickshire, and having gained the services of John Wilesmith five minutes before kick-off, a full team took to the field. OLD LEAMINGTONIANS II 38PTS, LEDBURY II 11PTS Strong wind allowed Ledbury
TALKS over parking provision in Newent has been demanded by town councillors. They have called for a clear steer from the Forest of Dean District Council on its approach to the issue. Mayor Fred Passant said the district had opposed plans by the county
n NEWENT Town Council has been offered a £1,500 grant towards providing a covered bus shelter on Ross Road. The offer comes from Gloucestershire County Council, which had been approached to replace the existing uncovered stop to encourage use of public
COLWALL Cricket Club are holding a registration evening for all current and prospective junior cricketers on Wednesday (April 20) between 6pm and 7pm at the club. Under the leadership of Gary King, the experienced squad of coaches will be running teams
