HIGH road accident and death rate in the county? I am not surprised. In some places it is not just a matter of cutting road verges (letters, July 14). One by-product of the many speed limits and cameras on main roads in Herefordshire may be that aspiring
OLD cars are a valuable commodity, not a problem. There shouldn't be a car dumping epidemic at all (Hereford Times, July 14), because scrap yards will remove old vehicles free of charge or pay £30-£40 delivered to their premises. Maybe the people who
A YOUNG People's clinic in Hereford is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It opened its doors in 1995 primarily to try to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies in the county. Over the years, thousands of young people under 21 have been through, seeking
IT will be the end of an era at Aylestone High School when teachers with 128 years of service between them call it a day. Roy Baldwin, Maggie Johnson, Tony Curran, Janet Brown and Suzi Macintyre marked their final essay and checked their last maths formula
Buckingham Town 1 Westfields 0 UNITED Counties League side Bucking-ham gained some measure of revenge for an FA Vase defeat 19 years ago with a single-goal success over Westfields. Paul Burton shot wide and Scott Jackson headed powerfully but just off
SINGER-songwriter Alex Valentine sees his debut album released on August 5. "All the songs are about some kind of carnage," says Alex, which is evident from the first track, Spinning Wheel - inspired by his own gambling past. It's been crafted to be as
THE Hereford Branch of the National Council of Women held their annual meeting at Hampton Bishop Village Hall. Gwenda Nicholas was re-elected chairman, Beryl Archer as secretary and Lois Davies as treasurer. Monthly meetings will resume in September meeting
HEREFORDSHIRE came away with one winner when 300 top business people congregated in Worcester Cathedral to celebrate the two counties' top entrepreneurs. Milsys based on the Rotherwas industrial estate took the top prize for skills and development but
PROMISING young rider Alice Hurley is on the verge of international honours after being picked for the British Dressage Junior Squad. Seventeen-year-old Hurley, a pupil at John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye, has been enjoying a good season on her horse
THE Weobley meeting under BHRC rules at Leominster was set to be packed with action last weekend, with 15 races carded. Unfortunately, only three non-betting qualifiers and two maidens could be run in torrential rain. With conditions deteriorating, the
MAJOR changes are afoot at the sports charity Ready Steady Win which backs Herefordshire youngsters in their sporting aspirations. Business fund manager Jo Jones, who joined Ready Steady Win as its only paid employee in October 2001 and has been the charity's
THE Kath Shellam Memorial harness racing meeting in aid of the Acorns Children's Hospice has had to be switched from Hanley Swan to the Leominster circuit on Sunday, August 7. With a change in farming policy, the usual circuit was unavailable, and it
HEREFORDSHIRE bowlers will be bidding for national honours when they compete in the English Women's Cham-pionships at Royal Leamington Spa over the next fortnight. The finalists in the county competitions will all be taking part in the English championships
ROSS B retain an outside chance of top spot in Group 5 of the Hereford & Worcester Summer League after a 4-0 success against promotion rivals Ludlow Castle. Ludlow, who had beaten Ross on home territory earlier in the season, were no match for the
The Courtyard Senior Youth Theatre has done it again. With a stack of first rate productions to its name it seems unfeasible that it can maintain standards but this week's opening night of Kes was as quick, clever and powerful as any of its predecessors
Kington and District Amateur Operatic Society (KADOS) has held auditions for its October production of Princess Ida by Gilbert and Sullivan. Husband and wife Stephen and Dilys Hollinghurst will play opposite one another and John Morgans is back in a principal
KINGTON Show is bringing a feast of main-ring entertainment to its annual event on Saturday, September 10. Included is the popular, inter-hunt competition, stunt riding on Honda motorbikes and "exploding" car jumps. Youngsters might like to try ferret
A CLASSY strike by Graham Evans sealed a 2-0 victory for Hereford United at the Victoria Ground to see off spirited Bromsgrove Rovers last night. Trialist Evans rifled in a powerful second goal in the 60th minute, but only after a strong Hereford line-up
HEREFORDSHIRE'S David Park finished in equal 27th place at the Deutsche Bank Players' Champion-ship of Europe at Gut Kaden, near Hamburg, at the weekend. The Celtic Manor professional had seemed set for an even bigger share of the prize-money than his
Hereford dance teaching duo Joe Lantelli and Sinead Barker have hot footed their way to the grand finals of the world salsa dancing championships in Aruba, to be held in September. Sinead, aged 27, and her partner Joe, 39, from Quedgeley, in Gloucestershire
OPERA star Katherine Jenkins is to headline the opening event at this year's Brecon Jazz. Performing with the National Chamber Orchestra of Wales in the festival's Watton Marquee, the mezzo-soprano will open the festival on Thursday, August 11, at 8pm
HOST Club members Nigel and Marilyn Howard won the gross prize for the second year running at Burghill Valley Senior Mixed Open stableford when they recorded 28 points. Results, 50-59 years: 1 Graham and Pauline Smith (Burghill) 41 pts, 2 Mike and Annie
LEDBURY author Suzette Hill sees her debut novel published this week - a quirky crime fantasy set in 1950s Surrey. Suzette, who retired to Herefordshire five years ago, said although she had never had any desire to write a novel, the characters came into
FIFTEEN-year-old Ben Stebbings posted a new record score for the Crusader Worcestershire County League Second Xl Division 1 when he hammered 176 for Kington 2nd against Alvechurch and Hopwood. Stebbings smashed 29 fours and four sixes in his huge innings
EVEN the presence of former England paceman Phil Newport among the opposition was unable to prevent Bromyard moving back to the top of the Crusader Worcester County League Division 2 with a tense eight-run win over Worcester Nomads. The ex-Worcestershire
A SUPERB unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 246 between Peter Bailey and Tom Austwick brought Herefordshire a memorable win in their opening ECB Under-17 County Championship match at Colwall. With 50 of their allotted 114 overs already gone, Herefordshire
WEOBLEY set about re-writing the Flint & Cook Marches League record book when they hammered hapless Bartestree & Lugwardine St Mary's by 366 runs in a Division 7 encounter on Saturday. Paul Williams led the charge for Weobley, smiting 22 sixes
ECB UNDER-17 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Lincolnshire 401-8 (R Hardy 178, R Dannatt 69, N Dannatt 50, E Carlton 26, H Pilkington 17, T Lane 11 no, J Newton 10. J Cutler 3-113, P Bailey 2-58) Herefordshire 404-5 (P Bailey 146 no, T Austwick 75 no, T McLellan 55
A COLOURFUL young family has caused quite a stir with its move to Herefordshire. Thousands of bird lovers have flocked to the county to train their long distance lenses on Bee-eaters - top of the pecking order when it comes to rare birds - which have
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - Burghill and Tillington members will pay a visit to Aymestrey WI for the August meeting when Hazel Thomson will tell of her work as a Nursing Sister in the Accident and Emergency Department of a large hospital A visit to The Hop Pocket
VILLAGE LOTTERY - With his number 44 selected in Saturday's draw Ron Carter wins £25. WACKY WALKERS - A group of 26 people with five dogs enjoyed a hour and a half walk in dry warm weather on Saturday, July 23 around part of the village of Eardisley ending
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society will hold their monthly meeting on Monday August 1 at Colwall Village Hall at 7.30pm, refreshments available from 7pm. Fergus Garrett , Head Gardener at Great Dixter in Sussex makes a welcome
PRODUCE SHOW - Dazzling Dahlias? Fantastic Fuschias? Terrific Tomatoes? Amazing Apples? Divine Dundee Cakes? If you've got them, then show them off at the Cradley Country Fair and Produce Show on Saturday, September 10 at Church Stile Farm, Cradley. There
FRIDAY FISH - Weobley resident, David Beddard's recently opened speciality food and craft shop, "Fruits of the Earth" in Weobley has extended its range of fresh foods with a selection of fresh fish every Friday. David is also looking for a sales assistant
NEW PROJECTS - Eardisland had a number of new projects to show Heart of England in Bloom judges including a waterside garden, gardens in the churchyard and a resurfaced car park with hedging. "Everyone had pulled out all the stops to make Eardisland look
STRAWBERRY TEA - On Tuesday July 19 there was a strawberry tea organised by Vera Mallinson and Doreen Smith, which was held at Doreen's home on Bromyard Downs, Bracken Cottage. Her many helpers prepared a tea of not only strawberries and cream but thinly
PRIMARY SCHOOL - Peterchurch Primary School has had a very busy end to the summer term. Class 1/2 went on a trip to Hereford as part of their Geography topic work. They had a very busy day visiting the Library, Museum, Cathedral, Black and White House
DROP-IN LUNCH - The Drop-In Lunch is to be held today, Thursday, July 28, at the home of Mrs Gwyneth Williams of 14 Williams Mead, Tel 01432 851624 CHURCH COUNCIL - Items discussed at the July meeting of the Parochial Church Council were the new hearing
FUN DAY - Last Saturday was Fun Day including a car boot sale in the meadow next to the Bell Inn. MP David Davies performed the opening ceremony. The Monmouth Band played, and on the castle green, Mary Thomas, helped by Jean Turner, had her barbecue.
Buckingham Town 1 Westfields 0 UNITED Counties League side Bucking-ham gained some measure of revenge for an FA Vase defeat 19 years ago with a single-goal success over Westfields. Paul Burton shot wide and Scott Jackson headed powerfully but just off
Last Wednesday, goals from Jon Brady and Adam Stansfield, put the Bulls into a 2-0 lead against League 2 Wrexham who then battled back to earn a 2-2 draw. On Saturday, Stansfield was again on the mark, along with Rob Purdie, as Hereford surrendered a
An exhibition of paintings and prints by Wellington-based artist Richard Bavin is under way at Brockhampton's Apple Store Gallery. The theme of the exhibition is taken from a series of walks around the village where he lives, evoking the magic and mystery
HEREFORDSHIRE'S FC Phoenix will be taking on a central role at the Community Shield final between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Forty young club members and eight coaches will be attending the final on Sunday, August 7 to give
BROADLANDS School have become the Herefordshire Football Association's FA Charter Standard Primary School of the Year for 2005. To mark the award, the school was presented with a pennant and a bag of football equipment by the HFA football development
HEREFORDSHIRE motorbike racer Chaz Davies is hoping to be fit to continue this weekend after crashing out of the British 250cc Grand Prix for the second year running when heavy rain consumed the Donington Park circuit last Sunday. Davies, who had also
COUNTY glider pilot Rose Johnson (pictured) will be seeking success on the world stage when the Women's World Championships begin this weekend. The competition starts on Sunday at Klix, north-east of Dresden in Germany, and lasts for two weeks, finishing
THE cricket semi-finals of the Advantage Business Supplies Marches Cup have thrown up an intriguing tie with holders Monmouth, who have completed a league and cup double in the past two seasons, scheduled to visit Talgarth. Monmouth are currently unbeaten
YOUNG county golfers will be demonstrating their talents when the Herefordshire Junior Championships are staged at Sapey on Monday with the first tee at 11am. They will be playing for a good prize list in both nett and gross competitions.
I TRAVELLED from Hereford to Cambridge via Birmingham on Friday, June 24. The train from Birmingham to Cambridge arrived one-and-a-half-hours late. It was bound for Stanstead Airport but terminated at Cambridge (a thunderstorm en route was cited as a
A MEETING with former President's wife Hillary Clinton was one of the highlights of Tilly Dunne's recent trip to America. Tilly, aged 12, from Leintwardine, has diabetes and was in Washington as an international delegate at the Juvenile Diabetes Research
whooping cough is doing the rounds in Herefordshire. During the last month, two babies have been admitted to Hereford County Hospital with suspected pertussis. Both were from the Leominster area but were not related, nor linked. GPs in Bromyard and in
THE Three Choirs Festival is proving that classical music moves with the times by auctioning on e-bay the opportunity to conduct the Hallelujah Chorus in Worcester Cathedral. The winning bidder will conduct the piece from Handel's Messiah as part of the
FOR many years the Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley has supported Blackmarston and Barrs Court Schools. Both schools provide education for children with special learning needs. During this long association, the members of the Rotary Club have admired
ON June 14 members visited The Land of Lost Content Museum and The Secret Hills. On June 21, Bernard Applebee gave a talk on the beginning of the ambulance service in Herefordshire, set up in 1934 as a voluntary service, with St John's Ambulance and Red
NEARLY 60 members, including several new families to the village of Bromsberrow, joined in the fun at Bromsberrow Gardening and Social Club's summer garden party. The Club Secretary Liz Simnett and her husband Alan hosted the extravaganza, which was held
OFFICERS elected by the Herefordshire Active Retirement Association (HARA) are: Chairman Mrs E Kay, Secretary Mrs M Robson, Treasurer Mr D Salter, Programme Secretary Mrs J Washer, Bowls Chairman Mrs J Clements, Bridge Mrs E Kay, Rambling Mr J Bigglestone
A REVOLUTIONARY piece of sports training equipment, designed by a Herefordshire firm, is going global - with help from government group UK Trade & Investment. Managing director and company founder Dr Mark Bellamy has signed a deal worth about £40,000
HEREFORD architects Jamieson Associates have collected a Royal British Institute of British Architects award at a gala dinner in London. The accolade was received for the refurbishment of a mediaeval private home near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
SEVEN City of Hereford Club swimmers have qualified for the ASA National Champion-ships which start at Ponds Forge, Sheffield on Saturday. Between them the Hereford swimmers achieved 24 very tight qualifying times for the championships. There are two
FIVE new records were set by Minster College athletes at the Leominster school's 34th annual sports day. Two were achieved by Suzanne Platford in Year 9 events. She cleared 1.44m in the high jump to break a 16-year-old record and threw the javelin 28.92m
AROUND 500 riders will be converging on Berrington Hall on August 6 and 7 to take part in the annual Berrington Horse Trials. Riders will have the opportunity of competing over the course, designed by Gary Podmore, in the superb Capability Brown-landscaped
ANNA Robertson starred for Hereford & County AC in the fourth meeting of the UK Athletics Young Athletics League at Exeter Arena. Competing in the under-17 girls section, Robertson picked up three first places in the shot, discus and javelin to complete
PERFECT weather gave competitors the chance of good times at the Hereford Wheelers 25-mile time trial. The new Leominster course has had to be used this season because of traffic lights on the Llangua Bridge on the Allensmore course. Simon Geary achieved
AFTER a disappointing performance in the AAA's championships, Irie Hill went on to gain three wins in four days but without improving on her season's best. The Hereford pole vaulter competed in the Rowheath Open in Birmingham as a training exercise and
LEDBURY RFC have ended their search for a director of rugby by appointing Darrell Williams to the post. Williams, aged 39, lives in the town and brings considerable experience to the post as an ex-player and as Ledbury's director of junior rugby. The
FORMER Wales captain and British Lion Scott Quinnell is the guest speaker for an evening of rugby at Luctonians Sports Club, Kingsland, on Wednesday, August 10. Quinnell can draw on a wealth of experience to entertain rugby enthusiasts and some tickets
BEEKEEPERS in Herefordshire are joining protests over Government plans to slash the number of inspectors who help them fight diseases such as European foul brood. They fear the funding cuts by Defra could result in many colonies in the county being wiped
THE increasing interest in the Hereford breed was evident at last week's Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells. Lewis Thomas, of the Hereford Cattle Society, said: "There is so much more interest in the breed, with registrations having gone up by one-third
SUGAR beet growers from Herefordshire and adjoining counties were among thousands from across Europe who went to Brussels last week to lobby EU leaders over reform of the sugar regime. Under European proposals, prices for British growers are likely to
LEOMINSTER turned the tables on Worfield to reach the semi-finals of Shropshire & Hereford-shire Handicap League with a 4-1 win at their Ford Bridge course. The previous week Leominster had gone down 4-2 at Worfield but the team used course knowledge
SLOW play can be the bane of golf competitions - and there will be no time for it at a Kington Juniors' fund-raiser next month. Eighteen juniors, plus club professional Andy Gealy, will be playing against the clock in Kington's first sponsored speed golf
LADIES' golf in Herefordshire will have an international flavour next month when four Ladies' European Tour members play an exhibition match at The Grove. Italians Barbara Paruscio and Monica Cosenza and Spaniards Nuria Clau and Laura Cabanillas will
Family fun sessions in the county are set to get up people's noses as staff from Herefordshire Council's Heritage Services recreate the smells of the past. The cocktail of heady whiffs that filled the streets of Hereford and its market towns 400 years
Commemorating the restoration of Hereford Cathedral's historic Willis organ, a new edition of The Organists and Organs of Hereford Cathedral has been published. Cathedral organist Geraint Bowen, himself featured in the book, and co-editor Tim Symons,
AFTER a few flutters at the start of their innings, Kington eased themselves to a five-wicket win against Alvechurch at the Recreation Ground. The 20-point haul kept the pressure on Ombersley at the head of Division 1 in the Crusader Worcestershire County
MONMOUTH increased their stranglehold on Division 1 of the Flint & Cook Marches League when they were recorded their eighth straight win, beating Canon Frome by 78 runs while nearest rivals Talgarth toppled to their second defeat at Wormelow. The
GARDENING CLUB - The Club meets at 7.30 pm on Tuesday August 2 for a talk about Herbs and Things by Jean Harper. The Club's 23rd Annual Flower Show will be held on Saturday August 20 and entry forms will be available at the Post Office and at Saffrons
QUIZ & RAFFLE - A family quiz and raffle is planned for July 31, 7pm start, at Sunnybank Farm Rowlestone by kind permission of Mr. & Mrs.Ted Fletcher . Admission £3, children free, to include a ploughmans supper. Money raised will be shared between
GIFT DAY - This Saturday (July 30) is Gift Day at Saint Edward's Church. The church will be open from 10.00am to 6.00pm, and coffee will be served from 10.00am to 12.00 noon. METHODIST CHURCH -The Reverend Mike Langstaff will lead Morning Worship on Sunday
VILLAGE HARMONY - St Michael's Church, Discoed present Village Harmony from Vermont, USA. A band of USA music ensemble led by Larry Gordon and Dessislava Stefanova will play on Friday, August 6, from 7.30pm. Admission £6, more information is available
JUMBLE SALE - There will be a jumble sale on Sunday, July 31 11am-3pm at Stoke Lacy Village Hall. FUN & GAMES - An evening of fun and games on Sunday, August 21, at 4pm onwards will be held at Lower Roxpole, Stoke Lacy. Join the Ivison family &
WITH time ticking away to the start of the season, Hereford United director of football Graham Turner still has some work to do to complete his squad before the first Nationwide Conference game at home to Scarbor-ough on August 13, writes Richard Prime
events/talks 28-31 Eardisley Festival, 10am-5.30pm. 01544 327237. 30 Dinedor Sports Diamond Jubilee, The Old School field, 2.30pm. 30 Plant Identification Course, Madley Environmental Study Centre, 10am-4pm. 01981 512576. 30 Pembridge Show, Long Meadow
A Herefordshire artist will leave her mark up north, having gained the commission to create a 40-metre mural for the new Brian Clough Business Centre in Derby. Lynne Hollingsworth, who attended Fairfield High School, Peterchurch and Herefordshire College
WITH the football season once again almost upon us, Herefordshire Football Association football development officer Paul Carpenter has announced two new courses to take place in early September. A level 1 certificate in coaching football course will take
WITH time ticking away to the start of the season, Hereford United director of football Graham Turner still has some work to do to complete his squad before the first Nationwide Conference game at home to Scarbor-ough on August 13, writes Richard Prime
