HEREFORD Choral Society is performing The Kingdom in Hereford Cathedral precisely 100 years after it was composed at Sir Edward Elgar's Hereford home, Plas Gwyn. The performance brings together world-class soloists Roderick Williams (baritone), Adrian
A FUND-raising gig for victims of the tsunami disaster is being held at Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind on Friday, March 17. Aimed at raising cash for a family who have been living in a tin hut since the devastation caused in Sri Lanka
I HAVE said this before but, having read the Hereford Times today (March 2), feel the need to reiterate: the Hereford Times is the only real forum for public debate. This is not only true but an immensely sad state of affairs, for we are reliant, to a
BRAIN Injury Awareness Week will not go unnoticed by Herefordshire Headway. Staff and clients from Headway House at Trenchard Avenue in Credenhill have planned a week packed with events to suit everyone. To start, manager Sheila Sanders has promised to
HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL MIDLAND ALLIANCE P W D F A Pt Malvern 32 23 1 77 39 70 Stourbridge 31 20 5 83 47 65 Romulus 30 19 7 66 32 64 Chasetown 29 19 5 51 24 62 Coalville 33 19 5 55 45 62 Quorn 34 17 5 59 44 56 Barwell 32 16 6 68 45 54 Leamington 29 14 8 53
EWYAS Harold and Woofferton will meet in the final of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Journal Cup after beating city opponents Westfields and Pegasus respectively in the semi-finals ties. Home team Ewyas Harold needed a penalty shoot-out to squeeze
Pegasus Juniors 5 Ross Town 1 PEGASUS booked a home second-round tie with Bisley Sports when they beat county rivals Ross in the first round of the GLS Supplementary Challenge Cup in midweek. They turned in a five-star performance and would have won by
Chipping Norton Town 1 Pegasus Juniors 1 AFTER a poor first-half showing, draw specialists Pegasus improved after the break, but had to wait until added time to net the equaliser in their GLS Hellenic Premier Division fixture at bottom-placed Chipping
Bromyard Town 3 Smethwick ST 2 BROMYARD recovered from going two goals behind inside the first half-hour to come back and snatch a late winner to progress into the next round of the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup. Michael Davies netted twice
YOUNG goalkeepers have a chance to brush up on their skills at two junior goalkeeper development days organised by the Herefordshire Football Association at Hereford Sixth Form College. The sessions, on April 10 and 21, are open to boys and girls in the
IT was a period of holes in one for golfers in the county with no fewer than three players recording aces in club competitions. Graham Davies scored his first hole in one in 42 years of golf on the fifth at Herefordshire GC to help him and Doreen Pomroy
FIFTEEN-year-old Aylestone School pupil James Upcott (pictured) has taken a major step towards a career in professional football after being offered a two-year apprenticeship with Cardiff City. Upcott has been at the Bluebirds Academy since 2004 and trains
Wellington 2 Hereford United 1 WELLINGTON youth team overcame the handicap of playing the whole of the second half with 10 men, to beat their Hereford counterparts and stay on course to retain the HFA Giantkillers Cup after reaching the final. The score
WITH the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham only a fortnight away, most top jockeys are trying to avoid injury and rides that may cause them to miss out. So Herefordshire jockey Richard Johnson must have had a slight worry as he partnered the odds-on
BREINTON finished champions in the fifth season of the North Herefordshire Indoor Carpet Bowls League. The finals were held at Wigmore and were contested by 60 league members. Singles: Andrew Price (Lingen) beat Jenny Johnson (Wigmore). Doubles: Nigel
HEREFORDSHIRE athlete Sarah Waldron competed in the National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, London, to take on the best over the 5,000-metre course which is considered one of the toughest in the country. Although feeling under-par
THE pace began to heat up in Wyvern Swimming League when Hereford met Chepstow, Cwm-bran, Monnow and Ledbury in the third round at Monmouth. Hereford exceeded previous best times in 25 out of the 53 heats swum over the previous two rounds and finished
ONE of the county's finest amateur sportsmen of his generation, Jack Williams, has died aged 84. He was an all-rounder in every sense of the word and a natural games player, be it cricket, hockey, rugby or almost anything else. Williams is probably best
HEREFORD United have made an official complaint to the Nationwide Conference after the late postponement of their scheduled fixture at Morecambe on Saturday. Cheshire referee Steven Cummins called the game off at 12.30pm to the fury of Bulls chief Graham
HEREFORD United go into their mouth-watering clash with Nationwide Conference fav-ourites Accrington Stanley at Edgar Street on Saturday knowing that nothing less than a victory will be enough to keep their slim title hopes alive. Second-placed United
HEREFORD United go into their mouth-watering clash with Nationwide Conference fav-ourites Accrington Stanley at Edgar Street on Saturday knowing that nothing less than a victory will be enough to keep their slim title hopes alive. Second-placed United
HEREFORD-based rugby players Laura Keates and Stephanie Cousins played in the two matches on England Women's Under-19's first tour in Canada. Both prop Keates, aged 17, and hooker Cousins, 19, came on as replacements to help England beat their Canadian
Ledbury 27 pts Silhillians 9 LEDBURY turned the Midlands 3 West (South) form book on its head with an excellent win over Silhillians who came to Ross Road in second place in the league. The home side wasted no time in getting the scoreboard moving by
In her exhibition, Collecting Clouds, at Hereford Courtyard, Anna Falcini offers an opportunity to ponder the fabric of our skies and the short-lived cloud formations that populate them. In so doing, she asks you to consider the bigger questions about
Being aware of what you throw away can help your business be more profitable, but also it might help another business by providing them their raw material. That's what Herefordshire business people heard at a special breakfast meeting in the city last
LOST WEIGHT - About 50 slimmers have, between them, lost a total of 32 stone as members of Clehonger's Slimming World group. Organiser Clare Price can be contacted on 01432 279745. Meetings are held on Thursdays, at 7.30pm, in the village hall, Birch
AFTER a disappointing run which brought three defeats in four Gerrard West of England and South Wales League Premier Division 3 matches, Hereford showed much improved form with a 3-2 success at Ottery Crickets. Hereford gained an early advantage when
TENBURY found their goal-scoring form in the Worcestershire Ladies' League Division 1 when they swept aside visiting Harborne 3rd with an 8-0 hammering. Two early goals by Emily Davies, one an outstanding individual strike, quickly put the home side in
HEREFORDSHIRE under-14 girls emerged with considerable credit from the West of England tournament at Clifton College in Bristol, although they failed to win any of their six matches. The girls showed skill and great team spirit and a draw against Wiltshire
GERRARD WEST OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH WALES MEN'S LEAGUE Premier Division 3: Cardiff Uni 3 Plymouth Marjon A 2, Cirencester 4 Newent 3, ECV Hornets 5 Bath Buccs B 0, Exeter Uni A 3 Lydney 2, Minehead 0 Truro 4, Ottery Crickets 2 Hereford 3. P W D F A Pt Truro
THE Courtyard in Hereford will welcome back comedian Al Murray (right) as part of its new comedy season. In a warm-up to his big autumn tour, Al will perform on Wednesday, May 3. The comedy continues with Richard Herring on Friday, May 19, with his show
I THINK our town planners have lost the plot. At one end of town with low density housing and access to the Lugg Meadows they are developing a huge park. Who is going to use this? At the other end of town, with very high density housing, people are fighting
YOU ran a vigorous campaign through your paper "Don't rubbish our city" during the autumn of 2003. One place highlighted was the burial ground between Canal Road and Commercial Road, Hereford, where graffiti of a most unpleasant nature was featured (Hereford
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Ewyas Harold 1 Westfields 1, Fownhope 4 Kington Res 2, Hinton 0 Sutton United 2, Leominster Town 3 Weston 1, Pegasus 1 Woofferton 3. Division 1: Widemarsh 0 Bartestree 1, Woofferton Res 3 Shobdon
Hinton 4 Blackheath 2 (aet) HOLDERS Hinton moved into the last eight of the West Midlands Division 1 League Cup following an extra-time win over visiting Blackheath. After a goalless first half, Blackheath took the lead when Alan Mees shot low past Darren
FC Phoenix Ladies 3 Burlish Olympic Ladies 2 PHOENIX booked a second semi-final appearance when they fought off a brave challenge from Burlish in the quarter final of the Soccersite Trophy. With Mel Mayo and Lisa Wooles orchestrating midfield the local
SUTTON took advantage of rivals Ewyas Harold and Woofferton being involved in cup-ties, plus Wellington Rangers not playing, to open up a six-point lead at the head of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division with a comfortable 2-0 win
THE Herefordshire Football Association and Futsal Hereford have set up the country's first girls' Futsal Technical and Skills Coaching Development Centre. The centre, for girls aged 10-16, will begin at Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind
Westfields 0 Chasetown 5 WESTFIELDS tumbled further into trouble at the foot of the Harvey World Travel Midland Alliance after suffering their seventh successive league defeat. The city side had a disastrous afternoon which saw midfielder Paul Price limp
Wellington 4 Smethwick 1 LOWLY Smethwick belied their position among the West Midland League Premier Division strugglers to give Wellington a much harder game than the scoreline suggests in a midweek match. Wellington had the better of the early stages
NORTH of the county sides will meet Hereford area opposition in two finals in the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League. Semi-final results meant that Kington face Credenhill in the Under-14 Dave Howes Cup, while Leominster meet Phoenix in the Under-13 BOSS
THIS week's racing at Hereford produced two firsts for the county of Herefordshire. After a week of snow and frost across Britain that took a heavy toll of jump racing, it was great that the cold snap relented and racing was able to take place. We had
MARILYN Scudamore was the trainer to follow at the Ross Harriers point to point meeting at Garnons last Sunday when the Bromsash livery trainer saddled a short-priced double at the track with Un Jour A Vassey taking the Men's Open and Fiesty Frosty the
MILLER Boys took advantage of Police A having a bye to again open up a four- point lead at the top of the Hereford Snooker League. They defeated Conmen 4-1, Micky Dunn being the only winner for the home team, although three frames were decided on the
HEREFORD Triathlon Club's Nicola Goodwin has won the West Midlands regional title for the second successive season. Goodwin, aged 31, has been named as the West Midlands Female Triathlete of 2005 after notching up a number of high-placed finishes in events
A list of activities throughout 2005 were summed up by Doreen Morgan reading the secretary's report at the annual meeting. There was more to come, said the chairman, Mavis Matthews, announcing a skittles match at Hereford Bowling Club, on Saturday, between
HEREFORD United will be holding their annual meeting at the Three Counties Hotel on Monday, March 27 at 7pm. The meeting will be presented with the accounts for the period ended May 31, 2005 which are again expected to show a profit, following on from
HEREFORD pole-vaulter Irie Hill equalled her lifetime best clearance and extended her national masters record to 4.20 metres when she won at the Kings Track and Field meeting at Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia last Saturday.
A NEW UK tour of the musical Buddy began this week with Herefordshire-born Ed Handoll in the lead role. The production, which opened in Wimbledon, will tour to 35 venues including Malvern, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff. Ed, who grew up in Madley and
SUGAR beet farmers, hit by a further 11.7% cut in quota because of heavy European surpluses, are pinning their faith on sugar being used to produce energy in the future. With oil prices remaining high, the energy market is receiving more attention from
Hereford 2nd 22 pts Luctonians 2nd 24 A CLOSELY-contested game between two county rivals ended in a narrow win for the visitors. Hereford included nine under-19 players and it was one of these, Morgan Goodall, who kicked a penalty to open the scoring.
Nuneaton Old Edwardians 11 pts Hereford 22 HEREFORD survived a tough battle at mid-table Nuneaton before clinching a win which took them up to second place in the Midlands 3 West (South) table. But the Wyesiders received a considerable favour from county
THE weekend has thrown up some developments in the issues surrounding referees. At our postponed match at Morecambe, the conduct of the referee left a lot to be desired and then, in contrast, I watched, on Match of the Day, West Bromwich Albion play Chelsea
RFU LEAGUE Powergen Midlands 1: Bedford Athletic 32, Luctonians 28; Bromsgrove 13, Dudley Kingswinford 31; Luton 60, Burton 0; Scunthorpe 36, Market Bosworth 13. P W D F A Pt Rugby Lions 17 15 0 547 199 30 *Bedford Ath 18 15 0 479 278 28 Scunthorpe 18
HEREFORD Cathedral Sch-ool's hopes of reaching the final of the Marches Sevens for the first time were raised by progress through to the last four and then dashed by a narrow defeat to St Edward's, Oxford, at windswept Wyeside last Sunday. The host school
Bedford Athletic 32 pts Luctonians 28 LUCTONIANS' six-match winning streak was ended by an injury-time try by their Bedford hosts, who are challenging for the Powergen Midlands 1 title. Luctonians were subjected to a torrid opening quarter as the Bedford
BISHOP of Hereford's Bluecoat School's considerable rugby tradition has been given a further boost after being selected to host an Elite Player Development Centre for Worcester Warriors Academy. The Warriors Academy already has development centres operating
LEDBURY Rugby Club will host the prestigious Severn Mersey Festival on Sunday. Open to both independent and state schools, the under-15 sevens tournament promises to rival last year's exciting inaugural festival. Twenty schools from across the country
SEVERAL pupils from Brecon will be spending Easter in the wilderness with a world-renowned adventurer and motivational speaker. The youngsters from Christ College will be travelling to Mallaig, Scotland, for their Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Easter Camp
COLWALL can look forward to higher-graded hockey next season after clinching the West Clubs Women's League Severn Division 1 title with a 4-1 success against county rivals Leominster. Two goals from Nicky Glover and one apiece from Lucy Halligan and Sam
