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  • Flats plan for Conservative Club on hold

    A PLAN to convert part of Hereford Conservative Club into flats has been put on hold. Councillors are to visit the East Street premises before making a decision about it. Finale Properties have applied to build eight flats at the back of the Grade

  • Probe as chicane is widened

    LIVES could have been put at risk after a chicane over a village bridge was widened without permission. Herefordshire Council is investigating after the incident, on Colwall Bridge. Inspectors found one of the barriers had been moved back six inches

  • Classic vehicle road run will help charities

    A CLASSIC vehicle seven-day road run from Ross-on-Wye to John O'Groats will raise funds for two county causes. Four 1950s lorries and two 1940s motorbikes, which have been restored by their owners, will be setting off on the 1,400 mile trip from

  • County pair contest silverware

    HEREFORD United and Westfields will contest the HFA Senior Floodlit Cup final at Edgar Street on Tuesday evening. The Bulls, who have beaten Ledbury Town and Bromyard Town en route to the final, will be hot favourites to retain the cup. But Westfields

  • Duchess visits crisp factory

    THE Duchess of Cornwall came to Herefordshire today and left the county with a taste for lightly salted crisps. Her Royal Highness visited Leominster-based Tyrrells Potato Chips, where she was taken on a tour of the factory and took time out to chat

  • County programme wins funding

    A HEREFORDSHIRE good cause has won international funding for its work in the Caribbean. A diabetic foot care programme in Tobago, provided by the Rotary Club of Ledbury, is now being expanded. The club has been offered $50,000 from the International

  • Companies pick up conservation awards

    TWO Hereford companies have picked up conservation awards in a city ceremony. Woodbury Park Ltd collected an award for the H&M development in the centre of Hereford. They were praised for preserving the shop fronts and character of the Commercial

  • Meet up and talk about old school days

    FORMER pupils of a Herefordshire school have a chance to meet up at a reunion. Pupils who joined Kington's Lady Hawkins Grammar School in 1961 have the opportunity to meet former school friends at the Burton Hotel in the town. Marianne Percival,

  • Man found unconscious on train tracks

    A MAN was found unconscious on the train tracks near Barrs Court road, Hereford on Sunday morning (30/03/08). Police, ambulance and fire services attended the scene at around 3am. Chris Kowalik press officer for West Midlands Ambulance Service said

  • DILWYN

    SPRING CLEAN-It's time to start grooming your dogs and polishing your classic/vintage car ready for the Village Show on Bank Holiday Monday May 5th. Mrs Flo Harper will commence judging the Companion Dog Show at 1.30pm prompt, in aid of Hearing dogs

  • Shoppers trapped in lift

    TWO people were stuck in a lift at the Maylord Orchards shopping centre in Hereford yesterday afternoon (31/03/08). One fire crew attended the scene at 1.15pm and quickly released the two shoppers.

  • Bin fire in Hereford High Town

    HEREFORD fire services were called to a bin fire outside the black and white house yesterday morning (30/03/08). One fire crew attended the scene just after 11.30am and quickly extinguished the fire.

  • Courtyard show cancelled after safety fear

    A SCOUT and guide show at Hereford's Courtyard Theatre had to be cancelled because of safety fears. The last night of the Gang Show performance was called off on Saturday night after high winds sweeping through the entrance foyer had caused two fixing

  • Fire crews free man with trapped hand

    FIRE crews freed a man at Pontrilas Timber who trapped his hand in a nail machine last Friday (28/03/08). The machine was switched off but his hand was still trapped. Crews from Ewyas Harold and Peterchurch attended the scene just after 12pm and spent

  • Keeper's Ball

    Toros goalkeeper Jamie Bake takes a cross under pressure from Marc Metcalfe.

  • Close Control

    Toros's Andy Lane controls the ball under pressure from Dore Valley's Matthew Preece.

  • Toros's 2nd Goal

    Dore Valley goalkeeper Paul Chubb is beaten for Toros's second goal.

  • Toros Goal

    Craig Forsyth opens the scoring for Toros.

  • Clothing skip on fire

    HEREFORD fire crews attended a fire in a clothing skip outside a supermarket last night (30/03/08). The clothing skip outside Morrisons on Station Approach was on fire at around 7pm. Watch manager Boris Borkowski said: "A clothing skip does not catch

  • Matthew's achievement of note

    A CITY pupil is hitting all the right notes after being accepted into the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. Matthew Leak, from the Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School, has become the second pupil from Bishops to have obtained this accolade