Herefords from Herefordshire were the Best of British at this year's Royal Show. The Stoneleigh venue proved to be a major coup for the Hereford breed when they scored a major success in one of the show’s prestigious interbreed competitions
LEOMINSTER Shopmobility, otherwise known as the North Herefordshire Shopmobility Project, will hold its annual meeting on July 9. The meeting will take place at the Shopmobility premises off Leominster’s Central Car Park and is open to the public
THREE teams of county teenagers have missed out on places in the final of a national outdoor adventure challenge. Teams from Lady Hawkins’ School, Kington, Weobley High School and Wyebridge Sports College, Hereford, scored highly in the regional
THREE cars travelling north of a fatal three-way crash on the A49 were also involved in a collision on the road over the weekend. Police had already closed a section of the road near Peterstow because of the first accident when a silver Renault Taxi,
A COUNTY beer festival has attracted record numbers. The Beer on the Wye festival, which finished yesterday, attracted 3,200 visitors. Mark Haslam of CAMRA said: "This was 600 up on last year. It doubled the attendance of the first festival in 2005
HEREFORDSHIRE cat owners are urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of feline AIDS. The disease appears to be an increasing problem in rural areas and county cat lovers are advised to get pets neutered in a bid to stop its spread.
We need your help! The next volunteer work day on the Merbach Commons is due to take place on Tuesday, July 10th. We will continue to build steps on a steep and slippery section of the path that leads up through the woodland in the north-eastern corner
Thank you for your support! We were very lucky with the weather. It only rained twice during the afternoon and those showers were fleeting. This year's profit from Cream Teas, Plants and Sweets came to around £170. All proceeds will be in aid of Bredwardine
Bottles! Bottles! Bottles! We now have a local bottle bank in Bredwardine. The Red Lion Hotel has three recycling bins for brown, green and clear glass bottles. Everyone is welcome to use it for your recyclable glass. The bottle bank is located
A MAN who died following an accident on a Herefordshire road has been named. William Edward Lewis, 67, from Coleford, Gloucestershire, died following a road traffic collision on the A49 at Peterstow on Saturday. Police are appealing for witnesses to
INQUESTS into the deaths of two migrant workers at a Herefordshire strawberry farm have been opened and adjourned by the county coroner. The Polish men, workers at Brook Farm, Marden, have been named as Piotr Sokolwski and Wieslaw Przewoznik
REPAIR work to one of Herefordshire's oldest bridges has been announced. Mordiford Bridge, in Mordiford, will be closed while Herefordshire Council’s contractors Amey Wye Valley carry out work to rebuild damaged parapets. Mordiford Bridge is a scheduled
A HEREFORDSHIRE church has been awarded a substantial grant to improve problems such as leaking roofs. The Church of St Peter, in Staunton-on-Arrow, has been awarded £59,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage to tackle problems with the
A GERMAN symphony orchestra are putting on a free concert in a Herefordshire church. The Sinfony Orchestra Brass Ensemble, with the Wilhelm Loehe school from Nuremberg, will play Leominster’s Priory Church on July 11 from 7.30pm. Conducted
HAY-ON-WYE police are appealing for information after thieves stole from an elderly lady in a distraction burglary last Thursday. Two men, both white and in their 30s, told the Bronllys resident they were from a water company and are known
A LEOMINSTER charity’s new service development manager is promising a new range of activities for the over 50s. Helen Clarke has stepped into the newly-created role after 12 years at Age Concern Leominster and District. Active Ageing, a national campaign
IF you interested in playing an instrument, or you already play one, if you love singing or you’d like to be in a band, then the Music Pool’s week of band-building at John Kyrle High School is for you. Whether you already sing or play an instrument
A FARMER called in firefighters yesterday when nine of his cows got stuck in the river near Ross-on-Wye. 12 Firefighters from Hereford and Fownhope spent almost three hours at Much Fawley Farm, in Fawley, retrieving the animals from the River
EAST Radnor Ramblers are inviting people for a short walk today (Monday). The group’s latest monthly walk will start out from Knighton Community Centre car park at 10am and follow the Offa’s Dyke path. Those attending should wear walking boots
FIVE Herefordshire men are using pedal power to raise money for two county charities. Phil Prothero, Howard Robinson, Andy Leeburn, Mark Dykes and Chris Holmes are taking on the Welsh Coast Challenge – a 560-mile extreme bike ride which they
A JAZZ concert in Leominster raised more than £1,000 for charity. The Rotary Club of Leominster joined Leominster Inner Wheel to organise the event in aid of the Macmillan Renton Appeal. The concert, which featured the Blue Boys among
ALMELEY residents have complained to police about anti-social behaviour in the village. Householders said pupils kicking footballs into their gardens between 7.55am and 8.15am on weekdays as they waited for the school bus were causing a disturbance
