PUPILS at Hereford's Aconbury Centre have been gardening and recycling to help create a more sustainable school. They have already gained a bronze award as part of the national Eco-Schools project and are now heading for a silver. Food waste from the
Firstly, New Year wishes to all of you. Secondly - let's bring this one to the fore. Car Parking.... Changes are afoot that have been brought about by a review of Herefordshire's car parking charges and to try and equal them out across the county
CHILDREN in Shobdon can now enjoy a safe walk to school thanks to a new footpath. A Park and Stride scheme introduced by Shobdon Primary School encourages parents to leave their cars on a car park and walk youngsters along a specially-built footpath
STUDENTS at a county college have raised £2,000 for the Acorns Children's Hospice following a Christmas Wassail. The pupils, from Queen Elizabeth Humanities College in Bromyard, staged the choral event over two nights, collecting around £400 more than
Allensmore 100 Club THE Allensmore Church 100 Club draw for December. Prizewinners were: 92 Melanie Evans, 70 Pat Mussell, 97 Mrs Owens (snr), 20 Diane Tricklebank. The next draw takes place on January 13. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported
Crusty, gnarled, bug infested and past your prime - all fairly unattractive qualities to most people but, for Andrew Nixon, Community Links Officer of the Wye Valley AONB, these are just what he is looking for in our ancient trees. It has been estimated
The Three Counties Agricultural Society recently broke new ground by organising its first annual conference, entitled Farming's Future - Food or Fuel. It attracted a large audience to hear two high-profile speakers, Sir Ben Gill and Lord Rooker, Defra's
Almeley WHIST CLUB - The final whist drive in 2007 took place in the village hall on December 18. The event was well attended, and the proceeds together with those from the previous whist drive are for St Mary's Church. MC Rick Harris awarded prizes
A REVOLUTIONARY project used by Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) has scooped a major award. Robobraille, which transforms text into braille or mp3 files via email within minutes, has proved very popular at the Venns Lane college
POLICE and residents in Bromyard are working together to stamp out crime in rural areas. Rural Watch has been set up by police and rural farms and businesses to deter criminals in the same way as Neighbourhood Watch schemes. Regular meetings to discuss
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has been praised in a new report after a year which saw more than £900,000 of benefit overpayments recovered. Inspectors from the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) reported dramatic improvements in the council's administration of
FUNDRAISING pupils at Leominster Junior School have paid for two African children to attend school for a year. Through the Heart for Africa charity, the children have been raising awareness of what life is like for some children in Africa and raising
AS The Courtyard enters its 10th anniversary year, one of the first things people may notice is that the brochure for the forthcoming season has had a makeover. The new compact brochure is leaner in size but not in content, and very much greener than
A FORMER chief commander of St John Ambulance from Llancloudy has been appointed MBE in the New Years Honours list. David Williams will add the award to a portfolio of accolades from a remarkable career both as a fire service employee and as a dedicated
IF one man exemplifies the plight of dairy farmers and their quest for a better deal it's Timothy Brigstocke. His day job is running a livestock consultancy firmfrom home in Leominster. But that's just one small part of a CV that has won him huge
A MAN from South Wales has died and two people are in hospital following last night's (January 3) crash on the A465. Emergency services were called at 9.05pm following the two-car collision near Wormbridge Court Farm. A blue Peugeot 106, heading towards
THE man who will head Herefordshire's first ever academy has been named. John Sheppard, who is head of Wyebridge Sports College, will front the venture, which will replace the existing Wyebridge College. "We are utterly delighted with the appointment
A MAN has died after a two car collision in Herefordshire. The ambulance service was called to Wormbridge on the A465 last night (January 3) at 9.05pm. Despite the best efforts of ambulance personnel, the man was confirmed dead at the scene. More details
VANDALS have left a Hereford church with an expensive repair bill after they smashed a number of stained glass windows. A number of stones were found outside Chandos Street Methodist Church and a total of 16 panes of glass were broken. Retired
A LEDBURY producer has triumphed in a battle to find the region's best apple juice. Jus Juice has triumphed in theWest Midlands finals of the Tastiest Sausage and Apple Juice competition, held last Thursday in Birmingham. Owners James and Jane
