Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School won the Midlands State School Rugby Cup for the first time; back row (left to right) Harry Carter, Mervyn Cassidy, Jonty Cutter, John Pudge, Jamie Coombe, Guy Bulleid, Sam Benjamin, Ed Hutchinson, Nick Onyett, Toby
Hereford Cathedral School pupils, brothers Chris and Mike Poolton, picked up a winner and a runner-up medal at the National Schools Judo Championship - a competition contested by all of the top schools including Eton and Harrow. 091211-1 Picture
Herefordshire County Squash Association named Tom Allman as their player of the year. Allman led his Herefordshire Juniors squad of Mark Sheehan, Matthew Lees, Jack Bishop, Tim Helme, John Young and William Vanston to the Herefordshire County League
HEREFORD United’s defensive frailties again cost them a morale-boosting result when they went down to promotion-candidates Leicester City. After being well in the game for long spells, Hereford were undone on 74 minutes. Richard Jackson dallied too
TEENAGE Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi says he will not forget his debut in senior football. The 18-year-old lost three central defenders within 45 minutes of pulling on the Hereford United goalkeeper's jersey for the first time.
A HEREFORDSHIRE skier has successfully resumed his career on the slopes after almost 12 months on the sidelines. Hereford Cathedral School sixth-former William Tucker, 17, had taken time out from skiing for his exams, rugby commitments and to attend
WELLINGTON Football Club’s historic HFA County Challenge Cup triumph was music to the ears of manager Derek Williams. The villagers lifted the cup for the first time after a penalty shoot-out victory over Westfields at Edgar Street on Easter Monday.
PAM and Jeff Williams won the Bader Cup in a blanket finish at Herefordshire GC after the first four pairs totalled 39 Stableford points. The Williams’ will now represent the club in the regional finals of the Bader Cup, a mixed foursomes competition
WITH BMW having such a wide and appealing range of 3-Series cars, there must be one to suit most people’s needs in petrol and diesel forms. During the present belt-tightening times, however, it’s the oil burners that are the firm favourites
Mayfield, Llanwarne, Herefordshire Agent: Nicholas Craddock Offers: £299,950 Call: 01432 359171 MAYFIELD sits within large established gardens in an elevated position just up the lane from the romantic ruined church of St John The Baptist. The
Messuage Cottage, The Goggin, Richards Castle, Herefordshire. Agent: Strutt and Parker Offers: £350,000 Call: 01584 873711 NESTLED in the wonderful Herefordshire countryside, Messuage Cottage has been home to the current
Exclusive detached family home. 258 Kings Acre Road, Hereford Agent: Cobb Property Offers: £420,000 Call: 01432 266007 THIS exclusive, detached, family home is situated in a sought-after residential location just two miles from the centre of
LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg swept into Herefordshire this morning during a whistle-stop tour of the West Country and the West Midlands. The Sheffield MP visited the Royal National College for the Blind and also revealed a three-step plan regarding
AFTER months of preparation I’ve finally passed my advanced driving test! I took the test on the quiet, making sure none of my colleagues knew I was doing it, and sneakedly did it in my week off. Having played a lot of football I’m a great believer
I AM dismayed at the basic concept of the shortlist of entries for the new Ledbury Library/St Katherine’s Design Competition. All three have attractive buildings and well thought-out usage spaces but they all fail to fit the criteria that the Ledbury
THE public often criticises the media for only reporting bad news but internet tools now prove what most people have always believed - that the more depressing articles are the most read. Record numbers visited the Hereford Times website following
A HEREFORD man threw a buggy at his partner following a drunken row on New Year’s Eve. Peter Lamb, aged 31, of Rogers Avenue, Hunderton, had a troubled relationship with his partner, Hereford Magistrates were told. Lamb received a two-year supervision
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner has admitted that the club’s relegation is down to him and has apologised to fans. “Whatever happens during a season, it is the manager who has to take responsibility and therefore accountability,” he said
A HEREFORDSHIRE man is aiming to smash his previous best time when he runs in his third marathon. Tom Hall, aged 32, from Checkley, is hoping to finish in a time of two hours, 45 minutes – beating his previous best of just under three hours
DAVE Spikey, co-writer and co-star of Phoenix Nights is bringing his latest tour, The Best Medicine, to Malvern Theatres and Theatr Brycheiniog. Though Dave worked in the NHS for almost 30 years, the title comes not from that experience but from his
LEDBURY Market Theatre brings a mix of drama and music for the late spring, with LADS performing The Herbal Bed from April 22 to April 25, the return to the venue of Beck Siàn and Whalebone on Saturday, May 2, and an evening devoted to Bob Dylan on Saturday
MALVERN Theatre’s new season’s brochure holds the promise of plenty of entertainment to take audiences through the summer months with a great mix of drama and dance, music and spectacle – and Malvern Festival’s 80th anniversary presentations at its heart
DETECTIVES are detailing the last hours of a “loving, thoughtful, caring” Hereford teenager for crucial clues as to how and why he died at his family home. The loss of Greg Thomas, aged 16 and seemingly with everything to live for, was marked by
MEZZO soprano Sara Fulgoni, who lives on the Herefordshire borders, is currently singing the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Music arrived in her life by chance, when she discovered a piano in the basement
CEDAR CLUB- There can be no better representative for tea drinking than past County Chairman of the WI, Mrs Eileen Dilley. As guest speaker at The Cedar Club last week, Mrs Dilley gave a fascinating talk on ‘The Social History of Afternoon Tea’
A GANG of Polish thugs have been jailed for running an extortion racket against migrant workers in Hereford. Six men - run by a ringleader nicknamed “Little Frog” - received sentences totalling 27 years at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an accident in Herefordshire last night. A car left the A49 at Much Birch, by the Pilgrim Hotel, at 10.35pm. The driver did not need any medical help.
shopkeepers have ridiculed government suggestions that certain foods should be put on top shelves and out of the reach of children. The idea behind the move for “less healthy” foods is that they will be out of sight, out of mind and children will not
LAST week, two experiences made me appreciate the quality of life possible in Herefordshire personally and professionally. I attended the locality team workshop discussing how reorganisation of children’s services could ensure there is ‘no
THE 2008/9 National Hunt racing season might be over at Hereford Racecourse, but it won’t be long until the 2009/10 campaign is under way. The ‘year’ officially ends at Sandown Park Racecourse a week on Saturday, and we’re back racing again at Hereford
A FORMER police artist is launching a rogue’s gallery at Leominster Library. Some of the darkest scenes in Midlands’ history were captured by John Hutchins in a 14-year career. But his brush with the law was inspirational, and he’s ready to show
HEREFORD will be hoping that history repeats itself on Saturday, writes IAN MORGAN. The Wyesiders booked their place in last season’s play-off match with a final-day league win against Bromsgrove. In-form Hereford play Bromsgrove again on the last day
THE headteacher of what is soon to be Herefordshire’s newest high school says an Ofsted report out this week shows his students have what it takes to step into a fresh future, shaking off perceptions from the past that have dogged them for far
A HEREFORD woman who repeatedly punched a love rival in the face while her child sat in her car nearby has been placed under a supervision order for 12 months. Magistrates were told that Samantha Pearce, aged 35, stopped near to her Brampton Road
BORDERS residents can follow in the footsteps of a folk-rock legend this summer during the 2009 Herefordshire Walking Festival. Oysterband musician John Jones will walk to various local venues on his new Feet Don’t Fail Me Now tour, starting from Hay-on-Wye
NORTH county police have launched an annual security campaign designed to ‘weed out’ garden thieves during the warmer months. Officers are warning homeowners against the risks of leaving valuable equipment in sheds and outside. A leaflet with helpful
YOUNG FARMERS – The Big Breakfast held on Easter Saturday was very successful, keeping members extremely busy. Sausages supplied by Chris and Denise Donovan were very tasty, eggs supplied by Marj Havard gratefully received and marmalade made by Carol
