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  • PM should get his priorities straight

    I HAVE been totally amazed with the talk of Gordon Brown wanting to mess with the monarchy. Are there not more pressing things on the agenda? Things such as making sure local government does not increase the rates and charges above inflation

  • Bulls mathematically down after 28th defeat

    Hereford United 0 Colchester United 2. HEREFORD’S relegation was mathematically confirmed as they suffered their 28th defeat of the season. This made it the worst campaign in the club’s 85-year history. Hereford were able to recall centre-backs Dean

  • Bulls two adrift at the interval

    A MARK Yeates free-kick and Dean Beckwith's own goal placed Colchester firmly in control over Hereford at half-time. Hereford were fortunate not to fall behind within the first two minutes. Kris Taylor gave the ball away to Mark Yeates in midfield and

  • Beckwith and Gowling back for Colchester visit

    HEREFORD United were able to recall centre-backs Dean Beckwith and Josh Gowling for the League 1 visit of Colchester United. Beckwith and Gowling replaced Richard Rose and Ben Smith in a re-shuffled outfit which featured Steve Guinan and Jennison Myrie-Williams

  • COUNTRYMAN

    When we first acquired the field adjoining our house, we had no illusions about the hard work involved in converting it from an overgrown and unattractive patch of couch grass and coarse weeds into a more wildlife-friendly conservation area. What did

  • Mum finds a silver lining after crash

    A HEREFORDSHIRE mother says she is thankful her children were not playing in the garden when a bus collided with their Pembridge home. The bus was heading towards Kington last Thursday afternoon when it left the road, went through a hedge and struck

  • Wonderful way of looking at books

    AN exhibition at Shepherd’s in Hay-on-Wye features a colourful selection of beautifully mounted Books4Looks, a joint initiative by furniture and exhibition designer Clare Keil and out-of-print book specialist Marijana Dworski presenting books as works

  • On a high after Holy Land visit from Ross-on-Wye church

    PARISHIONERS past and present made a pilgrimage from St Frances of Rome Church, Ross-on-Wye, to the Holy Land. Members met with others from Shipley, Portishead and Ireland to make the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel. Starting in Nazareth, they went

  • Deborah’s spirit has helped change face of churchyards

    FREE-spirited Deborah Thielker lit up lives and those close to her wanted her last resting place to reflect that. Now what they have achieved in Deborah’s name could change the way cemeteries look. A special church court has said that Deborah can have

  • Star-studded festival of jazz

    WITH its unique blend of British stars, one-off collaborations and the freshest new sounds, Budvar Cheltenham Jazz Festival, which runs from April 28 to May 4, has become an unmissable date in the jazz calendar In the 2009 programme, up-and-coming young

  • I take responsibility for our plight and apologise

    IAM writing my column in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A sleepless night has followed our defeat at Prenton Park the previous day with hopes of avoiding relegation now extinguished. Memories of a great achievement, the joy and pride on everyone's

  • Promotion for Ross without turning out

    ROSS-on-Wye have clinched promotion from High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester 1 - without kicking a ball. The south Herefordshire side were guaranteed second spot following Tewkesbury’s win over Cheltenham Civil Service last Saturday. The top-two teams

  • Weobley residents lodge anti-social driving complaint

    POLICE are appealing for information after complaints over anti-social driving in Weobley were received. Officers urged residents to pass on the registration number of any car or moped involved. To help call the rural policing team on 0300 333 3000,