My fellow Conservative Councillor Brian Wilcox often joins me in a walk around our ward, meeting our residents on the doorstep and helping to address their concerns. Some tell us: “I never normally see you” - probably a complaint some
FOUR local lads who have all been studying ‘Music Performance’ at Hereford college of Arts have made it to the Regional Final at the O2 academy in Bristol this Saturday, August 22. ‘INVENTIONS’ have been together for just over a year and already have
Westfields 5 Bolehall Swifts 0. WESTFIELDS striker Phil Glover scored a hat-trick in his side’s resounding win in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup. The Hereford club swept aside the Staffordshire visitors after opening up a 3-0 lead before
Westfields 5 Bolehall Swifts 0. WESTFIELDS striker Phil Glover scored a hat-trick in his side’s resounding win in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup. The Hereford club swept aside the Staffordshire visitors after opening up a 3-0 lead before
THE Hereford branch of the Burma Star Association will close next month. The laying-up service of the standard will be at St Mary’s Church, Fownhope, at 11am on Sunday, September 6. Established in 1954, the Hereford branch had more than
Hereford United 1 Cheltenham Town 1. THREE games and still unbeaten but it was clear that there was a bit of a hangover from the previous Tuesday’s win over Charlton when the Bulls were held by their local rivals at Edgar Street on Saturday. The
Hereford United 1 Bury 3. HEREFORD crashed to their first defeat of the season, and had defender Ryan Valentine sent off, on a disappointing night at Edgar Street. Leon Constantine had equalised an early Bury strike but Ryan Lowe scored twice as
A WOMAN on a scooter has been taken to hospital following a collision with a taxi. Ambulance crews were called to Hunderton Avenue, Hereford, shortly after 12.15pm this afternoon (Friday). Chris Kowalik, press officer, said the woman, in her 40s, had
KICKBOXER Laura Westwood has become first woman from a Herefordshire club to gain a Black Belt 1st Dan with the Professional Kickboxing Association. Westwood passed a demanding grading at the PKA Birmingham headquarters under the watchful eye of the
THEY almost made history by being the youngest team of players to win Hereford Lions Club’s annual charity golf tournament at Wormsley since it was founded 27 years ago. James Cooke, 18, Rich Negus, 17, Alex Allen 16 and 14 year old Will Skinner, all
SHOPPERS visiting Hereford city centre are being urged by the council to comment on the refurbishment of the Buttermarket at a special consultation event this week. The council set up a stand in High Town yesterday (Wednesday) and it will be
MARK Thomas carried off The Ivor Cooper Memorial Golf Day title which raised £226 for St Michael’s Hospice. The event was held at Burghill Valley and it was the first time it had taken place since Ivor lost his battle against cancer. Tom Williams, a
A SPECTACULAR catch by Simon Withers turned he GB Liners Marches League Division 1 title race in favour of Garnons. Home side Garnons went on to bowl their nearest rivals Goodrich out for 127 to win by 52 runs after setting them a total of 179-9. The
BROMYARD’S slide down the Division 1 table continued after they crashed to a 93-run defeat at fellow-strugglers Malvern in the Crusader Worcestershire County League. In reply to Malvern’s 235-9, Bromyard collapsed to 142 all-out and the north Herefordshire
LLANDDEWI Brefi enjoyed the best of the weather on Saturday as spectators travelled through rain to the beautiful little race field in ‘Cardi country’. The breeze helped the track dry into perfect racing condition, and the small track enhanced the excitement
COULD I, through your column, express my gratitude to all those people who came to my assistance following a fall at Oakchurch Farm Shop? I find it difficult to adequately express my feelings for their kindness. Thanks are due also to the ambulance
Bustleholme 2 Ledbury Town 1. A GOAL four minutes from time sent Ledbury tumbling to their first defeat of the campaign in the West Midlands League Premier Division. Nathan Phillips was the Bustleholme hero, firing a volley into the top corner to
A WEEK long inquest into the helicopter crash that killed two SAS soldiers came to a sudden halt on its intended final day when Herefordshire coroner David Halpern ruled that material redacted from a Ministry of Defence (MoD) report could be relevant
BROCKHAMPTON enhanced their promotion prospects with an emphatic 133-run win over mid-table Aston Manor at The Park. After a shaky start they recovered to make 229 and then bowled the Birmingham side out for just 96. They are now 44 points clear of third-place
HEREFORD and County Athletic Club finished fourth in the final meeting of the Midland Track and Field League Division 6 at Telford and fourth overall for the season. Champions Shrewsbury and second-placed Kidderminster and Stourport were both promoted
HEREFORD’S Castle House Hotel is holding a food fair on Saturday showcasing some of its local suppliers. Produce from Ruth-erford Butchers, Wye Valley Breweries, Tyrrells, Tanners, Bellota Fine Foods of Orcop, Rowles-tone Farm Ice Cream, Ballingham
TWO new strikers have joined Hereford United ahead of their trip to Crewe for an important League 2 clash tomorrow (Saturday). Bristol City duo Marlon Jackson and Tristan Plummer have signed for the Bulls on an initial one-month loan.
A HEREFORD soldier has been killed in Afghanistan while on foot patrol. The soldier from the 2nd Battalion The Rifles died yesterday morning near Sangin, northern Helmand province. One soldier from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment
Hereford Cathedral: 8am, Holy Communion; 10am, Eucharist; 11.30am, Matins; 3.30pm, Evensong. All Saints: 10am, Sung Mass with Children’s Church. St Peter: 8am, Holy Communion; 10.30am, Morning Worship. St James: 9am, Parish Communion; 10.30am, Morning
THERE have been tales from the riverbank ahead of Hereford United’s Carling Cup trip to Premier League Portsmouth next week. A Hereford man who starred when the two clubs last met in the competition 26 years ago was reminded of his headline act at Edgar
WE are now into the second week of the new season but things will not really begin to take shape until maybe 13 or 14 games have been played. By that stage, you have played a decent cross-section of clubs in the league and you can, more or less, see
VISITORS can hear a Knight’s tale at the Brockhampton Estate this bank holiday weekend. The estate near Bromyard is going medieval, with reinactments, glassmaking and archery all taking place. Guests can also wander through an authentic campsite and
A BROMYARD councillor has vowed to keep listening after reaching 40 years of service. Bromyard & Winslow Town Council have congratulated Bernard Hunt on four decades of service for town and county. The Apollo moon landing was fresh
MARGARET Ratcliffe fired 22 points to secure the gross prize in Herefordshire GC’s open stableford competition. Kerry Welding also carded 22 points but had to settle for the runners-up spot after a countback. Jo Ellam (35 points) won the best nett in
A PUB accused of turning Bromyard town centre into a “no go area” has escaped last orders. But Herefordshire Council has cut the Hop Pole’s trading hours following a fourmouth spell of violence and anti-social behaviour. The worst cases included
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a machinery fire on a farm near Bromyard yesterday afternoon (Thursday). A dryer containing five tonnes of corn caught fire at Little Frome Farm at 12.35pm. Crews from Bromyard and Hereford spent two hours dealing
LEINTWARDINE firefighters dealt with a car fire in Wigmore around 2.30am last nighr. Crews spent an hour dealing with the blaze at Kings Meadow. The cause of the fire is not known.
A SACRED site for sacrifice and other rituals to prehistoric gods may be one of Herefordshire’s strangest archaeological finds yet. Whatever was uncovered during the dig at Dinmore is said to have scared the county’s Roman occupiers so much
FIRE crews have aired-out a Hereford store which filled up with smoke. A malfunctioning burglar alarm poured smoke into Blockbusters around 8.40am on Thursday morning. Crews from St Owen’s Street opened doors and used a petrol-driven
AN investigation has begun after more than 250 fish died in a Herefordshire river. Environment Agency officers were called to the River Dore at Dorstone on Monday afternoon, although it’s believed the fish may have died about three days earlier
LYONSHALL residents who fancy a clean out should make the most of the village freighter service when it visits this weekend. Householders can take items to the Royal George car park between 2pm and 4pm this tomorrow. A van and attendant will be on hand
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised after the Hereford Times featured an appeal by a young soldier, injured in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Matthew Wilson wanted to help fellow comrades on the military wards at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham
AS a former prostate cancer sufferer I would like to endorse the views of Graham Sole (Letters, August 13) on the risks and limitations of the blood testing screening programme offered in Hereford by a charitable trust. The PSA blood test cannot
SHOPPERS got a slice of the action last week as a Ledbury institution reached a milestone. Ledbury Country Market celebrated its 65th anniversary with birthday cake and celebrations on Friday. The market, started by the Women’s Institute,
MANY migrant agricutural workers have been helped accessing healthcare, accommodation and employment services by a new scheme. The Mission to Migrant Seasonal Workers (MMSW) has been set up by the Baptist churches of Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and
SAS soldiers regularly flouted rules requiring them to wear safety restraints on combat helicopter flights, an inquest heard. Investigations into the 2007 Puma crash in Iraq that killed Sgt John Battersby and Tpr Lee Fitzsimmons found that
