A HEREFORDSHIRE MP has faced criticism for a joke he re-posted on a social networking site. MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire Jesse Norman retweeted a joke on Twitter on Friday about Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is
THE mayor of Ledbury is leading a fight to save the town’s youth centre. Councillor Phil Bettington said “there is nothing for the youth in Ledbury”. So in a bid to save the youth centre he helped set up Ledbury Ventures Community Interest
THE “public face” of tourism in the county has been slashed. Visit Herefordshire confirmed this week that it is to shut its shop in Hereford city centre having lost vital council funding. Monday’s Herefordshire Council budget meeting heard
I WAS privileged to attend the amazing musical gospel singing evening performed by our Herefordshire primary schools choirs. It was a night of talent, heartwarming fun, laughter, groovy moves and even signing – what enthusiasm. The Courtyard
EVERY week a leading figure from Hereford United will be giving his or her view on activities at Edgar Street. This week, it’s the Hereford United Independent Supporters Association chairman Keith Dodd. IT was great to get back on the winning trail
HEREFORDSHIRE referee Chris Smith says he is hoping to blow the whistle at the next level. Smith wants to move up the refereeing ladder to level three. “The markings have finished for me and I will find out in April whether I’ve been successful
A WOMAN suffered head and neck injuries following an altercation outside a Herefordshire supermarket. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place at around 2.45pm on Monday February 18 outside Aldi on Dishley Street in
HEREFORD United pulled out all the stops to ensure that a disappointed auction bidder received just a little more than a consolation prize. Cheryl Winmill, who was looking for a special gift for her husband Steve, was narrowly outbid when the club
LUCTONIANS are to build a new 200-seater grandstand that will include a gymnasium. “An appeal went out in November and the club have received £60-70,000 of gifts, a modest amount of loans, help with machinery, concrete, plumbing and more,” said
A YOUNG Herefordshire rally-driver is looking forward to his second competitive outing after a promising debut at the Wyedean Forest Rally. Dan Evans, a double British autograss champion, made the step up to stages rallying and was competing against
ELEVEN councillors ducked out of the biggest decision Herefordshire Council has had to take, as members backed a cuts plan that savages services affecting every aspect of daily life in the county. But the biggest name among the abstainers at Monday
BROMYARD Town’s players would be ‘prepared to lie under a bus’ for manager Geoff Woodward. That’s the view from secretary Tony Havefield who, says Woodward, has used his contacts shrewdly to bring in players from outside the town. “Bromyard
HEREFORD United’s club captain Luke Graham is also training to be a journalist. He has been speaking with his team-mate Josh O’Keefe. AFTER more than a year of mixed fortunes, Hereford United midfielder Josh O’Keefe is just
HMV will remain in Hereford High Town for now – despite a further wave of closures nationwide. Thirty-seven branches of the CD and DVD chain will close over the next six weeks, taking the total to 109 since administrators Deloitte took control of
A HEREFORDSHIRE woman is doing her bit to help the Haven on Mothering Bunday. Julia Thomas from Much Birch called the Hereford- based breast cancer support centre ‘a lifesaver’, which was with her every step of the way when she was diagnosed with
WHEN it comes to fighting flu, Wye Valley NHS Trust isn’t going to catch a cold. The trust learned this week that its flu fight had been shortlisted as most innovative campaign at the NHS Flu Fighting Awards. Fighting flu in the county has
I RECENTLY returned to Pontrilas in the early hours of January 18 from an overseas trip. On arrival, I entered the house by my rear door utilizing a hand torch to illuminate the door lock. Having unloaded some of my kit from the car, I sat down
