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  • Woman escaped overturned milk tanker with minor injuries

    A WOMAN escaped with minor injuries form an overturned milk tanker this afternoon. The incident happened at 1pm today (Thursday) on the A40, near the Weston Cross Inn, Weston under Penyard. The driver, a woman in her 40s, was helped out of the driver

  • Point-to-point meeting at Hereford Racecourse

    A BUMPER crowd is expected at Hereford Racecourse this Saturday for the first point-to-point meeting of the season. There will be a selection of unusual races amongst the seven carded, including a PPORA Veteran Rider’s contest. The feature

  • Dramatic fundraiser in aid of The Haven

    A FUNDRAISING evening in aid of Hereford Breast Cancer Haven is being held at The Courtyard on Tuesday, April 25 with performances of two award-winning plays from this year’s Hereford County Drama Festival.First to take to the stage is The Last Bread

  • Plant fair will celebrate spring

    THE inaugural Plant Fair at St Michael's Hospice will be a celebration of springtime gardening.Plant lovers will have the chance to browse a wide range of flowers, shrubs, herbs and other greenery, all grown by professional and amateur gardeners.The

  • Wonderful Wonderland at The Courtyard

    The Courtyard's Youth Theatre are delighting audiences this week with their vibrant, colourful and energetic production of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.Opening night saw the White cast take to the stage with Grace Goldsmith taking

  • Bulls fans cautious about next season

    SOME Hereford FC supporters believe the Bulls could find it much harder next season. Pete Beadle's team have gained back-to-back promotions and will almost certainly be in the Southern League Premier Division next season. But fans that spoke

  • Royal Air Forces Association branch at Knighton awarded

    AT the monthly meeting of the Royal Air Forces Association at Knighton in Mid Wales on April 13. a special diamond encrusted cap was presented to the branch.The award was for being the best small branch in Wales, Midlands and South West England.

  • Rag rug making explored at Old Radnor WI

    THE April meeting was opened by Libby Hughes who congratulated Sue Lloyd and Val Burden for doing well in the WI Bowls Tournament.Members decided who would like to take part in the annual WI quiz.The County Show and Old Radnor WI Spring Fayre were discussed

  • Inventive twist on classic fairy tales

    Open Sky Productions present Hairy Fairy Tales at the Steiner Academy in Much Dewchurch on Saturday, April 29.Classic fairy stories are retold as never before through rhyme, song, music, puppetry, mime and magical transformations.Rapunzel’s sick of people

  • Fifth outing for music festival at Hellens

    Following four sold-out editions, Hellensmusic returns to the village of Much Marcle from Wednesday, May 3 to Sunday, May 7 for five days of world-class concerts and masterclasses in the charming setting of Hellens, one of England’s oldest manor houses.Quickly

  • Scouts in Herefordshire report record number of volunteers

    SCOUTS in Herefordshire have reported the highest number of adult volunteers on record in its latest annual membership figures, which were released today.Scouting locally now has 260 volunteers, more than at any point in its history. With the nature of

  • Official opening of the John Ellis Almshouses

    DURING 2016, two new almshouse flats were built on the site of a former office at Whitecross. The first residents moved into their new homes in November 2016 and the almshouse flats were officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire (The Countess

  • FOOTBALL: Westfields hammered at Highgate

    WESTFIELDS have dropped to sixth place in Midland Football League Premier Division after losing 4-0 to Highgate United last night. Lei Brown led the way with a hat-trick as Westfields' poor run of form continues. Marco Adaggio opened the scoring

  • GOLF: Farr hoping for another win in Turkey

    PROFESSIONAL golfer Ollie Farr will be hoping that history repeats itself this weekend when he competes in the Turkish Airlines Challenge. Farr, from Hereford, claimed his maiden European Challenge Tour win at Belek three years ago. The 29-

  • Runner to take on marathon in memory of brother

    A RUNNER from Herefordshire is taking on the London Marathon to raise awareness of the importance of talking about mental health after her brother took his own life. Sue Egan, 40. will join 30,000 other runners on April 23 in London to raise money

  • Community stalwart presented with British Empire Medal

    A COMMUNITY stalwart from a north Herefordshire village been awarded with her British Empire Medal.Eva Thomas was presented with the BEM, which she received for services to the community of Little Hereford, from Lady Darnley, the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire.The