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  • Care home celebrates 10-year anniversary

    A CARE home in Leominster which offers specialist nursing care has celebrated its 10-year anniversary.Waverley House, on Etnam Street, marked the occasion with an afternoon tea party and musical entertainment for residents, family members and other guests.The

  • Man sentenced for stealing poppy collection tin

    A 36-YEAR-old man with a history of drug abuse stole a poppy collection tin. Robert Fearn of Weston Road, Gloucester pleaded guilty to theft at Herefordshire Magistrates' Court. The court heard on November 8 he put £7-worth of petrol in his car at

  • New county councillor for Knighton

    ANGELIQUE (Ange) Williams is Knighton's new county councillor. Mother of three, Ange was born just over the border but has lived on a farm just outside Knighton for many years with her children and husband David who has just become a Knighton town

  • FOOTBALL: Hereford Under-16s win Junior Premier League Cup

    HEREFORD FC Under-16s won the Junior Premier League National Cup Final at Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground. Having won the cup last year as under-15s, the team saw off a strong Aylestone Park side 3-1. Steve Saunders' side raced

  • Sun shines on Sam Palmer Memorial match

    A RUGBY match in memory of a young farmer who died earlier this year has raised just short of £5,000 for charity.The Sam Palmer Memorial rugby match saw 400 people attend Hereford Rugby Club on Saturday as Pontrilas RFC beat Hereford Old Boy's 26-

  • Restaurateur launches crowdfunding campaign for new book

    AN award-winning restaurateur is offering to cook up a feast as one of the rewards to those who pledge cash in a crowdfunding campaign for his new book.Bill Sewell, best-known in Hereford for being behind the successful Café at All Saints Church on High

  • Lovely Victorian residence in popular Hereford area

    200 Whitecross RoadWhitecross,HerefordAgent: Sunderlands & ThompsonsOffers: £359,950Call: 01432 356161NUMBER 200 Whitecross Road is a substantial semi-detached Victorian residence situated in this popular residential area conveniently placed for the city

  • Rescue teams called out to help cow stuck in River Wye

    RESCUE teams were called out to rescue a cow from the River Wye this morning. Two fire and rescue crews from Ross-on-Wye, including a water first responder, one from Hereford and an animal rescue team from Bromyard were called to the Wilton Bridge

  • Business as usual at Wye Valley NHS Trust

    THE NHS trust providing healthcare services in Herefordshire has issued a reassurance to patients and their relatives that it is business as usual.Wye Valley NHS Trust was not affected by the cyber-attacks affecting a number of NHS trusts across the country

  • CRICKET: Eastnor win the derby; Colwall stay bottom

    EASTNOR captain Tareq Jamil says his team are up for the challenge in their quest to return to the Birmingham & District Premier League.The county side have sustained back-to-back relegations, but a strong start in Worcestershire County League Division

  • Cider and Beer Festival coming to Bartestree

    BARTESTREE will be holding their 4th Cider and Beer Festival on June 24 from noon to 11pm at Bartestree Village Hall.Their main aim is to provide a community spirited event where people get out of their homes, socialise and watch some cricket.During the

  • Toy and train sale back by popular demand

    A TOY and train sale is back by popular demand for an additional date next month.Hereford Toy and Train Sale will take place on June 4, at Hereford Leisure Centre, Holmer Road, from 11am until 3pm.This is a third event to compliment the regular twice-yearly

  • Man asked to be remanded in prison to 'sort his mind out'

    A MAN who asked to be remanded in prison to "sort his mind out" has been given a restraining order. Marc Raymond Jenkins, age 34, of no fixed abode appeared at Herefordshire Magistrates Court via a video link from prison.He had asked to be remanded

  • BMX riders gathered for annual Hereford event

    A GROUP of middle-aged adults from across the country rekindled their youth and gathered for a bmx ride through the middle of Hereford on Saturday.Around 70 people met outside the Imperial Hotel for the event arranged on Facebook before riding through