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  • The best of musical theatre

    Following their sell out performances across Wales, The Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra make their debut visit to The Courtyard this summer with their new programme, Direct from the West End. Renowned for their exceptional musicians and outstanding

  • Lidl puts in plans for Ross-on-Wye store

    GERMAN budget supermarket Lidl has submitted plans to build a store in Ross-on-Wye. The proposals would involve demolition of Wolf Business Park on Gloucester Road and building the shop on the 4.7-acre site. The new store would have 14,262

  • Showcase of postgraduate artwork

    An exhibition of artwork by thirteen postgraduate students of the MA Fine Art course at Hereford College of Arts, entitled Common Room, opens today in an unusual venue for showing contemporary art. The exhibition showcases diverse multi-disciplinary

  • Lane blocked after trailer tipped over

    ONE lane of a roundabout is blocked after a trailer being pulled by a tractor tipped over. The accident happened today on the A417 just outside Ledbury. Recovery is on route and police are at the scene.

  • Superb property dates back to the 17th century

    Mill Cottage Canon Frome, Ledbury Agent: Knight Franks Offers: £1,350,000 Call: 01905 723438 ORIGINALLY two cottages and believed to date from the 17th century, Mill Cottage has been extended and remodelled by the current owner and occupies

  • Ross Road due to be repaired this afternoon

    ROSS Road in Hereford is due to be repaired this afternoon following a burst water pipe.  A Welsh Water spokeswoman said the reinstattion work on the road was booked for 2.30pm today.  There is currently a hole in the road after emergency pipe

  • Family pay tribute to teen who collapsed on Old School Lane

    THE family of a 17 year old boy who died after collapsing on a Hereford bridge said their "hearts have been ripped out". Stamford Griffin died on Friday morning at Hereford County Hospital after he collapsed on the railway bridge on Old School

  • Children get to see their own films on the big screen

    PUPILS from ten county primary schools got to see their own films on the big screen. Children were trained in filmmaking and then went on to use photographs from the Derek Evans archive as their inspiration. The participating children interviewed

  • NHS walkers break for rest in Presteigne

    PRESTEIGNE was an overnight stopping point for three walkers marking the NHS's 70th birthday. The walk from Rhyl to Cardiff allowed them to receive postcards from people throughout Wales and the Borders expressing appreciation for the NHS. These

  • Silent soldier unveiled in Bodenham

    A SILENT soldier has been unveiled in the village of Bodenham. The Silent Soldier campaign is in honour of British troops who fought and died in the First World War 100 years ago. Many will have seen near life-size silhouettes of a First World

  • Sports fixtures

    THURSDAY, JULY 19 FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Wellington v Kidderminster Harriers under-23 CRICKET ECB U17 County Competitions Cup - Group 2B Buckinghamshire U17 v Herefordshire U17 FRIDAY, JULY 20 FRIENDLY Lads Club v Worcester Raiders

  • Eclectic line-up of events at Hay church

    Since the closure of Hay on Wye’s Community Hall, St. Mary’s Church has become an increasingly popular and important venue for community and musical events. Musical programmes for this year and next include classical and church music, jazz, in partnership

  • Mum launches painted rocks project after losing baby

    A MUM has launched her own painted rocks project to raise much-needed funds for the Born Sleeping Appeal at Hereford County Hospital. Laura Grice, 34, wanted to raise awareness and funds for the appeal after discovering first-hand how vital a bereavement

  • Free coffee cocktails at Fairtrade event

    Hay Fairtrade invites you to free coffee cocktails and the screening of a heartwarming documentary from actor Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman), in which he tells how a meeting with a coffee farmer in Ethiopia inspired him to start