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  • Goalkeeper has change of heart over Hereford move

    A GOALKEEPER has turned down an offer to play for Hereford FC just as manager Pete Beadle thought a deal was going to be done. “It was a change of heart a little bit,” said Beadle. “We made him an offer and he didn’t want to do anything about

  • Drugs and cash seized after chase

    POLICE officers chased suspects on foot and used a red dot from a taser to arrest two men on suspicion of drug offences. West Mercia Police officers stopped a car on Panniers Lane, Bromyard, at around 12.05am on Saturday morning. Two men in

  • Hayes' late winner earns Westfields perfect start

    WESTFIELDS head into this weekend's FA Cup tie at Romulus in sparkling form having won two league games in three days. Fields got their season off to a dream start on Saturday with a 1-0 victory despite a 250 mile round journey to South Normanton

  • REVIEW Three Choirs Festival - Parry Centenary Tribute

    By Clare Stevens Charles Hubert Hastings Parry is best known as the composer of Jerusalem, sung each year at the Last Night of the Proms, but this year’s centenary of his death has provided an opportunity for concert promoters to explore his less-familiar

  • First GB jersey for goalball youngster Roper

    A VISUALLY impaired athlete with Paralympic dreams has been chosen to represent the GB's Goalball team for the upcoming IBSA European B Championships in Poland next month. Royal National College for the Blind student, Joseph Roper will be part of

  • County bowlers bid for national glory

    HEREFORD'S St Martins Bowls Club has sent its biggest ever contingent to the National Championships which began at Leamington Spa this week. The event, which will run until the beginning of September, is set to see around 30,000 players and spectators

  • Tae Kwon Do fighters take host of world titles

    HEREFORD Tae Kwon Do instructor Dave Sheppard led by example clinching his ninth world title and his students followed suit clinching several golds and a host of other medals at the World Championships. Some 2,500 competitors from all continents

  • Hay-on-Wye remembers soldiers during tribute weekend

    HAY-ON-WYE turned back the clock for a tribute weekend in memory of all those young men from the town and surrounding villages who lost their lives during the First World War a century ago. In searing temperatures, re-enactors clad in khaki marched

  • Two saddles are better than one

    WHAT are the scores, George Dawes? No, not a throwback to a popular mid-90s TV show, but the progress of a plucky Hereford couple and their bicycle made for two taking part in a challenging 100-mile ride for charity at the weekend. Grandparents

  • Megan Baker House enjoys makeover from volunteers

    MEGAN Baker House has been transformed thanks to the efforts of volunteers from a county law firm. Staff from Harrison Clark Rickerbys took time out of their weekend to lend a hand to renovate the Leominster based centre on Saturday, August 4.

  • Creams dessert shop is opening in Hereford

    A SHOP which specialises in desserts is opening in Hereford. Creams is opening soon at 27, Commercial Street in Hereford. The company which has more than 80 stores across the UK sells sundaes, waffles, crepes, ice cream and other puddings.

  • Father took his own life, inquest hears

    A FATHER killed himself after living with anxiety and depression for years, an inquest has heard. Peter Troy of Banners Cottage, Ross on Wye, died on May 10 this year, aged 57. Medical evidence read out at at Herefordshire Coroner's Court detailed

  • Ex-soldier jailed for 11 years for assaulting wife

    A VETERAN of the Iraq War has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for assaulting his wife. Christopher Bywater, 35, was convicted of two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent against his wife, Jodie Bywater, in a trial in April this year.

  • Bright spark Ophelia, aged three, joins Mensa

    MENSA has gained a new member: a three-year-old pre-school pupil from Ross-on-Wye. Ophelia Morgan-Dew has officially become a member of the group after IQ test results showed she was in the top 0.03% bracket for her age. She also scored the