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  • Santa gets new grotto from Hereford Lions Club

    SANTA returns to Oakchurch, Staunton-on-Wye, this Christmas thanks to the efforts of Hereford Lions Club. Hereford Lions Club have supported the grotto for the past 40 years and thanks to their support, Santa will move into a new cabin grotto on

  • Director asks fans not to blame volunteers for club's form

    A HEREFORD director has made an online plea to fans asking them not blame the club’s office staff or volunteers for the current team’s form. Writing on the Hereford Awaydays Facebook group Hereford FC director Andrew Graham said: “I get it!

  • Presteigne remembers at St Andrew's Church

    TWO special events were held over the Remembrance weekend at St Andrew's Church, Presteigne. A Homecoming Concert for Peace was held on Saturday, November 11, with a community choir directed by Marion Rowlatt and accompanied by John Hymas.

  • Weekend football results

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 FOOTBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH Hereford 1 (James Roberts) FC United of Manchester 3 MIDLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE Premier Division Lye Town 1 Westfields 2 (Keanu Cooper, Craig Jones) Division Three Bartestree

  • Electric transport challenge completed

    AN electric bike travelled 1,450 miles on the road from Land’s End to John o’Groats. Fred Spaven from Bartonsham, Hereford converted a 1961 British-built Royal Enfield ‘Bullet’ from petrol into an electric bike. He wanted to prove the power of

  • Moon welcomes players back for derby clash

    LADS Club are preparing to play two games in three days, but manager Danny Moon says that their league derby match against Pegasus Juniors will take priority. Moon's side were missing 12 players for their trip to Dudley Town on Saturday, but came

  • Free car parking dates for late night Christmas shopping

    LATE night Christmas shopping starts in Hereford next week. Herefordshire Council car parks in Hereford, on street pay and display and the Old Market car park will be free for shoppers after 4pm for late night shopping on November 21 and 28, and

  • Charity welcomes businessman as new CEO

    THE Little Princess Trust has appointed a local businessman its senior leadership team. Phil Brace has joined the Hereford based charity after serving as a volunteer trustee for the past four years, but his personal connections go back further.

  • Seven heaven as Bartestree demolish basement side

    BARTESTREE continued their momentum as they rattled seven goals past basement side Shipston Excelsior including a hat-trick from Thomas Bendall. After beating big-spending Alcester Town last week in the Midland League Challenge Vase they made it

  • Williams fires Welly into cup semi-final

    MATTHEW Williams netted another hat-trick as Wellington Reserves booked their place in the HFA Charity Bowl semi-final following a dramatic 4-3 victory over Clee Hill. Welly found themselves 3-1 down at half-time against their league rivals only

  • Morgan Motor Company supports Stoke Lacy Heritage Project

    A GREAT time was had by all at the Stoke Lacy Heritage Project grand draw at the Morgan Motor Company. Morgans opened their doors to celebrate the Morgan Stoke Lacy relationship, a relationship which started back in 1871 when Harry Morgan's grandfather

  • Vintage cider to be auctioned for hospice

    A BOTTLE of vintage Hereford cider dating back half a century will go under the hammer for charity next month. The Bulmers Pomagne dates back to 1968 and has been donated to St Michael’s Hospice by Hereford resident Bob Benjamin along with a 1971

  • Bulls have chance for revenge in FA Trophy

    HEREFORD will have the chance for revenge over FC United of Manchester when the two meet at Edgar Street in the FA Trophy on November 24. FC United beat Hereford 3-1 in the league last weekend and the two will meet in the third qualifying round

  • Cyclist crashes into wall in Hoarwithy

    AN air ambulance was called after a cyclist hit a wall in Hoarwithy. An ambulance, paramedic officer and a Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham was called to the accident on Saturday at 11am. An ambulance spokeswoman said: "The patient had ended

  • Arrests for possessing offensive weapons down on last year

    ARRESTS for possessing an offensive weapon in a public place have fallen this year in Herefordshire. According to figures released by West Mercia Police following an FOI request, the figures for this year up to August are lower than last year and

  • Hereford heavily beaten as county sides battle at bottom

    HEREFORD men's hockey club continued to struggle in the De Cymru & The Marches 1 after they suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat at the hands of Cirencester. The loss allowed Herefordshire side Ross-on-Wye go above them following a 4-1 victory over Cardiff

  • Police identify man in CCTV image

    POLICE have identified a man from a CCTV image who they wished to speak to in connection with a burglary.  Officers released the appeal on November 7 in relation to a burglary in Willow Grove in Hereford on September 25.  Police said a man

  • Visiting restrictions lifted at hospital

    VISITING restrictions at Hereford County Hospital due to an outbreak of Norovirus have been lifted. The Redbrook ward has now been re-opened. But the trust which runs the hospital said it still remains important that any visitors with diarrhoea

  • Hotel hit by burglars

    MONEY and tools were stolen from a hotel in Clyro. The Baskerville Hall Hotel, in Clyro, Powys, was hit by burglars who stole £1,000 in cash, a drill and an AV splitter. The burglary took place between 1.15am and 2am on Tuesday, September 18.

  • Skipper Jones fires last gasp winner for Fields

    WESTFIELDS captain Craig Jones hopes that his last minute winner at Lye Town can be the catalyst for their fortunes turning around. The midfielder left it until the 94th minute to strike home from 12 yards to earn Fields their ninth win of the season

  • Williams must win final group game on television

    SHOBDON based darts player Jim Williams will play his final group match in the Grand Slam of Darts live on television this evening. The Herefordshire player who plays in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) events has had a tough weekend losing

  • Singing chef wins music competition

    A SINGING chef is the overall winner of an online competition. Nico Michael performed at the grand finals of a competition called Now That's Entertainment in Brighton. He was announced the winner of the first series. The 24-year-old, whose

  • Much Birch remembers end of the Great War

    ON Friday children from Much Birch Co E Primary School recited poems and writings to commemorate the end of the First World War at a ceremony on the Rosemary Rigby Millennium Green. The service was conducted by the Reverend Mark Johnson and attended

  • Ann Summers to close in Hereford

    SIGNAGE has been put up announcing the closure of the Ann Summers shop in Hereford. The poster in the High Town store says trading will cease on December 29 of this year. The shop is next to the buildings which were damaged by a huge blaze

  • Only Fools and Horses star John Challis opens kitchen

    ACTOR and TV star John Challis lent a helping hand to officially open a new kitchen in Orleton Village Hall. The ‘Only Fools and Horses’ and ‘Benidorm’ star opened the kitchen on Tuesday at a special ribbon cutting ceremony. John Challis