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  • Charity art competition celebrates county

    A CHARITY art competition saw entrants from across the county celebrate what they love most about Herefordshire. 96 pieces of artwork from people of all ages were entered into Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ charity art competition and were displayed

  • Man jailed for punching and kicking woman's face

    A MIDDLE-aged man has been jailed for beating a woman so badly that her front teeth had to be removed. David Oseman, aged 59, of Chestnut Drive, Hereford, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Naomi Nelson-Cofie, prosecuting

  • Residents excluded from parking permit scheme

    HEREFORD residents say they are facing hundreds of pounds worth of parking costs after being excluded from a county council permit scheme. Edgar Street residents will be left with no free nearby on-street parking spaces when changes to Herefordshire

  • Colva and Gladestry remember Huey Turner

    THE annual Act of Remembrance took place at the War Memorial in St Mary's churchyard, Gladestry, on November 11. The inside of the church was bedecked with poppies and interesting information about local men living in the area during the world

  • No trains between Hereford and Malvern this weekend

    TRAINS will not be running between Hereford and Great Malvern this weekend. A rail replacement bus will run between Great Malvern and Hereford on Saturday November 17 and Sunday November 18 due to engineering works taking place on the line between

  • Hereford man charged with historic sexual offence

    A 60-YEAR-old man from Hereford has been charged with a historic sexual offence on a girl under 14. Terence John Yarwood of Ledbury Road appeared at Hereford Magistrates Court last Wednesday. He has been charged with one count of an indecent

  • School travels overseas to pay respects to war dead

    PUPILS from a county secondary school travelled overseas to pay their respects to the soldiers of the First World War. There were 55 Year 11 pupils from St Mary’s RC High school who followed the route taken by the soldiers and travelled across the

  • Kindertransport anniversary to be commemorated

    THE 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport will be commemorated in Leominster, as the town recognises its links to the effort which saw the rescue of 10,000 children from Nazi Germany. Musical drama Last Train Tomorrow will be performed at Leominster

  • Panel reviews councillors' complaints in private

    COUNCILLORS banned the press and public from a meeting this week set up to consider dozens of complaints about elected members’ bad behaviour. Herefordshire Council’s standards panel agreed to review a large sample of the 64 decisions relating

  • Free lunch to tackle Christmas Day loneliness

    A CHARITY is ensuring nobody spends Christmas Day alone by hosting a free lunch. The Christmas Day Community Lunch takes place at Pontrilas Craft Cafe on December 25 and is organised by CARE Herefordshire CIC. Entertainment will also be provided

  • Residents getting closer to buying village pub

    RESIDENTS in north Herefordshire have almost secured the future of a 17th century pub in their village. The Boot Inn in Orleton closed in June 2017 which prompted villagers to join together to take ownership of the pub. They set up the Orleton

  • This week's sports fixtures

    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 FOOTBALL MIDLAND FLOODLIT YOUTH LEAGUE Premier Division South Hereford v Bromsgrove Sporting Southern Division Slimbridge v Pegasus Juniors FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUE Premier Division

  • Wife pays tribute to young man found dead in Clehonger

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a young dad who died near Hereford on Monday afternoon. Eric Marchant was originally from Ross-on-Wye and had moved to Clehonger with his young family in April. His wife Becca said he was the "most loving husband she