COUNTY health chiefs say they face a huge risk if no funding is announced to replace the hutted wards at Hereford County Hospital. Demolition teams moved in to knock down the old unoccupied Canadian hutted wards at the hospital in October to pave
HEREFORDSHIRE Wildlife Trust has secured funding to create training opportunities. The trust will deliver practical training sessions as part of the Building Better Opportunities programme funded by the Big Lottery and European Social Fund. The
A STOKE Lacy based company's continuing efforts to reduce their impact on the environment were recognised at an awards ceremony. Wye Valley Brewery was announced as the winner of the Water Efficiency Category at the Marches Blue Business Awards
A FORMER Hereford United coach, who died earlier this year from a brain tumour, will be the focus of a fundraising dinner in Ross-on-Wye in January. Maggie Bate, who lives in the town, has been organising the event in memory of her husband, Dick
CIVIC leaders in Ledbury have given the go-ahead for a 27 per cent town council tax increase for the next financial year. Ledbury Town Council agreed last week (December 6) to raise an extra £101,441 in its precept which will mean a rise of approximately
A WOMAN was punched and kicked during what is believed to be an unprovoked assault in Ledbury on Tuesday. Police said the victim was pushed to the floor from behind in Lawnside Road at 2pm and a man told her he "wanted the money". He then ran
OPHELIA Roach, aged nine, from Lord Scudamore Academy decided to raise some money for Hereford and Worcester Animal Rescue. She began by selling rocks that she and her friends decorated with dog faces. They set up a 'stall' outside Ophelia's
A RURAL community which created its own internet network has received funding for IT education and social care. The Twyford and Ridgehill community to the south of Hereford was last in line to benefit from a council scheme called Fastershire to
IT has been a successful autumn for Hereford junior squash player, Jack Harris. Jack, aged 16, who attends Hereford Sixth Form College, won the Worcestershire County under 17s tournament. He was runner-up in the Lansdown Elite squash open after
HEREFORD'S running clubs are getting a mini boom from the effects of park run. Every Saturday, the city's free-to-enter run, a 5k around the perimeter of the racecourse at 9am, attracts more than 200 runners. "The spin off from park run has been
I wonder if you read about the restaurant chain – Frankie and Benny’s – which has introduced a ban on mobile phones in order to try to make families talk to each other rather than be distracted by their phones. All of Frankie and Benny’s restaurants
A HEREFORDSHIRE church with acting and automobile connections is to benefit from a major grant. The Grade II listed St Peter and Paul church in Stoke Lacy will receive £15,000 from a National Churches Trust Repair Grant to help make it watertight
ALI Neale held his nerve to fire Bartestree into the final of the Midland League Vase. Neale converted the final spot-kick to give the villagers a 5-4 win over Continental Star in a penalty shoot-out after the sides had been deadlocked at 1-1 after
HEREFORD Racecourse are looking forward to one of their biggest afternoons of the year with the usual array of interesting fashions on show when they stage their Christmas Jumper Raceday on Saturday. "We only have two Saturdays of racing in the
THOSE waking up early this morning were treated to a spectacular sunrise with skies turning shades of purple, pink and lilac. Hereford Times Camera Club members sent in vivid images capturing the unusual weather conditions. BBC Weather presenter
Having only started running in the last year, Anna Simpkin has decided to challenge herself even further and has secured a place in next year's London Marathon. "Turning 30 next year has inspired me to do something big and tick off an ultimate bucket-list
A new exhibition of contemporary crafts opens tomorrow, Friday, in the historic and atmospheric setting of Hereford Cathedral crypt. Crafting the Cathedral is an exhibition bringing together contemporary craft artefacts, created and designed as
An application for retrospective planning permission regarding the increase in size of a 'lambing shed' on land known as Probert's Farm at Craswall and the addition of a wood burning stove to the structure has been received by Herefordshire Council
HEREFORD'S head of football Tim Harris has welcomed the arrival of experienced centre-back Josh Gowling as being 'just what we need'. The former Gillingham and Bournemouth defender will be familiar to many Bulls followers as he spent a loan period
TWO Hereford martial arts practitioners have been honoured for their contribution to the sport and for their charitable work. Luke and Sarah Hall, who have combined experience in the sport of more than 45 years, have both received Martial Arts Illustrated
A CYCLIST is fighting for his after an accident with a lorry. Police said that the accident involved a cyclist and a DAF LF lorry at 4.20pm hours yesterday on Walwyn Road, Upper Colwall, Malvern. Officers said this afternoon: "The collision
A HEREFORDSHIRE-based law firm has brought a little festive cheer to St Michael's Hospice. Instead of receiving gifts in the run-up to Christmas, the team at DF Legal solicitors spent the month of November bringing in tasty treats, gifts and decorations
SCORES of county footballers are hoping for a good result from a crunch decider next week which will be played at the unlikely venue of Shirehall’s chambers. Herefordshire Council planners are set to consider two applications for all-weather pitches
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 FOOTBALL MIDLAND FLOODLIT YOUTH LEAGUE Premier South Hereford v Worcester City Southern Division Cheltenham Town v Bromyard Town FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 FOOTBALL MIDLAND FLOODLIT YOUTH LEAGUE Southern
A PAIR of chartered surveyors from Hereford has taken on a 160ft fundraising challenge in aid of a charity which supports seriously ill children and their families. Abbie Lewis and Lucy Gilbert took part in a bungee jump to raise funds for Roald
SCORES of county footballers are hoping for a good result from a crunch decider next week which will be played at the unlikely venue of Shirehall’s chambers. Herefordshire Council planners are set to consider two applications for all-weather pitches
