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  • Offer accepted for car boot sale site near M5

    AN offer to buy a former car boot sale site near the M5 has been accepted, says an estate agent. The field, near the Ketch roundabout on the outskirts of Worcester, had a £3million asking price in an online advert posted by property agents Fisher

  • Reader's letter: If politics were more like football ...

    How strange the world of politics is compared with that of football. In football, if the team plays badly over a period of time the manager gets the sack. In taking Manchester United as an example (but not the only one), straight after which the

  • Reader's letter: the true spirit of co-operation

    You report that NewRiver, owners of the Ross Road site of The Broadleys public house leafleted the local community on December 19. About what? Prospective closure of that asset of community value and conversion into a Co-op that would compete against

  • Get that ABBA buzz with Arrival at The Courtyard

    Join Arrival at The Courtyard this January to celebrate one of the biggest selling pop bands of all time - ABBA. Arrival's multi award-winning show is returning in 2019 following sell out shows in over 20 countries worldwide. Talking about the

  • Strawberry giant rings Brexit alarm

    ONE of Herefordshire's biggest soft fruit growers is reviewing how it houses its seasonal workers due to uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the economy. Marden's S&A Produce (UK) is an independently-owned British family business which supplies

  • A438 closed after crash involving two lorries and a car

    A LORRY driver has been taken to hospital following a crash on the A438 near Ledbury. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Strensham air ambulance were called to the scene of the crash, which involved two lorries and a car, just after 1.35pm

  • Kingfishers take a break close to River Wye

    TWO members of the Hereford Times Camera Club have photographed one of the county's more colourful birds. The Kingfisher certainly stands out with its blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. And, as a big fan of fish, the bird is

  • Smith loan extended to end of season

    DEFENDER Harvey Smith has had his loan extended at Hereford FC until the end of the season. The 20-year-old centre-half has been made captain for 10 matches of 16 appearances by head coach Marc Richards. Smith has been playing for the Bristol

  • Village launches scheme to help neighbours

    A GOOD neighbour scheme has been set up in the village of Sellack. Secretary Carole Ajinkya set up the scheme earlier last year - volunteers offer help with shopping, transport, pets, befriending and small household tasks. Carole said: "Some

  • Seaside adventure at The Courtyard

    As part of The Courtyard’s Family Saturdays, Barking Dog Theatre Company present Teddy’s Seaside Holiday. Eddy the Teddy is getting very excited because he's going on holiday to the seaside with his best friend Sammy Ragdoll, Sammy is hoping to

  • Fownhope remember former manager Dave Clark

    FOWNHOPE held a minute silence ahead of their match against Tenbury Town in remembrance of former first team manager Dave Clark who lost his battle with cancer recently. Current Fownhope manager Roy Ovel said: "It is with sadness that we report

  • Hereford Rotarians make a visit to Cambodia

    CITY of Hereford Rotary Club members have been busy as 2018 moved into 2019. Some club members went on a working visit to Cambodia where they called at Knar Village Learning Centre (KVLC). They met teachers, students and the school nurse with Lori

  • Shakespearean tragedy live on local screens

    BAFTA and Olivier Award winner Simon Russell Beale stars as the King in Shakespeare’s classic drama, The Tragedy of King Richard II in NT Live's first collaboration with the Almeida Theatre, with a live broadcast on Tuesday, January 15. King Richard

  • Dismay at trees being cut back in residential street

    A HEREFORD resident has said it is a "crying shame" that trees have been cut back in her road. Sarah Curtis from Harvey Road in Tupsley has always admired the trees in her street opposite her home. So she was upset to see council sub-contractors

  • Fly Fishing members compete in Fur and Feather Competition

    HEREFORD Fly Fishing Club held its annual Fur and Feather Competition before the Christmas break. There was a good turn out and most members were rewarded with a limit bag of four fish. The overall winner was Phil Vincent followed in second by Bob

  • Party-goer caught drink-driving

    A PARTY-goer was caught with more than twice the legal drink-drive limit in his system. David Watson, 49. of Wells Road, Malvern pleaded guilty to drink-driving on Brockhill Road in Colwall. He had 86mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath - the legal