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  • Hereford charity to help Swedish and Danish children

    Hereford-based charity The Little Princess Trust will soon be expanding their work overseas. They will be collaborating with the world-leading Swedish hair replacement company Aderans Hair Centre, to supply wigs to children in Sweden and Denmark

  • Cabinet member denies culture of misleading judges at council

    THE councillor responsible for the county’s children’s services today (January 18) denied that there has been a culture of misleading judges at Herefordshire Council. Children and families cabinet member Elissa Swinglehurst rejected the suggestion

  • Monty Don excited to return to Malvern Spring Festival

    HEREFORDSHIRE'S Monty Don will join green-fingered DJ Jo Whiley in the star-studded line-up heading for the Malvern Spring Festival Three Counties Showground. The Gardeners’ World favourite will be returning to the event at the Three Counties

  • Councillor recovering in hospital after emergency surgery

    A COUNTY councillor is on the mend after undergoing emergency surgery shortly after Christmas. Herefordshire Council chairman Brian Wilcox told a public meeting today (January 18) that Jenny Hyde, the Conservative member for the Ross North ward

  • Pupils impress at contact rugby festival

    JOHN Kyrle High School pupils impressed when Cheltenham Tigers RFC hosted the Gloucestershire under-13 Girls Contact Festival recently. The pupils were invited to play, following their performances at several local Pitch up and Play events in the

  • Worries grow for missing Herefordshire man

    POLICE, their concerns growing about missing Herefordshire man Michael Worsley, have released a new picture of him. The 69-year-old left his home in Withington, near Hereford, this morning, but has not been seen or heard from since. He is described

  • An exotic invader

    A COLOURFUL trio of mandarin ducks look contented in Kington in our picture of the day. This beautiful image was snapped by Hereford Times Camera Club member Catherine Turner-Joll, who said: "There are some great places in Herefordshire that people

  • Wedding wish for a dying mum

    A wedding wish has come true for a bride who feared her terminally-ill mother wouldn’t live to see her tie the knot. Kerry Webb, from Little Dewchurch, planned to marry Dean Badhams-Williams in the near future although the couple hadn’t set a date

  • Drink-driver told to carry out unpaid work

    A MAN who crashed his car when he was more than three times over the drink-drive limit has been told to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. Grzegorz Bojarski, 53, of Worcester Road, Malvern pleaded guilty to drink-driving. He was stopped by police

  • Award-winning Madley firm announces buy-out

    An award-winning Herefordshire business has announced its latest expansion as it continues to grow the business. Madley-based ETL Systems has bought Atlantic Microwave, a company based in Braintree, Essex, whose product range fits in perfectly

  • Crash on A49 leads to long delays in Hereford

    A CRASH on one of the main routes through Hereford caused long queues on the roads today. The accident on the A49 roundabout near Asda saw traffic back up on Edgar Street, Holmer Road, Ross Road and Belmont Road. It is understood the road is

  • Schools' celebration of the bard returns to The Courtyard

    The Courtyard’s annual Herefordshire Schools Shakespeare Festival returns on Monday 21 January. The Shakespeare project offers schools across Herefordshire an alternative to traditional teaching and support to teachers who may have their own concerns

  • Live covers band raises funds for arts centre

    Fresh from The Courtyard’s 20th Anniversary Gala performance and their showcase success in January 2018, Hereford band The Hey Yahs are back for another night of live music at The Courtyard in January. The Hey Yahs are a fun and lively covers band

  • Animal rights campaigners call for hunt restriction in town

    ANIMAL rights campaigners are calling on Herefordshire Council to ban a county hunt meet due to safety concerns. Nick Weston, head of campaigns at the League Against Cruel Sports, has written to council leader Jonathan Lester following the Ledbury

  • Lloyd returns to Bulls until end of season on loan

    TEENAGE striker George Lloyd has returned to Hereford FC from parent club Cheltenham Town until the end of the season. Lloyd, aged 18, made 14 appearances for the Bulls after joining on loan in October before being recalled earlier this month.  

  • Hereford Mayor to star in panto 'with a twist'

    THE curtain will rise on a unique pantomime with a twist at Saxon Hall Community Centre in Hereford. Writer and Director Kate Ross has been working with a group of volunteers to create the show in aid of Strong Young Minds and Hereford SHYPP, two

  • Snow falls in Herefordshire

    The first few drops of 2019's snow have fallen in Herefordshire. While it was mainly confined to sleet in the city, the more rural areas have seen a light dusting. Dorstone in the Golden Valley has been affected while heavier drops fell in Leominster

  • Suspected chemical incident puts workers in hospital

    AN industrial site in Hereford was closed off by the police because of a "suspected chemical incident". The Hereford Times carried reports yesterday on the cordon at the entrance to the yard where Mortimer Road and Burcott Road meet.

  • Gallery: New boxing gym proves a popular facility

    WHAT started off as a fun exercise session between friends has grown into a brand new boxing club. Bromyard Amateur Boxing Club held its official opening last weekend at its facility in the Linton Industrial Estate, just outside the town. The

  • Mouse and droppings found at Thai restaurant

    A FOOD hygiene inspection discovered rodent droppings and dirty fridges at a Thai restaurant in Hereford. A food hygiene safety report, which has just been made available to view from a freedom of information request, was carried out by Herefordshire

  • Man banned from keeping animals after starving pet dogs

    A HEREFORD man has been banned from keeping animals after he starved his two pet lurchers. Paul Gwynne, 32, of Sherborne Close, Newton Farm pleaded guilty at Hereford Magistrates Court to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act. He was disqualified

  • Captains crowned a drive-in event

    KINGTON Golf Club named their new men's, lady's and junior captains at a recent drive-in event. The well-attended day saw father and son, Philip and Sam Jones, succeed father and son, Brian and Kieran Morgan, as Captain and Junior Captain. Toinette