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  • Eerie moment when SAS light turns knight's head blue

    THIS is the eerie moment when the head turns blue on the effigy of a knight in Hereford Cathedral. The striking effect happens when sunlight falls through the stained glass of a £1million window dedicated to the SAS Regiment. Hereford Times

  • Nursery closes in on £220,000 target

    A RURAL nursery and pre-school is appealing for help in one last push to hit a £220,000 fundraising target. Busy Bees charity in Clifford is in desperate need of a bigger space for the children. The charity plans to extend and refurbish the existing

  • Kington cancer group's appeal

    A CANCER support group which has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds is appealing for help to make sure it can keep helping local people. The Kington and District Macmillan Cancer Support Committee raise around £10,000 a year by holding a popular

  • University appoints new academic chief

    BOSSES at Hereford’s new university have announced a new professor who has been appointed as provost and chief academic officer. Professor Martin Gillie will be taking the lead on all academic matters at the New Model in Technology & Engineering

  • County Cup semi-final postponed

    TONIGHTS HFA County Challenge Cup semi-final between Westfields and Kingstone Rovers has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.   Breaking News........🏊🏊🏊 Club CEO @andrewmorrris66 has just swam down to Allpay Park &

  • Hereford firm heads search for local talent

    Rural Media, a charity and production company based in Hereford, will head up a new talent development scheme for the BBC and Arts Council England in the Midlands. New Creatives gives emerging artists from across the Midlands the opportunity to

  • Average council tax set to rise by £70

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council leaders have proposed a council tax increase of almost five per cent for the next financial year. The council’s cabinet last week agreed the draft budget for 2019/20, which will also see £3.9m worth of savings. The proposals

  • Dreams come true in family show at The Courtyard

    Rip Stop Theatre Company bring Susannah and the Sunflower to The Courtyard this February. Susannah dreams of an amazing flower garden and when the Wizard thanks her for looking after his cow by giving her three magical seeds, her dream starts to

  • Hidden scars exposed through eloquent silence with Vamos

    It's been a long wait, but Vamos Theatre Company will be bringing their latest production to Hereford on February 25 for a chilled performance of A Brave Face. "The thing about mask," says Vamos founder and artistic director Rachael Savage, "is

  • Stars turn out in memory of Hereford Utd coach

    TOP names in British soccer management attended a fundraising dinner in memory of a former Hereford United coach. England soccer manager Gareth Southgate sent a personally recorded message to start off proceedings at the gala dinner in memory of

  • Butterfly conservation discussed at Holmer WI

    AT the February meeting of the Holmer WI, Martyn Davis talked about butterfly conservation with a particular reference to Herefordshire. Martyn has been a local resident for nearly 50 years, having taught at Whitecross School for 35 of those years

  • Bromyard's new war memorials

    TWO World War One commemorative benches now adorning Bromyard have been dedicated in special services. The ceremonies included a bugler playing The Last Post and Reveille and were attended by young and old, including Year 10 pupils from Queen Elizabeth

  • Rare magnum from 1947 comes under the hammer

    A MAGNUM of Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947, one of the finest and rarest wines in the world, will be offered at Brightwells' forthcoming auction of Wine, Port, Champagne and Whisky on Wednesday, February 20. The sale will take place at their Leominster

  • Deadly snakes among dangerous animals kept in county

    DEADLY venomous snakes, a beaded lizard and a zebra, are among the dangerous and wild animals local residents have asked permission to keep in the county. Herefordshire Council has granted all three dangerous wild animal licence applications it

  • Pair sentenced after woman attacked outside pizza shop

    A WOMAN was almost knocked unconscious during a sustained assault outside a pizza shop. Jessica James, 36, attacked Henrietta Burrowes outside Pan Pizza in Gloucester Road in Ross-on-Wye in the early hours of the morning on March 10 last year.