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  • We loved this hotel so much, we bought it

    GUESTS James Sheehan and Zoe Carter loved the border hotel they stopped in so much that they bought it! And now they have swapped London’s bright lights and fast pace for the tranquility and beauty of life at Milebrook House Hotel, nestling in the

  • My duet with Freddie Mercury

    AS the film world toasts the star of Bohemian Rhapsody, the biographical film about British rock band Queen, one Herefordshire woman looks back fondly on the day she sang with Freddie Mercury. Food writer Judith Wills, who lives near Kington, was

  • Bid to tackle farming skills gap

    A NEW partnership has been formed locally to tackle the skills shortage in the agriculture industry. The Three Counties Showground has announced the the prestigious Royal Agricultural University (RAU) will be its first ever agricultural educational

  • Vamos explore post-traumatic stress in new production

    Vamos, the Worcester-based full mask theatre company bring their latest production, A Brave Face to The Courtyard on Monday, February 25. Afghanistan: 2009. Ryan is there to see the world, learn a trade, get a life. Training is complete, combat

  • Queenswood remembers war time icon

    HERE’S to the folks on Britain’s soil - and more particularly to those at a well-known Herefordshire beauty spot. The opening line comes from a stirring wartime rhyme which accompanied the photograph of a Hereford woman who was to become the face

  • Chelsea pensioner visits Herefordshire WI

    ONE of the famous Chelsea Pensioners will be visiting the county at the invitation of the Women's Institute. Brian Cumming will be arriving at Hereford station on April 29 on his way to the annual council meeting of the Herefordshire Federation

  • Rookie lifeguards enjoy water safety success

    CONGRATULATIONS to the Rookie Lifeguard enthusiasts for all passing there Bronze stage 2 certificate. The Rookies meet every Friday at East Radnor Leisure centre and learn valuable life skills in water safety, personal survival, first aid and CPR

  • In memory of a super volunteer

    A STALWART of the National Trust was officially remembered at a ceremony at Berrington Hall near Leominster. Anne Richards, a member of the local NT supporters group Herefordshire & The Marches Association, was remembered at a tree planting

  • New bingo club opens in Hereford

    IT was eyes down after the official ribbon cutting as Hereford Mayor Sue Boulter welcomed a new bingo club to the city. As she officially opened the Buzz Bingo club on Saturday (Feb 9) research showed people in the South of England enjoy the camaraderie

  • How becoming drag queen Miss Charlii changed my life

    ROWDY audiences are all par for the course according to Ross-on-Wye drag queen Charlie Barton who makes the remarkable claim that this profession can help sufferers with social anxiety. In Charlie’s view, Herefordshire has not yet fully embraced

  • VIDEO: Hereford players make surprise visit to young fan

    HEREFORD players Jimmy Oates and Mike Symons made a surprise visit to a young fan who is currently recovering from a brain tumour. Harry Williams had the surprise visit at his home this morning when Oates presented him with a pair of football

  • Eight get one-star hygiene rating

    EIGHT Herefordshire food outlets have been issued with official notices to improve their hygiene and food safety. In the last 18 months the eight have all been given a one-star rating, the next to lowest on the zero to five scale used by the Food Standards

  • Calls for action over dog kennels

    COUNTY residents say they are frustrated with the lack urgency from Herefordshire Council in tackling an unpermitted sheep dog shed which is causing a noise nuisance to villagers. The working collies are being kept on land without planning permission