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  • Singer songwriter with a mystical touch at The Globe

    Bity Booker, who comes to The Globe at Hay tomorrow, Friday, February 22, is a folk singer and songwriter based in London. Her songs are mostly voice and classical guitar with a few whimsical touches such as bells, musical saw, and sparrow sounds,

  • Calls for hospital funding from planned student block

    COUNTY hospital chiefs are asking for £40,000 from those behind plans for a new Hereford student block to avoid cancelled operations due to an expected increase in healthcare demand. Cityheart Partnerships Ltd’s scheme to build the accommodation

  • Reader's letter: councillor's statement not a surprise

    I read the letter headed “Unlikely” in last week’s Hereford Times, and was astonished that anyone could be surprised by any utterance made by Polly Andrews. On two occasions, when I was a trustee and treasurer of the South Wye Community Association

  • Roll up, roll up for Garway's circus-themed panto

    Starting today, Av' A Go Panto presents Troubles at the Top, a show for half term taking place in Garway Community Hall. It's another original script by Claire and Jason Harris, Troubles at the Top features many characters from across the rural

  • Edgar Street remains ‘asset of community value’

    HEREFORD FC’s football ground Edgar Street will remain as an ‘asset of community value’ until at least 2024. Hereford United Supporters Trust has had its application to renew the status approved. Trust chairman, Richard Tomkins, said: “Edgar

  • Curlews are back at Lugg Meadows, Hereford

    CURLEWS have been seen again on Lugg Meadows Hereford. There have been declines in the breeding population of the bird throughout much of the country, so conservationists are delighted to see them return for the mating season. With a haunting

  • Calls to save hotel

    A COUNTY mayor says it is ‘unthinkable’ for a historic town hotel to close later this year. Harry Bramer, mayor of Ross-on-Wye, says his post bag has been swelled with letters from residents deeply concerned about the possible loss of The Chase

  • Benefit claimant numbers falling in county

    THE number of people claiming benefits in Herefordshire has decreased overall. Labour market figures from the Department of Work and Pensions this week showed that the county's overall claimant count was 2,098, a decrease of 26 claimants compared

  • Timber-framed gem is crying out for modernisation

    Clearbrook Farm Pembridge, Leominster Agent: Fisher German Guide price: £500,000 Call: 01432 802545 CLEARBROOK Farm is located just to the north of the riverside village of Pembridge and is easily accessible to the main arterial

  • Woman arrested after bingo hall attack

    A WOMAN was arrested after events took an ugly turn at a county bingo hall. Police were called at 6.49pm yesterday to a report of an assault at Clifton Bingo Hall on South Street, Leominster. A police spokeswoman confirmed that a 19-year-old-woman

  • Chairman's Day delight for climbing Bromyard

    BROMYARD impressed a large crowd on Chairman's Day with an emphatic 33-0 victory over Coventrians. James Mitchell ran over a brace of tries for the hosts while further scores came via Greg Leighton, Rory Lane and Tom Watkins. Due to Dunlop’s

  • Lancett dominates category at Hawkstone International MX

    A RISING motocross star continued to put his name in lights by dominating his category at the Hawkstone International MX Dominic Lancett, from Withington, was the fastest rider in the MXY2-Open category, setting the fastest time in qualifying then

  • Buyers snap up High Town flats before they are built

    FLATS at the sight of a much-maligned Hereford eyesore have been sold before they have been built. The properties are being incorporated into Alban House which was destroyed by a large fire in 2010. The site has been surrounded by hoarding since

  • Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright on why local news is vital

    Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright writes a message to readers about the importance of supporting local newspapers THERE has never been more ways to access the news. But newspapers – accountable, properly researched journalism, paid for by the cover