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  • Celebrating the music of Argentina

    On Saturday, March 23, from 11am-2pm Aardvark Books will again be hosting the extraordinary acoustic guitarist Gareth Rees-Roberts. For many years Gareth made regular appearances at Aardvark, but over the last few years other projects have kept him

  • Reader's letter: reduce emissions, freeze bypass plans

    Om March 8, 2019, Herefordshire Council passed a motion: “That this Council resolves to declare its recognition of the climate emergency and calls on the executive to (in summary):  Commit to an accelerated reduction of its own carbon emissions,

  • Choral society sings Bach classic

    Magisterial’ … ‘majestic’ … ‘sublime’ … ‘moving’ … are among the words often used to describe Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor, which Hereford Choral Society will perform with Marches Baroque orchestra on Saturday, March 23 in Hereford Cathedral

  • Robin retires after nearly four decades at Wyevale

    A HEREFORD man is celebrating his retirement this week after 39 years of service at Wyevale Nurseries. Robin Trumper, an Amenity & Landscape Sales Executive at the Hereford nursery, started working at the firm in October 1980. Andy Johnson, Managing

  • Council plans closures for busy county bridges

    TWO vital county bridges will be closed for several weeks this summer to allow for repairs. Inspections of Holme Lacy and Stoke Lacy bridges have indicated that both structures need significant maintenance work. Schemes are currently being developed

  • Kington children Strike for Climate

    LOCAL students led a Strike for Climate in Kington on Friday, March 15 in solidarity with climate activist Greta Thunberg and students from around the world. They were applauded by townspeople as they marched and commended for their informed and

  • Reader's letters: time to halt bypass plans

    Congratulations to Hereford Council in declaring a climate emergency. This means that all policies need to be aligned to this declaration. So all work on preparations for the so called by-pass must be stopped, and the transport package for the town

  • Reader's letter: Climate Emergency

    How encouraging that Herefordshire Councillors voted unanimously to recognise that there is a Climate Emergency and for the Council to address this. Now the question is what are they going to do differently?   Councillor Jenny Bartlett made the

  • Micropub opens in historic Buttermarket

    AN ABBEYDORE cidermaker has opened a micropub in Hereford's historic Buttermarket. Serving a range of Gwatkin's Cider's award-winning ciders and perries alongside beers and lager from Stoke Prior's Wye Valley Brewery for consumption both on and

  • Go-ahead for outdoor smoking bar at nightclub

    HEREFORD nightclub Rubix will have a later last entry time and an outside bar in the smoking area after agreeing conditions with police. James Smith had applied to Herefordshire Council to vary the licence conditions for the 80’s bar. He asked

  • Bulls look to do themselves 'big favour' against Guiseley

    HEREFORD'S Head of Football Tim Harris says that Saturday's home match against Guiseley is an opportunity to do themselves 'a big favour' in the league. The Bulls, who sit six points above their visitors, will be without midfielder Theo Wharton

  • Call for volunteers to join Great River Wye Spring Clean

    VOLUNTEERS in Herefordshire are gearing up to do their bit in tackling the world's growing plastic pollution problem. To mark the national event Keep Britain Tidy on home soil, Hereford Community Clean Up Group wanted to do something big to battle

  • Social proof, and why your business needs it

    Hereford Times digital marketing expert Grant Thomas writes about social proof, and why it is important to your business What is social proof? We all like to check for reviews before choosing a restaurant to visit. Many of us scour feedback

  • Ross Rotary Club present a charity concert

    ROSS Rotary Club is delighted and excited to present a joint concert featuring the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir and X-entricity. This unique concert will be held at Ross Baptist Church on Broad Street, Ross-on-Wye on Saturday, April 13 at 7.30pm.

  • UITC to hold Easter holiday soccer schools

    UNITED In The Community are holding their Easter holiday soccer schools and multi-sports club with the help of partners With The Ball. The holiday club will once again be taking place at UITC's Central Park facility in Hereford. The sessions

  • Man's body lay undiscovered for a year

    A HEREFORD man's death went undiscovered for more than a year, an inquest has heard. Herefordshire Coroner's Court heard that James Vincent Lawrence, 53, of Brockington Drive, Tupsley, was found dead in his home by police on February 23. Officers