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  • Villagers hear sound not heard for 70 years

    THE SOUNDS of success are peeling out over Dorstone village after the church bells were rung for the first time in more than 70 years. And who better to officially mark the occasion than three of the village's oldest inhabitants. Most of the

  • Bulls sign defender Ezewele

    HEREFORD FC have signed defender Louis Ezewele as cover for the final few league matches. The 22-year-old defender was a youngster with Wolves and Bristol Rovers and played under Head of Football Tim Harris at Redditch. “Louis can play at centre-back

  • Hay 'Bank Bus' launched

    PEOPLE in Hay-on-Wye are benefitting from a unique 'Bank Bus' scheme. A minibus takes people from Hay to Brecon so that they can get over-the-counter bank services or use other facilities no longer available in the town. It's part of the Hay

  • What name for village's new houses?

    Pupils at a Herefordshire primary school have been asked to choose a name for a new luxury housing development. Beech Grove Homes has started work on delivering 28 new properties at its Newlands development in the village of Stoke Lacy.

  • Columnist argues against the legalisation of drugs

    Religion is the opium of the people. Today religion declines and drugs are on the rise. Global celebrities argue life’s emotional pain has reached such levels that we should legalise drugs. Local Vennture volunteers see things differently. In the daytime

  • Couple's dream home on awards shortlist

    THIS stunning 'dream home' in the Herefordshire countryside has been shortlisted for a top architecture award. Owners Steph and Alex Wilson and children Lydia and Ollie went through heartache and living in a caravan for three years as they tried

  • Seann Walsh, the 'king of the lie-in', returns to Hereford

    Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is returning to The Courtyard this month.Returning from his venture into ballroom dance on Strictly, Seann Walsh is back on the comedy scene and ready to entertain the crowds

  • Plans for village homes

    DEVELOPERS have submitted plans to build nine homes near Ross-on-Wye. Peter Dowle wants to place the properties at Waters Edge on Sharman Pitch in Howle Hill. His proposals include two semi-detached houses and a mix of three to five bedroom

  • Conservative MP admits false expenses claim

    A Conservative MP has pleaded guilty to two charges of making a false expenses claim. Chris Davies, whose constituency covers Hay-on-Wye on the Herefordshire border, admitted to one charge of providing false or misleading information for allowances

  • Homes proposed near Hereford

    DEVELOPERS want to build four homes on a field near Hereford. MF Freeman have submitted plans to build the properties on land off Coldswell in Munstone. The proposals include a couple of semi-detached two bed homes and a two three bed detached

  • Herefordshire people back 'Scrap Brexit' petition

    More than 8,000 people in Herefordshire have signed a 'scrap Brexit' petition that is growing so quickly it crashed the government's system. The Revoke Article 50 petition is now nearing three million signatures and climbing towards the highest

  • Mystery over council accounts that can't be signed off

    Herefordshire Council officers are not ruling out that a possible criminal investigation is the reason past accounts at the local authority cannot yet be signed off. A leading councillor resigned from a committee last week over growing frustration

  • Hereford Times opinion: cheers to our pub heroes

    TWO articles on the same page of this week’s Hereford Times, but the same old story - pubs in trouble. Except at least one of the stories has a picture of locals with smiles from ear to ear. For in Yarpole the community has rallied around to save the