BE READY to fail, but be ready to reinvent your business. That was the message to county firms at a special export show in Hereford. Former SAS officer Joff Sharpe, now the Chief Operating Officer at British Land PLC, gave his advice during a
GET a taste of the vegan lifestyle - including cake and cider - at a special fair at the Shirehall. And if you do pop along you will also be helping local animal charities. The Vegan Fair takes place at the Shirehall on Saturday, April 6, from
Rebecca Davies, chief executive of Hereford Racecourse, tells Philippa May what she loves about Herefordshire WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE COUNTY ON MOVING HERE? I was actually born in Hereford and used to live in Clehonger until
EDUCATION leaders in Hereford say they are enthusiastic about the growing engagement the new university is having with the city’s colleges. New Model in Techonology & Engineering’s Ingenuity Studio has been hosting joint activities with local colleges
Nearly 14,000 people in Herefordshire have now signed the 'Scrap Brexit' petition. The online petition on the House of Commons website has passed the 5.5m mark, easily the biggest ever recorded. It coincides with the big 'Put It To The People
LADS Club Vixens clinched victory in the HFA Girls' Cup final following a 5-3 victory over Tupsley Girls. The under-16 sides met at Pegasus Juniors' Old School Lane after both taking comfortable wins on their way to the final. Hannah King scored
MOVES are being made to keep Sunday football alive in Herefordshire. Only six sides entered the league this season which was won by The Lion from Leominster. Joe Mathias, the Football Development Manager at the HFA, has now written to clubs
A PENSIONER in his seventies has been brutally attacked by thugs in an Hereford alleyway. He was punched by two strangers, who then kicked and stamped on him as he lay on the ground. He had been walking his dog at the time of the attack, and
A LEOMINSTER charity will be holding a special auction to raise vital funds. Based at Dale, in Leominster, the Teddy Trust collects teddies from children around the UK, sending them on to children abroad who have suffered the traumas of war or sexual
When Rylan Clark Neal asked for listeners to get in touch to tell him about their special romantic places, Lee Miles from Hereford phoned to share the story of the lamppost on Castle Green that was so special to him and his wife Michelle. The couple
COUNTY tourism has been dealt a blow with the announcement that Visit Herefordshire will close next month. In an announcement made on Twitter today, Visit Herefordshire said: "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Visit Herefordshire
THIEVES that broke into a community football club and ransacked their club house left with just a handful of tea towels. Shobdon Football Club was broken into sometime between 6.30pm on Thursday night and Friday morning. Thieves used a scaffold
ANA Varela fired Hereford FC Women into the final of the Midwest Counties Female Football League's Bill Allsopp Memorial Trophy after they beat Albrighton Ladies 2-1 in the semi-final. The Bulls probed from the outset and Roxana Dinescu was denied
MORE than 60 guests answered the bugle call to a special breakfast aimed at increasing support for the Armed Forces. The Bugle Breakfast was held at Hereford Army Reserve Centre and was a joint event between the military and local business. It
By Peter Fletcher Thirty years in the writing and not performed in its entirety until over a century after the composer’s death, the Mass in B Minor was J. S. Bach’s finest work; some would say the finest piece of western classical music ever written
CAR parks across the county are to be upgraded in a £150,000 scheme. Improvements include surfacing work, better lighting, new safety measures, better signage, and help for parents with young children. The council operates 43 car parks and they
FOOTBALL MIDLAND FLOODLIT YOUTH LEAGUE Premier South Hereford 2 Alvechurch 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH Hereford 1 (Josh Gowling) Guiseley 0 MIDLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE Premier Division Shepshed Dynamo 2 Westfields 0 Division Three
Hidden at the foot of the Malvern Hills with their sweeping views and dramatic landscape, Fairoaks offers the perfect antidote to modern living, providing those in search of a little luxurious down time with the winning combination of an idyllic away-from-it-all
A VILLAGE is patiently waiting for the apple blossom for its annual celebration. Putley's Blossomtime event takes place on Sunday and Monday, May 5 and 6. It will be centred on cider tasting in the parish hall, with well over 100 ciders and perries
THE hunt is on for the owner of this poor pony who left her to starve. Petal, as she was named, was found at the road in the Black Mountains near Longtown, last week. But the filly was so emaciated and anaemic that she had to be put down.
A crumbling church placed on an 'at risk' register has been given £105,000 for vital structural repairs. Residents of Marstow, Ross-on-Wye, are celebrating a lottery grant for their Grade II-listed St Matthew’s Church. It was put on the Historic
NATIONAL Farmers Union (NFU) president Minette Batters is to be the guest speaker at the inaugural Three Counties Farming Awards. Mrs Batters will attend a gala dinner and presentation evening at the Three Counties Showground on Thursday, June 13
TRINITY Primary School came away with the overall title after winning a total of 26 medals at the Herefordshire Annual Primary Schools’ Swimming Gala recently. A total of 13 schools from across Herefordshire took part in the gala with children from
A YOUNG boy was caught on film risking serious injury – or even worse – when he dangled off railings above the River Wye in Hereford. He was part of a group of teenagers seen crossing Greyfriars Bridge yesterday when he climbed over the roadside
LEDBURY and District Swimming Club came away with a haul of medals from the Worcestershire County Championships recently. On day one at Wolverhampton, Will Kennedy picked up Ledbury’s first medal of the championships taking home bronze in the 1,500
Hereford Cathedral's copy of the famous Magna Carta has gone on display in Italy. The Cathedral agreed to lend out one of its most prized possessions to an exhibition, partly in the hope that it could spur more Italian visitors to Hereford. But
A Herefordshire dog breeder has won a top prize at Crufts. Rottweiler Molly won Best Veteran in Breed for owner Valerie Jones, who is based in Putson. Molly first won the Veteran Bitch class and then beat the Male Veteran to take best in breed
Thirty years in the writing and not performed in its entirety until over a century after the composer’s death, the Mass in B Minor was J. S. Bach’s finest work; some would say the finest piece of western classical music ever written. Some parts, like
A FAMILY fear their three-year-old spaniel Anna is the latest victim in a growing number of dog thefts in Herefordshire. Anna went missing when being walked on private land near the family home at Marden. Despite hours of searching the 'heartbroken
BUDDING athletes from Herefordshire put in respectful performances despite being out of their comfort zones at the English Schools Cross Country National Championships. Whitecross High School pupils Eva Tyler and Matt Brunnock took part in the junior
A Hereford charity has been named the best in the country at what it does. National Star, which supports young people with disabilities and learning difficulties, was named the Specialist Provider of the year at the Tes Further Education Awards
Organisers say they are "encouraged and delighted" by the early response to the competition to create a flag for Herefordshire. The contest closes in just over two weeks, on April 15. But the county's flag committee say they have already had a substantial
THESE pictures chart the changing face of a picturesque field in Herefordshire. Amateur photographer Tim Chandler took the photos, which he says show "how things have changed from a lovely rural scene to a building site". They show building
