IT'S a concept that has been compared to Big Brother and dystopian fantasy, Black Mirror. China's "social credit system" will assign a number to each of its 1.4 billion citizens, offering rewards such as better interest rates and promotions to
WITH 79 days to go, carnival organisers in Ross-on-Wye have announced this year's Carnival Prince, Princess and attendants. Held on the first Saturday of August every year since 1977, when it was re-established in celebration of the Queen's Silver
KINGTON and District Operatic Society visited the East Radnor Day Centre recently in Presteigne, singing excerpts from The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan. The staff and some of the centre users entered into the spirit of the occasion
THE new Mayor of Hereford has been sworn in. Councillor Kath Hey was sworn in at the city council’s mayor making ceremony on Monday evening, pictured alongside her husband James and son Tom. Last term she served as deputy mayor to Cllr Sue Boulter
THE FIRST person to receive a bursary from Kington Choral Society will use it to further her musical career as she sets her sights on Cardiff. Serena Jopson received £500 towards the costs of music study and expenses, which paid for extra singing
THE Ladies from the Herefordshire Golf Club made a splash in more ways than one in their first match of the 2019 season against Churchill and Blakedown. Beating the visiting club five matches to nil was a solid start to the new campaign following
CARERS from across the county are being invited to a free Carers Week event at Hereford County Hospital to access support and advice from healthcare professionals. Taking place on June 10, from 10.30am to 2.30pm, the event will offer support and
THE smells and sounds of West Africa will fill the air at a Hereford cafe later this month. The Ghanaian takeover is happening at the Babar Cafe on Union Street when Afrobeat straight from Accra will be the music of choice. Guest chef Jambo will
A LANDSCAPE gardener has been fined for illegally disposing of waste in a case taken to Hereford Magistrates’ Court by Herefordshire Council’s Community Protection Team. Mr Neil Stuart Jones, 38, of Prospect Walk, Hereford was sentenced on April
PEOPLE will be asked their views next month on a plan to form one NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for Herefordshire and Worcestershire to replace the four current CCGs. The proposal will not affect any health or care services provided by
THE newly elected mayor for Ross-on-Wye says she will make it her mission to tackle loneliness in the town. Liberal Democrat Jane Roberts was elected mayor with Independent Daniel Lister chosen as her deputy at a Ross town council meeting on Monday
SITTING Mayor of Bromyard, Councillor Roger Page, has been re-elected for a second term. The Independent member of Bromyard and Winslow Town Council won the majority vote at the council's annual meeting last night. Coun Page, who moved to the
TWO vehicles were involved in a crash which closed a road in Hereford this morning. St. Martin's street was closed close to Hereford Leisure Pool after two cars collided close to the junction with St. Martin's Avenue. Police were at the scene
OVER the April 27-28 weekend, the Waterworks Museum came alive with the vibrant sound and colour of Hereford's third Steampunk Festival and some fantastic family entertainment, which kept visitors enthralled all weekend. Throughout the event, visitors
