KAISER Chiefs, James and Happy Mondays are among the names performing at a family music festival near Ledbury. Lakefest returns to Eastnor Castle for its ninth year and across four days in August will have a range of artists from The Pigeon Detectives
COMMUNITY groups have been thanked for the important role they play within Hereford at an awards evening at the Shire Hall. Hereford City Council handed out seven awards on Wednesday, May 15 as they recognise the work put in by volunteers to improve
DEFENDER Joel Edwards is preparing for a European adventure after his Cardiff Met side won the Welsh Premier Europa League play-off on penalties. Edwards, captained Hereford FC before leaving in 2017 to join the Archers on a scholarship while
AN investigation into last week's fatal fire in Hereford has concluded that the cause was accidental. Investigation officers from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service spent the weekend looking at the reasons behind the blaze in Cobhall
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TWELVE teams of Santas went head-to-head as they battled for a place at the Royal Three Counties Show. Herefordshire Young Farmers held their annual county rally near Bromyard on Saturday, with 15 clubs from across the county competing in over
Preparations are well under way for Kington's Summer Food and Drink Festival. It will be held in the town on June 1 and the event is the third one of its kind. It attracts many traders, including a world-wide street food stalls, wood fire pizzas
THE team behind a lifeline for dementia sufferers and their families has been singled out for praise. Manager Joy Valentini and her three staff, along with five volunteers, run the Leominster Meeting Centre . It is a place where people living
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a diesel welding machine and trailer was stolen from a property in Hereford. A MOSA TS 400 SXC welder and trailer were stolen from the front yard of a property on Regent Gardens in the early hours of Sunday
COFFEE, cake and bacon sarnies helped to successfully launch a new community business in Herefordshire. Social Fabric, made up of a group of friends from the Much Birch area, hosted the first Community Cafe, appropriately at the village's community
CLIMATE protestors took to the streets of Hereford again at the weekend. Dozens of climate activists from across the county came together at the Castle Green on Saturday to join the picnic and rally organised by Herefordshire members of Extinction
SPECIALIST firefighters from Bromyard put their training into action for real this morning to rescue a horse who had become trapped in a ditch. The A465 from Bromyard to Stoke Lacy was closed whilst the Large Animal Rescue team carried out the
THE exemplary architecture of two Herefordshire homes has been singled out for praise. Designers of the Barn House at Risbury, near Leominster, and Middle Hunt House Bridge at Walterstone, near Pontrilas, have won 2019 RIBA West Midlands Awards
COUNTY farmer Roger Chilman used the RSAC Scottish Rally to do his homework ahead of his big target later in the season, but came away with the classification victory. Joined by Ross based co-driver Paul Morris, the duo totally dominated the two-wheel
HUNDREDS of pounds have been donated to the family grieving from a fire that took the life of a much-loved relative. The blaze began in Cobhall Close, Redhill, Hereford, last Friday afternoon – and soon spread through much of the two-storey terraced
HEREFORD FC will go on a ‘team bonding’ weekend to Devon as part of their pre-season schedule. The weekend will see Marc Richards’ side play a friendly match on Friday, July 12, (opponents yet to be confirmed) before facing Bideford AFC on Sunday
GIRLS football teams from across the county competed for silverware at Edgar Street earlier this month in an action-packed finals day. The Herefordshire Girls League finals took place on May Bank Holiday Monday with all eight clubs producing a winning
A flowers and balloons tribute is being held on the first anniversary of the sudden death of a Hereford teenager. Stamford Griffin was just 17 when he collapsed on the railway bridge at Old School Lane in the early hours and died in hospital later
ON Friday, May 17 a charity fashion show was held at the Withington Village Hall. Guests were treated to fizz on arrival and presented with a goodie bag before the main event. The models for the evening were all volunteers and profits, currently
A SPORTS shop chain has bagged St Michael's Hospice thousands of pounds thanks to a generous fundraising idea. Clubsport is exempt from charging customers for its carrier bags but does so anyway, with all the money being donated to the Hospice
A HEREFORDSHIRE student with Paralympic goals has made the final of a national tournament. Archie Eaton, a sixth form student at John Kyrle, has been playing Boccia for eight years, winning four medals since 2015. Boccia is a Paralympic sport
The new Mayor of Kington has been appointed. Councillor Bob Widdowson is pictured taking over his new role with a handshake for retiring Mayor Councillor Martin Fitton. The pair are watched by Deputy Mayor, Councillor Elizabeth Banks. Councillor
PHIL Glover has been appointed as new the Westfields manager following Andy Bevan's resignation last week. Glover has been at Westfields for 11 years where he has served as a player and captain and guided them through the eight FA Cup matches to
THE number of police officers in West Mercia, which covers Herefordshire, should return to pre-2012 levels by the end of the year, the police and crime commissioner has said. West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said the force
