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  • Mixed start to bowls season for Herefordshire Men

    HEREFORDSHIRE Men's bowls team retained the Hooker Cup after securing a 119-110 victory over Gloucestershire Men. County President David Holloway led the way with a 23/18 rink win before County Secretary Clive Handscombe followed by securing the

  • County motocross riders set to compete in midweek meeting

    HEREFORDSHIRE motocross riders will be heading across the county border to compete in the popular Rhayader MC Evening Motocross Series on Wednesday (May 29). The hillside track of St. Harmon, just outside Rhayader will host the Welsh Open Motocross

  • Plans to build new townhouses

    PLANS have been submitted to demolish a Leominster home and replace it with 10 new properties. Leominster Properties has asked Herefordshire Council for permission to redevelop 25 Lion Court on New Street. The scheme would provide five three-bedroom

  • Why they decorated a Hereford well with flowers today

    HEREFORD Cathedral today celebrated its patron saint, St Ethelbert. The day began with a gathering at St Ethelbert's Well in Castle Green at 7.45am. Worshippers then processed to the cathedral for Eucharist. As part of the commemorations

  • Kington Town appoint Paul Morgan as new manager

    KINGTON Town are hoping to put a 'breath of fresh air' back into the club with the appointment of Paul Morgan as their first team manager. Morgan was captain of the successful Kington side who won the West Midlands Regional League Division Two.

  • Plans for up to 52 homes in village

    Developers have submitted plans to build up to 52 homes in a village near Hereford. Land Allocations Limited have asked permission to place the new homes on a field north of Southbank in Withington. They want to build a mixture of two-storey

  • Deem leads Wormelow to second Marches win

    WORMELOW bounced back in the GB Liners Marches League Division One but were pushed all the way by Brockhampton thirds, eventually winning by one wicket. An unbeaten 62 from James Snow helped the league’s new boys to a second win from three games

  • Refurbished bungalow is an ideal family home

    Poplar Road Clehonger Agent: Sunderlands Offers: £305,000 Call: 01432 356161 A NEWLY refurbished three bedroom detached bungalow set in a generous plot having ample off road parking and garage together with level lawned gardens

  • Nurse awarded prestigious title

    A NURSE has been awarded the prestigious title Queen's Nurse after showing a high level of commitment to patient care and nursing practice. Cate Lamport has been living and working in Herefordshire for 12years and is an advanced nurse practitioner

  • Century scorer Trattell helps Bartestree to vital derby win

    ALL ROUNDER Ryan Trattell helped keep Bartestree & Lugwardine's league hopes alive after a vital derby victory over Herefordshire rivals Brockhampton seconds. The bottom two sides of the Worcestershire County League Division Two met with both sides

  • One beautiful morning in Herefordshire

    DIDN'T we have a stunning start to the day? Hereford Times Camera Club members Jen Jones and Linda Thomas certainly thought so. They were out and about early capturing the county waking up to glorious spring sunshine today. This is

  • Woman taken to hospital after Mill Street crash

    A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a parked vehicle in Hereford. Police were called to Mill Street, near Castle Green, at around 12.30am on May 19 after a car crashed into a parked vehicle, causing extensive damage. An ambulance

  • Makeover for church in a field

    A CHURCH has undergone a £500,000 makeover which included the grade II listed building getting a new roof. The work at Holy Trinity Church, Preston Wynne involved grouting and pointing, some structural repairs, decoration and a separate toilet

  • Young farmers swap tractors for theatres

    YOUNG farmers who turned their hands to acting were rewarded when they won a national performing arts competition. Eardisley Young Farmers Club (YFC) took the stage in Leamington Spa with their performance called 'Down the Garden Path', and came

  • Norovirus outbreak closes hospital ward

    A WARD has been closed at Hereford County Hospital after a norovirus outbreak. Visiting has been stopped to Redbrook ward as health bosses try to prevent the further spread of diarrhoea and vomiting which is affecting some patients. Alison Johnson

  • Timely talk during Mental Health Awareness Week

    MEMBERS of Vaga Probus Club were treated to an overview of what counselling is by Jane Pendlebury at their meeting on May 14. It was a timely subject in what was UK Mental Health Awareness Week. Jane explained how events in her own life had caused

  • Hereford Times opinion on treatment of 'prefab residents'

    WHAT a mess... and we don’t just mean the rubbish strewn around the boarded-up homes. The poor people still living in Beattie Avenue in Hereford are having a torrid time of it, afraid of the drug addicts, rats and burglars they fear are swarming

  • County pairing have competitors in a spin

    HEREFORDSHIRE Motor Club members Nigel Mee and John Fellowes were challenging for the podium positions once again at the Corinium Stages based at Down Ampney in the Cotswolds recently. Fresh from his third place overall in the Get It Sideways rally

  • £3m cannabis farm targeted by police

    A HUGE county cannabis farm was targeted by police in a week that saw officers make a number of arrests across Herefordshire. West Mercia Police responded to information about the farm with the potential to yield £3million per year as they

  • Health fears over new 5G phone masts

    COUNTY residents fear the roll-out of a new type mobile phone mast will expose people to health risks due to constant radio frequency radiation. The new 5G network, which is being rolled across 16 UK cities this year, could transmit data at speeds