A SECONDARY school which was told by Ofsted it 'requires improvement' has been taking steps in the right direction. Aylestone School had a monitoring visit from Ofsted on Thursday, May 2 which was as a result of their grading in 2016. The report
A NEWLY elected county councillor looks set to be the person to lead a new administration at Herefordshire Council. Herefordshire Independents councillor David Hitchiner is understood to be the member being lined up to head a coalition administration
ONE person was trapped in a car after a serious crash with a lorry which has closed the M50 in both directions. The motorway is closed westbound from the M5 to junction 2 at Ledbury, and between junctions 2 and 1 eastbound. Emergency services
PICTURES have emerged showing that preliminary work is underway to build Hereford’s Southern Link Road. The road to connect the A49 Ross Road to the A465 Abergavenny Road is seen as the first phase of the proposed city bypass. The standalone
A SPECIALIST outdoor pursuits shop will be closing its doors in Hereford next month. Notices went up in the window of Trespass on Maylord Street this week saying that the last day of trade will be on June 16. The announcement came in the same
MORE than 500 cannabis plants and a large amount of cash were seized when police raided a farmhouse in a north Herefordshire village last week. As part of a crack down on county lines drugs gangs, police executed a warrant in Downton on the Rock
A NEW hangar at Shobdon Airfield is quickly taking shape and will mean there are more opportunities for people who want to try the 'unique experience' of gliding over Herefordshire. Herefordshire Gliding Club, based at Shobdon near Leominster, said
A CANCER sufferer is set to fly to 3,500 feet to raise money for St. Michael's Hospice - once he's got his helicopter licence. Bob Purvis, 85, will use the challenge as a means of coping with living with incurable liver cancer. A former president
ONE lady was left surprised after going for a paddle in the river near Ross-on-Wye. Kathy Heath came across what looked like a red-eared terrapin basking on rocks in the sunshine on the banks of the River Wye. The terrapins are not native to
DEFENDER Jordan Cullinane-Liburd is set to agree a new deal to stay with Hereford FC for the coming season, the Hereford Times understands. The 23-year-old who has been at Hereford since January 2018 played 41 matches for the Bulls last season
ANOTHER shop in Hereford's city centre is set to close, as Henryka confirmed it would not be renewing its lease on its jewellery shop. The shop on Widemarsh Street will close during the week beginning Monday, June 3. During that week they will be '
HEREFORD FC’s Head of Football Tim Harris will be warning his players that their pre-season weekend in Devon is not a ‘holiday camp’. The 'team bonding' weekend will see the Bulls play a friendly match on Friday, July 12, (opponents yet to be confirmed
A DEMENTIA friendly unit at a Herefordshire nursing home has been officially opened by the outgoing the Mayor of Hereford. Coun Sue Boulter was invited to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of phase one of Stretton Nursing Home's brand new dementia
AN inquest was today opened into the death of the woman killed in last week's tragic house fire. Joyce Elizabeth Kenney, who was 82, lived at the mid-terraced home in Cobhall Close, Redhill, with her husband Jack. Fire crews were called to their
EVERYONE is welcome to join in the fun at Sollershope, on Sunday, May 26, for the annual Rogation-Sunday celebrations. Proceedings get underway at 11.15am with an open-air service led by the Rev Crispin Pemberton, which, as always, includes the
All the Living Laureates, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy and Andrew Motion, will be appearing at this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival . The UK's new Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage will perform on Sunday, July 14, Carol Ann Duffy on Friday, July
A big majority of people in Herefordshire feel safe and have confidence in the police, according to a major new survey. But only slightly over half are satisfied with the numbers of police they see in the community. The results of an independent
