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  • Drivers and bus users face disruption in Hereford

    DRIVERS and bus users are being warned to prepare for some disruption in Hereford next week. Roadworks around the Oval start on Monday (June 17) and continue to Tuesday, June 25 (they are suspended over the weekend). Roads will be closed between

  • Village homes plan includes self-build plots

    DEVELOPERS want to amend plans to build seven homes in a village near Weobley. Applicant Ken Beeton has submitted plans to Herefordshire Council to develop the land at Norton House School in Norton Canon. The proposals are based on an amendment

  • Evening farmers market to launch in Ledbury

    A FARMERS' Market with a difference will launch in Ledbury next month. Aimed at those who are unable to access traditional daytime markets and the local produce they offer, the new market will be open from 6pm to 8pm on the first Thursday of each

  • Future of Kingsland church more certain after grant

    CHURCHGOERS are another step closer in securing the future of their church, with the National Lottery Heritage Fund granting them almost £30,000. St Michael & All Angels' church in Kingsland, near Leominster, is in need of urgent repairs and the

  • Dogs behaving (very) badly: Your photos and videos

    THEY'RE adorable, they're yours... but sometimes they're just a little bit naughty! These photos are from owners intrigued by a hit TV show's appeal for owners who want help improving their pets' behaviour. Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is

  • Bromyard Gala returns for its 52nd year

    BROMYARD Gala returns for its 52nd year this month with new attractions to tempt punters through the gates. Taking place at the Burgess Farm, Avenbury, on June 29 and 30, one of the main attractions will be a group of children from just five-years-old

  • Reader's letter: How much did expensive failure cost us?

    ‘So why did they really close us?’ ask Vincent Fish and Chris Morgan in the Hereford Times last month. Well, reading the last Osted report for the Robert Owen Academy may give both them and us a clue. In each of the five categories of inspection

  • Hereford and Leominster train stations spruced up

    TWO of the train stations in Herefordshire have been spruced up as part of a £194 million investment. The stations at Hereford and Leominster are managed by Transport for Wales who are working to improve visitors' first impressions to the area.

  • Discover the story of famous stained glass windows

    THE Friends of St Thomas à Becket Church, Huntington are pleased to announce their third event of 2019 to be held at St Thomas à Becket Church on Saturday, June 22 at 7.30pm. Caroline Swash will talk about the background to the beautiful series

  • Richard celebrates seventh Chelsea award

    A HEREFORDSHIRE firm is celebrating another success at the Chelsea Flower Show . Oak Leaf Gates , which is based at Pomona Farm, Bartestree, picked up a prestigious five-star award for its stand at this year's show. It was the 21st time the

  • Farms take part in open days to break stigma

    FARMERS from across the county took part in Open Farm Sunday this month as they give people the chance to see the work they do and break down stigmas. Managed by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), they say the day is one of the farming industry

  • Leominster woman's ‘nightmare’ to bring invention to life

    From China to Loughborough, getting your invention on the market is harder than it sounds as a horse-lover from Leominster found out. Karen Cholerton, from Stoke Prior, noticed there wasn’t a tool suitable to clean the inside of her horse trailer

  • Canary Girls come to the stage in Bromyard

    Next week, The Conquest Theatre in Bromyard presents The Canary Girls, written by Paul Murray and directed by Charlotte Barltrop. During WWI women in the UK took on many roles, among them the manufacture of the munitions that were sent to the front