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  • Biker Down to teach motorcyclists vital life-saving skills

    BIKERS across Herefordshire are invited to attend a free Biker Down course over the coming months, offering potentially life-saving skills. Designed for motorcyclists of all ages and abilities, Biker Down is a free course which offers bikers the

  • Memories flood back as Foxley camp opens up

    FOXLEY Camp may be gone, but thanks to a powerful mix of memories and emotion expressed at last weekend’s special event, it’s once busy past will never be forgotten. A sweeping valley teeming with life up until the early 1960s, the camp once again

  • Hereford man to pilot Spitfire on flypast

    A HEREFORD man will pilot an iconic World War Two fighter aircraft on a city fly-past this weekend. The iconic Mk 19 Spitfire, used during the war for photographic reconnaissance, will be flown by Flight Lieutenant Andy Preece. Entering service

  • X-Entricity impress again with West Side Story

    X-Entricity have done it again! A full house on opening night was testament to the reputation this young company enjoys in Herefordshire and their polished production of West Side Story can only add to that. The choreography of the first scene,

  • If you love horses this might be the home for you

    Lower Hezetree Eardisland, Agent: Sunderlands Offers: £499,950 Call: 01432 356161 A DETACHED character cottage ideal for buyers with equestrian or hobby farming interests. The property was extended back in the 1970s and continued

  • Knives found in Leominster drug raid

    KNIVES were found behind the front door of a Leominster property after police were tipped off about possible drug dealing. The large kitchen knives were discovered in the very unusual spot during today's police raid at the Leominster property.

  • D-Day veteran awarded honourary citizenship

    A D-DAY veteran has been honoured for his role in the decisive Normandy landings of 1944. Captain Jim Forbes, who now lives in Shucknall, began his sea-going career at the Royal Merchant Navy School after his father died in 1940. As D-Day approached

  • Hereford sign former Weston-Super-Mare midfielders

    HEREFORD FC have secured the signing of former Weston-Super-Mare midfield pair Jason Pope and Jacob Jagger Cane before the squad return for pre-season training tomorrow (Thursday). 23-year-old Pope and 25-year-old Cane both came through the youth

  • Parlour pub nominated for award

    COMMUNITY Pub of the Year looks set to be a hotly contested category in this year's Hereford Times Food and Drink Awards. Nominations are already flooding in, with Herefordshire's hostelries keen to show just what makes them stand out from the

  • Sainsbury's lends support to St Michael's Hospice

    A HEREFORD supermarket is lending its support to St Michael's Hospice with a new volunteering project. The initiative is a part of Sainsbury's 150th birthday celebrations, which includes 150 days of volunteering across the country. Over the next

  • Helicopter search for wanted man

    A WANTED man sparked a police search near Ross-on-Wye on Monday evening. Eyewitnesses reported a heavy police presence around the town and police helicopters flying late in the evening. Police today confirmed that a 26-year-old man from Newent

  • Charity fashion show searches for sponsors

    A FASHION show in Hereford will raise money for a life-saving charity close to the hearts of many. Set to be held at Hereford Racecourse, the charity fashion show will feature attractions and activities for adults and children alike. Attractions

  • Signalling problems causes train delays

    TRAINS were delayed or cancelled between Hereford and Worcester this morning because of a signalling problem. West Midlands Railway said there was a fault with the signalling system at Ledbury. Six minibuses were called in to help ease disruption

  • Repeating History Company drops in on local school

    YEARS 4 and 6 of St Mary's C of E Primary School, Credenhill were recently visited by the Repeating History Company for their Anglo-Saxon/Viking day. The children spent the day using replica swords, shield, spears, helmets, axes, chain mail, as

  • How Sue fought dementia while working in restaurant

    A WOMAN living with dementia in Herefordshire has taken part in a TV show and proved she's not going to let her diagnosis define her. Sue Strachan, 63, was one of 14 volunteers to take part in the Channel 4 programme The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes

  • £2 billion plans to improve Hereford train services

    THE time it takes to travel between Hereford and Birmingham could be slashed if £2 billion plans to improve the Midlands railway network are approved. Commuters from Hereford to the second city could also see extra trains after Midlands Connect