FORMER Hereford captain Joel Edwards made his European debut this evening, but his side were on the wrong end of the 1-0 scoreline. Edwards' Cardiff Metropolitan University side lost 1-0 to FC Progrès Niederkorn in the first leg of their Europa
A PLANE crash landed in a field near the runway after misjudging the approach on Thursday afternoon, but thankfully nobody was injured. Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service were called to Shobdon Airfield, near Leominster, at 3.50pm to
A CAR crash between two vehicles closed the A449 near Ross-on-Wye yesterday evening. Police, ambulance and the fire service attended the crash at the junction with the B4424 at Old Gore just before 6.30pm on Thursday. A Hereford and Worcester
HEREFORD FC have confirmed the signing of attacking midfielder Jordan Nicholson. The 26-year-old spent last season with Darlington where he finished as their top scorer with 11 goals, but has previously had spells at Peterborough United, Barnet
AN INNOVATIVE nano brewery has been nominated in the Hereford Times Food and Drink Awards. Their first commercial beers may only have been launched in May this year, but the Weobley Brewing Company are already making a name for themselves in their
BEWARE of possible traffic delays in Hereford tomorrow (Friday, June 28). There will be road repair work in Roman Road, near the Starting Gate roundabout, between 5am and 8am (weather dependent). Traffic will be controlled by Stop-Go boards
A WINDOW cleaner who took his family to Leominster to lay low after murdering a teenage drug dealer has been jailed for at least 22 years. Gary Hopkins, 37, also treated his closest relatives to a good Christmas in the town after hacking to death
A CAR was so full of rubbish that the driver couldn't find the handbrake and caused an accident. Hampshire Police discovered the state inside the car when they went to investigate the crash. The car involved was so full of shopping bags, bin
AN ELDERLY county resident fell and cut her forehead after tripping on Hereford’s infamous Widemarsh Street kerb. Jean Reynolds, 77, from Cusop near Hay-on-Wye, fell while crossing the street from one Philip Morris store to the other on June 14
THE Courtyard has pledged its support for military personnel and families by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The Hereford theatre became the 46th organisation in the county to pledge its support and signed the Covenant on June 24, during Armed
TEMPERATURES in Herefordshire could soar as high as 27C this weekend as the recent wet weather gives way to brilliant sunshine. Early cloud tomorrow will give way to a very warm, dry and sunny day, according to the Met Office. Saturday will
A NEW takeaway proved to be too popular for its own good after a surge in orders left them unable to cope with demand. RASOI Indian takeaway in Ross-on-Wye’s High Street had only been open five days when it was 'flooded' with orders on Thursday
THE members of the Inner Wheel Club of Hereford Wye Valley have welcomed Ann Nevelos as their new president. The club is part of a worldwide women's organisation which promotes friendship, personal service and fosters international understanding
Birchlea Upper Firs Lane Bromyard Agent: Burry Bufton Offers: £345,000 Call: 01885 482171 BIRCHLEA is in a south facing position joining the quiet no-through upper part of Firs Lane within walking distance of the town centre and all
SPONSORS are desperately needed to help expand a community recycling project in Herefordshire. The volunteer-run schools recycling project initially began in Hereford city, but interest has been so great, that it quickly expanded to cover the entirety
A PAIR of Herefordshire cyclists will be travelling to Poland later this year to compete against the best amateur racers in the world. Fiona Mundell and Jonty Williams have both qualified to compete in the UCI Grand Fondo World Championships.
A HEREFORD car dealer will stop supplying Citroën cars to customers from next week. Callow Marsh, on the A49 south of Hereford, will no longer be a Citroën dealer from July 1 and will be unable to undertake a number of maintenance jobs on cars,
AN ACTION group has launched a petition to save proposals for a Hereford bypass. The petition by Save Our Bypass has more than 150 backers and calls on Herefordshire Council to stick to the previous administration’s commitments to build the new
FORMER Hereford captain Joel Edwards could make his European debut tonight when his Cardiff Met side face Progres Niederkorn tonight in their Europa League qualifier. It is the first time the Archers have qualified for the competition and they
MOTORISTS have been warned to exercise caution this week as they travel around the Belmont Pools area. A family of swans is making use of the road between Belmont Pools on Haywood Lane, crossing the road several times per day. Becky Bridges
VILLAGERS at Eardisley bowed their heads as a funeral cortege, led by a Royal British Legion standard bearer and a Scottish piper playing the lament, Going Home, took 96-year-old D-Day veteran Tom Carter on his final journey. In their playground
Art is alive and well and being celebrated in towns all around the county and at galleries in some more surprising locations. Most will also be participating in h.Art, Herefordshire’s annual art event in September. Canwood Gallery in Checkley
MATT James took a clear victory by over two minutes in this year's annual Gords 6 race through the Wye Valley. The Hereford Couriers runner took the crown with a winning time of 46 minutes and seven seconds along with challenging 6.7-mile route.
A POPULAR café is set to cease trading from its Buttermarket base next month. But fans of The Meze's Turkish and Middle Eastern cuisine need not worry, as the business is leaving the Buttermarket to begin a brand new venture in their very own premises
RESIDENTS on the Welsh border are being forced to add extra miles to their journey as they try to do their bit for the planet. People living in Longtown, Ewyas Harold and Abbeydore often choose to make the much shorter trip to Abergavenny rather
WHERE do your old spectacles go when you get a new prescription? Perhaps they languish in the glovebox of the car, gathering dust at the back of a cupboard, or tucked behind the toothpaste in the bathroom cabinet 'just in case' they are ever needed
Our next Village Monthly Market will be held on Friday the 12th of July 2019 from 10 am until noon, in the Bredwardine & Brobury Village Hall. Homemade cards are on sale for birthdays, anniversaries, many featuring birds, flowers and wildlife. Crafts
The Friends of St Andrew’s 100 Club draw is on Thursday, July 4th. As usual, it takes place at 8pm in the Red Lion Inn which opens at 6pm and serves a delicious curry buffet for anyone who wants to eat before the draw. We look forward to seeing
The art group meets in Bredwardine village hall between 1pm and 4pm each Friday. In July the dates are 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. The sessions are ‘drop in’ and cost £5 each week, which includes the cost of tea and biscuits. Our members work at their
ON June 23 everyone at the Marden Church and Community Fete had the opportunity to vote for the Marden Flag. And after many months' activity by the organiser, the small team of local judge-selectors, aided and abetted by the Flag Institute's communities
SOCIAL housing tenants would be used as ‘human shields’ to protect privately owned homes from noise pollution if current plans for 275 houses in Ledbury are approved. Herefordshire Council has so far deferred deciding the scheme for land south of
THURSDAY, JUNE 27 CRICKET ECB 50+ County Championship - Group 4 2019 Worcestershire v Herefordshire SATURDAY, JUNE 29 BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT PREMIER LEAGUE Division Two Brockhampton v Halesowen WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE
Nescio Ensemble have left behind the concert halls of Amsterdam and are currently touring less well-known venues in rural Wales and Herefordshire. So it’ s Garway’s new Community Hall, not their native city’s Concertgebouw that will play host to this
JOBS at a Hereford store could be at risk after administrators were called in on Wednesday. Staff at Bathstore's Belmont Road shop are among 531 staff nationwide facing uncertainty after the company went into administration this week. The business
The Herefordshire Country Fair returns to the Whitfield Estate on Sunday, August 4. To mark the milestone of celebrating its 40th anniversary, it will be attempting a Guinness World Record: an apple-related challenge as befits the best cider producing
VILLAGERS say dogs and children were 'covered in tar' after walking down a recently resurfaced road they had no prior warning about. Highways workers put surface dressing along the Rhea, a half-a-mile lane in Sutton St Nicholas, on Sunday.
