AN all-round performance by Hamish Cooke helped Burghill, Tillington and Weobley to a narrow four-run victory over Bromyard denting their promotion hopes. Cooke led the way with the bat for the hosts hitting 82 runs including 13 fours and a six
A VAN driver had a lucky escape when his van left Lugwardine Bridge this afternoon. The incident happened on the A438 at 4.14pm this afternoon. RELATED NEWS: Commuters face delays after city centre crash One casualty got out of the vehicle
FOUR people were checked over by ambulance staff following a crash in Ross-on-Wye this afternoon. Police, firefighters and ambulance staff attended the scene at Alton Road at 2.56pm this afternoon.
RESIDENTS fear local authorities are ‘quietly rushing through’ a neighbourhood development plan for Kington. Voters will head to the polls later this month to have their say on the plan which will influence future development in and around the
COUNCIL chiefs have agreed to start work on the Hereford southern link road in order to protect planning permission on the site. Herefordshire Council gave the go-ahead to build the road which would link the A49 Ross road with the A465 Abergavenny
PRIMARY schools and academies are performing above the national average for the second year in a row Herefordshire’s Year 6 pupils are celebrating today after achieving some fantastic results in the national SATs tests. Provisional outcomes
INTREPID hiker Stephen Eckley sets out for view of the setting sun from Sugarloaf, the spectacular Black Mountains peak. Stephen, a Hereford estate agent, is a keen weekend walker, and his tongue-in-cheek videos of his adventures are gaining
Nozstock, the family friendly festival at Rowden Paddocks just outside Bromyard, will be opening the gates and hoping for the sun to shine as this year's festival opens next Thursday, July 18. Artists include Rudimental (DJ set), Soul II Soul,
ARRESTS have been made following public order offences at a park hit by vandalism. Kington police said three people were arrested at Kington Rec on Monday night following reports of anti-social behaviour. The action comes following a public
THE Department for Education have handed Interserve Group Limited the task of designing and building a new £8 million college in Hereford. Beacon College Special Academy will have places for 50 pupil, aged from 16 to 19, with severe and complex
JAN Long, outgoing president of the Ledbury Rotary Cub, recently handed over the chain of office to her successor, Mary Cooper, former Mayor of Ledbury. Jan said that she had thoroughly enjoyed her time in the presidential role meeting members of
COUNTY planners have rejected proposals for a new Lidl supermarket in Ross-on-Wye. The budget store resubmitted plans to build a shop after it withdrew previous proposals for the Wolf Business Park on Gloucester Road last autumn. The revised
THE NEW headteacher at a Hereford primary school is proud of her students are two were crowned overall winners at a city maths day. Hereford Schools Maths Day was recently held at Lugwardine Primary School, with Claire McKeown sending 10 children
Here's a round-up of some of the planning applications sent to Herefordshire Council last week (July 1-7). The Plantation, Aston Ingham Proposals to replace a redundant barn with a new house have been submitted to planners. The agricultural
TOUGH tackling Kieran Thomas thinks that this seasons squad is stronger than 12 months ago. After arriving from Gloucester City last summer Thomas played 39 matches last season for the Bulls. When asked if he thought the team was stronger this
A PAIR of young Ledbury and District Swimming Club members will be competing against the best in the country after qualifying for some prestigious events. Twelve year-old Luke Hopkins has become the first ever Ledbury member to qualify for the Scottish
A UNIQUE walking trail designed to take in the heritage, landscape and geology all around us is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Taking in four counties and 700 million years of geological history, the Geopark Way meanders through 109
MOTOCROSS fans will be heading across the county border this weekend for the return of the Hare ‘n Hounds event at Cwmythig Hill, outside Rhayader . This will be round four of the Rhayader Super Enduro Series (RESS). Top riders already entered
A CHILDHOOD cancer charity is crossing county borders to offer financial support grants to the families of children diagnosed with cancer. Dedicated to helping families in need, the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust has been operating within Worcestershire
ROSS-ON-WYE councillors have reassured residents the neighbourhood plan would help prevent the town from becoming ‘one big housing estate’. The local plan will help guide development in the town until 2031 and will soon be formally submitted to
TWO vans were broken into in Hereford early this morning with cash and tools stolen. West Mercia Police said one van was broken into in Geoffrey Avenue in the College area of the city overnight, with four drills, a mini cutter and flute tester
CHILDREN from Wellington Primary School and Nursery saw off competition from around the county to claim first place in a dance contest. Eight children from Reception to Year 4 took part in the competition organised by PACES at Point 4 in Hereford
WELLINGTON will host Hereford Pegasus (renamed from Pegasus Juniors for this season) in the first round of the Hellenic League’s Banbury Litho Floodlit Cup. The first round will also see Westfields host Lydney Town while Lads Club will make the
WOULD-BE astronauts are wanted to take part in Herefordshire's Summer Reading Challenge, inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Exclusive Space Chase kit bags are available to the first children who sign up to the challenge
BROMYARD Town FC will host a charity football day this Saturday (July 13). Three matches will take place between 11am and 5pm with the first two being junior games. The final match will be a charity business game, kicking off at 3pm, between
YOUNGSTERS at Ross Golf Club again proved their talent against senior opposition coming with two prestigious titles recently. The annual blue ribbon event in Ross Golf Club's programme for handicap category Division One men members is the Mike Lane
CREWS tackled a fire in a grill pan at a house in Hereford. The flames has been extinguished by the time two fire engines arrived, and the house in Beech Grove was ventilated to clear smoke. Householders are advised to keep their oven, hob
COMMUTERS in Hereford faced delays this morning after a crash in Hereford city centre. One lane of the A438 Newmarket Street eastbound was closed following a crash involving a car and a lorry between the Tesco roundabout and Widemarsh Street.
PEOPLE in Herefordshire are less likely to be burgled than they were, but five other crimes have increased by 90 per cent or more over a 15-year period. We dug into Community Safety Partnership data from the Office of National Statistics (which
HEREFORD Head Coach Marc Richards said that there is no set time for him to decide whether to sign pre-season trialists. The Bulls had four trialists in their squads against Wellington on Saturday and again on Monday night at Cinderford Town AFC
