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  • Openings will boost Hereford's independent food scene

    HEREFORD'S food and drink scene is set to grow thanks to two new exciting developments. The Green Dragon launches its flagship dining experience called The Hereford next month while its near neighbours are also venturing out. The Rule of Tum

  • Woman injured in alleged assault

    A WOMAN in her 50s is believed to have been assaulted in Hereford at the weekend. The alleged assault took place in the Sherborne Close area of Hereford in the early hours of Saturday. Detective Sergeant Catherine Taylor, from Hereford CID, said

  • 16 pictures as festival revellers brave mud at Lakefest

    LAKEFEST became 'mudfest' when heavy showers turned the green fields outside Eastnor Castle a totally different colour. But despite the challenging conditions, the thousands who turned up to the site near Ledbury still had a great time, writes

  • Canary Girls honoured at ROF Rotherwas

    FORMER munitions workers were honoured for their service in a ceremony at the weekend. A vital part of the war effort, the women who worked at the Rotherwas Royal Ordnance Factory lived lives full of danger. Constructed to meet the First World

  • Weekend sports results

    FOOTBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH King’s Lynn Town 3 Hereford FC 1 (Mike Symons) EMIRATES FA CUP Extra Preliminary Round Congleton Town 1 Westfields 1 (Dan Stoneman) HELLENIC LEAGUE Division One West Stonehouse Town 5 Hereford Pegasus

  • Festival is a sell out success

    A SELL-OUT festival in Leominster saw people across the county come together to party in the park. Live event Party in the Park brought music and merriment to the market town at the weekend. Performers including The Reggaelators, Head Honcho,

  • Striker Smith left speechless by sacking of Richards

    STRIKER Lance Smith has been left speechless by the sacking of Hereford Head Coach Marc Richards. Smith is currently awaiting an operation for an injury which saw him miss most of last season. He wrote on Twitter: “I literally do not know what

  • Road closed after crack appears in tarmac

    A CRACK in the road has closed the B4349 in Kingstone this afternoon. A spokesperson for Herefordshire Council and Balfour Beatty Living Places said a 30-foot crack has appeared near the Lagan Homes site. There is no traffic access from the

  • Thieves strip parts from vehicle

    THIEVES stripped parts from a car parked on a residential road in a Herefordshire village last week. The owners of a silver coloured Mitsubishi pick-up awoke to find the front bumper and front wheel arches had been removed and stolen from their

  • Men in balaclavas ran from property

    MEN in balaclavas were seen entering a property in Hereford yesterday evening. A police spokesperson said the two men, who were both wearing balaclavas and dark clothing, were seen entering a property on Lichfield Avenue at around 7.45pm. They

  • Mannion makes first impressions

    MATTHEW Mannion stormed to victory in his first outing for Hereford and County AC in their last Welsh Junior League match of the season at Cardiff Met. New club member Mannion clocked a winning time of two minutes and 37 seconds in the under-11

  • County duo prepare for international dragon boat debut

    A PAIR of county rafters are packing their bags this week and travelling to Thailand for the Dragon Boat World Championships. James Robertson, from Hereford and Anthony Wigmore, from Glewstone are both part of the Great Britain boat for the competition

  • Battling Fields earn FA Cup replay

    WESTFIELDS survived a tough visit to Congleton Town to earn an FA Cup replay following a 1-1 draw. Fields travelled to the North-West Counties Premier Division side without leading goal scorer Aidan Thomas or midfielder Craig Jones. Phil Glover's

  • Children putting lives in danger climbing scaffold

    CHILDREN are putting their lives at risk by climbing scaffolding in Hereford, a concerned city resident says. Alastair Knight observed the group of around seven youths climbing the scaffolding surrounding Jacobs Court on Kyrle Street at 6pm on

  • Reader's letter: time to invest in Herefordshire plc

    Herefordshire needs some 40,000 to 50,000 people to come to live in the county in the next 30 years if the county is not to be consumed into the West Midlands Regional conglomerate. In that event, the county would likely to be represented by no