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  • Police search for missing woman

    POLICE are searching for a missing Hereford woman who hasn't been seen since Tuesday. Fifty-year-old Amanda Hyde was last seen at around 11.30am on Tuesday morning (10 September) in Charles Witts Avenue, but has not been seen or heard from since

  • Secrecy persists at council complaints committee

    COUNTY councillors took a small step towards transparency this week by allowing the public into a probe of complaints against elected officials — only to censor the discussion. Herefordshire Council’s standards panel convened to review a sample

  • How Haven breast cancer charity spent Hereford Times grant

    THE Haven breast cancer centre is reaching more people with its services, thanks to the Hereford Times. For the charity has used a £1,475 grant from the paper's owners to buy new equipment. It means more people can be reached, more training

  • Open at last! Stoke Lacy bridge closure ends

    THE bridge at Stoke Lacy has re-opened three weeks earlier than planned after vital strengthening work. Additional works were not required upon close inspection, which paved the way for the job to be finished earlier. The bridge is on the A465

  • Police kicked in angry row

    A MAN has been fined for assaulting a police officer after a disagreement with his girlfriend, a court has heard. Daniel Smith, 27, of Kinnersley Close, Hereford, admitted the offence when he appeared before magistrates in the city. Shafquat

  • Bi-fold doors open to farmhouse patio and gardens

    Beechgrove The Rock Longhope Agent: Richard Butler Estate Agents Offers: £950,000 Call: 01989 567979 AN exceptionally spacious, beautifully refurbished, character farmhouse offering six double bedrooms, each with en suite facilities

  • Herefordshire restaurant's Good Food Guide success

    A HEREFORDSHIRE restaurant which draws its inspiration from the abundance of locally grown, seasonal ingredients has taken its place in this year's Good Food Guide. Pensons, the new restaurant from Lee Westcott and Peta Darnley on the Netherwood

  • Inquest opens into death of A465 motorcyclists

    INQUESTS have been opened into the death of a motorcyclist and his passenger who died in a crash on the A465 earlier this month. Mariusz Robert Siczek, who was 45, and Lukasz Edward Kasinski, 34, were both killed when the motorcycle they were riding

  • Racing returns for new jumps season

    HEREFORD Racecourse are hoping to draw in the punters for their opening meet of the season next month. The third annual Cider & Sausage Race Day will take place on Tuesday, October 15. Last year’s event attracted nearly 2,000 horseracing fans

  • Despair of SAS veteran

    A FORMER SAS soldier whose disappearance sparked a major community search effort was let down by mental health services, his family have said. The inquest heard Michael Paul Anthony Worsley, 69, was suffering severe mental health problems when

  • Council installs solar panels to tackle 'climate emergency'

    SOLAR panels have been installed on the roof of a Leominster school in a council bid to cut carbon emissions. Situated on the roof of Earl Mortimer College and Sixth Form Centre on South Street, the 88 new panels are expected to generate 28,625

  • Hay withdraw from league

    HAY St Marys men’s first team have withdrawn their side from the Mid-Wales Football League just weeks into the new season. A statement on the Mid-Wales Football League website said: “It is with regret that we have to report the withdrawal of Hay

  • Urgent repairs force emergency road closure

    AN EMERGENCY road closure is in force near Kington this morning. A spokesperson for Herefordshire Council and Balfour Beatty Living Places said the C1072 Knowle Farm road is closed up to its junction with Chickward Lane (U91016), near Kington, for

  • Exhibition and coffee morning will fundraise for Macmillan

    THERE will be an exhibition of photographs at the Mansel Lacy Community Centre on Saturday, September 28 from 10am until noon. The exhibition comprises Foxley Calendar Competition entries along with the 12 chosen photographs and the overall winner

  • Arrest after man seriously injured in crash

    A MAN was seriously injured in a crash near Leominster last night (Wednesday). A fire service spokesperson said crews from Hereford and Leominster were called to the single vehicle crash at the junction of Pudleston Road and the A44 at 11.15pm.

  • Late batting collapse costs county side

    A SECOND disastrous batting collapse in the match consigned Hereford to defeat in their Minor Counties Championship clash with Wales at Abergavenny. Although the victory target of 349 looked beyond them, the visitors looked sure to gain a draw when

  • Monument mason families’ dismay

    A LONG-established monumental mason has come under fire after failing to deliver on headstones. AJ Virgo, of Rotherwas, Hereford, has been placing headstones in the graveyards of Herefordshire since 1840. But mourning families say recent orders