Supermarket Sainsbury's will stop selling fireworks this year. The supermarket says it will carry no fireworks in any of its 2,300 branches this year after a review. The decision is based on a "range of factors". The move has been welcomed
A HOMELESS man was arrested after threatening police with a bottle, a court has heard. Keith James Perkins, who is of no fixed address, admitted using threatening and abusive words and behaviour when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.
FARMERS in Herefordshire say they are desperate to know what’s happening as the UK’s exit from the European Union looms. People working in the agricultural industry feel as if they are in the dark about what extra export tariffs they will be hit
SOUTH Wye Community Association recently held at Harvest Festival meal at Belmont Community Centre. People attending the event and volunteers from the centre kindly brought in food items which have been donated for the second year running to Home-Start
LIGHTS in memory of those no longer with us are set to shine bright throughout Herefordshire and beyond this festive season. Candles will be lit and dedications left at 18 events during Light up a Life. Led by St Michael’s Hospice, the names
Our village hall has resided in the village for 80 years. We will celebrate the hall's birthday by showing our film Crafta Webb, produced 10 years ago and stars local Bredwardinian and Broburian actors. Crafta Webb was a little hamlet in Bredwardine
The next draw is on Thursday, November 7th and, as usual, it takes place at 8pm in the Red Lion Inn, which opens at 6:30pm and serves a curry buffet every draw night. Contact Jen Maddison on 01981 500048 for details and further information about the
The art group meets in Bredwardine village hall between 1pm and 4pm each Friday. In October the dates are 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. The sessions are ‘drop in’ and cost £5 each week, which includes the cost of tea and biscuits. Our members work at
A STUDENT from Hereford will join one of the hosts of a popular BBC One chat show for part of a 400-mile cycling challenge. Matt Baker from The One Show takes part in The Rickshaw Challenge every year to raise money for Children in Need. Now
A TEENAGER who armed himself with a chisel has been hit with a fine for possessing a weapon. Joel Robert Smalley, of Dovecote Lane, Credenhill, pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon and possession of cannabis when he appeared before
Half-term is heading our way and, as it does every school holiday, presents parents with the challenge of keeping kids entertained. We’ve done some of the hard work to bring you 10 great ideas for half-term week ... October 30 and 31, November
A FEARLESS funeral arranger braved a 13,000-foot skydive as he raised more than £1,000 for a Herefordshire hospice. Justin Hydes, who works for Dawe Brothers Funeral Directors in Ledbury, joined the fundraising Flying Angels skydiving group to help
HINTON manager Stuart Jones said he couldn’t have asked for more from his side after they put up a resilient fight against Hereford FC for 70 minutes. Despite defending for most of the tie the Broomy Hill side limited the Bulls to three goals in
Kerry Lee never wavered from her dream of being a racehorse trainer. She spoke to Herefordshire Living about how that dream took her to the winners' enclosure in her first season Racehorse trainer Kerry Lee knew very early on that there was only
A VEGAN baker is taking the leap to her own Hereford city centre premises this weekend. It's been a difficult year on the high street in Hereford, with a number of shops closing over the last 12 months. But now Vic Blandford, of Vic's Vegan
THERE will be something of a Halloween theme this year for Ledbury’s Charity Fireworks Bonanza, with a competition for the best Halloween outfit. This is because the huge bonfire this time round will light the skies above Hazle Meadows on Saturday
THE meeting of the Vaga Probus Club on October 8 included a talk entitled Royal Connections: a brief history of Gloucester Cathedral given by Richard Cann, who was a former guide there, and now retired. He included an introduction outlining the
Forest Green Cascob Presteigne Agent: Balfours Offers: £695,000 Call: 01584 707100 A SUPERB equestrian facility near Presteigne, with access to outstanding off-road hacking has been launched to the market by Balfours. Forest
IRONICALLY, the Hereford Quaker meeting talk on October 1 by Paul Allen from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) on Zero Carbon Britain: a climate emergency action plan, was nearly cancelled due to heavy flooding in mid-Wales. Despite the
A MOTORCYCLIST has been airlifted to a major trauma centre with serious injuries following a crash which closed the A438 for several hours last night. An ambulance service spokesperson said paramedics and the Strensham air ambulance were called
COUNTY planners have approved a scheme for new homes near Ross-on-Wye, despite concerns it will amount to ‘environmental vandalism’. Some 39 residents along with the parish council objected to the proposals for the new detached homes on land at
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 FOOTBALL Bluefin Sports Challenge Cup Fourth Round Fairford Town v Hereford Lads Club Wellington v Westfields Bluefin Sports (UHL) Supplementary Cup Second Round Malmesbury Victoria v Hereford Pegasus
COUNTY planners have rejected proposals for new homes near the historic Leominster to Stourport canal due to concerns over the use of cesspits. Councillors felt the use cesspools for the four-home scheme on land north of the Corner House on Temple
