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  • “I don’t know what he was thinking,” said Slade

    HEREFORD manager Russell Slade questioned the decisions of referee Michael Barlow after he saw his side have a disallowed goal and a penalty not given during their 3-2 defeat at Southport. Debutant Stephen Dawson scored what he thought was a first

  • Van fire causes traffic delays on bypass

    A VAN fire on a busy road in Ledbury caused delays for motorists this afternoon. Firefighters were called to reports of the fire on Leadon Way at 3.07pm today. On arrival they found the van, which was carrying petrol powered machinery and approximately

  • Police hunt for bogus charity collector

    A LARGE amount of cash was stolen in a distraction theft in Ledbury. Police said the victim was approached on Church Lane at 11.50pm on October 18 by a woman claiming to be a charity worker collecting for the charity. The victim made a donation

  • Driver injured as lorry overturns in field

    A LORRY overturned in a field after it left the road near Bromyard. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to reports of the incident in Avenbury at 11.30am yesterday (Monday). A spokesperson for Bromyard fire station said they were

  • Aldi Halloween costumes are 'too scary' for the middle aisle

    ALDI won’t stock some of its Halloween products in store because they might be ‘too gruesome’ to display. The supermarket says despite growing demand for scary costumes and props, products like the motion-censored undead corpse might be too distressing

  • Peggy appoint new management team for reserves

    HEREFORD Pegasus have appointed a new management team for their reserve team. Bill Beaumont, Curtis Driscoll and James Fearn will now manage the Herefordshire County League Premier Division side. The club state that 'all three bring an abundance

  • Michelin star for Lee Westcott at Pensons

    It was announced last week that Pensons, the restaurant from Lee Westcott on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border, has been awarded a Michelin star, as a new entry into the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2020. The restaurant has been

  • Lucs' coach targets continued improvement

    LUCTONIANS head coach Ryan Watkins is confident that if his side keep improving then results will come. Watkins' side sit second from bottom in the National 2 North with just one win from their opening seven fixtures. This weekend they head to

  • Drink-driver 'lucky no-one was killed'

    A DRINK-DRIVER was almost three times over the limit when she crashed in south Herefordshire, a court heard. Gabriele Tammy McDonald, 20, admitted the offence when she appeared before magistrates in Hereford. Prosecutor Nicola Ritchie said

  • Tom Gittins Cup awarded at Bishop's Castle market

    HALLS Bishop's Castle Auction report an excellent entry of cattle for the prize show and sale on Thursday, October 17. Up for grabs was the Tom Gittins Cup which was expertly judged by John Price of Kingsland, who, after some deliberation, awarded

  • British history unearthed by wartime correspondence

    JIM Etherington travelled from Sussex to show his award winning thematic display entitled 1940 - a Desperate Year for Britain for the October meeting of the Hereford and Mid-Wales Philatelic Society. A huge range of material was used to illustrate

  • Middle Eastern-style shisha lounge plan for Hereford

    THERE are plans to open a shisha lounge in Hereford. Ardalan Ghafour has asked Herefordshire Council for permission to open the bar to at the back of 8 Belmont Road. A shisha is a glass-bottomed water pipe in which fruit-flavoured tobacco is

  • Van and lorry crash in Leominster

    EMERGENCY services were called after a van and a lorry crashed in Leominster this morning. An ambulance service spokesperson said paramedics were sent to Southern Avenue at 9.06am today. Firefighters from Leominster and Kingsland fire stations

  • Horses killed at racecourse opening fixture

    TWO horses died on the opening day of the jump racing season at Hereford Racecourse last week. Six-year-old Timber Jack pulled up after the third fence after suffering a leg injury. While, nine-year-old Gardiners Hill pulled up before the seventh

  • Rugby values taught to students through initiative

    STUDENTS from Earl Mortimer College were invited to attended an RFU course to learn about rugby's core values. The CRBE All Schools programme seeks to introduce rugby and expand participation in state secondary schools. Each school selected is

  • Firefighters battle north Herefordshire barn fire

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a major barn fire in north Herefordshire overnight. A fire service spokesperson said crews from Leintwardine, Leominster and Kingsland were called to the fire in Orleton at 1.30am this morning (Tuesday). On arrival

  • Fighters to compete in national boxing final

    A HEREFORDSHIRE boxing club will have two fighters competing in the final of a national senior competition this weekend. South Wye Police Boxing Academy fighters Othman "Habibi" Said and Rhiannon Roberts will take to the ring this weekend in Banbury