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  • Pollock highlights fine margins during draw

    BEN Pollock highlighted the fine margins between winning and dropping points after Hereford saw a penalty rattle the post during their 1-1 draw with Bradford (Park Avenue). Despite Victor Sodiende’s second half effort hitting the woodwork Pollock

  • Williams earns BDO World Championships final spot

    SHOBDON’S Jim Williams will play for the British Darts Organisation (BDO) World title tomorrow (Sunday) evening. The 35-year-old came through a tough semi-final this evening eventually beating Dutch competitor Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-4. Williams

  • Talks are ‘ongoing’ with Dawson says Bulls boss

    HEREFORD are currently in talks with midfielder Stephen Dawson about extending his stay at the club. The 34-year-old has been with the Bulls since October and has impressed during his time with the club. However, his deal has now come to an

  • Slade urges disgruntles fans to ‘stay with’ his side

    HEREFORD manager Russell Slade has urged disgruntled fans to ‘stay with’ his side after they dropped further towards the relegation zone. The Bulls have won once in 14 league matches and sit six points above the relegation zone following a 1-1

  • Slade felt Bulls should have beaten Bradford

    HEREFORD manager Russell Slade felt his side should have beaten Bradford (Park Avenue) and capitalised on a dominant second half spell. Jason Pope’s fourth minute opener was cancelled out by Nicky Clee’s strike during a 1-1 draw at Edgar Street

  • North Hereford: always taken for granted, always ignored

    WE are told that the Prime Minister intends to pour out a flood of money into areas in the North Midlands and North that supported him for the first time in the recent election. I am pleased to hear it. I have nothing against it, but is it

  • British Cassis maker feels there is still sexism in business

    THERE is still sexism in business – that’s the view of one Herefordshire entrepreneur who is now at the helm of a Herefordshire drinks company. Jo Hilditch says she still gets a sinking feeling when walking into a room full of businessmen, despite

  • Can you help Herefordshire's endangered curlews?

    CAN you help Herefordshire Wildlife Trust protect the county's endangered curlews? The curlew is an iconic wetland bird of our countryside which is in serious decline throughout the country. It has a haunting call and an unmistakable long,

  • Hereford looks to be bucking the high street trend

    IT’S NOT all doom and gloom for shop owners in Hereford despite the leading UK retail industry body saying high street sales fell for the first time in 25 years. The group which represents shops in Hereford said it will continue to work hard for

  • Grants available for businesses wanting to go green

    A NEW scheme has been launched to help businesses meet the cost of switching to sources of renewable energy. The Marches Renewable Energy Grant Scheme can help small and medium sized enterprises across the region, including Herefordshire, get a

  • Vincenti and Bodenham return to parent clubs

    HEREFORD forward Peter Vincenti and defender Jack Bodenham have both returned to their parent clubs. Vincenti is the Bulls top goal scorer with four league goals this season after joining on loan from League Two side Macclesfield Town at the end

  • We didn't expect a race track when we moved here

    WE have just purchased a beautiful holiday home near Eardisland village but there are two things that spoil what would be the perfect place. Firstly: between Leominster and here an old settee and some tyres have been dumped by some mindless idiot

  • Grants of up to £5,000 for charities and community groups

    GRANTS of up to £5,000 will be handed out by a housebuilder with community groups and charities asked to apply. The Edenstone Group, currently building properties at St Mary’s Garden Village in the town, sets aside a proportion of the proceeds

  • Choir raises money for charity close to hearts of members

    A HEREFORDSHIRE choir has raised more than £5,500 as it gives back to the charity that helped the musical director. The Leominster-based choir Choral Diversity raised the money in aid of Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis with its end-of-year concert

  • Former Hereford student's key part in building solar car

    A UNIVERSITY student from Hereford has played a key part in getting a solar-powered car to complete a 1,700-mile drive across Australia. Joe Papworth, previously at Hereford Sixth Form College and Hereford Cathedral School, competed as part of

  • Rural Herefordshire business keeps heritage skills alive

    HEREFORDSHIRE craftspeople were in the limelight this week when BBC One's Countryfile featured local heritage businesses. The Woodee, a company based in Dorstone, was featured on the show as staff create fire pits and artisan tools using Herefordshire's

  • Williams books semi-final spot

    SHOBDON darts star Jim Williams will play in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) World Championships semi-final tonight (7pm). The 35-year-old booked his place in the final four with a convincing 5-1 win over Paul Hogan last night to earn his

  • Children to be educated about food and farming

    EDUCATING children about food and farming, resilience in the world of agriculture and caring for the environment top the agenda of the new chair of Herefordshire NFU. Bill Quan, who farms at Pontrilas with his wife, Gina, already welcomes about

  • Firefighters called to A49 car fire

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a car fire on a major north Herefordshire route in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). A fire service spokesperson said crews from Leominster were called to reports of the blaze on the A49 at Brimfield

  • Video captures mesmerising starling murmuration

    IT is one of the most spectacular sights in nature. A huge flock of starlings wheels around in the dusk sky, putting on the most mesmerising display of movement. The hypnotic patterns made by thousands of birds swooping in unison is called

  • Hereford bypass: a road that will do little at great cost

    WITH the ongoing controversy about the Hereford ring road, relief road, or whatever you wish to call it, perhaps it is time to look back. Road numbers were designated in the 1920s with the A49 as a main artery between the North West and the A40