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  • Market towns depend on the villages for support

    Further to last week’s Talking Point in which the provision of £14m for “market town economic development” was described, I am, of course, delighted that such money will become available but concerned that only “town council leaders” are to be asked

  • Crash closes M5 northbound in Worcestershire

    A MULTI-VEHICLE crash has blocked the northbound lanes of the M5 motorway these afternoon. The crash happened between the M5 Northbound J6 for Worcester North and J5 for Droitwich. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, have been

  • On the trail of Herefordshire's hero of wartime raid

    In 1942, a 22-year-old Hereford man was executed by firing squad following the failure of a top-secret wartime mission code-named Operation Freshman. Sapper Thomas William Faulkner, the son of Charles and Florence Faulkner, was one of 30 specially

  • Helen faces up to death every day, helping people to cope

    IT takes a special person to handle palliative, end-of-life care. Helen Williams is such a person, according to her colleague Vicky Davies. The two, who work for the Bluebird home care agency in Hereford, are both previous winners in the Hereford

  • Would you like a corner plot in a cul-de-sac?

    AN immaculately presented four-bedroom, detached dormer bungalow situated within a corner plot of a quiet cul de sac position within the popular location of Whitecross, Hereford. The property offers deceptively spacious living accommodation, has

  • Roger's a winner, can he do it again?

    STOCKMAN Roger Bowen has won plenty of awards in his 54 year farming career. And now he is with a chance of another one a few months after retiring. For Roger has been nominated for the Farming Hero title in the Three Counties Farmer Awards

  • I would not visit this eyesore if I didn't live here

    Closing parking spaces, closing the Old Bridge and side roads will NOT encourage people to walk or cycle in Hereford. All this shows is that if you give Herefordshire Council £20,000 they spend it on bollards and tape to prevent the flow of much-needed

  • Cattle farmer always puts animal welfare first

    A FARMER has been praised for always having the welfare of his animals at the forefront of his mind when making any decision. Dave Richards, who farms in Wichenford near Worcester, has been nominated by a Hereford veterinary surgery for not only

  • Hugo hopes for success in Herefordshire with selzers

    A global pandemic wouldn’t immediately suggest itself as the best time to ditch your corporate career and follow an entrepreneurial dream, but 28-year-old Hugo Hodgson did just that, launching Long Shots, distinctive alcoholic fresh-fruit infused ‘