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  • Plans for major basketball venue in Hereford

    In his regular column for the Hereford Times, Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman calls in to the St David's Centre, and hears of plans to create a major basketball venue there HEREFORDSHIRE is full of hidden gems. One such is the

  • Hereford is ideal place to swap cars for cycles

    Great for the Hereford Times reporters to take the challenge of our times and embrace behaviour change. While we all love our cars, we also acknowledge that they bring their fair share of disadvantages. Cllr John Harrington told over 40 people

  • Could you run the Lichfield Vaults in Hereford?

    A POPULAR pub is on the market in Hereford's independent quarter. Offered on a leasehold basis, the Lichfield Vaults in Church Street is a traditional pub tucked away in a bustling, city centre location near the cathedral. The pub currently

  • Herefordshire chapel supporting English Heritage

    FRIENDS of Rotherwas Chapel are especially pleased that Rotherwas Chapel will be open to support English Heritage open days. We hope that this hidden gem will shine the brighter and we can help more to find their way here. On Sunday, September

  • Why industry chief is calling for help for hop farmers

    BRITISH hop growers have been left with serious questions about the viability of their businesses as the Government refused to provide support to help soften the impact of the pandemic. The sudden closure of the hospitality sector in March saw pubs

  • So much for badgers being protected

    Once again the Government has gone back on its word. We were told of its commitment to phase out badger culling in favour of badger and cattle TB vaccinations. In reality they are increasing to 11 new areas of England. Up to 62,000 badgers

  • How Tara is doing her bit to help independent businesses

    A NEW online store has been set up in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to support small independent businesses and artisans. Chippa Nation is a marketplace selling fashion, gifts, books and eco-household products after initially being launched

  • Protest over new chicken sheds on Welsh border

    A SUSTAINABLE food group has protested in a border town centre over nearby chicken farms. The socially distanced demonstration in Brookside Square, Knighton, was organised by the town’s sustainable food group, which was calling on the Welsh Government

  • Do you remember when the Kerry Arms was renamed?

    SOME 25 years ago Hereford Times readers helped pick a new name for the city's Kerry Arms – but it only lasted until the millennium. In 1995 when brewery chain Firkin took over the Commercial Road pub, it wanted to rename it. In October 1995