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  • Hereford breeders make it a double

    HEREFORD cattle breeders H W Coates of Cosby, Leicester, made it a double at the Hereford Cattle Society's spring show and sale by taking the male and female championships. The male championship went to Costhorpe 1 Reliant by a previous Royal champion

  • Treble for Ross club

    ROSS Bowls Club completed a highly successful short mat season by winning the Herefordshire Short Mat Bowls League Division 1 title, the LEH competition, and the Bromyard Triples. A late run of wins from their games in hand propelled Ross up the Division

  • Waring sets standard

    KYLE Waring was the solitary record breaker at Hereford Swimming Club's annual schools gala with victory in the boys' 14-and-under 50m free-style. Waring, of Haywood, knocked half a second off Richard Preece's previous record set back in 1995. In the

  • Badger titles decided

    LEOMINSTER and Cath-edral School took the honours in the Badgers Hockey Leagues after the completion of the final round of matches. Girls' league winners Leominster topped the table by three points from runners-up Hereford, with Newent a further point

  • Two defeats for Town

    KINGTON Town suffered two narrow Banks's Brewery West Midlands Premier League home defeats over the Bank Holiday weekend, going down 1-0 to Causeway on Saturday and by the same margin to Tividale on Monday. Championship challengers Cause-way provided

  • Westfields set to escape drop

    Causeway Utd 1 Westfields 0 WESTFIELDS should avoid relegation from the Premier Division of the Banks's Brewery West Midlands League by the skin of their teeth, despite a defeat at runners-up Causeway on Monday. Their last game of the season could have

  • Tea and sympathy at the end of an era

    IT was the end of an era for Westfields Football Club when they played Dudley Town at Rotherwas on Saturday. The match brought the curtain down on 26 years of Westfields soccer at the ground, sold for industrial development to new owners. And it was also

  • County leave it too late for victory bid

    HEREFORDSHIRE slipped to a disappointing six-run defeat to Sussex Board in the first round of the NatWest Trophy at Colwall on Tuesday. The county left themselves with just too much to do in pursuit of a winning target of 216 and a valiant effort in the

  • Presteigne

    FARMERS INN --The new licensees of the Farmers Inn are Tim Jones and Alan Crowe. It is understood they hope to continue the pub's commitment to helping charitable causes which was a notable feature of the years of Beryl and Pete Darsley; and also the

  • Madley

    UNOPPOSED - There has been no voting for a seat on Madley Parish Council because nine people have been returned unopposed. They are: John Elliot Burman, Hazel Mary Cole, Timothy James Edwards, Donald William Gleed, Hilda Griffiths, Seamus John Hayes,

  • Linton

    EXHIBITION - Linton and Gorsley Art Group is holding an exhibition of paintings at the village hall on Saturday as part of the Millennium Fun Day. Anyone who would like to join the group should contact Lyle Walker on 720435. On the following Tuesday,

  • Knucklas

    COMMUNITY CENTRE - Knucklas Community Centre is holding its annual meeting on May 15 at 7pm. ST GEORGE'S DAY - Representatives of the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and their leaders attended a St George's Day celebration at Newbridge-on-Wye parish church. The

  • Gorsley

    GARDENING CLUB - The annual meeting of Gorsley Garden Club was held in the village hall when John Brown read the previous meeting's minutes. It was decided a working party should be planned for work at the village hall, tidying up before the Millennium

  • Beef meeting will focus on practical plans

    A MEETING on beef production is being held at Great Witley to help farmers take practical steps to improve their business. The organisers, Richard Keenan UK Ltd, say the aim is to take the farmer's mind off EU subsidies and politics and focus on the farm

  • More cash needed for nature schemes

    A CASE for more spending on the countryside is contained in a report by a conservation organisation which says new contracts are needed between farmers and taxpayers, writes Roy Lewis. The report by World Wildlife Fund says more money is needed to pay

  • Hereford in third spot

    HEREFORD and District AC started their Midlands Women's League season in Division 6 with a third place finish out of seven teams in Banbury. Individual results, seniors: Sarah Fletcher 2nd 100m 13.4secs, 1st 200m 28.7secs; Zara Kent 2nd 100m hurdles 19.9secs

  • Charity Races winner

    IAN Buttriss and his partner will be guests at Hereford's Charity Race Day this Saturday after winning a competition run by the Racecourse and The Hereford Times. The Ross-on-Wye enthusiast's entry was the first correct answer drawn, Looks Like Trouble

  • Valley beat rivals in team KO

    BURGHILL Valley moved into the fourth round of the Mail on Sunday team competition with a 4-0 home win over Ross-on-Wye. Captain Carl Rose led the way with a 3 and 2 victory, and he was backed up with wins from Gareth Watkins, 5 and 4, Dave Marcer, 2

  • Times League tighten up on results service

    THE Hereford Times Hereford and District Cricket League have toughened up their criteria for the new season with the threat of points deductions for omissions. Clubs failing to ring in their results by the stipulated times on Saturday nights will lose

  • Defending champions maintain advantage

    DEFENDING champions Ewyas Harold kept top spot in the Premier Division of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League with a 4-2 home win over near rivals Sutton United. Steve Radziejowski scored all four for Harold but only after the visitors had taken the

  • Pegasus in control

    Pegasus Juniors 3 Abingdon United 0 PEGASUS cruised to a comfortable win in their penultimate Premier Division match of the season in the Complete Music Hellenic League at Edgar Street. They were in control from the second minute when Leigh Harris headed

  • Bromyard seek title from final meeting with county rivals

    BROMYARD Town need to win their final Banks's Brewery West Midlands League game of the season against visiting Leominster Town this Saturday to clinch the Division 1 South title. After playing three games in five days, starting with a heavy home defeat

  • Over 2,000 orienteers will compete in county

    THE British Orienteering Championships come to Herefordshire for the first time this month and entries have already exceeded 2,300. The individual championship will be contested at Haugh Wood and nearby Fownhope Park on Saturday, May 13, while the relay

  • Janet in sixth title triumph

    JANET McMorran stormed to her sixth British title and also won the women's doubles at the National Wheelchair Tennis Cham-pionships in Sheffield. Bromyard-based McMorran triumphed in all of her three group games and then recorded a 6-2, 6-1 victory in

  • Tyberton

    PARISH COUNCIL - Frank Lawson Hancorn and George Lawson Roper have been returned to Tyberton Parish Council unopposed.

  • Peterchurch

    GARDENING CLUB - At the meeting on April 25, Mr Leech from Wormelow gave an interesting talk on 'Insect Friends and Foes in the Garden'. Members went home on the look out for the good and the bad in their gardens. The club meets on the fourth Tuesday

  • Moccas

    VARIETY SHOW - Men in pink and white tutus, a farmer in a rather large nappy, a jelly baby millionaire and people getting shot -- all part of the Moccas Variety Show. Both performances were sold out, with £800 being raised for the new hall fund and some

  • Knighton

    AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - Within days of learning that their group activities had earned them second place in the Campaign Group's fund-raising league, members of Knighton and District Amnesty International received a letter of congratulations from director

  • Almeley

    CHURCH - During the holy communion service on Rogation Sunday on May 28, the new south window will be dedicated in memory of the former vicar, Rev. J Morgan, and his wife. WHIST DRIVE - At the recent fortnightly whist drives held in the village hall,

  • Farmers face heavy fines if bees are destroyed by sprays

    FARMERS are being warned that they could face heavy fines and compensation orders if they accidentally destroy honey bees while spraying crops with pesticides. The Country Landowners' Association has urged producers to obey the Government code of spray

  • County netballers upset the odds

    HERFORDSHIRE county netball squad belied their English Counties League status to finish as the highest-placed Division 6 side in an inter-county tournament in Kent. In relentless wind and rain, they overturned two higher-graded counties, Avon, of Division

  • Dusty's visitors show paces at Kingsland

    Luctonians 15 pts Leicester Development XV 39 THE Leicester team, under the management of ex-England player Dusty Hare, proved too strong for Luctonians as the North Herefordshire side completed their season with this annual fixture. A slick threequarters

  • Upton Bishop

    DRAW - Winners in the latest 200 Club draw were: 1 Margaret Regan, 2 Fran Felton, 3 P & M Atkinson.

  • Sellack

    BOWLS - Having completed a fairly successful winter season in the Herefordshire Association venture, Sellack Bowls Club now embarks on a summer campaign when a series of friendly matches with other clubs, in and out of the county, are being arranged.

  • Hay-on-Wye

    RESTORATION FUND - Efforts are being made via St Mary's Restoration Society to raise the sum of £100,000 needed to repair and restore the parish church of Hay-on-Wye. Coffee mornings, whist drives and a forthcoming flower festival are some of the events

  • Eaton Bishop

    NO ELECTION - There was no need for an election for a place on Eaton Bishop Parish Council because the seven contestants have been returned unopposed. They are: John Humphrey Bloomer, Howard Ronald Carter, Raymond Leslie Christopher, Joanne Mary Craddock

  • Colwall

    WALK - A walk of witness took place on Good Friday. It started at the Methodist Church on Colwall Green and continued to the Free Church on Walwyn Road, with stops for readings at Martin's Orchard and the library. CHURCH - St James Church was full on

  • Clehonger

    COUNCILLORS - Nine parishes councillors have been returned unopposed in Clehonger, making an election unnecessary.They are: John Paul Beavan, Beverley Jane Drezewski, John Trefor Edwards, Doris Jean Hammond, Alan Charles Morgan, David Charles Taylor,

  • Aston Ingham

    PHOTOGRAPHS - There is to be a Millennium project to produce a 'Doomsday Book' photograph record of parish residents. For this reason, a photograph of all residents, preferably standing in front of their property, would be liked. They should be submitted

  • Allensmore

    MILLENNIUM FLOWER FESTIVAL - St Andrew's Church, Allensmore, is staging a flower festival during the weekend of June 30, July 1 and 2. It promises to be a splendid occasion, with a Friday evening concert in the church, a sports afternoon and barbecue

  • Top cider judges ready for action

    THE annual cider and perry competition at the Cider Museum, Hereford, is going from strength to strength with entries coming from Somerset, Gloucester, Devon and Cornwall competing alongside the Herefordshire ciders. But next year it is hoped to change

  • City hosts trophy

    HEREFORD Rowing Club will again host the West of England Trophy for Men's Elite Coxed Fours as part of the City Regatta this month. Teams will compete for the William IV solid silver vase that has been offered since 1877 as a prize at a series of regattas

  • Boost for triathlete

    HEREFORD triathlete Adrian Beaumont will be helped in his quest for international success by a grant from the Herefordshire Sports Council's Sports Assist scheme. Beaumont has been selected to represent Great Britain at the ITU World Long Course Championships

  • Marathon fixture

    THE annual Hereford Marathon is again attracting good entries but organiser Sandra Griffiths would like more schoolchildren taking part in the fun run, which is held in conjunction with the main event. The fun run is two laps of Hereford Leisure Centre

  • Double for Pip

    PIP Jones continued her quest to retain the Ladies Championship when she partnered two winners at the Radnor and West Hereford point-to-point meeting at Leominster, scoring on Dawns Cognac and Sister Kit, writes Graham Saveker. Dawns Cognac was made odds-on

  • Early centurion

    CRICKET league fixtures for county clubs were all abandoned on Saturday with pitches waterlogged after heavy rainfall in the week. But Steve Jones made a bright start to the season when he scored a century in a friendly on Sunday. Jones blasted 11 sixes

  • Colwall chase Hinton

    HINTON are hopeful of finishing runner-up behind champions Leominster in Division 1 of the Hereford Times Hereford-shire League after a 1-0 victory at Ledbury Town Reserves. Only sixth-placed Colwall Rangers can catch Hinton, due to a quartet of games

  • Lads gain title

    LADS Club were handed the Under-15 Championship in the Herefordshire Junior League after a goal five minutes from time by Westfields held main challengers Hinton to a 1-1 draw. Wellington became the Under-10 champions thanks to a second-half goal in their

  • Cross brace decides final

    Leominster Town 1 Wellington 2 THIS Leominster Senior Cup final clash between neighbouring Banks's Brewery West Midlands Division 1 South rivals produced some excellent, attractive football, with Wellington snatching victory with a brace from Mark Cross

  • Crucial time for centre

    THE next six months will be crucial to the future of the financially-troubled Bridge Street Sports Centre in Leominster, writes Jeremy Finney. The £3.2million complex has run at a loss since opening three years ago and now Sport England, who invested

  • Newent

    EASTER - Newent United Reformed Church was pleased on Easter Sunday morning when there was a little larger congregation than usual. The Rev. David Featenby was the preacher and also carried out the communion part of the service. The lessons were read

  • Eardisley

    SALE - The Eardisley branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a spring sale in the Curzon Herrick Hall on Saturday, May 13, from 10.30am. Refreshments will be served and there will be stalls, cakes, produce and white elephant. NATIONAL MENINGITIS

  • Coins mark charity trail

    A NOVEL fund-raising idea raised hundreds of pounds for charity in Whitbourne. Pupils of the primary school lay a snaking trail of coins from their classrooms all the way down to the local church. The money had been collected by the children and will