MADAM, It seems most people dislike the current proposals but are unanimous in the belief that High Town desperately needs 'something'. Herefordshire is a unique county and this is our opportunity to create a centre-piece, which represents us. It could
STUDENTS and staff at The Minster College, Leominster, were celebrating a new feather in their cap this week. The school has been awarded Sports College status by the Government. The deal is worth half a million pounds over four years. A director of sport
RESEARCHERS want to find out how and where people in the Leominster area earn and spend their money. A university research team funded by the European Union is putting the town and surrounding villages under the microscope to trace the community's 'economic
A MAN born to a farming family at St Weonards was adopted as a child by an uncle and aunt in Leominster and went on to become a pillar of the community. Shopkeeper and funeral director Mike Evans, who has died aged 62, was a former lay preacher and was
Children of the eighties will probably have wondered, over the past ten years, where - exactly - is Paul Young? Aside from still touring as a solo artist, he has spent the best part of the past decade making music with a 7-piece Tex-Mex band called Los
Three of the world's finest singers will give concerts at Malvern Theatres this spring as part of a new festival of song for the town. The Malvern International Lieder Series opens on February 15 with a recital by Barbara Bonney, perhaps the leading soprano
Six years ago a music teacher suggested to Alison Houlbrooke that 'she'd be a good person to stand up and wave her arms around' in front of a choir. With most of her 45 years having been taken up with music, in one way or another, it is no surprise that
MORE than 700 people turned up at an exhibition to scrutinise plans for a new Asda store in Hereford. And most of their searching questions centred on traffic and flooding from the nearby River Wye. Many others wanted to know about job prospects with
A FINANCIAL crisis facing one of Hereford's biggest employers, Special Metals Wiggin, could see the firm sold off to help pay debts crippling the US parent company. September 11 is being blamed for a 25 per cent downturn at the Holmer Road plant and an
THE city's mayor is to sponsor one of the last few stones in the restoration of Hereford's Lady Chapel. Councillor Alan Williams will be welcomed by the Dean Of Hereford, the Very Rev. Michael Tavinor, to the stonemasons yard at Hereford Cathedral on
A DRINK-DRIVER was chased by police at over 90mph through Hereford after he drove to a late-night garage for milk, Worcester Crown Court heard. Victor Ferreira was spotted by police in his Ford Mondeo without lights in Belmont Road, Hereford. He failed
A HEREFORD dad who found drug paraphernalia at a city skate park was so concerned that he is prepared to offer his services to help clean-up his home city. Stephen Skyrme photographed the unpleasant discovery and brought the picture in after he spotted
THE search is on for a World War II steam train believed to be buried somewhere in the county. The incredible hunt is being carried out by the Herefordshire Lore group, who have investigated claims that the Royal Ordnance Factory in Rotherwas disposed
A HEREFORD lecturer is swapping the classroom for the gym to prepare for the biggest challenge of all - the London marathon. Having completed the Hereford half marathon and the Paris marathon, Frenchman Alex Marquis is confident he will be able to complete
THREE Hereford businesses were left with hefty repair bills after vandals smashed windows across the city centre on Saturday night. Connells Estate Agents and The Hereford Times' office in King Street and the Herefordshire Council planning office in Blueschool
SOCIAL workers will try to calm fears over the future of Widemarsh Workshop at a meeting in Hereford on Sunday. Friends of the prize-winning workshop which provides sheltered employment for people with disabilities claim Herefordshire Council has introduced
IT has endured the fall of an empire, the rise of the vernacular, incomprehension from generations of schoolchildren - yet Latin lives on. For nearly 30 years, Rachel Price has been a life support to this oldest of languages as head of classics at Hereford's
THE outstanding contribution to sport made by county enthusiasts on the national stage was last night evident at Herefordshire Sports Council's 2002 Awards. Six of the main award winners at the council's 23rd annual presentation ceremony at Hereford's
HEREFORSDSHIRE were un-able to reverse last season's defeat at the hands of Guernsey, going down 60-31 in a highly frustrating fixture in the English Counties League South West Divsion. Playing at a neutral venue in Swindon, Herefordshire faced an extremely
Hereford Colts 21 Nuneaton Colts 7 SCRUM-HALF Will Bolt gave Hereford a flying start with a try after only 32 seconds when he broke on the blindside of a ruck. He soon added two penaly kicks and then converted a try when lock Ali McColl charged down the
GREYHOUND'S youngsters gave another soliddisplay to beat Dudley Kingswinford 21-20 away to reach the semi-finals of the North Midlands Under-17 Plate. George Cox, Chris Northmore and Rob Brooks scored tries, while Pat Hill landed a penalty and Michael
HEREFORD-based rugy flanker Jacob Greasley, who attends Bromsgrove School, has been selected for England Schools 18-Group final trials this weekend.
A SCHEDULE of dates for Ludlow Festival Shakespeare performances has been drawn up confirming a decision to switch to the Winters Tale instead of The Comedy of Errors as the second play during the June to July event. The other play being performed in
The Christmas mood is prolonged at Malvern Theatres with Wynward Browne's 'The Holly and the Ivy' opening the new season from January 14-18. Starring Tony Britton this winter drama is set in a snow captured vicarage in Yorkshire on Christmas Eve 1947.
Set in the mystical world of genies and wizards, Hereford Amateur Pantomime Society invites you to travel through Peking...visit the cave of jewels, then journey through China to the imperial palace in Egypt. Aladdin opens at The Courtyard on February
KINGTON Town Council's two-year long practice of withholding the draft minutes of its meetings from local press representatives until they have been confirmed at a later meeting has now been ended - though by no means by a unanimous vote. Councillor Ros
A CHAIRMAN and other officers will be chosen at the relaunch of Kington Police Community Consultative Group on February 27. The meeting at 7pm in Kington Primary School is open to all residents in the town and surrounding villages. Police representatives
BOB Faulkner beat his age by two shots with a splendid gross 81 to win the Burghill Senior's 'Ageless' competition. He took full advantage of the frosty conditions and shortened course to post a winning minus two in this novel form of competition with
Aug 17 Farnborough T (H) 2-1 (Pitman 2) Aug 20 Forest Green (A) 3-1 (Parry, Williams, Wright) Aug 24 Gravesend (A) 0-3 Aug 26 Morecambe (H) 1-2 (Pitman) Aug 31 Nuneaton B (A) 3-0 (Guinan, Parry,Pitman) Sep 9 Woking (A) 2-1 (Clarke, og) Sep 14 Chester
DOGWATCH -- With another robbery last week it should have come as no surprise to find Gwyllym at three o'clock in the morning deciding that there was something odd in the garden. I opened the door and he disappeared into the night. Some time later and
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE -- Guest speaker Maureen Hardy gave Old Radnor WI members an interesting insight into kinesiology, a safe health enhancing therapy. Maureen, a consultant who is also able to detect any food intolerances that people may have, guided members
GARDENING CLUB -- Dr Katherine Swift, from the Dower House, Morville Hall, near Bridgnorth was the speaker when the members of Lingen Gardening Club met for the start of their new season last week. Dr Swift and her husband had leased the Dower House from
COMMUNITY CENTRE -- Coming events at Knighton Community centre are: Table sale with record and CD fair on Saturday, February 22 from 10am to 4pm - to book a sales pitch or to get further information telephone Ivor Watkins on 01547 528166; NRG night on
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE -- Christopher Rowlatt was in a humble posture before the ladies of Kinnerton WI at their February meeting, for in order to demonstrate the art of marbling he explained that this was best done on the floor so that members could all see
CONCERT -- Grosmont Town Hall is to be the venue for a St David's Day Concert on March 1. If you have a secret yearning to appear in 'Stars in their Eyes' now is your chance. Enthusiastic performers are needed to take part, so come along and have some
VILLAGE LOTTERY -- On Saturday, February 8 the lucky £25 winner was Jo Jones with number 35. THEATRE EVENING -- A group from Bishopstone village spent an enjoyable fun evening on Saturday, February 8 at The Courtyard's 'sing-a-long The Sound of Music'
CONCERT -- On Saturday, February 22, the choir members of St Mary's Church are giving a concert in aid of Almeley School Building Fund. This is being held in the village hall and commences at 7pm. The concert will consist of individual and group items
HEREFORDSHIRE is unlikely to become home of Prince William. Rumours that a mansion was being built for him at Harewood End were discounted by the Duchy of Cornwall. Agent David Curtis confirmed that outline planning permission for a 'main residence' was
AN EDUCATIONAL project, which has given over 400 Herefordshire people the chance to return to studying, may be forced to close because of a lack of funding Rural Opportunities was set up in 2000 and helped develop and finance five study centres across
ANGER at the sentence passed on a paedophile whose case shocked the county is going all the way to Whitehall. Andrew Richardson, whom detectives describe among the most dangerous offenders in Herefordshire, will serve at least three of the four years
ONE of the last survivors of Britain's worst-ever maritime disaster has died at his Hereford home, aged 83. Thomas Hutchison was a 19-year-old soldier aboard the HMT Lancastria when German bombers struck on June 17, 1940, killing around 6,000 troops,
TRENDS in agriculture, earnings and the hi-tech sector continue to distance Herefordshire economically from the rest of the country. While the UK saw a two-year, six per cent slump in the number of people employed on the land, Herefordshire jumped by
PAY talks between Herefordshire Council and its unions could be underway again soon. The prospect of immediate industrial action eased with the authority's offer of renewed negotiation, provided union demands are 'realistic'. Much now depends on how UNISON
A MEMBER of a well-known Herefordshire sporting family was killed in a road crash in the early hours of Saturday February 8. Nathan Whitbread was driving from Woofferton towards Orleton on the B4362 at around 2am when his BMW 530 saloon left the road.
VILLAGERS on the city's outskirts have voted to fight for traffic calming measures, despite feedback from Herefordshire Council that there is little it can do to help. Police and Herefordshire Council traffic managers met residents from Haywood, Callow
A COMPASSIONATE rector who died 214 years ago is to be remembered in a service in a Herefordshire parish church. Each year from now, on the Sunday nearest to the date of February 18 the people of Ullingswick will be honouring the Rev. Dr Thomas Talbot
ROSS United Services netted a goal midway through each half to beat Weston 2-0 away in a south-of-the-county derby game in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division. Jamie Warwick scored the first with a fine solo run which was finished
Westfields 4 Shawbury United 1 WESTFIELDS went two points clear at the top of the West Midlands League Premier Division with an emphatic win over Shawbury. The Shropshire visitors were under immediate pressure from a lively Westfields with both Roy Jordan
Pegasus Juniors 1 Carterton Town 1 BUILDING on the confidence of two successive home wins, Pegasus came through a stern examination from second-placed Carterton to earn a valuable point in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division. Gavin
Sedgley White Lions 1 Kington Town 2 MARK Davis bagged a skilful brace as Kington battled hard to overcome the early loss of Danny Hill, sent off in the sixth minute, to record their 16th West Midlands League Premier Division win of the season. Kington
Ledbury Town Res 2 Hinton 4 HINTON returned to winning ways and maintained top spot in the West Midlands League Division 1 South when they came from two goals down to grab victory with four second-half goals. Lacking in confidence after squandering a
Easington Sports 1 Ross Town 3 ROSS produced a good all-round team performance to take three precious points against Easington in a bottom clash in Division 1 West of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League. Ross took an early lead when Dave Skipp completed
Malvern Town 0 Wellington 1 WELLINGTON made it nine wins from 12 starts to hold on to the top spot in the Midlands Floodlit Youth League Southern Division with a hard- fought victory at Malvern. The visitors made a slow start but gradually found their
Little Drayton 3 Bromyard Town 0 BROMYARD slipped to their 18th West Midlands League Premier Division defeat of the current campaign at high-flying Little Drayton. Drayton scored through Neil Gregory (2) and Paul Bowyer.
THE motorist killed in the accident at Symonds Yat on February 5 has been identified as James Andrew Plater from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The accident happened at 5.40am one-mile south of Symonds Yat on the A40 near the bridge to Ganarew.
A WOMAN suffered minor injuries during a road accident in Ross-on-Wye's High Street last week. The incident occurred just before 10pm last Thursday. The woman was taken by ambulance to Hereford County Hospital.
ROSS-ON-WYE daredevil Ian Ashpole is to star in the popular television soap Emmerdale. The programme, due to be screened tomorrow, shows the balloon operator carrying off the newly married couple, Marlon and Trisha. Ian Ashpole said: "Almost the entire
'Chinese takeaway' was on the menu at John Kyrle High School as staff and pupils saw in the Chinese New Year. The feast came as part of a focus on citizenship, which introduces students to different cultures. Youngsters ate their traditional Chinese meal
COPPERS were pooled and coffee drank by members of Hereford City Townswomen's Guild after taking a county charity to their hearts. The ladies have raised £250 for Acorns Three Counties Appeal through donating their own money and hosting coffee mornings
AN horrific tale of rape, attempted murder, kidnap and drugs was the last thing a Black Mountains bobby expected to uncover when he was called out to an abandoned car, write ANITA HOWELLS. First on the scene of the terror ordeal that rocked the Golden
A 'REMARKABLE' retired Peterchurch priest who touched the hearts of thousands with his religious sermons and scientific teaching, has died aged 86, writes SOPHIE BIGNALL. Prebendary John C. de la Tour Davies was among the longest serving clergymen in
Margate 0 Hereford United 2 ANOTHER stunning late goal - this time from Paul Parry - propelled Hereford into third place in the Nationwide Conference table at Hartsdown Park on Tuesday. Jay Lovett fired a stoppage-time winner against Nuneaton Borough
The three-year initiative is a key part of the Government's plans to provide more and improved physical education and sporting opportunities to young people throughout the country. The School Sport Co-ordinator scheme provides extra finance to support
HEREFORD United travel to Northwich Victoria on Saturday with the aim of avenging an earlier 2-1 defeat and consolidating their challenge for the play-offs, writes Glyn Wictome. The game will be played at Witton Albion's ground as Northwich are currently
LUCTONIANS are receiving voluntary help in protecting their sports pitches after an act of vandalism marred their preparations for the cricket season. As previously reported, a weed killer was sprayed on areas of the cricket square and on parts of two
HEREFORDSHIRE FA were beaten 3-0 away by Leicestershire & Rutland FA in the semi-finals of the Midland Counties Under-16 Cup.
A HUSBAND and wife team has been united on Bromyard Town Council after a successful by-election contest for town crier Peter Dauncey. Councillor Dauncey will join his wife, Bromyard's mayor, Joan Dauncey on the council after winning the seat held by Daphne
Madam, Cutting trees down seems a rather drastic course of action to deal with a starling roost, unless of course residents do not like the trees. One way of discouraging them is to play a tape of the distress/ alarm call of a starling when the birds
MADAM, The lack of Broadband internet connections in rural areas is already causing problems for small and large businesses and for those of us, children and adults alike, who use the internet for education. BT is guilty of serious under-investment in
MADAM, There must be a responsible approach to taking any horse however mild mannered into a class A or B road. Where I live in the Kingsland area of North Herefordshire there are a lot of riders in and around our lanes which carry quite a lot of traffic
MADAM, After reading two letters in the Hereford Times I had to write to you and say I lost my pony when I was 14 years old after a car drove too close and my pony shied. The mirror of the car caught the girth taking the pony under the car and me over
Madam, I write to emphasise the plight of the residents at Kingswood Hall, who seem set to become pawns in yet another residential care home closure battle. People who make the step to give up their real home and move to a care facility, such as Kingswood
Madam, Just wanted to say hello to all the residents of Hereford. My grandmother's family came from that region originally (her maiden name is Hereford). I hope all the talk of the town becoming a run down place is not accurate. I've never visited the
ADAM, I was very pleased to read about the proposals to rebuild the Hereford Old Market Hall and give High Town back its historic centre. The little Belgian town of Ypres was almost totally destroyed in the First World War but was immediately rebuilt
MADAM, Okay, I will agree that parts of Hereford are an eyesore and need regeneration. The problem is that a lot of the eyesores are a result of the last 'regeneration'. I have an awful feeling the 'modernists' will triumph yet again and we will be confronted
MADAM, I applaud and support Mr. Foxton and the people at Border Oak for pursuing the rebuilding of the old market hall. Hereford's city centre would be a far more attractive tourist attraction for it, especially with overseas visitors in search of a
Madam, Mr Wood's comparison of a 'hideous glass carbuncle' and the Courtyard is obviously a view of someone who is ready for Hereford's city centre to be one of unemployment, charity shops, banks, and mobile phone shops. Isn't it about time Hereford is
Madam, In answer to K Jenkins' question "Has Hereford lost pride in itself?" I fear the answer is yes. I have lived here for nearly 20 years and before that in several other towns and cities in England and regularly visit them. Hereford does not compare
PLANNING watchdogs in Leominster have likened the design for a proposed DIY superstore to 'an over-sized shed.' Leominster Civic Trust says it is concerned over the visual impact of the proposed Focus store at Mill Street and it also fears the development
HISTORY enthusiasts in Leominster are to hear about historic homes in the region and the characters that lived in them. Margaret Oakden, West Midland Region properties manager for English Heritage, is the guest speaker at Leominster Historical Society's
A COUNTY organisation whose work is simply child's play is in the running for a top award. Herefordshire Playcare Association, based at Leominster Community Centre, was set up to enrich the lives of the county's children by making sure they have fun things
THE people of Herefordshire fare better than many of their neighbours over the number of deaths related to heart disease. But Leominster MP Bill Wiggin warned them not to be complacent. Heart disease was still one of the biggest killers across the UK,
TOP nurses in Herefordshire shared their experiences with colleagues at a special nursing 'get together'. More than 90 attended a conference to hear about excellent nursing projects already being promoted in the county. Nursing plays a key role in providing
PEOPLE suffering with ME are to get a higher profile as well as a say in the services they want in Herefordshire. The Primary Care Trust is currently deciding how best to develop the services they need and special information packs have been prepared
'DENNIS quits court job for pop group' read the Hereford Times headline when Music Pool administrator Dennis Schiavon left his position as Junior Clerk at Hereford Magistrates Court in 1980. He was heading north to join the punk band The Revillos - a
SHAREHOLDERS in H P Bulmer, Hereford's struggling cider producer, heard time was running out for the company to pay off its massive debt burden and convince bankers it has a future as a private company. At an extraordinary annual general meeting on Monday
HEREFORD'S chance to be a big cheese on the culinary events circuit has suffered a major blow with the withdrawal of a national food festival, popularly known as the Cheese Olympics. The British Cheese Awards, lined up to take place in September, pulled
A CHARITY fundraiser is to park his milk float, hang up his banana coat and support one of the county's biggest children's organisations. Steve Price, Moreton-on-Lugg's milkman by day and parish officer by night, is to lead a team of four on a Taste for
HEREFORD United travel to Northwich Victoria on Saturday with the aim of avenging an earlier 2-1 defeat and consolidating their challenge for the play-offs, writes Glyn Wictome. The game will be played at Witton Albion's ground as Northwich are currently
A BOGUS window cleaner who preyed on the county's elderly, including a 100-year-old woman, has been jailed for seven years. Michael Allen burgled the centenarian's home and tried to force three rings from her hands. Twice-widowed Violet Cornelius managed
DEFENDER Michael Rose played for Hereford United in their Nationwide Confer-ence match at Margate on Tuesday after the Conference clubs decided to withdraw their players from the English National Game XI squad for the friendly against Belgium, writes
CAROL Brown, a former student at the Hereford Royal National College for the Blind, regained the British Blind Acoustic Shooting Championship with a record score of 598 out of a possible 600. She travelled up from her home in Devon to represent the Hereford
A TEENAGER who performs on the world stage has become the first motor sports competitor to receive the Ted Woodriffe Award in the 10-year history of The Hereford Times scheme. Chaz Davies' startling progress in top motorcycle racing earned him the accolade
BEAUMONTS beat Jaffas 54-35 in one of the best and closest games between the two sides in the BOSS Hereford Netball League. The first quarter was drawn 7-7 with some good centre-court play between Jaffas' Carol Richards and Karen Bowen. Beaumonts pulled
HEREFORD Racecourse had to pass two inspections before racing could take place on Monday following severe overnight rain and local owner Tony Paton was pleased it did as his Kadito was a convincing winner of the Novices Handicap Chase, writes Graham Saveker
HEREFORD Swimming Club enjoyed success the first of the Gloucester County Championships to be held at the new Gloucester Leisure Centre. Swimmers from all over the county competed in the 50m sprints and, after a full day's racing, a further eight championships
HEREFORD Couriers won the women's team prize at the Dursley 12-mile cross country race when over 500 runners competed in this popular Gloucestershire event. The Couriers team made light of the heavy going and packed well with Alison Cooke leading them
Luctonians 7 pts Longton 6 LUCTONIANS inflicted the first league defeat of the season on Powergen Midlands 1 leaders Longton in a classic game at Mortimer Park. The Stoke-on-Trent visitors' 15-match winning run was ended by the narrowest of margins in
Wolverhampton 27 pts Hereford 5 HEREFORD'S promotion ambitions took a nosedive with a shock defeat to bottom-placed Wolverhamp-ton in Powergen Midlands 2 West. The Wyesiders recorded a club record 101-6 win over Wolverhampton early in the season and were
Bishop's School 28 pts Monmouth School 19 BISHOP'S School gained revenge for last year's defeat by Monmouth to win the Luctonians Schools Anglo-Welsh Cup in a game controlled by the superb Hereford team pack. They dominated the set- pieces and kept Mon-mouth
Ledbury 20 pts Birmingham Exiles 15 LEDBURY gave a below-par performance against their lowly Midlands 3 West (South) visitors but shook off the lethargy to come from behind and claim the victory which consolidated their fourth position in the table. The
Redditch 34 pts Bromyard 19 BROMYARD missed a chance to move into a mid-table position when they gave a poor performance to lose out to fellow North Midlands 1 strugglers Redditch. Redditch made the early running and Bromyard were stretched to keep them
RFU LEAGUE Powergen Midlands 1: Dunstablians 36, Bromsgrove 14; Hinckley 12, Spalding 18; Leicester Lions 18, Malvern 29; Luctonians 7, Longton 6; Walsall 50, Kenilworth 7; Whitchurch 41, Barkers' Butts 7. P W D F A Pt Longton 16 15 0 444 152 30 Whitchurch
Anthony Burgess's Clockwork Orange is brought bang up-to-date with Snap Theatre Company's touring production, which arrives at Ludlow Assembly Rooms tonight (February 13). An all-female cast provides a lyrical and exhaustingly physical performance, accompanied
Fast and furious you may be planning your social events for the next two weeks, but for some welcome respite look ahead to the whole new season of fun to be gleaned from our local theatre. Comedy The biggest names in comedy are lining up to perform at
Couples working in the arts are the focus for the February exhibition at Parkfields Gallery, Ross-on-Wye. Featured artists include potter Mark de la Torre whose terracotta pots are the product of his twin passions: a love of plants and enthusiasm for
POET Laureate Andrew Motion is to visit south Shropshire as guest speaker at a new study centre for the arts. The Hurst, in Clunton, was formerly the home of playwright John Osborne, author of Look Back In Anger. Last year it was extended and renovated
A MODEST display by museum standards, the subject would have preferred it so. Effects a shy, retiring spinster could carry from relative to relative; sepia snapshots of a seaside town, some precious letters, personal keepsakes, a trusted typewriter...
FRIENDS of a Herefordshire school loved one of its buildings so much, when it came up for sale again, they bought it back. Now St Mary's RC High School has a RE and Music centre as well as a chapel in Lugwardine Court that was officially opened by the
DR THOMAS TALBOT -- On Sunday, February 16, St Luke's Church, Ullingswick, is holding a special service at 3pm to commemorate the death of Dr Thomas Talbot in February 1789. Dr Talbot was appointed rector of Ullingswick in 1739 and by 1763 had seen increasing
ST DAVID'S DAY SUPPER -- On Saturday, March 1, in Skenfrith Parish Hall, there will be a St David's Day Supper. It will be just a year since the hall committee started to use outside caterers for village hall suppers and this has been a great success.
GET HAPPY -- Margaret Morgan and Marian Rowlett, the directors of 'Get Happy' were delighted by the enthusiasm displayed at the first 'signing up' session of 'Get Happy' on February 1. Rehearsals with the young performers are already under way, but there
BUS -- Improved bus services in some rural areas surrounding Kington have been made possible by a major grant to Herefordshire Council from the government's rural bus challenge competition. Previous awards, says the council's director of environment,
QUIZ EVENING -- On Friday, February 7, the Fownhope Scout Group held its fourth annual quiz night in the Memorial Hall. Eighteen teams representing clubs and organisations from within the village took part, enjoying both quiz (set as usual by Tony Corby
MEMORIAL HALL -- At a recent committee meeting held at he hall the minutes of the last meeting held in November, the secretary Jenny Davies read the minutes, and the chairman Robin Michael stated that many of the things read had already been done and
PARISH MAGAZINE -- We are fortunate to have such a good parish magazine. It is produced each month by Bernard and Kay Butler of Bredenbury. Called 'The Roundabout', the cover was designed by the late Harold Rhodes when he was a member of the Edwyn Ralph
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE -- We have learned with great sadness that our friend and fellow member Nan Whittal, died on Wednesday, February 5. Nan was a very well loved and loyal member of both Eaton Bishop and Moccas WIs. She was a WI member for at least 50 years
GROUP PARISH COUNCIL -- It was announced by Mr G Doody at the recent council meeting that the Jubilee plaque was soon to be placed in the Old Pump House. Also at the meeting Mr King was co-opted to fill the vacancy caused by Mr P Williams' resignation
HEREFORD found the task of trying to stop the runaway leaders of the Gerrard West of England and South Wales Premier Division 3 beyond them as they crashed 11-0 at Cardiff. They had no answer to their hosts who extended their winning run to 12 victories
WEST Clubs Women's League Premier Division 1 high-flyers Colwall and their visitors Portishead Firebrands had to settle for a share of the points in a fast and furious encounter which failed to produce any goals. Colwall edged the play in the first period
COUNTY conservationists and members of the local farming community were jubilant this week after a 'gem' in Herefordshire's Golden Valley was saved from the plough. Parts of a unique 16th century waterways system, flower-rich hayfields and old water meadows
A CENTURY in the service of justice was recognised on February 12, when four of the county's former leading magistrates attended a meeting of the Herefordshire bench at the Three Counties Hotel. Ivor Brown, Angus Brymer, Greta Pennington and Inger Smith
A STALWART of the Herefordshire Ornithological Club for more than three decades has died aged 62. Chris Mead, the driving force behind ringing birds and the study of migrations, died on January 16 after a lengthy illness. An obituary in the club's February
THE Duchy of Cornwall is planning to spend several million pounds putting life back into a spectacular valley it owns at Harewood End. But the venture, which could take 10 years to complete, will have to pay its way. Local Duchy agent David Curtis said
On the roads....... A DRAMATIC improvement in road safety for children and pedestrians was offset by an overall increase in the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county's roads. The headline indicator for road safety, the number of accidents
THE face of Herefordshire, mapped out across a sea of statistics, has emerged as one kind to neighbours, where employment in agriculture is rising but green fields are being lost to housing. Compared to the rest of the country unemployment is lower, but
A PONTRILAS man began a prison sentence last Friday after being convicted of stealing £10,000 of council property. Adrian Lowther, the former head of cultural services at Wellingborough Council, used authority funds to buy three specialist bikes, a digital
A FORMER Gloucester, England and British Lions rugby player has bought a landmark country house hotel between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. Brent House Hotels, headed by Steve Boyle, is now running the Pilgrim Hotel in Much Birch. Steve intends to continue
HOLME Lacy Primary School has been congratulated by OFSTED inspectors in their latest report. The inspectors declared it was a 'happy, caring and effective school where pupils make good progress'. Since the school was last inspected in November 1997 considerable
With the prospect of war in the Gulf growing ever more likely, RICHARD SHIELDS looks at the problems confronting former members of the services who have fought for our country in previous conflicts and how anyone with commitment and a little spare time
AN epic voyage to raise cash for two charities could see a survival expert accompanied by only his horse and dog passing through Herefordshire this summer. Simon King aims to travel 875 miles from John O' Groats to Lands End in a horse drawn cart to raise
Cinema Coliseum Cinema Brecon Catch me if you can (12a). Daredevil (15). Treasure Planet (U).v 01874 622501. The Courtyard The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (12a). v 01432 359252. Flicks in the Sticks The Importance of Being Earnest (U), Yarpole Village
PEGASUS, strengthened by players returning from injury and first-team action, produced an excellent result at Wellington to knock the holders out of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Strongbow Senior Cup with a 1-0 quarter-final win. Pegasus had
Ross Town Ladies 4 Headless Cross 2 AFTER going in two goals adrift at the break, Ross produced a rousing second-half display to complete an excellent win against the West Midlands Women's League Division 1 South table-toppers. Within three minutes of
Leominster Town 0 Bridgnorth Town Res 3 LEOMINSTER slipped to their 12th West Midlands League Division 1 South defeat of the season when their visitors adapted better to the heavy going. The early play saw Leominster match their strong opponents on the
Walsall Wood 1 Wellington 1 FIELDING four first-team debutants, Wellington recovered from a sluggish start to share the points with West Midlands League Premier Division strugglers Walsall Wood. Forced to reorganise after only five minutes when promising
Mansfield Town 7 Hereford United 1 HEREFORD bowed out of the Midland Youth Cup in the quarter-finals to a strong home team. They more than held their own in a competitive first half with Mansfield scoring twice and United unlucky when a fine shot from
A FREAK goal from his own penalty area by FC Phoenix Ajax keeper Burgh helped earn them a point against Under-10 Division title challengers Hay in the HGTA Here-fordshire Junior League. Leaders Lads Club defeated Kington Town to maintained their unbeaten
HFL Senior Cup, quarter-finals: Sutton 2, Painters 2; Hinton 2, Westfields 0; Wellington 0, Pegasus 1; Ewyas Harold 1, Woofferton 0. HFA Junior Cup, quarter-finals: Kingstone Rovers 2 (Nathan Plant, Marc Harris), Ross Utd Services Res 2 - Kingstone won
ROSS-ON-WYE residents have the chance to own a celebrated piece of modern art. Following a spate of unprovoked attacks outside his swimming pool home, the legendary Mr Toad is looking for a new place to live where he is less likely to be the victim of
THE body of an 88-year-old Llangrove man has been recovered from his garden pond. Ronald Boyd Lewis, known as Ron, was believed to have been concerned about his fish in the icy weather on February 4, and had gone out to put a rubber ball in the water
RAINY days in Herefordshire are no problem for a Glewstone man after a competition to find Britain's oldest Barbour revealed he owned probably the oldest waxed coat in the UK. Humphrey Stanley entered the competition run by the Daily Telegraph with a
LADY singers around the piano in care homes, village halls and clubs across the county, have raised £1,000 towards a campaign for life-limited children. The Wye Singers from Hereford raised the money during 2002 in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice and
TERMINALLY ill county children need a team of trekkers to scale a whole mountain range for them. The challenge set by Acorns Children's Hospice is to climb 4,167m to the summit of Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa. The trek is in aid of
ROB Weale - the Herefordshire-based favourite - suffered a surprise defeat to Cynon Valley's Dai Prosser in the Welsh National Singles indoor bowls final at Llanelli. Weale, representing Islwyn, was bidding for his third Wales title but Prosser triumphed
DEFENDER Michael Rose played for Hereford United in their Nationwide Confer-ence match at Margate on Tuesday after the Conference clubs decided to withdraw their players from the English National Game XI squad for the friendly against Belgium, writes
HEREFORD-based rugby flanker Jacob Greasley, who attends Bromsgrove School, has been selected for England Schools 18-Group final trials this weekend.
MADAM, It makes me cross there's no money available for extra equipment for our hospitals when I read of enormous fees and costly time spent on the trials of terrorists and asylum seekers for which there is a seemingly bottomless pit of money. D A J AUSTIN
Madam, Starlings notwithstanding, I think the leylandii should be cut down - I think all leylandii should be cut down. Not only do they grow very quickly up to 100 ft and cause a nuisance, but they exude a horrible nauseating pong. There are many more
Madam, The sad reading of no less than two letters illustrating the sheer frustration at the delay in the Leominster Kingfisher Pool project (January 30) is nothing but further proof of local and national authorities' indifference to sports and recreational
MADAM, The Roman Road improvement scheme will cost millions, but won't take all the traffic away from the cross roads at Stretton Sugwas, and it won't even provide a path from the main housing area to the bus stop! Traffic travelling west will enjoy the
Madam, Judge Miller of Bullinghope shows how out of touch some members of the legal profession and judiciary can be when it comes to the economic realities of day to day life in Great Britain. I cannot believe he is expecting Sun Valley to relocate from
MADAM, Well done Herefordshire Council for finally seeing the light! Because that's exactly what they've let in on Castle Green. I walk along Castle Green four times a day and what a difference it makes having the riverside bank cleared of undergrowth
