Herefordshire | Archive | 2001 | January
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DID you know that you can see the world from the comfort of your local library? more...
`THE Hard Sell' is the name of a seminar for artists planned by Cultural Services of Herefordshire Council, taking place at Herefordshire College of Art and Design on March 3. more...
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will be showing `Meet the Parents' with Robert de Niro and Ben Stiller for seven days from Friday. There will also be early evening showings of the ever-popular Jim Carrey in `The Grinch', based on the popular children's book by Dr Seuss. more...
LEOMINSTER'S Lion Gallery, in Broad Street, has quickly become part of the artistic life of the area, although it only opened in June 1995. At a Leominster District Council forum late in 1994, one of the ideas to come forward was the notion of a gallery where locally produced arts and crafts could be displayed and sold. The result was the Lion Gallery, run by a collective of artists and crafts people on a non-profit-making basis. more...
OPERA lovers in Hereford are in for a very special treat on Saturday when the Welsh National Opera comes to Hereford Leisure Centre. more...
THE Hereford Concert Society's winter season continues at The Courtyard on Thursday, January 18, with a concert by The King Trio. more...
LOCAL girl Ruth Watson features in the next Music in New Radnor concert on January 13. more...
AFTER its very successful launch last year, the second annual Lower Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival is taking place this month. more...
A CHANCE conversation over dinner in deepest Bodenham sparked the adventure of a lifetime for eight Herefordshire women. more...
PEOPLE in Herefordshire are being urged to join a massive march in London to protest against a bill to ban fox hunting. more...
HEREFORD will be the focus of a national television programme on Tuesday with an insight into the city's 13th Century past. more...
A ROYAL Air Force parachutist who lost a leg during a daring jump is planning to circumnavigate Britain in a canoe. more...
HE is the `music man' and he's calling it a day - Dr Roy Massey retires as organist to Hereford Cathedral after Easter. more...
THREE fast response cars have been added to the ambulance fleet in Herefordshire. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE'S main ambulance station is back on the market for a price around £500,000. more...
A HEREFORD man is dusting off his running shoes and getting into training for this year's London Marathon, after a five-year break from the most gruelling event in athletics, to raise money in memory of his late niece. more...
THERE is still `a long way to go' for Information Technology in county schools according to Hereford MP Paul Keetch, following the results of a Liberal Democrat survey. more...
A LEADER and cabinet is emerging as the overwhelming choice for control of Herefordshire Council, writes BILL TANNER. more...
STRONG opposition from residents and businesses to having rubbish dumped on their doorsteps was not enough to stop Kington getting its first household waste tip. more...
BROMYARD Town Council is to have its first election for many years. more...
A NOTORIOUS accident blackspot at Woofferton will be the subject of a public meeting at Richards Castle Village Hall on Wednesday, January 24. more...
A 16-YEAR-OLD youth has appeared before a county youth court charged with two counts of rape. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE could boast an outdoor centre of excellence for sailing if the recommendations of external consultants come to fruition. more...
AN historical account of life in a Herefordshire village has sparked a controversy following comments by a local vicar, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
THE 18th Century Bateman Arms at Shobdon has been sold by national licensed property specialists, Robert Barry & Co. on behalf of former goalkeeping star Rhys Wilmot who is returning to Devon. more...
TRAVELLING by rail between Leominster and Hereford would be quicker and create less pollution and traffic if only the trains were more frequent, writes CATHERINE SHOVLIN. more...
BRIGHTWELLS is more determined than ever to fight for its right to expand its business after its planning application was defeated nine votes to eight. more...
A FARMER whose family has lived in a Herefordshire hamlet for 150 years has finally had the news he has waited nearly a decade for that will allow him to keep the business alive. more...
A PLUCKY pensioner suffered smoke inhalation and burns battling a blaze with a bath full of water as flames ripped through his bedroom, writes BILL TANNER. more...
FORMER patients of Tarrington surgery, which closed suddenly last year, are being urged to turn out in force next week to spell out the message that they want it reopened. more...
A COUNTY village that has suffered flash floods for nearly a century needs £80,000 to solve its problems. more...
THE founder of one of the area's best-known building companies, Trevor Collier, has died at the age of 93. more...
REPRESENTATIVES of Herefordshire Council and the local Chamber of Commerce looked into the workings of Sun Valley Foods during a half-day visit to the company's HQ. more...
TODDLERS attending a Hereford nursery will return to an idyllic country cottage to begin their new term. more...
OUR recent picture of a 1930s team from Wormelow Cricket Club brought a quick response from John Lucas of Hereford. more...
COCKNEY comic Jim Davidson could be coming to Hereford for an out-of-the-ordinary gig. more...
IN times of widespread national criticism of hospitals and the NHS, the Brecon War Memorial Hospital has been singled out for some glowing praise. more...
A `GOOD Samaritan' climbed a tree to rescue a cat, only to need saving herself! more...
A NEW Year merger has been announced between three of the country's most successful family-owned agricultural property and livestock auctioneering businesses. more...
CALLS for the Government to hand out compensation to farmers blighted by the recent flooding have been backed by Hereford's MP Paul Keetch. more...
EXPERTISE in lucerne has led to an unlikely alternative enterprise for Herefordshire farmer John Rogers of Foxhalls Farm, Sollershope. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE is well represented in the finals of the Grower of the Year Awards. more...
LOW crop nitrogen levels and sulphur deficiency are very real possibilities for the coming season unless farmers take action, according to ADAS. more...
EXPERTS on cider will be giving a series of four talks on all the stages of production at the Cider Museum in Ryelands Street, Hereford. more...
A NATIONAL pub chain is being challenged over its plans to open its first licensed premises in Hereford. more...
A DRUG dealer who lived 50 yards from a police station peddled heroin for three months before he was stopped, a court heard. more...
ONE of Hereford's best-known buildings - the post office in Broad Street - is to close. more...
ALTHOUGH Aldi supermarket is months behind its scheduled opening of last autumn, the delay is good news for Hereford. more...
ATTEMPTS to break ocean-rowing records are to be made by a Hereford man. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault at Watercress Harry's in St Peter's Street, Hereford, on December 22. more...
LEOMINSTER MP Peter Temple-Morris has agreed to chair Hereford city's traffic summit planned for February. more...
A TEENAGER who became abusive in a Hereford pool club was let off a likely prison sentence because of a personal tragedy he had suffered. more...
A TRAINING centre based at the headquarters of Herefordshire Primary Care Trust at Belmont has been forced to move out because of its success, writes LIZ WATKINS. more...
GHOSTS, UFOs or things that go bump in the night? If you have experienced the unusual in Herefordshire, the best person to speak to is probably paranormal investigator Barry Fitzpatrick. more...
Hereford United 1 Reading 2 more...
BOWLS star Rob Weale launches his bid to retain the World Indoor Singles Championship tomorrow when he takes another world champion, Ireland's Jeremy Henry, in the second round at Potters Leisure Resort, Norfolk, writes Glyn Wictome. more...
IT's on - the county's two top rugby clubs have agreed a date for their long-awaited North Midlands Cup clash. more...
HEREFORD United's FA Umbro Trophy match against Nationwide Conference rivals Dover Athletic at Edgar Street this Saturday could be vitally important to their season. more...
GOAL-SCORING supremo Steve Bull made his Hereford United debut in the Nationwide Conference defeat at Northwich Victoria on Saturday, albeit a brief one. more...
MATCH of the day in local soccer will be the fourth meeting between Westfields and Wellington in the first round of the HFA County Challenge Cup at Rotherwas this Saturday, kick-off 2pm. The postponed replay will be decided by a `golden goal' if extra time is needed. more...
CAPTAIN Martin Powell and Danny Moon returned to the Pegasus Juniors line-up and helped the Hereford side to a 1-0 win at Almondsbury Town in the Hellenic League Premier Division on Tuesday. more...
Darlaston 1 Kington Town 1 more...
Lye Town 1 Wellington 1 more...
Ettingshall 1 Westfields 1 more...
Heath Hayes 2 Bromyard Town 1 more...
Ledbury Town 2 Bustleholme 0 more...
LEADERS Ewyas Harold marched mercilessly on in their efforts to retain the Premier Division crown with a 3-0 win at Civil Service in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League. more...
WELLINGTON lost their 100 per cent record in the Under-11 Division of the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League with a shock 2-1 defeat by fourth position Bartestree. more...
Ross Ladies 8 Okeford United 1 more...
Shortwood United 2 Pegasus Juniors 0 more...
Nationwide Conference: Northwich Victoria 1 Hereford Utd 0. more...
HEREFORD failed to capitalise on a hatful of chances in their friendly at home to Newport and were eventually held to a 1-1 draw by a late equaliser. more...
ROSS were 4-1 winners in their friendly at Hereford after they sped to a four-goal lead through Pauline Hemmingway (2), Kate Cameron and Sue Dinnie. more...
THE Acorns team were victorious in a charity bowls tournament at Wormelow IBC on Sunday, which was contested by 28 sides from Hereford-shire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. more...
THE new Herefordshire Sunday cricket league is set for its inaugural season this year and the closing date for applications is Monday, January 15. more...
KINGTON'S new captain Matt Clegg celebrated his drive into office by winning the nine-hole medal competition which preceded the official ceremony. more...
HEREFORD United's FA Umbro Trophy match against Nationwide Conference rivals Dover Athletic at Edgar Street this Saturday could be vitally important to their season. more...
GOAL-SCORING supremo Steve Bull made his Hereford United debut in the Nationwide Conference defeat at Northwich Victoria on Saturday, albeit a brief one. more...
HEREFORD have sold their 21-year-old full-back Chris Lane to Nationwide Conference rivals South-port for a fee of £12,500. more...
Hereford 17 pts Stoke-on-Trent 11 more...
Bromsgrove 30 pts Luctonians 13 more...
LUCTONIANS' promising young lock-forward Alex Davidson has been given the all clear to resume playing after injury and has been named in a 26-strong North Midlands squad for the Tetley's Under-20 County Cham-pionship. more...
FOLLOWING the under-16 trial at Solihull on Saturday, three Hereford-shire boys have been selected for the Midlands squad to play in the Divisional Festival at Castlecroft, Wolverham-pton on the weekend of January 20-21. more...
Bromyard 9 pts more...
Greyhound 0 pts Old Yardleians 67 more...
LEDBURY convincingly brushed aside visiting Stroud 2nd 47-0 in a friendly match with a good display of 15-man rugby. more...
PLAYERS from Hereford-shire are being sought to represent the Wales deaf rugby union side at the inaugural Deaf Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2002. more...
PROMISING young county rugby players have the chance to benefit from some top quality coaching in April. more...
IT's on - the county's two top rugby clubs have agreed a date for their long-awaited North Midlands Cup clash. more...
MATTEW Bell retained his title at the Hereford-shire AA Cross County Championships at Here-ford Racecourse on Sunday. more...
DAVE Davies gained his first individual win in the fourth round of the Herefordshire Winter Cross Country League, which was held in conjunction with the county championships at Hereford Racecourse. more...
HEREFORD Swimming Club's masters section continued their excellent run of results with nine gold medals at the Wootton Bassett Open Meet. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE were narrowly denied victory in their first match of the season with a 41-39 defeat at home to South Bucks in the newly created Central Division of the English Counties League. more...
A HEREFORD team is excelling in an unusual sport which can be played indoors or outdoors and with mixed teams of any age, sex or ability - ultimate frisbee. more...
DESPITE dominating proceedings at Drill Field, Hereford's failures in front of goal condemned them to another Nationwide Conference disappointment on Saturday. more...
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