Herefordshire | Archive | 2001 | January
BY special request, Stephen Sandford is returning to Craswall parish hall on Saturday, January 27 at 8pm to give an up-date on the work of Farm Africa in Ethiopia. more...
THE 67th Herefordshire Music, Speech, Dance and Drama Festival will take place at The Courtyard from March 25-31. more...
HAVE you ever wanted to make a film for TV? Now is your chance! more...
ARTS Alive, the rural touring scheme for Herefordshire and Shropshire, has a feast of varied live entertainment on offer to coax you out of your warm homes on a chilly night. more...
HEREFORDIANS Made Merry for Christmas in style...and saved 10,000 children from the scourge of poliomyelitis. more...
THE Dome may have shut its doors and the Millennium party might be over for some - but not in the border village of Gladestry, where the community is gearing up for its celebratory pantomime, Sleeping Beauty and The Babes in the Millennium Wood. more...
IF you want proof that Hereford is now regarded as an essential stop on the national comedy circuit, then check out who's coming to The Courtyard on Monday, February 5. more...
THERE is quite simply something for everyone at Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon this season with all tastes catered for and no excuses for sitting in front of the telly! more...
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will be continuing to show `Meet the Parents' for seven days from Friday. Robert de Niro and Ben Stiller star in this well-received comedy. There will also be weekend matinees of Jim Carrey in `The Grinch'. more...
A YOUNG and talented member of Bromyard Wind Band has successfully auditioned for the National Children's Orchestra. more...
AFTER its very successful launch last year, the Second Annual Lower Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival takes place this month. Many of the most outstanding young musicians from around the country will again travel to St Briavels Castle for a week of music making. more...
FOLLOWING a highly successful opening concert with the internationally-renowned guitarist Simon Dinnigan, the Lion Ballroom in Leominster is continuing its winter season of Sunday tea-time concerts, on January 28, with a delightfully entertaining programme of music performed by the Enigma String Quartet, who guarantee a few surprises. more...
SPECULATION is gathering pace in the county that Herefordshire could one day become the home of Prince William, writes LIZ WATKINS. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE is set to receive more than £2 million during the next three years to help new technology in schools. more...
HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch has branded the House of Commons hunting debate as a distraction. Mr Keetch told The Hereford Times yesterday that he'd be favouring a `third way' option of licensing hunts as opposed to an outright ban. Leominster MP Peter Temple-Morris said he'd support self-regulation for hunts at the first vote, switching to licensing should that fail. He would vote against outright prohibition. more...
PLANS to stop speeders outside Herefordshire schools have to slow down. A lack of money means it'll take at least ten years before the safety strategy's in place. more...
ANTHONY Bangham is one half of a balancing act. A newly-appointed police chief inspector in Herefordshire, he is responsible for the beat management programme addressing officer presence in the parishes. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE businessman has been cleared of sex attacks on a young girl after a six-day trial. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE'S Local Education Authority (LEA) is a class act, according to Ofsted. The service chalks up a place among the best in the country after its first-ever inspection. more...
A BUILDING worker whose grudge led to a terrified couple being left to die in a burning car has been given five life sentences. more...
A POPULAR Sunday bus service from Hereford to Worcester via Bromyard is up for review. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE'S £150 million tourism industry is up for review, with privatisation of its council-run supporting service a possibility. more...
OBJECTORS to a Vodafone mast being erected in a village have been celebrating the fact that they have been spared the `eyesore' after Herefordshire Council threw out the plans. more...
A PARALYMPIC gold medallist is hosting an event at Leominster Leisure Centre to encourage people with disabilities to take part in sports. more...
THERE will be little acting by the leading players in the Gladestry pantomime. As newly-weds, Sleeping Beauty Rachel Lloyd and her prince Andrew will perform a real-life romance. more...
STAFF who teach and care for young adults with severe learning difficulties in north Herefordshire have been denied new homes. more...
A SMALL building firm on the Herefordshire border with Shropshire has called in the receivers, resulting in the loss of 14 jobs. more...
A RETIRED Presteigne man got the thrill of his life when he found `a unique imperfection' on a first-class stamp bought from his local post office. more...
BROMYARD and Ledbury town centre manager Carl Jones has resigned to take up a position in the Cotswolds. more...
THIS young pirate knew how to get his hands on some treasure. Thomas Singleton made £50 from Birmingham Midshires and the National Trust without having to spend a penny of his hard-earned pocket money. more...
TONY Blair has been branded `the great pretender' in Knighton. more...
THREE distinctive properties on a major gateway into Bromyard were the subject of an approved planning application. more...
GIRL power has taken over the Hickory Stick restaurant at the Grove Golf Centre at Ford Bridge. more...
CALLS for a town centre manager for Ross-on-Wye are gathering momentum. more...
AN elderly couple in Ledbury were the victims of a distraction burglary on January 11. more...
A PETITION signed by 80 people against a house in Ross-on-Wye being used as a special needs residential home did not stop the scheme getting the go-ahead. more...
THE Madley and District Historical Society is to hold its annual meeting in the parish hall on Monday, February 5, at 7.30pm. Further details from Mike Rogers on 01981 251592. more...
VANDALS and drug-users have forced the closure of one of Hereford's public toilets. more...
LITTLE and large - Hereford Firefighter Chris Fairley cradles tiny Mimi Lloyd, one of the tots he and his Blue Watch colleagues have helped out by a generous donation to the County Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). more...
A CRITICALLY-ILL patient at Hereford County Hospital was flown to Sweden at the weekend in an attempt to save her life. more...
THE Hereford Inland Revenue office is extending its opening hours during the final days of January. more...
THE weather continued to try and thwart the Ross Lions from holding their bonfire and fireworks event but townspeople refused to be daunted. more...
STOKE Lacy has a wait on its hands before finding out if it is to get what some claim would be an `ugly blot' on its landscape. more...
PUPILS of Herefordshire will be tucking into a good breakfast during Farmhouse Breakfast Week. more...
IT was a double success for the Court-Llacca Clun Flock belonging to Robert Eckley of Talgarth. more...
MINISTER of State Joyce Quin paid a visit to Kington to see MAFF's computer technology which helps farmers fill in claim forms via the internet. more...
WOULD you like to give your garden a Ground Force-style redesign? If so, a course starting at Holme Lacy College, near Hereford, is for you. more...
HEREFORD Cattle Society's new breed president is Richard Bradstock of Free Town, Tarrington, who becomes the third member of the family to be chosen for the position. more...
A GLIMMER of hope is emerging for young farmers starting up or seeking a career in agriculture with a European Commission suggestion of aid for at least eight years. more...
AN industrial accident at a Hereford factory has left a man with crush injuries to his hand and forearm. more...
DISASTER was dampened in a Hereford flat when a quick-thinking tenant carried out emergency procedures, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
A POPULAR Hereford pub doesn't want students next door. Irish bar O'Neill's objects to college accommodation above adjacent rival The Litten Tree, writes BILL TANNER. more...
A MOTHER and son died at separate Hereford addresses on the same day. more...
FUTURE plans for south Hereford will be addressed during a house-to-house survey on Monday, January 22. more...
HEREFORD'S conservation watchdog has shown its teeth - putting the bite on two controversial planning projects, writes BILL TANNER. more...
A PAGE in an old scrap album belonging to a Hereford man reflects the end of a golden era in British and world history. more...
A FORMER city businessman and member of a well-known local family has celebrated his 100th birthday. more...
HOSPITALS in Hereford are among the best in the country, according to a new national Good Hospital Guide, writes ELIZABETH WATKINS. more...
A PRIME shop location will be left empty when Hereford loses one of its leading fashion retailers, writes CATHERINE SHOVLIN. more...
AN expected flu epidemic seems to have avoided Herefordshire so far. But it has been replaced by something equally nasty. more...
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is set to meet with Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier next week as part of attempts by Nationwide Conference clubs to gain an extra promotion place into the Football League. more...
DEFENDING champion Rob Weale cruised into the fourth round of the World Indoor Bowls Singles with a three-set victory over Australian Kevin Walsh at Potters Leisure Resort, Norfolk, on Tuesday. more...
TWO Herefordshire rugby players will be bidding to impress the England selectors in the annual 16-Group Schools Divisional Festival at the RFU's Castlecroft complex, Wolverhampton, this weekend. more...
FOUR county sporting youngsters have benefited from the latest round of bursaries from the Ready Steady Win project, which is run by Ross Rotary Club. more...
Kington Town 5 Wellington 3 more...
Pegasus Juniors 1 Pershore Town 4 more...
TUPSLEY Pegasus earned a tie against Westfields with a 2-1 golden goal win over Cind-erford Town in the first round of the HFA Under-18 Giant-killers Cup at Bromyard. Paul Hardy scored after 62 minutes for Tupsley, but Cinderford striker Ben Turley forced extra-time before Hardy found the net after six additional minutes to seal victory. more...
Wellington 2 Westfields 1 more...
Pegasus Juniors 3 Bromyard Town 0 more...
Ledbury Town 6 Mahal 3 more...
Kington Town 1 Causeway 1 more...
A GOAL from Matt Aubrey was not enough to prevent a 3-1 home defeat for Herefordshire FA against Derbyshire FA in the East Midlands Under-16 Youth Combination at the County Ground on Sunday. more...
Ross Town 2 South Bristol Wanderers 0 more...
LEOMINSTER hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premier Division table in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League with their first win of the season, 3-2 at home to Bromyard. more...
LADS Club Colts moved six points clear of nearest rivals Leominster Minors in the Under-12 Division of the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League with victory at Bromyard Town. more...
A MILLENNIUM task set by two football enthusiasts has successfully brought a junior club to a Herefordshire village. more...
FA Umbro Trophy, third round: Hereford Utd 1 Dover Athletic 0. more...
ENTRIES are open for a new six-a-side soccer league which kicks off in Hereford in March. The Hereford Corporate League will be using outdoor all-weather pitches on Monday evenings in the city. For more details contact league secretary Matt Smart on 01937 587012. more...
HEREFORD resumed their season following the winter break with a 4-2 reverse at home to West Gloucestershire in Premier Division 2 of the West of England and South Wales Men's League. more...
LEOMINSTER were edged out 1-0 in a friendly at Worcester Norton, who claimed victory with a fortunate early goal. more...
WEST OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH WALES MEN'S LEAGUE more...
HEREFORDSHIRE golfer Rebecca Morgan, who lives at Ross-on-Wye but plays at Monmouth GC, is one of five players to be selected by the Sports Council for Wales for support in the early stages of their professional careers. more...
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner is set to meet with Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier next week as part of attempts by Nationwide Conference clubs to gain an extra promotion place into the Football League. more...
Hereford United midfielder Mark Benbow was on target for the Bulls' reserves in a 2-1 victory at Hednesford Town in the Optimum Interiors Central Conference. Benbow, who also plays for Bromsgrove Rovers, and striker Kerry Giddings scored United's goals. more...
Newbold 25 pts Hereford 20 more...
Selly Oak 17 pts Luctonians 30 more...
Ledbury 20 pts Bromyard 8 more...
Essington 31 pts Greyhound 10 more...
PROMISING young Luct-onians lock-forward Alex Davidson helped the North Midlands to a comfortable 37-0 win over Cheshire at Newport in their warm-up match for the Under-20 County Championship. more...
RFU LEAGUE more...
HEREFORD Cathedral School booked a place in the semi-finals of Luctonians' Anglo-Welsh Under-16 Floodlit Cup with 20-0 quarter-final win over John Kyrle School. more...
FORMER Hereford Ladies rugby player Nicola Goodwin has been selected for England A against Wales A at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, on Saturday, February 3. more...
LINDSEY Sewell (Aylestone) retained her Hereford District Schools Cross Country girls' intermediate title at the Hereford Leisure Centre with an emphatic win over runner-up L Browning and third-placed L Carini (both Bishop's). more...
WEOBLEY High School captured four of the six individual titles and three team titles in the Leominster District Schools Cross Country Championships held over a demanding course at Tenbury High School. more...
FORMER ABA champion Darren Williams is turning his back on the amateur boxing scene to try his luck in the professional game. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE 1st just lost 5-4 in a tense tussle with visiting Berkshire 4th in Veteran Division 4C of the English Counties League. In the same division, Herefordshire 3rd suffered two defeats. more...
Hereford 1 Dover Athletic 0 more...
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