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  • Solo return for Barnsley folksinger Kate Rusby

    WHEN Yorkshire-born Kate Rusby first came to Hereford for a Nightjar Music event at the Hereford College of Art she sang to a rapt audience on her own and on her second visit in 1998 she was with The Poozies who entertained a sell-out main house at the

  • Chernobyl children take holiday in Herefordshire

    HEADING to Hereford for a holiday are 20 children suffering from the dreadful legacy of the Chernobyl disaster. The youngsters aged between eight and 14 are all from the Chernigov region, one of the poorest in Russia, which was badly hit by the radiation

  • Jail 'em and Bail 'em in the name of charity

    A HEREFORD Times employee will be 'arrested and jailed' next week, but fortunately for Sally Evans her brush with the law is all in a good cause. Sally will be whisked away from The Hereford Times' Holmer Road office by police next Tuesday as part of

  • Paedophile took his own life in prison

    A TEENAGE paedophile from Hereford found hanged in his prison cell committed suicide, an inquest jury has decided. Luke Jacobson was the third inmate to die by hanging at Gloucester prison in 12 months. A note found with him said: "I couldn't cope being

  • Welsh Water to spend £1.2m at sewage works

    WELSH Water is to spend more than £1.2 million on expanding the capacity of Hereford Sewage Works. The work is essential to enable the authority to deal with the predicted additional load expected from industry and more housing in the city in the future

  • Buy-out of city race course

    NORTHERN Racing has completed the buy-out of Hereford Racecourse in a deal worth almost £3.7 million. The Staffordshire-based firm has finalised a deal to buy a 92.1 per cent stake - 12,928 ordinary shares - in Hereford Racecourse Company Ltd, at £285.10

  • Bayley Bros end building operations after 70 years

    A FAMILY building company which has served Herefordshire for nearly 70 years is to close down. Bayley Brothers (Hereford) Ltd will cease trading at the end of May, with the loss of six jobs. The company, run by brothers David, Roger and Tony Bayley from

  • Need for stress network grows

    A DEEPENING agricultural crisis that has seen the need for a Marches Rural Stress Network to be set up in the county has been heightened by the Foot and Mouth outbreak. It is not just for farmers, however. The free and confidential service is open to

  • Countdown to one family's nightmare

    DESTROYED. That was the single word used by the fiance of the Llancloudy farmer to describe his state of mind. And while The Hereford Times was speaking to Gina Hawkins she had to break the news to Kevin Feakins' daughter in Dubai that their sheep and

  • Road race new date

    This year's Pencombe Road Race has been moved to Sunday May 13, starting from 10.15am. It will be the 20th running of the event, which raises money for Pencombe Primary School. New classes have been introduced for this year's race to ensure that all runners

  • Swimmers hit golden form

    HEREFORD Swimming Club junior competitors set a high standard in the Gloucester County Competitions event at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre in Weston-Super-Mare. There were a handful of gold medals amongst a multitude of silvers and bronzes. Jo Greensmith

  • County juniors notch first win in Somerset

    HEREFORDSHIRE recorded a useful 6-4 away victory at Somerset in Junior Division 3C of the English Counties Table Tennis League, their first ever win over the hosts. Jessica Davies and Nikki Segust each produced two victories, with a win apiece for Alistair

  • May all set for under-19 cap

    FORMER Bishop's School pupil James May has been selected to represent the England under-19 student side against Scotland at Manchester RFC on Friday. Kay, who took his A-Levels at Llandovery College after he left Bishop's, is now at Harper Adams Agricultural

  • Luctonians Colts win county battle

    Luctonians Colts 10 pts Hereford Colts 5 LUCTONIANS Colts edged out their Herefordshire rivals in a closely-contested North Midlands Under-19 Colts Cup semi-final to book their place in the final against Dudley Kingswinford on April 29. Hereford used

  • County star Claire on stage at Swan

    HEREFORDSHIRE-BASED actress Claire Clifford (star of TV's 'This Life' and, for those with longer memories, nursing soap 'Angels') is to star in Worcester Swan Theatre's new production of Alan Ayckbourn's futuristic comedy 'Henceforward'. The production

  • Better deal on roads

    A BETTER deal on roads has been promised by the Conservatives in setting up a self-styled inspectorate to monitor transport policies. The Roads Standards Unit would benefit the county, said Hereford's Tory MP candidate Virginia Taylor, making the Highways

  • Business backing bedtime stories

    TWO of Herefordshire's best-known businesses are backing bedtime stories. Cider stalwart Bulmers and the award-winning Arctic Circle will partner primary schools promoting regularly nightly reading. They are working with the county's Education Action

  • Getting wise about cars

    YOUNG people from South Wye in Hereford had an opportunity during half term week to experience first hand what it takes to learn to drive on the cities busy roads these days. The 'Drivewise' course funded by the Lifelong Learning Partnership' attracted

  • Double blow strikes hard as brave couple face the worst

    HOW does a parent live with knowing their child might die at any moment? One Hereford family has faced this cruel fate twice - and the wait is not over. Dave and Pauline Hibbard lost their eldest daughter Kelly to a rare genetic disorder. By then youngest

  • Lively debates in offing for forum

    FROM supermarkets to skate parks - Hereford's upcoming South Wye Forum has some lively subjects for debate. Meeting at St Francis Church Hall, Goodrich Grove, Newton Farm, on Monday, the forum, organised by the area's five resident associations, is an

  • School stunned over death of student, 16

    A HEREFORDSHIRE school is mourning the loss of one of its budding sports stars who was killed in a road accident last weekend. Brynley Jones, of Upperfields Farm, Llangarron, near Ross-on-Wye, died after emerging from a field gateway on the B4521 between

  • Bromyard artist Joe Partridge's work sought

    DO you have a picture painted by artist Joe Partridge? If you do there's a man who would like to know about it. Joe Partridge was a popular figure in Bromyard where he lived all his life before his death last December, aged 91. Joe's work was well known

  • Art is product of Ria's 'weird' imagination

    IF people are surprised when they see a painting by Ria Parfitt then she is delighted. She expects that kind of reaction because her work is so different to the usual 'fields with sheep stuff that is seen everywhere'. Ria, 19, has only been painting for

  • Park back in action

    BURGHILL Valley professional David Park will be hoping to build on his final round 65 in the Greg Norman Holden International in Australia when he returns to action in the Dubai Desert Classic this week. Belmont GC, final Winter League qualifier: 1 Will

  • Green light to road safety package

    A FUNDING package to allow much needed road safety improvements in Newbridge-on-Wye has been give the green light by Powys County Council. Among the work to be carried out includes off street parking and a bus turn around area to make the dropping off

  • Cricketers bowled over

    YOUNGSTERS at Hereford Cathedral School could be bowled over by a new addition to the school's cricketing equipment. The Bola bowling machine is a state of the art piece of equipment which will aid with the coaching of young cricketers at the school.

  • David's fiftieth pint over 30 years!

    FOR 30 years Derek Wagstaff has been giving blood for the good health of other people. As a young lad he recalls being dragged along to the blood transfusion session in Leominster by his work mates. And he has been going there ever since. Derek, a former

  • Presteigne firm make shortlist

    AN award winning Presteigne company are in line for a prestigious accolade for their powered portable bathing aid, which has helped thousands of elderly and disabled people over the past 20 years. Mangar International have been short-listed in the technological

  • Village WI plan a produce show

    BISHOPS FROME Women's Institute is to stage the village produce show on March 31. It will be held at the village centre and for the first time in its four-year history is taking place in the spring rather than autumn. There will be 10 sections including

  • Preventing the spread

    SALES are soaring at CountryWide in the city, but it is business the store regrets having. Farmers have been queuing up to buy disinfectant to try to keep the disease at bay. It re-stocked at opening time yesterday (Wednesday) and before the morning was

  • Bishop speaks of a shared distress

    CHURCHES in Herefordshire are extending prayers and practical help to the farming community. The Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev. John Oliver, said he shared the great sense of sadness and distress at news of the outbreak. "Farmers and those in associated

  • Memories of 1967 when huge pyres burned across the land

    THE horror of the last foot and mouth outbreak in 1967-68 is dramatically told in the files of The Hereford Times. Thirty-nine Herefordshire farmers - a number of them Commoners - lost a total of 878 cattle, 2,616 sheep, 542 pigs and one goat in five

  • United keep fans happy

    HEREFORD United are through to the FA Umbro Trophy quarter-finals following a dramatic penalty shoot-out success at Edgar Street. After one of their worst displays of the season against Conference rivals Morecambe in Tuesday night's fifth round replay

  • SAS death in 'million to one' two car crash

    A 'MILLION to one chance' accident has caused the death of a serving member in 22 Special Air Service Regiment based at Credenhill. Martin Bonness, a 33-year-old Royal Air Force NCO attached to the SAS, died when two cars each containing colleagues from

  • Hereford 2nd promoted for second year

    HEREFORD 2nd wrapped up the North-East Division 3 title and promotion with a match remaining thanks to a 7-0 demolition of visiting strugglers Long Ashton in the West of England and South West Men's League. The city club were only one goal up at half-time

  • Honours for Tom

    HOCKEY starlet Tom Beard is hoping to gain selection for the West of England under-14 side after he became the youngest male player from Hereford Hockey Club ever to be selected for the regional training squad. Fourteen-year-old goalkeeper Tom, who lives

  • What's on in city and county

    Theatre March 2 Courtyard Comedy Club, The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252. 9 The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ophaboom Theatre, Madley Parish Hall. Details: 01981 250108. 15 'Wolf', The Market Theatre, Market St, Ledbury. Details: 01531

  • Nine men shock leaders

    MINERS overturned top of the table Wincanton 2-1 in Division 3 of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League - a feat made all the more remarkable by the fact that they played the match with just nine men. Peter Richards claimed both of Miners' goals.

  • Points shared with title hopefuls

    Wellington 0 Warley Rangers 0 WELLINGTON fully deserved to share the points with the Banks Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division title chasers Warley Rangers in a very competitive game which saw the hosts match their second-placed visitors in

  • Substitute strikes for Bowling Green

    BOWLING Green knocked over Division 3 leaders Hampton Park with a 3-1 away victory in the Jewson Herefordshire Sunday League. Jason Millward opened the scoring for the visitors direct from a corner but Hampton Park hit back with an equaliser early in

  • Leominster stay bottom despite draw

    GARETH George rescued a point for bottom of the table Leominster with a second-half penalty in a 1-1 draw with visiting Westfields in the Premier Division of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League. Two penalties provided the decisive moments of the game

  • Try for McGowan as Luctonians go third

    Luctonians prop forward Ben McGowan dived over for the Kingsland club's only try in their important Midlands Two West top-of-the-table clash with Bromsgrove at Mortimer Park on Saturday. Luctonians' 14-13 win, in a game where the lead changed hands five

  • Postponed

    THE Wye Valley Orienteers event at Holme Lacy this Saturday has been postponed.

  • Burton match live on Sky

    HEREFORD United's face an intriguing home tie with Nigel Clough's Burton Albion in the sixth round of the FA Umbro Trophy on Saturday, March 10, following their dramatic penalties win over Morecambe. And the match has already attracted the interest of

  • Debut professional win for Darren Williams

    HEREFORD boxer Darren 'Dazzer' Williams started his professional career in style with a first round knockout of previously unbeaten Mickey Coveney in London on Saturday. The 26-year-old featherweight took just 90 seconds to overcome East Ham's Coveney

  • Upton Bishop

    COFFEE MORNINGS - These take place on the first Friday of each month, so the next one is tomorrow morning at 10.30am in the Millennium Hall. Coffee and biscuits are £1 and there is a bring and buy stall. Last year's coffee mornings raised £500 to help

  • Presteigne

    POST OFFICE - Past and present staff members of Presteigne Post Office spent a weekend away from it all on the north coast of Wales. They were guests at the Whitehall Hotel, Rhos on Sea, of the new proprietors, Tony and Maria Moss-Davies, who until recently

  • Linton

    COMPUTER GROUP - Linton Village Computer Group's next course of four sessions starts on Tuesday, March 6. The times of each session are PC Beginners 10.30am-12.30pm, PC Enthusiasts 2.30-4.30pm and PC Workshop 7.30pm-9.30pm. The numbers attending each

  • Kington

    WI MARKET - Founder member of Kington's WI Market, established in 1965, are Titley's Polly Mills, a very active 93-year-old, and Kington's Gwen Gregory, aged 87. For 18 of the market's 36 years, Gwen was treasurer. For most of the market's 36 years, it

  • Gorsley

    SYD LITTLE - Come to Gorsley Chapel on Saturday at 7.30pm and you will hear Sixties songs and a stunning story by the entertainer Syd Little, of Little and Large fame, on how God changed his life. Tickets are £4 each and bookings can be made at the welcome

  • Dilwyn

    ROUND THE VILLAGES - During December and January, the people of Dilwyn raised £748 for the NSPCC Herefordshire Appeal. St Mary's Church Choir sang carols at Safeway, round outlying farms and at the parish council organised Carols on the Green where they

  • Colwall

    VILLAGE HALL - Baroness Shirley Williams has accepted an invitation to visit Colwall Village on the morning of March 10. Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy a cup of coffee with the opportunity to meet and listen to Shirley Williams give a short

  • Burghill

    SIMPSON HALL - The annual general meeting of the Simpson Hall charity heard another good financial report from the honorary treasurer, Chris Carter. Whilst there had been a substantial expenditure on replacing some of the heaters in the hall, the overall

  • Almeley

    WHIST DRIVE - At the whist drive held in Almeley Village Hall, the MC, Mario Battenti, presented prizes to Mrs G Allen, Mrs M Morris, Mrs G Baker, Mrs M Pritchard, Mrs R Manning and Mr R Harris. The next whist drive is on Tuesday, March 6. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

  • Morecambe 0 Hereford United 0

    HEREFORD richly deserved their draw after a battling performance in an entertaining FA Umbro Trophy fifth round encounter at Christie Park. With both sides aiming to play good football, it was a well-balanced match, although Hereford may well feel that

  • Leominster's Venetian splendour

    A TOUCH of Venetian splendour is being brought to Leominster Priory on Saturday, March 3, when the Halcyon Singers are performing works by Cavalli and Monteverdi. "We considered booking St Mark's in Venice for real authenticity, but realised the audience

  • Ragtime returns for college show

    THE Friends of RNC announce the return to The Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford of one of the foremost authorities on Classic Jazz and Ragtime - Keith Nichols. After raising the roof in 1998, he returns on Friday, March 9, for a charity Caf

  • Guitar duo to take tea at the Lion

    THE next tea-time concert in the monthly concert series at the Lion Ballroom, Leominster, is on Sunday 11th March, when the classical guitar duo 'Blazing Saddles' will be presenting a varied and entertaining selection of guitar music. James Phillips and

  • Victory smiles from the Badgers

    VICTORY smiles from members of St John Ambulance Wyeside Badger Sett, winners of the Badger county competition held at county headquarters, Widemarsh Street, Hereford. Pictured from left (standing) are: Scott Owen, Ben Maguire, Scott Cameron, Leun Gwynne

  • Danger road residents face weight battle

    ANGRY residents in Hereford are seeking help to prevent heavy lorries using the street outside their homes. They have already won a battle to restrict the weight in Westfaling Street to 7.5 tonnes. But they claim that overweight lorries are still using

  • Rumour scares family of polio man Chris

    A CRUEL rumour has caused distress to a Hereford family, writes WARREN WILKINS. Chris Tipping, who was 47 on Christmas day and lives at Belmont Square, says he wants to assure people that he is alive and well, despite stories going around saying he is

  • Pancakes with panache

    PANCAKE day was celebrated in style at Hereford's Left Bank with three chefs producing some treats for lucky shoppers. Joining the complex chefs, Stuart McLeod and Stuart Leggett, was Ger Kol who runs two successful pancake restaurants in Holland. Recipes

  • Farmers need more cash to conserve the landscape

    LANDOWNERS have applauded a study highlighting that the average farmer spends £1,400 out of his own pocket every year on conserving landscapes and wildlife habitats. Geoffrey Hopton, director of the Country Land and Business Association, said the huge

  • Memories of 1967 when huge pyres burned across the land

    THE horror of the last foot and mouth outbreak in 1967-68 is dramatically told in the files of The Hereford Times. Thirty-nine Herefordshire farmers - a number of them Commoners - lost a total of 878 cattle, 2,616 sheep, 542 pigs and one goat in five

  • County council issues a grim warning...

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council is reinforcing the national messages going out to farms and the public about taking care in the countryside. Mike Higgins, animal health and welfare manager, said: "The farming industry is already acting very responsibly, with the

  • Farmers facing the nightmare

    HEREFORDSHIRE farmers' worst fears were realised this week with two confirmed case of foot and mouth disease in the south of the county at Llancloudy and Llangarron. And with another suspected outbreak being investigated, also in south Herefordshire,

  • Bowls

    AN incorrect date was published last week for the Roy Pickering memorial indoor bowls competition. It will be played this Saturday at Leominster Bridge Street Sports Centre from 12.30pm to 6.30pm.

  • Set for academy?

    YOUNG Herefordshire tennis star Harry Snoxell could be on his way to America after an offer of a full-time place at an academy in the USA. The move follows a fine performance from Snoxell, 12, in the Orange Bowl competition in Florida. He won his way

  • Clongoes back for jubilee year

    CLONGOES Wood School from County Kildare, Ireland, return to defend the title they won at last year's Marches Schools Millennium Sevens. The current Irish Schools Champions will face stiff competition from some of the top rugby schools in England and

  • Lucs continue their promotion push

    Luctonians 14 pts Bromsgrove 13 LUCTONIANS leapfrogged promotion rivals Bromsgrove and took over third spot in a pulsating Midlands Two West top-of-the-table clash at Mortimer Park with the lead changing hands five times. Playing only their second home

  • Wyesiders move up league table

    Hereford 43 pts Barkers' Butts 21 HEREFORD moved into the top half of the Midlands One league table for the first time this season with a fine win over their visitors from Coventry. Hooker Gareth Miles opened the scoring after eight minutes when he finished

  • What's on at a cinema near you

    HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will showing Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore in the eagerly-awaited sequel to 'Silence of the Lambs', 'Hannibal' for seven days from Saturday. 'The Emperor's New Groove', Disney's new offering, is being shown at a Saturday matinee

  • Peregrine's Macbeth comes to Bromyard

    THE Society of Craftsmen are re-organising themselves following the death last year of Christine Bulmer. Christine, who was one of the founders of the society and won an MBE for her services to crafts, was a constant support to the makers of Herefordshire

  • John Kyrle bid put to Ministry

    JOHN Kyrle High School's bid to become a specialist Technology College will be placed with the Department for Education and Employment tomorrow. Delighted headteacher Nigel Griffiths expressed his gratitude to all those who had pledged donations of cash

  • Association anniversary

    THE Hereford branch of the Association of Retired Persons over 50 (ARP50) celebrated its tenth anniversary at Holmer Parish Hall. The celebration was addressed by MP Paul Keetch and the birthday toast was proposed by Derek Bridge, the regional director

  • Improved lighting

    FIRST impressions of Ledbury focus on a future for the town's St Katherine's site. Regeneration initiatives under study range from better lighting to enhancements at St Katherine's Hall, one of the county's listed architectural gems dating from the 13th

  • Tributes pour in as Ben Jager dies at age of 59

    TRIBUTES are being paid to a man who helped master-mind the creation of the multi million pound Left Bank Village in Hereford and has died, tragically, from cancer, writes LIZ WATKINS. The sudden death of Ben Jager, general manager of the award winning

  • Burton match live on Sky

    HEREFORD United's face an intriguing home tie with Nigel Clough's Burton Albion in the sixth round of the FA Umbro Trophy on Saturday, March 10, following their dramatic penalties win over Morecambe. And the match has already attracted the interest of

  • Chapel exhibition

    THE spring exhibition at Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, which starts on March 10, features watercolour artist Mary Ann Rogers showing new work illustrating her deep interest in wildlife, rare breeds, farm animals and conservation. Long-established ceramicist

  • Bookworms to double up

    BOOKWORMS are a group from the south west of Herefordshire who enjoy reading and meet together in each other's homes once a month to discuss books chosen by members. At the Bookworms February meeting, Kate Atkinson's "Behind the Scenes at The Museum",

  • Kington pupils send books to South Africa

    YOUNGSTERS at Kington Primary School have been taking part in a nationwide campaign to collect books in aid of South African children. The 'Book and 10p' scheme aims to distribute a million books throughout South Africa. The initiative, set up by Denis

  • A good read heightens interest in written word

    THE importance of reading and the pleasure of a good book led to Queen Elizabeth High School at Bromyard holding its own Book Week. Author Bernard Ashley turned up to share his expertise and stories with pupils, helping to heighten their interest in the

  • Happy with council...

    TWENTY thousand people have told Powys County Council exactly what they think of its services! And the authority was pleased to see that it was mainly good news. A survey was sent out by the mid-Wales county council to help identify where it needs to

  • Officer trainees reach first base

    THREE local men have made the grade completing the initial phase of officer training at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Ben Morgan from Hay-on-Wye, Adrian Rowberry from Bartestree and Guy Handoll from Madley all underwent a hectic schedule

  • Tracking independence trail

    THE progress of one of Leominster's prospective election candidates is being "tracked" by a group of Americans. The UK Independence Party's Christopher Kingsley has just returned from a business trip where he spoke to audiences in four cities.

  • Move to honour war dead

    A CAMPAIGN has been launched to erect a war memorial in Bromyard, the only town in Herefordshire without such a monument. Town and Herefordshire councillor Richard James has been in discussions with the Royal British Legion over plans to construct the

  • Soldier died in rescue of others

    UNDER fierce fire from all sides in near darkness, Brad Tinnion's training took over. But a Hereford inquest heard how, crouching for cover, the SAS Trooper was struck by a single bullet that wounded almost every major organ - making him the only UK forces

  • MAFF guidelines for public and farmers

    THE Ministry of Agriculture has advised people throughout the country to postpone unnecessary visits which might bring them into contact with livestock farms until the outbreak is over. Farmers should reduce outside contact with livestock and their farms

  • Countdown to one family's nightmare

    DESTROYED. That was the single word used by the fiance of the Llancloudy farmer to describe his state of mind. And while The Hereford Times was speaking to Gina Hawkins she had to break the news to Kevin Feakins' daughter in Dubai that their sheep and

  • On show in Paris

    HIT by the outbreaks is Farmers' Ferry which boasts a large membership in Herefordshire and adjoining counties. The firm's ferry, used to transport live stock and carcasses to the Continent, has been idle. The company, with subsidiaries Farmers' First

  • What the disease is

    MAFF says foot and mouth is an acute infectious viral disease causing fever, followed by the development of vesicles (blisters) - chiefly in the mouth and on the feet. It is probably more infectious than any other disease affecting animals and spreads

  • Cancelled...

    Point-to-point THE risk of disease being spread to a thousand sheep at Garnons is a risk point-to-point organisers are not prepared to take. The South Herefordshire Hunt event planned for this Sunday at the picturesque estate has been postponed. It follows

  • County council issues a grim warning...

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council is reinforcing the national messages going out to farms and the public about taking care in the countryside. Mike Higgins, animal health and welfare manager, said: "The farming industry is already acting very responsibly, with the

  • 150 caring families need child hospice

    IT'S thought that around 150 families in the area covered by Acorns are caring for a 'life-limited' child and need a children's hospice. Acorns has been given a three-acre site in Worcester for a second unit and plans to build its third in 2003. Significant

  • Farmers facing the nightmare

    HEREFORDSHIRE farmers' worst fears were realised this week with two confirmed case of foot and mouth disease in the south of the county at Llancloudy and Llangarron. And with another suspected outbreak being investigated, also in south Herefordshire,

  • Bounds goal can't save Colwall

    COLWALL played some of their best hockey of the season but succumbed 3-1 on their long trip to Premier Division 1 leaders Bournemouth in the West Clubs Women's League. They were unfortunate to go one down in the first period and the home side then hit

  • Heidi hits the mark in away win

    Barnstaple Ladies 0 Ross Town Ladies 1 HEIDI Venables hit the only goal as Ross recorded a valuable victory in the Premier Division of the South-West Women's League. It was a hard-fought battle and only three fine saves from Ross keeper Julie Windram

  • Ross return home to defeat

    Ross Town 0 Ardley United 1 ROSS returned to the town's sports centre after four and a half years of 'away' home matches, but were unable to hold off the challenge of second position Ardley in Division 1 West of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League.

  • Depleted side forces away draw

    Walsall Wood 1 Bromyard Town 1 A DEPLETED Bromyard Town thoroughly deserved to share the points in this rugged Banks's Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division clash. Late withdrawals by regular squad members Matt Fereday, John Jenkins and Steven

  • Leominster complete first double

    Lye Town Reserves 2 Leominster Town 4 THREE goals in a seven minute burst immediately after the interval earned Leominster Town their first Banks's Brewery West Midlands Division One South league double of the season. Lye Town opened strongly and it took

  • King's brace fires Kington

    Kington Town 3 Brierley Hill 0 CHRIS King fired home a splendid brace, one with each foot, as Kington Town gave a dominant display to comfortably beat the Banks's Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division's bottom club. Kington immediately had their

  • Below-par Westfields display

    Westfields 0 Tipton Town 1 WESTFIELDS gave a below par performance and went down by a solitary goal to their relegation threatened visitors who had previously won only five of their Banks's Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division fixtures. Without

  • Own goal loses Pegasus points

    Pegasus Juniors 1 Didcot Town 1 AN unfortunate own goal from Pegasus' Neal Hotchkiss prevented victory against Premier Division high-flyers Didcot at the Essex Arms in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League. Pegasus took the lead in the third minute when

  • Woofferton eliminate cup holders Harold

    WOOFFERTON dumped HFL Senior Cup holders Ewyas Harold out of this season's competition with a 3-2 victory in an action-packed semi-final. Injury-hit hosts Harold, who had already recorded three victories over their visitors this term, were without a clutch

  • Double success

    INDOOR BOWLS RESULTS Leominster IBC 130 Avon Valley 108; Leominster IBC 113 Banbury Cross 112.

  • Bromyard's vital win in relegation battle

    THERE were mixed results for Herefordshire sides in a busy night of Banks's Brewery West Midlands League action on Tuesday. An early goal helped Bromyard Town to earn a useful victory in their Premier Division relegation battle, with a 3-1 home win over

  • Cricket league link-up

    A PROMOTION link between the Flint & Cook Marches League and the Hereford Times Herefordshire League is set for the go-ahead following further talks between the two set-ups. However, both leagues will retain their separate identities, after a meeting

  • Sellack

    BOWLS - Sellack Bowls Club lost 47-33 to visiting Bulmers Social Club in a friendly fixture. The Sellack Doubles League reached its climax and for brothers Nigel Skyrme, 14, and David, nine, it proved to be a very successful event. The young pair devastatingly

  • Pembridge

    HOSPICE - Proceeds from the whist drive to be held in Pembridge Hall on Thursday, March 8, will be donated to the Nurses' Fund at St Michael's Hospice. The whist drive starts at 8pm and admission, which includes refreshments, is £1.50. Please support

  • Much Dewchurch

    SERVICE - The Birch Group of Parishes Group Eucharist was held at St David's. The Old Testament reading was given by Rosemary Athay, the New Testament reading by Dr John Dinnen, and the Gospel by the Rev. Alan Jevons. Preb. Gill Sumner, the Diocesan local

  • Madley

    WOMEN'S GROUP - Over 30 members of Madley and District Women's Group and guests attended a talk with slides by 'Zog' entitled 'A Stroll Through History'. Afterwards members agreed they would look at our countryside, trees, hedgerows and even maps in a

  • Knighton

    YOUTH FACILITIES - The first meeting in two years of Knighton Town Council's Youth Facilities Committee has recommended setting up a youth council. Councillor David Martin explained his idea of a youth council which would give the young people of the

  • Aymestrey

    VILLAGE HALL - A successful quiz evening was held in the hall. From today, line dancing sessions will be held every Thursday evening (except March 29) in the hall for three months. A car boot/table top sale will be held on Saturday, March 31 at the hall