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Schools close

WAKING up to a heavy snowfall certainly put a smile on the faces of youngsters in the county.   more...

Effects of disease spreading wider

SCHOOLS and markets are being forced to close, jobs are being lost and tourism is suffering as the effects of foot and mouth hit the wider community.   more...

Crossing frozen seas into the record book

A HEREFORDSHIRE man is on course to register an amazing first for British exploration as he crosses the frozen Bering Strait this week.   more...

Drivers' hours regulations relaxed due to disease crisis

BECAUSE of the foot and mouth crisis, rules relating to drivers' hours have been relaxed.   more...

County putting out message it's still open for business

HEREFORDSHIRE is open for business. That is the message going out across the country to help reduce the impact of the foot and mouth crisis on local tourism.   more...

Crafts aid for county tourism

WITH Herefordshire's countryside out of bounds, another of the county's major boasts is being promoted nationally.   more...

Rubbish collection

UNOFFICIAL signs closing off roads because of the foot and mouth risk will be respected by refuse collectors, Herefordshire Council has said.   more...

Chaotic spring ahead as crisis spreads further

WITH National Farmers' Union chiefs saying that restrictions on livestock movement could continue for the rest of year, farmers are bracing themselves for a chaotic spring - the busiest time in the farming calendar, writes ROY LEWIS.   more...

Help available to beleaguered farmers

THERE are organisations who can offer help, support and advice to those in need.   more...

Letter after criticism in House of Lords

KEVIN Feakins has written to the Countess of Mar after criticism in the House of Lords over compensation for slaughtered animals.   more...

Services for Father William

THE funeral mass of a Roman Catholic priest from Presteigne whose body was found in a river last December will be held in Swansea tomorrow, (Friday).   more...

Ransack - for £2

RAIDERS ransacked a Leominster youth club causing thousands of pounds worth of damage for a haul of just £2.   more...

Man's body found in blazing car

DENTAL records and DNA will identify the body in a blazing car near Leominster. Police are probing possible scenarios surrounding Saturday's grim find at Arrow Fisheries, Hereford Road.   more...

Riding school could be forced out of business

RIDING schools are suffering severe hardship and many face going out of business.   more...

Tourism gets cash booster

A £100,000 boost to Powys from the Wales Tourist Board will be used for a marketing campaign to combat the drop in visitors in the wake of the foot and mouth outbreak.   more...

Jay needs job to help his animals

A QUALIFIED teacher who has been running a popular tourist attraction in the county for the past decade is back in the job market, desperate to keep his 300 animals fed and healthy.   more...

A special birthday for `guardians of history'

FOR 150 years members of the Woolhope Club have looked after the interests of Herefordshire.   more...

Marking International Women's Day

INTERNATIONAL Women's Day was marked in Herefordshire with a special display in Leominster Library.   more...

s Brightwells' Kate Alcock and Geoffrey Crofts with the `thoroughbred' rocking horse. HEREFORD TIMES

BRIGHTWELLS will be auctioning off a `thoroughbred' rocking horse in aid of St Michael's hospice funds.   more...

MP hits out over siting of police headquarters

BRECON AND Radnorshire's MP, Richard Livsey, has expressed his outrage at the decision to site the new Powys Divisional Headquarters of the Dyfed Powys police in Newtown.   more...

Mean theft of mum's statue

A HEREFORDSHIRE woman is angry at the sneak thief that stole her mother's 'memory'.   more...

Death of a Hereford soldier and former mayor

A FORMER Hereford mayor with a distinguished military and political career has died aged 83.   more...

Work almost completed

WORK on the Golden Valley's first fire station is due to be completed by the end of March, writes JONATHAN LAND.   more...

Festival's huge Arts Council funding boost

THE Ross-on-Wye International Festival has received a one-off grant of £80,000 from the Arts Council to ensure its continued success.   more...

Police seeking news of Candice

POLICE want to know the welfare of a Ross-on-Wye woman last seen in London's Leicester Square on February 23.   more...

Hay Festival watches - and waits to decide

ONE of the world's biggest and most successful arts events that brings big business for local tourism is monitoring the development of the foot and mouth crisis to see if it can go ahead.   more...

Pig farmers hope to lead the way to cash

PAUL and Sue Snell of Little Meadow Pigs, Pencoed, hope they have achieved a breakthrough for pig farmers overstocked as a result of the outbreak.   more...

Charity raft race put back to August

ONE of Herefordshire's biggest annual events and a major charity money-spinner has been postponed because of the foot and mouth outbreak.   more...

Kevin Feakins denies claims

LLANCLOUDY farmer Kevin Feakins admits he may have unwittingly exported foot and mouth to the Continent.   more...

Lillian put her stamp on village life

IT will be a red letter day for villagers of Eastnor later this month when they bid a fond farewell to their popular postmistress.   more...

Landowners' survey shows rural plight

THE desperate plight of rural businesses caused by the foot-and-mouth crisis is being highlighted in a survey of members of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA)in the West Midlands.   more...

Novice handlers of Welsh cobs to compete at Royal Welsh Show

NOVICE handlers of Welsh cobs will be able to compete for prizes of £100 at the Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, in July.   more...

NFU thanks helpful public

BEN Gill, the National Farmers' Union president, has issued an appeal to shops, pubs, libraries and newspapers to help the union say `thank you' to the public on behalf of the farming community.   more...

Entertainment galore from Radnor Young Farmers

WINNER of the entertainments competition held by the Radnor Federationof Young Famers' Clubs at the Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, was Rhosgoch with Penybont second and Dolau third. Joint fourth was Howey and Llanbadarn Fynydd and Teme Valley. Sixth was Rhayader and seventh Radnor Valley.   more...

Big Malvern show will go ahead with no livestock

AS the current crisis with foot and mouth continues, with little sign of an early end, there is growing speculation about the likelihood of agricultural shows being held.   more...

Producers sign up to new milk business

THE large-scale transfer of direct suppliers of milk and the formation of a new, two-billion litre farmer-owned supply business is now underway, with the wholesale move of individual producer groups under the umbrella of the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) to the Milk Group.   more...

Go ahead for 60 new homes

BUILDING work can start on 60 new homes at a controversial site in Belmont after central area planners gave the go ahead to the development, writes ADAM WORKMAN.   more...

Man robbed at knifepoint in lunchtime attack

A MAN was robbed at knifepoint close to Hereford Leisure Pool last week.   more...

Sixth Form College mourns finance manager

HEREFORD Sixth Form College has been mourning the tragic loss of popular staff member Jeff Creaton who lost his brave two-year battle with cancer, earlier this month.   more...

Whitecross miss out on funding for second time

ONE of Herefordshire's fastest growing schools is going nowhere because Whitecross High has again missed out on a multi-million pound move to new premises.   more...

Ceri's success summed up

GOLDEN girl Ceri Park shone through in a national maths challenge as the youngest St Mary's High School entrant with the highest score.   more...

NHS beds task force launched

A SPECIAL NHS task force, which aims to get Hereford patients back home promptly after a hospital stay, launched the new project earlier this week.   more...

A49 air quality targeted

ONE of Hereford's busiest roads is to be designated an air quality management area due to excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide.   more...

Underground explosion brings Edgar Street to a halt

A MINI explosion underground opposite a city petrol station saw emergency services poised for action at lunchtime on Wednesday.   more...

Family urged to `keep fighting'

THE sister of convicted killer Harold `Ginger' Williams has died without knowing the outcome of a posthumous appeal to clear his name.   more...

Auctioneers cut back

WITH livestock markets closed and equine sales on hold, auctioneering firms are having to tighten their belts.   more...

Disinfection invention

LECTURERS at Herefordshire College of Technology have come up with an inventive response to the need to disinfect vehicles.   more...

  
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