Herefordshire | Archive | 2001 | April
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THE new season opens at the Bleddfa Centre for the Arts with the exhibition Sitting on the Planet until June 24. The exhibition Siting on the Planet is the first of a series of international exhibitions to be held this year at the recently refurbished centre. more...
CIRQUE du Pays de Galles, Big Fun's in-house performing company have been touring since 1991, home and abroad. more...
POET, raconteur, rapper and writer Simon Pitt visits Leominster on Friday, May 4 to give an evening performance at the library. more...
LITERARY groupies from all over the country will be flocking to the Burgage Hall in Ledbury on Saturday to attend the AGM of the Alliance of Literary Societies. more...
THE locals of Mordiford thought that their ancient, legendary dragon was well and truly dead and buried but in recent weeks sightings have been reported of a `terrifying, green monster with a deafening roar'. more...
FOURSIGHT Theatre, the company that brought the hugely successful `Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry' and the beautiful yet frightening `Pushing Daisies', to The Courtyard is returning again on Saturday with a brand new adaptation of the Greek classic `Medea'. more...
AFTER the huge success of `La Cage Aux Folles' Hereford Amateur Operatic Society, return to one of the classics of the British musicals `Oliver'. more...
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will showing `The Hole' and Jennifer Lopez in `The Wedding Planner' for seven days from Friday. `Rugrats in Paris' is being shown at Saturday and Sunday matinees. more...
MAY 28 is the general release date for the debut single `Sweet Lady' by Hereford's own Frantik. more...
WORCESTER Gilbert and Sullivan Society will be presenting an evening of Fun, Song and Dance at The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard at 7.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 10, 11 and 12. more...
SINGER-SONGWRITER phoenix j, who lives and records at her studio in Ross-on-Wye, has been invited to perform at the World Premier Kickboxing Championship Extravaganza 2001, to be held at the 4200-person Skydome Coventry on Saturday. more...
Test story, Bromyard news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th. more...
Test story, Hay news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th. more...
Test story, Ross-on-Wye news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th. more...
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Test story, Kington news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th. more...
WHEN news spread that healthy animals at holdings in south Herefordshire were to be slaughtered, local residents soon closed ranks against MAFF representatives when they called on local farms. more...
THE cautious optimism being shared by farmers in Herefordshire this week was shattered on Tuesday when an outbreak of foot and mouth was confirmed at Oak Hill Farm, Wigmore, near Leominster. more...
A WEOBLEY abattoir, closed on Thursday last because of a suspected case of foot and mouth, reopened for business on Tuesday. more...
THE Farmers' Union of Wales is calling on people to report any slaughtering incidents that may have shocked them. more...
WITH gangs of workers descending on infected farms in Herefordshire to carry out cleaning operations, birds' nests of all descriptions are having to be discarded and burned. more...
PEOPLE in Herefordshire are being asked to sign a petition pressing for the vaccination of stock to prevent them being slaughtered under the foot-and-mouth regulations. more...
Test story, Hereford news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th. more...
Test story, Leominster news coverage begins on Thursday April 26th. more...
HEREFORD United wind up their home programme for the season this Saturday when Morecambe, managed by ex-Bulls favourite Jimmy Harvey, visit Edgar Street in the Nationwide Conference. more...
ONE of Hereford's top annual sporting fixtures has been cancelled because of the foot and mouth restrictions. more...
FOUR Hereford Rowing Club members have boosted their hopes of representing Wales in the Home Countries International this summer by returning from continental competition with a clutch of medals. more...
HEREFORD swimmer Jono Andrews improved his personal best time when competing in the World Championship Trials in Manchester. more...
ALTHOUGH some member clubs will not be able to play on their own grounds because of foot and mouth, the Flint & Cook Marches Cricket League will go ahead this season. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE won three of their four matches in the West of England Women's County Hockey Championships at Bath University but were pipped for the title by Cornwall on goal difference. more...
Highworth Town 3 Pegasus Juniors 0 more...
Kington Town 2 Lye Town 2 more...
Gornal 0 Wellington 2 more...
Malvern Town Res 3 Hinton 2 more...
Pershore Town Res 0 Leominster Town 2 more...
Herefordshire FA 1 Birmingham County FA 1 more...
Ross Town 4 Old Woodstock Town 1 more...
Westfields 0 Heath Hayes 1 more...
Nationwide Conference: Hereford Utd 1 Scarborough 1. more...
Ledbury Town 5 Hereford Civil Service 1 more...
Ledbury Town 4 more...
Shawbury 1 Bromyard Town 2 more...
AUSTRALIAN seamer Craig Jones made an impressive debut for Kington who opened their Worcestershire County League Division 1 programme with a five-wicket home victory over Chaddesley Corbett. more...
A YOUNG Herefordshire batsman has emulated Mike Atherton's feat of batting unbeaten throughout an innings in a first-class match for Cambridge University. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE CCC cricket and selection sub-committee chairman Bryan Smith is floating the idea of a club tour to Barbados around the end of March next year. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE more...
PROMISING young Belmont golfer Gregg Morgan produced a fine performance to finish 25th in the McEvoy Trophy, a top class international junior tournament which is played annually at Copt Heath. more...
BURGHILL Valley Golf Club continued their development plan with the opening of a new Course Management Centre. more...
HEREFORD United wind up their home programme for the season this Saturday when Morecambe, managed by ex-Bulls favourite Jimmy Harvey, visit Edgar Street in the Nationwide Conference. more...
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner was furious when he received notification of another financial burden to be imposed on the club, writes Laurie Teague. more...
HEREFORD United striker and midfielder Craig Hanson has left the club after nearly two years at Edgar Street. more...
Luctonians 26pts Newport 25 more...
Five Ways OE 0 pts Ledbury 39 more...
Scunthorpe 48 pts Hereford 13 more...
LUCTONIANS' Alex Davidson retains his place in the North Midlands team for the Tetley's Under-20 County Cham-pionship semi-final against Yorkshire at Moseley's Bournbrook ground this Sunday, kick-off 2.30pm. more...
BROMSGROVE booked their place in the North Midlands Cup final with a 32-16 win over Old Halesonians in the first semi-final. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Sports Council funding helped bring expert tuition to youngsters at Harlequins Gymnastics Club. more...
TWENTY-SIX anglers braved dismal conditions for Hereford Fly Fishing Club's first boat-fishing competition of the season at Llandegfedd Reservoir near Pontypool. more...
THE Hereford Marathon organisers, mindful of foot and mouth restrictions, have received formal approval to continue with this year's race on Sunday, May 20. more...
HEREFORD and County AC under-17 men's team set a high standard at the first Celtic Manor Resort South East Wales League meeting at Brecon on Sunday. more...
THE stay-away fans probably had the right idea at Edgar Street in mid-week as two sides conjured up a Nationwide Conference result that was no real good to either of them, writes Richard Prime. more...
Hereford United 1 Scarborough 1 more...
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