Herefordshire | Archive | 2001 | May
BREDENBURY Primary School has teamed-up with a local educational charity `Unity Garden' to exhibit their life cycles arts project at the Courtyard in Hereford. more...
A NEW centre being established to ensure the future preservation of Bromyard's history is offering the public a chance to get involved, writes JONATHAN LAND. more...
FORMER British National Party parliamentary candidate John Haycock has entered the General Election race at the last minute as an Independent. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE schoolgirl is planning an explosive expedition into uncharted areas of Madagascar. more...
THE personal, social and emotional development of children at Ross Pre-School is a strength of the setting, according to its latest Ofsted report. more...
THE annual Ross Gala will be held in the town's streets on Bank Holiday Monday, May 28. more...
A VITAL lifeline to businesses in Symonds Yat East has been reinstated. more...
AN unlucky family of smallholders near Ross-on-Wye was dealt a third blow last weekend when 200 trees were stolen. more...
STREET-SPORTS fans are all set for a `wheelie' fun day off the pavements of Ross-on-Wye this month. more...
THREE Hereford constituency polling stations have been changed due to the foot and mouth crisis. more...
ELECTION apathy is not an option, according to Churches Together in Hereford. The partnership plans a debate where candidates can be questioned. more...
The Hereford candidates have their say... more...
ALL five Hereford parliamentary candidates have agreed to take part in a pre-election meeting organised by the Herefordshire local group of Charter88. Its subject: Unlocking democracy. more...
A PIONEERING £2.2 million county project offering young people the chance to live in suitable and affordable accommodation while receiving training and support services has been launched. more...
NINE THOUSAND people in Herefordshire have been trained to perform emergency life support (ELS) but Herefordshire Heartstart wants more people to learn life-saving skills. more...
HOLME Lacy College is holding a virtual pet show as a way of overcoming the foot and mouth outbreak. more...
TRAVELLING between Hereford and mid-Wales became easier when with new bus timetables on May 20. more...
FORMER employees of a Hereford department store who have hit on hard times could be eligible for a grant, says the Owen Owen No 1 Trust. more...
SPEAKERS and delegates from eight different countries, including a team from the Rocky Mountains Institute in the United States, put an international spotlight on rural strategy and sustainability at a major conference at Hereford's Left Bank this week. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Council's senior managers have gone "back to the floor" this week as part of a new initiative for Adult Learners Week. more...
WHEN the first train arrived in Hereford in 1853 townspeople were accused of having a luke-warm reaction to a red-hot occasion. more...
A NEW charity has been set up to help parents who are concerned about their children being injected with the three-in-one MMR vaccine. more...
FORMER British National Party parliamentary candidate John Haycock has entered the General Election race at the last minute as an Independent. more...
The Leominster candidates have their say... more...
ONE-TIME rivals have come together in the Leominster constituency to deliver vital votes over Europe. more...
TWO Leominster constituency polling stations have been changed due to the foot and mouth crisis. more...
The Leominster candidates have their say... more...
Churches Together, Leominster, are holding a General Election Forum on Tuesday (May 29) evening at the Methodist Church hall, Green Lane, at 7.30pm. more...
A FURTHER outbreak of foot and mouth has been confirmed in Wales near the border with Herefordshire. more...
FARMERS due compensation for the slaughter of livestock should be aware that the sum due to them will be treated as income and taxed accordingly. more...
ALTHOUGH this year's Royal Welsh Show has been cancelled because of foot and mouth, the showground at Builth Wells is now open for non-agricultural activities. more...
WHILE farmers in Herefordshire and Shropshire are cautiously optimistic that an end to the foot-and-mouth crisis is in sight, concern was being expressed this week about a slaughter-on-suspicion case at Craven Arms, writes Roy Lewis. more...
THIS week's fine weather is proving a blessing for farmers who have been dogged by heavy thunderstorms. more...
WITH cattle movement restrictions easing and beef bulls at last being allowed to move into breeding herds, the Herford Cattle Society has doubled efforts to promote its private sales register which has for many years made breeding bulls and females available to both pedigree and commercial producers alike. more...
A UNIVERSAL catalogue of Suffolk rams for sale is being compiled by the Suffolk Sheep Society. more...
FARMERS due compensation for the slaughter of livestock should be aware that the sum due to them will be treated as income and taxed accordingly. more...
ALTHOUGH this year's Royal Welsh Show has been cancelled because of foot and mouth, the showground at Builth Wells is now open for non-agricultural activities. more...
WITH sheep shearing badly delayed among Hereford lowland flocks, concern is being ex-pressed over the welfare of the animals during the hot and muggy weather. more...
A 33-YEAR-OLD heroin addict who has appeared in court almost every year of his life since he was 15 has been jailed for his latest crime. more...
ROY Kennett has just retired as chairman of `Age to Age', the popular nostalgia newsletter. more...
THE Queen's visit in 1996, the Three Choirs Festivals and the completion of the Central Tower are just three of the highlights fondly remembered by the Dean of Hereford on the eve of his departure to Canterbury. more...
THE 16th Hereford (Cathedral School) Scout Group certainly were prepared when they celebrated their 25th anniversary, writes SOPHIE BIGNALL. more...
A TEENAGER, who scarred a youth for life by biting off part of his ear, has been sentenced to nine months' detention. more...
VIEWS are being sought before final plans are considered for a new 40 acre park at Aylestone Hill in Hereford. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE heritage will have its 15 minutes of fame when local items appear on a popular daytime antiques programme next month. more...
THE 620th Mayor of Hereford began her term of office with a fresh look at tourism. more...
THE number of used needles, or syringes found in Hereford's streets after being tossed aside by careless users appears to be on the increase. more...
A HEREFORD puppeteer is pulling some strings to help make the city's summer promotion a success, writes JONATHAN LAND. more...
AN elderly woman was robbed of her handbag after being accosted in a Hereford street early on Sunday morning. more...
CARL Shutt's eyes lit up when he saw a golden opportunity to become the city's only pawnbroker. more...
WELL-KNOWN public figures had an `arresting' time when they were locked up for the day in aid of the Cancer Research Campaign. more...
CO-OP'S Bobblestock supermarket went bananas in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care this week. more...
STILL the `joker' in the pack at the Hereford Active Retired Association Bridge Club is founder member Reg Fennah who has just celebrated his 90th birthday. more...
A NEW charity has been set up to help parents who are concerned about their children being injected with the three-in-one MMR vaccine. more...
NINE THOUSAND people in Herefordshire have been trained to perform emergency life support (ELS) but Herefordshire Heartstart wants more people to learn life-saving skills. more...
LEOMINSTER Town Council has called for a higher police profile at the town's May fair, writes JEN GREEN. more...
EVENSONG at the Priory Church, Leominster, was interrupted when vandals smashed a stained glass window over the high altar. more...
ROSS Town beat Kidderminster Harriers 4-1 to book a final place against Hereford United in the HFA Women's County Challenge Cup at the County Ground, Widemarsh Common, tonight, kick-off 6.30pm. Rachel Pitt, Helen Edwards, Lorraine Bonser and Kate Unsworth scored their goals in the semi-final. more...
THREE more of Hereford United's out-of-contract players - John Shirley, John Snape and Jimmy Quiggin - have agreed terms with director of football Graham Turner to stay at Edgar Street, writes Laurie Teague. more...
KINGTON Golf Club officials are awaiting developments from a new proposal to reopen their course at Bradnor Hill - National Trust land which has been closed for the last 12 week due to foot and mouth restrictions. more...
HEREFORD-based boxer Darren `Dazzer' Williams caused a big upset in only his second professional fight by inflicting the first defeat on super bantamweight British title contender Mark Payne with a points decision at the Wembley Conference Centre. more...
THE Hereford Marathon produced an overseas winner for the first time in 20 years when Michael Asperger crossed the line at Hereford Leisure Centre 2 mins 16 secs ahead of the field in hot conditions on Sunday. more...
Little Drayton 3 Bromyard Town 0 more...
Heath Hayes 2 Wellington 1 more...
MATTHEW Llewellyn (pictured), an 18-year-old student at the Hereford Sixth Form College, will be jetting off to America next month to coach football at an American Summer School. more...
MATTHEW Morris, the promising 19-year-old Westfields central defender, flies out to the United States next month hoping to win a place at Liberty University, Virginia, starting next year. more...
Bustleholme 3 Ledbury Town 4 more...
Tupsley-Pegasus 3 Frankley 0 more...
Bartestree 2 Skenfrith 1 more...
Woofferton 1 Westfields 0 more...
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE more...
GOODRICH recorded their third successive victory in Division 1 of the Flint & Cook Marches League when Andy Brown led them to 15-run home win over Bulmers with an unbeaten 70. more...
COLWALL reached the area semi-finals of the Wadsworth 6X National Village Championship after registering a seven-wicket away win over county rivals Brockhamp-ton. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club will not be playing any games at Kington this season, although both a one-day and a three-day match were originally scheduled to take place there. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE CCC'S bid to retain the ECB 38-Counties Cup suffered a setback with a 99-run defeat to Wales in their opening group match at Pontardulais on Sunday. more...
KINGTON maintained their unbeaten record in the Worcestershire County League Division 1 with a crushing eight-wicket win at Bewdley. more...
HEREFORD'S new West Indian recruit with the famous Caribbean cricketing surname, Chesterfield Walcott, made a decisive impact on his debut at Dumbleton in the Gloucester and Wiltshire League Division 1. more...
WYN Owen and Rob Vaughan posted a superb nett score of 72-7½-64½ to win Hereford-shire GC's Lane Cup, a foursomes medal competition, by four clear shots. more...
THREE more of Hereford United's out-of-contract players - John Shirley, John Snape and Jimmy Quiggin - have agreed terms with director of football Graham Turner to stay at Edgar Street, writes Laurie Teague. more...
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club lock-forward Alex Davidson has postponed a family holiday in the United States until after the Tetley's Under-20 County Championship final at Twick-enham this Saturday. more...
NICOLA Goodwin reached a highlight of her women's rugby career with selection for the England tour of Australia and New Zealand. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Sports Council elected three new members to its executive committee at the annual general meeting, held at the Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford. more...
HEREFORD Rowing Club's success continued with the women's novice coxed four winning at Shrewsbury - their first-ever regatta. more...
COMPETITON was particularly strong in the intermediate boys age group at Leominster District Schools Athletic Championships at Hereford Leisure Centre. more...
GREG Winfield took man of the match for field events when Hereford and County AC competed in the second McDonald's League meeting at Yate. more...
A MAJOR initiative for gymnastics in the county was launched at Hereford Leisure Centre with the prospect of development through out-of-hours schools involvement, writes Jeremy Finney. more...
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