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Garden party raises £36

A recent garden party raised £36 for St Andrew's Church, Bromyard. It was organised by the Ladies' Group.   more...

Car vandalised

Vandals damaged a car in Aubrey Way, Bromyard, between 7pm last Saturday and 2.30pm on Sunday.   more...

Date set for fete

Pencombe Fete will take place on Saturday, July 14. Further details will shortly be announced.   more...

Talk boosts hall fund

A recent talk on Churches and Adventures Worldwide by Stephanie Hillhouse raised £125 for Edwyn Ralph Village Hall funds. The event was organised with the support of the village hall management committee and was followed by a buffet supper.   more...

WI group celebrates

Pencombe and Little Cowarne WI is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a membership drive and by raising funds for Remap, the group's chosen charity.   more...

Hall in good health

A PLANT and produce sale and barbecue held at Stoke Lacy village hall last Friday (June 22) raised £225 for hall funds.   more...

Pupils besiege castle

Year 7 pupils from the Queen Elizabeth High School, Bromyard, spent a day on a field visit to Ludlow Castle, in Shropshire.   more...

Church faces £50,000 bill for repairs

A medieval church near Bromyard is in desperate need of repairs costing up to £50,000.   more...

No relief in sight

A PUBLIC meeting to discuss the lack of progress on an industrial relief road for Bromyard was due to take place last night (Thursday) at the town's Falcon Hotel.   more...

James wins chance to meet TV's Charlie

A BROMYARD pupil got to meet TV gardener Charlie Dimmock after winning through to the national finals of a competition to grow a busy lizzie.   more...

Jazz festival put on hold for year

PLANS for a jazz festival in Bromyard have been put on hold for at least another year.   more...

A Tory winner

Sir Michael Spicer, MP for West Worcestershire, has expressed delight at being elected chairman of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee.   more...

Cousin succeeds baronet to title

SIR Berwick Hungerford Lechmere, 6th baronet, who was for many years a leading public figure in Hanley Castle and Upton-upon-Severn, died on Sunday at the age of 83.   more...

Urchins jumble

Ledbury Youth Centre will be the venue for a jumble sale in aid of the Urchins after school club, which is looking the buy new equipment.   more...

A date with fete

Bromesberrow Church fete will take place tomorrow (June 30), from 2pm, at Grove House, Bromesberrow Heath. Attractions will include jazz and a bouncy castle.   more...

Great strides

CHILDREN from the Jack-In-The-Box Nursery School at Bishops Frome took part in a sponsored toddle to raise money for the children's charity Barnardo's on Sunday (June 24).   more...

Windows smashed

Two small windows were smashed at Data 3, in Bye Street, between 5pm and 11.30pm on Friday, June 22, and the glass window to the door of the Utopia Hair Studio was smashed between 3pm on Saturday June 23 and 11.30pm the following day.   more...

Your clear chance to see red

Ledbury's own amateur skywatcher Warren Chalk is urging people not to miss out on their best chance to see the planet Mars in 13 years.   more...

Farm park owners wait and hope for restrictions to lift

Newbridge Farm Park is hoping to re-open before the end of July.   more...

The write stuff

Calligraphy workshops will be taking place at the Old Toy Museum, Church Lane, Ledbury, on Monday July 2 and Thursday July 5, from 10am to 4pm both days.   more...

Anniversary party

The Ledbury branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) will be celebrating the organisation's 75th anniversary with a summer evening buffet supper at historic Hellens in Much Marcle.   more...

Bogus callers alert

HEREFORD Police are warning people to be aware of bogus callers in the county after a spate of incidents.   more...

Grants can help to restore old orchards

ANYONE in Herefordshire wishing to restore an old orchard or hedgerow could be eligible for a grant.   more...

Exhibition a crowd-pleaser

Ledbury's Summer Exhibition opens tomorrow (Saturday ) at St Michael and All Angels Church.   more...

Cash-strapped hall revives village show

The first Kempley Village Produce Show since 1995 will take place this August, as the Village Hall Trust seeks ways to recover cash losses caused by the foot and mouth crisis.   more...

Garden treat

A Strawberry tea in the garden of the Hop Kilns, Leddington, on Sunday, July 15, from 4pm to 6.30pm, will raise money for Preston Church and the Herefordshire Diabetic Group.   more...

Heat causes gas leak

A LEAK in a batch of 50 gas cylinders at Countrywide Farmers in Ledbury on Monday (June 25) was blamed on the summer heat.   more...

Masefield'snew face

SOLICITOR Lucy Yeomans, aged 25, has taken over conveyancing duties at the Masefield practice in Ledbury.   more...

Swim for charity

Ledbury Swimming Pool will be hosting the "Swimming 4 Giving" challenge throughout July.   more...

Amy is chosen as town's Princess

LEDBURY Primary School achieved a hat-trick of successes after judges chose its pupils to be the town's new Carnival Princess and her two attendants.   more...

Swedish Xmas is group's plan

The Ledbury and Stromstad Twinning Group is planning a `Swedish Christmas Shopping Weekend', for later this year.   more...

Guide's dream getting nearer

Wellington Heath student Christina Hammill is set to enjoy a dream guiding trip to the Turks and Caicos islands for an international camp this July.   more...

Graduates put on show

Work by graduates from Herefordshire College of Art and Design will go on display at the Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain this summer. The museum is celebrating Royal Worcester's 250th anniversary with a Contemporary Craft and Illustration Exhibition, where the artists' work will be displayed for a month from July 17.   more...

Treasured moments

The Hopscotch Playgroup will be holding a recruitment day where children will be able to turn junk into treasures on Sunday (July 1), from 2pm to 4pm, in the Lady Emily Community Hall, Tarrington. For further details, ring Helly Barber on 01432 890719.   more...

Party pulls in £910

A recent garden party at home of Gordon and Mary Emery of Old Wharf Cottage, New Street, Ledbury, raised a total of £910.29 for the Hereford Hospital Rheumatology Trust Fund. The figure included a single large donation from a well-wisher. Party organiser Sheila Ledbury said: "We just wish to thank all our supporters and helpers."   more...

Raising awareness

The plight of dementia sufferers will be highlighted in Herefordshire for Alzheimer's Awareness Week, which starts on Sunday (July 1).   more...

Bees give pair a buzz

Masefield Close residents Dave and Pam Turner got a real buzz from their Ledbury garden last Sunday when they looked out of their window and noticed that a swarm of bees had settled on a wall.   more...

Park walk to remain closed

Ledbury's footpaths officer Mike Woodbridge said he "feels for the dog-walkers" after the Agriculture Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) refused to open the town's Riverside Park walk.   more...

Beat bobby extends community surgery initiative

Ledbury beat bobby Keith Eyles says he will take his new community surgery initiative to Much Marcle in August, following the success of two pilot sessions.   more...

Police recruit 14 new officers

police numbers in Herefordshire have been boosted with the recruitment of 14 new officers to the West Mercia force.   more...

Teaching skills

COURSES in conserving the countryside are to be run over the next 12 months by Herefordshire Council.   more...

Woman cut from Mini

Firefighters had to use cutting gear to free a young woman from a Mini after it collided with a bridge parapet in Bromyard Road, near Staplow.   more...

Promises auction to benefit school

A GOLD disc awarded to The Pretenders, a Match of the Day script signed by Gary Lineker and a flight in a light aeroplane over the Ledbury and Malvern area are just some of the items up for grabs a promises auction next week.   more...

Firefighters tackle chemical spillage

Twenty firefighters tackled a pesticide spillage at a private house in Upperfields, Ledbury.   more...

Lillian shuts up shop for last time

THE door closed for the last time this week at Eastnor's thatched post office, ending over a century of one family's service to the village.   more...

Hills reopen

THE remaining restrictions on access to most of the Malvern Hills are being lifted.   more...

Lordly start to poetry festival

Ledbury Poetry Festival was due to be launched last night by former Arts Minister Lord Grey Gowrie.   more...

Petition forces developer to look again at estate water feature

Westbury Homes is to send a landscape officer to Ledbury's New Mills estate after residents signed a petition protesting at the company's damming of a stream to create a water feature.   more...

Toddler's plight touches hearts

PEOPLE in Ledbury are rallying round for a toddler with a debilitating genetic condition by organising fundraising events.   more...

Sport

Ross Road hosts West Mids event

THE West Midlands Ford Tag Rugby Festival will see more than 250 boys and girls, from over 24 primary schools in the area, coming together to play at Ledbury RFC today (Friday) starting at noon and being kicked-off by Ross Baxter from the RFU.   more...

Hfds blow out Middlesex

HEREFORDSHIRE caused one the biggest ever shocks in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy with a sensational three-wicket victory over Middlesex.   more...

League leaders fall to Ledbury

LEDBURY Seconds played host to unbeaten league leaders Luctonians on Saturday expecting a tough game from the experienced but youthful outfit.   more...

Colwall Girls in battle

COLWALL Girls played at home against Barnt Green on Monday.   more...

Price not right for Eastnor Thirds

EASTNOR 3rds lost in their rearranged Hereford times League Division Three match in a low scoring game.   more...

Eastnor grab fine victory

FOLLOWING four successive league defeats, Eastnor at last secured a win against Herefordshire rivals Brockhampton by 47 runs.   more...

Eastnor Sunday's total lacking

ON a beautiful Sunday afternoon Eastnor won the toss and elected to bat.   more...

Marshall boosts Frome

CANON Frome travelled to Monmouth looking to preserve their lofty position on top of the Marches League having won both of their league matches so far.   more...

Leaders fall to Colwall

COLWALL'S Dave Powell and Will Hards' heroics with the bat saw Colwall to a two wicket win over league leaders Frocester on Saturday.   more...

Last pair stump Ledbury win

CRICKHOWELL v LEDBURY   more...

Magpies were never behind

LEDBURY Magpies played Skot Transformers for the second time in the Worcester Netball League and again convincingly won; final score 43 goals to 20.   more...

New all-weather pitch lifts College's facilities

A NEW all-weather sports pitch has recently been constructed at Hartpury College and this completes the latest stage of the new Sports Academy complex.   more...

Bridge results ...

LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB   more...

  
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