Herefordshire | Archive | 2002 | February
IT'S the kind of lottery win that makes a real difference - two county projects share more than £300,000 to extend their community services. more...
THE writing was on the wall for a huge cultural change in the countryside long before BSE, foot and mouth and DEFRA, and this has called for a great deal of strategic rethinking by farming and business leaders. more...
HOPES are high that the first livestock markets in Herefordshire and border counties will re-open next week, nearly a year after they were closed by foot and mouth. But market gates will still remain firmly shut to the general public. more...
NEW movement restrictions are in force on cattle herds that have missed a six or 12 month TB test carried out after the lifting of movement restrictions from a previous TB incident. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE auctioneer Jenny Layton has received a personal thank you from royalty for her work during the foot-and-mouth crisis. more...
IN the light of the problems suffered during the last year, which resulted in the curtailment of normal breed activities, the council of the Hereford Cattle Society has unanimously agreed to re-elect the president, Richard Bradstock, for a second term, along with vice president, George Thorne of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. more...
RURAL businesses and communities could be big losers from the hasty opening of postal services to competition, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is warning. more...
THE heavy rains and flooding washed out all but one football match involving Herefordshire clubs over the weekend. more...
NEW-BORN babies arrived to prevent two Hereford sportsmen taking part in club activities on Saturday. more...
FORMER Luctonians player Scott Bemand captained the England Students to victory over their Scottish counterparts in Edinburgh at the weekend. more...
ROB Weale went within millimetres of capturing the HJ Hall Welsh Masters bowls title at Llanelli but lost when a referee's measure went against him in the second end of a tie-break in the final. more...
HEREFORD United player-coach Phil Robinson has appealed for the fans' support in helping his side record two home victories in the space of four days. more...
LUCTONIANS second-row forward Alex Davidson gained his first full cap for Wales Under-21 in a thrilling 38-36 win over their Ireland counterparts in Dublin over the weekend. more...
Hinton 3 Malvern Rangers 2 more...
Worcester City 4 Pegasus Juniors 2 more...
COLWALL struggled to break down a solid Taunton Vale defence and were forced to settle for a goalless draw in the West Clubs Women's League Premier Division 1. more...
HEREFORD collected a useful point from a dour goalless draw at sixth-placed Newport in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League Premier Division 3. more...
DAVID Park gave another encouraging performance to claim fifth spot in the South African PGA Dimension Data tournament at Sun City. more...
SHROPSHIRE and Herefordshire golfers will be saddened by the death at 85 of Cedric Griffith, one the twin counties finest ever players and administrators, writes Glyn Wictome. more...
HEREFORD United 'keeper Scott Cooksey may be forced to quit the game after being told he could need further surgery on his injured wrist. more...
LUCTONIANS second-row forward Alex Davidson gained his first full cap for Wales Under-21 in a thrilling 38-36 win over their Ireland counterparts in Dublin over the weekend. more...
BISHOP'S School warmed up for the Luctonians' Anglo-Welsh Cup final against either Christ College, Brecon, or Monmouth School with a 17-5 home win over QEH Bristol. Matt Clelland, Robert Brooks and captain Ben Collier scored tries and Ryan Tabb added a conversion as Bishop's ended the school season brightly. more...
Leicester Lions 41pts Hereford 10 more...
Luctonians 10 pts Dunstablians 12 more...
Veseyans 24 pts Bromyard 6 more...
Southam 8 pts Ledbury 39 more...
HEREFORD Tae Kwon Do Club will be aiming to continue their success on home soil this Sunday. more...
HEREFORD Racecourse will launch a major initiative for the countryside and its roots with an inaugural `countryside race day' to be held next month, writes Graham Saveker. more...
HEREFORD'S Peter Pembridge was the winner of Hereford and District Angling Assoc-iation's senior match on the Belmont stretch of the River Wye. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE lost their latest matches in the English Counties League. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE gave commendable effort against a well-drilled East Devon team in the South West Division of the English Counties Netball League on Saturday but could not prevent a 53-34 home defeat. more...
MIKE Fawcett, of the Wye Valley, club finished third in the final race of the Herefordshire Cross Country League but it was enough for him to retain the overall league title. more...
THE outstanding contribution to sport made by local enthusiasts in national and international competition was again evident at Herefordshire Sports Council's 2001 Awards last night. more...
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