Herefordshire | Archive | 2002 | March
VANDALS cut through telephone wires on Mill Lane, Much Cowarne, on February 16, leaving many villagers without connections until February 23, when the lines were repaired. more...
Bromyard Tourism Organisation Group is organising at least eight themed walks in the town during Herefordshire Festival of Walking, from May 20 to June 2. The group is also hoping to urn guided coach tours to the town. Anyone interested in volunteering as a guide should contact Angie Blackwell, at the Royal Oak on Bromyard Downs, on 01885 482585. more...
PLANNING approval is being sought to replace two garages at the bottom of New Road in Bromyard. more...
BROMYARD'S branch of the Hereford Nature Trust en-joyed a well-attended meeting last Friday (February 22) at the town's Methodist Hall. more...
BROMYARD'S town crier has been in Colwall giving a talk to the Women's Institute about the history of his profession. more...
POLICE are hunting for a stone birdbath and statue of a woman kneeling with her arms crossed stolen from a Bromyard property last Friday (February 22). more...
A MAN and a woman distracted an elderly lady in a Bromyard sheltered housing complex last week and stole the wallet from her handbag. more...
BROMYARD'S Queen Elizabeth High School has been given a lottery grant of £5,000 to buy an artificial cricket wicket. more...
MALE voices are needed to boost the vocal range of Bromyard and District Choral Society. more...
PEOPLE are being urged to get in trim for the annual Pencombe Road Race. more...
Brownies, Rainbows and Girl Guides from the Bromyard district spent Saturday at Whitbourne Village Hall thinking about their colleagues all over the world. more...
A COMMERCIAL mortgage has emerged as the only remaining option for Bromyard's New Public Hall committee if it is to repay a loan that had originally been due for repayment a year ago. more...
HEREFORD TIMES representative Helen Palmer has won the Field Sales Executive of the Year at the Newsquest Advertising Conference 2002. more...
A HUNT leader has warned that "all hell will break loose" if Parliament votes to ban hunting with dogs in England and Wales later this month. more...
DISTINGUISHED visitors from the Japanese government were in Ledbury yesterday (Thursday) on a fact-finding mission to Britain to learn how the voluntary sector works over here. more...
A LEDBURY motorcycle dealer who has been repeatedly targeted by burglars is moving his business out of the town centre. more...
A CAMBRIDGE-based charity is planning to bring the future of farming to Much Marcle. more...
JAZZ nights at the Royal Oak, Ledbury, continue with the Andy Masefield Jazz Band on Sunday, March 10, and the John Francis Experience on Sunday, March 24. Sessions in the ballroom start at 8pm. more...
A new season of concerts at Ledbury Parish Church was launched on Saturday with a performance by members of the Guide Association. more...
Librarian Sarah Chedgzoy paid a visit to the nursery at Ledbury Primary School this week to introduce pre-schoolers to the joy of books. more...
LEDBURY Young Farmers' Club came third overall in a hedging contest on Saturday, February 23. more...
THE Friends of the Dymock Poets are hosting a series of events to celebrate the launch of their new journal. more...
YOUNGSTERS from Dymock are being encouraged to help plan the future of the village. more...
Plans are being laid for a village arts and crafts exhibition at Wellington Heath's new memorial hall. more...
The search is on to find new volunteer stewards for St Michael and All Angels' Church in Ledbury during the new tourist season. more...
The next outing of Ledbury Theatre Club will be to the Every-man Theatre, Cheltenham, on March 11, when a coach will leave town to see Sin-gle Spies. more...
GROWING Point, a charity promoting gardening for the elderly and disabled throughout Herefordshire, is organising a working morning for anyone interested in finding out more. more...
"TALKING Textiles" is the theme of a speech on the secrets of manipulating fabric being given to Ledbury Embroiderers' Guild on March 15. more...
PUPILS from Year 4 and 5 at Much Marcle CE Primary School have been presented with achievement certificates after completing the first part of the French course for children, La Jolie Ronde. more...
RURAL campaigners are pushing for the creation of designated `Quiet Lanes', free from speeding traffic. more...
FIVE properties in Bosbury were without power from 8.20am to 12.50pm on Tuesday (February 26) after a tree was blown on to electricity cables. A similar incident in Aylton left seven homes without power from 7.24am and 3.10pm on the same day. more...
A PLANNING application to rebuild the Seven Stars pub in Ledbury's Homend should be approved says the town council. The planning committee voiced its support when it met last Thursday, February 21. more...
A MICHELIN-rated restaurant which opened its doors in Ledbury four years ago is up for sale. more...
THE response to Wellington Heath Open Day exceeded all expectations. more...
PLANS for new houses on the New Mills estate, Ledbury, were given the thumbs down by Ledbury Town Council last week. more...
THE founder of a parent and toddler group near Ledbury found herself jumping with joy when a pledge of £2,000 came through the door this week. more...
A LEDBURY consultancy firm has been asked to help develop a new tourism strategy for Herefordshire. The Tourism Company has been commissioned by Herefordshire Council to look at the future of tourism in the wake of foot and mouth and the September 11 terrorist attacks. more...
SCOTTISH singer Isla St Clair will be appearing at the village hall, Bromesberrow, next Friday, March 8, at 7.30pm. Ms St Clair is probably best known for appearing on TV's The Generation Game alongside Larry Grayson, but she is first and foremost a singer with a worldwide reputation as an exponent of Scottish music. Tickets are £5, available on 01531 650360 or 650444. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a burglary that took place between 10pm and midnight on Saturday, February 23, in Brooms Green, Dymock. more...
THE Lebury in Bloom supplement, published last summer by the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter, has been commended in the Newsquest group's annual advertising awards. more...
THE award-winning Three Counties Vineyard is to broaden its appeal by branching out into beer making. more...
Ledbury Civic Walk - one of the high points on the town's calendar - is being held on Sunday, May 5. more...
A FAMILY who have spent the last nine months building a house of straw are set to move into their new home today (Friday). more...
A LEDBURY family have allowed harrowing pictures of their daughter's death to be used in a hard-hitting anti-drugs video. more...
MOVES to have Ledbury's Cottage Hospital, which will become surplus to requirements later this year, designated a listed building could give it important protection from any future redevelopment. more...
HEREFORD United's Paul Parry is again attracting the interest of Football League scouts following an impressive display in the recent Sky-televised win over Boston United. more...
DUE to flooded pitches in Hereford, Ledbury RFC is now hosting this year's Marches Sevens U16s Schools Tournament on Sunday (March 3). more...
LEDBURY'S U12 team made their first visit to Evesham last Sunday and came away with a fine win. more...
LEDBURY travelled to Hereford for this U12's fixture without last week's hot shot S Dixon and were expecting a very tough match having already lost twice to Hereford. more...
MARCHES BRIDGE CLUB more...
LEDBURY and District ASC found themselves in a David and Goliath situation, faced with both Hereford and Worcester bringing in their `A' team swimmers in round four of the Bluebell Properties Junior League held in Worcester. more...
CASTLEMORTON based owner/trainer Janet Hughes and Eastnor's Nicky Sheppard had cause for celebration after Saturday afternoon's North Herefordshire meeting at Whitwick Manor, with the successes of Rocket Radar and Cowanstown Prince providing both stables with their first winners of the season. more...
A DOUR forward battle was induced by the conditions for this North Midlands One derby. more...
PHIL Robinson will be aiming to spike Yeovil Town's Nationwide Conference aspirations at Huish Park tomorrow (3pm) and repeat the title wrecking form Hereford United displayed in their recent 4-3 win against Boston United. more...
SATURDAY more...
UPTON Motosport Club is staging the first meeting in the Wessex Centre this Sunday (March 3) at its track, signposted from junction 2 of the M50. more...
DUE to flooded pitches in Hereford, Ledbury RFC is now hosting this year's Marches Sevens U16s Schools Tourn-ament on Sunday (March 3). more...
ON Saturday Ledbury Town played hosts to West Midlands Premier Division table-topping Causeway United and were very unlucky not to earn at least a point on an afternoon that featured some rain, snow and gusting wind. more...
LEDBURY 48pts, STOURPORT 10 pts more...
KEMPSEY United toppled league leaders Bull Allstars in the Sunday Senior Cup whilst Fromes Hill's misery in cup semi-finals continued as Club AC 30 sneaked into another Malvern Football League cup final. more...
SUPERB Swifts inflicted a first defeat of the season on league leaders Junior Bulls in this Herefordshire JFL Under 15's game. more...
BROMYARD cricketers travel to Northamptonshire this Sunday aiming for a place in the semi-finals of the national Indoor Six-a-Side Championship. more...
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