Herefordshire | Archive | 2003 | May
WITH the Government's fallen stock scheme months away, hunt kennels are reminding farmers that many of them are fully licensed to offer a disposal service. more...
SMALLHOLDERS and garden enthusiasts from across the UK will be heading for Builth Wells later this month for two days of displays, demonstations and entertainment. more...
CHAROLAIS bulls met a solid trade at Ross-on-Wye, selling to a top of 3,700gns and achieving a near total clearance at the breed society's official spring show and sale. more...
INTENT on expanding its educational programme, the Primrose Earth Awareness Trust (PEAT) at Felindre, near Hay-on-Wye, has received an offer of public funding towards an exciting and highly-interactive education tour. more...
WELSH Sheep 2003 will be staged at the Rhug Estate, Corwen, on May 28 and thousands are expected to attend. more...
WEED control is a major crop protection input on all arable farms. more...
A GIRLIE tractor driving contest is a new event at the Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs annual pre-rally competitions day at Holme Lacy College this Sunday and has drawn a good entry. more...
WELLINGTON, runners-up in the Midlands Floodlit Under-18 League Southern Divsion, had to settle for second place again in the final of the HFA Giantkillers Cup on Tuesday. The Herefordshire club went down 2-1 to Newport County at Rotherwas after a close game. They fell behind after two minutes due to poor defending and Newport added another goal with 20 minutes left. Danny Amies replied five minutes later but Newport held out. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE wheelchair tennis star Janet McMorran again reached the final of the National Championships, but was beaten 6-2, 7-4 in the women's main draw singles final by Warwickshire's Kay Forshaw. more...
WESTFIELDS' attempt to clinch the West Midlands League Premier Division crown for the first time on Monday was thwarted by a 3-1 home defeat to nearest challengers Kington Town. more...
DEFENDER Matt Clarke has rejected a new contract from Hereford United and opted to sign a two-year deal with Conference rivals Telford United. more...
ALREADY-relegated Ross Town completed their miserable Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1 West programme with a 6-1 home defeat against Witney United. more...
Shawbury Utd 3 Bromyard Town 0 more...
JEWSON Herefordshire Sunday League champions Marden concluded their successful league programme with a win and a defeat in two high-scoring matches. more...
Karlo's 1 FC Trefynwy 0 more...
BELMONT goalkeeper Neil Marshall pulled off two magnificent saves in a penalty shoot-out to help his side to victory in the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League Under-15 Bill Bowkett Cup final at Edgar Street. more...
Ledbury Town 3 Little Drayton 1 more...
Pegasus 0 Abingdon United 3 more...
Bustleholme 2 Wellington 3 more...
Painters 3 Westfields 0 more...
Pencombe 4 Shobdon 3 more...
EWYAS Harold maintained their challenge for runners-up spot in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division with a 6-2 home victory over Painters in their penultimate fixture. more...
WIDEMARSH Rangers won the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Division 3 title after a dramatic 3-3 draw with nearest rivals Kingstone Rovers in an end-of-season decider. more...
HEREFORD Veterans teamed up with Hereford Ladies to finish a creditable third place at an 18-strong Cagnes-sur-Mer Veterans' Mixed seven-a-side tournament near Nice in France. more...
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE more...
HEREFORDSHIRE'S leading cricket clubs will be involved in further discussions over the concept of a one-tier county premier league later this month. more...
PROLIFIC young batsman Ashley Nahorniak is missing from Brockhampton Cricket Club's opening Crusader Worcestershire County League Division 2 matches this season, writes Ian Morgan. more...
HEAVY rain decimated last weekend's cricket programme throughout the county, with only a handful of matches surviving the wet weather. more...
ROSS-on-Wye ladies' captain Maureen Turner was delighted with her team's 13-4 victory over vice-captain Jean Ovens' team in their annual match. more...
DAVID Park, Hereford-shire's European Tour PGA professional, did not take up an option to play in last week's Italian Open. more...
BURGHILL Valley will be looking for a professional and team double at Sapey tomorrow when they play in the last of the series of Shropshire and Hereford-shire Winter Alliance meetings. more...
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club will be looking to make up for the disappointment of missing out on promotion to National 3 North by winning the North Midlands Cup for the first time when they play Aston OE in the final at Stourbridge this Sunday, kick-off 3pm. more...
ORLETON-based Roger and Scott Moran took a hatful of points when they competed in two rounds of the Tran-X British Hill Climb Championship at Prescott on Sunday. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE County Bowling Association opened their season under the presidency of Dave Holloway with a visit to Builth Wells on a cold, wet day when they lost 119-106 to Mid-Wales, sharing rink honours. more...
LUK Coombes Racing members Paul Osborne and Cynric Williams dominted Hereford Wheelers' fourth time trial in the Parry's Fruit & Veg series over 10 miles. more...
BISHOP'S are among only 12 schools in England to have retained the Sport England Activemark Gold since the national accreditation scheme was established in 1997. more...
THE course at Cold Harbour, Monkland, has again been a magnet for plenty of runners for the North Ledbury Hunt point-to-point this Sunday. more...
FONTAINE Again achieved compensation for his narrow defeat in the Lady Dudley Cup with a hard- fought success in the Open race for the Crudwell Cup at the Radnor and West Hereford meeting at Cold Harbour, near Leominster, on Sunday. more...
IT was back to the daily grind of winner-chasing for an elusive jockeys' championship for county rider Richard Johnson at Hereford and he scored a double with wins on Clever Thyne and Jaboune, writes Graham Saveker. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE riding instructor and her twin sister will be embarking on an exciting horse-riding trek in Brazil later this year to raise funds for Racing Welfare. more...
OLYMPIC rider Leslie Law showed consistency at the prestigious Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials by taking fifth place with Shear H20. more...
DEFENDER Matt Clarke has rejected a new contract from Hereford United and opted to sign a two-year deal with Conference rivals Telford United. more...
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