Herefordshire | Archive | 2003 | May
A case of fly-tipping in Old Station Road, Newent, is being investigated by police, after a member of the public saw the driver of a lorry dumping rubbish around 7.45pm on Monday. more...
The theme of the Newent Orchestra Concert on Saturday, May 24, will be An Enchanted Evening. It will be at 7.30pm in St Mary's Church. more...
A COFFEE morning and plant sale, including cakes and books stalls, is being held tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am at Gorsley Village Hall. more...
NEWENT Gardening Club is meeting on Thursday at 7.30pm at Newent Memorial Hall for a talk on clematis by Morris Bracher. more...
There is a shortage of bell ringers at St Mary's Church in Newent. more...
A GRANT of more than £7,000 has been awarded to cover costs of printing a book documenting Newent's history. more...
AN auction of promises is to take place at Gorsley chapel to raise funds for five good causes based overseas. more...
Newent Youth and Community Centre will be the venue for a celebration of the work of the Send a Cow charity. more...
House to house collectors are needed in Newent for Christian Aid Week, which runs from May 11 to May 17. more...
A TWO-ACRE Cliffords Mesne garden is to be opened to the public for the first time this month under the National Garden Scheme. more...
fresh plans for the redevelopment of the Bennions site in Newent will be submitted at the end of the month. more...
A PLAN to build a two-storey house with detached double garage at New Court, Walwyn Road, Colwall, has been rejected by Herefordshire Council. more...
THE Flower Guild at St James's Church, Colwall, is holding a plant sale and coffee morning at the village hall on Saturday, May 24, from 10am to 12.30pm. It will include a bric-a-brac sale, cakes, tombola and raffle. more...
OVER 70 people attended an organ recital given by Peter Dyke of Hereford Cathedral last Monday evening at St James Church, Colwall. The programme was a varied and very enjoyable one containing works by British, French and German composers and ended with a stirring rendition of Walton's Crown Imperial. Refreshments were served afterwards. more...
BROMYARD'S Bay Horse Hotel, in High Street, will play host to the band Mind Your Head on Sunday. The group will start their gig at 8.30pm. Admission is free. more...
A ground floor window at a Bishop's Frome home was forced open between 11.30am and 1pm on Friday, but after a search of the building the owner could not confirm if anything had been taken. more...
CHILDREN at Burley Gate Primary School had a special visitor for storytime. Director of Education for Herefordshire Council, Eddie Oram, helped Class One pupils with their reading last week. He said one book he read from, Harry the Dirty Dog, was a favourite of his children, who are now aged 26 and 29. more...
A GARDEN ornament was smashed after a failed burglary bid. more...
A MEMBER of Bromyard Wind Band has gained a prestigious musical qualification normally awarded to further education students. more...
DOUBTS have been cast over hopes of a minor injuries unit being built at Bromyard Hospital. more...
BROMYARD'S fifth town criers contest attracted competitors from across the world. more...
AN accident on the Ledbury by-pass resulted in the death of 25 sheep. more...
The Craft Fair at Eastnor Castle over the Bank Holiday weekend attracted some 6,000 visitors. more...
A FRESH investigation into the death of Rachel Whitear will be carried out by Wiltshire police and supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Auth-ority. more...
Visitors to the Burgage Hall will be able to look back to the 1840s, at an exhibition staged by the Ledbury and District Society Trust. more...
Ledbury schools have achieved a hat-trick in the latest Government School Achievement Awards. more...
A Spanish delegation brought unexpected Bank Holiday sunshine to the Big Apple's Blossomtime Weekend at Putley, which attracted hundreds of visitors from near and far. more...
A WELLINGTON Heath site earmarked for two houses is to be visited by Herefordshire Council planners. Two planning applications have been received for the garden of a bungalow, Rosemore. One house would be to the west of the bungalow and the other to the north. more...
TWO chalet bungalows and a house are to be built in New Street, Ledbury. They will be constructed in the garden of Elm Cottage, on the south side of the street. more...
A CERTIFICATE of Appreciation was presented to a Ledbury Army Cadet for raising money for the Poppy Appeal. more...
A DEVELOPER whose plan to build 12 homes on Albert Road, Ledbury, has been blocked says he will consider appealing. more...
A visit to Ledbury by teenage soccer players from the Swedish twin town of Stromstad is being hailed as a great success by organisers. more...
BRINGING in a new speed limit on the busy A417 through Ashperton could take two years. more...
Peter Harling has been re-elected to Herefordshire Council, representing Ledbury at district level for the 43rd consecutive year. more...
THE Conservatives were the biggest winner in the Forest of Dean. more...
Ledbury Primary is celebrating an outstanding Ofsted report, in which it is described as a very effective school. more...
A neW Acquired Brain Injury unit has opened at Ledbury Community Hospital. more...
A LAMB was left to bleed to death after being attacked by a dog on Midsummer Hill. more...
TONIGHT (FRIDAY) more...
LEDBURY Ladies B team started their summer season in good form with a five points win against Whitecross. more...
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB 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...
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...
BOSBURY and Ewyas Harold were disappointed as their first Hereford and District Cricket League Division One game of the year had to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. more...
A NEW cricket club has started playing its games at Ross Road playing fields on Sundays. more...
THE Soccer Site Malvern Football League comes to a close at Ledbury Town's ground on Sunday when Bull Allstars and Club AC 30 meet in the final of the Senior Cup (6pm). more...
LEDBURY Town finished the season with a flourish gaining two impressive victories over sides who finished higher than them in the Premier Division table. more...
THE destiny of The Soccer Site Malvern Football League title is now firmly in the hands of Green Dragon. more...
AFTER a rain interrupted start Eastnor Seconds found Bromyard Seconds, who had earlier won the toss and elected to bat, difficult to break down. more...
FOR a cold and rain affected match Goodrich put the home side in to bat on a soggy wicket. more...
COLWALL'S young side demolished visitors Dales in this Catley Staite Herefordshire Sunday League match. more...
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