I refer to the article 'Residents seeing red over traffic light plan' relating to the traffic lights being installed at Tupsley Cross. I live on the Ledbury Road just a few doors down from the proposed traffic lights and I fully support the council's
I HAVE read with interest letters and articles in the Hereford Times regarding youth issues. I have received complaints and feel Herefordshire Council does not engage realistically with young people. July 30 council meeting was a prime example, where
MY heart sank when I read Ross Cookson's attack on the Courtyard in last week's letters. Like him I have only lived here a few years, but my views are totally different. It is quite wrong to describe the Courtyard as a "privately owned theatre". It is
My son was enjoying a quiet picnic beside the river Wye above Hay recently when three canoes came in to view. To his and his girlfriend's amazement the canoes were being paddled by Vikings wearing helmets with horns. Was this the next Viking invasion
WORK was halted on Leominster's £2.5 million swimming pool after fears that noise from the construction site was disturbing Minster College students sitting exams. Workmen had to down tools as students tackled GCSEs in Leominster Leisure Centre's sports
PATIENTS in Herefordshire seem happy with services provided by their family doctors. In fact a recent random survey shows them to be among the most satisfied in the whole country for the way they are treated by GPs. The survey was carried out by the Health
RESULTS have been published of a survey of patients treated at the County Hospital. Questionnaires were sent to 850 patients who attended the hospital in November and December last year and 74 per cent completed and returned them. Their responses have
LEOMINSTER Farmers' Market has been voted one of the best in the West Midlands. The market, held on the second Saturday of each month, finished in the top six from a field of 30. Judges praised the attractive setting of the market in Corn Square and the
THE village of Aymestrey is preparing to host its biggest event since the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461. Villagers will raise the roof at a 'Party in the Park' in a bid to re-roof their historic 12th century church and save a famous - but threatened
TWO evening orchestral concerts, in St Andrew's Church, Presteigne, and St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, were the culmination of 10 days hard work by BISYOC, an inter-cultural youth orchestra. Eighty-five young musicians from 10 European countries rehearsed
Romulus 3 Westfields 1 DESPITE playing against 10 men for 75 minutes of their opening game, Westfields went down to newcomers Romulus at Sutton Coldfield in the Midland Alliance. A bad challenge by Romulus defender Micky Batchelor on Roy Jordan in the
NEW city manager Cynthia Spaull has been inundated with ideas to improve Hereford - and she can't wait to start. Mrs Spaull's plans to give Hereford 'back to the people' featured on the front page of the Hereford Times last week and the 'people' were
WORK is due to start next week on the entrance to the new Aylestone Park in Hereford. The work, which starts on Monday, will involve widening the road outside the new park entrance to allow pedestrians and vehicles to turn in safely from the far side
A FANCY dress competition was just one of the highlights of an afternoon of fun organised earlier this month by HomeStart Herefordshire to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Year of the Family. About 100 balloons, one for every family attending, were
HEREFORD Town Hall's centenary festivities are set for this weekend. Everyone is welcome at the open weekend, doors are open 10am - 4pm and entry is free. People will be able to explore many of the nooks and crannies of the Town Hall normally out of bounds
HEREFORD mother was found dead in the River Lugg nine years after her son drowned in the Wye, an inquest heard. Evidence revealed Ellen Greene never got over her son's suicide. Herefordshire coroner David Halpern recorded an open verdict because he could
A 40-YEAR career came full circle for a city hairdresser when his last customer was the woman who had been his very first four decades ago. Marjorie Bird happened to book her appointment on the day Hereford hairdresser David 'Michael' Rose planned to
VIKKI Thomas is going out on a limb to get her 'right arm' back. Vikki, from Whitecross, Hereford, lost her mobile phone and the 200 numbers stored on its SIM card in the early hours of last Saturday morning. She is offering a reward to get it back. "
TWO Hereford war veterans have won big on the lottery despite failing to match a single winning number. John Oswald and Charles 'Chris' Hankins have been selected as part of the Big Lottery Fund's Heroes Return Scheme for a journey to the Second World
Derek Potter, chairman of the Cotswold Line Promotion Group, gave an illustrated talk at the annual meeting of the CPRE Ledbury branch, held at Glebe House, Colwall. Chairman of the CPRE Ledbury Group, Cyril Stone, told the meeting about some of the issues
AT the recent Annual Conference of The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship held in Coventry, the delegate representing the Herefordshire branch, Mr Leonard Sainsbury, was elected to the Standing Orders Committee of the National Governing Body based in
HEREFORDSHIRE Active Retirement Association meets fortnightly at the College for the Blind for talks and slide shows on various interesting topics. Activities include bowls, bridge, golf, ladies keep fit, rambling, theatre and day trips. During the year
MEMBERS of the Bell Bank Club for the partially sighted from Hay-on-Wye, took a ride through the countryside for tea in the garden, by invitation of Linda and Donald Davies, of White House, Aberedw, which was built in the 1890s. Chairman Tony presented
Brampton Bryan members enjoyed participating in the Brampton Bryan 'scarecrow weekend Ian Babty gave them a talk on Offa's Dyke. Stoke Prior's July meeting was held in the evening when Mrs Jones spoke on the art of quilting and showed examples of her
Westfields 0 Racing Club Warwick 2 WESTFIELDS failed to finish their home programme in their Midland Alliance debut season on a winning note, going down to the team of the month, RC Warwick. Without influential midfielders Scott Jackson and Wayne Hoskins
Westfields 3 Bridgnorth Town 1 TWO goals from striker Paul Burton helped Westfields gain their 19th Midland Alliance win of the season at allpay.park on Monday and extract revenge for a defeat by a similar scoreline at Bridgnorth back in August. Westfields
Stafford Town 0 Westfields 3 PAUL Burton bagged a fine hat-trick as Westfields completed a Midland Alliance double over struggling bottom club Stafford. Having beaten their hosts 4-0 at their temporary Stourport headquarters earlier in the season, Westfields
Willenhall 4 Westfields 0 AFTER their superb eight-match unbeaten run which saw them charge up into the top half of the Midland Alliance table Westfields crashed to a second successive league defeat at title chasing Willenhall. Without influential central
MANY of British football's greatest names gathered in Leeds on Monday to pay a final tribute to John Charles, whose funeral took place at St-Peter-at-Leeds parish church. The Charlton brothers , Sir Alex Ferguson and Denis Law, as well as the Gentle Giant's
Ludlow Town 0 Westfields 0 WESTFIELDS' impressive run of six straight Midland Alliance wins came to an end but their unbeaten run goes on after sharing the points with their South Shropshire neighbours in a very entertaining local derby. The visitors
Westfields 2 Alvechurch 0 WESTFIELDS continued their excellent recent form with a fifth consecutive Midland Alliance League win with ex-Bristol City striker Matt Aubrey coming on in the second half to grab a debut goal. The home attack started made a
Stourbridge 1 Westfields 2 WESTFIELDS put an end to their run of five consecutive Midland Alliance defeats with an excellent win at fancied Stourbridge. But things hardly looked bright for the city side in the first minute, when Alec Winstone, returning
Westfields 0 Quorn 0 WESTFIELDS produced a disciplined performance to gain a valuable Midland Alliance League point against high-riding opponents. This result stretches their unbeaten run to four games and consolidates their place in mid-table. Roy Jordan
Westfields 4 Stafford Town 0 WESTFIELDS returned to winning ways after three successive defeats and consolidated their Midlands Alliance mid-table ranking with a fine performance against struggling Stafford, aided by a brace of penalties from Mark Hibbard
Cradley Town 0 Westfields 3 WESTFIELDS moved up to 12th place in the Midland Alliance table with their fourth successive league win. The city side were always in control after taking the lead with just 22 seconds played when Mark Hibbard laid the ball
Racing Club Warwick 0 Westfields 2 GOALS from Paul Burton and Chris Jefferson helped Westfields to their first Midland Football Alliance away win last Tuesday. But defenders Alec Winstone and Scott Jackson were the stars of the show for the city club
Westfields 2 Barwell 1 WESTFIELDS registered the second win of their debut season in the Midland Alliance with a fine first-half performance - in which they established a two-goal advantage - and a determined defensive show after the break. Paul Burton
WESTFIELDS had three players sent off in the closing stages in a 3-1 defeat at Oldbury Town in the Midland Alliance on Tuesday. The Hereford club were in trouble after 13 minutes when Les Palmer opened the scoring and Stuart Pierpoint doubled the home
Alvechurch 1 Westfields 1 WAYNE Hoskins netted the goal as Westfields came from behind to secure their first away point of the season in the Midland Alliance. They created enough chances to win the game but paid the penalty for some hesitancy in front
Lydbrook Athletic 1 Westfields 7 WESTFIELDS continued their pre-season build-up for their debut season in the Midland Alliance League with a convincing win in the Forest of Dean. After conceding an early goal to their hosts the visitors levelled when
MORE than 5,000 motorcycle racing fans are expected to turn out when the seventh round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship comes to Howton Court, near Pontrilas on Sunday. Seventeen world championship stars are expected to feature in the day's
BOTH Ross Centre's Ladies' and Men's B Teams will relish playing more competitive Tennis next year after finishing runaway winners of their respective Hereford & Worcester Summer Leagues. The ladies' B Team, who were unbeaten in their eight matches
ROSS Rowing Club continued their successful season with an emphatic win by senior 4 women's double scullers Amy Perkins and Marlon Ericson at Stourport. Between them they dominated the event, beating finalists Llandaff by a distance down the 1,100-metre
THE Rankin defeated the Legion by 27 frames to 18 in the annual snooker fixture between the Leominster clubs for the Nipper Morris Shield. This time it was played home and away over nine matches, consisting of four singles and one pairs - the first time
FARMERS considering grubbing traditional dual-purpose or bush orchards should think again. The humble apple - the symbol of Herefordshire - is set to play the rather unusual role of being transformed into fuel. Fears that thousands of acres of old orchards
THE UK agricultural industry's total borrowing has remained largely static, according to the latest Bank of England figures. At the end of June, farming debt stood at £8.289 billion, a 0.4% increase on the previous year and a 1% increase since March.
A CHANCE to see how a Herefordshire farmer is providing habitat creation and management for farmland birds side by side with productive arable farming is being offered by the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group. Under funding from the Herefordshire Rivers
THE investigation continues following the discovery of ring rot in Sante potatoes supplied by a Herefordshire farm to a packing station in Cambridgeshire. Defra has confirmed that the seed used to grow the potatoes, in which the ring rot was discovered
AS herd sizes increase, new disease challenges arise and new strategies are needed to protect against them. The annual British Mastitis Conference at Stoneleigh Park, Warwick, on Wednesday, October 13, covers topics on coping with the disease, using information
HOWEVER long you've been in the game, there's always that little bit of extra tension with the first game of the season and so it was nice to get it out of the way with a win. With a number of new faces in the side, you're looking for the team to gel
NEXT WEEK - Lots of prizes and promotions for the autumn.
"THE Sound of Music as you will never have seen or heard it before!" heralds the marketing information for Hereford Courtyard's major autumn production. What has former artistic director Jonathan Stone in store? "Well, it's not set in a concentration
DARREN Godsall pipp-ed promising junior Sam Baker when he beat the youngster on a card countback to win the coveted Stan Pullen Trophy at Burghill Valley. The competition runs through the summer months with the three best returns from the four monthly
HARRY Hotspur will be whipping up the rebel forces at Goodrich Castle this weekend, when he takes on Henry IV in a thrilling recreation of the early 15th century battles along the Welsh borders. Henry 'Harry Hotspur' Percy - the hot-headed member of the
HEREFORD Lions Club's annual charity day attracted a record entry of 46 teams to The Herefordshire with the winning team aptly captained by Lions president Mike Hughes. Hughes, a director of Ravenhills Farm Machinery, was joined by New Holland representatives
THE village of Lea in south Herefordshire celebrates its 60th annual show on August Bank Holiday. The show has evolved from its conception in the austere, war-time days of 1944 when householders were asked to grow their own vegetables as part of the Dig
ANDY Brace produced one of the most astonishing all-round performances in the history of the Flint & Cook Marches League when his outstanding display helped leaders Garnons to a 227-run annihilation of Hay. Brace cracked 10 fours and three sixes in
BROCKHAMPTON recovered from a shaky start secure a winning draw at Kington in Division 1 of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. With Vinnie Kay (2-20) and Kevin Gwynne (2-80) making early inroads against the Brockhampton batting, the visitors were
THREE young Herefordshire cricketers have been selected for trials for Midlands squads within their age groups. Seb Warwick (Ross) and Josh Emery (Eastnor) have had trials with the under-13 squad while Ben Stebbings (Burghill & Tillington) has tried
HOLDERS Monmouth will meet Glangrwyney in the final of the Advantage Business Supplies Marches League Cup after both came through their semi-finals last Sunday. Monmouth's hero as they beat Woolhope by 45 runs was seamer Ed Barlow who took a hat-trick
HEREFORDSHIRE County Clubs Xl were beaten but far from disgraced when they went down by 41 runs to a powerful Glamorgan 2nd and Academy Xl at Kington. Spinners Ed Rollings (5-40) and Jabran Khalid (2-32) took the bowling honours for Herefordshire, with
TEENAGER Tim Boulter cracked 22 fours and four sixes as he completed a maiden century for Wormelow in their friendly defeat by Penydarren last Sunday. Boulter notched 142 but received little support as the villagers went down by 67 runs. C Morgan scored
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division 1 Stourbridge 213-8 (M Mitchell 43, H Dhoolab 34, D Meehan 29, H Farhat 21, G Singh 20, N Griffiths 15. D Taylor 6-93, D Mills 2-88) Bromyard 99 (A Bullock 24, E Oliver 19, C Hyndes 15. J Wood 5-36, M Mitchell
THE future of a Herefordshire skittle team that has raised thousands of pounds for charity is under threat as developers seek to convert a village pub into homes. If plans for The Plough Inn at Canon Pyon are approved, the skittle alley that has been
THE Skills Station, the one-stop workforce development service for local employers, created by the Learning and Skills Council Herefordshire and Worcestershire (local LSC) has expanded the number of quality training providers. Expanding the number of
Staff at NatWest's Ledbury and Bromyard branches are celebrating their success in a national customer-driven competition which has recognised their delivery of outstanding customer service. The branches beat off strong competition from NatWest branches
MANIC Ceramics, of Capuchin Yard, Church Street, Hereford, has been taking part in a national piggy painting competition over the summer holidays. The competition is for 8 to 18-year-olds . Anne Davidson started her business last year after completing
HEREFORD could soon have a new business park. The developers behind plans for a site off Holmer Road are the city-based company IE Development, of Kings Acre Road. They want to create Hereford Trade Park on land behind the recently completed retail units
FLICKS IN THE STICKS - Film enthusiasts should note that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (cert PG) will start at the earlier time of 7pm. This is a film suitable for all the family. Parish Plan - There will be a public meeting in Almeley Village
SUMMER SALE - On Saturday, August 28, 9am-12noon at St Katherine's Hall, Ledbury. Stalls to include nearly new, bric-a-brac, cakes and preserves, plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables, books, tombola. Proceeds will go to church funds and there is an open
VILLAGE LOTTERY - The £25 winners of Saturday, August 14, draw with their number 42 is Ann and Andrew Culley. WACKY WALKERS - The next walk is planned for Saturday, September 18, around Canon Pyon.
MYSTERY TOUR - Bodenham Leisure Club is organising a mystery coach trip leaving the Parish Hall at 10.30 am on Monday, August 23. Dorothy Pugh has details on 01568-797268. GARDEN CLUB - Bodenham Gardening Club will be holding its annual Flower and Produce
PROGRESSIVE SUPPER - The event is being organised by Dilwyn Young Farmers Club, starting at 5pm on Sunday, September 5, at Marston Court, Pembridge. Main courses will be served at selected venues to be revealed on the night followed by desserts and coffee
DOLAU STATION WINS AGAIN - Dolau Station Action Group has come first in its category in the 2004 Wales in Bloom Competition. Working parties are held on Tuesday and Friday evenings throughout the summer.
HISTORY GROUP - The Eardisley History Group is staging a display in St Mary Magdalene Church from tomorrow (Friday) for three weeks. It is also planned to stage the display in the Reading Room on Bank Holiday Monday for the Eardisley Show. TABLE TENNIS
PARISH COUNCIL - The August meeting of Ewyas Harold Group Parish Council was held in the Memorial Hall with vice-chairman, Councillor L Rickards in the chair. Also present were Hereford Councillor J B Williams and one member of the public. There were
CHURCHES TOGETHER - Churches Together in Knighton and District will enter a float in Knighton Carnival on Saturday, August 28. CAR PARK CHARGES - As part of a countywide review of their car parks, Powys County Council is planning the introduction of pay-and-display
BARBECUE - At Lyde Farm, Upper Lyde by permission of Mrs Gill Thompson and Mr Guy Thompson raised over £300 for church funds. COFFEE MORNING - In Lyde church from 10am-12noon on Saturday in aid of the County Air Ambulance. There will also be an exhibition
WESTFIELDS will be celebrating their first season in the Midlands Alliance when they hold their annual end of season awards presentation evening at the Left Bank Village tomorrow (Friday). The club's special guests for the evening will be Tony Killeen
WESTFIELDS will be looking to repeat their success of last year when they go back 'into Europe' at the end of the month. The city side, who have just completed their first season in the Midland Alliance, will be heading off for Barcelona to take part
THE benefits of local football clubs to the community was a theme stressed by former England international Trevor Brooking on his visit to Hereford on Monday. Brooking, the newly appointed FA director of football development, was in the city to officially
WESTFIELDS have won the Moldwel Team of the Month award in the Midland Alliance after winning three and drawing the other two of their five matches in February. The club receives an inscribed trophy while managers Sean Edwards and Darren Lynch pick up
WESTFIELDS' ground sponsors allpay.net called in to inspect the new facility, allpay.park. Managing director Tony Killeen and marketing assistant Rebecca Morris were given a tour by the club's chief executive Andy Morris. "all.pay net have provided us
Borthwick, who has served the club for the last six years, has played a prominent role in the move to a new ground at Moor House, as well as being a leading light in the club's junior and youth sections as their child protection officer. He also led the
A DELAY in installing traffic lights is signalling a red light to businesses in a Herefordshire village. Staff at the Newtown Cross Garage and the Newtown Inn have reported a severe loss of trade since engineers installed temporary lights at the notorious
BOWLED over by the success of this year's Skittle Marathon, organiser Gordon McLeod created a poster to celebrate the impressive total raised by the event. Featuring a pair of ailing skittles, the poster accompanied the hand-over of £7,100 to Fran Winterbourn
Events/talks Every Wed 'til Sept 29. Haunting and Horrors of Hereford, Guided Walk, 7.15pm outside Hereford Tourist Information Centre. One-and-a-half hours duration. Until Sept. The Woolgatherers present Hatscape www.woolgatherers.net 01568 640017 'til
HEREFORD United supporters have been criticised after targeting an opposition player with chants about his appearance at Edgar Street last Saturday. Farnborough Town player Lloyd Blackman was the subject of the abuse, based on his long dark hair and '
THE summer's great wasp 'invasion' appears to have claimed another victim. Margaret and Gerald Statham, of the Forge Garage, Wormbridge, believe their pedigree Jacob ram died after being attacked by hundreds of wasps. Ronaldo the ram dropped dead on Saturday
WILD weather struck again last week when lightning hit a huge ash tree, ripping bark from the tips of its branches to the base of its roots. George Snell, an apple grower at Treberva fruit farm, Much Birch, saw an enormous flash of lightning and heard
TRUBLOFF, the smooth collie, whose disappearance was reported in last week's Hereford Times, has been reunited with his owners. "Trub turned up at our friends in Clydach more than a week after he'd gone missing," says owner Alex Goldsmith. "It wasn't
A COUNTY director of a motor vehicle dealership business that failed with total debts estimated at around £521,000 has given an undertaking not to hold directorships or take any part in company management for five years. The undertaking by Graham Moore
A PROJECT by a photography student at Herefordshire College of Art and Design has won the coveted Photo Imaging Council (PIC) Award. The series of proposed portraits of visually impaired and blind people by Rebecca Dearden, studying for a HND in photography
Kington Town 4 Shawbury United 1 KINGTON'S new recruits took a while to adjust to the pace of the West Midlands League Premier Division but settled down after the break for a winning start to the season. Shawbury took advantage of the initial hesitancy
Ross Town 4 Purton 0 ROSS easily overcame last season's GLS Football Hellenic League Division 1 West champions Purton in a match to decide third place in the Cherry Red Records Brian Wells Memorial Trophy. But with their manager and a number of players
A LEADING Herefordshire entrepreneur, whose vision created an international business providing adventure holidays for children, has died after a life-long battle with heart problems. Peter Gordon Lawrence, of Ross-on-Wye, was inspired in the 1950s by
JUST months after its completion, the Herefordshire Nature Trust's new 'bat bungalow' has had its first visitor. A rare lesser horseshoe bat has been found hanging up in the new bat 'des-res' at the King Arthur's Cave nature reserve on the Great Doward
ALMOST 50 years of polishing the silverware have not tarnished Humphrey Marshall's enthusiasm for Ross-on-Wye Horticultural Society's annual show. Last Saturday saw Humphrey, the society's trophy secretary since 1956 and longest-serving member, bringing
Crawley Town 1 Hereford United 1 HEREFORD will still be wondering how they managed to emerge with only a single point from Tuesday's Nationwide Conference fixture with Dr Martens League champions Crawley, writes Richard Prime. The Bulls totally dominated
HEREFORDSHIRE'S champion Shaun Jones bowed out in the first round of the Under-25 singles at the English Men's Bowls Championships at Worthing. The Leominster player was pipped 21-18 by Leicestershire's C Rogers.
THE weekday front counter service at Bromyard Police Station officially starts next Monday. From next week, the front counter will be open from 10am to 2pm from Monday to Friday. A formal ceremony to officially open the new station will take place in
I WAS delighted to read the front page of the Hereford Times last week 'Let's shake up our City.' I'm relatively new to Hereford - we moved here in 1997 - and I continue to feel very lucky that this is where I live. The single thing that would make the
THERE'S a network covering the country which has nothing to do with a subversive organisation. It is a network of public rights-of-way covering the countryside's footpaths. Every county has its web of pathways over the fields and anyone can stroll along
I AM compelled to respond after reading Councillor Chappell's letter concerning the events of July 24 in which he stated why the BNP was such a menace. "The fact that 30 to 40 members of the BNP rioted in a city pub on the day of the United-Swansea match
I write in response to your article 'Oh it's lady's night' (Hereford Times, August 12). I would like to challenge the image you have chosen to portray of young women in Herefordshire. Contrary to what many readers of this respected paper have now been
THE Bishop of Hereford has been to Leominster to join an 'expedition'. The Rt Rev Anthony Priddis visited the Xpedition Force children's holiday club at the Priory Church where 100 five to 11-year-olds were taking part in a week-long imaginary journey
OFFICIALS of the Leominster-based Marches Housing Association are going out to meet their tenants - by bus. The association is using a silver double decker bus belonging to Herefordshire Surestart for a summer roadshow, which includes a display, face-painting
AN outspoken member of Leominster Town Council has resigned. Ann Tether, who was elected as a Labour councillor in 2000, resigned from the Labour Party over the war in Iraq and was re-elected as an independent last year Mrs Tether and her husband Colin
A HEREFORDSHIRE historic buildings expert appealed to planners to throw out a plan to turn a former church into a snooker hall. Duncan James called on county councillors to safeguard the Brook Hall, Leominster, part of which dates from 1590. The historic
A LEOMINSTER family are warning cat lovers to keep an eye on their pets after their beloved moggy died after being caught in a snare. Manda Dooner believes the trap must have been set close to their home in Hopyard Gardens after her daughter's cat, Beauty
SOMETIMES it pays to have connections, and sometimes talent forges its own way. I'd heard good things about Shrewsbury-based duo, The Badgers, before news arrived that they'd be joined by Dan Cassidy for a gig at Hereford's Old Harp this month. Brother
KNIGHTON festival of brass bands' next concert is on Saturday, October 2, when the Black Dyke Band returns to the town's community centre for its fourth appearance. Tickets are on sale the Offa's Dyke Centre and The Bookshop, from committee members or
WESTFIELDS shared the honours with Midlands Alliance title favourites Stourbridge in a 2-2 draw at allpay.park on Tuesday night. Lee Booth gave the visitors an early lead after a mistake by goalkeeper Jon Pugh but Chris King and Paul Burton then fired
WALKING into John Chadd's office it is easy to see where his passions lie. Pictures of Graeme Hick, Caribbean beaches and his company's staff adorn the walls, revealing his love of cricket, sun-drenched holidays and the store in which he has invested
PLANS are afoot to smarten up Aubrey Street in Hereford. If planners agree, a Victorian building will be transformed into four or five small shops with office accommodation above. The building in question forms the front part of the Green Dragon Hotel
WANTED...more sets of twins. In need of these double sets of trouble is Hereford Twins Club, formed just a couple of years ago. Its tiny founder members are growing up and moving on to their first exciting days at school, forsaking their Friday morning
WYEVALE Garden Centre's pick and mix sweets have been kept under wraps after an invasion of hundreds of wasps. Two nests were subsequently located on the premises and destroyed but store manager Paul Hodges said it had been impossible to keep the insects
FORTY-six pubs and restaurants in the Leominster and Bromyard areas supported the Leominster Lions annual draw. This year, the raffles raised more than £1200 for charity, including £542 for the Marches Family Network children's summer party, which Leominster
THE Rotary Club of Ledbury meeting in the Feathers Hotel heard from speaker Sasha Peake, employed at the Leadership Trust in Ross on Wye, who is taking part in the Global Round the World Challenge leaving on October 3 and due to return in July, 2005.
Quorn 2 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS completed their debut season in the Midland Alliance with a defeat at Quorn but will be satisfied with their 13th final placing. It was a big step up from the West Midlands League Premier Division and they could be in a
Coalville 0 Westfields 2 WESTFIELDS produced an impressive team performance to complete a Midland Football Alliance league double over Coalville and dent their Leicestershire hosts' aspirations of a top-four finish. Coalville opened at a cracking pace
Westfields 1 Rushall Olympic 0 IN SPITE of having to reorganise their defence, both before and during the game, Westfields produced a resolute performance to record their 18th win of the season and consolidate their mid-table position in the Midland Alliance
Westfields 3 WorcesterCity 1 FOLLOWING the official opening of their new ground at allpay.park Westfields celebrated the occasion by beating a Worcester City side in a floodlit friendly. Former England and West Ham United inside-forward Trevor Brooking
Westfields 1 Grosvenor Park 0 WESTFIELDS, suitable lifted by the Midland Alliance 'team of the month' and 'manager of the month' awards prior to the kick-off, made a whirlwind start to grab what proved to be the decisive goal in the third minute. With
Chasetown 1 Westfields 0 WESTFIELDS eight-match unbeaten run in the Midland Football Alliance shuddered to a halt when they were pipped by a 38th-minute goal from Steve Ball. Chasetown completed a double as they won by the same scoreline in Westfields
Westfields 1 Oldbury United 1 WESTFIELDS extended their unbeaten run in the Midland Alliance to eight games when they drew 1-1 with high-flying Oldbury at allpay.park. With regular strikers Paul Burton, Derek Craddock and Chris Jefferson injured, West-fields
Boldmere St Michael's 0 Westfields 3 IN-FORM striker Paul Burton bagged a brace as Westfields continued their impressive run and climb up the Midlands Alliance with a sixth straight win and a second league double of the season. The visitors gave notice
AN 89th-minute strike from ace marksman Paul Burton gave Westfields a 1-0 win at Pelsall Villa on Tuesday - and their first double in the Midland Alliance. Westfields also brought on new signing Matt Aubrey, 19, released from Bristol City.
Westfields 5 Stratford Town 3 WESTFIELDS claimed their first ever Midland Alliance League points at their new Moor House headquarters with a thrilling win over league leaders Stratford. They attacked from the start and gave the leaders an early fright
Westfields 1 Rocester 2 WESTFIELDS' final 'ground-sharing' home game at Stourport ended in controversy when Midland Alliance title chasers Rocester grabbed all the points with a hotly-disputed late goal. In a highly-entertaining game, Westfields had more
Barwell 2 Westfields 1 IN SPITE of staging a late rally Westfields rarely looked capable of completing a Midland Alliance League double over their Leicestershire hosts. Westfields won the first encounter by the same score-line. Substitutes Derek Craddock
Studley 3 Westfields 0 MIDLAND Alliance title chasers Studley completed a league double over Westfields with the visitors contributing to an excellent game but paying the penalty for not converting three good chances. All the goals came in an action packed
Westfields 1 Coalville Town 0 WESTFIELDS produced an excellent team performance to beat Midland Alliance high-fliers Coalville and consolidate their mid-table position with their eighth league victory of the season. After Wayne Hoskins forced visiting
Rushall Olympic 2 Westfields 0 WESTFIELDS gave a below-par performance to slump to their second Midland Alliance League defeat in four days after a run of four consecutive victories had taken them into the top half of the table. The visitors made a slow
HOLDERS Westfields stormed into the quarter-finals of this season's HFA County Senior Challenge Cup with a convincing 4-2 win at Presteigne. The home side's efficient offside trap kept Westfields at bay for the first 30 minutes but then Mark Hibbard beat
Westfields 1 Biddulph Victoria 0 WESTFIELDS responded to a passionate appeal from manager Sean Edwards for more commitment when they bounced back from their midweek defeat at Causeway with a hard-earned, but deserved, Midland Alliance home win. Paul Burton
Coalville Town 3 Westfields 2 (aet) WESTFIELDS gifted Coalville a place in the first round proper of the FA Vase when they failed to take advantage of their depleted Leicestershire hosts who had two players sent off before extra time was needed. Coalville
Stratford Town 2 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS are still chasing their second Midland Alliance win and, despite a spirited second-half performance, came away from their first ever visit to Stratford empty handed. Fields failed to adjust to the pace of the game
Rocester 1 Westfields 1 LEADING goalscorer Mark Hibbard notched a goal to claim a useful away point as Westfields gave an impressive display to share the spoils with their much fancied and high flying Midland Alliance hosts. Rocester, relegated from the
MIDLAND Alliance leaders Studley benefited from a couple of dubious penalty awards and the run of the ball in an action packed mid-week match against a battling Westfields in their tempoprary Stourport home. Westfields made the early running with Derek
FORMER Hereford United defender Dean Clarke was red-carded as Westfields crashed to a 3-1 away defeat against Bridgnorth in the Midland Football Alliance on Monday. Clarke, who has joined from Merthyr Tydfil, was dismissed late in the game following a
Westfields 0 Ludlow Town 1 WESTFIELDS were unlucky to finish empty-handed from their second Midland Football Alliance fixture but went down to a soft goal right on half-time on Tuesday. Following their 3-0 defeat at Oadby Town in their debut in the competition
Oadby Town 3 Westfields 0 HOME striker Ashley Warner netted a hat-trick to remind newly-promoted West Midlands champions Westfields that life in the Midland Alliance will be no holiday. Westfields gave a good account of themselves on their Alliance debut
Westfields 0 Pegasus Juniors 1 THE ninth annual game between the two Hereford city sides for the Denis Hartland Memorial Trophy was decided by a single Gavin Stone goal in the ninth minute of a closely-fought, entertaining game. Westfields, hosting the
A FLY-PAST by a Second World War Spitfire and a line-up of historic Lotus racing cars made up the back drop to two hard-fought rounds of the Nicholson McLaren British Hill Climb Championship at Shelsley Walsh last Sunday. A big crowd saw reigning British
THE North Hereford Hunt team have qualified for the National Pony Club Championships after success in the Area 9 Horse Trials at Gadbury near Ledbury. Ready, Steady Win bursary holder Sarah Manning, sisters Jessica and Susannah May, and Adam Morgan finished
A group of pony riders belonging to Hereford-shire Under-21's UK had a successful weekend competing at the National Uunder-21's UK Summer Dressage Championships at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire. The team who were Laura Wollen, Beth
THE crowds flocked to Allensmore for the Hereford & Borders HRC meeting under BHRC rules, and shouted home 17 races. The fierce competition was tempered by a fabulous feel-good factor, which was much in evidence for the Charity Challenge race between
DANIEL Middleton, from Dilwyn, set new individual national figures last season when he won 36 open events, helping his club Tideway Scullers to the National Junior title of 90 wins. With a further four months plus of the current season yet to complete
LUCTONIANS showed the benefit of an intensive pre-season training programme when they won the Droitwich Rugby Tens without conceding a point. In the group matches they beat Droitwich 20-0, Dudley 32-0 and Worcester RGS Old Boys 52-0, to qualify for a
EVEN six months after the much-anticipated Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural Policy was unveiled, it is still all too easy to under-estimate the profound impact that the reforms will have on agriculture, says Christopher Monk, head of farming
TWO Herefordshire farmers have pooled their creative genius to promote the British Farm Standard while raising cash for a worthy charity. George Snell and Jonathan Egerton have mowed an intricate and complicated maize maze in the shape of the Union Jack
IT was Good Evans at the western area branch show and sale of the Suffolk Society at Abergavenny. Miss Sian Evans from Anglesey had the top price of 2,200 guineas on her first outing at a society sale for her reserve champion Stockton ram lamb while the
THE NFU's popular Food and Farming Roadshow, now in its sixth year, continues its packed tour this week when it comes to the West Midlands region for a fortnight. It aims to improve public awareness of food and farming and promote the Little Red Tractor
"THE Sound of Music as you will never have seen or heard it before!" heralds the marketing information for Hereford Courtyard's major autumn production. What has former artistic director Jonathan Stone in store? "Well, it's not set in a concentration
A MAJOR incinerator to deal with the bulk burning of animal bodies is being proposed for a Herefordshire village. It would be the largest of its kind in the county and developers claim it is a necessity in a predominantly rural and agricultural region
KINGTON'S only dental practice is to re-locate to Leominster. Partners at Bateman, Morton, Hudson and Mileson, which is moving from Church Street, Kington, say it is no longer viable to continue as a private practice with surgeries in both towns. Senior
The second half of the Three Choirs Festival proved to be even more fulfilling than the first. Of particular note was Thursday evening's concert at Gloucester Cathedral, directed by the eminent conductor Christopher Robinson. The programme started with
CHILDREN from Herefordshire schools are committed can collectors. This year most of them have taken part in the recycling scheme organised by Re-Box, based at the Ryefield Centre, Ross-on-Wye. As the private-public-voluntary sector aluminium collection
48 pages on homes for sale in this week's edition. 32 pages of motoring.
THE true Brit spirit reigned supreme last weekend, as Ross-on-Wye International Festival got off to a vibrant, if damp, start. The streets were lined with brollies for the opening night parade, as enormous stilted insects wended their way to the festival
MATTHEW Harrison smashed the amateur course record by three shots when he fired a scintillating gross 63 to win the Hereford Times Cup in the Herefordshire Junior Championships, held at The Herefordshire club. The extraordinary improvement in the standard
SHERRIE Gore won the Kington Ladies' Cham-pionship for the ninth successive year when she carded a two-round total of 158 (81, 77), with Angela Wilkes taking the runners-up spot on 178 (84, 94). Wilkes got back to winning ways when she carded an impressive
REGULARS at a Hereford pub may think their drinks have been spiked when they see a white rhino walking across a Cadillac in the car park. But drinkers at the Buckingham have little to fear as the 'wild animal' is a sculpture made from old plaster casts
MONMOUTH stand on the brink of retaining the Flint & Cook Marches League Divi-sion 1 title after a conclusive eight-wicket win at Llandrindod Wells. The reigning champions and league leaders were led to victory by skipper Paul Swingwood who returned
EXCELLENT bowling by spinners James Wagstaff and Mike King helped Colwall to a narrow two-wicket win over Winget in Glos/Wilts Division 1. Opener S Tegg (17) top-edged a ball from Josh Hornyold into his upper lip, requiring a hospital visit, but his partner
HEREFORDSHIRE under-17 claimed a draw with Northumberland, although losing on first innings, in their latest, rain-affected ECB Under-17 Trophy match at Kington. After Herefordshire lost the toss and were invited to bat when a late start was made, Gethin
HEREFORDSHIRE completed an enjoyable Malvern Under-10 Festival with two wins and a defeat from their three matches. Jack Hale bowled well for 2-19 as Cheshire rattled up 180-4 in the first match with James Mokler (28) and Charlie Lacey (23 not out) top-scoring
WITH two draws and a win from their three games, Herefordshire under-13 emerged unbeaten from a successful Suffolk Festival. Fine batting by Seb Warwick (85) and Josh Emery (67) in Herefordshire's 223-5 just failed to propel the county side past the Buckinghamshire
Sat Aug 14 Farnborough H 3-1 (James pen, Travis, Mills) Tue Aug 17 Crawley A 1-1 (Stansfield) Sat Aug 21 York City A Sat Aug 28 Stevenage H Mon Aug 30 Northwich A Sat Sep 4 Halifax H Sat Sep 11 Gravesend A Sat Sep 18 Scarborough H Tue Sep 21 Aldershot
HEREFORDSHIRE under-13 county girls have continued their successful season with a second consecutive win, this time over their Shropshire counterparts. Herefordshire batted first after losing the toss and were restricted to 91 with Vicky Roberts (14)
EQUESTRIAN Leslie Law has brought Olympic glory to Herefordshire with success for the Great Britain three-day eventing team in Athens. A native of the county, 39-year-old Law gained an individual silver medal on Shear l'Eau and also helped Britain to
WELSH Development Agency chairman Roger Jones was guest of honour when Hay-on-Wye packaging firm Brecon Pharmaceuticals launched on a major new development which will double the size of Brecon Pharmaceuticals' existing Hay-on-Wye operation and create
WITH 15 years of service for Marks and Spencer, Caroline Cullum is looking forward to the next stage in her career, after completing a post-graduate certificate in Food Training and Development. Caroline, of Shelwick, Hereford, studied while working full-time
AS an initiative, backed by Microsoft Network Solutions Online Limited, a Herefordshire based company, is undertaking a security drive offering businesses a free two hour, no obligation, IT security assessment. One of Network Solutions online Microsoft
LLOYDS TSB Commercial Finance has provided the funding for the acquisition of polythene products manufacturer Britton Gelplas by Hereford-based competitor Gelpack Excelsior Ltd, of Westfields Trading Estate. Gelpack managing director Roger Young was one
TO celebrate their 125th anniversary, Pleasance and Harper Jeweller and Watch Specialists of 54 Broad Street, Hereford, donated two prizes for a Hereford Times competition. Mark Harper, representing the fourth generation of the Harper family business,
CHURCH FUNDS - Afternoon teas will be on offer in the Churchyard at St Matthew's Church, Fromes Hill, from 2.30 pm on Saturday. There will also be a tombola, cake stall and other attractions, which are all in aid of church funds. FERRET RACING - The annual
Mothers' Union - Members spent the evening at the Bell Inn, Bosbury, on Tuesday. The delicious food and social atmosphere were much enjoyed by all. Thanks go to Sue Bailey and all who helped organise the occasion. Music Marathon proceeds have reached
Village Show - On Saturday, August 28, in the Village Hall, from 2pm to 4.30pm, there will be refreshments, a raffle and show entries on display. The annual Duck race is on August Bank Holiday at 2.30pm .
CHURCH FETE - Gladestry Church Fete is on Saturday at 3pm. Further details are available on 01544-230153.
STRAWBERRY FAIR - The deputy Mayor of Monmouth Sue Chivers opened the strawberry fayre at Whitchurch House Residential Home. A large turn out of visitors were rewarded by glorious sunshine and entertained by the Monmouth Practice Band, a kick-boxing display
PARISH COUNCIL - Ocle Pychard Group Parish Council heard that complaints have been received regarding the state of the bus shelter at Burley Gate. Efforts are being made to have a rubbish bin installed. A465 ACCIDENTS - Recent accidents on the A465 through
GARDEN FETE - Garden Fete on Saturday at Shortwood Farm, Pencombe at 2pm. There will be all the usual stalls - cakes, produce and plants, books, games and toys - and games and races for children plus the Shortwood Welly Wanging Challenge, not to be missed
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL - This year the 22nd Presteigne Festival, under the artistic direction of George Vass, will be starting next week, August 26 to 31, in and around Presteigne. George Vass describes this year's festival as the most ambitious yet, with
BUDGET airline Ryanair have been defending their stance after their refusal to allow Westfields players access to their plane to Girona resulted in the cancellation of the city club's end of season tour. The club had been invited to take part in an international
Marches Housing Association - A second meeting has been held between The Marches Housing Association and the tenants of the Grove Estate to discuss what is required at the Grove Playing Field. Chairperson Alison Hawkins, after explaining about the need
GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFTS - The Golden Valley Craft Society will be holding an exhibition of a variety of crafts in Skenfrith parish hall at the end of August. They will be in Skenfrith for three days, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 28, 29 and 30. Some
A VILLAGE AFFAIR - Residents and visitors are being asked to ome and walk the scarecrow trail around the pools of Tyberton, in aid of St Mary's Church, Tyberton, on Saturday, September 4, at 2pm. Attractions in the church grounds will include children's
TREVOR Brooking, the former England and West Ham star and now the Football Association's Director of Football Development, will officially open Westfields' new £250,000 allpay.park at 4pm next Monday (March 22), together with Hereford MP Paul Keetch.
KINGTON Ladies' Summer Hockey Tournament will be staged at the Recreation Ground on Sunday, September 5, when 12 teams of seven-a-side will compete for the shield, starting at 11am. Kington ladies train at the ground every Wednesday and interested parties
FOREST Green manager Colin Addison's associations with Westfields go back many years but he could hardly have expected such a spectacular response when he sought the help of his old pals last weekend. With six of the Conference club's forwards injured
WESTFIELDS have won their battle to bring Midland Alliance football to Hereford but had to endure a dramatic afternoon before the league committee gave their 'all clear' to the city club's new Moor House stadium. "We were advised by the Midland Football
ONE of Hereford's sporting legends will be honoured when the city maps out its footballing future. The way to Hereford United's proposed new stadium will be named after one of the game's greats of long ago, Jack Sharp. Just a few years ago Jack - Hereford-born
TWO Herefordshire police officers enjoyed making a blind man's dreams come true with a ride in a patrol car and a trip in an aircraft. Forty-year-old Alan McKee had a day to remember after police officers picked him up from his Hereford home and drove
THE Woodland Trust will be holding public consultation events for people with an interest in Credenhill Park Wood. The trust has been working with local organisations and volunteers to survey the site to find out how the wood might once have looked. The
A CONSERVATION group rocked by controversy when it decided to sell wildlife land left by an elderly woman was due to unveil a compromise today (Thursday). Herefordshire Nature Trust will open its 55th nature reserve - Page's Pasture, near Bromyard - in
RESIDENTS in a number of communities have protested about the spread of polytunnels - but it is supermarket shoppers around the country who are shaping the Herefordshire landscape. The county has emerged as the country's biggest grower of tunnel-cultivated
MORE than 5,000 visitors will be dazzled by a crescendo of colour at Gorsley Chapel's 25th annual flower festival. The five-day spectacle runs from Thursday, August 26, to Monday, August 30. Parties, families, couples and singles are coming from as far
JEFF Nuttall was a man of many talents: teacher, jazz musician, critic, poet, novelist, actor and theatrical innovator. Inevitably, The Art of Jeff Nuttall, 1933-2004 at Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery reflects his achievements as a visual artist although
A LASTING tribute to a kind-hearted Pixley man who raised thousands of pounds for charity has been unveiled at his 'local'. A special seat was uncovered and an oak tree planted for Harry Kirby, former member of Little Marcle Royal British Legion. Harry
A RECORD number of visitors flocked to the annual Longtown Show, which attracted top quality entries in all sections. There was a special atmosphere with the residents still revelling in the glory of being named the Calor Herefordshire Village of the
A MAN accused of driving away from the accident where Hereford's Falkland War veteran, Craig Fensome, died may also face a charge of causing death by dangerous driving, magistrates heard. Adrian McDonald Carroll, 35, of Beare Greene, Dorking, Surrey,
HEREFORDSHIRE must do without their two leading wicket-takers when they take on Berkshire in their final Minor Counties Championship fixture of the season at Luctonians, starting on Sunday. Simon Roberts, who is having a trial with Middlesex, and Matthew
I TAKE it from comments recently that the question of the siting of the Estech recycling plant at Madley is still open. In view of my involvement with problems arising from a similar, though smaller installation on the border of my own parish, I have
