Herefordshire | Archive | 2004 | March
THE new exhibition at Parkfields Gallery, Ross-on-Wye, inspires thoughts of crisp mornings and vivid green. more...
TWO exhibitions at Hereford's Courtyard Theatre open tomorrow (Friday). more...
Musical more...
A LEADING exponent of `hands-on, minds-on' learning, Steve Goodman, is the lead speaker at a one-day media literacy conference being held in Hereford this month. more...
THE county's four National Trust properties are preparing to open their doors a month early this season, with several surprises in store for 2004. more...
TENNESSEE Williams lifts the lid on a steaming pressure cooker in Suddenly Last Summer. more...
PRIZE-wining pianist Andrew Zolinsky's recital at the Courtyard last Thursday demonstrated why he has gained wide recognition for his undoubted talent, both in Britain and overseas. more...
IN the close confines of Stratford's Swan Theatre, the intense passions of Shakespeare's Othello are almost unbearable. more...
IN an interesting twist of fate, leading lady Linda Jackson returns as The Merry Widow 15 years after she last took the role on the stage of Hereford's (then) Nell Gwynne Theatre. more...
THERE are several returns in the new season Courtyard brochure - and they're all good news. more...
Amber Veale, when she received confirmation from the National Youth Theatre that she had been chosen to participate in a London-based theatre workshop this April. more...
Along Came Polly (12a) Dir: John Hamburg more...
THE story of how one-hit-wonder John Otway became a two-hit-wonder is legendary. more...
OPENING tonight's Nightjar folk club at Hereford Courtyard are local duo, Bizali, who have recently been selected for Music Uncovered - an 18-band competition to be televised by Central TV throughout April. more...
BROMYARD-based groove rock band The Fever began a 40-date tour this week which sees them travel across the UK and on to Europe, where they'll make a return visit following their hugely successful tour of Holland last September. more...
A CONCERT is being held in Hereford Cathedral on March 12 to raise money for Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust. more...
THE Penyard Singers are presenting a choral workshop, open to singers of all abilities, on March 13. more...
SHORTLY to return to Hereford is The Band of the Prince of Wales's Division (Clive), performing in concert with the Herefordshire Youth Concert Band at the Shirehall. more...
A CELEBRATION of classic pop comes to Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, and The Courtyard, Hereford, this month with The Hitmakers. more...
I WAS appalled to read your front-page article (February 26), regarding Councillor Toon's statement about scrapping free transport for pupil's attending St Mary's and Bishop's schools. more...
I REALLY cannot believe the Councillor Toon's remarks about faith schools. more...
YET AGAIN, after another home defeat, our intrepid football team approached their subsequent away fixture with a bravado rarely seen at Edgar Street, producing a 9-0 drubbing of Dagenham and Redridge. more...
I WAS delighted to see the demolition of the Ledbury Road toilets, which had been an eyesore for many years, but I fear this was done only to provide access for the proposed destruction of the Unity Garden, a jewel that should be preserved. more...
THE water companies will only put fluoride into a water supply if your health authority considers it necessary. more...
IN last week's episode of Regency House Party filmed at Kentchester Court, did anyone else spot a strange black animal caught walking in pasture at the edge of woodland in the far background? more...
WELL done to Alan Williams (Mr Chips) and all involved in their accomplishment in setting a world record for the biggest bag of chips. more...
AGE Concern Bromyard and District has welcomed two new members of staff - Chris Dennis and Jane Jenner. more...
PLANNING for one of the county's best-loved events has been underway to ensure a few new surprises as well as all the usual family favourites. more...
SALMON fishermen on the River Wye have good reason to `let them get away'. A catch and release scheme aims to increase the number of adult salmon spawning along the Wye. more...
A MUCH Marcle restaurant manager was so keen to pop the question on February 29 she took a leap of faith and enlisted the help of her cat! more...
PEOPLE with disabilities, who aim to get back into the job market, should benefit from a new charity shop opened in Ross-on-Wye last Thursday. more...
CONSTRUCTION of a new riverside attraction in Ross-on-Wye - the Lions' Outdoor Pursuits Building - has begun thanks to Defra awarding £14,000 of European funding. more...
A CLEHONGER schoolgirl had plenty to smile about when she won a giant cuddly teddy bear that has helped raise £327 for the Acorns Three Counties Appeal. more...
HEROES from Herefordshire may be among those apparently airbrushed out of history in a recent BBC film about Dunkirk, according to an author researching a book about the evacuations from France in 1940. more...
TEACHERS in Herefordshire, who have qualified status, have the chance to undertake further professional training free of charge, thanks to funding from the Teacher Training Agency. more...
IT'S official - the chairman of Herefordshire's Institute of Advanced Motorists has taken a back seat! more...
DRIVERS unlucky enough to collide with deer on roads in Herefordshire can now help to construct the first national register. more...
WHAT is magic without rabbits? Bill Hanson had Gizmo, a lop-eared pal plucked from hats in a flash. more...
MORE help is on its way in the county to assist bereaved people. more...
A BRILLEY born ophthalmologist, who helped mould the future of the contact lens, has died peacefully aged 90. more...
PROMINENT politicians from all over the Common-wealth are set to visit Herefordshire. more...
MORE people can enjoy watching wildlife in Herefordshire's tranquil churchyards thanks to a grant given to Caring for God's Acre. more...
THE postal ballot in Herefordshire was a huge success; we are doing well with recycling but workers in the county are still poorly paid. more...
PAUL Elkington says his £60 parking fine is just not the `ticket'. He claims Herefordshire Council is cashing in on small print over the two-tier charges at Hereford's Garrick Street car park. more...
A RAILWAY pressure group has slammed plans to cut back First Great Western's through train service from Hereford to London. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Council representatives have travelled to Whitehall to give reasons for the proposed 10.4% rise in council tax. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Council hit the bull's eye with a £4.6 million bid to the Government to help build extra care housing for older people. more...
AN advanced motorist was run over and killed by his own car in which his disabled wife sat helplessly, an inquest heard. more...
HIGH-profile personalities have condemned animal rights activists who posted their names and home addresses on a website in a bid to incite violence against them. more...
TEACHERS in Herefordshire, who have qualified status, have the chance to undertake further professional training free of charge, thanks to funding from the Teacher Training Agency. more...
FORMER modern apprentice Marlon Pritchard has made it through to the final in the current series of Robot Wars with his robot X-Terminator. more...
REGIONAL development agency Advantage West Midlands is working with organisers of dozens of rural shows as part of a campaign to boost attendances and increase the Herefordshire tourism economy. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE organisations and individuals walked away with a total of nine accolades in the Celebrating Learning Achievement Awards 2003 at Malvern Theatres last Thursday. more...
POLICE are knocking on doors in a Herefordshire village to investigate a campaign of hate against a county horsewoman. more...
A YEAR-long undercover police operation has ended with 18 arrests over alleged drug-dealing in Hereford. more...
YOUNG students about to leave school in Herefordshire are being urged to consider diagnostic radiography as a career. more...
A BRAMPTON Bryan student was a `shining star' during a glittering performance at Westminster to celebrate the achievements of Herefordshire's children in care. more...
Next week Mum's Day prizes from Wyevale Garden Centre & Marks & Spencer. more...
48 pages on homes for sale in this week's edition. 32 pages of motoring. more...
LEAVING their locomotive in the sunshine, the crew stopped off at the Kerne Bridge Inn for a `lemonade'. Just one of the priceless images captured on cine film 40 years ago. more...
THE funding has been secured and scaffolding surrounds the old building as it is re-roofed. more...
SWAPPING the strategies of the chessboard for those of the football field was the challenge facing Max Devereaux in Channel 4's Faking It, screened on Tuesday. more...
"HELLO Clem," said Joan. more...
THE Mayor of Hereford is backing Fairtrade goods this month on the 10th anniversary of the Fairtrade Mark. more...
VIRGINIA Taylor, Hereford Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate, says promises by the Liberal Democrats to abolish council tax are not what they might seem. more...
THE champion's return - Darren `Dazzo' Williams celebrated at his Hereford home with wife Katie and daughter Paige after the successful defence of his British boxing title in South Wales. more...
A DANGEROUS rat run has been made safe and sound with the use of old plastic bags and bottles. more...
A CITY businesswoman is facing her biggest fundraising challenge yet as she prepares to pedal her way through hostile terrain for the fourth time in six years. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has reached what it describes as an `amicable settlement' with a group of 10 traders on rent for their stalls in Hereford Buttermarket. more...
THOUSANDS of Herefordians received late postal deliveries this week after cutbacks caused the Royal Mail to amalgamate the first and second post. more...
ANOTHER major review with potentially serious implications for Herefordshire's two NHS trusts is also on the way. more...
FIXED prices for operations are on the way. more...
FUNDRAISERS pulling in the pounds and pennies towards the new Leominster Swimming Pool are celebrating. more...
A NEW clinic for people who suffer from ME/CFS started at Hereford County Hospital on Tuesday. more...
MANAGERS at Hereford County Hospital have been responding to criticisms, complaints and fears lodged by patients, but mostly by staff. more...
WITH REFERENCE to letter January 22, from E G Collier MBCS, I would like Wellington Parish Council and my husband Dick, who was area district councillor to be included in Mr Collier's thanks for putting pressure on the highway authorities and getting the solid white lines put on both sides of Dinmore Hill. Being a parish councillor is a pretty thankless task, so for the record their persistence about this part of the A49 should be noted with thanks. more...
A THIRD review is set to affect Herefordshire Primary Care Trust and 24 GP practices in the county. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE is leading the way in structuring a new pay deal and updating contracts for NHS staff across Britain. more...
THE sound of rock guitars will resound through the saleroom at Brightwells of Leominster in late Spring. A section of a sale will be devoted to rock, guitars and entertainment. more...
LEOMINSTER Town Council voted to oppose plans for the Brierley Court fruit pickers' camp after a group of residents from the hamlet attended a meeting. more...
PROTESTS were mounting this week over the proposed `village' for 1,000 foreign fruit pickers. more...
A NEIGHBOURING farmer is calling for a three-metre high ring fence around the proposed `village' for foreign fruit pickers - and for `delinquent' workers to be thrown out of the country. more...
A LEOMINSTER firm failed in a bid to build the town's £2.5 million new swimming pool, it emerged this week. The contract has been awarded to a Shropshire company. more...
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner has added former Northampton Town defender Tom Smith to his squad until the end of the season. more...
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. more...
AFTER two remarkable away successes, Hereford United will be looking to get their home form back on track against the Nationwide Conference's bottom club, Northwich Victoria, at Edgar Street on Saturday. more...
FOWNHOPE retained their lead at the top of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division despite being held to a 1-1 draw by visiting strugglers Ross United Services. more...
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Journal Trophy semi-finals: Wellington Rangers 3 Sutton United 1, Lads Club 0 Ewyas Harold 2. more...
READY Steady Win are organising a new football competition to find the best young penalty taker in Herefordshire. more...
ROSS United Services will meet Hereford Junior Dynamos in the final of the Under-10 Mailes Cup. more...
WELLINGTON under-18 bounced back from their 3-0 defeat by Worcester City to beat local rivals Bromyard Town 3-1 away in the Midland Floodlit League Southern Div-ision. more...
MARDEN earned a semi-final tie with Vaga in the Wye Guild Cup after a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Three Horseshoes. more...
Pegasus Ladies 3 Leamington Lions 1 more...
HEREFORD Schools under-14 team play their final West Midlands Schools League fixture at Worcestershire North on Saturday, seeking the victory which would move them nearer a top two finish and a Midlands semi-final place. more...
Pegasus Juniors 3 Henley Town 1 more...
Ross Town 3 more...
Bromyard Town 0 more...
Ledbury Town 0 more...
THE Hereford Times Herefordshire League Journal Cup Final on May 1 will be contested by Ewyas Harold and Wellington Rangers who both won through their respective semi-finals with Lads Club and Sutton on Saturday. more...
HEREFORD United manager Graham Turner has bolstered his defensive options with the capture of Tom Smith from Northampton Town. more...
WE had a very enjoyable trip back from Dagenham on Friday night after scoring nine goals. more...
GERRARD WEST OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH WALES MEN'S LEAGUE more...
LEDBURY girls are set to carry off the Here-fordshire Under-16 Badgers League for the first time after completing a double over main rivals Hereford with a 1-0 win on Sunday. more...
LEOMINSTER remain in second place in the West Clubs' Women's League Severn Division 1 after a comprehensive 9-0 trouncing of home club Stroud. more...
HEREFORD did their chances of avoiding relegation from North Division 1 of the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League a power of good with a conclusive 5-0 win over bottom-club Yatton. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club's wicket-keeper batsman Ismail Dawood is currently on tour with the British Universities side in South Africa. more...
Aug 9 3pm Tamworth (A) 3-1 (Smith 2, Guinan) more...
LEOMINSTER failed in their bid to book a place in the final of the Shropshire and Here-fordshire Hargrove Plate winter foursomes competition when they drew 1½-1½ with Hill Valley in the return leg at Ford Bridge. more...
Hereford 2nd 33 pts Malvern 2nd 12 more...
LUCTONIANS reached the final of the North Midlands Under-19 Cup for the second successive year with a comprehensive 29-5 away win over Dudley Kingswinford. more...
RFUL LEAGUE more...
Ledbury 20 pts Old Coventrians 25 more...
Malvern 55 pts Hereford 5 more...
Luctonians 64 pts more...
ONLY the last kick of the game separated the finalists when Millfield retained the Marches Schools' Rugby Sevens Cup with a 14-12 victory over newcomers Well-ington College at Wye-side last Sunday. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE gained their first win in an England Squash Inter-county over-35 tournament for some years when they triumphed at Telford over the weekend. more...
The North Herefordshire Hunt point-to-point at Whitwick Manor, which was postponed last Saturday due to snow on the course, will be re-scheduled for Sunday, March 14, first race at 1 pm. All entries will stand more...
STEVE Hayes enjoyed a successful day on the Wye on Sunday when he carried off top prize in the Hereford and District Angling Association's Joe Burrows Memorial Charity Match. more...
JAFFA gave Aztec their toughest battle for many years in the BOSS Hereford Netball League before finally succumbing 40-36. more...
HEREFORD Tae Kwon-Do Club came away with a clutch of medals when they hosted the South Midlands Championships. more...
HEREFORD Combat Academy played its own special version of `keep it in the family' with triple success at the National Ju Jutsu Kumite Council's Welsh Open championships. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE completed their third and final set of double fixtures in the English Counties League Veteran Division 3C away at Ashford, Middlesex, in fine style with a 6-4 win against Somerset 2nd and a 5-5 draw against Dorset 3rd. more...
Herefordshire pulled off a last-gasp win against West Devon when they came from behind for a narrow 40-37 victory in the South West Division of the English Counties League. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE'S leading swimmers Philippa Davies and Jonathan Andrews both struck gold in the Welsh Dragon Meet at Swansea at the weekend. more...
HEREFORD'S Darren `Dazzo' Williams easily overcame his first hurdle as British feather-weight champion when he produced a superb all-round display of professional boxing against Jamie McKeever. more...
Westfields 1 Oldbury United 1 more...
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. more...
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