Herefordshire | Archive | 2005 | November
A NEW art centre has opened in Hereford. more...
ARDENT Harry Potter fan, 12-year-old Nell Cooper scooped a bit of magic for herself when she went to London to see The Goblet of Fire premiere. more...
DRY roasted wit and acerbic commentary is something that us Brits seem to love, to cheer us up on a frosty November evening. more...
It was probably the first time that Hereford Cathedral had resounded to the strains of The Mikado overture. more...
NORTH Country Theatre makes a return to Bosbury village hall with its new play The Imitation Game on Saturday. more...
FORMER members of the Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School Chamber Choir reunited under the wing of the County Music Service to sing in Morocco during half term. more...
OXENHALL Parish Hall is the venue for a table and book sale tomorrow (Saturday) from 11am to 3pm. more...
NEWENT and District Craftworkers Guild is holding its Christmas show on Saturday, November 26, at the Memorial Hall between 11am and 6.30pm. Entry is free and there will be demonstrations throughout the day, plus refreshments. more...
A FENCE in Brookside, Newent, was damaged when a vandal sprayed it with black paint at about 4pm on Monday. The grafitti included the tag Nab and police want to her from anyone who can identify the vandal. more...
NEWENT Town Council is looking at treatment work to the surface of Lake-side car park to try and reduce the number of lose stones. Three children are in trouble with the police over throwing stones and the council wants to reduce the temptation. In the longer-term, it is also looking at resurfacing work. more...
DISCUSSIONS over a new site for a day centre for local adults with learning difficulties are underway. Newent mayor Fred Passant told town councillors at a meeting on Monday that the group behind the project, Royal Forest Reference Group, were now in talks with a landowner. The group's original site, the car park behind the library, was widely opposed because of the loss of parking spaces. The new site is believed to be close to the original but has not been publicly identified. more...
A CHRISTMAS coffee morning is being held at St Mary's Church Rooms, Newent on Saturday, November 26, at 10am. more...
A FUNDRAISING auction of goods and promises was a great success, say organisers. more...
NEWENT town councillors added their names to a petition against a proposed merger of Gloucestershire Police. more...
NEWENT Town Council is maintaining its objection to fresh plans for new homes off Bury Bar. more...
A NEWENT shopkeeper has launched a petition opposing any ban on dogs off leads around the town's lake. more...
THE Herefordshire public is being urged to have their say over the shake-up of West Mercia Police after Home Secretary Charles Clarke ruled out the option of the force staying as it is. more...
CHRISTMAS shoppers in Hereford can escape the festive rush when Herefordshire Council launches its popular park-and-ride service this weekend. more...
BRIGHT Sparks at Colwall Village Hall has places available for 2006. Contact Jean Holley on (01684) 540061. more...
COLWALL is mourning the loss of sub-postmaster Ron Wills. more...
WITH the growing of energy crops receiving resounding support from the national Biomass Taskforce, there has been an upsurge of interest being shown by farmers in the area which is a forerunner in renewables throughout the UK. more...
PUDDING lovers can feast to their heart's content at a special tasting session. more...
FROM glamorous gowns and military uniforms to fairy wings and Shakespearean costumes, the Drama Store in Bromyard has it all. more...
PLANNED improvements to Burley Gate Village Hall will transform it into a centre for music, art, drama and dance for local primary school children and the wider community. more...
BROMYARD paramedics have been praised for their quick thinking at a river rescue. more...
The Prince's Trust is looking for 10 young people to set up their own venture in rural Herefordshire in the next three months. more...
BUDDING young gymnasts throughout Herefordshire have been disappointed to learn that Margaret Daniels, founder and owner of Harlequins Gym Club, will not be renewing the lease on the club's Foley Trading Estate premises when it comes up for renewal at the end of the year. more...
A LEDBURY bar is hosting a fundraising ladies' night for a cancer charity. more...
CAMPAIGNERS pressing for the re-opening of the Horse-shoe Inn at Brooms Green are preparing for a hearing which could decide its future. more...
MORE volunteers are needed if future carnivals in Ledbury are to be successful. more...
A MURAL consisting of hundreds of apples is nearing completion at Much Marcle Village Hall. more...
REMEMBRANCE Sunday services in Ledbury were well-attended. more...
ANDREW Shaw is looking for a bright future for a north Herefordshire high school that he hopes will include accreditation as a specialist maths and computing college. more...
THE car park at John Masefield High School could be opened to the public to try and ease pressure on Ledbury town centre car parks at weekends. more...
The Standards Board for England has dismissed a complaint against Ledbury town councillor Martin Eager. more...
LEDBURY town councillors were due to discuss a motion of no confidence in Herefordshire councillor Barry Ashton last night (Thursday). more...
MORE police officers will be on the streets of Ledbury to coincide with later pub closing times. more...
A LEDBURY woman overcame dyslexia and illness to win an MA degree - while being a single mum and holding down full-time work. more...
POLICE are set to have an office in the re-developed Master's House at St Katherine's, Ledbury. more...
A LEADING Ledbury fruit grower has applied for planning permission to retain polytunnels on his farm off Little Marcle Road. more...
A NEW ward at Hereford County Hospital is missing something - a name. more...
AN innovative evening taxibus linking Leominster Station with a group of villages is being "allowed to die" through lack of promotion, it was claimed this week. more...
SATURDAY more...
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB more...
COLWALL maintained their winning run in Severn Division One with a 4-2 victory against local rivals Leominster at Bridge Street on Saturday. more...
LEDBURY Magpies have enjoyed two thrilling games in the Worcester Netball League, winning one 28-25 and drawing the other 21-all. more...
JOHN Trewick insists hot-shot Andy Williams is in `pole position' to lead the line for Hereford United tomorrow. more...
ONCE again, Bromyard's depleted ranks battled hard for another well-earned West Midlands Premier Division point. more...
ORIENTEERS Robert Farrington and Daniel Hartmann both became West Midlands Champions at the weekend. more...
A LEDBURY Town Reserves winner four minutes into injury-time put an end to Westfields' unbeaten run in a seven-goal thriller at allpay.park. more...
LEDBURY swimmers started their annual long-distance championships with great enthusiasm resulting in two new club records in the 400m freestyle. more...
LEDBURY Town played hosts to table-topping Market Drayton on Saturday and they can feel very unfortunate not to have got something out of the game after a gritty and spirited performance. more...
LEDBURY RFC first XV face a tough Midlands Three West (South) fixture tomorrow (Saturday) with the visit of third-placed Solihull (2.15pm). more...
LEDBURY Town will be hoping to go through to the last 32 of the FA Vase tomorrow (Saturday) when they welcome Willand Rovers to New Street (3pm). more...
SWIFTS U15s gave a much-improved performance after two heavy defeats and were unlucky not to come away from Hinton with any reward on Sunday. more...
THE quarter-final games in the newly renamed Norman Simmons Senior Cup were played on Sunday. more...
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