HAVING run 64 miles of the Great Wall of China last year, David Hill of Leominster is heading to London to run the marathon, a little over 26 miles, in four-and-a-half hours. Home and abroad, his aim is the same - to raise funds for Acorns Children's
THIRTY young people from across Herefordshire have had their hard work towards a greener future recognised at an awards ceremony. Over the past six months students from across the county (Weobley High, Haywood High, St Mary's High schools and Hereford
STAFF at Hereford Motorcycle Centre are looking forward to a good night out thanks to an unexpected cash bequest. For more than four decades, Elizabeth Richard-son was a loyal customer, having her C90 scooter and her motorised tricycle serviced at Hereford
A HEREFORD vicar has urged the public to tell councillors why sex entertainment licenses should not be granted in the county. The Rev Phil Williams made the statement as the elected members prepare to examine the current policy on allowing shops to sell
A HEREFORDSHIRE mother-of-two acted in a despairing manner on national television to try and win a dream holiday to Los Angeles. Lynne Nugent, from Bosbury, performed two scenes from the Channel 4 hit series, Desperate Housewives, on the Richard and Judy
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has secured an offer of more than £1.2 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the cost of constructing the next phase of a new state-of-the-art home for the county's heritage. The funding, which is subject to further
HEREFORDSHIRE Council prepares a local transport plan as a guide to investing in transport over a five-year period. It was the blueprint for the latest plan that was put to councillors at a special seminar last week. The final plan has to address national
TWO new railway stations serving Rotherwas and Withington are included in the provisional local transport plan. The seminar heard that any future Withington station could be linked to a park and ride base. Both stations have been part of transport thinking
AN association which helps council tenants is losing one of is most faithful servants. After six years of volunteering for the Herefordshire Tenants' Federation, Eric Jones has decided to take a well-earned rest. Eric - who was secretary of the Federation
PLANS are under way for much needed renovations at two halls in a Herefordshire village. The community centre and village hall in Leintwardine are both in line for refurbishment if funds can be found. Although the ground plan of both halls will remain
THIS year has a special poignancy for a quiet corner of Herefordshire that was the childhood holiday home of one of the bravest heroines of not just the Second World War but any era. On the last Sunday in June people will gather as they have for the past
THE new High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester is estate agent Andrew Grant . He was inducted into the role, which lasts a year at Hereford magistrate court. Although largely ceremonial, it involves looking after visiting Royals and judges. He takes over
MUSICIANS from a Herefordshire School have come to the rescue of the Red Cross by writing the score for a video promoting the work of the charity in the county. The Red Cross 'Home from Hospital Scheme' decided to make a video about its work helping patients
THE postponement of the Royal Wedding has done nothing to dampen the excitement of two farming families invited from Herefordshire. It means they can have two days in London and take time to go and see the musical Billy Elliot. The lucky couples are Alan
STAFF and pupils at Abacus 2000 Nursery School in Ross-on-Wye had more than Easter to celebrate last month. Kathie Jones, Amanda Colwell and Sue Davies, owners of the nursery, were delighted with the results of their recent Ofsted inspection and a giant
ELDERLY people living in rural areas around Bromyard are benefiting from a £2,000 donation from the Co-op's Community Dividend fund. Age Concern Bromyard and District is using the money to help fund its project The Rural Roundabout which takes elderly
A YOUNG mechanic working at a village garage has won a top apprentice award. Former Minster College A-level student Chris Moore is studying the theoretical side of Motor Mechanics at Herefordshire College of Technology and gaining practical experience
THE National Trust is appealing for volunteers to help welcome thousands of visitors to one of its premier local attractions, Croft Castle, near Leominster. The trust is staging a Volunteer Open Day at the castle on April 12 from 2pm to 8pm. Victor Chelliah
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has put any further funding bids for a Hereford bypass on hold and, instead, is looking for about £50 million to build a new road and river crossing that takes traffic around the city rather than away from it. The new road - part
A NEW Special Forces team based alongside the SAS at Credenhill to target the world's worst terrorists went 'live' yesterday (Wednesday) and walked straight into a fight over funding. While welcoming the arrival of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment
PRAYERS have been said in Hereford Cathedral for a musician saluted as one of the founders of the present-day Three Choirs Festival. Meredith Davies CBE, who has died aged 82, was director of music at Hereford Cathedral between 1949-1956. He then stepped
A total of £7,500 has been raised to help build a school in Kenya thanks to the efforts of Herefordshire pupils. Students at Fairfield High School, Peterchurch, collected funds by agreeing to go without Christmas presents in exchange for charitable donations
HEREFORD vet Chris Darke is readying himself to run the London marathon for a first time - taking his lead from the guide dogs he treats. Over the border, Brecon-based teacher William Austin is training for the London marathon too, his effort inspired
A TOP printmaker is offering a reward for information after one of his prize designs was stolen from Hereford's Courtyard Centre for the Arts. Julian Meredith, who works from the Garnons Estate, was displaying his Wye Yew exhibition at the Edgar Street
HEREFORD is to host a major conference on the future use of church buildings. A radical report by the Church of England nationally, says church buildings in rural areas could provide community facilities otherwise lacking. It suggests churches should
HEREFORD'S female mountaineers are being challenged to break world records - in the relative comfort of the gym. Among the records waiting to be smashed is that for climbing the equivalent of Everest on a machine that is rapidly attracting an enthusiastic
A FORMER Pembridge resident has written a history of one of Herefordshire's most picturesque villages. Local historian Andrew Stirling-Brown has spent years researching what was a medieval market town, once described as the "Jewel in the Crown" of the
MOTORISTS would be steered toward a Hereford park and ride scheme by a big hike in city centre parking charges. But buses running to and from the projected park and ride sites would have a fast track ride through city traffic under a scheme that could
"TALKING" bus stops that tell passengers what services are on the way and when they would arrive were among the high-tech options the provisional transport plan would explore. The seminar heard how each bus stop "spoke" through a text number that was
A HEREFORDSHIRE church group are searching for entertaining anecdotes to recount in a special fundraising evening. Members of St Guthlac's Church in Little Cowarne want historic village tales for a night of local nostalgia at the Three Horseshoes Inn
IT was the year 1643 and a famous friar in France was taken with a most grievous pain in his posterior. The King's physician was sent for and set about a course of treatment enough to give present day sufferers nightmares for life. It started with bleeding
WHAT'S good enough for the nation's pampered pooches is good enough for Herefordshire's canine competitors as St Michael's Hospice prepares to launch a dog show to rival Crufts! With three months until the big event on June 18, there's plenty of time
ROSS-ON-WYE is to have £1 million to help make the town more competitive and to attract more visitors. Half the money will come from Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency, and the rest from local matched funding. The cash will be spent
WORK has started on an £11 million housing development at Ross-on-Wye. The two-and-a-half year scheme by Lovell will create 66 new homes, including 24 houses which will be available for shared ownership and affordable rent by local people through the
A CHARITY shop in Ross-on-Wye has undergone a complete refit for the onset of spring. The Sue Ryder shop in the centre of the town has been gutted and refurbished. "We are pleased with how it has been refurbished and are glad to be back in business,"
A FARMER says he is "lost" without a missing sheepdog worth several thousands of pounds that he strongly suspects has been stolen. James Butler, from Marstow, was lambing a ewe at Rocklands Farm, Goodrich, around 6pm on Monday when Jip, his faithful five-year-old
WHEN Mike Harris lost his 47-year-old wife Lin to breast cancer a year ago, he determined that she would never be forgotten and set about fundraising in her memory. Mike, from Hay-on-Wye, is now planning to follow last year's successful dance at which
