Herefordshire | Archive | 2006 | November
WYRLEY RANGERS 0, BROMYARD TOWN 1 more...
FORMER Olympic and world champion Sally Gunnell has been telling Herefordshire apprentices to go for gold. more...
SECRETARY Peter Sykes will report on a disappointing season for Herefordshire County Cricket Club at next Monday evening's annual meeting. more...
COLWALL Cricket Club, who already run four men's teams and a large selection of junior sides, are expanding their activities still further by entering a team in the Ladies' Midlands South West League for 2007. more...
CRICKETERS from Herefordshire and its surrounding districts have shown up well in the Crusader Worcestershire County League averages. more...
BROMYARD'S Ashley Bullock topped the Crusader Worcestershire County League averages in Division One last season. more...
COLWALL Cricket Club have entered a team in the Ladies Midlands South West League for the coming season. more...
LEDBURY Cricket Club recently held their presentation evening at Ledbury Rugby Club. more...
STUDENTS, staff and parents united together to celebrate the academic achievements of pupils at Lady Hawkins School in Kington. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE student has received a MAC from St Hilda's College, Oxford. more...
WIGMORE High School staged a presentation evening celebrating the hard work and success of past and present pupils. more...
WEOBLEY High School is flying high after celebrating its best GCSE results - which the headteacher attributed to three important elements of the school's ethos during its annual presentation evening. more...
BARRS Court School's headteacher Richard Aird has been absent from school for several days recently - but with very good cause. more...
TEACHERS' TV, the professional development channel for those in education, will be filming staff from John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye this week for an adventure series being produced to support next year's Comic Relief campaign. more...
Wanted, between 60 and 70 acres of land suitable for ploughing. That is the request this week from the Herefordshire Ploughing Association as it begins its task of finding a suitable site for its ploughing match in 2007. more...
Leading mid-Wales Limousin breeder Michael Gray made a shrewd decision when he bought back a heifer he'd originally sold. more...
Peter Kendall and Jonathon Porritt confirmed today they will launch a new project Communicating Climate Change to farmers' at the Oxford Farming Conference on January 3. more...
PHOENIX are in the semi-finals of the HFA County Women's Cup after winning 7-2 in their quarter-final at Burlish. more...
Oadby Town 5 Westfields 1 FOR the second week running, Westfields faced the long trek back from Leicestershire reflecting on a Polymac Services Midland Alliance defeat. more...
Carterton 2 Pegasus Juniors 2 TWO excellent strikes from the in-form Rob Laurie were cancelled out by two sloppy pieces of defending, leaving Pegasus to return home from Killkenny Lane with just one Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division point, rather than the three that most of their polished performance deserved. more...
HEREFORD United fans who favour the traditional 3pm on Saturday kick-off times have had more than usual to complain about this season. more...
Wyrley Rangers 0 Bromyard Town 1 Abandoned after 63 minutes BROMYARD'S hopes of three useful West Midlands League Premier Division points were dashed when Wyrley's floodlights failed to come on with 27 minutes of the match remaining. more...
Shifnal Town 6 Wellington 0 WELLINGTON were given a harsh lesson in attacking football when they travelled to North Shropshire to take on in-form Shifnal in the West Midlands League Premier Division, returning home soundly beaten. more...
FOR the second week running, Westfields allowed a two-goal lead to slip away in the closing stages and consequently missed the chance of going to the top of the Hereford Times Here-fordshire League Premier Division. more...
Ledbury Town 2 Brierley and Hagley 2 ALTHOUGH Ledbury picked up another precious West Midlands League Premier Division point from this home game, to make it four games without defeat, they came out of it disappointed. more...
Malvern Town Reserves 0 Hinton 2 A GOAL in each half kept Hinton's impressive run of form going away from home in the West Midlands League Division 1 with a hard-fought win over local rivals Malvern. more...
HFA Charity Bowl, second round: Woofferton 2 Bromyard Town Res 1, Ewyas Harold 3 Wellington Rangers 1, Fownhope 3 Sutton United 8. more...
TWO city goalkeepers have headed out to represent their country at the Blind Football World Cup in Buenos Aires. more...
TWO Chris Breakwell goals put holders Woofferton into the semi-finals of the HFA Charity Bowl with a narrow 2-1 home win over Bromyard Town Reserves. more...
Herefordshire FA 1 Northampton FA 3 HEREFORDSHIRE contributed to their own downfall by missing good chances while giving away goals with sloppy defending in this Midlands Counties Youth Football Champ-ionship Under-18 clash. more...
Pegasus Ladies 16 Hinton Ladies 1 HINTON, who play two leagues below their hosts, were given an emphatic reminder of the gulf between the sides when they suffered a crushing defeat in the HFA County Women's Cup second round. more...
Banbury United Res 7 Ross Town 0 ROSS continue to struggle at the foot of the Sport Italia Hellenic League Divi-sion 1 West after extending their winless run to 16 matches. more...
WOOFFERTON are in the Leominster Senior Cup final after beating hosts Leominster Town 4-2 on penalties in the semi-final at Bridge Street Sports Centre when the game ended 2-2 after 90 minutes. more...
LEDBURY SWIFTS U15s 0, CREDENHILL U15s 3 more...
NEWTOWN Football Club, who used to play in the Hereford Saturday League and Malvern Sunday League, played a memorial match at Bartestree FC last Sunday in honour of Dick Styles. more...
COLWALL RANGERS 4, LADS CLUB 3 more...
THE Soccer Site Malvern Sunday Football League had a full fixture list again at the weekend, with the majority of the matches being played in the Norman Simmons Senior Cup. more...
LEDBURY TOWN 2, BRIERLEY AND HAGLEY 2 more...
LEDBURY TOWN 5, SUTTON UNITED 0 more...
LOVE it or loathe it, the new public art for Eign Gate is installed and unclad. more...
ONE of the Rural Media Company's successful projects, Travellers' Times, recently received a new three-year grant from the Big Lottery to help it develop into a more traveller-led publication, as well as to become financially sustainable. more...
THE Friends of Hereford Police Choir are holding their seasonal bazaar in Hereford Shirehall this Saturday from 10am to 2pm. more...
GET festive for Christmas by learning how to make a seasonal table decoration at Croft Castle's festive foliage workshop. more...
A SELECTION of artworks featuring some of Herefordshire's most beautiful locations by the renowned artist John Piper (1906 - 1984) will be sold at Bonhams next week. more...
THIS year's Acorns Children's Hospice Christmas card (above) has been designed by Ben Powis, a BA (Hons) Illustration student from Herefordshire College of Art and Design, following a competition organised by the Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Robert Preece, who has chosen the hospice as his nominated charity for this year. more...
KINGTON handed Lilleshall Park their first defeat of the season in the Ken Smith Seniors Scratch Trophy with a 2- home win. more...
DISTRICT nurses in Herefordshire will have to start providing round-the-clock cover for patients across the county from December 4. more...
A GROUP of people who work tirelessly to improve cancer services for people in Herefordshire and Powys have been congratulated by a top Government expert. more...
VOLUNTARY and community organisations have made an enormous contribution in delivering essential services to Herefordshire. more...
EVERY NHS Trust in the country has its own Patient and Public Involvement Forum (PPIF). more...
PUPILS at Queen Elizabeth School in Bromyard can now learn life-saving skills on the spot. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE residents are being encouraged to walk their way to better health through a series of free fitness events. more...
KINGTON Ladies enjoyed a bumper goalscoring weekend with 22 scored and none conceded from their two home matches. more...
TENBURY, who started the season in excellent form in the Worcestershire Ladies' League Division 1, failed to pull out of their recent slump when they lost for the third time in succession, 2-0 at home to Evesham. more...
LEOMINSTER got back on the winning trail in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North Division 1 when their 5-4 home success against bottom club Cwmbran was rather more convincing than the scoreline might suggest. more...
COLWALL gained their best win of the season to date when they saw off third-placed Bath Buccaneers 2nd 4-2 at home in the West Clubs' Women's League North Division. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE war hero was killed when his SAS colleague drove their car into concrete bollards after a New Year's Eve party in Iraq. more...
HOSPITALS have been told to slow down treating Herefordshire patients. more...
TUPSLEY residents are opposing a plan to erect two new mobile phone masts near their homes. more...
A BARREL was thrown at a Leominster pub window, causing about £400 damage. more...
We have made an unfortunate discovery which we think should be more widely known. Recently we have been in the fortunate position of being able to complete payments on our mortgage and were looking forward to having our Land Registry documents returned, complete with map. more...
Regarding the article about the Edgar and Newmarket Streets junction (November 9), Mr Oakley hits the nail on the head when he talks of traffic arrangements that force vehicles to follow already heavily congested routes. more...
WE WOULD like to challenge Jonathan Bretherton's remarks: "We are firmly against out-of town developments because they will not be good for Hereford". more...
OF ALL the things I have seen written about the Rotherwas Access Road, the report about a railhead instead of the road has to be the craziest. Rotherwas has more than two million sq ft, there are more than 200 businesses employing more than 3,000 people. more...
READING the many letters in your paper it is clear we're all crying out for leadership, a semblance of constructive thinking from our councillors and council management, unity and cross party co-operation in order to solve the traffic problems that blight our beautiful city, the flagship of the county. more...
ON A recent visit to Hereford Cemetery I was confronted with a horrible sight (see right). It looks like a building site. more...
THE letter you recently published from Mrs Woodward, Independent candidate in St Nicholas ward, irritated me greatly. more...
I ARRIVED back in Hereford by rail at the weekend after an extended journey abroad. My case was heavy. more...
IN encouraging world leaders to tinker with the inevitable by devoting up to 1% of their countries economies' to combat global warming, Sir Nick Stern has missed the boat. more...
Events/talks til Dec 24 Christmas Magic in Fairyland, Part-Y-Seal, Grosmont, 11am-5pm, Wed-Sun (closed Mon and Tues). 01981 240814. more...
AN evening filled with sax appeal is promised at Almeley Village Hall tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm. more...
DEYAN Sinadinovich, one of Serbia's most exciting musicians, is on tour in the UK and will be giving an all-romantic piano recital at the Lion Ballroom, Leominster on Tuesday at 7.30pm. more...
ROSS-based chamber choir The Penyard Singers will join forces with the Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra to present a concert of works by Beethoven and Hummel at the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Ledbury, this Saturday at 7.30pm. more...
HEREFORD band Kennedy Sunday have been tipped for the top by music industry bosses and invited to play a live session on XFM Manchester next week. more...
HEREFORD United travel to Boston United on Saturday hopeful of adding to successes at Milton Keynes Dons and Swindon Town in their last two League 2 away matches. more...
HEREFORD United travel to Boston United on Saturday hopeful of adding to successes at Milton Keynes Dons and Swindon Town in their last two League 2 away matches. more...
LEDBURY rider Katie Blandford is expecting a busy time at the end of the month. more...
KINGS Caple trainer Venetia Williams is having a quieter time than she would normally expect in visits to the winners' circle but things started to pick up at Hereford races when she saddled a double at her local track with Sarin and Avitta, both ridden by conditional jockey Liam Treadwell. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE were beaten by 29 points to 10 - and 206 shots to 147 - by a very strong Worcestershire side at Kidderminster in the Premier Division of the English Inter-County Championship. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE runner Sarah Waldron prepared for the European Cross Country Trials at Liverpool on Saturday by competing in the British Milers Club Bristol Cross Country Classic. more...
HEREFORD team Westside overcame a poor start to their West Midlands League Division 2 match against Shropshire visitors Recycles to gain a 54-33 win. more...
A HEREFORD athlete is celebrating after winning a silver medal at the largest indoor sporting event in the country. more...
POTTING Shed continue to dominate the Hereford Snooker League with the M and Z teams level at the top. more...
A VILLAGE community has pulled together to help a cancer sufferer receive treatment in the Channel Islands. more...
MOBILE phones have been donated by a Hereford firm to allow hospice care workers to stay connected while visiting patients. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Council is offering the chance for people to try out a high-tech monitoring system which aims to make people feel safer in their own homes. more...
A FIRST-class post office in Herefordshire has been identified as one of the top 100 local shops in the country. more...
FREE and easy parking is on the cards again this Christmas thanks to Herefordshire Council's Saturday park and ride service. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE'S fledgling community bank, the Money Box Credit Union, is offering help to people left out of pocket by the collapse of the Farepak Christmas savings scheme. more...
A MULTI-talented teenager struck gold when he was awarded his Duke of Edinburgh award. more...
A PROPOSAL to convert Leominster's vacant former Post Office building into an all-day eating and drinking venue is an "insult" says a leading member of the town's Civic Trust. more...
ART enthusiasts are being given a rare chance to view and bid for an outstanding collection of sporting and wildlife paintings and sculptures at The Game Conservancy Trust's charity art auction at Christie's in December. more...
PEOPLE from all over the country will be setting up their stalls at a two-day charity fair at Preston Court, near Ledbury. more...
CHILDREN across Herefordshire raised money for Children in Need by dressing up and getting creative last week. more...
BARRS Court School's headteacher Richard Aird has been absent from school for several days recently - but with very good cause. more...
IT is 34 years since eight-year-old Spencer Bourn died in Hereford County Hospital from leukaemia. more...
CLIFFORD Burkett, of Hereford, has been presented with a commemorative certificate to mark 50 years in freemasonry. more...
A RUSSIAN speaker gave Hereford residents a glimpse of life in post-communist Russia in a series of lectures last Tuesday. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE builder, whose negligence caused the death of a man who toppled 25ft while renovating a barn, has failed in his Appeal Court bid to clear his name. more...
ONE of two burglars involved in a spate of raids on the homes of elderly Herefordshire residents has failed to win a cut in his jail term. more...
SHOPPERS making a start on their Christmas lists in Maylords Shopping Centre last Saturday had it brought to a premature stop just before 3pm, when a power cut necessitated an evacuation of the centre. more...
WHEN Len Osborn turned 100 on November 16, he celebrated not once, but twice as friends and family got together to mark his centenary. more...
ELEVEN of the county's schools and childcare providers have been judged to be outstanding by the regulatory body Ofsted. more...
A LORRY driver whose overtaking manoeuvre resulted in two men dying on a Herefordshire road has been jailed for three years. more...
A LEOMINSTER church plans to broaden the scope of Remembrance Sunday by bringing together bereaved families. more...
THE Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev Anthony Priddis, joined Bertie Bear to pack up hundreds of toiletries to be sent to Romania. more...
WORK has begun on a multi-million pound project designed to revolutionise further education in Herefordshire. more...
TWO Herefordshire charity projects have hit the jackpot after both were awarded £50,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. more...
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB more...
LEDBURY rider KatieBlandford has qualified her two horses Twilight Tracker and Moonlight Molly - a full brother and sister to each other - for the Amateur and Veteran Showjumping Champ-ionships which will be held at Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire from November 29 to December 1. more...
LEDBURY Swimming Club held their 400m individual medley club championship last Wednesday. more...
STUDENTS from Hereford Sixth Form College will perform Cowboys and Idiots, a combination of comedy sketches and the musical Down in the Valley, by Kurt Weill, on November 29 and 30 and December 1. Tickets are available from the college. more...
FOLLOWING our defeat by league leaders Walsall, we will reflect on the performance, study the video and look to see how we lost. more...
PARKFIELDS Gallery Christmas exhibition, Rejoice! is now on. more...
HEREFORD Leisure Painters are holding their Christmas art sale at St Francis Xavier's church on Broad Street, Hereford, between Thursday, November 30, and December 2, from 10am to 5.30pm. more...
THE recently restored market house in Ledbury opens its doors on Saturday to host a two-week Christmas show by the Herefordshire Guild of Craftsmen. more...
A COLLECTION of artwork from pupils at Herefordshire schools is on show at Herefordshire College of Art and Design. more...
A CHRISTMAS exhibition by Artistree, the makers co-operative from Ledbury, has opened at Ross Library. more...
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