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Fund boosted

A FLOWER, art and music festival at St Peter's Church, Bromyard, last month raised £2,100 for St Michael's Hospice and the church fabric fund.   more...

Egg-citement

BROMYARD Friendship Club will meet to hear a talk by Irene Huddleston on Faberge- style egg decoration at the Public Hall on Friday, August 25.   more...

Garden visit

BROMYARD WI members will visit the garden at the Bannut, Bringsty, during an extra evening meeting on Wednesday (August 23). Visitors are welcome. For details, call 01885 488411.   more...

Ball cancelled

A CHARITY ball in Whitbourne has been postponed.   more...

Join the hunt for family fun

FAMILIES can hunt for wildlife when the Brockhampton Estate hosts another Moat Dipping and Ugly Bug Safari.   more...

Potty idea full of fun

HAVE a go on a potter's wheel at Bromyard Pottery's open weekend tomorrow and Sunday (August 19 and 20).   more...

Lasting memorial

MOORS Meadow Garden and Nursery in Collington will be opened in memory of former serviceman Dave Bissell on Sunday (August 20).   more...

Estate among top attractions

BROCKHAMPTON Estate, near Bromyard, has been named as one of the top five places to visit in the West Midlands.   more...

Two school friends raise £40,000 with charity walk

TWO boys from a school near Bromyard have raised nearly £40,000 for the fight against cancer.   more...

New scheme targets rural crime

BROMYARD Police Station is set to become the nerve centre for a new scheme to tackle rural crime.   more...

Paranormal group investigate pub

MEMBERS of the Hereford Paranormal Group experienced close encounters with the "other side" when they visited the England's Gate pub in Bodenham.   more...

Lightning damages homes

TWELVE houses in a Herefordshire market town were damaged by lightning on Thursday.   more...

Legacy will help charities

CHARITIES will benefit from a legacy of £886,000 left in a Ledbury woman's will.   more...

Carnivalhas musical theme

ORGANISERS of this year's Ledbury Carnival hope the theme of "Music" will lead to a record number of floats in the procession.   more...

800 runners to compete in 10k charity fundraiser

UP to 800 runners are expected in the grounds of Eastnor Castle on Sunday, September 3, to raise over £50,000 for Cancer Research UK.   more...

Castle hosts filming of new TV horror classic

A FILM crew was at Eastnor Castle last week to shoot a major new film of the classic gothic horror story Dracula.   more...

Lollipop man finds a home

LEDBURY Primary School's lollipop man Michael Preece is no longer facing homelessness.   more...

Supply hitch hits flu jab

PROBLEMS concerning the manufacture of flu vaccines means jabs given at St Katherine's surgery in Lebury will have to be staggered.   more...

Firm sends aid to war victims

A LEDBURY firm is bringing a special kind of comfort to war-injured and disabled civilians in Afghanistan.   more...

Firm pledges to plug water leak

CONCERNED residents in Canon Frome have been wondering how long it would take for Welsh Water to fix a serious leak.   more...

Grant will help mould potter's work

EASTNOR potter Jon Williams has been awarded an Arts Council grant to develop his own work.   more...

Bikers on 2,000-mile twin town trip

FUNDRAISING bikers left Ledbury last Friday for a 2,000-mile round trip to the Swedish twin town of Stromstad.   more...

Visitor sings praises of town

A VISITOR to the recent Big Chill event at Eastnor has written to former Ledbury mayor Spencer Lane to sing the praises of the town centre.   more...

Crashed pilot reached for wife's hand

MILLIONAIRE property developer John Lewis reached lovingly to grab his wife's hand as he realised he was about to crash his helicopter into the roof of their farmhouse home, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has revealed.   more...

Every student passes A'Levels

NO student failed a single A'Level at John Masefield High School this year, the first time this has ever been achieved at the school.   more...

Sport

18/8/06 - Fixtures

SATURDAY   more...

18/8/06 - Skipper hits out

EASTNOR gained a three wicket victory over eight-man Lads Club in this Marches division four match away.   more...

18/8/06 - Bosbury keep pressure on

THIRD-placed Bosbury travelled to play Burghill second XI on Saturday in the Marches League division four and were victors by 68 runs.   more...

18/8/06 - Strollers hit highest ground total

STROLLERS claimed maximum Marches League division four points for the second week running with victory at home to Hereford City SC by 125 runs.   more...

18/8/06 - Huckerby's ton completes double

CANON Frome completed a Marches League division one double over Leominster with a comfortable 65-run win.   more...

18/8/06 - Eastnor bowled out

FOURTH-placed Eastnor travelled to third-placed Brockhampton on Saturday for their Worcestershire County League division one clash and it was the home side who took the honours.   more...

18/8/06 - Ledbury fail to put on pressure

THIS result leaves Ledbury in the lower half of the Flint & Cook Marches League division two table, but clear from relegation with all their rivals also suffering equally heavy defeats.   more...

18/8/06 - Boarding team in good form

THE Cradley-based Out to Grass team chalked up further success last weekend at the third round of the ATBA British Championships at the Green Man Mountain Board Centre in Penpont, Brecon.   more...

18/8/06 - Captain wins best gross at Dymock Grange

DYMOCK Grange ladies section held their annual club championship for the best gross and net scores.   more...

18/8/06 - Eastnor are bowled out

FOURTH-placed Eastnor travelled to third-placed Brockhampton on Saturday for their Worcestershire County League division one clash and it was the home side who took the honours.   more...

18/8/06 - Joe Bloxsome lifts SW title

LEDBURY & District Swimming Club members Joe and Hannah Bloxsome (Dymock) have been selected to represent the South West at the British Inter Regional Triathlon Championships in Glasgow on September 2.   more...

18/8/06 - Ledbury Town play Bromyard

LEDBURY Town start their new season in the West Midlands premier division tomorrow (Saturday) with a visit to Goodrich (3pm).   more...

18/8/06 - Ledbury fail to put pressure on

THIS result leaves Ledbury in the lower half of the Flint & Cook Marches League division two table, but clear from relegation with all their rivals also suffering equally heavy defeats.   more...

18/8/06 - Bridge results

NEWENT BRIDGE CLUB   more...

18/8/06 - Bromyard in final

BROMYARD U11s defeated Herefordshire Eastern League second-placed Ross Meteors away to make it to their second county final in succession.   more...

18/8/06 - Third draw for Bromyard XI

BROMYARD first XI gained a third successive Worcestershire County League division one losing draw, at Astwood Bank.   more...

18/8/06 - Bulls bid to remain on track with promising start

HEREFORD United are looking to build on their impressive start to the new Coca Cola League Two season with a trip to Barnet tomorrow.   more...

18/8/06 - Ledbury Town play Bromyard Town

LEDBURY Town start their new season in the West Midlands premier division tomorrow (Saturday) with a visit to Goodrich (3pm).   more...

  
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