The National Blood Service is appealing for volunteers to attend blood donor sessions in Ross-on-Wye. Only 5% of the eligible population give blood and donors are needed to help meet demand in local hospitals. The next session in Herefordshire
A fete at a Herefordshire hospice will replace one cancelled in July because of the floods. A mini-fete and coffee morning at St Michael's Hospice, Bartestree, is being held on Saturday (October 27) from 10.30am to 1pm. Volunteers who had intended
Herefordshire people are being challenged to see Hereford as they never have before - by abseiling 190ft down the cathedral. The challenge is being set by Brummie Stokes and the Taste for Adventure Centre he founded in 1991, a charity which allows
There will be something for everyone at the 2007 Herefordshire Food Festival this weekend. Last year, more than 5,000 people turned up and this year, it is hoped more will attend the event to help make it one of the UK's biggest and best food events
Two of Herefordshire's most prized assets - apples and cider - have been celebrated at fairs and festivals across the county. The ninth Leominster Apple Fair, organised by Felicity Norman and sponsored by Herefordshire Green Party, featured apple
The company which owns Hereford cider giant Bulmers has refuted claims it has been approached about a takeover bid. Scottish and Newcastle Plc made an official response after Carlsberg and Heineken announced they were planning a multi-billion pound
A new mobile cider press will be in action in the county on Saturday (October 27). The Little Cider Press Company will be at the Woolhope Dome Local Food and Craft Market to show local orchard owners how they can make small quantities of apples
SEXUAL obsession, revenge, hatred and a murder or two thrown in as well - it's not a night for the faint-hearted at Malvern Theatres. The Changeling, a dark tale by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley depicting a bitter love triangle, has been thrilling
HISTORIAN, biographer and travel writer - and former Herefordshire resident - Charles Nicholl will be talking about his new book, The Lodger, at Hereford College of Arts on Thursday, November 8. The book recounts a week in Shakespeare's life, during
LAST year, Ledbury's Market Theatre screened the film of On The Black Hill to capacity audiences. This year, it is presenting the play of the same name as they welcome AJTC Theatre Company, in association with Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, in Charles
Glasbury Arts Annual Festival opens in lively style on Saturday, November 10, with The Singing Sous' Chefs performing their funny show, Alive Again! The comedy trio will also be making a madcap guest appearance at the Glasbury Arts pre-show supper "Dinner
HEREFORD United's leading scorer Trevor Benjamin seems set for a recall to the Bulls' starting line-up for their Coca Cola League 2 trip to Peterborough United on Saturday. The five-goal striker is the obvious candidate to step into the Bulls' front-line
THIS year's Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair sees the return of one local maker after an absence of four years. For Nancy Sutcliffe, the failure of her application to exhibit four years ago proved a blessing in disguise - the catalyst for a dramatic
MEALS on Wheels volunteers are celebrating the service's 60th birthday. In Presteigne a woman who has dedicated her life to the Women's Royal Volunteer Service (WRVS), which provides Meals on Wheels, has been rewarded with a long service medal
SHROPSHIRE and Herefordshire County Seniors recorded an impressive 11-6 victory over North Wales Counties in a re-arranged fixture at Market Drayton. The visitors stamped their authority on the match in the morning greensomes to open up a 4-1 lead.
HEREFORDSHIRE A booked their place in the third round of the Hargrove Trophy after halving their second-round second leg tie with Wrekin B. After winning the first leg 3-0 at home, Herefordshire achieved parity in the second leg - and finished one hole
AS jockey Mick Fitzgerald enters the twilight of his career, his stable, that of trainer Nicky Henderson, will be quick to spot up-and-coming talent. So the win of Scots Dragoon for conditional jockey Felix De Giles could be the first of many. De Giles
MANY thanks to everyone who came to Hereford Racecourse on Sunday when a modern day record crowd of 5,500 were able to cheer home two local horses. Herefordshire trainers gave themselves plenty of chances by supporting the races in big numbers, and they
HEREFORD Couriers won both the men's and women's team races in the opening race of the 2007-8 Herefordshire Cross Country League season held at Croft Castle over a testing course consisting of hilly woodland trails and farm fields. In the men's race
Luctonians 52 pts Peterborough 15 UNBEATEN leaders Luctonians ran in seven tries to secure their sixth consecutive Midlands 1 victory on a glorious afternoon at Kingsland. Andy Garrod and Paul Hulland each bagged a brace of tries, while full-back Jeremy
A BRACE of goals from both skipper Karen Stephens and Frankie Bishop led Kington to an emphatic 6-1 home win over Knighton in the KBS Ladies Hockey League. A much-improved Knighton side opened the scoring before Bev Hyde pulled Kington level with a hard
A STRONG first-half showing paved the way for Hereford's emphatic 7-1 home win over basement side Plymouth Marjon B in Premier Division 3 of the N4 Financial Solutions West of England and South Wales League. A brace of goals each from man-of-the-match
BROCKHAMPTON Cricket Club capped a memorable year by collecting their divisional trophies at the Crusader Worcestershire County League annual dinner in Bewdley. The villagers finished level on points with Worcester Nomads but were crowned the Division
ROWBERRY Court Farm, near Bodenham, will host Hereford Motocross Club's final competitive meeting of the season this Sunday. Local riders will be out in force and the racing is sure to be competitive as the participants try to pick up their final points
Plans to erect 81 homes on the site of a Hereford college have been refused. Councillors decided yesterday (October 24) to turn down a proposal to build 81 homes at the site of the Royal National College for the Blind on Venns Lane. Councillors considered
A HEREFORDSHIRE horse and rider have picked up a top prize at the Morgan Horse Champ Show in Oklahoma City last week. More than 1500 horses compete at this show in various divisions, both ridden and driven. An exciting qualifier win led Angela Conner
Hereford 17 pts Lichfield 19 HEREFORD were left trying to workout how they lost a game that they totally dominated, visitors Lichfield stealing the points at Wyeside with a charge-down try during the last two minutes. The visitors had not threatened
Ledbury 20 pts Woodrush 20 WOODRUSH scored a try with just two minutes to go to snatch a draw and bring Ledbury's five-game winning sequence in Midlands Four West (South) to an end. They still lead the table, but only by a single point. This only
THE Herefordshire cricket equivalent of Wonder Woman' has scooped an OSCA for her bionic efforts at her local club. Therese Warwick has been recognised on a national platform for her outstanding work at Ross-on-Wye Cricket Club. The mother-of-three
LAST year's beaten finalists, Pegasus Reserves are through to the second round of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Strongbow Senior Cup after defeating home team Colwall Rangers 2-1. Rangers had the better of the play over the 90 minutes but failed
Hereford United 0 MK Dons 1 HEREFORD United suffered their second home defeat of the season as Dons powered on at the top of the League 2 table with their ninth successive victory. But the game, which was settled by Mark Wright's strike three minutes
SATURDAY'S defeat by MK Dons made England's defeat in the rugby and Lewis Hamilton's defeat in the Formula 1 title race pale into insignificance. When we were down to 10 men, we adjusted the team whereby their free man was always going to be a central
Flackwell Heath 1 Pegasus Juniors 3 PEGASUS stunned the free-scoring Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division leaders with three goals in 16 first-half minutes. Although the home team then did most of the attacking, the city side held on in style
THE Hereford Times sports team is now back at full-strength following the arrival of Ian Morgan. Ian has rejoined the Hereford Times as sports writer and sub-editor after two-and-a-half years away. He previously worked as both a sports and news
Presteigne 3 Cogan Coronation 2 CHRIS Goode scored a second-half hat-trick to ease Presteigne into the fourth round of the FAW Welsh Trophy. The first half lacked cohesion as both sides were guilty of giving the ball away. Darren Jones fired a vicious
Fancy a flutter on Hereford having a bypass? You could get lucky with lottery cash - but there's a catch. Only walkers and cyclists would get to use the bypass, the bid for which has now reached the last four of a national competition. The winning
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IT was an emotional time for Hereford's MP when he met up with crew members who saved his life after he became dangerously ill on a flight to the USA . Paul Keetch has no recollection of the events that took place on July 8, which resulted in the Virgin
A GROUP of women from Herefordshire have bared all for a popular villager. The ladies of Preston-on-Wye are looking to give the Calendar Girls a run for their money by selling their own. But the 16 women who revealed (almost) everything had the barefaced
A surgery being held in Leominster Library will give people the chance to talk to one of their Community Support Officers (CSOs). Christina Howard is one of two CSOs for the Leominster Town South area, which covers the southern half of the town and
AN intrepid Herefordshire youngster has raised £13,000 for two county charities following a four-week trek over the Andes. Olivia Straker, aged 18, from Abbey Dore, was one of 10 disabled young adults taking part in the latest series of the popular BBC
IT may not be a familiar feast nowadays but a traditional rustic recipe has hit the streets of Hereford after some creative thinking by city street traders. The delights of Herefordshire Fidget, a popular 18th century food, have been re-introduced to
A GOVERNMENT minister has been on a fact-finding mission to Herefordshire. Liam Byrne, the newly appointed Minister for the West Midlands, was told of the county's economic and social problems during his first visit to the county on Monday. Starting
A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer is to appear in court charged with breaking foot and mouth restrictions. Nigel Bevan of Coldbrook Farm, St Weonards, is charged with moving livestock on Friday, September 14, when there was a total ban on livestock movement. He
TWO NHS trusts in Herefordshire have been diagnosed as "fair" in a major health check. The annual, national tests replace the former star rating of performance. They are divided into two - how trusts use resources and the quality of service. Both Hereford
THERE will be something for everyone at the 2007 Herefordshire Food Festival this weekend. Last year, more than 5,000 people turned up and this year, it is hoped more will attend the event to help make it one of the UK's biggest and best food events.
TWO of Herefordshire's most prized assets - apples and cider - have been celebrated at fairs and festivals across the county. The ninth Leominster Apple Fair, organised by Felicity Norman and sponsored by Herefordshire Green Party, featured apple identification
A MOTHER-of-two who drowned trying to rescue her friends' children from the Atlantic was a strong swimmer who had competed in triathlons. But the current off the Algarve coast proved too powerful for former Willersley woman Jean Dinsmore, one of three
Loughborough Dynamo 3 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS' away form in the Polymac Services Midland Alliance, and luck, totally deserted them on Saturday. They were 3-0 down by the early stages of the second half, then lost Jon Pugh to injury and finally, to
Westfields 1 Boldmere St Michael's 0 LOOKING to bounce back after the previous weekend's first Midland Football Alliance defeat of the season at Barwell, Westfields converted a second half penalty to take the points in an end-to-end encounter at allpay.park
Westfields 0 Barwell 3 WESTFIELDS' seven match unbeaten run in the Polymac Services Midland Alliance came to an abrupt and surprising end at allpay.park on Saturday. Having lost their last three games, the Leicestershire visitors certainly entered
Westfields 2 Shawbury United 3 SLOPPY finishing and individual errors cost Westfields dearly as they made a surprise exit from the FA Vase at the hands of lower-graded opponents in a second qualifying round tie at allpay.park. Missing a number of
Pupils who went to a Presteigne school during the 1970s are invited to a reunion next month. Teresa Samuel (nee Ball) is organising the get-together for those who left John Beddoes School in 1974. The reunion will be held at the Radnorshire Arms
A community group in Hereford is joining forces with a nearby watering hole to raise funds for the Macmillan Renton Appeal. The North Tupsley Action Group (N-TAG) and the Whitehouse pub on Whittern Way are organising a shave-athon on Monday,
