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Stories for 1 November 2007

Books

Turn over a new leaf

ALL over the country people are discovering books they'd never ordinarily choose. Some they like, some they love, some they don't understand - and some they can't pick up again if they put them down.  more...

Turn over a new leaf

ALL over the country people are discovering books they'd never ordinarily choose. Some they like, some they love, some they don't understand - and some they can't pick up again if they put them down.  more...

There’s no mystery – it’s just great writing

THE exquisite pain of an impossible first love lies at the heart of Sue Gee's The Mysteries of Glass, a novel long-listed for the 2005 Orange Prize for Fiction.  more...

Business

‘We’re not millionaires yet...but we’re working on it’

AN internet gambling expert from Herefordshire has struck the jackpot on national television.  more...

‘New investment, new impetus’ for M and M

ONE of Leominster's biggest companies has a new owner.  more...

This is the start of £10m investment

THE latest addition to Leominster's skyline signals the beginning of a company's £10 million investment in the town.  more...

Think safe, be safe is quarry firm’s motto

QUARRYING and construction materials company, Ennstone plc, which operates the Leinthall quarry, north of Leominster, has picked up a national heath and safety award in recognition of its campaign to reduce accidents throughout the company's operations.  more...

Farmhouse study

HEREFORDSHIRE Council is sending staff to study for a part-time university masters programme - in a farmhouse.  more...

£1m paid to M and M

A LEOMINSTER firm has received a £1 million insurance payment following the summer's floods.  more...

Cricket

Double success for Hedges at Marches awards evening

AROUND 150 Flint & Cook Marches League cricketers and their guests celebrated the achievements of the season at the annual presentation evening at the Three Counties Hotel in Hereford.  more...

End for cricket at Leominster?

FOR the first time since competitive league cricket began in Herefordshire in 1975, Leominster Cricket Club will not have a representative side when the 2008 campaign gets underway.  more...

Sunday league presentations

THE presentation night for the HMB Catley-Staite Sunday Cricket League will take place at Saxty's, Widemarsh St, Hereford on November 12, at 7.30pm.  more...

Education

Ofsted praise for fire-hit school

A FIRE which devastated a county school has fuelled the flames of determination.  more...

Equestrian

Management changes ahead at racecourse

MANAGEMENT changes are on the way at Hereford Racecourse in time for 2008.  more...

First race at Hereford makes harness history

HARNESS racing history was made last weekend with the first-ever harness race held on Hereford Racecourse.  more...

Football

Wellington punished after some basic errors

Goodrich 6 Wellington 1 WELLINGTON had one of those days where they were left scratching their heads at the final whistle. They had played quite well for much of the game but were punished for some basic errors, leaving the final scoreline giving the false impression of a totally one-sided West Midlands League Premier Division fixture.  more...

Pegasus crash to defeat at lower-graded Saracens

Cheltenham Saracens 4 Pegasus Juniors 1 DESPITE the boost of scoring an early goal, Pegasus were a shadow of the side who beat Flackwell Heath the previous week and were eliminated from the SBJ Insurance Brokers Challenge Cup by the lower-graded home side.  more...

Ledbury slip into last three

Ledbury Town 0 Gornal Athletic 2 LEDBURY slipped into the bottom three in the Premier Division of the West Midlands League when they conceded a goal in each half against a side who started the game below them.  more...

Fownhope overwhelmed as Harold regain leadership

AFTER losing top spot to Sutton United in midweek, Ewyas Harold regained the leadership of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division on Saturday with an 8-0 win at struggling Fownhope.  more...

Junior Soccer Scene

LEDBURY SWIFTS U16s 2, LADS CLUB U16s 5  more...

General

Project picks up a prestigious award

WYASTONE Estate Limited, the team behind Nimbus Records and the Wyastone Business Park, have won a coveted Classic FM Gramophone Award for their latest project, an historic recording on the Lyrita label.  more...

Golf

Amateur crown success for James on Celtic Pro Tour

BELMONT Lodge's Pete James has won the amateur Order of Merit title on the Celtic Pro Tour.  more...

Amateur crown success for James on Celtic Pro Tour

BELMONT Lodge's Pete James has won the amateur Order of Merit title on the Celtic Pro Tour.  more...

Health

Sex health screening at nightclub

HEALTH screening was moved from a doctor's surgery to a Hereford nightclub when revellers at a Hallowe'en party were invited to provide urine samples.  more...

£248m NHS advice plea

WITH a £248 million budget for health services next year, Hereford-shire Primary Care Trust wants the public to advise it on where some of the money should be spent.  more...

Medals for hero medics

TWO heroic Hereford men have been given medals at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.  more...

New NHS dental centre opens its doors

A MAJOR new NHS dental centre is today (Thursday) opening in Hereford.  more...

Mums offer advice on breastfeeding

WOMEN will be able to get breastfeeding advice from specially trained mums at a new drop-in centre in Newton Farm, Hereford.  more...

Double role for Richard at Lifestyles and Mind

TWO of Herefordshire's major social caring charities are forging a stronger link by sharing a chief executive.  more...

Hockey

Oliver’s brace sets up emphatic home victory

A BRACE from Anna Oliver helped Hereford 2nd to an emphatic 4-0 home win over Bretforton 2nd in the West Clubs' Women's League Severn Division 1.  more...

Hereford see off Bridgend to hold on to second place

HEREFORD cemented second spot in Premier Division 3 of the N4 Financial Solutions West of England and South Wales League with a hard-fought 3-1 victory at lowly Bridgend.  more...

Latest

Three things to do on Friday

Visit Hereford Country Market (formerly WI Market) at St Peters Church Hall, Hereford. 8.30 to 11.30am.  more...

Sex health screening at nightclub

Health screening was moved from a doctor's surgery to a Hereford nightclub when revellers at a Hallowe'en party were invited to provide urine samples.  more...

Aylestone head moves on

Aylestone High School's headteacher has resigned.  more...

Aylestone head moves on

Aylestone High School's headteacher has resigned.  more...

Fire alarm alerts family to fire

A fire alarm woke-up a Hereford family after a fire started in an external electricity supply.  more...

Hatch of the day

Football fanatics Matt and Louise are expecting the right result when Hereford take on Leeds in the FA Cup  more...

Obesity’s a problem from cradle to the grave

A HEREFORD funeral director has a message for the Whitehall heavyweights getting to grips with Britain's looming obesity crisis - you've got to take it with you when you go.  more...

Duo attacked

Two men were assaulted after they were approached by a gang in Ross-on-Wye.  more...

Ex-detective faces crown court trial

A former Herefordshire detective faces a crown court trial.  more...

Locks glued

Vandals left businesses with a sticky problem on the Alton Road Industrial Estate in Ross-on-Wye.  more...

Horse rider airlifted

A woman was airlifted to hospital following a fall from a horse in a Herefordshire village yesterday afternoon.  more...

Flying pig's bacon saved

A pig won a reprieve from the slaughterhouse - after it fell from a moving lorry on to the busy A438 in Whitney-on-Wye.  more...

Bromyard could be home to three festivals

You can wait 12 months for a good festival - and then three come along at once.  more...

Green Man will help Children in Need

A Fownhope pub is holding an auction and disco to raise funds for charity.  more...

Question time for Edgar Street Grid

A public meeting is being held to discuss the Edgar Street Grid development.  more...

Letters

Questions, comments and compliments for your County Hospital

A FLURRY of letters and emails came in to the Hereford Times following our recent reports about hospital infections in relation to Hereford County Hospital.  more...

Wonderfully cared for by all staff

I HAVE recently been an in-patient in your hospital and feel I must write to congratulate you on such an excellent facility in Hereford.  more...

No washing and no antiseptic

I WAS a patient in the County Hospital recently following an accident in France.  more...

Why I could never become a nurse

I AM writing to you about the thuggish behaviour I witnessed in the accident and emergency department.  more...

When the halo shines, let it shine

THE NHS has had so many brickbats thrown at it recently that when the halo shines, let it shine.  more...

Simple ways to cut spread of the bugs

I HAVE been a patient at the County Hospital for two years and cannot fault the care and treatment I received.  more...

Listings

WHAT'S ON

Bingo, Games & Quiz Nights Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Bingo, 03 November, Eardisley Village Hall, Eardisley. 7pm.  more...

Music

Hereford’s hottest bands line up for one-off gig

THREE of Herefordshire's top bands will transform the Courtyard's main house into the city's most exciting music venue for one night only on Tuesday, November 13.  more...

Legend of Elvis lives on at the Courtyard

IN the 30 years since he left the building for the last time, Elvis's burning flame has continued to burn bright, his appeal undiminished.  more...

News

United helping to kick racism out of football

HEREFORD United Football Club joined forces with the University of Worcester to give racism the boot.  more...

Easton strikes as Bulls earn useful point at Peterborough

Peterborough United 1 Hereford United 1 HEREFORD skipper Karl Broadhurst had mixed feelings after the Bulls returned with a useful Coca Cola League 2 point from their clash with fellow promotion-contenders Peterborough United at London Road on Saturday.  more...

Johns strikes after twelve seconds to put Westfields on the road to defeat

Westfields 2 Oldbury United 3 ANTON Johns fired in a hat-trick - including a goal after just 12 seconds - to send Westfields crashing to their third successive Polymac Midland Alliance defeat on Saturday.  more...

Leeds FA Cup tie brings financial boost for Bulls

HEREFORD United look set for a massive cash bonus after being paired with Yorkshire giants Leeds United in the first round of the FA Cup.  more...

Other

Four county athletes picked for West Midlands squad

HEREFORD and County Athletic Club chairman Richard Smith had another highly successful season to report on when 110 members and guests attended the annual presentation evening at Burghill Valley Golf Club.  more...

Parish News

CHURCH SERVICES

Hereford Cathedral: 8am, Holy Communion; 10am, Eucharist; 11.30am, Matins; 3.30 Evensong.  more...

Rotherwas Ribbon

Rotherwas Ribbon plan is approved

THE Rotherwas access road is to go ahead leaving a monument, thought to date back to the Bronze Age, buried in its path.  more...

Round-Up

Four months on and flooding misery is ebbing away

THE summer of 2007 will live long in the county's memory, with thousands of people affected by downpours which saw two months' rainfall in just one day.  more...

Bad news leaves a bitter taste in battle to open bridge

VILLAGERS have been told they may have to wait until near the New Year before their divided community is reunited.  more...

Knock, knock? Who’s there?

A HEREFORDSHIRE with hundreds of homes for the first-time buyer, where pubs are post offices, village shops thrive, and bills get paid in public halls – pinch yourself, it could come true.  more...

‘When we opened the garage there it was’

HEREFORDIANS could be forgiven for thinking that one of TV's most famous wheeler-dealers has been plying his trade in the city.  more...

Hay wins it to twin it with Timbuktu

THE people of Hay-on-Wye have sealed their new-found partnership with Timbuktu in an official twinning ceremony.  more...

Tributes to stalwart of the British Legion

A MAN who served the Royal British Legion for more than 60 years has died suddenly in hospital, aged 86.  more...

George sets a shining example to scoop citizens award

A TEENAGER sitting his GCSEs next summer has already made his mark in Bromyard.  more...

New York Marathon challenge

HEREFORD businesswoman Alison Holmes is winging her way to the USA today (Thursday) to take part in the New York Marathon.  more...

Book tells the story behind the headlines

A NEW book tells the story of the Herefordshire man who took on the world's most dangerous job - in the world's most dangerous place.  more...

Rugby

Indisciplined Luctonians go down to students

Loughborough Students 27 pts Luctonians 14 PENALTIES and indiscipline cost Luctonians as they slipped to their first Midlands 1 defeat of the season against a talented Loughborough Students side.  more...

Hereford bounce back with victory over league leaders

Malvern 10 pts Hereford 28 HEREFORD'S heroic defending during the first 50 minutes provided the platform for them to go on and take Malvern, boasting a 100% Midlands West 2 record going into the game, by surprise, and race to a comfortable winning position by the final whistle.  more...

Ledbury U10s outplayed

LEDBURY U10s 0, WORCESTER U10s 30pts  more...

Under 15s play with conviction

LEDBURY U15S 12PTS, HEREFORD U15S 21PTS  more...

Hat-trick Hall inspires Thirds to fine victory

LEDBURY III 44pts, UPTON II 5pts  more...

Theatre

Taking a peek at the Personals

A MUSICAL comedy review written by David Crane, Seth Friedman and Marta Kauffman, best known as the creators of the hit TV series Friends, is the latest production from bottleneck theatre company.  more...

Turner'S Column

Leeds United tie is a match to savour for us all

THE place is once again buzzing with the FA Cup draw.  more...

Leeds United tie is a match to savour for us all

THE place is once again buzzing with the FA Cup draw.  more...

  
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