Herefordshire | Archive | 2007 | June
BROMYARD captain Zahid Saeed led from the front as Bromyard successfully chased down a big total to beat Droitwich Spa at Flaggoners Green in Division One of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE company Holden Aluminium Technologies Ltd (HAT) has announced its acquisition of the automotive product manufacturer Hydro Aluminum Worcester Ltd (HAW). more...
BUSINESSES and individuals in Herefordshire will be able to network with other firms in the county at a Ross business club event later this month. more...
BUSINESSES and individuals in Herefordshire will be able to network with other firms in the county at a Ross business club event later this month. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE company Holden Aluminium Technologies Ltd (HAT) has announced its acquisition of the automotive product manufacturer Hydro Aluminum Worcester Ltd (HAW). more...
ANOTHER feeble batting display by Eastnor left a useful Bretforton side with a comfortable passage through to the area final of the National Village Championship. more...
YOUNG cricketers and coaches in Herefordshire could soon have a helping hand if a search by the county's cricket board is successful. more...
BROMYARD captain Zahid Saeed led from the front as Bromyard successfully chased down a big total to beat Droitwich Spa at Flaggoners Green in Division 1 of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. more...
MONMOUTH lost by three wickets in a hard fought home encounter with Feckenham in Division 2 of the Crusader Worcestershire County League. more...
CANON Frome recorded their first win of the season in Division 4 South of the Crusader Worcestershire County League when they visited Hanley Castle and Upton, and returned with a narrow two-wicket success. more...
KINGTON saw a dramatic turnaround in their fortunes when they travelled to third-placed Coleshill and returned home with a three-wicket win, their first of the season in Division 3 of the Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League. more...
WOOLHOPE are in a spell of losing tight games in Division 2 of the Flint and Cook Marches league, and Saturday was no different. more...
SKIPPER John Andrews led his side from the front as table-toppers Garnons inflicted a massive 135-run defeat on home team Kington 3rd in Division 1 of the Flint and Cook Marches League. more...
TWO fine innings by Kington all-rounder Dave Exall were unable to prevent Herefordshire from slipping to a seven-wicket defeat in their opening Minor Counties Championship match of the season against Oxfordshire at Challow. more...
BARNARDS GREEN U11S V COLWALL U11S more...
OLD HALESONIANS v COLWALL more...
STROLLERS v HAY more...
EASTNOR III v LEDBURY II more...
BISHOPS FROME v EASTNOR III more...
COLWALL II v OLD HALESONIANS II more...
FOUR clubs in Herefordshire and their partner schools are this year benefiting from the Cricket Foundation's Chance to Shine' campaign to increase participation and enthuse competitive opportunities in state schools. more...
EASTNOR v BRETFORTON more...
LEDBURY v GLANGRWYNEY more...
EASTNOR v BROCKHAMPTON more...
LEDBURY v WEOBLEY more...
TWENTY-six parents at a Herefordshire primary school combined their efforts to each run one mile of a marathon. more...
PLANS to create a new sports block and improve an existing science building at Hereford Cathedral School have been slammed by Hereford City Council as being "overbearing". more...
A SCHOOL has won praise for injecting fun into lessons and boosting children whose educational abilities are considered below average when they arrive. more...
TWENTY-six parents at a Herefordshire primary school combined their efforts to each run one mile of a marathon. more...
EARDISLEY rider Louise Skelton has been in fine form in recent weeks and narrowly missed a top ten finish at a prestigious horse trial. more...
RIDERS can hitch up their trailers and head to Powys - Shropshire border to enjoy a new 80 mile ride launched by the British Horse Society. more...
Farming has been through three phases since the end of the Second World War. more...
OPEN Farm Sunday captured the imagination of more than 2,000 people across the county who visited one of the many local farms which threw open their gates. more...
The Three Counties Show Butchers' Lamb Competition was held at Hereford Cattle Market yesterday (Wednesday), with more than 3,000 prime lamb entries. The winners were DT and SM Owens, of Luntley Court Farm. Pictured are judge Daffyd Jones (left), David Owens and auctioneer Mike Evans, of Hereford Market Auctioneers. more...
FOWNHOPE Reserves have enjoyed another fine season in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League. more...
HEREFORD Times Herefordshire League chairman Mike Best has issued a plea for good behaviour towards referees in his annual report circulated ahead of the league's annual meeting next Monday. more...
TAMIKA Mkandawire, who skippered Hereford United back into the Football League, has left the club after agreeing a three-year deal with Leyton Orient. more...
BROMYARD Gala organisers are seeking entries for their annual six-a-side football tournament which features competitions for juniors, girls and senior players. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE artist will be hosting three workshops this summer, the first of them this weekend at Dinedor. more...
SUE MAWBY'S victory in the Herefordshire County Ladies Golf Championships was the highlight of a thrilling day's play at South Herefordshire Golf Club, writes PAUL FERGUSON. more...
TWO fine rounds of 73 and 72 earned Matt Harrison first place in the 36 hole Men's Annual Strokeplay Open at Burghill Valley GC. He was followed by John Devereux and Darren Richards, while Head Greenkeeper Steve Lloyd won the nett prize from Carl Rose and junior player Sam Hunt. more...
PLANS to revolutionise the way public services are provided in Herefordshire go out for public consultation next week. more...
HUNDREDS of children from Herefordshire have received treatment for congenital heart problems at Birmingham Children's Hospital. more...
Dance teacher Jenny Evans, from Shobdon, would have been proud of the way her family are carrying out her wishes. more...
Physiotherapists fear a cut in their NHS budgets could make things worse for patients. more...
MORE than a third of the people living in the Midlands are in pain, according to a survey conducted for Tesco Pharmacies. more...
There is good and bad news for those people who say breastfeeding is best for babies. more...
People in Herefordshire over the age of 40 are being urged to get their eyes tested for glaucoma. more...
A survey carried out to mark National Smile Month concludes that the UK's breath is not as fresh as it could be and that bad breath is a stinking problem for couples and colleagues. more...
UP to 40% of cancers could be prevented by two simple things - healthy eating and regular physical exercise. more...
HEREFORDSHIRE Council and Herefordshire Primary Care Trust already work closely together on a range of services. Now they want to go further and extend this policy. more...
VILLAGERS are celebrating after winning their battle with the company building a huge gas pipeline through large parts of Herefordshire. more...
A CONCERNED mother wants ball bearing guns to be banned after her teenage daughter was shot in a Herefordshire street. more...
Toddler scoops Baby of the Year award more...
TWO people have been taken to hospital after a road traffic collision north of Hereford. more...
In conjunction with RQA Management Consultants, we have been appointed by Herefordshire Council to work together on a proposed new library for Herefordshire within the Edgar Street Grid. more...
MY return to Hereford after a gap of three years was most disappointing. more...
I WOULD like to respond to Kip Waistell's letter (Hereford Times, May 31) and say High Town would have been much improved by the use of green landscaping rather than the Red Square look it now has. more...
WHILE no-one would argue that the artist's impression of the new development on the current Holmer Trading Estate (Hereford Times, May 24) was impressive, and restoration of the old canal may be welcome, there is a less attractive story behind these headlines which needs to be discussed. more...
WE would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our patients who wrote kind words and gave generous donations on the occasion of our recent retirement from being family doctors in Kington, Pembridge, Eardisley and New Radnor. more...
MY seven-year-old daughter's 10-week-old guinea-pig Fudge disappeared five weeks ago from her run. more...
I AM not sure why Martin Wyness (Hereford Times, June 7) is so upset with Channel 4 because it screened (I am told) pictures of a road traffic accident in a Paris tunnel. more...
CHANNEL 4 is to be congratulated for its programme on the car crash which killed Lady Diana Spencer. more...
I WAS sorry to read the letter regarding flooding from Leonard Taylor (Hereford Times, June 7). more...
WAY back in the depths of winter, you kindly published a letter from me that highlighted some unnecessary spending by our council, and compared the lack of spending on large potholes along Hinton Avenue in particular. more...
WALKING along the countryside's narrow lanes is becoming more difficult now with the hedgerows being encouraged to grow wild. more...
I WRITE in response to Pauline Ovenden's criticism of GPs for their non-attendance at a conference on ME in London. more...
HAVING just had the personal experience of making our acquaintance with Cheltenham Hospital we feel we must write to express our gratitude to the Volunteer Hospital Drivers. more...
WOW! To play in a football cup final at Edgar street on May 7, 2007. more...
MY seven-year-old daughter's 10-week-old guinea-pig Fudge disappeared five weeks ago from her run. more...
In conjunction with RQA Management Consultants, we have been appointed by Herefordshire Council to work together on a proposed new library for Herefordshire within the Edgar Street Grid. more...
Events/talks 'til September 20, Guided historic walks, weekdays 11am, Sundays 2.30pm. Tourist Information Centre, opp Hereford Cathedral. more...
AIR out those tents, dust down your sleeping bags and buy some paracetamol - festivals are back! more...
TWO world-famous musical groups will play a brand new venue, Presteigne's Sheep Music Dome, this weekend. more...
AWESOME and phenomenal were just two of the words used to describe The Anomalies when they played at Saturday's Wyeside Music Festival. more...
UNBELIEVABLY, it's 30 years since John Travolta strutted his way into movie history as Saturday Night Fever exploded on to cinema screens. more...
ASSISTANT secretary Brian James' hard work for Westfields was rewarded when he was presented with the clubman of the year award at the club's annual dinner and presentation evening. more...
HEREFORD United begin their 2007-8 league programme by entertaining newly-relegated Rotherham United on Saturday, August 11. more...
KINGTON and St Martin's fought out the top of the table clash at the Kington Green with the home side finally getting home by one shot in a nail-biting finish despite winning on only one rink. more...
ORLETON racing driver Roger Moran moved up to second spot in the British Hill Climb Championship rankings when he won two rounds at Loton Park on Sunday. more...
WHEN it became known that the Vatican press release issued following the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978 was largely false, speculation instantly began to swirl about what exactly happened. more...
A BRIDE took an unusual trip to church after a last-minute hitch left her without a car to her dream wedding. more...
SOME knew him as the Gentle Giant, others as the fittest man in Hereford, but for thousands of young people he was the most caring doorman ever to look after their interests at city nightspots. more...
THE Bishop of Hereford has defended the role of the church in child protection monitoring. more...
ENGLAND will go smoke-free in less than three weeks' time, but not everyone is happy about the new law. more...
BOGUS collectors have been trying to con people into giving money to the Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
THE family of a Hereford man stabbed to death in Thailand have said the verdict of unlawful killing is "what they expected". more...
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has been granted permission for its south Hereford store to allow its home shopping and delivery service to operate on a Sunday - despite strong opposition from Belmont Parish Council. more...
PEDAL power came to the rescue of police officers in pursuit of a man in Hereford. more...
A STOREMAN has been jailed for a year for committing a sex act outside a Hereford nightclub. more...
FOLLOWING the launch of a unique conservation project that resulted in the release of nearly 600 captive-bred water voles on the River Dore in Herefordshire over the past year, the Game Conservancy Trust is running a unique 'on site' demonstration day to highlight the efforts needed to restore the species to areas of Britain where it is extinct. more...
A CROWN Court judge has praised the dignity of a Herefordshire family whose teenage son was killed by dangerous "show off" driving by his best friend in a customised car. more...
A CROWN Court judge has praised the dignity of a Herefordshire family whose teenage son was killed by dangerous "show off" driving by his best friend in a customised car. more...
A RE-TRIAL will take place into the case of a Tenbury Wells man accused of murder. more...
PLANS to divert lorries away from a busy Herefordshire road have been met with anger from a local villager. more...
ONLY Fools and Horses favourites Boycie and Marlene launched the Macmillan Fun Run last weekend which raised funds for the Charles Renton Unit Appeal. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE-based charity, which is carrying out pioneering work to improve the mobility of disabled children, has been given £41,000. more...
A MAJOR Herefordshire charity is changing its name. more...
AN RAF airman from Hereford is helping to ensure security at a Basra military base. more...
ESG Herefordshire has announced a list of seven potential developers to build the new Retail Quarter on Hereford's livestock market. more...
around 2,000 women will take part in the Race for Life next month to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. more...
A special celebration was held to mark the official opening of the Kindle Centre. more...
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB more...
TERRY Jenkins' bid to land the Blue Square UK Open title ended with a quarter-final defeat to eventual runner-up Vincent van der Voort. more...
LEDBURY swimmers enjoyed success in two separate galas last weekend. more...
FORMER Melrose captain and Scotland U15 coach Bruce Ruthven (pictured left in try-scoring action for Luctonians RFC) has joined Ledbury RFC as their first full-time director of rugby. more...
IT'S fitting to round off a raft of celebrations in Worcester to mark Sir Edward Elgar's 150th anniversary with the premiere of a play focusing on the composer's marriage. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE artist who only took up painting when he turned 50 has had one of his paintings selected for an exhibition in a prestigious London gallery. more...
STUDENTS from Herefordshire College of Art & Design are currently putting together the finishing touches to the annual exhibition showcasing the work of all final year students. more...
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