Herefordshire | Archive | 2007 | August
A BROMYARD couple were forced to jump 15 feet to safety from a first-floor window when the "Krays" came calling, Hereford Crown Court heard. more...
NEW reporter Jack Davidson has joined the Malvern Gazette & Ledbury Reporter team this week. more...
A group from the Heather Society braved the wet weather to visit The Bannut, in Bringsty, last Saturday. Founded in 1963 to promote interest in the perennial shrub, several of the society's top members were present to view the large heather garden at its colourful best in August and September. more...
Tomorrow (Saturday) the nationally-acclaimed theatre company Oddsocks Productions visit Whitbourne Hall with Shakespeare's The Comedy Of Errors.Oddsocks use a wagon which turns into a stage. For tickets, at £17.50, call 01886 821165. more...
EGG throwing, space hopper racing and a day of all-round fun is being offered by Stoke Lacy Village Hall Committee this Sunday. There will also be tombola and a silent auction, along with mouth watering barbecue food. The event will be held at the village hall from 2.30pm and admission is free. more...
DOG owners are being offered free poop scoop bags that can be disposed of in any council litter bin in a bid to keep the streets spotless. more...
A special open afternoon is taking place at the Local History Centre, in Bromyard, to celebrate a new edition of historical farming book A Pocketful of Hops. more...
A MOTHER and daughter team plan to open a multi-discipline health centre in the heart of Bromyard. more...
BROMYARD residents have volunteered their homes to stranded strangers in the event of another flooding emergency in the town. more...
MEDIAEVAL England came alive at the weekend for the first ever Living History day at the Hop Pocket Craft Centre, Bishop's Frome. more...
COLWALL Library is changing its opening hours. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme for a phone mast in the centre of Colwall was approved this week, despite hundreds of objections. more...
AN extra meeting of Colwall Parish Council will take place next week after several items of business from Wednesday's meeting were deferred to allow for discussion of the village's railway bridge closure. more...
THE prospect of children crossing the railway track to get to school in Colwall following the closure of the village bridge has been slammed as an "accident waiting to happen". more...
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme for a phone mast in the centre of Colwall was approved this week, despite hundreds of objections. more...
A NEW building in Colwall could become the country's most eco-friendly home. more...
ANYONE with ideas for next year's Kington Festival will be invited to air their views next month. more...
ANYONE with ideas for next year's Kington Festival will be invited to air their views next month. more...
A DAY care centre that offers a countryside experience to people with learning needs has won a national award. more...
TWO young Polish men have been attacked in Leominster town centre. more...
TWO young Polish men have been attacked in Leominster town centre. more...
TWO young Polish men have been attacked in Leominster town centre. more...
TWO young Polish men have been attacked in Leominster town centre. more...
HEREFORD cobbler Sharon Nichols is celebrating being awarded Timpson Employee of the Month after her outstanding customer care skills and craftsmanship came to the attention of retail magnate boss, John Timpson CBE. more...
Take the opportunity to visit Cwmmau Farmhouse in Brilley on its last open day this year. 2-5pm. more...
THE band that put Welsh hip hop on the map will be rapping in Hereford tonight. more...
TWO vehicles have been broken into on the same night in Hereford. more...
TWO vehicles have been broken into on the same night in Hereford. more...
MEMBERS at one of the most famous churches in the county are due to start the process of looking for a new rector next weekend. more...
THE centre of Hereford will host a Health and Wellbeing Day in a bid to encourage more people to get fit and healthy. more...
FULL-BACK Trent McClenahan is expected to be fit for Hereford United's League 2 clash with Rochdale at Edgar Street on Saturday. more...
THE Poultry Park, at Oxenhall, near Newent, will host an open weekend from tomorrow (Saturday) to Bank Holiday Monday, August 27, from 11am to 5pm each day. more...
THE parishioners of St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor, have launched a fund-raising drive for £6,500 to pay for the replacement of the inadequate lighting system in the church. more...
THE mystery of a rare book left in the pigeonhole of a Ledbury Poetry Festival trustee has been solved, thanks to an article in the Ledbury Reporter. more...
A NEW scheme to help Ledbury residents report any concerns or issues to their local police officers is proving a great success. more...
A FORMER John Masefield High School pupil will attempt a jailbreak from Alcatraz, by swimming his way to shore across the shark-infested waters of San Francisco Bay. more...
WHAT would Ledbury Carnival Day be without the annual Flower Show, organised by the Ledbury Horticultural Society? more...
THE manager of Ledbury's Llandinabo Farm Shop, Joe Arquati, is wondering whether he is the first butcher in Herefordshire to offer grouse this year. more...
THE Ledbury area will benefit from new bus services, when a new timetable comes into force on September 2. more...
QUEEN Elizabeth High School, Bromyard, now a specialist humanities college, is celebrating improved GCSE results for the third year in a row. more...
JOHN Masefield High School is celebrating record GCSE results, with 68 per cent of its pupils achieving at least five C grades or higher. more...
THE Bromesberrow Gardening and Social Club held its annual show at the village hall on Sunday, August 19, and judge Bob Oliver said he was very impressed by the high standard on display. more...
TWO ladies from Ledbury have launched a new company that they believe can help businesses old and new alike. more...
ASHPERTON'S St Bartholomew's Church's annual summer sale tomorrow (Saturday) will now start at 9.30am, not 9am as previously advertised. more...
ANYONE who would like to learn a martial art can sign up for Aikido classes at Ledbury Leisure Centre, next to the John Masefield High School. more...
WESTONS Cider will be hoping it is second time lucky when it holds a Children's Fun Day at its visitor ventre in Much Marcle on Sunday. more...
A LEDBURY town councillor has written to the Big Lottery Fund asking it to refuse a £2 million grant request by Herefordshire Council to build a new library. more...
THE White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland is urging everyone not to be late for this year's Ledbury Carnival, which has a fairy tales and nursery rhymes theme. more...
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