TITLE-CHASING Bromyard Town were quicker to the ball during the opening minutes of this Banks's Brewery Division One (South) local derby needing to win to maintain their challenge. LEDBURY TOWN 0, BROMYARD TOWN 3 Bromyard's Chris Jefferson had two early
HEREFORD'S Safeway store has been given 12 months to 'get its act together' and sort out a rat-infested storage area, writes RICHARD WILSON. The supermarket giant was handed a 'last chance' by city planners this week to keep using a line of storage containers
A HEREFORD water safety expert is on course for international action with a role in the world's most exciting adventure challenge. Firefighter Mark Cullum takes his talents to the sun-drenched South Pacific tasked with training teams for this year's Camel
AN upbeat 'review' paints a positive picture of life at Herefordshire College of Art and Design. A 10-strong team of inspectors from the Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) spent a week on site earlier this year. Results revealed strengths in all
THE Three Counties Show at Malvern in June will again be promoting the best of British. It will be stepping up its efforts to promote British farm produce by developing the popular food fair, sponsored by Advantage West Midlands, the Regional Development
THE annual ploughing, hedging and fencing competitions were held at Penybont Farm and Green Acre Farm, Newbridge-on-Wye, earlier this month, by kind permission of Davies Bros and H A Forkings. After a busy day with competitors from a wide area taking
FORTY-two staff members of the Mead Webber meat plant at Eardisley have been given notice of the firm's closure. The plant is facing shutdown following a change in Government meat hygiene standards. John Thorley, chief executive of the National Sheep
PROTESTS are going up over the first GMO farm-scale trials to take place in Herefordshire. Members of Friends of the Earth in the county are demanding more information on the fodder beet trials at ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, this summer and will be
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Two events were held at the Club on April 12. The first was a heat of the BGB Simultaeous Pairs in which the leading pairs were : Doreen Sallis & Margaret Westbrook, 61.5; Ken Brookes & Steve Clegg, 56.5; Karin Fairweather
STUDENTS from Here-ford, Ludlow and Bicester ECKA clubs took part in an inter-club competition organised by Hereford Contact Karate Club. The competition was for less experienced fighters, open to students below blue belt, and was spilt in to six sections
THE Ready, Steady, Win Sporting Achievements for Youth project has handed out the largest series of grants in its six-year history. The project, founded by the Rotary Club of Ross-on-Wye, has awarded a total of £3,974 to 16 young athletes and the figure
AN abandoned greyhound that had to have a leg amputated after being involved in a road accident has been officially recognised for her battle back to good health. Angel has been named as a finalist for 'Brave Pet of the Year' in the WAG (Willing And Giving
YOUNG people in Ross-on-Wye are getting first-hand experience of the fight against crime, thanks to a pioneering initiative from the town's police force. Pc John Cooper and the bobbies at Ross Police Station are taking 14- to 16-year-olds out on the beat
THE colour of one of Weston's ciders matched the award it scooped in an international competition. 'Old Rosie' came back to its Much Marcle headquarters from the Finnish Beer and Cider Festival boasting a gold medal. It beat off major competitors from
THE bells are ringing for The Dick Whittington Family Leisure Park, a new £2 million tourist attraction between Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. If planning consent is given, the 108-acre attraction, named after one of the county's most celebrated historical
CRUEL tricksters who placed thin wire across footpaths in Ross-on-Wye could have seriously hurt or killed passers-by. Local people alerted police to the dangerous trap at Warm Hill, Deep Dean, On Tuesday, April 18. The wire had been stretched between
MORE than 80 local young people will be flying the flag for Herefordshire in the capital's newest tourist attraction, writes CATHERINE SHOVLIN. Pupils from the Ledbury partnership of schools and the town's Community Choir will be singing, dancing and
HEREFORDSHIRE gained a notable win in their annual match against the Shropshire and Herefordshire Juniors at Severn Meadows, overturning a 4-2 morning foursomes deficit to record an overall 10-8 victory after winning the afternoon singles 8-4. County
VODAFONE can site a mast and antennas in a county village, in spite of neighbours' health fears. Planning councillors have approved an application for a 69-foot lattice tower and radio equipment housing at Bodenham. Felton Parish Council had said that
AN American visitor was so struck by the spirituality of a border church that she sent £1,000 towards repairs. The woman, from Connecticut, has helped push a £41,000 appeal launched by the Friends of St Mary's Church, Pilleth, past the half-way mark.
A LEOMINSTER building expert is jetting out to Vietnam this week to lecture a multi-national audience. Robert Demaus is attending the International Symposium on the Conservation of Historic Timber Structures. "There is a huge amount of conservation work
A DIABETIC man who went missing from his Leominster home at the weekend would be in need of insulin. Neil Victor Pritchard is said to be in a depressed state. The family of the 36-year-old, of Westgate, last saw him on Saturday evening when police say
A 95-YEAR-OLD Leominster historian has illuminated a corner of Herefordshire where two forgotten saints once cured the sick. According to Norman Reeves, doctors gathered at ancient Stretford Church every year on the feast day of St Cosmas and St Damian
WHEN the curtain comes down on a Bromyard show next week the most relieved person will be teenage theatre impresario Joseph Howlett. As one of Britain's youngest directors, the 14-year-old has had to overcome a series of obstacles to get his show 'Bus
MUSICAL memories strike the right note in salutes to a 'legendary' figure from Herefordshire's early rock scene. Robert 'Fish' Fisher, 60s star of The Soulents -- counted among the county's greatest-ever groups -- has died at his home in the USA. Friends
A SALVAGED county bus has been involved in a mercy mission to Eastern Europe, writes RICHARD WILSON. The Midland Red vehicle was rescued from the scrap heap and donated to Humanitarian Aid for a life-saving trip to Bosnia. And the battered vehicle - after
CHURCHES in Herefordshire are set to tackle drugs and homelessness - or at least to talk about the problems, writes GEORGE CHILDREN. They are gathering various agencies to take part in a forum at the Shirehall, Hereford, on May 6. Aimed principally at
IT'S D-Day for Herefordshire Council's controversial plan to privatise rubbish collection. Cabinet is expected to approve the move when it meets this afternoon. Members are due to receive a confidential report on the outcome of negotiations with the preferred
HEREFORDSHIRE has an arresting case for cash to boost its country cops, says the county man who chairs West Mercia Police Authority. Brian Watkins believes resources to reassure rural areas could be heading this way given Government intentions to increase
LEDBURY Cricket Club are busily preparing for the new 2000 season that will see the Club's two Saturday sides taking part in a re-structured Marches League. The first team under the leadership of Dave Taylor begin their campaign at Burghill on Saturday
EWYAS Harold recovered from a midweek defeat against Fownhope in the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division to go back to the top with a 3-1 home victory over Westfields on Saturday. Westfields took a 10th- minute through Steve Higgins,
LEOMINSTER secured the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Division 1 title with a midweek win over Wooff-erton Reserves. Steve Evans squandered a penalty but scored the goal for a 1-0 away victory as Leominster got the upper hand in a hard-fought contest
HEREFORDSHIRE School of Excellence young footballers Matthew Williams (Aylestone School) and Andrew Williams (St Mary's, Lugwardine) have been selected for the West Midlands Schools under-15 trial at Warwick University. The School of Excellence will continue
Westfields 0 Kington 1 KINGTON completed a Banks's Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division double over their struggling Hereford neighbours who were left ruing several missed chances, including a penalty, which should have given them at least a
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - Speaker at the April meeting, the first of the summer evening meetings, was local member Anne Lyons. She gave an instructive talk and demonstration of 'The Magic of Essential Oils'. The team was chosen for the WI quiz at Crossgates
DRAW - As a result of their February draw, members of Lyonshall Charity Bridge Club were able to give donations to the Mozambique Appeal and also to the local charity, Leominster Riding for the Disabled. Anyone who is interested in this charity bridge
SALE - A spring plant sale and coffee morning in aid of Christ Church, Llanwarne will be held in Llanwarne Village Hall on May 13, from 10.30am until 12noon. There will be plants, a cake stall, bring and buy,
LUNCHEON - Eighty guests enjoyed a three-course luncheon in the village hall on April 16. Prepared and served by members of Almeley Hall Committee, this was another highly successful event enjoyed by villagers and their friends. Thanks are due to this
COFFEE MORNING - A coffee morning has been arranged for May 1 to raise funds for St Andrew's family service. Plants, cakes and fresh vegetables will be available at Inkerman Cottage, Winnal, from 10.30am.
FROMES put in their best Sterling Classic League performance of the season against a table-topping Talbot Head side previously unbeaten. FROMES HILL 5, TALBOT HEAD 3 In a game that Fromes dominated they initially found themselves 0-2 down by half time
WEST Bromwich Albion Ladies were in no mood to surrender and forced Ledbury Ladies to battle all the way, in a tightly compressed match. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0, LEDBURY LADIES 2 For most of the match it was end to end, but the experience and fitness of
A FAMOUS city pub name has reappeared in Hereford this week after an absence of several years. The Farmhand and Firkin signs outside the hostelry in Commercial Road have now all been replaced with new displays for 'The Kerry.' "Everybody who came in here
CHANGES made to the city's Old Wye Bridge are making conditions 'difficult and dangerous' for the hundreds of cyclists who use it daily. That is the claim of Hereford Cycle Users' Group in a letter to Herefordshire Council's transportation manager, John
HEREFORD Railway Station is in line for a good-food award. People who use the caf there still have a week to vote it into first place. More than 4,000 people have already cast their vote for the Good Grub award in the Station of the Year 2000 competition
WESTFIELDS' 19th century village hall has been replaced with a new community centre. The old wood and tin hall in Highmore Street was demolished last May to make room for a smart new building costing more than £200,000. The new community centre will provide
A WELL-KNOWN Hereford pensioner has hit out at the 'faceless officials' who are planning to block off his street from traffic. Jack Trumper was a familiar face in the city for many years as he fought crime with the Hereford police force. But now he has
LEOMINSTER'S Lion Gallery, in Broad Street, has quickly become part of the artistic life of the area, although it only opened in June 1995. At a Leominster District Council forum late in 1994, one of the ideas to come forward was the notion of a gallery
A SHOBDON-based company has been so successful with a herb to combat a killer lamb disease that it has taken on extra staff to cater for the demand. Zintec Feed Supplements has carried out trials over the past 12 months on many farms in North Wales and
COLWALL Womens Second hockey XI won their final Severn Division Three match of the season on Saturday to confirm their promotion as league champions. BROCKWORTH II 0, COLWALL II 3 The side missed out on promotion last campaign being defeated in the last
ON Saturday Ledbury were away at North Midlands One champions Droitwich for their last league game of the season. DROITWICH 1sts 34pts, LEDBURY 1sts 17pts From the offset the wet, windy prevailing weather dictated that it was to be a forwards game with
HEREFORD Tae Kwon-Do Club came away with a haul of medals from their first ever Association of Great Britain Midland Championships in Hinckley. Mike Jeffries took gold in the boys' green belts heavyweight competition ahead of team-mate Darryl Potter,
ANGLING: John Barker came out on top in Hereford Fly Fishing Club's second trip of the season at Llandegffed Reservoir near Pontypool. Barker had a combined catch of 17lbs and also landed the biggest fish of the day at 4lbs 10oz. Thirty members took part
LEOMINSTER ladies were whitewashed in their first National Tennis Club League West Midlands Division outing with a 6-0 defeat at home to Edgbaston Priory. The other results in the division ended in similarly emphatic results with 6-0 wins for Telford
GWERNYFED produced a strong second-half performance to claim the Luctonians Floodlit Trophy with a 21-9 win over the holders, the host club's 2nd XV, at Mortimer Park. Fly-half Jonathan Hern kicked three penalty goals to give Luctonians a 9-8 interval
A EUROPE-funded project to regenerate Craswall, Llanveynoe, Longtown and Walterstone may include neighbouring parishes in its second phase, writes ANITA HOWELLS. The Olchon Development Group was given a £20,000 brief by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
THE ball has already started rolling to make the most of Ledbury's twinning with the Swedish town of Strmstad. While the official signing of the association takes place at the town council meeting tonight, the young Ledbury Swift footballers will be thinking
THE ancient Roman town of Ariconium at Weston-under-Penyard is the inspiration for a Millennium exhibition starting in May. 'Ariconium 2000' features work by five local artists based on Roman artefacts found. Pottery, ironwork, jewellery and collages
RARE flowers and strong coffee are the main attractions for nature lovers taking part in guided walks on the Lugg Meadows. Herefordshire Nature Trust is inviting people for some fritillary-spotting, followed by a coffee morning. The meadows, by the trust's
SIGNS proposed for a Ross-on-Wye bank that had been said would be 'out of place' in the historic town will soon be in situ. National Westminster, at Market Place, is to have its existing signs replaced by two fascia signs and two existing logo projectors
MONMOUTH and District Branch of the National Childbirth Trust has taken delivery of £1,000 to fund sessions by an antenatal teacher and breastfeeding counsellor. The money is their share of the £302,124 being handed out to 64 voluntary groups in Wales
DARTS enthusiasts are in for a treat next Wednesday (April 26) when record-breaking six times World Champion Phil Taylor shows his style against local players at a Ledbury pub. Taylor, always a popular performer, will be in action at the Brewery in Bye
THERE was jubilation at last for a Leominster business that had thought its expansion plans would be put on hold for a second time. But Herefordshire Council's northern area planning sub-committee has given planning permission for M & M Sports to
A CROSS-BORDER political 'raider' is gunning for Herefordshire Council - with ammunition supplied by his opposition, writes BILL TANNER. Would-be MP Peter Gooderham, battling in Brecon and Radnor as a Tory, has fired a verbal volley over Offa's Dyke with
KINGTON-based Atrium Conservatories has opened a window on the world with a sale to a Californian customer over the Internet. A $150,000 conservatory was sold after 14 months of e-mail communication between the company's Bernard Rump and his client who
LEOMINSTER Town Council is set for a major reshuffle after next week's local elections. Eight councillors, including four former mayors and the post's current incumbent, will not be seeking re-election, meaning that the 16-strong body will have at least
ONE of Herefordshire's greatest war heroes has died aged 87. Jack Best tasted national fame earlier this year when a television documentary chronicled a team of British prisoners who plotted to escape from Colditz by glider. The war ended before the plan
THE loveable hedgehog is the subject of a National Awareness Week from Monday, April 30, and a county nature group is urging everyone to get involved. Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) is hoping to find out more about the distribution and numbers
FULL charity status has been granted to the Wye Foundation, the organisation founded in 1995 to help save the river's declining population of wild salmon. Its work to conserve and improve the salmon and other indigenous species of animal and plant life
GULF War Syndrome was described as a 'spurious defence' by the judge who sentenced a former Hereford SAS trooper to life in prison for the murder of his ex-lover. In a jealous rage, Thomas Shanks killed Vicky Fletcher after seeing her in a pub with her
EASTNOR Cricket Club are entering teams at age level under 13 and under 15 in the Leadon Vale Youth Cricket League this season. The under 13's games are played on a Sunday morning and the under 15 games are played on Monday evenings starting at 6pm. An
WATERLOGGED pitches played havoc with the weekend fixtures and one casualty was the HFL Peterson Cup final between Kingstone Rovers and Miners at Rotherwas. RESULTS HFA County Challenge Cup final: Ewyas Harold 1 Bromyard Town 4 (aet). HFA Under-18 Giantkillers
THREE Elms held on to take the title in Division 1 of the Jewson Hereford-shire Sunday League by the narrowest of margins from runners-up Madley. The duo finished level on 45 points after Madley ran out 4-1 winners at Sporting K's but the win was not
Wellington 7 Knighton 0 LEADING scorer Stuart Gwynne fired home a brilliant second-half hat-trick as Wellington swept away Knighton to carry off the Presteigne Otway Cup at the fourth time of asking. In the Easter Monday final, played at Presteigne, they
Pegasus Juniors 1 North Leigh 2 PEGASUS suffered their second successive defeat in the Hellenic League Premier Division on Monday after two costly defensive errors in their 'home' fixture at North Leigh. They took the lead on 15 minutes when Mark Davies
Ewyas Harold 1 Bromyard Town 4 (aet) BROMYARD lifted the HFA County Challenge Cup with a fine extra-time performance and a hat-trick from inspired young striker Chris Jefferson in the final at Edgar Street. Town had looked set for a comfortable victory
RETIREMENT - At a recent meeting of Woolhope Parish Hall Committee, Mr S W B Dereham, of Sapness Farm, Woolhope, retired as chairman of the committee after 33 years on the committee, 27 of them as chairman. Gerald Brown, chairman of the parish council
AUCTION - Weobley Arts Project is staging an auction of promises in June. Forms for people to fill in with their offers are available from the post office or from Kate Jones at the Glebe House, telephone 318901. These forms are being collected this month
FLOOR - An initiative through the Herefordshire Bowls Association and Sellack Bowls Club could see the possibility of a new floor at Sellack Hall. Several years of campaigning by representatives of the club had brought to light the critical state and,
BRIDGE REPAIR - The repair of Boultibrook Bridge on the B4355 main road between Presteigne and Norton has been completed well under the estimated eight weeks, and residents of the two communities are delighted to have the road open. Powys County Council
CELEBRATION - A May Day celebration is in store at the Shortwood working dairy farm as it becomes totally organic.The May 1 event in Pencombe will see maypole dancers and a special ceremony to bless the crops.There will also be talks on organic farming
SERVICE - People from the Birch Group of Parishes met at Much Birch Village Hall for the handing out of palms and a short start to the forthcoming service at Little Birch Church. Halfway to Little Birch, the walkers were joined by Sheena, a 34-year-old
TENNIS - Marden Tennis Club is looking for new members for the coming season. Young, old, experienced or otherwise will be made very welcome at this friendly family club located in the centre of the village. Club night is every Monday from 7pm onwards
HISTORY SOCIETY - A guided tour to Upton-on-Severn, which will be followed by tea at the White Lion Hotel, is planned for next Wednesday, May 3. Those wishing to join this trip should note that the party will be leaving at 1pm.
LENTEN LUNCHES - The sum of £195 went to Christian Aid from the Lenten soup lunches held in Knighton at the St Edward's Close social room. Organiser Olive Waters, supported by a voluntary team of soup makers, waitresses, kitchen helpers and raffle prize
TUNES - More than three hours of non-stop fun and competitions was provided at the village hall. Called 'Name That Tune', the evening was for all ages, with a lot of children coming along with their parents and making a full house. About 70 people filled
PARISH COUNCIL - The April meeting of Ewyas Harold Parish Council was held at the Memorial Hall, with Peter Jinman in the chair. A large number of items of correspondence was discussed and the clerk presented the financial report, which was approved.
THEATRE - Eardisley Little Theatre Company were winners in the 2000 Midland Division of the All England Theatre Festival, held in the Ludlow Assembly Rooms on Saturday, April 15. Their play, 'Blue Remembered Hills', by Dennis Potter, was directed by Alun
ACTIVITIES - As part of the monthly Millennium activities in the village, Dormice are dancing around the maypole in the village centre on the afternoon of May 1. The road through the village will be closed to traffic from 1.30pm until 4.30pm.
TALK - For Probus a talk on 'The life and works of J B Priestley' sounded tempting, but to be led on the journey by Mr W Brown and company, complete with soft 'Brudderford' tones, was more than could have been anticipated. Mr Brown took members through
SPORTS PERSONALITIES - Results of the Brecknock Sports Personality of the Year awards were: Senior sports personality of the year -- Marsha Davies, cricket; junior sports personality -- Gary Cole, judo; youth award for outstanding achievement -- Mark
SUPPERNITE - At the April Suppernite held at the chapel, Frank Bennett presented a fascinating talk entitled 'The Postal History of Hereford.' He told about the introduction of postal services in the county and their subsequent development and displayed
ROAD PROBLEM - The collapse on the roadway at Knightshill was mentioned at the parish council meeting. It was hoped to find a requirement to light the barrier at night time in the interest of road safety. PROJECT - A project to produce a 'Domesday Book
A WARTIME garden shrunk to the size of a table top is among the Herefordshire exhibits that will be on display at a WI craft spectacular in Cheshire next month. Complete with Anderson shelter and vegetable plot, it is the work of mother and daughter,
