GRAHAM Turner's FA Trophy stars failed to repeat their cup heroics in the Nationwide Confer-ence at Stevenage's Broadhall Way on Monday. After a goalkeeping gaffe gifted them the lead after just 76 seconds, they conceded an equaliser minutes before the
HEREFORD'S Sky TV specialist Rob Elmes came up with the goods again in Saturday's FA Umbro Trophy quarter-final tie at Edgar Street. Elmes, who scored United's solitary goal when the cameras came to Hereford for last season's FA Cup second round tie with
PERFORMING Art students at Hereford College of Art and Design have many opportunities to boast about their talents, and amaze audiences with their performances. This year's second years will be leaving in June to pursue their careers in universities and
THE programme for Hereford Choral Society's concert in Hereford Cathedral on Saturday, March 24 at 7.30pm, which as announced previously will be the last concert conducted by Dr Roy Massey, will now include an orchestral work - Elgar's 'Serenade for Strings
HEREFORDSHIRE Ploughing Association attracted a record entry of more than a hundred ploughmen to their match held just before the foot-and-mouth outbreak. The match at Wharton Court, Leominster, by kind permission of Messrs N and T Helme, was held on
MACHINERY operating costs to establish a potato crop now amount to an average £330/ha, according to the latest figures from ADAS. And costs could further escalate with growers' additional efforts to aerate and dry out waterlogged soils, said Bill Basford
THE ownership of Hereford Racecourse has been officially handed over, following its sale to Northern Racing in a deal worth almost £3.7 million. Staffordshire-based Northern Racing acquired a 92.1 per cent stake in the Racecourse last month.
FORMER England Test cricketer Graham Gooch was the guest of honour at a fundraising sports dinner in aid of Hereford Cathedral School at the Three Counties Hotel. Sports correspondent and co-writer of Gooch's autobiography, Frank Keating, introduced the
MARK Owen will be aiming to claim the men's singles title for the 18th at the Herefordshire County Table Tennis Association Championships at White-cross School tomorrow. Number one seed Owen will take on Alan Salisbury in the semi-finals of the men's
LEDBURY 2nd turned in a storming display of 15-man rugby to record a 57-0 victory at Old Cryptians 2nd. Barrett Price led the way and kicked a total of 17 points, added to a hat-trick of tries from Neil Price. A second-half avalanche wrapped up a comfortable
Bishop's School 11 pts Chantry 13 A LAST-minute penalty miss denied Bishop's victory in the final of the Luctonians Under-16 Anglo-Welsh Schools Cup against Chantry of Martley. The Hereford school claimed first blood with a penalty from centre Michael
LUCTONIANS Rugby Club have decided to resume league fixtures to keep their season alive and boost their chances of promotion from Midlands 2 West. The North Herefordshire club, who are closely associated with the farming community, postponed two previous
THE highlight of the county's amateur drama year will take place at the Courtyard from March 20-24, when the 64th Herefordshire County Drama Festival is staged. The adjudicator will be Jane Levan. As well as the usual groups there are a number of new
LEGENDARY footballer John Charles, whose career included player-managership at Hereford United, was voted the greatest Welsh footballer of all time at the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame dinner, which marked the 125th anniversary of the FA of Wales.
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner will be pitting his wits against two former colleagues after the Bulls were paired with Nationwide Conference strugglers Forest Green Rovers in the last four of the FA Umbro Trophy. Forest Green management duo Nigel
THE great grandfather of the founder of Brecknock Museum is to feature in an exhibition on the pioneering East India Company. Sailor John Lloyd was one of five Brecon men associated with the company in the second half of the 18th Century, when it was
PHOTOGRAPHER and classical guitarist Gareth Rees-Roberts will be demonstrating both of these skills at The Hat Shop in Presteigne this month. His photographic exhibition 'Into The Woods' continues until March 31 and is based around a Millennium commission
COLWALL went down 5-3 at St Austell in Premier Division 1 of the West Clubs Women's League after a rude awakening with four home goals in the opening 18 minutes. The Herefordshire side never quite recovered from this early onslaught following their long
Theatre March 15 'Wolf', The Market Theatre, Market St, Ledbury. Details: 01531 633568. 16-17 'Crossing', The Market Theatre, Market St, Ledbury. Details: 01531 633568. 19-24 Beau Brummell, Malvern Theatres. Details: 01684 892277. 21-24 'Equus', The Courtyard
HEREFORDSHIRE Football Association official Steve Moggs has a big day on Sunday, March 25 as assistant referee for the AXA FA Women's Cup semi-final between Bristol Rovers and Arsenal. Moggs, from Ross, has risen through the ranks with the Herefordshire
Birmingham County FA 6 Herefordshire FA 0 Herefordshire were outplayed by a young and talented Birmingham side in a women's representative fixture at Willenhall Town FC. The hosts raced to a five-goal interval lead, although some fine saves from Herefordshire
Ross Town Ladies 6 Frome Sportshouse 1 ALL the goals came in an action-packed first half as Ross strengthened their second position in the Premier Division of the South-West Women's League. Gail Morris bagged the first two and Helen Edwards, Rachel Pitt
Clanfield 1 Ross Town 2 ROSS came from behind to take victory at mid-table Clanfield in Division 1 West of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League. Town keeper Andy Watkins was forced into two fine saves early on, but the hosts went ahead in the tenth
Hinton 2 Bewdley Town 2 HINTON maintained their recent run of good form to share the points after their Banks's Brewery West Midlands Division 1 South title-chasing visitors fired home a late free-kick to pull level. Hinton dominated the first quarter
Brackley Town 3 Pegasus Juniors 2 TWO second-half goals inside a six minute spell proved too much for Pegasus at promotion-chasing Brackley in the Premier Division of the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League. The hosts side took an early lead when Jason
KINGTON Town were unfortunate to lose 1-0 at Premier Division leaders Ludlow Town in the Banks's Brewery West Midlands League on Tuesday. Ludlow went ahead against the run of play inside the first 25 minutes and, despite several good opportunities, Kington
LORD Scudamore Primary School are through to the national finals of the English Schools' FA Adidas Predator Under-11 six-a-side soccer competition after they triumphed at the Midlands regional finals. The city school, representing Herefordshire as county
FORMER Hereford United FC stalwart John Layton is bringing the Pakistan national side to England this weekend in preparation for their World Cup qualifying games. Layton is currently in charge of the Pakistan national and youth teams and his squad will
FINAL SERVICE -- Sunday's service at 6.30pm in Weobley Church will be the final service within the group for the Rev. Janet Gasper. She has been appointed to the benefice of Baxterley with Hurley and Woodend and Merevale with Bentley in the diocese of
TALK AND SLIDES -- This will take place in the Millennium Hall on Wednesday, March 21, at 7.30pm. The talk is entitled 'Lost Landscapes and Gardens of South Herefordshire' and will be given by David Whitehead. Tickets are £5 each to include a glass of
LUNCHEON CLUB -- The March meeting of Lyonshall Ladies Luncheon Club was held at The Corners, Kingsland. Guest speaker was Colin White, of Hereford, and his talk centred on the facts and delights of sterling silver.
HISTORY SOCIETY -- The next meeting of Linton and District History Society will be on Wednesday, March 21, at 7.30pm in Linton Village Hall. It will consist of the annual meeting, followed by a slide presentation given by Brian and Pat Squires. COFFEE
FOOTPATH SCHEME -- The present outbreak of foot and mouth disease has led to the cessation of work on local footpaths, says Peter Newman, voluntary organiser of the Kington Footpath Scheme. Because of it, he adds: "All works and maintenance on the rights
FUND RAISING -- New outdoor play equipment is needed for the school and fund-raising events are being held to raise the cash to purchase it. The Forest of Dean Male Voice Choir is making a welcome return visit to perform in an effort to raise funds for
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE -- Gladestry Women's Institute members, at their February meeting, were delighted to hear that more than £100 was raised for the Bracken Trust by their successful whist drive earlier in the month. In spite of other local attractions
ORAL HISTORY GROUP -- Good progress is being made with the churchyard and the memorial inscriptions inventory. The work should be completed within a month or two. Many thanks to everyone who has assisted to-date. The group meets each Sunday at about 2.30pm
QUIZ -- Sixteen teams took part in the Colwall Players Fun Quiz at Colwall village hall. Refreshments were served during the break. The quiz master was Steve Hockett, who also set the questions. ANNUAL MEETING -- The Colwall Vestry and annual Parochial
VILLAGE HALL-- The party night held in the hall in January was a great success and raised £184 for village hall funds. More than 50 people came along to enjoy a delicious hot supper followed by a musical entertainment given by Keith Sandall, a very talented
ST BRIAVELS Music Society, now in its 35th year, has started its 2001 spring season this month with a flourish. Norman White of Nimbus began with a fascinating talk of his 'Life in Opera'. The audience thoroughly enjoyed his anecdotes, rare recordings
THE orchestral highlight of the year takes place at The Courtyard on Sunday, March 18 when the world renowned Grand Union Orchestra will be performing 'Where Rivers Meet', the third concert in the venue's exciting Music for the 21st Century season. 'Where
SEARCHING for a suitable site for a sustainable aquaculture project is Hereford consultant Laurence Hutchinson . He is seeking about 15 to 25 acres to develop his designs for trout fisheries and sustainable organic aquaculture systems. Mr Hutchinson,
THE lack of a pre-General Election spending spree in the Budget leaves the door open for a desperately-needed cut in interest rates. This would slash farmers' borrowing costs and pave the way for a further reduction in the strong pound. "The Bank of England
The Rural Stress Support Network, which provides support to those suffering from a variety of stresses, has received a cash boost to assist the cost of its work during the present foot-and-mouth crisis. The network in the West Midlands has just been given
POPULAR Irish landscape designer Diarmuid Gavin, whose often controversial ideas on television programmes have gripped the nation's gardeners, has pledged his support for a new competition for schools. He is to be patron of an annual design-and-build
HEREFORD pool star Karl Alexander was right on cue to chalk up his third title in the Strongbow Pool Classic at the city's Woodpecker Club. Alexander came out on top against a strong field made up of players from as far afield as Liverpool and Wales,
HEREFORD Post Office team won their Ten Pin Bowling regional competition for the sixth year in a row and Stuart Coleman also added the individual title for the second time. HEREFORD Post Office team won their Ten Pin Bowling regional competition for the
THE weekend's sporting action around Herefordshire will again be heavily truncated by the foot-and-mouth crisis, with football the worst hit. The Hereford Times Herefordshire Football League has suspended all matches for the remainder of the month and
BISHOP'S School hooker Jacob Greasley has been ruled out of the England Schools Under-16 squad with a muscle injury to his lower back. The injury, which he sustained while training with England in Italy, will keep Greasley out of the home and away fixtures
HEREFORD'S ABC Cinema will continue to show Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore in the eagerly-awaited sequel to 'Silence of the Lambs', 'Hannibal' in the evenings for seven days from Friday. The early-evening performance features 'The Adventures of Rocky
PREPARING again to share their joy of living in Herefordshire with visitors and locals alike are a happy band of volunteers. Every day throughout the summer, commencing the third Saturday in May until the end of September, guides are on duty to show visitors
HEREFORDSHIRE Golf Club had a busy and successful weekend with no fewer than four club teams winning rounds of national and county knockout competitions. They also staged the first of the season's national qualifying competitions with the Lombard medal
HEREFORDSHIRE author Anke Spivey's unusual and deeply personal book 'What's It All About Then', undertakes an exploration of God's true creation as she sees it. "Soon after we arrived in Herefordshire in 1980, I became interested in the reasons for life
THE spiritual and political life of a Hereford saint is the subject of a new biography, published to coincide with the restoration of his tomb in the city cathedral. 'St Thomas of Hereford' has been written by local author Gabriel Alington and illustrated
CHRIS Dirkin has been officially unveiled as Herefordshire's new cricket development officer, following the departure of Harshad Patel to a similar position with Worce-stershire. Dirkin, 33, who currently lives in Madeley, Telford but plans to relocate
Westfields 1 Walsall Wood 1 WESTFIELDS are rapidly earning the reputation as the Banks's Brewery West Midlands League Premier Division draw specialists and shared the points for the 11th time this season. Mark Hibbard and skipper Matt Phillips posed early
LEGENDARY footballer John Charles, whose career included player-managership at Hereford United, was voted the greatest Welsh footballer of all time at the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame dinner, which marked the 125th anniversary of the FA of Wales.
HEREFORD United boss Graham Turner will be pitting his wits against two former colleagues after the Bulls were paired with Nationwide Conference strugglers Forest Green Rovers in the last four of the FA Umbro Trophy. Forest Green management duo Nigel
LUNCHES -- This year's Titley Lent Lunches have been arranged for: Saturday, March 24, Clatterbrune, Presteigne, hostess - Phyllis Lewis, and Saturday, April 7, Titley Village Hall. Both at 12 noon. The money raised at the lunches is being donated to
DANCING -- A sequence dance will be held at Stretton Sugwas village hall on Saturday from 8pm until 11pm in aid of Parkinson's Disease. Tickets are available from Bunty on 01432 267125. Jean Thomas has now given up being the leading lady at the old time
CLOSED -- Sellack Parish Hall has been closed indefinitely in an attempt to stop any risk of spreading foot and mouth disease. The bowls club, which operates from the hall, was unable to play its final league match of the season at home against Michaelchurch
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT -- An indoor football tournament was held at the East Radnor Sports Centre on Sunday, March 4, when the newly-formed Presteigne Colts divided into several teams of five took on players from Knighton. After a series of games the final
MANOR HOTEL -- The town council has been informed by Powys planning department that the west wing of the Manor, which collapsed three years ago, is to be reinstated by the owners. Pending the listed building application being submitted, a temporary inner
ST DAVID'S DAY -- On March 1 pupils at Knighton Primary School held their St David's Day assembly. Head teacher Nigel Topley told the children it was a special day for everyone who lived in Wales and went on to tell them about his first visit to Wales
GARDEN CLUB -- This month's illustrated talk by Andy Pedrick will be on 'Heathers' and will take place on Monday, March 19. Winter meetings are held in Gorsley Village Hall at 7.30pm. COFFEE MORNING -- The Christchurch coffee morning this month will be
