HOTELS around Ledbury, dealt a severe blow by the loss of the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival last year, are celebrating news this year's Gold Cup has already sold out - two months ahead of the race. The race takes place on the last day of the Festival
CONTRACTORS working on Ledbury's new community hospital have been forced to carry out remedial work after failing a fire safety inspection. Cables and pipes on the first floor should have been protected with a fire-retardant 'intumescent mastic' but were
A Government and European windfall in the region of £1.6m is to be used to enhance and utilise Herefordshire rivers. The project, which will look at environmental and community issues, will focus on the Wye and Lugg catchment areas and their tributaries
DETECTIVES are investigating a series of shop burglaries in Bromyard, Tenbury Wells and Great Witley. Alldays in Bromyard was the latest to be targeted when a total of £3,500 worth of cigarettes were stolen in two raids on the High Street store during
December in Ledbury was the coldest for five years, according to Lower Road weather-watcher Warren Chalk. The average temperature was only 3.5 degrees Celsius. There were 19 night frosts and the chilliest recorded temperature of the month was minus 5.6
Ledbury-based writer Emilio Ponti has completed a novel based on the history of a ring he discovered in an old Italian clock. The ring dates back to around 1900 and is a memorial to King Umberto I of Italy, who was assassinated by a bandit at a Monza
People in the Dymock area are being asked to help draw up a community action map to help tackle local concerns. The map will tour Dymock, Broom's Green, Four Oaks and Preston beginning later this month and residents will pinpoint problem areas. Members
Ledbury's Community Voluntary Action Offices had an open day on Tuesday, as the Community Resource Centre took delivery of a range of new equipment. Community First, which in Herefordshire and Worcestershire acts as a facilitator for resource centres,
Newent Town Council has a new member in the shape of Conservative councillor Ray Hill. Mr Hill will take his seat officially at the next full council meeting on March 11, filling a vacancy left by Beryl Reid. Ms Reid has left the town council but continues
A BATTLING second half performance from Bromyard Town just failed to rescue an Express & Star Premier Division point at Tipton Town on Wednesday evening. TIPTON TOWN 4, BROMYARD TOWN 3 Mid-table Tipton Town opened the scoring in the 27th minute when
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB TEAMS were made up at random for the club's monthly teams competition on January 2. The winners were Marjorie Archer & Greta Dallimore with Bill Hoare & Peter Edkins who scored 51imp, 2, Dilys Merry & Kay Miller
Films change on Friday and run for seven days (unless otherwise stated). Phone venue for times. Odeon Cinema, Hereford Lord of the Rings (PG). Senior Screen, Thursday 17 only, The Winslow Boy starring Nigel Hawthorne v 0870 5050007. Coliseum Film Centre
A POTENTIAL banana skin in the shape of Ryman League outfit Chesham United threatens to put the skids on Hereford United's FA Trophy ambitions. The Bulls' record against Ryman clubs in recent years does not augur well for Phil Robinson's side with defeats
RAIDERS have stolen a quantity of specialist tools after breaking into six vehicles at premises on Roman Road, Hereford. The lorries and transit vans were in a yard belonging to Domestic and General Insulation. The tools taken were mainly drills used
A unique development combining living and work space could give a boost to the economy of Bromyard. Plans have been submitted to Herefordshire Council for 33 live/work units on Porthouse Farm Industrial Estate, in a scheme that could provide a blueprint
FALCONERS Country Dancers will kick up their heels for a new season from 7.45pm on January 13. The Falconers Band will accompany the group in English and American routines at Bromyard Leisure Cen-tre. Admission is £3 for non-members, or £2 for members
BROMYARD Ladies' Group were due to hand over £1,000 to the Bromyard Medical Surgery last night (Thursday) to help pay for medical equipment. The charitable group spent last year raising funds by holding events in the town. Secretary Joanne Bouston said
Town councillors in Bromyard have decided not to support a request from Herefordshire Council to reduce the time limit on parking by Bible House. Changing restrictions from one hour to 30 minutes at two parking spaces at the post office end of Rowberry
TEMPERS frayed during a discussion about road gritting at this week's planning committee meeting at Bromyard Town Council. When told that minor roads are no longer gritted due to cuts in Herefordshire Council's roads budget, Coun Jill Churchill was so
A NEW arrival in a Herefordshire village accidentally introduced himself by dropping in on the neighbours - from a 30ft roof. But such was the community's response to Derek Midgley's misfortune he has set up an annual prize in gratitude for their touching
SWIFTS travelled to Hereford to take on the runaway leaders of the U14's league. LADS CLUB 7, LEDBURY SWIFTS 0 The home side were 2-0 up within five minutes before Swifts organised themselves to resist a siege on their goal. Dan Cross defended exceptionally
Bromyard District: Drs J K Ilsley, N A A Spicer, I J Tait, M Clear, L Bull, S F O Scott, Nunwell Surgery: 10 Pump Street, Bromyard, 01885 483412, Practice manager, Mark Simmons. Colwall & Cradley: Drs B W A Herriot, Sarah E Herriot, Patricia C Dye
LEDBURY Town came close to sending this Worcester Infirmary Cup semi-final tie into extra time but a good strike by Robbie Colwell was well saved by the visiting keeper and a rebound effort by Lee Clueit was put wide of an open goal in the last few seconds
SATURDAY FOOTBALL EXPRESS & STAR WEST MIDLAND LEAGUE Premier Division: Walsall Wood v Malvern Town. Division One South: Bustleholme Reserves v Malvern Rangers (1.45). smedley crooke cup Quarter-final: Ledbury Town v Northfield. EVESHAM HOSPITAL CUP
The daughter of a former Ledbury curate has sealed an eventful romance with a marriage ceremony taken by her own mother. Rebecca Trafford-Roberts, 32, and Jamie Miller, 30, were married at Colwall's St James the Great Church on Decem-ber 29 by Rev Ros
A BROMYARD pub has been named as the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Hereford-shire Pub of the Year. The Rose and Lion on New Street has been recognised for its bonhomie and good beer and will now face other West Midlands pubs in regional finals in the
The Ledbury and District Society has equalled its annual waste paper collection record, despite fears a commercial door to door collection business had caused a drop in newspapers left at St Katherine's Barn. Figures show around 100 tonnes was collected
FIGURES for the Ledbury and Ross areas shows a rise in crime in 2001 over the previous year. But detection by the Herefordshire division of the West Mercia police was also up, from 18 to 21 per cent. A total of 2,205 2,128 crimes were recorded for April
When James and Sarah Hervey-Bathurst of Eastnor Castle went searching for a new chair for their drawing room, none other than television's style-guru Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen helped them choose. The outcome was shown last Saturday in BBC 2's new four part
Ledbury Greenspaces Liaison Group is calling for greater community representation, as its seeks to boost its membership in the New Year. Since it was formed in 1988, the group is credited with over 64 improvements to the environment and works closely
PLANS showing where 50 oak trees could be planted to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee have been drawn up. The Ledbury in Bloom committee has earmarked four sites and 40 trees but is open to suggestions as to where the remaining ten should be planted
A COFFEE morning in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Society raised £781. The event took place last Saturday (January 6) at St Katherine's Hall, Ledbury, and was attended by more than 200 people in just over two hours. The fundraiser was organised by Coun
A meeting of Ledbury Town Council's planning and economic development committee was cancelled just before it was due to start, because not enough councillors turned up on a bitterly cold January night. A head count in the Market House at 7.30pm last Thursday
Forest of Dean District Council has still to set a date to consider a change of use planning application to turn the Horseshoe Inn at Brooms Green into a guest house. The council's development control and licensing committee met on Tuesday (January 8)
Ledbury Swimming Pool is to launch a New Year series of swimming lessons for children next week, under guidelines set out in the Amateur Swimming Association's National Swimming Programme. Youngsters will be able to progress through 12 levels and develop
HEREFORD United have asked the Football Association to intervene after being left waiting for a £20,000 share of gate receipts and expenses from their FA Cup tie at Swindon Town. The cash-strapped Bulls were due to receive their share from last month's
NEW plans for 13 homes at the Tanyard site in Pump Street, Bromyard, are being drawn up after an earlier proposal was withdrawn. Developer Peter Terry said he withdrew the original plan for 11 terraced and three detached homes in the Conservation Area
A REPORT outlining the best ways to spend up to £350,000 on childcare and family support in Bromyard has been submitted to the Government agency Sure Start. Sure Start funding for the area was confirmed in November and will be made available in April,
BROMYARD town councillors have raised no objection to a change at 3 Broad Street from retail to domestic use, despite fears over the loss of retail premises in High Street. Coun Martin Ganderton told Monday's planning meeting: "While I support all the
A TRACTOR driver escaped unhurt when an unknown object was hurled at his windscreen between 3.10 and 3.15pm on January 2. The tractor's windscreen was damaged by the incident, which took place on the A44 in Bromyard.
AN engagement ring was stolen from a work premises in Bromyard's Highwell Lane on January 2. The gold ring, with a diamond-shaped setting of nine diamonds, was taken from a box contained in a handbag between 7.10am and 2pm.
INTERTHORNES recorded their first points of the season with a 4-2 away win over Talbot Head in the Malvern Football League. Interthornes, who had not picked up any points in the league, certainly started the new year in top form and their 100 per cent
AFTER a short presentation on the history of Colwall Cricket Club at Malvern Hills Hotel last night (Thursday), club chairman Alastair Smith was due to be presented with two cheques by Colwall Rotary chairman Roy Stockton (£150) and the Colwall League
LEDBURY players Brian Poole and George Deacon, of the Marches Bridge for All Club, were presented with prizes by John Griffiths, Chairman of Herefordshire Bridge Association. Brian Poole (Men's Pairs) and George Deacon (Mixed Pairs) played with Hereford
