Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade is building lessons learned from the Severn Stars fire into plans to fight any future blazes in Ledbury's historic buildings. Gas taps and systems in Ledbury town centre are being surveyed after investigations into
Top of the entertainment bill at this year's Ledbury Carnival will be the Queen Tribute Band, Queen B. The lads will perform live on stage in the High Street during the afternoon, and bring back the memory of Freddie Mercury and his super group. The singer
John Masefield High School in Ledbury is celebrating GCSE results that are equal to those of its record-breaking Millennium year. This year, 61 per cent of candidates achieved five or more C grades - a result that matches the school's previous best in
Ledbury-based composer John Rushby-Smith has compared the piano in St Michael and All Angels' Church to the instrument played by Beethoven in the 19th Century. Mr Rushby-Smith, who was at a Christine Stevenson recital in the church last Friday, has actually
Garden designer and Chelsea Show gold medallist Fiona Hopes will give a lecture over coffee at Hellens manor house at Much Marcle on Friday, September 13, at 10.30am. Ms Hopes is well known as the co-author of The Complete Book of Patio and Container
Leading children's charity NCH has published figures showing the generosity of Ledbury and Newent people towards the charity over the past year. Local people donated £724 towards the Herefordshire and Worcestershire total of £55,000. Newent gave £145
Ledbury Youth First is offering information for school and college leavers considering a"gap year" working as a volunteer at home or abroad. Details available at the "First Base" office off The Homend include how to get a paid post in industry for a year
The annual summer sale on behalf of St Bartholomew's Church, Ashperton, will take place tomorrow (Saturday), from 9.30am to noon at St Katherine's Hall, Ledbury. Admission will be 20p and stalls will include cakes, books, toys, bric-a-brac, plants and
ONE of Ledbury's biggest employers, Amcor Flexibles, is seeking planning permission for a major expansion of its premises on the Lower Road Industrial Estate. Amcor, which primarily produces packaging for the food industry, took over Viking Packaging
CODDINGTON villagers are almost halfway to their £45,000 target to restore the bells and frame in the Parish Church of All Saints. A major fundraising drive was launched this year to get the belfry ship-shape for the new Millennium, and so far £20,000
Feckenham 2nd's v Eastnor 2nd's Eastnor won by four wickets at Feckenham on Saturday. Bowling first, excellent spells from Eastnor's Phillips (2-9 from 7 overs) and Large (3-17 from 9 overs) saw the home team in deep trouble at 20-5. Hicks (48) and Shah
THE annual six-a-side contest is being held at Colwall Cricket Club on Bank Holiday Monday. Twelve teams will be competing in a fun day which will include a barbecue and tombola. The first game is at 11am with the final at 6.30pm. Spectators and supporters
The second annual Mike Sefton Memorial Cricket Match is taking place this tomorrow (Saturday) at Colwall cricket ground. Last year, over £1,000 was raised for the Wooden Spoon Society, a national charity that funds projects to get disabled and disadvantagedchildren
BROMYARD could find itself lagging behind other market towns in Herefordshire over the next decade if the first draft of a county plan is approved. That was the warning from town councillors who met on Monday (August 19) to discuss the Herefordshire Unitary
POLICE in Bromyard are appealing for witnesses after a substantial quantity of aluminium was stolen from a factory on the A44 in Linton. Thieves used cutting equipment to remove a padlock and enter the premises before making off with the aluminium in
Police are appealing for witnesses to the theft of an Ifor Williams twin-axle stock trailer. It was stolen from agricultural premises in Ullingswick at about 11pm on Monday, August 19. The trailer was seen being towed away by an unknown vehicle. It was
BROMYARD Town Crier Peter Dauncey added another title to his long list of awards. Mr Dauncey, husband of mayor Joan Dauncey, picked up the title Supreme Champion of Wales in a competition last weekend.
Police in Bromyard are advising householders to take extra care with home security following several overnight burglaries in the area last week. Overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 13 and 14, there were burglaries in Bannut Tree, Clover Terrace
kington 0, ledbury town 1 A WELL-TAKEN goal by Robbie Colwell gave Ledbury Town their first ever win at Kington on Tuesday night. Colwell may have been a little lucky to still be on the pitch having been booked for a challenge off the ball inside two
MAHAL 6, LEDBURY TOWN RESERVES 0 LEDBURY Town Reserves were given a rude awakening to life in the West Midlands League as they went down 6-0 in their first competitive match at this level. Playing at the impressive Hadley Stadium, Ledbury were understandably
WEOBLEY v EASTNOR III AN exciting match at Weobley saw Eastnor beat the league leaders by just one run in this Hereford Times H&DCL Division Two game. Eastnor's Dave Jones bowled nine maiden overs on the trot for two wickets to put himself into the
EASTNOR v LUCTONIANS EASTNOR lost their Catley Staite Division Three match at home on Sunday to Luctonians by 68 runs in a match where there were 94 extras. Batting first Lowden (36) and W Hicks (29) put on 66 runs for the Lucs opening stand before Steve
FLUSHED with the success of winning at prestigious agricultural events this summer, the Black'n'Blues Show team has already set its sights on winning at London's Royal Smith-field. The team, which takes cattle at livery, will also be exhibiting at other
WITH cereal growing producing such lamentable cash returns, more and more farmers are backing a plan to produce energy crops to feed a power station expected to be built in central Herefordshire. The first two meetings to launch the project have already
HEREFORD United have signed former Leyton Orient midfielder Neil Gough but boss Graham Turner is set to name an unchanged side for their Nationwide Conference clash at Gravesend and Northfleet tomorrow (3pm). Bulls' manager Graham Turner has described
FOUR men remain in police custody over an assault in Leominster that is being investigated as an attempted murder. A fifth man arrested yesterday was released without charge earlier this morning. Within the next two hours detectives are expected to apply
RESULTS from Blandford Forum (Severn members sent 133 birds). 1 M Williams 1828, 2 M Williams 1819, 3 M Williams 1809, 4 P Haycock 1768, L Wood 1628, J & M Powell 1617, I & K Farley 1581, T Jones 1477, D Farley 1315. Pools M Williams.
ANOTHER big turnout on August 14. We had 17 1/2 tables for Club Pairs. The leading scores were N/S 1, Greta Dallimore & Marjorie Archer 63.5 per cent; 2, Denis Reay & Doreen Sallis 62.7; 3, Marcus & Jean Holman 60.2; 4, Peter Fanshawe &
LEDBURY TOWN 1, SMETHWICK 1 ON a sweltering sunny afternoon Ledbury played hosts to last year's whipping boys Smethwick. Whether it was the tactics, the heat or the pre-game warm up, Ledbury struggled to come to terms with a poor Smethwick side which
NEWENT town centre should be lit by up to 25 heritage-style lanterns by the autumn. The move is part of an enhancement programme being carried out by the town council and Gloucestershire County Council. Individual planning permissions are currently being
Taste of the West, which organised a food and drink tasting in the Newent area last week, is calling for local producers to attend the Speciality and Fine Food Fair at Olympia, London, from September 8 -10. For details call 01392 440745.
There will be a Christians Together meeting on Monday, September 9, from 7.45pm, at Picklenash School, off the Ross Road.
The memory of rocker Billy Fury will be brought alive at the Newent Circle Club tomorrow (Saturday) from 9pm, when entertainer Rob Dee pays a musical tribute.
LEDBURY'S first cinema for half a century is set to be launched with the screening of a major box office smash on November 2. Market Theatre manager Paul Graham is confident that Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society will have a big, permanent, multiplex-type
Fun was on the cards when Ledbury childcare charity Urchins held two special open days at its new premises in Ledbury Comm-unity Hospital last week. Urchins will officially move from the Youth Centre to the hospital on September 4. In advance of that,
LEDBURY has enjoyed 27 carnivals in succession and this year's extravaganza promises to be the biggest and the best to date, thanks to the support of the community and its Golden Jubilee "Royal Pag-eant" theme. Up to 10,000 people are expected in the
A nursing home resident went missing for a day after driving his motorised scooter up a narrow alley off Ledbury town centre - and finding he could not turn the vehicle round. Police put out urgent appeals and carried out searches for 94-year-old Gordon
A MIXTURE of old-fashioned pedal power and modern bike technology could provide the future for police patrols in Ledbury. A specially-designed mountain bike, complete with blue lights and a two-tone siren, is the latest weapon in West Mercia Constabulary's
Ledbury fire crews helped fight a blaze at Corse Lawn when an oven caught fire at a meat plant. Twenty-five firefighters were on site at the height of the blaze at Mitre Farm, off the B4211. The call out took place at 12.30pm on Wednesday and two crews
THE successful bidder for Ledbury's former Cottage Hospital will be shown submissions from Ledbury people concerning possible community uses for the Victorian building. Leominster constituency MP, Bill Wiggin, has been assured by the Under Secretary of
Ledbury Army Cadets have volunteered to act as stewards on the barriers during this year's Ledbury Carnival. This year's "Royal Pageant" procession is expected to be the biggest to date, but the sheer scale of it gave the Carnival Committee organisers
A barbers' pole which has been outside the barber's shop in The Homend for almost a century has been given a new lease of life in time for the Ledbury Carnival. Colin Thorne has just replaced the pole's wooden cap, after the gold-coloured crowning glory
A former pupil of the John Masefield High School in Ledbury, Victoria Gilder, has graduated from Swansea University with a 2:1 degree in French and Politics. Miss Gilder is the daughter of the mayor of Ledbury, Coun Noel Roberts. Miss Gilder worked for
A TRADITIONAL Mongolian tent, known as a "yurt", will be painted by youngsters from Bredenbury Primary School and have pride of place at a Herefordshire Earth Summit. Hereford will host the summit simultaneously with one in Johannesburg on August 30.
Eastnor is to enjoy a community "Parish Day" on Sunday, September 1, centred on St John the Baptist Church and Eastnor Primary School. The event, which is expected to run from 10am to 4pm, will begin with a service in the church at 10am, then feature
STAFF and volunteers celebrated the coming of age of the Sue Ryder shop in Ledbury this week and looked forward to a complete make over of the Homend premises planned for February. The shop, which raises money for hospices, will be closed for a fortnight
CONSERVATIVE MP Bill Wiggin was presented with an Amnesty International mug as a thank you for joining members of the Ledbury branch for a question and answer session on human rights. Branch spokesman Jim Absalom said: "Although Amnesty is non-political
Ledbury businesses feature heavily in a new "Guide to Smoke-free Eating and Drink-ing in Herefordshire". Complied by Barbara Benn-ett, Herefordshire Council's smoking cessation co-ordinator, the local businesses listed include Abbey's Bakery and Tearoom
Bosbury Jubilee Play-ground Committee has organised a 'Bosbury Bonanza' for tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm, on the school playing field. Attractions will include a free-fall parachute display, pony rides, tombola, duck races, coconut shy, tug 'o' war and
COLWALL v DEVIZES COLWALL continued their impressive run in the league on Saturday as a Richard Williams century and six wickets from Damien Berry secured a 68 run victory over Devizes. Winning the toss and choosing to bat, Colwall soon worked a comfortable
DALES v COLWALL Jordan Kontarines' 89 runs were the lynch pin of a five wicket win over Dales in the Herefordshire Sunday League. Set a target of 184 in 40 overs, Colwall looked shaky early on as Ed Palmer and Steve Ferguson fell in quick succession.
Colwall U11s enjoyed a return to winning ways with a victory over Sapey on the Ghost Meadow, Colwall. Batting first on a damp wicket, Colwall made a slow but steady start. Charles Geiss and Peter Taylor built up a useful opening partership. When Taylor
A family association with Pencombe village post office that has lasted more than a century came to an end last weekend. Around 180 residents, friends and family members gathered at the village hall for a celebratory tea party to thank Ruth Chilman for
VISITORS arriving in Bromyard at times when the tourist information centre is closed will soon get a helping hand, thanks to a local tourism group. Bromyard and District Tourism Organisation Group (BADTOG) has successfully secured matched funding from
THE first steps towards getting a Farmers' Market in Bromyard have been taken by Herefordshire County Council. It has started the process of changing the designation of Cruxwell Street to allow markets to take place there. The council has advertised the
A NEW NHS Guide to Smoke-Free Eating and Drinking has recommended four cafs and restaurants in the Bromyard area. They are the Hop Pocket in Bishops Frome, The Garden at the Bannut Tea Room in Bringsty, The Old Apple Store Tea Room on the Brockhampton
BROMYARD has just seven days to wait before it finds out how it has done in its first Britain in Bloom competition. The results will be announced at The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford, on August 30.
A caravan was broken into and a number of items stolen at the Tenbury Road car park in Bromyard between 8.50pm and 10.20pm on Saturday, August 17. Anyone with any information is asked to call Hereford Police on 01432 276422.
A Lawn Flight ride-on mower was stolen from an outbuilding in Pencombe between Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18.
EASTNOR stepped closer to First Division cricket with a 30 run victory over Feckenham to keep them in runners-up spot of Division Two WCL. Batting first, Eastnor's Dan Baker (31) and Jabran (35) put on 47 runs for the second wicket after the early loss
FOUR young farmers from Usk in Monmouthshire, south Wales, showed their knowledge of practical and safe use of farm machinery by winning the final of the YFC Efficiency with Safety competition at the Royal Show in July. Charles Andrews, Ed Williams, Russell
IT may appear to be a pretty harmless roadside weed with its yellow, daisy-like flowers but ragwort, quite rightly, is more commonly known as the "Yellow Peril" being one of the most frequent causes of poisoning livestock in Britain. Classed as a biennial
IN Victorian times alpaca cloth was hugely popular, with Queen Victoria herself keeping a small herd of the attractive-looking animals at Windsor. In fact, the demand for the alpaca fibres, which come in a full range of beautiful natural colours, was
WITH farming crashing from one crisis to another, Liverpool University student Fiona Mellors decided there was huge scope for a special study. And although having had no connection whatsoever with agriculture, she chose to study the impact of BSE on farming
TONY PIKE chairman of the Home Grown Cereals Authority talks to reporter ROY LEWIS WITH cereal prices in the doldrums there is more pressure than ever on the Home Grown Cereals Authority to live up to its remit to improve the competitiveness of the industry
MRS Jill McAree of Knapp Farm, Pixley, loves the country life. She makes use of the ground on her farm mainly by keeping sheep, both Beltex and Bleu du Maine breeding ewes. But sheep are not her only interests as she breeds Irish Waters Spaniels that
BROMYARD TOWN 6, DUDLEY TOWN 1 BROMYARD Town entertained Dudley Town in this opening match of the new season in the Express & Star League Premier Division. In front of a good crowd, Town produced some quick breaks up front and with the benefit of
AUGUST 17 Farnborough T (H) 2-1 (Pitman 2) 20 Forest Green (A) 3-1 (Parry, Williams, Wright) 24 Gravesend (A) 26 Morecambe (H) 31 Nuneaton B (A) SEPTEMBER 9 Woking (A) 14 Chester City (H) 17 Yeovil Town (H) 21 Stevenage B (A) 24 Kettering Town (A) 28
POLICE are continuing to question five men over a brutal beating in Leominster that's being treated as attempted murder. Victim Jonathan Lawrence, 29, remains 'critical' on life support at the Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham. Mr Lawrence was
THE owner of a Cradley mountainboard centre has hailed the weekend's national finals competition as a success, despite low spectator turnout. The final round of the ATBA British Championships took place on Saturday and Sunday (August 17 and 18) and featured
THE clouds overhead threatened rain and there was thunder but play started with Magpies losing the toss. Good defending from defence players Tracey (GD), Nickki (GK) and Linda (WD), forced errors from the Vixons and inspired shooting from GA Hayley and
MATHON, Cradley and Storridge Mixed A team travelled to play Hallow Tennis Club and in an even match earned a winning draw. The MCS pair of Janet Brown and Phil Toghill started strongly in the hot conditions and won the opening rubber 7-6, 6-3. Phil and
NEWENT Community School is to become one of just two Community Arts Colleges in Gloucestershire from Septem-ber 1. To help the school achieve the new status it is being funded by the Government to the tune of £750,000, spread out over a four-year period
Ahead of official Arts College status next month, Newent Community School is celebrating a series of stunning A-level results in the arts, which puts the learning centre right at the top of the national tree. AQA Examination Board has sent letters of
The mayor of Newent, Fred Passant, has written to 80 different organisations in town enclosing questionnaires as part of the community consultation exercise, The Newent Initiative. Nine thousand flyers have also been printed in advance of a series of
The National Birds of Prey Centre near Newent is organising a special day to celebrate its 35th anniversary in Gloucestershire on Sunday, September 15. The centre moved from Dorset with 12 birds in 1967. It now holds the most significant collection of
A TOTAL of 800 passes have been snapped up for Graham Kendrick's concert at Gorsley Chapel's Wye Valley Christian Festival. Mr Kendrick is known internationally as an accomplished contemporary hymn writer. Originally 600 tickets were printed for the concert
Renewal of planning permission is being sought from the Forest of Dean District Council for the redevelopment of the Direct Autos garage site in Newent High Street. Newent Town Council has made an objection to the planning application, for 31 one bedroom
Activities for children have been arranged to take place at Newent Farmers' Market today (Friday) from 10am to 2pm, at the Market House. Attractions include bread making, drum making, pasta pictures, and a treasure hunt. The date for the next Farmers'
Storytime readings for pre-school children are at Newent Library from 2.15pm to 2.45pm, beginning on November 8. Further details are available from the library.
Newent Memorial Hall will be the venue for a Fifties re-union dance on behalf of the Air Ambulance Appeal, on September 21, from 8pm. Tickets and further details are available on 01531 822576.
