THE home side batted first on a sultry afternoon at Ross Sports Centre but Frome struck in the first over when Andy Rogers removed opener Farmer. Ross recovered to push the score on to 78 before Nick Panniers took care of the other opener Morgan. The
The Queen has offered a personal message of condolence to a Led-bury family coming to terms with the deaths of three loved ones in a crash on the M56. The Queen spoke of the crash during her visit to Ledbury on Friday and her message was passed to the
THIS year's Ledbury Poetry Festival was the most successful to date, breaking or equalling all records. Tickets sales made £28,000, some £2,000 up on the previous record set last year. Visitor numbers have been put at around 5,000, equivalent to last
Animal rights protesters plan to distribute 25,000 leaflets in a bid to stop animal testing in the laboratories of Sequani in Ledbury. The first leaflets went out this week and will be distributed in the Ledbury, Malvern and Hereford areas. The locally
FLOWERS and hanging baskets have been stolen from in and around Bromyard in a series of thefts. Early last week the Bromyard in Bloom bid suffered a blow when one of its hanging baskets was stolen from High Street. Thieves struck again between Friday
VANDALS destroyed a commemorative tree, uprooted a sundial and scorched a bench at a Bromyard school. Martin Holt, Headteacher at St Peter's Primary School, discovered the destruction on his arrival to work on Monday morning. A three-inch burn was found
A FORMER boxing champion is visiting Bromyard with his cabaret act. John H Stracey, who was undisputed welterweight boxing between 1975 and 1976, performs classic ballads by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Matt Munro and charms his audiences thanks to
THE road running under Church Street bridge, in Bromyard, will be closed this weekend. The road, which runs to the Porthouse Industrial Estate, will be shut from 7am on Saturday to 7am on Monday, July 21. The bridge is undergoing essential repair work
BROMYARD'S Age Concern branch will hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday (July 23) at 7.30pm at St Peter's Church.
BROMYARD Community Support's annual general meeting takes place at the Conquest Theatre on Tuesday (July 22) at 7.30pm.
Anyone wishing to reserve a copy of the forthcoming book Chapters in Newent's History, in advance of its launch at the Onion Fayre on September 13, should phone 01531 821398 or 820655. The 19-chapter book has been compiled by the Newent Local History
Dog walkers at Newent's Arboretum will have no excuse if their pets foul the beauty spot, thanks to an extra provision of doggie bags from the town council. The council is to provide 500 bags close to bins at the site off Watery Lane and Bradfords Lane
A total of 20 hanging baskets have now been installed in Newent Town Centre, for the Newent in Bloom initiative. The town council has agreed to spend £350 on watering and maintenance for the baskets, which are mainly to be found in Broad Street, Church
Bosbury bounced back from two consecutive defeats with a display of dominance over Strollers at home. Openers Merv Carless and Gary Fletcher got the Bosbury innings off to a steady start, reaching 27 in the seventh over before Fletcher chopped an in-swinging
Charlie Griffiths and Tom Longley, two of Worcester Nomads Sunday 1sts' promising youngsters, opened the bowling, restricting home side Pencombe to 23-1 from the opening 10 overs. Ollie Griffiths then took over and in a hostile spell, took 4-14 from eight
COLWALL Cricket Club will be using a PA System to give more of a Twenty20 feel to its six-a-side tournament on August 25. The cost of entry is £25 a team and will include at least three games in a league format as well as a knockout stage. Teams interested
Police are still to identify the body of a woman who died on the A4103 road near Fromes Hill, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The accident happened by the Evesbatch turning, at 1.50am, about one mile from the village itself. The pedestrian who
Ledbury rolled out the red carpet for the Britain in Bloom judges on Wednesday, with a spectacular display of community support. Regional judges Bob Harris and Les Goodman arrived on foot and were met by a crowd of around 150 schoolchildren and at least
The recently reformed 99 Squadron of Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, was the successful bidder for RAF memorabilia at a Ledbury sale. A scrapbook and diary entitled The Short History of the Overseas Tour of 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force, February 1942 to November
THE new president of Ledbury Rotary Club is Andrew Perry, who describes himself as a "well known local agriculturalist and part-time vicar". He takes over from Neil Brambell, who has enjoyed a very active year, during which the club raised funds for a
THE inaugural meeting of Ledbury Floral Art Club will take place on Friday, September 5, from 7.30pm, at the Community Hall, inLawnside Road. It will include a flower arranging demonstration. Admission is £2.50. Further details on 01531 635404.
A HUGE expansion of a Bromyard industrial estate, worth around £2 million and possibly creating 300 jobs, is being drawn up by developers. Martley-based Marsten Developments is hoping to submit plans to Hereford-shire Council in the next month for a 15
Eastnor v Bromyard EASTNOR opening batsman Keith Fortey hit 22 runs from the first over of ex-Eastnor player Nick Hitchins, including a six through the pavilion window. It proved to be a taste of things to come for high flying Bromyard. Put into bat,
Ledbury and District swimmers were successful at the Hereford Open Sprint gala, amassing 60 medals and achieving 114 personal best times. Top honours went to Rhys Davey, aged 12, and Thomas Stokes, 10, who both won the top points trophy in their age group
Gloucestershire County Council is to be asked to come up with a solution to parking problems in Watery Lane. Motorists have been seen mounting the pavement to get past rows of stationary vehicles on the road, says Newent Town Council. The Mayor of Newent
The Wye Valley Chorus is set to make a return visit to Gorsley Village Hall on Saturday, September 6, from 8pm. Tickets, at £6 each, are on sale on 01989 720221.
Having lost the toss again, Colwall Seconds' opponents Wooton Bassett chose to bat on what was a hard and dry wicket but lost their opener Smith after two overs. Things continued to go well for Colwall and Wooton Bassett were left struggling on 82-6 after
A PARTNERSHIP between Eastnor III and the Shire Bulls of the Hereford Times Division Two played a friendly at Hereford against Division One side St Martins on a dry, hot afternoon. A good spirited match saw St Martins bat first and their reversed batting
A BOSBURY man was killed when his 4x4 vehicle crashed just outside Ledbury. Thirty-eight-year-old Stephen Michael Jackson, of Forge Bank, died when his Land Rover Discovery veered off the road near the Helping Hand, Bromyard Road. It hit a telegraph pole
Police speed monitors will be issued to the public in Hereford-shire for a unique pilot scheme, set to be launched at Ashperton Village Hall on Tuesday. The rural Community Speed-watch project will also involve the community of Stoke Lacy, and eventually
THE Queen received the warmest of Ledbury welcomes from an estimated 3,000 well-wishers outside Harling Court on Friday. When the Queen's Bentley swept into view flying the Royal Standard, a rousing cheer went up and flags were waved. The Queen, accompanied
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Westons Cider at Much Marcle as the Duke of Edinburgh paid a visit on Friday. Crowds of flag-waving onlookers lined the driveway of the farm. Stepping from the car shortly after 2.35pm, the Duke was introduced to the Weston
The mayor of Ledbury, coun Keith Francis, has sent a personal message of thanks to the Queen for her visit to Harling Court. "The crowds in the streets were delighted that you were able to spend time among them, and the car you were travelling in gave
HEREFORDSHIRE Council will discuss plans for a housing development in Long Acres, Ledbury, next Wednesday. Officers are recommending approval of four one bedroom flats and one two bedroom bungalow on land in the road. Eleven letters of objection and a
Ledbury Swifts and their supporters are to send their biggest ever contingent to Sweden. A party of 16-year-olds will take part again in the Roberts Cup international soccer tournament, pitting their skills against Swedish teams in Ledbury's twin town
The garden of Cinderdine Cottage, Dymock, will be open on Sunday from 2pm to 5pm, on behalf of the National Gardens Scheme. Dogs will not be allowed.
THE headteacher of John Masefield High School, Chris Tweedale, has resigned. Mr Tweedale, who has been headteacher for eight years, described his work at the school as "a great privilege". He is resigning to work as a Government education adviser for
Ledbury Natural Health Centre is to close down on August 31 after 12 years of providing complementary medicine, education and healthcare. Most of the practitioners already operate private practices elsewhere and these will continue. The decision to close
Around 60 people attended the Bromesberrow Gardening and Social Club meeting at Bromesberrow Place last Thursday. Owner David Myers has planted herbs and vegetable beds in the walled garden, and members enjoyed new varieties of produce. Mr Myers and his
LAST week's Ledbury branch of the University of the Third Age launch is being hailed as a success. Sixty people attended the inaugural gathering in Wellington Heath's Memorial Hall and a further 30 people telephoned their interest for attending in future
A PUPIL from John Masefield High School in Ledbury sampled army life over five days when she went on a training session with the armed forces in Winchester. Holly Jones, 16, was able to tackle paint balling, an army assault course, rifle shooting and
A law firm, marking its second anniversary in Ledbury, is celebrating being given the prestigious Lexcel status by the Law Society. To qualify, staff at the Southend business of Daniels Ferraby & Co and at the firm's other office in Tewkesbury, underwent
JUDGES have praised Bromyard for the effort it has put in to its Heart of England in Bloom bid. Judges Les Goodman and Bob Harris toured the town on Wednesday, a day which also saw them visit Ledbury and Upton-upon-Severn. "We enjoyed it," said Mr Goodman
TWO Bromyard teachers, who between them have spent more than 60 years teaching the town's youngsters, are retiring. Brian Ing and Rick Jones will spend their last day teaching at Queen Elizabeth High School today (Friday). Head of science Mr Ing leaves
CHILDREN from a Bromyard school swapped pens and paper for knives and chopping boards when they made lunch for neighbouring residents. In their final week at the school, all 38 Year Six pupils from St Peter's Primary School prepared and cooked a three-course
A CRICKET team is bowled over after recording its first victory - after seven years. A stunned Chasers cricket team from Colwall admitted to being stumped as to how to celebrate after their shock result. The momentous occasion came after around 70 games
COLWALL'S rector Carl Attwood made it to the church on time last Saturday thanks to a friend with a helicopter. He was due to conduct a wedding at the village church at 2pm - which was a problem, because at lunchtime he had to address a meeting of Acorns
NEW traffic lights at the main junction into Newent will be switched on within weeks but doubts remain about the move. The mayor of Newent, coun Fred Passant, is calling for Gloucestershire County Council to closely monitor the new system, on the by-pass
Organisers of this year's Newent Onion Fayre hope that 10,000 new promotional leaflets and the sale of 5,000 colour brochures will boost visitor numbers by as much as 15 per cent. Crowds grow in strength every year, and the 2002 figure was estimated as
The Newent Chamber of Commerce launched its fundraising drive for the £1,000 Christmas Lights Appeal with a car boot sale on Saturday on the car park of the Black Dog pub. Around six traders attended the event and 150 browsers passed through. The total
Saturday's Dancing in the Dean event in Newent has been hailed as a success by the mayor, coun Fred Passant, who launched festivities by the Market Hall. He said: "It was well supported, with the dancers coming and going and around 40 people at any one
The Glebe Infants' School fete on Sunday is being hailed as a big success by the organisers, the Friends of Glebe School (FROGS). The £1,200 raised is believed to have been a record for the annual event. Around 500 people enjoyed the fun, over a period
Newent Town Council is to provide £350 towards the cost of new tourism brochures for the town. The project is the brainchild of Newent Chamber of Commerce.
Visitors to Newent Library have until August 2 to catch up with the work of local art student Liz Moseley, who launched an exhibition there on Monday. Mrs Moseley is an undergraduate at the University of Gloucester, where she is studying towards a Bachelor
Gloucestershire County Council is to be asked to replace an oak tree at the entrance to Newent's Lakeside, after workmen carrying out work there accidentally damaged it. The request comes from Newent Town Council.
Ledbury Sunday dismissed Huntley for 128 to win by five wickets. But the early signs had been ominous as Huntley won the toss and had a bright start with Tree (16) and Green (29) putting away the loose balls. Ledbury's fortunes changed when Tree carved
WOOTTON BASSETT v COLWALL DESPITE another patchy performance, Colwall managed to earn a valuable narrow win at Wootton Bassett. The home side won the toss and decided to bat first on a dry and cracking pitch. Colwall made reasonable early progress with
