I FEEL very strongly that I should write to praise the establishments in this area who have been brave enough to pre-empt any government directives which will be causing pubs and restaurants to go 'Smoke free.' Having travelled to various countries this
I WAS pleasantly surprised to read in the Hereford Times that our MP Mr Paul Keetch is now also worried about the rising cost of houses in his constituency. During the general election campaign of 1997, Mr Keetch knocked on my door to solicit my vote
AN exhibition of children's art in support of the Love Leominster Hate Litter campaign was later rolled out to local supermarkets after its launch at the town library. Romey Worthington, of Leominster People in Partnership, co-ordinated entries from schools
A NETWORK of education excellence was being forged with Hereford College of Technology at its heart, said University of Wales dean Dr Carl Peters. Addressing graduates at a higher awards ceremony at Hereford Cathedral, he added: ''Collabora-tion among
EVERY year Geoff Sharratt has looked forward to his summer holiday but this time it's a bit different. After a lifetime in teaching and 18 years as head teacher at Wigmore High School, he knows that when the first week of September comes around he will
NEARLY a hundred youngsters at a Hereford school are looking towards a healthier lifestyle. Mordiford Church of England Primary School have been working for 10 months to achieve Healthy School status. Staff and pupils have been working to meet the standards
HEADTEACHERS across Herefordshire are celebrating sharing in cash aimed at taking cars off congested roads and encouraging children to walk and cycle to school. A total of 22 schools will share £124,900 of Government funding after they successfully developed
THE county's church schools are to lose their free buses from next year unless a plan backed by Herefordshire Council's cabinet is held-up at the last minute. Cabinet has agreed to scrap the free buses and instead backed a scheme that has parents helping
THE art of origami is one of the activities which has helped a Herefordshire primary school scoop a national teaching award. Masayo Long, an expert in paper folding has been at the Lord Scudamore School as part of an initiative in which youngsters learn
A WEEK of activities at a Hereford primary school, designed to make maths more fun, was capped with an open day to show off new skills to parents. Pupils at St Martin's School were encouraged to see the brighter, more creative side to mathematics. Activities
PUPILS at Marden Primary School received some help in their quest to repair their garden pond from the Hereford Round Table. The children desperately needed a new pond liner to replace the 13-year-old existing one which had perished through time and left
PUPILS in Herefordshire will be enjoying healthier and happier lifestyles as part of the Big Lottery Fund's £1.6 million to boost out-of-hours school activities. "Extended schools" are secondary or primary schools that also act as home for other services
COLLEGES, schools and training providers in Herefordshire are celebrating following the announcement of the highly favourable results of the recent Area Wide Inspection (AWI). Conducted by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) and Ofsted earlier this
SCHOOLS in and around Hereford have been hearing about projects to improve the livelihoods of poor communities in Ghana. Robert Gyamfi works with poor communities in Ghana for the Hereford-based international charity Concern Universal (CU). He talked
A HEREFORD school is taking very seriously the need to give modern children a fitter and healthier lifestyle. Marlbrook School had British gymnast Louise Reading along to give all 400 youngsters a workout. During a calorie burning day of activities she
STUDENTS from Lady Hawkins' Sixth Form in Kington took part in a 24-hour charity sport marathon. A total of 22 students played football, hockey, curling, badminton, quick cricket and basketball throughout the day and night. Lady Hawkins' staff supported
A SMALL private nursery in Herefordshire has been given top marks by education inspectors. The nursery has just 18 children and is part of the St Richard's Preparatory School at Bredenbury, near Bromyard. An Ofsted inspection has rated the education given
BEARD today, gone tomorrow! Head of English at Haywood High School, David Carter can feel the breeze on his face for the first time in 20 years after allowing his pupils to get rid of his beard for charity. At first unwilling to part with his whiskers
CHILDREN at a North Herefordshire school put a fishing fleet back in business after boats in a Sri Lankan village were wrecked by the tsunami. Youngsters at Wigmore Primary School raised more than £2,300 in a sponsored walk, in which the whole school
A CRISIS-hit orphanage in Sri Lanka, that is having to double in size following the tsunami disaster, is getting a helping hand from Wigmore High School. A series of 'mufti days' proved the biggest moneyspinner for students who raised a bumper £5,500
GUY IPOUA (10): (Forward, 14-1-1976, 6'1'', no appearances) Big things will be expected of the Cameroonian who comes with a pedigree which includes spells at Atletico Madrid and Torino. A powerful, pacy runner with the ability to hold the ball, Ipoua
ANDREW WILLIAMS (16): (Forward, 14-8-1986, 6'1'', 3+4/1) The young striker will be hoping that first-team opportunities will be more plentiful this time around as he seeks to establish himself in the squad. Skilful and with a powerful shot, Williams has
ANDY FERRELL (11): (Midfielder, 9-1-1984, 5'9'', no appearances) Energetic left-sided player who began his career with Newcastle United before moving on to Watford. Appeared a couple of times as a substitute for the Hornets in Carling Cup ties, scoring
SAM GWYNNE (17): (Midfielder, 17-12-1987, 5'8'', 2+1/0) One of a crop of promising young players to come through the youth set-up, Gwynne first came to attention in last season's warm-up games and earned his first starts in minor cup ties during the campaign
ROB PURDIE (21): (Midfielder, 28-9-1982, 5'9'', 82+37/14) After being the most improved player of the season in 2003-4 when he forced his way into the England National Game set-up, the last campaign turned into one of disappointment for the skilful midfielder
JON BRADY (7): (Winger, 14-1-1975, 5'9'', no appearances) Australian winger with the ability to go past defenders and provide a penetrating cross, as seen in the Stevenage Borough equaliser in the play-off semi-final first leg last season. Has already
JAMIE PITMAN (8): (Midfielder, 6-1-1976, 5'9'', 186+13/18) The only current member of the squad who can recall what it was like to play for Hereford in the Football League, Pitman's combative performances in the centre of midfield have endeared him to
DEAN BECKWITH (28): (Centre-back, 18-9-1983, 6'3'', no appearances) A powerfully-built central defender, Beckwith will already be remembered by Bulls fans after depriving them of two points with a headed goal for Dagenham & Redbridge in a televised
TAMIKA MKANDAWIRE (5): (Centre-back, 28-5-1983, 5'11'', 66+1/8) The success story of last season, Malawi-born Mkandawire is now one of the first names to be written down on Graham Turner's team sheet. Pace and an ability to read the game made his choice
THE man who is the living link between three consecutive cathedral organs, 92-year-old Lindsay Lafford, is in Hereford to perform this weekend. The former cathedral chorister makes a regular pilgrimage to the home of his formative training, but this year
TONY JAMES (6): (Centre-back, 9-10-1978, 5'11'', 295+9/19) Two seasons ago, critics such as Peter Shreeve were describing the United skipper as the best defender in the Conference. Last season, however, a pre-season disrupted by injury was the start of
ALEX JEANNIN (20): (Full-back, 30-12-1977, 6'0'', no appearances) Frenchman Jeannin will fill the gap vacated by the transferred Mark Robinson on the left-side of the Hereford defence and possesses the flair to add substantially to the Bulls' attacking
CRAIG MAWSON (squad number 1): (Goalkeeper, born 16-5-1979, height 6'2'', 41 club appearances/0 goals) Former Morecambe goalkeeper Mawson now knows doubly what it is like to finish as a Conference runner-up but miss out on promotion as he previously suffered
A BARONS Cross firm is almost £200,000 richer thanks to Hereford and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and Business Link. Q-Par Angus Ltd has been awarded a £191,000 research and development grant through Advantage West Midlands. Now the Chamber of Commerce
TYRELLS of Leominster chipped in with 12 awards to confirm Herefordshire in the premier league as a producer of fine foods. A selection of handmade potato, fruit and vegetable chips went down well with the judges of the Great Taste Awards collecting five
A SPECIALITY fine food and drink wholesaler has been toasting its own success. Minton and Donello, in Ledbury, has been awarded an Investors In People, which was presented to them earlier this month by local MP Bill Wiggin. Established for more than 30
ROSS Men's A team rounded off a successful season in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire LTA Summer League Division 1 with a 6-0 crushing of Worcester. There were straight sets wins for number one pairing Chris Friend and Josh Gilmour 6-3, 6-3 and
TEENAGER Josh Gilmour notched a twin success in the Ross Tennis Centre club championships with wins in the singles and the doubles. Seventeen-year-old Gilmour, who has enjoyed a memorable season, overcame Neil Meek in a three-set semi-final to set up
HEREFORD Wheelers Cycling Club's Gordon Butler has captured two South Wales Veterans Time Trial Association championships for the fourth year in succession. The 69-year-old covered 228.959 miles while competing in the Welsh 12-hour Championship and that
ORLETON based father and son racing drivers Roger and Scott Moran took top awards at Shelsley Walsh last Sunday. Scott recorded best time of the day in qualifying, streaking up the famous 1,000 yards course in 25.08 seconds to scoop the trophy and win
IN last week's Hereford Times it was reported that Herefordshire equestrian Liz Langford had success at Monmouth Show when her Irish Draught cross hunter mare Chance Cove and foal Tyson's Diamond Cove both came second in their hunter classes. It was unfortunately
Dunstablians 6 pts Luctonians 23 LUCTONIANS opened their Midlands 1 campaign with an away victory at Dunstable, never an easy place to secure two points. The home side were comfortably contained, however, and their threequarter line never looked like
Midlands 3 West (South): Ledbury 0, Pershore 39. North Midlands South 2: Greyhound 3, Bromyard 6. Friendlies: Malvern 2nd 15, Luctonians 2nd 21 (tries - Nick Hamer, Brett Prior, Dom Caton. Dan Toms 3 cons); Luctonians Colts 3 (Dan Phillips), Worcester
KINGTON Show's run of luck with the weather ended last Saturday when the heavens opened on several occasions and many visitors and competitors got a soaking. But the show went on and as usual, there was an excellent display of cattle, sheep and quality
HEREFORDSHIRE FWAG has again successfully tendered for work under Defra's National Farm Demonstration programme. FWAG tendered under the heading of Wyecare and as its name suggests, the work is based around the River Wye, which is designated as a Site
HEREFORD United will be looking to put the disappointment of the past two seasons behind them when they get their Nationwide Conference programme underway on Saturday. The Bulls have finished in runners-up spot on two successive occasions, only to be
AS well as meeting up with old rivals Southport and Cambridge United, Hereford, as a result of last season's relegation and promotion battles, have three other new opponents this season. United will be renewing acquaintance with near neighbours Kidderminster
THERE will be an unusual reunion in this season's Nationwide Conference. Cambridge United's relegation from the Football League and Southport's promotion from Nationwide North means that all four sides who were promoted from Division 4 in United's first
Buckingham Town 1 Westfields 0 UNITED Counties League side Bucking-ham gained some measure of revenge for an FA Vase defeat 19 years ago with a single-goal success over Westfields. Paul Burton shot wide and Scott Jackson headed powerfully but just off
ALTHOUGH, 30 years on, the brightest memory is of the goals by Ronnie Radford and Ricky George which propelled Newcastle out of the Cup and United into the Football League, Hereford's epic FA Cup run in 1971-2, extending over 10 games, was far from a
HEREFORD United Vice-Presidents Club have been able to increase their donation to their parent club to record levels. Thirty-five members - the best turnout for around five years - at the club's annual meeting on Monday heard that £32,500, up from £20,000
HEREFORD United face a busy week in their preparations for the new season with three matches scheduled for a five-day period. The Bulls meet Bristol Rovers at Edgar Street on Saturday and follow this up with visits to Ludlow Town next Monday and Broms-grove
HOME-GROWN hero Roger Griffiths believes Hereford could have lifted the FA Cup if they had knocked out West Ham United. The Hereford-born former right-back said the confidence in the Bulls' camp was sky high after their victory over Newcastle United.
Sat Aug 13 Scarborough H Tues Aug 16 Cambridge Utd A Sat Aug 20 Crawley A Sat Aug 27 Grays Athletic H Mon Aug 29 Tamworth A Sat Sept 3 Altrincham H Sat Sept 10 Stevenage Boro A Sat Sept 17 Morecambe H Tues Sept 20 Gravesend H Sat Sept 24 Halifax A Tues
HEREFORD United will start their Nationwide Conference fixtures with a visit from former Football League rivals Scarborough on August 13. The fixtures, which were announced last Thursday, give United an opening day home game for the second successive
FULL-BACK Ken Mallender will never forget his dramatic equaliser that kept alive Hereford United's cup dreams. The former Sheffield United and Norwich City defender fondly recalls his injury-time leveller against Northampton at the Hawthorns. Mallender
LEOMINSTER club captain David Pugh enjoyed splendid support from the members for his Captain's Day competition with Roger Griffiths posting 40 stableford points to claim the top prize and win the Graham Holland Memorial Trophy. Results, Captain's Prize
HEREFORD Municipal Golf Club captains Philip Green (men), Sharon Helps (lady), Eric Williams (senior), and Jack Larkin (junior) held a very successful stableford competition followed by a presentation evening attended by the deputy mayor Bob Preece and
Sat Aug 14 Farnborough H 3-1 (James pen, Travis, Mills) Tue Aug 17 Crawley A 1-1 (Stansfield) Sat Aug 21 York City A 3-0 (Williams, Brown) Sat Aug 28 Stevenage H 0-1 Mon Aug 30 Northwich A 4-1 (Stansfield 2, Gren, Brown) Sat Sep 4 Halifax H 2-3 (Stansfield
A ONE-wicket defeat at Droitwich Spa scuppered Kington's hopes of snatching runners-up spot in Division 1 of the Crusader Worcester-shire County League. With second-placed Brockhampton's fixture with Romsley & Hunnington falling victim to the weather
THERE was plenty of enjoyment for all at the evening Twenty/20 match between Herefordshire Select and Dougie Brown's Warwickshire CCC team at Luctonians' ground. A good crowd saw plenty of big hitting, various types of bowling and local players turning
LUCTONIANS have become the first cricket club in Herefordshire and the 400th nationally to receive the prestigious Clubmark accreditation. The certificate was presented to the club by Herefordshire cricket development officer Steve Williams at a youth
CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division 1 Kington 241-9 (B Stebbings 54, D Exall 38, S Turpin 34 no, A Herbert 25 no, S Williams 25, R Price 14, E Lovell 14, R Goodman 13, O Price 10. M Rogers 4-90, A Field 2-39, D Gariff 2-53) Droitwich Spa 230
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REIGNING champions Ewyas Harold continued their winning start to their Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division programme with a 7-1 hammering of newcomers Kington Town Reserves. The villagers took the lead when John Ferneyhough received a
Kington Town 0 Shawbury United 4 ALTHOUGH Kington were probably the better team for 65 minutes, they conceded four late goals to crash to their sixth defeat in seven West Midlands League Premier Division starts and remain anchored at the bottom of the
Matlock Town 4 Pegasus Juniors 0 PEGASUS might have been beaten by their Unibond League Premier Division opponents but they were far from disgraced in an FA Cup first qualifying round match which was very even for long periods. The visitors made an unfortunate
Pegasus Juniors 2 Almondsbury Town 1 AN entertaining midweek encounter ended with Juniors registering their first GLS Hellenic League Premier Division win over Almondsbury after four successive reverses against their Gloucestershire visitors. Goal-scoring
Hinton 1 Wolverhampton United 4 WOLVERHAMPTON United are fast becoming Hinton's bogey team with a disappointing home performance gifting the visitors their first West Midlands League Division 1 points of the season, a repeat of last term when they claimed
Presteigne 3 Rhayader 1 PRESTEIGNE gained swift revenge for a 3-0 reverse the previous week as they moved up to fourth place in the Spar Mid Wales League. Joel Layton went close in the early stages before Chris Jones opened the scoring with a shot from
Hereford Times Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Hinton 2 Fownhope 3, Wellington Rangers 0 Lads Club 0, Ledbury Town Res 1 Woofferton 2, Leominster Town 0 Westfields 4, Weston 2 Pegasus 0, Ewyas Harold 7 Kington Town Res 1. Division 1: Shobdon 2
In Hereford, Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Keetch is defending a 968 majority. Contesting are Virginia Taylor (Con); Tom Calver (Lab); Christopher Kingsley (UKIP); Brian Lunt (Green); Peter Morton (Ind). The General Election 2001 result was: Paul Keetch
NEARLY 19,000 general election postal votes are expected to be cast across Herefordshire today (Thursday), but there are real worries as to what those votes will deliver. Polling stations are ready for a late rush as postal votes are handed in personally
A SIXTH candidate has joined the fight for Hereford's seat at Westminster. Former soldier Peter Morton, from Whitney-on-Wye, is standing as an Independent because he is "fed up with what is happening to this country" and wants to do something about it
TWO key border marginal constituencies are almost certain to have a big influence on the outcome of the General Election. If Huw Edwards can successfully defend his wafer thin majority of 384 in Monmouth then Tony Blair will surely be back in Number 10
THE Bishop of Hereford has set out his agenda for the General Election. The Rt Rev Anthony Priddis believes the key issues for church goers are the gap between rich and poor, world poverty, family life and the environment. "What is important is that we
THE race for Herefordshire's two parliamentary seats is on with the calling of a General Election for Thursday, May 5. Hereford could be one of most ruggedly contested constituencies in the country as the Conservative try to re-take their former bastion
The West Midlands elected candidates in the European Elections are: Philip Bushill-Matthews (Conservative); Michael Cashman (Labour); Mike Nattrass (UKIP); Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat); Philip Bradbourn (Conservative); Neena Gill (Labour) and Malcolm
Formed:1924 Chairman: Graham Turner Company secretary and director: Joan Fennessy Directors: Grenville Smith MBE, Hugh Brookes, Aiden McGivern Director of football: Graham Turner Coach: John Trewick Official club website: www.herefordunited.co.uk Directions
MOVING into a new home is always exciting, but taking possession of the keys is just the start of a lifetime's commitment to caring for your investment. Six months ago, thanks to the extraordinary fund-raising efforts of people across the three counties
ENGLAND'S Ashes triumph has been celebrated throughout the country this week but, without the contribution of a Herefordshire man, the little urn could still be in Australian hands. Dave Cross, of Rotherwas-based Acorn Developments, answered an emergency
HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club look to have been instrumental in reviving the career of another former first-class cricketer after Mohammad Ali was signed up on a short-term deal for Middlesex. "We spoke to him before our last Championship match and
MY Mum and I recently went into Currys to recycle an old mobile phone battery. We asked one of the staff and they had to ask someone else if they had a battery recycling box. They then took it away and came back telling us that they'd had it for a few
ASK Jacky Clarke whether she prefers treating people or animals and the diplomatic answer is that they are different. Jacky is a therapist whose patients are equally people and horses, and before long she will be qualified to add dogs and cats to her
TRADE Union education is making a return to Hereford. After a two-year delay the Trade Union Congress is set to start a series of courses at the city's WRVS Riverside Centre. The training will be jointly organised by the Workers Educational Association
EVERY day 657 people in this country will have their lives cut short by heart disease. It is said to cause four out of 10 deaths. In a bid to stop the disease developing, the British Heart Foundation wants to catch people young to show them how to develop
THE man who has led skills training in Herefordshire for the past four years is to step down. Alan Curless, aged 58, from Ross-on-Wye, will retire as executive director of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Learning and Skills Council early next year
IN America it is said to be more frequent than the common cold. Now we could be heading the same way with chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease. There are no early symptoms for either men or women but long-term, it can lead to infertility. Recent
"LIFE is a journey not a destination," was the message given to girls about to venture on from Haberdasher's Redcap School. Year 6 pupils soon to take the next step in their education heard the rousing pep talk at their school's speech day, delivered
IT will be the end of an era at Aylestone High School when teachers with 128 years of service between them call it a day. Roy Baldwin, Maggie Johnson, Tony Curran, Janet Brown and Suzi Macintyre marked their final essay and checked their last maths formula
TOP technology is helping students with sight disabilities to get to grips with the world of art and design. Students at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford are now using a giant computerised smart board. It has been provided by the national
A £400,000 initiative to get people who dropped out from education back into the classroom is being launched in Herefordshire. The council, schools and colleges are involved in the scheme aimed at helping people who left school with no or few qualifications
A COOK-OFF final has brought a taste of success for a team of chefs from Herefordshire College of Technology. Of 17 colleges in the first round of judging, they were one of 10 teams picked for a cook-off final at Stratford-upon-Avon College. Students
PARENTS with children attending Hereford-shire's church schools have been given an extra week to put forward their views on the possible changes to the faith school bus service. The denominational transport scheme, which grants students free and subsidised
A PUBLIC meeting will be held to discuss the possible shake-up of bus services to Herefordshire's faith schools. Parents from St Mary's RC High School have organised next Tuesday's meeting at the Town Hall to discuss the council's proposal to review the
A NEWLY-launched science club is providing fun and fascination for nine and 10 years olds at Kingsland Primary School. There was great excitement when trainee teacher Maureen Kiff, who launched the after-school club, brought some palm-size Giant African
WHEN they heard Hereford's over-60s needed away days, these Herefordshire College of Technology students and their tutor stepped in. The seven students - all taking the college's travel and tourism course - went on a two-day sponsored walk to Hay-on-Wye
PLANNERS have set a test for the care group looking to set up a new school on a Hereford estate. Clifford House has been given two years to prove the special school it wants at Trinity House, Barricombe Drive, Moor Farm, will not upset its neighbours.
THIRTY young people from across Herefordshire have had their hard work towards a greener future recognised at an awards ceremony. Over the past six months students from across the county (Weobley High, Haywood High, St Mary's High schools and Hereford
HEREFORD is in line for the first state-funded Steiner Academy in the country. In a groundbreaking decision, the Government has cleared the way for the Waldorf School in Much Dewchurch to join the mainstream. The Department for Education and Skills has
GRAHAM EVANS (12): (Forward, 16-6-1980, 5'9'', no appearances) Lively forward who should stimulate competition for places up front. Apart from a couple of years as a trainee with Aston Villa, has played his football in the League of Wales for Caersws
DANIEL CAREY-BERTRAM (18): (Forward, 14-6-1984, 5'9'', 24+37/20) As Rob Purdie was the find of the 2003-4 season, so Danny Carey-Bertram came of age last year as he established himself as one of the division's most promising strikers. With pace to spare
ADAM STANSFIELD (9): (Forward, 10-9-1978, 5'11'', 43+11/25) Former Yeovil striker Stansfield can look back on his first season in Hereford colours with some satisfaction after cracking in a quarter-of-a-century of goals. Now fully over a broken leg sustained
STACY COLDICOTT (4): (Midfielder, 29-4-1974, 5'11'', no appearances) Tough tackling central midfielder who looks set to anchor the midfield after the departure of Graham Hyde and in the early season absence through injury of Jamie Pitman. Redditch-born
CRAIG STANLEY (15): (Midfielder, 3-3-1983, 6'0'', 59/6) The strong-running former Walsall and Telford midfielder was absent from the United line-up on just one occasion last season, operating either in the centre or on the left of the midfield unit. His
RYAN GREEN (2): (Full-back, 20-10-1980, 5'7'', 73+10 substitute/2) Former Welsh international Green will be hoping to re-establish a permanent spot in the United side after injuries severely disrupted his campaign last time around and left him starting
WAYNE BROWN (14): (Goalkeeper, 14-1-1977, 6'1'', no appearances) Former England non-international goalkeeper Brown will provide competition for Mawson between the posts, arriving on a season-long loan from last year's Conference champions Chester City
Westfields 1 Belper Town 2 A CLOSE-range goal from Belper substitute Shaun Gummer two minutes from time ended Westfields' involvement in this year's FA Cup competition at the first qualifying round stage. Westfields appeared to have done enough to earn
ROSS Men's A team rounded off a successful season in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire LTA Summer League Division 1 with a 6-0 crushing of Worcester. There were straight sets wins for number one pairing Chris Friend and Josh Gilmour 6-3, 6-3 and
HEREFORDSHIRE may well have discovered a future racing champion in 11-year-old Callum Smith. The Aconbury youngster carried off the Midlands Championship for karting at cadet level, following in the footsteps of a distinguished predecessor - the cup that
HEREFORD Rowing Club finished with a clutch of second places at the World Masters Regatta at Strathclyde Country Park, near Glasgow. Club captain Serena Crump teamed up with Sharon Colley in the women's A double sculls but they were pipped by a German
ROSS crews enjoyed a successful weekend with victories at Penarth and Worcester. The latest wins iced the cake of a very successful regatta season with more than 30 wins coming from all sections of the club which has gone from strength to strength. Last
HEREFORDSHIRE CBA visited Northavon for a match against the City and County of Bristol BA and had four winning rinks in a 136-92 success, with the rinks skipped by Jack Gray and Don Pugh leading the way. Gray's rink, with Glyn Williams and Dave Chewter
HEREFORDSHIRE County Netball association will be holding trials for seniors, under-18 and under-16 players at Hereford Sixth Form College over the next few weeks. Under 16 trials start on Sunday from 9-10.30am, while the under-18s are on Monday from 8
THE Ladies' Day harness racing meeting under BHRC rules at Leominster was a memorable one for 19-year-old driver Lee Vaughan. He kicked off the afternoon by strolling clear with Spring Skipper to take the coveted Alan Plant Memorial Trophy for C Class
Bedworth 27 pts Hereford 14 YELLOW cards again cost Hereford dear as they lost for the second time in two outings in Midlands 3 West (South). In the previous week's encounter with Stratford, two players - Ali McCall and Ben Priday - had been sin-binned
THOUSANDS of visitors from all over the world will be converging on Herefordshire at the weekend for the International Sheepdog trials. Home for the prestigious trials is Great Howle Farm, Howle Hill, near Ross-on-Wye, where the best dog handling in England
GREGOR has spent his working life dealing with explosive situations. Now, retired from active service as a bomb disposal officer, he faces a few potential blow-ups at home. His wife Ann (Nichola McAuliffe) teeters on killer heels and the edges of hysteria
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner is hoping to add a loan striker to his squad before Saturday's Nationwide Conference clash with Morecambe at Edgar Street. "We are awaiting replies from two Championship clubs," said the Bulls chief yesterday
GRAHAM Turner reached a rare landmark in modern football last week when he celebrated 10 years in charge at Edgar Street. The United chief took over at Edgar Street back in August 1995 and has remained director of football ever since. Apart from a brief
HEREFORD United will be looking to kick-off their Nationwide Conference season on Saturday with a win against visiting Scarborough. The Bulls have begun each of the last two seasons with 3-1 successes, at Tamworth and at home to Farnborough respectively
Last Wednesday, goals from Jon Brady and Adam Stansfield, put the Bulls into a 2-0 lead against League 2 Wrexham who then battled back to earn a 2-2 draw. On Saturday, Stansfield was again on the mark, along with Rob Purdie, as Hereford surrendered a
WITH time ticking away to the start of the season, Hereford United director of football Graham Turner still has some work to do to complete his squad before the first Nationwide Conference game at home to Scarbor-ough on August 13, writes Richard Prime
Hereford United 0 Bristol City 4 PRE-SEASON friendly results are invariably unreliable portents of the success or failure of a football club's forthcoming competitive season. Consequently, Hereford director of football Graham Turner and coach John Trewick
HEREFORD'S epic cup run was a watershed in the life of a Swindon factory worker who hit the big time just four months after it finished. It was a sensational period for exciting winger Dudley Tyler who had an operation at the age of 15 to repair a hole
HEREFORD United supporters will have their first opportunity to see the club's new signings when the Bulls open their pre-season programme against Coca-Cola League 1 opponents Bristol City at Edgar Street on Saturday, kick-off 3 pm. Left-back Alex Jeannin
For many of the United team, the legendary FA Cup run represented a career pinnacle never matched before or since. But for one of the other stars of the Hereford v Newcastle replay, it marked the beginning of a journey which has taken him to a succession
COLIN Addison certainly gave his Hereford players something to chew on during their headline-hitting cup run. The player-manager would take his side for a pre-match steak at the city's Spread Eagle pub before each round . And it definitely proved the
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner said that, with the exception of Alex Jeannin and Jon Brady, no new signings had yet been confirmed as the players reported for training yesterday (Wednesday). The Bulls continue to be strongly linked
"AT the age of 12, I went to every FA cup match both home and away. I was at the time a ball boy at United and for the Newcastle match sat on top of the Newcastle dug-out (until Ricky George scored) and then leapt off the dug-out and almost knocked the
"HEREFORD confirmed they are one of the finest non-league cup fighting sides of all time." Herbert Gillam, Western Daily Press "Hereford played their way into the hearts of more than 42,000 people. No underdogs in the history of this great competition
VISITORS from Ross-on-Wye won the Ladies' Am-Am at Herefordshire GC with Helen Palmer, Dinah Johnson, Marion Kirkland and Janet Hyndman posting a fine 88 stableford points. Results: 1 Helen Palmer, Dinah Johnson, Marion Kirkland and Janet Hyndman (Ross
ANDY Lambert, one of Herefordshire's promising crop of young golfers, achieved his goal for the season when he reduced his handicap to plus one in the West of England Amateur Championships at Burnham & Berrow. In his last scheduled event of the season
THE Music Pool has waited for the right person to appoint its patron, and that person arrived on its doorstep in February. Renowned musician Julian Lloyd Webber was in Hereford to perform at the Courtyard at the invitation of Hereford Concert Society.
IN the years after the Second World War a big German overcame hatred and prejudice to earn the admiration of the enemy. NIGEL HEINS recalls goalkeeper Bert Trautmann and his memorable visit to Hereford. Remembered, too, is an accidental goalkeeping great
Aug 9 3pm Tamworth (A) 3-1 (Smith 2, Guinan) Aug 12 7.45pm Forest Green H) 5-1 (Purdie 2, Guinan 2, Carey-Bertram) Aug 16 3pm Morecambe (H) 3-0 (Smith 2, Guinan) Aug 23 3pm Barnet (A) 1-1 (James pen) Aug 25 7.45pm Aldershot (H) 4-3 (Williams, Rose, James
Aug 17 Farnborough T (H) 2-1 (Pitman 2) Aug 20 Forest Green (A) 3-1 (Parry, Williams, Wright) Aug 24 Gravesend (A) 0-3 Aug 26 Morecambe (H) 1-2 (Pitman) Aug 31 Nuneaton B (A) 3-0 (Guinan, Parry,Pitman) Sep 9 Woking (A) 2-1 (Clarke, og) Sep 14 Chester
Aug 18 Barnet (H) 2-1 (Snape, G Williams) Aug 21 Nuneaton (A) 0-2 Aug 25 Stalybridge (A) 2-0 (Elmes 2) Aug 27 Southport (H) 0-0 Sep 1 Margate (A) 2-2 (G Williams, Parry) Sep 4 Forest Green (H) 0-0 Sep 8 Dover (H) 3-0 (Elmes 2, M Williams) Sep 11 Dagenham
BUDDING ARTISTS - On Tuesday, September 27, Barclays Bank in Kington is celebrating its 150-year anniversary with the judging of a drawing competition open to all young people in the area. Entrants are being asked to draw a picture of what the branch
HEREFORD Ladies youngsters made impressive debuts when the first team started the season with a15-0 friendly win over Ludlow at Bridge Street SC. Hereford dominated from the start and although Ludlow made some attacking moves in the second half they were
THE newspapers have been full of the Ashes series and it has been one of the great sporting occasions of this decade. I've never known this country go so cricket mad but we had something similar when England won the Rugby World Cup. Suddenly everyone
WHILE you may have noticed the pink signs which appeared around the county like a plague of measles last weekend you may not have yet ventured forth into the environs which artists beaver away in, producing work. Herefordshire art week ends officially
BELMONT under-10s' goalkeeper Michael Higgins evidently found that his main job did not have enough to occupy his full attention as the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League got underway last weekend. With his side leading 6-0, the keeper was given a chance
Pegasus Ladies 9 Brize Norton Ladies 0 PEGASUS controlled all areas of the pitch to earn an FA Women's Cup second qualifying round tie at county rivals Ross Town. Brize Norton made a lively start but were quickly pegged back when Simone Quinn scored twice
Bewdley 2 Wellington 3 WELLINGTON claimed their fourth win in six West Midlands League Premier Division starts with a well-earned victory in their mid-week clash at Bewdley to move up to a challenging fourth spot in the league table. They took full advantage
Purton Town 3 Ross Town 0 ROSS produced a dismal display to go down at Purton in the GLS Hellenic League Division 1 West. The visitors, however, produced some attractive football without providing a threat on goal in the early stages but conceded the
A PAUL Keetch hat-trick won Hereford for the Liberal Democrats with a more comfortable margin than pollsters predicted. Mr Keetch saw his 968 majority from 2001 drop by just two votes as he pulled away from second time Tory challenger Virginia Taylor
IN moments like these, every girl needs a "best mate" to fend off unwanted advances. Sandra Howard's "chaperone" showed just what friends are for when Liberal Democrat Paul Keetch made his move. Fixed smiles and fast footwork from a central office minder
SIX months after she walked through the doors of the new Acorns, Bev Loader has visited the hospice twice with her five-year-old son, Josh. Although she and Josh had been to Acorns in Selly Oak, the opening of the hospice so close to their Colwall home
ARCHIE the cartoon bear is the latest recruit to the Acorns fund-raising team, one part of a two-pronged fund-raising initiative from the children's hospice. Coinciding with the launch of national children's hospice week (September 17-24) is the 'small
HEREFORD United director of football Graham Turner is hoping to add a loan striker to his squad before Saturday's Nationwide Conference clash with Morecambe at Edgar Street. "We are awaiting replies from two Championship clubs," said the Bulls chief yesterday
IT is a day of cup duty for rugby clubs on Saturday when the county's representatives will be hoping to make progress in national competitions. North Midlands Cup holders Luctonians take pride of place and are at home to Bromsgrove in the second round
