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  • Baggies see off Bulls

    Hereford United 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 HEREFORD suffered their first defeat of the pre-season when they went down to two second-half goals at Edgar Street. Goals from Darren Carter and Sherjill MacDonald settled the issue in favour of the Championship

  • Bishops student knows how to design

    A HEREFORD pupil is motoring towards a career in engineering thanks to a London course. Jonathan Mayall, of The Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School, took part in a Design and Manufacture course at The University of Greenwich. The four-day residential

  • All are ready for a Black Mountains show

    THE annual Longtown and District country show is taking place later this month against the backdrop of the Black Mountains. The event which will be held at Llanwonog Farm on Saturday, August 18 will involve competitions, games, displays and food

  • Good news from Welsh Water

    WELSH Water customers in the Bromyard area have been told that they no longer need to boil their tap water. The company says that supplies have now returned to normal following weather related problems at the Whitbourne water treatment works. Welsh

  • Ribbon to be preserved

    THE Rotherwas Ribbon will be preserved until the results of the English Heritage investigation are known, councillors decided today. The decision means that no irreversible action can be taken that would risk preserving the site until more is known about

  • Cyclist assaulted on bridge

    A CYCLIST has been assaulted on the Old Bridge in Hereford after an altercation with a motorist. The victim was cycling over the bridge next to the Saracens Head just before 6pm on Saturday, July 14 when a black VW car stopped at an angle, causing the

  • Religious statue stolen

    A STATUE of St John has been stolen from the grounds of the Poor Clare Monastery in Much Birch. Intruders entered overnight on July 17/18 and removed the 5ft wooden statue from its foundaton. Anyone with information on its whereabouts should ring

  • Leominster shop damaged

    A NUMBER of youths have been seen to damage a canopy and perspex sheeting at a shop in Leominster. The incident occured between 11.35pm and 11.43pm on Monday, July 23 at the premises in Bridge Street. The offenders are described as wearing dark

  • Bronze Buddha pinched

    A LARGE bronze colour Buddha statue has been stolen from an office in Whitchurch. Two full sets of golf clubs were also taken during the burglary that happened between 6am on July 9 and 9.30am on July 13 at the premises in Old Ross Road. The Buddha

  • Couple rescued from floods

    A COUPLE stuck in flood water were rescued by fire fighters from Hereford. The couple were stranded in their car on the Wellington side of Marden and were helped out by fire service personnel. The incident was reported at around 6.32pm this morning

  • Man rescued from river

    A man was rescued after getting into difficulties in the River Wye. Firefighters were called to the Old Bridge in Bridge Street, Hereford, at around 5.30pm yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The man was rescued by boat after being seen in flood water by