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  • Ledbury window damaged

    The window of a Ledbury house was cracked on Monday (October 22). An object was thrown at a Woodleigh Road property at around 9.30pm causing £150 worth of damage to a window. A group of 10 youths, aged between 12 and 16, were seen running away from

  • Three things to do on Thursday

    See two new plays by Philip Ridley - Sparkleshark and Brokenville. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard,8pm. 01885 488575. Don't miss a fantastic celebration of all things wild and autumnal. Weave wonders in the woods, create crazy creature sculptures, draw big

  • Horse trailer taken from field

    A horse trailer has been stolen from a field at Dinedor Cross. A gate post was pulled out of the ground in order to gain access to the field through a locked gate sometime between October 9 and 15. The Bateson horse trailer, which is designed to carry

  • Wacker plate stolen

    A power tool worth around £400 has been stolen from a Leominster renovation project. The wacker plate was stolen from a property in Ginhall Lane after garage doors were forced open on the evening of October 22 or in the early hours of October 23. Police

  • £20,000 of lead flashing stolen

    Lead flashing worth more than £20,000 has been stolen from a builder's merchant in Ledbury. A number of rolls of flashing were taken from Bradfords Building Supplies, in Hereford Road, some time between 5pm last Friday (October 19) and 7.45am the next

  • Theft of trailer

    A trailer containing a mini-digger bucket has been stolen from the Broadwood area of Leominster. The Ifor Williams trailer was taken from a site close to the B4361 Hereford Road on October 15 between 3.30pm and 4pm. The mini-digger bucket is distinctive

  • Conifers thrown at house

    Youths pulled up plants in a Hereford garden and threw them at the house. The group, aged between 10 and 15, pulled up a number of small conifers in a garden in Ross Road at around 9.15pm on Monday (October 22). They then threw them at the house before

  • Handbag stolen

    A handbag was stolen from a ground-floor flat in Hereford last Sunday (October 21). Police believe someone reached into the Kilvert Road flat and took the black handbag, which had the appearance of leather and contained bank cards and a purse. Anyone

  • Rachel's mum to write a book

    THE mother of a Herefordshire girl who died seven years ago from a drug overdose is penning a book about her life. Rachel Whitear's second inquest may have brought some closure to Pauline Holcroft, but now she intends to reveal all in a book.

  • Bronze Age relic goes back underground

    A BRONZE age monument looks certain to be buried after councillors backed road building plans. A Herefordshire Council scrutiny committee has backed cabinet plans to press on with the Rotherwas access road, leaving the 4,000-year-old find, popularly

  • Through fire and water

    THE work of Herefordshire fire and rescue crews is being highlighted in a new book. An idea of the problems faced by the county's fire service tackling the floods of the past few months can be drawn from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

  • The effects of damp and shade

    IN view of the constant media coverage of the effects of climate change, it is sometimes tempting to pick up the theme and join the many writers who remind us of the variations in weather patterns, and the need to adjust our lives if we are to overcome

  • Four-goal blitz sends Sutton United into top spot

    Leominster 0 Sutton United 4 SUTTON United roared to the top of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier Division after a comfortable 4-0 victory at mid-table Leominster last night (Tuesday). The villagers dominated the match from the kick-off

  • Man arrested after alleged assault

    A man has been arrested following an alleged assault on a taxi driver in Hereford.The alleged assault happened at 3.15am on October 7 outside JD's pub in Widemarsh Street. The 29-year-old man was released on bail while police continue their enquiries

  • Three things to do on Wednesday

    See the Greeneyed Monster Company creating wigwams from recycled materials at Leominster Library, 2.30-4.30pm. Book a seat for Like a Virgin - 'a powerful play with music' ... 'a hilarious romp through the bubble-gum years of teenage life'. Courtyard

  • Decorative rug stolen

    A decorative rug worth almost £900 has been stolen from a shop in Ledbury. The red and beige floral print rug, which measures 9ft by 6ft, was stolen from the Wyatts Home and Garden store, in Bank Crescent, on October 20. Police say somebody carrying

  • Portacabin fire

    A portacabin caught fire in Hampton Bishop yesterday (October 23). Two fire crews from Hereford attended the scene, in Church Lane, and put out the fire in less than half an hour.

  • Woman's charity trek to buy girl a new leg

    A Herefordshire woman will trek 80 miles across New Zealand to help pay for a nine-year-old girl to get a new leg. Sarah Cox, from Orleton, is taking on the challenge in aid of the Meningitis Trust despite having no trekking or climbing experience

  • Railway worry means a new house

    A villager threatened by park and ride plans has won the right to build a new house close to his existing home. Long-debated plans for a railway station and car park at Withington could benefit city shoppers but have blighted the life of Andrew