POLICE have issued a warning to wireless laptop owners, or those who use a wireless router to connect their PC to the Internet. to make sure they are password protected. The warning comes after suspicions were raised in Ledbury when two men were seen
ELDERLY Turner Court residents say they feel distraught following shock news from Elgar Housing that their home will close and they must live elsewhere. Over twenty pensioners were called to their lounge last Friday and told they must leave the sheltered
DEMANDS are growing in Ledbury to make Knapp Lane one way, after a car crossed the Homend junction and demolished a sturdy fence on the other side of the road. Resident David Shotbolt of Westmead, The Homend, was woken by the tremendous sound of the
THREE friends from Ledbury tacked a 28 mile walk on the Black Mountains to raise funds for a special needs school in South Lebanon that was devastated by war in August 2006. During their sponsored walk, one of the friends had to cope with a knee injury
HEREFORDSHIRE'S best kept secret, Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts, is just a week away and promising to break into the big time with a line-up to boast about. The event kicks off on Friday (July 18) and lasts until Sunday (July 20) at Rowden Paddocks
LEDBURY-based snake expert Nigel Hand recently swapped adders for cobras on a trip to Southwest India. Mr Hand is Herefordshire Council's recorder for reptiles and he has made a study of adders on the Malvern Hills. But he also travels widely to pursue
DISABLED and elderly Ledbury residents will be able to enjoy more comfortable trips out, thanks to a new £39,000 mini-bus for community use. Ledbury Community Voluntary Action has acquired the special Iveco mini-bus, thanks to a series of grants. Funding
CROWNING garlands, suitable for poets, were much in evidence at the Ledbury Poetry Festival on Saturday. Ledbury businesses sponsored a mass garland-making session that should have taken place in the Walled Garden but was moved to the Icebytes Cafe,
THE refurbished Trumpet Inn opened for business again less than two days after Herefordshire Council served an unexpected closure notice. The notice arrived on Wednesday, July 2, just eighteen hours after the country pub near Ledbury was relaunched,
THE Friends of the Glebe Infant School (FROGS) are hopping for joy after their Family Treasure Hunt around Newent raised £800 for the school. The event, on Saturday June 26, was opened by deputy mayor, David Bick and the headteacher of the neighbouring
THE head teacher of the Ann Cam Primary School, Hilary Orme, will retire this month after fourteen years at the helm. Her final day at the school will be Friday, July 18, but Mrs Orme will continue to play an active role in local education. Tony Reese
AUTHOR Nicholas Dykes of Wellington Heath will be signing copies of his novel, "Old Nick's Guide to Happiness" at Ledbury Books and maps on Saturday, July 12, from 10am. Mr Dykes hopes to be signing for several hours. He sold 24 copies at a signing
THE watch manager of Ledbury fire station, Keith Wildig received his long-service and good conduct medal last Saturday and immediately set his sights on securing enough retained firefighters for the town. The medal, presented on behalf of the Queen by
Friday Country Western Partner Dancing with Teme Valley Shufflers WDC at Whitbourne Village Hall. Absolute beginners 7-8pm. Improver and intermediate 8-10pm. 01886 821772. See some of the fascinating archives given to the Museum by Elgar's godson E.
