THE chairman of the Ledbury Allotment Association has been giving away what he hopes will not be his last crop. Michael Baker, of New Street, took a selection of pumpkins and squashes to Acorns Hospice, in Worcester, last week and on Wednesday he went
YOUTHS trespassing in the grounds of Ledbury Primary School have given themselves away by making a video for the internet. The video, called Ledbury Sunday Skate, can be seen on the YouTube site and shows skateboarders using benches and
diamond wedding couple Freda and Philip Taylor opened their home in Ledbury to friends, neighbours and family yesterday (Thursday) to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. A card from the Queen had pride of place on the display cabinet. The happy
Members of the public were prevented from asking question about the planned move of Ledbury's tourist information centre at a meeting of Herefordshire Council. Several people walked out of Wednesday's community services scrutiny committee when the request
A BOSBURY lorry driver spent three days in a French cell last week, after customs officers found almost 400kgs of Moroccan cannabis in his cargo. Ken Hathaway was only released after a court accepted that he was unaware of the illegal freight. Mr Hathaway
LEDBURY mayor Clive Jupp is under investigation by the Standards Board over allegations, made by another councillor, that he breached confidentiality and caused distress to staff. The issue that led to the accusation has been discussed behind closed
A NEW scheme to put the brakes on night-time speeding around the streets of Bromyard has been introduced. Operation Turismo is a joint initiative between West Mercia Police and Bromyard Town Council set on targeting people who are repeatedly caught speeding
BROMYARD residents are already getting into the festive spirit, making up charity Christmas presents to reach people in need in time for the holidays. Brian Hodges went out to Kyrgyzstan last year to see the Operation Christmas Child boxes being given
BROMYARD mayor Gill Churchill has vowed to fight any attempt to close the town's registrar's office. She feels the Rowberry Street office, which opens three days a week, is a valuable asset to the town. Herefordshire Council's head of legal services
Workers at the Morgan Motor Company have set up an appeal to help a former colleague paralysed in a tragic accident. Thom Donaldson had major spinal surgery and is unable to move from the neck down after breaking his neck in July. He remains in Oswestry
WEST Malvern Outdoor Education Centre could save itself by doubling its prices, but that would exclude poorer families. The centre has been listed to lose its subsidy as part of £8 million of cuts planned by Worcestershire County Council. Without subsidy
MALVERN St James was a hive of activity this week as staff and pupils prepared for a royal visit at its official opening on Wednesday. The morning of the big day started with alarm after a coach rolled back into several parked cars just a few hundred
PART of the M50 will be closed while engineers examine a bridge over the River Severn. The closure starts at 9am today (Friday), between the M5 and Junction 2 of the M50 at Bromsberrow. It will reopen at 6am on Monday. Investigative work also began this
TERRY Jenkins claimed his second back-to-back title when he won Holland's Open Hotel Zwartewater with a thrilling 3-2 win over national favourite Raymond van Barneveld. The Ledbury ace defeated Denis Ovens to win the tournament last year and repeated
ONE of the highlights of the sixth LADASC championship gala last Saturday was the fall of a record that has stood for nineteen years. Rose Parsons, swimming in the 11/12 girls age group 100m breastroke, broke the record held by E Moore since 1987. In
OLD COVENTRIANS 15PTS, LEDBURY 25PTS STILL with a below average performance, Ledbury claimed their first Midlands Three West (South) win of the season. From the start Ledbury looked the better of the teams but mistake after mistake allowed the home
ELLESMERE RANGERS 2, LEDBURY TOWN 0 LEDBURY Town dominated the majority of this West Midlands Premier Division game at Ellesmere but came away pointless after being hit by two late goals. In the opening 15 minutes Duncan Preedy raced clear of the home
BELL Inn 98 maintained the only 100 per cent record in The Soccer Site Malvern Football League with a hard fought win at the Hill Centre. This time it was the turn of the Talbot Head to try and prize some points from the visiting Bell Inn 98 team. The
THE latest football goalkeeping for beginners course starts this weekend at Ledbury, run by FA qualified goalkeeping coach Allan Hawkins. This particular course is aimed at U10s who are keen to find out the right techniques to give them an edge and set
