A CAT just re-homed from Evesham Cats Protection spent 20 hours on top of a telegraph pole in New Street, until Ledbury firefighters brought her down by the scruff of her neck. Ziggy the 14-month-old tabby has demonstrated remarkable climbing skills
YOUNG people in Bromyard may get a chance to exercise some horticultural skills with the provision of their own allotment plot at Broadbridge. Bromyard and Winslow Town Council are seeking sponsors to fund the lease of a plot as well as gardening equipment
BROMYARD could be alive to the sound of whirring motors if plans for an annual electric car race in the town are realised. Pupils from Whitbourne, Bredenbury and Brockhampton primary schools recently found track success with their Green Power Goblin
A LEDBURY youngster was shortlisted for the Herefordshire Good Young Citizen award. Louisa Andrews, aged ten, is a prefect at St Joseph's Primary School in Ross. She made a shortlist of three in the competition for "constantly putting the needs of other
SELECT World Travel will open in Ledbury High Street today, Friday July 18. The public will be welcomed for a big open day, with drinks, nibbles and expert advice, from 9am to 8pm. Owner and director Hilary Harrison said that Ledbury people had already
THERE will be an open day in Ledbury's famous Painted Room on Tuesday, July 22, from 11am to 4pm. Town guide, Elisabeth Galvin said: "We have new and updated displays and we will be serving teas, coffee and cakes on behalf of the Macmillan Renton Appeal
NEWENT in Bloom organisers say that this year's shop windows displays were the best ever. Group secretary, Lynn Ashton, said: "It was judged by artists from Royal Worcester Porcelain who had to make two trips to decide, because the competition was so
FAMILIAR Ledbury landmarks will take on a sinister appearance next month, thanks to the launch of a murder mystery walking trail around the town. The Credenhill-based organisation Treasure Trails has focussed on the market town to encourage more people
A LEDBURY woman has come up with a blooming good idea to mark the 25th anniversary of St Michael's Hospice and to raise much-needed funds for the organisation at the same time. Jane Mason, who has been head of nursing at the hospice for 15 years, decided
A FUNDRAISING garden party in Ledbury was a huge success, raising £1,570 for the St Michael's Hospice. Pam Hathaway organised the party at her home in Northmead on Saturday (July 12), in memory of her husband Roger, who was cared for by the hospice before
JOHN Masefield High School students have had challenging lessons in the rules of war. Youth workers and members of the British Red Cross came to the High School on Thursday, July 10, to ask pupils to put themselves in the shoes of humanitarian aid workers
THE Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society is preparing to celebrate its 70th anniversary with an autumn production and a birthday meal in the Feathers Hotel for past and present members. Group spokesman Paul Graham believes that no other organisation in the
A JAZZ evening at the Much Marcle manor house of Hellens will raise money for the armed forces charity, SSAFA. The money will go towards the cost of accomodation for families visiting relatives at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. Organisers of the
MOTORISTS in Ledbury were able to use their debit and credit cards again at the Homend Garage on Wednesday evening for the first time in two weeks. The problem came about because a new digital checking system for cards was not matched up with a new phone
THE family of a former churchwarden of Ledbury has given a donation of £100 to St Michael and all Angels, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth and that of his wife. Edward and Margaret Bass were both born in 1908 and the money has been given by
ORGANISERS of this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival are hailing it as a vintage year. Ticket sales are still to be totalled, but festival chairman Peter Arscott said he expected them to at least equal last year's figure of 25,000. This means that the
