Nine year old Oscar from Herefordshire has raised over £700 for farming charity RABI in memory of his grandfather and best friend, Dennis. In recognition of Oscar’s outstanding achievement, RABI recently presented him with its Young Hero Award. Oscar’s...
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BREAKING | St Michael’s Hospice looks set to move into the former Iceland unit on Eign Gate in Hereford and plans to purchase a new warehouse in Whitestone to enhance retail footprintÂ
Photo: Inside the Ross-on-Wye store that opened in the Spring. Each year, St Michael’s Hospice must raise several million pounds to continue providing palliative and end-of-life care free-of-charge to people across Herefordshire and beyond. Most of the charity’s care...
NEWS | St Michael’s Hospice has opened a brand new store in Monmouth following the success of the new Ross-on-Wye store
St Michael’s Hospice has opened its first-ever store in Monmouth. The prominent store on Agincourt Square follows hot on the heels of the charity’s new shop in Ross-on-Wye, which opened in May. The Monmouth shop was opened by the town’s Mayor, Cllr Tom Kirton, Lorna...
COMMUNITY | 11-year-old George is walking 15 miles from Norton Canon to St Michael’s Hospice (Bartestree) to raise money for the hospice that treated his Grandma so wellÂ
George, aged 11-years-old from Hereford, is walking 15 miles from Norton Canon to St Michael’s Hospice, to help raise money for the hospice that treated his Grandma so well. Here is George’s story in his own words: “I'm George aged 11 and I plan to walk 15 miles in my...
NEWS | Fundraising page set up for help in raising money for the funeral of a Hereford man who died in complex circumstances earlier this monthÂ
A fundraising page has been set up to help raise money for the funeral of a Hereford man who died in complex circumstances earlier this month. Chaz, aged 63-years-old, died in Hereford on 8th June. Initially, his death was treated as a murder investigation, but this...
COMMUNITY | Firefighters complete charity challenge to remember popular former colleague
A determined Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service-led team battled humidity and the thunder to continue the fundraising legacy of former colleague Stu Crebbin. They took on the fourth Stu’s Phoenix Challenge when an inclusive group of more than 40 walked...
NEWS | Runners from across the county to compete for the Jan Edwards Crocodile Cup this Sunday in memory of a local lady who supported the event for many years
The iconic Crocodile 8 multi terrain race is due to take place again on Sunday 28 May at 3pm. The quirky but highly popular event will see runners from across the country descend on the villages of Burghill and Tillington and run across fields,...
FEATURED | Record-breaking crowd numbers ensured the St Michael’s Hospice Plant Fair was the most successful in its history
Record-breaking crowd numbers ensured the St Michael’s Hospice Plant Fair was the most successful in its history. The Bartestree-based charity says more than £16,000 has been raised following the annual two-day event which saw more than 1,700...
NEWS | A regular helping hand from the kind-hearted team at a Ledbury transport firm is making a difference to scores of children and adults in HerefordshireÂ
A regular helping hand from the kind-hearted team at a Ledbury transport firm is making a difference to scores of children and adults in Herefordshire and beyond living with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy. The relationship between Palletline-owned ABE Ledbury...
NEWS | Runners from across the county to compete for the Jan Edwards Crocodile Cup in memory of a local lady who supported the event for many years
The iconic Crocodile 8 multi terrain race is due to take place again on Sunday 28 May at 3pm. The quirky but highly popular event will see runners from across the country descend on the villages of Burghill and Tillington and run across fields,...
NEWS | Hundreds of runners descended on Hereford for one of the city’s largest multi-distance running events on Sunday
Hundreds of runners descended on Hereford for one of the city’s largest multi-distance running events. In bright sunshine, more than 600 runners took part in Sunday’s RUN Hereford at the city’s Livestock Market,competing...
NEWS | St Michael’s Hospice to open a new shop in Herefordshire later this morning and it’s set to be full of affordable pre-loved treasuresÂ
St Michael’s Hospice is preparing to open their latest new store in Ross-on-Wye, which will be packed with affordable pre-loved treasures. The Cantilupe Road store will be the third St Michael’s Hospice shop in Ross-on-Wye to open this morning (May 9th). St Michael’s...
NEWS | Charity event returns after a hiatus
The Crocodile 8 is back! After a brief hiatus, the Crocodile 8 run is back at Burghill Community Academy (HR4 7RP) on Sunday 28th May 2023 from 2pm. This year the event is supported by a fun day at the school with children’s races at 2.30pm, bouncy castle, food...
NEWS | Beth and her boyfriend will be taking part in the Leeds Marathon to support people living with Motor Neurone Disease in HerefordshireÂ
Beth and her boyfriend will be taking part in the Leeds Marathon next month to help support people living with Motor Neurone Disease in Herefordshire. Beth’s Story from Just Giving: “We have all watched the deterioration of Rob Burrows, Doddie Weir and friends...
NEWS | Therapy Pets Donated to Herefordshire Nursing Home by the ‘Friends of Herefordshire Alzheimer’s & Dementia Sufferers (FHADS)
Lynhales Hall Nursing Home, in Lyonshall, Herefordshire, was impressed by the generosity of ‘Friends of Herefordshire Alzheimer’s & Dementia Sufferers ‘(FHADS), who donated eight robotic cats and dogs to the home. The charity was passionately started in 2010 by...
NEWS | Morrisons Ross-on-Wye and Morrisons Leominster to get a visit from company director who is cycling from Lands End to John o’Groats after losing his wife to LeukaemiaÂ
Two Morrisons stores in Herefordshire will be visited by Morrisons Group Commercial and Manufacturing Director, during his cycle from Lands End to John o’Groats later this month. James Badger, who is from Harrogate and works and Morrisons Head Office in Bradford, will...
NEWS | The Courtyard team are delighted to announce that Estelle van Warmelo has won Best Director for Beauty and the Beast in the UK Pantomime Association’s Pantomime Awards 2023
The Courtyard team are delighted to announce that Estelle van Warmelo has won Best Director for Beauty and the Beast in theUK Pantomime Association’s Pantomime Awards 2023. Beauty and the Beast was nominated for two awards this year: Best Script (Lyndsay Maples)...
NEWS | London Marathon comes to Hereford in aid of The Royal National College for the Blind
Two experienced long distance runners Hollie Francis and Kieran Merrick, from the Hereford Couriers Running Club, are putting their best feet forward later this month and running the ‘virtual’ London Marathon in aid of the Royal National College for the Blind.Hollie...
FEATURED | Four men from Hereford to complete 36 holes of golf to help raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
Four men from Hereford are aiming to compete 36 holes of golf to help raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Dave Mapp, Richard Quaterman, Chris Bridges and Brandon Emmett will be taking part in the fundraiser on Good Friday (7th April) at Brampton Golf Course in Madley....
NEWS | St Michael’s Hospice Big Spring Walk raised more than £12,000 for the charity thanks to the efforts of more than 300 people
Hundreds began British Summertime with a walk throughHerefordshire’s beautiful countryside in support of a county charity. The St Michael’s Hospice Big Spring Walk raised more than £12,000 for the Bartestree-based charity which provides palliative and...