Hereford Cathedral is delighted to be able to re-introduce Tower Tours for the first time since 2019, after a two-year break due to Covid precautions. Adventurous visitors can climb the tower’s 218 steps for some of the finest views of the city, Herefordshire and...
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NEWS | Herefordshire Council offers FREE Easter activities to children eligible for benefit related free school meals
Herefordshire Council is offering FREE Easter activities to children eligible for benefit related free school meals thanks to funding from the Department for Education. The programme is free for all school aged children 4 to 16 (reception to Year 11), who are eligible...
NEWS | Darcey to ‘brave the shave’ to raise money in memory of her Nan who passed away last year
Darcey sadly lost her Nanny to Motor Neurone Disease at the end of May 2021, after an extremely feisty battle. Ever since Nanny passed away Darcey has been desperate to raise money for charity. She has been on and on at her Mum about setting up this Just Giving page...
NEWS | Final day for you to spend your Shop Local card to support local businesses in Herefordshire
It’s the final day for you to spend your Shop Local card to support local businesses in Herefordshire. Close to 60,000 households across the county have signed up for the Shop Local card so far. From Herefordshire Council: Almost 60,000 Herefordshire households have...
NEWS | Year 9 pupil at Hereford Academy is national winner of Royal Mail Stamp design competition
Year 9 Pupil at the Hereford Church of England Academy, Hereford is national winner of Royal Mail Stamp design competition. A spokesperson for Hereford Church of England Academy said: “We are delighted to announce that Alfie Craddock, a Year 9 pupil at The Hereford...
NEWS | Dad’s marathon effort for Molly Ollys pays for 7 wishes for 7 children with life-threatening illnesses
A Hereford dad has raised almost £3,500 for the charity, Molly Ollys which has supported his young son through cancer – just months after losing his wife to the same disease. Jamie Gittins ran the Cardiff Half...
NEWS | Incredible Herefordshire community raises over £40,000 to help Wayne Tizzard with his brain tumour battle
The incredible Herefordshire community has raised over £40,000 to support a much loved member of the community with his battle with a brain tumour. Wayne Tizzard had set a target of £40,000, but due to the community coming together, that has already been exceeded with...
NEWS | Local family business celebrating 10 years on the high street in Ross-on-Wye
Sue and Daniel Pearce were all prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary year of their traditional sweet shop, Tudor Sweets in Ross-on-Wye, in March 2020, just before they were forced to close their doors when the first lockdown was announced and all plans put on...
NEWS | Campaign launched by Herefordshire Council’s Museum Service to bring hoard home to Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council’s museum service has launched a campaign to raise the funds necessary to ‘bring the hoard home to Herefordshire’. The Herefordshire Hoard is a very significant treasure that experts believe may have been buried by the Viking Great Army over 1100...
WHAT’S ON? | Hugely popular Blacksmithing Festival will bring an array of exciting events to Hereford from today
Blacksmithing Festival Sparks Excitement in Hereford! A ten-day festival of artist blacksmithing begins on 25 March, bringing an array of exciting events to Hereford City Centre. Created in partnership with Hereford City Life and Hereford College of Arts, Ferrous...
WHAT’S ON? | Herefordshire’s Big Spring Jobs Fair Event to take place at the Shell Store in Hereford on Wednesday 27th April
Award-winning supported employment and training charity, Landau, is organising its second Jobs Fair to help even more people across the county into work and training.Following the success of its first Hereford jobs fair in October 2021, the charity is hosting a larger...
FEATURED | Excitement as Escape Room launched at Hereford Cathedral thanks to National Lottery funding
To celebrate National Lottery Open Week, Hereford Cathedral is excited to announce the launch of its new Escape Room; an immersive clue-cracking and decoding game, hosted in the Old Chapel in the Cloisters. Get a team together and book a...
FEATURED | Gareth Bale’s new golf and food bar Par 59 has officially opened this weekend
A brand-new collaboration between Gareth Bale’s Elevens Group and Cardiff’s The DEPOT, Par 59 brings the competitive world of golf to Cardiff city centre. Credit: Par 59 Inspired by elite performance, our underground venue is custom designed to bring...
NEWS | A multi-award-winning, local-based string quartet is celebrating again this week
A multi-award-winning, local-based string quartet is celebrating this week after scooping yet another award.Capriccio, who recently celebrated its 20th anniversary has been recognised and awarded by top UK businessman and ex-Dragons Den presenter Theo...
NEWS | Orleton Young Farmers annual Bonfire and Fireworks show raises £1,500 for local junior football club
Orleton Young Farmers annual Bonfire and Fireworks show raises £1,500 for local junior football club. A post on the Orleton Young Farmers Facebook page said: “Last November we held our Annual Bonfire and Fireworks. We had an amazing night and turnout. From the profits...
NEWS | Lost your Shop Local card? You have just a few days to apply for a new one
From Herefordshire Council: Householders are reminded to use their prepaid shop local card before the 31 March deadline With funding still available from Herefordshire Council’s scheme to help local retailers recover from the pandemic, prepaid shop local cards have...
NEWS | Herefordshire Veteran Support Centre awarded Eveson Trust funding to deliver ‘One Stop Support Shop’ for local veterans
The vital veteran support service in Herefordshire has been awarded critical funding from The Eveson Charitable Trust to help it support the local Armed Forces community over the next 12 months. The Herefordshire Veteran Support Centre (HVSC)...
NEWS | Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime at The Courtyard receives two nominations in The Great British Pantomime Awards
The Courtyard team are delighted to have received nominations in two different categories for their pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk in the UK Pantomime Association’s Great British Pantomime Awards. The categories for which Jack and the Beanstalk has been...
NEWS | The Courtyard receive funding from Theatres Trust Theatre Improvement Scheme to help its journey in becoming zero-carbon venue
The Courtyard are thrilled to announce that it has received funding from Theatres Trust to make environmental improvements to its building. Theatres Trust has awarded £120,000 from its Theatre Improvement Scheme, in partnership with the...
NEWS | The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School production of ‘The Wedding Singer’ a huge success
The Creative Arts Team at The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School were delighted to share their production of 'The Wedding Singer - the Musical Comedy' with three sell-out dates, plus a production for year 6 students from Hampton Dene and St Paul's primary schools...