The skies above Hereford will be lit up again this Saturday (2nd November) as Hereford Round Table host their annual fireworks display at the racecourse, kindly sponsored by Harrison Clark Rickerbys. Now in its 43rd year,...
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FEATURED | Marches LEP signs £2.34m funding deal for Herefordshire university project
The Marches LEP has signed a £2.34m deal to fund the transformation of a former school into facilities for Hereford’s proposed new university. The funding will be used to refurbish and equip buildings at the former Robert Owen Academy in Blackfriars Street for...
EDUCATION | Apply for your child’s secondary school place before 31st October
Time is running out to apply for your child’s secondary school place Parents of children who are 12 years old between September 2020 and August 2021 are urged to apply for their child's secondary school place before the 31 October deadline. Parents and carers of Year...
NEWS | Final decision published to review Hereford bypass and Southern Link Road schemes
A final decision has been published today to review the Hereford bypass and Southern link road schemes. This follows a meeting of the council’s General Scrutiny Committee in September, which made a number of recommendations for the Cabinet Member for...
FEATURED | Cathedral School Choir perform at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral School’s Chapel Choir performed in one of the most iconic buildings in the world earlier this week. Fifty members of the Chapel Choir were invited to London on Monday to sing at Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral. As they filled the famous...
NEWS | Marches LEP highlights year of action in new annual report
The organisation driving economic growth across the Marches has spelled out ambitious plans for the next 12 months in its new annual report. The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership – the business-led body which brings together the private and public sectors to...
FEATURED | Brobury House & Gardens
Brobury House is a charming Victorian building on the banks of the River Wye in Herefordshire. Since arriving in 2001 current owners Keith and Pru Cartright have carefully renovated both the house and eight acres of garden whilst retaining the original Victorian...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council joins fight against modern slavery
Council outlines commitment to protect people from exploitation and to prevent modern slavery taking place 18 October 2019 is Anti-Slavery Day which aims to raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK. Herefordshire Council wishes to take this...
FEATURED | Ultrafast broadband for Leominster Enterprise Park
Leominster is to benefit from full fibre broadband thanks to a grant from Herefordshire Council’s Fastershire project and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [Centre] Councillor Trish Marsh and George Thomas, Director at G. P. Thomas...
FEATURED | Harvest 2019 – A Message from the Dean
"This Sunday we celebrate our Harvest Festival and our focus at the morning Eucharist will be our support for Hereford Foodbank. In this day and age, it’s an indictment of our society that we even need foodbanks but we are where we are – and I pay tribute to our local...
WHAT’S ON? | Trafalgar Day Celebrations to take place in Hereford
HM Royal Marines Band & Sea Cadets to take part in Trafalgar Day Parade in Hereford. HM Royal Marines Band and the Sea Cadets will take part in a spectacular show of formal parading from St Owens Street to Hereford Cathedral to mark Trafalgar Day. About 200 Sea...
FEATURED | 17 Year Old RNC Student Joining Team Rickshaw This Year
The Rickshaw Challenge launched on Wednesday, 16th October 2019 with a new route, a new team, and a newly modified Rickshaw, as announced live during the The One Show. The annual challenge, which is now in its ninth year, will see a team of six young people and The...
FOOD & DRINK | Beefy Boys head to the World Food Championships
Good luck to The Beefy Boys as they head off to Dallas to compete in The World Food Championships 2019. They'll be representing the UK against 50 of the best burger restaurants, popups and chefs in the world and battling it out for the title of worlds best burger. See...
FOOD & DRINK | New Italian restaurant set to open in Hereford
A new local independent Italian restaurant will open its doors in Hereford shortly and it promises to be a fantastic addition to Hereford’s thriving food scene. COTTO will open on the 1st December and will be located in Broad Street. We’ve attached a copy of their...
WHAT’S ON? | HCA Students Show ‘The Way’ at Hereford Cathedral
Students at Hereford College of Arts are currently working with Hereford Cathedral to produce an exhibition inspired by pilgrimage. ‘The Way’ will bring together the work of over two hundred Level Three students across art &...
NEWS | Help to get online with Get Online Week!
Get Online Week, the UK’s biggest digital inclusion campaign returns to Herefordshire this month. Running from 14 to 20 October 2019, Get Online Week aims to help people get started using the internet and computers by offering free training. Herefordshire Libraries...
NEWS | Illegal tobacco health warning
Herefordshire Council warns of the harmful effects of illegal tobacco This ‘Stoptober’ Herefordshire Council is warning residents against smoking illegal tobacco due to its harmful effects on the body. Illegal tobacco products include, cigarettes, hand-rolling...
NEWS | Time is running out to nominate a Herefordshire carer for a special award
Nominate a Herefordshire carer for a David Price Award today! Time is running out to nominate a Herefordshire carer for a special annual award. Herefordshire’s Making It Real Board are looking for nominations from the local community for a David Price Award. The...
FEATURED | Charity Bike Ride for RNC Completed in Memory of Former Student
A group 'Pedal to Hereford' bike ride from Southampton was completed at the weekend in memory of Gordon Stephens MBE, who studied at The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) in the 1940s and 1950s. Gordon passed away in 2015 and his family set up a memorial...
JOBS | IT Open evening at allpay
Allpay Limited, one of the fastest-growing Fintech organisations, are hosting an IT Open Evening! They have some fantastic opportunities within their IT teams at the moment, so are on the lookout for talented individuals to join them! Pop and have a relaxed chat with...