Herefordshire County, England News

Local food and drink will the order of the day for the third Great Malvern Food Festival on Saturday, when the town centre will be filled with tempting smells and flavours from 10am to 5pm.

Buy this photo GOODIES: Gill Butler and Jo Rolfe, of Malvern Museum Association, at last year's Great Malvern Food Festival.

A NUMBER of items were taken from guest rooms at a Ross -on-Wye hotel after raiders stole a master key.

BROADFIELD Court in Bodenham is known as an historical landmark in the county but its owners did not expect to find an exciting link to the past just by having a look in the attic.

Despite the blustery showers green-fingered enthusiasts turned up in their droves to the first national gardening show of the year.

A DRINK driver was arrested after a police chase through the streets of Malvern which ended with a crash between his vehicle and the pursuing police car.

BANK Holiday Monday sees the return of the Ross -on-Wye May Fayre. The fayre is a day long feast of free entertainment offering a wide range of attractions.

STUDENTS at a Herefordshire school had to investigate a mock crime scene so convincing that local residents thought it was real.

A HEREFORDSHIRE landscape architect has won gold again at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

A BROMYARD teenager used her first aid training to go to the rescue of a fellow pupil who fell ill at school.

PLANS to open a Tesco in Ross -on-Wye that would create about 250 jobs have been supported by the majority of people from the town, it has been claimed.

That last beat ended at a packed St Mary's Church, Kington , where family and friends were waiting to say farewell.

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CONFIRMED : A second man has been arrested in relation to today's stabbings, and the suspect taken away in an ambulance with a police escort.

HELP is on hand for women signed up to run the Race for Life. Hereford Leisure Centre and Bridge Street Sports Centre in Leominster are offering free preparation courses for the race at Hereford Race Course on Sunday July 14 at 11am.

Herefordshire Council and West Mercia Police are warning people in rural areas, especially near Ross -on-Wye, to be wary of the cold callers who say they are working on the roads and have some tarmac left over at a discounted price which they can use to tarmac the homeowner's drive.

MOST people like to stop off at a pub whenever they cycle, but three Bromyard men have set the bar much higher.

HEREFORDSHIRE Beekeepers' Association is holding a practical workshop covering all aspects of beekeeping - aimed at beginners, improvers and those just interested.

She recently organised a 10-mile walk around Hereford and has now turned her attention to doing something for charity every month this year before taking on the challenge of walking the Great Wall of China next April.

The white Mercedes Sprinter was parked on The Homend near the old community hospital when the theft happened between 7pm on Friday and 7am Saturday morning.