n RBL - WOMEN'S SECTION: Chairing the monthly branch meeting, Mrs Joyce Bunce welcomed Mrs Painter. The secretary dealt with the minutes. Matters arising featured a letter from poppy organiser Mr Richard Fox, from Tenbury RBL. He thanked everyone for
n SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB: Mrs Janet Poundford gave everyone a very warm welcome to the mid-November meeting which she chaired. It was announced that the Christmas lunch would take place in the Station Inn, at Marshbrook, on December 10, and further details
n Bridge Club: Members met in the Lion Inn on Tuesday, November 16, when a Mitchell movement was played. The north-south winners were Norman and Jo Hall with 77.60%, second Neisia and David Hall 48.96%. East-west joint winners were Charles and Vera Smith
n Methodist News: Bishop's Castle Methodists made an early start with their Advent and Christmas programme, using the theme Get Ready To Get Going! The morning service on Stir up Sunday was conducted by Mr Wilf Overton. Afterwards coffee was served in
THE ominous headline "A49 accident blackspot claims its third victim" (Advertiser, November 18), as well as being a personal tragedy for the family concerned, has reminded everyone once again of this dangerous stretch of road and the failure of the Highways
Cleobury Mortimer 18pts Redditch 12pts CLEOBURY refused to be intimidated by the presence of a Britain's strongest man contestant in the opposition's front row as they saw off the challenge of leaders Redditch in North Midlands 1 South. This win, their
LUDLOW paid the penalty for missing their chances when they lost narrowly against the Adders in the Coaching Solution League. The visitors shrugged off the late withdrawal of players, which also led to a late arrival and looked quite at home on the strange
Ludlow 22pts Leek 6pts LUDLOW ran in three tries to see off a spirited performance from Leek and maintain their challenge for the Midlands Four West North title. As the season reaches the half-way stage they still have a 100 percent record in competitive
Kingstone 2 Orleton 9 ORLETON started their Hereford Times Herefordshire League Division Two game slowly and conceded a goal inside ten minutes. But this sparked them into action. Chris Waldron equalised and then Danny Humphreys headed them in front from
Rushall Olympic 1 Ludlow Town 0 FOR the second week running Ludlow competed very well against top-of-the-table opponents, but in the end failed to secure a point in the Midland Alliance League. The defeat leaves Town rooted to the bottom of the table
Rushall Olympic 1 Ludlow Town 0 FOR the second week running Ludlow competed very well against top-of-the-table opponents, but in the end failed to secure a point in the Midland Alliance League. The defeat leaves Town rooted to the bottom of the table
LUDLOW Town have moved quickly to fill the vacant managerial posts following the surprise departure of Jimmy Mullen and his assistant Bernard Mackie. They have opted to give youth a chance by appointing players Steve McCormick and Kevin Welsby as joint-managers
By Michael Baws WORK is well under way to spruce up St John's Garden, where an important section of Ludlow's medieval town wall is being saved from further collapse. Workmen have spent the past few weeks sorting through stone that has fallen into the
By Jean Kingdon PUB landlords say they are disappointed and puzzled by intended laws to ban smoking in pubs serving prepared food. By the end of 2008 smoking will be banned in the 90% of Britain's pubs that serve food. Licensees, especially in rural areas
TRIBUTES were paid this week to Percy 'Pip' Jones, who was one of the county's most influential political figures for many years, and has died aged 85. A member of the former Tenbury Wells rural district, he became the first chairman of Leominster District
Husband, 83, could not face 'trauma' of giving evidence THE case against a 56 year-old south Shropshire woman, accused of attacking her estranged 83-year-old husband, was abandoned this week after he declined to give evidence. At Shrewsbury Crown Court
By Michael Baws LUDLOW people can win a cash prize for the best way of dealing with traffic through Broadgate, the 13th century gateway threatened with closure. Deadline for entries is two days before a public meeting at which Broadgate and the effect
SNOW in mid-November is not that rare an occurrence, as was proved during a talk last Saturday at Croft Castle. Historian Julia Ionides referred to a letter written by an American visitor Anna Maria Fay from Moor Park on November 17, 1851, in which she
A MUSICAL containing some of Cole Porter's greatest numbers opens at Malvern's Festival Theatre on Monday. Many remember High Society as a film with a stellar cast that included Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby with the guest appearance to end
STUDENTS from Ludlow College are rehearsing a comic play about a school that is very much from the other side of the tracks. John Godber's Teechers is set in a sink comprehensive in London as it prepares for the school concert. He has finetuned the play
LAST week's letter from Clive Webley, WRVS food operations manager for our area, suggests that he misread the Advertiser article on October 28. Your informative article made it clear that the meals were late reaching Tenbury, arriving at around 11am rather
I CANNOT let Mr Webley's letter of November 18 stand without commenting that the delays on October 26 were a near miss. It was only due to the prompt handling by the Tenbury kitchen staff that we did not have a repeat of the disaster on October 12, when
I TRAVELLED to and from Bromyard on November 11 via Tenbury and was appalled at the state of the roads. The mud from tractors and trailers loaded with potatoes had covered the road with clods of soil the size of rugby balls and clay for a stretch of about
THE buck does indeed stop with me as Mayor of Ludlow, so please let me reply to Caroline Downes's letter (What a Spectacle Parade Was,Ludlow Advertiser, November 18). I'm surprised that Mrs Downes was left with such a negative impression - certainly as
Craven Arms 6 Little Dawley 5 Trailing 5-1 at one time, Craven Arms netted five times in the final 15 minutes to turn a heavy defeat into a slender victory in this remarkable Ironbridge Sunday League fixture. The Arms could have taken the lead but missed
AS head Mitre D' on the QEII, Robert Cheadle had to deal with all sorts, including hurricanes and pop-star tantrums After 21 years at sea he has settled by the calmer waters of the Teme to run the Peacock Inn just outside Tenbury. ARUN MARSH visited the
The second round of the Herefordshire Cross Country League, promoted by Ludlow Runners on the testing six miles High Vinnals course, produced a worthy winner in veteran Tim Taylor (Hereford Couriers). His time of 38.48 was only four minutes slower than
ORLETON Young Farmer Michael Lewis is the new chairman of the Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. Michael, who farms in partnership with his parents near Tenbury Wells, is a former Tenbury High School pupil and says one of the main tasks
THERE will be two new faces at Ludlow Castle this weekend to greet visitors to the start of the Christmas festivities in the town. Meet Brother Sid, described as "the merry giant medieval monk", and Bagshot, the "master of magic and illusion". They are
THE young man who was killed in a horrific collision on the A49 at Ashton last Wednesday has been named as the son of a former Leominster policeman . Ian Brian Lycett, aged 22, of Blanchard Close, Leominster, had been travelling towards Ludlow, where
Arun Marsh DEFIANT foxhunters look set to break the law and continue hunting once a Government ban comes in to place. Only days after the ban was passed by Parliament last week, members of the United Pack Hunt, in Bishop's Castle met. Although the hunt's
MUSIC - it's a living thing as former Electric Light Orchestra guitarist and singer Phil Bates demonstrated when he came to Tenbury. The expert musician, who was joined by Pedro Brown on percussion, helped revellers celebrate the third anniversary of
THE Eagle Jazz Band is a late addition to December's events at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. The Midlands group is giving a concert at 8pm, on December 3, in aid of the Friends of the Rooms. It takes its name from the Eagle pub in Birmingham, where it first
GLAMOUR is a misused word but it surely applies to ShooShoo Baby's presentation A Hollywood Christmas! Expect plenty of costumes, choreography and great songs when ShooShoo Baby comes to Ludlow Assembly Rooms on December 11. Singing sisters Cerise and
