THE Bishop of Hereford ordained three people to work in the ministry at a ser vice on Sunday at Hereford Cathedral. The trio were among ten ordinands in the diocese, who will go on to become priests next year. Ahead of that, they will assist
FOUR memorials, including a war grave, that were vandalised in an historic Ludlow churchyard have been repaired. The work was done free of charge by Adam Collier, aged 31, of Stretton Memorials, and his brother-in-law Aaron Simpson. Adam, who originates
AS Green Party candidates in the Shropshire Council elections, we would like to express our thanks to all who voted for us and to those who voted for Felicity Norman in the Euro-elections. At the count, and whilst out canvassing, it was suggested
FORMER WBC super-middleweight champion Richie Woodhall will be a knockout attraction in Tenbury Wells later this month. Woodhall will be joined by ‘Big’ Joe Egan who, according to Mike Tyson, is the ‘toughest white man on the planet’. Women’s Global
DECISIONS over appeals against rulings by South Shropshire District Council on planning permission have been announced. Mrs S Smythe, of Milford House, Diddlebury, Craven Arms, has won an appeal against planning conditions on a scheme for an
A HEAVY downpour of rain did not ruin the fun at the Ditton Priors Country Fayre. Villagers and visitors came together to enjoy the produce and craft stalls, dog show, entertainment and other traditional rural ways of having fun. The event had
STAFF from the Tesco store in Ludlow hit the heights when fundraising for their charity of the year, Muscular Dystrophy. A group of 16 staff members walked to the top of Snowdon in north Wales on Sunday, June 14, and are expecting to raise
LOCAL raconteur and author of several books on Shropshire life, Alf Jenkins will be telling Tales from the Hills at Ludlow Assembly Rooms on July 16. Listeners will be served with a cream tea in Oscars, have the benefit of two of Alf’s tales from
A WOMAN who spent her early years in Stoke Bliss has died aged 86. Hilda Lottie Court will be better remembered as Hilda Walker, who lived in the area during her teenage years before moving to Studley, Warwickshire. She weighed only 2lb at birth
