The annual Hereford May Fair has got underway today.
A ceremonial offering of 12-and-a-half bushels of wheat was presented by the Mayor to the Bishop of Hereford as payment for allowing the fair to proceed.
This year's ceremony once again saw the ringing of the fair bells. Commissioned by the national President and local Chairman of the Showmans Guild, the bells are rung to signify the opening of each Guild fair in the division.
Insufficient members puts town council in ‘serious position’
A Herefordshire town could be in the “serious and untenable position” of being unable to pass its budget for the coming year, or conduct any other business, after the status of three of its councillors was called into question.
Tewkesbury council tax bill remains one of the lowest as 3.34 hike is approved
Residents in Tewkesbury will be charged 3.34 per cent more in council tax for Borough services from April which remains one of the lowest bills in the country.
Hereford church can stay as care home plan refused
A bid to knock down a modern Hereford church and replace it with a 52-bed care home has been thrown out by councillors, despite officials recommending it.
Twin refusals of town housing plans
Two similar but separate planning bids, each to build up to nine houses on the edge of a Herefordshire town, have been refused permission.
Plans for solar farm near Hereford
Another attempt to build a large solar farm in the Herefordshire countryside has been revealed.
‘frustration’ as Tash Ashby inquest adjourned
Herefordshire’s coroner has expressed frustration at being continually “drip-fed” fresh information relating to the death of a troubled young woman in a tent in Hereford two and a half years ago.
Man charged following Leominster rape
A man has been charged following a reported rape in Leominster.
Surprising trend in Herefordshire noise complaints
People in Herefordshire have either become less noisy or more tolerant of other people’s noise, new official figures indicate.
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