Towns & Villages

Crickhowell

Rating: 3

February 29th 2012

Chris Poole explores the place for people who love being out in the countryside and who want shopping as good as that in Knightsbridge

The best of Hereford

Rating: 3

January 24th 2012

In the first of a series looking at the riches the region has to offer Chris Poole visits the city that offers charm, culture and great shopping

Carrying the Olympic torch

Rating: 3

January 23rd 2012

Debbie Graham gets under starter’s orders for our series of articles on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic celebrations in Herefordshire and the Wye Valley and our own golden heroes

Kington and Eywas Harold in the media spotlight

Rating: 3

October 19th 2011

Tales of life in the Herefordshire communities of Kington and Ewyas Harold are being broadcast on TV and radio following a 12-month collaboration between The Rural Media Company, BBC Radio Drama, Arts Council England and residents

Sir Ben Gill invites you to visit Herefordshire

Rating: 3

July 11th 2011

Sharon Chilcott talks to Sir Ben Gill about his plan to grow the county’s tourism

Hay Festival 2011

Rating: 2

April 13th 2011

Chris Poole looks at the impact The Hay Festival has on the town and the glittering roll call of talent which turns out every year for what Bill Clinton described as “The Woodstock of the Mind”

Queenswood in late spring

Rating: 2

April 13th 2011

Marvel at the ever-changing beauty of the woodlands, wildflowers and wildlife at Queenswood Country Park in our series of photographs which track the seasons there

Phil Spencer urges the nation to become ‘Karcher Clean’!

Rating: 3

April 8th 2011

Kärcher has joined forces with property expert, Phil Spencer, to launch ‘Kärcher CleanBritain’ – a campaign to encourage us to clean up our streets and meeting places for what’s set to be an exciting time for the nation...

Whitbourne Hall, stately home owned by a community

Rating: 2

February 17th 2011

Juliette Kemp meets the community that loves, lives in and keeps alive, an extraordinary property

Things to see in Leominster

Rating: 2

February 17th 2011

As we emerge from our winter hibernations and venture out from that chair in front of the wood-burner we find that Leominster is gearing up for the season ahead with much that will inform, entertain and educate

Black and white village days out

Rating: 2

February 17th 2011

March is the month for a monochrome outing, says Herefordshire Tourism Officer Jane Lewis

Landmarks of Ledbury

Rating: 3

January 20th 2011

Chris Poole on the institutions that give the town its character

The Parson and the Publican at Hoarwithy and The Cottage of Content, Carey

Rating: 3

January 6th 2011

Our men on a mission to seek out charming churches and interesting inns

Winter at Queenswood, Herefordshire

Rating: 2

January 6th 2011

Throughout this year we will be tracking the seasons at Queenswood with a series of photographs starting here with Anna Lythgoe’s shots of the country park in its winter finery

City Inn Rebrands as Mint Hotel in Advance of Opening Two New Hotels

Rating: 2

December 21st 2010

City Inn has rebranded as Mint Hotel in advance of opening two new hotels in prime locations in London and Amsterdam nearly doubling the number of rooms. Mint Hotel will open a second London property of 583 rooms at the Tower of London...

Christmas events across Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Powys

Rating: 2

November 15th 2010

Chris Poole takes a sleigh ride across the Herefordshire Life region and finds a sack full of events from horse racing to Victorian markets, a mini Hay Festival to ice skating