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Courtyard's bundle of joy for county tots

Dame Cherry Sponge with Sarah and Theo Wallace (left), Emma Pugh and Maisie Pugh-Jones and Melissa Edge and Harry Williams

2:43pm Friday 19th December 2008

THE Courtyard recently gave nearly 70 babies a “birthday present” to celebrate its 10th anniversary year.

Get caught napping

2:45pm Friday 19th December 2008

CAPTURE your very own ‘Sleeping Beauty’ on camera and you could win a family ticket to see Scottish Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty at Wales Millennium Centre in the New Year.

Pulling out all the stops for cracking Christmas shows

2:40pm Friday 19th December 2008

TWO fabulous shows at Wales Millennium Centre will provide perfect family entertainment over the Christmas and New Year period.

LOCAL artists Christopher Collier and Alexandra Williams will be opening up their studio at number 1 Wye Street, Hereford, in the run-up to Christmas. On December 22 and 23, the pair will welcome the public into their home with mince pies and mulled wine.

CDs released for Chernobyl

1:26pm Monday 15th December 2008

COMPOSED by former Hereford Cathedral head chorister, Sam Wilson, Chernobyl is a piece for brass and percussion recently released on CD.

Turn over a new leaf for Christmas

1:24pm Monday 15th December 2008

THIS week sees a round-up of the Hereford Times Book Group selections from the second half of the year, together with a shelf-full of books with a local flavour.

Happy Valentines

1:18pm Monday 15th December 2008

IN the same month that Jenny Valentine learned that her second novel, Broken Soup, is one of four books on the shortlist for the Costa Book Awards children’s book category, her husband Alex released his fourth album, A Short Album About Love.

Carols in Bromyard

1:34pm Wednesday 10th December 2008

BROMYARD and District Choral Society celebrate Christmas this year with a concert that will appeal to all at St Peters Church under their conductor Sir Richard Mynors.

Top mid-Wales bands play Presteigne

1:44pm Wednesday 10th December 2008

THE Memorial Hall in Presteigne has not seen a gig or a dance for almost a decade, but on Saturday it will host a gig featuring some of the best live bands in the area.

Enfant terrible of classical music plays at Wyastone Leys

1:32pm Wednesday 10th December 2008

WYASTONE Leys will be the setting on Sunday, December 14 for an eclectic programme from Mark Latimer "the enfant terrible of British classical music". He will be playing favourite classics followed by his own special brand of jazz, including improvisation on themes suggested by the audience.

Happy Birthday to Hereford String Orchestra

1:19pm Wednesday 10th December 2008

Champagne and cake in the interval turned the Hereford String Orchestra’s fiftieth anniversary concert in Shire Hall last month into a full-blown party. The orchestra’s sizeable string forces were augmented for the occasion by a full complement of brass and woodwind, and no less than three conductors. Proceedings began under James Slater’s baton with Wagner’s majestic Mastersingers Prelude in a performance most memorable for the fearlessly Teutonic playing of the lower brass. Released from the challenge of making themselves heard in such company, the strings then came into their own in an accomplished account of Britten’s clever (and misleadingly titled) Simple Symphony, after which the orchestra’s former director, violinist Nic Fallowfield, played Dvorak’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra with an expressive eloquence that was underpinned by some elegant orchestral accompaniment under the direction of Hazel Davis.

Cabaret reveals a heart of darkness

10:58am Tuesday 9th December 2008

CABARET made a superstar out of Liza Minelli – it’s probably pretty much going to propel Samantha Barks into the showbiz stratosphere in the same way.

A novel to steal your heart

1:51pm Monday 8th December 2008

MARKUS Zusak’s The Book Thief topped the New York Times bestseller list and it’s not hard to see why.

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Gigantically good

10:50am Monday 8th December 2008

I WAS lucky enough to go the opening night of this year’s Christmas panto at The Courtyard in Hereford. I saw Snow White last year with my school, and in my opinion this year’s show, Jack And The Beanstalk, is even funnier! My favourite character was the evil baddie, Baron Wasteland, who had a seriously evil laugh and was very funny when he was trying to be mean to everyone. Everyone enjoyed booing him whenever he came on. I also liked Buttercup the cow and the good fairy, Fairy Cake – but don’t make her cry whatever you do! I can’t say too much about the special effects, because it will spoil it for everyone who hasn’t seen it yet, but they were BRILLIANT and everyone around me was amazed. Look out for butterflies, beanstalks and dancing skeletons, but watch out especially for the giant - Fee Fi Fo Fum! Just like last year, there were some really funny songs, and both the children and the grown-ups enjoyed singing along at the end. The actors made sure everyone joined in so we all had great fun. I would really recommend it to other children, as it is a great Christmas treat, and it will make you laugh all the way through. Jack And The Beanstalk is a brilliant show for everyone, and I can’t wait until I come back with my school and see it again with all my friends. Fergus Barratt, age 9 Ledbury Primary School