Andy Sherwill

1 week ago | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk | Andy Sherwill

POLLUTED: The River Wye and insert Lord David Lipsey, who is aiming to advance the cause of a cleaner Wye in Parliament. (Submitted)CRITICAL evidence has been submitted to the Cunliffe Enquiry—the Independent Commission on the Water Sector Regulatory System—highlighting the alarming decline of the River Wye and its tributaries.

1 week ago | rossgazette.com | Andy Sherwill

EXTENSION: St Josephs RC School, Ross. (Submitted)A LOCAL primary school has been granted planning permission to construct a single-storey extension in order to create a nursery facility.

1 week ago | rossgazette.com | Andy Sherwill

Tillington fruit farm's new orchard in blossom. (Submitted)A FRUIT fam, based in Ross-on-Wye, is now seeking planning permission to build a new store for its produce at Burghill, northwest of Hereford. EC Drummond is one of the UK’s largest fruit growers and plans to invest a million pounds at Tillington fruit farm rather than using third-party storage as at present. The company acquired the fruit farm when the Co-op sold off its farms estate a decade ago.

1 week ago | theforester.co.uk | Andy Sherwill

Getting In The Mood, dancers swinging to the music of Monmouth Big Band at St Mary's Church to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. (Tindle)THE Victory in Europe celebrations began in earnest in the Ross-on-Wye area over the Bank Holiday weekend. On Saturday afternoon St Mary’s Church was the venue for the Ross and District branch of the Royal British Legion event which featured the musicians and singers from Monmouth Big Band.

1 week ago | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk | Andy Sherwill

BEFORE: Work begins on transforming the 19th Century Riverside Inn. (Tindle)THE TOWN’S Riverside Inn, which had been derelict for over a decade, is set to begin a new chapter. Charlie Baker and Rebecca Pickup have thrown their life savings into renovating the derelict pub in Wye Street. “It was a last-minute decision to enter the online auction,” Charlie said last August, having only managed to secure a viewing the previous evening.