James Thomas

Apr 10, 2024 | herefordtimes.com | James Thomas

3 1/1 Cider is as synonymous with Herefordshire as, well, apples. James Thomas presents 10 of the top producers ensuring that the county's reputation as a cider maker stays at the top of the tree... Strongbow, Bulmers The most famous UK cider brand according to research by YouGov, this 59-year-old favourite can be found on draught all over the country. At a manageable 4.5% ABV, it’s one of the more tame of Herefordshire’s offerings.

Nov 14, 2023 | lexology.com | James Thomas |Karina Salazar

Evanston, Illinois, has adopted an ordinance requiring certain employers in designated industries to give workers a 14-day notice of schedule changes and compensate them with “predictability pay” if any changes occur less than 14 days before the first scheduled shift. Evanston’s Fair Workweek Ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2024.

Apr 24, 2023 | worcesternews.co.uk | James Thomas

To give you just one example, while visiting the Courtyard theatre on Saturday evening, I used the RingGo parking app to pay the evening parking fee and was charged £3.80 for the duration. Having paid the fee, I then by chance looked at the noticeboard by the coin-operated machine to find to my horror that the cost had I paid by cash would have been less at £3.50. We are constantly being encouraged to pay parking fees by app rather than cash and now I know why.

Apr 14, 2023 | herefordtimes.com | James Thomas

On Good Friday, I travelled on the 11.20am between Leominster and Newport. The train was 10 minutes late and already crammed full, it was standing room only at Leominster. It became busier at Hereford and Abergavenny and at Cwmbran, the guard had to effectively move people into the aisles between seats so that a mother could board with her child in a pushchair. OTHER NEWS: Those who moved had nothing to hold onto and could do nothing to help themselves as the train swayed along the tracks.

Apr 14, 2023 | herefordtimes.com | James Thomas

Herefordshire Council said Old Church Road in Colwall, near Ledbury, would be closed for 33 days from Monday, May 8. In a public notice, the council said the road would be shut from Stone Drive towards the B4218 in the village. OTHER NEWS: The diversion will be via Walwyn Road and Mill Lane, and vice versa, the council said. It said the closure was needed due to the gas main works and the likelihood of danger to the public while the works are taking place.