Many hundreds of people signed a petition whilst shopping at Morrisons on Saturday to keep Ross Ambulance Station open. Birgit Norris of the Ambulance Service, who was at the store on Saturday said that in the first one and a half hours, over three hundred people had signed.

Birgit explained that ambulance drivers' local knowledge means a lot and that, although ambulances arriving from elsewhere would have satellite navigation on board, the driver himself knowing exactly where he is going can make a critical difference to arrival times and this can save lives.

May of this year saw the successful Wok 'n' Roll fund-raising evening, held in aid of Goodrich Music, the aim of which was to bring high quality live music to Goodrich.

As a result of Wok 'n' Roll, Goodrich Music have booked Paul Jones and Dave Kelly of The Blues Band, Radio 2 and Manfred Mann fame. Tickets have been made available to the people of Goodrich before going on public sale and to date, there are only a few remaining. The evening promises to be a feast of superb acoustic blues and is a real treat for Goodrich and Ross-on-Wye. Anybody wishing to purchase tickets will need to hurry as they are still selling fast.

Local trio, 'Trilemma' are very excited to be able to support Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, especially as this event follows some recent airplay of their music on BBC Hereford and Worcester.