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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Reviews reveal why cafe rated 'best in Herefordshire' is so loved
A CAFE in Ledbury was named the best in Herefordshire by its customers, snagging the top spot on Tripadvisor. The Malthouse in Church Lane has ranked as number one on the list of best cafes in Herefordshire, with Jim Lipton who owns the cafe with his partner Tracy, saying its success was down to the hard work of its staff. Customers' rave reviews have revealed why the cafe is so popular in the county, and why it may be worth a trip if you haven't been before. Read more Review: We tried this new Chinese takeaway I tried this new city cafe and this is what I thought Here's a look inside new Hereford pasta restaurant opening tomorrow With an overall rating of 4.7 out of five based on 301 Tripadvisor reviews, the cafe has the best average rating in the county and is the second best-ranked eatery overall in Ledbury, after the Oak Inn at Staplow. One reviewer wrote: "How a cafe should run. I have eaten here for the last few years, attending monthly with friends, and never once have I been disappointed. "The menu may be small, yet it provides enough variety to appease every palate. It also changes regularly but keeps the firm favourites, such as the giant pancakes. The food is of the highest quality and is prepared and cooked with love. Portion sizes are extremely generous. "The Malthouse offers a daily specials board and delicious homemade cakes. I usually take a few slices of coffee and walnut cake home for my son after my delicious lunch. "As long as Ledbury's finest cafe continues to run, I will continue to eat here." Another five-star review said: "What a total delight! Freshly made delicious food prepared with love and care. We had the most enjoyable late lunch here and everything was perfect. "The mezze was a colourful, nutritious and beautifully presented plate of healthy food and the poached eggs on toast were cooked to perfection. A celebratory glass of wine completed this meal. Service was friendly and welcoming. We will be back!" Out of over 300 comments, only eight one and two-star reviews have been left, most of which have been responded to by the owner.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Anger as £25K spent on study to boost town's tourism
A Herefordshire market town has published the outcome of a £25,000 study on how to boost local tourism. But one local says the town has overlooked a ready-made, low-cost plan to achieve this. Following a series of engagements with local stakeholders, Ledbury Town Council's 'Tourism, Events and Markets Action Plan' now recommends setting up a 'market growth group with traders and supportive retailers', and recruiting a tourism and markets manager. The town council will now set up an 18-strong Tourism, Events & Markets Action Plan (TEMAP) Project Board that will meet at least monthly to oversee 'the lifecycle of the overarching TEMAP project'. RELATED NEWS: 'Lack of support' for Ledbury's restarted farmers' market No takers for mayor role after town council's 'difficult year' New bid to set up beer 'taproom' in Ledbury A town council representative said it and other market towns had received government funding for the project via Herefordshire Council, 'in support of its economic development plans for Ledbury'. But the scheme has annoyed one local entrepreneur who says he has already shown how a revived farmers' market could be made to work – in a new public space in the town intended for such events. The Barn gives onto the newly laid out St Katherine's Square, Ledbury Robin Oakey, who jointly runs The Barn next to the town's St Katherine's Square, said his plans faced 'bureaucracy and negativity' which was 'like wading through mud'. What are your thoughts? You can send a letter to the editor to have your say by clicking here. Letters should not exceed 250 words and local issues take precedence. Through a pilot farmer's market he organised and funded on the square in April was well received by traders and visitors, 'there is no point in continuing when you have such resistance', he added. The new plan says St Katherine's would be 'a great space for hosting additional market stalls' during larger events in the town. OTHER NEWS: Doctor wins fight against council after pothole blows tyre Victory in builder's battle to keep living in caravan Number of county driving offences caught by public dashcams revealed 'With a relatively minor investment in electric connectivity and greenery, it would be a much more attractive and appealing space for all,' it adds. But Mr Oakey said the original design of the square, also paid for by a substantial grant to the town, had failed to include these – and he had not been supported when he tried to address the lack of greenery. 'So much could have been achieved with all that money,' he said.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ledbury book place in Regional 2 North Shield final
LEDBURY booked their place in this weekend's Regional 2 North Shield final following an impressive 48-14 victory against Paviors Taking on an unknown opponent Ledbury struck first when Ed Bennion cleaned up a messy throw in before the next long throw, taken cleanly by Curtis Williams and slipped blindside to Ben Mason before Jack Hughes came scything in, Charlie Barber-Starkey in support and able to open the scoring with a Hughes conversion (7-0) on 16 minutes. Paviors retaliated at once and soon their pressure paid off with Ben Mason perhaps dubiously yellowed and conceding a penalty try to make it (7-7) on 21 minutes. Despite being a man down Ledbury conjured a retort with a classic run down the line through the hands of John Parker, George Wallin, Josh Bishop until Josh Hill grounded the second to make it (14-7) on 26 minutes, Hughes again converting. Paviors kept in touch with a deft chip through on halfway to make it (14-14) on the half hour mark. Back to full strength and jostling once more it was Paviors who fell foul of the ref, conceding a penalty in front of the posts, enabling Hughes to make it (17-14) at half-time. Ledbury were quicker out of the blocks and Paviors were down to 14 men following a yellow card. Clean ball from the scrum eight metres out freed John Parker who slipped the ball to Barber-Starkey and he was in for his second, converted by Hughes, (24-14). Ledbury upped their grip on the game when Ben Stevens rampaged through to score in minutes with another fine conversion from Jack Hughes (31-14). Stevens then enabled Khayd Saxelby to off load to a speeding George Wallin for a sumptuous score on the diagonal (38-14), with Hughes adding the extras. Fresh legs saw Jamie Rayfield in the thick of it, leaving two defenders in his wake before Charlie Pallett was in on the wing to make it (43-14). Paviors received another yellow to their 10 but were pressing hard and forcing Ledbury to infringe. Paviors then messed up a prime opportunistic throw deep in the Ledbury half leading to a mammoth of a long clearance from Hughes and Ben Mason galloped to seal it with a final try (48-14). The final is against another unknown side, Winnington Park RFC, from Northwich, Cheshire. The match will be played on neutral ground at Doncaster next Sunday (May 18), kick-off 6pm.
The Guardian
06-04-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Guardian
‘Reflection of culture': large glasses of wine come off the menu for British drinkers
It may be a sign of changing tastes, of a health-conscious nation, or yet another example of the cost of living crisis encroaching on our few simple pleasures – but it seems the large glass of wine may soon be a thing of the past. While a 250ml option used to be commonplace, it is becoming harder to find on the menus of bars and restaurants up and down the country as venues increasingly favour smaller 125ml servings. At high-end restaurants, which would have tended to offer diners a choice of small or medium 175ml servings, there is a notable shift. Only one of the 20 top Michelin-starred restaurants now serves a medium: the Ledbury in Notting Hill. At the rest, diners are offered 125ml or a whole bottle at 750ml. Hannah Crosbie, the Guardian's wine critic, said it was something she had noticed and 'found quite interesting'. 'Any time there's a big changing of tides or a notable difference in the way we drink wine, it really is a reflection of the culture and how we're drinking now,' she said. 'First of all, I'd say it's reflective of people just drinking less generally.' Crosbie said it felt 'like a more health-conscious decision' but could sometimes be a convenient excuse to have a glass of wine instead of skipping it altogether. 'Instead of not getting wine, you get a smaller glass of wine.' Another reason, Crosbie said, was that consumers were increasingly trying wines they would not have tried in the past. 'The average person – particularly in metropolitan areas, not speaking for the whole of the country – is now more adventurous with their wine choices than they've ever been,' she said. 'So instead of perhaps having a bottle and just sticking on one wine for the entire night, they would instead want to try lots of different things and, again, in order to keep on top of what they were drinking, they would just have smaller glasses so they could try as much as they can.' She cited the rise of bars focusing on natural wines – those that are typically organic and use minimal processing – as these 'tend to have much smaller bistro ISO-style glasses [smaller wine glasses for tasting] and that naturally lends itself to a smaller serve.' Jono Hawthorne, the chef patron at Chef Jono at V&V in Leeds, agreed and added that price was also a huge factor. He still serves large glasses but has noticed a trend towards customers wanting smaller glasses of higher-priced wines. 'The rise of smaller wine bars, especially natural and low-intervention wine, has led to more expensive wines being offered to customers,' said Hawthorne, who worked at Michelin-starred restaurants such as Noma and the Box Tree and competed on MasterChef: The Professionals before running his own kitchen. Price is something he is conscious about when it comes to his own customers, offering affordable fine-dining options including creative five-course menus priced at £45. 'If you put a 250ml glass of wine on a menu, it would be the price of a bottle to some people,' he said. But the good news for those unsatisfied by smaller servings is that chains such as Wetherspoon's, Pizza Express and All Bar One appear to be resisting the trend. 'A small glass of wine doesn't sound right, does it?' said Sanda Anlezark, over a bottle shared with her friend Jean Collingwood in All Bar One in Manchester city centre. The pair, 20 years retired from careers in advertising sales, were taking advantage of a Thursday deal at the chain where buying two glasses gets the rest of the bottle free – and were surprised to hear that wine sizes appeared to be shrinking. Collingwood agreed. 'The best thing is when you don't have to ask, the person behind the bar goes … [she nods, conspiratorially] … and brings you a large.' What if you went to a bar that only served small glasses? 'It wouldn't bother me,' said Anlezark. 'You'd get a bottle.'
