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Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC West Midlands]] and [[ITV Central]]. Television signals are received from the [[Ridge Hill transmitting station|Ridge Hill]] TV transmitter. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Ridge_Hill|title= Full Freeview on the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=10 December 2023}}</ref>

Local radio station are [[BBC Hereford and Worcester]], [[Sunshine Radio (Herefordshire and Monmouthshire)|Sunshine Radio]], [[Greatest Hits Radio Midlands|Greatest Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire]], [[FreeHits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire]] and Bromyard FM, a community based station. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://destinationbromyard.com/news/bromyards-local-radio-station/|title= Bromsyard's local radio station|website=Destination Bromyard|date= 20 April 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bromyardfm.uk/#:~:text=Bromyard%20FM%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Small%20Town%20with%20the%20Big%20Sound|title=Bromyard FM |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>

The town is served by the local newspapers, ''Ledbury Reporter'' and ''[[Hereford Times]]''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-wmids/hereford-times/|title=Hereford Times|date=20 January 2014|website=British Papers|accessdate=10 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-wmids/ledbury-reporter/|title=Ledbury Reporter|date=4 January 2014|website=British Papers|accessdate=10 December 2023}}</ref>

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===Winslow===

====The Green Estate====

The civil parish of Winslow was a total {{convert|2854|acre|ha|0}} in the original township devolved from the Saxon ''parochia''.<ref>Tithe Commissioners Report 1838; Williams, p.158-9</ref> To the west stands two outstanding Georgian properties. ''The Green Estate'' is a large farm on which a big house was built in 1770 for Thomas Colley<ref>{{cite web |title=Abstract of Will of Thomas Colley of Bromyard, Herefordshire. Proved in the Court of...[1804]...|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7181576 |publisher=The National Archives Kew, Richmond |access-date=12 September 2024 |date=1804}}</ref> who, by 1771, had taken ownership of the new three-storey house with its brick facade which was two miles west of Winslow Township. The [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] mansion was built on land - {{convert|114|acre|ha|0}} - of which nearly half was meadow. It consisted of 5 bays with a pedimnented centre and doorways of tripartite Doric columns. Typical of the [[Decorated Style]], the blank sections on the wall offset the elaborations. Colley also installed Venetian windows and a baluster staircase. Fronted ornate pedimented doric columns are at the building's entrance and Venetian windows hint at the Georgian [[Grand Tour]] and the ornate style architecture typical of the county. It also contains a remarkable baluster staircase. According to [[Nicholas Pevsner]], in horse country it was usual to have outbuildings and stables made of stone.<ref>Pevsner & Brooks, p.150</ref>

The Green Estate was owned in 1911 by [[Lupton family|William George Lupton]] who reportedly "took a keen interest in local politics" as did his first cousin, Mr. J.E. Schunck (1869-1940), the 1910 and 1912 [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate for [[Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton]] and son of [[Lupton accidentlyfamily|Kate Lupton, Baroness von Schunck]] (1833-1913). Lupton accidentally shot himself at home on his farm at The Green in August 1911. HisLupton's widowchildren, Cecily,[[Lupton family|William remarriedDarnton Lupton]] (1909-1915) and was Joan (1911-1981) were the half-brother and sister mother of [[Lechmere baronets|Sir EdmundReginald Anthony Hungerford Lechmere, 3rd7th Baronet]] (1920-2010).<ref>{{cite news |title=TAUNTON POLLING |url=https://www.genesreunited.com.au/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=schunck&county=worcestershire%2c%20england&from=1909&to=1914 |access-date=12 September 2024 |publisher=Worcester Daily Times and Journal Worcestershire, England |date=11 November 1912 |quote=TAUNTON POLLING place, today to fill the Parliamentary vacancy at Taunton, the candidates being Sir Gilbert Wills (Unionist), and Mr. J. E. Schunck (Liberal). The result will be declared tonight}}</ref><ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft#page/94/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tragic Death of Mr. W. G. Lupton, of Bromyard. THE INQUEST: ACCIDENTAL DEATH.|url=https://www.genesreunited.com.au/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=the%20green%20lupton&county=worcestershire%2c%20england&from=1909&to=1915 |access-date=12 September 2024 |publisher=Tenbury Wells Advertiser Worcestershire, England |date=5 September 1911 |quote=The tragic death of Mr. W. G. Lupton, of The Green, Bromyard...death. Mr. Lupton married on May 24th, 1905, Miss Cecily Bridges, daughter of the late Rector of Bredenbury, who survives him. There is one child, a son, two years of age. Mr. Lupton was a strong Conservative, and took a keen interest in local politics...Tenbury Wells Advertiser Worcestershire, England 29 Aug 1911 BROMYARD BROMYARD. DEATH — On Friday morning, Mr. Lupton, of '''the Green Estate,''' Bromyard, was found dead in an orchard near his house. Shortly after six o'clock he interviewed his men, and gave instructions to the groom. At nine he was found dead, being shot...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Lupton Family |url=http://www.ocotilloroad.com/geneal/lupton1.html |publisher=chris@ocotilloroad.com |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> There was a blacksmith's smithy nearby to the estate on {{convert|21|acre|ha|0}} of woodland.

A farm of 110 acres existed at Hardwick Manor. This was named for Anthony Hardwick in 1575 when he purchased the freehold. His descendant, John, fell into debt and in 1755 was forced to sell Hardwick Hall, which was demolished, and the rest of the estate was sold to Thomas Griffiths of Stoke Lacy. The manor house was rebuilt on the site.<ref>Williams, p.138</ref>