Ellen Watkins LL.B. (Hons)

I was born and brought up in Herefordshire and attended the Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School and then Hereford Sixth Form College. Having decided at this point to pursue a career in law I graduated from the Polytechnic of Wales in Pontypridd in 1989. I completed my Solicitor's Final Exams at the College of Law, Chester and went into articles at two firms, one in Ledbury and the other in Ross-on-Wye.

Once qualified I returned to the Ledbury firm and was employed as a Litigation Solicitor. After ten years and following the birth of my second daughter I decided a change was required and secured a position with what was then A J Weston & Co as a Conveyancer. I was handed three files on my first day and told that "there may not be enough to keep you going". Now I head the department, which has become the Conveyancing, Wills, Trusts and Probate Department and became a partner in January 2005. I enjoy my work greatly but also enjoy my family life, comprising husband and three children!

My hobbies apart from my home life include reading, gardening, travel and sewing.

Anthony Weston M.A., LL.M., M.Sc., B.D.

In 1956 I went from Hereford Cathedral School to Cambridge University. In 1984 I started my own firm, working from home. In due course the firm moved to refurbished premises in St. Owen Street, Hereford.

I am a member of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship and the President of Hereford Scripture Union. I am also a governor of two Hereford schools. As a lay preacher on most Sundays I take services in Herefordshire free churches.

I have been married to Rosemary for over forty years. We have two daughters.