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LATEST | Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service provide update on a house fire in Hereford this afternoon
BREAKING NEWS | A 50-year-old woman from Hereford has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place and wounding with intent after a man was stabbed in the city
NEWS | Holland & Barrett set to open the doors to its newly refitted Hereford store on Tuesday with a fresh look and feel
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BREAKING NEWS | Emergency services responding to reports of a house fire in Hereford this afternoon
Emergency services are responding to reports of a house fire in Hereford this afternoon. The incident is in the Wessington Drive area of the city, near Victoria Park. West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene. Surrounding...
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC share important ticket update with supporters as tickets for Scunthorpe home clash set to go on sale
Hereford FC have shared an important ticket update with supporters, with tickets for the final league fixture of the season against Scunthorpe United going on sale this evening. Tickets will be available from the Hereford FC website from 6pm this evening. An update...
NEWS | 90 new homes to be built in a Herefordshire village with a mixture of two, three and four bedroom properties
SJ Roberts Construction has been appointed by Citizen New Homes, to deliver a 90-plot mixed tenure development in the Herefordshire village of Marden. The contract is worth in the region of £17m. Work started on site this week (April 14, 2025) with the...
SPORTS NEWS
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC share important ticket update with supporters as tickets for Scunthorpe home clash set to go on sale
Hereford FC have shared an important ticket update with supporters, with tickets for the final league fixture of the season against Scunthorpe United going on sale this evening. Tickets will be available from the Hereford FC website from 6pm this evening. An update...
RUGBY | Luctonians RFC Celebrates 30 Years of the Anglo-Welsh Mini Festival
Press Release from Luctonians: On Sunday 13th April, Luctonians RFC proudly hosted its 30th Anglo-Welsh Mini Festival, a milestone moment for one of the club’s most cherished traditions. This annual celebration of grassroots rugby has become a staple of the Luctonians...
COMMUNITY | Westfields FC Juniors are celebrating after being selected by a Tesco customer to receive a £5,000 donation
Westfields Juniors FC U12s are celebrating after being selected by a Tesco customer to receive a £5,000 donation. On Saturday 15th March, Tesco customers at Hereford Abotsmead Rd Superstore were given the chance to take part in a lucky dip to find a golden version of...
RUGBY | Rugby legend Nigel Owens to visit Greyhound Rugby Club in May for a meet and greet event with tickets on sale now
Want the chance to meet a man who is regarded as a legend within the game of rugby? Well here’s your opportunity! On 31st May, Greyhound Rugby Club in Hereford will be hosting a meet and greet evening with the one and only Nigel Owens! They have limited availability...
NEWS | Football club left stunned after pitch is damaged by man with metal detector who said ‘**** off this is council land’
A football club has been left stunned, after pitches were damaged by a man with a metal detector. Belmont Wanderers Football Club took to social media to share their anger and frustration, after parts of the pitch were dug up. When approached, the man is said to have...
FEATURED | ABBA Tribute Band ‘Kiss The Teacher’ to perform at Hereford Racecourse Ladies Night on Friday 9th May
Friday 9th May 2025 - First Race 4.55pm. Last Race - 8.25pm. Get ready to dance the night away as ABBA takes the stage LIVE after the races! Grab your girls and sing along to all the iconic classics like Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, and more! Hereford Racecourse are delighted...
RUGBY | Luctonians put an energetic Exeter University side to bed with some ease with a great performance at a sunny Mortimer Park
Photo – Dan Powell scoring his try. Photographer Andrew Hargraves Luctonians RFC vs Exeter University RFCSaturday 5th April 2025 – Mortimer ParkMatch Report by Geoff Vickress Luctonians, on a warm spring day, put an energetic Exeter University side to bed with some...
BREAKING NEWS | Worcester Warriors to return in 2025/26 and will join the new professional Tier 2 League and home matches from Sixways Stadium
Worcester Warriors have confirmed that they will be returning in 2025/26, with a team playing in Tier 2 of professional rugby and playing its home matches from Sixways Stadium. In a post on social media, Worcester Warriors said: “It’s the news we’ve all been waiting...
SPORT | Hereford & County Athletics Club enjoy plenty of success in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sportshall Athletics League
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sportshall Athletics League recently concluded with Hereford and County athletes competing against club athletes from Bromsgrove and Redditch, Worcester, Kidderminster and Stourport and Dudley and Stourbridge. Sportshall includes...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | National Highways issues important message with restrictions coming into force on the Severn Bridge due to issues with the main bridge cables weakening with motorists urged to plan ahead
From National Highways: Routine surveys revealed that the main bridge cables have deteriorated and weakened. We need to reduce the load on these cables to keep the bridge open for most traffic. For the time being, this means removing the heaviest goods vehicles....
URGENT APPEAL | Police launch urgent appeal following the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl
Police are appealing for information to help find Rebecca McPhail who is reported as missing. From Gwent Police: Rebecca, 15, was last seen in Abergavenny at around 10.30pm on Saturday 12 April. She is described as around 5’ 7” tall and of slim build with long ginger...
UPDATE | Police have provided an update on two missing teenagers who were last seen on Monday 7th April
Missing Update | New photos of Isabelle and Daniel From Dyfed Powys Police: We are issuing new photos in the search for Isabelle and Daniel, who are both aged 16 and have been reported missing from their homes in the Cardigan area on Monday 7th April 2025. Enquiries...
BREAKING NEWS | National Highways issues important message with restrictions coming into force on the Severn Bridge due to issues with the main bridge cables weakening
From National Highways: Routine surveys revealed that the main bridge cables have deteriorated and weakened. We need to reduce the load on these cables to keep the bridge open for most traffic. For the time being, this means removing the heaviest goods vehicles....
NEWS | Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s have announced a long-term partnership introducing parcel lockers at Sainsbury’s stores across the UK
Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s have announced a long-term partnership introducing parcel lockers at Sainsbury’s stores across the UK. Sainsbury’s is the first supermarket chain to partner with Royal Mail on its rapidly expanding network of parcel drop-off and collection...
UK NEWS | A woman has been sentenced to life for murdering her two young sons by drowning them
A woman has been sentenced to life for murdering her two young sons in their east London home in 2022. Kara Alexander, 47 (23.12.77), of Cornwallis Road, Dagenham was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years in prison at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, 11...
NEWS | Two men who broke into a house armed with a knife and a crowbar while a baby slept upstairs have been jailed
Two men, who broke into a house while a baby slept upstairs, have been jailed. Colin Brown, aged 36 and from Stanway Road in Coney Hill and Craig Wood, aged 33 and of Portreath Way in Kingsway, were sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison when they appeared at...
URGENT APPEAL | An urgent appeal has been launched following the disappearance of two teenagers
Have you seen Isobel and Daniel, both aged 16, reported missing from their home Cardigan area? Isobel and Daniel were last seen together in the Machynlleth area on Monday 7 April. Isobel is described as 5ft 3 with blonde hair. She was last seen wearing a black parker...
BREAKING | Operation Machinize: Hundreds of barbershops targeted in National Crime Agency coordinated crackdown
Barbershops and other cash-intensive businesses across England and Wales have been targeted by police and other law enforcement officers during a three-week crackdown on high street crime. In total, 265 premises were visited across Operation Machinize, where officers...