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FEATURED | Understanding the seagull and its behaviour
Residents in the Whitecross area of Hereford will be soon breathing a sigh of relief due to the gull population leaving for warmer climates. Hereford and particularly the Whitecross area of the city has seen a big rise in the gull population the past few years. Gulls...
BREAKING NEWS | Council to spend more than £8 million on demolition and rebuild of a primary school in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council has today confirmed that it has awarded a contract worth more than £8 million to Tilbury Douglas for the demolition and rebuild of Peterchurch Primary School. Council documents shared this afternoon state the following: “To award a Design and...
NEWS | Fire crews help to rescue a horse that had fallen down an embankment and into a ditch
From Bromyard Fire Station: The Large Animal Rescue team from Bromyard, working alongside our colleagues from Pershore Fire Station, were called out yesterday morning to rescue a horse that had slipped down an embankment into a very wet, boggy ditch. Due to the steep...
SPORTS NEWS
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Spennymoor 2-0 Hereford FC
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction to the opening day 2-0 loss away at Spennymoor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lToTSTV3GO4
NEWS | 15-year-old Jake from Herefordshire finishes in 7th place in Under 18 European Youth Olympics in North Macedonia
Local Herefordshire Paddler, Jake Mitchell, 15, competed for Great Britain in the Under 18 European Youth Olympics in Skopje, North Macedonia. This was Jake’s first time representing Team GB. He was competing in Canoe Single against some of the best youth paddlers in...
NEWS | Hereford Leisure Centre issues important message for all users of Hereford Racecourse with new access control now in place
Credit: Visual Lens Odyssey New access gates are coming to Hereford Leisure Centre outdoors. From Hereford Leisure Centre: ‘From July, we’re introducing a new access control system at the outdoor entrance to Hereford Leisure Centre. ‘This means all users of the...
FOOTBALL | Match announcer Matt Healey picks his all time Hereford United & Hereford FC eleven’s
Hereford United Im going with a 4-4-2 formation based on the players I watched from August 1989- April 2014, these are permanent signings and not players who only played on loan 1 - Wayne Brown - 2 promotions in 3 seasons, a brilliant shot stopper who was a...
NEWS | Footballer Joey Jones passes away
Former Wrexham, Liverpool and Chelsea player Joey Jones has passed away aged 70. He played numerous times against Hereford United during his days at Wrexham. He was famously sent off on the opening day of the 1991/1992 season after fighting with Paul Robinson....
NEWS | Hereford FC has announced that the friendly fixture planned for Saturday 26 July against Leicester City Under 21s has been cancelled
Hereford FC has announced that the friendly fixture planned for Saturday 26 July against Leicester City Under 21s has been cancelled. This difficult decision has been taken after detailed discussions between Groundsman, Ben Bowen, Bulls boss, Paul Caddis and Chairman,...
NEWS | Hereford United/FC historian Ron Parrott passes away aged 75
Hereford FC have announced this morning that club historian Ron Parrott has passed away. A statement on the Bulls Facebook page reads "We are deeply saddened to have heard this morning that Hereford FC and Hereford United Club Historian, Ron Parrott, a true club...
NEWS | Former Hereford United striker given 42 month ban for for football betting offences
According to the Cumberland News and Star Former Hereford United striker Ryan Bowman has been given a 42 month ban for football. The full article can be read here -> Ryan Bowman given 42-month ban for football betting offences | News and Star Bowman was signed by...
NEWS | A planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council for a new addition to the Edgar Street Stadium
A planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council, for a new addition to the MandM Edgar Street Stadium. The planning application states: ‘Proposed installation of illuminated signage.’ ‘This Planning Statement has been prepared by The Town Planning...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Two women have waived their right to anonymity and encouraged other victims and survivors of rape to seek support
Two women have waived their right to anonymity and encouraged other victims and survivors of rape to seek support. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: The man who raped them, 23-year-old Michael Brown was jailed for two counts of rape after he admitted the offences...
BREAKING NEWS | Earthquake recorded near Herefordshire border with Wales – Did you feel the earth move?
An earthquake has been recorded near the Herefordshire border with Wales, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. The small quake was recorded in the Llangynidr area of Powys, near Abergavenny. According to the British Geological Survey, the quake measured 1.3...
NEWS | From Vera Lynn to Vengaboys: The UK’s top funeral songs from the last 12 months revealed
Co-op Funeralcare reveals the UK’s top funeral songs from the last 12 months, with ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ and ‘My Way’ taking the overall top two spots. Tina Turner’s ‘The Best’ and Westlife’s ‘You Raise Me Up’ re-enter the overall top 10 list this year, replacing...
NEWS | Millions to receive essential benefit payments ahead of August bank holiday
Change to benefits payment date for millions of people will help them with their financial planning and providing peace of mind for those on low incomes. It comes ahead of the new school year, which will allow families and carers to plan their spending with...
BREAKING | A man has died following a single-vehicle collision this morning
A man has died following a single-vehicle collision which happened near Cirencester this morning (Monday 18 August). Emergency services were called at 6.05am with a report that the driver of a car had collided with a wall on the A417 London Road in Ampney Crucis....
NEWS | Police are appealing for information after a man exposed his genitals at the weekend
Police are appealing for information after a man exposed his genitals in Gloucester over the weekend. The incident happened within the public toilets at Westgate Street car park at around 10.30am yesterday (Sunday 17 August). It was reported that the man had exposed...
UK NEWS | An 11-year-old girl has died after emergency services were called to reports of a person in water
Police confirm that the body of an 11-year-old girl has been recovered from water. From Devon & Cornwall Police: UPDATE | You may have seen in the news today that we have sadly confirmed the death of a child at Antony, near Torpoint. Emergency services were called...
NEWS | Police confirm that the body of a man has been recovered from water following a search operation
Police have confirmed that the body of a man has been recovered from the water following a search operation. We are sad to report that 27-year-old Wojciech Berlan from Redditch has died after drowning at Ensor’s Pool in Nuneaton. His next of kin have now been...
BREAKING NEWS | Police searching a river for a 12-year-old boy have recovered a body
Police searching for a 12-year-old boy in a river have recovered a body. From North Yorkshire Police: “Following further searches of the river, sadly search teams recovered a child’s body from the water at 10.45pm today. “The body is yet to be identified but the boy’s...