Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died following a collision in the Forest of Dean yesterday (Tuesday 30 December) Emergency services were called to Whitehall Lane in Rudford at 5.20pm with a report of a collision involving a blue coloured Ford and a...
Police have provided an update on a devastating fire that took the lives of a woman and two children. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: The recovery and removal of two children, believed to have died in a house fire in Brimscombe last week, took place yesterday...
Patients and staff across the country are benefiting from a new fleet of over 500 ambulances, as the government strengthens frontline emergency services this winter amid a flu epidemic. The vehicles – which will replace old ambulances across England – represent one of...
More than £190,000 has been raised to support a serving police officer following a devastating fire that killed his wife and children. Lucy, who set up the fundraising page, said: This has been set up following a devastating house fire at Tom’s home in Brimscombe, in...
Officers are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Kington in Herefordshire. Between 9pm and 9.30pm on Saturday 15 November, the victim was assaulted by another man on High Street, sustaining injuries to his face. The suspect is described as bald,...
Police have confirmed that a mother and two children have died in a house fire. Gloucestershire Constabulary confirmed in a press conference this morning that three people had died in the fire at a property in Brimscombe, Stroud, in Gloucestershire. Emergency...
Search and Rescue Teams have recovered a body from a river. From Severn Area Rescue Association: Yesterday teams from SARA were deployed to search the river in Tewkesbury, supporting Gloucestershire Constabulary. Very sadly, during the afternoon and working with the...
West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Shropshire yesterday (Saturday 27 December) after two people died. The collision happened around 3:30pm on the B4380 and involved a silver Volvo XC60. The car was travelling between the...
Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire In Gloucestershire. At around 3am on Boxing Day morning (Friday 26 December) police were called to a report of a fire at a property on Brimscombe Hill. Officers attended the scene along with crews from...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to an attempted ram raid burglary at a shop in Newent during the early hours of this morning (Monday 22 December). Police were called at around 12.35am with a report that four masked men had used weapons to force entry to Co-Op on...
A woman has sadly died in a road traffic collision in Worcester this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service received a 999 call from the police at 7.41am reporting a pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a van on Worcester Road in Chadbury. An ambulance,...
Herefordshire Council is preparing to introduce a new household garden waste collection service from March 2026 and residents are being invited to register their interest. The new, optional, garden waste collection service will replace the current single use green...
Following Morrisons’ recent price drop announcement, supermarket Aldi has announced it will drop the price of its festive veg staples even further as it retains its promise to be the cheapest supermarket to buy a Christmas dinner. Shoppers will be able to pick...
The NHS across Herefordshire and Worcestershire will be significantly impacted throughout the strike action due to take place from 7am on the 17 December – 7am 22 December. This will result in serious challenges for all NHS services in Herefordshire and...
A number of flood alerts have been issued across Herefordshire with further heavy rain expected today. The Environment Agency has warned that low lying land in Herefordshire and some roads could be affected by flooding. Flood Alerts in force (Thursday 18th December -...
The NHS across Herefordshire and Worcestershire will be significantly impacted throughout the strike action due to take place from 7am on the 17 December – 7am 22 December. This will result in serious challenges for all NHS services in Herefordshire and...
A murder investigation is being carried out following the death of a nine-year-old girl at an address in Weston-super-Mare. From Avon & Somerset Police: We were called by paramedics to a residential address in Lime Close, in the Mead Vale area, at 6.09pm yesterday...
A 26-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman earlier this year has been jailed for two years. Abdulla Ali was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday (11 December). The court was told that on 28 July this year Ali approached a woman, whom he did not know,...
A gang of seven robbers were handed a total of 82 years in prison on Friday (12 December) for a vicious robbery at an address in Hereford last year. His Honour Judge Lockhart sitting at Worcester Crown Court sentenced the seven, who carried out the violent attack in a...
Your Herefordshire is delighted to announce that original founding Director Matt Healey has recently returned as a Director of the company. Matt explains more below: “I had to take a step back in October 2024 from Your Herefordshire so I sold my shares. The main...
Leominster’s Queenswood Country Park is officially the new home for the community running event that has taken the UK by storm, adding to the 890 parkrun locations across the nation The event welcomes attendees to run, jog, walk, volunteer or...
Families can tuck into festive savings at all Morrisons Cafés this Christmas, as the popular Kids Eat Free offer continues all day, every day throughout the school holidays and there’s not a Brussels sprout in sight! Customers purchasing an adult main meal...
Newport dart player Nick Kenny spoke to Matt Healey ahead of the 2026 World Darts Championships. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dN37E-fHJo
Former PDC darts player Terry Jenkins spoke to Matt Healey at the annual charity darts tournament at the Richmond Club. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KMZ0lJTtgxY
Officers and firefighters from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene of a fire at a property in Heol Fawr, Nelson in South Wales. This follows reports of an explosion at around 6.10pm on Friday evening in the garden of the property. Two people have...
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is advising passengers to check their journey times ahead of the upcoming national timetable change this weekend. From Sunday 14 December, departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly...
A Hereford man has been convicted of drug dealing and handed a suspended sentence at court. Jamie Buckland, 22, of St Owen Gate, Hereford was given a total of 22 months, suspended for two years, when he appeared before Worcester Crown Court on Friday 5 December....
A dangerous driver kidnapped a woman, injured a man who was crossing the road and later set fire to the car in an attempt to destroy evidence. James Liddle was driving a Volkswagen Golf car when he struck the pedestrian in Somerton Road, Newport, at around 2.20am on...
Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures reveal today. An average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever...
A Herefordshire primary school has announced that it will be closed today due to an electricity issue. Leintwardine Primary School shared the following update on the Herefordshire Council school closures page: ‘Due to an electricity issue, school will be closed...
A woman has died following a serious collision in Gloucestershire on Wednesday afternoon (10 December). Emergency services were called to Arlington Pike in Bibury just before 12.10pm with a report of a collision involving a pedestrian and the driver of a car. The...
Households with specific models of integrated heat pump tumble dryers manufactured by Haier must check if their machine needs an urgent safety repair because of the risk of fire. Affected brands include Baumatic, Candy, Caple, Haier, Hoover, Lamona, Iberna and...
FLOODING - 𝟲𝗔𝗠 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | Flood Warnings issued on River Wye with levels still rising and riverside paths blocked in Hereford. ⚠️🚨 Levels on the River Wye and River Lugg are rising once again - with some flooding likely on routes throughout today (Wednesday). 🚨...
Levels on the River Wye, River Lugg, River Teme and other rivers in the county are rising once again - with some flooding likely on routes throughout today. Flood Alerts Currently in Force: ▪️River Wye in Powys ▪️River Wye in Herefordshire ▪️River Wye in...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Belbroughton yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 December). Around 4:50pm, at the junction of Quantry Lane and Heath End Road, a white Citroen C3 and red Honda Jazz collided. Despite the best efforts of emergency...
New Talking Tills give Morrisons customers the option to enjoy a slower checkout and a friendly chat with Morrisons colleagues –– The initiative runs from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th December as part of GMB’s ‘1 Million Minutes’ campaign to combat loneliness –...
A man has been found guilty of killing another man and wounding two others following a three-week trial. Kane Kotwica, aged 39, and of Bibury Road, Gloucester, was convicted at Bristol Crown Court of the murder of 53-year-old Matthew Cainey. The incident...
Emergency services are responding to a collision in Herefordshire this afternoon. Your Herefordshire understands that the collision has occurred on the B4348 / A466 junction in Wormelow. West Mercia Police are at the scene. Motorists are advised to use an alternative...
An operation has been carried out following complaints that customers’ cars continue to suffer criminal damage and have unexplained additional mileage after using unofficial parking companies located near Bristol Airport. The recent joint day of action was led by the...
From Herefordshire Council: You can get money off your Council Tax bill, or even pay nothing, in certain circumstances. Discounts and exemptions A discount or exemption depends on your current situation and circumstances, but does not take account of income or...
Welsh Water has tonight issued an important message to hundreds of Herefordshire households. Residents in Weobley area: ‘We're aware that customers in this area may have no water or low pressure between 22:00 and 08:00 for the next 2 nights due to essential...
Please find attached details of pharmaceutical provision across Herefordshire and Worcestershire for Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays for your information. Thursday 25th December 2025 Friday 26th December 2025 Thursday 1st January 2026 Here is a poster...
The NHS is facing an unprecedented flu wave this winter with “no peak in sight yet” according to England’s top emergency care doctor. Latest figures show an average of 1,717 patients were in a hospital bed every day last week because of flu – the highest on...
People across the Midlands are being urged to download the free NHS App this winter to help them manage their health and access NHS services more easily during one of the busiest times of the year. With winter demand rising, the NHS App offers a fast,...
Rail timetable changes coming this December (from 14th) will offer more services across the Wales and Borders network. Strengthening community connections, boosting the night-time economy and providing more travel opportunities, the new...
West Mercia Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a 16-year-old girl was assaulted on a footpath near British Camp in the Malvern Hills. The incident happened at around 5pm on Wednesday 19 November. The girl was walking her bike along a footpath...
Motorists are being warned to plan ahead due to a planned road closure on the A465 between Hereford and Abergavenny. From Herefordshire Highways: We need to inform you about the upcoming roadworks on the A465, from Howton Farm to the County Boundary in Pontrilas. We...
Asda is giving drivers a festive boost this December with a new money-saving fuel offer at its Express stores. From 1-31 December, drivers who spend £15 or more on groceries in an Asda Express will get 3p off per litre of fuel at the same time. With almost...
A major route is closed this evening following a collision involving a tractor and a car. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: Motorists are advised to avoid the A40 Over roundabout in Gloucester following a collision this afternoon (Monday). We were called shortly...
Officers are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Evesham on Saturday 29 November where a man sadly died. The collision happened at around 3.56pm on the A44 in Wickhamford near to Longdon Hill and involved a beige Dacia Duster and a blue Toyota Yaris....