Hay-on-Wye is world-renowned for its bookshops and literary festivals, but the town is also home to a range of other, small independent shops. One of the newest to open is Oil & Oak, a gift shop and gallery at the heart of the town, which stocks a wonderful array...
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NEWS | Vegetarian / Vegan friendly Urban Eatery set to open its doors in Hereford today
A vegetarian / vegan friendly Urban Eatery is set to open its doors in Hereford today. Sensory & Rye will officially open in its new location on Commercial Street at 10am this morning after moving from its long term home on Union Street. Sensory & Rye is a...
NEWS | Ultrafast Internet Connects Residents and Businesses in the Town of Leominster
Thousands of Leominster residents now have access to an ultrafast, full fibre internet connection, thanks to Fibre Heroes. The wholesale network provider, Fibre Heroes, has worked hard to bring ultrafast and unlimited internet...
NEWS | Morrisons has announced a pay increase for in store and manufacturing colleagues
Morrisons is set to pay its store and manufacturing colleagues* a minimum of £10.20 an hour**, a minimum 2% increase on their base rate, making it the highest paying UK supermarket for store colleagues. In addition to the hourly pay increase, Morrisons...
NEWS | Asda concerned about loss of trees and retail impact if Lidl get go ahead to build a store on Three Counties Hotel site
Asda is concerned about the loss of trees and retail impact if Lidl get go ahead to build a store on Three Counties Hotel site. A letter submitted by Jigsaw Planning on behalf of Asda Stores Limited says: The proposed development will see the demolition of the Three...
GALLERY | Extensive refurbishment of beer garden taking place at a popular pub in Hereford
An extensive refurbishment of a beer garden is taking place at a popular pub in Hereford. The Oxford Arms, based on Widemarsh Street in Hereford, started the work to upgrade its beer garden a few weeks ago and have recently shared a few photos detailing the progress...
NEWS | A popular Hereford coffee shop and eatery is set to reopen later this month after relocating to a new home
A popular Hereford coffee shop and eatery is set to reopen later this month after relocating to a new home. Sensory & Rye will relocate from Union Street, to Commercial Street, taking on the unit previous occupied by the British Heart Foundation and before that,...
BUSINESS | Hereford based company makes it onto the list naming the UK’s fastest growing companies
Eight companies from the West Midlands make it onto the list naming the UK’s fastest growing companies 17% of the ranked companies led by female CEOs - double that seen in the Fortune 500 or FTSE 100 26th May 2022 - LONDON - Growth...
FOCUS ON | The Midlands Centre for Cyber Security – The Hereford building that is leading the way in cyber security testing, research and development
Based on Skylon Park, Hereford’s Enterprise Zone, the Midlands Centre for Cyber Security will be a key player in the Cyber Valley that spans across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire and is home to 15% of the UK’s top 600 cyber companies. Backed by the...
NEWS | Local community farm project wins international cider award
The Houghton Project, based on a family farm in Bodenham, Herefordshire has won two awards at The International Cider and Perry competition, held at The Hereford Cider Museum on Thursday 5th May 2022. The team were delighted to take first prize in the sweet cider...
NEWS | Thousands of shoppers visit newly refurbished Home Bargains store in Hereford on opening weekend
Thousands of shoppers visited the recently refurbished and much bigger Home Bargains store in Hereford on its opening weekend. The store reopened on Saturday (14th May), after a five month closure for refurbishment and extension works to take place. At 8am on...
NEWS | A new restaurant is set to open in Hereford with planning application approved and licencing application submitted
A new restaurant is set to open in Hereford, with a planning application approved and a licencing application formally submitted. La'de Kitchen hopes to open a restaurant in the former Pizza Express building on Broad Street in Hereford and has applied for a licence...
NEWS | 46 new houses set to be built on the outskirts of Hereford after planning permission was granted
Award-winning developer Crest Nicholson has secured planning permission for a brand new development, Hereford Grange in the charming village of Holmer, Herefordshire. Comprising 46 contemporary homes for private sale, the development will offer a...
NEWS | A new restaurant will soon be opening in Hereford city centre
Broad Street in Hereford will soon be home to an exciting new restaurant. Back in February, Sunderlands Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents exclusively revealed to Your Herefordshire that they had completed the letting of 20 Broad Street to La De Kitchen, a...
NEWS | Newly refurbished fish and chip shop set to open in a Herefordshire village soon
A fish and chip shop is set to open in the village of Moreton-on-Lugg shortly, with The Fish House taking the place of the former Old School House Fish & Chip shop. A post on their Facebook page said: “We’ve fired up the old bird! - all working and ready to go...
NEWS | Avara Foods has invested around £2m in automation, people and packaging at its Herefordshire site
Avara Foods, a leading UK food manufacturer, and the largestprivate employer in Hereford, has invested around £2m in automation, people and packaging at its Herefordshire site, and over £4m in total. At its Hereford and Telford...
NEWS | Planning application submitted for iconic building in Hereford city centre
Friends of Castle Green CIC (FoCG) has today submitted planning permission to transform the historic Pavilion building on Castle Green. Whilst respecting its Georgian heritage, the architect plans submitted aim to create a modern, accessible space and iconic visitor...
NEWS | Hereford restaurant reopens with a new look and a menu that will get your taste buds excited
A Hereford restaurant has reopened with a new look and a menu that will get burger lovers taste buds excited. Burger Shop Hereford temporarily closed in March for a refurbishment. It's new look is extremely vibrant and alongside The Bookshop and The Yard, Aubrey...
NEWS | A splash of springtime colour for Ross High Street with new Gardening shop set to open
An experienced garden designer and horticulturalist will be bringing a splash of springtime colour to Ross on Wye this April by branching out and re-opening an empty shop on Ross on Wye’s High Street. Local entrepreneur Stacey Gibson has acquired the lease...
NEWS | Ultrafilter Medical kickstarts Herefordshire’s ‘Help for Refugees Appeal’ with £2,000 donation
Ultrafilter Medical - the Ross-on-Wye manufacturer of Type IIR medical facemasks – has pledged £2000 to the recently launched Help for Refugees Appeal, organised by the Herefordshire Community Foundation, that’s committed to raising funds for the 2.5 million people...