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The COVID-19 infection rate in Herefordshire is showing continued signs of falling, after a significant rise earlier this month. One area (Hereford South West) remains above 400 cases per 100,000 population but infection rates here aren’t rising as fast as they were,...

A whole year group is self-isolating after a positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed at the Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School. A letter to parents confirmed that a positive case had been identified within the Year 8 bubble and...

By Clara Hickman Since the start of the first lockdown in March this year the pressure and exhaustion that frontline workers have felt due to the Coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming. Recognising their battle in helping...

Every Thursday, NHS England releases COVID-19 Hospital Admission statistics for hospitals in England. Below is the latest data released for Wye Valley NHS Trust. Data up until 24th November 2020 Number of beds occupied by COVID-19...

Workers at Heineken’s cider brewery in Hereford, Herefordshire, are ‘preparing to battle’ a ‘sack and sign’ (SAS) ultimatum by the company that will see staff lose thousands of pounds in pay and benefits, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (Thursday 26 November). 

Hereford Cathedral is looking for applications of interest from cafés or caterers to take over the management of the Cathedral Café and event catering. The Cathedral Café is a hidden gem set in a unique location, which serves not only visiting tourists but is...

“The hard work of Herefordians over these past weeks has not been enough to allow us to come out of the national lockdown into Tier 1. We have asked our residents to sacrifice so much this year and I was hoping that, given the...

An arrest has been made following an appeal regarding an attempted robbery in Bromyard on Tuesday (24 November). On Monday (23 November) evening a man entered the Premier shop on High Street and threatened the cashier with a knife,...

Public Health England have confirmed that 18 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases recorded in the county since the start of the outbreak to 2,389. Last Thursday, 54 new cases of the virus...

A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at the Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School. A letter sent to parents said: “We have been made aware of a staff member of our school community who have...