Herefordshire Council and its partner, Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP), are working together this spring and summer to maintain roadside verges in a way that will ensure the safety of road users while improving local biodiversity. Road verge flora is deteriorating...
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NEWS | Changes to a number of projects, including the Hereford Masterplan are ‘likely’ following change in councillors at Herefordshire Council
Changes to a number of projects, including the Hereford Masterplan, are likely, due to a change in councillors at Herefordshire Council. A lot comes down to whether any political groups form a coalition over the coming weeks to take control of the council. The...
NEWS | Runners from across the county to compete for the Jan Edwards Crocodile Cup in memory of a local lady who supported the event for many years
The iconic Crocodile 8 multi terrain race is due to take place again on Sunday 28 May at 3pm. The quirky but highly popular event will see runners from across the country descend on the villages of Burghill and Tillington and run across fields,...
NEWS | West Midlands Ambulance Service provide update after an elderly pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Hereford
West Midlands Ambulance Service have provided an update after an elderly man was seriously injured in a collision on Commercial Road in Hereford on Monday. A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service told Your Herefordshire: "We were called at 4.39pm on...
FEATURED | Kate Bliss of BBC Bargain Hunt and Flog It! will open the Weobley Big Dig of 100 volunteers in June
Weobley Big Dig draws in wide community involvement TV presenter Kate Bliss of BBC Bargain Hunt, Flog It! and Antiques Road Trip is opening the Weobley Big Dig’s first exploration pit in the outer bailey area of Weobley Castle on Saturday, June 3 at 2pm. This...
NEWS | Family pay tribute to “an all-round beautiful soul” as murder investigation launched in South Wales
The family of Kelly Pitt, 44, from Newport, have paid tribute to her as a murder investigation continues. Gwent Police were called to an address in Sandalwood Court, Newport at around 11.30am on Friday 12 May after a woman was found unresponsive. The Welsh...
NEWS | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets out new support for farmers to strengthen food security and grow the economy
Farmers will benefit from a commitment to protect their interests in future trade deals, support to boost domestic fruit and veg production and new investment in technologies, thanks to a package of support set out by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a summit...
NEWS | Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service explain why they were called to the Old Market in Hereford on Monday
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service have explained why they were called to the Old Market in Hereford on Monday afternoon. Crews were called alongside West Mercia Police, to the Old Market, following reports that a sign on the building had become unstable...
NEWS | Emergency services responding to an incident at the Old Market in Hereford this afternoon
Emergency services are currently responding to an incident at the Old Market in Hereford. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance, alongside West Mercia Police at the incident near the former Debenhams unit. Newmarket Street is currently...
NEWS | Hundreds of runners descended on Hereford for one of the city’s largest multi-distance running events on Sunday
Hundreds of runners descended on Hereford for one of the city’s largest multi-distance running events. In bright sunshine, more than 600 runners took part in Sunday’s RUN Hereford at the city’s Livestock Market,competing...
NEWS | Anyone who owns a weapon in Herefordshire can surrender it at Hereford Police Station this week
This week, West Mercia Police is joining police forces up and down the country to support ‘Operation Sceptre’- a week long national campaign aimed at tackling knife crime. Between April 2022 and March 2023, knife crime fell across Herefordshire, Shropshire and...
NEWS | There was standing room only at Hereford Cathedral on Saturday as a huge congregation gathered to pay tribute to two fallen firefighters
There was standing room only at Hereford Cathedral on Saturday as a huge congregation gathered to pay tribute to two fallen firefighters. On 6 September 1993, Leading Firefighter John Davies and Firefighter David Morris lost their lives fighting a massive factory fire...
NEWS | Jesse Norman MP has met with colleagues from two Vertu Motors dealerships in Hereford to celebrate more than 600 years long service
The Rt Hon Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, met with colleagues from two Vertu Motors dealerships in Hereford to celebrate more than 600 years long service. The colleagues working at Vertu Hereford Volkswagen and Vertu Hereford Audi include...
NEWS | Mountain Warehouse is set to relocate from High Town to the Old Market in Hereford this summer
Your Herefordshire understands that a new store is set to open at the Outfit unit at Old Market Hereford in the coming months. Mountain Warehouse, currently located in High Town, is expected to open in the unit in June/July, according to an unnamed source. ...
TICKETS | Tickets are now on sale for Hereford Indie Food Festival – Held over the August Bank Holiday weekend
The hugely successful Hereford Indie Food Festival will return in August! Hereford Indie Food is a 3 day urban festival of street food, music, makers, and produce - set in the heart of Hereford city. Last year’s festival saw over 7000 people come to the 2 day event,...
BREAKING | Government announces that an NHS Community Diagnostic Centre will open in Hereford providing 38,000 tests, checks and scans a year
Tens of thousands of patients across the country are set to benefit from six new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) opening this year – with the ‘one-stop shops’ due to deliver more than 500,000 additional tests, checks and scans a year. Cutting waiting lists is one...
NEWS | The Beefy Boys have launched a breakfast menu at their Hereford restaurant and it’s got the whole city talking
The Beefy Boys have launched a breakfast menu at their Hereford restaurant and it’s got the whole city talking! The news was revealed in a post on the Beefy Boys Facebook page on Saturday and it’s gone down a treat with fans. The Facebook post said: “You asked for it,...
NEWS | Police issue alert following reports of rogue traders calling at properties in Herefordshire over the past few days
West Mercia Police officers in Leominster have issued an alert to residents following reports of rogue traders calling at properties in the area over recent days. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police (Leominster Cops) said: “Over the last week we have seen a number...
NEWS | £600 up for grabs in a fitness challenge
Summer Transformation Challenge! We are bringing out a brand-new programme guaranteed to get you in great shape this summer. That's not all ... We also have a huge prize to give away! The 12-week Transformation Summer Challenge is your chance to secure 12 weeks of...
NEWS | How a photo on Your Herefordshire of cattle in a Herefordshire waterway sparked a debate that has reached more than 3 million people
Often here at Your Herefordshire, we get sent wonderful photos of the county by members of the public. Just a week ago was no different. Rob Deakin sent us in a photo (seen below) of some cattle in a waterway near Mordiford Bridge in Herefordshire. The...