More than 200 musicians gave a magical celebration of live music in Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools' Choral and Orchestral Concert in the wonderful surroundings of Hereford Cathedral. Eleven-year-old Sebastian Shaw; Daniel Wardle and William Brett, both aged 12, were...
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NEWS | Police advise motorists to take extra care on Fromes Hill this evening due to a broken down lorry
West Mercia Police are asking motorists to take extra care this evening on Fromes Hill (A4103 Hereford to Worcester Road) due to a broken down HGV. An update from West Mercia Police a short while ago said: “We are receiving reports of a lorry stuck on Fromes Hill,...
NEWS | Former Hereford United player banned from every stadium in the UK after being involved in a fight before a Newcastle United match
A former Hereford United player has been banned from every stadium in the UK after violence flared up before Newcastle United’s match against Chelsea in November 2022. Andrew Ferrell, a former Hereford United midfielder, was one of four men who were banned from every...
NEWS | New CCTV cameras installed and work to clear pathway underway to make area near Hereford Rugby Club safer for the local people and visitors
The Wyeside Project has commenced work on enhancing the riverside area in the vicinity of Hereford Rugby Club. This has included a partnership with the police safer streets initiative. Steve Taylor, Wyeside Project Director, says ‘we are delighted that we...
NEWS | Police issue alert after reports of two males knocking on doors in Hereford and claiming to be working for a charityÂ
West Mercia Police are issuing a warning to residents following several reports of two men collecting door-to-door around the Hereford and Malvern areas. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We have had several reports of two males collecting door-to-door...
BREAKING | A Leominster handyman has been given a 33 months prison sentence for 15 fraud offences
A Leominster handyman has been given a jail sentence for fraud A Leominster handyman has been given a 33 months prison sentence for 15 fraud offences. Naheed Plumridge, 48, of Churchill Avenue, Leominster, was given the immediate custodial sentence at Worcester Crown...
NEWS | Local resident concerned about lack of CCTV on a stretch of pathway in Hereford following incident earlier this week
A local resident has contacted Your Herefordshire to share her concern over the lack of CCTV on a stretch of pathway in Hereford. The female, who we have decided not to name, was walking to work down the pathway between Widemarsh and Aldi / Sainsbury’s at around 4am,...
NEWS | Flood Alert in place on the River Lugg in Herefordshire following heavy rainÂ
A flood alert is in place on the River Lugg, south of Leominster, following further heavy rain. The Environment Agency issued the alert automatically at 2.45am this morning, with automatic alerts currently in place due to industrial action. Levels are continuing to...
NEWS | £3.5 million investment to improve Weobley Water environment has been completed by Welsh Water
A £3.5 million investment project to help improve the river water quality in the Newbridge Brook and river Wye has been completed by Welsh Water. The work carried out by the not-for-profit water company involved upgrading the wastewater treatment works which it owns...
NEWS | Asda has announced a 10% pay increase for hourly-paid store colleagues, with rates rising to £11.00 per hour from 2nd April with a further increase in July
Asda invests a record £141m this year to increase hourly-pay for store colleagues by 10% New hourly pay rates exceed National Living Wage and Real Living Wage rates Asda also freezes prices on 600 family favourite products to help customers manage rising living costs...
NEWS | Players from Luctonians Rugby Club will be taking part in the Isle of Wight delight
On the weekend of the 8th April 2023 a group of rugby players from Luctonians 3rd & 4th team are walking round the entire of the Isle of Wight. 114kms in 24hours is the challenge. Dave Smith is one of the group taking part in the challenge and he told Your...
NEWS | North Herefordshire Conservatives want to revive plans for a Western Bypass of HerefordÂ
The North Herefordshire Conservatives have confirmed that they will field 25 candidates at the upcoming local elections, one for each ward in the North Herefordshire Constituency. They have also revealed that one of their major plans is the revival of plans for a...
UK NEWS | Thomas Cashman found guilty of the murder of 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool
Merseyside Police have confirmed that Thomas Cashman has today, Thursday 30th March, been found guilty of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Following an 18-day trial at Manchester Crown Court, Cashman, 34, of Grenadier Drive, West Derby, was also found guilty of...
NEWS | Man fined £1,880 after being found guilty of fly tipping waste at Haugh Woods in Herefordshire
Former resident found guilty of fly tipping business waste at Haugh Woods Herefordshire Council has won an enforcement case against a man found guilty of fly tipping and failing in his duty of care when disposing of business waste at Haugh Woods, Hereford. On Tuesday...
FEATURED | Spring has arrived on Small Breeds Farm in Kington which means fluffy lambs, newborn kids, sweet chicks and even baby owls hatching!
Spring has arrived on Small Breeds Farm in Kington which means fluffy lambs, newborn kids, sweet chicks and even baby owls hatching! The popular Herefordshire tourist attraction was taken over last year by young local couple Ella Pillidge and Lewis Jones and...
NEWS | Mountain Rescue Teams help rescue a lady with Hypothermia on Fan y Big in Wales
Mountain Rescue Teams were called out on Wednesday afternoon to help assist a lady walker. “Brecon Beacons Mountain Rescue were called out this afternoon by Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police to assist with a lady walker suffering the effects of hypothermia near Fan Y Big in...
BREAKING | 66-year-old man arrested in West Mercia Police force area following a double murder in CambridgeshireÂ
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder following the shooting of two men in Cambridgeshire. Police were called to a property in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, at just after 9pm yesterday (29 March) with reports of gunshots. Officers arrived...
NEWS | Daffodil Line Bus Service linking Ross-on-Wye with Upton Bishop, Gorsley, Newent, Dymock, Much Marcle and Ledbury to start from Sunday!
Daffodil Line Bus Service linking Ross-on-Wye with Upton Bishop, Gorsley, Newent, Dymock, Much Marcle and Ledbury to start next month! From Buses4Us: The Daffodil Line bus service has been awarded to local operator DRM Bus and the new service will start on...
NEWS | Activists in swimwear queue up outside Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s heated pool to highlight electricity grid scandal
Lucy Cartwright / Greenpeace On Wednesday morning (29 March 2023), Greenpeace activists are staging a demonstration outside Rishi Sunak’s Grade-II listed manor house in Richmond, Yorkshire, where earlier this month it was revealed that Sunak paid...
REVEALED | Bartonsham Meadows on the edge of Hereford City are to become a 100-acre nature reserve, managed by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Photo Credit: Lisa Stevens Bartonsham Meadows lie within the meander of the River Wye to the south east of the city and are a popular place for walkers as they are circled and crossed by footpaths. The meadows have been owned by the Church Commissioners for England...