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This festive season, towns and cities across the West Mercia Police force area will be welcoming an increased number of visitors and shoppers as Christmas draws near. Our priority is keeping you, the public, safe and while this busier time of year is nothing we are...
A body has been found in the search for a man who entered the River Severn near Gloucester Docks on Thursday 20 November. Police were called at around 10.20am with a report that a man had entered the water near the Old Prison and not resurfaced. Officers were...
Wye Valley Brewery is proud to announce that its acclaimed nitro stout, Nightjar, will be available in cans for the very first time this November – bringing the smooth, velvety favourite to beer drinkers nationwide. First launched on draught in 30L kegs in...
ALL THE LATEST SCHOOL & ROAD CLOSURES + TRAVEL INFO & FLOOD ALERTS (Last Updated - 5am Friday) ❌ | School Closures: ▪️Ewyas Harold Primary School ▪️Fairfield High School ▪️Peterchurch Primary School ▪️Clifford Primary School ▪️Kingstone High School ▪️Kingstone...
ALL THE LATEST SCHOOL & ROAD CLOSURES + TRAVEL INFO & FLOOD ALERTS (Last Updated - 5am Friday) ❌ | School Closures: ▪️Ewyas Harold Primary School ▪️Fairfield High School ▪️Peterchurch Primary School ▪️Clifford Primary School ▪️Kingstone High School ▪️Kingstone...
ALL THE LATEST SCHOOL & ROAD CLOSURES + TRAVEL INFO & FLOOD ALERTS (Last Updated - 5am Friday) ❌ | School Closures: ▪️Ewyas Harold Primary School▪️Fairfield High School▪️Peterchurch Primary School▪️Clifford Primary School ⛔️ | Road Closures: None at present. 🚛...
ALL THE LATEST SCHOOL & ROAD CLOSURES + TRAVEL INFO & FLOOD ALERTS (Last Updated - 10.15pm Thursday) ❌ | School Closures: ▪️Ewyas Harold Primary School▪️Fairfield High School▪️Peterchurch Primary School▪️Clifford Primary School ⛔️ | Road Closures: None at...
The NHS across Herefordshire and Worcestershire will be significantly impacted throughout the strike action due to take place later this week from 7am on the 14 November – 7am 19 November. This will result in serious challenges for all NHS services in...
A collision between a bus and car left six people requiring treatment from West Midlands Ambulance Service yesterday. The service received several 999 calls reporting the incident on the A4117 in Cleobury Mortimer shortly before 6.00pm last night (Tuesday). Two...
The Environment Agency has issued an update on the flooding situation across Herefordshire. Further heavy rain could cause river levels to rise further and cause more flooding on roads as we approach the weekend. River Wye - Herefordshire: Flooding may affect low...
A man has died following an incident in Leominster this morning. From West Mercia Police: Earlier today (Tuesday 11 November) emergency services responded after a bin lorry collided with a building in Mill Street in Leominster. The incident happened at shortly after...
There is a significant emergency services response to an incident in Leominster this morning, where a bin lorry has crashed into a building. The incident has occurred at the junction of Mill Street and Bridge Street. Both roads are currently closed. West Mercia...
Tesco is urging Clubcard members to check if they have any Clubcard Vouchers that need to be used up, with £16.5 million-worth set to expire at the end of this month. The vouchers, which are valid for two years, need to be exchanged before the clock strikes midnight...
All poultry to be humanely culled at two commercial premises after Bird Flu was confirmed this weekend. 9 November 2025 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Welshpool, Powys in Wales (AIV 2025/95). A...
There is a significant emergency service presence in an area of Herefordshire this evening. Your Herefordshire understands that several police and ambulance crews are in the Rowberry Street area of Bromyard. A number of police vehicles are at the scene. ...
Transport for Wales (TfW) is providing extra trains throughout November to support fans travelling to the Principality Stadium for four consecutive weekends of international rugby. Wales kicks off their Autumn Nations Series under new coach Steve Tandy just as the...
Two men were arrested for drink and drug driving offences and multiple vehicles were found to be unroadworthy during a road safety operation on Tuesday (4 November). Officers from West Mercia’s Operational Policing Unit (OPU), supported by colleagues from our...
Police issue an appeal following reports of a suspicious incident in a Herefordshire village. From West Mercia Police: We’d like to make you aware of a recent incident that took place on 31st October 2025 at around 14:18, just outside Marden. A local resident’s...
Morrisons is continuing to help its customers make their money go further by cutting the price of another 160 popular products including cupboard fillers and household favourites, which follow on from the hundreds of reductions that were made just last month. ...
Families can now travel more easily and affordably with the launch of family ticketing with Transport for Wales. These new tickets will improve the family travel experience by allowing up to two children (under 16) to travel free of charge with every paying adult. The...