West Midland Safari Park will be brimming with Halloween decorations and hundreds of pumpkins in its impressive Pumpkin Patch. Their excitable pumpkin-scarecrow character, ‘Patch’, will be returning during half term to greet guests and put on a fantastic show! This...
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NEWS | Royal Mail workers in Herefordshire are taking strike action today and tomorrow – FULL DETAILS
Royal Mail workers in Herefordshire are on strike today! Major disruption is expected over the coming weeks with thousands of Royal Mail workers set to strike for four days. A statement from Royal Mail said: “The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on its...
NEWS | Latest update on Hampton Bishop and surrounding area gas supply issues from Cadent Gas Â
Cadent Gas have been providing a number of updates since a number of properties in the Hampton Bishop and surrounding areas lost gas supply on Tuesday. Work has been ongoing throughout Tuesday and Wednesday to solve the problem, with Cadent now able to update with...
NEWS | The storm names for the 2022/23 season have been announced by the Met OfficeÂ
The storm names for the 2022/23 season have been announced by the Met Office, in partnership with Met Éireann and KNMI. Antoni, Betty and Cillian will be the first named storms for the group this year. Storm names chosen by Met Office, Met Éireann and...
NEWS | Local business sponsors local football team and chooses to put a charities logo on the shirts instead of their own Â
HSL Compliance have recently sponsored the Hereford Pegasus Under 15’s side and have decided to put the logo of a charity on the teams shirts, rather than their own. A spokesperson for HSL Compliance said: “HSL Compliance were honoured to be asked to sponsor this...
NEWS | Man handed prison sentence as couple found guilty of fly tipping
Jamie and Lisa Turley used a false identity on Facebook to arrange waste removals and fly tipped waste in Bromyard On 23 August, Herefordshire Council won an enforcement case against a married couple who were found guilty of fly tipping waste at the Openfields Caravan...
NEWS | A Kington artist has opened his studio to exhibit his work during Herefordshire Art Week for the 20th consecutive year
By Andy Compton: A Kington artist has opened his studio to exhibit his work during Herefordshire Art Week for the 20th consecutive year. Peter Horrocks is opening his studio in the garden at Copperfields in Old Eardisley Road again this year to display his abstract...
NEWS | Less than a month until the official launch of the Hereford Monopoly board and you can pre order yours now!
It's less than one month until the official launch of the Hereford Monopoly board and you can pre order yours online now! Head to the Philip Morris website and pre-order your copy now! Monopoly Hereford Special Edition Board Game (philipmorrisdirect.co.uk) YOUR...
NEWS | Gas supplies unlikely to be restored until at least tomorrow for a number of households in Herefordshire as supply issues continue
Google Street View - Image Date - December 2021 Cadent Gas have confirmed that is could take at least until tomorrow for supplies to be restored to a number of houses in Herefordshire, following supply issues in the Hampton Bishop area. A spokesperson for Cadent Gas...
COMMUNITY | Can you help Hereford and Worcester Animal Rescue find a home for Bear?Â
Bear - Rottweiler - 6 years old From Hereford and Worcester Animal Rescue: “Bear by name, Bear by nature! “We cannot possibly put into words how wonderful this gorgeous boy is, he is the perfect example of the beautiful rottie breed! “Bear has had a tough...
BREAKING | Cadent Gas providing free hot meals for residents in one area of Herefordshire due to continued issues with gas supplies Â
Cadent Gas are providing free hot meals for residents in one area of Herefordshire due to continued issues with gas supplies. Residents in the Hampton Bishop and surrounding areas have reported issues since midday on Tuesday and the issues are still ongoing. An update...
NEWS | New Christmas lights to brighten the streets of Hereford during the festive period this year
From Hereford City Council: “The main Christmas Lights in Hereford will be switched on as the City comes together during the evening of Sunday 20th November to begin the festive period, with a live show in High Town! “Hereford City Council has just signed a contract...
NEWS | Cadent Gas release update on streets affected by gas supply issues in Herefordshire with many residents now 24 hours without gas supply to their properties
Google Street View - Image Date - December 2021 Local residents living in the Hampton Bishop, Fownhope and Holme Lacy areas of Herefordshire are concerned that it could take several days for the gas supply to be restored to their properties. Many homes have been...
NEWS | 18-year-old man arrested following an incident in Hereford city centreÂ
Google Street View - Image Date - November 2020 An 18-year-old man was arrested after police received reports of an incident in Hereford in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers were called to Union Street at around 3.45am following reports of an...
NEWS | Major disruption expected with Royal Mail workers carrying out strike action on Thursday and Friday this week
Major disruption is expected over the coming weeks with thousands of Royal Mail workers set to strike for four days. A statement from Royal Mail said: “The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on its members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to...
UK NEWS | Police provide update after four arrested in connection with the murder of 9-year-old Olivia-Pratt-KorbelÂ
From Merseyside Police: Four men arrested in connection with the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Dovecot have been conditionally bailed.Earlier this week a 34-year-old man from Liverpool, a 41-year-old man from Knowsley and a 29-year-old man were...
NEWS | Volunteers return to paralysed builder’s Herefordshire home three years on to lend more help
A group of volunteers who helped a builder left paralysed after a fall are returning to his Herefordshire home three years later to carry out more work to help him regain his independence. Martin Wilks was left paralysed from the chest down after falling off a...
NEWS | Welsh Marches Express Steam Train to pass through Herefordshire today – Timings HEREÂ
Photo Credit: Julie Rosser Welsh Marches Express Steam Train is to pass through Herefordshire twice today. The timings that the 70000 Britannia will pass through the county can be found below: Abergavenny [AGV] Pass: 10.42am Abergavenny Sig 38 Pass: 10.50am Pontrilas...
BREAKING | Cadent Gas issue update about gas supply issues affecting hundreds of properties in Herefordshire
Local residents living in the Hampton Bishop, Fownhope and Holme Lacy areas of Herefordshire are concerned that it could take several days for the gas supply to be restored to their properties. Many homes have been without gas since around midday on Tuesday (6th...
NEWS | Police appeal for information following an incident in a village near HerefordÂ
West Mercia Police are appealing for information following an incident in a village near Hereford. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “Sometime between 9pm on Saturday 27th August and 11am on Sunday 28th August items were stolen from a marquee at Breinton...