West Midlands Railway (WMR) passengers are being urged to check their journeys in advance ahead of planned industrial action later this month. Services will be heavily impacted on Saturday 13 August, Thursday 18 August and Saturday 20 August due to separate...
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NEWS | Your last chance this year to capture the supermoon in the skies above the United Kingdom tonight
Photo Credit: Andy Compton A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that coincides with the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth, meaning that the moon appears larger than usual in the night sky. Local photographer Andy Compton captured this stunning photo of the...
NEWS | £21.5 million to be spent on refurbishing the Hereford Museum and relocating the Library to Maylord Orchards Â
Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet agreed an investment of £8.5 million for a new museum and library for the people of Herefordshire at its meeting on Wednesday 29 June. Cabinet members agreed to invest £8 million of capital funding for the complete refurbishment of...
NEWS | Met Office concerned that wildfires could become severe across Herefordshire as amber extreme heat warning comes into force
The Met Office is warning that wildfires could become ‘exceptional’ in Herefordshire if a fire was to break out over the coming days, with heatwave conditions set to persist for the next five days. A combination of the driest July since 1935, high temperatures and...
NEWS | Fire crews called to a house fire in Herefordshire overnight
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to a house fire in Leominster overnight. The incident occurred in the Ryelands Road area of Leominster. Crews from Leominster, Kingsland and Tenbury Wells all attended. West Mercia Police had already...
NEWS | A mother has been left stunned after her 11-year-old son discovered a machete in the River Wye Â
A mother has been left stunned after her son discovered a machete in the River Wye in Hereford earlier today. Lucy and her son were next to the Victoria Bridge when her 11-year-old son Logan discovered the machete in the water. Lucy said her 11-year-old son likes to...
NEWS | River Wye in Herefordshire placed on ‘amber alert’ by Environment Agency with temperatures rising and river levels falling
The Environment Agency has issued an amber alert on the River Wye. The Environment Agency have currently evaluated the early warning system at ‘amber’ as the water temperature has exceeded 20ºC. Current status The Environment Agency have currently evaluated...
NEWS | Councillor Gemma Davies feels emotional that The Herefordshire Hoard is coming home
The Herefordshire Hoard is coming home. Over 1,100 years since being buried in a field near Leominster, the precious Viking treasure will be looked after by Herefordshire museum service. Opening days are being agreed to give the public plenty of opportunities to see...
NEWS | Emergency services responding to a collision on the A4103 Hereford to Worcester Road this eveningÂ
West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are all in attendance at a collision on the A4103 Hereford to Worcester Road this evening. The collision has occurred between the villages of Cradley and...
NEWS | West Mercia Police appeal for witnesses following a serious collision in HerefordshireÂ
West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Herefordshire earlier this week. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We’re appealing for witnesses following a collision between an HGV and a motorbike on the A44 at Bringsty...
NEWS | Fire crews in attendance at a number of incidents in Herefordshire and the wider area this afternoon Â
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from across the area have been called to a number of fires across the county this afternoon. Crews from Leominster, Kingsland, Ledbury and Bromyard joined colleagues from Malvern and Wyre Forest stations at a...
NEWS | Police appeal for witnesses after reports that a man was bundled into the boot of a car this morning
From Gloucestershire Constabulary: We're appealing for people to come forward after a member of the public called to say they believed they had seen a man being put into a car earlier this morning (Wednesday 10 August). Officers would like to speak to anyone who may...
NEWS | A Leominster business has moved to new, more suitable premises after receiving funding from the Marches Building Investment Grant
A Leominster business has moved to new, more suitable premises after receiving funding from the Marches Building Investment Grant. Danfords (Construction Equipment) Ltd, formerly based at Marlbrook Park, Leominster, supply concrete equipment, along with spare parts...
NEWS | Plans for a 1km closed circuit cycle track on Hereford Racecourse approved by councillors
Plans for a 1km closed circuit cycle track on Hereford Racecourse have been approved by Herefordshire Council The meeting, which took place this morning discussed plans for the 1km closed circuit cycle track that would be located on Hereford Racecourse, on land that...
VIDEO | The shocking moment police are forced to smash a car window to rescue a dog that had been left inside a car in extreme heat
The shocking moment police are forced to smash a car window to rescue a dog that had been left inside a car in extreme heat. The incident occurred in Nottinghamshire and police have said: A distressed dog was rescued from a sweltering hot car by police officers who...
NEWS | Independent Herefordshire petrol station doing all it can to keep fuel prices as low as possible for motorists
Griffiths Garage, based in Leintwardine, has made the national headlines over recent weeks, due to its fuel prices being much lower than many large retailers. In some cases, petrol prices at Griffiths Garage have been around 25p per litre cheaper than Morrisons...
COMMUNITY | Dore Abbey receives a £12,500 grant from Asda to make repairs to historical buildingÂ
Dore Abbey has received £12,500 from an ASDA Grant. The Investing in Spaces and Places grant is a higher value Asda Foundation grant for local groups aimed at improving community spaces and places where local people can be together and thrive. The...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council announces major change to bin collections this week due to heatwave conditions Â
From Herefordshire Council: Due to the Met office’s hot weather warnings for Thursday 11 and Friday 12 August 2022, our crews are again starting their recycling and rubbish collection rounds an hour earlier than usual. The idea is to give the collection crews an...
NEWS | City centre street set to be closed for 12 days for gas works to take place
Hereford Highways (Balfour Beatty Living Places and Herefordshire Council) are warning of disruption, with a city centre street set to be closed for twelve days for gas works to take place later this month. The work is set to commence on Offa Street in Hereford from...
NEWS | Rail services cancelled between Hereford and Birmingham for three days this month due to strike action
West Midlands Railway (WMR) passengers are being urged to check their journeys in advance ahead of planned industrial action later this month. Services will be heavily impacted on Saturday 13 August, Thursday 18 August and Saturday 20 August due to separate...