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A 53-year-old man was today (Monday 2 September) sentenced to six years and eight months for manslaughter following an incident outside a pub in Malvern last year. David Butler, of Bawdsey Avenue in Malvern, pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court where he was handed...
Town centres across the three counties covered by West Mercia Police are set to benefit from new dedicated policing teams. From this week (Monday 2 September), ten town centre teams will be introduced in towns and cities across Herefordshire, Shropshire and...
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms across Herefordshire this afternoon and evening. Other parts of the UK will also be affected, including much of Wales, central and north west England and Scotland. The Met Office warning for...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Hereford on Friday 30 August. At around 12.45pm on Blackfriars Street, outside of the Premier Inn, a collision occurred between a Honda Jazz and a pedestrian. A woman in her 70s remains in hospital in...
Photo Credit: Ian Jebb Visit Hereford Cathedral this October and step out into Space, the cathedral’s first sound and light installation, produced by Luxmuralis. A spectacular light show experience will transform the inside of Hereford Cathedral on the evenings of...
Kids Eat Free this summer at The Beefy Boys in Hereford this summer, between the hours of 3pm and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. For every adult burger or fries and a side purchased, you will be entitled to one free kids meal from the kids menu. The perfect incentive...
Single headline grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect to boost school standards and increase transparency for parents, the government has announced today. Reductive single headline grades fail to provide a fair and accurate assessment of overall...
Police are advising motorists to avoid a busy route this morning, with a closure in place due to a concern for welfare. Gloucestershire Constabulary have closed part of the A40 between Gloucester and Cheltenham this morning due to a concern for welfare. A...
Lidl has submitted a planning application to increase the size of its new store at the Three Counties Hotel site in Hereford. Lidl says the revised planning application is to reflect the updated store format of Lidl. The proposal seeks to increase the store size from...
A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a child in Gendros, Swansea, this week. Six-year-old Alexander Zurawski passed away at a property on Cwm Du Close on Thursday August 29. 41-year-old Karolina Zurawska, from Gendros, has been charged with...
ANPR Cameras to be installed as part of a ‘Safer Routes to School’ Scheme on Belmont Avenue in Hereford. Herefordshire Council, in partnership with Riverside Primary School, are planning to trial a "Safer Routes to School" scheme on Belmont Avenue for six months from...
Surrey Police officers were called by South-East Coast Ambulance service to a property in Bremer Road, Spelthorne in Surrey at around 1:15pm on Saturday (31 August) where they sadly found the bodies of three children and a man. An investigation is being carried out to...
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in Cheltenham in the early hours of Saturday 31 August. Emergency services were called to a report of a woman who had been seriously injured at a property on Fairfield Road at around 3.30am. A 66-year-old woman was...
South Wales Police is investigating the suspicious death of a child at a house in the Gendros area of Swansea. Emergency services were called to Cwm Du Close at 8:30pm on Thursday, August 29. A 41-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is...
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenager was fatally stabbed at an address in Oldbury. Police were called to a property on Lovett Avenue at around 4pm yesterday (29 August) by the ambulance service. The 13-year-old was treated by...
A woman who took a disabled man's mobility scooter and left him abandoned in the street in sub-zero temperatures has been jailed. Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, had previously admitted the manslaughter of 63-year-old Neil Shadwick on 22 January last year (2023). He was...
Happy Retirement to Trish Maddox who has worked at Boots UK in Hereford for 50 years and retires on Saturday! Trish has earned the right to put her feet up and she had a party with colleagues and ex colleagues earlier today. Trish started at Ledbury Boots and became...
A man has been found guilty of the murder of Kidane Gebrehiwot who was fatally stabbed in Gloucester last year (2023). A jury took just under five hours to return the verdict against Samwen Muiruri, aged 32 and of Trier Way in Gloucester. Kidane Gebrehiwot, aged 55,...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the A49 in Herefordshire last night (28 August). The collision occurred just before 11pm at temporary traffic lights between Dinmore Manor Lane and Auberrow Lane in Wellington. Three...
A cafe in Hereford is earning rave reviews, thanks to its Big Breakfast that is available for just £7.50, as well as its fantastic meal deal options. Red Barn Cafe in Hereford is located on Red Barn Drive, near Avara Foods and is proving to be extremely popular with...