Police would like to speak to anyone who was on Usk Road from Abernant Road to Usk between 10.10pm and 10.30pm on Wednesday 20 March. Gwent Police are appealing for witnesses after receiving a report of a road traffic collision on Usk Road near Newbridge on Usk at...
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NEWS | A number of workers at Special Metals Wiggin Ltd have been made redundant
Your Herefordshire understands that a number of staff at Special Metals Wiggin Ltd in Hereford have been made redundant. The majority of those made redundant have worked for the company for just a few months, with one of those affected telling Your Herefordshire: “I...
NEWS | Dog owners are advised to remain wary after a suspected case of Alabama Rot was reported in Herefordshire
A suspected case of Alabama Rot has been reported in our neck of the woods, in the south of the county near Ross-on-Wye. Alabama Rot is a disease that damages blood vessels in the skin and kidney and can be fatal. If you walk your dog in muddy, wooded areas of the...
REVEALED | Aldi has confirmed that it is looking for new sites in Hereford to build a new store
Aldi has confirmed that it is looking for new sites in the Hereford area, to build a new store, as it invests £1.4bn over the next two years in the United Kingdom. Aldi currently has a store in Hereford, but this has limited space for further expansion, and is already...
NEWS | Historic Hereford Jewellers submits application to expand and refit its store in Hereford city centre
A historic Hereford Jewellers has submitted a planning application to expand and refit its store in Hereford city centre. Pleasance and Harper, located on Broad Street in Hereford, submitted the application to Herefordshire Council this week, with the following...
NEWS | Asda’s popular £1 kids café meal deal extends all year round as it hits over 3 million meals ahead of Easter
Asda announce that its hugely popular ‘Kids Eat for £1’ café meal deals will continue to run in over 205 Asda Café’s all year round and not just during the school holidays. The retailer also last year refreshed the kids café menu with more nutritionally balanced...
HORSE RACING | Two extra fixtures for Hereford Racecourse this May with extensive flooding causing continued issues at Worcester Racecourse
The BHA has confirmed that the Horse Racing fixtures scheduled to take place at Worcester on Tuesday 7 May and Monday 13 May will be transferred to Hereford. Following extensive flooding at Worcester over the winter, additional time is required to ensure that the...
NEWS | Co-op reaffirms its commitment to real living wage with latest colleague pay reward
Co-op has announced that it is to reward its frontline store colleagues with a pay increase to at least £12 per hour, in line with the Real Living Wage. The move represents the convenience retailer’s biggest ever investment into pay with an increase of over 20 per...
NEWS | Dog owners advised to remain wary after a suspected case of Alabama Rot was reported in Herefordshire
A suspected case of Alabama Rot has been reported in our neck of the woods, in the south of the county near Ross-on-Wye. Alabama Rot is a disease that damages blood vessels in the skin and kidney and can be fatal. If you walk your dog in muddy, wooded areas of the...
NEWS | A body has been found by Police who were searching for a missing 23-year-old man
West Mercia Police have confirmed that a body has been found during a search for a missing man. A body has been found in the search for a missing 23-year-old man from Honeybourne in Worcestershire. Formal identification has not yet taken place but the man's family...
BREAKING NEWS | Multi-million-pound legal claim launched to compensate people living near River Wye for pollution allegedly caused by chicken producers
Please Note: The following articles is a press release from law firm Leigh Day: A legal claim potentially worth hundreds of millions of pounds has been launched by law firm Leigh Dayin a bid to compensate thousands of people living in the Wye catchment likely to have...
NEWS | Mike Keel – Chief Executive of St Michael’s Hospice has announced his retirement after eight years at the helm.
The Chief Executive of St Michael’s Hospice has announced his retirement after eight years at the helm. Mike Keel will leave his role at the Bartestree-based Hospice at the end of this month. During his tenure, Mr Keel has overseen the charity’s extended reach to...
NEWS | Police launch an appeal following a burglary at a licensed premises
Police are investigating a report of burglary at a licensed premises in Berthon Road, Little Mill, Monmouthshire, at around 12.25am on Friday 8 March. Gwent Police shared the following information in a post on Facebook: “An unknown offender has gained entry to the bar...
NEWS | There will be a change to opening hours at Household Waste and Recycling Centres in Herefordshire from 1st April
There will be a change to opening hours at Household Waste and Recycling Centres in Herefordshire from 1st April. Due to entering British Summer Time, extended opening hours will be in place until September, at Household Waste and Recycling Centres across...
NEWS | Motorists told to use an alternative route following a collision on a busy route in Hereford this morning
Motorists are being told to use an alternative route following a collision on a busy route in Hereford this morning. The collision has occurred on Three Elms Road, near Whitecross High School. West Mercia Police officers are at the scene, and the road is currently...
NEWS | What the residents of South Wye can expect from the new Lidl superstore that is set to be built on the Three Counties Hotel site
A new Lidl superstore is set to be built on once demolition work is carried out on the Three Counties Hotel site in Hereford, after planning permission was granted by Herefordshire Council. The application, submitted last year, received many objections from local...
NEWS | Young footballers across Herefordshire given huge boost with news that a new, independently run Hereford Development Centre to open
Young footballers across Herefordshire and the wider area have been given a huge boost, with news that a new, independently run Hereford Development Centre is to open. A number of coaches, including Hereford Lads Club’s first team manager Danny Moon are involved in...
NEWS | Delight for staff and parents after a Herefordshire school was rated as ‘good’ in a recent Ofsted inspection
A Herefordshire school has been rated as ‘good’ in a recent Ofsted inspection. Ofsted inspectors visited Hampton Dene Primary School on 31st January and 1st February. The report said: “This is a happy and inclusive school. The school’s motto of ‘One School...
NEWS | A number of flood alerts are in place in Herefordshire following heavy rain overnight
A number of flood alerts are in place in Herefordshire following heavy rain overnight. Heavy rain caused localised flooding across many routes overnight, with some minor issues with standing water. The Environment Agency has issued a number of flood alerts on rivers...
NEWS | A fundraising page has been launched to support a Herefordshire family following the loss of a much loved husband and father in a collision
A fundraising page has been launched to support a Herefordshire family following the loss of a much loved husband and father in a collision. The collision occurred in South Gloucestershire and John Jones, who was in his 20s, sadly died. A post on GoFundMe said: “On...