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Officers in Hereford are appealing for witnesses after a heavily pregnant woman was subjected to a frightening assault by another motorist while in her car with her son. The woman was waiting at a junction on the Ross Road in Hereford at around 3.30pm on Friday 22...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision in West Dorset. At 1.34pm on Monday 1 January 2024, Dorset Police received a report of a three-vehicle road traffic collision on the A35 near...
Detectives have named a teenage boy who died after being stabbed in Camden on New Year's Eve. Harry Pitman was attacked on Primrose Hill at around 23:40hrs on Sunday, 31 December. His family are being supported by officers. Officers provided first aid to the...
Emergency services are responding to a serious collision on the M50 in Herefordshire this evening. The collision has occurred between the junction for Ledbury and Newent. A closure is in place on the westbound carriageway. West Mercia Police and West...
An investigation has been launched in Malvern following a serious assault. Officers were called to The Beauchamp Arms on Worcester Road at around 10.15pm yesterday (Sunday 31 December) following reports of an incident outside of the premises. On arrival officers found...
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds across Herefordshire, with further flooding inevitable. The Met Office warning for heavy rain for Herefordshire says: “Following recent wet weather, further spells of rain, heavy in places are...
Photo Credit: Craig Anthony Photography Herefordshire Council has committed to detailed discussions with Hereford Football Club officials about the current lease on the Edgar Street ground, with a view to offering a long-term lease in the near future. This would...
From today, 1 January 2024, women will save up to £2 on period pants on average - up to 16% - as the government scraps VAT on the underwear. The pledge to scrap the tax was made by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at the Autumn Statement 2023 and follows the end of the...
A man has been arrested following a wounding in Gloucester on Friday 29 December. Police were called to a property on Hatherley Road, Gloucester, shortly before 11pm yesterday after it was reported a man had been wounded. A 38-year-old from Gloucester was arrested on...
A West Mercia Police officer who resuscitated a five-week-old baby after his heart had stopped has been recognised with a national award. PC Mark Bates performed CPR, chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive the baby, who was in...
A woman found guilty of the murder of her new-born baby in Ross-on-Wye has been sentenced to at least twelve years in prison. Stanley Mayo was found dead on Sunday 24 March in 2019, the day after he was born on Saturday 23 March. Last week, a jury found Paris Mayo, 19...
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years after killing a vulnerable woman in the town before having sex with her body. Joe Rankin, 34, murdered 40-year-old Emma Potter at her home in Chapel Street in Stroud on 20 September last year. Christopher Quinlan KC,...
A man has been sentenced to eleven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to child sex offences and bestiality. Knill Watkins, 34, from Withington in Hereford he pleaded on 4 September 2023 and was sentenced on Friday 27 October at Hereford Crown Court. He was...
A Hereford drug dealer has been jailed after he was caught with cocaine and heroin. William Harmon, 36, from Monkhide Village Road in Monkhide, appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 10 November where he was sentenced to two years and three months for possession...
There is relief for many living near the banks of the River Wye in Herefordshire this morning, with levels set to peak lower than previously anticipated. Despite heavy rain falling across Wales and parts of Herefordshire on Saturday, and showers following on today,...
Officers trained to spot the signs of predatory behaviour will be on duty again this weekend to help create a safer night out for all celebrating seeing in the New Year. The operation involved plain-clothed police officers, specially trained in behavioural detection,...
Bank Holiday opening hours for pharmacies across Herefordshire and Worcestershire for the Christmas and New Year period. All information was correct at the time of publishing however some opening times may be subject to change. If you need help collecting your...
A Herefordshire secure field has provided dog owners with an important update on the day that new restrictions on XL Bully dogs come into force in the United Kingdom. Marilyns Meadow, based on the outskirts of Hereford said: “The ban of XL Bully Dogs comes into force...
A victim of controlling and coercive behaviour has offered this advice to anyone living with domestic abuse as she works to rebuild her and her children’s lives. She has bravely shared her experiences as part of Dyfed-Powys Police’s winter campaign, which aims to...
A new coffee shop and tattoo studio has opened its doors in Hereford city centre. The Sacred Brew has opened on the ground floor of the recently refurbished building on Eign Gate. The uppers floor is home to a tattoo parlour. Peter Masters, a popular figure in...