Herefordshire Highways (Herefordshire Council & Balfour Beatty Living Places) teams have said that a road in Herefordshire will remain closed for several days following a building fire overnight. A severe fire destroyed a barn in Sutton St Nicholas and...
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NEWS | Sir Bill Wiggin MP: “I accept the Prime Minister’s apology and will therefore continue to support his leadership”
Sir Bill Wiggin MP (MP for Herefordshire North) has confirmed his support for the Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a statement released on his website. In a statement, Sir Bill Wiggin MP said: I have received, read and listened to many differing and interesting points...
NEWS | £460 million to be spent upgrading the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon
National Highways has awarded a £460 million contract to Kier to design and deliver an upgrade to the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon. Kier and National Highways completed a budget setting process in the early part of this year (2022). Kier’s team will include...
NEWS | Parents in Herefordshire have the opportunity to get a £200 voucher as part of a new scheme
Thinking about trying reusable nappies? This incentive will help you trial reusable nappies to see how they work for you, and in the process potentially reduce waste and save you money. Herefordshire Council is offering parents/guardians a £200 voucher...
NEWS | Engineering work to cause delays / cancellations to some rail services over the May Bank Holiday weekend in Herefordshire
Engineering work is set to cause delays / cancellation to some rail services over the May Bank Holiday weekend in Herefordshire. Engineering work is taking place between Hereford and Maindee West on Sunday 1st May, closing some lines. As a result of this, the...
NEWS | Major changes to laws around ‘ground rent’ to come into force on 30 June 2022
Future homebuyers will see their prospective property bills reduce in just over two months, when the government’s ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force. The government is taking action to rid future homeowners of annual costs...
NEWS | Several fire crews have attended a major fire in a village in Herefordshire
Several fire crews have been called to a barn fire in Herefordshire overnight. Crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called at 10.25pm, with appliances from Hereford, Leominster, Fownhope and Ledbury all attended the incident at a barn. The...
NEWS | A new restaurant is set to open in Hereford with planning application approved and licencing application submitted
A new restaurant is set to open in Hereford, with a planning application approved and a licencing application formally submitted. La'de Kitchen hopes to open a restaurant in the former Pizza Express building on Broad Street in Hereford and has applied for a licence...
NEWS | Action to be taken to stop anti-social behaviour in a Hereford car park
Action is to be taken to stop anti-social behaviour in a Hereford car park. For a number of years there has been complaints regarding Anti-socialbehaviour (ASB) at the Garrick Multi storey car park. The majority ofcomplaints have been received by the Police with a...
BREAKING | Three people have been convicted of murder following the death of a five year-old child
Three people have been convicted of murder following the death of a five year-old child in the Sarn area of Bridgend last summer. Logan Mwangi’s body was found by police officers in the River Ogmore at around 6am on Saturday, 31st July. The discovery was made by...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council delighted with response from residents as 25 Ukrainian refugees welcomed to county
From Herefordshire Council: We are delighted with the speed at which residents have responded so positively to help house people arriving in the county from Ukraine. In a matter of days, over 1,100 people have expressed an interest in helping people from the war-torn...
NEWS | Police provide update following incident in Hereford earlier this week
West Mercia Police have provided an update following an incident that occurred in Hereford earlier this week. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “Officers investigating an incident in Braemar Gardens, Hereford have concluded their enquiries. “The incident...
NEWS | Free rides for adults and children with disabilities at the May Fair this year – MORE DETAILS
The organisers of the May Fair in Leominster have invited all adults and children with disabilities to ride the fair rides for free. A spokesperson for the Morris Family of Leominster May Fair said: "We the Morris Family of Leominster May Fair would like to invite...
NEWS | Man charged after reports of threatening behaviour in Hereford
A man has been charged after police received reports of threatening behaviour in Hereford. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: A man has been charged after reports of threatening behaviour in Hereford. Luke Berry, 29, of no fixed address, was charged with a...
NEWS | A body has been found by emergency services searching for a missing person in Powys
A body has been found by emergency services searching for a missing person in Powys. A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: "Sadly we can confirm that a body was found in the River Severn near Newtown early on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 20th 2022. "The...
NEWS | Family pays tribute to 90-year-old Michael Hodson as murder investigation launched following his death
The family of Michael Hodson, 90, have paid tribute to him, describing him as a ‘wonderful husband, father, step-father, grandfather and friend’. From Gwent Police: We launched a murder investigation in Abergavenny on Friday 8 April following the death of a...
NEWS | Residents across Herefordshire will be provided with new rubbish and recycling collection arrangements from late 2023
Residents and business owners across Herefordshire will be provided with new rubbish and recycling collection arrangements from late 2023. The changes include a new weekly food waste collection service and a fortnightly, seasonal garden waste collection service....
NEWS | Herefordshire pub to reopen to the public today following a chimney fire earlier this week
A Herefordshire pub is set to reopen to the public today, following a chimney fire that forced a temporary closure earlier this week. Several fire crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to a chimney fire at the Bunch of Carrots pub in...
NEWS | Fire crews from across the county called to a fire at a building in Herefordshire overnight
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews have had a busy night, with crews from Hereford, Leominster and Kingsland tackling a burning conveyer beneath a pile of biomass at a building in the county. No details have been provided on the exact location of...
NEWS | Plans have been submitted for a new convenience store and six flats in Hereford
A planning application has been submitted for the development of a convenience store and six flats at the Royal National College for the Blind site in Hereford. The planning application details the proposed mixed use development comprising a new convenience store...