Various roads in one part of Hereford will be closed next Sunday, due to a charity event taking place. https://twitter.com/HfdsStreets/status/1437008151862255621?s=20 On Sunday 19th September, St Michael’s Hospice will be holding RUN Hereford, an annual event...
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NEWS | Help raise £1,000 to help towards the cost of a funeral for an incredible woman
From Just Giving: “Carole passed away in the early hours of 10th September 2021. Carole was an incredible woman who devoted her life to her devoted partner, family and her friends without expecting an ounce of gratitude in return. “Carole was taken into hospital ill...
BREAKING | Plans for vaccine passports in England have been axed
Plans for vaccine passports to be launched to enter large venues such as nightclubs in England have been axed, Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed this morning. The Health Secretary confirmed the plans when speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show this morning, in a...
SWIM | Halo Leisure and Herefordshire Council are giving every adult who can’t swim the chance to learn for free
Any adult that is currently unable to swim the length of a pool is being offered the opportunity to learn to swim for free, at Halo pools in the county. The free swimming lessons for adults are part of a £6million investment through Herefordshire Council’s Covid-19...
NEWS | 15-year-old charged with attempted murder after teenage boy was seriously assaulted in Cheltenham
A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a serious assault of another teenage boy in Cheltenham earlier this week. Three teenagers from the Cheltenham area have been arrested in connection with the incident which happened on Tuesday...
NEWS | Police appeal after men with knives threaten staff at a business in Malvern
Officers are appealing for information after a robbery in Malvern. Around 12.50pm on Thursday 9 September it was reported that two men wearing face coverings entered a business premises on Newtown Road. They threatened a member of staff with knives and demanded money....
HISTORY | Where were you when you first heard the news about the 9/11 terror attacks?
A few days ago, we asked a simple question on our Facebook page. Where were you when you first heard the news about the 9/11 terror attacks? Today marks twenty years since that awful day. A day that none of us will ever forget and hundreds of you responded to our...
NEWS | Take a free journey on the bus in Herefordshire this weekend and visit places such as Odeon, Matrix and Hereford’s restaurants
Looking for something to do this weekend? Hop on a bus in Herefordshire and take advantage of FREE bus travel. Yes, FREE BUS TRAVEL! *Terms and conditions further down the article. It's the ideal opportunity to save some money on transport and using it to treat the...
NEWS | People urged to seek help as NHS mental health crisis lines in West Midlands receive 120,000 calls
People in the West Midlands experiencing mental health problems are being urged to call an NHS helpline so that they can receive the rapid care that they need without having to go to hospital for emergency care.Mental health phone lines run by the NHS have answered...
NEWS | Leominster companies come together to support local specialist school
Three Leominster companies have shown that community spirit is very much still alive with a great show of support for a local community specialist school. Point to Point Services have come forward and donated a Gas BBQ to Westfield Special School, with 7one7 paying...
NEWS | National outage causing issues with telephone services at GP Practices in Herefordshire
A national system outage is causing issues with the telephone systems at GP Practices in Herefordshire this morning. A post on the Ledbury Health Partnership Facebook page said: “There has been a failure at the data centre of the company that provides our phone system...
NEWS | Police appeal after dog and other items are stolen
Police in Powys are appealing for help after a dog and a number of items were stolen from Newbridge-on-Wye. Dyfed-Powys Police (Llandrindod, Builth, Rhayader, Presteigne and Knighton Police) issued the following appeal on Facebook earlier: "Patterdale Terrier (see...
NEWS | Man arrested on suspicion of murder following death of 80-year-old man
West Mercia Police are investigating the death of an 80-year-old man in Shropshire. From West Mercia Police: "Police are investigating the death of an 80 year old man in, St Martins, Oswestry, Shropshire. "The man sadly died on Wednesday 8 September and the cause of...
NEWS | Overnight road closure to be in force this weekend in a Herefordshire village
Balfour Beatty have confirmed that an overnight road closure will be in place this weekend in a busy Herefordshire village. Network Rail require the C1120 to be closed from the A49 to Old School House in Moreton-on-Lugg from 11th September for two nights between the...
NEWS | A man has died following a collision between a fuel tanker and a Land Rover
A man has died following a serious collision on the A4136 in the Forest of Dean this afternoon, Thursday 9 September. Police were called shortly before 1.20pm with a report of a collision between a fuel tanker and Land Rover 4X4 on the A4136, between the A40...
NEWS | Two men and a child injured in collision near Hereford
Two men and a child were taken to hospital after receiving minor injuries in a collision near Hereford this afternoon. West Midlands Ambulance Service joined West Mercia Police at the incident on the A49 at Callow Hill, at just after 2pm this afternoon. A spokesperson...
NEWS | Blind Football Team congratulated by Mayor of Hereford at Civic Reception
The Royal National College for the Blind football team were welcomed to Hereford Town Hall today by The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hereford Paul Stevens, with the team joining councillors at a Civic Reception. Team RNC beat Merseyside on penalties at St George’s...
NEWS | Road closures in place following serious collision
From Gloucestershire Police: Road closures have been put in place in the Forest of Dean following a serious collision this afternoon, Thursday 9 September. Police were called to Broom Hill in Huntley shortly before 1.20pm with a report of a two vehicle collision...
NEWS | McDonald’s launches ‘McPlant’ Burger – Plant based offering for everyone
From McDonald’s New McPlant features an impressive build including a delicious plant-based patty, bespoke vegan cheese and vegan sandwich sauce •       McDonald’s is confident the menu item will appeal to all burger lovers •       The McPlant burger will be trialled...
NEWS | Major incident in Park Street, Kidderminster is being scaled down but some restrictions still apply
The significant incident in Park Street, Kidderminster is being scaled down so there are now four fire engines, plus an aerial ladder platform and an incident command unit, on site, so 20-30 firefighters are present compared with 100-plus at the height of the fire....