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NEWS | Vandals target Ross-on-Wye COVID testing centre
It’s been reported that vandals have targeted the Ross-on-Wye COVID-19 testing centre overnight. Ross Sports Club tweeted the following this morning: https://twitter.com/rosssportsclub/status/1415588848189546499?s=21 Upon further investigation, Your Herefordshire was...
SPORT | Royal National College for the Blind to take on Merseyside in final at St George’s Park
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3PWI3xqPuT8&feature=youtu.be Good Luck to RNC Blind FC as they take on Merseyside Blind & V.I Football Club in the FA Disability Cup Finals at St George's Park National Football Centre on Sunday 18 July 2021. The game is being...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council is considering approving the freehold disposal of Hereford Town Hall
Herefordshire Council appears to be looking to approve the freehold disposal of Hereford Town Hall in St Owen Street, according to a document published online. The document states that the reason that the council is looking to approve the disposal of Hereford Town...
NEWS | Young Brits can’t wait to get back clubbing says Play Nightclub in Hereford
Young Brits can’t wait to get back to the dance floor according to research by the UK’s largest late night club and bar operator, REKOM UK, which operates Play in Hereford. The REKOM Night Index, a quarterly survey that tracks changing consumer habits...
BREAKING | Herefordshire secondary school closes early for summer holidays following COVID-19 outbreak
Following advice from Public Health, John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye will be closed for the summer break early. This means the school will not be open tomorrow, Thursday 15th or Friday 16th July. Headteacher Mr Griffiths has written to parents. You can see his...
BREAKING | Wales will take its next step towards a future with fewer covid legal restrictions from Saturday
Wales will move fully into alert level one from 17 July. The changes were paused four weeks ago because of the emergence and spread of the delta variant across the UK and to enable more people to be vaccinated in Wales. And there will be further changes to the rules...
NEWS | Firefighter’s legacy is immortalised by the creation of a magnificent sculpture
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) are offering the opportunity for businesses or individuals to bid for a one-off especially commissioned sculpture to raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity. The 1.8 metre sculpture of a Phoenix was...
NEWS | Hundreds of students self-isolating after cases of COVID-19 recorded at John Kyrle High School
Hundreds of students in years 7,8 and 9 at John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye are self-isolating after cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. The school confirmed the news in a letter to parents this morning (15th July). The school says that it is working with the local...
NEWS | Channel 4 show Naked Attraction is looking for contestants from Herefordshire
Channel 4 show Naked Attraction is looking for contestants from across Herefordshire and the rest of the United Kingdom. From Channel 4: Are you looking for love? Do you fancy testing the power of Naked Attraction? In this daring dating series potential couples are...
NEWS | COVID-19 testing unit sent to a school in Herefordshire after a number of cases were recorded
A mobile COVID-19 testing unit has been sent to Wigmore High School after a number of cases of Coronavirus were confirmed. An update from the school said: Dear Parents and Guardians I wanted to keep you up to date with the latest situation at Wigmore High School...
NEWS | Hereford & Leominster Fair cancelled due to lack of rides available
The Hereford and Leominster May Fair, which had been rescheduled to take place in late July/early August, have been postponed, with the cause believed to be a lack of rides available due to other shows across the country. It was set to be the 900th anniversary of the...
NEWS | Local boxing club to raise money to support 5-year-old’s battle with stage four cancer
From The City of Hereford Boxing Academy: At The City of Hereford Boxing Academy we have recently come to learn of a heartbreaking situation that involves one of the students at the St James School in Hereford. In an effort to raise money (for reasons you will read...
NEWS | Over £1,000 raised as school turns blue in memory of former pupil
A Hereford school has raised over £1,000 today as it turned blue in memory of a former pupil. In April 2021 Kaja was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, tragically Kaja passed away just a month later, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 10...
NEWS | Hereford Medical Group asks patients to continue to wear masks when visiting the surgery
An update from Hereford Medical Group: Throughout the pandemic HMG have strived to make our surgeries as safe as possible for our patients and staff. Over the past few weeks, in Herefordshire, we have seen an increase in people testing positive for Covid-19. From the...
NEWS | 58 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Herefordshire
Latest data from Public Health England shows that a further 58 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus confirmed in the county since the start of the pandemic to 7,903. 211 cases of Coronavirus have now...
NEWS | Delays expected during rush hour as work to recover overturned lorry continues
Delays are expected on the M50/A449 near Ross-on-Wye as work continues to recover a lorry that overturned at lunchtime. The incident occurred near the Travellers Rest and emergency services remain at the scene. Photo Credit - Hereford Highways...
NEWS | Hospice to provide space for Breast Cancer Support Group
St Michael’s Hospice is providing space to members of a new support group helping families before, during and after a breast cancer diagnosis. The Herefordshire Breast Cancer Support Group, which will operate independently of St Michael’s, launched at the Hospice...
NEWS | Pub staff react heroically after lorry overturned near Ross-on-Wye
Pub staff at The Travellers Rest near Ross-on-Wye have reacted heroically after a lorry overturned on the M50/A449 junction at lunchtime today. Ralph Duffield commented on Ross Notice Board and said: "Credit to the staff at The Travellers Rest today. "Reacted very...
NEWS | Emergency services called to RTC in Herefordshire
West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to an incident on the A438 earlier today. https://twitter.com/hwfirecontrol/status/1414897492521586691?s=21