A card and book shop in Droitwich has been issued with Fixed Penalty Notices totalling £17,000 after repeatedly breaching national lockdown rules. All non-essential retailers must close as part of the national lockdown for England introduced to bring down Covid-19...
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NEWS | Over 225,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Over 225,000 vaccine doses have been administered in Herefordshire & Worcestershire, according to latest data released today by NHS England. That's up by over 40,000 on this time last week. Of those doses, 48,098 were 1st doses of the vaccine for over 80’s, with...
NEWS | 46 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Herefordshire
Public Health England have confirmed that 46 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county to 6,424 since the start of the outbreak. It means that 99 cases of the virus have been...
COMMUNITY | He’s done it! Litter picking legend Greg Dunsford has collected 101 bags of litter
From Hereford Community Clean Up Group: At the beginning of February this year, 17 year old Greg Dunsford (who is part of Hereford Community Clean Up Group) decided to have a target of collecting 100 bags of litter from around Hereford City. With a little help from...
NEWS | New £6 million sustainable facilities open at Herefordshire primary school
Herefordshire Council’s project provides new state of the art facilities for pupils and staff at Marlbrook Primary School New state of the art facilities opened for pupils and staff at Marlbrook Primary School at Green Croft this week following a £6 million investment...
NEWS | A list of upcoming roadworks across Herefordshire
Here’s a list of current and upcoming roadworks across Herefordshire. The list has kindly been provided by @Hfdsstreets (Twitter). https://twitter.com/hfdsstreets/status/1362341123935637513?s=21 https://twitter.com/hfdsstreets/status/1362341112640393217?s=21...
NEWS | Appeal to locate handbag following robbery
Gwent Police are appealing for information after a robbery that took place in Abergavenny.At approximately 4.10pm on Monday 15th February a lady had her handbag stolen on Park Avenue.A 24 year old man from Abergavenny has been arrested and charged with the...
NEWS | A closer look at COVID-19 infection rates in the Ledbury area
COVID-19 infection rates across Herefordshire are continuing to fall from the extremely high levels seen at the start of this year. Here is a look at the current COVID-19 infection rate in Ledbury and the surrounding area, in comparison to the start of the year....
TV | Married at First Sight UK looking for single people to appear on show
From Channel 4: We’re looking for brave singles for potential future series of Married at First Sight. In this unique relationship series about married life, a panel of matchmaking experts will be there to help you find the one. To apply, email with your name, age,...
NEWS | COVID-19 infection rates falling across all age groups in Herefordshire – CHECK YOUR AGE GROUP
COVID-19 INFECTION RATES IN HEREFORDSHIRE BY AGE RANGE IN SEVEN DAY DATA UP UNTIL 12TH FEBRUARY: 0-4 Years – 21.9 cases per 100,000 population (DOWN from 164.5 cases per 100,000 population on 1st January) 5-9 Years –27.9 cases per 100,000 population (DOWN from 93...
NEWS | Over £6,000 raised to help teenager with terminal cancer achieve bucket list
Since sharing the awfully sad news that 13-year-old Frank's cancer was terminal, an incredible £6,000+ has been raised to help Frank achieve his bucket list. What's more incredible is that the fundraising page was only set up yesterday evening! The devastating news...
NEWS | This is the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in your area of Herefordshire over past seven days
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has slightly fallen, with data for the seven days up until 13th February showing an infection rate of 75 cases per 100,000 population. This is an decrease on data up until the 12th February that showed an infection rate of 78...
APPEAL | Help raise money for teenager with terminal cancer to achieve bucket list
There is nothing more devastating than finding out that your child has cancer, it’s made even worse when you hear the news that it’s terminal. This evening, we share a heartbreaking update from Frank’s mum: “It is with an incredibly heavy heart that I share this...
NEWS | 21 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Herefordshire
Public Health England have confirmed that 21 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county to 6,378 since the start of the outbreak. Last Wednesday, 13 new cases of the virus were...
MISSING | Have you seen missing teenager from Worcestershire?
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to locate a 16-year-old boy who has gone missing from Redditch on 8 February. Callum Hill was last seen at around 10pm in the Church Hill area, in Redditch, and we are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Callum...
UK NEWS | 20mph set to become the default speed limit in residential areas of Wales
Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, said the move will reduce accidents and save lives. The pilot areas will have a phased start from this summer until the end of the year. They come ahead of the planned national rollout for April 2023, and will...
NEWS | Farmer sent to prison for 32 weeks and banned for life from keeping livestock
In a case brought by Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards Animal Health team, a farmer from Bringtsy has been sent to prison for 32 weeks and had his 10 year ban from keeping livestock increased to a lifetime ban. On 11 February 2021 at Hereford Magistrates...
BREAKING | 10 further COVID-19 related deaths recorded at hospitals in Herefordshire
NHS England has confirmed that ten further patients that had tested positive for COVID-19 at hospital in Herefordshire have sadly died. It means that 195 patients that had tested positive for COVID-19 whilst at hospital in Herefordshire have now sadly died since the...
NEWS | Police warn public about Facebook message scam
Received a Facebook Message asking “is that you?” Do not click on the link. Do not enter your Facebook User ID and password. It’s a scam. Facebook users have been receiving a message claiming to have found a video or image with you featured in it. By clicking the...
NEWS | Confirmed cases of new COVID-19 variant seen in Nigeria and Demark identified in UK
Public Health England (PHE) has identified 38 cases of COVID-19 which genomic sequencing has shown to feature a specific set of mutations which are currently being referred to as lineage B.1.525. The set of mutations includes the E484K spike protein mutation, which is...