A new drive to ensure businesses can get the funding they need to recover from the Covid pandemic has been launched by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. The Marches LEP – the body tasked with driving economic growth across Herefordshire,...
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NEWS | Illegal breeders banned from keeping dogs following successful prosecution
Three individuals have been banned from keeping dogs and received suspended custodial sentences after a successful prosecution brought by Forest of Dean District Council. Appearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday 5 February 2021, Jeremy Awdry of Jubilee Villa,...
#StrongerHereford | More information about the plans for Electric Buses in Hereford
Hereford “City Zipper” is an electric bus service connecting Hereford’s transport hubs with its cultural, retail and hospitality quarters as well as the city’s principal health facilities. The “City Zipper’s” aim is to showcase quality zeroemission public transport...
NEWS | Appeal after caravan is stolen in Herefordshire
An appeal has been launched after a caravan was stolen from the Bridstow area of Herefordshire on Saturday evening. It’s believed that the caravan was stolen from a property at between 4.30pm-7.30pm on Saturday evening. Anyone with any information is asked to contact...
NEWS | Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate falls again – CHECK YOUR AREA
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen, with data for the seven days up until 2nd February showing an infection rate of 135.9 cases per 100,000 population. This is a slight decrease on data up until the 1st February that showed an infection rate of 138...
#StrongerHereford | Plans for Pontoon at Left Bank Village and cruises on the River Wye
Enhancement of the river and its surrounding infrastructure. This will include wide promenade style pathway that will enhance accessibility forwalking and cycling. Lighting and power points alongside Bishop’s Meadow and King George’s playing fields for community...
NEWS | Stolen vehicle, mobile phone use and drug driver – A busy day for police in Herefordshire
It’s been a busy day for police in Herefordshire, with a number of motorists pulled over and stopped for a number of suspected offences. https://twitter.com/opuhereford/status/1358535678968086530?s=21
#StrongerHereford | Southside – An exciting project for the South Wye area of Hereford
The Southside part of the #StrongerHereford project will provide a vibrant, inspiring and inclusive sports, food and skills community focal point for the people of South Wye, the most deprived element of Hereford’s population. Southside is a collaboration between two...
NEWS | 12 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Herefordshire
Public Health England have confirmed that 12 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county to 6,163 since the start of the outbreak. Last Sunday, 33 new cases of the virus were recorded...
NEWS | Holmer Scout Group – Little Lockdown Legends
Youngsters from 1st Holmer Scout Group, despite all the setbacks of Covid this year, have continued working hard on their programme and doing their bit for the community. This week, Beavers and Cubs from the Group have taken a bin bag and gloves with them...
COMMUNITY | Clean up group volunteers take hundreds of bags of litter off our streets in one weekend
Hereford Community Clean Up Group Volunteers have been busy litter picking this weekend, whilst on their daily exercise and strictly in household bubbles. Catherine Horrigan has been busy clearing litter in the Grandstand Road area of the city and she said, "Just over...
NEWS | Fire crews from across the area called to large fire in Worcester
Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service crews from across the area, are currently dealing with a large fire in Worcester. The fire is believed to be at a car repair garage. West Mercia Police said: Emergency services are currently dealing with a ongoing...
#StrongerHereford | Greening The City of Hereford
This project will seek to change the face of Hereford and significantly improve the appearance and attractiveness of the city, linking it to its rural hinterland. Key elements include interrelated greening, public realm, and cycling/walking and digital connectivity...
NEWS | Huge response from Worcestershire residents to be tested for South African Covid-19 variant
Worcestershire residents have responded in their hundreds, to a request for people in certain postcodes to be tested for a new variant of Covid-19 A very small number of cases of the South African variant of the virus have been detected in the WR3 postcode area and...
#StrongerHereford | The Marches Experience Museum
The proposed project will establish a transformational world-class contemporary facility in the heart of Hereford with the capacity to accommodate our globally and nationally significant heritage assets such as the Magna Carta, Herefordshire Hoard and collections of...
#StrongerHereford | Plans for Holmer Extreme Sports Hub
The #StrongerHereford plan includes plans to create and improve the current outdoor sports facilities located on Hereford’s Holmer Road. Access to the hub will create a focus for a number of wheeled sports in the city and wider county and will be almost entirely free...
#StrongerHereford | Exciting plans for Maylord Library and Learning Resource Centre
Maylord Shopping Centre is a strategically significant site, with a footprint of 145,000 sq ft in the heart of Hereford’s city centre. Herefordshire Council secured control of the site through a £4.0 million acquisition in June 2020 to enable its redevelopment to...
NEWS | Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate falls – CHECK YOUR AREA NOW
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen, with data for the seven days up until 1st February showing an infection rate of 138 cases per 100,000 population. This is a slight decrease on data up until the 31st January that showed an infection rate of 149.9...
NEWS | Government boost to rapid workplace testing – MORE DETAILS
New government drive to increase workplace testing in sectors open during lockdown, to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in people who are not showing symptomsGovernment departments tasked with ensuring targeted, rapid testing is set up in all key workplaces to ensure...
BREAKING | Surge testing in Worcester, parts of Gloucestershire and Bristol to curb spread of COVID variant
Working in partnership with local authorities, additional surge testing and sequencing is being deployed to targeted areas around Worcestershire WR3, an area in Sefton PR9, and areas in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, where coronavirus (COVID-19) variants have been...