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Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen, with data for the seven days up until 11th February showing an infection rate of 71 cases per 100,000 population. This is a decrease on data up until the 2nd February that showed an infection rate of 135.9 cases per...
Thieves and organised gangs are continuing to target catalytic converters from vehicles across West Mercia. This is also an international concern with forces across the world reporting a recent increase in reported catalytic converter theft. The rise in the value of...
Stonebow Road in Hereford has reopened this evening following an earlier incident. Emergency services were called to Stonebow Road at around 6pm this evening. Crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service attended the incident alongside West Midlands...
From West Midlands Police: This is the moment our officers found a packed nightclub – boasting a VIP area and DJ - which had been illegally set up near Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. We’d had information that part of the building on Buckingham Street had been turned...
Emergency services are currently responding to an incident near Hereford County Hospital. Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service crews are on the scene alongside officers from West Mercia Police. Emergency services are reported to have been called to...
The United Kingdom has recorded under 10,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in several months. Today’s figure of 9,765 new cases is the lowest increase in daily cases recorded on a Monday since 28th September. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a...
IT is with great sadness the Welsh Ambulance Service has to announce the loss of a fourth colleague to Covid-19. Kevin Hughes, 41, from Valley, Anglesey worked on the ICT Service Desk based at St Asaph. He passed away at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, yesterday...
A Covid19 mobile testing unit will be located at the Recreation Facilities Car Park, Brecon Road, Hay- on-Wye from Monday 15 February as testing centres continue to rotate around Powys. Mobile testing is by appointment only for anyone with symptoms and provides a...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to a fatal single vehicle collision which took place in Gloucester during the early hours of this morning (Monday 15 February). Police were called to Westgate Island at 12.24am after it was reported that a vehicle had rolled and...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a COVID-19 Press Conference this evening as rumours over the easing of lockdown persist. The Prime Minister will be joined by England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens. The...
COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall across Herefordshire, with infection rates in the Leominster area of the county well below the average level seen in England. LEOMINSTER NORTH: The current COVID-19 infection rate in Leominster North for the seven days up to...
Despite lockdown, there is still plenty of fun to be had this half term in Herefordshire. Some are virtual, which makes great sense due to lockdown! Herefordshire Council have put together a Facebook group highlighting some fantastic activities including:...
A couple had a surprise in Worcestershire yesterday, when police disturbed them down a quiet lane yesterday evening. The pair were from two different households and were said to be travelling to Kidderminster for food. Wyre Forest Police said: "One couple we...
A fundraising page has been set up to say a special thank you to a local litter picking legend in Hereford. Greg Dunsford has been busy litter picking across Hereford over recent weeks, from Belmont, to the Kings Acre area of the city. Despite heavy rain on Sunday,...
BY CLARA HICKMAN: The UK has entered 2021 as one of the most “nature depleted” countries in the world according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The government has once again delayed the crucial environmental bill due to the Coronavirus crisis. The...
It's been a busy weekend for emergency services in Herefordshire, with West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service called out to several incidents across the county. On Saturday evening, a man was arrested...
Department for Transport (DfT) allocates £500 million to local authorities in England for highways maintenancefunding will go toward ensuring potholes and other road maintenance issues across the country are fixedthe equivalent of 10 million potholes could be filled...
Renters protected with ban on bailiff enforced evictions extended until 31 MarchExemptions in place for the most serious casesPart of a wider package of support for renters during the pandemic Renters will continue to be supported during the ongoing national lockdown...
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen, with data for the seven days up until 9th February showing an infection rate of 74.2 cases per 100,000 population. This is a decrease on data up until the 2nd February that showed an infection rate of 135.9 cases per...
Police from across South Wales, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire have managed to recover a number of stolen HGVS. Police recovered the vehicles as part of a crackdown on cross border criminality. Stingers were deployed and one vehicle was found...