A broken down lorry is causing delays on the A465 (Belmont Road) at the Tesco Roundabout. A recovery truck has just arrived and traffic is still moving slowly.
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NEWS | Avian Flu: Legal requirement for all bird keepers to keep their birds indoors from 14th December
The Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland and Wales have agreed to bring in new measures to help protect poultry and captive birds, following a number of cases of avian influenza in both wild and captive birds in the UK. The new housing measures, which will...
EDUCATION | Collabco’s new partnership with the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering
Collabco is delighted to announce a new working partnership with the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE). The Institute have chosen Collabco’s myday to deliver its mobile digital campus environment and plan to implement the myday platform for...
NEWS | Emergency services rescue person from vehicle after RTC in Herefordshire
Emergency services were called to Tillington Road this morning after reports of a RTC. The incident occurred at around 6.15am this morning. Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police all attended the...
NEWS | Herefordshire pub to reopen today after months of hard work
A Herefordshire pub will reopen its doors today after a Ross-on-Wye family took over the lease with the aim of bringing great food, beer and a place for the community to be proud of. The Mill Race at Walford, near Ross-on-Wye will open its doors at 5pm today with a...
NEWS | Morrisons vegan ‘pigs in blankets’ receive some interesting social media comments
Morrisons has started to sell vegan 'pigs in blankets' this Christmas and it has sparked a bit of a debate. Morrisons Vegan No-Pigs in Blankets are made using a blend of jackfruit and chickpeas to give them a mwaty texture and are are hand-wrapped in a crispy streaky...
NEWS | Taylor Lane Timber Frame help DIY SOS transform home for Weston-super-Mare family
Herefordshire company Taylor Lane Timber Frame Limited joined the DIY SOS team in delivering a transformed home for a family in Weston-super-Mare. The show, which was aired on BBC One yesterday evening, saw Nick Knowles meet the Sweet family in Weston-super-Mare,...
TRAVEL | Road in Herefordshire closed due to RTC
UPDATE: https://twitter.com/WestMerciaOCC/status/1334757215354429441?s=20 We've received a report this morning that the Tillington Road is closed between Burghill and Hereford this morning due to a RTC. Emergency services are said to be on the scene. Please avoid the...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet to recommend that Western Bypass is scrapped
Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet members are set to push forward with plans to scrap the proposed Western Bypass of Hereford and the Southern Link Road in favour of an Eastern Bridge and other proposals such as electric buses and cycle routes. Cabinet members shared...
NEWS | Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate increases for first time in days with Leominster area seeing significant rise
The COVID-19 infection rate across Leominster is continuing to rise, with South Leominster a particular area of concern. South Leominster continues to have the highest COVID-19 infection rate in Herefordshire, with a rate of 285.9 cases per 100,000 population, that is...
NEWS | Four people killed in large explosion at Avonmouth near Bristol
Four people have been killed in a large explosion at a warehouse near Bristol, Avon & Somerset Police have confirmed this evening. Emergency services have spent the afternoon dealing with the major incident and confirmed the news in a press conference a short...
NEWS | Hereford Times increases price of weekly paper
The Hereford Times has increased the price of its weekly newspaper. The weekly newspaper published every Thursday will now cost the reader £1.35. This is an increase of 5p. The price rise is likely to receive far less of a social media storm than when it increased the...
TRAVEL | A438 closed in both directions at Whitney-on-Wye due to RTC
The A438 (Hereford to Hay-on-Wye) is currently closed in both directions due to a RTC at Whitney-on-Wye. West Mercia Police and other members of the emergency services are currently present at the scene and are asking for drivers to avoid the area for the time being....
NEWS | 17.39 – Hereford to Birmingham train cancelled due to staff shortage
Students/Workers heading home from Hereford to places such as Ledbury, Colwall, Malvern and Worcester may face delays this evening after the 17.39 Hereford to Birmingham New Street was cancelled due to a staffing shortage....
NEWS | 9 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Herefordshire
Public Health England have confirmed that 9 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases recorded in the county since the start of the outbreak to 2,520. Last Thursday, 18 new cases of the virus were recorded in...
NEWS | REVEALED: People in Herefordshire could have to travel up to 30 miles to receive COVID-19 vaccine
It has been revealed today that people in Herefordshire may have to travel up to 30 miles to Worcestershire, Shropshire or Gloucestershire to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, after it was announced that a COVID-19 vaccine hub WOULDN'T be opened in Herefordshire during...
NEWS | Horror at destruction of nationally important UK river
Major damage to River Lugg in Herefordshire will be test case for Government commitment to strengthen wildlife protection. The following article is from the Wildlife Trusts: The River Lugg, in Herefordshire, one of the most beautiful and important rivers in the UK,...
UK NEWS | Several casualties after major incident near Bristol
Emergency services are dealing with a serious incident in Avonmouth near Bristol after an explosion at a warehouse. A statement from Avon Fire and Rescue said: "Crews from Avonmouth, Southmead, Yate, Patchway, Kingswood and Temple are currently attending. We can...
BREAKING | Large explosion reported near Bristol
Avon Fire and Rescue Service has said fire crews, police and paramedics are responding to a "large explosion" in Avonmouth, near Bristol. https://twitter.com/avonfirerescue/status/1334474972690079744?s=21
NEWS | Farmfoods reopens in Hereford after refurbishment and expansion
Farmfoods has reopened its Hereford store after a refurbishment and an expansion of the store that has seen it expand into the former Bathstore unit, creating a much larger store just off Belmont Road. The store includes all your frozen favourites, as well as a much...