Students and parents have shared their frustration at a delay in exam results being released at a college in Worcestershire. Students, including some from Herefordshire that attend the college, were told in a message that Pearson, the exam organisation, have seen...
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NEWS | Further lockdown easing to commence from Saturday
More beauty treatments, small wedding receptions and live indoor performances will be able to resume in England from Saturday, as lockdown rules are eased. Bowling alleys, casinos and soft play centres will also be able to reopen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has...
BREAKING | France, Malta and Netherlands added to UK’s travel quarantine list
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that travellers from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks & Caicos & Aruba must quarantine for 14 days if they arrive in the UK after 4am on Saturday (15/08). Mr Shapps said on Thursday night: "This...
NEWS | A Level Results Day at The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC)
As with most schools and colleges across the country today, RNC was a flurry of activity. Phones, computers and spreadsheets galore filled one of the campus classrooms as examination and teaching staff manned the phones to relay the results to eagerly waiting...
NEWS | Body found in search for missing teenager who was feared drowned in Stourport quarry
A body has been found in the search for a teenage boy at a quarry in Worcestershire. 17 year old Haider Ali is believed to have got into difficulty at Shavers End Quarry, near Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire yesterday. Speaking today at Shavers End Quarry, near...
NEWS | Support is available for students as they receive their A-level and GCSE exam results this month
Support is available for Herefordshire students as they receive their A-level and GCSE exam results this month Students across Herefordshire are set to receive their A-level results on Thursday 13 August. The Government has issued guidance for schools and...
NEWS | Charlie and his brother Henry raise £310 for the Macmillan Renton Unit
Wye Valley NHS Staff were very pleased to welcome 5 year old Charlie Phillips in today with his mummy Emma and little brother Henry to hand over a cheque for £310 to the Macmillan Renton Unit. Charlie walked, biked and ran a magnificent 26.2 miles to raise his money...
NEWS | Students from Monmouth School Sixth Form celebrate A-level results
Students in Monmouth Schools Sixth Form celebrate their A level results Students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools are celebrating their A level results after an extraordinary chapter in their young lives. The students in Monmouth Schools Sixth Form showed maturity...
NEWS | Further thunderstorms likely today
The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for Herefordshire, with further downpours expected this afternoon. From Met Office: Areas of thunderstorms are expected to develop over parts of England and Wales during Thursday. Some intense thunderstorms may occur,...
NEWS | Hospice forced to close shop due to flooding
St Michael’s Hospice has been forced to close its Home & Living store on Whitecross Road in Hereford after significant flooding affected the store yesterday evening. A spokesperson for St Michael’s Hospice said: “Due to significant flooding, our Whitecross...
NEWS | Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Station Medical Centre
On Tuesday 11th August Hereford Medical Group (HMG) was excited to welcome the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Station Medical Centre for a private visit and to show him how the building is progressing and a glimpse of the facilities that will be on offer for both...
NEWS | Over two inches of rain falls in Hereford as storms batter county
Over two inches of rain was recorded in Hereford yesterday evening, as storms battered the county following several days of temperatures at or around 30c. Several roads were flooded, included the Asda roundabout and Asda itself and Tesco in Bewell Street were both...
NEWS | Last minute confusion as students receive A-level results
Hundreds of thousands of students will receive their A-level and vocational qualifications today, as the fallout continues over how they are to be graded. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday that he wouldn't apologise for the last-minute change to...
NEWS | Thunderstorms wreak havoc across Herefordshire
Violent thunderstorms have wreaked havoc across Herefordshire this evening with flash flooding, fallen trees and power cuts all affecting the area. A large area of thunderstorms moved across the area early this evening, with fork lightning and intense downpours...
NEWS | Reports of fraudsters targeting the elderly in Hereford
Fraudsters are back in action claiming to be from the police, banks and fraud squads in order to extort money from the vulnerable. There have been a couple of incidents in Hereford where couples in their eighties have been targeted. One man was conned into...
UK NEWS | Serious incident as train derails in Aberdeenshire
The derailment of a passenger train in Aberdeenshire has seen a major incident declared following reports of serious injuries. Emergency services are responding to the "extremely serious" incident in Stonehaven after being called to the scene around 9.40am on...
NEWS | Brave Oliwia rings end of treatment bell in her Nan’s garden
Five-year-old Oliwia is one of the bravest five year olds out there! Oliwia was diagnosed with cancer in June last year and has undergone intense oncology treatment between Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Wye Valley NHS Trust. She finished her treatment...
WEATHER | Thunderstorm warning as heat continues
The Met Office has issued a Severe Weather Warning for Herefordshire, with thunderstorms expected to hit the area later today. From Met Office: Whilst many parts will see a good deal of dry weather, areas of thunderstorms are likely to continue to develop over parts...
NEWS | Meet RNC’s Team PrudentialRideLondon 2020
The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) has three cyclists competing in PrudentialRideLondon 2020. However, this year’s event has had to adapt due to the pandemic, and rather than being a tour around London, it is now being cycled across the country from...
APPEAL | Police appeal for information after sexual assault in Hereford
Police are appealing to drivers and people who may have been in the area following a sexual assault in Hereford In the early hours of Sunday 26 July at around 12.40am on Whitecross Road, Hereford, a man has approached a 24 year old woman who was...