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...
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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...
NEWS | Help raise money for young man severely injured in mountain biking incident
Can you help raise money for Jake Halling, a young man from Herefordshire who was paralysed when he was involved in a devastating life changing incident when mountain biking in July. The following is from the Just Giving page that has been set up: Jake Halling is 21...
NEWS | Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire marks VJ Day 75th anniversary
On 15 August, the county will mark the end of the Second World War and peace in Japan 75 years ago Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, The Dowager Countess of Darnley, leads the tribute to commemorate those who served and sacrificed in the Fast East on...
FEATURED | Herefordshire Sausage & Mustard flavour crisps launched
Herefordshire crisp producers Sean Mason and Mark Green are championing another taste of Herefordshire with the launch this week of their new flavour, Herefordshire Sausage and Mustard. This time the Two Farmers duo has teamed up with well-known rare and wild...
NEWS | UK plunges into ‘largest recession on record’
The UK has plunged into the "largest recession on record", according to official figures charting the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the enforced hibernation of activity through the COVID-19...
NEWS | Tributes pour in following death of Hereford man
Tributes have poured in following the death of a popular Hereford man. Pete Lamb, aged 42 from Hereford, died at the weekend and family and friends have taken to social media to pay tribute to him. Pete was a popular local footballer, with many saying that he was one...