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We’ve noticed several reports on social media from farmers across the county (Especially South Herefordshire/Welsh Borders) of suspicious activity on farms at night. One person reported having an altercation with two men on a farm owned by their mother. The men were...
Leominster artist and poet Laura Ding-Edwards has signed a deal with London and L.A. Publisher, That Guy's House. Her debut collection of poetry and prose is titled The Mountain, following the worldwide success of her poem of the same name. Laura, who lives in...
The council is carrying out its five-yearly review to ensure all electors have reasonable facilities for voting. Herefordshire Council is inviting the public to comment on the polling arrangements it uses for elections. The review includes polling district boundaries...
Works to improve the A4103 and A438 in Herefordshire will take place during the last two weeks of August. Four stretches of the A4103 Hereford to Worcester road will be resurfaced between August 19 and 29, together with four stretches of the A438 Hereford to Brecon...
Plans have been submitted to build apartments on the land formerally occupied by The Sportsman Pub next to Widemarsh Common in Hereford. The plans are for the construction of a single three storey residential building containing 6 no. apartments, together with...
The policy sets out the expectations of Herefordshire Council as the Licensing Authority and will prove to be an invaluable document for the council’s officers when enforcing and regulating the licensing of Herefordshire’s 1,050 taxi drivers, hackney carriage...
West Mercia Police and Hereford FC issue warning to football fans following previous disorder. West Mercia Police and Hereford Football Club (FC) are warning fans that violence and disorder will not be tolerated at upcoming football matches. This comes following...
The funny farm store in Eign Gate in Hereford has closed its doors for the final time. A letter has been placed on the door saying that owner Jeff Birrell is no longer trading from this address.
A BMW was heading towards Eastnor on the A438 in Hollybush at around 11.50am on Sunday 30 June and a Ducati motorbike was travelling in the opposite direction when they collided. The motorcyclist - who has been named as Andrew Murray from Tewkesbury - suffered fatal...
The DM Lab has been nominated for the ‘Outstanding Business of the Year’ Award & MD Chris has been nominated for the ‘Most Influential Business Person of the Year’ Award at the Midlands Business and Community Charity Awards 2019. From the DM Lab's website: "We’ve...
Herefordshire Libraries are calling all would-be astronauts to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Exclusive Space Chase kit bags are available to the first children who sign up to the...
Mason Burnett of St Francis Xavier Primary School in Hereford is gearing up ready to take on his biggest challenge to date in aid of rescue dogs in the care of Hereford & Worcester Animal Rescue. Mason has already climbed Pen Y Fan & Snowdon. Mason will be...
A proportionate public consultation is currently underway regarding alternative shift duty systems within Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) following a court ruling. In 2018, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) brought a successful High Court case...
Could trams help reduce congestion in Hereford and provide an affordable and reliable service? When you think of trams, you normally think of Sheffield, Manchester or possibly Birmingham. However, could the former Great Western Railway (Also known as the lines) in...
Community penalty imposed following a January raid which seized around 31,000 illegal cigarettes. A shop owner and employee have received a community sentence for their involvement in the sale of illegal and counterfeit tobacco in a case taken to Hereford Magistrates’...
Local residents have shared their anger on a local community clean up page on Facebook after a large amount of needles were discovered in a cricket pavilion in Hereford. The needles were found in the cricket pavilion on Widemarsh Common. This area has seen an increase...
NEWS | Electrician sentenced to a 12 month community order and ordered to pay fines for fly tipping and other waste disposal offences. A Hereford electrician has been fined for illegally disposing of waste in a case taken to Hereford Magistrates’ Court by...
A planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council to turn the former Pound Stretcher unit in Eign Gate, Hereford, into a leisure facility that will include the following: Laser TagMini Bowling Soft PlayMini Golf Arcades The unit has been vacant since...
Police have signed up the first fuel station in Herefordshire to the We Don't Buy Crime - 'have you paid for your fuel?' scheme. The Esso station on The Homend (A438) in Ledbury has signed up to the scheme, that is funded by the Police Crime Commissioner (PCC) in...
The Hereford May Fair is almost 900 years old, while the Leominster Fair can be traced back to the 17th century, and both events attract thousands of residents and visitors every year. The Hereford May Fair takes place on the first Tuesday to Thursday following the...