PRESS RELEASE from the office of Sir Bill Wiggin (Conservative MP for Herefordshire North) Government plans to unlock housebuilding whilst protecting the River Wye I am delighted that the lobbying and efforts we have put in locally to improve the condition of...
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NEWS | Aldi has lowered the prices on a range of its fruit and vegetable products to help customers with the increased cost of living
Aldi, the UK’s cheapest supermarket*, has lowered the prices on a range of fruit and veg products. This week, shoppers can enjoy even lower prices on items including strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes and spinach. Fruit and veg items in Aldi’s Everyday Essentials range...
NEWS | Police launch investigation following reports of a dog being mistreated in the street in Bromyard
West Mercia Police officers are investigating a report of a dog being mistreated in the street on the Bannut Tree Estate in Bromyard on Friday 25th August at around 09:30am. Officers are appealing for any witnesses that may have heard or saw anything to contact us to...
UK NEWS | Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay announces that the inquiry into the circumstances around crimes committed by Lucy Letby will become statutory
The inquiry into circumstances around the horrific crimes committed by former neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby, will become statutory, the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay announced on Wednesday 30 August. While statutory inquiries traditionally take longer to...
NEWS | A man in his 20s has died following a collision between a motorbike and a transit van
A man has died following a collision on the A46 in Ashchurch yesterday evening (Wednesday 30 August). He was riding a black Honda motorbike that was in collision with a white Ford Transit van close to the MOD base at St Barbara's Barracks at around 4pm. The air...
NEWS | Work to transform part of Herefordshire Council’s Plough Lane offices into family and child friendly meeting spaces have been completed
Work to transform part of Herefordshire Council’s Plough Lane offices into family and child friendly meeting spaces have been completed with the new rooms now up and running.The rooms have been transformed for families who are meeting children’s services care and...
NEWS | A 98-year-old volunteer who has devoted almost 30 years of his life to St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford has been honoured by the King
A 98-year-old volunteer who has devoted almost 30 years of his life to St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford has been honoured by the King. Ernest Randolph Langford - affectionately known as ‘Randy’ - was described as “a bit of a legend” and an “incredible force”...
NEWS | Fire crews from across the county called to a fire at Special Metals factory in Hereford this morning
Fire crews from across the county and beyond have been tackling a fire at the Special Metals (Wiggin) factory in Hereford this morning. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that crews from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire had been called...
NEWS | Hereford BID continues to clean the streets of Hereford city centre to make them more welcoming for visitors and shoppers
Clean and welcoming streets has been the aim of the Hereford Business Improvement (Hereford BID) as they use their £10,000 specialised cleaning machine to remove badly stained pavements in Hereford over the summer. There is now further good news as the company...
NEWS | Police have seized a young puppy from a car boot sale under the Animal Cruelty Act after reports it was being mistreated
Officers from West Mercia Police seized a young puppy from a car boot sale under the Animal Cruelty Act on Sunday after reports it was being mistreated. Members of the public contacted police at around 10am amid concerns for its welfare alleging it was being dragged...
NEWS | A Herefordshire based family business has helped to save the mountain lions of Utah in the United States of America
Over in the USA, the Utah Mountain Lion Conservation use trail cameras, or camera traps as we call them here in the UK, to monitor populations of wild mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, in order to improve the public perception and...
NEWS | Asda likely to open Express stores in Herefordshire as part of nationwide rollout of new Asda Express store concept
Asda is likely to open Express stores in Herefordshire, and other parts of the UK, with plans for 300 stores to open by the end of 2026. Asda has announced an ambition to create 10,000 new convenience store jobs over the next four years as it accelerates the rollout...
PROPERTY | A two-bed property in a popular location near Hereford city centre that is ideal for first time buyers
A two-bed property, on sale with Andrew Morris Estate Agents, that’s ideal for first time buyers in Hereford! “This two-bed, mid-terrace house offers a great opportunity for first-time buyers or investors. The property presents a kitchen to the front having space for...
BREAKING | Police confirm that an officer has died after he was hit by a train as he attempted to save a distressed man
From Nottinghamshire Police: Announcement | Death of Sergeant Graham Saville It is with great sadness that Nottinghamshire Police confirms the death of a serving officer in the line of duty. Sergeant Graham Saville, a response officer based at Newark Police Station,...
NEWS | 30 years on – remembering two firefighters who lost their lives in tragic fire that was one of the biggest fires that the city of Hereford has ever see
Next Wednesday – 6 September – marks 30 years since two firefighters lost their lives fighting one of the biggest fires that the city of Hereford has ever seen. At its height, 130 firefighters using 23 pumping appliances were at the scene of the fire at a factory...
REVEALED | More than 500 new homes could be built on land in the South Wye area of Hereford by developer Bloor Homes
Up to 540 new homes could be built on the outskirts of Hereford, alongside plans for a new country park, employment lane and a sports pitch. The development, in the Lower Bullingham area of Hereford, is likely to be much smaller than the previous plans for more than...
COMMUNITY | A fundraising page has been set up to raise money to support the family of a woman from Herefordshire who passed away following a long battle with cancer
A fundraising page has been set up to help raise money to support the family of a woman from Herefordshire who passed away following a long battle with cancer. Joanne Radon, aged just 39-years-old, passed away following a long battle with cancer earlier this month....
NEWS | Great news for Watermelon fans! Record-breaking bumper crop of UK grown watermelons on the way
Great news for watermelon fans – a record-breaking bumper UK-grown crop is on the way. And shoppers will be able to judge for themselves when the predicted 11,000 UK-grown watermelons – the largest yield ever produced in Britain - exclusively hit Tesco shelves this...
UK NEWS | The family of a couple who died after their vehicle entered floodwater in Liverpool have paid tribute to them
The married couple that were sadly killed in an incident on North Mossley Hill Road in Liverpool on Saturday 26 August, have been formally named as 75-year-old and 77-year-old Elaine and Philip Marco. Merseyside Police are continuing to investigate this tragic...
LATEST | Emergency services responding to an ongoing incident at Hereford Railway Station this afternoon
West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service and the Air Ambulance all in attendance at an incident at Hereford Railway Station. Your Herefordshire understands that the incident involves a train and a member of...