Emergency services are currently in attendance at a serious incident in Malvern. A vehicle is reported to have hit a number of pedestrians, with several people reported injured. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police told Your Herefordshire: “West Mercia Police are...
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NEWS | A man has suffered potentially serious injuries following a collision on the A49 in Herefordshire this morning
The A49 is closed in both directions at Wellington this morning due to a collision. The collision has occurred near the dual carriageway, with the road closed in both directions between Hereford and Leominster. West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and...
NEWS | Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service provide an update on collision on A49 at Wellington this morningÂ
The A49 is closed in both directions at Wellington this morning due to a collision. The collision has occurred near the dual carriageway, with the road closed in both directions between Hereford and Leominster. West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and...
NEWS | The owners of a local newsagents have taken to Facebook to share their upset after being targeted by thieves with tobacco and other items stolenÂ
The owners of a local have taken to social media to share their upset after being targeted by thieves with tobacco and other items stolen. The incident occurred at Etnam News on Etnam Street in Leominster on Sunday night / early hours of Monday morning. In a post...
NEWS | A49 closed in both directions between Leominster and Hereford this morning following a collisionÂ
The A49 is closed in both directions at Wellington this morning due to a collision. The collision has occurred near the dual carriageway, with the road closed in both directions between Hereford and Leominster. West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and...
NEWS | Police provide update on the search for missing 29-year-old Sean Day who is believed to have fallen into the River Wye
From West Mercia Police: Officers were called to the River Wye in Hereford around 12.05am on Saturday 29 July following reports Sean Day, 29, had fallen into the River Wye near to the Castle Green Pavilion in Hereford. Three men arrested on suspicion of murder have...
NEWS | Two friends from Herefordshire have been fined for illegally disposing of waste during the coronavirus pandemic in October 2020
David Boorman and Craig Bowcott used a hire vehicle and false identity to dupe customers Two friends from Herefordshire have been fined for illegally disposing of waste during the coronavirus pandemic in October 2020, in a case heard at Kidderminster Magistrates’...
NEWS | Police appeal for witnesses after a woman in her 60s died in hospital following a collision involving two vehicles
Did you see the collision on the B4211 in Worcestershire on Thursday afternoon? Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision on the B4211 at Longdon in Worcestershire. The collision happened at around 3.10pm on Thursday 4 August, between a grey Hyundai and...
FEATURED | Your chance to see behind the scenes as a specialist team remove Roman mosaics before work starts on Hereford Museum redevelopment
Your chance to see behind the scenes as specialist team remove Roman mosaics before work starts on museum redevelopment Every visitor to Hereford museum and art gallery during the past 100 years will have been impressed as they passed by the large wall-mounted Roman...
NEWS | Mountain Rescue Teams help rescue a woman who suffered a number of injuries after falling from a horseÂ
The Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were called out to help a woman who had fallen off her horse when out riding on Saturday. The incident occurred in the hills to the North of Brecon. A spokesperson for the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team said: “A woman fell off her horse...
NEWS | Searches of the River Wye in Hereford have continued over the weekendÂ
Searches of the River Wye in Hereford have continued over the weekend, as teams continue to search the river for missing local man Sean Day. West Mercia Search and Rescue confirmed on Saturday morning that they’d been called back to the River Wye in Hereford, at the...
NEWS | Pumpkin Cafe at Hereford Railway Station set to undergo refurbishment and will be named Cafe LocalÂ
The Pumpkin Cafe, located on Platform 3 at Hereford Railway Station, is set to undergo a refurbishment and rebrand, with it being renamed as Cafe Local once work is completed. Pumpkin Cafe is owned by the SSP Group, with the group that owns the likes of Upper Crust...
NEWS | Police appeal for motorist to come forward after a 12-year-old boy died on the M62 in West Yorkshire overnight
Police are appealing for information after a 12-year-old boy died on the M62 near Cleckheaton in Yorkshire last night (Saturday, 5 August). The boy was struck by a vehicle on the eastbound carriageway of the M62 between junctions 25 and 26 at around 9.50pm, with him...
BREAKING | Murder investigation launched in Hereford following the death of a 58-year-old woman
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 58-year-old woman in Kingstone, Hereford. Emergency services attended an address on Cotton Meadows around 5.10pm yesterday evening (Saturday 5 August). The woman was taken to hospital where she...
NEWS | Step-father of ten-month-old baby jailed for life after inflicting injuries similar to that of a fatal car crash on baby after months of violent attacks
The step-father of a ten-month-old baby has been jailed for life for his murder. Jacob Crouch died on 30 December 2020 after months of cruelty at the hands of his step-father Craig Crouch at their home in Linton, near Swadlincote. Jacob’s mother, Gemma Barton, was...
NEWS | Police launch murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in Gloucester in the early hours of this morning
Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Gloucester during the early hours of this morning, Sunday 6 August. Emergency services were called to Arthur Street in the city shortly after 1.05am with a report that a man had been stabbed....
NEWS | A man has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years after killing a vulnerable woman in before having sex with her body
A Stroud man has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years after killing a vulnerable woman in the town before having sex with her body. Joe Rankin, 34, murdered 40-year-old Emma Potter at her home in Chapel Street on 20 September last year. Christopher Quinlan KC,...
PRESS RELEASE | New Education Centre planned for Hereford County Hospital confirms Herefordshire Council
Following a Cabinet decision, Herefordshire Council has agreed to work in partnership with Wye Valley Trust (WVT) with a view to developing a new Education Centre at Hereford County Hospital. Work is well underway on a business case that looks at the viability and...
BREAKING | A motorcyclist has died following a collision in Herefordshire earlier today
A man has sadly died following a collision in Burley Gate, Hereford this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to a collision involving a motorbike at 09.43am at the junction of the A465 and A417 in Hereford and sent two ambulances, two paramedic...
NEWS | A new pontoon with a crane, power points and CCTV to be installed next to the River Wye in Hereford to make the area more accessible and attractive to locals and visitorsÂ
The Wyeside project is underway in Hereford, and thanks to Stronger Towns funding from the Government, this initiative is expected to make the riverside area more attractive and accessible to people from the local area, as well as visitors. This initiative is...