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More than £680,000 is set to be spent on Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade work at Herefordshire Council’s Plough Lane Offices. According to council documents, a decision has been approved for the following: ‘To award a contract to Melcon Hereford Ltd to carry out...
West Mercia Police have issued an appeal after items were stolen from graves in a church yard. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “It has been reported to the Police that some pottery plant pots, containing begonias and lobelia, have been stolen off of graves...
The owners of a pub on the Shropshire / Herefordshire border have provided an update following a fire this afternoon. A post shared on The Salwey Arms Facebook page this evening said: Important Update: Dear valued community, As many of you may already know, we...
West Mercia Police officers were left shocked after a routine traffic stop turned out to be far from ordinary. From West Mercia Roads Policing: Our Roads Policing Officers enforce across Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire 24/7. Over the past week officers...
Do you recognise this person? Officers are appealing to identify the person in the image as it is thought they could help with enquiries into a criminal damage incident. Around 4am on Friday 8 August a car was damaged which was parked on Baysham Street in Hereford....
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital following an incident in Herefordshire this morning. Emergency services were called to Ross-on-Wye this morning. A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service told Your Herefordshire: “We were called to reports of an RTC...
An amusement park that is popular with Herefordshire families is to close for the final time this autumn. In a post on social media, the owners of Coney Beach in Porthcawl said: “It is with heavy hearts we would like to share with you personally that this season at...
Lidl GB has announced that it will increase its pay for hourly paid colleagues. Marking the fifth pay rise in two years, the latest announcement will bring the business’s investment in pay to over £70m. Entry-level pay will increase from £12.75 to £13.00 nationally,...
From West Mercia Police: Officers would like to speak to these two men as they believe they can with their enquiries into theft from a car that was parked at Astwood Crematorium, Astwood Road in Worcester. Between 4pm and 5pm on Sunday afternoon (24 August) a car was...
A Herefordshire medical centre has issued an important message to patients this morning. Kington Medical Practice issued the following message on Facebook this morning: “We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our phone lines this morning. “Our team...
Emergency Alert to be sent to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system. Alert will sound at around 3pm on Sunday 7 September. Test comes as the government publishes a Resilience Action Plan with new steps to secure the country...
From The National Lottery: The big prizes below have either not been claimed, or have not yet been validated and paid. We hope a lucky player comes forward in time but if a valid claim is not received within 180 days (around 6 months) of the draw date, the prize and...
A rare opportunity to own a unique Station House on the outskirts of the popular village of Luston. Price - £575,000 Nestled within the rural Herefordshire landscape with no near neighbours and your own private 'train spotting' platform. Once the private station for...
From Network Rail: Network Rail Wales and Borders will be undertaking essential engineering works across key sections of the railway between Hereford, Newport, and Shrewsbury from Saturday 6 September to Monday 8 September, and again the following weekend (13 and 14...
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to an incident in Herefordshire on Tuesday. From Hereford Fire Station: “We were called for a re inspection following a field fire earlier today near Much Dewchurch. “Small pockets of fire identified and...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with serious injuries in Shropshire on Sunday (24 August). From West Mercia Police: Around 3:30pm we received a report of a man being found next to his bicycle on the A488 between Clun and Lydham. The...
The power of ten! Local firm Autopack celebrates ten-fold expansion and sets sights on continued growth Hereford firm Autopack has marked a tenfold growth in turnover over the last five years – and is...
A member of the public has spotted what they believe to be a ‘big cat’ when walking in a Herefordshire village. In a post on social media, Peter said: “Walked along the river path at Breinton earlier (Sunday). “Got to a quiet part not far from the church and both...
Motorists are being warned to expect major disruption, with a major route closed for 33 weeks from September. Worcestershire County Council is warning that the A449 (Wells Road) into Malvern will be closed from 8th September 2025 to 24th April 2026. Information shared...
A number of fire crews have been tackling a large wildfire overnight, with flames seen from miles around. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews have been tackling the wildfire since Sunday afternoon in the Cefn Pennar Mountain Ash area. A spokesperson for South...