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Two men from Birmingham have admitted their part in a shooting in Gloucester which is understood to have been a case of mistaken identity. Simeon Bernard, aged 39 and of Knightwick Crescent, and 42-year-old Darren Atkins, of Hastings Road pleaded guilty to offences on...
A major route is blocked this morning following a vehicle fire. The A470 is currently closed in both directions between Bronllys and Brecon due to a vehicle fire. Police and fire crews are currently at the scene. A lorry is understood to be on fire. Motorists...
Community groups and organisations across Herefordshire and the Wye Valley will be running activities to celebrate wildlife, explore our rivers and landscapes, raise awareness of climate change, and take local action for a more sustainable future. Following on from...
Tenbury Wells Fire Station has provided an update following a fire at a popular pub on the Shropshire / Herefordshire border on Thursday. From Tenbury Wells Fire Station: “We were called at approximately 16:10 on Thursday to a fire in the cellar of The Salwey Arms at...
Police and Council aware of planned protest on Saturday. Gloucester City Council is aware of planned protests scheduled to take place during the day on Saturday outside a hotel on the outskirts of the city which is currently housing asylum seekers placed by the Home...
Thousands of children will be protected against chickenpox for the first time in England through a new vaccination programme that will keep kids in school and parents in work while also saving the NHS vital funds. From January next year, GP practises will offer...
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...