Hereford FC have confirmed the signing of Olumide Durojaiye as Josh Gowling works to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season. Olu has joined Hereford after being released by Dartford at the end of last season. The defensive midfielder started his career in the...
Iestyn, 15, was last seen in Abergavenny at around 7.30pm on Tuesday 28 June and officers are concerned for his welfare. He is described as white, of slim build, around 5’ 7” tall and has red hair. Iestyn was last seen wearing black trousers and a navy coat. He...
A Herefordshire resident is demanding answers from Herefordshire Council’s councillors after a Herefordshire based community group blasted a lack of support. Annie MacDougall posted a strongly worded email that she has sent to Paul Walker of Herefordshire Council on...
Saturday, August 6th, 2022Hereford v. Spennymoor TownSaturday, August 13th, 2022Scarborough Athletic v. HerefordTuesday, August 16th, 2022Chester v. HerefordSaturday, August 20th, 2022Hereford v. BuxtonSaturday, August 27th, 2022Banbury United v. HerefordMonday,...
Aldi has wanted to open a new store in Malvern for some time, and is delighted to have found an ideal site on Grovewood Road. The store is currently under construction. The new store will provide local people with easier access to the companies popular, high quality,...
Samantha Smith, 55, of Waterfield Road in Hereford, has been charged with attempted murder. The charge is in relation to an incident in Rothesay Mead, Hereford on Sunday 3 July. Smith appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court today (5 July) and has been remanded in...
A special cocoon which bathes babies with jaundice in special light is helping parents care for their new-borns at home. The Bili-cocoon has been used for the first time in the county by Otis, who was born weighing 6lb 8oz a month early and spent a few days in the...
As the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrives in Hereford, local people are being invited to contribute to a unique piece of digital art which is being created to celebrate the forthcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Dubbed the 'Relaytionship', the...
Herefordshire Council today (Monday 4 July) launches a scheme to encourage more people to get involved in repair cafés. If you enjoy mending old toasters, renovating radios or stitching and fixing old shirts, then running a repair café may be just what you’ve been...
Police carried out targeted patrols of a Hereford park yesterday, following reports of people smoking cannabis in the area. Officers visited Churchill Gardens in Hereford following reports of anti-social behaviour and people smoking cannabis. Officers spoke to members...
Hereford Lions Club have donated two seats and three trees to Aylestone Park, to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year. For Queen Elizabeth’s sixty years on the throne Hereford Lions Club planted 60 trees along Roman Road. To mark her 70th year the Lions Club...
From 6 July 2022, as an employee you will be able to earn more before you start paying National Insurance. This means you may pay less tax, after accounting for the recent Health and Social Care Levy. This tool will estimate how the changes to the Primary...
A number of roads in Hereford will be closed today and several changes have been made to bus services travelling through Hereford city centre, with The Queen's Baton Relay travelling through the city this afternoon. To help ensure safety of people involved with the...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its lockdowns saw a huge fall in the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases, including Chlamydia and Genital Warts. Data for Herefordshire shows that in 2020, the number of people coming forward and being diagnosed with genital warts fell...
All new public buildings should have separate male and female toilets, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced today (4 July 2022). The approach will mean women, who may need to use facilities more often for example because of pregnancy...
West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were all called to a collision in Herefordshire earlier this evening. The collision occurred in the Nunnington area of the county and on arrival, emergency crews...
From West Mercia Police: Tyler was last seen in Droitwich yesterday evening (Sunday 3 July) and it is believed he may now be in the Warndon area of Worcester. He was last seen wearing black tracksuit bottoms with white writing on, a black puffer jacket and grey...
Herefordshire Council have announced that they will be working with Gamma Energy Ltd and Wenea to significantly increase the provision of electric vehicle charge points in Council car parks across the county. Over the next two years, the number of charge point bays...
Officers from Kidderminster discovered a cannabis farm over the weekend, with the plants estimated to have a value of £1 million. At around 3.30pm on Sunday 3 July officers visited the former Secret Garden bar on New Street in Kidderminster to execute a misuse of...
12 arrests made following disruption on the M4. From Gwent Police: Over the past two weeks we have been working with the organiser of the M4 ‘stand up to fuel prices’ protest on how these could be conducted safely. Following these discussions, last week, the...
It’s Monday and the first day setting up Beer on the Wye. As the main marquee erection starts, the sunshine has come out to greet the team. Hopefully that’s a sign of things to come! More Details - www.beeronthewye.org.uk Herefordshire’s biggest beer and cider...
Herefordshire Council / Balfour Beatty have confirmed that the A49 / A417 will be closed overnight at Hope-under-Dinmore for emergency resurfacing work. The work will be carried out by National Highways between 9pm on Monday 4th July and 6am on Tuesday 5th July. A...
Talk Community are excited to announce that the Here for Herefordshire Holidays programme (well known as the HAF) is open for bookings from the 1st July, for children who are eligible for benefit related free school meals. Funded by the Department for Education The...
Hereford Harriers Wheelchair Rugby club provides Wheelchair Tag Rugby for disabled and able bodied members from Herefordshire and the surrounding areas. Wheelchairs and other equipment is provided for use free of charge. The only criteria is that you can push a chair...
Balfour Beatty Living Places have confirmed that the road closure that is in place on College Road in Hereford will remain in place for a further week or two. The closure has been in place since early April, with a diversion route in operation via Old School Lane. The...
Police say that a number of arrests are being made after protesters brought traffic to a standstill on a busy route linking Wales and England earlier today. A protest is currently underway near Magor, with traffic backed up for several miles along the M4, with...
From 6 July 2022, as an employee you will be able to earn more before you start paying National Insurance. This means you may pay less tax, after accounting for the recent Health and Social Care Levy. This tool will estimate how the changes to the Primary...
Fuel protests are taking place across the country this morning, with pressure growing on the government and Chancellor Rishi Runak to reduce fuel duty further. With fuel prices continuing to rise, with some filling stations now well above £2 per litre for both petrol...
A man is in a critical condition at hospital in Birmingham after an incident in Hereford on Sunday evening. West Mercia Police officers were called to Rothesay Mead, in the Newton Farm area of Hereford shortly after 8pm on Sunday evening, following reports of a...
Wild swimmer Angela Jones, known as the ‘Wild Woman of the Wye’, has launched her latest effort to raise awareness of the dramatic decline of the River Wye and call for urgent action to save this iconic river, which stands on the brink of ecological collapse. Angela...
Police were called shortly after 8pm this evening (3 July) to a report of a serious assault in Rothesay Mead, Hereford. The victim, a 59-year-old man, suffered life threatening injuries during the incident and has been transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in...
West Mercia Police officers are currently responding to an incident in an area of Hereford. Local residents living in the Waterfield Road area of Newton Farm have reported seeing a number of police vehicles parked up in the street and activity at an address in the...
Hereford Lions Club has delivered a selection of mobility aids to Hereford Help for Ukraine, welcoming refugees arriving in the county. Terry Williams said: “The refugees will mostly be mothers and children, but some elderly amongst them might be disabled and need...
West Mercia Police have launched an investigation following the sudden death of a 29-year-old man in Hereford this morning. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “An investigation has been launched following the unexplained death of a 29-year-old year man in...
In the early hours of this morning (Sunday 3 July) police were called to Great Oaty Gardens in the Warndon Villages area of Worcester following reports of a disturbance. Two officers sustained injuries as they attempted to make an arrest. During the incident a man...
West Mercia Police officers have seized three dogs following an incident in Leominster. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We wish to provide you with information about a dangerous dog incident which took place in the afternoon of Friday 01/07/2022. The...
A popular Hereford pub has made some incredible improvements to its beer garden and outdoor area. Work has been underway at The Oxford Arms in Hereford for a number of weeks and the team have shared some photos of the newly improved garden. It provides a fantastic...
Emergency services were called to a collision on the M50 in Herefordshire earlier this morning. The incident occurred at 8.41am this morning on the M50 at junction 3. West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue...
A Hereford filling station has lowered its fuel prices overnight, in a welcome boost to motorists in the area. Prices at the West Hereford Service Station had risen to over £2 per litre just a week ago, with much of this due to the fact that the garage is...
The perfect daytime activity or epic night out, Mulligans arrives in Worcester this summer with two 12-hole crazy golf courses, electro-darts, Ping Pong, Shuffleboard, Pool and Bar and Restaurant! Mulligans promises epic food and a great time for all those visiting!...
From Gwent Police: We’re aware of a planned protest on the road network between 7am and 7pm on Monday 4 July. Organisers have indicated an intention to block the Prince of Wales Bridge, with the protest starting on the M4 at Magor services, junction 23A eastbound, and...
Barclays has dealt a blow to Ledbury, by announcing that it will be closing its branch in the market town in October. The branch will officially close on Wednesday 5th October 2022. It will mean that Barclays customers now face travelling to Hereford (14 miles) or...
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead at an address in Gloucester earlier this morning, Friday 1 July. There has been a large police presence in different parts of the city this afternoon as officers continue to search for the suspect, a...
Ashley Winter, former Soldier with The Queen's Royal Hussars who lives in Hereford, was nominated as a Batonbearer due to his herculean fundraising efforts and for working with multiple charities to raise awareness of sight and eye condition keratoconus. In 2010...
West Mercia Police officers are appealing for information following a fatal collision in Herefordshire. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision yesterday evening in Orleton, Herefordshire....
Brand new trains that will transform and improve transport throughout Wales and the borders have been on show at Chester railway station. Assembled by CAF at their factory in Newport, the first Class 197 train with its ‘Made in Wales’ tag was revealed to the...
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in the United Kingdom, with cases rising sharply in some areas. In Herefordshire, a total of 377 cases were recorded in the seven period ending 25th June. This is an increase of 11.9% on the previous seven day period. In England, a...
Credit - Andy Compton A popular Kington butcher is celebrating 40 years of 'meat and greet' on the high street. Butcher Paul Lewis bought his shop at 49/50 High Street in 1982 from the Creswell family after having a taster for the career as a 14 year old 'butcher's...
New laws will ensure the 13.7 million disabled people in England, Scotland and Wales receive the assistance they need and will not be charged over the odds when using taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs). The new Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons)...
West Midland Safari Park is celebrating Pride Month by educating its guests about the diversity of animal relationships, found within the Park. At the daily penguin talks in the Park’s Discovery Trail, keepers have been pointing out ‘Frodo’ and ‘Arnie’, a pair of male...