An area of Leominster was cordoned off and evacuated on Saturday, following the discovery of a toy grenade. Police were called after a member of the public spotted what they thought was a grenade in the Leominster Priory Graveyard. The area was then cordoned off as a...
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NEWS | Imperial Dental Partnership set to open an NHS Dental Centre on Belmont Road in Hereford in the coming weeks
Two new NHS Dentist Centre’s are set to open in Hereford. NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire have appointed Central Hereford Dental Care as the new provider of NHS dental services in Hereford and they will operate two new practices in the city. The first of two...
FEATURED | Get your family and friends together for the Hereford Cathedral Escape Room challenge!
In 2022 Hereford Cathedral launched a brand new Escape Room: An interactive clue-cracking and decoding game located in the Old Chapel in the Cloisters. It is 1890. You have been accused of embezzling money from the funds of the Vicars Choral. The police have...
NEWS | Police urge public to come forward with information on the whereabouts of a suspect following the tragic death of a 12-year-old boy
Police are continuing their investigation following the tragic death of 12-year-old Keaton Slater in Coventry. Young Keaton sadly lost his life after he was hit by a car in Radford Road, Coventry shortly after 4.30pm on June 14. West Midlands Police are continuing to...
NEWS | Police are urging parents to check the group WhatsApp settings on their children’s phones after a number of 11 year olds were exposed to sexual violence and racist content
Police are urging parents to check the group WhatsApp settings on their children's phones after a number of 11 year olds in Gloucestershire were exposed to sexual violence and racist content. Officers have received reports that children in the county have been...
FEATURED | Join other Herefordshire residents saving thousands on energy-saving home improvements
Making energy-efficiency home improvements can be a big investment and it may be hard to know where to start. Herefordshire Council is working with climate-action charity Severn Wye Energy Agency to provide local residents with practical help with their energy...
BREAKING NEWS | Woman rescued from the River Wye in Hereford this morning
A woman has been rescued from the River Wye by a passer by in Hereford this morning. Members of the public reported seeing a large emergency services response near the River Wye at around 11.30am this morning. A spokesperson for Hereford & Worcester Fire and...
NEWS | Police appeal for witnesses following a robbery where a man was assaulted outside a supermarket in Leominster
Officers are appealing for witnesses following a robbery that happened on Wednesday 5 June in Leominster, Herefordshire. The incident happened around 7.30pm outside the Co-op store on Dishley street, where a man was assaulted and his belongings taken. The victim...
NEWS | Success for HLNSC Lecturers as they are chosen to be candidates of Rural Leadership Programme for 2024-2025
Herefordshire Ludlow and North Shropshire College (HLNSC) is proud to announce that two members from the Holme Lacy and Walford College staffing cohort have been selected for the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s Rural Leadership Programme. Alys Probert an...
FEATURED | Archaeology tours return to Arthur’s Stone for a final year of excavations
For a final summer, members of the public will get the chance to get up close to archaeological excavations being carried out at Arthur’s Stone. Tours of the mysterious and evocative English Heritage site also took place in 2022 and 2023 as part of a project to...
IN MEMORY | In loving memory of Barbara Barford (formerly Morgan )who sadly passed away suddenly at home on 31st May 2024 aged 83 years old
In loving memory of Barbara Barford (formerly Morgan )who sadly passed away suddenly at home on 31st May 2024 aged 83 years old. Barbara was born and brought up in Hereford but lived in Coventry, Bristol and in later years in Abercarn Wales. Very much loved and...
MISSING | Police launch urgent search operation to find a missing teenage girl who was last seen on Friday
Officers are appealing for information to help locate a teenage girl who has been reported missing from Gloucester. Phoebe, aged 17, was last seen on Bruton Way in the city at around 4.35pm yesterday (Friday 14 June) and hasn't returned which has caused concerns for...
FEATURED | A stunning four bedroom farmhouse with three luxury rustic cabins providing a thriving Holiday Let Business
A Gorgeous Detached 4 Bedroom Period Stone Farmhouse, recently restored and extended, with 3 luxury rustic Cabins providing thriving Holiday Let business, also benefitting from Barn with Workshop and potential to convert, all set amid 3.2 acres with sublime views to...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council to spend almost £70,000 on the reconfiguration of the reception area at its offices on Plough Lane in Hereford
Herefordshire Council is to spend almost £70,000 on the reconfiguration of the reception area at its offices on Plough Lane in Hereford, it has been confirmed. Documents shared by Herefordshire Council, reveal that £69,257.32 will be spent on the reconfiguration of...
NEWS | Owners of a Herefordshire pub admit they may be ‘forced to close’ due to a lack of support
The owners of a Herefordshire pub have admitted that they may be forced to close, due to a lack of support following recent flooding. The Tap House, located in Ross-on-Wye, has been unable to open since 12th May and the owners of this popular venue say that they have...
NEWS | ‘I love what I do’: MBE for Herefordshire SSAFA volunteer and Royal Navy veteran
Kevin Ebsworth, late the Royal Navy and now treasurer for the Herefordshire branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been appointed as a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours. Kevin – who was born in 1956 and lives in...
NEWS | Former Hereford United player Matt Clarke has legal case against him dismissed
Former Hereford United player Matt Clarke has put the following public statement out on his Facebook page. Clarke had been charged with a number of offences but these have now been dismissed. Clarke played at Hereford United from 1998-2003 and was recently manager of...
FEATURED | Fundraising event to be held this evening in memory of a 30-year-old man from Hereford who died unexpectedly
A fundraising event is to be held in memory of a 30-year-old man from Hereford who died unexpectedly in January 2023. Matty Morgan passed away in January 2023, aged just 30-years-old, and his wife Natalie has organised an event in his memory. The event will take...
NEWS | Herefordshire residents urged to remain vigilant following a number of distraction burglaries
West Mercia Police officers in Herefordshire are urging members of the public to remain vigilant after a number of distraction burglaries in the Shropshire area. Officers have also shared the photos of two men they would like to speak to following the incidents. A...
NEWS | A 25-year-old man has been fined after Herefordshire Council’s Community Protection Team secured another prosecution for fly tipping
Herefordshire Council’s Community Protection Team have secured another prosecution as part of the ongoing fight against fly tipping. Mr Ashley Jones (25), of Stone Street, Hereford, appeared at Hereford Magistrates court on 3 June 2024, where he pleaded guilty to a...