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Two Just Stop Oil supporters, Margaret Reid and Eddie Whittingham, were sentenced at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court following their conviction for disrupting the World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last April. They interrupted the championship to...
The final 12 tonne section of Worcester’s new walking and cycling bridge over the River Severn, Kepax Bridge, was lifted into place earlier this month. With the help of a 1,000-tonne crane, today’s work completes all the bridge lifts, which have taken place over the...
Herefordshire Freemasons have launched a community volunteering initiative and are excited to share two recent events that have taken place. This initiative aims to complement their existing financial support for various charitable causes throughout the...
A man was yesterday (Monday 15 July) sentenced to three years and nine months for domestic abuse offences relating to an incident in the Weobley area of Herefordshire in 2023. Janed Khan, of Amberley Grove, Birmingham, was found guilty in June of engaging in...
A West Mercia Police officer has been charged with rape. David Parsons, 28, a police constable based in South Worcestershire Local Policing Area, is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court later today (Tuesday 16 July). The charge relates to an incident...
West Mercia Police officers in Bromyard have issued an appeal following the attempted theft of a Land Rover in a Herefordshire village. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police (Bromyard Safer Neighbourhood Team) said: “Sometime between the morning of the 11th July and...
Why not treat your loved one to a night away in a luxurious lodge that’s just a short trip from Hereford? ‘Welcome to Mountain Edge, located in South Shropshire. ‘A world class destination stretching from the dramatic moorland and breathtaking landscapes of the...
At 12pm on Sunday, July 14th, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crew from Brecon Fire Station and the Animal Rescue Team from Pontardawe Fire Station were called to an incident in Libanus, Brecon. Following a report of a horse that become stuck in a boggy...
A 31-year-old man from Hereford has been charged with rape following an incident near Hereford Cathedral. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: Christopher Filbrandt, 31, of Eign Mill Road in Hereford has been charged with rape. The charge relates to an incident...
The family of a man who died in a collision on the B4070 in Birdlip earlier this month have paid tribute to him and described him as "the anchor of the family". Michael Ramstedt died in a two-vehicle collision which involved a grey Nissan Qashqai and a silver Kia...
Press Release from Just Stop Oil: On Thursday, Cressie Gethin, 22, a musician from Hereford was one of five Just Stop Oil supporters convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance for planning to disrupt the M25 by climbing motorway gantries in November 2022. Just...
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for heavy rain across parts of Herefordshire later today. The warning, which covers much of south west England, Wales and the Midlands, is valid from 8am-midnight. The Met Office warning for Herefordshire says: ‘Outbreaks of...
Police are appealing for information after receiving reports of a man ‘touching himself inappropriately’ at a children’s play park. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We have been made aware of an incident which happened on the 11th July at approximately...
Vehicle seized following stop near Leominster. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police (Leominster Cops) said: “On Saturday morning at approximately 11.25am, a vehicle was stopped by the Ok Diner In Leominster by West Mercia Police officers. “A simple police...
West Mercia Police have issued an appeal, following a number of incidents in the Hereford and surrounding area. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police (Hereford Police) said: “We want to inform you about several incidents that occurred early on Friday morning around...
Pictured above are Annie Nisbet and PC Tom Simmonds and PS Lee Baker, outside 10 Downing Street, before last night's awards. “I live every day in gratitude that you gifted me with my life,” – those are the words of Annie Nisbet who was saved from drowning in her...
Former Hereford United player Harry Agombar has got engaged. The former Swindon Town midfielder played a couple of games for the Bulls during the expunged 2014/2015 season. Harry's Instagram published an image of him proposing to his fiancée Tia on a beach in Ibiza....
In Memory of Don Warren formerly of Kingstone. Passed away peacefully at Stanley House Care Home on Wednesday 3rd July 2024 aged 64 years. Loving Father to Tom (The Boy) & Step Father to Gareth. Devoted Brother to Billy, Sylvie, Marilyn, Kenny & the late...
Bromyard Folk Festival is thrilled to announce that it has successfully secured funding from the UK Government's 'Levelling-Up Fund'. This significant financial support, provided through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will contribute towards the escalating costs of...
An investigation has been launched following reports of a rape in Hereford City Centre in the early hours of this morning (Friday 12 July). Officers are currently at the scene near Hereford Cathedral after a report was received that a woman had been raped on the...