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NEWS | Birmingham Airport issues important message for all customers ahead of busy Easter weekend
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is preparing for a busy Easter with over 750,000 passengers expected to travel through over the two-week break, a 10.2% increase in customers year-on-year. Dublin, Malaga, Alicante, Amsterdam and Dubai are the top five destinations of choice...
FEATURED | This stunning four bedroom property with an indoor swimming pool is available to purchase in Hereford
An Absolutely Stunning Extended 4 Bedroom Semi-Detached Period Home, tastefully modernised throughout and offering generously spacious family living across four floors, all located on Whitecross Road, Hereford. Guide Price: £550,000 Entrance Hall – Sitting Room –...
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses after a male attempted to steal a child’s mobile phone last month
Police are appealing for witnesses after a male attempted to rob a child's mobile phone in Gloucester last month. It was reported that an unknown male who was riding a Surron e-bike approached an 11-year-old girl before attempting to steal her mobile phone and...
SPORTS NEWS
NEWS | Football club left stunned after pitch is damaged by man with metal detector who said ‘**** off this is council land’
A football club has been left stunned, after pitches were damaged by a man with a metal detector. Belmont Wanderers Football Club took to social media to share their anger and frustration, after parts of the pitch were dug up. When approached, the man is said to have...
FEATURED | ABBA Tribute Band ‘Kiss The Teacher’ to perform at Hereford Racecourse Ladies Night on Friday 9th May
Friday 9th May 2025 - First Race 4.55pm. Last Race - 8.25pm. Get ready to dance the night away as ABBA takes the stage LIVE after the races! Grab your girls and sing along to all the iconic classics like Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, and more! Hereford Racecourse are delighted...
RUGBY | Luctonians put an energetic Exeter University side to bed with some ease with a great performance at a sunny Mortimer Park
Photo – Dan Powell scoring his try. Photographer Andrew Hargraves Luctonians RFC vs Exeter University RFCSaturday 5th April 2025 – Mortimer ParkMatch Report by Geoff Vickress Luctonians, on a warm spring day, put an energetic Exeter University side to bed with some...
BREAKING NEWS | Worcester Warriors to return in 2025/26 and will join the new professional Tier 2 League and home matches from Sixways Stadium
Worcester Warriors have confirmed that they will be returning in 2025/26, with a team playing in Tier 2 of professional rugby and playing its home matches from Sixways Stadium. In a post on social media, Worcester Warriors said: “It’s the news we’ve all been waiting...
SPORT | Hereford & County Athletics Club enjoy plenty of success in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sportshall Athletics League
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Sportshall Athletics League recently concluded with Hereford and County athletes competing against club athletes from Bromsgrove and Redditch, Worcester, Kidderminster and Stourport and Dudley and Stourbridge. Sportshall includes...
FOOTBALL | Hartpury University FC hope for bumper attendance for second leg of FA Vase Semi Final on Sunday with a trip to Wembley up for grabs
Photo: Will Cheshire Photography Good luck to Hereford’s Martin Longworth who is one big result away from taking his team to Wembley. Martin is manager of Hartpury University and they welcome Whitstable Town on Sunday in the FA Vase semi-final second leg. The...
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Farsley Celtic 0-4 Hereford FC
Goals from Jaiden White, Omari Sterling-James, Andy Williams and Yusifu Ceesay keeps the Bulls in 6th position in National League North. Click the play button to hear Paul Caddis give his post match reaction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFzqt3XR17Q
NEWS | Hereford Rugby Club raises £7,565 in memory of former player Billy Grisman
On the 30th of November Hereford RFC got together to comemerate and remember Jonathan "Billy" Grisman who sadly took his own life 10 years ago to that day. Spencer Goodall from the rugby club told us. "The club in connection with family and friends decided to use the...
RUGBY | Luctonians RFC secured a 38-27 victory on the road at Bournville on Saturday
There was a good crowd at Bournville for their Ladies Day event pre match, with the home side looking to get a result in an attempt to avoid relegation, while Lucs were hoping to build on last week’s excellent result against league leaders Camborne. Bournville...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | A man has died following a two vehicle collision involving two cars
A man has died following a two-vehicle collision yesterday (Tuesday 24 February). Emergency services were called to the A40 near Dowdeswell in Gloucestershire at around 3.40pm following a report of a collision involving a Mini Cooper and a BMW 5 Series. The driver of...
NEWS | Morrisons is committing over £1.6 billion to British agriculture and food production in 2026
Morrisons is committing over £1.6 billion to British agriculture and food production in 2026, underlining its position as British farming’s single biggest direct supermarket customer. The commitment will continue to support a series of multi-year partnerships...
NEWS | A man has been jailed following a police pursuit during a snowstorm
36-year-old Carwyn Phillips, from Merthyr Tydfil, car was spotted on Cyfarthfa Retail Park Roundabout by PC Saunders who was aware of the vehicle due to Phillips being wanted for an unrelated offence. On Thursday January 8, 2025, whilst on patrol PC Saunders,...
NEWS | Police confirm that a 17-year-old girl died in a collision involving three cars and a pedestrian
Police received a report of a road traffic collision on the A4042 in Cwmbran at around 12.25pm on Thursday 12 February. Officers attended alongside the Welsh Ambulance Service regarding a collision that involved three cars and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a...
NEWS | Trio jailed for plotting one of the most deadly terrorist attacks on UK soil
Two men have been given life sentences and a third jailed for their parts in a foiled terrorist plot intended to target the Jewish community in Greater Manchester. Earlier today (Friday 13 February 2026), the following sentences were passed at Preston Crown Court:...
NEWS | Lidl announces a pay increase for staff from March and it will also double paternity from two week to four weeks
Lidl GB has announced a further £29m investment in colleague pay, which will – once again - make it the highest paying UK supermarket. The changes will benefit all 35,000 colleagues, salaried and hourly paid, across the country. Today’s news marks the seventh pay rise...
PRODUCT RECALL | Co-op recalls a popular product purchased by customers due to allergy concerns
Co-op is recalling Co-op Irresistible Triple Cook Thick Cut Chunky Chips because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. The product has been incorrectly packed with Dauphinoise potatoes. Allergen(s): Milk This product contains milk making it...
NEWS | A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 13 years in custody for the murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross
The teenage boy who murdered Leo Ross in Birmingham was sentenced this afternoon. Leo, who was 12, was attacked while walking home from school in Hall Green in January last year. His attacker, a 15-year-old boy has now been sentenced to life with a minimum of 13 years...
NEWS | Afghan asylum seeker convicted for abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl
A major investigation has led to a man being convicted for the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton in Warwickshire. From Warwickshire Police: The rape, which took place near the town centre on July 22 last year, created huge...