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NEWS | Parts of Leominster and Ross-on-Wye now safer due to additional street lighting and CCTV cameras
BREAKING | Initial investigation shows that tractor driver DID call the signaller before using level crossing where a train hit an agricultural trailer near Leominster
BREAKING | An illegal drugs enterprise has been smashed by Hereford Proactive CID following an operation targeting a gang peddling cocaine into Leominster
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FEATURED | Historic news as Wye Valley Brewery acquires one of Herefordshire’s most popular pubs
Photo Credit - Stuart Townsend Some historic news has been announced today (Wednesday 4th June), with Wye Valley Brewery acquiring The Barrels in Hereford. A post on The Barrels social media pages said: “We have an important announcement. “We have had confirmation...
NEWS | Police issue an appeal following a concerning incident in a Herefordshire village
West Mercia Police have issued an appeal following a concerning incident in a Herefordshire village. From Hereford Police (West Mercia Police): “We’d like to make residents aware of a suspicious incident reported in the Byford area around 10–11am on Friday 31st May....
CRICKET | Herefordshire gained their first Vitality Blast Women’s League 3 Division 2 success with a six-wicket win over Lincolnshire
CAPTION: The winning Herefordshire squad, back row (left to right): Jane Powell (coach), Aimee Denton, Emily Kibble, Chloe Tingle (capt), Anusha Chauhan, Liv Kendrick, Samarhi Samadakoon, Georgie Williams, Lily Wood, Gareth Matthews (coach); front (L-R): Lottie...
SPORTS NEWS
RUGBY | Luctonians start 2025 in very similar fashion to how they ended 2024 with a narrow defeat to one of the top sides in the division
Clifton RFC vs Luctonians RFCSaturday 11th January 2025 – Station RoadMatch Report by Alex Smith Photo – Clifton – Ian Clark Luctonians began 2025, in very similar fashion to how they ended 2024, with a narrow defeat to one of the top sides in the division, as they...
FREE ENTRY | Hereford Racecourse confirms FREE ENTRY at Wednesday’s Race Meeting but you MUST claim your free tickets in advance
Wednesday 15 January - FREE Raceday Banish the January blues and brighten up your midweek with an impromptu touch of excitement and sporting spirit! Claim Your FREE Tickets in Advance Hereford Racecourse is thrilled to announce that this additional fixture is FREE to...
FREE ENTRY | Hereford Racecourse confirms FREE ENTRY for Wednesday’s Race Meeting but you MUST claim your free tickets in advance
Wednesday 15 January - FREE Raceday Banish the January blues and brighten up your midweek with an impromptu touch of excitement and sporting spirit! Claim Your FREE Tickets in Advance Hereford Racecourse is thrilled to announce that this additional fixture is FREE to...
FOOTBALL | Merthyr Town sign striker Cawley Cox from Westfields Football Club as they look to continue push for promotion from the Southern League Premier South
Merthyr Town Football Club have strengthened their squad ahead of the final months of the season, with the addition of Cawley Cox from Westfields. Cox has scored 21 goals for Westfields so far this season in all competitions and has turned down several approaches from...
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC goalkeeper departs
Goal-keeper Aaron Chapman has signed for Spalding. It's understood he lives in the area. Before moving to Hereford he played for Scunthorpe, Boston and Worksop. The move was confirmed by Spalding manager Jimmy Dean late this afternoon. "Yes we've got Chappie...
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Leamington 2-1 Hereford FC
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction to Hereford FC's 1st January defeat to Leamington in National League North. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkXYJsT9rys
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Scunthorpe United 0-0 Hereford FC
Hereford FC manager Paul Caddis spoke to the media after the 0-0 draw with Scunthorpe United in National League North. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTTHZ_jFJAI
INTERVIEW | Tony Elliott
Former Hereford United goalkeeper Tony Elliott watched Hereford FC defeat Scarborough 1-0 last night in National League North. A Jaiden White first half goal separated the sides. Hereford move up to 5th in the league. Watch Tony's interview with Matt Healey below....
RUGBY | The Apple Cup 2024 was watched by a record crowd that helped to raise thousands for charity
On Friday, 15 November, over 2000 rugby fans gathered at Hereford Rugby Club, for the fourth annual Apple Cup. The much-anticipated match between Hereford Cathedral School (HCS) and Hereford Sixth Form College (HSFC) delivered an exciting evening of sport while...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING NEWS | A woman has been charged with murder following the death a two-year-old girl
A woman has been charged with murder following the death of two-year-old Eliza Ngaba. Sarah Ngaba, aged 30, of HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire, has been charged following Eliza’s death at the Princess Royal Hospital in Shropshire on August 15, 2022. Ngaba is due to...
NEWS | A body has been found during the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after entering a lake
A body has been found during the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after entering a lake. Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park at 5.20pm on Wednesday (30 April) after the boy got into difficulty whilst swimming in the water. A...
NEWS | A man who posed as a professional photographer and then raped a woman and sexually assaulted several other women has been jailed for 12 years
A man who raped a woman and sexually assaulted several other women has been jailed for 12 years. Anthony Williams, 40, targeted women by posing as a professional photographer and asked them to take part in photoshoots. After one woman reported to police about what...
NEWS | CCTV footage shows just how close a couple pushing a pram were to being hit by a train at a level crossing
Network Rail has released shocking CCTV footage showing the danger of pedestrian distractions at level crossings. The montage footage highlights the potential risks of losing focus near a railway line, from a teenager stood in the middle of a level crossing gazing at...
NEWS | Police confirm that a 31-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle
A man has died following a single vehicle collision on the A417 between the M5 and Birdlip Roundabout yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 29 April). Emergency services were called to a report of a collision at the interchange involving a motorcycle at around 5.30pm. A...
NEWS | A man has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for killing his landlady’s beloved Pomeranian pet dog
A man has been jailed for killing his landlady’s beloved Pomeranian pet dog in Shropshire. Richard Forbes, of no fixed abode, pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, intentional strangulation, possession of a class A substance and failing...
JAILED | Teenage driver sentenced to two years in prison for killing three people and seriously injuring three others in crash
19-year-old Edward Alwyn Spencer has been jailed for two years. He was sentenced to three counts of 24 months following the death of three fellow pupils in a collision in Shipston on Stour on Friday 21 April 2023. He was also sentenced to three counts of 21 months for...
NEWS | More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [Wednesday 30 April 2025]. The Fair Repayment Rate places a limit on how much people in...
BREAKING | Police warn road closure likely to be in place for several hours following a serious single vehicle collision
Police have closed the A417 Brockworth bypass in Gloucester following a serious collision this afternoon (Tuesday 29 April). Emergency services were called shortly after 5.35pm with a report of a single vehicle collision. Road closures are in place on the bypass...