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WEATHER WARNING | 50-150mm of rain forecast across Herefordshire and parts of Wales on Saturday
FEATURED | Ross-on-Wye Town Council announces that two outstanding local people will switch on the Christmas lights on 1st December
NEWS | 28-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs after a man suffered serious injuries in a collision in Herefordshire
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SNOW | A Herefordshire school has decided to close today due to ice and snow causing dangerous travel conditions
A Herefordshire school has decided to close today due to ice and snow causing dangerous conditions. Llangrove CE Academy shared the following update. School will be CLOSED today - Wednesday 20th November 2024 - due to treacherous road conditions leading to the school....
IN MEMORY | In Memory of Author and Journalist Philip Rickman who passed away on 29th October
In memory of PHILIP RICKMAN. Author and journalist, who passed away suddenly on 29th October 2024 after along illness. Much loved and missed by his wife Carol, relatives, friends and his many lovely readers. Private cremation to be followed by a memorial get together...
FEATURED | Herefordshire Pub Named in Good Food Guide’s Top 50 in the UK Best Sunday Roast 2024
Herefordshire Pub Named in Good Food Guide’sTop 50 in the UK Best Sunday Roast 2024. The New Inn, St Owen’s Cross has been listed as one of the top 50 places in the UK for the best Sunday Roast by the respected Good Food Guide! Yet another award to add to the pub’s...
SPORTS NEWS
NEWS | Important information for anyone attending the Cheltenham Festival later this week following heavier than expected rainfall
The Cheltenham Festival have shared an important update, following heavier than expected rain overnight. It means that areas of the Cross-Country course are currently waterlogged. A spokesperson for The Cheltenham Festival said: “After receiving 6mm of overnight...
FOOTBALL | Bulls could get a further 400 tickets for Banbury United fixture following request from Hereford FC
Photo Credit: Craig Anthony Photography Hereford FC could get a further 400 tickets for the fixture at Banbury United on Good Friday (29th March) after the club received a response to the letter it sent to the Oxfordshire based club last week. An update shared by...
FOOTBALL | In the same week that Herefordshire born Jarrod Bowen scored a hat-trick in the Premier League – the local HFA announced that the boys development centre will end at the end of this season
On the same day that Herefordshire born Jarrod Bowen scored a hat-trick in the Premier League for West Ham United, the Herefordshire FA made an announcement that disappointed hundreds of local youngsters and parents. The closure of the boys development centre, will...
FOOTBALL | Cawley Cox grabbed his 18th league goal of the season as Hereford Pegasus beat Worcester Raiders at Sixways
Cawley Cox grabbed his 18th goal of the season as Hereford Pegasus beat Worcester Raiders at Sixways on Saturday in the Hellenic League Premier Division. Pegasus returned to winning ways at the magnificent Sixways Stadium, Worcester. This is venue where the...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford United player is the early favourite to become the new Port Vale manager
Press reports are indicating that former Hereford United player Gary Bowyer is the bookies favourite to take over as the new manager of League One side Port Vale -> Ex-Bradford City, Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool boss emerges among favourites for Port Vale job...
SPORT | Local professional boxer Liam O’Hare is looking to make it a double when he takes on Worcestershire opponent in March
Local professional boxer Liam O’Hare is looking to make it a double! Having won the Midland Super Middleweight title in November last year stopping Derby’s Jack Hutsby in the 4th round, Liam fights Tom Brennan from Worcestershire for the vacant Midland’s Middleweights...
WATCH & LISTEN | Paul Caddis and Graham Turner react to Hereford FC’s 5-2 victory over Blyth Spartans – Includes Match Highlights
Hereford returned to winning ways after they claimed a 5-2 win at home to Blyth Spartans. Alex Babos took the lead in the 10th minute before Will McGowan equalised for the hosts half an hour later. Just before half-time, Jason Cowley scored to put the hosts ahead...
FOOTBALL | Graham Turner Interview – Hereford FC 5-2 Blyth Spartans
A delighted Graham Turner spoke to Matt Healey after the 5-2 win over Blyth Spartans in National League North. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WxfbTxddZM
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC player joins fellow National League North team
Hereford FC left back Adam Livingstone has departed Edgar Street to sign for fellow National League North side Buxton. Livingstone joined Hereford from Telford in the summer, but his appearances have been restricted in recent weeks.
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Police advise motorists to avoid a busy route with closure in place due to a concern for welfare
Police are advising motorists to avoid a busy route this morning, with a closure in place due to a concern for welfare. Gloucestershire Constabulary have closed part of the A40 between Gloucester and Cheltenham this morning due to a concern for welfare. A...
UK NEWS | A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a six-year-old boy
A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a child in Gendros, Swansea, this week. Six-year-old Alexander Zurawski passed away at a property on Cwm Du Close on Thursday August 29. 41-year-old Karolina Zurawska, from Gendros, has been charged with...
NEWS | Police have discovered the bodies of three children and a man at a property as major investigation launched
Surrey Police officers were called by South-East Coast Ambulance service to a property in Bremer Road, Spelthorne in Surrey at around 1:15pm on Saturday (31 August) where they sadly found the bodies of three children and a man. An investigation is being carried out to...
NEWS | 77-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after a 66-year-old woman was found dead at a property
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in Cheltenham in the early hours of Saturday 31 August. Emergency services were called to a report of a woman who had been seriously injured at a property on Fairfield Road at around 3.30am. A 66-year-old woman was...
BREAKING | South Wales Police launch investigation following the death of a child at a house with a 41-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder
South Wales Police is investigating the suspicious death of a child at a house in the Gendros area of Swansea. Emergency services were called to Cwm Du Close at 8:30pm on Thursday, August 29. A 41-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is...
UK NEWS | Murder investigation launched after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenager was fatally stabbed at an address in Oldbury. Police were called to a property on Lovett Avenue at around 4pm yesterday (29 August) by the ambulance service. The 13-year-old was treated by...
NEWS | A woman who took a disabled man’s mobility scooter and left him abandoned in the street in sub-zero temperatures has been jailed for six years
A woman who took a disabled man's mobility scooter and left him abandoned in the street in sub-zero temperatures has been jailed. Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, had previously admitted the manslaughter of 63-year-old Neil Shadwick on 22 January last year (2023). He was...
UK NEWS | A man has been found guilty of stabbing a man to death in Gloucester following an argument
A man has been found guilty of the murder of Kidane Gebrehiwot who was fatally stabbed in Gloucester last year (2023). A jury took just under five hours to return the verdict against Samwen Muiruri, aged 32 and of Trier Way in Gloucester. Kidane Gebrehiwot, aged 55,...
BREAKING | West Mercia Police confirm that a small plane has crashed with the pilot confirmed to have died at the scene
A pilot has died after a small plane crashed in Worcestershire, West Mercia Police have confirmed. At 10.45am yesterday (27 August) Police were called to Woodmancote, near Defford, following reports that a small plane had experienced difficulties during take-off,...