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NEWS | Police issue alert to residents following suspicious activity on a housing estate in Hereford
West Mercia Police have issued an alert to residents following reports of suspicious activity on a housing estate in Hereford. From West Mercia Police: “Residents have observed unknown individuals walking around the housing estate in recent days. “There have...
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision involving a motorbike and a van
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision near Maisemore yesterday afternoon on Thursday 16 April. Emergency services were called at around 3.50pm with a report of a collision involving a motorbike and a Ford Transit van on the...
NEWS | Farmers submit major plan to restore nature along the Rivers Wye and Lugg
Ambitious long-term plans to restore nature across more than 5000 hectares along the river corridors of the Wye and Lugg between Leominster and Symonds Yat, have been formally submitted to Defra as part of the government’s new Landscape Recovery programme....
SPORTS NEWS
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...
FOOTBALL | It’s set to be a busy end of the season for Westfields with the club reaching two cup finals
It’s set to be a busy end to the season for Westfields Football Club, with the Allpay Park outfit reaching two cup finals. Fields reached the final of the Herefordshire County Challenge Cup earlier this month, beating Alcester Town 2-0 in the Semi Final. ...
BREAKING | Construction to begin on major community project in South Wye area of Hereford later this month with new football pitch and facilities set to be built
Construction Begins on Community Project Belmont Wanderers FC CIC is excited to announce the commencement of construction for our long-anticipated community project starting on 24th March. This initiative is part of StrongerHereford and is expected to bring...
FOOTBALL | U16 Youth Cup semi final ends in a dramatic penalty shootout with Toros FC reaching the final
Jack Mayo-Evans | Sports Reporter U16 Youth Cup semi final ends in dramatic penalty shootout. On Sunday, Toros entertained Hereford Pegasus in the HFA Youth Cup semi final at Belmont Abbey. The opening ten minutes of the game started very hectic, with neither team...
FOOTBALL | Zac Powell praised by manager after getting opportunity in the Bromsgrove Sporting first team
Promising talent Zac Powell has been praised by Bromsgrove Sporting manager Scott Adey-Linforth following recent involvement in the first team. Powell, who turned 18 in February, has spent most of the season at Westfields FC in the Hellenic League, after signing...
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Scarborough 1-0 Hereford FC
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction as Hereford slip out of the play off places. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9yC78KdoBc
UK NEWS STORIES
UK NEWS | Two years since disappearance of Jack O’Sullivan following a night out in Bristol
Jack O’Sullivan, who was 22 at the time he went missing, went missing following a night out at a house party in the Hotwells area of Bristol on Saturday 2 March 2024. Speaking on the second anniversary of his disappearance, Assistant Chief Constable Joanne Hall said:...
UK NEWS | Sexual health doctor sentenced after assaulting and secretly filming patients for his own sexual gratification
A doctor who exploited patients by sexually assaulting them and secretly filming them during routine examinations has been sentenced to six years in prison. Dr Timothy Girling, 55, of West Molesey, Surrey, carried out intimate physical examinations at at a...
NEWS | Tree disease restrictions lifted across seven counties in England — including Herefordshire
Trade restrictions on conifer trees have been lifted across seven English counties today (Wednesday 4 March) after a review that concluded the tree disease Phytophthora pluvialis no longer meets the criteria for quarantine pest status. Demarcated areas in...
BREAKING NEWS | 68-year-old man from Powys arrested on suspicion of spying for China
Three people have been arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into suspected National Security Act offences. The men [A-C] were arrested on Wednesday, 4 March on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of...
NEWS | A man has been found responsible for causing the death of his partner during a collision following a street race
A man has been found responsible for causing the death of his partner during a collision following a street race. Sophie Brimble, then aged 20, from Crickhowell died at the scene of a collision in King Street, Brynmawr, in the early hours of 26 July 2017. She was...
NEWS | Domestic abuser who broke his partner’s neck leaving her paralysed is jailed for 16 years
An abuser who suggested it was a ‘playfight’ that broke his partner’s neck, leaving her paralysed and in need of round the clock care, has been jailed for grievous bodily harm. Landscape gardener, Robert Easom, 57, was jailed for 16 years plus a four-year extended...
UK NEWS | Armed Police called after a man was stabbed near a school in Birmingham
Police have arrested a man after another man was stabbed in Alum Rock (Birmingham) this afternoon (Tues). From West Midlands Police: We were called to Bridge Road just after at 12.06pm following reports another man had been seriously injured. Firearms officers were...
JAILED | Three members of a car key burglary gang who targeted vehicles including in West Mercia have been sentenced to a total of nearly 24 years
Three members of a car key burglary gang who targeted vehicles across the Midlands have been sentenced to a total of nearly 24 years at a court hearing on Friday (27 February). Kian Davies, 25, and Connor O’Keefe-Clancey, 21, who are already in prison, and Ethan...
NEWS | One man has died following a collision involving a motorbike
One man has died following a road traffic collision, involving one motorbike, yesterday afternoon (Sunday). West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 12.32pm to the A454 in Shropshire and sent an ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance to the...