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HORSE RACING PREVIEW | The first meeting of the New Year at Hereford arrives on Monday with a seven-race card over the Jumps
The first meeting of the New Year at Hereford arrives on Monday with a seven-race card over the Jumps. The action gets underway at 1pm with a handicap chase for conditional jockeys, before coming to a close four hours later at 4pm when a...
NEWS | Police provide a further update into a devastating fire that killed a mother, her two children and their pet dog
From Gloucestershire Constabulary: Update on Brimscombe Hill house fire, along with messages of thanks for your continued compassion, and to those who responded and have worked at the scene, or have provided support in any way: Emergency services have now completed...
NEWS | Former teacher who taught at a Hereford school banned from profession after being jailed for sexual offences against children
A former school teacher who was jailed in 2022 after admitting a string of historical sexual assaults on young girls between 1984 and 2005 has now been banned from the profession. Peter Jenkins, also known as Peter Greenham, pleaded guilty to 15 charges including...
SPORTS NEWS
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford United player Darren Jones joins the Westfields management team
Former Hereford United defender Darren Jones has become assistant 1st team manager at Hellenic Premier League side Westfields. A statement on the Westfields Facebook page said "We are delighted to welcome into the club new assistant 1st team manager Darren Jones A...
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Radcliffe 3-2 Hereford FC
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction to Hereford FC's 3-2 defeat to Radcliffe in National League North. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4CglFp1z_o
FOOTBALL | New Dales Vale FC progress to the Herefordshire FA County Cup Semi Finals after victory over Wellington
By Jack Mayo-Evans Wellington FC welcomed Herefordshire Premier League side New Dales Vale to The Kensal Ground on a cold Tuesday evening in the HFA County Challenge Cup Quarter Final on Tuesday evening. The game started off slowly with a lack of clear-cut chances....
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC player signs for Redditch United
Hereford FC midfielder Aurio Teixeira has joined Redditch. His move was confirmed by Hereford this evening. Teixeira has not featured for Hereford recently and so a move comes as no surprise. This from Redditch: Redditch United are delighted to announce the...
RUGBY | Luctonians far from their best but they held on to secure a 12-5 victory over Devonport Services at Mortimer Park on Saturday
Photo – Andrew Hargraves Devonport Services will rue missed opportunities to secure a win against a miss-firing Luctonians in the gloom on this cold Saturday afternoon at Mortimer Park. Keeping the home side pegged back in their own half for large periods of the...
FOOTBALL | Young talent Aiden Rhodes stars on a day that the market town of Kington came together to remember Billy Mayglothling
Credit: Andy Compton There was a minutes applause before the Kington Town v Gloucester City Reserves match on Saturday in memory of town stalwart Billy Mayglothling. Billy was a integral part of Kington Town Football Club serving the club in numerous roles including,...
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Hereford FC 1-1 Southport
Hereford FC drew 1-1 with Southport in National League North on Saturday, the Bulls are now 9th in the league table. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh-TM6nUhW8
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford United player returns to the EFL
Former Hereford United player Sam Clucas has returned to the EFL by signing for his hometown club League One Lincoln City. Clucas had been at National League side Oldham Athletic since October 2024 after failing to find a club after leaving Rotherham United in the...
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...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING | A free chickenpox vaccination will offered for first time to children across England on the NHS from January
Thousands of children will be protected against chickenpox for the first time in England through a new vaccination programme that will keep kids in school and parents in work while also saving the NHS vital funds. From January next year, GP practises will offer...
NEWS | Amusement Park that is very popular with Herefordshire families announces its permanent closure in just a few weeks time
An amusement park that is popular with Herefordshire families is to close for the final time this autumn. In a post on social media, the owners of Coney Beach in Porthcawl said: “It is with heavy hearts we would like to share with you personally that this season at...
NEWS | Lidl announces its fifth pay rise in two years for its hourly paid colleagues
Lidl GB has announced that it will increase its pay for hourly paid colleagues. Marking the fifth pay rise in two years, the latest announcement will bring the business’s investment in pay to over £70m. Entry-level pay will increase from £12.75 to £13.00 nationally,...
NEWS | The Government has revealed the exact date and time in September that the next Emergency Alert Test will take place
Emergency Alert to be sent to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system. Alert will sound at around 3pm on Sunday 7 September. Test comes as the government publishes a Resilience Action Plan with new steps to secure the country...
NEWS | The National Lottery searches for winners of two huge jackpots that are yet to be claimed
From The National Lottery: The big prizes below have either not been claimed, or have not yet been validated and paid. We hope a lucky player comes forward in time but if a valid claim is not received within 180 days (around 6 months) of the draw date, the prize and...
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses after an 83-year-old man was found with serious injuries
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with serious injuries in Shropshire on Sunday (24 August). From West Mercia Police: Around 3:30pm we received a report of a man being found next to his bicycle on the A488 between Clun and Lydham. The...
NEWS | A number of fire crews have been tackling a large wildfire overnight
A number of fire crews have been tackling a large wildfire overnight, with flames seen from miles around. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews have been tackling the wildfire since Sunday afternoon in the Cefn Pennar Mountain Ash area. A spokesperson for South...
NEWS | Criminals will be barred from pubs, concerts and sports matches under new sentencing powers unveiled by the Government today
Criminals will be barred from pubs, concerts and sports matches under new sentencing powers unveiled by the Government today (Sunday 24 August) as part of its Plan for Change. Judges will be able to curtail offenders’ freedoms with driving limits, travel...
NEWS | Two women have waived their right to anonymity and encouraged other victims and survivors of rape to seek support
Two women have waived their right to anonymity and encouraged other victims and survivors of rape to seek support. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: The man who raped them, 23-year-old Michael Brown was jailed for two counts of rape after he admitted the offences...