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FEATURED | Herefordshire Pub Named in Good Food Guide’s Top 50 in the UK Best Sunday Roast 2024
NEWS | Two local business people have been revealed as the new owners of Saxtys in Hereford
NEWS | National Highways share update on A49 collision with road still closed at Dinmore Hill between Hereford and Leominster
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LATEST | A Herefordshire school will close early today due to conditions deteriorating
There are difficult driving conditions in parts of Herefordshire this morning, with snow settling in places. A Herefordshire school has announced that it will be closing early with conditions continuing to deteriorate. Brockhampton Primary School: “EARLY SCHOOL...
LATEST | A number of schools have decided to close with further snowfall predicted in parts of Herefordshire today
There are difficult driving conditions in parts of Herefordshire this morning, with snow settling in places. A Herefordshire school has announced that it will be closing early with conditions continuing to deteriorate. Brockhampton Primary School: “EARLY SCHOOL...
BREAKING | Motorist arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs after a number of people were injured in a collision on the A49 (Dinmore Hill)
There are difficult driving conditions in parts of Herefordshire this morning, with snow settling in places. The A49 (Dinmore Hill) is currently closed at Queenswood following a collision. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “Officers were called to a...
SPORTS NEWS
CRICKET | A number of current and former Herefordshire County Cricketers will be in action this weekend in a charity fundraiser
A NUMBER of current and former Herefordshire county cricketers will be in action at Eastnor this weekend. Worcestershire Veterans, National Hunt jockeys and local club players will combine to make up two sides on a charity fundraising day on Sunday with the...
FOOTBALL | A mixture of youth and experience could be set to put Westfields Football Club right in the mix for promotion
Photo Credit: Wayne Hudson Many of us will remember Alan Hansen's famous line, 'you don't win anything with kids'. In some ways, it's right, but when you mix the excitement of youth, with experience, it can be a daunting combination for opponents in football. That's...
FOOTBALL | Hereford supporters urged to ‘keep the faith’ by Chairman after falling to 18th place following disappointing home defeat
Hereford FC supporters have been urged to ‘keep the faith’ following a disappointing home defeat to strugglers Southport, who gained their first victory of the season at Edgar Street on Saturday. The Bulls have been in a disappointing run of form, with recent...
CRICKET | Herefordshire tumble to 80-run defeat against Devon and lost their grip on NCCA Western Division 1 status after two years
DESPITE turning in their best batting performance of the season, Hereford tumbled to an 80-run defeat against Devon at Sidmouth and lost their grip on their NCCA Western Division 1 status after two years. Herefordshire trailed by 106 runs on first innings and were...
SPORT | Two sisters from Herefordshire have been selected to ride for Wales at the International Mounted Games Association World Team Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Two sisters from Herefordshire have been selected to ride for Wales at the International Mounted Games Association World Team Championships in Melbourne, Australia from 8th to 15th October. Erin (22) and Sophie (19) Beach were both born in Wales and lived there until...
MATCH PROGRAMME | Hereford Lads Club vs. Longlevens
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FOOTBALL | Three Hereford sides begin their FA Cup 2023/24 journey on Saturday with all sides handed tough ties
Photo Credit: Barcud-Coch Photography All three Hereford based Hellenic League Premier Division sides begin their FA Cup 2023/24 journey on Saturday. Hereford Pegasus have a home tie against higher graded Hanley Town at the KGD Stadium. Mark Hibbard's team will be...
FOOTBALL | A football-mad Hereford student is preparing to represent her country for the first time at a major sporting event – just five years after losing part of her sight
A football-mad Hereford student is preparing to represent her country for the first time at a major sporting event – just five years after losing part of her sight. Ayman Hafiz, 19, is in line to be selected for England women’s...
FOOTBALL | New signings raise optimism at Hereford Lads Club with promising pathway from junior football to first team football starting to develop
Photo Credit: Barcud-Coch Photography New signings are starting to raise the optimism at Hereford Lads Club, ahead of the Hellenic League Premier Division season, which starts on Tuesday 1st August. Manager Danny Moon has been working hard throughout the summer, to...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Police believe person responsible for a homophobic hate crime is from the Hereford area following incident at a service station
Police are appealing for help in identifying a man and a woman who abused a couple in a suspected hate crime at a motorway service station. Officers received a report that a couple had stopped at Gloucester Services, between junctions 12 and 11 on the M5 northbound....
NEWS | Herefordshire GP Surgeries hit by IT System failure that is affecting businesses and organisations across the globe
Herefordshire GP surgeries have issued urgent alerts to patients, following an IT failure this morning. GP surgeries, along with a number of other organisations and businesses across Herefordshire, have been affected by a global system outage that appears to be...
BREAKING | A former West Mercia Police officer has been sentenced to a nine month community order for sexual assault
A former West Mercia Police officer has been sentenced to a nine month community order for sexual assault. He will also serve 140 hours of community service and pay £300 in compensation and £2000 in costs. Liam Smith, 30, of Lancer Road in Shrewsbury was handed the...
NEWS | Bristol and Birmingham airports have both increased drop-off charges this summer
With airports up and down the UK about to enter the busiest period of the year with the arrival of the summer holidays, new RAC analysis shows that seven of the top 20 by passenger numbers have further increased their prices for drop-off parking since last summer.*...
NEWS | Two Just Stop Oil supporters sentenced at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court following their conviction for disrupting the World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last April
Two Just Stop Oil supporters, Margaret Reid and Eddie Whittingham, were sentenced at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court following their conviction for disrupting the World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last April. They interrupted the championship to...
BREAKING NEWS | West Mercia Police officer suspended after being charged with rape
A West Mercia Police officer has been charged with rape. David Parsons, 28, a police constable based in South Worcestershire Local Policing Area, is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court later today (Tuesday 16 July). The charge relates to an incident...
NEWS | Family pay tribute to a 58-year-old man who died in a collision involving two vehicles
The family of a man who died in a collision on the B4070 in Birdlip earlier this month have paid tribute to him and described him as "the anchor of the family". Michael Ramstedt died in a two-vehicle collision which involved a grey Nissan Qashqai and a silver Kia...
NEWS | Just Stop Oil supporter from Hereford to be sentenced on Thursday after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance
Press Release from Just Stop Oil: On Thursday, Cressie Gethin, 22, a musician from Hereford was one of five Just Stop Oil supporters convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance for planning to disrupt the M25 by climbing motorway gantries in November 2022. Just...
BREAKING | Manhunt underway after human remains were found in a suitcase following a report of a man acting suspiciously
At 11.57pm yesterday (Wed 10 July) Avon and Somerset Police received a report of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on Clifton Suspension Bridge. Officers arrived at the bridge within 10 minutes, but the man had already left the area, leaving the suitcase...