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NEWS | Tesco announces major change affecting its Express stores across the UK
Tesco has announced that it is extending its popular Aldi Price Match scheme to more than 2,000 Express convenience stores. It means that if you need anything from Tesco Express, you will now be able to choose from a range of products that are price-matched to Aldi....
NEWS | Herefordshire Council shares important information ahead of the May Fair which will arrive in Leominster tonight and then Hereford next week
Credit: Benjamin Reeves Photography Heart-stopping rides, side-shows, food stalls and ancient ceremonies are all part of the street extravaganza which is Hereford's May Fair. The fair has been taking place for over 900 years. A ceremonial proclamation of the...
MISSING PERSON | Police are appealing for help in locating a missing 62-year-old man
Officers are appealing for information to help locate a man who has been reported missing from Cheltenham. Andrew, aged 62, was last seen near Old Gloucester Road in Staverton at around 10pm on Saturday (25 April) and was reported missing yesterday (Tuesday 28 April)....
SPORTS NEWS
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC Manager Aaron Downes speaks about a whirlwind week
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC Manager Aaron Downes spoke to Your Herefordshire about what's been a whirlwind week for the new man at the helm at Edgar Street. After the departure of Paul Caddis on the 11th February and a 5-1 defeat at Southport last Saturday, the former...
SPORT – ROUND UP 📝 | James Townley’s weekly sports round-up of sport in Herefordshire and the surrounding area
Bromyard Town defeated Worcester City Reserves in a thrilling 6-2 HFA Charity Bowl tie. Other results in the competition saw Worcester United defeat AFC Kempsey away from home following a nail-biting 15-14 penalty shootout, while Pershore Town 88 Development secured a...
RACING | Herefordshire Raceway hosts the penultimate round of Arrive and Drive Winter Championships this Sunday
By James Townley: This Sunday, Herefordshire Raceway hosts the penultimate rounds of its Arrive and Drive Winter Championships, with title battles tightening up across the cadet, junior and senior categories. Located just outside Weobley, the circuit runs its in-house...
SPORT | A preview of a busy sporting weekend in Herefordshire with football, rugby and karting action
From James Townley: Hereford FC will be hoping to host their first home league game of 2026 this weekend against the high-flying AFC Fylde, who sit second in the league compared to the Bulls’ 23rd place in the table. Westfields travel to the bottom of the league,...
RUGBY | Luctonians score last minute try to beat Taunton Titans at a noisy Mortimer Park
Match Report: Geoff Vickress Man of the Match: Frank Kelly Photo – Lucs Front Pack, including Brad Smith, who appeared for his 100th National League Cap Luctonians downed their visitors, Taunton Titans, with a try at the death in what was a pulsating...
SPORT | A round-up of a busy weekend of sport that includes football, rugby and basketball with mixed results for our local sides
Sports Reporter - James Townley Luctonians retained second place in the league table with a 26-19 win over Taunton Titans on Saturday. In an important National Two West win, the Lucs remain eight points behind league leaders Camborne as they now prepare for...
NEWS | Hereford United legend Eric Redrobe has passed away aged 81
Matt Healey has written the below tribute in memory of Eric Redrobe. After winning promotion to the Football League in 1972 Hereford had started poorly and after 10 games were in 21st position in the old Division Four (Now League Two) Cue the arrival of a certain Eric...
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...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford United player appointed manager of Port Vale
Port Vale have appointed former Northampton Town boss Jon Brady as their new manager on an 18-month contract. The 50-year-old Australian replaces Darren Moore, who was sacked on 28 December after a run of seven defeats in nine games left the League One side...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING NEWS | School placed into lockdown as Police respond to ongoing incident
A school has been placed into lockdown as Police respond to an ongoing incident. Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed that officers are in attendance at Brecon High School. A spokesperson told Your Herefordshire: “We are dealing with an incident at Brecon High...
NEWS | Murder investigation launched following the death of a 74-year-old man
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 74-year-old man in Monmouthshire. From Gwent Police: Gwent Police launched a murder investigation on Thursday evening following a report that a man had received serious injuries at an address in...
UK NEWS | Woman arrested after two young boys died in a devastating house fire
Police have detained a woman following a fatal house fire in Wolverhampton on Friday evening. From West Midlands Police: The woman in her 30s remains in custody this afternoon (Sat) as investigations continue into the blaze in Mason Street at around 8.30pm (Friday)....
NEWS | A woman has died following a collision between a lorry and a motorcycle
A woman has died following a collision in the Forest of Dean earlier this week and police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: Police were called at 4.55pm on Wednesday (22 April) with a report of a collision on the A4136...
UK NEWS | A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 13-and-a-half years for the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 13-and-a-half years for the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman in her home in Walsall. John Ashby, 32, of no fixed address, was sentenced today (24 April 2026) at Birmingham Crown Court. He...
UK NEWS | A man has been sentenced for attempting to murder his wife after pouring hot oil over her and attacking her
A man has been sentenced for attempting to murder his wife after pouring hot oil over her and attacking her in their family home. Raju Mollah, 49, was sentenced today (Friday 24 April) at Birmingham Crown Court to 26 years in custody after being found...
UK NEWS | UK to pay France £660 million to stop illegal migrants crossing the channel
The United Kingdom and France today signed an agreement to strengthen operations to combat illegal migration in northern France to prevent crossings to the United Kingdom with a significant increase in dedicated human, technological and intelligence resources. Since...
UK NEWS | Three asylum seekers have been found guilty over the rape of a woman in a shocking incident
Three men have been convicted of the rape of a woman on Brighton beach in October, 2025. Police received a report on Saturday, 4 October, that a woman in a vulnerable state had been taken to the beach by three men and attacked at around 5am that morning. The victim –...
UK NEWS | Adam Hall jailed for life for rape and intentional transmission of HIV
A sexual predator has been sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple counts of rape and grievous bodily harm through the intentional transmission of HIV. From Northumbria Police: Adam Hall, previously of the Washington area, Tyne and...