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COMMUNITY | Staff at Rowlands Pharmacy in Hereford are walking / running 218 miles from Hereford to Cornwall, to raise money for charity
BREAKING | Man charged with rape and sexual assault following an incident in Ross-on-Wye
NEWS | Police warn residents to remain vigilant following an incident in Leominster yesterday where a man pretended to be a police officer from London
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FEATURED | The brand new Herefordshire Reuse and Recycling Organisation unit at Rotherwas opens today
The brand new Herefordshire Reuse and Recycling Organisation unit at Rotherwas opens its doors today. Herefordshire Reuse and Recycling Organisation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to reducing waste, supporting local people and helping those in...
NEWS | Parents and motorists face fines if they use a popular route near a school in Hereford as part of a new ‘Safer Routes to School’ scheme that will see ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras installed
Google Street View - Image Date - March 2024 ANPR Cameras to be installed as part of a ‘Safer Routes to School’ Scheme on Belmont Avenue in Hereford. Herefordshire Council, in partnership with Riverside Primary School, are planning to trial a "Safer Routes to School"...
IN MEMORY | In Memory of Mr Anthony James Hobby who has sadly passed away
In Memory of Mr Anthony James Hobby (known as Tony hobby) who has sadly passed away. His family would like you to all know that his funeral is on Thursday 8th August 2024 at 10:15am at the Hereford Crematorium. The family is asking for donations to support...
SPORTS NEWS
CRICKET | The enthusiastic young cricketers at Eastnor Parochial Primary School are celebrating following their outstanding performances at the Herefordshire Dynamos Cricket Finals Day
The enthusiastic young cricketers at Eastnor Parochial Primary School are celebrating following their outstanding performances at the Herefordshire Dynamos Cricket Finals Day on Thursday 27 June. Over forty schools took part in the competition overall – with Finals...
DARTS | Jim Williams replaces Gerwyn Price in the Welsh team for the World Cup of Darts
Former Wigmore High School pupil Jim Williams will be part of the Wales team in the 2024 World Cup of Darts. Gerwyn Price has had to withdraw due to illness, which means Williams will now replace him and partner with Jonny Clayton at the tournament which will be held...
CRICKET | Herefordshire fell agonisingly short of a place in the knock-out stages of the NCCA 50-over competition when they were beaten by just three runs by Suffolk at Colwall
HEREFORDSHIRE fell agonisingly short of both victory and a place in the knock-out stages of the NCCA 50-over competition when they were beaten by just three runs by Suffolk at Colwall. Their victory means that Suffolk join Norfolk in the last eight of the competition....
FOOTBALL | Hereford Lads Club withdraw team from the Hellenic League and cancel Hereford friendly due to budget issues at the club
Photo Credit: Craig Anthony Photography. Hereford Lads Club have withdrawn their side from the Hellenic League Premier Division and cancelled a friendly with Hereford FC due to what the management team describe as ‘budget issues’ at the club. The club was due to host...
NEWS | Former Hereford United player Matt Clarke has legal case against him dismissed
Former Hereford United player Matt Clarke has put the following public statement out on his Facebook page. Clarke had been charged with a number of offences but these have now been dismissed. Clarke played at Hereford United from 1998-2003 and was recently manager of...
RUGBY | Hereford Rugby Club chairman Ivan Powell on financial sustainability, club history and recovery from record flooding
Matt Healey and the Your Herefordshire team interviewed Hereford Rugby Club chairman Ivan Powell earlier this week. Ivan told us about his relationship with Spencer Goodall, who is the club president. The full interview can be found bottom of this article. Hereford...
RUGBY | Matt Healey interview with the Commercial and Events Manager at Luctonians Rugby Club
On Tuesday, Matt Healey met with Charlotte, the Commercial and Events manager at Luctonians Rugby Club. They discussed both the Rugby side of the club, which includes an impressive hospitality lounge, as well as the events and other sports that are held at the club....
SPORT | Herefordshire based professional boxer Liam O’Hare in David versus Goliath clash later this month
Having won the Midland Super Middleweight title in November last year stopping Derby’s Jack Hutsby in the 4th round, Liam was due fight Tom Brennan from Worcestershire for the vacant Midland’s Middleweights title on 1 June but this got cancelled at the 11th hour with...
CRICKET | Herefordshire to take on Gloucestershire in the annual showcase game at Eastnor on Wednesday
LOCAL teenager Harry Sockett will make his Herefordshire debut when the county side take on Gloucestershire in the annual showcase game at Eastnor on Wednesday. Sockett, who learned his cricket at Burghill, Tillington and Weobley, now plays for Kidderminster in the...
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...