Emergency services are responding to a significant fire in Herefordshire this afternoon. The blaze involves a vehicle in the Bush Bank area of the county. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews are at the scene. The incident is still ongoing. The smoke...
A man has died following a single vehicle collision on the A417 between the M5 and Birdlip Roundabout yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 29 April). Emergency services were called to a report of a collision at the interchange involving a motorcycle at around 5.30pm. A...
It looks set to remain warm as we head into the weekend, with many people considering inviting friends or family over for a barbecue. Well, it’s time to stop considering it and to send the invites out! Herefordshire Meats have everything you need to impress your...
An emergency road closure is in place on a residential street in Hereford this morning. The closure is on Lichfield Avenue, with signage at both ends of the street (Hampton Park Road and Ledbury Road). Work appears to be taking place near the middle of Lichfield...
Nigel Vincent Lines Nigel’s funeral service will be held at Leominster Priory Church on Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 1.15pm, followed by a private family only committal. Family flowers only, donations in lieu of flowers to Help for Heroes. All enquiries to: R.W...
A notice has been placed on the door of a restaurant in Hereford city centre. A notice, from authorised high court enforcement officers has appeared on the door of Deniz’s Kitchen on Commercial Street in Hereford city centre. The notice states: ‘Under the terms of the...
A man has been jailed for killing his landlady’s beloved Pomeranian pet dog in Shropshire. Richard Forbes, of no fixed abode, pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, intentional strangulation, possession of a class A substance and failing...
Plans to expand Aylestone School, Hereford, have been submitted to the council for consideration. If approved, the scheme will see £13.1m invested in the school’s facilities to accommodate 300 additional pupils (60 pupils per year group), with the first intake into...
A woman has been convicted of manslaughter in relation to the death of a baby. In April 2020, shortly after the start of the Covid 19 lockdown, Melissa Wilband, 28, was living with her two young children, a two-year-old boy and five-month-old baby Lexi. On the...
A metal detectorist who tried to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins has been ordered to pay back the £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes. Roger Pilling, who was convicted of trying to sell the coins to an American buyer in 2023, was today given a Confiscation Order at...
