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MISSING TEENAGER | Police launch appeal to help find a missing 16-year-old boy who was last seen on Thursday
Police are searching for a 16-year-old boy who went missing whilst visiting Telford. Florin was last seen on Thursday night (17 July) at around 9pm in Telford Town Park. He was last seen wearing a cream top, black trousers and white trainers as pictured. Detective...
WEATHER WARNING | The Met Office has issued a weather warning for heavy downpours across Herefordshire today (Sunday)
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for heavy downpours and possible thunderstorms across Herefordshire today (Sunday). From the Met Office: “Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop during the course of Sunday. “Rainfall amounts will...
BRIDGE CLOSURE | Motorists are warned to plan ahead and to expect delays with a bridge used by thousands of motorists daily in Herefordshire set to close for SIX WEEKS from tomorrow
Motorists are being advised to plan ahead, with a bridge that is used by thousands of motorists daily in Herefordshire, set to close for six weeks. Mordiford Bridge will be closed for six weeks, from 21st July. The closure will be in place 24 hours a day. This closure...
SPORTS NEWS
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford FC player signs for Kidderminster Harriers
Tope Obadeyi is the latest former Hereford player to sign for Vanarama National League North rivals Kidderminster Harriers. The forward, who joined Hereford on loan earlier this year as Banbury United shipped out experienced players ahead of their looming relegation,...
CRICKET | Herefordshire beat Shropshire by four wickets to regain NCCA Western Division One place
HEREFORDSHIRE have regained the NCCA Western Division 1 place they lost last season after ending their campaign with a four-wicket success against near rivals Shropshire. In a thrilling match at Eastnor, Herefordshire finally came through after Shropshire, for long...
FOOTBALL ROUND-UP | Hereford FC put on a show to win opener, Hereford Pegasus continue good league start with victory; Westfields beaten at Longlevens and Wellington thrashed at home by Wantage Town
HEREFORD FC 3-0 South Shields Hereford FC put on a show in their opening game in the National League North, with a 3-0 victory over South Shields in front of 2,888 supporters at Edgar Street on Saturday. The victory will leave the Bulls full of optimism for a good...
FOOTBALL | Striker Cawley Cox has signed for Westfields Football Club
Striker Cawley Cox has signed for Westfields Football Club, follow a spell during pre season at Merthyr Town. Cawley Cox is no stranger to Allpay Park, having played for Fields previously, before moving to Hereford Pegasus, where he helped them secure promotion to the...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford FC Captain signs for National League North side
Former Hereford FC Captain Nathan Cameron has signed for fellow National League North side Rushall Olympic. The club tweeted the news this afternoon. Cameron aged 32 left Edgar Street in May after spending one season at the club and making 37 appearances. His previous...
NEWS | VAR Referee who was dropped from a Champions League game for being drunk was born in Hereford and the son of former player Adam Musial
The VAR officials selected for Rangers' Champions League qualifying match yesterday Dynamo Kiev against were reportedly arrested hours before kick-off. Polish official Bartosz Frankowski had been appointed as the video assistant referee, with compatriot Tomasz Musial...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford FC player set for Premier League return
Former Hereford FC player Dara O'Shea is set to leave Championship side Burnley, with Brentford leading the race for his signature. Media reports suggest O'Shea has rejected a move to newly promoted Ipswich Town to link up with Thomas Frank's Bees. O'Shea was at Edgar...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford FC striking partnership reunite at Abingdon United
Former Hereford FC strikers John Mills and Pablo Haysham have been reunited at Abingdon. Mills is currently the player manager of the Hellenic League side and has added his former strike partner to his squad. During his three seasons at Edgar Street Mills scored a...
ATHLETICS | Hereford’s Clara Evans is called up to Team GB’s Olympic Athletics team.
Clara Evans is off to the Olympics Hereford born and Former Hereford & County Athletics Club club member Clara is joining up with the Team GB Athletics team replacing Charlotte Purdue in the women's Marathon Team at the Paris 2024 Olympics We wish Clara the very...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING | Government name and shames a huge list of companies that have failed to pay staff the National Living and National Minimum Wage
Nearly 60,000 workers who have been left out of pocket will be repaid over £7.4 million the Government has announced today [Thursday 29th May] in its latest move to Make Work Pay. This follows a significant uplift to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage...
NEWS | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after one person died following reports that a number of people had been stabbed at a property in Gloucester
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Gloucester on Wednesday morning (28 May). From Gloucestershire Constabulary: Emergency services were called at around 7.40am following reports a number of people had been stabbed at an...
UK NEWS | Emergency services called after three people were stabbed at a property in Gloucester
Emergency services were called at around 7.40am this morning (Wednesday 28 May) following reports that three people had been stabbed at an address on Bedford Street in Gloucester. From Gloucestershire Police: Reports of three people stabbed in Gloucester. Three people...
NEWS | Asda issues an important message for all customers that use its stores – including the one in Hereford
Asda has confirmed that it has ended its partnership with Blue Light Card. In an update to customers, Asda said: “Asda’s partnership with Blue Light Card is coming to an end on 27th May 2025. “From 13th May 2025 11:00 Blue Light Card members will no longer be...
NEWS | The ‘hero’ Romanian who lost his life after entering the sea near Skegness to help two children who appeared to be in distress
A 60-year-old man has sadly died after entering the water to help two children who appeared to be in distress. The man reportedly entered the sea just after 4pm ok 25 May close to the Promenade in Ingoldmells, he got into difficulty and sadly died at the scene. The...
UK NEWS | Four Just Stop Oil protestors have been jailed after Police foil disruption activity plans close to a major UK Airport
Today (Tuesday 27 May) Indigo Rumbelow, Leanorah Ward, Margaret Reid, and Daniel Knorr have been jailed for a collective seven years and five months following a lengthy operation by specialist detectives and police across Greater Manchester Police. In the early hours...
NEWS | Police are appealing for information after a motorcyclist died following a collision with a vehicle on Sunday
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Norton, near Evesham, on Sunday (25 May). The collision happened around 4:55pm on Kings Lane when a black Jeep Renegade and BMW motorcycle collided. The driver and four passengers from the Jeep were...
DID YOU KNOW? | The Food Warehouse offers 10% discount to thousands of eligible shoppers every Tuesday in Herefordshire!
Did you know that every Tuesday, all those who are 60 years old and older can bag 10% off their shop, with no minimum spend, at Iceland and The Food Warehouse. This will make Iceland Foods the first and only supermarket in the UK to be offering this type of discount...
STATEMENT | Full update from Merseyside Police after 27 people were taken to hospital after a car hit pedestrians following Liverpool FC’s trophy parade
Full update from Merseyside Police on the incident in Liverpool on Monday evening. Please find attached the statement from Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims and partners from tonight's press conference following the incident on Water Street in Liverpool city...