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BREAKING | Rail services cancelled between Hereford and Newport this afternoon due to issues with track
Rail services are currently cancelled / significantly delayed between Hereford and Newport this afternoon due to issues with the track. Some passengers are currently stuck on a train between Hereford and Abergavenny. Engineers are understood to have been called out to...
NEWS | Three Choirs Festival attracts over 2,000 visitors per day across 8 days to Hereford
The 297th festival hosted 71 events in venues throughout Herefordshire The Three Choirs Festival returned to Hereford in 2025, welcoming audiences to celebrate the world’s longest running classical music festival. Over 16,500 tickets were sold with 65% of the...
NEWS | A woman has urged victims of sexual assault to come forward and get support after seeing her brother jailed for raping her 20 years ago
A woman has urged victims of sexual assault to come forward and get support after seeing her brother jailed for raping her 20 years ago. Andrew McQueen, aged 30 and of Thomas Street, Cirencester, had previously admitted nine non-recent sexual offences against his...
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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...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford United/FC player links up with Welsh Premier League side
Former Hereford United/FC player Joel Edwards has left Hellenic Premier League side Westfields to sign for Welsh Premier League side Cardiff Met for a 2nd time. Edwards was originally a professional at Hereford United from 2009-2010 and then rejoined the club during...
VIDEO | The demolition of the Blackfriars Enclosure at Hereford FC is nearly complete
The demolition of the Blackfriars Enclosure at Hereford FC is nearly complete. You can watch the current progress in the below video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZkBpzYBLg
NEWS | Tributes paid to a popular motocross rider who died following a tragic accident at an event near the Herefordshire border
Tributes have been paid to a popular motocross rider who has died following a tragic accident at an event near the Herefordshire border. The incident occurred at Penybont, near Llandrindod Wells. Mid Wales Motocross have confirmed that rider Duncan Powell has died. A...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford FC player Jack Holmes in shock move to a League One club
Former Hereford FC midfielder Jack Holmes has signed for League One side Rotherham United after impressing during a trial spell. The Rotherham United website said: “The 22-year-old showcased his talents against the Millers in the colours of Stamford AFC earlier in the...
NEWS | Hereford United Giantkiller Fred Potter passes away aged 83
Former Hereford United Giantkiller Fred Potter has passed away at the age of 83. Potter was born in Cradley Heath and played for his local side before signing for Aston Villa in July 1959. Originally an inside forward, he made his debut on Boxing Day 1959 and made...
NEWS | Interview with former Hereford United player Steve Spooner
Former Hereford United player Steve Spooner spoke to Matt Healey about his time at Edgar Street. Spooner was signed from Chesterfield in the summer of 1986 by then manager john Newman and made 84 appearances scoring 19 goals. He is currently the lead professional...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING | West Mercia Police make three arrests after heroin, cocaine and a quantity of cash were discovered at a property
Three people have been arrested following a successful warrant carried out in Ludlow this morning (Thursday 12 June). Officers from the Safer Neighbourhood Team, along with the Local Policing Priorities Team (LPPT) and Task Force, carried out the warrant on a property...
BREAKING | A 51-year-old man who violently assaulted a woman and threatened to cut her hands and head off with a machete has been jailed
A 51-year-old man who violently assaulted a woman and threatened to cut her hands and head off with a machete has been jailed. Dean Powell, of Ross Road, Longhope repeatedly physically assaulted the woman, including smashing a large glass into her head. Gloucester...
NEWS | Former West Mercia Police officer banned from working for the Police following inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues
A gross misconduct hearing has found a former West Mercia Police officer would have been dismissed from the force had he not already resigned. The hearing, which took place on Tuesday 10 June, upheld an allegation that the conduct of former PC Nathan Rogers, amounted...
NEWS | The full list of shops and restaurants that will be opening their doors at new Shopping Centre that will open in just a few weeks time!
Cotswolds Designer Outlet confirms leading labels Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger as the latest brands to join the stellar line up. This news comes as retailers and operators commence the important shop-fitting phase of the development ahead of its summer opening....
NEWS | An operation cracking down on unofficial parking companies has been carried out after complaints customers’ cars suffered criminal damage and were left with unexplained additional mileage near Bristol Airport
An operation cracking down on unofficial parking companies has been carried out after complaints customers’ cars suffered criminal damage and were left with unexplained additional mileage near Bristol Airport. The joint day of action was led by the airport police...
BREAKING – UK NEWS | Six teenagers have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed at a school in the Midlands
Six teenagers have been arrested after a stabbing at a school in Birmingham. From West Midlands Police: We’re appealing for information and witnesses after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the grounds of Moseley School, Wake Green Road, just before 2pm yesterday. He...
BREAKING | Major disruption to rail services after a person was hit by a train
There is major disruption to rail services between Cardiff and Manchester Piccadilly, including through Hereford and Leominster, after a person was hit by a train near Cardiff Central. Emergency services are currently responding to the incident, with delays /...
NEWS | Police are currently investigating the death of a student at a school
Police are currently investigating the death of a student at a school. Gloucestershire Constabulary have confirmed that they were called to Hartpury College, following reports that a student had died on Friday morning. A Police spokesperson said: “Officers continue to...
MISSING | Police issue an urgent appeal to help find a missing 13-year-old girl who was last seen on Monday
Have you seen missing Nereah? Police are appealing for help in locating her after she went missing from Brockworth on Monday evening. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: Nereah, aged 13, has not been seen since leaving an address on Legion Way at around 7pm today,...