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FEATURED | Visit Hereford’s hidden gem this weekend that thousands of locals are yet to discover!
Photo Credit: Julie Rosser Looking for a quiet space in the middle of Hereford? Had a difficult morning in the office? Blackfriars is the perfect place for some peace and quiet! Blackfriars is a hidden gem, a tranquil space, just a ten minutes walk from bustling High...
NEWS | A successful Herefordshire business is set to expand with a new shop opening later this month
A Herefordshire business is continuing to grow, with a new shop set to open later this month. Raw Dogg in Ross-on-Wye continues to grow, being the regions largest stockist of natural treats and raw dog food. Rob and Sue Mitchell from Hereford will soon be opening a...
NEWS | Hereford Medical Group issues important message to all patients
Hereford Medical Group has issued an important message to all patients. Hereford Medical Group has issued an important message to all patients, after a number of appointments were missed without notice. From Hereford Medical Group: “A huge thank you to the 91% of our...
SPORTS NEWS
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 Hereford Lads Club have withdrawn their side from the Hellenic League Premier Division and cancelled a friendly with Hereford FC due to what the management team describe as ‘budget issues’ at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...
FOOTBALL | Hereford Pegasus Chairman Kevin Bishop announces new addition to the coaching team and deal with kit manufacturer Macron in interview with Your Herefordshire
Interviewing Hereford Pegasus chairman Kevin Bishop, on the Monday 10th June was Matt Healey. Kevin informed Your Herefordshire about the exciting news that Hereford Pegasus had signed a 4-year deal with kit manufacturer Macron. The partnership which includes training...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING NEWS | A woman has been charged with murder following the death a two-year-old girl
A woman has been charged with murder following the death of two-year-old Eliza Ngaba. Sarah Ngaba, aged 30, of HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire, has been charged following Eliza’s death at the Princess Royal Hospital in Shropshire on August 15, 2022. Ngaba is due to...
NEWS | A body has been found during the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after entering a lake
A body has been found during the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after entering a lake. Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park at 5.20pm on Wednesday (30 April) after the boy got into difficulty whilst swimming in the water. A...
NEWS | A man who posed as a professional photographer and then raped a woman and sexually assaulted several other women has been jailed for 12 years
A man who raped a woman and sexually assaulted several other women has been jailed for 12 years. Anthony Williams, 40, targeted women by posing as a professional photographer and asked them to take part in photoshoots. After one woman reported to police about what...
NEWS | CCTV footage shows just how close a couple pushing a pram were to being hit by a train at a level crossing
Network Rail has released shocking CCTV footage showing the danger of pedestrian distractions at level crossings. The montage footage highlights the potential risks of losing focus near a railway line, from a teenager stood in the middle of a level crossing gazing at...
NEWS | Police confirm that a 31-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle
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...
NEWS | A man has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for killing his landlady’s beloved Pomeranian pet dog
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...
JAILED | Teenage driver sentenced to two years in prison for killing three people and seriously injuring three others in crash
19-year-old Edward Alwyn Spencer has been jailed for two years. He was sentenced to three counts of 24 months following the death of three fellow pupils in a collision in Shipston on Stour on Friday 21 April 2023. He was also sentenced to three counts of 21 months for...
NEWS | More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [Wednesday 30 April 2025]. The Fair Repayment Rate places a limit on how much people in...
BREAKING | Police warn road closure likely to be in place for several hours following a serious single vehicle collision
Police have closed the A417 Brockworth bypass in Gloucester following a serious collision this afternoon (Tuesday 29 April). Emergency services were called shortly after 5.35pm with a report of a single vehicle collision. Road closures are in place on the bypass...