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CHRISTMAS | Pharmacy Opening Hours in Herefordshire and Worcestershire this Christmas & New Year
NEWS | The NHS is facing an unprecedented flu wave this winter with “no peak in sight yet” according to England’s top emergency care doctor
INFO | People across the Midlands are being urged to download the free NHS App this winter to help them manage their health and access NHS services more easily during one of the busiest times of the year
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NEWS | Transport for Wales announces major changes to timetables that will come into force this month (December)
Rail timetable changes coming this December (from 14th) will offer more services across the Wales and Borders network. Strengthening community connections, boosting the night-time economy and providing more travel opportunities, the new...
BREAKING NEWS | Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a 16-year-old girl was assaulted on a footpath
West Mercia Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a 16-year-old girl was assaulted on a footpath near British Camp in the Malvern Hills. The incident happened at around 5pm on Wednesday 19 November. The girl was walking her bike along a footpath...
ROAD CLOSURE | Motorists advised to use alternative route with A465 closed between Hereford and Abergavenny tonight
Motorists are being warned to plan ahead due to a planned road closure on the A465 between Hereford and Abergavenny. From Herefordshire Highways: We need to inform you about the upcoming roadworks on the A465, from Howton Farm to the County Boundary in Pontrilas. We...
SPORTS NEWS
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...
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
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | The RSPCA is warning the public to expect an increase in reports of stray snakes due to the recent warmer weather
Snake incidents trending upwards with more warm weather The RSPCA is braced for an increase in reports about stray pet snakes - but owners can do their bit to help and avoid snake escapes. The charity is also expecting other snake-related incidents to rise this summer...
NEWS | “Good day at the office, lads”: Watch dealer congratulate officers who found £1m of drugs in his boot
This is the moment Police opened a car boot to find more than £1m of drugs – after the driver led our officers on a 120mph pursuit on the M5 in the West Midlands. From West Midlands Police: The discovery, one of the biggest of its kind in the region in recent times,...
DID YOU KNOW? | The Food Warehouse offers a 10% discount to thousands of eligible shoppers every Tuesday in Herefordshire and the rest of the country
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...
NEWS | The full list of shops and restaurants that will be opening their doors at new Shopping Centre that will open this Wednesday!
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....
BREAKING | Police confirm that there has been a plane crash at a UK airport this evening
Police have confirmed that there has been a plane crash at a UK airport this evening. The incident has occurred at Southend Airport in Essex. A spokesperson for Essex Police said: “We remain on the scene of a serious incident at Southend Airport. “We were alerted...
NEWS | Family pays tribute to 16-year-old boy who died after going missing in a pool
The family of Daniel Drewitt have tonight paid tribute to a 'handsome, funny and talented boy' as they released some of their favourite recent photographs of the 16-year-old. From West Midlands Police: Daniel tragically died after going missing in a pool at Sutton...
NEWS | ‘McBusted’ – Prolific car thief sentenced to three years after he was identified by a McDonald’s order
A prolific car thief has been given a three-year sentence for stealing two cars in Shrewsbury within weeks of each other, after he was identified from a McDonald's order. Callum Roberts, of HMP Brinsford near Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving,...
BREAKING NEWS | The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a lake following a multi-agency search
The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a lake, following a multi-agency search. West Midlands Police said: The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a pool in Sutton Park, Birmingham, on Thursday evening. West Midlands Police are supporting the...
NEWS | Nationwide hunt launched for a convicted sex offender who failed to return to prison after temporary release on licence
Wanted - recall to prison - Neil Trennan Police are appealing for information on the location of Neil Trennan, aged 60, who has failed to return to North Sea Camp, Boston, this afternoon, Thursday 10 July. From Lincolnshire Police: Trennan is a convicted sex offender....