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INCIDENT | Police appeal for witnesses after two women were assaulted in a pub
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident in a pub in Tenbury Wells recently where two women were assaulted. On Saturday 28 February just before 10pm two women entered The Vaults on Teme Street and ordered a drink whereby a man raised his voice at them....
NEWS | Criminal gang leader jailed for 20 years for distributing drugs in fake NHS vans
The leader of an organised crime group (OCG) who used fake NHS vans to transport hundreds of kilograms of class A drugs in South Wales and Liverpool and was extradited from Thailand has been jailed for 20 years. Ritesh Patel, 43, was head of the OCG who utilised a...
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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...
FOOTBALL | A Herefordshire team has been left with no choice but to withdraw from the league ahead of the new season after failing to find a manager
A Herefordshire team has been left with no choice but to withdraw from the league ahead of the new season, after failing to find a manager. A statement shared by Shobdon FC on social media said: Shobdon FC statement “Sadly after a search for someone to take over and...
FOOTBALL | Wellington continue preparations for the new season with a 4-0 victory over Radnor Valley FC
Credit: Barcud-Coch Photography Wellington Football Club and Radnor Valley FC continued their preparations for the upcoming season last night as they met last night for a pre-season friendly at the Kensal Ground. The hosts opened the scoring when a 10th minute corner...
NEWS | Former Hereford United player gets engaged to Gary Lineker’s niece
Former Hereford United player Harry Agombar has got engaged. The former Swindon Town midfielder played a couple of games for the Bulls during the expunged 2014/2015 season. Harry's Instagram published an image of him proposing to his fiancée Tia on a beach in Ibiza....
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean is closed today as Police continue search for missing 23-year-old Levi
Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean is closed today, with Police continuing searches for a missing 23-year-old man. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: “We're searching for a missing 23-year-old man who is believed to be in the Forest of Dean. “It is understood that Levi...
NEWS | Students heading to university for Freshers Weeks are being urged to use condoms to protect themselves and others from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with very high levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis in England
Students heading to university for Freshers Weeks are being urged to use condoms to protect themselves and others from sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as the UK Health Security Agency’s latest quarterly STI data shows that gonorrhoea and syphilis...
MISSING | A major search operation is taking place this evening following the disappearance of a 23-year-old man
A major search operation is taking place this evening following the disappearance of a 23-year-old man. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: We're searching for a missing 23-year-old man who is believed to be in the Forest of Dean. It is understood that Levi left an...
BREAKING NEWS | West Mercia Police make self-referral to IOPC after a man was found dead in a vehicle more than 48 hours after an alert was sent to Police by a mobile phone
West Mercia Police have made a self-referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after a man in his 20s was found dead in a vehicle, more than 48 hours after an initial alert from a mobile phone was received by Police. From West Mercia Police: We have...
UK NEWS | A cowardly killer who beat a 94-year-old great-grandfather as he burgled his home has been jailed for life for his murder
The cowardly killer who beat a great-grandfather as he burgled his Wolverhampton home, resulting in the 94-year-old's death, has today been jailed for life for his murder. Paul Topham, aged 45, was today told at Wolverhampton Crown Court that he would serve a minimum...
BREAKING NEWS | Police confirm that human remains have been recovered with identity confirmed
Police have confirmed that human remains have been discovered, with officers now sharing the identity of the person found. From South Wales Police: “On Friday, August 29, 2025, we received a report of human remains being discovered in a remote area in the vicinity of...
NEWS | Morrisons helps customers by cutting the cost of hundreds of everyday essentials
Morrisons is cutting the price of hundreds of everyday essentials to help customers fill their baskets with great quality food and kitchen cupboard staples at affordable prices. Key volume lines like chicken breast fillets, laundry pods, vegetables and even...
BREAKING | Police issue urgent appeal following reports that a man exposed himself to a child in a pub
Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an indecent exposure to a child. It was reported that a man had been sitting near to a family of two children and their grandparents at a Gloucester pub close to The Docks on...
NEWS | A woman who claimed she found her estranged husband hanging at her home has today (Friday 5 September) been jailed for life for his murder
A woman who claimed she found her estranged husband hanging at her home has today (Friday 5 September) been jailed for life for his murder. Amy Pugh, aged 34, of Stafford Road in Wolverhampton, killed Kyle Pugh following an argument at her home on Aston Drive in...