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NEWS | A woman has died following a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle
A woman has sadly died in a road traffic collision in Worcester this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service received a 999 call from the police at 7.41am reporting a pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a van on Worcester Road in Chadbury. An ambulance,...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council is launching a new household garden waste collection service from March 2026 at a cost of £60 (plus a £10 delivery fee) – FULL INFO
Herefordshire Council is preparing to introduce a new household garden waste collection service from March 2026 and residents are being invited to register their interest. The new, optional, garden waste collection service will replace the current single use green...
NEWS | Aldi announces that it has slashed the price of its festive veg to 5p following announcement from Morrisons
Following Morrisons’ recent price drop announcement, supermarket Aldi has announced it will drop the price of its festive veg staples even further as it retains its promise to be the cheapest supermarket to buy a Christmas dinner. Shoppers will be able to pick...
SPORTS NEWS
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...
CRICKET | Herefordshire cruise to a six-wicket victory over Staffordshire at Eastnor
HEREFORDSHIRE gained their first success of this year’s NCCA 50-over competition with a conclusive six-wicket win over Staffordshire at Eastnor. The county side, who lost their previous match against Norfolk, were in control from the start as they went on to repeat...
FEATURED | Talented Herefordshire boxers set to compete against Cornwall Select in the Herefordshire Box Cup later this month
A selection of talented Herefordshire boxers are set to compete against Cornwall Select in the Herefordshire Box Cup later this month. The highly anticipated event will take place at thePoint4 in Hereford on Saturday 22nd June. Local boxing talent from The City of...
NEWS | Edgar Street stadium improvements set to commence with Blackfriars End demolishment work and new floodlights
The Edgar Street stadium improvements are set to commence in the coming weeks, with the Blackfriars End demolishment work taking place, plus the installation of new floodlights. The planning application for the demolishment of the Blackfriars End has been approved,...
UK NEWS STORIES
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....
BREAKING | Police provide update after a 17-year-old boy was arrested and then charged for offences under the Terrorism Act
Police has supported officers from Counter Terrorism Policing Wales as part of their investigations into a 17-year-old boy from the Cwmbran area. He was arrested and later charged for offences under the Terrorism Act before appearing at the Central Criminal Court on...