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NEWS | Police provide a further update into a devastating fire that killed a mother, her two children and their pet dog
From Gloucestershire Constabulary: Update on Brimscombe Hill house fire, along with messages of thanks for your continued compassion, and to those who responded and have worked at the scene, or have provided support in any way: Emergency services have now completed...
NEWS | Former teacher who taught at a Hereford school banned from profession after being jailed for sexual offences against children
A former school teacher who was jailed in 2022 after admitting a string of historical sexual assaults on young girls between 1984 and 2005 has now been banned from the profession. Peter Jenkins, also known as Peter Greenham, pleaded guilty to 15 charges including...
NEWS | A number of rail services have been cancelled due to Storm Goretti with rail users advised to check before they travel
A number of rail services have been cancelled due to Storm Goretti with rail users advised to check before they travel. From West Midlands Railway: The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for heavy snow, ice and wind due to Storm Goretti...
SPORTS NEWS
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Spennymoor 2-0 Hereford FC
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction to the opening day 2-0 loss away at Spennymoor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lToTSTV3GO4
NEWS | 15-year-old Jake from Herefordshire finishes in 7th place in Under 18 European Youth Olympics in North Macedonia
Local Herefordshire Paddler, Jake Mitchell, 15, competed for Great Britain in the Under 18 European Youth Olympics in Skopje, North Macedonia. This was Jake’s first time representing Team GB. He was competing in Canoe Single against some of the best youth paddlers in...
NEWS | Hereford Leisure Centre issues important message for all users of Hereford Racecourse with new access control now in place
Credit: Visual Lens Odyssey New access gates are coming to Hereford Leisure Centre outdoors. From Hereford Leisure Centre: ‘From July, we’re introducing a new access control system at the outdoor entrance to Hereford Leisure Centre. ‘This means all users of the...
FOOTBALL | Match announcer Matt Healey picks his all time Hereford United & Hereford FC eleven’s
Hereford United Im going with a 4-4-2 formation based on the players I watched from August 1989- April 2014, these are permanent signings and not players who only played on loan 1 - Wayne Brown - 2 promotions in 3 seasons, a brilliant shot stopper who was a...
NEWS | Footballer Joey Jones passes away
Former Wrexham, Liverpool and Chelsea player Joey Jones has passed away aged 70. He played numerous times against Hereford United during his days at Wrexham. He was famously sent off on the opening day of the 1991/1992 season after fighting with Paul Robinson....
NEWS | Hereford FC has announced that the friendly fixture planned for Saturday 26 July against Leicester City Under 21s has been cancelled
Hereford FC has announced that the friendly fixture planned for Saturday 26 July against Leicester City Under 21s has been cancelled. This difficult decision has been taken after detailed discussions between Groundsman, Ben Bowen, Bulls boss, Paul Caddis and Chairman,...
NEWS | Hereford United/FC historian Ron Parrott passes away aged 75
Hereford FC have announced this morning that club historian Ron Parrott has passed away. A statement on the Bulls Facebook page reads "We are deeply saddened to have heard this morning that Hereford FC and Hereford United Club Historian, Ron Parrott, a true club...
NEWS | Former Hereford United striker given 42 month ban for for football betting offences
According to the Cumberland News and Star Former Hereford United striker Ryan Bowman has been given a 42 month ban for football. The full article can be read here -> Ryan Bowman given 42-month ban for football betting offences | News and Star Bowman was signed by...
NEWS | A planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council for a new addition to the Edgar Street Stadium
A planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council, for a new addition to the MandM Edgar Street Stadium. The planning application states: ‘Proposed installation of illuminated signage.’ ‘This Planning Statement has been prepared by The Town Planning...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted ram raid burglary at a Co-Op store
Officers are appealing for witnesses to an attempted ram raid burglary at a shop in Newent during the early hours of this morning (Monday 22 December). Police were called at around 12.35am with a report that four masked men had used weapons to force entry to Co-Op on...
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 | 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...
BREAKING | Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder after 9 year old child found dead
A murder investigation is being carried out following the death of a nine-year-old girl at an address in Weston-super-Mare. From Avon & Somerset Police: We were called by paramedics to a residential address in Lime Close, in the Mead Vale area, at 6.09pm yesterday...
NEWS | A 26-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman earlier this year has been jailed for two years
A 26-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman earlier this year has been jailed for two years. Abdulla Ali was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday (11 December). The court was told that on 28 July this year Ali approached a woman, whom he did not know,...
NEWS | Kids Eat Free all day – every day at Morrisons cafes throughout the Christmas period
Families can tuck into festive savings at all Morrisons Cafés this Christmas, as the popular Kids Eat Free offer continues all day, every day throughout the school holidays and there’s not a Brussels sprout in sight! Customers purchasing an adult main meal...
BREAKING | Police confirm two people have died following an explosion at a property
Officers and firefighters from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene of a fire at a property in Heol Fawr, Nelson in South Wales. This follows reports of an explosion at around 6.10pm on Friday evening in the garden of the property. Two people have...
NEWS | Passengers advised train timetables will be updated this weekend and to check before they travel
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is advising passengers to check their journey times ahead of the upcoming national timetable change this weekend. From Sunday 14 December, departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly...
NEWS | A dangerous driver kidnapped a woman, injured a man who was crossing the road and later set fire to the car in an attempt to destroy evidence
A dangerous driver kidnapped a woman, injured a man who was crossing the road and later set fire to the car in an attempt to destroy evidence. James Liddle was driving a Volkswagen Golf car when he struck the pedestrian in Somerton Road, Newport, at around 2.20am on...