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JAILED | A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple sexual offences against children
A child rapist has been sentenced to 25 years when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court sitting at Redditch today (Tuesday 7 July). Shaul Samson, 32, of HMP Hewell, was found guilty after a trial at Worcester Crown Court in May of the following multiple sexual...
BREAKING NEWS | 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of rape following incident overnight
A teenage boy has been arrested following a rape in Worcester during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 7 July). Around 3.30am officers located a 15-year-old girl in Battenhall fields after receiving a report she was missing. A 16-year-old boy has been arrested...
UK NEWS | Three men and a teenage boy have been found guilty of grooming and raping a 17-year-old girl
Three men and a teenage boy have been found guilty of grooming and raping a 17-year-old girl in Bristol last year. Mehrab Safi, 21, 19-year-olds Salman Habibkheil and Awal Ahmadzai, and a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named because of his age, plied the...
SPORTS NEWS
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,...
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC to visit Hereford Lads Club as part of pre season schedule
Photo Credit: Craig Anthony Photography Hereford FC will visit Hereford Lads Club as part of the clubs pre season schedule, in a 3pm kick off on Saturday 6th July. Your Herefordshire understands that the fixture could be brought forward to 2pm should England progress...
FOOTBALL | Young defender Cam Davies wins a hat-trick of awards after an impressive season for Westfields Football Club
Photo - Geoff Moore Young defender Cam Davies won a hat-trick of awards after an impressive season for Westfields Football Club. The centre half, who is just 18-years-old, has impressed throughout a turbulent season for Westfields, being named man of the match on many...
NEWS | Demolition of Blackfriars End at Edgar Street to take place imminently with contract awarded to Pennys Group Limited
The demolition of the Blackfriars End at Edgar Street is set to take place imminently with the contract to carry out the work awarded to Pennys Group Limited. Herefordshire Council have confirmed the decision to award a contract and approve the expenditure of up to...
UK NEWS STORIES
UK NEWS | Three brothers guilty of string of sex crimes against a woman and four children in the 2000s
A man nicknamed “Killer” and his two younger brothers have been convicted 18 years after they sexually abused four children and a woman in Sheffield, following a National Crime Agency investigation. The men were found guilty of a series of sexual offences – including...
JAILED | Two men who ran a people smuggling ‘VIP service’ using a yacht to transport migrants from France to the UK have been jailed
Two men who ran a people smuggling ‘VIP service’ using a yacht to transport migrants from France to the UK have been jailed. Ukrainian nationals Vladyslav Cherniavskyi, 37, and Oleksandr Yavtushenko, 43, were arrested by National Crime Agency officers on an operation...
UK NEWS | Statistics show increase in number of NHS staff physically attacked by a patient or the public last year
Almost 1 in 7 NHS staff (14.47%) were physically attacked by a patient or the public last year – the highest rate for 3 years – according to the latest NHS staff survey. The shocking statistics also found a record percentage of staff say they were subjected to...
BREAKING | Welsh Water faces HUGE £44.7 million enforcement package for wastewater failures
Ofwat proposes £44.7 million enforcement package for Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water for wastewater failures Ofwat has today (12 March 2026) proposed a £44.7m enforcement package following its findings that Welsh Water has breached its legal obligations...
UK NEWS | Woman who falsely accused ten men of raping her is jailed for four-and-a-half years
A woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison today (Wednesday 11 March 2026) after pleading guilty to making false rape allegations about several men from across Greater Manchester. Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton, pleaded guilty of ten...
NEWS | Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has departed the UK to head to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defences in the region
Credit: Royal Navy Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has departed the UK to head to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defences in the region. The crew’s loved ones joined hundreds of well-wishers lining the seawall as Dragon slipped out of Portsmouth Harbour,...
UPDATE | A person has died following an incident at Abergavenny Railway Station this afternoon
A person has died following an incident at Abergavenny Railway Station this afternoon. A British Transport Police spokesperson told Your Herefordshire: “Officers were called at around 1pm today (11 March) to Abergavenny railway station following reports of a...
UK NEWS | Family speaks out about the dangers of electric motorbikes on the roads after death of 14-year-old boy
A teenage boy has died after a collision between an electric bike and a car in Derbyshire last week. Finley Dawson was riding an electric motorbike in Newbold Road at around 8:30pm on Thursday 5 March when it collided with a Kia Sportage. Finley, 14, and his pillion...
NEWS | The RSPCA has issued a statement on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival
Speaking on the eve of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival, an RSPCA spokesperson said: “Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, we hope that each and every horse taking part comes through safely and well. “It is desperately sad that 32 horses have died at the Festival...