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NEWS | Herefordshire Council issues an important message to all local residents and businesses
Herefordshire’s Delivery Plan for 2026/27 – recently approved by Cabinet - sets out an ambitious and comprehensive programme of action for residents and businesses. The plan reflects the breadth of services and programmes for the year ahead. In children’s services,...
BREAKING NEWS | A major route is closed this evening following a two-vehicle collision
A major route is closed this evening following a two-vehicle collision. The A417 is closed between Over (Gloucester) and Hartpury due to a collision at Maisemore. Gloucestershire Constabulary are at the scene alongside other emergency services. The road is...
UK NEWS | A father who subjected his five‑week‑old daughter to extreme and repeated violence has been jailed for 22 years for her murder
A father who subjected his five‑week‑old daughter to extreme and repeated violence has been jailed for her murder. From Staffordshire Police: Sean Jefferson, 25, of Walsall, was today (Thursday 16 April) sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment at Stafford Crown...
SPORTS NEWS
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...
NEWS | Football tournament to take place to raise money for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity in memory of a Herefordshire man to mark first anniversary of his death
A memorial football tournament is to take place this June, in memory of a Herefordshire man to mark the first anniversary of his death. On June 14th 2023, Jordan died very suddenly from a substantial heart attack. He was aged just 28. Jordan was fit, athletic...
FOOTBALL | Six players depart from Hereford FC
Six players are leaving Hereford said manager Paul Caddis in his latest update. They are Nathan Cameron, Curtis Pond, Tope Obadeyi, Ollie Southern, Yusifu Ceesay and Jordan Cranston. Caddis is talking to both Mark Derricott and Lassana Mendes about possible...
NEWS | Former Hereford United player steps down as manager of Cirencester Town
Former Hereford United player John Brough has stepped down as manager of Cirencester Town. Brough who made over 112 appearances for Hereford United between 1994-1998 had been in charge at Cirencester since December 2019. The club recently announced they would take...
NEWS | The Herefordshire FA have confirmed that CEO Alan Darfi will be leaving the HFA in August
The Herefordshire FA have confirmed that CEO Alan Darfi will be leaving the HFA in August to start a new role as Senior Discipline Manager at the FA. From the Herefordshire FA: Having joined in March 2020, one week before the Covid pandemic, the past 4 years have been...
NEWS | The funeral of a popular figure in local football will take place in Hereford later today
The funeral of a popular figure in local football will take place in Hereford later today. Eric Richards was a popular figure at Westfields Football Club for many years. “The family Andrew & Sally of the late Eric Richards have asked us to share that...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Police are appealing for information after dogs attacked and killed a deer
Police are appealing for information after dogs attacked and killed a deer in Stroud earlier this month. It was reported that two dogs, a tan Lurcher and small black Terrier, had chased and attacked the deer within a private woodland in Hazelwood, Minchinhampton. This...
NEWS | A man from the Forest of Dean has been jailed after attacking another man with a knife in a flat on Christmas Eve last year
A man from the Forest of Dean has been jailed after attacking another man with a knife in a Gloucester flat on Christmas Eve last year (2024). Daniel Mann, aged 22, and of Leominster Road, Dymock, was sentenced when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday...
BREAKING NEWS | Police issue statement after a police officer suffered a gunshot wound when responding to reports of a taxi driver being robbed by a man with a machete
From Gloucestershire Constabulary: At 4.40pm yesterday (Wednesday 17 September) we received a report a taxi driver had been robbed by a man with a machete in Gloucester. Shortly after, we received two separate reports of a man with a machete on Silverstone Walk in the...
NEWS | 1,147 people are estimated to have died in the UK this summer as a result of climate change according to scientists
Climate change intensified summer temperatures across Europe and led to an additional 16,500 more deaths compared to a summer that hadn’t been heated by human activities. Focusing on 854 European cities, this study found climate change was responsible for 68% of the...
NEWS | National Highways provide important update after a bridge was struck by a tractor along the A49
Photo - National Highways Earlier this month, an incident occurred on the A49 at Onibury where a bridge was struck by a tractor. From National Highways: While the road remains structurally safe, both the road bridge and adjacent footbridge have been severely damaged....
NEWS | Severely ill children from Gaza requiring urgent medical treatment recently arrived safely in the UK with their immediate families
Severely ill children from Gaza requiring urgent medical treatment recently arrived safely in the UK with their immediate families. As part of the Gaza medical evacuation operation, these young patients are now receiving the urgent medical care they need at NHS...
BREAKING NEWS | Police launch urgent investigation following reports that a dead swan that was discovered had been strangled
Police are investigating after a dead swan was found at the Balancing Ponds in Saintbridge, Gloucester, on Saturday (13 September). Officers were called after the swan was discovered by a member of the public. It is believed that the swan was strangled and officers...
NEWS | A dangerous driver whose actions resulted in the death of a woman and left her daughter seriously injured has been sentenced to eight years and eight months
A dangerous driver whose actions resulted in the death of a woman and left her daughter seriously injured has been sentenced to eight years and eight months. Anayat Ur-Rehman, 26, of Holcombe Road, Birmingham, pled guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and...
NEWS | UK fighter jets to join NATO operation to bolster European security
British fighter jets will fly air defence missions over Poland to counter aerial threats from Russia, including drones, as part of NATO’s Eastern Sentry mission. Royal Air Force Typhoons will join allied forces, including from Denmark, France, and Germany, to bolster...