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SPORT | A round-up of a busy weekend of sport that includes football, rugby and basketball with mixed results for our local sides
Sports Reporter - James Townley Luctonians retained second place in the league table with a 26-19 win over Taunton Titans on Saturday. In an important National Two West win, the Lucs remain eight points behind league leaders Camborne as they now prepare for...
NEWS | Emergency services called after a vehicle rolled down an embankment and ended up on its roof in a stream
Emergency services respond to incident after vehicle ends up overturned in a stream. On Saturday, January 31st, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Talgarth and Crickhowell Fire Stations responded to a road traffic collision at Pengenffordd...
NEWS | Sainsbury’s announces a 5% pay increase for hourly paid colleagues that will see hourly pay increase to £13.23 per hour nationally from March 2026
Sector-leading increase of five per cent for hourly paid colleagues in the year ahead Hourly pay to increase to £13.23 per hour nationally and £14.54 per hour in London from March 2026 Pay to increase by over £1,200 a year for full-time hourly-paid colleagues in...
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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...
NEWS | Hereford Leisure Centre issues important message for all users of Hereford Racecourse with new access control in place from today (7th July)
New access gates are coming to Hereford Leisure Centre outdoors. From Hereford Leisure Centre: ‘From 7th July, we’re introducing a new access control system at the outdoor entrance to Hereford Leisure Centre. ‘This means all users of the Athletics Track, Cycle Track,...
NEWS | Hereford Leisure Centre issues important message for all users of Hereford Racecourse with new access control in place from tomorrow (7th July)
New access gates are coming to Hereford Leisure Centre outdoors. From Hereford Leisure Centre: ‘From 7th July, we’re introducing a new access control system at the outdoor entrance to Hereford Leisure Centre. ‘This means all users of the Athletics Track, Cycle Track,...
CRICKET | Herefordshire travel to Cornwall for T20 double-header this weekend
HEREFORDSHIRE will be hoping for more excellent contributions from their outstanding local players when they travel to take on Cornwall at St Austell in the final NCCA T20 Group 4 double-header on Sunday. Last weekend against Devon, Luke Powell top-scored with 41 in...
FOOTBALL | New signings, a new pitch and new buildings at Hereford Pegasus as the club continues to progress both on and off the pitch
Hereford Pegasus will be hoping for an improved season in the Hellenic League Premier Division, when the season kicks off at the end of July. Chairman Kevin Bishop spoke to Stephen Niblett (Nibbo) on Saturday afternoon, when Hereford FC held an open training session...
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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...
NEWS | NHS warning that it is facing ‘worst case scenario’ December amid ‘super flu’ surge
Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures reveal today. An average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever...
NEWS | A woman has died following a serious collision
A woman has died following a serious collision in Gloucestershire on Wednesday afternoon (10 December). Emergency services were called to Arlington Pike in Bibury just before 12.10pm with a report of a collision involving a pedestrian and the driver of a car. The...
NEWS | Urgent safety check issued for 85,000 tumble dryers because of a risk of fire
Households with specific models of integrated heat pump tumble dryers manufactured by Haier must check if their machine needs an urgent safety repair because of the risk of fire. Affected brands include Baumatic, Candy, Caple, Haier, Hoover, Lamona, Iberna and...