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BREAKING NEWS | Emergency services called to a serious collision in Herefordshire this afternoon with major route closed
Emergency services have been called to a serious collision in Herefordshire this afternoon. The incident has occurred on the A4103 Hereford to Worcester Road near Cradley. West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue...
NEWS | Motorists warned to plan ahead with an overnight closure in place on a busy route
Ross-on-Wye Town Council has issued detailed information about upcoming resurfacing works on Walford Road. From Ross-on-Wye Town Council: Resurfacing Works – B4234 Walford Road. As a result of a £11 million investment by Herefordshire Council, a number of roads across...
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses after reports that a woman was assaulted
Officers are appealing for witnesses to an assault which took place on the M5 last week. A member of the public called police at around 3.40am on Tuesday 5 August to raise concerns about a woman who was seen walking along the hard shoulder of the southbound...
SPORTS NEWS
NEWS | Royal National College for the Blind’s Women’s Goalball team secures historic silver medal at Goalball Clubs World Cup in Finland
Photo credit: Goalball Clubs World Cup The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) Women’s Goalball team has secured a silver medal at their inaugural Goalball Clubs World Cup appearance in Finland. The team demonstrated exceptional skill, resilience, and teamwork...
CRICKET | Herefordshire gained their first Vitality Blast Women’s League 3 Division 2 success with a six-wicket win over Lincolnshire
CAPTION: The winning Herefordshire squad, back row (left to right): Jane Powell (coach), Aimee Denton, Emily Kibble, Chloe Tingle (capt), Anusha Chauhan, Liv Kendrick, Samarhi Samadakoon, Georgie Williams, Lily Wood, Gareth Matthews (coach); front (L-R): Lottie...
NEWS | Apex Functional Fitness celebrates podium finishes at HYROX in Riga in Latvia
Apex Functional Fitness celebrates podium finishes at HYROX Riga. On 31st May, 14 athletes from Apex Functional Fitness represented Hereford at the first-ever HYROX event in the Baltics, held in Riga, Latvia, alongside 3,000 international competitors. Gym owner Kyle...
FOOTBALL | Your Herefordshire to travel to Holland to cover the 2025 Hereford Lions Club tour
Your Herefordshire will be hopping onboard the bus and travelling to Holland with several teams from Hereford, as part of the Hereford Lions Club tour later this week. Departing Hereford and travelling to Holland during the early hours of Thursday morning, the trip is...
FOOTBALL | Cameron Davies picks up two awards at Westfields Football Club’s end of season awards
Westfields FC held their presentation of awards evening at the weekend and defender Cam Davies picked up the two principle awards as he was named Westfields First Team Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year for 2024/25. Players’ Player of the Year went to...
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC announce that season tickets will go on sale from next week (Wednesday 4th June)
Hereford FC have announced that 2025/26 Season Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 4 June. From Hereford FC: Sales will start online at 4pm and Season Tickets will then be available between 10am and 4pm in the Club Shop on Tuesdays and Fridays from Friday 6...
FOOTBALL | Bulls announce that season tickets will go on sale from next week (Wednesday 4th June)
Hereford FC have announced that 2025/26 Season Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 4 June. From Hereford FC: Sales will start online at 4pm and Season Tickets will then be available between 10am and 4pm in the Club Shop on Tuesdays and Fridays from Friday 6...
CRICKET | Herefordshire enjoyed a day of contrasting fortunes in their NCCA T20 double-header against Wiltshire at Eastnor
HEREFORDSHIRE enjoyed a day of contrasting fortunes in their NCCA T20 double-header against Wiltshire at Eastnor. After suffering a crushing eight-wicket reverse in the first of the two games, Herefordshire turned things around to dramatic effect when...
FOOTBALL | Bulls announce that defender Aaron Skinner has signed a new deal ahead of the 2025/26 National League North season
Hereford FC has announced that defender Aaron Skinner has signed a new deal with the club ahead of the 2025/26 Vanarama National League North Season. Winning Hereford FC’s Player of the Season in the 2023/24 campaign, Skinner proved his ability as a consistent...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | West Midlands Railway shares important update with passengers with changes set to come into place
From West Midlands Railway: On Monday 28 July 2025 the Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that West Midlands Trains – operator of services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands - is set to transfer to public ownership on 1...
NEWS | A man has been convicted of killing his grandfather following a violent attack that left the pensioner with fatal brain injuries
A man has been convicted of killing his grandfather following a violent attack that left the pensioner with fatal brain injuries. From the Crown Prosecution Service: Jakob Walpole, 33, was found guilty of the manslaughter of 84-year-old John Brown at Birmingham Crown...
UK NEWS | A woman has been convicted of murdering her ex-partner after stabbing him with a kitchen knife at his family home on Christmas Day
A woman has been convicted of murdering her ex-partner after stabbing him through the heart with a kitchen knife at his family home on Christmas Day last year. Kirsty Carless was found guilty today (30 July 2025) at Stafford Crown Court of killing...
NEWS | Aldi is set to become the first supermarket to pay store assistants at least £13 an hour
Aldi is set to become the first supermarket to pay Store Assistants at least £13.00 an hour. The new minimum rate, which increases to £14.33 within the M25, will take effect from 1st September 2025 and further exceeds the Real Living Wage of £12.60 an hour that...
NEWS | A 33-year-old man who raped and sexually assaulted a woman has been jailed for five years
A 33-year-old man who raped and sexually assaulted a woman has been jailed for five years. Segun ‘Michael’ Ogundipe, of Tuffley Lane in Gloucester, denied the offences, but following a trial in May a jury found him guilty of rape, two counts of sexual assault and...
NEWS | A Parish Council is demanding immediate action to bring the end to illegal tipping on a site near a village
A Parish Council is demanding immediate action to bring the end to illegal tipping on a site near a village. In a recent letter, Highnam Parish Council, located near Gloucester, said: “Highnam Parish Council calls upon the Environment Agency to take immediate legal...
MISSING TEENAGER | Police issue urgent appeal following the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy
Police have issued an urgent appeal following the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy. Boe, 14, from Pontypridd is missing and there is concern for his welfare. He was last seen in Tonypandy at 9pm on Friday, July 25. Boe was wearing a grey North Face T shirt, black...
NEWS | A man has died following a collision between a car and a pedestrian
A man has died following a collision in the Forest of Dean on Friday night (25 July). Shortly before 11pm, police were made aware of a serious collision involving the driver of a car and a pedestrian on the A4136 near Staunton. Officers attended the incident...
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision
We’re appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision on the A38 in Droitwich, near to the Copcut Elm Pub, during the early hours of this morning (Sunday 27 July). At around 5am, we received a report that a white and blue Dacia Duster travelling...