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UK NEWS | Funeral Director pleads guilty to 30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burial
Following an incredibly heartbreaking and complex sixteen-month investigation into what began as concern for care of the deceased at a funeral directors in Hull, Robert Bush has today pleaded guilty to the remaining 31 offences that he was charged with, taking the...
NEWS | Police have launched an appeal after several badgers were shot and killed
Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary's Rural Crime Team are appealing for information after several badgers were shot and killed near Tewkesbury. Police were contacted on Saturday 21 March with a report that three dead badgers had been found on the public...
NEWS | Home Bargains will open its new store in Ledbury on Friday (3rd April) at 8am
Home Bargains has invested approximately £6 million into its new Ledbury store, which will be officially opened at 8.00am on Friday 3rd April 2026. As one of the UK’s largest family-run retailers, Home Bargains is creating 50 new jobs in the local community with its...
SPORTS NEWS
FOOTBALL | Bulls boosted by return of forward Montel Gibson until the end of the season
Photo Credit: Bulls News Hereford FC have this afternoon announced the loan signing of Montel Gibson from Matlock Town until the end of the season. A player familiar to the Edgar Steet faithful, Montel Gibson was a part of the squad at the start of the 2024/25. Gibson...
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Radcliffe 1-0 Hereford FC
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction to Hereford's 1-0 loss at Radcliffe in National League North. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybarBRW-FUQ
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...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Asda announces an above-inflation pay rise for hourly paid colleagues from 5th July
Asda has confirmed that pay rates for retail colleagues will rise to £13.10 per hour from 5 July 2026. All 110,000 hourly‑paid colleagues in Asda Retail and Asda Express will receive a 4% above‑inflation pay rise, delivered across two dates: 1 April 2026 – base rate...
NEWS | A former West Mercia Police Federation Treasurer/Secretary who abused his role to misuse around £13,500 of Police Federation members’ funds has been sentenced to two years and three months
A former West Mercia Police Federation Treasurer/Secretary who abused his role to misuse around £13,500 of Police Federation members’ funds has been sentenced to two years and three months. 55-year-old Jamie Harrison, from Droitwich,...
NEWS | A former prison custody officer from Herefordshire who carried out a secret romantic relationship with a serving prisoner using a prohibited mobile phone has pleaded guilty
A former prison custody officer who carried out a secret romantic relationship with a serving prisoner using a prohibited mobile phone has pleaded guilty. Jade Morris, 27, pleaded guilty today (Wednesday 25 March 2026) at Birmingham Crown Court to misconduct in a...
UK NEWS | Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean
Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean to begin operational integration into Cyprus’s defences alongside allies. The Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer has spent the last two weeks undergoing critical training and assessment to ensure...
UK NEWS | A man who subjected a woman to a brutal assault and rape has been jailed for more than 12 years
A man who subjected a woman to a brutal assault and rape has been jailed for more than 12 years. From West Midlands Police: Simon Tang has been locked up for the attack on a sex worker near a car park in Birmingham Street, Walsall, on 5 May last year. Bravely the...
MISSING PERSON | Police appeal for help in finding a missing 36-year-old man who was last seen in February
Police are appealing for information to find Craig Savage who has been reported as missing. From Gwent Police: The 36-year-old, from Tredegar, was reported as missing to us on Monday 9 March, and he was last seen at about 12pm on Friday 20 February in Pontlottyn...
NEWS | Man jailed for biting police officer during arrest last month
A man has been jailed after he bit a police officer during his arrest in Gloucester last month. A video filmed by a member of the public was posted on social media which showed a police officer using force on the man who was detained. What was not clear from the...
NEWS | A man who was driving while he was double the legal alcohol limit has been jailed for four years and two months after he admitted to causing the death of an 18-year-old motorcyclist in a collision
A man who was driving while he was double the legal alcohol limit has been jailed after he admitted to causing the death of an 18-year-old motorcyclist in a collision. Ashley Quinton, aged 38, previously pleaded guilty to causing the death of Tyler Durn by driving...
NEWS | The Government has issued an important message for all football fans as new laws come into force this weekend
Football fans who try to enter grounds without a ticket will face lengthy banning orders and hefty fines under strict new laws that come into force this weekend. The government and authorities have teamed up as part of the clampdown on...