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MOTORSPORT | Herefordshire racing driver Aaron Walker will be competing in the British GT Championship this season and he will get his 2026 campaign underway this weekend
NEWS | Malvern St James School has announced that it could close by the end of the academic year
NEWS | Ryanair announces major change that will affect millions of passengers at airports
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NEWS | A man who groomed girls online before travelling to meet them has had his prison sentence increased
A man who groomed girls online before travelling to meet them and sexually abusing them, has had his sentence increased from 15 to 19 years and six months in prison. In November last year (2025) Derek Johnson, aged 59, was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court to 15...
SPORT | All the latest sport in our weekly round-up by sports reporter James Townley
Photo Credit - Nibbo Hereford FC picked up two vital wins at Edgar Street on Saturday and Tuesday, defeating Radcliffe 3-1 and then Marine 2-1 in a nervy encounter on Tuesday evening. In the Hellenic League Premier Division, Hereford Pegasus secured a 2-1 home win...
NEWS | A 16-year-old Malvern College pupil has signed his first professional contract with Warwickshire Cricket Club
A 16-year-old Malvern College pupil has signed his first professional contract with Warwickshire Cricket Club. Charlie Taylor, who is studying for his GCSEs, is widely regarded as one of the most exciting young cricketers in the country, having been selected for the...
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NEWS | Ten men have been charged following an incident where a man and a woman were injured
Ten men have been charged in connection with an incident in Coleford, Forest of Dean earlier this year. They have all been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit Section 18 wounding with intent against two victims. The incident happened on 5 April near the...
NEWS | A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of burglary following a police pursuit
A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of burglary following a police pursuit on Wednesday evening. Officers had been on patrol in the Hartpury area following reports of a number of burglaries, when they spotted a suspicious vehicle on false plates. It was...
HELP! | The British Hen Welfare Trust is attempting to rehome thousands of Hens this August
Thousands of hens need new homes this August across England, Wales and Scotland. The British Hen Welfare Trust has published a list of locations where Hens will be available this August. Over 1,050,106 hens have been re-homed since 2005. Founded by Jane Howorth, the...
NEWS | Detectives renew appeal for information to find body of Jesse Richards following his death 16 years ago
It has been 16 years since the death of Jesse Richards in 2009, and West Mercia detectives are still as committed today as they were 16 years ago to find his body. They are urging anyone with any information or who knows where his body is to make contact and not rely...
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...