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NEWS | A man has been jailed after he was found guilty of the murder of a five-month-old baby
A man has been jailed after he was found guilty of the murder of a five-month-old baby. Thomas Morgan, 29, had earlier pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jensen-Lee Dougal at home — which took place while Jensen-Lee’s mother was in work on March 31, 2024. However, on...
NEWS | A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a British man in a hotel in Tenerife
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in a hotel in Tenerife. Russell Watts, 63, was found dead in his hotel room at the Hotel Catalonia Punta Del Rey in the Candelaria area of the Spanish island on Saturday 10 January. A 56-year-old...
NEWS | A body has been found during the search for a missing person
A body has been found during the search for a missing person. From West Mercia Police: “Sadly, a body was found earlier today (Wednesday 25 February) in the search for a missing 84-year-old man who was last seen at Weir Meadow Holiday Park in Evesham. “Whilst formal...
SPORTS NEWS
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...
NEWS | Hereford Leisure Centre issues important message for all users of Hereford Racecourse with new access control in place from 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,...
FOOTBALL | Hereford FC confirm the signing of exciting winger Kai Williams from Tamworth
Hereford FC have announced the signing of Kai Williams after his departure from Tamworth FC. Starting his career in Coventry City’s youth set-up, Kai has gained plenty of non-league football experience at the likes of Coventry United, Bedworth Town, Stratford Town...
NEWS | Former Hereford FC player Jamie Grimes cuts his long locks to raise money for the Little Princess Trust
Former Hereford FC defender Jamie Grimes has cut his trademark long hair to raise money for Hereford based charity The Little Princess trust. Grimes commented on X (Formerly Twitter) "I have donated my hair to be made into a wig for children and young people who have...
FOOTBALL | Yusifu Ceesay joins Spalding
Hereford FC's 2024/2025 top goal scorer Yusifu Ceesay has joined Spalding United. Last Thursday Ceesay revealed he had left Hereford FC But there was no indication that he would sign for Spalding who play in the Southern League Premier Division Central. He will be up...
RUGBY | Luctonians celebrate a successful 22nd annual TAG Fest with over 30 teams from 15 local schools attending the event
Luctonians Celebrate a Successful 22nd Annual TAG Fest On Wednesday 11th June, Luctonians RFC proudly hosted the 22nd annual Tagfest, welcoming over 30 teams from 15 local schools to the club’s Mortimer Park grounds. The event, delivered through the Avara Foods...
FOOTBALL | Former Hereford United manager Martin Foyle joins National League Side
Former Hereford United manager Martin Foyle has joined National League side Carlisle United as Head of Recruitment. A statement on the Carlisle website said. Carlisle United Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Foyle as the club’s Head of...
NEWS | A former WWE Tag Team Champion will be performing at a wrestling event in Leominster
Nick Dinsmore who is better known as WWE Superstar Eugene will be wrestling in Leominster on Saturday 9th August. A post on the Prize Wrestling Facebook page says. "We are very excited to reveal that WWE Legend EUGENE will be wrestling at our summer show at the...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | More than 500 new ambulances will be deployed in England to cut response times for patients in every region
Patients and staff across the country are benefiting from a new fleet of over 500 ambulances, as the government strengthens frontline emergency services this winter amid a flu epidemic. The vehicles – which will replace old ambulances across England – represent one of...
NEWS | Almost £200,000 raised to support serving police officer following a devastating fire that killed his young family
More than £190,000 has been raised to support a serving police officer following a devastating fire that killed his wife and children. Lucy, who set up the fundraising page, said: This has been set up following a devastating house fire at Tom’s home in Brimscombe, in...
BREAKING NEWS | Police confirm that a mother and two children have died in a house fire
Police have confirmed that a mother and two children have died in a house fire. Gloucestershire Constabulary confirmed in a press conference this morning that three people had died in the fire at a property in Brimscombe, Stroud, in Gloucestershire. Emergency...
NEWS | Search and Rescue teams have recovered a body from a river
Search and Rescue Teams have recovered a body from a river. From Severn Area Rescue Association: Yesterday teams from SARA were deployed to search the river in Tewkesbury, supporting Gloucestershire Constabulary. Very sadly, during the afternoon and working with the...
NEWS | Police appeal for information after two people died following a fatal collision
West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Shropshire yesterday (Saturday 27 December) after two people died. The collision happened around 3:30pm on the B4380 and involved a silver Volvo XC60. The car was travelling between the...
NEWS | Major incident declared after reports of three people left unaccounted for following house fire
Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire In Gloucestershire. At around 3am on Boxing Day morning (Friday 26 December) police were called to a report of a fire at a property on Brimscombe Hill. Officers attended the scene along with crews from...
NEWS | Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted ram raid burglary at a Co-Op store
Officers are appealing for witnesses to an attempted ram raid burglary at a shop in Newent during the early hours of this morning (Monday 22 December). Police were called at around 12.35am with a report that four masked men had used weapons to force entry to Co-Op on...
NEWS | A woman has died following a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle
A woman has sadly died in a road traffic collision in Worcester this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service received a 999 call from the police at 7.41am reporting a pedestrian had been involved in a collision with a van on Worcester Road in Chadbury. An ambulance,...
NEWS | Aldi announces that it has slashed the price of its festive veg to 5p following announcement from Morrisons
Following Morrisons’ recent price drop announcement, supermarket Aldi has announced it will drop the price of its festive veg staples even further as it retains its promise to be the cheapest supermarket to buy a Christmas dinner. Shoppers will be able to pick...