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HORSE RACING | Racing returns to Hereford Racecourse today for a seven-race card
BREAKING | A man will appear in court today charged in connection with a major incident on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening
NEWS | Award-winning soft drinks manufacturer Radnor Hills has unveiled a multi-million-pound investment – including a new Tetra Pak line
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NEWS | Community in Hereford left devastated following the sudden death of 24-year-old Chloe
Community in Hereford left devastated following the sudden death of 24-year-old Chloe on Sunday. A few words from Chloe’s Mum: “I really shouldn't be having to do this but my beautiful baby girl died in the early hours of Sunday 2nd November 2025 due to a brain...
NEWS | Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service provides update on incident in Moreton-on-Lugg this morning
Emergency services were called to an incident in Moreton-on-Lugg this morning. West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service both attended the scene. More than 400 homes in the village and the surrounding area were also temporarily without...
BREAKING NEWS | Emergency services called to incident in Herefordshire village with more than 400 homes without power
Emergency services are responding to an incident in Moreton-on-Lugg this morning. West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene. You can currently access the main village from the A49, with a closure in place near...
SPORTS NEWS
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...
CRICKET | St Michael’s Hospice look set to benefit substantially from large crowd that watched Herefordshire and MCC at Brockhampton
HEREFORDSHIRE and MCC ended with honours even with a victory apiece in their double-header at Brockhampton. But the day’s big winners should be St Michael’s Hospice who look set to benefit substantially from a large crowd who enjoyed excellent catering and responded...
RUGBY | Trailfinders Women and Hereford Sixth Form College sign exciting Rugby Partnership – creating a clear and professional pathway for students
Press Release from Hereford Sixth Form College: Hereford Sixth Form College is proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with Trailfinders Women, creating a clear and professional pathway for student rugby players to progress through to the Ealing Trailfinders...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | 1,147 people are estimated to have died in the UK this summer as a result of climate change according to scientists
Climate change intensified summer temperatures across Europe and led to an additional 16,500 more deaths compared to a summer that hadn’t been heated by human activities. Focusing on 854 European cities, this study found climate change was responsible for 68% of the...
NEWS | National Highways provide important update after a bridge was struck by a tractor along the A49
Photo - National Highways Earlier this month, an incident occurred on the A49 at Onibury where a bridge was struck by a tractor. From National Highways: While the road remains structurally safe, both the road bridge and adjacent footbridge have been severely damaged....
NEWS | Severely ill children from Gaza requiring urgent medical treatment recently arrived safely in the UK with their immediate families
Severely ill children from Gaza requiring urgent medical treatment recently arrived safely in the UK with their immediate families. As part of the Gaza medical evacuation operation, these young patients are now receiving the urgent medical care they need at NHS...
BREAKING NEWS | Police launch urgent investigation following reports that a dead swan that was discovered had been strangled
Police are investigating after a dead swan was found at the Balancing Ponds in Saintbridge, Gloucester, on Saturday (13 September). Officers were called after the swan was discovered by a member of the public. It is believed that the swan was strangled and officers...
NEWS | A dangerous driver whose actions resulted in the death of a woman and left her daughter seriously injured has been sentenced to eight years and eight months
A dangerous driver whose actions resulted in the death of a woman and left her daughter seriously injured has been sentenced to eight years and eight months. Anayat Ur-Rehman, 26, of Holcombe Road, Birmingham, pled guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and...
NEWS | UK fighter jets to join NATO operation to bolster European security
British fighter jets will fly air defence missions over Poland to counter aerial threats from Russia, including drones, as part of NATO’s Eastern Sentry mission. Royal Air Force Typhoons will join allied forces, including from Denmark, France, and Germany, to bolster...
MISSING PERSON | Police growing increasingly concerned about a missing 66-year-old man who was last seen on Friday
Police continue to appeal to the public to help find Andrew Phillips who has been missing from Droitwich since Friday (12 September).The 66-year-old was last seen at his home on Jackdaw Lane around 7am. Andrew is a white man, around 6ft 3ins tall and of slim build. He...
BREAKING NEWS | A couple who were arrested following a police search across the UK have been sentenced for killing their newborn baby
A couple who were arrested following a police search across the UK have been sentenced for killing their newborn baby. Mark Gordon, 51 (08.06.74) and Constance Marten, 38 (16.05.87), both of no fixed address, lived outside in a tent in freezing conditions with...
BREAKING NEWS | Three teenagers have been jailed for their part in the murder of Reuben Higgins
Three teenagers have been jailed for their part in the murder of Reuben Higgins. Reuben, 17, was fatally stabbed inside a shop in Marston Green in October last year. Now, three of his attackers have been jailed for more than 50 years. On the night of 29 October last...