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NEWS | Hereford United legend Eric Redrobe has passed away aged 81
Matt Healey has written the below tribute in memory of Eric Redrobe. After winning promotion to the Football League in 1972 Hereford had started poorly and after 10 games were in 21st position in the old Division Four (Now League Two) Cue the arrival of a certain Eric...
NEWS | Thousands of Aldi colleagues are set to receive a pay increase from 1st March 2026
Thousands of Aldi colleagues are set to receive market-leading rates of pay as part of a £36 million investment in pay and benefits by the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket. From Sunday 1st March 2026, starting pay for Store Assistants will rise to £13.35 per hour...
HORSE RACING PREVIEW | The first meeting of the New Year at Hereford arrives on Monday with a seven-race card over the Jumps
The first meeting of the New Year at Hereford arrives on Monday with a seven-race card over the Jumps. The action gets underway at 1pm with a handicap chase for conditional jockeys, before coming to a close four hours later at 4pm when a...
SPORTS NEWS
FOOTBALL | Hugo from Herefordshire is the latest young talent to be signed by the Cheltenham Town Academy
Young footballer Hugo, from Herefordshire, has been signed by Cheltenham Town Academy for the U9 side A post on the Cheltenham Town FC website said: “We are delighted to announce that 10 new young players have signed their first terms with the Cheltenham Town Academy....
FOOTBALL | The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) has once again demonstrated its dominance in European blind football by clinching the European Blind Football League (EBFL) title for the second consecutive year
Pictured: Champions of Europe (Image: EBFL) The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) has once again demonstrated its dominance in European blind football, clinching the European Blind Football League (EBFL) title for the second consecutive year, in a thrilling...
FOOTBALL | Your Herefordshire’s coverage of the Hereford Lions Tour of Holland has received more than 500,000 views as players return to Hereford with trophies
Your Herefordshire’s coverage of the Hereford Lions Tour of Holland has received more than 500,000 views across social media, with players returning to Hereford with a host of trophies. The U13, U15, U17 and U19 boys all won their various age groups, with the U17...
NEWS | Over 1700 children and young people are set to attend one of the biggest county sporting events of the year this July
Over 1700 children and young people are set to attend one of the biggest county sporting events of the year! The Herefordshire Summer School Games Festival is returning to Halo Leisure Centre in Hereford on Wednesday 2nd July. Stride Active and Active...
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...
UK NEWS STORIES
NEWS | Asda issues urgent product recall on a popular product purchased by customers
Asda recalls Asda 10 Mini Duck Spring Rolls with Hoisin Dip because the product has been labelled with an incorrect use by date making the product unsafe to consume. Product details Asda 10 Mini Duck Spring Rolls with Hoisin Dip Pack size220gUse by29...
NEWS | Tesco issues important message to all customers with deadline rapidly approaching
Tesco is urging Clubcard members to check if they have any Clubcard Vouchers that need to be used up, with £16.5 million-worth set to expire at the end of this month. The vouchers, which are valid for two years, need to be exchanged before the clock strikes midnight...
BREAKING NEWS | Two child benefit to be scrapped plus other announcements as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers Budget announcement
All the important announcements from The Budget. Sir Keir Starmer is taking part in Prime Minister’s Questions before Rachel Reeves delivers The Budget at 12.30pm. ▪️ The two-child benefit cap will be scrapped in the budget, and this change will come into effect in...
NEWS | A 59-year-old man who groomed girls online before travelling to meet and sexually abuse them has been jailed for 15 years
A 59-year-old man who groomed girls online before travelling to meet and sexually abuse them has been jailed for 15 years. Gloucester Crown Court was told that Derek Johnson set rules for the children, and would punish them if they did not comply with what he...
NEWS | Aldi launches world’s first lickable pigs in blankets wrapping paper
Pigs in Blankets are a cult Christmas favourite and this year, supermarket Aldi is launching a ‘lickable’ Pigs in Blankets wrapping paper to give shoppers a fun and tasty twist when it comes to gift-wrapping. With over 561 million Pigs in Blankets predicted to be...
BREAKING NEWS | A man who was involved in a serious collision involving a vehicle and a tree has died
A man who was involved in a serious collision last month has died. Police are investigating after a grey BMW 3 Series estate left the road and collided with a tree on an unnamed road in Hawling, Cheltenham. The incident happened close to the A436 at around 11.40am on...
NEWS | A huge development that will include the UK’s longest ski slope, an indoor water park and other leisure facilities has moved a step closer
A to build the UK’s longest Ski Slope, as well as a water park and other leisure facilities and accommodation, have been approved by councillors. From Merthyr Tydfil Council: “The Planning, Regulatory and Licensing committee met to discuss the proposed Rhydycar West...
NEWS | Ex leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill jailed for ten years for taking bribes
An investigation by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command has led to a former Member of European Parliament for the UK being jailed, after he accepted bribes from a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician in exchange for making statements that supported...
BREAKING NEWS | Police confirm that a 13-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body
Police have launched an investigation following the death of a woman inside a property in Swindon on Friday evening (21/11). From Wiltshire Police: At around 7pm on Friday evening, we received a report of a disorder which had taken place inside a house in Baydon...