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NEWS | Officers across England and Wales will spend less time behind desks and more time protecting their communities thanks to Police AI
NEWS | Rail users issued with warning after man sentenced for making inappropriate comments to female passenger under new sex-based harassment legislation
APPEAL | Police issue appeal for witnesses and Midlands Air Ambulance issue statement following fatal collision
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NEWS | 500,000 NHS staff to get new artificial intelligence tools to help free up more time for patients
More than half a million NHS staff are being given access to new artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could free up an average of 2 days every month from admin duties, freeing up more time for the duties that matter most for patients and staff. NHS England...
NEWS | Sainsbury’s makes important promise to step up its long-standing commitment to support families
Sainsbury’s today announces a major step‑up in its long‑standing commitment to help families eat well, unveiling a strengthened health ambition designed to make healthy eating more accessible and affordable for millions of people across the UK. The retailer has...
NEWS | Asda issues important announcement to thousands of its in store and online customers
Asda is rewarding everyday shopping with live music experiences alongside earning into their Cashpots when they shop in store or on Asda.com. Asda Rewards has teamed up with select Live Nation outdoor shows across the UK to give away 10,000...
SPORTS NEWS
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...
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...
UK NEWS STORIES
URGENT | West Mercia Police issue an urgent appeal to help find two missing children
Can you help Police find brother and sister Riley and Harmony who have been missing from Shifnal since last night (Sunday)? Riley, aged 14 and Harmony, 12, were last seen in the Orchard Road area around 11pm and may be in the Telford, Wellington or Shrewsbury areas....
NEWS | Lidl has revealed hundreds of target locations across Great Britain where it is seeking sites for new stores — including in the local area
Lidl GB has revealed hundreds of target locations across Great Britain where it is seeking sites for new stores. From Garthdee in Aberdeen and Aldgate in London to Ystradgynlais in Wales and Windsor in Berkshire, the latest list of locations are all detailed in the...
UK NEWS | Two further men convicted after a large quantity of cocaine arrived in the UK just a few miles from Butlins Minehead
Another two men have been convicted – and one jailed for more than 20 years - following the collection of cocaine worth £26.5 million which was dropped off at sea off the Somerset coast. Colin Benson, 60, and Joshua Rose, 38, both from Longton in Preston, were...
JAILED | A 54-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman in her home
A 54-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman in her home. James Holder, of Cheltenham, was found guilty by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court last week of raping the woman in 2022. He appeared via video link for the sentencing at Bristol Crown...
TRIBUTE | The family of a man who died following a collision earlier this week have paid tribute and described him as a “gentle giant”
The family of a man who died following a collision on the M5 earlier this week have paid tribute and described him as a “gentle giant”. Emergency services were called at around 12.20pm on Wednesday (6 May) with a report that a grey Luton Van had collided with a...
JAILED | Mother and boyfriend sentenced to total of 27 years following death of young son
A mother and her boyfriend have been sentenced to a total of 27 years following the death her young son Kol Page after a Met Police investigation uncovered a raft of evidence to prove they brutally assaulted him. Detectives saw through the lies told by Zoe Coutts and...
BREAKING NEWS | A pedestrian has died after being involved in a collision with a HGV
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a collision on the slip road at junction 5 on the M5 near Wychbold. Officers were called to the A38 Rashwood junction shortly before 9pm yesterday (Thursday 7 May) following a collision involving a heavy goods...
NEWS | Lidl has revealed hundreds of target locations across Great Britain where it is seeking sites for new stores
Lidl GB has revealed hundreds of target locations across Great Britain where it is seeking sites for new stores. From Garthdee in Aberdeen and Aldgate in London to Ystradgynlais in Wales and Windsor in Berkshire, the latest list of locations are all detailed in the...
NEWS | People in a Welsh seaside town told to wash their hands following an outbreak of Hepatitis A
Public Health Wales has written to parents and carers who have children in primary schools in Barry to ask them to ensure that they and their children are extra careful with handwashing, because of an outbreak of Hepatitis A in the town. This is a viral infection that...