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BREAKING NEWS | Herefordshire submits bold county-wide partnership bid for UK City of Culture 2029
NEWS | Average Welsh Water bill to increase by 4.8% in 2026-27 with aim of providing a world class water service
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RUGBY | Luctonians score last minute try to beat Taunton Titans at a noisy Mortimer Park
Match Report: Geoff Vickress Man of the Match: Frank Kelly Photo – Lucs Front Pack, including Brad Smith, who appeared for his 100th National League Cap Luctonians downed their visitors, Taunton Titans, with a try at the death in what was a pulsating...
BUSINESS NEWS | Hereford City Gift Card Smashes Sales Records in Final Quarter of 2025
At a time when high streets and the hospitality sector continue to feel the impact of recent government changes and reduced consumer confidence, Hereford BID is celebrating a rare and welcome piece of positive news. The Hereford City Gift Card has achieved...
SPORT | A round-up of a busy weekend of sport that includes football, rugby and basketball with mixed results for our local sides
Sports Reporter - James Townley Luctonians retained second place in the league table with a 26-19 win over Taunton Titans on Saturday. In an important National Two West win, the Lucs remain eight points behind league leaders Camborne as they now prepare for...
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LATEST UPDATE | Significant update provided following major incident at Heathrow Airport with airport CLOSED until Saturday
Heathrow Airport will remain closed for the rest of the day (Friday 21st March), following a severe fire at an electrical substation. Passengers have been told to stay away and not to travel to the airport and urged to contact their airline. Major disruption is...
NEWS | A man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child following a Crown Court trial
A man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child following a trial at Gloucester Crown Court last week. Paul Ockelton, aged 60, had denied a charge of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by touching, contrary to Section 7 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The...
LATEST | Heathrow Airport to remain closed ALL DAY with passengers told to stay away following major incident with thousands of flights diverted or cancelled
Heathrow Airport will remain closed for the rest of the day (Friday 21st March), following a severe fire at an electrical substation. Passengers have been told to stay away and not to travel to the airport and urged to contact their airline. Major disruption is...
NEWS | Fire crews across Wales are tackling several grass fires with public urged to only call 999 if there is a risk to life or property
Fire crews across Wales are tackling several grass fires, with members of the public urged to only call 999 if there is an immediate risk to life or property. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are both working around...
BREAKING NEWS | Heathrow Airport to remain closed ALL DAY with passengers told to stay away following severe fire
Heathrow Airport will remain closed for the rest of the day (Friday 21st March), following a severe fire at an electrical substation. Passengers have been told to stay away and not to travel to the airport and urged to contact their airline. Major disruption is...
UK NEWS | Nine Just Stop Oil protestors have been convicted after officers proactively intervened to prevent their plan to glue themselves onto Heathrow’s runways
Nine Just Stop Oil (JSO) protestors have been convicted after Met officers proactively intervened to prevent their plan to glue themselves onto Heathrow’s runways. Following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court, which started on Monday, 27 January, eight JSO members were...
BREAKING NEWS | Fire crews in Wales dealing with an ‘extremely high number’ of calls relating to grass fires with people told to call 999 if your life or property is in immediate danger
Fire crews in Wales are dealing with an ‘extremely high number’ of calls relating to grass fires, with people told to call 999 if your life or property is in immediate danger. A spokesperson for Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “Our Control Room...
NEWS | Police are investigating a report that two men who were in a dark coloured car followed an 11-year-old girl
Police are investigating a report that two men who were in a car followed a child who was walking in Gloucester yesterday evening (Wednesday 19 March). It was reported that an 11-year-old girl was walking along Seymour Road at around 7pm when she noticed a dark...
NEWS | A plan to build a stunning water park and ski slope just a short distance from Herefordshire have been approved by councillors
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: “Today, the Planning, Regulatory and Licensing committee met to discuss the proposed Rhydycar...