A man has been handed an extra six months in prison after a mobile phone was found inside his cell at HMP Stoke Heath in Shropshire. Demitrius Harris, of HMP Stoke Heath, pleaded guilty on Monday (2 September) to one charge of possessing an item in prison without...
West Mercia Police have issued an appeal after two dogs attacked a sheep in Herefordshire. The incident happened in Lea, near Ross-on-Wye. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “Sadly we have to report that there was an incident whereby 2 dogs have entered a...
West Mercia Police have issued an alert following a suspicious incident in a Herefordshire village. The incident occurred in Holme Lacy on the 31st August at around 11.20pm. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We would like to make you aware of a suspicious...
A 53-year-old man was today (Monday 2 September) sentenced to six years and eight months for manslaughter following an incident outside a pub in Malvern last year. David Butler, of Bawdsey Avenue in Malvern, pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court where he was handed...
Town centres across the three counties covered by West Mercia Police are set to benefit from new dedicated policing teams. From this week (Monday 2 September), ten town centre teams will be introduced in towns and cities across Herefordshire, Shropshire and...
