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Government urges public to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record
The government is urging everyone to prepare for floods following the wettest 18 months on record. The Environment Agency is urging the public to ensure they are prepared for a flood as the nation marks the annual ‘Flood Action Week’. This
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Strictly's Chris McCausland hits back at Lord Alan Sugar over 'gimmick' comment
Star of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, Chris McCausland has hit back at Lord Alan Sugar after he made an insensitive comment. Comedian, McCausland made history as the first blind person to appear on Strictly and has since earned mass praise for his
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Next roads named for Herefordshire's £2m repairs package
Herefordshire is spending two million pounds this year on a road resurfacing programme in the county – but is sidestepping its main contractor Balfour Beatty to do so. Herefordshire Council confirmed in April it would spend a total of £10 million
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Petition over Herefordshire's £170,000 spend on weather forecasting
A PETITION has been started by Herefordshire residents, in a bid to stop the council from spending money on a weather forecasting service. The petition, which began on change.org, currently has 838 signatures. The petition argues that the council
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Woman left with 'potentially serious injuries' after Herefordshire crash
A woman has been left with potentially serious injuries after a crash on a major Herefordshire road. Ambulance crews attended the scene last night (October 13), on the A49 near Woodstock Lane in Brimfield. A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance
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Family-run Herefordshire business handed top award
A FAMILY-RUN Herefordshire business is celebrating after taking home a top award. The Salt family, owners of Hay Wines in Ledbury High Street, were named Family Business of the Year at the Herefordshire Business Awards 2024 ceremony over the weekend
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National Trust 'worried' about the future of 500 sites UK wide
The National Trust has expressed concern over the future of its gardens, parks, and woodlands. Rangers and gardeners are poised for potential damage from further storms as the UK faces increasingly extreme weather conditions. Luke Barley, the
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Flood alerts in force for Herefordshire after yet MORE rain
10:04am Alerts removed Both Herefordshire flood alerts have now been removed. The Environment Agency said river
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Who left Strictly Come Dancing this week? See the third celebrity eliminated
It’s that time of week again when a celebrity’s time on Strictly Come Dancing has come to an end. This week, fans have said goodbye to the third celebrity who was eliminated in tonight’s results show (October 13). DIY SOS star Nick Knowles
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Renovation works force lorry ban on Herefordshire main road
LORRIES will be banned from a Herefordshire A-road this month amid renovation works. The ban will come into force on October 21, a notice published by Herefordshire Council said. The council said it has made a temporary heavy goods vehicle
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Herefordshire re-offender is caught out AGAIN
A THIEF has tried to steal meat again just three months after she was caught taking beef from a Hereford supermarket. Megan Haynes entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted theft from a shop when she appeared before magistrates in Hereford
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HUGE drug reading after teen caught in Herefordshire
A TEENAGE drug-driver was caught behind the wheel in Herefordshire when she was over 15 times the cocaine limit. Natasha Young, 18, of Richards Street, Cardiff, had 156 micrograms (mg) of cocaine and 800 mg of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine
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New eco development coming to THIS Herefordshire village
Construction has begun on a new sustainable development in a sought-after Herefordshire village. A “highly anticipated” development in Fownhope is starting to take shape, with working beginning on ten two to four-bedroom properties. The developer
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HUGE sum spent on translators at Herefordshire's hospitals
INTERPRETERS cost Herefordshire's NHS trust hundreds of thousands of pounds, it has been revealed. The sum spent on interpretation services by Wye Valley NHS Trust, which is responsible for Hereford County Hospital and Hereford, Leominster, and
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Weeks of road closures planned in Herefordshire: here's where
A NUMBER of Herefordshire roads are set to close for resurfacing works. Herefordshire Council said it has made a temporary road closure order to temporarily prohibit vehicles from using five roads in the county. The roads are all due to undergo
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Herefordshire farm fights on to permit chicken-poo AD plant
Plans for a large and controversial plant at a Herefordshire farm to dispose of chicken waste has been revised after county planners said problems with it were “insurmountable”. A bid submitted over two years ago (222728) by Nicholas Layton proposed
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Record-breaking school sports event held in Herefordshire
A RECORD-BREAKING school sports event was held in Herefordshire, with hundreds of pupils getting stuck into a range of sporty events. 709 pupils descended on Hereford Leisure Centre on October 8, as part of the largest-ever Herefordshire Values
