A COUNTY road was closed this morning after a lorry collided with a telegraph pole. A lorry came off the A49 just after 11am today near the B4348 Llandinabo junction. The road was closed both ways up to the junction with the A466 as the pole was blocking
WHAT connects a headteacher, a festival volunteer, and a couple with continental tastes? They’re all getting a big “thank you” from Bromyard, the community they've helped so much. Seven Bromyard residents will be honoured this September
A MOTORIST ended up in a hedge after she was forced to take evasive action on a county road. The woman was travelling on the A438 between Bartestree and Dormington at 3.15pm yesterday when a car coming in the opposite direction overtook another
THE A49 has been closed both ways after a collision south of Hereford. An diversion is now in operation between its junctions with the B4348 and A466.
YOUNG, wannabe dragon-slayers are being invited to Goodrich Castle during half-term. English Heritage is holding a dragon trail where children must search for the fire-breathing monsters in the castle ruins. Visitor Operations manager Olivia IIes
A COLLECTION to help victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma has raised more than £1000 - despite splitting opinions. The Hereford street collection means local rotary clubs have raised enough money to provide temporary accommodation for 20 people
THREE fire crews were called to a blaze in the Golden Valley last night. Officers from Hereford, Peterchurch and Ewyas Harold attended a fire in St Margarets at 10.15pm yesterday. A woodburning stove was the cause of the fire and chimney
TWO skips caught fire yesterday at a Leominster business park. Crews from Leominster Fire Station attended Croft Business Park at around 1.10pm and brought the fire under control.
THE fire service were called for assistance at around 9.40am yesterday when a cat was spotted stuck up a tree. But no intervention was required as the cat descended the tree, at Rosemary Gardens, Hereford, while the caller was giving details.
FARM buildings in Leominster were on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. Three fire crews from Leominster attended Lower Wintercott Farm at 1.12am to find a number of barns alight.
KINGTON Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses have created a new hall for themselves in just four days. Volunteers from across the region who descended on a site near old Eardisley Road were finished by the weekend after arriving late on a Wednesday to
A LEOMINSTER charity is joining a national campaign to help older people claim their rightful share of benefits. Age Concern Leominster and District, who helped over 50s across north Herefordshire to claim an extra £120,000 in benefits last year, are
LEDBURY fire fighters helped tackle a chimney fire on Saturday. They were called to support Gloucestershire crews in Marcle Road, Dymock.
A POSTAL worker who spent hundreds of pounds with a bank card he stole from an undelivered letter has been ordered to pay the money back. James Lee Jones, of Ryelands Street, Whitecross, Hereford, lived in Clyro and had been working for the Royal Mail
