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  • Man arrested following fatal death crash

    A man has been arrested after one person died in a collision involving a car, a tractor and a coach in Herefordshire yesterday (Saturday). The emergency services was called to the A49 near the Red Lion Pub at Peterstow, shortly before 10.50am

  • Hereford MP holds advice sessions

    HEREFORD MP Paul Keetch will hold advice surgeries in Hereford and Ross. He will be at the Library in Cantilupe Road, Ross, on August 2 between 10am and 11.30am. He will be at Newton Farm Information Centre, Hereford on July 11 and August 1 from noon

  • Youngsters cast an eye over science books

    HEREFORD schoolchildren have cast a critical eye over the shortlist for the Royal Society’s Junior Prize for Science books. Pupils from Broadlands Primary School joined more than 1,000 schoolchildren across the UK in helping to choose a winning science

  • Hereford youngsters cast eye over science books

    HEREFORD schoolchildren have cast a critical eye over the shortlist for the Royal Society’s Junior Prize for Science books. Pupils from Broadlands Primary School joined more than 1,000 schoolchildren across the UK in helping to choose a winning

  • New fund for energy

    A NEW co-operative fund has been set up to encourage the development of renewable energy schemes in Herefordshire. Co-operative FiRE, a £780,000 rolling fund, is a joint initiative between Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and community energy experts

  • Plans for new homes in Ross

    PLANS have been submitted to convert 15 Rowberry House in Copse Cross Street, Ross-on-Wye, into eight new homes.

  • Walker airlifted to hospital

    THE air ambulance assisted a woman in Cusop yesterday who had injured herself while walking. The woman, aged 70, had been walkng down a ravine and had injured her leg. An land ambulance crew also attended the scene at Ty Coch at 2.45pm. The woman was

  • Police rescue man from River Wye

    HEREFORD fire crews were called to rescue a man from the River Wye last night. Three appliances were called to Bridge Street at 7.40pm and police and ambulance crews were also at the scene. But the police managed to get the man out of

  • Day centre cash gift

    THE Friends of a Hereford day centre have received £800 towards a large screen television. Regulars at Drybridge Day Centre in St Martin’s Street will be able to enjoy the TV and DVD player thanks to a generous donation by Special Metals’ Wiggin Community

  • Planter recovered nine months on

    EARDISLAND Neighbourhood Watch members have reunited a wooden planter with its owner nine months after it was stolen. The item was taken from a village garden last October. Kington police said they were very thankful to those reponsible for its recovery

  • Ross flood scheme nears completion

    A FLOOD defence project in Ross-on-Wye is set to be completed by the end of the year. Work on the Ross Flood Alleviation Scheme was started last September, although progress has recently been slow following tunnelling difficulties. A

  • Cholstrey crash woman is named

    A WOMAN who died following an accident on a Herefordshire road has been named as 69 year-old Beatrice Davies, known as Maud. The Presteigne resident was pronounced dead at the scene after the Ford Fiesta she was driving was in collision with a

  • Hay's fairtrade celebration

    HAY-ON-WYE residents have been busy celebrating the town’s newfound Fairtrade status Fairtrade Hay committee members were overjoyed to receive the certificate after a year’s campaigning, which included the launch of a Fairtrade Directory in March