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  • Quartet bid for Paralympics place

    A GROUP of Hereford students will be competing for a place in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in the coming days. Antonia Bunyan, Meme Robertson, Kali Holder and Megan Smithson-Booth, students at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford,

  • Pizza Express next high street chain to face uncertainty

    Pizza Express is the latest high street chain facing uncertainty, as the firm hires financial advisers ahead of crunch talks with creditors. The chain, which has a restaurant in Broad Street, Hereford, has hired advisers to prepare for debt talks

  • Mum and baby in two-car crash

    A MUM and baby were in a two-car crash in a Herefordshire country lane. Both were seen by medics, but were discharged at the scene near Leominster with no serious injuries. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said they were called

  • Revamp for Hereford burger restaurant

    A HEREFORD burger restaurant is being revamped. The refit of the Burger Shop in Aubrey Street will include an extension to the dining space, bigger kitchen and new interior design. It hopes to remain open as much as possible during improvement

  • Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

    A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital with potentially serious injuries after being involved in a crash with a car yesterday. Shortly after 4pm, a car and motorbike crashed on the A49 at Wellington, close to the junction to the village centre

  • Solicitors dress up to take on charity challenge

    CARS, costumes and challenges came together in a rally taking solicitors into Europe as they raise money for charity, bringing their fundraising to more than £50,000 over the last three months. The Gumball Rally, which saw 19 teams taking part from

  • Fears of revival of log cabins plan for forest

    CONCERNS have been raised that a holiday business may be about to revive a scheme to build log cabins in a forested beauty spot in Herefordshire. A plan by Forest Holidays to build a complex of 68 holiday homes at High Vinnalls in Mortimer Forest

  • Weekend football results

    FOOTBALL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 FOOTBALL EMIRATES FA CUP Third qualifying round Tamworth 0 Hereford FC 0 UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE Premier Division Westfields 2 (Richard Greaves, Aidan Thomas) Brackley Town Saints 1 Division

  • £1m price tag for house and holiday lodges

    ANYONE will a cool £1m looking for a home might want to check out Aymestrey House and Lodges. The property, between Leominster and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is on the market with Colliers International at a guide

  • Mum's anguish over son's accident recalled

    THE sorrow and anguish of a mother who had just lost her teenage son in a motorbike accident will forever haunt the memory of one woman. More than 40 years ago Ann Dean, who lives near Kington, visited a woman who a few hours before had lost her

  • Cost of dying in Herefordshire is among lowest

    The costs of dying in Herefordshire are among the lowest in the country, according to new figures. The average price of a funeral – including both burials and cremations – comes out at £3,468. That’s the 36th cheapest in a list of 42 areas.

  • High cost of garden waste collections in Herefordshire

    COUNTY gardeners could be paying a very high price to NOT have their garden waste recycled. New research shows that if you are a heavy user of the Herefordshire Council green bags collection system it could work out ten times more expensive than

  • Number of four-hour waits at Hereford A&E continues to rise

    THE staff at Hereford County Hospital’s outpatient clinics are great but conditions are cramped and people are a little wary of the automated ‘sign-in’ system. Those are some of the findings from a survey carried out by the Healthwatch Herefordshire

  • Thrills, spills and mechanicals at National Rally

    THE Herefordshire crew of Chris Powell and Jim Lewis came away with a host of silverware from the National Rally, part of the Wales Rally GB. Held over Friday and Saturday, the stages offered the 65 crews some 83 competitive miles over the two days

  • Momentous third scratch league title for the Herefordshire

    THE Herefordshire Golf Club cliched the Shropshire and Herefordshire Scratch League title for the third time in their history. This prestigious event is contested by all major golf clubs around the county, consisting of the best players available

  • Honesty rule forces resignation over plant pots

    A COUNCILLOR has resigned after a complaint against her was upheld for using knowledge from her employment to help her parish council. Tarrington parish councillor Linzy Outtrim, who works as a stakeholder manager for Herefordshire Council’s highways

  • This isn't the openness we were promised

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council last year voted to give publicity to cases of councillor misconduct in a bid to be more transparent with the public. But what is the point of publishing complaint decision notices if the details are so vague? The current

  • Patience is key as Wyesiders dominate rivals

    PATIENCE in attack and defence was key as Hereford bounced back from last week's defeat with a fine victory over local rivals Worcester. The Wyesiders built up a healthy lead before the break with two tries and then added three more scores in the

  • Royal visitor presents award during Herefordshire visit

    A MEDICAL business has been handed a Queen’s award as one of her cousins, the Duke of Gloucester, paid a visit to the county. Prometheus Medical, based near Leominster, were presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation 2019 for