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  • Young Bulls 'more than capable' of stepping up, says Whing

    HEREFORD’S young academy footballers showed their credentials as they contributed heavily to their side's 13-0 win over Hinton tonight. Morgan Evans netted a first half brace for the Bulls while Jason Pope scored the first of his hat-trick as the

  • Update: Bulls to look again at trialists

    HEREFORD FC first team coach Andy Whing says the coaching staff will be looking again at trialists Daniel Alessi and Richard Whittingham. Both featured during Hereford’s 13-0 win over Hinton last night. “It’s a difficult game to come into and

  • Carnage on the roads must stop, says crash victim's mum

    TWELVE people were killed and 82 seriously injured on Herefordshire’s roads last year, an increase on the previous year. In 2017, police recorded 11 deaths and 80 people seriously injured. Absent-minded drivers were the most common cause of

  • Emmerdale actress Leah Bracknell dies aged 55

    Former Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell has died aged 55. She had been diagosed with lung cancer in 2016. Ms Bracknell played the first lesbian character to feature regularly in a British soap The actress, who played Zoe Tate for 16 years

  • Traffic chaos as crash shuts A438

    UPDATE: Woman seriously injured in crash. Click here to read the latest on this crash. A CRASH has closed the A438 Hereford to Ledbury road at Tarrington. A Herefordshire Council spokesperson said the road is expected to be closed for about

  • Indian takeaway infested by rats is shut down

    AN Indian takeaway in Ross-on-Wye has been shut down after council food hygiene inspectors found evidence of a rat infestation. Rasoi was served a hygiene emergency prohibition notice by Herefordshire Council stopping the restaurant from serving

  • Labour Party members campaign in High Town

    MEMBERS of Herefordshire Labour Party campaigned recently at their stall in High Town Hereford. Labour's recent national conference decided to aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Members sought to highlight the policies adopted in their

  • Self-builders tell of their oak-framed dream home

    When Wendy and Steven Hunter outgrew their first self-build home, there was no other option but to do it themselves again to create the family home they dreamed of There is clearly something addictive about building your own home as Wendy and Steven

  • Have you seen this man?

    DO you recognise this man? Police in Hereford are searching for information about his identity in relation to several incidents in the city centre. The man, who is pictured in a dark coloured jacket and an orange hat, is believed to speak with

  • Thousands face loss of automatic right to vote after Brexit

    THOUSANDS of EU citizens in Herefordshire could lose their automatic right to vote in elections following Brexit. The3Million, an organisation which campaigns for EU citizens' rights in the UK, says it means some people could "lose the right to

  • Student's law reform idea wins prize

    A LAW student from Hereford won a week's work experience after writing an essay about an area of law she felt needed to be reformed. Anya Capel, who studies at Hereford Sixth Form College, wrote a 1,000-word essay was about the law which governs

  • Veteran runners help GB to silver

    TWO veteran athletes helped Great Britain to silver team medals at the annual World Masters Mountain Running Championship in Italy. With temperatures unseasonably hot in the late 20's and a rocky, steep course, the event was demanding despite the

  • Bumper crowd of over 2,000 enjoy racing

    A BUMPER crowd of 2,000 spectators enjoyed Hereford’s opening fixture of the season where cider and sausages were top of the menu. Food and drink were perfectly complimented by a competitive seven-race card on good, good to firm ground. It was

  • Jones lands treble at opening day of season at Hereford track

    JOCKEY Ben Jones was the man to follow at Hereford races ‘Cider & Sausage Day’ meeting on Tuesday as the Welsh jockey scored a treble with wins on Searching, Field Exhibition and Runsimi River. Jones struck in the opening two mile five furlong Handicap

  • Hundreds of crosses to be planted in commemorative woodland

    The Royal British Legion will plant hundreds of crosses in a Herefordshire country park to mark 101 years since the end of the First World War. The commemorative woodland at Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum, near Leominster, will be transformed

  • Detached rural bungalow features a splendid garden

    Sunnymead Blakemere Agent: Sunderlands Offers: £385,000 Call: 01432 356161 SUNNYMEAD is a detached bungalow, substantially built of brick under tile, set off a quiet country lane in rural West Herefordshire. The property, which

  • Said fights way into last four showdown

    A HEREFORDSHIRE boxer has fought his way into the last four in the country. South Wye Police boxer, Othman “Habibi”Said smashed his way into a medal position last weekend when he travelled to Bridlington in Yorkshire with his coaching team. The