The huge scale of domestic abuse in Herefordshire is revealed in shock new figures. Offences have risen 70% in four years, with an average of around ten cases a day. At any given time Women’s Aid are helping 30 Herefordshire women at high risk
HEREFORD hospital bosses have issued an urgent ‘stay away’ appeal to anyone not seriously ill as A&E struggles to cope with a surge in demand. An influx of patients is also having a knock on affect on the ambulance service who are trying to
Olivia Burt, whose family lives near Much Dewchurch, has made it into the final three of MasterChef: The Professionals with a dish inspired by Herefordshire. Featuring Hereford beef and asparagus from the Wye Valley, Olivia’s dish was declared
AN ELDERLY man was taken to hospital after fire crews were called to a Hereford street where he had made a temporary shelter. Firefighters were called to Gaol Street, at the rear of St Owen's Street, at 9.13pm on Monday evening (December 9) where
THE public gallery erupted in applause at Shirehall today (December 11) as county planners rejected a scheme to build up to 625 homes in Ledbury. Herefordshire Council’s planning committee asked for proposals for land north of the viaduct to be
This election is unprecedented for a myriad of reasons. Here's some issues and events to keep an eye on when the polls close at 10pm on Thursday. 1) A record number of women MPs elected At the 2017 election, a total of 208 women were elected
Santa Claus is coming to town ... and here's where you can catch up with him! Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15 Festive Farm, Wellington. Start by wandering through the beautiful plantation to choose your real Christmas tree! Then
THE weather may be damp and a bit gloomy for the general election in Herefordshire, but we should perhaps be thankful voters were not being called to the polls exactly two years ago. The county was then struggling to cope with a particularly heavy
DOZENS of "wonderful" trees at a Herefordshire heritage site are to be felled. Ash trees around Croft Castle, the National Trust-owned 17th-century manor house near Leominster, have become infected with a fungal disease called ash dieback.
A HEAVILY delayed new multi-million pound railway station that will be used by Herefordshire passengers will not be open until the new year. At a briefing in October the media were told only the final touches were left to do to the Worcesteshire
LICENSING chiefs have given the go-ahead for Grange Court in Leominster to sell alcohol and host live music and outdoor plays. Leominster Area Regeneration Company Development Trust representatives successfully applied to Herefordshire Council
