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  • Business expo to showcase entrepreneurs

    A BUSINESS expo will showcase new opportunities and what Worcestershire and Herefordshire’s entrepreneurs have to offer next month. With 120 Exhibitors from various business sectors and around 800 attendees expected, the Spring Chamber Business

  • NMiTE chief reaches finals of industry awards

    ONE of the driving forces behind Herefordshire’s NMiTE project has been recognised for her work, reaching the finals of the FDM everywoman in Technology Awards. Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, President and Chief Executive of NMITE, has been

  • Lifetime ban for teacher who sent sex pictures to ex-pupils

    A HEREFORDSHIRE teacher who sent sex pictures and messages to former pupils via Facebook and other social media has been banned from the country’s classrooms for life. The ban follows a Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) disciplinary hearing in Coventry

  • Your chance to become a town crier

    DO you have what it takes to become Ross-on-Wye’s town crier? Ross Town Council is hoping to recruit a new crier to be in post in time for the 75th anniversary commemorations of Victory in Europe Day in May. The position of town crier is open

  • What you can do if you see a homeless person sleeping rough

    HEAVY rain, severe gales and freezing temperatures this week mean most people would happily avoid being outside at all. But what if you have no choice other than to sleep on the town's streets? Here's where you can turn to help those with nowhere

  • Karting team take overall winter honours

    A TEAM of karting enthusiasts were celebrating after clinching overall honours at the final round of the Llandow Winter Series. Another testing day in the four-hour endurance series saw the trio of Mark Beven, Stu Smith and Cam Wheatley take second

  • Review under way after concerns raised about care home

    A REVIEW is underway after concerns were raised about the care an elderly man received at a Herefordshire care home. The man, who was a resident at Charles Court Care Home in Hereford, died in hospital last year following an emergency admission

  • Powell and Lewis avoid problems to take class win

    CHRIS Powell and Jim Lewis started their season in fantastic form by clinching a class victory in the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally. Competing in the Herefordshire Raceway backed 1400 Sunbeam the pair took yet another British Trial & Rally Driver Association

  • County Cup tie postponed

    BROMYARD Town have postponed their HFA County Challenge Cup tie with Westfields tonight due to a waterlogged pitch. The quarter-final match will be rearranged.   ⚽️⚽️MATCH OFF⚽️⚽️ Tonights HFA County Cup game at Bromyard Town

  • Man racially abused police station staff after drunken arrest

    A MAN shouted racial abuse at police station staff after he was arrested for drunk and disorderly behaviour, a court has heard. Clint Richard Haines, 37, of Sufton Lane, Mordiford, admitted being drunk and disorderly and using racially aggravated

  • Mother and son reduce golf handicaps

    A MOTHER and son are both making strides in their progression at Ross Golf Club by reducing their respective handicaps. Lady vice captain Sally Fycun and her teenage son, Timmy will go into their 2020 golfing seasons with considerable confidence

  • Council tax bills to go up

    TAXPAYERS in Ross-on-Wye will be asked to pay more towards their town council during the next financial year. Town councillors this week unanimously agreed to increase its precept by 2% to £515,328 – the total expenditure budget will be £563,478

  • Builder wants Victorian-style terrace in Hereford

    DEVELOPERS want to build 10 new Victorian-style terraced houses in Hereford. Applicant Paul Quarrell has submitted plans to Herefordshire Council to build on a roughly rectangular parcel of redundant, perviously developed land on Canal Road.

  • Storm Dennis: Herefordshire warned of more strong winds

    ANOTHER windy weekend is on the way, with a yellow warning for wind issued for Herefordshire on Saturday. Hot on the heels of Storm Ciara, which swept across Britain at the weekend, forecasters said very strong winds, associated with Storm Dennis

  • County clubs at step-six battle for four promotion spots

    THREE Herefordshire clubs are battling for four promotion spots in the Hellenic League. Hereford Lads Club, Hereford Pegasus and Wellington all remain in the promotion race in the Hellenic Division One West (step six of the non-league pyramid).

  • Coronavirus: What are the symptoms and can it be treated?

    What is coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

  • Glinos takes on country's best to secure top-12 finish

    COUNTY tennis player Sofie Glinos is optimistic that she has done enough to secure her place the Grade 1 Winter National Tour Finals next month following another successful weekend. The youngster awaits confirmation of her place in the finals competition

  • Patient cut free from car as crash closes A4103

    ONE patient had to be cut free after a crash which closed the A4103 between Hereford and Worcester this morning. Police advised motorists to avoid the road at Storridge, on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, as it was blocked with

  • Welsh Government supports new Herefordshire railway station

    THE Welsh Government transport minister says he supports plans to open a new railway station in Pontrilas. The old village station served the community for nearly 100 years but was taken away following the restructuring of the railway system in