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  • New project aims to bring Special Olympics to county

    A PILOT project is aiming to bring the Special Olympics to Herefordshire. Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire has joined with registered charity Echo to continue the delivery of Special Olympics Herefordshire for an initial one-year

  • Makaruk brace helps ease Hereford's relegation fears

    HEREFORD men's seconds took a vital victory in their quest to avoid relegation by beating Newent A 4-1. The bottom four rivals went head-to-head at Hereford Leisure Centre despite the poor conditions on Saturday. Dan Makaruk opened the scoring

  • Firefighters called to lorry fuel spillage in Herefordshire

    FIREFIGHTERS are warning motorists to drive carefully after a crash caused a fuel spillage in a north Herefordshire village this afternoon. A crew from Kingsland Fire Station was called to Eardisland earlier today, where diesel from a car transporter

  • Changes in Herefordshire cricket roles

    HEREFORDSHIRE County Cricket Club’s coach Richard Skyrme will be expanding his duties in the new season which begins in April. Skyrme, who was the county club’s first captain when the club joined the then Minor Counties competition back in 1992,

  • Hereford's Old Bridge reopens to traffic

    MOTORISTS can breath a sigh of relief in Hereford today as the Old Wye Bridge reopens. Herefordshire Council has reopened the Old Bridge and Bridge Street in Hereford city after an inspection deemed it safe. MORE NEWS: Storm Dennis: List of

  • Unemployment in Herefordshire rises

    MORE people are claiming out-of-work benefits in Herefordshire than at the same time last year, Department for Work and Pensions figures have revealed. The Department for Work and Pensions' February figures show there were 1,302 claimants in Herefordshire

  • Elderly man rescued from his flooded home in Monmouth

    MOUNTAIN rescue teams were called in to rescue an elderly man after he had been trapped in his Monmouth home. Peter Morgan was trapped in his house on the A466 in the town due to rising river levels caused by Storm Dennis. Long Town and Central

  • Matches hit again by Storm Dennis

    DIFFICULT traveling conditions due to Storm Dennis have seen all Tuesday night football fixtures in the county postponed. Hereford Lads Club were due to host Stonehouse Town; Hereford FC were due to travel to Kettering Town; Hereford Pegasus were

  • Police hunt for wanted Herefordshire man

    POLICE are searching for a wanted Herefordshire man this morning. Officers are asking for help in locating 58 year old Michael Dennis Price from Herefordshire, who went missing on February 11 2020. Detective Inspector Mark Peters said: “Price

  • The nine pet laws you probably didn’t know existed

    We're a nation of pet lovers - but are you aware of some of the more unusual laws which could land you in trouble? The Animal Welfare Act came into force in England and Wales in 2007 and is the most significant animal welfare legislation to be

  • How can I possibly thank the NHS enough for saving my life?

    My life was recently saved by the NHS. It was saved by the briskly efficient ambulance team and by the resuscitation, intensive care and ward teams at Hereford County Hospital, where I was admitted with pneumonia. I must highly praise the doctors