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  • Freemasons donate £10,000 to Hereford Times flood appeal

    FREEMASONS in Herefordshire have donated £10,000 to the appeal to support victims of the floods caused by Storm Dennis. Herefordshire Community Foundation and the Hereford Times teamed up to launch the appeal on Monday, with the amount now almost

  • Fire engines called to move obese people

    Hereford and Worcester firefighters were called out four times to help move severely overweight people last year. In one case the fire crew spent more than four hours at the scene. on the other three call-outs they were there more than half an hour

  • Price of first and second class stamps to go up

    Royal Mail has said it will increase the price of first class and second class stamps. The postal firm said the price of a first class stamp will jump 6p to 76p and the price of a second class stamp will rise 4p to 65p from March 23. The company

  • Bulls sign forward Brown from Worcester

    HEREFORD FC have signed 25-year-old forward Demetri Brown from non-league step five side Worcester City. The forward who can play ‘anywhere in attack’ has netted 13 goals in 28 starts for Worcester this season. Last season Brown scored 32 in

  • Sports centre faces uncertain future following flood damage

    ROSS Sports Centre have set-up a Just Giving page to help raise vital fund while they try and save the community building following Storm Dennis. While the full extent of the flood damage is unknown the centre fear that the best case scenario could

  • Rogue traders targeting flood victims in Herefordshire

    FLOOD-HIT communities are being warned to be vigilant of rogue traders and cowboy builders looking to exploit vulnerable people. Communities across Herefordshire have begun the clean up after Storm Dennis brought widespread flooding to the county

  • Reece Styche leaves Hereford FC by mutual consent

    STRIKER Reece Styche has left Hereford FC by mutual consent and has signed for Bromsgrove Sporting. Styche, who arrived at Edgar Street from Alfreton Town in the summer, featured 23 times for the Bulls in the National League North this season, scoring

  • Three charged by police after serious assault in Hereford

    THREE people have been charged after a 24-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Hereford. Blackthorn Close, Belmont was cordoned off by police officers after the assault, which is thought to have happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning

  • Flood defence plans

    THERE are plans to build flood defences along the A40 near Ross-on-Wye. Herefordshire Council’s flood alleviation scheme for the Lea is aimed at collecting surface water and reducing the risk of flooding to properties and the main road through the

  • Police found drugs hidden in box

    A MAN smoked cannabis to help with his mental health, a court has heard. Jamie Liam Evans, 24, of The Claytons, Ross-on-Wye, admitted possessing the class B drug when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on February 5. Prosecutor Emily