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  • Firefighters called to burning trees

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to burning trees on the edge of a Herefordshire town. A crew from Hereford helped one from Leominster deal with the fire off the A49 Ludlow Road, Leominster, last night (Friday). The fire was brought under control using

  • 12 great ways to go out and still stay in

    Hay Festival Digital Until Sunday, May 31 Free live broadcasts and interactive events from more than 100 award-winning writers, global policy makers, historians, pioneers and innovators, celebrating the best new fiction and non-fiction, and interrogating

  • These are the 22 most expensive kittens to buy in the UK

    The most expensive kittens to buy in the UK have been revealed. A team of personal finance pros have examined the average cost to buy 22 types of special breed kittens - with some demanding prices of up to £1,300 - as much as many popular puppies

  • Youngsters’ record of life of lockdown

    SCHOOLS across Herefordshire are facing many challenges in managing home schooling alongside making provision for key workers’ children. However, many are documenting this extraordinary time and keeping in touch with pupils using social media and

  • Woman arrested after car overturns in country lane

    A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after the car she was travelling in overturned in a country lane. West Mercia Police officers who attended the incident said the driver had been arrested after the single-vehicle crash near

  • Hero Jerry used his bare hands to dig two from mudslide ruins

    A FORMER Hereford security guard was hailed a hero after he saved the lives of two Australian tourists while he was backpacking in Sri Lanka. The tourists from Albany in Western Australia were buried alive when a mudslide caused the building they

  • Visitors urged to stay away from Brecon Beacons

    PEOPLE are once again being told to stay away from the Brecon Beacons amid fears of a rush over the bank holiday weekend. Lockdown restrictions in Wales are stricter than those in England, and anyone who travels over the border to exercise can

  • Plans for closed Hereford pub

    There are plans to convert a closed Hereford pub into housing for young adults coming out of care. The Heart of Oak on Newtown Road has been closed since 2016. But now Futures:hfd, a supported accommodation company, has brought forward new

  • Beautiful Herefordshire golf club on sale for £1 million

    A PICTURESQUE 18-hole golf course nestled high up in the Herefordshire countryside is for sale with an asking price of between £1milion and £1.25m. Established in 1896, the Herefordshire Golf Club, in Wormsley, has been dubbed The Gleneagles of

  • Coronavirus cases in Herefordshire continue to rise

    Official figures show that three more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Herefordshire. Public Health England figures show that 430 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Thursday morning (May 21) in Herefordshire

  • Our best days are behind us

    I was heartened to read that the British Growers Association has received an overwhelming response to its national campaign for seasonal workers, but was perplexed at the plight of A&S Green as this seems to directly contradict their experience

  • Herefordshire Council to consider resettling more refugees

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council leaders will next week consider resettling at least 125 more refugees in the county over the next five years. The county has welcomed some 95 refugees from war-torn Syria since May 2016. The council says the resettlement