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  • Bulls to start pre-season matches with friendly in county

    HEREFORD FC will start their pre-season campaign with a friendly match behind closed doors against Wellington on Tuesday, August 25. The Bulls have also confirmed that they will make the trip to Weston-super-Mare on Saturday, September 12.

  • Health bosses praise response to farm coronavirus outbreak

    ALL remaining workers at a Herefordshire farm hit by coronavirus have tested negative for the virus as Herefordshire Council said it successfully managed to contain the outbreak. The local authority and Public Health England (PHE) Midlands confirmed

  • Kelly hits maiden century as Lucs march on

    LUCTONIANS made it two wins from two in the GB Liners Marches League thanks partly to a knock of 116 by Frank Kelly. Kelly arrived at the crease with his side on 23-1 before putting on the remarkable stand to help his side set a 267/7 target at

  • Tractor stolen from field in Herefordshire

    POLICE are appealing for information after a tractor was stolen from a field in Herefordshire. Dyfed-Powys Police's rural crime team shared a picture of the tractor, a Massey 4355, on Twitter after it was taken from a field in Clehonger, near Hereford

  • Bodies came together for greater good of cricket

    BEFORE the untimely intervention of Covid-19, we at Herefordshire Cricket Limited had created an exciting new strategy entitled “Inspiring Generations” to deliver our ambitions for game-wide growth and sustainability. A new County Partnership Agreement

  • Seven people in hospital after 4x4 overturned on M5

    SEVEN people including children have been blue-lighted to hospital after their 4x4 overturned on the M5.  Three men, one woman and three young boys were taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital yesterday after their seven-seater towing a caravan

  • Coronavirus: Six new deaths at English hospitals

    THE number of coronavirus deaths in English hospitals has risen by six, the latest figures from NHS England show. Across England, six new deaths were recorded, with none in the Midlands region. Two deaths were recorded in the North East and

  • Victorious wedding anniversary for golfers

    A COUPLE who play at the Herefordshire Golf Club had a wedding anniversary to remember by winning the Armitage Times Trophy. Karen and Roger Darby celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary recently by winning the greensome foursome competition.

  • Cut hedges to keep us safe

    I live in Kington and I regularly walk up to the cemetery. Not having been up for a couple of weeks, today (July 29), I took some flowers up for my parents’ graves. The overgrowth on the pavement is a disgrace and very dangerous. I had

  • Flash floods warning as thunderstorms set to hit

    Forecasters have warned of possible flooding as the UK’s heatwave gives way to heavy downpours and thunderstorms. The Met Office has issued weather warnings covering almost the whole country from Monday morning, identifying there is “a small chance

  • This week's sports results

    RESULTS CRICKET WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Regional Cup Competition (Premier and Division One) Burghill, Tillington and Weobley 248/7 lost by one wicket to Worcester 249/9 Old Elizabethans 213/7 beat Colwall 99 (Ben Febery 40; Andrew

  • Hereford teenager still missing five days on

    A TEENAGER is still missing from Hereford five days after he was last seen. Police are again appealing for information to find missing 15-year-old Harley Jones from Hereford, and it is thought he might be in the Powys area West Mercia Police

  • Charity's tribute to ambitious founder with relentless energy

    TRIBUTES have been paid to the founder of the Wye and Usk Foundation, the charity which aims to restore and protect the rivers, after he died at the age 69. The charity said its founder Stephen Marsh-Smith has left a long-lasting foundation, with

  • Flash floods warning as thunderstorms set to hit

    FORECASTERS have warned of possible flooding as the UK’s heatwave gives way to heavy downpours and thunderstorms. The Met Office has issued weather warnings covering almost the whole country from Monday morning, identifying there is “a small chance

  • Rise in number of child sex offences in West Mercia

    CHILD sex offences recorded by West Mercia Police have risen by more than 50 percent in the last five years, NSPCC figures show. The figures show the number of offences recorded by West Mercia Police has increased by 54% over five years. Last year

  • Moon praises side's camaraderie as players refuse money moves

    HEREFORD Lads Club manager Danny Moon has praised the camaraderie in his side after some players refused money to play elsewhere and chose to stay with his side. Moon's side looked poised for a promotion challenge last season in the Hellenic League

  • Biker clocked at 128 miles per hour on Brecon road

    SPEEDING motorists were clocked at more than 100 miles per hour just over the border in Brecon yesterday (August 9). Police in Powys have been busy conducting speed checks and traffic stops to keep the roads safe. A police spokesperson said

  • How our carers pulled together to beat Covid

    IT’s been all about team work as care teams across the county have battled the coronavirus crisis. At Leominster-based Services for Independent Living (S4IL) that’s meant teamwork inside the organisation and with other care providers. The agency

  • Let's use some of the money for a direct cycle route

    The other day I was late for an appointment in Hereford so, instead of cycling from Wormbridge along the Sustrans cycle route through Kilpeck, I cycled along the A465. In the middle of the day it was an easy cycle ride but it would not be pleasant

  • Five fire crews called to large blaze on Herefordshire farm

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a large barn fire in a Herefordshire village in the early hours of this morning. Five crews from Hereford, Fownhope and Peterchurch were mobilised after receiving numerous reports of an agricultural building alight in