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  • Tug-of-love battle over Herefordshire mum's ashes

    A JUDGE has been called in to rule on tug-of-love battle over the ashes of a dead woman. The row is between the man who was the woman’s partner for 40 years and two of his daughters by her from whom he is estranged. When Amelia Smith died in

  • Bulls to start December with three away games

    HEREFORD FC face a tough start to December with three away games back-to-back. The Bulls have announced that they will travel to Darlington on Saturday, December 5. That follows a trip to AFC Telford United (December 3) and is followed by an

  • Herefordshire branch of Peacocks facing uncertainty

    Clothing chains Peacocks, which has a branch in Ross-on-Wye, has been put into administration after bosses failed to find a buyer for the troubled business. Jaeger, which has the same owner (EWM Group), has also been put into administration.

  • Police renew plea for wild camper missing in Herefordshire

    POLICE have renewed their appeal for information about a wild camper missing in Herefordshire. Rok Simsic, 33, was last seen in Owens Cross, near Ross-on-Wye, on Thursday, November  5. He had told friends he was going wild camping in Symonds

  • Herefordshire school's £187,000 bill for battle with rival

    A HEREFORDSHIRE school has to pay more than £180,000 in legal costs for unsuccessfully challenging another school’s bid to open a rival sixth form. John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre in Ross-on-Wye challenged the decision to allow Mitcheldean

  • Students bring treasure hunt to Herefordshire

    STUDENTS at a Hereford school will be helping to make sure we all get some fresh air and exercise this winter with their Hereford Treasure Fun trail, while raising funds for a well-known local charity. Having visited Lundy Island last year, the

  • Pictures: counter-terrorism police search Herefordshire pub

    COUNTER-TERRORISM officers remain on scene at a closed pub in Herefordshire this afternoon. The Riverside Inn in Wye Street, Ross-on-Wye, which has been left standing empty for many years, has become one of the focuses of a counter-terrorism investigation

  • Police search at Riverside Inn: Why pub stands empty

    The Riverside Inn, which searched today by counter-terrorism police, has been empty for some time. Pub across Herefordshire, as they are in the rest of the country, are closing as drinking habits and trade business models change. The coronvirus

  • New coronavirus testing site takes shape in Hereford car park

    HEREFORD'S Leisure Pool car park has been transformed this morning to become a new coronavirus testing site due to the rise in cases in the area. Coronavirus testing signs and cones are in place in the car park at the St Martin's Avenue Halo pool

  • Who will win? The final line-up for our farming awards

    WE ARE a week away from knowing who has been voted the region’s top farmers in our Three Counties Farming Awards. We had a record number of entries as people queued up to nominate those they felt deserved special recognition in this challenging

  • Restoration work to start at Capability Brown garden

    A LIFELINE has been thrown to a project to restore the only surviving 'Capability' Brown curved walled garden. Specialist conservation work starts this week at Berrington Hall in Herefordshire, where the project had been at risk of being delayed

  • Counter-terrorism police search disused Herefordshire pub

    A CLOSED pub in a Herefordshire town is being searched today as part of an investigation by counter terrorism police. Police confirmed to the Hereford Times this morning (November 19) that the search at the property in Wye Street, Ross-on-Wye is

  • Spike in south Hereford coronavirus cases blamed on half-term

    A SPIKE in coronavirus cases in South Hereford has been blamed on pre-lockdown activity. Seven-day rolling government figures released this week has shown a huge increase in coronavirus cases in areas of the city including Hunderton, Redhill, Newton

  • Disqualified driver banned for three more years

    A DRIVER has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after he was caught committing multiple motoring offences. John William Grindle admitted driving while disqualified, while over the drug limit, without a seat belt or valid MOT, and without proper

  • Who is region's top poultry farmer?

    IT’s not long now until we find out who are the region’s farming heroes in our Three Counties Awards. We will be broadcasting the awards ceremony at 7pm on November 26 via our Facebook page and in the run-up we are taking a look at the finalists