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  • Teachers to be considered as possible priority for vaccine

    Teachers will be considered as a possible priority for the next phase of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out, a Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) member has said. In Herefordshire school pupils have been remote learning at home

  • Over 100 more Covid cases recorded in Herefordshire

    The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Herefordshire has increased by 114 over the last 24-hour period, official figures show. Public Health England figures show that an accumulative total 4,495 people had been confirmed as testing positive

  • More deaths recorded after positive Covid test

    THREE more coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Wye Valley Trust in the latest 24-hour period, the latest official figures show. NHS England figures show that 116 people have died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust after testing positive for

  • We need alternative routes through Hereford

    I am writing in response to the ongoing farce which is the construction of the Hereford bypass or, more accurately, the lack of. I really believe that the January 22 decision will be the last opportunity to provide a workable solution to the ongoing

  • For sale: freehold pub with development potential

    A FREEHOLD pub with potential for development is on the market in Herefordshire. The Balance Inn in Luston is being marketed by Christie & Co for £450,000. Sat on the main road towards Leominster town centre, the agents said the village pub has

  • Wearing a mask is not possible for everyone

    I’m classed as vulnerable and can’t wear a mask (on doctor’s advice) and since the video in Sainsbury’s of that man getting arrested, I’ve noticed that when I now go into Sainsbury’s without a mask (once a week to get my medication) everyone avoids

  • Why Aldi wants to back British farming even more this year

    Aldi has announced plans to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5bn a year within the next five years as it continues its rapid expansion across the UK. The company is also investing £500m in new and upgraded

  • Man threatened to go after receptionist in phone call

    A MAN with an “extensive” criminal record has been told to pay compensation to a receptionist he threatened over the phone. Darren PJ Sutton was told by magistrates in Hereford to pay £100 to the victim, who was working on the reception desk at

  • Fears for future of high street as shops shut during lockdown

    SHOPKEEPERS in Herefordshire are saddened but satisfied that the Prime Minister has made the right move with lockdown, a Hereford business leader has said. Hereford BID’s Mike Truelove said many businesses are “just hanging in there” after non-essential