ENVIRONMENTAL protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) targeted main roads in Herefordshire at the start of the bank holiday weekend.
Nationally, the group kicked off a new programme of climate change demonstrations on Friday, dubbed a "regional rebellion" over four days will see protests staged across the country.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on travel, protesters were encouraged to take action locally with the aviation sector, banks, the fossil fuel industry and petrol stations as targets.
In Herefordshire, protesters took action alongside the A49 in Leominster and Hereford on Friday, as well as the A40 in Ross-on-Wye.
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After a banner was put up on Greyfriars Bridge in Hereford, member of the city group Maggie Setterfield claimed "mistreatment of nature" has led to extreme weather.
She said: "2020 is the year people realised the full extent of the climate disaster we face.
"Here in Herefordshire and Shropshire, we've been hammered by flooding, heatwaves and drought, all set against the backdrop of a global pandemic caused by our mistreatment of nature."
The protests in the county were held ahead of larger-scale demonstrations planned for London, Manchester and Cardiff on September 1.
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