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Spending on lethal tree disease announced
Herefordshire is to spend £315,000 over the next four years dealing with an lethal and incurable disease damaging the county’s trees.
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Noise concerns over resubmitted plan for 85 homes near roundabout
Councillors in Oswestry say affordable homes on a new development near Mile End roundabout can’t be used as “sound blocks” for more expensive properties.
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Town council to restart negotiations to open Oswestry cinema venue
Two cinema chains are vying to bring the movies back to Oswestry as the town council backed plans to re-open a historic former cinema.
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Concern grows for missing Herefordshire man
Police are searching for a missing man in Herefordshire.
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Parents in Shropshire without permits could be fined £70
Parents who drop off their children at the school gates without a permit could be fined up to £70 as part of new road safety measures.
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Man prosecuted for working unlicensed as a school security guard
Worcester Magistrates’ Court sentenced Steven Richardson to a 12-month community order, with a 120-hour unpaid work requirement, and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £144 plus court costs of £500, amounting to a total of £644.
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Woman pleads guilty to online monkey cruelty offences after global investigation
A woman from Worcestershire has admitted posting 132 videos and 22 photos of monkeys being tortured to online chat groups.
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New ‘old’ pub bid in Ledbury rejected
A bid to open a new, “old-style” pub in a Herefordshire town has been knocked back.
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Appeal for key witness of sexual assault in Bridgnorth
Officers investigating a sexual assault that happened in Bridgnorth are appealing to a key witness.
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Man dies on A46 near Evesham
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, died following a collision with a lorry on the A46 near Evesham this morning.
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Seven year chicken farm planning tussle to be decided
Plans for a “large scale” 230,000 bird chicken farm near Shrewsbury could finally be decided next week – after seven years of tussles over planning permission.
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John Campion re-elected as West Mercia PCC
Conservative's John Campion has been re-elected as West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner.
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New Food and Drink group launched at online event
A new group to help food and drink businesses across the Marches work more closely together, develop international markets and access specialist support has been launched at an online event.
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