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Police are appealing for witnesses after concern was raised for a woman in Leominster last Thursday.

A Herefordshire town councillor has been rapped for telling a “sexually inappropriate” joke, then trying to deny it.

West Mercia Police is offering free training to staff who work in hotels across Shopshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire to help them spot the signs of child sexual exploitation.

A Gloucestershire council candidate is proposing the “radical” plan for the “Forest of Dean annexation of Ross-on-Wye” in a bid to avoid the need to build a new town near Gloucester.

One of Herefordshire’s largest social landlords is consulting with staff on cutting a number of jobs.

Staff at Lake View Nursery are celebrating their achievement of becoming the first early years provider in Herefordshire to gain the 'Healthy Tots' public health accreditation.

Herefordshire Council has revealed six more roads in the county that are to be repaired – and how much this will cost.

Pollution from sewage treatment works into Herefordshire’s vulnerable waterways rose for the second year running last year.

Parents in Herefordshire join those across England today (Wednesday 16 April 2025) with finding out which primary school their child will be attending in September 2025.

Take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle with the 'Walk This May Challenge', organised by Herefordshire's local Wellbeing Walks groups and Worcestershire Health Walks.

Residents are being contacted about the first batch of public on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints being installed by Wenea in collaboration with Herefordshire Council.

A Herefordshire couple have won a planning battle to have the agricultural occupancy condition removed from their house.

Recent weeks have seen local people join together once again to clean up their communities as part of the Great Herefordshire Spring Clean collecting 140 bags of litter weighing in at well over a tonne. 

Herefordshire’s ruling Conservative group has confirmed that one of their councillors, Nick Mason, is stepping away from the group following a charge against him of illegal political betting.

Plans have been put forward for ten new homes on the site of a central Hereford garage.

A controversial head of Herefordshire’s children’s services who was ousted a year ago was the year’s highest-paid public official in the West Midlands, new figures reveal.

Police have confirmed they have received reports of crime and anti-social behaviour at an “illegal” travellers’ camp on the outskirts of Hereford.

Police in Hereford have released CCTV images after a theft incident at Asda in Hereford.

A woman has been charged following an incident in Hereford last week.

Police have confirmed a man who was left in a critical condition following an attack in Leominster has died.

A yellow warning for heavy rain has been issued for Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.

The CQC have notified Herefordshire Council that they are starting a routine assessment of the county’s adult social care services.

One person was taken to hospital following a collision near Bromyard.

A convoy of UK fire and rescue services, including Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, delivering more than 15,000 pieces of life-saving firefighting equipment to Ukrainian firefighters is on its way to the Ukraine.

A pensioner from Herefordshire has been found guilty of sexual assault.

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33 high-street shops across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire have been raided in a major crackdown on money laundering and modern slavery.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in South Street, Leominster yesterday.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Hereford yesterday.

A serving West Mercia Police officer has been dismissed following and a former officer has been told he would’ve been dismissed had he not already resigned, following a misconduct hearing.

Dormice have been blamed for continued delays to repair a carriageway on a main road linking Wales and the Midlands. 

One man has been arrested after a vehicle mounted the kerb and hit a pedestrian in Hereford on Wednesday.

A man accused of killing another man in Hereford has pleaded guilty to murder.

Police are investigating a serious assault at the Dukes Head pub in Corn Square, Leominster.

A list of main roads in Herefordshire to be resurfaced in the coming weeks has been revealed.

Police in Monmouthshire are concerned for the welfare of Darren Thurgood, 40, who is reported as missing.

A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident last week in Hereford.

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.