More than 800 police officers in the UK have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
Figures obtained by the PA news agency found 24 of the country's 45 forces had at least one case.
West Mercia Police saw 20 officers test positive for COVID-19
The Police Federation claims officers are in "constant worry" when faced with offenders who may spit, bite or cough at them.
Anger at ‘creeping’ racehorse stables
A racehorse trainer has been slammed for “creeping” development at an isolated Herefordshire spot.
Retired Leominster man left with no hot water for six weeks
A Herefordshire family narrowly avoided a Christmas with no hot water, after a water tank gave out six weeks earlier.
River pollution fears prompt council to write to authority over chicken farms
A Gloucestershire council will write to Shropshire Council over their decision to approve plans for new chicken farms amid fears agricultural pollution is turning the Severn and Wye into “open sewers”.
Christmas baby born at Hereford County Hospital brings festive joy
Christmas brought the best gift ever for a local family as they celebrated the arrival of their baby, born at Hereford County Hospital on Christmas Day.
Leominster thanked for patience over streetworks
Herefordshire’s transport chief has thanked a market town’s businesses and residents for their patience with disruptive overrunning street works, now finally nearing an end.
Lakefest 2025: Saturday night headliner announced
The Saturday night headliner for Lakefest 2025 has been announced.
Four charged with shoplifting offences in Hereford
Four men are being dealt with by the courts for shoplifting offences in Hereford city centre this month.
Rural cottage can be replaced with seven-bedroom house
A plan to replace a cottage in the Herefordshire countryside with a much larger house of seven bedrooms has been approved.
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