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A Herefordshire town will get fewer new homes, and even fewer affordable ones, than elsewhere in the county under new growth plans.

Labour's Mary Ann Brocklesby has been confirmed for a third year as the leader of Monmouthshire County Council. 

Herefordshire Council overspent by nearly £9 million in the year to the start of last month, despite the council’s best efforts to rein in costs.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision on the A40 near Raglan yesterday.

Herefordshire is to spend £315,000 over the next four years dealing with an lethal and incurable disease damaging the county’s trees.

Hereford’s new museum and art gallery won’t now open until late 2026, according to Herefordshire Council which is overseeing the £18-million project.

Police are searching for a missing man in Herefordshire.

Plans to convert a disused Hereford public toilet into a “sleeper pod” for a homeless person have come under fire.

Supermarket Morrisons has resubmitted plans for electric vehicle charging stations at its Abergavenny store.

Three drug dealers were sentenced at court yesterday for running an operation supplying cocaine into Hereford.

A dedicated website has been set up for teenagers to report crimes as they don’t use Facebook or make phone calls like older people. 

A Herefordshire town centre now needs “long-term solutions” to its drainage problems following widespread damage caused by stormwater at the weekend, its MP has said.

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.

A bid to allow a Herefordshire petrol station to serve alcohol and hot food and drinks till midnight has been held up after a sharp exchange between the operator’s agents and council officials.

A woman from Worcestershire has admitted posting 132 videos and 22 photos of monkeys being tortured to online chat groups.

A bid to open a new, “old-style” pub in a Herefordshire town has been knocked back.

As Wales marks 25 years of devolution this week, the man stepping down as Gwent’s police and crime commissioner has renewed calls for Westminster to hand over responsibilities for policing and justice.

A housing association has been given the go-ahead to overhaul a vacant Grade II listed building for affordable apartments. 

Hereford Mayfair is underway.

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.

A Herefordshire arts festival has been granted a licence for later this month and for the next five years, despite some nearby residents’ ongoing opposition to it.

A cabinet minister has accused his local council of “dragging its heels” after Travellers camped in a public car park for more than a week. 

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.