A young boy from Monmouthshire has been crowned the World Puddle Jumping champion for 2020.
Three-year-old Theo Burkitt-Watkins, from Goytre, impressed the judges with the height of his jump, his enthusiasm and the distance of his splash, overcoming competitors from as far afield as Australia.
The World Puddle Jumping Championships usually take place in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire - but were virtual this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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”.
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.
Council expects local government financial settlement to change overall budget position
Shropshire Council says it’s not expecting its local government financial settlement for 2025/26 to change its overall budget position.
Shropshire gets additional £9.1m to fix potholes
Shropshire is to get an additional £9.1m to fix its pothole-ridden roads.
Stern message to hospital trust
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been given a stern warning that things need to improve, and “to focus on the basics”.
21 home plan in Ludlow approved
An office block and garage that was previously used by Western Power in Ludlow can be demolished to make way for 21 homes.
