Further police staff roles are set to be cut in West Mercia as the force faces an £8 million budget gap.
Chief Constable Richard Cooper and Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion told staff that rising costs, pay deals and inflation are hitting finances hard.
They say government funding isn’t keeping pace with demand.
While pledging to protect frontline policing, they admit difficult decisions must be made.
Car crashes into Hereford pub
Emergency services were called yesterday afternoon after a car crashed into The Stables pub on West Street in Hereford.
Man pleads guilty to assault in Leominster
A Leominster man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in the town.
Herefordshire couple face action over ‘secret’ eco-house
Enforcement action is looming over an “eco-house” built at a historic Herefordshire farm without planning permission.
More EV chargepoints for local hospitals
Hospitals in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are set to get more than 50 new electric vehicle chargepoints, after the NHS Trust secured over £400,000 in government funding.
More than £100,000 raised in Hereford for Poppy Appeal
Hereford’s Poppy Appeal has already raised £100,000 this year — with two months still to go before Remembrance Day.
Man arrested on suspicion of assault in Hereford
A man has been arrested after a serious assault in Hereford city centre.
Revealed: The main roads in Herefordshire prioritised for repairs
A list of main roads in Herefordshire to be resurfaced in the coming weeks has been revealed.
Appeal to find missing Monmouthshire man
Police in Monmouthshire are concerned for the welfare of Darren Thurgood, 40, who is reported as missing.
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