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A ward at Hereford County Hospital has been closed due to a small number of patients testing positive for coronavirus.

Monmouthshire residents are being encouraged to think outside the box when it comes to picking their next family pet.

An application has been made to build 25 “smaller” houses, 10 of them affordable, in a field at a south Herefordshire village.

A new facility in Abergavenny where the local Muslim community can practice their faith has been hailed a significant milestone for Muslim residents.

Welsh Water are dealing with a burst pipe in Leominster.

The A4103 Hereford to Worcester Road has re-opened following an earlier collision near the A465 junction.

Herefordshire Council has confirmed some residents have been affected after incorrect false Negative PCR results were given.

A Queen’s green canopy tree was planted in Herefordshire as part of a nationwide ceremonial event.

A councillor’s plans to build up to eight homes in the Forest of Dean have been turned down.

Controversial plans to build 52 affordable homes and a sports pavilion in Stonehouse have been rejected.

Civic leaders say Father Christmas will be looking forward to visiting Cheltenham as they have agreed to spend more than £235,000 on festive lights over the next five years.

There are plans to build what could become the first carbon neutral council homes in Cheltenham.

A man has been charged in connection with an incident in Walton Cardiff near Tewkesbury on Tuesday.

Police were called to an address in Cropthorne Close, Redditch shortly after 7.30pm yesterday.

A Redditch woman has been jailed for 32 weeks after assaulting two members of the public and two police officers.

Concerns have been raised about a plan to build a huge solar farm on the outskirts of the city.

The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in the city has increased by more than 50 per cent in the last week.

A plan to build new offices near to Worcestershire Parkway railway station has been given the green light by councillors.

The search is on to find six family sized homes in Powys as a scrutiny committee backs a UK Government scheme to re-home asylum seekers in the county.

Plans to build 33 affordable homes in Montgomery will be discussed by Powys County Council’s Planning Committee tomorrow.

Powys residents and businesses can now receive a link to their Council Tax or Business Rates bill via email, rather than through the post.

It is “high time” that Powys County Councillors who are also farmers are allowed to discuss agricultural issues in meetings, a committee was told.

Powys County Council has confirmed that there are currently no plans to turn off large numbers of the county's street lights.

The government is being "wilfully negligent" by refusing to enforce its Plan B strategy for tackling rising COVID infections, doctors have claimed.

The lack of social distancing and mask wearing is proof of "compassion fatigue", according to a chronically ill woman forced to stay at home for 19 months.

The UK has recorded another 49,139 new COVID cases and 179 virus-related deaths, the latest figures show.

British sheep farmers could face increased competition from New Zealand lamb imports as a consequence of a free-trade deal which has been secured and hailed as "great" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The government is being "wilfully negligent" by refusing to enforce its Plan B strategy for tackling rising COVID infections, doctors have claimed.

The lack of social distancing and mask wearing is proof of "compassion fatigue", according to a chronically ill woman forced to stay at home for 19 months.

Donald Trump is launching a new social media platform to "stand up to the tyranny of big tech".

Weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK as a French storm moves in.

Newcastle United's new owners are set for talks with Paulo Fonseca over their head coach role after sacking Steve Bruce on Wednesday.

It all comes flooding back to Olympic heroine Emily Campbell when she returns to her old primary school in Nottingham.

Sri Lanka recovered from a nightmare start to record a comprehensive 70-run victory over Ireland and book their place in the Super 12s stage of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Chelsea are likely to find out later on Wednesday where their FIFA Club World Cup matches will be played in December, with the United Arab Emirates expected to be confirmed as the venue, Sky Sports News has been told.

Five people have been arrested after a Manchester City fan was attacked while travelling home from Tuesday's Champions League game against Club Brugge.

British baking royalty Mary Berry has been recognised by actual royalty, by being made a Dame Commander for services to culinary arts, charity and broadcasting.

Paris Hilton has called for US politicians to adopt a "bill of rights" for children in care, following the abuse she suffered as a child.

Jodie Whittaker said she was "crying her eyes out" during her final days on the Doctor Who set.

The songwriter behind tracks such as Pure Imagination from the 1971 Willy Wonka film and the theme to Goldfinger has passed away at the age of 90.

Netflix has hailed the "mind-boggling" success of Korean hit Squid Game as it posted better than expected subscriber growth and pencilled in a further acceleration over coming months.

When Bitcoin launched in January 2009, it was worth pennies.

Donald Trump is launching a new social media platform to "stand up to the tyranny of big tech".

Twenty seven schools in England are using a facial recognition system to take lunch payments from children, with 15 more due to start using the system shortly.

Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand the company within a week as it aims to stress different aspects of its business.

She may be 95, but it seems the Queen feels too young at heart to accept the main award for "Oldie of the Year".

Giant hailstones bigger than 16cm (6.3 inches) appear to have fallen in Queensland, according to Australia's weather agency.

A busker in the US had a chance encounter with John Legend - while singing his hit song All Of Me.

Hundreds of students have been enjoying the traditional Raisin Monday shaving foam fight at the University of St Andrews in Fife.

A ransom of $1m (£720,000) is being demanded for each of the 17 American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti.

The government is being "wilfully negligent" by refusing to enforce its Plan B strategy for tackling rising COVID infections, doctors have claimed.

Hamas has warned Israel that another war is inevitable unless its occupation of Palestine ends and the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza is resolved.

The UK has recorded another 49,139 new COVID cases and 179 virus-related deaths, the latest figures show.