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Lloyds Banking Group is to close a further 136 branches.

The Mayor of Ludlow is urging health chiefs to attend a meeting next week to address concerns about the town’s community hospital.

The end of prolonged disruption to a Herefordshire town centre is finally in sight.

A closed Herefordshire country pub could turned into a home after a previous bid to revive it failed.

There will be no racing at Hereford today due to flooding on the track.

Several business units have been affected by a large fire at Stanford Bridge.

Flytipping is a “plague” affecting farmers across Worcestershire, councillors have been told.

A proposal to have a new campsite near Bridgnorth has again been turned down.

Local farmers are staging what they're calling a 'National Day of Unity' - urging the government to reconsider changes to inheritance tax.

The government agency which checks buses’ roadworthiness has declined to say whether it gave a negative inspection on a Herefordshire bus operator whose services stopped abruptly this week.

The leader of Shropshire Council stating that the Government “does not like rural authorities” has been deemed “strange” by one of the opposition parties.

A headteacher’s office could be expanded at a rural Shropshire school.

Bigger trains are on their way to help reduce crowding problems at Shrewsbury.

A historic pub will be lost forever after plans to convert it into apartments were given the green light.

Work to repair a collapsed culvert that has caused frustration in a Shropshire village is not expected to start until the summer.

A lack of hospital beds means some patients are being sent “out of area” by an NHS trust.

Cross-border red tape delays are causing an “unacceptable clinical risk” for patients, a GP has told a parliamentary committee.

The leader of Shropshire Council has accused the Government of “not liking rural counties.”

Patients and visitors going to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be able to use a new Park & Ride service as part of a trial.

Shropshire Council had to fork out nearly £170,000 in pothole claims last year.

Two high-profile planning bids will be decided by Herefordshire councillors next week.

Friday's market in Leominster has been cancelled due to weather warning for strong winds.

A Herefordshire bus operator has dropped its services in the county “with immediate effect” this week, leading to emergency meetings with other operators to step in and maintain services.

A prominent building in a Herefordshire town is poised to be used for social housing.

Police in Herefordshire are appealing for information following a fatal collision at Upper Hill, Bush Bank, yesterday evening.

Two men have been charged and are due to appear in court next month (February) following a football match in Shrewsbury.

A vigil has been held for a father-of-two killed by police on Christmas Eve as his family question why police opened fire and say racism could be a factor.

A legal dispute over a collapsed town wall next to a church has taken a fresh twist.

A town councillor has accused Shropshire Council of providing “an awful response” about parking issues in Oswestry.

Locals are divided on a plan to build a new Lidl supermarket along with a health centre and nursery on the edge of a North Herefordshire town.

Work to install a new pipeline in a Shropshire village is to start next week.

Plans for 30 affordable homes in a village on the border with Shropshire have been lodged with Powys planners.

Alcohol-related deaths look like they have fallen in Shropshire during the past year.

A bank has committed to staying in a Herefordshire town following a wave of closures of high street branches in the county.

Rock band Texas are the latest band announced for this summer's Live at Ludlow Castle.

A woman has been sentenced to 13 months in prison, suspended for two years, after being in possession of a dangerous dog, which injured a police officer.

Firefighters were called to tackle a fire on the Herefordshire and Shropshire border over the weekend.

The number of schools causing concern in Powys has been described as “frightening” by a senior councillor.

Rock band Kula Shaker are the latest act announced for this summer's Lakefest at Eastnor Deer Park.

Residents across Herefordshire and Shropshire are being encouraged to have a say on policing.

A Shropshire police officer who accessed records about himself and his family over a period of 10 years has been sacked without notice.

Police are investigating graffiti with racist messages that have appeared around Bridgnorth.

Cuts in the money Herefordshire gets from the government are “not sustainable”, a senior Conservative councillor has said.

A man with a tattoo of Adolf Hitler's signature is due to be sentenced after being found guilty of the attempted murder of an asylum seeker.

Police are appealing for information after burglars stole around 30 gallons of diesel and a battery from a tractor.

People living in Shropshire village are becoming frustrated about how long it is taking to repair collapsed culverts.

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.