Local News

A number of Herefordshire highway workers failed drugs tests after a social event.

A reopened Herefordshire village pub plans to regularise changes that were made when it previously served as an Airbnb.

An shop in a Herefordshire market town which lost its premises licence over illegal sales could get a fresh start as a Chinese takeaway.

Hereford Crematorium will open its doors to the public on Saturday 4 July, from 10am to 1pm, for a special event designed to offer guidance, reassurance and practical advice for those dealing with bereavement or planning ahead.

A new funding scheme has been launched to support businesses in Herefordshire working in, or developing ideas for, the defence and security sector.

A long-serving Herefordshire town councillor has been rebuked a second time – partly over failing to apologise or undergo training following a previous complaint over an inappropriate joke.

Neighbours have spoken out against plans for a new care home, raising concerns about traffic and overdevelopment.

Shropshire Council has been accused of allowing community assets and local services to decline – then using it as a justification for closure, disposal or withdrawal.

The Mayor of Hereford, Cat Hornsey, will be taking part in the St Peters Church Charity Abseil, to help raise money for the Firefighters Charity.

The biggest football tournament has officially kicked off and as the Three Lions prepare to take on the 2026 World Cup, pubs across our region are gearing up for a summer of football fever.

A planning application by Avara Foods, one of the county’s largest employers, says the replacement sheds at Parkway Farm, Madley west of Hereford would have the same footprint as the current eight within the two-hectare site, and “will not result in any increase in floor area, bird numbers, or operational intensity”.

The reopening of a historic Herefordshire village pub has taken a step closer with the submission of plans for new hand-painted exterior signs.

Herefordshire Council Trading Standards, working in partnership with West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, has carried out enforcement activity at two premises in Hereford linked to the sale of illegal tobacco.

BBC Bargain Hunt is shining a spotlight on Herefordshire’s incredible Viking‑era coins and jewellery collection this Friday 12 June at 12.15pm on BBC One.

As part of a shared commitment from the Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner, West Mercia Police will be increasing the number of officers working in neighbourhood policing roles across communities.

Users of an older people’s day centre in Ludlow that is at risk of closure have accused Shropshire Council of showing a lack of empathy.

More than 6,000 illegal vapes were seized in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin last year, with disposable vapes accounting for over 1,000 of the illicit devices that are now illegal.

Councillors in Bridgnorth believe they haven’t been given enough time to comment on a key strategic document that will help guide future development in Shropshire.

Ludlow Town Council warmly invites residents, community groups and local organisations to attend Mayor’s Sunday on Sunday 28th June at 10:00am at St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow.