54,000 households in Herefordshire have signed up for their £15 free prepaid card from Herefordshire Council to spend at local businesses in the county. The deadline is approaching to apply for your £15 prepaid card to spend at local businesses in Herefordshire. Every...
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NEWS | Work has started on a new food store in Hereford with a number of jobs set to be created and you can apply now!
Work has started on a new food store in Hereford, with a number of jobs set to be created and you can apply now! The Food Warehouse by Iceland is set to open in Hereford this Spring, with a number of jobs available, including positions for retail assistants and team...
NEWS | Deadline approaches to apply for your £15 prepaid card to spend at local businesses in Herefordshire
The deadline is approaching to apply for your £15 prepaid card to spend at local businesses in Herefordshire. Every household in Herefordshire is now able to apply for a prepaid card loaded with £15 to spend, as part of a major campaign to help the county’s local and...
NEWS | Hereford pupil gears up for career in mechanics after making leap from specialist autism school to city service centre
A Presteigne pupil with autism is looking towards a career in the mechanical industry after successfully spending time on work experience in a city servicing centre. Nathan Mansell is hoping to start an apprenticeship in future after securing a work placement at...
NEWS | Sainsbury’s staff to receive pay rise with all colleagues set to be paid at least £10 an hour – MORE DETAILS
Sainsbury’s is announcing an increase in its basic hourly rate of pay for all Sainsbury’s and Argos store colleagues from £9.50 to £10 an hour, in recognition of the extraordinary work they do for customers. This will increase from £10.10 to £11.05 for colleagues in...
NEWS | Aldi donates 550,000 meals to charities across the UK over Christmas
Aldi has supported charities, community groups and food banks throughout the UK by donating 550,000 meals to people in need this Christmas. The supermarket paired up its stores with local organisations to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores...
NEWS | Thousands of households are yet to apply for their £15 prepaid card to support local businesses
Thousands of households in Herefordshire are yet to apply for their £15 prepaid card to spend at local businesses in the county. The latest update from Herefordshire Council said: “47,000 households have applied so far for their free shop local card loaded with £15 to...
NEWS | HMRC gives Self Assessment taxpayers more time to ease COVID-19 pressures
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is waiving late filing and late payment penalties for Self Assessment taxpayers for one month – giving them extra time, if they need it, to complete their 2020/21 tax return and pay any tax due. HMRC is encouraging taxpayers to file and...
NEWS | Refurbished HFA site to be known as The HFA SSAFA County Ground with local firm given opportunity to complete the build
The HFA is delighted to confirm that, following the securing of external funding through its partners the Football Association, the Football Foundation and Herefordshire Council, it will be completely renovating its building at the County Ground and...
NEWS | Home Bargains to temporarily close Hereford store from Christmas Eve for extension work to be completed
Home Bargains store in Hereford will be temporarily closed from Christmas Eve, with work to extend the store being completed during early 2022. The store, located just off Holmer Road in Hereford is to nearly double in size after extending into the unit previously...
NEWS | Avara becomes first meat processor to donate one million meals to food charity FareShare
Through its regular weekly supply, and provision of surplus product, Avara Foods has become the first meat processor to donate the equivalent of 1 million meals to FareShare. FareShare, the country’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, typically takes...
NEWS | Aldi reveals Christmas opening hours for its stores in Herefordshire with staff given Christmas Day and Boxing Day off
Aldi has revealed when its stores will be open over the festive period. In the run-up to Christmas, Aldi are extending their opening hours, providing more time to pick up last-minute food and presents before the big day. Stores will also be opening until 6pm on...
NEWS | Grants for hospitality and leisure businesses likely to be available in two to three weeks time
Grants for hospitality and leisure businesses in Herefordshire are expected to be available for distribution in two to three weeks time. Hereford BID (Hereford Business Improvement District) has been quick to approach Herefordshire Council for further details and Mike...
NEWS | Grants of up to £6,000 available to support hospitality businesses over the festive period
Recognising that the rise of the Omicron variant means some businesses are likely to struggle over the coming weeks, the government is providing one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises for businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in England. At what is...
WHAT’S ON? | Little Pomona’s first cider of the season to be launched at open day tomorrow
Little Pomona’s first cider of the season, its Disco Nouveau 2021, is due to be released on Saturday 20 November at a special Open Day to be held at the award-winning cidery’s Tasting Room in Avenbury, near Bromyard. Inspired by the enthusiasm...
NEWS | Hereford Beer House to have new owners from January
The current owners of Hereford Beer House have announced that they are selling the business and a new owner will take over in January. A post on the Hereford Beer House Facebook page said: “Six years ago today we opened our doors bringing a world of beer to Hereford....
NEWS | Asda rolls out ‘Quieter Hour’ and trains over 85,000 colleagues to better serve customers with additional needs
Asda has announced it has carried out extra training for over 85,000 colleagues to help better serve disabled customers through the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme. To coincide with Purple Tuesday, Asda has also announced the rollout of it’s new ‘Quieter Hour’ in...
NEWS | Avara Foods welcomes record number to its youth pathways
Avara Foods has welcomed a record number of new starters through its Early Careers pathways this autumn, joining their well-established Apprentice, Degree Apprentice, Graduate and Placement Programmes, alongside fresh new opportunities on the Kickstart scheme. Whilst...
NEWS | Aldi confirms Christmas opening hours with stores in the UK closing for three days over the festive period – MORE DETAILS
Aldi has revealed when its stores will be open over the festive period. In the run-up to Christmas, Aldi are extending their opening hours, providing more time to pick up last-minute food and presents before the big day. Stores will also be opening until 6pm on...
FEATURED | The Bull’s Head at Craswall – A drovers inn in Herefordshire saved by its community
The Bull's Head, it is one of the last unspoiled drovers' inns in England, a historic pub in Hereford's most rural community of Craswall, at the edge of the Black Mountains. Going back hundreds of years the inn was once farm with a small parlour pub room,...