The Falklands Forty's much-anticipated bike ride is underway, with the team visiting the Hereford area yesterday as they set off across the country. Forty years ago, on the 14th of June 1982, the Falklands War ended. Seventy-four days of fighting...
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WATCH | Hospice staff and patients sing rendition of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
St Michael's Hospice staff and patients came together on Thursday to sing a rendition of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline, to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. A spokesperson for St Michael's Hospice - Hereford said: "𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗲? "Patients...
NEWS | Local insurer’s support for St Michaels Hospice Hereford helps build community resilience
NFU Mutual Agents Matthew Price and Malcolm Watkins and their staff at the local Ross on Wye agency recently nominated local charity St Michaels Hospice, to receive a donation of more than £6,000 from NFU Mutual’s national £1.92million ‘Agency Giving Fund’. The...
NEWS | Liverpool supporter to embark on fundraising drive including a trip to Paris after being diagnosed with prostate cancer
One of St Michael’s Hospice’s Trustees is embarking on a fundraising drive after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. David Hammond hopes to raise at least £10,000 in the next fortnight, to be split between St Michael’s and Prostate Cancer UK. His adventures include...
NEWS | A walk for George will take place in Stretton Sugwas this July
Earlier this year we featured the story on Laura Hughes whose son George tragically passed aged five. NEWS | Hereford woman to walk 150 miles to raise money in tribute to her late son who tragically died aged five years old | Herefordshire’s Independent Source of News...
NEWS | 11 men have raised more than £18,000 for St Michael’s Hospice by walking up the three highest peaks in Wales in 24 hours
11 men have raised more than £18,000 for St Michael’s Hospice by walking up the three highest peaks in Wales in 24 hours. Mike Bambrough, Richie Davies, Russell Fenner, Gavin Fletcher, Charlie Hales, Dave Hope, Richard Lloyd, Martyn Mailes, Kevin Michael, Richard...
NEWS | A number of road closures will be in place this weekend with annual charity event taking place
RUN Hereford hits the road on Sunday 8th May 2022 – and you won’t want to miss it. Flourish in the 5K, tackle a 10K or hammer the Half Marathon, and help St Michael’s support families in the community at a time they need it most. All entrants will receive a running...
NEWS | Hereford teen with autism lands his first ever job – looking after the school which helped him get there
A Presteigne pupil with autism is delighted to have landed his first real job - looking after the school which helped him get there in the first place. Will Evans hopes to repay the care and attention that Summergil House has spent on him after being offered a...
NEWS | A number of road closures will be in place on Sunday 8th May with annual charity event taking place
RUN Hereford hits the road on Sunday 8th May 2022 – and you won’t want to miss it. Flourish in the 5K, tackle a 10K or hammer the Half Marathon, and help St Michael’s support families in the community at a time they need it most. All entrants will receive a running...
NEWS | Hereford charity to open new café in city centre on 3rd May meaning that they can support more people
Hereford based charity The Life and Soul Kitchen, are set to open a new cafe in the heart of Hereford’s city centre. The charity, which has been operating from their site at Three Elms Trading Estate since 2019, support adults with learning difficulties, giving them...
NEWS | Help a local 15-year-old girl make memories after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer
Melissa Bambury is a brave young lady who was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma Cancer on 02/09/2020. She fought it like a soldier and had the all clear on 24/04/2021. Despite battling with her own demons she had to face the COVID-19 Pandemic and fought it alone with a...
NEWS | Building charity volunteers complete home renovation for Hereford dad-of-two with incurable brain cancer
A dad-of-two suffering with an incurable form of brain cancer has praised an “inspirational” group of volunteer tradespeople from across the UK who teamed up to help him just a few years after he did the same for someone else. The team from...
NEWS | Fundraising page set up to support the family of Pace who was born weighing just 642 grams
A fundraising page has been set up to support the family of Pace, who was born weighing just 642 grams. The following content is from the GoFundMe page that has been set up. Hi all, my name is Jess I've created this fundraiser to try and help Little Pace's parents and...
NEWS | Council worker to take on 100km celebrity trek for cancer charity close to heart
An employee from Malvern Hills District Council is all set to take on a 100km trek together with a team of celebrities for a national breast cancer charity. The epic five-day trek, which takes place from 11 to 17 June 2022, will cover approximately 100km of the...
NEWS | Darcey to ‘brave the shave’ to raise money in memory of her Nan who passed away last year
Darcey sadly lost her Nanny to Motor Neurone Disease at the end of May 2021, after an extremely feisty battle. Ever since Nanny passed away Darcey has been desperate to raise money for charity. She has been on and on at her Mum about setting up this Just Giving page...
NEWS | Dad’s marathon effort for Molly Ollys pays for 7 wishes for 7 children with life-threatening illnesses
A Hereford dad has raised almost £3,500 for the charity, Molly Ollys which has supported his young son through cancer – just months after losing his wife to the same disease. Jamie Gittins ran the Cardiff Half...
NEWS | Raising money to help support Gemma with her battle with Pancreatic cancer
The community of Hereford is coming together to help support a local resident in their battle with pancreatic cancer. Gemma is from Hereford and received some bad news about her cancer diagnosis last week. Here is Gemma’s story from her Just Giving page: “In 2018 I...
NEWS | Proceeds from the 50th anniversary celebrations of Hereford United’s most famous FA Cup victory have been donated to a charity
Peter Isaac, the former Hereford United goalkeeper and physio, and his wife Jane have followed the progress of The Little Princess Trust from the charity’s very beginnings. And so they were both delighted to hand the surplus monies from the recent Giantkillers 50th...
NEWS | Incredible Herefordshire community raises over £40,000 to help Wayne Tizzard with his brain tumour battle
The incredible Herefordshire community has raised over £40,000 to support a much loved member of the community with his battle with a brain tumour. Wayne Tizzard had set a target of £40,000, but due to the community coming together, that has already been exceeded with...
NEWS | Mayor of Hereford Paul Stevens attended the opening of All Cancer Support Group Herefordshire last week
Mayor of Hereford, Paul Stevens, attended the opening of All Cancer Support Group Herefordshire last week. The new support group welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds regardless of where they are on their cancer journey. The group aimed to create a friendly,...