An anonymous call was received this afternoon (Friday 25 August) making a serious threat to Telford Shopping Centre. As a precaution, a cordon has been put in place and the shopping centre and town centre is being evacuated, and a thorough search of the area is being...
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REVEALED | Plans for a large housing development on the eastern side of Hereford are set to be submitted to Herefordshire CouncilÂ
Plans for a large housing development on the eastern side of Hereford are set to be submitted to Herefordshire Council. The development is expected to be located next to the A438 Ledbury Road, near the Cock of Tupsley. Residents in the area have started to receive...
NEWS | Concerning figures released by the RSPCA show that cruelty towards dogs increased by 8% in Herefordshire and Worcestershire last year
They may be man’s best friend - but sadly cruelty towards dogs increased by 8% in Herefordshire and Worcestershire last year, new figures released by the RSPCA show. In 2022, there were 628 reports made to the RSPCA in the area about cruelty to dogs, compared with 582...
NEWS | Disqualified driver who led police on dangerous pursuit reaching speeds of 90mph in a 40mph zone with children in car has been jailed
A dangerous driver has been jailed and banned from driving after he led police on a four-mile pursuit through a built-up residential area, while he had two young children in the car with him. Adam Clark, aged 37, from Dornie Drive in Birmingham failed to stop for...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council to spend £250,000 on remodelling office accommodation at two units on Three Elms Industrial Estate
Google Street View - Image Date - May 2019 Herefordshire Council has confirmed that it will be spending £250,000 on remodelling office accommodation at two units on Three Elms Trading Estate. Herefordshire Council confirmed this week that it is to award a contract to...
EDUCATION | Hereford Cathedral School is celebrating an exceptional set of results in this year’s GCSEs
Hereford Cathedral School is celebrating an exceptional set of results in this year’s GCSEs. Pupils have demonstrated excellence across the board with all their hard work paying off. An outstanding 72% of grades achieved in Biology, Chemistry and Physics were...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council to spend £56,000 on remodelling office accommodation at Blueschool House in Hereford
Google Street View - Image Date - June 2021 Herefordshire Council has confirmed that it will be spending £56,000 on remodelling office accommodation at Blueschool House in Hereford. Herefordshire Council confirmed this week that it is to award a contract to S C Joseph...
NEWS | Police issue E-fit after a man approached two 11-year-old girls and asked them to kiss him
Officers investigating an incident where a man approached two girls in Blakeney in the Forest of Dean have released an E-fit image. Police are keen to identify the man pictured as they want to speak to him in connection with the incident which happened on 31 May. At...
UK NEWS | The family of a 17-year-old boy who died on a railway line last week have paid tribute to him
The family of a 17-year-old boy who very sadly died on the railway last week are today paying tribute to him. Officers were called to the railway line close to Llanelli station at around 5pm last Friday (18 August) after reports of a casualty on the tracks. Officers...
NEWS | Aldi is calling for staff affected by the possible collapse of Wilko to get in touch, with more than 6,000 jobs currently available across its UK stores
Aldi is calling for staff affected by the possible collapse of Wilko to get in touch, with more than 6,000 jobs currently available across its UK stores. Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, which recently announced that it is creating 800 jobs in new stores over the...
FEATURED | Your chance to acquire a historic Castle and surrounding grounds in HerefordshireÂ
A unique and rare opportunity to acquire the historic Grade I Listed Wigmore Castle and grounds with a planning consent to convert an existing workshop into a two bedroomed dwelling. The property extends in total to about 29.84 acres (12.07 hectares). The castle...
BREAKING | Three people suffer life threatening injuries following a collision on the M50 between Tewkesbury and LedburyÂ
Three people have suffered life threatening injuries following a collision on the M50 between Tewkesbury and Ledbury overnight. West Mercia Police, South West Ambulance Service and The Air Ambulance all attended the incident. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police told...
NEWS | Police in Ledbury working hard to tackle anti-social behaviour in a residential street
West Mercia Police officers in Ledbury say that they are currently working hard to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in a residential street in the market town. In an update shared on Wednesday, the Ledbury Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “We are working hard to...
NEWS | A major route is closed this morning due to crash investigation work taking place following an earlier collisionÂ
A major route is closed this morning, with crash investigation work taking place following an earlier collision. West Mercia Police have confirmed that the M50 is closed in the Westbound direction between the junctions for Tewkesbury and Ledbury this morning following...
BREAKING | Majority of Wilko stores are set to close within weeks after a purchase of the discount retailer fell through according to the GMB Union
The majority of Wilko stores are to close within weeks after a purchase of the discount retailer fell through. In a meeting with administrators today [Wednesday] GMB Union was informed there is no longer any prospect that the majority of the business will be...
NEWS | Police name the 23-year-old man who died following an attack in Shrewsbury with a fifth person arrested as investigation continues
A 23-year-old man who died following an attack in Shrewsbury, has been named as Aurman Singh. On Monday 21 August, police responded to reports a man had been attacked in Berwick Avenue, in Coton Hill. Sadly, despite the best efforts of the emergency services Aurman...
NEWS | Three men have been arrested in connection with the burglary of up to £40,000 of jewellery from an auction house in Welland, Malvern
Three arrested over high value auction house burglary Officers from the Neighbourhood Crime Fighting Team (NCFT) in South Worcestershire have arrested three men in connection with the burglary of up to £40,000 of jewellery from an auction house in Welland, Malvern....
URGENT | Tesco is recalling various pastry products because they may contain small pieces of metal and plastic, making them unsafe to eat
Tesco is recalling various pastry products because they may contain small pieces of metal and plastic, making them unsafe to eat. Tesco is recalling the below products. The company has issued a recall notice to its customers. These notices explain to...
NEWS | A popular Hereford bar and music venue has confirmed that it will be closing down in SeptemberÂ
A popular Hereford bar and music venue has confirmed that it will be closing in September. Babar Cafe confirmed the news on Facebook with the following post: “Bye Bye Babars “Yes, Babars is closing and it is time to come & enjoy the ultimate & final few weeks...
NEWS | A man branded a ‘danger to women’ given four year prison sentence after assaulting his former partner over a four-month period
A domestic abuser has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for four counts of actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Gregg Mosedale, 32, was convicted at Worcester Crown Court on Monday for assaulting his former partner over a four-month period. He...