Shropshire firefighters were called to three out-of-control bonfires in under two hours yesterday.
Crews dealt with blazes in Shrewsbury, Bishops Castle and Market Drayton, with fires spreading to gardens, fields and trees.
It follows repeated warnings from the fire service during the dry weather, after weeks of little rainfall.
A spokesperson urged people not to light bonfires, saying even small flames can spread dangerously fast.
Town council meeting suspended after F-bomb dropped.
A meeting of a Herefordshire town council had to be suspended this week following a foul-mouthed outburst from its deputy mayor.
Herefordshire puts investment opportunities in the spotlight at Westminster.
Herefordshire Council has showcased the county's and region's investment opportunities to ministers, MPs, senior government officials and investors at a Westminster reception, hosted by the Marches Forward Partnership.
A frightfully thoughtful Halloween starts with respecting others
People are being encouraged to be ‘frightfully thoughtful’ of others if they plan to take part in Halloween trick or treating this week.
Date set for historic market town pub to reopen
The new owners of a historic Herefordshire pub which closed during Covid have announced the date for its reopening.
No candidates for town election
A local election in a Herefordshire market town has had to be called off – because no one came forward to stand.
Sheds housing nearly 200,000 broiler chickens at a Herefordshire farm are to be demolished and rebuilt to a higher standard.
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”.
Sunny intervals
High: 15°C | Low: 8°C
Sunny intervals
High: 14°C | Low: 8°C
Sunny intervals
High: 15°C | Low: 8°C