Organisers say this Sunday’s Monmouth Raft Race will go ahead after recent rain raised River Wye levels.
The 6.5-mile charity event, run by Monmouth Rotary, had faced fears of cancellation due to low water, as happened in 2022.
Rafters set off from Monmouth Rowing Club at noon, finishing in Whitebrook where a family festival with food and live entertainment will be held.
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: 25°C | Low: 14°C
Sunny intervals
High: 26°C | Low: 15°C
Sunny intervals
High: 25°C | Low: 15°C