Welsh Conservatives are calling for urgent action following confirmed cases of Bluetongue in Monmouthshire and Powys.
Local MS Peter Fox says the outbreak is deeply worrying for farmers already under pressure from bovine TB and rising costs.
Shadow rural affairs secretary Sam Kurtz warned the disease is hitting farmers financially and urged the Welsh Government to offer immediate support.
Bluetongue poses no risk to humans but can be fatal to livestock.
The Courtyard Announces First Wave of Headline Acts for The Amp
Major artists including Jools Holland, Alfie Boe, James Morrison, Elkie Brooks, Russell Howard and more confirmed for new 1,400-seat Big Top venue.
New banking hub opens in Leominster
A new banking hub has opened on Leominster’s high street after the town lost several bank branches.
Ellie Chowns blasts ‘ridiculous’ Starmer at PMQs
North Herefordshire Green MP Ellie Chowns has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “utterly ridiculous behaviour” after he took a swipe at her party’s defence policy during Prime Minister’s Questions.
Hereford car park charges to rise, along with free offer
Herefordshire Council’s car parks will give the public 30 minutes’ free parking across the county from April.
Senior figures clash on Hereford bypass which ‘won’t happen’
Hereford’s bypass plan is unlikely to get the millions needed in Government funding because the council is setting about it in the wrong way, a political leader in the county has claimed.
New takeaway plan for former bank
A national pizza chain plans to take on a prominent former bank building in the heart of a Herefordshire town.
Child serial killer Lucy Letby will face no further criminal charges
Child serial killer Lucy Letby will not face criminal charges in relation to further allegations of deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies.
35-home estate planned for town
Plans have been revealed to build up to 35 more houses next to a Herefordshire town.
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