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Police say a wanted man could be in the Hereford area.

Highways will begin essential work on the A40 in Herefordshire from Monday.

MonLife has announced a programme to carry out much-needed improvements to Chepstow Leisure Centre’s swimming pool hall.

Expert growers have been arriving for the last 24 hours at Three Counties Showground to battle it out to win the highly prized first place prize in the much-loved CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championship.

A ‘greater sense of urgency’ is needed to progress public transport schemes which were announced in place of the scrapped M4 relief road, according to a motion passed by Monmouthshire councillors.

A new development of “four or five homes” in a field by a Herefordshire village has taken a step closer to approval, despite more than 40 local objections and opposition from the parish council.

Police are warning the public about a scam whereby a website pretends to be a police website where the public can pay fines.

Monmouthshire County Council has agreed to underwrite a funding shortfall needed to complete a refurbishment of Abergavenny’s Borough Theatre.

Instagram study reveals the quietest filming locations to visit for Netflix’s hit series Sex Education.

Hereford City Life have announced a programme of events to entice and greet Christmas shoppers in Hereford.

There will be no official Christmas Light Switch-On in Hereford this year.

Clinics are available in Herefordshire for anyone over the age of 16.

A debate on whether, and how, a Herefordshire village site should be developed for affordable housing has thrown up the wider challenges of addressing the “extreme shortfall” of such housing in the county.

Hereford MP Jesse Norman has gained government support for the campaign to reduce pollution entering the River Wye in Herefordshire.

A former West Mercia Police officer was today sentenced for causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving following the death of Mr David Shaw in 2018.

A Seven-year-old girl has been credited for saving her mum’s life by talking to emergency services as her mum had a severe asthma attack behind the wheel on a dual carriageway.

Police are asking for anyone who has seen the missing man not to approach him.

A proposal to create a new law to establish a more sustainable food system in Wales has been selected in the first Member Bill Ballot of the Sixth Senedd.

Businesses and residents in Monmouth have been thanked for their help and patience following a fire at a block of flats yesterday.

West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner is funding a football project aimed at tackling ASB by giving Hereford youngsters a focus.

Community groups across Herefordshire are being invited to apply for funding to tackle the Climate and Ecological Emergency through a new Community Climate and Nature Grant Scheme.

Monmouthshire is facing a shortfall of 468 affordable homes per year, a council report shows.

Herefordshire’s extensive network of public footpaths and bridleways allows locals and visitors alike to explore every corner of this beautiful county on foot or horseback – or it should.

A secondary school in Herefordshire has been forced to close due to the rising number of coronavirus cases.

The annual Tenbury Applefest is nearly upon us! Hosted on the first weekend of every October, cider celebrators will have their glasses raised once again as the local event returns for a fantastic comeback

Inquests have been opened into the death of two walkers in North Herefordshire.

The NHS is calling on people across Herefordshire and Worcestershire to talk to their families about organ donation during Organ Donation Week.

Beryl Bikes will be free to use in Hereford today as part of Car Free Day.

Police are searching for a missing woman who could be in Herefordshire and Monmouthshire.

A local farm shop has won three awards for its homemade ice cream.

Police say a body has been found in the search for a missing woman from the Forest of Dean.

Locals have lodged nearly 160 submissions to the application by fast food chain McDonald’s to build a free-standing restaurant on the north side of Ross-on-Wye, with the number still rising.

A residents group has vowed to continue its legal bid to halt permission for a livestock unit in the Herefordshire countryside, which they claim will add to the pollution problems in the river Wye and its tributaries.

Dog owners who visit or live in the Forest of Dean are being encouraged to keep their pets on a lead in a bid to stem the rise in attacks on free roaming sheep.

A bid has been launched for the river Wye to be given official bathing water status, to help ensure it is given resources to improve its water quality.

A funding shortfall needed to complete a refurbishment of Abergavenny’s Borough Theatre could be underwritten by Monmouthshire County Council.

Police are appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a woman who has gone missing from Lydney.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash in Hereford.

Hundreds of fundraisers hit the streets as Hereford’s largest running event returned yesterday.

A Hereford man has been jailed after crashing into a house in North Herefordshire.

Several cannabis plants have been seized by police in Hereford.

The captain of a Herefordshire cricket club has been able to finally celebrate the experience of winning a national title at the home of cricket with his father after losing the original opportunity due to coronavirus.

Children's NHS services are reminding children, young people and parents/carers of the range of emotional wellbeing support available across both counties.

Herefordshire Council is joining big brand names in supporting Recycle Week 2021 which kicks off today.

More than 40 vehicles have been stopped in a one-day operation, with some being immediately take off the road.

Tributes are continuing to pour in following the death of Herefordshire actor John Challis who has died from cancer aged 79.

Police are investigating a number of criminal damage incidents in Hereford.

Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis has died at the age of 79

Police are searching for a missing man from Abergavenny.

A fast-food chicken restaurant in central Hereford has been allowed to open until 1pm, and 2pm at weekends, despite concerns that the late-night delivery vehicles using the pedestrian zone where it lies are already a risk to revellers.

Young drivers, and their passengers, are being encouraged to remain safe on Herefordshire roads through an initiative that is targeting students in their final year of secondary school.

Temporary measures introduced in Chepstow town centre during the Covid-19 pandemic should be scrapped, a senior councillor has said.

Senior councillors have given their support to finding a funding shortfall to complete a refurbishment of Abergavenny’s Borough Theatre.

Bromyard residents will be able to use a new click and collect library service from next week.

A housing association has been charging retired tenants tens of thousands of pounds for a communal room they lost access to seven years ago, according to a resident.

A developer aims to increase the supply of affordable homes in the county with a bid to build 33 on the edge of a Herefordshire village.

Forest of Dean District Council leaders are anticipating a £20,000 loss in revenue from parking charges during the current financial year.

Town councillors will consider the ‘implications’ of funding a shortfall to refurbish Abergavenny’s Borough Theatre after costs increased to more than £1-million.

Details of how £3.6 million will be spent to help reinvigorate the historic centre of a Herefordshire town have been unveiled.

A Monmouthshire council meeting called to discuss employment and skills projects in the county has been cancelled due to a lack of available councillors.

There will be no Christmas Market & Reindeer Parade.in Usk this year.

Two planning applications made by the owner of a holiday homes park in a Herefordshire village have been sharply criticised for containing “discrepancies, misinformation, and missing information”.

Some of Monmouthshire’s most deprived areas have not been considered for funding aimed at tackling inequalities across the UK, it has been claimed.

More market stalls will be allowed in Chepstow town centre after Monmouthshire council approved a licensing application to change the current street trading consent.

A Herefordshire garden designer and specialist plant supplier has won a planning battle to build eight houses on his nursery.

Call assessors at West Midlands Ambulance Service said they have been subjected to threats of sexual violence while on duty as they speak out about abuse.

Ross-on-Wye town council has voted to object on a number of grounds to the planned McDonald’s restaurant on the northern edge of the town.

Monmouthshire has become the latest stop for the Planet Mark Carbon Battle Bus as it tours the country in the run up to the United Nations COP26 climate summit, which is being hosted in the United Kingdom this autumn.

A 66-bed care home for older people in a Gloucestershire town has been given permission to be built despite concerns over road safety for schoolchildren.

Westfields won a tremendous local derby over hosts Malvern Town last night to earn 3 valuable Hellenic League points when they fought back from being 2-0 down inside the first 17 minutes to score a match winner in the 90th minute in front of the large home crowd.

A series of works to improve road surfaces and drainage on the B4224 at Fownhope have been rescheduled after concerns were raised by the local community.

A tourism forum took place at Hereford Cathedral last week.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is asking bikers across Herefordshire and Worcestershire to support the lifesaving service by sharing pictures of their favourite motorbike ride out spots on social media.

A new programme which brings businesses together to learn from each other and expert professional advisers will launch in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin next week.

The Monmouthshire Rural Support Centre (MRSC) was officially opened on Saturday at the Usk Show.

The Ramblers Cymru, Big Welsh Walk touched down in Knighton last Saturday for the second of their walking events to celebrate the Offa's Dyke Path 50th Anniversary.

Fourteen new one-bedroom sheltered-accommodation flats have been given the go-ahead at a central Hereford retirement complex.

The deadline for a consultation exercise to benefit Wye Valley communities has been extended by 18 days to allow more time for residents, organisations and visitors to respond.

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office.

A former GP surgery in Hereford city has re-opened to patients.

Drop-in clinics are available in Herefordshire for anyone over the age of 16.

Westfields were held to a 1-1 draw at home by high-flying Brimscombe & Thrupp on Saturday when the unbeaten visitors from Stroud displayed the kind of form which has put them up into 2nd position in the league table.

A new group to help food and drink businesses across the Marches work more closely together, develop international markets and access specialist support has been launched at an online event.