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Up to 25 houses could be built by a Herefordshire village if a new plan is approved.

Older people make up a bigger share of Herefordshire’s population than ever before, newly published figures from last year’s national census show.

Herefordshire Council has approved funding for essential roofing repairs at Ashfield Park Primary School in Ross-on-Wye.

Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools has announced they have launched an evaluation process with a view potentially to merging Years 7 to 11 in the Boys' and Girls' schools.   

Herefordshire is to seek nearly £44 million in Government cash to bring forward several ambitious growth and sustainability projects across the county.

One of Herefordshire’s most exclusive rural properties has eventually won permission to host weddings and other events.

A pub in Hereford city centre is to get a revamp and part of its upstairs converted into student accommodation.

Herefordshire councillor Ellie Chowns has been named the Green Party of England and Wales’ housing and communities spokesperson.

Taxi drivers in Monmouthshire have requested an increase in fares for the first time in more than 10 years following rises in fuel costs.

A plan has been put forward for a courtyard of five houses, with separate working-from-home studios, in the Herefordshire countryside.

Swift action by a police officer saved a man after he fell into the River Wye last week.

A Monmouthshire wine producer fears including glass bottles in a deposit return scheme for drinks containers will harm the Welsh vineyards sector.

Monmouthshire County Council has received Welsh Government Active Travel funding of £3.4m for the financial year 22/23 with the aim of reducing everyday car journeys, and making walking, cycling and wheeling the easiest option.

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust has opened a new nature reserve which is home to rare wetland wildflowers.

West Mercia Police have issued a closure order on a house in Hereford.

Three men have been arrested in connection with an assault in Monmouth.

Police are continuing to investigate the death of a Hereford man

Two people have been found guilty of fly-tipping and failing in their duty of care when disposing of a van full of household waste.

A motion calling for the Welsh Government to review the way it allocates funding to local authorities has won cross-party support from Monmouthshire councillors.

Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman has re-stated his call for the Prime Minister to step down, following the Conservatives’ twin losses in yesterday’s by-elections.

A new school for pupils aged three-19 in Abergavenny, costing nearly £70 million, will go ahead after councillors approved funding to meet an increase in costs.

Efforts have resumed to turn a Herefordshire country pub and restaurant into a four-bedroom house, after no takers could be found to revive the business.

Herefordshire's Linton Festival is getting ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary/

A plan setting out “a blueprint for change” for the villages in the Monmouthshire part of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has been drawn up as part of an ambitious joint project.

The block on building across much of Herefordshire has already cost the county £316 million in “lost” investment.

Students from Coleg Gwent's Ebbw Vale Learning Zone have created a hard-hitting anti-bullying film in partnership with Welsh media company Cymru Creations.

A special annual memorial service for babies who have passed away will be held at Hereford County Hospital next month.

There could soon be a large bronze sculpture of a mythical dog in the middle of a Herefordshire town.

North Herefordshire MP Sir Bill Wiggin has raised the plight of rail strike-affected local students with the Prime Minister.

A plan to build two three-bedroom bungalows at a Herefordshire village has been refused.

A new “boutique cattery” in the Herefordshire countryside need no longer be restricted in its opening hours.

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Detectives investigating the murder of Hereford man Christian Bagley have launched a new appeal.

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Millions of people have had their journeys to work and school disrupted by the biggest rail strike in three decades.

A plan to convert three barns at a Herefordshire farm into houses has been rejected.

Plans for a top Monmouth school to use a temporary building to provide extra classroom facilities have been given the green light by Monmouthshire council.

Herefordshire is to commit a further £3.5 million to ensure Hereford’s two flagship regeneration projects go ahead.

A plan has been approved for two large futuristic homes on the edge of Hereford.

No services will run between Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster and Church Stretton tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday due to strike action.

A well-known and popular Monmouth tennis coach is urging men to take a simple health test after overcoming his own brush with cancer.

Staunton-on-Wye's annual charity scarecrow competition is being judged once again this year by local TV celebrity and antiques expert, Kate Bliss.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire vaccination team have won an NHS Parliamentary Award.

A government backed interest-free loan scheme is being expanded to help up to 20,000 people.

Permission has been given for four shepherd’s huts to be used as holiday lets near a Herefordshire village.

Police have identified the body of a man recovered from the River Wye in Hereford.

A Christian charity plans to convert its office by the river Wye into five flats.

Firefighters cut free a person trapped from an overturned car.

A new school for pupils aged three-19 in Abergavenny is now expected to cost nearly £70 million, according to a council report.

A plan has been put forward for six new houses by a Herefordshire village.

A new television drama series set in the 5th century is set to be filmed next to a former quarry near Chepstow, according to plans submitted to Monmouthshire council.

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured after his bike was involved in a collision with a tractor.

Police are treating the death of a man in Hereford as unexplained.

A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident last week in Hereford.

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.