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Police are appealing for help in finding a woman from Hereford who has been reported missing.

Herefordshire Council leaders say they have made some preparations for the UK’s departure from the European Union.

Outrage has been voiced over a recommendation to close a special needs school in Monmouthshire, with opponents of the plan pleading for a rethink.

Ross-on-Wye councillors are on the hunt for a town crier.

County councillors took a small step towards transparency yesterday by allowing the public into a probe of complaints against elected officials — only to censor the discussion.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in Cwmbran.

The region’s police and crime commissioner has said more should be done to challenge the view that “middle-class drug taking” does not have an impact on serious crime.

Monmouthshire County Council looks set to move ahead with the closure of a special needs school, despite significant opposition.

Children in Ross-on-Wye are soon to benefit from a new playground.

Campaigners are calling for any moves to switch off traffic lights to ease congestion in Hereford to include safeguards for vulnerable pedestrians.

Conservative councillors have called for county residents to have their say on the proposed Hereford bypass in a referendum.

A Sixth Form student has presented a new defibrillator to Monmouth School for Boys this week after organising a successful fund-raising day last term.

A shroud of secrecy persists over what action Herefordshire Council took on staff after the Blueschool House project overspend which cost taxpayers’ almost £1m.

Opposition is mounting against the latest phase of plans for a major development near Portskewett in Monmouthshire.

Police are urging the public to remain vigilant and to not be fooled by a recent spate of telephone fraud scams.

Hereford could soon benefit from a £25m government investment to regenerate the city.

A man has died after the lorry he was driving crashed off the side of the M4 near the Prince of Wales Bridge.

Highways England have confirmed the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge will stay closed until at least 6am on Thursday.

Police say a man who was taken ill and found at the Grange park in Leominster last month has been identified.

A meeting centre in North Herefordshire for people living with dementia and their care partners has received a major boost from the National Lottery.

North Herefordshire MP Bill Wiggin will meet county council chiefs on Friday to discuss the proposed Hereford bypass plans.

Police in Monmouthshire are appealing for information after more than £25,000 worth of farming equipment was stolen.

A county councillor is calling for a speed limit reduction after a fatal accident on the A44 near Bromyard.

The Department for Education has not been sent an audit commissioned to examine Hereford’s new university’s finances despite council auditors highlighting concerns, a freedom of information request has revealed.

A popular priest in Monmouthshire has retired from his role in the community.

A Hereford college has apologised to residents over noisy parties and will no longer hold events at one of its former buildings.

County planners have rejected a scheme to set up tree tents for tourists to stay in near Leominster.

A former Monmouth student has been picked in Wales' squad for the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

A Salisbury man is organising a bike ride from Southampton to Hereford to raise money for the RNC in memory of his late father who was a student there in the 1940s and 1950s.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a single vehicle fatal collision in Whitbourne yesterday morning.

A planning inspector today reviewed rejected plans to place a mobile home for an equestrian worker on a farm near Leominster.

A last-minute intervention from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has stalled plans for 21 flats at a building currently being used as a job centre.

County councillors have called in Herefordshire Council roads chief’s decision to halt work on the city bypass.

A new housing estate near Abergavenny which will include more than 100 homes has been given the green light by councillors.

Two people have died following a road traffic collision involving a motorbike and a tractor in Allensmore yesterday.

A Hereford film enthusiast who battled cancer and heart problems has left over £130,000 to charities in his Will.