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Leominster community bakery plan takes step forward
There is enough interest in running a community bakery in a Herefordshire town to take the idea to the next stage and seek funding for it.
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Herefordshire Council presses on with 20mph zone
Herefordshire Council is pushing ahead with plans to increase the use of 20mph zones on the county’s roads with a £100,000 investment in working up the policy.
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Nationwide branches in Herefordshire to get refresh
Building society Nationwide plans to refresh the look of its Herefordshire branches, as part of a commitment to buck the national trend by investing locally.
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Snag at vintage petrol station conversion
Plans to convert what is claimed to be England’s oldest filling station into a house have raised concerns that the ground around it may be contaminated by nearly a century of garage use.
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Hereford city pub gets meeting room
A prominent Herefordshire pub has been given permission to convert part of its upstairs manager’s flat into a meeting room for work groups.
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Decision on Hereford Indian restaurant licence
A Hereford Indian restaurant has had its alcohol and late food licence suspended with immediate effect, after a member of staff was found to be working there illegally.
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Council tax bombshell for Monmouthshire revealed
Monmouth MP David Davies has called on Monmouthshire County Council to “stand up” for residents after a shock report revealed they face huge rises in council tax.
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Hereford is to get another tattoo studio
Hereford is to get another tattoo studio, at a prominent city spot.
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£5m announced for Monmouthshire by Jeremy Hunt branded 'prize at the end of a raffle'
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced Monmouthshire will see a share of a multi-million pound fund for regeneration projects.
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Hereford city transport hub ‘a missed opportunity’
Herefordshire could be about to blow its only chance at getting its new multi-million-pound city transport hub right, a local group has warned.
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Complaints Monmouthshire budget info is months behind
A delay in reporting up-to-date information on council spending is a “concern” for councillors who want to keep an eye on a £6 million overspend.
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Nursery’s growing plans thwarted
A Herefordshire grower of ornamental plants has dropped a large-scale expansion plan after wrangles with council officers over its environmental impact.
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Appeal for witnesses to a collision in Hereford
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car and cyclist collided on Newmarket Street in Hereford.
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Hereford car park to close overnight for upgrades
Garrick House car park is to be closed overnight for upgrades.
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Access Improvement Grants are now available in Monmouthshire
Applications are now open for two new Access Improvement Grant schemes aimed at improving access at Monmouthshire’s visitor attractions or visitor related events.
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Hereford Indian restaurant arrest prompts licence review
Police are calling for a Hereford Indian restaurant to lose its drinks and late food licence, following an arrest there for immigration offences.
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New hangar approved for Shobdon airfield
Plans to build a new hangar for light aircraft at Herefordshire’s only licensed airfield have been approved.
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Town centre regeneration bid overlooked for a third time
A bid for levelling-up funding to revamp Caldicot town centre has failed – for the third time.
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City council finds surprising way to avoid tax rise
Hereford councillors say they can avoid raising tax in the city – by simply stopping paying for a CCTV service they don’t even use.
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Haberdashers' Monmouth School named among the UK's best for cricket
Monmouthshire school named as one of the top 100 senior schools in the UK for their Cricket programme.
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Village pub garden house rejected
Controversial plans to build a house in the garden of a former Herefordshire village pub have been refused permission.
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Get your car washed to aid two great causes
Firefighters at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s Malvern Fire Station are holding a car wash to benefit two great causes.
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New children’s homes planned in Herefordshire
Up to £6.3 million could be spent in Herefordshire to provide two two-bedroom homes for children in care over the next five years.
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Lads Lunch celebrates first anniversary in Chepstow
A community initiative offering men a free homecooked meal and the opportunity to meet new people is celebrating its first anniversary.
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Intruder smashes door to access Hereford train station ticket office
The ticket office at Hereford Railway Station was broken into on Sunday morning.
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Leominster loses another bank and cash machine
Another bank has closed down its branch in Leominster.
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Extra cash for Ukrainian hosts in Herefordshire
Households in Herefordshire looking after Ukrainian guests are to get an extra £200 a month to cope with the extra cost of winter.
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Missing Abergavenny girl found safe
A girl reported missing from Abergavenny has been found safe and well.
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Record crowd turn out for Hereford's Christmas Light Switch On
A record-breaking crowd turned out to see Hereford's Christmas lights switch on in the city centre yesterday.
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Hereford officers talk knife crime in city centre
Officers from Hereford's Safer Neighbourhood Team went out into the city centre to engage with shop managers and young people about knife crime as part of Op Sceptre week.
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Consultation launched on the Monmouthshire Local Transport Plan
Monmouthshire County Council has launched a public consultation on our draft Local Transport Plan, which will shape our vision and ambition for transport in and around our County.
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Interactive digital technology to showcase museum items
Herefordshire museum service has launched an exciting new project that uses interactive digital technology to showcase museum items that would otherwise be unseen.
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Hereford train station cafe to be re-branded
Plans for a new look at Hereford railway station’s platform café have been put forward – but the proposed signs mis-spell one key word.
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Football ground to get LED lighting
Hereford FC has been given the go-ahead to upgrade its Edgar Street ground’s floodlights to LEDs.
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Plans put forward to build five new homes in a garden off a Hereford street
Plans have been put forward to build five new homes in a garden off a Hereford street.
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Number of asylum seeking children in Monmouthshire revealed
Ten child asylum seekers were cared for last year by a Gwent council – but only three of those could actually live within its boundaries.
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Large country home permitted in Herefordshire
Plans to build a large modern house by a Herefordshire hamlet, and to demolish nearby farm buildings, have been approved.
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Big jump in homeless housed in budget hotels
The number of homeless people in Herefordshire being housed in budget hotels has surged in the last 18 months.
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Appeal to find missing Monmouthshire man
Police in Monmouthshire are concerned for the welfare of Darren Thurgood, 40, who is reported as missing.
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Man arrested in connection with stabbing incident
A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident last week in Hereford.
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New Food and Drink group launched at online event
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.
Today's Weather
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Hereford
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