Local News

More than 500 cannabis plants have been found in Downton on the Rock after a drugs warrant was executed near Ludlow.

Two people have been hurt after a lorry and a car collided leaving the lorry straddling a motorway central reservation.

A newly elected county councillor looks set to be the person to lead a new administration at Herefordshire Council.

A motorcyclist received trauma care from ambulance staff following a road traffic collision in Whitchurch last night.

The M50 has been closed in both directions between J2 Ledbury and J1 Tewkesbury.

Preliminary work is understood to be underway to build Hereford’s Southern Link Road.

A report on a failed Hereford school says it was ‘ahead of its time’ and its closure has left young people with little support.

Police have arrested 19 people on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs during the National Crime Agency (NCA) co-ordinated week of activity targeting county lines gangs.

Developers have submitted plans to build up to 52 homes in a village near Hereford.

Fire Investigation Officers have confirmed the cause of Friday's fatal house fire in Hereford was accidental.

Ambulance bosses are moving away from using response cars and motorcycles in a bid to offer patients better care.

Firefighters rescued a horse from a ditch near Stoke Lacy yesterday.

Plans have been submitted to demolish a Leominster home and replace it with 10 new properties.

Visiting on the Redbrook Ward at Hereford County Hospital has been stopped to prevent the further spread of diarrhoea and vomiting which is affecting some patients.

County residents fear the roll-out of a new type mobile phone mast will expose people to health risks due to constant radio frequency radiation.

Following his sell-out show four years ago, Max Boyce returns to Caldicot Leisure Centre on Saturday, 5th October - it’s going to be an incredible night! Max’s 2018 tour has been extended into this autumn due to overwhelming public demand.

County residents say they are worried about the welfare of dogs being kept at some unpermitted kennels near Ross-on-Wye.

The number of police officers in West Mercia should return to pre-2012 levels by the end of the year, the police and crime commissioner has said.

A large number of residents across Magor and Undy in Monmouthshire have not received their polling cards ahead of Thursday’s European elections, it is feared.

A clean-up of the River Wye in Hereford this weekend has seen various items recovered from the water.

Emergency services are responding to a serious collision on the M50.

Herefordshire Council has been accused of double standards and a cover-up for allowing repair work at Shire Hall to go ahead without having listed building consent.

Work could soon start on making much needed repairs to a ‘unique’ village war memorial after listed building consent was approved.

An investigation into a house fire which killed one person continues.

A decision to close the official Severn bridges Twitter account has been labelled “short-sighted”.

Monmouthshire council’s chief executive has defended the decision-making process behind the £21 million purchase of Newport Leisure Park, after concerns were voiced by opposition councillors.

Engineers have started building a new £9m super GP surgery for Hereford.

Herefordshire Council does not hold any offshore investments, a freedom of information request has revealed.

Firefighters remain on scene in Hereford at a 'severe' house fire.

Monmouthshire has become the first council in Gwent to declare a climate emergency, amid calls for the authority to ‘get its priorities right.’

A senior Conservative councillor has warned that failing to build a Hereford bypass could lead to more homes being built in rural parts of the county.

Warm tributes have been paid to a former chairman of Monmouthshire council who was described as being at the centre of his community.

Herefordshire singer Ellie Goulding returned to her former school in Kington yesterday

Young people in Ledbury may soon get the chance to decorate a new shelter placed on the town’s recreation ground.

Developers want to build five homes in a village near Ross-on-Wye.

A call to consider ‘rebuilding’ a special needs school under threat of closure could be considered as part of a public consultation, but a motion on the issue has been dismissed.

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Sunshine Radio will be among hundreds of commercial and BBC radio stations to broadcast a one-minute message about mental health this morning.

Three people in a light aircraft that crash-landed on to a dual carriageway in Abergavenny have escaped without serious injury.

A Herefordshire county councillor has resigned just a week after being elected.

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