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Councillors have agreed to form a new committee to scrutinise Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service and pay whoever chairs the body a ‘special responsibility allowance’ of £2,259.

Police are appealing for witnesses after concern was raised for a woman in Leominster last Thursday.

West Mercia Police is offering free training to staff who work in hotels across Shopshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire to help them spot the signs of child sexual exploitation.

One of Herefordshire’s largest social landlords is consulting with staff on cutting a number of jobs.

Councillors hope to ‘draw a line in the sand’ over the issue of liability for a collapsed section of Ludlow’s 13th century castle wall.

A Reform UK election candidate has denied that he has any financial interest in his party’s backing for an £85 million county waste proposal.

Nervous dogs could soon get a place to go for walks in peace and quiet if a planning application gets tails wagging at the council.

Wednesday 16 April is National Offer Day when the allocation of school places to children across the country is made.

Take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle with the 'Walk This May Challenge', organised by Herefordshire's local Wellbeing Walks groups and Worcestershire Health Walks.

Residents are being contacted about the first batch of public on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints being installed by Wenea in collaboration with Herefordshire Council.

A Herefordshire couple have won a planning battle to have the agricultural occupancy condition removed from their house.

Recent weeks have seen local people join together once again to clean up their communities as part of the Great Herefordshire Spring Clean collecting 140 bags of litter weighing in at well over a tonne. 

A popular bakery in Ludlow has closed.

Herefordshire’s ruling Conservative group has confirmed that one of their councillors, Nick Mason, is stepping away from the group following a charge against him of illegal political betting.

A controversial car parking issue is still burning seven years after Tesco was allowed to impose two hour restrictions in Whitchurch.

Police have discovered what was a cannabis farm at a property in Craven Arms.

A controversial head of Herefordshire’s children’s services who was ousted a year ago was the year’s highest-paid public official in the West Midlands, new figures reveal.

Police have confirmed a man who was left in a critical condition following an attack in Leominster has died.

A yellow warning for heavy rain has been issued for Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.

The CQC have notified Herefordshire Council that they are starting a routine assessment of the county’s adult social care services.

A pensioner from Herefordshire has been found guilty of sexual assault.

A list of main roads in Herefordshire to be resurfaced in the coming weeks has been revealed.

People living in Shropshire village are becoming frustrated about how long it is taking to repair collapsed culverts.

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.