Local News

A brewery in North Herefordshire has announced its going to close this year.

Goldfish can no longer be given out at fairgrounds on Shropshire Council land after senior councillors voted to ban live animal prizes.

The conversion of a former church into an art gallery and studio has been given the green light – four years after it was saved from demolition.

Citizens Advice Herefordshire are appealing for volunteers to meet rising demands for advice.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man sadly died following a collision in Shropshire.

Traffic wardens could be given powers to hand out fines for littering and dog fouling under plans being considered by Shropshire Council.

People in Shropshire are being urged to grab a jab this week with at least 16 walk-in sites available across the county.

A scheme to restart construction across much of Herefordshire, frozen for over two years due to environmental rules, is about to begin.

Police in the Forest of Dean are appealing for witnesses to an altercation which took place between two groups of teenagers earlier this month.

A Christmas tree collection service has raised more than £12,000 for a local hospice.

Two men have been arrested after suspected drugs were found during a stop and search.

A high-end restaurant, music and events venue in the Herefordshire countryside has won an “incredibly draining” planning battle to host weddings in its new £3 million facilities.

The pay of top-earning Herefordshire officials will be frozen this year.

A multi-million pound investment in town and city centres across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is helping to herald a new era for the region according to the Marches LEP.

Nozstock have announced this year's festival line-up.

Police appeal for information after Land Rover stolen overnight in Ludlow.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog across Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.

Police are continuing to appeal for information following a collision in Ludlow on New Year’s Eve.

A women’s health project group is asking: How can we make is easier for women in Shropshire and mid-Wales to get advice on their health? 

A local medical practice has been placed in Special Measures following an inspection.

Shropshire Council has pledged to hold water companies to account over river pollution in a bid to clean up the county’s waterways.

Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman says he “shares the public’s anger at the goings-on in Downing Street”.

Concerns have been raised that a shortage of housing in the county’s rural areas is worsening due to properties being turned into holiday accommodation.

Shropshire Council will lobby the Government for a dedicated ambulance trust for the county in response to years of “neglect” by West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Calls for Shropshire Council to bring in ‘noise cameras’ to catch excessively loud vehicles revving through the county’s towns and villages have won the backing of councillors.

The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for fog.

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion has committed £2 million to extend a project that challenges perpetrators of domestic abuse to change their behaviour, and ensure specialist support services for victims can continue.

A man's been arrested after a group made offensive chants before Liverpool's FA Cup game with Shrewsbury at Anfield on Sunday.

Rock legends Supergrass will headline Sunday night at this year's Lakefest.

A new website has launched to support children and young people's mental health in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

A £5 million council plan to buy 60 houses to be used as temporary accommodation has been given the green light.

No more farming units that turn the river Wye into “pea soup” should be approved, an influential group of MPs has demanded.

Shropshire has seen Covid-19 infections surge across the county in recent weeks.

The Met Office has issued another yellow warning for fog later.

Plans for five new cottages in Tenbury Wells have been approved by planners.

A Herefordshire festival has been awarded £3,000 in funding from Hereford City Council.

Another yellow warning for fog is in force this morning.

Herefordshire Council will continue to give out lateral flow testing kits at locations across the county this week.

Shropshire Council has organised 50 funerals in the past three years for people with no relatives able or willing to do so.

A North Herefordshire care home has been acquired by Rotherwood Healthcare.

Audiences tuning in to BBC1 Question Time will be enjoying lively debate hosted by Shropshire Council’s Theatre Severn tomorrow evening.

Fairground operators are set to be banned from offering goldfish as prizes on Shropshire Council-owned land.

There has been outrage at plans to introduce car parking charges in a North Herefordshire town.

Shropshire Council has repaired more than 20,000 potholes in the last nine months, latest figures show.

Emergency services were called to a collision between a tractor and 4x4.

Shropshire Council's Vaccination Bus will be in Ludlow tomorrow.

A hoard of 337 Roman silver coins discovered in a field in Gobowen has been declared treasure by a coroner.

A yellow weather warning has been issued for fog this evening.

Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman has thanked healthcare workers at a pop-up vaccination site in the city.

Shropshire Council missed its carbon reduction target last year, a new report has revealed.

A grocery shop in a Herefordshire town has lost its licence to sell alcohol after selling bootleg cigarettes.

Eleven stretches of road in Shropshire are to be resurfaced this month.

Police are appealing for information after a car was stolen in Bridgnorth.

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion is committing a further 125 police officers and £1 million to prevent crime.

Racing is on at Ludlow today.

One in every eight places on Herefordshire’s parish and town councils is currently unfilled, according to Herefordshire Council, the county’s electoral services authority.

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.