Police have arrested a prisoner who absconded from HMP Prescoed in Usk.
31-year-old Steven Rich who has absconded from Prescoed Prison in Usk on 1st November has been arrested last Thursday and is currently in police custody in Coventry.
Gwent Police took immediate action after being notified that the individual had absconded. The operational plan was activated with the aim of located the individual.
He has been charged and remanded with absconding from prison.
Latest on financial impact of Storm Claudia in November 2025
NEARLY £300,000 has been paid households and businesses washed out by last November’s giant Storm Claudia.
A “community banking hub” in a Herefordshire town could shortly have a new permanent base.
A “community banking hub” in a Herefordshire town could shortly have a new permanent base. But despite appearances it will not function as a replacement for the town’s threatened Post Office.
A road between two estates is to be completed
A HALF-FINISHED road intended to link two new housing estates will be completed, councillors have been told.
Representatives of a Herefordshire village fight loss of only pub.
Representatives of a Herefordshire village have unanimously opposed plans to turns its only pub into a house
Where to Watch England in the 2026 World Cup: Top Local Spots
The biggest football tournament has officially kicked off and as the Three Lions prepare to take on the 2026 World Cup, pubs across our region are gearing up for a summer of football fever.
Sheds housing nearly 200,000 broiler chickens at a Herefordshire farm are to be demolished and rebuilt to a higher standard.
A planning application by Avara Foods, one of the county’s largest employers, says the replacement sheds at Parkway Farm, Madley west of Hereford would have the same footprint as the current eight within the two-hectare site, and “will not result in any increase in floor area, bird numbers, or operational intensity”.
