Herefordshire Council’s secondary school admissions process has opened.
It applies to children born between September 2014 and August 2015, who will start Year 7 in September 2026.
Parents will receive letters explaining how to apply, and applications can also be made online.
The deadline is midnight on October 31 2025 — with late applications risking a loss of preferred school places.
Tenbury Road in Cleobury Mortimer to be resurfaced
Tenbury Road in Cleobury Mortimer is to be resurfaced from Monday 2 to Friday 6 November [2026] as part of Shropshire Council’s 2026/27 resurfacing programme.
Hospitals vow to end corridor care by November
NHS bosses have vowed to end corridor care in Worcestershire’s hospitals by November 17.
Worcestershire Fostering celebrates children of foster carers
Worcestershire County Council's fostering service is celebrating the children of foster carers and the important role they play in helping foster children feel safe, welcome and part of the family.
Free live magic show for families at The Darwin shopping centre
A free live magic show for families is to be held at The Darwin shopping centre in Shrewsbury this half term.
Police misconduct hearing
A West Mercia Police officer accused of being a bully is to face a misconduct hearing.
One week left to apply for free train travel during Remembrance Weekend
Bereaved military family members have just over one week left to apply for free train travel during Remembrance Weekend (7 to 8 November 2026), helping them attend services and events to honour and remember loved ones who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
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”.
