Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service were in attendance at an incident near Drybrook on Saturday.
The fire service was called at 12.38pm on Saturday, 6 August, to a fire in a field of cut straw and hay near Drybrook.
The fire covered 15 acres and also affected a tractor and a hay baler.
Five fire engines, two from Coleford, one from Cinderford, one from Ross-on-Wye and one from Whitchurch, used hose reels and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.
The stop signal was received at 2.38pm.
Date set for historic market town pub to reopen
The new owners of a historic Herefordshire pub which closed during Covid have announced the date for its reopening.
Works to begin at Wilton rock face.
Work to provide a long-term solution to the risk of rockfall at Wilton Road in Ross-on-Wye will begin this month.
Blooming brilliant Green Libraries Week returns
During Green Libraries Week 2026 (21-28 October), Monmouthshire Libraries will celebrate the important role libraries play in supporting sustainability, biodiversity and community wellbeing.
Appeal following Tesco burglary in Worcester
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at the Tesco petrol station on Mill Wood Drive in Worcester.
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”.
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Heavy Rain
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