Bogus Hereford plumber handed suspended prison sentence
Ashley Aaron Powell, of Thompson Place, carried out out illegal gas work on domestic boilers, gas cookers and gas fires between June 2018 and March 2023. On one occasion, he installed a new boiler for a woman in the city. However, after Gas
Wimbledon ticket tout given final chance to avoid prison sentence
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which runs the tennis tournament, took out an injunction against Oliver Hardiman last July, as part of efforts to combat touting. It asked the High Court to send Mr Hardiman to prison last December, after he b
Queensbury Park: Recap after report of person on fire
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Janayo Lucima Kensington shooting: Man charged
Janayo Lucima was found injured by emergency services in Comeragh Road at around 10.15pm on April 1. He was pronounced dead at the scene just before 10.55pm. A 22-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (April 8) ch
Rich list: these are the top earners at Herefordshire Council
Published by the Taxpayers' Alliance, a pressure group formed in 2004 which campaigns for lower taxation and public spending, the list shows some council staff took home six-figure salaries and other compensation in the year 2022-23. The Town
South Wimbledon/Merton High Street crash: Medical episode
Paramedics and police were called to reports of a crash at around 10am this morning (April 8) at the junction of Morden Road and Merton High Street. London Ambulance Service sent ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced
Horror 42 hours in London sees three stabbed
This only includes incidents that Newsquest London is aware of and has reported on. The incidents unfolded between April 5 and 7 in Tottenham, West Ealing and Southall. Information about each incident is from the Metropolitan Police.
Is Herefordshire on Channel 4's Key to a Fortune?
Ahead of this week’s new property programme Key to a Fortune, which showed on Channel 4 today (April 7) at 5.15pm, Channel 4 said sisters Debbie and Paulette are surprised when they find out they are heirs to a semi-detached property in Herefor
Marble Arch’s SOUND Café: Live music and brilliant service
Immediately, one is struck by the room's centrepiece — a bar illuminated by a stunning, colour-shifting rainbow top which appears to pulsate in harmony with the ambient lighting. This transformative backdrop elicits a wonderfully vibrant atm
Storm Kathleen: weather warnings as gales forecast for today
Weather forecast The Met Office said today will be very windy, with gales possible, particularly in the west, as a result of Storm Kathleen, although it will be largely dry with sunny spells. Tonight will be largely dry to start, with he
Brighton trip should be on your agenda this spring or summer
I headed to Brighton on Easter Sunday for an overnight bank holiday getaway. It's an easy journey from London straight on the Thameslink to Brighton station - which is the perfect location for a day in the Lanes, on the beach, at the arcades, or
TfL bus changes in London this April weekend
TfL buses align with the Mayor’s Transport Strategy aiming for 80 per cent of journeys via foot, bike, or public transport by 2041. There is currently a bus fleet of around 9,300 buses which follow across 675 different routes. The latest
Herefordshire man pleads guilty to causing damage to car
Jamie Lock entered a guilty plea to one count of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford in March. The court heard from prosecutor Tom Wickstead that the 25-year-old had, without lawful
Driver guilty of killing Croydon neighbour who slipped on crutches
Following a trial at the Old Bailey, Elizabeth Avorga, 42, was found guilty of causing the death of Janet Emmett by careless driving. Ms Emmett had been attempting to cross the service road outside a block of flats in Croydon, south London, wh
April and May Tube strikes called off by TfL and Aslef
The strikes were set to take place on Monday, April 8 and Saturday, May 4, but will now not go ahead. Strike action would've seen Tube drivers in Aslef walk out, but following discussions with TfL today, Thursday, April 4, successful negotiati