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Talbot Hotel in Leominster to house asylum seekers

This would be in addition to the current use of the Three Counties Hotel in Hereford for this purpose, the Home Office has said. The council has written back to the Home Office to say it is very aware of the pressure on the system of asylum se

Northern Belle train is coming to Hereford in July

But they may never know because staff on the 1930s Pullman-style Northern Belle, once part of the iconic Orient Express group, rarely point it out. A spokesman said: “One of our carriages used to form part of the Royal Train and we are told

Fraudster targets 88-year-old man, claiming to be from police

The 88-year-old was persuaded to withdraw £3,300, with the scamming informing him that a courier would attend his address to collect the money. This is just one incident that has recently happened, with West Mercia Police saying they are se

Helicopters in high risk police chase from Sussex to London

Two police helicopters took to the skies yesterday afternoon to chase an all-black Range Rover, stolen from a home in Sussex, as it made its way towards the capital. The driver behind the wheel of the stolen SUV was cornered and arrested just

Man killed in hot air balloon crash in Ombersley, Worcestershire

In a statement West Mercia Police said: "At 6.20am this morning (June 25) police received a call a hot air balloon had deflated and fallen to the ground near the A449 at Ombersley. "The balloon fell to the ground in a field off Holt Fleet Road

New 270 Climbing Park opens near Herefordshire

270 Climbing Park is in the former Bentham Country Club, near Gloucester, and has been completely transformed into an adventure centre. The attraction has one of the tallest high ropes courses in Europe featuring 60 different obstacles rang

Councillor challenged over decision to halt Hereford library project

In its first sitting yesterday (June 22) the cabinet agreed to review the project to relocate Hereford’s new library in the Maylord shopping centre, which the council owns. According to a report prepared for the meeting, the “abortive co

Tributes to pioneering Herefordshire architect and builder

John Greene was born in Eardisland on February 8, 1949, the much-loved son of Ethel and Reg Greene and brother to Sue and Sally. John first attended Dutton House Prep school in Leominster, then Leominster Grammar school after passing his 11+ e

Senior Met Police officer 'sorry' for trauma to Child Q

In 2020, Child Q - a Black girl of secondary school age - was strip searched by female Met police officers. The Met said it "welcomes" the report and the work of its authors to "place the voice of children in such a prominent position within

Herefordshire raises flag to mark beginning of Armed Forces Week 2023

His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire Mr Edward Harley CBE CStJ, The Chair of Herefordshire Council, Councillor Roger Phillips, Mayor of Hereford Councillor Jacqui Carwardine and senior figures from all three Armed Forces Services attende

Police update after Commercial Road death in Hereford

The 63-year-old, who has been identified as Paul Dabin, of no fixed address, died in hospital after a cardiac arrest in Brook Retail Park in the early hours of Thursday morning (June 8). His death was initially treated as suspicious while pol

Thameslink delays after scooter dropped on tracks at Farringdon

Thameslink services may be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes after the incident at Farringdon station earlier today (June 10). Platform 3 of the station is closed after the scooter caused damage to the southbound railway track. Nati

Herefordshire farm rapped for 'unsafe' anaerobic digester

The Health & Safety Executive has served two separate “immediate prohibition notices” on Nigel and Sally Green of Much Fawley Farm between the village of Fawley and the river Wye, down a cul-de-sac which also serves the neighbouring mediae

Serious crash closes Dormington road in Herefordshire

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