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In the Hereford Times in November 2022, you were quoted as promising that new “inter-city trains will provide a significant increase in capacity on the Marches rail line and a “premium service” between south Wales and Manchester every two hours.
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Motorists were fuming over “pointless” double yellow lines painted on a roundabout in Hereford[1]. The strange markings , left drivers baffled.
Pictures revealed the double yellow lines encircling the grassy centre of the traffic island on Central Aven…
Here are the details of all road closures affecting the M4, A470 and other main in the coming week (beginning Saturday, February 10), with motorists being warned to avoid the area during closures. Several sections of the road are either fully or partia…
A man is fighting for his life following a serious crash in Hereford[1]. Police were called to the A49 in Llandinabo at around 9am yesterday (January 15).
The crash involved a Ford Focus estate and a Ford Fusion hatchback. A man, aged in his 80s, was r…
POLICE have closed the top of the A466 Hereford Road out of Monmouth heading to Buckholt, except to access for residents.
Police closed the A466 from Monmouth through the Buckholt after two rerouted HGVs got stuck (Beacon)
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Flood warnings in place
(Image: Rowan Griffiths / Daily Mirror)
River levels have peaked, but the Environment Agency has said water will remain high over the coming days.
These were the Flood Warnings correct as of Friday evening
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Flooding outside OK Diner in Leominster (Image: Jim Wood)
Photographer Jim Wood captured several photos around Herefordshire showing the impact of the floods.
Cars going through floodwater in the Leominster area (Image: Jim Wood)
A lorry was stranded o…
As flood water rises across Worcestershire, a Kidderminster truck driver launched his own mission to rescue motorists from danger. Locals have heaped praise on plucky 23-year-old Luis Freeman for his selfless and “rare” acts of kindness that helped sav…
West Mercia Police say they were called to a report of a car on its roof near junction 3 of the westbound carriageway of the motorway at about 5.40pm.
A spokesperson said: “A child was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious.”
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New Year’s Eve revellers have been warned they may be stranded or face a battle to board trains amid expected further disruption[1] on the railways over the weekend.West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway said passengers will be left…