Herefordshire news

• Dad hits out as scammer Scouts boss avoids jail

  20-10-2026 16:05 via BBC News
  
  A Worcester dad says his trust in Scouting has been shaken by the result of the £200,000 fraud case.
  
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• Dog walker dies after being hit by farm trailer

  20-10-2026 14:53 via BBC News
  
  The 82-year-old man suffered a "significant head injury" and later died in a Birmingham hospital.
  
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• The 'Teenage Dirtbags' sponsored by US rock band

  20-10-2026 12:54 via BBC News
  
  The US frontman, responsible for Teenage Dirtbag, says the team could be treated to a private show.
  
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• Bridge repairs start after police car hit barrier

  20-10-2026 12:40 via BBC News
  
  West Mercia Police said the driver lost control when a laptop became stuck in the steering column.
  
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• Dismay as special school is delayed for years

  20-10-2026 07:05 via BBC News
  
  After rejecting a government offer to scrap the plan, councillors and parents hit out at the delay.
  
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• Warning over energy theft as city tops national list

  20-10-2026 06:59 via BBC News
  
  People tampering with electricity and gas meters are "putting lives at risk", Crimestoppers says.
  
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• Alvechurch, Worcester and Kidderminster feature in FA Cup draw

  19-10-2026 20:13 via BBC News
  
  Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.
  
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• 'I got Wheatus to sponsor my Worcester under-13s'

  19-10-2026 18:05 via BBC News
  
  Naturally, Teenage Dirtbag gets blasted on the training ground and dressing room.
  
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• 'Apocalyptic' fly-tip to stay until fix found

  19-10-2026 13:31 via BBC News
  
  Builder's rubble, garden waste, and kitchen appliances line a country road in Worcestershire.
  
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• Teens arrested for waving 'gun' at young boys

  19-10-2026 12:10 via BBC News
  
  Police are still searching around Malvern, Worcestershire for the suspected firearm.
  
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• Should park and ride return to Worcester?

  19-10-2026 07:09 via BBC News
  
  Worcestershire County Council's leader says a park and ride in Worcester should be revisited.
  
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• Robin Hood gunman left Worcester victim traumatised for decades

  19-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  Luke Walter, from Bristol, says he continues to battle PTSD after he was held at gunpoint in 2007.
  
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• Teen who died suddenly inspires first aid lessons

  18-10-2026 17:00 via BBC News
  
  Founder Justin Thomas describes Lidia Connolly as the "life and soul" of the karate club.
  
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• She started by peeling potatoes, now she is one of Britain's best-known online chefs

  18-10-2026 08:17 via BBC News
  
  Poppy O'Toole says the foundations of her success were laid much closer to home in the Midlands.
  
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• Your photos: Striking skies and the colours of autumn

  18-10-2026 08:16 via BBC News
  
  BBC Weather Watchers share their best photos from across the West Midlands.
  
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• Loughnane, 20, becomes youngest champion jockey since 1923

  17-10-2026 18:37 via BBC News
  
  Billy Loughnane becomes the youngest rider in over a century to be crownedBritain's champion jockey as he collects his trophy at Ascot.
  
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• The pub crawl that has just hit its 25,000th inn

  17-10-2026 16:47 via BBC News
  
  The Black Country Ale Tairsters have spent more than four decades visiting pubs.
  
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• The Voice singer Ciiara Nyx says music helped her navigate her trans identity

  17-10-2026 08:20 via BBC News
  
  The 21-year-old Worcestershire singer says she is now "very sure of who I am".
  
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• From fan art to Star Wars: The poster artist behind Marvel and Disney hits

  17-10-2026 08:19 via BBC News
  
  Paul Shipper creates artwork for some of the world's biggest film and TV franchises.
  
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• Dame Judi Dench joins Archers Birmingham campaign

  16-10-2026 19:18 via BBC News
  
  The Worcestershire village of Inkberrow is believed to have inspired the show's fictional village of Ambridge.
  
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• Chief fears lives will be lost in future wildfires

  16-10-2026 16:12 via BBC News
  
  Dave Swallow says the devastating Stourbridge blaze could easily have happened on his patch.
  
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• The Kidderminster keeper taking on Argentina

  16-10-2026 11:14 via BBC News
  
  Colin Gordon will be coaching Argentina at the World Cup, while son Chris will beplaying for England.
  
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• The England keeper set to face his dad at a World Cup

  16-10-2026 11:14 via BBC News
  
  Colin Gordon will be coaching Argentina at the World Cup, while son Chris will beplaying for England.
  
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• 'How digging graves taught me about life'

  16-10-2026 07:13 via BBC News
  
  Louis Fensome has been nominated for the UK's Gravedigger of the Year award and has been working in the funeral industry since he was 17.
  
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• Weekly quiz: Why were two mums stunned to receive flowers from Colin Farrell?

  16-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Other stories include meal deal hunting students and rare birds - can you get 100%?
  
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• Council moves to quash shopping centre rumours

  15-10-2026 17:53 via BBC News
  
  Wychavon District Council urges people not to believe "misinformation" about the centre.
  
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• Village fears losing Archers link if show moves

  15-10-2026 15:46 via BBC News
  
  Inkberrow villagers fear losing link to The Archers after BBC shelves plans for a Birmingham studio.
  
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• Potholes expected to worsen as winters get wetter

  15-10-2026 15:35 via BBC News
  
  Gritting teams say such weather will put more pressure on roads in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
  
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• Flooded four times in six years, villagers fear another wet winter

  15-10-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  People in Ewyas Harold hope new flood defences can protect them in future.
  
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• Cannabis worth £1.2m seized as two arrested

  14-10-2026 18:20 via BBC News
  
  Cannabis worth £1.2m is found in a factory raid as two men are arrested during crackdown.
  
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• 'Fly-tippers dump anywhere and we struggle to cope'

  14-10-2026 16:36 via BBC News
  
  Steve Hempstock says he is being asked to clear illegally dumped waste "two or three times" a week.
  
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• Two killed in crash between cars and lorry

  14-10-2026 11:38 via BBC News
  
  A driver and a passenger in one of the cars died at the scene, West Mercia Police says.
  
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• Arrest after two die in car and lorry crash

  14-10-2026 11:38 via BBC News
  
  A driver and a passenger in one of the cars died at the scene, West Mercia Police says.
  
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• Why children's hospices are paying to throw away your donations

  14-10-2026 10:33 via BBC News
  
  One charity, Acorns Children's Hospice, says a third of donated goods cannot be sold.
  
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• I was hidden in an attic as a baby - then sent to a notorious orphanage

  14-10-2026 07:17 via BBC News
  
  Patrick Fox has shared his story of growing up in a notorious children's home.
  
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• Flat racing's 'Billy the Kid' wants more than just title

  13-10-2026 20:31 via BBC News
  
  BBC Sport speaks to Billy Loughnane, the prodigy nicknamed 'Billy the Kid' who is set to be named champion jockey on Saturday and targeting a record.
  
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• Driver in his 90s arrested after Kidderminster pedestrian dies

  13-10-2026 18:44 via BBC News
  
  West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses after the man in his 80s died in Kidderminster.
  
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• Heritage railway boss hits out at diesel hikes

  13-10-2026 16:39 via BBC News
  
  Gus Dunster said a 35% rise in the cost of industrial diesel was "significant" for the Severn Valley Railway.
  
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• Rockfall risk repairs force eight-week road closure

  13-10-2026 12:54 via BBC News
  
  Signed diversion routes will be put in place while Wye Street is closed for about eight weeks.
  
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• Police officer sacked for stealing 40p carrier bags

  13-10-2026 12:16 via BBC News
  
  Luke Hodgson has been barred from policing in the future.
  
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• 'Industrial-size' fly-tip dumped at beauty spot

  13-10-2026 11:35 via BBC News
  
  Six mounds of rubbish have been fly-tipped at a popular beauty spot near Button Oak.
  
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• Smaller apples could mean more expensive cider

  13-10-2026 07:33 via BBC News
  
  An apple farmer says business will be affected after a 5,000 tonne drop in harvest this year.
  
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• Man's river death referred to police watchdog

  12-10-2026 17:51 via BBC News
  
  Police officers are believed to have been in contact with the man before his death, the force says.
  
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• 'I've had three livers, now I'm running a marathon'

  12-10-2026 15:38 via BBC News
  
  Charlie Tobey, from Herefordshire, is raising money for his charity, SPLIT - Children's Liver Fund.
  
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• Dad loses nan and wins £3.5m house within 24 hours

  12-10-2026 15:21 via BBC News
  
  The dad-of-two says he will not forget the moment he won a £3.5m London house with Omaze.
  
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• Chippy worker scales Yr Wyddfa three times barefoot

  12-10-2026 07:27 via BBC News
  
  Josh Mantle, from Stourport, says he is "really proud" of himself for completing the challenge.
  
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• Under-fire councillor facing 'no confidence' vote

  12-10-2026 07:26 via BBC News
  
  It follows a formal request from Wychavon district councillor, Craig Reeves, who submitted a public petition.
  
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• Archbishop: 'The cider is so good'

  11-10-2026 23:51 via BBC News
  
  Hear what happened when The Most Reverend Sarah Mullally visited Herefordshire.
  
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• Delight in smallest diocese at Archbishop's visit

  11-10-2026 20:58 via BBC News
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury visits the Diocese of Hereford in its 1,350th anniversary year.
  
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• Northern lights paint Midlands skies colourful hues

  11-10-2026 11:42 via BBC News
  
  Your photos of rare Northern Lights as they dazzle West Midlands skies after colourful aurora returns.
  
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