Herefordshire news

• 'It's a step in the right direction': farmer speaks out after inheritance tax U-turn - The Hereford Times

  23-12-2025 20:23
  'It's a step in the right direction': farmer speaks out after inheritance tax U-turn  The Hereford Times
  
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• 'It's a step in the right direction': farmer speaks out after inheritance tax U-turn

  23-12-2025 20:11 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A Herefordshire farmer has spoken out after the Government announced it will raise the inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers.
  
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• Reindeer come to Christmas event at nursing home

  23-12-2025 19:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Ledbury Nursing Home's Christmas Fayre brings festive cheer with reindeer, live music, and community performances as Shaw healthcare announces £500k investment.
  
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• Russell Brand charged with two further offences of rape and sexual assault

  23-12-2025 17:59 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences of rape and sexual assault, the Met Police has confirmed.
  
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• Handyman who took over £100,000 from pensioner jailed

  23-12-2025 17:37 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A MAN who paid himself more than £100,000 for work he was carrying out for an elderly woman just over the county border in Shropshire has been sentenced to three-years in prison.
  
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• Home security parcels to help people feel safe

  23-12-2025 14:43 via bbc.com
  More than 200 elderly, vulnerable and isolated people across Worcestershire will receive the kits.
  
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• Market town fish and chip to reopen after three month closure

  23-12-2025 13:51 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A Ross-on-Wye fish and chip shop is set to welcome customers back next month after closing its doors three months ago.
  
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• Market town fish and chip shop to reopen after three month closure

  23-12-2025 13:51 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A Ross-on-Wye fish and chip shop is set to welcome customers back next month after closing its doors three months ago.
  
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• Careless driving arrest after pedestrian killed

  23-12-2025 13:40 via bbc.com
  A woman in her 70s dies at the scene after she is hit by a white van on the A44 at Chadbury.
  
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• Search launched after damage caused to city property

  23-12-2025 13:19 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A police search has been launched for a man with links to Herefordshire who officers believe can assist with an investigation.
  
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• Council secures £2 million for energy efficient home improvements - The Hereford Times

  23-12-2025 13:06
  Council secures £2 million for energy efficient home improvements  The Hereford Times
  
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• Two tier trade tops off price rise at Knighton market sale

  23-12-2025 13:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  McCartneys' Knighton Market saw strong returns for both lambs and cull sheep at the sale on Thursday, December 18, 2025, with 1,189 new season lambs averaging 344.95p per kilo and 324.76p per kilo overall.
  
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• Together for Rural Affordable Housing event sparks collaborative solutions

  23-12-2025 13:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Community leaders, housing advocates, and local partners met this month for the Together for Rural Affordable Housing event — a dynamic gathering designed to accelerate collaboration, spark new ideas, and explore practical solutions to the growing challenge of rural...
  
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• Free teddies helping grieving families thanks to kind-hearted woman

  23-12-2025 13:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A KINDHEARTED Herefordshire florist has delivered hundreds of free teddies to a crematorium, in a bid to help those suffering a loss.
  
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• Council secures £2 million for energy efficient home improvements

  23-12-2025 13:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Herefordshire Council secures £2.4m Warm Home Grant for energy-saving home improvements, offering insulation and eco heating to help cut rising energy bills.
  
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• Theatre refurbishment given extra funding

  23-12-2025 12:20 via bbc.com
  Another £590,000 to Worcester's theatre project after unforeseen costs arise.
  
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• Festive poetry: Christmas Card Living

  23-12-2025 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Ross-on-Wye's Ryan Chambers brings us a fresh original, weaving together warmth and wit.
  
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• 'Do not eat': Christmas-themed chocolate treat recalled by Tesco

  23-12-2025 08:55 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Tesco has recalled a pack of four chocolate cupcakes as they could contain milk.
  
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• Work to start on £20m theatre transformation

  23-12-2025 07:30 via bbc.com
  Work on a new 240-seat auditorium and outdoor amphitheatre is set to begin in January.
  
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• Council Christmas lights switch-on costs triple

  23-12-2025 07:30 via bbc.com
  A freedom of information request finds costs rose from £5,389 in 2023 to £15,058 the next year.
  
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• Man donates hair to children's cancer charity

  23-12-2025 07:29 via bbc.com
  Tim Howson grew his hair in memory of his father, who died of cancer.
  
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• Herefordshire man gives hair to Little Princess Trust in father's memory - BBC

  23-12-2025 07:29
  Herefordshire man gives hair to Little Princess Trust in father's memory  BBC
  
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• Prison death of killer who blamed Fred West investigated by ombudsman

  23-12-2025 07:09 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Prisons and Probation ombudsman investigated the death of David Venables in prison.
  
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• Rare chance to visit abandoned village opening to public next week

  23-12-2025 06:57 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Thousands of visitors are expected to take a trip to an abandoned village in the middle of the county later this month for a rare chance to visit the eerie site.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit and other benefit payment dates for Christmas 2025 and New Year

  23-12-2025 06:56 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Benefit payments many change this month as the DWP has confirmed payment dates for people who receive Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Universal Credit.
  
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• 'Stop using immediately': Sainsbury's, M&S, B&M and more pull items from sale

  23-12-2025 06:48 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Customers at Sainsbury's, Amazon, John Lewis, Asda, Tesco, M&S, B&M and other major UK retailers have been warned to stop using products “immediately”
  
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• Herefordshire law firm praised by national guide - The Hereford Times

  23-12-2025 06:05
  Herefordshire law firm praised by national guide  The Hereford Times
  
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• Walking nativity has X-tra help in tiny village

  23-12-2025 06:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A CHARMING variation of the traditional nativity happened for an eleventh year with some extra special narrators giving it some X tra.
  
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• Transport chief grilled over city bypass plans

  23-12-2025 06:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Herefordshire’s transport chief faced a grilling from the public over the council’s preparations for the £40-million “Phase One” of the Hereford bypass, which it wants to start building within a year.
  
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• Rural cottage with woodland price reduced for quick sale

  23-12-2025 06:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A SEMI-detached cottage set in approximately 1.5 acres and offering panoramic westerly views is for sale in Castle Frome
  
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• Prime lamb prices rise over festive period

  23-12-2025 06:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  The trade in prime lambs is 25ppk higher this week, with demand increasing over the festive period. Lambs and cull sheep saw a surge in prices at a recent Brecon market, as butchers hunt for high-quality meat for the festive period.
  
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• Man’s damp housing ‘nightmare’ now into second Christmas

  23-12-2025 06:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  A Herefordshire man faces a second Christmas away from the house he continues to pay rent on, as his social landlord prepares to put right defects with it and others on the estate.
  
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• Herefordshire law firm praised by national guide

  23-12-2025 06:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Herefordshire law firm Lanyon Bowdler praised in Chambers UK, with 15 lawyers and eight practice areas recommended.
  
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