Herefordshire news

• Festival-goers banned from bringing barbecues

  05-08-2026 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ban at Lakefest 2026 is to combat wildfire risk and ensure "everybody is protected and safe".
  
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• 'I woke up with no feeling in my legs - now I'm doing a triathlon'

  13-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martha Sharland is in training for the event two years after she lost the ability to walk.
  
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• Farmer fights order to undo brook straightening

  13-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Herefordshire Council says the altered brook could cause flooding locally or further down stream.
  
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• M50 carriageway reopens after large field fire

  12-08-2026 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Smoke has been blowing across the motorway before the road fully reopened, National Highways says.
  
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• Severn Trent plea on sprinklers and paddling pools

  12-08-2026 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "We have all got to take some personal responsibility," says a senior boss at the water company.
  
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• How to see the solar eclipse in the West Midlands

  12-08-2026 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of events are being held where people can view the most dramatic partial solar eclipse in years.
  
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• Dry weather damages farmers' potato crops

  12-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as the Met Office said this summer is on course to be the UK's hottest on record.
  
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• City's postal delays revealed on MP's heat map

  12-08-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Collins is making delays visible after struggling to get Royal Mail to admit there is a problem.
  
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• The specialist who gave a woman her confidence back with a prosthetic nose

  12-08-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kelly Hood says Jayne Hardman became one of her favourite patients as they worked on her nose.
  
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• One-Day Cup knockout stages set after dramatic day

  11-08-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Middlesex, Yorkshire & Durham all qualify for the knockout stages of One-Day Cup.
  
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• Teenager clocked driving at 98mph near school

  11-08-2026 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Musa Rafiq, 19, is disqualified from driving for 18 months after a conviction for dangerous driving.
  
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• Missing medication turned holiday into 'nightmare'

  11-08-2026 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family say they can now enjoy their holiday after more than three days without their cases.
  
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• Swimming lessons gap disappointing, says Olympian

  11-08-2026 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One third of children in the West Midlands can't swim 25 metres when they leave primary school.
  
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• Walkers fear losing access to path after 50 years

  11-08-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The path is on Malvern College land and new prep-school plans show it may be built on top of it.
  
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• Golfer left shaking by 411-yard hole in one

  11-08-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Vigurs says England Golf believes his shot had a one in six million chance of happening.
  
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• Green councillor loses faith in Polanski and quits

  10-08-2026 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin Allen defects to the Lib-Dems, saying the Green leader is "not fit to be prime minister".
  
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• The friendships forged through a dementia bond

  10-08-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group were part of celebrations for the FTD Brothers and say their mum would be proud of them.
  
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• Airport passengers forced to fly without luggage felt 'locked' on plane

  10-08-2026 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More holidaymakers share their frustration following Birmingham Airport baggage problems.
  
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• Biker killed and man arrested after HGV crash

  10-08-2026 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the motorcylist is believed to have been travelling within a group of other bikers.
  
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• Murder 24/7 - how detectives solved 'extreme sadistic' crimes

  10-08-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  These crimes are tough for the officers involved, a detective featured on the show says.
  
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• 'A sense of loss': A town still in shock a year after Raven blaze

  10-08-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents said they were "upset" at the wait for action, and told the BBC it was damaging the town.
  
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• Middlesex through as One-Day Cup nears tense finale

  09-08-2026 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A day of unlikely One-Day Cup results includes defeats for the top three in Group A as Middlesex go through.
  
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• Holiday 'completely overshadowed' by loss of airport luggage

  09-08-2026 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers affected by baggage problems are still without luggage.
  
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• Town celebrates its plum heritage with festival

  09-08-2026 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Pershore Plum Festival celebrates three varieties of plum that carry the town's name.
  
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• Will devolution impact the West Midlands unfairly?

  09-08-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Devolution is set to benefit areas with metro mayors from 2027, but what about areas without mayors?
  
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• Your photos: Flowers, a dog, and a zebra, all in unlikely places

  09-08-2026 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take a look at these gorgeous weather photos of the West Midlands we have been sent this week.
  
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• Airport baggage issues leave hundreds without luggage

  08-08-2026 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers flying from Birmingham Airport start their holidays without their luggage.
  
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• 'Early release scheme is causing victims stress'

  08-08-2026 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sue Coleman, from West Mercia Women's Aid, says domestic violence perpetrators should not be shown leniency.
  
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• How can landscape recover after devastating fires?

  08-08-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservationists are working to restore wildlife after recent wildfires devastated habitats.
  
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• How charities help the homeless in heatwaves

  08-08-2026 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hot weather can quickly become dangerous for people living on the streets.
  
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