Local News

Below are recent local news items from the BBC and the Hereford Times.

BBC News - Hereford & Worcester

The latest stories from the Hereford & Worcester section of the BBC News web site.

Ex-battery hens recover at school
Former battery hens, rescued by a school, show signs of returning to health
Abu Qatada ruling 'unacceptable'
The government works with Jordan over assurances that will allow radical cleric Abu Qatada to be deported once released from Long Lartin jail.
Midlands radio stations to merge
Three radio stations in the West Midlands region, including The Wyre, are to merge under plans put forward by their owner.
Kidderminster duo agree new deals
Kidderminster defenders Lee Vaughan and Mickey Demetriou sign new deals tying them to the club until the end of the 2013-14 season.
More arrests over fatal flat fire
Police investigating the death of a man in a suspected arson attack on a flat in Worcester arrest four people.
Charity store reopens after fire
The British Heart Foundation opens a new shop in Worcestershire four months after a fire damaged its previous store.
VIDEO: Hereford's FA Cup shock remembered
Late Kick Off remembers Hereford United's famous FA Cup shock
Bid for timber-fall deaths payout
Relatives seek compensation for a boy orphaned when his parents were killed by timber falling off a lorry.
Guilty plea over pensioner murder
A 23-year-old man admits murdering a pensioner in his home in what is described by police as a burglary that went wrong.
Art contest to 'celebrate 2012'
An art contest is held to mark the Queen's Jubilee or 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

Hereford Times | Leominster

Hereford Times /news/local/leominster/

Accident on A49
A CAR and a lorry were involved in an accident on the A49 near Leominster this morning.
Leominster off-licence smallest in world?
A REAL ale fan thinks his compact Leominster beer shop is the world’s smallest off-licence.
Leominster woman scoops Civic Award
A Leominster woman has become only the second person to receive an award honouring those who have added to the wellbeing of town residents.
Arlene Phillips refused alcohol in Morrisons, Leominster
Arlene Phillips has said that she was refused alcohol in Leominster's Morrisons store.
Man given suspended sentence for throwing Wigmore man in front of a moving train
A MAN who threw a Herefordshire man in front of a moving train has been given a six month prison sentence - suspended for two years.

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