Concerns have been raised that the partial closure of a key bridge in Hereford could remain in place for years while local authorities and Network Rail establish a long-term repair plan.

Herefordshire Council leadership has pledged to protect essential services despite facing a projected eleven point six million pound budget overspend in the current financial year.

Herefordshire bus operator Sargeants Brothers has confirmed it will join the government’s two-pound bus fare cap scheme, following recent criticism from county representatives over local participation in the national initiative.

The Grade Two Star listed Glibes Farmhouse and adjoining barns, situated near Michaelchurch Escley, date back to the early sixteen-hundreds.

Initial site preparations, including boundary fencing, ground investigations, and drainage and pavement surveys, are underway along the route.

A temporary Post Office counter has opened in Leominster following a four-week closure of the town’s main postal facilities.

The UK could be heading for a bumper butterfly season – and even a “painted lady summer” – conservationists say as they urge people to join a national count for the insects..

Vacancies for delivery drivers and couriers, actors, entertainers and presenters, and pest control officers showed the biggest increase in recent weeks, research suggests..

Workers are being exposed to higher prices, threatening a renewed cost-of-living squeeze, according to a report..

Around four out of every 100 obese people are likely to be unemployed solely because of their body weight, analysis suggests..