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    Harry Glyn Prosser pleaded guilty to allowing livestock to suffer and for failing to dispose of large amounts of deadstock A farmer from Dulas near Ewyas Harold has been banned from keeping livestock for ten years, in a case taken to Hereford Magistrates’ Court by Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards Service. Harry Glyn Prosser (69) of Great Bilboa Farm Dulas pleaded guilty to six charges in total and was disqualified from keeping all animals (except his dog) for ten years after allowing livestock to suffer, failing to provide a suitable environment and for failing to correctly store and dispose of a large number of animal carcasses. Mr Prosser was sentenced in September at Hereford Magistrates’ Court and received a 10 year disqualification order from keeping animals, a fine of £1800 with a victim surcharge of £180 and ordered to pay costs of £3200. David Hough, Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards Service Manager, said: Officers first attended Great Bilboa farm in 2019 and were shocked to find a large amount of dead cattle and sheep on the farm with many just being left where they had fallen. The live sheep and cattle had access to all of the farm including the dead stock and other numerous hazards such as chemicals, broken machinery and a lack of fresh drinking water. One calf was left in a small enclosure on its own with no water. The only other animals the calf could see were a pile of dead sheep. It took several visits by Animal welfare officers to get Mr Prosser to remove the deadstock. At no time did Mr Prosser try to remove any hazards to the livestock on the farm or prevent the animals accessing the hazards. On further visits over the winter and early 2020 more livestock died and had not been disposed of. David Hough added:
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    Crews from Leominster Fire Station along with Kingsland fire station attended a large wood chipping machine on fire this afternoon. When crews arrived, they were faced with a well developed fire in the motor area of the wood chipper. Both crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire using 2 fire fighters in breathing aparatus, and also a covering jet to protect the adjacent building which was holding a large quantity of dried wood chip. #herefordvoice #herefordnews #herefordshire
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    A Herefordshire village are to receive funding from the PCC to help them tackle the issue of speeding. Lyonshall Parish Council highlighted their concerns about speeding through their village in a recent online engagement event hosted by Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion and, after speaking with him directly, the council applied to his dedicated road safety fund. Consequently, the council will receive £2,675 from the fund for a new speed indicator device that will operate in the village of Lyonshall, with the area identified by the local council as a speeding hotspot. The new device will provide a visible speed deterrent to motorists, as well as providing greater reassurance and an increased feeling of safety to residents.Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said: Local councillor Rod Bevan said: #herefordnews
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    Herefordshire Council teams have gritted all Priority routes overnight with temperatures as low as -7 in Herefordshire. Allow extra travel time. Full Details here #herefordvoice #herefordnews #hereford
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    Police have now identified the woman who fell from the bridge on to the M5 earlier this evening (6 January). Thank you for sharing our appeal.
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    Gloucestershire Constabulary appeal for the public's help to identify woman who fell from bridge on the M5. Officers were called after a woman fell from a bridge on to the M5 southbound between Junctions 11A and 12 this evening (Wednesday 6 January) around 4.55pm. The woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Her death is believed to be non-suspicious. Currently officers are unable to identify this person and are asking any members of the public to come forward if they know anyone who has gone missing matching the description. The woman is white, believed to be approximately 60 to 70-years-old, shoulder length mousey-brown hair, a skin tag on her right cheek and above her right eye and has no tattoos or jewellery. She was wearing a dress, a stone coloured cardigan, pink slip on shoes and an orange check coat. Anyone who believes they can identify this woman is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 336 of 6 January.
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    First call last night in new lockdown measures for crews at Peterchurch Fire Station. They were called out to property whereby a two year old had managed to get a metal biscuit tin well and truly lodged on their head. Tin snips and pliers were used to cut it free and child was checked over by West Midlands Ambulance Service. #herefordnews
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    Latest advice from the Government on the national lockdown announced this evening http://orlo.uk/jDCep
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    The public are being asked to follow the new rules, which replace the current tiers system, from this evening and with people instructed to "stay at home" as they did during March's first lockdown. All schools will close with immediate effect. It comes as the UK recorded 58,784 new cases of the virus – the country’s highest daily increase to date, and the seventh day in a row it has registered more than 50,000 new infections.
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    The driver of the Volkswagen that was involved in a collision with a Monmouthshire Council gritting lorry over the weekend has written to us saying he cannot believe he is still alive! Billy Gurney was travelling near Grosmont when the accident happened. He wrote Billy later explained to us today what had happened.. In an exclusive interview with Hereford Voice today the driver of the Volkswagen which was involved in a collision with a Monmouthshire Council gritter lorry over the weekend said William (Billy) Gurney explained to us today what had happened.. He was travelling home and got stuck going up the hill, his car started sliding all over the place so he stopped with his hazards on, he looked up and saw a large HGV vehicle coming toward him with amber flashing lights, clearly the driver of the HGV hadn't seen him initially and Billy said that he feared for his life, he said Once he had got the lorry drivers attention it was too late, the driver tried breaking but just slid towards him. The gritter lorry driver tried to put the lorry into the hedge in an attempt to avoid a collision but it was too late and the lorry overturned and landed on my bonnet he said. Billy thought this was it and he was about to be seriously injured or even lose his life, he blacked out for a few seconds and was relieved to have survived the ordeal and walk away unharmed. Thankfully there was no casualties and both drivers survived. Our original article can be found here https://hfd.news/k1b
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    Well it was a late night last night, on a day where our story about a little Wallaby in Hereford reached over 134,000 people with more than 41,000 engagements, 1,200 Likes, over 800 comments and was shared no less than 922 times and those numbers are still increasing, unbelievable!
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    Incredible Stats of our Facebook page with our story today about our little Wallaby friend has reached almost 60,000 people in less than 2 hours! WOW! We rarely publish statistics but just wanted to highlight the reach of social media with warm charming articles like this. We all love a great story and this one was no exception. There is something delightful and contagious about being 'positive' and having lovely stories to write about. Our fabulous city of Hereford often surprises us with some great news subjects like this one. This story has captivated so many people today, we have reached almost 60,000 people in less than 2 hours with virtually 26,000 engagements and over 900 likes, 600 comments and nearly 700 people have shared our story. There is a lot of sadness and uncertainty in the World at the moment but we're loving this window of 'Positive Hereford' today. Have a great day folks and keep those stories and photographs of this fabulous city of ours coming our way. #herefordvoice #positivehereford #hereford
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    A Wallaby was spotted hoping around during the snowfall last night in Breinton Hereford. Our friend and local resident Crispin Abel got in touch and said he could not believe his eyes and wrote on his Facebook page; Hereford is a fabulous City and always full of surprises! And there is nothing better than a happy and positive story to start the day..
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    An RTC involving a gritting lorry and another vehicle as ice and snow falls across the county. photographs courtesy of Peterchurch Fire Station Crews from Peterchurch Fire Station along with colleagues from Ewyas Harold Fire Station and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service assisted at the scene. Thankfully there were no casualties, vehicles were made safe and diesel spill dealt with.
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    Hereford 1642 is a free project created by Jack Hodges about the city of Hereford England. The city has been rebuilt using Unreal Engine 4 so that you can now explore on foot or horse back this magnificent city. The Model has been made to be as accurate as possible using old maps from that period and other models and paintings so that the city you explore is as close as can be to the period. Historically Accurate Built using maps ,models, painting and etchings of the town during the 17th century. Come and see the Cathedral of Hereford with its spire and west tower. Fun to Explore Pick up objects and transport them in your horse and cart to other locations. Gallop with your horse and run around the city and country side. Visit the Castle and River Wye Visit the now demolished castle of Hereford as it once was. With bailey and mote the castle stands on the river Wye bank and over looks the city.
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    Crews from Hereford Fire Station were called to the A49 at the Callow, Hereford early this morning. They extinguished a van fire fire, crews used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets. West Mercia Police were also requested to attend as there was no owner present.
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    This particular section that needs repair from our understanding has something do do with the cellars that run underneath, which is the responsibility of the pub landlord.
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    The New Year will soon be upon us, so I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a 'Happy New Year' and thank you for your continued support and feedback. It has been a challenging year for many people so let us hope that 2021 is better for us all. Regards Colin
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    The footpath along side the Old Bridge we understand is the responsibility of the Saracens Head landlord and not Herefordshire Council
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    Good luck to our lovely friend Laura over at Hey, Honey who will be opening her new store in Church Street Hereford in January 2021 in the meantime, you can still find this fabulous honey shop in Capuchin Yard and also online here
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    The Formula One World Champion had been honoured with a knighthood and many awards have gone to people who have been recognised for their part in helping the nation cope with the coronavirus crisis this year. Public figures including DJ Craig David and actress Sheila Hancock have also been honoured. 📸 Motor Sport Magazine Local people recognised include Hugh Maclean VERNON for services to the community in Eardisland, Herefordshire. Catherine Jean LINDESAY for services to the community in Clifford, Herefordshire. David Fraser OWEN for services to Scouting. George Arthur Somers HERVEY-BATHURST, Founder, Ben Bathurst Memorial Trust for voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel and to their Families. Ian Fryer PEAKE, Principal and Chief Executive, Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College for services to Education. Professor Dawn June BROOKER, Professor, Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester for services to People Affected by Dementia. Freda May DAVIES for services to the community in Worcester. Patricia Ann McCULLOCH for services to the community in Gloucester. Tracey Helena WREN, Police Staff, Gloucestershire Constabulary for services to the community in Gloucestershire. Felicity Ann WAGGETT for services to Young People and to the community in Gloucestershire. The full London Gazette list is available to download below; NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST.pdf
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    Crews from Hereford Fire Station attended a car fire on Westfaling Street, Hereford during the early hours.
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    Government confirms plans for the return of primary and secondary schools and colleges in January 2021 Today’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, has confirmed that Herefordshire’s primary schools and special schools will return from week commencing 4 January 2021. Secondary schools will be open from 4 January for vulnerable children and for the children of key workers. From week commencing 11 January, secondary schools will open for years 11 and 13 (exam year pupils). The remaining secondary pupils and college students will work from home initially and then return to face-to-face education from Monday 18 January. Individual schools and colleges will be making their own arrangements to contact parents, carers and students to confirm the return date. Parents, carers and students are advised to check their school or college website and normal channels of communication for the latest updates. School transport provision will continue to run as normal from week commencing 4 January 2021.
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