Herefordshire Council’s cabinet member for transport and infrastructure has cast doubt on whether full construction of the Hereford bypass will begin by Christmas.

A major business park development in Ross-on-Wye has been allocated an extra £1.48 million from an existing council budget to keep construction on schedule and unlock up to 600 local jobs.

Ledbury Town Council is preparing for another attempt to elect a local representative after a recent by-election was cancelled due to a complete lack of candidates.

Hereford and Leominster May Fairs will remain in their traditional town centre locations following a widespread public consultation.

Public sector union Unison has warned Hereford City Council that it will escalate an ongoing workplace dispute unless councillors cooperate with staff grievance procedures.

"If you try to build anything in the public sector today, you will soon find that to get to a delivery point everything costs more than you might have anticipated when you started".

A rural Herefordshire parish council has been forced to call in temporary external appointments after a wave of resignations left it unable to legally function.

Herefordshire Council has logged a sharp increase in pothole reports this year, with figures rising to more than three times the total recorded for the whole of 2025.

Severe summer heat and algal growth created dangerous conditions for local fish populations.

The board overseeing multi-million-pound funding for Hereford's Shirehall has withdrawn its support for the troubled library and learning centre project.

A new banning scheme called "ShopWatch" has been launched in Hereford City Centre by the Hereford BID.

An official report has confirmed that the route for the planned first phase of the Hereford Bypass is home to endangered hazel dormice, with great crested newts also recorded nearby.