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1 day ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Kate Justice |Tanya Gupta
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The cows are getting fed and are happy but farmers have had extra workThe warmest spring on record has left a Worcester dairy farm feeding grass to its cows in the sheds because of a lack of grass in the fields where they usually graze. Tristan Bennett from Manor Farm, Lower Wick, said the business had bought grass from neighbouring farms and used crops from its silage fields which normally provide food for the winter.
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1 day ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Justice
Farm cutting grass to feed cows after dry springKate JusticeTanya GuptaGetty ImagesThe cows are getting fed and are happy but farmers have had extra workThe warmest spring on record has left a Worcester dairy farm feeding grass to its cows in the sheds because of a lack of grass in the fields where they usually graze.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Kate Justice |Tanya Gupta
Image caption, Seb Parker said visiting the lido was just like being at the beachA restored art deco lido built in 1935 has opened for its summer season as it marks it 90th year. The pool was closed for a deep clean and heating before its reopening on Saturday for the official start of the summer season. Droitwich Spa Lido manager Seb Parker said the pool took saltwater from a well in the spa town and had water features including mushrooms, canons and pineapple trees.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Justice
Summer season at lido celebrating 90th yearKate JusticeTanya GuptaBBCSeb Parker said visiting the lido was just like being at the beachA restored art deco lido built in 1935 has opened for its summer season as it marks it 90th year. The pool was closed for a deep clean and heating before its reopening on Saturday for the official start of the summer season.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Kate Justice |Tanya Gupta
A man has been arrested after a train hit a tractor and trailer on a level crossing in Herefordshire, leaving two people injured and rail services at a standstill. One passenger, a man, was airlifted to Hereford County Hospital, although his injuries were not life-threatening, West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said. A woman was also taken to hospital by ambulance following the crash near Leominster at about 10:45 BST, although she is not thought to be seriously hurt.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kate Justice |Tanya Gupta
Two in hospital after train hits tractorEmergency vehicles are lining the approach to the scene [BBC]Two people have been taken to hospital after a train hit a tractor and trailer on a level crossing in Herefordshire, bringing rail services to a halt. There were 56 passengers on board the Manchester-to-Cardiff service when the crash happened in Leominster on Thursday morning.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Gavin Kermack |Kate Justice
Image caption, Ben Savidge said his family had no hospitality experience but were hoping to make the pub a successA 15th Century pub has reopened after being closed since 2022. The Crown Inn at Lea, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, has been owned by the Savidges, a local farming family, for the past 20 years and most recently operated as an Indian restaurant.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Gavin Kermack |Kate Justice
Image source, Adam ClaxtonImage caption, Adam Claxton is now in remission from an acute form of blood cancerA man says he has been given "the gift of life" after being given the all-clear from blood cancer thanks to an odds-beating transplant from his brother. Adam Claxton, 42, from Worcester, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) last September. He underwent a transplant on Christmas Eve using stem cells from his brother Leon, 40, and has just been told he is in remission.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Gavin Kermack |Kate Justice
Image source, St George's Roman Catholic ChurchImage caption, Canon John Batthula, Dean of Kidderminster and Worcester, met Pope Francis in 2017Pope Francis was loved by both Catholics and non-Catholics and has left a strong legacy, church leaders have said. The Very Rev Canon John Batthula, parish priest at St George's Roman Catholic Church in Worcester, described Pope Francis as an "exceptional leader" for both the church and humanity.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Justice
Disabled riding charity prepares for £2.2m moveKate JusticeGavin KermackBBCBobby, 8, has been taking lessons at HRDA for two yearsA charity which supports more than 150 disabled children and adults says its new home will allow it to double the number of people it helps. Herefordshire Riding for the Disabled Association (HRDA), currently based at Holme Lacy College, has raised almost £2.2m for a purpose-built facility on 40 acres of land near Ross-on-Wye.
