Shyamantha AsokanBbc Hereford

Feb 12, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Tammy Gooding |Shyamantha AsokanBbc Hereford |Shyamantha Asokan

Farmers are "on their knees" as rising costs, adverse weather and other pressures take a toll on their mental health, a farmer has said. Sam Stables, a farmer in Aconbury, said people were working more than 100 hours a week and were "at crisis point". Mr Stables said he knew of farmers who had taken their lives last year. More than nine in 10 British farmers, aged under 40, said poor mental health was one of the sector's biggest hidden problems, a recent survey found.

Jan 31, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Trevor Owens |Shyamantha Asokan |Shyamantha AsokanBbc Hereford

The 40mph speed limit outside a primary school should be cut in half, one mum says. Ellie Clarke says drivers regularly break the current limit outside Gorsley Goffs Primary School in Ross on Wye, which is "terrifying". Ms Clarke has begun the "Gear Down Gorsley" campaign to urge the council to put a 30mph limit on the B4221, with a 20mph zone near the school. Herefordshire Council has been approached for comment.