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Plans have been submitted for the proposed repair and replacement of timber-frame infill panels and both externally and internally at the Black & White House Museum in Hereford city centre. The Black & White House Museum, formerly the Old House Museum, is a Grade I listed, timber-framed merchants house, constructed in 1621, and situated in its original location in High Town, Hereford. Its external and internal fabric has experienced several phases of change over the preceding centuries with the most comprehensive changes occurring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Further maintenance is now required. Misc.pdf

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service attended a fire at Kingstone. Upon arrival they were faced with a double garage with two vehicles well alight and the fire had spread to the roof space of the adjoining house with crews quickly bringing the fire under control using hose reels and BA. Six pumps and a water carrier together with crews from Hereford, Peterchurch, Eardisley and Ewyas Harold fire stations all attended the scene. As can be seen from the photo the garage and two cars were completely destroyed. Crews were left on scene dampening down hot spots with an inspection organised later in the evening. All persons were accounted for with no injuries reported.

A huge thank you to everyone at Covid-19 support in Herefordshire. You have given local people across our county a invaluable service for the past 10 weeks. Give yourselves a massive round of applause 👏👏👏 📄 A statement on their page reads; 👇

Light Aircraft Crash Landing Near Kingsland. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service with crews from Kingsland, Leominster, Hereford fire stations all attended the light aircraft incident, near Shirl Heath, Kingsland. Crews from Droitwich and Malvern stood down en route when the scale of incident was assessed by initial crews. The incident involved light aircraft crash landing on field. One person self rescued prior to arrival, uninjured thankfully. Aircraft has been made safe.

February, Calm, Coot Calling' a studio watercolour created from outdoor sketches at Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve managed by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Thank you to Richard Bavin for painting this superb watercolour for our viewing pleasure. Richard is a local landscape painter specialising in trees and woodland, Richard seeks to capture the character and atmosphere of particular places in all weathers and seasons.

A car crashed into the the end of a terraced house in New St Leominster just after 9pm last night. A very lucky escape for the family, a woman and two children who were in the property at the time but fortunately they were upstairs at the time of the incident and escaped unharmed. Leominster fire crews were quickly on the scene and the isolated electric and gas supply to make property safe while carrying out a structural assessment. Photo - HW Fire Leominster Leominster Crash Video.mp4 Video: Sunshine Radio

Hereford and Leominster household recycling centres reopen 9 May Restrictions will remain in place to ensure safety of public and staff Herefordshire Council will reopen Hereford and Leominster Household Recycling Centres for essential use only from Saturday 9 May. They will be open from 8.00am to 6.00pm every day The other Household Recycling Centres in Kington, Bromyard, Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye will remain closed for the time being, until available staffing resource will permit these sites to reopen as well. Government guidance will be followed to ensure our sites can safely operate, and strict social distancing measures will be in place to protect both the public and staff. Only limited numbers of vehicles will be permitted entry at any time so long queues and delays are likely. The government’s view is that household recycling centres play a critical role in the local management of waste, so making a journey to one is considered a “reasonable excuse” if a resident has difficulty safely storing unavoidable waste. Journeys to HWRCs must only be undertaken if your waste or recycling cannot be stored at home without causing risk of injury, health or harm, and cannot be disposed of safely by other means. If you can temporarily store your waste or recycling in a way that does not pose a risk to yours or others safety or human health, then you must do so. Social distancing measures mean staff cannot provide assistance, so please make sure you are able to unload your waste unaided. If you are able, take additional measures to protect yourself and others such as using gloves and have sanitary wipes to use in your vehicle. Anyone who is self-isolating or has Covid-19 symptoms must not visit a household recycling centre.Councillor Gemma Davies, Cabinet Member for Commissioning, Procurement and Assets, said: The council’s waste collection service will continue to prioritise the collection of general rubbish and recycling. You can manage your garden waste in the following ways: * Cut and Drop - Don’t collect grass cuttings unless you intend to use them for home composting, simply cut the grass without the collector on. * Create a compost heap - No matter the size of your garden you should have space for a heap. If not use a low cost home composter to keep the garden tidy. * Create a wildlife habitat or bug hotel with thick branches and wood. * Use a licensed garden waste disposal service. * Do not burn your garden waste, as the smoke can aggravate respiratory difficulties of those suffering from Coronavirus and other illnesses. Herefordshire Council also continues to offer a bulky item collection service. Please call 01432 260051 to make a booking. For more information please visit www.herefordshire.gov.uk/recyclecentres

Check out this stunning sunset captured perfectly from Merbach Common Herefordshire. Photo courtesy of Tom Arnott Herefordshire is so beautiful, it is such a privilege to live in this most picturesque part of the world.

Another fabulous photograph taken at Much Marcle how lucky are we to live in such a beautiful county! Photo courtesy of Janey Cotton (Forever Hereford and Beyond) #HerefordVoice #Herefordshire

A beautiful sunset over Much Marcle and it looks like this fine weather will continue today. Photo courtesy of Janey Cotton (Forever Hereford and Beyond)

Do you enjoy gardening? Well Allensmore Nurseries Ltd have just launched their new national delivery mail order website ‘Golden Valley Plants' No minimum order, you can order just one plant if you would like to and then pay a delivery charge. Orders over £95 will be delivered free of charge. Check them out and keep it local! #HerefordVoice #KeepItLocal #HfdLocal

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service have reported another fire this afternoon. Photo courtesy of HW Fore & Rescue Service Crews from Ross on Wye, Newent and water carriers from both Ledbury and Leominster are in attendance at a barn fire, near Much Marcle. Photo courtesy HW Fire & Rescue Service.

Peterchurch Fire Station crew this afternoon attended a grass fire measuring approx. 100 x 100 metres at Merbach Hill, Dorstone, beaters and back packs used to extinguish and control the fire. Photographs courtesy of Peterchurch Fire Crew Hot spots dampened down.

'Thank you' to the fabulous biomedical scientists and technicians, the Infection Prevention team at the microbiology dept at the Wye Valley NHS who have been processing all the COVID19 samples locally to ensure prompt diagnosis for the people of Herefordshire! Photo courtesy Evelyn Williams