Herefordshire

People struggling to pay for energy and other essentials are being encouraged to check if they are eligible before applying to Herefordshire Council for a share of the fund.

Primary and secondary school pupils in Herefordshire who are entitled to benefits-related free school meals will be given vouchers to cover the cost of lunch during the break from school.

Mr Wheeler, of Ledbury, Herefordshire, was previously charged with manslaughter - which he denied - but the charge was dropped during the trial.

Earlier this year, 13 portable loos were taken from a depot in Banbury, while in 2014, several were removed from locations across Spalding, Lincolnshire, and a whopping £35,000 worth were taken from a firm in Colwell, Herefordshire, in 2023.

The treasures were lost to history until one morning in June 2015 when - in a field near Leominster, Herefordshire - metal detectorists Powell, from Newport, and Davies, from Pontypridd, began sweeping the land.