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A YELLOW weather warning for rain could have "significant impacts" for Herefordshire, the Environment Agency has said. The Met Office's yellow warning is in place across southern parts of England and Wales, including Herefordshire, on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Forecasters said heavy rainfall may lead to flooding in places and disruption to travel, with a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded. The Met Office also warned that where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services, and spray and flooding could lea...

A YELLOW weather warning for rain could have "significant impacts" for Herefordshire, the Environment Agency has said. The Met Office's yellow warning is in place across southern parts of England and Wales, including Herefordshire, on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Forecasters said heavy rainfall may lead to flooding in places and disruption to travel, with a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded. The Met Office also warned that where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services, and spray and flooding could lea...

Environment Agency officials say it is a "precautionary" measure as the River Severn levels are already high. Flood pumps have also been installed at Hylton Road in Worcester, and the flood gate in Upton upon Severn has also been closed. Flood alerts have been issued for the River Severn in Worcestershire, the River Wye in Herefordshire and the River Lugg south of Leominster. Flood barriers being deployed in Bewdley. Photo by Environment Agency In an update on the Environment Agency website, a spokesman said: "River levels have risen at Diglis, Worcester (Barbourne), Kempsey and Sax...

A prominent Herefordshire farmer has found himself at the centre of a media storm for carrying out maintenance work on the River Lugg. For the past month,

Farmers Weekly Podcast Episode 37: Flood-hit farmer v Environment Agency FW Podcast 11 December 2020 >More in The River Lugg on John Price's farmland © Richard Stanton A flood-hit farmer has vowed to clear his name after being accused of illegally damaging a mile-long stretch of protected riverside in Herefordshire. John Price, of Day House Farm, Kingsland, says he had permission to carry out work on a flood-prone stretch of the river Lugg, near Leominster. But his action...