He said: "Reports across Forest of Dean and Ross-on-Wye of smoke in the air - apparently it's drifting across from a fire in Ebbw Vale." Forest of Dean MP Matt Bishop said he had contacted the fire service after hearing from residents about the mystery smoke filling the air. Ensure you never miss a Hereford Times headline. Heading back to his base in south Herefordshire on Saturday (August 8), he said the plume of smoke was heading towards Hay-on-Wye. Earlier, Hereford Fire Station warned that smoke from the wildfire was drifting into parts of Herefordshire.