Residents in Ross-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye, Walterstone, Lea, and other parts of the county have reported a strong smell of smoke over the weekend, prompting concern and a flood of calls to fire services. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said its control room had received "multiple calls" reporting smoke in south Herefordshire. Ensure you never miss a Hereford Times headline. Lou Edwards, of Gloucester Road in Ross-on-Wye, said she noticed a strong smell of smoke at around 9am on Sunday. "The smoke is coming from fires in South Wales," a spokesperson said.