No Major Problems with Shrewsbury Fans

Hereford police has said that 'all went off quite peacefully' today when some 1500 Shrewsbury Town fans came to the city for the local derby at Edgar Street.

Around 80 police were visible around the town both before and after the game.

Many of them were able to watch the game with little else to do. The force helicopter hovered above Edgar Street after the game.

Around 150 Shrewsbury supporters were allowed into the Herdman pub before the game and were then given a police escort to Edgar Street.

After the game many of them were escorted back to the railway station.

UPDATE: "There was one arrest made under the section five public order act. There was a very robust police operation in place and both sets of fans behaved very well," said a police spokesperson.

"We also had support from the British Transport Police who helped patrol the rail networks."

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