April 2004

Hereford’s Unity Garden project has secured a new future, working with Widemarsh Workshop, a Herefordshire Council service just off Widemarsh Common in Hereford.

A visit to Rotherwas to highlight the need for a new access road is on the cards after an invitation to visit the county was accepted by Tony McNulty MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Transport.

Disabled people in Herefordshire are being encouraged to have a say on how services are planned for the future.

Smiling faces of the ‘trainers’ who are showing people how and what to recycle to help save the environment through the new ‘Re-Box’ scheme include ...

Children in Herefordshire will have more opportunities to be creative through an exciting new initiative called HEarts - Herefordshire Arts in Education.

Herefordshire Council is inviting members of the public to comment on a draft strategy that sets out the way forward for the rights of way service over the next four years.

Herefordshire Council is seeking views from residents of Walford Road in Ross-on-Wye about traffic calming measures.

Herefordshire Council’s review of its voluntary code on the use of polytunnels will take slightly longer than expected due to the amount of information being considered.

Passionate pleas for and against the use of polytunnels in the county have been made to members of a Herefordshire Council working group.

Herefordshire Partnership is hosting an educational visit of eleven Polish delegates.

Pedal your way to Plough Lane is the message to staff based at the Council’s Hereford offices.

Herefordshire Council’s ‘No ID, No Sale’ campaign was launched today (Thursday March 25) to help prevent underage sales of items such as alcohol, cigarettes and fireworks.

Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning local businesses to be on their guard for unsolicited letters that have been sent out by a company called:

Mr Stephen Byatt, currently Headteacher of Ellowes Hall School in Dudley, has been appointed Head of Aylestone School. He will take up the headship in September 2004.

At the time of year when in nature everything starts to grow, so too will the recycling activities in Ross-on-Wye. Backed by the Herefordshire Council, EnviroAbility (formerly Ross Recycling) will expand to be part of the social enterprise known as ‘Re-Box’.

Herefordshire’s farmers and landowners can now get expert advice on how to develop their land while keeping an eye on the heritage of the County.

Herefordshire Council has moved swiftly in a bid to minimise the impact of cuts to bus services announced by First Midland Red.

Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and the six Worcestershire District Councils have worked together to produce a key document that will have a major role in shaping the way waste is managed in the two counties for the next 30 years, until 2034.

Work is progressing to construct the new access road to Leominster Industrial Estate.

The decision has been made to delay a meeting to discuss the Brierley Court application after a number of 11th-hour submissions – including a 40-page document from the Arrow Valley Residents Association – were received late last week.

John Masefield High School at Ledbury has succeeded in its bid to become a “Training School” and been awarded £165,000 over three years to further professional development programmes for all staff.

Herefordshire Council Strategic Housing department is carrying out a Housing Needs Study in Kington during April.

Latest figures indicate that motorcyclists represent a mere 1% of our traffic, but tragically suffer 19% of deaths and serious injuries.

A meeting has taken place to try and thrash out an amicable solution between members of Ledbury And District Amateur Swimming Club and halo leisure, which runs the town’s leisure centre.

Herefordshire Council’s Social Services and the Primary Care Trust are formulating a plan to help people return home safely and in a timely manner from the County Hospital and the Ross Community Hospital.

The Herefordshire Partnership will be holding funding advice and information sessions at the County’s libraries during the next few months.

Spring has sprung and with free adult cycle training on offer from Herefordshire Council there’s now no better time to travel around Hereford City by pedal power.

Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum is the place to be throughout the Easter holidays, perfect for family picnics and barbecues, with lots of fun for everyone.

A new scheme is being launched this week across Herefordshire to encourage people to become regular rotters!

The next two years will see the development of three children’s centres in Herefordshire.

The discovery of high levels of heavy metals has temporarily set back plans for the start of work to create a new park in Hereford.

The finishing touches are being made to the Bromyard Centre in preparation for its official opening this Saturday, April 10.

A 20-tonne traction engine will cross the newly rebuilt bridge at Bridge Sollers at its official re-opening on Wednesday, March 31, to demonstrate the awesome strength of the structure.

Battery recycling is now on offer to householders in Herefordshire at both the Rotherwas and the Leominster Household Waste Sites (HWS).

Artists wanting to know more about how to get their work on gallery walls, expand their involvement with local communities or sell works overseas should get along to an information packed seminar to be held in Hereford next month.

The construction of a new swimming pool for the people of North Herefordshire has now begun.