July 2004

Whitecross High School in Hereford has succeeded in its bid to become a specialist Sports College.

Weobley High School has been placed in ‘special measures’ following its Ofsted inspection in May 2003. It is the only school in Herefordshire in this category.

The Herefordshire Partnership team, responsible for the Herefordshire In Touch (HiT) Programme, has reported a resounding success for the “We Want Broadband” campaign.

Herefordshire Council presents A Walk Through Herefordshire at the Three Counties Countryside Show June 18-20, 2004.

Village shops in Herefordshire will soon be able to benefit from advice and business support tailored specifically to meet their needs.

Young people in Herefordshire can jump on a “reading roller coaster” this summer as part of the annual national reading challenge.

Have you got an idea or project that needs funding?

Could a grant of up to £1000 help you get it off the ground?

Then the Small Projects Fund could be just what you are looking for.

A rare roman sword has been discovered in Bodenham, Herefordshire, by a man walking his dog and it’s one of the most exciting archaeological finds of the last decade!

An innovative scheme in Herefordshire is encouraging people to roam further from home by taking a bus to some of the beautiful walking areas in the county.

The Redundant Building Grant Scheme has proved a success since its launch in November, 2003, with more than £170,000 of grants awarded so far to businesses in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.

They are working up a sweat as they “row” their way across the English Channel but they won’t make a splash!

The county museums service, Heritage Services, is digging the dirt in Leominster on Saturday, July 17, for National Archaeology days.

The relocation of the Revenues and Benefits Customer Services and Info in Herefordshire’s help point from the Town Hall to Garrick House has been delayed until Monday 23 August.

The Bremen Partnership Award 2004, under the patronage of Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Federal State of Bremen, Germany, annually awards a prize of 35,500 € for the best public–private partnership solutions worldwide in the environmental sector.

Forget Jurassic Park, you need to come to Queenswood Country Park this Wednesday, 28 July, as the ‘Rock & Fossil Roadshow’ will be visiting with lots of fun for all the family to help you learn more about geology.

Local geology is being put under the creative spot light this summer.

A new flexible demand responsive public transport service has just been launched in North Herefordshire.

Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council are close to finalising the renegotiation of the Integrated Waste Management Contract for the two Counties.

Visually impaired people in Herefordshire will be encouraged to speak up
about their library and information needs during the National Library for the
Blind's (NLB) Make a Noise in Libraries Week. .

Motorists are being advised of the following traffic control/movements on the A44/A49 during the next two weeks:

The Herefordshire Partnership is holding funding advice and information sessions at Herefordshire libraries, in turn, during the next few months. And now it’s the turn of Kington.

An exhibition of work by artist John Scarlett Davis at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery marks the bicentenary of his birth.

On Wednesday, July 7, Herefordshire Council is to announce a new package of pay scales, salaries and terms and conditions for approximately 4,100 of its employees.

Herefordshire Council is giving away around 2,500 specially designed green doggy poop bags over the next few weeks to encourage dog owners to do the right thing.

More than 5000 people visited the “Herefordshire Environment Day” in High Town last week and organisers are hailing it a huge success.

A new roof for your village hall, updating the kitchen or improving the hall’s disabled access - Herefordshire Council’s Community Buildings Grant Scheme can help with all these.

Transco’s improvement works will be pulling out of High Town and moving into Widemarsh Street from 12 July.

Forget heading for the beach or lounging around a pool – where better to enjoy the summer holidays and get a breath of fresh air than Queenswood Country Park?

Herefordshire Council is dismayed and disappointed that Central Government has put Politics before prudence and decided to insist on the Council re-billing its households.

An inspection report published yesterday, Thursday, July 22, looking into the service provided by the Council for older people, confirmed that the Council has promising prospects for improvement.

Nearly 60 years on, Hereford town hall’s centenary year provides an opportunity for a romantic couple to re-live the moment he proposed.

Herefordshire Council has welcomed recent announcements from BT which suggest that more than 90% of businesses and households in the county will be able to receive Broadband services by the end of next summer.

The Leader of Herefordshire Council has appeared before the Welsh Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons to ensure the county has a say on its vital road and rail network.

Residents of the Green Lanes and Westfaling Street area of Hereford, who have been without a bus service since First Midland Red withdrew its buses in May, are to have a service restored courtesy of Herefordshire Council.

The Kington Area Regeneration Partnership is celebrating after winning a prestigious award.

The Regional Market Towns Awards were presented last week in Alcester and Kington won the best Youth Project category with their Skateboard Park and playground.

A colourful report celebrating the visit of the thought-provoking Anne Frank Exhibition last October will be launched from Herefordshire Council’s Museum on the Move bus at St Thomas Cantilupe CE Primary School.

Herefordshire Council has been successful in attracting a grant in excess of £100,000 from Sport England and Big Lottery Fund’s joint Active England Programme to put Physical Activity Opportunities into the heart of Herefordshire’s rural communities.

Herefordshire Council’s Archive Service is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings with a spellbinding exhibition of work by local bookbinder Adam Watson.

The Herefordshire Partnership has been holding funding advice and information sessions at the County’s libraries in turn.

Herefordshire Council Parks, Countryside & Leisure Development Service is pleased to announce that seven new benches have finally been installed at Long Acre Open Space by the riverside in Ross-on-Wye.