August 2004

Work is due to start next week on the entrance to the new ‘Aylestone Park’, on Aylestone Hill in Hereford.

Want to find some ‘outdoor’ fun on your doorstep this summer?

Why not come to one of the free WildPlay Sessions at The Grange in Leominster and Newton Coppice in Hereford next week?

The Chief Executive of Herefordshire Council and the authority’s Cabinet Member for Rural Regeneration and Smallholdings got a water-borne tourists’ eye view of Hereford.

The Town Hall’s centenary festivities are set for the open weekend, Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 August.

Residents and traders in Ross-on-Wye are advised that a town-centre road will be closed for up to eight weeks from early September to allow a new culvert for Rudhall Brook to be constructed.

Herefordshire Council is seeking feedback on proposals for a housing development at Tanyard Lane in Ross.

Sure Start would like to congratulate parent volunteers who have recently completed training in areas such as food hygiene, basic IT, customer service, assertiveness training, interview skills and CV writing.

The first turf was cut today (Friday, August 6) on the main construction contract for the £4.5 million scheme to improve Hereford’s Roman Road between Tillington Road and Stretton Sugwas.

Works are due to start on the major improvement scheme for Roman Road (between Tillington Road and Stretton Sugwas) in early August 2004.

“The key to a long happy life is red wine and pasta,” said 81-year-old Tina Langford, who retired Wed August 4 after 16 years as a cleaner with Herefordshire Council.

Entries have been received and short-lists drawn up for the seven categories in this year’s Flavours of Herefordshire.

…not to the sound of wonderful honey making bees, but to wild wasps intent on making their homes where we live!

Work started yesterday (Monday, August 9,) to install traffic signals at the junction of Ledbury Road and Folly Lane in Hereford.

A new bid to secure the Rotherwas Access Road represents the county’s “best chance ever” of securing the vital lifeline to the industrial estate.

Rotherwas Women a monumental artwork is planned for the heart of Hereford’s industrial area, the Rotherwas Industrial Estate.

The future of Hereford’s popular May Fair has been secured after a seven-year contract has been signed with the Showman’s guild of Great Britain.

The Leominster’s Farmer Market in Herefordshire has been voted in the top six in the West Midlands.

A recent survey carried out by Herefordshire Council has shown a likely future need for more than 60 additional affordable homes in Kington, with one-bedroom units likely to be particularly in demand.

Looking for a kids activity that’s both fun and creative?

A previously unknown prehistoric settlement and an important Roman farmstead are just some of the historical gems that have been unearthed in the Arrow Valley.

Thunderbirds are alive and well, and living on Tracey Island, in…Herefordshire!

Garrick House in Hereford is to reopen on Monday, August 23, after renovations, and will provide improved access to a range of services including council tax and benefits.

Leominster’s Youth Centre, in the Old Library, South Street, has arranged a varied schedule of FREE events and activities at the centre to keep the town’s youngsters occupied during the summer holidays.

Herefordshire Council is determined to crack down on benefit fraud and taking a leaf out of the Crimewatch book has enlisted the help of the local community.

Herefordshire Council proudly acknowledges the achievements of one of its employees this week.

Leominster’s "Plan it Green" is putting words into action and having an environmentally-friendly heating system installed.

Herefordshire Council is to step up support for public transport in response to rising costs from commercial operators that threaten the future of key services.

Hereford City Council is putting out a call to all budding David Baileys and aspiring Van Goughs.

The Herefordshire Sustain Project is to investigate the possibility of using alcohol made from surplus apples in the production of bio-diesel.

Happy faces have dropped in recent months as they reached Hereford Museum and found that the bees were not at home.