August 2005

Two cannons, believed to have been used in the famous Siege of Sebastopol during the Crimean War which started in 1854, will soon be returned to their Herefordshire home.

Schools in Herefordshire are celebrating another year of success as GCSE and vocational exam results came in this week.

The countdown is well underway as the new swimming pool for the north of the County at Leominster takes shape.

A Hereford woman has been sentenced to a 150 hour Community Punishment Order after conning the benefit system out of more than £18,000.

“We have no time for Environmental Crime” was the message put out by Herefordshire Council this month when it launched its latest Streetscene animal character – Edna the Enforcer Elephant.

It’s good news for all the young people who have been waiting for the return of ‘Lofty’, the Hip Hop rap artist and his band ‘Dubmerge’.

A new youth magazine, ‘Room 21’, is being launched early September giving teens in Herefordshire the chance to be heard.

Parents of children with special educational needs are being invited to attend an informal drop-in event to be held in Hereford City Centre on Friday, September 16.

A hard-hitting reconstruction of a car crash in Hereford City Centre is to be used to reinforce the message that “Seatbelts Save Lives”.

Did you know that more than 7,000 people have hearing problems in Herefordshire?

Two Learning Ambassadors have been appointed to encourage people in Herefordshire, between 20 and 65, who have left school with no or few qualifications, to take up courses that reflect their interests.

Herefordshire’s schools are top of the class in national tests for 14 year olds, national figures revealed today.

Public views are being sought as part of a vital consultation exercise aimed at securing the long-term future of a tourist attraction in Bromyard which commemorates Herefordshire’s historical link to hops.

Thousands of visitors from all over the world will converge on a Herefordshire farm for the International Sheepdog Trials next month.

More than 200 artists and craftsmen will showcase their work as part of a nine-day arts festival across Herefordshire.

Visitors to Leominster will be able to glimpse the remains of an ancient Saxon rotunda for the first time in nearly 1,000 years as archaeologists begin to excavate the hidden structure on Saturday (August 13).

Members of the public keen to ensure Herefordshire’s crime-busting CCTV cameras continue to keep criminals off the county’s streets and boost community safety are being recruited under a new campaign.

Bright and colourful drawings warning drivers to slow down outside a Hereford primary school have been erected as part of a road traffic calming scheme in Friars Street.

Herefordshire Council is rolling out its recycling roadshow in a bid to boost recycling among householders across the county.

A new access road linking Rotherwas Industrial Estate to Hereford and plans to create the City’s first park-and-ride scheme top an ambitious multi-million transport plan for Herefordshire over the next five years (starting in April 2006). 

Aspiring photographers can see their work published in a new calendar of Herefordshire aimed at boosting the county’s appeal as a tourist destination.

A skateboard ramp in Hereford repeatedly attacked by vandals and condemned by health and safety experts has been demolished.

Voluntary groups across Herefordshire are being reminded they can benefit from hundreds of pounds in funding under a scheme aimed at improving communities.

About 1,000 licensees across Herefordshire have still to apply for a licence under the Government’s new 24-hour opening laws despite Saturday’s looming deadline.

Organisers of this year’s Hereford City Floral Decorations Competition have declared the event a blooming success after announcing the winners of the 2005 competition.

Herefordshire Council has appointed Sonia Rees, currently the Deputy Managing Director at Wychavon District Council, as its new Director of Resources.

A husband-and-wife team from Ross-on-Wye who started up business from their family home have moved into spacious new premises formerly belonging to The Duchy of Cornwall thanks to a grant from Advantage West Midlands.