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December 2002

Thanks to new technology it's never been easier to pay for services provided by Herefordshire Council. If you've got a debit or credit card you'll be able to pay for most services either by calling in to one of the Council's eight cash offices around the county, or more importantly, you can now do it from the comfort of your own home.

A teenage tearaway has been banned from going within 100 metres of her former school in Hereford after intimidating pupils and staff and destroying school property.

Hereford commuters will have an added incentive to jump on board Park and Ride scheme tomorrow on Saturday, December 7th.

Strengthening of services and development of new initiatives will be among changes when Herefordshire Council takes control of a £7 million budget for supported housing services next year

Herefordshire Council’s Social Services is investing in new ways to improve services for older and physically disabled people in the county.

Parking issues in Ross-on-Wye have come under the spotlight at a meeting between Herefordshire Council, Ross Town Council and Ross-on-Wye Chamber of Commerce.

Herefordshire Council has unveiled detailed plans to improve Hereford's Roman Road

Herefordshire Council is improving its facilities for recycling to encourage people to minimise their waste.

The Queenswood Arboretum’s Golden Jubilee is fast approaching in 2003 and the Herefordshire Council Parks & Countryside Service needs your help to celebrate.

It will never have been easier for Herefordshire residents to have their vote when the Local Elections take place in May, 2003.

The community around Aylestone Hill, Hereford, have been out in force helping to plant shrubs at the entrance to the new Aylestone Park.

Herefordshire Council’s Park and Ride scheme carried a record number of passengers at the weekend.

If nature calls midway through a busy shopping trip in Hereford then pleasant relief is at hand.

Herefordshire Council is working with Keg Services Ltd and a number of agencies to try and find alternative employment for staff at the firm whose jobs are under threat.

Herefordshire Council has secured £1.3million of new funding for its innovative rural low-floor bus project.

Finding out all you ever wanted to know about Herefordshire Council will be even easier when a new publication scheme comes into force in February next year.

Herefordshire Council Leisure, Parks & Countryside Service is formulating a Playing Pitch Strategy to help identify needs for sports pitches in the County.

Herefordshire Council wants to make sure people don’t bite into more than they bargain for when enjoying a snack from the county’s food sellers.

A crucial meeting which could result in new life being breathed into scores of empty rural buildings has been held in Herefordshire.

If you are aged over 50, enjoy working with children and have skills to share you could be the ideal candidate for an innovative scheme set up by Age Concern, in partnership with Herefordshire Council.

Half of Herefordshire’s elderly people who are struggling with vital daily activities such as bathing, walking or getting dressed are failing to claim assistance of up to £100 a week.

Herefordshire’s Drug Action Team (DAT) has welcomed the announcement of a central government funding boost for community drug services and treatment programs.

The Herefordshire Council Travellers’ Policy, tailored to better meet the needs of nomadic communities and to deliver a more streamlined service, was approved at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, November 28th.

Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet has agreed to investigate plans to develop a state-of-the art Customer Contact Centre in the county.

It has been a year of investment and new initiatives for Herefordshire Council’s Cultural Services, with regional and even national recognition for its work in the areas of arts, heritage, tourism and the records office.

Herefordshire's street lighting is going green - although you won't notice any change in the colour of the lamps which illuminate our streets at night.

That’s the verdict of an in-depth assessment of the Council - one of many carried out on all County, Unitary and Metropolitan Councils in England during 2002.

Herefordshire Council is working through the figures that have emerged from Central Government following the most significant change in local authority funding in more than a decade

Bulmers remains a major employer in Herefordshire and the strength of its core business should ensure its future prosperity – that’s the message from Herefordshire Council’s economic team.

A film festival and a focus on Herefordshire’s fine food and drink are just some of the initiatives set out in two new strategies designed to forecast the future of arts and tourism in the county over the next five years.
 
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