April 2006

Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards is warning people to be on their guard against a bogus trader who is offering to tarmac driveways.

The William Heath Robinson Touring Exhibition will soon be arriving at the Herefordshire Museum and Art Gallery, it’s first showing in the Midlands.

Herefordshire Council has acted swiftly to clear up confusing roadsigns which left motorists scratching their heads as they drove past a county primary school.

Herefordshire Council is supporting a hard-hitting government safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths on motorbikes after five people were killed on the county’s roads in 2005 – an alarming 400 per cent increase compared with the previous year.

Ross-on Wye Library has teamed up with the BBC as part of a national pilot project aimed at promoting books and reading.

Twenty five road signs have been stolen in Herefordshire in the last two weeks – putting motorists’ safety at risk.

Specialist work to remove silt and reduce the unpleasant smells emitted at Hereford’s ancient Castle Pool has been successfully completed ahead of the busy summer season.

It’s that time of year again, and walks are booking up fast for Herefordshire’s annual Walking Festival.

Heart-stopping rides, side-shows, food stalls and ancient ceremonies are all part of the street extravaganza which is Hereford’s May Fair.

A popular attraction in Ross-on-Wye has attracted record-breaking visitor numbers over the last year.

A young craftsman has received national recognition at a prestigious show thanks to Herefordshire Council.

An innovative theatre production aimed at boosting careers in childcare will be held at a popular arts venue next month (May).

Plans to build 18 apartments on open land at the Chase Hotel, Ross-on-Wye, have been rejected.

Herefordshire Council is battling to save a major engineering project aimed at protecting Ross-on-Wye town centre from a repeat of the devastating floods of 2000.

Six Herefordshire village halls will receive financial assistance with improvements and repairs thanks to Herefordshire Council’s Community Building Grant Scheme.

A radical overhaul of the way Herefordshire Council and its partners deliver services to children and young people is at the centre of a new vision approved by Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet on Thursday, March 30.

Herefordshire Council is fine-tuning the way it supports the many voluntary and community groups which exist in the county.

Herefordshire passengers have given the county’s bus service a big thumbs up for providing a safe, comfortable and reliable service, a survey has revealed. 

Herefordshire Youth Council has met for the first time since candidates were successfully elected into post to represent the county’s youth.

The historic gates, which once stood proudly outside the former RAF Hereford base, are once again on duty, this time guarding the entrance to the city’s newest park.