August 2006

The Unitary Development Plan (UDP), the planning blueprint for Herefordshire until 2011, is out for further consultation during the next six weeks.

Leominster’s Victorian cricket pavilion has been given a new lease of life thanks to a successful partnership late in The Pavilion’s innings.

Fascinating facts surrounding Hereford’s Victoria Bridge from the historical to the ecological will be revealed at the forthcoming exhibition on Victoria Footbridge.

Lovers of lyrics, odes and sonnets will soon have their passion for poetry satisfied at the County’s libraries.

The seventh South Wye Big Event will be held on Saturday, September 2 and organisers are calling for volunteer stewards to help make sure the day runs smoothly.

Estech Europe Ltd have now provided more details of their plans to process up to 100,000 tonnes of waste a year at a new facility at Stoney Street Industrial Estate at Madley.

Herefordshire Council is currently recruiting for its school crossing patrol to help keep children and parents safe on their journey to school.

Pupils in Herefordshire maintained schools have achieved the best results ever in GCSE passes this year.

Herefordshire Council’s Info Shop in Hereford is to undergo a major refurbishment to improve access to a wider range of services for local people.

Herefordshire is bracing itself for increased pressure on local public services as forecasts show nearly a 20 per cent rise in numbers of pensioners living in the county by 2011. The increase is much larger than that expected for this age group in England and Wales (12 per cent), according to Herefordshire Council’s own research based on figures from the Office for National Statistics and the Government Actuary’s Department.

Herefordshire Council is helping residents battle rising energy bills by offering free energy efficiency measures to those receiving income and disability related benefits.

Herefordshire’s A-level students raise the bar again as the County sees an even higher pass rate and more students achieving higher grades.

Hundreds of youngsters will be able to walk or bike to school in safety after improvements to the Shaw Walkway in Belmont.

Herefordshire Council has accused the Highways Agency of showing ‘contempt for the people of Hereford’ after the agency closed one lane of the A49 south of the River Wye without warning.

The success of the Council’s kerbside recycling scheme means it will now be rolled out to more of the County and take us a step closer to a greener Herefordshire.

Herefordshire’s Youth Council is touring the County seeking the views and opinions of Herefordshire’s young people.

The popular Big Event is returning, offering something for everyone from the thrills and spills of a fun fair to samba bands, dancers and live music.

Herefordshire Council has written a draft Disability Equality Scheme (DES) which is now out for public consultation.

Welsh Water is continuing to take action to deliver odour improvements at the Eign and Rotherwas sewage treatment works in Hereford and is working closely to implement an agreed action plan with Herefordshire Council, the Environment Agency and a local residents group.

Herefordshire Libraries are clearing their shelves with a sale of ex-library stock at Hereford’s Shirehall. 

The vital Community Equipment Store, which enables the County’s residents to stay comfortable and safe in their own homes when at their most vulnerable, is calling for people to return borrowed equipment once finished with to help keep down running costs.

The winners of this year’s Hereford City Floral Decorations Competition have been announced this week.

More than 300 artists are opening up their studios and workspaces to offer a unique creative tour of the County for the fifth year of h.Art, Herefordshire Art week, 9 – 17 September, 2006.

Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet Member responsible for highways in the county is looking forward to improved relationships with the Highways Agency.

A new free service is being set up in four North Herefordshire parishes to help residents to deal with their woody garden waste thanks to Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council.

The final phase of work to create a new learning and storage facility for the County’s heritage is now underway.

Hereford’s Victoria Bridge is beginning to show its true colours with the original Victorian cream-coloured topcoat now being applied as part of its £725,000 restoration.

Ross Preschool Playgroup recently purchased a digital camera, tripod and printer with the help of a £433 grant from Ross Area Community Pride.

Social Care Accountant, Pat Turvey, retired after an impressive 44 years of service for local government within Herefordshire.

Herefordshire Council’s legal team has had their Lexcel accreditation, the Law Society’s quality mark, renewed with 15 areas of good practice highlighted, compared to the previous five.

Local literature lovers have given the County’s libraries the thumbs up in a survey carried out in July.

Herefordshire Council has called on the local MP to sort out the shambles caused by the Highways Agency’s poor management of the roadworks for the Asda development.

Herefordshire Council's Road Safety Unit has recently been tackling the issue of road safety among the County’s migrant workers.