February 2003

One of the biggest ever youth services survey in Herefordshire started in February.

Herefordshire is holding its second walking festival but this year comes with a different flavour as there will be a special focus on the county’s food and drink.

A voluntary code of practice for the use of polytunnels which addresses the needs of growers while affording some protection to the interests of residential neighbours has been approved by Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet.

Sure Start Leominster and Kington is celebrating the first birthday of its shop in Kington next month and would like to invite you to join in the celebrations.

Did you know that the number of Herefordshire youngsters smoking fell from 13 per cent in 1996 to 11 per cent in 2000?

Proposals to build a £6 million access road to Hereford’s business hub – the Rotherwas Industrial Estate – has received approval from Herefordshire Council’s Planning Committee.

Herefordshire Council’s planning department has been allocated a £326,145 grant in the first of a three year national improvement programme which rewards commitment to high standards of service delivery.

A bronze footprint shaped plaque, commissioned by Herefordshire Council, has found it’s resting place in St Michaels and All Angels Church Bodenham.

Herefordshire Home Care Assistant Muriel Harris has finally hung up her uniform for the last time.

Primary schools across the county are being invited to join in May’s Walk to School Week - part of the national Walk to School Week campaign.

Sure Start is pleased to announce the official opening of its new shop in the centre of Leominster offering services to local people in the heart of the community.

If you want to know what Ledbury Regeneration Partnership has planned for the town, have any bright ideas you’d like them to look into or want to find out more about funding opportunities in the area then get in touch with Wayne Langford, Market Town Officer.

Herefordshire Council Research Team is pleased with the response to its postal Housing Needs Survey sent out in January, 2003.

Herefordshire Libraries, in partnership with The Courtyard Arts Centre, is promising a roaring good morning of fun in March for the launch of an exciting new competition.

Watercolours and drawings of Herefordshire’s famous Black and White buildings are among the attractions of a free exhibition on until March 22 at Hereford’s City Museum and Art Gallery.

If you have some good ideas on how to improve The Grange children’s play area in Leominster then get along to a meeting on Wednesday, February 19.

The county boasts a wealth of entrepreneurs and Herefordshire Council is keen to support emerging talent by offering one-off grants of up to £600 for people starting their own business.

Are you looking for some funding to get a good project idea off the ground? The recently released 7th edition of the Funding Directory might just have the information you need!

If you are sick of the sight of your office then the Flexible Working Seminar could provide some answers to the daily grind.

Broad Street Car Park in Leominster is set to receive a make-over thanks to a scheme developed by the Town Centre Regeneration Forum Amenities Group, in partnership with Herefordshire Council and Herefordshire Nature Trust.

County organisations involved with leisure and cultural activities can tap into a wealth of information at a funding fair to be held at The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Edgar St, Hereford, on Thursday, April 3.

Key players who will have a crucial role in shaping the future face of Hereford's city centre have been appointed.

People of Herefordshire are a hard-working lot according to statistics from the 2001 population Census.

Cabinet meets on Thursday, February 27, to discuss levels of Council Tax increases needed to make-up shortfalls in Central Government funding for 2003/2004.

As Valentine’s Day approaches and people turn their attention to loved ones, Herefordshire Council is encouraging people to spare a loving thought for the environment.