May 2003

If you're a budding young explorer or have set your sights on becoming the next Indiana Jones then why not visit Queenswood Country Park on Saturday 31 May?

The new Household Waste Site at Ross-On-Wye, with its full range of recycling facilities, is proving to be a tremendous success.

More than 5,500 energetic children in Herefordshire are preparing to "go the extra mile" in support of Walk to School Week.

A new improved edition of the Herefordshire Cycle Guide is now available for the county's riding enthusiasts.

An information Fair aimed at young people making the difficult transition from teenage life to adulthood is being launched on Saturday, May 17.

Herefordshire Council's Director of Education, Eddie Oram, said there was no reason for the proposed one-day teachers' strike at Aylestone High School.

After decades of laying silently idle, an antique school bell in Herefordshire will ring out for the first time in around 40 years on Monday, 19 May, at 9am.

A major survey into the housing needs for Ross-on-Wye is to be carried out by Herefordshire Council next month (May 2003).

Herefordshire Council is alerting motorists to resurfacing work scheduled for Bridge Street and St Martins Street in Hereford next week.

More and more Herefordshire residents are receiving the kerbside collection of recyclable materials as the last few urban refuse rounds come on board.

A postal ballot has resulted in nearly 50 per cent more voters having their say at this year's Herefordshire local election.

If you go down to the woods on 28 May then you'll be in for a big surprise because the Hereford Leisure Centre GymTots will be enjoying their first Queenswood Teddy Bears Picnic!

Hereford's much-loved Old House is about to go "virtual" and throw open its doors to tours with a difference.

Museum on the Move returns to Herefordshire tomorrow (Tuesday, May 13) with a fun-filled launch of a new exhibition called "No time to Waste 2" a history of waste and recycling.

Roman Mosaics, Chinese Dragons, Indian wall hangings and African stories are just some of the attractions from across the globe to tempt visitors into the County?s Museums and Galleries during the month.

A three-day truancy sweep during Hereford's May Fair by Herefordshire Council Education Authorities, in partnership with the Police, caught 18 children absent from school without permission.

Herefordshire Council has become one of the first local authorities in the country to offer job applications online.

If you have known and loved Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum in the past 50 years then why not pay a visit on May 11 and become one of the park's special 'friends'.

Herefordshire Council's Children's Resource Team is putting fostering in the spotlight during National Foster Care Fortnight, from May 12th to 25th.

Herefordshire Council is appealing to the public to help identify derelict properties in the county so it can work with owners to bring the properties back into use.

County film buffs can say goodbye to blurry pictures and bad sound and hire their favourite blockbuster on DVD thanks to Herefordshire Council Libraries.

Herefordshire Council run Drop-In Sessions for parents and families have been so successful more have been organised.

Plans are afoot to set up a Credit Union Branch in Hereford as a first stage towards establishing branches across the county.

Arts based businesses in Herefordshire have received a boost in the past 12 months with significant European and regional funding coming into the County.

The first sod was turned at the site of a brand new £1 million Herefordshire school this week.

The news that Hereford-based cider producers Bulmers is to be bought out by Scottish and Newcastle has been given a cautious welcome by Herefordshire Council.

Bromyard Leisure Centre is about to undergo a facelift which will make it even easier for townsfolk to access a whole host of services.

Birse Civils is to demolish and reconstruct the bridge at Bridge Sollers, 10km to the west of Hereford, under a £1.2 m contract for Herefordshire Council.

The opportunity to work with students and share the arts facilities at Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind is on offer as part of an artist-in-residence scheme now calling for applications.