November 2007

A Herefordshire project, which uses sporting and recreational activities to help drug users, is one of six projects nominated in the West Midlands for a new BBC Midlands Power of Sports Award.

People in Hereford will be reminded about the potential dangers of driving at Herefordshire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership's hard hitting road traffic collision demonstration in the city centre on Thursday, November 8th.

Herefordshire Council has contributed to a major study of rural transport for teenage learners which recommends major investment in post-16 travel.

Children and young people in Herefordshire receive satisfactory services across the board and these services are getting better.

Students from Wyebridge Academy were out in force for the opening of Shaw's Path, a new footpath and cycleway giving access to one of the city's "best kept secrets".

The recent chilly conditions and snow experienced in Herefordshire is proof that winter is upon us. A guide detailing the roads in Herefordshire to receive winter gritting for 2007-2008 has been launched.

Charming treasures from Christmas past will be on display to accompany a fun and exciting Christmas activity for children at a special event being held at the Museum Resource and Learning Centre in Friar Street, Hereford.

Herefordshire Learning Champions are offering people a chance to both learn a new skill and make some gifts for Christmas at a special drop-in event being held on Wednesday, December 5.

Herefordshire Council's waste prevention team is praising members of Freecycle who are reducing the amount of waste being dumped in landfill sites by re-using their goods.

Online voting has opened for one of four projects to win £50m worth of Big Lottery Funding, including a scheme which will help Hereford.

Herefordshire Council is keeping an eye on a pilot programme taking place in parts of neighbouring Worcester which could lead to families receiving more free early years education for their three and four year olds.

Budding female rappers and DJs are invited to head down to Herefordshire Youth Services' Girls Group at Hinton Community Centre on Wednesday 28th November and 5th December from 7-9pm. Local music production company, Dubmerge will be providing music workshops to develop young women's rap writing and performance skills.

Children and families in Ross on Wye are to enjoy new services at the Ryefield Centre, Grammer School Close, Ross-on-Wye, following the opening of a new Children's Centre by Herefordshire Council.

Plans for the retention of polytunnels at Brook Farm and Nine Wells, Marden, Hereford, for S&A Davies have been refused by members of the central area planning sub-committee.

Plans for the continued use of land as a caravan site and retention of an accommodation block for seasonal workers at Brook Farm, Marden, near Hereford, have been refused by members of the central area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 21.

Plans for a change of use from a retail unit and private members club to a restaurant at No 48, St. Owen Street, Hereford, have been approved by members of the central area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 21.

Planning permission for 69 homes and the delivery of Haywood Country Park on land at the rear of Mulberry Close, Belmont, Hereford, was refused by members of the central area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 21.

With everyone's thoughts turning to Christmas, Herefordshire's Tourist Information Centres (TICs) - which look after the county's visitors and residents - are bursting at the seams with local crafts, produce, gift items and information.

Applications for entertainment licences at two youth hostels in Herefordshire were approved by members of the regulatory sub-committee at their meeting today (Wednesday, November 21).

Herefordshire Council is hoping a commitment to disposing of waste in a new 'green' housing development in Hereford is successful so more housing associations will follow suit.

Herefordshire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership and Hereford United Football Club have teamed up to help bring an end to domestic abuse in Herefordshire.

Herefordshire Council is encouraging residents to compost their fallen leaves this autumn.

Herefordshire residents will get the chance to see the new completed Museum Learning and Resource Centre in Friar Street, Hereford, when an open day is held on Wednesday (November 21).

Recently discovered documents showing the supply of water to houses in Victorian Hereford will soon be made available to researchers at Herefordshire Council's Record Office.

Herefordshire's Youth Council has raised a magnificent £200 towards the Barrs Court Hydrosense Appeal.

A video showcasing the work of Herefordshire Council's transport planning is to be shown at the Local Government Association general assembly being held on December 12 in London.

A special conference focussing on people with learning disabilities in Herefordshire is to be held next month

Plans for the erection of a 12,000 bird free range organic egg laying unit on land south of The Lodge, Hatfield, near Leominster, were approved by members of the northern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 14.

A plan for change of use of the former post office in Leominster into a public house was approved by members of the northern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 14.

Visitors to Hereford's Record Office are promised a fascinating insight into the Romany Way of life in the county.

Ledbury Primary School is stepping back in time for the day to experience what it was like living in Tudor times.

Members of Herefordshire Council's northern area planning sub-committee meeting have agreed to hold a site visit over plans by Tyrells crisp company to create a potato vodka distillery at Rosemaund Farm, Preston Wynne.

Murder most foul was afoot during a recent open day organised by Herefordshire Council's archive service and held in Tupsley community hall.

Children's activities have been arranged for the drop-in session over the future of the Masters House on Wednesday, November 21, starting at 4pm at the Burgage Hall.

Planning permission for the erection of 10 stainless steel storage silos for fruit juice at Orchard Business Park, Bromyard Road, Ledbury, has been approved by members of the northern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 14.

Planning permission for the erection of 17 homes at Frome Valle Haulage Depot, Bishops Frome, has been approved by members of the northern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 14.

Students, parents, local organisations and residents are being urged to voice their opinions on plans to replace Minster College in Leominster.

Herefordshire Council is working with local businesses to give the county's young people a unique 'Dragon's Den' style business experience.

Herefordshire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership is inviting young people from the county's youth groups to enter a competition to design an anti-vandalism poster.

Clifford Primary School, near Hay-on-Wye is enjoying a week of special activities dedicated to the school's past, present and future.

Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council have produced a new leaflet that will help parents make informed decisions about whether or not to use real nappies.

Children in Herefordshire can expect to continue receiving good quality childcare thanks to a further 24 childcare providers achieving quality assurance awards.

A preferred option on the future of the Masters House will be presented at a public meeting on Wednesday, November 21 starting at 4pm.

Bookstart Bear will be touring the county in mid November, visiting libraries, nurseries and children's centres with his goodie bags and lots of cuddles.

Free and easy parking is on the cards again this Christmas as the council's successful Christmas Saturday Park and Ride service returns.

School pupils and students in Herefordshire are being encouraged to set their sights higher at a national Aimhigher roadshow visiting the county this month.

It's a case of poetry in motion for local writer Brenda Read-Brown, who has had one of her poems published…on the side of a refuse collection lorry.

Herefordshire Council was right to grant planning permission for an innovative waste treatment and recycling plant in Madley according to a judicial review, which took place today (Friday 9 November 2007) in the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Girls from five of the county's secondary schools were put through their paces this week at a special day with Britain's number one downhill mountain biker, Tracy Moseley at a PGL outdoor activity centre near Ross on Wye.

Herefordshire children are enjoying healthier lifestyles thanks to the county's schools exceeding national healthy schools targets.

Herefordshire Council is organising a conference for primary and secondary aged school children on values education.

The fourteenth Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair comes to The Courtyard Centre for the Arts this weekend (November 16, 17 and 18), with an upbeat and stylish show of the finest national and regional makers in top quality designer craft.

Herefordshire Council has been awarded for another year the prestigious 'two ticks' mark for being a positive employer of disabled people, committed to their employment, retention, training and career development.

Major changes to the way 14-19 year olds are educated across the county were given the thumbs up at an event which attracted more than 60 delegates from schools, colleges and other organisations last week.

More than 16,950 people have gone online to vote for their favourite place in the first national council-led poll.

Young people in Kingstone were geared up for this year's Halloween as the council's youth service organised an evening of ghoulish activity for them on 30th October.

Creative young women are being offered free jewellery making workshops at Hinton Community Centre this month.

Herefordshire is the first place in the country to have a single chief executive running both the council and the primary care trust. Herefordshire Council voted today (Friday 2 November 2007) to confirm the appointment of Chris Bull, who is currently deputy chief executive of Southwark Council in London. He will also fulfil the role of chief executive of Herefordshire Primary Care Trust.

Herefordshire Council is supporting new campaign, 'Love Food Hate Waste', that reveals we are throwing away a staggering third of the food we buy in the UK - most of which could have been eaten.

Whitecross Hereford High School and Specialist College scooped the national award for Best Sustainable Innovation at the Local Authority Building Control Awards. The building contractors Stepnell should be congratulated for their achievement both in design and execution.

Work on the Ross Flood Alleviation scheme is well on target for its intended completion date of July 2008.

Herefordshire Council is urging all dog owners to take the stress out of November 5 for their pet dogs.

Herefordshire Council is advising parents of potential secondary school changes which could alter the choices they make when selecting a school for their child.

The wheels are in motion for the creation of a Herefordshire health watchdog with a big job to do.