December 2007

Parishes across the county are being challenged to reduce their carbon footprint in a bid to encourage local communities to put their heads together and work on ways of reducing CO2 emissions.

Herefordshire Council continues to improve the way it prevents and detects benefit fraud as well as having excellent security in place for safeguarding personal data and speeding up the way it processes and pays genuine benefit claims.

Pupils, staff, parents and grandparents enjoyed a spectacular World War Two event at St Paul's C of E Primary School this week.

Fly tipping in Herefordshire came to a head recently, when a large quantity of commercial and other waste was left in the Co-op car park at Kington, prior to the two weekly "Parish Freighter" collection of household waste, spoiling this welcomed initiative for everyone.

Relief is in sight for Colwall's weary motorists after Herefordshire Council agreed to explore the possibility of installing a temporary bailey bridge next to the ailing railway bridge.

Herefordshire Council has been let down by government which has failed to acknowledge the growing pressure of providing services to the county's growing population of older people.

A planned footpath and cycleway linking the north east of Hereford with Rotherwas has received a £350,000 boost after Sustrans' Connect2 project won £50 million from the Big Lottery Fund.

Herefordshire Council has backed a call by the secretary of state for children, schools and families, for parents to get their children to read more at home as they grow up.

Ross Heritage Centre will be holding an Activity for Children of all ages on Saturday December 22. This will take place between 1pm and 4.30pm. Participants will be able to make a "Christmas Rubbish Catcher" to collect all of those bits of rubbish that accumulates over the Christmas Festivities.

Motorists are being urged by Herefordshire Council to take extra care when driving along the county's roads.

Householders in Herefordshire will have no refuse collections on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day.

Colwall Bridge was re-opened on Friday 7 December to light vehicles (up to 3 tonnes).

People of Hereford should pick up their phones from today (Friday, December 7) to help secure part of a £50 million Big Lottery Fund grant for a footpath and cycling route between Hereford and Rotherwas.

Four county roads are closed due to overnight flooding. They are the A4110 from Walford Junction to Adforton, the B4350 from Whitney to Hay and Watery Lane in Hereford and the A438 from Hereford to Winnersley Jnt Letton. The A4113 from Walford to Leintwardine is passable with care.

Two primary schools, one in Hereford and one in Bromyard, have won this year's countywide campaign to get children walking to school.

Herefordshire Council is one step ahead in the challenge to face climate change. At a time when Government, local authorities, industry and individuals are being asked to consider their impact on the earth and their 'carbon footprint', the council is well on the way to addressing the issue along with other elements needed to sustain resources and the environment for future generations.

There's good news for people wanting to set up home in the county as Herefordshire Council is on target with plans which will mean more than 800 new affordable homes will be built in the next four years.

It has been announced today that Herefordshire will receive an extra £3.3m to support local transport schemes in addition to funding previously identified within in Council's Local Transport Plan.

Herefordshire Council is calling on residents to give the county the gift of a cleaner, greener future this Christmas.

Looking forward to the Christmas and New Year celebrations - smokefree this time?