January 2008
31 January 2008
Herefordshire Council is prepared for icy conditions and snow
storms which are predicted overnight and tomorrow and will be
sending out the gritters tonight to cover the 15 main routes in the
county.
30 January 2008
Herefordshire Council, while keen to encourage the planting of more
orchards in the county, is warning people not to allow trees to
cause an obstruction to walkers or riders.
29 January 2008
As part of its commitment to making sure the county is accessible
to disabled people, this year's Herefordshire Walking Festival
features walks for both wheelchair users and visually impaired
people.
29 January 2008
As part of its long-standing commitment to making the county a
greener place to live in, Herefordshire Council is urging people to
consider car sharing which not only saves money but also reduces
congestion and cuts pollution.
29 January 2008
Visits to key businesses on the Rotherwas industrial estate have
been organised by the South Wye Regeneration Partnership.
29 January 2008
Herefordshire Council's highways and transportation department is
stressing Ledbury town centre is still accessible to shoppers
despite works which are being carried out by Welsh Water.
29 January 2008
A giant boring machine will arrive in Ross on Thursday (January 31)
2008 ready to dig out a tunnel as part of the town's £7million
Flood Alleviation Scheme.
29 January 2008
People wanting to eat out in Herefordshire now have an opportunity
to know what happens behind the kitchen door and can have extra
confidence in what they eat thanks to a new initiative launched by
Herefordshire Council.
28 January 2008
Cabinet members at Herefordshire Council decided to reduce the
assumed level of council tax increase for next year from 4.7 per
cent to 4.4 per cent.
28 January 2008
Show your loved one how much you acre by coming along to Hereford
Museum and Art Gallery on Wednesday, February 13, for a special
Willow Hearts event.
28 January 2008
An inspector's decision on polytunnel development at Pennoxstone
Court, Kings Caple, has supported Herefordshire Council's new
policy requiring all large scale polytunnels in the county to have
planning permission.
28 January 2008
Ross Heritage Centre has a programme for February and March, which
has something for everyone.
28 January 2008
Ross-on-Wye Heritage Centre is staging an activity morning on
Friday, February 15, to make gifts for Mother's Day.
28 January 2008
Preparations are now under way for the fifteenth Hereford
Contemporary Craft Fair, running from November 14 until November 16
at The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, and applications are invited
from contemporary designer makers working in traditional and
non-traditional media.
25 January 2008
Councillor John Jarvis, Herefordshire Council's cabinet member for
the environment and strategic housing, has cut the first sod has
been cut for building work at the new state-of-the-art £3.1million
crematorium in Hereford city.
25 January 2008
Have you ever wondered what life was like for the countless
generations of people who have lived in the Bodenham area? Are you
interested in the spectacular archaeological discoveries which have
been made at Wellington/Moreton Quarry over the last 20 years?
25 January 2008
Since building a huge wall to keep the children out of his garden,
the only visitors the Selfish Giant gets are Lady Snow and her
friends. One morning he hears the most beautiful music coming from
his bedroom window and is delighted with the sight that greets him.
25 January 2008
Herefordshire Council's Road Safety Unit and Hereford and Worcester
Fire and Rescue Service are joining forces to take a new kind of
safety show into some of our high schools.
24 January 2008
County residents are asked to ignore a story about the schools
review in the current edition of Herefordshire Council's magazine,
which was printed and distributed before the review was recalled
24 January 2008
Many households in Herefordshire are paying more than £200 too much
in order to keep their properties warm, according to Steve Winmill,
manager of the Keep Herefordshire Warm initiative.
23 January 2008
Ross-on-Wye's business economy is set for a boost after
Herefordshire Council granted outline planning permission to
convert 25 acres of agricultural land for commercial use.
23 January 2008
A countywide review of all schools still needs to be carried out
and schools, communities and council members need to be part of the
discussions before proposals are put together. That's the message
given at Herefordshire Council's children's services scrutiny
committee this week when they met to discuss recently recalled
draft proposals about the county's future education provision.
22 January 2008
Plans to build four houses on land next to 44 Vicarage Street,
Leominster, have been refused by members of Herefordshire Council's
planning committee.
22 January 2008
Plans by a member of Herefordshire Council to convert former
stables and a storage building into two self-contained holiday
units have been approved by members of the authority's planning
committee at their meeting on Friday, January 18.
22 January 2008
Plans to erect six homes and garages on land next to the Methodist
Chapel, Hereford Road, Weobley, have been refused by members of
Herefordshire Council's main planning committee on Friday, January
18.
22 January 2008
The programme for the 2008 Herefordshire Walking Festival has been
finalised and features some well-loved favourites as well as
exciting new ideas.
22 January 2008
A poster designed by Lance Corporal Deana Wyatt, from the Hereford
and Worcester Army Cadet Force - Hereford Detachment - is to front
an anti-vandalism poster campaign by Herefordshire Community Safety
and Drugs Partnership.
22 January 2008
If you have any issues regarding trees on a public open space then
you must contact Herefordshire Council's parks, countryside and
leisure development service as taking matters into your own hands
could mean you face prosecution for criminal damage.
21 January 2008
The leader of Herefordshire Council has announced today the
immediate recall of draft proposals for a review of schools in
response to government requirements to reduce surplus school
places.
18 January 2008
A survey of people in Herefordshire has shown that around eight out
of ten people are satisfied with their local community as a place
to live.
18 January 2008
Herefordshire is appealing for people from Herefordshire and
surrounding communities who may be interested in adopting a child
to attend an adoption information morning on Saturday 26th January.
17 January 2008
Culture vultures wanting to see rare owls, visit a farm, watch a
film, visit the theatre or join in a Halo activity can get free
tickets in a new cultural passport scheme for Herefordshire.
17 January 2008
Have you ever wondered about the hygiene of a restaurant's kitchen?
Or how safely the grub you are about to tuck into was prepared
before it reached your plate?
17 January 2008
Herefordshire Council's Creative Industries is running a four-day
course for people wanting to make a living from their creativity.
17 January 2008
Plans for 26 homes at the former Lambournes site, Ryelands Road,
Leominster, have been approved by members of the northern area
planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, January 16.
17 January 2008
Do you have a "something" at home, a "whatsit" in your garage, or
perhaps a "thingamabob" you found in your attic or dug out of your
garden. Want to know more about it?
17 January 2008
Retrospective planning permission for change of use of Shaw's
House, 18 Old Road, Bromyard, to multiple occupation have been
approved by members of the northern area planning sub-committee.
17 January 2008
Plans to erect two offices and ten two-storey homes at 40-42 West
Street, Leominster, have been approved by members of the northern
area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, January
16.
17 January 2008
Plans for a residential development of 35 homes on land next to The
Birches, Shobdon, have been approved by members of the northern
area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, January
16.
17 January 2008
Plans for a proposed veterinary centre at Plot 15, Leominster
Enterprise Park have been approved by members of the northern area
planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, January 16.
16 January 2008
Planning has already started for the Pride of Herefordshire Awards
2008 and county residents are being urged to start thinking now of
people whose efforts in the community should be rewarded.
21 January 2008
Road information issued
14 January 2008
Herefordshire Council is urging parents and carers of children due
to start reception classes in primary schools in September this
year to return their application forms to the council this week.
14 January 2008
For several days starting on Monday 21 January major tree work will
be taking place at Dinedor Camp to remove and make safe some
hazardous trees on the ramparts of the hill fort.
14 January 2008
Herefordshire Council is taking a practical step to help people
cope with the rising costs of heating their homes by offering all
people in the county over 60 years of age £500 towards insulation
and heating controls.
14 January 2008
The Visit Herefordshire Board is developing its strength within the
industry sector with the appointment of Mike Moran, Managing
Director of MilSys Uk Ltd., and the appointment of Cllr Ursula
Attfield to the position of vice-chairman.
14 January 2008
Herefordshire Council is seeking an urgent meeting with the
Minister of State for Schools to press for fairer funding for
education.
14 January 2008
Following the tragic death of a baby who died after being scalded
by water from a hot water tank which had a faulty thermometer,
Herefordshire Council has urged tenants, private landlords and
homeowners to watch out for telltale warning signs with their water
system to help prevent any further tragedies.
14 January 2008
Herefordshire residents are being urged not to make 2008 a
'rubbish' year but instead make a resolution, one step, that will
really make a difference to their own and other people's lives.
14 January 2008
Had some Christmas presents you really didn't need, want or like?
Don't know what to do with that too small sweater, too big slippers
or that second copy of your favourite CD?
11 January 2008
Herefordshire Council's learning champions are running a workshop
on Tuesday, January 22 at Kingstone High School teaching the basics
of bricklaying.
10 January 2008
Leominster and Area Drugs and Alcohol Forum are launching a hard
hitting campaign to tackle underage drinking and anti social
behaviour.
10 January 2008
Plans by Kemble Housing for the construction of six new affordable
houses on land next to 10 St George's, Woolhope, have been refused
by members of the southern area planning sub-committee at their
meeting on Wednesday, January 9.
10 January 2008
An application to demolish 13 Market Place, Ross-on-Wye and build a
shop with 12 flats above on the site was approved by members of the
southern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday,
January 9.
10 January 2008
A scheme to construct two two bedroomed flats on land at Henry
Street, Ross-on-Wye has been approved by members of the southern
area planning sub-committee on Wednesday, January 9.
09 January 2008
The historic Kington Tram or Plateway Wagon, discovered in the
1960s at Burlingjobb Quarry, close to Kington, has now been safely
returned to its new home in Hereford.
09 January 2008
Herefordshire Council is on the hunt for village shops that want to
take advantage of a grant to provide free business advice. The
£15,000 award from the Herefordshire Access to Services Partnership
(HASP) will provide practical support to village shops, helping
them to develop their businesses for the 21st Century and improve
their service to the communities that depend on them.
08 January 2008
Have you ever 'taken a bull by the horns' or 'looked a gift horse
in the mouth'?
08 January 2008
Community member Elizabeth Drew has just returned from an
exciting 12 months in Mozambique on the East coast of Africa as
part of the Voluntary Service Overseas Youth scheme.
07 January 2008
Councillors on Herefordshire Council's environment scrutiny
committee agree that an alternative crossing is urgently required
at the failing Colwall railway bridge.
07 January 2008
Herefordshire Council is urging residents to keep their eyes peeled
for a waste-busting newsletter winging its way to them.
07 January 2008
The market for food waste disposers has increased since
Herefordshire Council, in conjunction with Worcestershire County
Council, launched the Sink Your Waste scheme.
07 January 2008
Herefordshire Council, in conjunction with Worcestershire County
Council, is running a special event next week to encourage
residents to re-use in the New Year.
07 January 2008
Two out of every five pounds spent by Herefordshire Council now
goes on providing social services for older people and vulnerable
children and adults.
04 January 2008
The Belmont Survey was distributed to all homes in Belmont last
month and is due back this week. Everyone should look at this
survey and tell Herefordshire Council and the Parish Council what
they want for the public open spaces at Dorchester Way and
Northolme Road.
