September 2008
30 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is urging groups and organisations working
with people who have learning disabilities to apply for cash to
help turn project ideas into reality.
30 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's decision not to re-open the local education
swimming pool at St Martin's, Hereford, and instead provide lessons
for youngsters at Hereford Leisure Pool came under the spotlight
this week.
30 September 2008
Representatives from businesses across the West Midlands flocked to
a seminar on asbestos which was jointly run by Herefordshire
Council and the Health and Safety Executive.
30 September 2008
The number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in the
West Mercia region has fallen by 70 per cent since the Safety
Camera Partnership was set up, the first annual review conference
by the Safer Roads Partnership heard.
29 September 2008
A 78-year-old Birmingham man has finally found the Ross home
where he was evacuated to during the Second World War - thanks to
Herefordshire Council's Tourist Information Centre.
29 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's Walking Festival attracted more new walkers
this year than ever before, providing a boost to the county's
reputation as a tourist destination.
29 September 2008
The Rotherwas access road has received the stamp of approval from
local businesses which can now send out goods without height or
weight restrictions.
29 September 2008
Six Herefordshire councillors will be taking democracy into the
classroom during the next few weeks to show how relevant and
important it is…even to youngsters.
30 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is working to resolve a problem with its
telephone system which was affected by yesterday's power fault
which affected parts of the county.
25 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is recommending BT retains 96 per cent of the
111 telephone boxes which it proposes to remove from service.
25 September 2008
Pupils and staff at Staunton-on-Wye Primary School are celebrating
after learning that their school has been awarded the prestigious
Eco-Schools Green Flag for the third time.
25 September 2008
A planning application has been submitted by the Royal British
Legion to relocate the war memorial which had to be moved during
works to rebuild a wall which had become structurally unsafe.
25 September 2008
Councillor Brian Wilcox, Herefordshire Council's ward member for
Aylestone, has helped to secure a £50,000 boost for Barrs Court
School.
25 September 2008
Pupils, parents and staff at the new Sutton Primary School and
village hall are to have a lasting tribute to the architect behind
the building.
25 September 2008
Herefordshire Council has acted swiftly to correct a front page
article in the Leominster Journal, published today, September 24.
25 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's energy efficiency experts are to spend a
day at the Kington Information Centre on Tuesday, October 14, to
help people in the town better understand how they can save money
on their fuel bills.
24 September 2008
The mouth-watering Flavours of Herefordshire will go on show at
this year's Herefordshire Food Festival, over the weekend of
October 25/26.
24 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is once again coming to the aid of all county
residents struggling with their composting.
24 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is to undertake a formal review of the
ambulance response service in the county - with particular focus on
the market towns of Ledbury and Ross.
23 September 2008
Bestselling author Phil Rickman is to sign copies of his new novel
"To Dream of the Dead" at Hereford Library on Saturday (October 4).
23 September 2008
Traders in Ross have welcomed the flexibility the Local Development
Framework will offer in finding future sites for both businesses
and housing.
23 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is reminding green-fingered residents they
could save themselves time by using a garden shredder.
23 September 2008
Herefordshire Council has begun works this week to remove an
unauthorised 600-metre earth bund containing rubble and waste.
22 September 2008
To celebrate UK Older People's Day this year Herefordshire Council
is inviting people to drop in for a chat and a cup of coffee.
22 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's financial controls and procedures use
public money and assets to secure economy, efficiency and
effectiveness, according to independent public services watchdog
the Audit Commission. In its Annual Governance Report for the last
full financial year (2007/08), the commission's district auditor
has stated that the council's financial statements represent fairly
its income and expenditure.
19 September 2008
Herefordshire Council wants to improve the mobile library service and will be asking residents of the county what it thinks about it. New routes and vehicles were put in place last summer and now is the time to see how they have been working and to plan for the future.
19 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is moving to arrange good quality childcare
for working parents after Ofsted inspectors closed Kington
Children's Centre Nursery this week (Thursday 18 September).
18 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's archaeological department is launching the
final report from a project carried out in the Lugg Valley which
unearthed the county's first Henge monument.
18 September 2008
This photograph of a giant football has left staff at Herefordshire
Council's museum perplexed.
18 September 2008
Planning permission for six detached houses at the rear of Hazlenut
Cottage, Llangrove, Ross-on-Wye was refused by members of the
southern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday,
September 17.
18 September 2008
Planning permission for the renewal of 10 extra car boot sales per
calendar year at Ashford Stables, Stoney Street, Madley, was
approved by members of the southern area planning sub-committee at
their meeting on Wednesday, September 17.
18 September 2008
Planning permission for the siting and erection of prefabricated
classrooms, wc and kitchen facilities to provide temporary
accommodation during the extension of existing school premises at
Waldorf School, Much Dewchurch, Hereford, was approved by members
of the southern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on
Wednesday, September 17.
19 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is celebrating the official opening of a
new children's centre this month which delivers its services from
the heart of the county's rural communities.
16 September 2008
If you fancy a cup of coffee and the chance to browse around an
historic building in Ledbury, you need to get along to the town's
famous Master's House, on Thursday next week, September 25.
16 September 2008
Stepnell Limited has been awarded the design and build contract for
the new Minster College Building in Leominster.
16 September 2008
If you work at Rotherwas there will soon be a chance for you to
comment on just how easy it is to get to work these days.
16 September 2008
If you're hunting for original Christmas presents you need to hot
foot it to Hereford's High Town this Saturday, September 20.
15 September 2008
Candidates standing in the forthcoming Belmont Rural parish council
election have been confirmed.
15 September 2008
With only around one in eight people with learning disabilities
exercising their right to vote, Herefordshire Council is holding a
special event to help them understand how they can take part in
local politics.
15 September 2008
Public meetings are taking place across Herefordshire in a bid to
fight off plans to close 20 post offices in the county.
12 September 2008
Local people are being asked their views on a proposed new national
constitution for the NHS.
12 September 2008
Broadband is helping many individuals and businesses across
Herefordshire and is bringing the world into people's homes.
12 September 2008
Candidates standing for election in the forthcoming by election in
the Leominster South Ward have been confirmed.
11 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is ahead of the game in already running a
Mortgage Rescue Scheme using its own capital and has committed
£1million to helping homeowners avoid repossession.
10 September 2008
Herefordshire-based swimmers Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis have
been congratulated by the county's civic leaders after their medal
success at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.
09 September 2008
As schools go back after the summer break, parents and carers of
the county's 1850 year six children are being asked to apply for
secondary school places for September 2009.
09 September 2008
Motorists are being advised that they may face delays on the A49
going south out of Hereford towards Ross-on-Wye.
09 September 2008
Herefordshire Council has out-performed many other authorities in
the region and across the UK after collecting 98.6 per cent of the
council tax it should have during 2007/08.
09 September 2008
Hereford's new £5.5-million flood defences passed their first
major test over the weekend - holding the River Wye at bay and
safeguarding nearly 200 local homes. The riverside barrier,
together with the new Belmont roundabout, was made possible after
Herefordshire Council injected £2 million from a Section 106
planning gain negotiated in the construction of the new Asda
supermarket in the city.
09 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's highways staff and contracting partners
Amey worked around the clock over the weekend to deal with major
problems caused to the county's roads by heavy rains over the
weekend.
08 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is to arrange a series of public meetings
across the county as the battle lines were drawn to support post
offices facing the axe.
08 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's transport supremos are getting on their
bikes to refresh their cycling skills by testing out the council's
free adult cycle training scheme.
08 September 2008
Spare places are still available for local businesses interested to
know more about regulations covering asbestos in their buildings.
07 September 2008
Update - 1.00pm Sunday September 7th 2008
With the flooding situation improving or stabilising,
Herefordshire Council is closing its emergency information line for
the time being after being operational since midnight on
Friday.
05 September 2008
The new national HPV Immunisation Programme is officially launched
this week by the Public Health Minister, Dawn Primarolo. The
principal aim of the programme is to protect girls against future
risk of cervical cancer.
03 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's cultural services are hosting four free
events during this year's national Heritage Open Days.
03 September 2008
If you go down to the woods…for two days next weekend (Saturday,
September 13 and Sunday, September 14) you will find they are
inhabited by mystery and magic!
02 September 2008
Herefordshire Council is holding a public exhibition on Monday
(September 8) on proposals for a park and ride facility at Hereford
Racecourse.
01 September 2008
Herefordshire Council's trading standards service in conjunction
with West Mercia Constabulary carried out a test purchasing survey
last month and were shocked to obtain 19 alcohol sales out of 56
attempts by their 16-year-old volunteers.
