November 2008
28 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is celebrating the official opening of a new
children's centre which delivers its services from the heart of one
the market town communities.
26 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has asked utility companies not to carry out
street works in the county's major shopping towns during the busy
run-up to Christmas.
26 November 2008
An archaeological dig will be taking place at the Master's House,
Ledbury, as part of Herefordshire Council's plans for a new library
in the town.
25 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is proud to announce it has some of the most
outstanding schools in the country according to government
regulatory body, Ofsted.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has been building on the success of its
eco-schools scheme by staging a conference to share good practice
and inspire people to commit to becoming even more sustainable.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is having to restrict the A44, Barons Cross
Road from Pierrepont Road to Morrisons roundabout for two evenings
at the start of December.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is running a special open day at the Museum
Resource and Learning Centre in Friar Street, Hereford, aimed at
families wanting to create their own Christmas decorations.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is calling on residents to recycle this
Christmas and give the county the gift of a cleaner, greener
future.
24 November 2008
The exciting archaeological finds at The Prospect in Ross-on-Wye
are to go on view to the public during December.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is inviting the public to have their say
on the use of signs on the county's highways.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is extending its Special Energy Efficiency
Scheme (SEES) to all private homeowners and private tenants aged 60
plus.
24 November 2008
People in Herefordshire should make sure have their say in a major
planning consultation which aims to tackle the challenges faced by
the rural parts of the West Midlands such as affordable housing,
transport and accessibility.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has prosecuted a man who claimed council tax
benefit but failed to declare he had more than £16,000 in a bank
account.
24 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has cracked down on five benefits cheats who
failed to declare they were living with their partners.
21 November 2008
Plans for the continued use of land as a yard and construction of a
storage building at Cross Cottage, Upper Hill, near Leominster,
were approved by members of the northern area sub-committee at
their meeting on Wednesday, November 19.
21 November 2008
Plans for a terrace of seven homes and associated car parking at
the rear of The Homend service station, The Homend, Ledbury, were
approved by members of the northern area planning sub-committee at
their meeting on Wednesday, November 19.
21 November 2008
Plans to convert redundant traditional farm buildings at The Farm,
Aymestrey, were approved by members of the northern area planning
sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 19.
21 November 2008
Planning permission for a building to house an animal incinerator
at Lyonshall, near Kington, was approved by members of the northern
area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November
19.
21 November 2008
Planning permission for two detached homes to be built at New
Street, Ledbury, were approved by members of the northern area
planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November 19.
21 November 2008
Residents who live along Hereford's Holme Lacy Road will be
breathing a sigh of relief on Monday next week, November 24.
20 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has welcomed proposals for a community-led,
long-term business plan designed to reopen a local education
authority pool that was closed in 2007 for safety reasons.
20 November 2008
Selected schools in Herefordshire are due to start on a journey of
creativity this autumn. Eighteen schools will take part in the
national Creative Partnerships Enquiry Schools programme, which is
delivered by Bright Space. The Enquiry Schools programme enables
schools to run a single, short term project involving creative
professionals.
20 November 2008
Herefordshire businesses are being asked to complete a brief
questionnaire about how accessible their premises are. The
information will be used to develop a countywide database to help
both residents and visitors to the county.
20 November 2008
Collectors of antiques and collectables will be hot-footing it to
Leominster next year when a new regular market begins.
20 November 2008
Brass, wind and strings are all coming together in two big concerts
to celebrate the county's young musical talent this week.
18 November 2008
Expertise among Herefordshire Council's members of staff was
augmented by the use of consultants who filled in "knowledge gaps"
75 times during the last year.
18 November 2008
A licensing officer from Herefordshire Council has recently been
the principal speaker at two training seminars aimed at improving
the way local authorities tackle alcohol-related problems.
18 November 2008
Public spaces charity 'Living Streets' has been commissioned by
Herefordshire Council to carry out a series of community street
audits in the St.Owen Street area of Hereford next week.
18 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has been encouraging cyclists in Leominster
to make sure they are safe and can be seen on the county's roads.
17 November 2008
Football and sport are being given a boost at Riverside Primary
school following the award of Football Association Club Link School
status.
17 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is planning to celebrate this year's
International Day of Disabled People (December 3 2008) with lots of
fun activities, workshops and information stands around Hereford
and Leominster.
17 November 2008
Herefordshire Council's new social care case management system,
Frameworki, came into operation as planned this week and is now
being used by almost 400 social care professionals to underpin
their daily work.
17 November 2008
Herefordshire Primary Care Trust's school nurses have immunised
more than 700 12 and 13 year old girls across the county this term
as part of a huge nationwide HPV immunisation campaign to protect
girls against the future risk of cervical cancer.
17 November 2008
As part of their close partnership working, Herefordshire Council
and Herefordshire Primary Care Trust have appointed a new assistant
chief executive.
17 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is making changes to the way we collect your
rubbish and will be making it far easier to recycle.
14 November 2008
Nursery and primary school children in Leominster are making a
heart-felt plea to local teenagers to stop vandalising their
school.
13 November 2008
Young people at Ledbury youth centre are organising their second
Red Ribbon Ball to raise awareness for World Aids Day.
13 November 2008
Members of the southern area planning sub-committee at their
meeting on Wednesday, November 12 were minded to approve plans to
build six affordable homes at Etna, Orcop Hill, Much Dewchurch.
13 November 2008
Herefordshire Primary Care Trust - the leader for the NHS in the
county - is to host a pilot project aimed at improving services and
support for cancer survivors and their carers.
12 November 2008
Planning permission to construct a retaining wall at Thorny
Orchard, Coughton,near Ross-on-Wye was approved by members of the
southern area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday,
November 12.
12 November 2008
Planning permission to convert a barn at Upper House, Craswall,
into holiday accommodation, was approved by members of the southern
area planning sub-committee at their meeting on Wednesday, November
12.
12 November 2008
Herefordshire has shone through in the "Oscars" of the tourism
world landing two silver and three highly commended awards in the
regional Excellence in Tourism Awards 2008.
11 November 2008
Radiocarbon dating carried out on charcoal from the Rotherwas
Ribbon has confirmed the feature was created before the Early
Bronze Age.
11 November 2008
Herefordshire Council's record office will be closed for its annual
stock take from Monday 24 November to Friday 12 December inclusive,
reopening at 9:15 on Monday 15 December.
11 November 2008
Christmas parties, themed meals and restaurant bookings offer
people the promise of a great night of food, fun and entertainment
- but what happens if something goes wrong, people drop out or you
need to cancel? Consumer Direct, working in Partnership with
Herefordshire Council's trading standards department, advises on
the issues often affecting a large booking for such occasions.
11 November 2008
Trainers, tracksuits, football kits and the latest fashions are
often at the top of many Christmas wish lists, but do you know what
your rights are if you have bought a gift and it is the wrong size,
wrong style or the item is faulty? As part of National Consumer
Week 2008 (November 17 to 22), Consumer Direct has teamed up with
Herefordshire Council's trading standards department to help county
residents become a savvy shopper this Christmas.
11 November 2008
Making your money go further at Christmas can be important, so if
you are thinking about buying an electrical item as a present this
Christmas, make sure you know the true cost of extended warranties
advises Consumer Direct working in partnership with Herefordshire
Council's trading standards department.
11 November 2008
Herefordshire rail passengers are to get a full hourly train
service in each direction between Hereford and Birmingham.
10 November 2008
A new regeneration strategy for Hereford city centre has been
launched with ambitious plans to see the city centre grow and
expand during the next ten years.
10 November 2008
A new initiative is being launched by Hereford Primary Care Trust
and Herefordshire Hospitals NHS Trust to help doctors' surgeries
with weight management advice sessions.
14 November 2008
Please find below details of roads affected by flooding as at 11am,
Friday, November 14.
07 November 2008
Doctors in Herefordshire prescribe fewer antibiotics than anywhere
else in the West Midlands as this helps stem the spread of 'super
bugs' that have developed immunity to treatment.
06 November 2008
It's back due to popular demand - Herefordshire Council's
successful Christmas Saturday Park and Ride service is back again
to offer shoppers free and easy parking during one of Hereford's
busiest times of the year.
06 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has won a prestigious national award for its
partnership work with county company Border Oak under the Local
Authority Building Control Partner Authority Scheme. The
collaboration between the Council and Border Oak won the Best
Partnership award. This scheme allows the partner company to use
the services and experience of this council in plan checking of its
projects outside the County.
06 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is urging motorists to slow down and be
patient at roadworks so both workers and members of the public can
stay safe.
06 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has warned that the county has to be
vigilant to prevent further post office closures, which will
isolate the most vulnerable members of the community. The warning
follows today's news that Tudorville Post Office in Ross is to be
closed after all by Post Office Limited, despite being spared the
axe the closure of ten post offices in Herefordshire was announced
last week (29 October 2008).
06 November 2008
As this year's National Adoption Week gets underway (10th - 16th
November) Herefordshire Council's adoption team says the need for
permanent families for children in Herefordshire is as great as
ever. The team is seeking new members for their adoption panel as
well as new adopters.
06 November 2008
Some of Herefordshire's most talented young musicians are taking on
some of the world's greatest composers in a concert organised by
Herefordshire Council's Music Service.
06 November 2008
Some of Ledbury's budding young designers and performers have been
working with professionals over the last six weeks to prepare for a
feast of fashion, dance and music.
06 November 2008
Plans for an additional wing at Oaklands Nursing Home, Hereford,
were approved by members of the central area planning sub-committee
at their meeting on Wednesday, November 5.
05 November 2008
Do you enjoy a drink? Ninety percent of adults in the West Midlands
do and for many of us it simply means a glass of wine with a meal
or a pint with some friends in the pub. However, for many others it
means regularly drinking above the recommended daily limits, and
this can and often does lead to problems. Excessive drinking can
not only have a negative impact on your health, but can also affect
the safety and well being of individuals and communities.
05 November 2008
Herefordshire Primary Care Trust, the leader for the NHS in the
county, has announced that Alan Curless OBE and Jane Rogers will
serve further four-year terms as non-executive directors of the PCT
board from 12 October 2008 to 11 October 2012.
05 November 2008
An order designating areas of Kington as alcohol-free was made
permanent by Herefordshire Council's regulatory committee at their
meeting on Tuesday, November 4.
05 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has reviewed the premise licence of McColls,
The Oval, Hereford, after sales were made to under age persons on
three separate occasions.
05 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has reviewed the premise licence of Stokes
Stores, Hoarwithy Road, Putson, after sales were made to under age
persons on three separate occasions.
05 November 2008
Herefordshire Council has reviewed the premise licence of the
Somerfield store in Dishley Street, Leominster, after sales were
made to under age persons on two separate occasions.
05 November 2008
Herefordshire Council's regulatory committee revoked two premise
licences issued under the Gambling Act 2005 at its meeting on
Tuesday, November 4.
03 November 2008
Some of the last works of art created by celebrated French artist
Henri Matisse are going on display at Hereford Museum and Art
Gallery.
03 November 2008
Bookstart Day was celebrated in the Herefordshire Council run
Bromyard Centre and Coningsby Children's Centre with youngsters
enjoying pirate themed storytimes.
03 November 2008
Herefordshire Council is to close the A4111 from Parton junction to
Headbrook roundabout, Kington, to carry out resurfacing and
drainage works.
03 November 2008
A powerful drama aimed at raising awareness of road safety among
teenagers will be staged across Herefordshire schools.
