July 2009

Herefordshire Council has just printed a leaflet aimed at helping county residents to cut their energy bills as well as reducing carbon emissions into the bargain.

Thomas Andrew Knight, an 18th century Herefordshire horticulturalist, who developed many of the fruit and vegetable varieties that we still eat today, wrote the original ‘Pomona Herefordiensis’ and went on to become president of the London Horticultural Society (later the Royal Horticultural Society) was born 250 years ago this year.

Herefordshire Council, working in partnership with the Beaumont Community Area Group, has just opened a new play area in Beaumont Gardens, Hereford.

Saturday’s grand opening brings in the crowds and the takings.

Channel 4’s popular Time Team is in Herefordshire this week to record a programme for their forthcoming series.

Resurfacing works will be taking place on Bye Street in Ledbury between the junctions with Market Street and Bye Street car park on Sunday, August 2.

NHS Herefordshire has welcomed the news that the National Pandemic Flu Service has gone live today (Thursday 23 July 2009). The telephone number of the call centre is 0800 1 513 100 and the service will be able to quickly tell individuals if they have swine flu. It is expected to relieve some of the pressure felt by GP practices across the country, including those in Herefordshire.

The B4219 Cowleigh Road in Storridge will be closed for resurfacing works from Monday, July 27 until Wednesday, July 27.

The number of young people entering the criminal youth justice system for the first time in Herefordshire dropped by 17 percent during 2008-2009. The locally gathered data shows that organisations working together to support young people are having a positive affect and preventing young people from becoming involved in crime or antisocial behaviour.

Herefordshire Council has helped ensure Ledbury has the best possible chance of gaining top honours in the annual Heart of England in Bloom contest.

A special event for older people will bring a host of experts together under one roof to give advice about everything from keeping fit to keeping your blood pressure down.

Annual General Meeting and Exhibition: 23 July 2009

NHS Herefordshire is looking for children and families in Bromyard and Hereford who need some help to change their lifestyles.

Herefordshire Council has just relaunched its Special Energy Efficiency Scheme (SEES) which offers special grants to help county residents install energy saving measures which can help to reduce fuel bills.

Ledbury Children’s Centre and its manager Kim Gristy are engaged in a highly successful and ongoing consultation with Herefordshire Libraries over the design of the new library building, which will also include Info in Herefordshire.

Cluttered roadsides and blocked pavements should be a sign of the past thanks to new guidance notes which have just been approved by Herefordshire Council.

Vital bus services which serve some of the more isolated and rural parts of the county and which had been under threat of being withdrawn have been protected and will continue to run thanks to Herefordshire Council.

Sunday bus travel is easier following the re-launch of the “Sunday Rover” ticket by Herefordshire Council.

Herefordshire Council’s youth service has worked in partnership with the Kindle Centre, Muir Housing and Newton Farm Newts Association to raise more than £1500 to provide extra activities for children and young people in the Barons Mead area of Newton Farm, Hereford during the summer holidays.

Summer promises to be far from dull for youngsters in South Wye as the council’s youth service has a fun-packed programme of activities, all of which are free, for young people aged from 11 to 19.

Herefordshire Council’s trading standards service is warning local firms that they may become victims of the numerous scams targeted at small businesses every year.

 

Hereford traders have responded positively to the launch of Hereford Council’s Streetscape Manual and plans which will transform Widemarsh Street in Hereford.

NHS Herefordshire, the primary care trust (PCT), is inviting all members of the public and local organisations to its annual public meeting at the Three Counties Hotel, Hereford on Thursday 23 July.

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is staging an exhibition which provides a showcase for the county’s crafts and industry.

Families are being urged to come along to a special open day at Herefordshire Council’s Museum Resource and Learning Centre on Saturday, July 18.

NHS Herefordshire and Herefordshire Council confirm that as predicted, there has been a rapid increase in the numbers of diagnosis of swine flu in Herefordshire by local GPs.

Herefordshire Council has successfully overturned a last-minute injunction that tried to stop a popular traditional market coming to Hereford city centre. Now a grand opening of the open retail market, which is backed by popular public demand, can go ahead on Saturday 25 July.

More than a thousand children from 33 schools had a fantastic day out at this year’s Youth Games which took place on Friday July 3.

Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire have agreed too work together to encourage more local businesses to bid for public sector contracts, which are worth several millions of pounds each year.

After nearly five hours of deliberations, a cross-party council scrutiny committee today endorsed and supported the cabinet decision to finalise negotiations for the creation of a new leisure and retail quarter for Hereford.

Young people at Fairfield High School and Whitecross High School and Specialist Sports are much happier with their body image thanks to a project run by Herefordshire Council and 2XL youth project.

Stuck for something to do this summer?  You can have fun at Queenswood Country Park whatever the weather and lots of events have been planned for the school holidays to keep you busy!

Herefordshire Council has been celebrating the fact that many schools in Herefordshire have achieved a Travel Plan, Eco-Schools award and/or Healthy Schools award.

 

Commuters travelling to the Porter Industrial Estate in Bromyard are being warned by Herefordshire Council that the southern access road under the bridge is to be closed for a week so essential maintenance work can be carried out.

NHS Herefordshire and Herefordshire Council are receiving reports of single numbers of pupils diagnosed with swine flu in a handful of nurseries and schools in the county. In some cases other family members have been diagnosed with swine flu.

 

Herefordshire Council’s waste management team will be holding a special roadshow in Bromyard on Thursday, August 6, to promote the new waste recycling service which launches in November.

Herefordshire Council’s waste management team will be holding a special roadshow in Kington on Tuesday, August 4, to promote the new waste recycling service which launches in November.

Herefordshire Council’s waste management team will be holding a special roadshow in Hereford’s High Town on Friday, July 31, to promote the new waste recycling service which launches in November.

Herefordshire Council’s waste management team will be holding a special roadshow in Leominster on Thursday, July 30, to promote the new waste recycling service which launches in November.

Herefordshire Council’s waste management team will be holding a special roadshow in Ledbury on Tuesday, July 28, to promote the new waste recycling service which launches in November.

Herefordshire Council’s waste management team will be holding a special roadshow in Ross on Monday, July 27, to promote the new waste recycling service which launches in November.

Herefordshire Council is urging all livestock and arable farmers to back a new initiative aimed at reducing the number of farm inspections that are carried out in the county.

Herefordshire Council’s community protection team is cracking down on illegal flyposting in the county

Herefordshire Council has approved the outline design presented by award-winning architects Architype for a new library in Ledbury. This means further detailed design work will now start on the building which will be located on St. Katherine’s.

Herefordshire Council hopes to harness the county’s famous enterprise and energy to win a slice of a new £3-million scheme to build thriving businesses in rural communities.

People in Clehonger will be discussing how more affordable housing can be made available in this community at an event to be held at the village hall on Monday 20 July 2009 from 2.30 pm to 6.30pm.

Members of Herefordshire Council’s planning committee have deferred making a decision on three planning applications submitted by S & A Produce (UK) Ltd.

Herefordshire Council has welcomed scrutiny of its decision to start final negotiations with developers on the new retail and leisure quarter for Hereford, which aims to provide a new multi-screen cinema, as well as a range of high-quality, household name stores.

Young people in Bromyard are being encouraged to join in a political speed dating event this month which aims to put youth-related issues at the top of the agenda in Bromyard.

For the first time at Ledbury Poetry Festival, the best local artists and crafts people come together for a one-day street market.

Herefordians are set to give soldiers from across the Midlands a heroes welcome when the troops march through Hereford next week.

NHS Herefordshire and Herefordshire Council have today confirmed three more cases of swine flu in the county – a 22-year-old woman, a 21-year-old healthcare worker and a 12-year old child. The three cases are not connected and all are responding well to treatment at home.

Walkers in Herefordshire are to benefit from a new series of leaflets which more clearly signpost a series of 15 circular walks in the county.

Herefordshire Council’s run Tourist Information Centre in Leominster has become an agent for National Express buses, meaning town residents will no longer have to travel to Hereford to get their tickets.

Herefordshire Council’s integrated transport team has been promoting the benefits of cycling during national Bike Week.

Ambitious plans for the modernisation of Leominster’s historic former market hall, now known as Grange Court, have been deferred by Herefordshire Council’s planning committee.

After ten years of consultation, plans for Hereford’s new livestock market - designed to safeguard the future of farming in the county and protect the rural way of life – have been given the go ahead.

Young people in Ledbury are expressing themselves at this year’s Ledbury Poetry Festival by performing their own style of poetry – rap.

Herefordshire Council’s libraries are helping families to beat the recession by stocking a range of PS3 and Wii games.