6 dead so far and 30 injured. 3 terrorists shot dead by police.

Another attack! Do not let them tell you we stand united. Do not let them tell you we carry on as normal. Sorry but this is getting stupid, time to arm all our police, I cannot find an argument for not doing this to protect not only themselves but the British public.

How long will it be before the general public start arming themselves?

Full details here

Traffic westbound today has been a total nightmare - Ledbury Road into town - I gave up this morning after moving 200 yards in 20 minutes and tried again this afternoon. For some reason the right turn into Widemarsh Street has been shut and this seemed to be the cause of it. Incredible that traffic continues to be balanced on such a knife edge. Obviously the traffic lights weren't re-sequenced to take into account the closure. The cost to business and the environmental pollution is mind boggling, but, as ever, the Plough Lane pen pushers were safely ensconced in meetings, happy that they will be paid handsomely no matter how badly they do their jobs.

Hereford Housing have submitted a planning application to build 77 apartments on the site of the former council offices in Bath Street Hereford.

Re-development of former council offices at Bath Street, Hereford including change of use from B1 - Business to C3 - Dwellinghouses to provide a total of 77No. apartments (comprising 1 & 2 bed apartments). Re-development includes partial demolition of existing buildings (as indicated on submitted drawings), conversion of remaining elements, extensions to existing and also new build to provide residential accommodation and associated landscaping, drainage, parking and ancillary buildings.

Herefordshire Housing wants to build the one and two bed apartments- 49 would be available for private rent and 28 would be social rent. 

See complete application here

Personally, I think this is a great idea and I hope the bods at the planning office see sense and approve this development.

Unless I have missed something, there does not appear to have been much mention on HV of the new University project.

This project is quite possibly the most positive news the city has had in decades. As Herefordshire is one of only three counties without a University, the initiative is government-backed and will happen! This opens up the prospect of thousands of new students and teaching staff coming to Hereford, boosting spending and stimulating the local economy.

More excitingly, the University plans to take up many of the redundant buildings in the city centre and use them as teaching spaces. So, we could see new life breathed into Maylords Orchards; Chadds; the old Odeon site etc etc.

Please back the new University project - it's great news for Hereford!

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland helps consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, takeaways and food shops. 

Ratings and data taken on 01 July 2017 from both Scores On The Doors and the Food Standards Agency

Chinese | Indian | Kebab | Thai restaurants and take-aways with their hygiene ratings of 5 Very Good, 4 Good and 3 Generally Satisfactory:

Hereford's Top Rated Below:

1. Jamals Kebab House Bridge Street, Hereford, Rated 5 - Last inspection 23 March 2016
2. Spice Minister Widemarsh Street, Hereford, Rated 5 - Last inspection 15 May 2017
3. Marygold Union Street Hereford Rated 5 - Last inspection 30 March 2017
4. Thai Gallery Broad Street Hereford Rated 5 - Last inspection 08 February 2012
5. Zulfi's Widemarsh Street, Hereford, Rated 5 - Last inspection 16 March 2016
6. Hereford Charcoal Grill Commercial Road Hereford, Rated 5 - Last inspection 27 July 2016
7. Hum-Ming Garden, Foley Street Hereford Rated 5 - Last inspection 30 March 2016
8. City Gates Take-Away Chilton Square, Hereford, Rated 5 - Last inspected 20 June 2016
9. Atlantic Fish & Kebab Bar Holme Lacy Road Hereford Rated 5 - Last inspection 26 November 2015
10. Golden River Union Street, Hereford, Rated 4  - Last inspection 11 August 2016
11. Golden Galleon Commercial Road Hereford Rated 4 - Last inspection 24 August 2016
12. Summer Palace Widemarsh Street, Hereford, Rated 4 - Last inspection 30 March 2017
13. Mr Wong & The Mermaid The Oval, Hereford, Rated 4 - Last inspection 01 December 2016
14. Simply Thai Kitchen Widemarsh Street Hereford Rated 4 - Last inspection 07 March 2017
15. New Jasmine House Commercial Road, Hereford, Rated 4 - Last inspection 29 September 2016
16. New Mee Mei House St Martins Street, Hereford, Rated 4 - Last inspection 04 January 2017
17. New Lucky House Holmer Street, Hereford, Rated 4 - Last inspection 08 May 2017
18. Wing Sing Bartonsham Road, Hereford Rated 4 - Last inspection 14 December 2016
19. Jalsagor St Owen Street Hereford Rated 4 - Last inspection 16 March 2017
20. Marmaris Kebab Union Street Hereford Rated 4 - Last inspection 21 March 2017
21. New Chop Suey Bar Eign Street, Hereford, Rated 3 - Last inspection 16 November 2016
22. The Glass Tandoori Commercial Road Hereford Rated 3 Last inspection 29 November 2016
23. New Silver Dragon Chilton Square, Hereford, Rated 3 - Last inspection 18 May 2016
24. Razbari Eign Street Hereford Rated 3 - Last inspection 22 February 2016
25. Nine & Nine Widemarsh Street Hereford Rated 3 - Last inspected 03 May 2016
26. Manor Fish Bar and Chinese Peregrine Close Hereford Rated 3 - Last inspection 24 May 2017
27. Perfect Fried Chicken & Pizza Commercial Road Hereford Rated 3 - Last inspected 24 March 2017

Chinese | Indian | Kebab | Thai restaurants and take-aways with their hygiene ratings of 2 Improvement Necessary or 1 Major Improvement Necessary 

Hereford's Worst Rated Below:

1. The Taste Of Raj St Owen Street, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 01 June 2016
2. 2J Takeaway Union Street, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 14 March 2017
3. Ruby Chinese Takeaway Union Street, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 09 November 2016
4. Mowchak Commercial Road, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 21 November 2016
5. Munchies Commercial Road, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 21 November 2016
6. The Lotus East Street, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 02 November 2016
7. Sweet Chilli Bridge Street, Hereford, Rated 1 - Last inspection 15 May 2017
8. New Canton House Bridge Street, Hereford, Rated 2 - Last inspection 21 September 2016
9. Planet Buffet Commercial Road, Hereford, Rated 2  - Last inspection 01 December 2015
10. Thai on Wye West Street Hereford Rated 2 - Last inspection 05 November 2015
     

I have known for several weeks about this and it may not be news to any of you guys but here goes.

Two points I will make at this stage.

 Firstly I truly believe it was a great shame that Graham P did not manage to knock Johnson off his throne.

Secondly Indies and IOC please this time do not try to compete talk and think carefully how you are go to play this. If you 2 compete we will end up with another Con in on the Ward.  Get the strategy right this time!! 

I recently received a Herefordshire Council poll card enabling me to vote for a councillor to represent my parish on the 7th. September.

Can anyone tell me how I can find out which parish I live in, who are campaigning to be elected  and reasons I should vote for them?  

I have asked many of my neighbours but none seem any better advised than me. 

A ww2 bomb has been dug up by contractors on the industrial estate.
Road closed in both directions with bomb disposal unit on site

Herefordshire Council’s central customer services team will move from Franklin House to the newly-refurbished Blueschool House, opening to customers on Monday 4 September 2017.

Interesting and costly goings on at Ledbury Town Council!!

http://www.richhadley.net/ledbury-blog/archives/08-2017

This is Herefordshire Council's vision of the new link road and how it could look.

A man has died following a horrific fatal accident at around 10 pm tonight on the A49 Hereford to Ross Road just passed the Axe and Cleaver. 

A vehicle collided into the side of a tractor and trailer that was carrying bales of hay and coming out of a field, the hay subsequently caught fire, which is all that you can see in this photo. 

Emergency vehicles from both Hereford and Ross attended the scene and have been in attendance all night.

Photo courtesy of Colin Lewis

The road will remain closed for most of today while emergency repairs are carried out to the surface. There are diversions in place.

A planning application has been submitted for the proposed erection of two plinths on the site of the Skateboard Park on Holmer Road Hereford to display sculptures and similar public art.

The sculptures would be no more than 4 metres in height, similar to the Woodpecker sculpture at Whitecross Road.

The exhibits will not exceed the plinth size of 2 x 2 metres. The sculptures and public art will be created by local artists and students from the Hereford Art College and will be unique to Hereford.

The idea is to change these sculptures every three or four months based on the same principle as the sixth plinth in Trafalgar Square London.

There are no plans to include any lighting. Information about the artists will be displayed in the boom box already on site.

Planning application P172296/F

Example below:

Junction Changes at Station Approach Hereford.

I remember the topic that bobby47 started called the Shame Of The European Union...It should be renamed to the European Union SHAME! 

Angela Merkel - this is blood on your hands.

One of the Paris terrorists passed through Greece in October as a Syrian refugee! So where are all the looney left wing tree huggers now?

Please find attached Safer Network Team August 2017 Newsletter.

SNT August 2017.pdf

At Last! 

The monstrosity left behind following a major fire that damaged Alban House in High Town Hereford is finally going to be given a new lease of life.

This eyesore has been left untouched ever since the fire back in 2010.

Plans have been submitted this week for alterations and extensions to form 2 ground floor retails units with 10 residential units above with 6 additional apartments at the rear facing onto East Street and a further 3 town houses also at the rear.

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Proposed alterations and extensions to form 2 no. ground floor retail units with 10 no. residential units above following major fire damage.Proposed erection of 6 no. residential apartments facing East Street. Demolition of redundant outbuilding and construction of 3 new town houses to rear courtyard area.

P172823/F

P172824/L

Another terrorist attack in Europe today, this time in Barcelona.

Some nutter in a van mowing down innocent people and tourists on Las Ramblers in the heart of the city. Reports are that at least 13 people have died and another 50 or more are injured.

A white van mounted the pavement of Las Ramblas, the main tourist area in the city, and struck several people, police said.

 

It came to a halt at the entrance to the Liceu metro station and the occupants escaped and ran off into the streets nearby, according to one newspaper