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    15 year plan for Herefordshire leaked.

    ragwert
    By ragwert,

    Taken from BBC Hereford & Worcester

    What do you think?

    BBC Hereford & Worcester can reveal a 15 year plan to spend hundreds of millions of pounds changing the face of Herefordshire.

    The proposals contained in a leaked document, include creating a new riverside area in Hereford and multi story car parks on the city's outskirts. Proposals also see plans to build a hotel at the racecourse and to approach businesses to build accommodation for thousands of students.

     


    Charity - Support the Heroes ordered to suspend fundraising?

    Ubique
    By Ubique,

    I have posted this because this "Charity " SUPPORT THE HEROES set up their stall outside Laula Ashley Maylord / Commercial Road Hereford selling Draw tickets for £2.50 each . It is a UK Draw so you can imagine how many tickets are sold .The person manning the Stand takes 33% commission , paid in cash . The Draw is every two months and the first prize is a TV !

    The last time they submitted their accounts to the Charity Commission they reported MONEY IN £548,440 MONEY TO WORTHY CAUSES £15.153 , the experts say that is 3% .

    Going on from that there is a local connection to these Charity Organisers - you will recall that William ALDRIDGE was the youngest Soldier killed in Afgan. The same week 7 other members of our Armed Forces were also killed in Afgan. A short time later the mothers of these young lads and ladies got together and formed AFGAN HEROES , for the first two years they were really positive and raised over £2million . Then a man called Tony Chadwick got involved with his Company, Prize Promotions Ltd. of Blackpool selling Draw tickets , it then went all downhill and he declared himself bankrupt.

    He then set up another Company with a friend called SUPPORT THE HEROES - using a Company called Targeted Managements. Now the Charity Commission are looking into that Company

    To my simple mind I think that the Charity Commission are toothless tigers - the Military Charity I am involved with have been complaining about Support the Heroes for at least two years to no avail.

    The Charity Commission are also looking into a new Charity " Our Local Heroes Foundation " who's fundraising is managed by Target Management and Tony Chadwick has a finger in the pie !


    Festive Hereford

    Colin James
    By Colin James,

    Our beautiful city of Hereford looking very festive this evening. Hope you like my little editing...

     

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    NHS / TAURUS HEALTHCARE

    Ubique
    By Ubique,

    The below was taken from the Council FB

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    How long does it take to get our roads repaired

    megilleland
    By megilleland,
    How long does it take to get our roads repaired? Longer than if the Japanese did the work. Watch these videos, following the giant sinkhole collapse a week ago, putting the town's five lane street into a big hole. Interesting to see the human interaction to get the work done.

     


    By the way can we raise the council tax to buy a few more spray cans for BB to mark out our potholes! It is a pity that all our local council tax is given to private companies to shift offshore instead of creating local jobs so that our roads are once again highways and not cart tracks. I can see the Japanese building HS2 in a couple of months if they get the contract.

    Yates Pub Hereford to be Refurbished

    Colin James
    By Colin James,

    A quick little scoop..

     

    Yates Hereford will close for refurbishment on October 17th and re-open November 11th 2016.

     

    This is a complete refurbishment every back to the shell and rebuild.

     

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    I could end up looking similar to the newly refurbished Yates Reading  see photographs here

     

    Remember where you heard it first folks..


    Children's Christmas Party

    Tracy Bowes
    By Tracy Bowes,

    We are holding a Children's Christmas Party at Belmont Community Centre on Saturday 17th December from

    2 pm to 4 pm.  The cost is £3 a ticket including food and drink.

     

    Booking is essential so please either pop into the Centre or call us on 01432 263415 to reserve your tickets.

     

    Fun, games and an extra special visitor.

     

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    See attached poster, we look forward to seeing you

    Childrens Christmas Party 17 Dec 16.docx


    M&S under threat

    megilleland
    By megilleland,

    Article in the Daily Wail today suggesting that M&S could be on a hit list of closures. To quote the paper: 

     

    (extracts)
     
    Stores which are vulnerable because the town centre is already in serious decline include Blackpool, Bolton, Boston, Hereford, Mansfield, Stoke and Sunderland.
     
    M&S has not yet named the stores set for closure, which means thousands of workers are waiting to know if their store will go.
     
    However, experts at the Local Data Company have compiled a list of areas that it thinks are vulnerable.
     
    This list is not from M&S and it does not mean the stores involved form part of the official closure programme.
     
    M&S said: ‘We are very disappointed that anyone would choose to speculate in this way. This list is not based on any M&S data and we have not published any locations. What we have done is outlined plans to improve our store estate over the next five years which include opening 200 new Food stores and selling Clothing and Home from 60 fewer stores.’ 
     

     

    Doesn't give much confidence. I suppose when the Council and Balfour Beatty start digging up High Town in front of the store and close more roads into the city - it will be the final nail in their coffin.


    Our Beautiful Cathedral

    Colin James
    By Colin James,

    Autumn colours at Hereford Cathedral taken early this morning 

     

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    Remembrance Day Hereford Sunday 13th of November 2016

    greenknight
    By greenknight,

    Was it me or was there more of us today?

     

    Standing,watching,placing themselves in that position that matches their expectations.

     

    Why are they here?

     

    Memories of someone special,respect perhaps for a past love that drives and eternal flame between then and now.

     

    What of this group reflection?

     

    Well it is a moment,a quiet special moment, but a moment in the company of others and not in isolation.

     

    Will it always be the same?

     

    It will grow, evolve and flourish I'm sure. For as people we look to the future as well as the past.Although it is a secret,private and mindful conversation we think of our children, and we, the worry well, worry for sure.Our public parent face needs to show courage and positivity in front of our children but please be sure to mind your own well-being and share a conversation for this will mean that you are not alone in your own fears and concerns.


    Reports of Body Found on Belmont Road

    Colin James
    By Colin James,

    I received a report that a body of a man had been found near McDonalds on the Belmont Rd early this morning. Ambulance crews were at the scene but no further updates at this time. Police are not treating this incident as suspicious.

     

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    Photo courtesy of the HT


    Trump the New President of the USA

    greenknight
    By greenknight,

    I would like to write a story about this but I can't.

    Whether you want to preserve our little county to traditions of the past or bring it into the globalisation that has caused so much distress well fear now. If you don't do films or gaming I'm sorry but a synergy with Fight Club or perhaps Call of Duty.

     

    All the key Captains are now in place...if you have a God well you'd better get in touch.

     

    It's been an incredible 18 months in many ways. .....we have a real problem now.


    Argos Opening at Sainsbury's Hereford

    Colin James
    By Colin James,

    Argos are opening a click and collect in Sainsbury's Hereford.

     

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    Unfortunately this will be at the demise of their store in high town. Argos main store has been under threat of closure for some time now and the the store in Hereford I am informed will probably close next year.

     

    Hopefully most of the staff will be offered jobs at Sainsbury's but this threatened closure is not good news for the city centre.


    Leonard Cohen passed away 11.11.16

    Denise Lloyd
    By Denise Lloyd,

    End of the day for yet another great 


    More road closures

    megilleland
    By megilleland,

    Noticed a sign yesterday stating that Southbank Road off Aylestone Hill will be closed from Monday 14th November for one week. Any information on what is happening?


    How Many Empty Shops In Hereford 2016?

    Colin James
    By Colin James,

    Another year has passed since I last did this exercise. I was out in the city on New Years Day, this is the first opportunity I have had to upload all of my findings. (January 2015)lets see what has changed  in the past year and see what the differences are from the original topic in December 2013 and from January 2015.

     

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    Corporate governance - who is running the ship?

    twowheelsgood
    By twowheelsgood,

    There is a statutory requirement for a Section 151 Officer in every local authority - arguably the single most important post in the Council, with huge responsibility for corporate management, financial management, supporting the democratic process etc, etc.

     
    Here in sleepy Herefordshire Council, this has been the job of one Peter Robinson, who came to us from Bristol Council with a well reported, shall we say, history - google it, you might be surprised, clearly those doing the appointment didn't.
     
    Well, as we know from the HT, PR’s whereabouts have been a mystery for some 5 months now, seemingly triggered by Cllr Bob Mathews asking some pertinent questions about accounts for the link road, which were some £10m adrift, prompting wider wider questions to be asked, not the least by the HT in the form of a FOI request to the Council, which wasn't answered. 
     
    As we know now again from the HT, a secret meeting had been called by the Council for last week - press and public to be excluded - to discuss the conduct of a senior officer. On the eve of the meeting, we understand PR resigned, having been on paid gardening leave for the last 5 months. In his absence, we must assume that the statutory responsibility fell to his Deputy, Josie Rushgrove, and we hope she had her salary increased for the additional burden. We now understand Ms Rushgrove herself is to take an extended leave for personal reasons.
     
    So, with no Section 151 Officer or Deputy, who is running the ship? We've seen councillors sitting on their hands yet again and not reacting to this latest scandal to engulf the Council. No doubt this latest one has cost us dear, yet no one is called to book. A rudderless ship will in the end flounder on rocks - is anyone looking out for them?

    Butter Market Hereford

    Denise Lloyd
    By Denise Lloyd,

    Butter Market preferred bidder announced http://bit.ly/1dbhBzr 

     

     

    The preferred bidder is Darren Sockett - I know this name but just cannot place it 


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