I'm not sure what I think about this, I do think its a good idea but are we not already paying a contractor to do this???

Clear Up Herefordshire! On behalf of Balfour Beatty Living Places

Herefordshire Council contractor Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP) is backing the first national Community Clear Up Day on Saturday (March 21), the first day of spring.

A hundred “available to borrow†litter pickers are being lent to community groups and BBLP has arranged to pick up all the extra rubbish at pre-arranged collection points.

Cllr Paul Rone, Herefordshire Council’s cabinet member for transport and roads, said: “This is a call to arms for communities great and small to help us end this litter scourge by taking greater pride in our neighbourhoods.

“It is time to roll up our sleeves and bring the broom back out of the cupboard because by looking after our local areas we can help make them better places to work and live.â€

The Bromyard Downs Common Association, working with the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, is leading a big clear-up on Sunday.

Project Manager Hannah Welsh said the Downs was a popular beauty spot: “There’s quite a bit of rubbish and we want to clean up this beautiful area. Volunteers are welcome to come and join us.â€

Herefordshire Council spends nearly a million pounds every year on street cleansing. Cllr Rone said that people had to recognise that dropping litter and forcing councils to clear up the mess meant that they had to divert cash from key areas like caring for the vulnerable.

He said: “Those irresponsible individuals who are dropping litter divert our limited resources away from the elderly, very young or a whole range of vital services.â€

BBLP supports community clear-ups picks and supplies litter packs and can arrange rubbish collection.

To request a litter picking pack which contains litter pickers, gloves, high visibility vests, hoops and black rubbish bags, and arrange for collection following a litter pick, please call 01432 349504 or use the “contact us†link on the Herefordshire Council website: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/contactus

 

There was a crash between the Land Rover with a trailer full of sheep, a BMW and a Honda Civic just past the Grafton Inn heading towards Ross earlier today. The A49 has now been reopened. Ambulance crews are reported to have said they were surprised that nobody was killed.

photographs courtesy of HT

Hereford Times Article

Don't know if anyone else has spotted it, but the planning has been granted for 300 houses to the North of Roman Road - more traffic on already clogged roads when they are finished. I can see that we desperately need more housing, but the infrastructure cannot cope now.

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/development-control/planning-applications/details?id=160299&search-term=decided in the last 28 days&search-service=recent&search-source=items&search-item=decided in the last 28 days

(hopefully the link will work)

Could anyone enlighten me if there is any current plans to build on the old Whitecross School site or is it to remain as it is for the foreseeable future?

Some of you will know that Mrs U runs a Hedgehog Rescue from our home in Tillington.

Hollycroft Hedgehog Rescue 01432 769375.

Over the last couple of weeks it has become very apparent that finders of hedgehogs are not sure what to do if they see one out in the day so this is what she would like you to do please.

If you find a small hedgehog, or one lying out in the day.. DON'T IGNORE IT.. IT NEEDS HELP NOW! not tomorrow. ( Hedgehogs do not sunbathe )

Do not leave it to see if it will go away.

Do not stick it under a hedge.

Pick it up, put it in a DEEP box or carrier with towels or an old fleece jumper,

KEEP IT WARM and quiet.

Call a Hedgehog Rescue immediately . Of course if it appears injured please take it to a Vet , there should be no charge and once treated they will pass the 'hog onto a Hedgehog Rescue.

Please do not give it anything to eat until you have spoken to somebody, you can offer it a shallow bowl of water only.

Please remember these hedgehogs DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME.

Fair play to Tesco and what a great idea!

Tesco has finalised a deal to give all surplus food from its stores to charity.

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 11th February 2016 at Belmont Community Centre, Eastholme Avenue, Belmont Hereford.

(Please note: Belmont Community Centre is located in Eastholme Avenue and not Northolme Road as it says in these minutes)

Minutes - 11.2.2016.pdf

Before I get verbally attacked by posting mine and Mrs Ubiques experience with the NHS today I will add that until today we have always been very satisfied with the service we received , having said that , the last time I was in Hereford Hospital was in 1968 - I accept that I have been blessed with fairly good health . Mrs U has has a series of operations over the last 35 years but still retains good health .

Today I had a Dental Appointment ( NHS checkup ) at 10.10am , Mrs U had a County Hospital appointment at 11.30 . It would take us 15 / 20 minutes to cross town , park in Rogers supermarket car park for a £1 and walk across to the hospital . Well that was the plan .

I reported for my dental appointment at 10am ready for my 10.10 appointment , reported in and told to wait in the Waiting Room . At 1045am , 35 minutes after my appointment I had to go to reception and say that as I had to get my wife to the hospital on time ( she was , quite understandably getting a bit stressed ) it was apparent that I would not be able to have the checkup and drive Mrs U to the hospital for her 11.30 appointment.

Well , we arrived at the hospital at 11.20 , my wife wasn't sure where to go so she approached the lady on Reception ( not one of the lovely volunteers ) . This lady was using her keyboard - after a short period of time this lady looked up at my wife - then, without saying a word looked back downto her keyboard - my wife thought words to the effect , that was quite bad manners and walked off. She eventually found the correct location , arriving dead on 11.30 .....only to be told that they were running

1 hour 15 minutes behind time ...........! When she finally got to see the Consulant she couldn't speak highly enough of him , he gave her confidence for her forthcoming surgery .

There was another situation with me and my two hearing aids in the audio dept but think I have moaned enough !

We arrived home at 1.15pm .

We accept fully that emergencies do occur in hospitals which cause delays but ......!

I know it's a rant but ,gosh , do I feel better for it - oh! My dental checkup - well they tell me that the first time they can get me in is at the end of February . Not worth complaining to anybody or even filling in a Survey .

SNT March 2016 Newsletter

BELMONT SNT NEWS LETTER March 2016.pdf

It's all happening this weekend!

Herefordshire Council's Local Transport Plan (2012 to 2015) public consultation begins on the 10th September and will close on the 16th November 2012.

All consultation materials can be accessed from the resource box at the bottom of this page. The Local Transport Plan consultation document sets out a wide range of proposals including:

* Car parking in Hereford

* 20 mph residential zones

* Countywide bus service

* A new approach to reducing the number of potholes

* Hereford Transport Plan

* Rural Herefordshire Transport Plan

* Future spend priorities

We are keen to hear views from as many residents as possible in order to help shape transport across the county. There are a number of ways to get involved. Visit the Herefordshire council's website here for ways to reply on-line or in a consultation leaflet.

Has anyone else notice a lot more homeless people on the streets in the day? I don't mean the alcoholic scroungers shouting at each other about benefits - I mean proper homeless, grubby, curled up in a corner with a piece of cardboard for coins.

I'm sure there are plenty of homeless people, but previously you'd only see maybe 1 in a subway or walking around, but I saw 4 in high town the other day. 

The child was taken to the county's hospital after he was found unconscious at a property in the Widemarsh area of the city, on Wednesday.

His death is not being treated as suspicious.

West Mercia Police want to speak to this man in connection with the rape of two teenage girls in Hereford.

At about 12.40am on Tuesday 9 February a man entered a property on Whitecross Road and raped two 17-year-old girls.

The force are asking anyone with any information to contact them on 101.

Eurochange - Hereford's newest business! Find them in High Town (next to M&S).

Hello my name is Jordan Creed I have started a campaign in Herefordshire against the current cuts to the bus services. Here is a link to the petition I have started please sign it:  https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/please-help-save-vital-bus-routes-in-herefordshire

Here is also a link to a video I recently made with the campaign organization 38 degrees please share this social media as it can help spread awareness of what is happening to buses across not only in Herefordshire but also across the rest of the county: https://www.facebook.com/peoplepowerchange/videos/10156633255495788/?pnref=story

I am also interested in your accounts of how the bus cuts have affected you so if they have please give do not hesitate to send me an email as this can help build a picture of how the bus cuts have affected people across the county.

Just heard lot of police presence in Hunderton looking for a man with a knife.
Anyone know anything more