A police car chase ended with a car going over an embankment just off B&Q slip road tonight.
Being chased down Burcott Road the pursued car went flying over the old railway hump in Burcott Road hitting the oil sump when landing spraying oil all over the road.Another car was seen to have n=been stopped by police near the Texaco Garage.
Pics to follow

News - Statement: Refugees and asylum seekers http://newsroom.herefordshire.gov.uk/2016/march/statement-refugees-and-asylum-seekers.aspx#.Vtdjr0xfmCs.twitter â€¦ via @hfdscouncil

I heard about this last night and HV put it on Twitter.  It has now appeared in the HT and the HT FB page which has naturally attracted many comments.

Help I missed the k for a l in the title Colin can you change it pleeeease

Appeal for information on missing Hereford woman

 

 

 

 

Ewa Celinska, of no fixed abode, has not been seen since the night of Wednesday 2 March. She had been staying at St Peter's night shelter since Christmas, but has now taken her belongings and not returned to the shelter.

 

Ewa, originally from Poland, left her home country in 2013 and has not been seen by her family since. She has previously gone missing in the West Bromwich area of the West Midlands and is a vulnerable woman who is not fluent in English.

 

She has medium length, light brown hair and is of a slim build, approximately 5'5" in height. Ewa was last seen wearing a light coloured cream raincoat and trousers. She carries a cream bag and has been seen wearing jeans in the past.

 

Police are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare and urge anyone who has seen a woman matching her description to call 101.

WMP

I have just come back from town  where there was within last hour 4  car pile up just off New Bridge. Traffic at a stand still, one car was turning into Barton Road when it was hit. area corden off police cars and police at scene.

Enjoyed seeing the Notorious Brothers band playing last night at the Vaga Tavern. Drummer was blind but brilliant and funny with it, great band and I would definitely go and see them again.

Herefordshire Council Parking Review New Charges Agreed.

Herefordshire residents, visitors and shoppers will see changes to parking tariffs and to the way they pay for parking after the adoption of the council’s parking review.

In Hereford, charges will increase at many car parks including at Merton Meadow from £3 all day to £5, and at Bath Street, Bus Station, Garrick multi-storey, Greyfriars, Union Walk, Venns Close and Wye Street from £4.70 for over four hours to £6.

I recently visited Eastbourne where they have a very busy town centre and promenade. I was pleasantly surprised to see parking meters with simple charges - 2 Hours only 20p - 4 Hours £1.20 - 6 Hours £1.50 - 6-10 Hours £4.

I took this photograph of one of the parking meters, which shows all of the very reasonable prices. 

Herefordshire Council could adopt a small fee for people who just need to go into the city centre for no more than 2 hours. Not everyone needs to park all day!

Herefordshire Council has today confirmed that the total levy for Herefordshire residents is to rise by an average of 3.8% from April 2016.

This includes increases in precepts from West Mercia police (1.99%), Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue (1.96%) and town or parish councils (an average of 12.7%). The increase will mean a rise of approximately £5 a month for those living in a band D property. The Herefordshire Council tax increase of 3.9% includes a 2% (£1.7m) increase to support rising costs of adult social care for Herefordshire’s ageing population, which is supported by government and will be reviewed annually.

Funding from central government has been reduced by a third for 2016/17 (a loss of £9m from the council’s budget), however Herefordshire Council continues to rise to the challenge.  It has made significant savings since 2010, alongside delivering successful projects to boost the local economy including The Old Market retail development, the new livestock market, faster broadband and the Hereford Enterprise Zone.

Councillor Tony Johnson, leader of Herefordshire Council, said:

“In the last year, Herefordshire Council spent around £9million more on social care than it received in council tax. In line with neighbouring councils, we need to introduce an average total tax increase of 3.8%, which includes a 2% levy to support Herefordshire’s rising adult social care costs, as suggested by government.

"It’s never been more important for us to consider different ways to deliver services to achieve better value for money, to continue to grow our local economy, secure new jobs and homes, and to ensure prosperity throughout the county.”

Source

Until recently I had not heard of the Community Trigger - having read posters say the Authorities have done to nothing to resolve their complaint of anti- social behaviour etc it may be worth reading on the Council website how to use the Community Trigger .

It will be very interesting to know if anybody has asked the Community Safety Partnership to review the response to anti - social behaviour incidents - plus their reply.

The Community Trigger

The Community Trigger gives individuals and communities the right to request a review of their case of anti-social behaviour or hate crime, if they are not happy with the response from the relevant authorities.

You can apply for the Community Trigger if:

You have reported three or more incidents of anti-social behaviour in the past six months to the local authority, the police or their housing association

You and four or more individuals have complained separately about similar incidents of anti-social behaviour in the past six months to the local authority, the police or their housing association

The anti-social behaviour incident must have been reported within one month of the alleged behaviour taking place and the application to use the Community Trigger must be made within six months of the report of the anti-social behaviour.

Only joking. I just didn't want NF to feel left out!! No such events with Mr Edwards at the helm.
I'm over to Jims patch.
NFCA shop could not give me any more information regarding the whereabouts of Mr Edwards than we already know.

Another event in Jims neighbourhood!! Nothing of such Southside! Perhaps someone can post the FB link?

I shall be visiting the Quarry with mini me for this.

It's at Easter!

Congratulations to Inspector Nick Semper.

Inspector Nick Semper from Hereford's Safer Neighbourhood Team received a national award at the National Pubwatch Conference last week.

Located at 10, New Street, Ledbury ....

Applying for an alcohol licence to sell between 0900 - 2200 7 days a week ...

Application

Parents in Herefordshire join those across England today (Tuesday 1 March 2016), with finding out which secondary school their child will be attending in September 2016.

 

Herefordshire Council has made 1,790 offers of places for secondary schools across the county, with the following parental preference success rates:

 

First preference: 1,622 offers, which is 90.6% of the total offers

 

In comparison to last year, there were 1,682 secondary school place offers made, of which 96.5% were first preferences.

 

Herefordshire Council

Massive drop in parents' getting their first choice of schools compared to last year ..... A reflection of a National trend ...

Absolutely Biomech!

Its this complete lack of common sense when it comes to spending our money, that has got us into this mess!

Very nice to speak to you again too, after all this time.......

The owners of the European shop in Whitecross Road Hereford are opening a new store on Belmont Road. This building has been empty for some time. There have been various attempts at pop up shops over the years but unfortunately none have ever lasted for too long, lets hope this new venture is successful for the new owners/tenants.

Remember where you heard it first! #herefordvoice

High Tea and Fun Quiz at Belmont Community Centre