A tractor driver somehow lost control of his tractor & trailer this morning and hit the side

of the Old Market.

Public Space Protection Order - PSPO

owned by the local authority who can introduce a local order that is deemed necessary to deal with ASB that has a detrimental effect on the public/community.

You may be aware of 'alcohol free areas' that again are owned by the council and cover various locations across the county intended to prevent street drinking that could result in ASB - these orders are purely about alcohol unlike PSPO which are about the wider issue of ASB.

So bear with me.

The alcohol free zones 'die' late 2017, hopefully the local authority will likely introduce PSPO prior to this, PSPO have a life span of 3 years and have to subject to regular review to see if still relevant or need extending/amending/revoking.

A PSPO can be used to deal with areas that should be alcohol free zones plus numerous other broader issues such as the following-

Dog control - numerous aspects

Vehicle nuisance

Begging

Busking

Unlicensed street trading

Charity collectors

Cycling in pedestrian areas

Urinating/deficating in public spaces

Driving off road

Remote control vehicles such as drones

These are purely broad headings and many will not be relevant to the city or others in the county, there may be other matters which can be considered.

You are probably thing it's a bit big brother, but I can say that many of the issues that could be included are already included in UK law. The pupose of the PSPO is to be specific with regards to ASB issues that effect your own communities.

The whole purpose is to stop the behaviour and whilst some limited matters will likely end up with a fine, most will be dealt by saying stop and only result in a fine if the behaviour continues.

There are a number of PSPO in existence across England and Wales, for example many purely cover alcohol free zones, but some - especially in bigger cities cover issues such as vehicle nuisance (car cruising in Kensington High Street) chugger, busking, begging and even feeding pigeons!

The council if they consider introducing an order have to consult with the police, the office of the PCC and any other interested parties - I would hope the last aspect covers the public. Any matters covered by a PSPO have to be evidenced based - not purely nice to have through a big brother approach.

Enforcement would be down to the police,local authority or any other authorised person.

This is not a cash cow for any local authority, the way the law is written is about stopping the ASB that does have a detrimental impact on the quality of life of our communities - and that includes you, me and the businesses that support the economy of our county

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Sorry I cannot get it to link to the Council site

I also thought it should be a new topic

The Greyfriars and Eign Gate underpasses are both in desperate need of some TLC. I took these photographs this evening and as you can see, it is very dark here, half the lights are not working.

The lights that are 'out of order' are numbers 1 (entrance) 4, 5, 8 and 9 (on the exit). 

Look how dark the Greyfriars underpass is from Greyfriars end

This underpass is in need of some new bright LED lighting throughout and on both entrances including the pathway leading to the actual underpass. I think the council need to provide a safe environment for residents and this feels far from safe as it stands.

There is no CCTV coverage here either, this needs addressing sooner rather than later.

Stirling effort from Jim K not only did he participate in the spinathon with his IOC team but also topped the table for close house in town today. Not bad for an old man! ;)

No such public displays from a certain councillor in anyway shape or form!

After watching an hour of this cultural dross I sat there nibbling on a packet of Pork Scratchings thankful for one single thing.

That we, Great Britain, four nations of greatness and incredible important gifts to the world are separated from mainland Europe by the salty brine of the Channel.

Thank God for the Ice Age and thank God for the science of Geology. My only regret is the Channel can be navigated within ninety minutes on a ferry from Calais.

Good bloody grief, if I ever had to sit there listening to their music and witness their cultural way of life I'd take a small fruit fork and stab myself in each ear.

As I sat there listening to some bloody offering served up by a European backwater of a Country, that told a musical story of how high the milk yield was from the local community goat, my mind wondered to the thought of death not being such a terrible thing to happen to me.

As I viewed the voting process that saw some Austrian bearded man or woman dressed up in a lovely frock win this garbage of a competition, I chanted to the Gods to deliver me from the pain and serve me up a minor heart attack so that I could lay down in bed and be excused from having to listen to the winner sing the rotten winning song again and weeping before the watching world proclaiming, 'this is the best day of my life'.

The pain and anguish could have been lessened if only they'd chosen to warble their tuneless dross to me and the World in their own Mother tongue. At the least, I wouldn't have been able to understand why the goat was so loved in this small poverty stricken hamlet and why its milk was so appreciated by the villagers who choose to suck on this beasts teat to extract the milk.

No such bloody luck. They all gave it to me in English, thus ensuring I was fully cognisant of the corny lyrics they'd attached to the surge of noise they'd shoved down my ears. As for the lyrics, moreoften than not they all held one common theme. The local wench dances around the old tree, a passing minstrel who owns a gaggle of geese and a herd of goats passes by. They fall in love. Run away and up the bloody mountain they go, never to be seen again.

We've gotta get out of this European Union. If only to escape their music and the endless agony that's heaped upon us every single year they hold this unholy celebration of ' music you'll never buy and never wish to listen to again unless you are mad'.

The body of a man has been found in the park beside Castle Pool pond, Hereford, this morning.

Police have sealed off the area with a crime scene team at work on Cantilupe Street.

The death is currently being investigated as "unexplained". A passer-by found the body just before 7am this morning.

From HT

The Gardens, off Cantilupe Street next to the Castle Pool duck pond, were sealed off this morning while a crime scene team searched for clues.

As yet, police have not formally identified the deceased - a middle-aged man - or confirmed a cause of death.

Work is underway on tracing the movements of individuals matching the description of the deceased through the city yesterday. A post mortem is planned for either tomorrow or Monday.

The body of a woman was found in the river Wye this morning
I do know more but will wait until the news is published in Hereford Times.

Saturday night I had a taxi refuse a short trip for a girl who needed to go from Commercial Road to A&E as the trip was too short. This is not the first time we have seen short trips eg Commercail Road to Saxtys / MammaJammas refused by cabs on the rank as they are to short and people have had to go down the line looking for a cab to take them. Has anyone else seen this?

Very sad to hear some individuals broke into my son's nursery last night and stole a lot of the children's toys. Here is there post from Facebook.

Cannot make your mind up the EU was started in 1942 by Nazi's the first German government set up after ww2 was in Bonn and it included 150 Nazi's and by 1959 it included as it's most senior advisor a Nazi who stood trial at Nuremburg and was imprisoned.Do i have to spell it out for you do not listen to the lies the media put in front of you. They need us we do not need them how can you allow an unelected body rule your lives wake up people wake up. 

Harry Breckhough was a codebreaker during ww2 and helped set up the University systems after the war and worked with the new German government but they did not know he had worked for british intelligence listen to what he has to say.

Tesco has teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative across England and Wales. The scheme will see three community projects awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag charge. Herefordshire Housing’s Playground Project has been lucky enough to have been chosen as 1 of the 3 community projects to benefit, in Herefordshire.

Farmers Club to Cosy Club!

Photo courtesy Hereford Times

The former "Farmers Club" now currently owned by Simply Stunning on the corner of Widemarsh Street was sold several months ago, I can now reveal that the new owners are "Cosy Club" restaurant and bar, due to open in February 2016.

The Cosy Clubs are all day eating & drinking venues, open from 9am in the morning for brunch & coffee, right through to dinner & cocktails in the evening. Serving an array of mouth-watering food and quality libations in a slightly gentrified and quirky environment. 

 

*Winner of Restaurants Magazine’s Operators of the year 2013

*Winner of best emerging concept Restaurants retailer of the year

*Recently voted in the Times top 10 fastest growing companies 2013

 

*Highly commended best design restaurant of the year

50% of Nhs staff in Hereford to lose there parking permits as they are running out of space,all day parking in Hereford has gone from £3 to a massive £5

I've notice the amount of OAP drivers on our roads who are not fit to drive in my opinion,when should they hang there keys up??? I have a medical review at 45 yrs then every 5 yrs after that to keep my HGV license.

should this rule apply to all drivers???

From The Guardian .

Not a paper I read but I have signed a petition set up by 38 Degrees , I and others are aware how much Food Banks rely on store likevAsda and othe s to keep their Bank stocked -they wil be missed.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/17/asda-removes-food-bank-donation-points-from-uk-storesee

The venue (Snooker/Pool Hall) is applying for a 7 day a week 0900 - 0500 alcohol licence so as to cater for punters who want to watch big screen sport being played in different time zones from outside the UK ... 

Application