A lorry has gone over on Ledbury Road by Lugg Bridge.

Photo courtesy Ian Davies

New Addaction Centre For Hereford.

 

1 in 5 affected by addiction

 

ADDACTION, one of the UK’s leading drug and alcohol treatment charities, is opening its doors to people in Herefordshire on Tuesday (December 1) having been commissioned by Herefordshire Council.

 

The charity has been awarded a £5million contract to provide its services to people across Herefordshire, taking over from DASH. Under the five year contract, Addaction will expand the options open to adults and young people recovering from alcohol and drug issues.

 

The main hub for the service will be at 6 Bridge Street, Hereford, with additional premises opening in the next few weeks at The Old Chapel, Cantaloupe Road, Ross-on-Wye and at Bridge Street Leisure Centre, Leominster.

 

Addaction offers support, advice and treatment for anyone aged 11 and upwards affected by a drug or alcohol issue and their families and carers. People can drop in during opening hours and see a duty worker or be referred by their GP.

 

Implementation manager Claire Morris said:

 

“1 in 5 people are affected by addiction and we’re here to help people understand the issue and find support. The service covers everything from advice for a parent about the new drugs around or, helping someone reduce their alcohol consumption, to supporting an adult to recover from a long-standing addiction.”

As part of the new service, peer support work will be expanded, staff will develop links within the community to offer service users opportunities to build life skills and a comprehensive volunteering programme will be implemented.

 

Addaction has been working hard with the existing providers to make sure there is a smooth transition of staff and resources.

 

To find out more visit www.addaction.org.uk find Addaction Herefordshire on Facebook and Twitter or call 07773 633324.

This may be of interest to some of you 

Results for this year’s priorities and budget consultation, which closed on 9 October, have been compiled, analysed and are now available below.

Councillor Tony Johnson, leader of Herefordshire Council, said, “Through the consultation process it has become apparent that residents consider some services to be particularly important to them. We will need to develop strategies in order to maintain these frontline services and look forward to working with communities to develop these strategies.”

 

He added, “We are looking at ways of using possible savings in some areas to reflect the priorities expressed in the consultation

Northside SNT Newsletter Dec-Feb 2016

Dec-February 2015.doc

An absolutely stunning view of Hereford taken from the Cathedral Tower.

Taken from this article in the HT

A SINGLE mum has criticised the way new houses have been built at The Oval because of the stress she has faced with issues at her new build home.

 

Kelly Jackson, 25, moved into a home in Vortex Way in Newton Farm last December and rents it from Herefordshire Housing, a not-for-profit group which provides affordable homes for county residents.

 

But she said she has had numerous problems with the house, which have taken months to fix.

 

Miss Jackson, who is a part-time hairdresser, said: "I am more than happy I have a roof over my head and it has a garden- that's great. But all the trouble I have been having has caused me so much stress."

 

She said the garden was on a slope when she moved in and wooden slats, which could easily break, were put around the edge of the grass.

 

A crack which appeared in her upstairs bedroom window took four months to fix, she said, and there was not enough vinyl covering to cover the kitchen floor.

 

Miss Jackson, who is mum to two-year-old son, Reuben, said the finish is substandard with paint left around the house on light fittings and uneven ceiling edges.

 

She said: "They get more than enough rent for this place. Why do I have to pay for all these problems? I have got to work and earn this money.

 

"They are being put up too quickly. You wouldn't get away with it if you were buying it."

 

The Herefordshire Housing Oval Regeneration has involved demolition, new build and refurbishment.

 

Spokesman for the group, Samantha Baker, said: "We have been working closely with Miss Jackson to try to overcome the problems she has faced at her new build property and we have appointed a designated member of the team to help her through this process.

 

"It is common for new build properties to have minor defects, this is due to the component parts within properties settling down, e.g. woodwork, plaster work.

      

"At The Oval, a few minor issues have arisen but we have successfully worked with tenants and our onsite contractor, Keepmoat, to resolve these quickly and to their satisfaction."

 

Since April, 50 properties at The Oval project have become homes to tenants, with one complaint. Ms Baker said through satisfaction surveys, 90 percent of these tenants have been happy with their new homes.

 

http://www.newsroom.herefordshire.gov.uk/2015/november/help-us-to-set-the-county%E2%80%99s-transport-priorities-%E2%80%93-take-part-in-the-local-transport-plan-consultation.aspx

If you follow the link there is a HC survey for the  people of Herefordshire to take part in to express their transport priorities 

I saw this post on the HT website this morning.

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14101835.Volunteers__absolutely_gutted__after_compressor_stolen_from_Hereford_BMX_Club/

Somebody has apparently helped themselves to the BMX Club's compressor which was kept in a shipping container at the Westfailing Street site.  It was used for operating the gates on race days.

If anyone has any information, could I urge you to contact the police on 101.

I'm not a member of the group, but the lads and lasses of Hereford BMX Group and Hereford Dirt Riders have built a great track, which is well regarded both locally and by riders from all over the West Midlands and beyond.  And have many race meetings, which cannot take place without the start gate.

The temporary Library at the Town Hall on St Owen Street is due to open Tuesday 24 November at 9.30

The Town Hall Library will offer a selection of titles and provide access to the whole of the county’s library stock. Titles on the Herefordshire Library catalogue may be reserved free of charge online.

The opening hours are Tuesday to Thursday 9.30 to 5pm; Friday 9.30 to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm. On a Saturday, customers can ring a bell to be given access to the library.

The main entrance to the Town Hall is at the front of the building on St Owen Street, with an accessible entrance to the rear of the building.

There are additional public computers available for use at the Courtyard on Edgar Street and Herefordshire Housing, The Learning Box at Brierley Court, off Turner Lane in Hereford.

The book drop off box at Shirehall will still remain available until Friday December 4.

A timetable of works, costing in the region of £86k, for the safe removal of asbestos from the building, can now be put in place.

For more information on library services please go to www.herefordshire.gov.uk/libraries

It is good to see The Saracens Head open again. It looked busy too to be fair.

Keepmoat & Contractors will be digging up the highways around the Oval (shop circle) over the next few days/weeks. This is to install new services to cooperate with the existing ones. This will cause obvious disruptions around that area. Certain areas will be closed off completely during scheduled works. Restricted access in places. Please use alternative routes as necessary.
The main disruptions will be the school run as Goodrich grove recieves more thoroughfare, could I ask Drivers using the A465 to be a little more considerate and allow a vehicle or two to exit in front at Goodrich grove? I also know that traffic volume on westholme rd will also increase. Please do keep the Tesco roundabout clear. Thanks.
This may also be the time to recampaign to switch off the traffic lights, to elevate the volume.

So the roof pours when it rains. I've rented it for years and years and it's just degraded over time. My stuff will be ruined when it's in there as I need storage for an imminent move. I only previously had my trailer in there, no biggie, yet been leaking at the back for years, now it's all of it! Phoned HA today, response was, "not priority, and they are only for car storage!" We'll send someone to look.

Well no1, nothing in the contract States it's purpose, no2, you can't get a modern car in it and no3 it was patched with a blob of silicon here and there many years ago!!

Where do I stand on this one? It's not fit for purpose, it hasn't been maintained in many many years previous phoned about roof again, nothing done, and the roof is asbestos? Yet I'm still expected to pay a monthly rent! Am I within my right to withhold rent until the roof is replaced?

Two fatalities in as many months. Almost in identical spots.

I knew Smiler........ Rip my friend.

Back to Sundays again for some absurd reason. Sunday Novermber 15th at 5pm. Also posting comments has been blocked on this topic,I wonder why 

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/13899825.Date_announced_for_Hereford_Christmas_lights_switch_on/

I can't help but notice that these new houses at the Oval are going to be very dark inside, they have built them very close to the road compared to where the old flats used to be and directly in front of them is a whole avenue of large trees, great planning.

From recent reports received today we are to understand that Bill Norman has taken redundancy with immediate effect and no longer works for Herefordshire Council.

As I write this the HA have closed the near side lane of the new bridge northbound going into town. This maybe planned, but I have a feeling it is due to the high winds and the high structure currently being built!? The path is also taped off by asda. Inevitably either way this will cause chaos in the morning.

Driving home this evening there was a lot debris over the roads and all mobile road signs and fencing on the floor.

Please be careful