It has taken over 3 long years but today we have our first result!

At long last and after campaigning by Hereford Voice we can now all enjoy hot food until 3am at weekends! And 4.30am on Bank Holiday weekends (except Bank Holiday Monday) I spoke with Tony from the Golden Galleon sometime ago informing him that late night food applications are being relaxed and now was a good time to apply for extended hours, he did just that..

I am pleased to confirm that this afternoon Herefordshire Council's Regulatory Sub Committee met and considered an application from the Golden Galleon in Commercial Road to serve hot food late at night.

The case was heard and debated at length. After careful consideration the committee agreed to vary their premises licence to permit the sale of hot food as late as 03:00 and 04:30 on bank holidays.

 

I hope this keeps everyone in the loop and allays any fears that Hereford is resisting such a change. The police will no doubt keep an eye on the situation in the city centre and the Council will of course have to respond to any applications to review this licence should the late night sale lead to public nuisance or crime & disorder. However, let's hope it doesn't come to that and that everyone can enjoy their long awaited hot chips..!

 

Marc Willimont
Head of Environmental Health & Development Management
Herefordshire Council 

A government inspector has overruled Herefordshire Council and granted the appeal. A three-storey building can now be developed on the site of the former public toilets at The Oval.

I think this is good news, I would rather a nice new building instead of looking at those terrible toilets!

Belmont SNT October 2015 Newsletter

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Hereford is on Parking wars tonight on ITV AT 8pm

The BBC's Crimewatch outside broadcast team were filming in Hereford today. They filmed along the GWW and various locations throughout SouthWye. I assume this is to broadcast an appeal into the murder of Christian Bagley, 30, who was found with stab wounds to his arm and back at 22:50 BST on 21 June and later died in hospital.

I noticed that the person who runs the Hereford Cattle Market development FB Page is a tad upset reading these comments;

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault which occurred at on Commercial Road in Hereford in the early hours of Sunday 20 September.

I managed to grab these few photo's of phase 4. Kilvert Rd first set of flats. The flats opposite are due to come down next.

I posted this topic about CCTV on the Great Western Way Hereford on our Facebook Page on September 24th. This has reached over 24,000 people, we have had over 500 Likes and the topic was shared over 100 times, all of this in less than two weeks!

We continue to grow our audience 

What we need in Hereford is our very own Hereford Festival with local ales and cider.

An annual weekend starting Saturday 12 noon ending Sunday 5pm as an example. The idea would be to use existing local pubs each would have a live band at various time slots throughout the weekend, food could be available, burgers, hot dogs, curries etc.  We could explore having a bus service running between the various pubs at 20-30 minute intervals. Something similar to festivals in other towns. We need to get Hereford as an annual venue for a great festival.

A printed programme with advertisers also listing all the performance times of bands, singers etc and lists of local ales and ciders would be available for £2 or £3 per copy.

Come on people, give me your ides's and let's get our very own Hereford Festival and make our city the place to be next summer!

Finally, we have some good news following on from our campaign for CCTC on the GWW.

Installation work for the new CCTV on the Hunderton Bridge has begun. A tree to the one side has been removed, I assume to give a better view but a lot more clearing up needs to be done.

There are so many overgrown trees and bushes, there is almost a canopy in some parts making it dark during daylight hours.

Traffic is flowing perfectly this morning coming into Hereford on the A449 Belmont Road, guess why? The traffic lights are out! Which proves the point of our campaign.

I was interviewed live on BBC Hereford and Worcester again this morning as they are running a feature on this whole culture of traffic lights and the problems they can cause in some towns and cities.

See the pictures and movie that I took at 9am this morning.

Just to let you know, I have today made my good friend DILLIGAF a Moderator.

He is well experienced using forums and will assist me in the daily running of HV. Although he is still a member here, can you please all make him welcome in his new role too.    DILLIGAF will be there to assist you all in my absence.

Herefordshire Council met with representatives of the owners of the fire damaged buildings in High Town, Hereford on Thursday 1 October and is encouraged by their willingness to facilitate a sale to enable the site to be redeveloped.

The council can confirm that Hereford based architect Hook Mason Ltd has now been instructed to seek pre-application advice from the council’s planning service to obtain a more marketable development with the aim of selling the property and bringing the buildings back into use as soon as possible.

We have just come back from our holiday on Corfu. We have visited the same island and used the same hotel for years and during our trips we have obviously got to know the owners and staff very well. During a discussion recently, I asked if the current migrant situation had effected Corfu at all as I know many migrants had arrived in Kos. I was informed that the only people that normally attempt to go to Corfu are usually people from the neighbouring country of Albania.

I was then asked, if I remembered one of the guys from the animation team when we were there previously, I asked which guy, to which I was informed of his name. We remembered this chap, so the conversation continued, I was told that he was there on summer season work permit from Ghana but failed to turn up to work a few months ago and just disappeared. The owner was later informed that this chap had been talking on his mobile with other people he had been in touch with in Athens for sometime and they told him to get to Athens as soon as possible and join all of the other migrants. He apparently destroyed his passport and is now in Germany along with many others!  This was also confirmed by another member of the animation team that he had kept in touch with and has encouraged to do the same thing. 

How many other people have done this I wonder?

This does not help the plight of genuine refugees and adds further doubt to those countries reluctant to take in these people, especially if they have no passports or documents. 

Employee irregularities .... 

Review underway .... 

Well we are just over a year on from the last time I did this exercise in this topic (December 2013), so lets see what has changed and see what the differences are...

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List of planning public notices affecting the city

 

It is a legal requirement for the council to give public notice of certain types of planning application and other planning matters by the display of an advert in a local newspaper.

 

If you wish to comment, please follow the advice contained in the notice.

 

10th April 2014

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) 

Order 2010 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Sections 67 & 73 

 

Application Types: 

P - Planning permission 

L - Listed Building Consent 

AC - Conservation Area Consent 

SL - Affecting the setting of a Listed Building 

AC - Affecting a Conservation Area 

D - Not in accordance with the provisions of the Development Plan 

RW - Affecting a public right of way 

T - For a telecommunications mast 

 

P140904/CD - P 

Provision of a pedestrian and cycle link between the southern end of Station Approach and the northern end of Canal Road. Requiring demolition of existing store building in builders merchant. Proposal includes street lighting and associated landscaping at Jewson Builders Merchant, Canal Wharf, Canal Road, Hereford 

 

P140709/F - AC 

Extension to changing room at Bowling Club Rear Of Asda, Belmont Road, Belmont, Hereford 

 

P140747/F – AC P SL 

Insertion of windows to the north, east and west elevations at Left Bank, Bridge Street, Hereford

 

P140894/L – AC L SL 

Making safe existing garden and boundary walls at Hereford Cathedral School, 29 Castle Street, Hereford 

 

P140963/O – AC D P RW 

Site for the development of up to 135 homes (including 46 affordable homes), public open space, new access (including demolition of 144 Aylestone Hill). Structural landscaping, sustainable drainage including balancing ponds and infrastructure and associated works at Land at 144 Aylestone Hill and land to the east of Aylestone Hill, Hereford 

 

If you wish to make representations or comments you can during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of the publication of this notice quoting the relevant number: 

 

By the Website: Using the online comment form 

By e-mail to: planning_enquiries@herefordshire.gov.uk 

By post to: - Planning Services, PO Box 230, Hereford, HR1 2ZB 

 

ANDREW ASHCROFT (Assistant Director) – 10th April 2014 

Interesting applications concerning Left Bank, Cyclelink and land to the east of Aylestone Hill. Not sure where you find the online comment form?