The May Fair is here! Let the fun begin for a few days.

Mind you, who is this horny guy? lol 

Police are investigating a Tory MP over claims he attempted to bribe voters with chocolate cake.

Jesse Norman allegedly gave out cake while campaigning for re-election at an Asda supermarket in his Hereford constituency.

West Mercia Police last night said it was investigating reports of a breach of the Representation of the People Act 1983, which bans Election candidates from providing food, drink or entertainment in a bid to win votes.

Detectives are expected to speak to Mr Norman after he was photographed with trays of baked goods on April 2.

He described the allegations as ‘nonsense’, saying: ‘We had a couple of small boxes of chocolate muffins ... we may have given out one or two to children, who are not even voters.’

The probe follows would-be Ukip MP Kim Rose, who is standing in Southampton Itchen, being grilled by police for giving out sausage rolls at a party event earlier this year.

The 57-year-old has criticised the 'absolutely ridiculous' investigation after he was told he will face no further action.

Mr Rose said: 'The officers told me today that I have now entered the political world and I must no longer hand out sausage rolls.

'They told me I have got to watch anything I do. So I'm going to stay away from bakeries from now on - if I see one I'm going to run a mile.'

A total lack of respect for the local environment! This is Widemarsh Brook taken on Saturday and it was highlighted by Dave Throup (Environment Agency Manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire)on Twitter today.

The traffic lights at the Edgar St jcn with Newmarket roundabout are on green for 9 seconds,four seconds less than before they were upgraded.
It looks to me that the SCOOT system is simply not working again.

There is a lesson here for all those who could not sit around a table and talk. The IOC have been punished so we now have too ride out the storm.

The Old Conservative guard have strengthened their position.

Sadly this does not cover the latest election yet

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After slating the Council and Balfour Beatty last year, I would like to say that within the last week I have nothing but admiration for the immaculate looking grass verges, play spaces and community parks between Bobblestock and Widemarsh Common. A job well done gentlemen. Thank you.

One for the oldtimers! I remember my grandfather and his friends always moaning about the brook that was filled in when the Farm was built in the 50/60s.

Please envisage a blank canvas!!!!

From what I recall it went from redhill/callow, grosmont grove, top of Brampton rd, kilpeck, muir, Sherborne, millard, and into the brook on waterfield, on a kind of diagonal tangent! My grandfathers friends gardens were always wet in the height of summer!

My childhood house always has a damp back room, "condensation" sunken patio and a wet garden. Yet the neighbours didn't! This was also still the case a few years ago!!

Can anybody comment further?

The route is approximate, as you may see, a few brooks are drawn on there; and they didn't have aerial photography back then!!

Lorry in collision with parked cars in Hereford city centre

A LORRY has been in collision with parked cars in Hereford city centre tonight.

Emergency services were called to Holmer Road at around 7.30pm following reports of a collision involving a HGV and two parked cars.

Two fire crews from Hereford, one from Kington and one from Droitwich with heavy rescue gear attended but no one was trapped.

 

The A49 at Newtown Road is currently partially blocked in both directions.

 

Where about's was this? Holmer Road is quite long! 

I'd be interested to see if it was anywhere near the Leisure Centre ....

Anonymous file story indicates the road is in the centre of town .... Nope! 

Plus a Droitwich Fire Engine? Crazy! 

I'm not sure how many people have seen this, but it has been officially open for a few weeks now.

And is really popular with young and old alike.  Which is great.

There is, however, one problem that I can see.

There is no rubbish bin nearby, as such, the place is awash with empty bottles, cans, sweet wrappers, crisp packets etc...

Surely a bin would have been a good idea?

A better idea than the quite frankly laughable flood warning sign...

STAY ALERT - BE READY TO EVACUATE

You would really have to be putting in a lot of reps to not notice the slow creep of water around you  here.

While I understand and appreciate that there is an election coming up and each candidate has a budget with which they can use for their own campaigns, surely this is private property (I believe was purchased by Mr Cheung some years ago) so Cllr. Edwards has no right to advertise himself here without permission? Which I know for sure he will not have because the council have been trying to locate the Chinese owner for sometime.

I bet the Hereford Times will gloss over the dark threat to Herefordshire from dark chicken death camps.  The article in the Guardian reminds us of the relationship with our council and the disgusting way we treat our animals.  I quote a short extract but please find time to read the whole article:

http://www.monbiot.com/2015/05/19/fowl-deeds/

The dust such operations raise is an exquisite compound of aerialised faeces, chicken dander, mites, bacteria, fungal spores, mycotoxins, endotoxins, veterinary medicines, pesticides, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. It is listed as a substance hazardous to health, and helps explain why 15% of poultry workers suffer from chronic bronchitis. Yet, uniquely in Europe, the British government classifies unfiltered roof vents on poultry sheds as the “best available technologyâ€. If this were any other industry, it would be obliged to build a factory chimney to disperse the dust and the stink. But farming, as ever, is protected by deference and vested interest, excused from the regulations, planning conditions and taxes other business must observe. Already, Herefordshire County Council has approved chicken factories close to schools, without surveying the likely extent of the dust plumes either before or after the business opens. Bage Court Farm is just upwind of the village of Dorstone.

I have just read this on another site and said that I would post it on here, can anyone confirm if Keith B is correct?

Keith B

 

Could someone at the Council note that the new houses at the top of Goodrich Grove (where you turn right to continue on Waterfield Road) have the same address as several of the houses at the start of Waterfield Road from the mini-roundabout.

Someone has made an error!

 

Yes folks, you read that right!

Last night, a dreadful thing happened...... Colin banned me!

Chucked me out into the ether!

Banished!

Of course..... it was a "Mistake!" (Yes....I believe you, Col!)

And thankfully, all's well that ends well!

An admin error has shown that Councillors in Hereford have missed out on two pay increases over the last four years.

They will be reimbursed.

Public sector workers have had a pay freeze for years, with a paltry 1% agreed for last year. Many have struggled to make ends meet, with an increase in unofficial working hours....(unpaid overtime) and the worry of losing their jobs altogether, as one restructuring follows another.

(Just to make clear, I'm referring to front line workers here, not the highly paid, who left with thousands, and sometimes walked straight back into another highly paid role.)

Will Councillors accept this "back pay"???

I just read this in the HT.

POLICE have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with an alleged rape in Castle Green last night.

 

Officers said a 17-year-old girl was found unconscious on Capuchin Lane in Hereford at around 12.50am this morning.

 

She has reported to police she was grabbed by a man and raped.

 

A 28-year-old man is currently in police custody and no-one else is sought in connection with the incident, police said.

 

Police are currently at the scene carrying out further enquiries.

 

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have information is urged to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 18 of 13th May or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

I noticed the unmarked BMW X5 had it driver's door damaged a couple of weeks ago.

Hmmm, well where do I start...

I think I am a fair administrator and I try not to edit or remove posts where possible. Recently however, I have received a number of complaints about a few topics but more about the level of abuse received from various members who have disagreed with WirralPC. You can see a lot of this in this topic. 

I posted this topic about Gary Barlow's visit to St Michael's Hospice, but WirralPC has thrown a negative on what should of been a lovely gesture/topic. I received an email within minutes and I responded with a polite warning, that's when the fun began...I have now been subjected to his abuse myself, I was quite taken back and I have no words.