You know, you've always got the Lord by your side. That's what preacher Thornbury says on the God Channel. This evangelical preacher from Oregon is right and I for one believe him.

You see, God is always by your side. He's there when you sleep, he's there when you wake and he's certainly with you every single moment of the day you live your life.

In fact, every single decision you make has God behind it compelling you to carry out his will. You've simply got no choice in the matter. If God decides on something then that's it. There's no getting out of it.

In fact, given that this unimaginably clever omnipresence is pulling your bloody strings every rotten step of the way, I've come to the conclusion that even bothering to think for yourself is an excercise in futility. Why bloody bother I say. Save your bloody energy and let God guide you where he wants you to go and be.

See, nowadays, now I've grasped this reality, when I get out of bed and stub me bloody toe, in days gone by I would have shouted, 'bloody hell! Good Lord. The dreadful pain. Me Barstard toe!' Now, when I get out of bed and stub me toe and become overwhelmed by the searing pain that one gets when one does stub their toe, I hop about howling, 'Oh Lord you did it to me and you did it to me for a reason. Thank you'.

Yes, God's ability to be with you, me and every single human being every single moment of the day is something that is beyond our imagination. I mean, whilst gifting me my stubbed toe, he's also got his eye on other goings on. Yes he has! Some young lad in the bush in say Kenya can suddenly become highly aroused, disappear behind a thicket of bracken and begin masturbating. What's God do if he's displeased with this lad pleasuring himself in the bush? Yes! He wills a pride of Lions to chase him away. This is what God does. He goes about his business in a highly unusual and roundabout way that always results in us doing exactly what God intended us to do. He doesn't deliver a mighty voice to the lad saying, 'you dirty little stinker. Stop it'. No! He gets the Lions involved doesn't he.

Take 'The Syphilis' for example. We've got it in Hereford. We didn't want it. I doubt very much that some fool prayed, 'Dear Lord, please give us The Syphilis'. You'd be an odd sort if you did ask for that but God, in his wisdom, decided to give us the dreadful organism for a purpose.

Because Jehovah or whatever you want to call him delivers us these things for a reason, it wouldn't surprise me if God concluded, 'goodness the Earth has an awful lot of unused latex rubber sap in my jungles of South East Asia. I'll make them use more rubber to get the stocks down and I've decided that it's Hereford who'll get The Syphilis.' And so, the lads, terrified of getting this dreadful organism up their pipes, begin to wear several condoms at the same time in case two or three split and low and behold, the rubber stocks go down because of the vast numbers of condoms being used.

And so, from hereon, if you go hurtling up the street to catch the bloody bus to collect your food parcel because you've lost your job and you are fiscally knackered and the bloody rotten bus driver closes the door making it impossible for you to ride the vehicle, just think, 'God wanted me to miss this bus and if that's what he bloody wanted then that's good enough for me thank you very much'!

Herefordshire Council have rejected an application for an Islamic Centre in Holme Lacy Road Hereford.

THE COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL hereby gives notice in pursuance of the provisions of the above Acts that PLANNING PERMISSION has been REFUSED for the carrying out of the development described above for the following reasons:

 

1.The proposal fails to provide safe, convenient access and parking provision within the site and would therefore be detrimental of highway and pedestrian safety contrary to the requirements of policy DRS and CF5 (4) of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan and to guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

2.On the basis of the information provided, the proposed use is likely to significantly impact upon the amenities of neighbouring residents contrary to the requirements of policy DR2 and CF5 (3) of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan and with the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

Full details of this application here

Original application form and Decision notice attached.

AppForm.pdf

Decision Notice 167100.pdf

Hi all

I have a question...

What would you do to protect a 90 thousand pound a year salary?

Would you for example-

Embark on a path of wrong doing, that could effect your wife, husband or children?

Lie to someone who was vulnerable?

Break the law?

Put vulnerable children at risk?

How low would you sink for 90 k a year?

Evil flourishes when good men do nothing...

I'm really interested to know if their really are any good men out there?

Tony Johnson was asked today on radio what was going to happen to Hereford United in the future and he said he did not care who owned the leases and that the barrister at mondays court hearing in London had tried to get the club closed down and when questioned on development at the ground he made it clear both ends will be developed hence no future for Hereford United remember me over 18 months ago making a statement the council want to move the ground well i was right the council has wanted to develop that area for over 20 years remember the chairman Peter Hill he tried hard when he sold the leases to developers now you will soon see some big back handers going on do not kid yourself Hereford council has been doing it for years people like Tony johnson make me sick they spin one story telling you they support the club and then turn things around when it suits them this is now the end of football at edgar street when on December 1st the next appearance at the high court will seal the fate of a football club that has put Hereford on the map and the council could not give a damn private companies are running this county not people for the county i suggest we all vote UKIP at least we will get a response to the pertinent questions regarding expenses and private company costs acting for the council.

Anybody else heard of this proposal by Bloor homes.
The proposal is for 460 homes on farmland off Roman Road opposite the Aylesbrook est near the racecourse with a link road running through the site joining the A49 just North of Holmer church.
A 350 car park and ride site will also be created.
Bloor homes will also be the first to pay into the 150 million fund to pay for Herfordshire councils vision of a Western by-pass.

When is a Director of Law not a Director of Law? When he's on a suspension...

http://johnbrace.com/2014/07/16/did-officers-breach-wirral-councils-constitution-when-they-sent-out-the-eviction-notice-for-fernbank-farm/

A friend kindly sent these couple of photographs showing a birds eye view of Belmont taken last weekend.

You can see Tesco and the garage in this photograph.

Care Quality Commission Report 14.10.14

Lazenchenulmen, I give you....

Richard Penn.

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It will be useful to have information on this scheme here.

Herefordshire Council is delighted to have received six expressions of interest regarding development of the Buttermarket in Hereford.

This followed a national marketing campaign, which generated a lot of interest and saw 17 information packs being distributed.

The six interested candidates have now been invited to submit a short presentation and outline business case to a selected panel on Thursday 11 December.

The successful shortlisted candidates will then be asked to submit a full business case in April / May 2015, with a preferred candidate and development proposal being selected in early summer.

Shoppers and visitors will be able to park for free in city centre car parks this Christmas as part of an ongoing campaign to promote Hereford as a Christmas shopping destination.

According to The Hereford Times, the GP walk in clinic has been sealed off. There are no more details as yet.

I don't know if this is coincidence or not, but there are a fair few helicopters in the sky at the moment.

The Beefy Boys ‘Butty Back’ burger wows judges in final round of

World Burger Championships!

The Beefy Boys have excelled in The World Burger Championships in Las Vegas, with their Butty Back burger claiming top spot in the final round!  The team’s cumulative scores saw them take an amazing overall 2^nd place in the world!

The Beefy Boys are six amateur cooks from Herefordshire, whose passion for turning quality local produce into amazing BBQ foods, guided only by their taste buds and a lot of experimentation has catapulted them into the spotlights on the world food stage.  They won Best Burger at the top UK BBQ competition Grillstock in Bristol in June and qualified for a place at the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, to compete against 50 of the best burger teams in the world. 

The World Food Championships is the highest stakes food competition in the world. This multi-day, live-event culinary competition in Downtown Las Vegas, showcases some of the world's best cooking masters competing for fame and fortune, and is broadcast to millions via a 6 episode US TV series.

The competition was already tough, with experienced professional competition teams but the Beefy Boys faced the added challenge of having to recreate their burgers from scratch Stateside as they were unable to import their 21 day-aged Herefordshire meat and specially baked local brioche buns – both of which had to be sourced from scratch in Las Vegas, to the team’s demanding specifications. 

They successfully won their way through to the 10 team final and then pulled out all the stops with their ‘Butty Back’ Burger in the final round.  This show-stopping burger featured their signature patty – mouth-watering beef brisket smoked with Butty Bach ale from Wye Valley Brewery and impressed the judges with its deliciously matched Butty Bach sauce. 

On overall scores, they were piped at the post by the 2013 World Burger Champions but for a self-taught UK team to reach second place, beating many successful American teams at their own game, is an incredible achievement.   For the boys from Hereford, it still feels like hitting the jackpot.  They take home a prize pot of $5,000. “We feel so fortunate to be able to showcase Herefordshire and a take a taste of the county and its produce on to the world’s stage - elements that without which we wouldn't have been able to achieve what we have so far,” said Christian Williams, one of the amateur cooks. “It was an incredible experience and we can’t wait to share it with everyone back home.”

The whole story of the Beefy Boy’s Las Vegas adventures has been captured on film by Shooting Reels and the first cuts will be released before Christmas.   

Hope you like the three benches Cllr Bob Preece and I have had installed along the river path behind ASDA. They have been paid for with money we got from the City Council for minor works in the Ward.
These particular benches are to commemorate the people from South Wye who have given their lives for this country.

They include the 57 men from St.Martins who died in the Great War at a time when none of the housing that is in the area now, existed! Must have effected and devastated every family in the area. When you sit on them, please spend a moment of reflection.

We have also had two different type of benches placed in the dog run on the KG meadows, for owners whose dogs like to take a time doing what dogs do!

The next Belmont Rural Parish Council meeting will be held on Thursday 4 December 2014 at the Belmont Community Centre, starting at 7.00pm. It is hoped that Natalia Silver of Herefordshire District Council will attend and finalise HDC’s proposals for the Belmont Library for 2015-16.

Currently available information suggests that, if the Belmont Library is to continue as it is now, there will a £7,000 to £10,000 in HDC funding. Which agencies, if any, who might be willing to bridge this shortfall is not established. Notwithstanding South Wye Community Association, the charity which owns the Belmont Community Centre, has made it very clear that, though they would like to keep the Library on their premises in the public interest, they cannot afford to subsidize it. A £2,000 rent reduction was imposed on the Association this year, and any further rent reduction might threaten the financial viability of the Belmont Centre.  SWCA has clearly indicated that a rent of £7,950per annum is required from the Belmont Library. The reader should be aware that maintenance & repair, utility costs, cleaning, and freedom of access to kitchen and toilet facilities, to Library staff and visitors, are included in this rent. Furthermore compared to the hire charges requested from the Centre’s other users the Library rent is already substantially discounted.

Taken from the Belmont Community Centre Website: