Adrian symonds

Had a letter shove through my door from Eon, syaing they are going to replace our lamposts. so that means we will have those awful waste of space LED rubbish things.

i thought our council had no money and yet can afford toi do things like this.

I think that Mr Sockett has bought the Butter market.The market value was about £1 million so yes it's in private hands

So another city building  snapped up by a private  buyer,  Great, just what we need.

I am a little confused, I know it don't take much. Where is the money coming from to refurnish the Butter Market, also who will the Butter Market belong to after the refurbishment?

I may be wrong, but it sounds like it is going into private hands.

For me the meeting was disappointing as I expected more than just preaching to the converted. Opportunities were missed.  I expected the meeting to at least collect contact details so that those people there could be contacted easily. Why was the meeting not advertised through lots of other groups' email circulation lists (Three Elms, parish councils, wildlife groups maybe?) Why were not ALL Councillors invited?

 

Various people had ideas but there was no effort to collect those ideas and consider their implications. What happens next? This should be the time to explore all the options that could really work best for Herefordians.

But this is typical of Hereford, people will not bother and just let things happen. After all, they did vote the Tories back in, so they are not that bothered the way the city is going.

A very interesting meeting, and quite well attended, which is encouraging.

 

I listened intently. One thing struck me, more than anything else.

 

We have report after report. (Many of which are littered with inaccuracies.)We have consultation after consultation.(Many of which are meaningless box ticking exercises.) We have expert after expert, advisor after advisor, and a few consultants thrown in for good measure.

(We are constantly told we have no money..... this little lot must have cost a small fortune.)

 

Lovely.

 

But it really isn't rocket science. It really shouldn't be too difficult a concept to grasp, that we should start easing Hereford's traffic issues, with small, sustainable, relatively cheap changes first. Evaluate the impact these have, before even considering permanently scarring the face of our beautiful county.

 

The road will not solve any problems. It will not aid the so called Enterprise Zone. It is not the answer to Hereford's prayers.

 

It quite simply is an idea which has been mis - sold to many.

 

Those who really want to stop this, now need to work together, under one umbrella. Lots of groups, forums, Facebook pages etc. only serve to confuse. Folks need a clear sign post to a one stop shop, for information about a campaign.

 

Amanda Martin and the other speakers did a great job of sharing information,and their vision, for how things could be.(John Stewart's common sense approach did indeed lower my blood pressure!.)

 

This now needs to be presented to,and heard by, a much wider audience.

 

As Tony Johnson also attended, perhaps he could make a start, by sharing with members of the cabinet........

It was interesting, I never realised Tony Johnson was there and I was standing next to where he was sitting., Show he is not very recognisable :)

I agree, can't remember the last time I tried them but I do remember the experience was not great, I think it was when Alan still owned it.

One of the times was when Alan still owned it and I think it was a about 18 months again and thought it was no better. Saying that, they were not the only ones that was not that good. I wonder how a few chippies keep going to be honest

Alan Williams obviously got out at the right time. The last bag of chips I had from there I had to throw in the bin. The new owner did sandwiches in that end section for a while. They were OK but nothing above average. Have business rates sunk this chip shop? From the photo it does not look a very attractive proposition to take over. 

Been there for a long time, so it must have done ok in the past, I would not be surprised if business did not help. The whole of that part of town needs a good tidy up and a lick of paint to be honest.

so you could say Goodbye Mr Chips   Not that I have had chips from there for a while, over the years they have never been that good. 

Because it is local and local people are employed. I never agreed with the takeover at Hereford United but I still supported our team.

 

Enjoy your Star Wars though when its at the Cinema at the Old Market, oh no because you never agreed with it being built did you.

Hereford united is a different thing to be honest and as lot of people did not support the team, which is why Hereford United do not exist any more. While my interest in Football is zero, I do hope that people will support the new club and it does well.

Maybe the not agreeing with it being built is too strong,. I did not agree with them taking all the shops out of the city centre, more or less killing it off. I am not against redevelopment, but I feel that the old Market could have been so much more than a few chain stores and a load of restaurants.

A nice ice rink would have done well there instead of people having to go to another city.

As for the cinema, we needed a new one, not so sure if we needed ones so big, I think they are going to struggle to make it pay. TBH, I haver not been to  any cinema for over 10 years, maybe longer, and while I said about starwars, I may wait until it is on Blue-ray anyway. 

I know the old market is local jobs, but no point in me going there if there is nothing for me, I know a few people who have not been there and have no intention of going there for different reasons.

I do not go into every shop in the city centre, why? because some shops got nothing I am interested in.

Afternoon Adrian!

 

Try The Shack Revolution, in Bastion Mews! Handmade pizza, absolutely delicious!

 

Locally sourced, and seasonal ingredients used..... veggie options are fantastic. Prices £6.00 - £9.00 I found them big enough to share.... which makes them even better value!

 

Service is friendly, and the surroundings very chilled out!

 

Try it, I highly recommend it!

 

(And Nutters or The Rocket Café, up Church Street!)

 

I have heard good things about the shack, sadly it is all about Pizzas, I do not like pizzas. i have been to Nutters a few times over the years, never been to  rocket.

 

TBH, if I go into town by myself, I get what I want than then go home, I do not normally stop to eat or drink, If I go into town with someone else or meet someone in town, then it is normally a coffee or some other drink, i do not eat in town that often.;

 

 

I will have a peek if it ever takes off. 

As for internet radio, signal wise can be iffy in different places, Even up here on the College Est, 3G on my vodafone can change, sometimes it is good, other times it is awful. EE up here is a waste of time. The other problem is cost, I pay £13 a month, sim only contract and for that I get 720MB of data, 300 minutes of any network talk time, and a certain amount of Vodafone to vodafone on top of that and unlimited text. I know people who get less than that. 

I know prices have gone down and  giff gaff for instance offer good packages, but getting unlimited data for a good price is still not here yet.

FM is still a better system even if it is years old.

Good to see your supporting the Old Market.   This town has been waiting for something new and different, lack of support will be its demise, just my thoughts for the day.

I never agreed with it being built in the first place, so why would I support it?

You can get great deals in all restaurants.

Me n wife are frequent visitors  to Miller Carters steakhouse where we can get a main course meal for £7.95 each.Meal and desert for under £11.

Zizi always have a 30% off deal during the week too.

Nothing there for me, I am very fussy with what I eat, in that I do not eat much meat, I certainly do not eat steak. I can not see myself going in any of the restaurants in the Old Market to be honest. TBH, I do not see myself going over to the old Market again anyway. 

Oh I may go to the cinema for Star wars, or may wait until it comes onto Blue-ray. 

I see the old farmers club may become a Loungers, sounds as exciting as the ones they have in the old market, that sort of price range as well.

The problem here is that we already got three localish stations and radio listening figures have reduced a lot over the years. i listen to Sunshine myself, certainly better than the Beebs offering and free Radio.

Another problem is DAB, it is awful, this new station will use as little bandwidth as they can get away with and we have many station at around 80Kbps, the local stations at the moment is around the 112 to 128, but Dab is old technology that is not as good as good old FM.

I kind of agree with Roger about internet radio, but no good on the move at the moment, 

I have a DAB/FM radio, but I do not listen to DAB stations any more, the sound quality is not there 

good to have so much choice, but all the OLM eateries are pretty steeply priced.

Usually have some online offers for them, apart from Wagamamas which s a pain as thats my favourite one.

Reviews for them on tripadvisor very mixed too,

 

Not been to Wildwood, though friends that have been commented portion sizes were not very generous.

Out of my price range, there is no way I could justify a tenner on a pizza even if I liked Pizza. 

Maybe I am a bit old fashioned and I prefer one of the older style cafes, the few we have left. I do go into spoons now and again and that is about it for the chain resturants. I have not even been into McDonalds for 30 years, sadly that is going to change as I promised a friend I will go in there with her as soon as I can taste food again. Do i really need to be able to taste food with MD?

I do use the odd coffee bar, normally the coffee cart outside the Butter Market , but Neros as well. When I get a chance I go to Diagos in Bridge street, now that is good coffee and roasted in  Ross on Wye.

I suppose to even use a restaurant in the Old Market I have to go there, still only been there the once, but then I know of people who still have not been anywhere near it.

Sadly there will be traffic lights at every junction.

Problem is the Council don't know how to build em and motorists don't know how to use em.

I do not think it will make a scrap of difference to the traffic, it will just move the traffic from Barrs court road and dump it onto Edgar street. I am so glad I do not drive, but it does get annoying when I have to take the bus and wait for ages in the traffic. Worse in a taxi.

You could open a profitable business around Kingsway selling mirrors.

 

er, what are  you saying?

I am glad that the units are starting to fill, its great to have choice or eateries, we had a look around Wildwood and it was busy, you can just go in and have a coffee too, so maybe will give that a go when there are not so many people about as it was heaving to be fair.

I must admit the OLM was packed yesterday and so was Widemarsh St, never seen so many people other than at Xmas, it was good to see High Town busy too.   Still lots of people on that junction near the Wellington Pub, pressing the button and waiting for the traffic to stop, I still maintain a footbridge would of been a much better option without the need to stop traffic.

People must have plenty of money, even a pizza in that place is £9, 

I read that six staff have lost their jobs. Three have already found alternative employment, but three others haven't.

 

I wish them well in their job seeking, and hope they find something soon. Being out of work is a huge worry.

and the council to do not care as long as they get yet another road to nowhere built.,

My mother in law lives close to this junction and cannot wait for the lines to be painted.

Traffic calming with 20 mph speed limit are also needed.

Agree, saying that if you go any faster on the roads up here you end up with something broken, the roads are awful around here.

Been waiting for double yellows for a while now, but as been said it may be difficult to enforce.

A order have been put in to have Double yellows by the co-op, about time as well. It is a accident waiting to happen and I am surprised that we have not had one yet, or maybe have.

I desperately want that to happen, Jimbo.

 

Why stand against good Councillors??? Surely the greater good has got to be at the fore now??

 

Put the strongest, and best candidates forward. Sort the wheat from the chaff.

 

Work together for Hereford's future.

 

 

Please.

Have Hereford got a future now?

Talking about bakeries I found out this weekend that the Cafe@All Saints in Hereford bake fresh bread every day for sale to the public. Unlike the supermarket "fresh" bread where the dough can be 3 months old before it goes in the oven, the Cafe makes fresh dough and bakes early in the morning every day. I would rather buy locally a small amount of fresh good bread when I can afford it than eat alot of that pappy stuff that sometimes goes by the name of bread. Apparently the Cafe were making their own sourdough bread but there weren't enough buyers to make it worthwhile and so this line has stopped. To me these local cafes and shops are much more interesting and offer better products than the large chain restaurants in the OLM. Cant understand why the OLM shopping centre is facing north which makes it freezing cold. I thought the frontages would be on the south side - the sunny side of the street! All a bit back to front to my simple mind.

Just to put you right, the supermarket I work at do not have 3 month old dough. The bread and rolls are made fresh on the day from flour that is delivered every day. The only bread that is not produced on site is Organic and that is frozen when it comes in.

Now that is over with, I have seen the notices about bread being sold at All saints, there is also someone on the retail market that sells lovely bread, not that I have managed to get any yet, but my mate have and I eat it when I am at his place.

I will get some bread from All saints at some point, I do not eat much bread at the moment due to health problem and the lack of taste. Once that is sorted I will buy some nice bread.

I do go into some chain restaurants, like Wetherspoons a few days back and  Nero. Mcdonalds I have not been in for 30 years, but I have to break that soon as I promised a friend I will go in there with here. Me and my big mouth.

I had a pop into Tiffanys today in the butter market, it was ok, never been in there before.

Places like Frankie and benny, Zizzi, Chimichanga, wagamama, Prezzo and Nandos  just don't do anything for me. Just glorified fast food restaurants.It is not because their are chain stores.

I have and always will support as many shops in the City as I can and that includes the OLM.

It's not about chain stores Adrian it's about supporting local people who work in them

I work in a supermarket myself, so I do support some chain stores, but even working in a supermarket I still prefer to get stuff from small local shops.

As i said, there is nothing in the OLM to get me to shop there.

Hi Adrian.... I'm afraid you have missed it for this year. It was held on Saturday May 2nd, which was the day before yesterday.

I know i missed it this year. I meant to have put hopefully I will be able to go next year. i have no idea why I missed that part out 

Done my voting, too a while to think about who to vote for, Local was easy, IOC, the GE was not so easy, it was between UKIP and Greens, i know different sides of the spectrum, but it was better than voting for the big three.

The Greens won, not that it is going to make any difference.