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herefordman75

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  1. They could use smart lighting too if they thought about it - ones on a sensor that only come on when someone is detected? Probably not as safe as having full LED ones on 24/7, but maybe more cost effective if they were switched to sensing between say midnight and 7am
  2. If your last comment is correct about people's safety being right out of the window, then surely if someone is unfortunate enough to be attacked/injured (or god forbid, worse), then would the council be liable as they have not fulfilled their duty of care to the electorate? Just a thought.
  3. I was thinking more of a shuttle bus to bring people into the city to walk around the participating establishments etc rather than running between pubs. Maybe there could be a stage set up on Castle Green, or Bishops Meadow for bands and live acts (some decent stand up's would be good too - not all of us like live music).
  4. Who you callin' boozer? <hic> wanna fight about it, step outside, i'll take yer all on! <hic> you're my bestest buddy ever <hic>
  5. Clun have just had one this weekend just gone, involve a minibus between venues with food and local ales etc. I personally think it's a fantastic idea. If it was just the pubs in town, then is there a need for a minibus? Unless of course there are plans to run one around local villages to collect and drop people off (say a £5 charge per person) from outlying villages (Kingstone/Madley/Holme Lacy/Moreton etc) as public transport get a bit iffy if you are tanked up after a festival, lol. Obviously insurance and costs are an issue there though, but may attract more people if there is an option of not having to drive in to town. How about the Hereford ABC Festival? (Ale, Beer & Cider Festival) as a name?
  6. Personally it doesn't bother me how much the bus costs, I drive and cycle to work (8 miles each way). However, it's those on low paid jobs that are the ones who suffer. When they have to spend nearly a third of their wages per week on transport costs, it starts to bite for them. It's all well and good for you "townies" who have the luxury of being a short walk/cycle/bus ride away (with nice regular services every half hour in some cases), but for those of us who live in the outlying villages, it's very expensive to use public transport.
  7. My daughter came in last night and told us the bus fares had increased by 30p (449 route) - no signs on buses to warn people, or notices in the papers, they have just done it. No wonder there are hardly any bus users on rural routes it's cheaper to use a car at £6.90 return!
  8. I would have said better off repurposing it as cheap affordable housing/flats
  9. Except at the likes of Bromyard (I assume you mean the Nozstock festival), Hay and Brecon, you have genuine bands and performers on a much larger scale, so while they may be more expensive to get into, at least you are getting a decent experience. If my memory serves me correctly, with Hay don't you just pay for to see the performers, actors and writers etc, rather than to actually get in?
  10. Shhhh, if they hear you, they will change it to a premium rate number rather than a local one (that would be free via most service providers)
  11. They have put planning in to change the upstairs into flats - so won't be long before a change of use goes in to convert the whole thing I reckon
  12. Will pass the number on to my other half - she's the 'hog guardian in our house! We have at least 3 that come round every night foraging, not sure if it's normal or not, but they do like their rich tea biscuits. It's the same ones each year (with the addition of a couple of smaller ones each time) and I am pretty sure they are living under our small shed, so are never in danger. Easily identified as the bigger one has got a big white stripe on it
  13. On a slightly more sensible note, that would only leave the Saracens Head (only just as it's on the river path pretty much) and The Broadleys south of the river? (in town of course)
  14. They only there 3 days, so why fuel for 7????
  15. Council planning to build a St.Martins Street link road costing £250 million to complete, paved with Unicorn horn & Leprechaun Gold perhaps????
  16. I remember back in the early 00's I think, when the good old EU decided that fuel pumps had to be a set distance from the road, there was a major campaign to get these exempted due to their historic nature - I am pretty sure they are listed now as well. Very quaint little place, hardly changed in the last 50 years or so, I think he still uses a manual till as well!
  17. We could use the corrupt councillors as bridge supports for the 2nd river crossing that is so desparately needed?
  18. Thought I had seen somewhere.... http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/11314506.Holmer_residents_get_first_look_at_460_homes_proposal/
  19. Think it was being mooted earlier this year/late last year. Seem to remember seeing something in the HT at one point about it, numerous reactions of excessive traffic/pollution/flooding etc, which is justified in my eyes as the Starting gate roundabout is a bottleneck (even after the Highways Agency altered it), with traffic queing all the way past Kenchester Water Gardens almost daily, so with another (potentially) 700 cars added it'll be even worse. The P&R will alleviate things slightly, although it's not going to improve things unless there is a dedicated terminus at say the OLM or Merton Meadow with a shuttle running between the two, rather than using service buses.
  20. ...and compost it, bag it, then sell it at the car boots next year???
  21. you need one of these round the corner [url=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/quattro_6900/media/bin.jpg.html]
  22. Hello all, new to this, but bear with me. The issue of a Hereford bypass is one of my pet grumbles, why we have to be the only City on the A49 without one is ridiculous, as it is strangling the life out of the county. I can see why the council want to go East - they want to open up the land at Stretton Sugwas etc for housing (which would part pay for the "bypass" - economic sense really), anyone else seen the long term housing plan? 3500 homes in Kings Acre by 2030 if my memory remembers correctly. Anyway, a Western route is a much more sound idea. FIrstly it links the A4103 and A49 to Rotherwas, there could be an exit onto the Ledbury road, but with a weight limit to prevent HGV access to and from iy maybe? I know there are some issues with wildlife and plants etc, but didn't the same thing happen with the Newbury bypass? and that has flourished since it was built into a wildlife haven (anyone remember Stumpy?) Plus it would be shorter, saving money, and fuel due to the reduced distance that goods traffic from Worcester/Shrewsbury would have to travel, reducing the environmental impact. The new link road (to me anyway) is pointless, as there are very few HGV's that use the A465 due to the height limit at Belmont and Pontrilas, so what commercial traffic is likely to use it exactly? (think someone else mentioned that point somewhere else too?) My other concern is the link between the A465 and the Clehonger road. Looking at the plan, you will approach the new link from Clehonger, and when you get to Mcintyre's Corner (as it's known) you then hit what looks like an S bend to branch off to the new roundabout, anyone else remember the number of RTC's that have happened along that stretch, surely adding a chicane is going to cause a few more issues?
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