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So, did anyone get any more information on this?

The most expensive place for a one-hour stay was the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford at £4

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: NHS parking charges: Hospitals made £174m in a year - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42503230

On the one hand, it's good that these services are being maintained/offered, but it's a bloody ugly box though! Also, I love the way it says "CASH" above the cash machine and "CASH" above the phone!

Well, it's good to know that Hereford was busy tonight!

Fair enough! Enjoy your festive season.

Bobby47 It would be interesting to actually know if this was the most expensive road ever built on a square metre basis.

Done. Fingers crossed.

Dilligaf, I agree, the GWW is going that way. However, I'm sure I read once that in any area classed as "shared use", where cyclists and pedestrians mix, the cyclists are expected to be considerate and pedestrians have the priority. This is how the designs were envisaged, but it seems to be unknown. If you think about it, where pedestrians consist of parents and young children, you can't have dozens of cyclists hurtling along at 20+ mph, at that point, it's basically a road with people walking on it!

Thanks for that megilleland, I find that really interesting. But, only certain designated officers have the power to issue these, as far as I'm aware? My point is that it would be good if the CEOs could issue littering fines. They are the ever present eyes and ears of the council. Surely they could do so much more than stick tickets on cars. Why do we have to have separate staff for dealing with littering? On another note, one thing that grates sometimes, when signs are put up on posts around our city, albeit for good causes (such as bike rides, walks, runs, duck races etc.), why do very few of them get taken down in a timely fashion?

I'm not sure how the system works Colin, but certain council officers have the necessary powers to impose on the spot fines for littering, dog fouling etc., and as far as I'm aware, their powers are quite significant. You are required to provide your details, as you can be required to do so by an officer of the law, and giving false details is a serious offence. In an ideal world, it wouldn't be too much of an issue to give such powers to civil enforcement officers. This is, after all, what their title implies. I'm sure we'd all love to live in a cleaner city!

The"civil enforcement officers", aka traffic wardens, should surely have the powers to issue on the spot fines for littering? I know the council employ a couple of staff to deal with fly tipping and littering; I also know that one lady recently was handed a £60 fine for discarding a cigarette butt in the street, which I think is great.

I see the bags from the tremendous clear up effort on Greyfriars' bridge today are on the corner of Barton Road. It'll be interesting to see how long until they get picked up!

Think that's a taxi!!

Don't think that's working either Denise. Is there a link to it you can post?

This morning on Barton Road I was walking with my son, who was on his way to school. We were two abreast, as would be normal. I became aware of a cyclist right behind us on the pavement. The bell rang once. I ignored it. The bell rang again. Still I ignored it. The bell rang incessantly for a third time, at which point I looked over my shoulder and told the cyclist (a mature lady) that I was not deaf. She told me not to be rude. I said I wasn't being rude and she accused me of raising my voice, which I had not done. Eventually, she rejoined the road and went past. This afternoon I encountered a cyclist coming towards me on the same bit of pavement as I walked home. The lady dismounted and walked past me. Think I'm happy to share the pavement with sensible and considerate cyclists who don't take the Mick (and don't tinkle their bell at me!).

Robert Owen Academy building will probably be available shortly. Seems ideal!

Take it we've all seen the following : http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/15645170.Academy_looks_for_new_sponsor_after_having_funding_withdrawn/

Well, the meters went live this morning and already, across the city, the machines are unable to accept card payments, due to a temporary fault! A notice hastily attached to all machines asks people to pay by phone or coins. I wonder what happens if you get a ticket whilst finding a cash point, withdrawing cash, buying a Mars bar to get some change (should be refunded by the council!), and then walking back to your car?

Hi Colin. Well done for continuing with this topic. Your picture on Barton Road is particularly interesting to me. I live just along from there and my front door basically opens on to the the street. My young dog enthusiastically rushes onto the street through the door when we go for a walk, albeit on a lead. I sometimes back out through my door with a wheelie bin. Several close calls with hurtling cyclists mean I now have to change my behaviour and use the green cross code just to walk out of my house and on to the pavement. I dread to think what conversation might ensue if I were to be the 'cause' of an accident. I know this problem repeats throughout the city, but Barton Road is a particular hotspot, primarily because many cut through passed Sainsbury's via Station Road, which is all fine, as long as they stick to the roads! I should point out, I am a regular pedestrian, motorist, and cyclist. I smugly make sure I abide by all laws, well, especially when cycling anyway. When I encounter cyclists on the pavement on Barton Road I refuse to get out of the way, and occasionally this results in verbal abuse. Keep up the good work.

That's shocking! I know that this establishment is aimed at those that are not particularly academic, so it's unfair to judge on actual results I guess, but given that this rating is to do with progress, which should be demonstrable by any school, it doesn't look good.

Hi Tara. I mentioned a while ago, and I'm not sure how many people remember, if someone could confirm for me. I'm sure a few years back an elderly lady, who was visiting the city for the day, was struck by a cyclist in Commercial Street, and she subsequently succumbed to her injuries. Can't remember what happened to the cyclist, certainly nothing like the furore surrounding the recent case in London. At the time the police said they were going to crack down on cyclists in the pedestrianised parts of High Town. I see little evidence of this, with the exception of a few posters, aimed at cyclists, pointing out that CCTV is in operation! Big deal.

I won't normally comment on religious attitudes towards others, think underneath it all, they all breed intolerance and cause a lot of the world's problems, but this does underline that at the end of the day FC is a business, quite a successful one by all accounts, and they don't want itinerants in their doorway putting people and their wallets off!

Well folks, as predicted, and as we all knew, chaos arrived in Hereford this evening. As it's obvious this is how it's going to be until Christmas does anyone agree that we should have a moratorium on this topic?

You're right greenknight, if this does all conspire at once we might as well get our shovels out, if we start now we can probably build our own private underground infrastructure more quickly than you'll be able to drive across Hereford. Ironically, my autocorrect tried to tell me your username was greenlight!!