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  1. An outline planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council. 'Outline planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and the erection of up to 350 dwellings (including affordable housing), a farm shop and café, employment workspaces, and land for a potential primary school, along with associated parking, access roads, walking and cycling routes, public open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage and other associated works, site clearance and infrastructure. All matters reserved except access, which is partially reserved, with detailed approval sought for the primary vehicular site access via the A438' Planning Application P240422/F
  2. There are some fabulous Murals in Poland, here are a photos that I took in Poland.
  3. Extra police officers will soon be out on patrol in towns across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Worcestershire as West Mercia Police introduce ten new dedicated town centre teams. The teams will see officers and PCSOs with a specific town (or city) centre focus, based in: Evesham Hereford Kidderminster Leominster Oswestry Redditch Ross-on-Wye Shrewsbury Telford Worcester Delivering on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Safer West Mercia Plan, the introduction of the focused teams is part of our joint commitment to ensure officers are visible, accessible, and focused on tackling the priorities that matter most to the communities we serve. The locations of the new teams have been chosen based on where data shows there’s the highest policing demand, biggest populations and/or footfall, and where an extra police presence will further help prevent crime and offer additional reassure to communities. Temporary Chief Constable Alex Murray said: “The town centre teams will bolster local policing in our communities, making sure we have officers in the places we know you want to see them and tackling the issues that really matter to you. “These extra officers will work alongside response teams to make sure we are where you need us – be it in the towns and cities or the more rural areas of the three counties we serve. “Over the last year crime has reduced and more crimes have been detected and the new teams will help us in our persistent and proactive approach to fighting crime. They will be highly visible, working to cut crime, reduce anti-social behaviour, actively target repeat offences and working to reduce retail and business crime, including shoplifting.” The teams are being funded through Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion’s 2024/25 budget. Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said: “I hear regularly from communities calling for police officers to be evermore visible and accessible in the heart of communities. “I have listened to those concerns and have ensured West Mercia Police has the resources it needs to introduce first-of-a-kind town centre policing teams across West Mercia. "I know these teams will help drive down crime and build strong relationships with the public and businesses they proudly serve.” The teams will be in place later this year.
  4. Herefordshire Council adopts the Council Tax precepts Herefordshire Council has adopted the total Council Tax precepts for all Herefordshire residents. As the billing authority, the council has a statutory duty to collect charges set by each parish council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia and Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority. However, Herefordshire Council has no control over the level of increase or how these organisations choose to spend their budget. Herefordshire residents will be provided with individual bills based on their parish location. The raised precepts are needed to support the delivery of vital services across the county, with the average Council Tax bill for a Band D dwelling set at £1,954.79. This includes the council’s own tax charge of £1,875.76 (for a band D dwelling) which was approved by Full Council on 9 February 2024. The increase is needed to support the continued delivery of vital services across the county and our priority is to get the best possible value for every pound we spend on the people of Herefordshire. The precept for the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia rose by 4.91% to £277.50, an increase of £13.00. The precept for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority rose by 2.99% to £97.22, an increase of £2.82. The discount on the council tax reduction (CTR) scheme for any struggling family which qualifies will remain at 100% for the coming year – irrespective of the price banding of their home. Additionally, some residents will continue to pay no Council Tax at all, such as young adults who have left care and also all the council’s Foster Carer families. More information and advice on reduction schemes and allowances can be found on the Herefordshire Council website at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/counciltax The Council Tax setting report discussed at Full Council on Friday 8 March 2024 can be found on the council’s website.
  5. Let's talk about the highly controversial Lidl planning application (remember when we originally broke the news and other pages said it was all rumours as they had spoken with the hotel... 🤔) Anyway, this application ended up having to go to a full planning committee This topic 👇 that followed just 18 minutes later was a pure coincidence of course..
  6. Council would like to convert this toilets into a sleeper pod for homeless. Just a pure coincidence and nothing more..👇
  7. We absolutely love the new Hereford Murals and shared this on Thursday 22 February at 16:13 Someone else likes them also and shared this 4 minutes later 👇 But wait! Just incase you missed it...
  8. We thought we would ignore the posts over Christmas, so let's see what 2024 brings.. Today we wrote a review on the fabulous Dick Whittington Pantomime Oh no someone can't have that!
  9. This is going to be a major problem! We cannot get a 'traffic lights out trial' yet exiting a Lidl supermarket and turning right (onto one of the busiest roads in Hereford A465) and crossing the carriageway, which is the direction of oncoming traffic and hoping that the traffic heading southbound or vehicles waiting in the little filter lane turning into Lidl's will giveaway is ok though... Accidents here are sadly inevitable! Mark our words!!
  10. You can watch the Herefordshire Council Planning And Regulatory Committee meeting below
  11. Do not be surprised if they start to demolish the hotel fairly rapidly. Let the mayhem begin!
  12. Well we were spot on with our prediction! The full meeting live stream can be viewed here 👉 https://hfd.news/Lidlvote
  13. Most of the committee were in favour of refusal but we did think the Chair Terry James was a real ditherer and was more worried about being able to defend any legal appeal if refused.
  14. Herefordshire Council Planning And Regulatory Committee approve Lidl Supermarket Application at the Three Counties Hotel. After much debate, a proposal to 'REFUSE' was proposed by Cllr. Richard Thomas and seconded by Cllr. Simeon Cole however, after a lot of pressure from the panel and some legal arguments members of the committee voted we believe as follows; 1st Vote 𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟳 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 On the second motion for the Planning Officers recommendation to 'APPROVE', this was proposed by Cllr Baker and nobody initially came forward to second the motioned however, later on in the meeting, we understand that it was eventually seconded by Cllr. Dave Davies. The majority voted with the officer (we do not know actually who voted) and members of the committee, we believe voted as follows; 2nd Vote 𝟲 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 * 𝟯 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 * 𝟯 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 On the 2nd vote * We believe that the following Councillors all voted against this planning application. Cllr. Richard Thomas Cllr. Simeon Cole Cllr. David Hitchiner * After reviewing the live feed, we also believe that the following Councillors voted to approve this planning application. Cllr. Diana Toynbee Cllr. Dave Boulter Cllr. Bruce Baker Cllr. John Stone Cllr. Terry James (Chairperson) Cllr. Dave Davies
  15. The silver monolith was spotted by walkers on Hay Bluff near the Powys town of Hay-on-Wye at the weekend. It follows a spate of monoliths cropping up around the world in 2020 - from the Isle of Wight to Romania, California and the Utah desert. It also sparked social media chatter that it surely was the work of aliens. Some quashed those rumours, instead believing it’s another elaborate piece of undercover artwork we’ve become accustomed to. One of the monoliths even arrived in 2020 with the words “Not Banksy” Conspiracy theorists speculated aliens could be behind the structures - and some people on social media have turned to the same explanation for the structure in Wales. No one has come forward to claim responsibility for the Welsh monolith, although an anonymous collective called The Most Famous Artist took credit for the structures in America in 2020.
  16. Herefordshire Council have submitted a planning application to convert existing public toilet located in Union Street Hereford into a temporary sleeper pod. 'Proposed removal of existing public toilet and change of use to provide a single occupancy self contained 'sleeper pod' to comprise a bed, shower and WC to provide accommodation for a single temporary homeless person' Full details HERE
  17. Absolutely what we have been saying for sometime Steve.
  18. Attractive public house available by way of a new free of tie lease Key features ▪️Attractive public house close to Hereford City Centre ▪️Located on Commercial Road comprising a mix of national and independent operators ▪️GIA approximately 5,800 Sq Ft (546 Sq M) ▪️Trading area at ground floor with central bar servery ▪️Good sized rear trade garden ▪️Rental offers invited in excess of £70,000 per annum plus VAT Property is listed with Savills here It appears that Yates may not be renewing their lease in Hereford.. The Yates brand of pubs is owned by Stonegate. The company did not renew leases on other Yates bars including the closure of their bar in Ipswich last year and another in Oldham. Yates opened in Hereford on Thursday 29 March 2012 with a celebratory launch party and surprise guest star. The pub, was formally the Litten Tree, closed on Sunday 18th March 2012.
  19. One woman was yesterday (Wednesday 6 March) charged with drugs offences after she was arrested at an address in Leominster, Herefordshire. Victoria Cox, 37, of Cheaton Close in Leominster, Herefordshire was charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. She was due to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court this morning (Thursday 7 March) Another woman, aged 52 ,was also arrested during the warrant was released under investigation while enquiries continue.
  20. A Ledbury man has been jailed after the passenger of the car he was driving died when he lost control of the vehicle. Daniel Kalva, of Bridge Street in Ledbury, pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday 5 March) to causing death by dangerous driving, causing death whilst uninsured and unlicensed and perverting the course of justice. He was sentenced to 11 years. In the early hours of 7 November 2022 21-year-old Kalva was travelling on the A438, between Hereford and Ledbury, with passenger Molly Stone and one other passenger. Kalva lost control of the vehicle and collided with a building. Molly, who was 19 years old at the time, was ejected from the vehicle and sadly died in hospital from her injuries. Police Constable Jamie Carr from Hereford Operations Policing Unit said: “No length of sentencing will ever be able to replace a daughter and sister who was very much loved by family and friends. Molly’s parents and sister have been extremely brave throughout the investigation into the loss of their daughter and sibling. “Molly’s parents would like to thank the emergency services who attended the incident for their work and also the NHS for their efforts to save Molly’s life”. “I do hope that one positive outcome to this traumatic incident is that it gives a clear message that people should not get behind a wheel unless they are legally able to so and drive responsibly with care and thought of others”.
  21. The application to demolish the Three Counties Hotel on Belmont Road and built a Lidl will be heard by the Full Planning Committee next Wed 13th March. Report recommends acceptance but final decision rests with the Full Committee which meets at Herefordshire Council offices in Plough Lane in public. If approved, the following trading and delivery hours are sought: Trading: Monday to Saturday Including Bank Holidays: 08:00 - 22:00 Sundays: 10:00 - 16:00 Deliveries: Monday to Saturday: 07:00 - 23:00 Sundays: 10:00 - 16:30 Bank Holidays: 08:00 - 18:00 𝟭. 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 1.1 The ‘Three Counties Hotel’ is set back off Belmont Road (A465) Hereford to Abergavenny road and located in the south west of Hereford about 1.5 miles from the City Centre. The application site is about 1.66 hectares in size and currently has landscaped gardens (pond and patio area to the front which established trees) as well as car parking. The site is bounded by Belmont Road to the south, residential properties within Glastonbury Close to the north and east. To the south east is a wooded area and adjacent to that a ‘Drive Thru’ restaurant (McDonalds). To the west beyond the car park are residential dwellings in Flaxley Drive. The Newton Brook runs adjacent to the site to the west. The brook runs from Waterfield Road under Belmont Road and up alongside the Three Counties Hotel then into Glastonbury Close which also runs between Golden Post and Sydwell Road. Residential properties on the periphery of the site are a mix of semi-detached, terraced and detached properties. 1.2 A Tree Preservation Order covers 4 individual trees across the site, ref T1, T2, T3, & T4. The site is not located within a designated area known as a national Landscape (previously known as area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The site lies within Flood Zone 1 (low risk of flooding). The site is not located within or adjacent to a Conservation Area and there are no heritage assets (including non-designated heritage assets) within the site, adjoining the site or in close proximity. 1.3 The existing hotel (now closed) had 60 bedrooms with 32 located in an annex to the rear (known as the Garden Rooms). When in use as a hotel it also has an ancillary bar and conference rooms. Further information on the subject of this report is available from Ms Heather Carlisle on 01432 260453 The site is previously developed land/brownfield land. Since March 2023 until March 2024 the hotel has been used to house asylum seekers and has been run by the ‘Home Office’. The site is currently closed to the general public but would revert back to a hotel following the end of the temporary use to house the asylum seekers. 231703 - THREE COUNTIES HOTEL BELMONT HEREFORD HEREFORDSHIRE HR2 7BP.pdf
  22. It has just been confirmed that the Lidl application will go to full planning committee next Wednesday 13th March.
  23. The Target determination date has been put back yet again from January 2024 to Wednesday 20 March 2024
  24. HEREFORD VOICE - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 29th January 2024. Please find below the response to your request: How many fines have been issued in relation to the fixed speed camera on the A465 Belmont Road in Hereford during the last three financial years. How much money has been has been paid in relation to these fines? What is the highest speed recorded on this camera during that period? And could this information be broken down into each financial year? Information that can be disclosed is below: Yearly total Monthly average Apr21-Mar22 2986 248 Apr22-Mar23 1866 155 Apr23-Feb24 1616 146 Period total 6468 Highest speed recorded 75mph NDOR courses completed 5683 Fixed penalty notices 785 All Fines from HM Courts go to the Treasury. West Mercia Police receive no money from fines issued from the offenders. Only the £45 element fee charged from an NDORS referral will be collected by West Mercia Police. In the time period stated West Mercia Police received £255,000.
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