Mick

Thank you Colin for sharing all of this information, this whole industry clearly needs cleaning up. Are the DVLA exempt from giving out our data protection then?

They must be, yet if I phone Next Directory to order something for the mrs they will not speak to me. Money speaks eh

I have been waiting for something like this to happen, it was only a matter of time, I wonder how much it cost to send fire appliances and crew out? I hope they invoice the council!!

I have again today sent in a request to the locality steward for the belmont Ward for weeds to be removed and gutters sprayed

A lot of  drivers in Hereford seem to suffer from colour blindness now

I don't think is limited to just Hereford...

I was at the post office early this morning and noticed these WEEDS! I have no words...

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How tall? how long they been here?

 

What I find very strange is that thousands of pounds of public money is spent on

'Brand New Shiny Notice Boards' (That I am sure nobody reads) yet, within only 4 metres of one of these notice boards we have MASSIVE weeds that nobody has botherd to have removed? Hmmm oh well, maybe it's just me...

I see this weed is now more like a tree and was never removed! This was published almost 2 years ago!!

That's pretty cool, I really like that and at least you would know what's happening instead of ALL the lights sitting on red at a junction with no one being able to go (cough Broadleys)

 

The only downside I could see is that it would encourage.... rushing.... if you knew how long there was left on green as people approached

I think you get that now anyway.

Roger's photo's just show how by not cutting the grass it has killed it!

I like the concept of knowing when the lights will change, it takes away some of the frustration, very clever.

I am absolutely disgusted at Herefordshire Council, how on earth can this mess be cost effective?

I had a look this morning, nobody from the public there, only me. Interesting to see their idea's but I did express that I preferred the eastern route but this has clearly been dismissed by the sound of it. I was told exactly the same as what M Preece has written above, they are telling us that there are far too many problems and obstacles going east and planning would never be passed. 

 

These have all been entered on the map for these areas to be cut. BB have bought new flailing machines for this work to be done.

A combine harvester would of been more appropriate 

What about people/homes that do not have gardens are these additional bins just going to add to the eyesore of endless filthy wheelie bins you already see scattered about the city, still give it a few more weeks and hopefully the long grass will hide most of them.

Well....it's been sold.

 

I guess we'll just have to wait and see what plans the new owner has for this beautiful building.

Yes I have just read about it on the HT here, I wonder what will become of this place now, bedsits I expect.

They are also opening up in one of the kiosks within the Old Market, 

The fire brigade were attending a fire at the flats on Belmont Rd this afternoon, apparently nobody was hurt which is good news. Anyone know what happened?

Someone sent me this photo

No brainer for me too, just signed. Keep up the god work and keep up the pressure!

I never realised that there were different colours until you pointed it out, how strange. What is the councils reasons for the different colours?

I got a problem with you .You can't go around calling people names how would you like it ,just drop it.She does a lot for the community I know she gets things wrong sometimes we all do.If you want to help the tennants just do it yourself.Glenda has been helping the tenants and residents of Newton Farm for years now and she is doing a good job.You will find out how hard it is working with HHL yourself.So stop slagging off other people and just get on with it.

I agree, you are going about this totally the wrong way by name calling, this is so unprofessional, not a good start if you are wanting to be taken serious. I really do admire what you are trying to do, but to be fair to ANY councillor not just councillor Powell, their work is not limited to just HH tenants, maybe you should direct your frustrations more at them? 

I do not have a problem with you or what you are trying to do because its very generous of you to give up any of your time to help people, but name calling, quoting codes of conduct and basically telling someone that they are useless is unfair and unnecessary, the respect you earned in your initial approach, suggestions and good idea's could be destroyed in a second with such comments, which would be a shame after the hard work that you are clearly putting into this. You will probably come back and tell me that you do not care if you have lost respect from people blah blah blah but you need the support of the local people especially if you are going to stand for election at some point again.

All that I am saying is that it is easy to point a stick but in reality CVP has a good record and is well respected for her hard work over the years and that goes for all the councillors that give up their time to help others, so how about backing off with the insults and direct your frustration at putting a sensible plan together and I will be one of the first to support you if the ideas are good.

smartieno1, please take this in the manner in which I have written it (with good intend). I admire you for trying to help these residents and I appreciate that you have a personal interest because of your friend but surely this has to go through the correct channels and procedures followed otherwise chaos will follow and this will become even more confusing and frustrating for the tenants. The local people have voted and a councillor has been elected, this has to be the channel for the residents if they are unhappy with HH.

Stand for election when the time comes but until then you have to keep out of this and leave this to go through the channels in place. I think you are a little too confrontational and need to take a step back.

Please take this as a compliment. 

Two observations here ...

 

1. Northbound traffic in the right lane of the bridge trying to get a right turn into St. Nicholas Street would have to take pot luck with the free flowing southbound traffic entering the bridge. Compounded by restricted views caused by cars turning tight into Barton Road. The junction is already a headache for shunts so that would never happen. Probably got the potential for a crash as well for unrestricted right turns into Barton Road.

 

2. Free flowing slip road traffic into Whitecross Road, which is cutting across northbound A49 traffic, seems to be an accident waiting to happen. I see the letter does not suggest suggesting turning off the northbound A49 light by Steels so traffic entering Whitecross Road will have to take a chance with northbound cars either speeding up before the light goes red. Or chancing it as they go green. There was a nasty fatal accident at that very junction a few years ago with a combination of a vehicle going into Whitecross with a northbound A49 vehicle so I can't see that ever happening either. Sorry I can't immediately see a news link to that one. 

 

But I generally accept when all the lights go out then everything seems to work better! 

We all passed our driving test didn't we? It's called giving way its never an issue when the lights break down so I don't see it being an issue if a trail goes ahead.

A well written letter and well explained too, I am totally behind this campaign and the sooner the HA and or Herefordshire Council are the better! They have NOTHING TO LOOSE lets give the lights out a trial, I have always supported Colin's initial idea and now you have formed this group even better!

Hi Sophie and welcome to HV. 

OMG this is quite disturbing, I am sure one of our Councillors may be able to offer some advice, it might pay to have some CCTV, I know that's not ideal but it my help. Quite often sick people like this are very cunning and will just add poison to clumps of food and just drop it randomly, cats will just smell food and eat it, so bowls probably will not be used.

Some interesting toilet reading 

It always surprises me how you think this stuff up Bobby 'but' if it wasn't for you and your 'ramblings' then this site would be a very boring place to visit!!

Keep it up Bobby (supple joke there sorry)

Bobby is amusing but I would't agree, I find this site the total opposite of boring to be fair, slight insult to HV me thinks

Attacks in Hereford are becoming more regular, not having enough 'bobby's on the beat' is not reassuring. Hope that this is nothing too serious.