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Maybe there is a penalty clause in the contract if they overun, but I doubt it as the weather is very much against them. Considering what has been constructed to date it is a pretty well run operation. Imagine if the council were doing it!

Debate about On Street Parking Charges on BBC Hereford & Worcester Radio now (Wednesday 5th February 2014) or hear it later on iPlayer Radio if you missed it.

Design a High Street Part of the consumer programme on Radio 4 - You and Yours (Monday 3rd February 2014) An interesting 9 minute piece on designing a high street from scratch with similarities to Hereford City's situation at the moment. The emphasis appears to be on making the High Street Area more of a community centre with leisure and cultural experiences. Wasn't the original plan for the ESG to include a new library and museum? It was a pity the Record Office was moved out to Rotherwas.

If you are talking about the land where the Vortex Youth Club stood then I am afraid the council have given it away to Herefordshire Housing. They weren't thinking about the established residents - that's the way they work.

If you are talking about the land where the Vortex Youth Club stood then I am afraid the council have given it away to Herefordshire Housing. They weren't thinking about the established residents - that's the way they work.

Herefordshire Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) 2011 A list of sites for consideration in Hereford city with map. Two sites listed here are off Aylestone Hill. I think this is the site Bovis are interested in. Settlement: Hereford Site Ref: HLAA/283/001 Site Address: Land adjacent to Walney House Farm, Aylestone Hill page 189 of 286 also considered Settlement: Hereford Site Ref: O/Her/029 Site Address: Land opposite The Swan, Aylestone Hill page 247 of 286 The council appears to have dismissed both sites as unsuitable. So are the developers ploughing on regardless, due to the relaxation of planning rules approved by the government? 150 houses will produce a lot of water run off.

Here is a notice which appeared in the Hereford Times this Thursday dated 30th January 2014. The only previous reference to this site are two comments made in response to The Core Strategy. Anyone know where the site referred to here is? Question 38. Is there anything else you would like to say about the Core Strategy? Comment 396 We object to the Council neglecting to include a housing site at Aylestone Hill in your list of sites favoured for development but we have dealt with that in much more detail elsewhere, via Barton Willmore. Response: The core strategy does not allocate sites Action Required: no changes required Organisation: Collins Design and Build Ltd Comment 411 "Our client’s land is located to the east of Aylestone Hill and adjoins the north eastern urban boundary to Hereford. In broad terms the site is located approximately 1km to the north of the town centre. A plan of the site is attached at Appendix 1.The site extends to approximately 6.5 ha. It comprises two agricultural grazing fields divided by a well kept, sporadic hedgerow. The eastern, southern and northern boundaries are formed by mature hedgerows interspersed with trees. To the west of the site are a mixture of semi detached and detached, two and single storey residential properties on Aylestone Hill. From the rear of these properties the site slopes gradually towards the valley floor and the River Lugg. An overhead power line, mounted on 8m high timber posts, crosses the middle of the site from east to west, although this does not preclude development. There are no other notable features on the site." Response: The core strategy does not allocate sites Action Required: no changes required Organisation: Barton Wilmore

Potholes being discussed on BBC H&W Radio now (Tuesday 28th January) asking for listeners comments.

Hello Glenda at the back of the properties along Charles Witts Avenue.

Another issue raised 2 years ago. No one knows who is responsible for which parts of the estate. All the housing associations and agencies just pass the buck.

Imagine seeing this from Greyfriars Bridge. I took these photos of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao over ten years ago. It's certainly put this city on the world map.

The problem is ongoing. No one in authority can see the rubbish and wants to do anything about it. That's why I pick it up every Sunday morning. Remember the rubbish down the embackment on Great Western Way reported back in 2010 - it's still there.

If I didn't pick it up I would drown in it!

It would be helpful if people started by picking up the litter outside their house and in their street.

Nobody appears to have given a date for the Belmont Ward, Hereford City Council election on this website. The date is Thursday 13th February 2014. The polling station is at Belmont Community Centre, next to the Library. Polling hours are from 7am to 10pm. Don't forget to vote. The statement of persons nominated can be seen here: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/7615203/spn_hereford_belmont.pdf

Here are some photos of the lane between Canal Road and Morrisons showing the litter and other areas which require attention. We walk past these eyesores everyday, but is anyone going to do anything or will it just get worse.

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Not only is the town centre a mess, but plenty of others places one comes across look pretty depressing and untidy. I cycle back and forwards across the city to work every day and the passage from Canal Road to Morrisons is an absolute disgrace. I know its a private road, but it is public litter which is being discarded along this route everyday. Also the drop kerb at the Canal Road end has lifted and now presents a danger to cyclists and pedestrians. On my way home this afternoon along Great Western Way I noticed that the clearing of the undergrowth along the edges of the route have been extended into the established trees. The result is a complete mess with broken and slashed branches. Close to home at Sherborne Close I cycled through black bag rubbish strewn over the footway and outside residents' windows, but nobody seems to care. This has been ongoing for years. On arrival at home I telephoned 261800 to report the raised kerb, but after two attempts gave up and rang the council's main number 260000. The gentleman on reception said he couldn't take a message concerning the kerb and immediately put me back to the number which I tried earlier to no avail. Its about time some heads were banged together and a plan put together to tidy up the city, before the tourists arrive. However until the city and county are tidied up they won't need directions to find the city, they just need to follow the litter strewn along the main roads and in the hedgerows. Maybe we can have a dedicated post with photograhs of the city litter problem and also the bombed out sites as per Colin's empty shops. I'll get my camera out and post some up in the next few days.

Also see post here advertising Council job on £500 a day!

I was more interested in the job advertised below Wagamama. No zero contracts here!

"We will not be holding a council tax referendum on a 5 per cent rise, in view of the consultation responses. We will only raise council tax by 1.9 per cent". Yes, the maximum amount they are allowed to. They are not doing the ratepayers any favours. If the cap was 3.5% the council would have increased it to that level. Also note that the funding has been approved by Worcestershire County Council for the incinerator which Herefordshire is in partnership. Yes these councils tell us to save money so that they can take it off us at a later date. How many of those 20,000 homes will be heated in Herefordshire?

Notice that there is some movement on the other side of Greyfriars Bridge with the submission of a Planning Application in the local press 9th January 2014. Planning public notices It is a legal requirement for the council to give public notice of certain types of planning application and other planning matters by the display of an advert in a local newspaper. I thought this had been up before the planners and withdrawn for some reason a few years ago. Here is a montage of what the development could look like:

Harry Beynon Came across this article in The Guardian today and thought not only has the OLM freehold been given away, but I imagine access to the development will be controlled for the benefit of the owners in the manner descibed below: I remember this happening at the back of Argos where pedestrian access to the Buttermarket was closed with the erection of gates. All the alterations to Widemarsh Gate are for the benefit of the shopping development with traffic being fed towards it. I can imagine a time when you will be able to wave your credit card at the traffic lights and they will change to allow you to pass through the traffic to enter this temple of consumerism as quickly as possible. However it won't work the other way.

And here is the full report on the Appeal Decision. Hearing held on 17the June 2009 by John Worlock, Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Goverment 8372417.pdf

Here is the official reason for refusal of planning permission at the time. 6450155 (1).pdf