Who Will You Be Voting For?

If you live within the Newton Farm Ward and you want to vote Independent, your choice is the mighty Glenda Vaughan Powell or the less than insignificant Phillip Edwards.

Having met our Glenda and sat behind Phil at the infamous Kindle Centre meeting where one Amanda Martin emerged and verbally slaughtered Johnson and Morgan, I know which one I'd vote for.

It'd be that formidable woman Glenda Vaughan Powell. Yes, I'd vote for our Glenda. If any Councillor deserves loyalty and reward for all the horrid things that can tip your life upside down its Glenda.

Despite her recent health problems and despite being reported to the Council Standards Committee because some of her colleagues became jealous of her success, this battle and brawler has emerged from the bad times and is still fighting and doing her very best for her constituents.

Then you've got Phil a man who once said to his drinking buddy whilst I was hid beneath their table eavesdropping in on their private conversation I had no business listening in on, 'I bloody hate my constituents' and a man who's income is supplemented playing Widow Twanky thrice weekly at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

I know which one I'd vote for. Glenda Vaughan Powell, and anyone who thinks differently disagrees with me and places far to much emphasis on Phils ability to apply foundation cream and red blusher to his face whilst trying to convince five hundred schoolchildren that he's a girlie and worth another run starring in Aladdin!

Hello All,

I'm Paul Cardin from Wirral.  Here's a decision notice from the ICO referring to bullying of disabled people and pay offs in public money to Herefordshire County Council staff.  I believe a number of senior people have been encouraged to depart the council.

The ICO for their part are standing behind the council, and appear to be insisting that the disabled persons affected have been consulted, and don't want their data released or their personal privacy breached.  Is this true?  Some local people out there might know different.

This DN can be challenged and I believe the deadline is 10th September, if my maths is correct.

If it's going to be challenged, it needs to be QUICK !  My contact details should be relatively easy to track down with a search engine.

This council has made great strides since Bill Norman left...

http://captiongenerator.com/37460/Paul

Everybody remembers the awful grass cutting fiasco last year and at the time lots of people said that this will result in accidents in the countryside, well unfortunately it did.

This is an extract from the Hereford Times

AN overgrown grass verge reaching more than six-feet high was "a main contributing factor" in the death of a Herefordshire woman killed while walking her dog, an inquest heard.

Former teacher Josephine Wilson, 66, died at Hereford County Hospital after being in collision with a Honda Civic as she crossed a road in Dormington, just yards from her home.

The hearing at Hereford Town Hall this morning heard from a collision investigator who called the roadside area "dangerous".

He said it was likely Mrs Wilson, who had approached the road from a footpath, was obscured from the sight of the driver because of the state of the verge.

I'm not going to say we told you so as someone has tragically died, but this can never be allowed to happen again, regardless who has control of the council.

Some of the Junctions in the countryside are already dangerous enough without making the visibility worse, this is a problem that perhaps some of you city dwellers don't think about or perhaps the council didn't think about when the cutbacks were made, either way someone has paid the ultimate price because of 'cost cutting' let's make sure there is no more.

In February 2014 a Unison Rep approaches Senior Managers with a number of long standing unaddressed issues from members which included health and safety and training for disabled staff.

The Rep is employed by Herefordshire Council

In response the Rep also disabled is asked to attend an Occupational Health (OH) referral to ascertain if the Rep is 'Capable of fulfilling the requirements of their role'.

If there were capability issues regarding the TU Rep why weren't they being performance managed? Why is Senior Managers response to a complaint about Health and Safety and Training to send the Rep to OH, asking if they are capable of fulfilling the requirements of their role?

The Rep refuses and lodges a grievance against the Senior Manager for victimisation, which is sent to the Director Geoff Hughes. Geoff Hughes hands the Grievance to the Senior Manager who is the subject of the complaint.

When a Grievance is lodged against a Senior Manager why is the Senior Manager handed the Grievance in its entirety? Do employees who are not Senior Managers and subject of a grievance receive a full copy of a written Grievance against them?

The Unison Branch Secretary refuses to represent the TU rep in the Grievance because Geoff Hughes and the Senior Manager are both in the Union.

According to the Unison Representation Guide Book. In a grievance hearing, a member who is a manager whose decision gave rise to the grievance, cannot expect representation when they simply carry out their functions as a Manager. So why does the Branch Secretary refuse a request to represent his TU Rep?

Unison ask the Rep to attend a meeting with the Branch Secretary and Unisons Area manager.

Why is Unisons area Organiser called into this dispute? Why is the Grievance not handled locally and what's the real reason for the Branch Secretary's refusal to assist a TU Rep?

The Branch Secretary makes his excuses and leaves the meeting.

Was the Branch Secretary distancing himself from what the Rep was about to be told because he is an employee of the Council? He was the one told about the threat. Would a threat still have been issued if Geoff Hughes hadn't handed the Grievance to the Senior Manager but instead followed the correct procedure? Did the Senior Manager after being handed the Grievance issue a threat to Unison?

The Area Manager informs the TU Rep that in response to the Grievance, the Branch Secretary has been told that if the Unison Rep doesn't drop the Grievance against the Senior Manager they will look for all the information they can find to threaten their employment and even if there is nothing to find they will make it up!

How would Herefordshire Council find evidence about an employee to threaten their employment? Start searching through their emails, as a TU Rep the systems would contain emails from Union members. Would they invoke Ripa and start following the Rep and record their movements? If there's nothing to find what sort of fabricated evidence would they create? How far would they go? It would need to be gross misconduct to threaten employment. Would Herefordshire Council really fabricate gross misconduct charges?

The TU Rep agrees under protest but only when told that Unison will insist that any threat against its TU Rep is withdrawn stating Unison will not tolerate a TU Rep being threatened.

Why does a Unison Area Organiser persuade a member of staff who is a TU Rep to drop a legitimate complaint against a Senior Manager? If a threat of this nature is made against a TU Rep and Unison back down are they really serving the best interests of their members and would a threat of this nature be a threat against the Union as a whole?

A meeting is held with a Senior Manager from the Council but there is no mention of the threat which surprises the TU Rep. During the meeting, Unisons Area Manager advises Herefordshire Council that 'Unison' will be lodging an ET1 with Acas to safeguard the TU Reps position in case the issues remain unresolved.

Why is there no request to withdraw the threat against the TU Rep? Why did the Area Organiser inform the Senior Manager at that meeting that Unison would be lodging the complaint with Acas?

The TU rep lodges the Complaint with Acas. The actions discussed at the meeting are confirmed via email.

Why did the Area Organiser not question the list of Actions from the meeting when he received them? They clearly state 'Unison' will be lodging a complaint through Acas. Was it all part of some elaborate plan?

UNISON then distance themselves from the complaint and deny any knowledge of the threat against the rep. They ignore requests, to participate in a tribunal.

Why did Unison inform Senior Managers they would be lodging a complaint with Acas for the Victimisation of a TU Rep and then deny knowledge of the threat? Did Senior Managers make the threat or not?

A complaint is lodged with Unison and copied to Dave Prentice and Lucia McKeever. Unison attack the Rep and find no case to answer. Unison do not ask the TU rep for any information or speak with them prior to finding no case to answer.

Why do Dave Prentice and Lucia McKeever appear to be sanctioning this appalling behaviour by their inaction? Why did investigating officers fail to speak to the Rep before completing the investigation?

The TU Rep informs Unison the meeting was taped and asks why the investigation was completed without asking for any evidence or asking any questions. The email responses from the investigating officers are aggressive and accusatory.

Why did investigating officers not speak to the TU Rep prior to making a decision on the complaint? More importantly why were they attacking the Rep in email correspondence?

The TU rep then made a complaint to Members Services about the inappropriate way the complaint is investigated. Members Service refuse to investigate until they receive copies of the tapes.

Why won't members services investigate why the original officers failed to conduct a comprehensive investigation? The complaint to members services is about a failure to investigate the original complaint, are copies of tapes necessary to ascertain why the investigation into the original complaint wasn't completed appropriately? Are they back tracking here and missing the point?

Members services request copies of the tapes. The Rep explains they are part of Tribunal proceedings and can not be disclosed until after the hearing.

The complaint to members service is about the conduct of the investigating officers why do they need evidence of the original complaint before they can ascertain if those officers acted inappropriately when investigating the original complaint?

Members services refuse to investigate the two officers responsible for the haphazard investigation.

Why are Members Services condoning the unprofessional behaviour of their officers?

TU rep requests refund of Union fees because Unison not only failed to appropriately represent the member but they also perpetuated and frustrated the entire situation. Remunaration of the Tribunal Fee is also requested since it was Unison who stated they would be lodging the complaint.

If the TU Rep was refused appropriate representation for which their monthly subscription should cover why are Unison ignoring requests to return those monthly fees and the cost for lodging the ET1?

Request ignored.

Why are Unison behaving as if they are paid by the employer?

Case closed!

Should Herefordshire Council investigate the behaviour of its officers and find out if one or more of its officers was threatening an employee to abandon their employment rights? Is the behaviour of Council Senior Officers of Public interest? The Public fund their wages, would they condone this type of behaviour from Senior Managers in positions of power? If their Officers are innocent wouldn't they want an investigation to show that?

Finally what response or actions would the public expect from Herefordshire Councils Senior officers who knew about the threat? For example Bill Norman, Council Leader Anthony Johnson or the Chief Executive Alistair Neil?

How difficult it is to speak with Jesse Norman your local MP?

What part do Herefordshire Council play in this saga?

Here's the new livery going on my van Tuesday,

Any candidates want me to fly the flag in thier ward, let me know.

Should members of the freedom church be able to run for the position of ward councillor without telling everyone they are a member of this church?

I thought this was hilarious, UKIP candidate Nigel Ely given a parking ticket whilst canvassing in Hereford, this was yesterday apparently. Strangley the vehicle he uses for his campaign is a US military truck?  

photos from Your Herefordshire

HEREFORD LOCALITY WEEKLY BRIEFING WEEK ENDING 24^th APRIL 2015

Dear Councillors and Parish Clerks,

I am pleased to report that the reactive team has completed the following works during the last week:

• 128 square metres of carriageway patching
• 7 square metres of footway patching
• 21 gully’s cleaned
• 2 gully repairs
• 8 fly tips removed
• 32 kerb defects fixed
• 46 footway blocks/slabs re-set
• 360 linear metres of ditching works carried out.

Update from Shane - (City South Belmont, St Martins & Hinton, and Tupsley Wards; Rural Backbury and Hollington Wards)

Amongst the above works the following was completed

Hollington Ward

·         Pothole and carriageway patching repairs on C1266 near to Holme Lacy House

·         Pothole repair Witherstone Lane

·         Ditching works on C1266

·         Fly-tip collected form Chapel Road

St Martins Ward

·         Pothole and carriageway deterioration patching works in Hinton Road

·         Pothole and gully repair in Holme Lacy Road

·         Fly-tip collected from Honddu Close

Tupsley Ward

·         Pothole and carriageway deterioration patching works in Church Road

·         Litter bin repair in Whittern Way

Some of the issues I have addressed this week 

• Removal of overhanging, fallen tree along bridleway MF6
• Monthly inspection of A roads
• Monthly inspection of B roads
• Minor footbridge repairs on PROW HB1
• Raised works order for carriageway patching in Hunderton Road
• Raised order for repairs to chicane in Waterfield Road following road traffic collision damage
• Raised order for new traffic signs in Belmont Road following liaison with the Police
• Raised order in respect of blocked gully on A4103 at Shucknall
• Cut down tree branches overhanging footpath in Ledbury Road
• Raised works order for pothole repair in Hinton Crescent
• Raised works order in respect of kerb defect in Hinton Road
• Approved dropped crossing application in Falstaff Road
• Carried out litter pick around Northholme Community Centre
• Various enquiries in respect of trees

Update from Mike (City North Aylestone, Central, St Nicholas, and Three Elms Wards; Rural Credenhill and Hagley Wards)

This week I have 

·         Completed the monthly A road inspection with Shane

·         Completed the monthly B road inspection with Shane

·         Completed the monthly walked City Centre inspection

·         Attended a multi agency meeting at the Town Hall

·         Approved a scaffolding license application in Green Street

·         Raised a number of c/way & f/way repairs in Folly lane

·         Raised a number of works orders for c/way repairs in Barton Road

·         Reported on 2 x possible unlicensed skips deposited on the public highway

·         Raised a works order for repairs to Mill Lane street name plate Credenhill

·         Raised a works order to replace a damaged pedestrian guardrail Station Road Credenhill

·         Raised a number of c/way pothole repairs to the C1099 junction with A 480 Credenhill

·         Raised c/way patch repairs to Sheridan Road

·         Raised works order for resurfacing works to Welford Green footway

·         Raised a Cat 1 defect to a dangerous brick wall in Ecroyd Park Credenhill

·         Made safe and raised a works order for repairs to a damaged drainage cover in Cranwell Drive Credenhill

·         Raised  works order for overgrown vegetation to be cut back Sherrington Drive jct with Yazor Road

Phil Pankhurst has sent his briefing separately.

Surplus de-icing product

BBLP recently trialled a de-icing solution which has subsequently not been taken into routine use as it is not suitable for the type of highway use we require. It is however potentially suitable for use in a number of community type settings, perhaps in churchyards, entrances to residential care homes, and so on. The surplus is available free of charge to any Parish Council/Community Group that thinks they could use it. I’ve attached a data sheet but essentially the solution is most effective when sprayed on footpaths, yard areas or similar when icy conditions are forecast (to prevent ice forming) rather than after the event. The solution comes in 25 litre drums and as it needs to be sprayed any group taking up the offer would need a simple spray container/device. An opportunity maybe to get ahead of the game in preparation for next winter. If you are interested let Mike or I know.

Herefordshire Council website is the one-stop-shop for up to date information

Maps for pot holes are available on the Councils website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-highways/maintenance/potholes

We hope the above is of interest.

Kind regards

Shane & Mike.

Shane Hancock | Senior Locality Steward (Hereford City South)

Balfour Beatty Living Places | Unit 3, Thorn Business Park | Rotherwas | Hereford | HR2 6JT

Dear sir/madam

As you will be aware, Main Modifications to the Herefordshire Local Plan Core Strategy were published for consultation on 20 March 2015.

The Herefordshire Local Plan Core Strategy: Main Modifications - Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment Addendum have now been published and can be viewed by visiting our website www.herefordshire.gov.uk/posthearing

In order to allow interested parties to use the contents of the SA/HRA to inform their comments upon the proposed Main Modifications, consultation upon all the Main Modifications has been extended to 22 May 2015. This consultation process relates only to the proposed modifications to the Plan that have arisen as a result of the examination in general, and the hearings in particular.

If you have any queries you can email ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk or call us on 01432 383357. 

Yours sincerely,

Community Involvement Officer (LDF)

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And this piece of work by Lennon sums up perfectly how most of us feel about these politicians.

hi all

rather than hi-jack the general election thread which was threatening to happen as i chat with people, i thought it might be better to open a new thread where people can just post their issues so i can see what needs addressing should i be elected and what i can recommend in the mean time. please post the location and problem (and try not to start debates!!) 

i have already had 1 problem from bobby47, dogging in general around the city, and specifically near his home

have a nice day :)

Sebastian Hope - County Council Candidate for Holmer Ward

It was around midnight when my partner, Julian,  was driving up Berrington Street on his way home after a hard day's carpentry at our Rotherwas workshop, and was stopped by a patrol car. It surprised him: there was nothing wrong with the car and he was well within the speed limit. Two officers approached. The first was officious and discourteous, greeting him with "What's your name?" and asking for vehicle documents.  Those who know Julian will know that he is always calm and composed  and he told me that this was the manner with which he suggested to the officers that before giving his name,  they could give him theirs, along with an explanation for why he had been stopped; he told me that he would have been more than happy to provide details had he been given an explanation and treated with some civility.  The lead officer told Julian that he had full power to stop him and that it was unnecessary for him to give a reason. He did eventually give his name but when Julian reached forward for a pen and paper the officer leaned in, handcuffed him,  ordered him out of the car  and took him to Bath Street police station, ignoring Julian's concerns about leaving our dog in the car in Berrington Street where he remained, initially without an open window and surrounded by drunks and addicts, for around four hours without water. 

HEREFORD LOCALITY WEEKLY BRIEFING – WEEK ENDING 17^th APRIL 2015

Dear Councillors and Parish Clerks,

I am pleased to report that the reactive team has completed the following works during the last week:

• 116 square metres of carriageway patching
• 12.8 square metres of footway patching
• 35 gully’s cleaned
• 5 fly tips removed
• 3 litter picks carried out
• 9 kerb defects rectified.

Update from Shane - (City South – Belmont, St Martins & Hinton, and Tupsley Wards; Rural – Backbury and Hollington Wards)

Amongst the above works the following was completed –

Backbury Ward

·         Potholes repaired in Court Orchard, Fownhope

·         Footway patching in Court Orchard, Fownhope

·         Fallen tree branch removed in Noverwood Drive

·         Fly tip removed from Nash Farm Road 

Belmont Ward

·         Fuel spill attended to in Flaxley Drive

·         Fallen tree branch removed in Marcle Walk

·         Kerb repair and pothole filled in Wigmore Grove

·         Pothole repaired in Belmont Road

St Martins Ward

·         Fallen tree branches removed in Pine Grove and Grosmont Grove cycleway

·         Litter pick carried out on Great Western Way

·         Gully cleansing in Standale Road/Green Croft

Tupsley Ward

·         Pothole repairs carried out in Whitehouse Way, Seaton Avenue, Burden Road, Gorsty Lane, Cilcennin Close and Ledbury Road

·         Footway patching in Ledbury Road

·         Fallen tree branches removed in Quarry Road, Ledbury Road and Dartmouth Close.

Some of the issues I have addressed this week  â€“

• PROW enquiries Hampton Bishop
• Overgrowing hedge in Windsor Road
• Liaised with Herefordshire Housing with regards to maintenance issues in Shellard Walk
• Carried out litter pick in Priors Walk
• Inspected and raised works order in respect of broken kerbs in Laysters Avenue
• Attended emergency on A465 at Allensmore in respect of fallen sign
• Carried out enquiries on Great Western Way (rear of Charlton Avenue) in respect of boundary line issues
• Raised works for 55 square metres of carriageway patching and a number of pothole repairs in the vicinity of Holme Lacy House
• Inspected and raised order in respect of pothole in Holme Lacy Road
• Inspected and raised orders for 7 pothole/small patching repairs along Hinton Road
• Cleared glass and made safe damaged bus shelter in Oakfield Road.

Update from Mike (City North – Aylestone, Central, St Nicholas, and Three Elms Wards; Rural – Credenhill and Hagley Wards)

This week I have – 

• Raised a number of orders for drainage gully clearance works in Bonnington Drive / Hillary Drive/ Bridgeford Close / Kings Acre Service Road 1-19
• Inspected 2 x dropped crossing re adoption  requests
• Carried out 4 x Street works inspections
• Attended court to represent Hereford Council against a personal injury claim
• Made safe a damaged street name plate with sharp edges
• Carried out the monthly variable electronic message signs within the City centre
• Responded to an urgent damaged drainage cover in Plough Lane
• Inspected Preston Wynne, Westhide, Withington & Breinton for C/U road pothole works for the lengthsman scheme
• Inspected overgrown vegetation affecting visibility of traffic signal head in Roman Road junction Canon Pyon Road
• Raised a number of c/way speed cushion and drainage orders for Barrs Court Road.

Phil Pankhurst has sent his briefing separately.

Herefordshire Council website is the one-stop-shop for up to date information

Maps for pot holes are available on the Councils website –

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-highways/maintenance/potholes

We hope the above is of interest.

Kind regards

Shane & Mike.

Shane Hancock | Senior Locality Steward (Hereford – City South)

Balfour Beatty Living Places | Unit 3, Thorn Business Park | Rotherwas | Hereford | HR2 6JT

So, in response to the low pay levels that are now the main driving force behind our so called miraculous economic recovery, the leader of the opposition Mr Milliband has declared war on the Gang Masters, the Rogue Landlords and the unscrupulous Employers who've taken advantage of millions.

Yes! Cognisant that the free movement of people within the European Union has had a negative impact upon wages and their low levels, this bloody opportunist, who played more than a full part in this utopia to Capitalism that is currently driving the United Kingdom, he's now decided to name and shame those that he wants you to believe are the source of the problem.

Well I for one don't blame any Gang Master, Rogue Landlord or Unscrupulous Employer for taking full advantage of this economic model that Milliband and so many others helped to create. How bloody dare he! If I were one of the aforementioned three groupings that were riding this Capitalist train that feeds us a crust and a sip of tea a day and rakes in millions upon millions in vast profits for small, medium and large business, I'd be doing the same thing. I'd have no problem whatsoever in playing the game that 'they've' created. How dare he pretend that he cares.

If, via some mad social engineering experiment that is the European Union, near on two million good souls arrive upon the shores of Blighty there is going to be a shortage of housing which Landlords mortgaged up to then hilt are going to take advantage of. If some of these two million tip up in an area that cannot sustain their presence, an economy, any bloody economy is going to become so disorganised a black market of job creation is going to quickly evolve and if these good souls make themselves available at our local Chicken factory where they'll be required to slaughter, pluck and process the poor dead beast, then they'll gain employment because they will work cheaper, better and more efficiently than me.

There's nothing difficult about this. Our economy and our so called economic recovery is based purely and simply on a plan hatched by Capitalists who've sold the idea to Brussels and all Western Governments as a means to make money from cheap labour.

And who's to bloody blame for this national, corporate and local business exploitation that sees millions of the people grafting away, day in, day out for a low wage and a room to share with ten others they've never met before? The bloody politicians! Your bloody Milliband, your Blair, your bloody Cameron and every single Minister and Parliamentarian who went along with this idea that servitude and bondage wasn't so bad as long as we did it because we and only we are the ones who can do it right.

It ain't the fault of the Gangmasters, the rogue Landlords and the unscrupulous Employers but, sadly for them, when the big economic book is written at the turn of the next few decades by some former Chancellor to the Exchequer, it'll be them that get the blame for all the things that went very wrong and there'll never be a single mention about the folly of allowing Big Business Conglomerates to run our lives and run our Country.

They're all liars. Detached and with no sense of guilt, they plough on, churning out lie after lie telling us that it's all going to be wonderful and better days are ahead. Bloody liars. Frankly, I'd much prefer it if they served me up bigger, better and more tempting offers rather the tell me about what they are and what they ain't going to cut. Tell me bigger lies to draw my limited attention away from the small lies. Tell me that if I vote for them I'll get a thrice monthly trolley dash around Lidl's or every night whilst I'm laid in bed scantily clad women will scurry up my drainpipe and demand that I make them pregnant because I am the most desirable man in the World. Tell me anything. Anything at all will do just make it more bloody unbelievable.

There's nothing package like about the South Wye Transport Package.  In fact, it's just another manifestation of the beak "jobs 'n growth" agenda being rolled out by the Marches LEP and the dead eyed suits we soon hope to be turfing out at Herefordshire Council.  

The main element is the southern link road, another pointless road that will take out part of Michael and Jean Harris' garden and, of course,  no self respecting Tory councillor or highways engineer can go home feeling they've done a decent day's work unless they've taken out a 500 year old oak tree by lunchtime.  

We'll see about that.   

Kris Hopkins made a statement in Parliament towards the end of last month which promises much...

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/local-government-update--2

Although he's waffling on about 'disciplinary allegations against Chief Execs' I believe the anonymous council he's referring to which cost £420,000 to adjudicate using a DIP (not stick) may be one that's not unadjacent to where I live.

The officers involved in this farce were:

David Green (Tried and failed to sack me for 'bullying and harassment' in 2003) - £103,000 (wife Sue received £205,000 from a Wirral Hospital Trust)

David Taylor Smith (Man of mystery, with a sideline in saving endangered species - until he became one himself) - £68,660

Ian Coleman (Finance boss who seemed uncomfortably close to 'independent' investigator Anna Klonowski Associates) - £86,000

Bill Norman (Least said the better) - £151,000

Richard Penn (A man who defends senior council officers in trouble - but on this occasion, was called in to "investigate" senior council officers in trouble - natch) - £47,000

Total = £455,660

Yes, Mr Hopkins.  Looks like you knocked off the £5,000 that we paid for Bill Norman's legal expenses.  You were referring to Wirral weren't you?  It's just that you're 30 grand short for some reason.

Anyway, let's hope next time Mr Norman gets found out like he was on Torbay / Wirral and has to move on, he will be getting grilled, turned over, and grilled again by the 'finest' and 'best' councillors that Herefordshire County Council can muster.

And here's hoping this means he won't be getting presented with a silver salver loaded down with recycled council tax dosh belonging to Hereford's embattled and embittered Joe Public.

https://twitter.com/Wirral_In_It/status/590522144733429760