Colin James

This is an interesting article:

I agree with David Cameron, voting out in order to stay in is not clever. I am not convinced that this tactic will force a second referendum.

Tesco has teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative across England and Wales. The scheme will see three community projects awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag charge. Herefordshire Housing’s Playground Project has been lucky enough to have been chosen as 1 of the 3 community projects to benefit, in Herefordshire. Bags of Help offers community groups and projects in each of Tesco’s 390 regions across the UK a share of revenue generated from the five pence charge levied on single use carrier bags. The public will now be able to vote in store from the 27th February until 6th March on who should receive the £12,000, £10,000 or £8,000 awards. The Herefordshire Housing Playground Project will involve building a brand new play area alongside the newly renovated Newton Farm Skate Park, to create a new focal point for the whole community. The renovated skate park already has social seating installed and Herefordshire Housing are looking at making it an area for the whole community to enjoy – the award from the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme will help to pay for a new playground to be installed, for all ages and abilities. So please pop along to your local Tesco store and vote for Herefordshire Housing between the 27th February and the 6th March! For more information check out the Tesco official website here: www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp

They look really nice to be fair.

I think the PM has done as much as he can in fairness.

Trevenant Court at the Oval. I think they should of provided more homes by building a few more of these and maybe even added another floor. Give it ten years and they will wish they had, I am sure.

Here is what it looks like inside look pretty cool! Click on the above photographs to see in full size. Menus: Food Food Menu.pdf Gluten Free Gluten Free Menu.pdf Party Party Menu.pdf Vegan Vegan Menu.pdf Kids Kids Menu.pdf Cosy Club Hereford Website

I could not agree more.

THE Cosy Club is opening tomorrow following an £850,000 investment.

Nutters!

3 houses on that little site, I agree with Denise that is really quite ambitious.

I was going to say it is probably someone with a nose bleed. Good to hear that nobody is hurt

Hereford Library and Museum Building This is a unique Hereford building, iconic: a splendid example of mid-Victorian Gothic. It is a landmark in the range of buildings in Broad Street. It houses the county library, the Hereford museum and an art gallery. It was originally built in the 1870s largely due to the generosity of James Rankin, a founder of the Woolhope Club, which is still housed in the building. Now disaster has struck, for during building works asbestos was discovered and the entire building is currently closed to the public. It will cost a substantial sum of money to put right. But even then it will fall way below the standards expected of a county library and museum. For the building has been neglected for years, for decades. The Hereford Library Users Group believes there is a unique opportunity to bring the building into the 21st century. The User Group has been invited, with other interested parties, by the Hereford- shire Council’s Cabinet to explore how it might be best developed into a 21st cen- tury innovative, cultural and community centre for the city. With radical thinking and the employment of the full resources of the digital age, it will be possible for this building, which we propose should be called The Rankin Centre, to take on an entirely new lease of life. It will be revitalized by a number of unique innovations using synergy between the library and the museum collections. It will become, again, a major attraction for residents and tourists alike, worthy of Hereford and Herefordshire. The Proposal What follows is an entirely new concept in the heart of the city of Hereford. The present building is the county’s central library and houses the main museum in the county. At present it fulfils neither of these functions adequately. It should become a major focus for cultural, educational and information seeking activities in the city and the county, as well as an attraction for tourists. The proposal has a number of distinctive innovations that include a new way of integrating library and museum offers, and a better way of accessing the library resources by introducing the concept of ‘discoverability’, including an informed gateway to archive sources. Over the next few years Herefordshire could have a new and innovative university which will require a library facility. There is also an intention to apply to be a Euro- pean City of Culture but the poor quality of what is at present on offer would al- most certainly disqualify any bid. This major omission must be dealt with for the bid will fail in the absence of a first rate library and museum. The Library Users Group proposes a cultural and information hub to bring together community ser- vices, a meeting place for young and old, tourism, business support, digital access, a modern library display and meeting areas and with links to services such as mu- seums and archives – a real hub for the county. There are excellent examples of such centres elsewhere, such as at the Norwich Millennium, Centre, the Winchester Discovery Centre, The Hive. Worcester, Brighton’s Jubilee library and the Tower Hamlets Idea Stores, all of which have been extraordinarily successful in rejuvenat- ing and inspiring the communities they serve. Such a centre in Hereford would support and reinforce the positive effects that the establishment of a university will bring to the county. The key to the proposal is a complete re-development of the interior of the present Broad Street building, with its listed and striking Victorian Italianate façade, which is in an excellent location in the heart of the city. However, the building is quite inadequate for a modern library and museum and is unable to provide the facilities that a 21st century cultural hub needs. It does not attract people to use it as is evi- dent from falling numbers. Present use of space, access and services is poor and is a gross under utilization of a prominent city centre site. The inner structure of the library needs to be torn out and a completely new arrangement of floors and access between them set in place. See the architect’s outline section, below. Full details in the attached PDF below. RankinCentre.pdf

A Sustainable Biomass Energy Station at Rotherwas, Hereford Sustainable Energy Enterprises Limited (SEEL) are announcing their proposal to develop a plant at Rotherwas that will convert locally arising and recovered biomass into electricity and heat. This plant will feed the local electricity distribution grid and provide heat to new businesses on the Enterprise Zone, some existing Rotherwas businesses, and the planned new housing to the south west of Rotherwas. SEEL will also actively encourage new investors to the Enterprise Zone that have a particular need for sustainable electricity or heat. See attached PDF below for full press release SEE-Information-Release-18-01-16.pdf

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 14th January 2016 at Northolme Community Centre, Northolme Road, Belmont Hereford. Minutes - 14.1.2016.pdf (Draft)

Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council, held on Thursday 10th December 2015 at Belmont Community Centre, Eastholme Avenue, Belmont Hereford. Minutes - 10.12.2015.pdf

Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council, held on Thursday 12th November 2015 at Northolme Community Centre, Northolme Road, Belmont Hereford. Minutes - 12.11.2015.pdf

New article in the HT confirming sale, thought this was all done and completed last year.

A 46-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident tonight in Westfaling Street. HT Article

Hi Eleri and welcome to HV. There is CCTV in place at these junctions but I would take the advice already offered and let the insurance companies sort it, unless you would like to elaborate more on the blackmail?

I have today received an update:

Interesting, only for March though, obviously a trial but lets hope this incentive proves successful, they may decide to run it permanently.

Good for you, I was unaware of these tests. I have passed two separate defensive driving courses which were organised by companies that I have worked for in order for them to have reduced fleet cover insurance, nevertheless, similar to what you have described above with a few added extras. I remember when my father had his stoke, he of course was told that he could not drive until he recovered and then he would have to sit a reaction test. After 2-3 years he applied and to sit the test and only just failed the reaction time required. I remember he was so distraught and that was they day he told me that he had lost his independence forever. He was a realist and only ever wanted to sit behind the wheel again if he was safe to do so. His car had been sitting on the drive during this time and he cried when he eventually had to sell her. Heartbreaking to witness. I agree that you like many others have a dilemma with buses considering where you live, I sincerely hope these bus services continue to serve our rural community.

Good news for Hereford.