Colin James

My Coffee Corner opened today in on of the kiosks in the Old Market.

Wagamama Japanese Restaurant & Noodle Bar Now Open In Hereford. restaurant details addressunit 25 the old market shopping centre widemarsh street hereford HR4 9HR phone - 01432 367808 opening times: monday 11:30am - 10:00pm tuesday 11:30am - 10:00pm wednesday 11:30am - 10:00pm thursday 11:30am - 10:00pm friday 11:30am - 11:00pm saturday 11:30am - 11:00pm sunday 11:30am - 10:00pm capacity: 90 outdoor capacity: 20

Oh yes so they finally came to cut the grass, well some of it at least! What a mess! Grass is virtually dead, well you judge for yourselves... This is AFTER the verge was cut The new footpath I guess they ran out of petrol or something because they only cut the edges! The kids I spoke too were so disappointed because they have nowhere to play football

From this article in the HT

Hereford's smallest festival... I saw this tweet This is the full size poster

We can't achieve anything without something in the kitty to pay for speakers and events to get the message over so come for a large slice of veggie, Caribbean themed reggae pie at the Black Lion on Saturday 19th July 2014. Please tell your friends and come and join us for a few beers

This will be open next few weeks apparently, still lots of empty shops in the OLM

I see that the Grapes is up for sale. I have just read this article in the HT.

Here you go, a better photograph I like the idea of a cycle lane, but cycles and buses using the same lane is this normal? Seeing as they are banging on about safety, surely this could be dangerous?

Well, I was quite disappointed in all honesty. The place was virtually empty other than a few representatives from Herefordshire Council, Balfour Beatty and Parsons Brinckerhoff. The ONLY councillor there initially was CVP, then Cllr Phillip Price arrived but other than that no other Councillors to be seen... We were handed a leaflet and they said have a look on the website, the address is on the back, well the address on their glossy brochure is wrong. The website can be found here A little misleading too, I took this photo of tree boulevard (hilarious, who came up with this daft idea?) We also challenged this wording: We explained that there was NO EVIDENCE to support these claims, but they have been quite cute in their use of words,which to be fair they did acknowledge we explained that in fact studies at Poynton have shown that accidents have actually decreased as a result of removing the lights, nevertheless, these panels and the wording portrays increased danger in my opinion, which again is misleading to the public and not factual. I would be good if Martin Cassini could visit and give his opinion. (I don't think they were expecting me to take photographs) I do like the idea of a cycle lane but the road seems to be too narrow, they could reduce the widths of the footpaths slightly rather than the road in my opinion. We don't need the tree's in the centre reservation, I think that is a ploy to win over a few people because of the issues caused with cutting down the tree's in Edgar St, besides, they would end up being overgrown in a few years and then we would have a canopy with reduced light, NO THANKS! I already think the tree's on the left bank are 'an accident just waiting to happen' next time you drive under the bridge heading into the city, have a look at the couple of large tree's on your left, the roots have already pushed brickwork out of the supporting wall, one bad storm and that lot will come down I think, I have pointed this out on a number of occasions. Here is the PDF showing tree boulevard Reduced Size - Panel6-PackageAssembly-Board6a.pdf Full size available here

Police are appealing for information after a teenage girl went missing in Hereford. Amy Husbands, 15, from Hereford was last seen in Hereford town centre at approximately midday on 29th June. She is described as 5’ 2" tall with long red hair and a fair complexion. She was last seen wearing dark blue denim jeans, a red and blue lumberjack style shirt and Adidas trainers. She is also thought to be carrying a large black handbag. Police are concerned for Amy’s welfare and are asking anybody who may have seen someone matching her description to contact police on the non-emergency 101 number quoting the incident reference 66741 If you want to give information without giving your name you can also call the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit their website www. crimestoppers-uk.org

But we can't afford to cut the grass...

A visitor to Hereford wrote this on our Facebook page today:

Thanks Roger, I thought that there must of been two incidents.

We had a different name and it was in March, so has this place been robbed twice? See the HT article

Now it says page not found lol

Yeah Turn the poxy lights off! Then turn the GWW into a road, make Springfield Ave 2 way again there's a start

Do we know the options available? Your link is also dead

Yes you are correct and the signage is wrong, how on earth can they get a simple sign wrong! Grrrr I also see that Dorothy Perkins are closing the high town store, 3 or 4 shops in one now

PUBLIC REALM SERVICES PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER - PARISHES Introduction from Cllr Paul Rone & BBLP’s Andy Williams The challenge of a reduced budget means that the Council and BBLP have prioritised all matters of safety. Therefore Herefordshire’s road network will see a huge investment of nearly £35m, for much needed repairs, including potholes, resurfacing and drainage. Road repairs, traffic control, flood risk, street lighting and winter maintenance all have been categorised as having the greatest demand on the budget, and Herefordshire Council has already warned that because of budget cuts, grass cutting has to be reduced from seven cuts a year to three in the county’s parks and public areas, while in some rural areas the grass will be left untouched. However it has been confirmed that any safety cuts required for grass verges or trees affecting motorists’ visibility is considered a priority task. Safety cuts take place around road junctions where visibility for motorists and pedestrians is paramount. These areas of land are known as visibility splays and form part of public highways, providing a safe view of oncoming traffic for all road users, whether motorists, cyclists or pedestrians. It is essential that we keep these areas tidy to provide sight lines for everyone using our roads. For more information please see attached Q&A. Grass cutting schedules, a grass cutting guide, are available on: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/grass-cutting Parish Newsletter June 2014.pdf

Taken from the Herefordshire Council website HERE We are changing to alternate weekly general rubbish collections from November 2014. We are starting deliveries of wheeled bins for this collection from August. If you currently have a recycling bin you will automatically receive a new bin for your general rubbish and you do not need to take any further action. We have listed a number of frequently asked questions on this page that should help to answer any queries you may have about this change in rubbish collections. What exactly is an alternate weekly collection? An alternate weekly collection (AWC) involves general rubbish being picked up on one week and recyclable items on the next. Under this new system we will provide a wheeled bin for general rubbish (currently what you put into your black sacks) to be collected on one week and the green recycling bin (or clear recycling sacks) will be collected on the next. When will alternate weekly collections start? The new collection service will start from 3 November 2014 but please use the bin collection day look up to check whether your general rubbish will be collected the first week or whether your recycling will be collected the first week. Will my collection day change? Your collection day may change. We will make sure that you have your new collection calendar before the new service starts, so that you know exactly when we will come and collect your bins. Will every property get a wheeled bin for general rubbish? We will allocate a 180 litre black wheeled bin for general rubbish as standard to all properties except where a property is unsuitable. Essentially, every property that currently has a green recycling bin will be provided with a black general rubbish bin. How to request a general rubbish bin if you haven't already got a recycling bin If your property is unsuitable for a wheeled bin according to the criteria but you want to use a wheeled bin to present your general rubbish then you can request a bin. Where practicable and safe for collections to take place using a bin, we will provide one upon agreement of the collection location between the council, the council's collection contractors and the resident.

Very sad indeed. Words are redundant.