Glenda Powell

having worked with the tenant living next door to this private property as local councillor prior to May this year, I had environmental health visit the property and they agreed to get in touch with the owner who was known to them as they knew the history of the house. Having got in touch with the tenant living next door to this house this evening I asked her what was happening she told me Nothing! since you were no longer our councillor, they have not taken it further. Herefordshire Housing said they would put a fence up between the two houses but it would cost the tenant next door £750 she said she could not afford to find this money, offered to pay half and HH refused her offer. I have now given the tenant the phone number of Cllr Edwards, and asked her to keep me informed as to the outcome. If nothing is done this will be one of many issues that will be taken up when the Residents Association for Newton Farm is launch in a few weeks time.

I was speaking to a bus driver today and I asked him what he was going to do in regards to employment he said he is to close to retirement which is next year, and he couldn't do the shift paterns at Worcester,he also said some of the drivers are going to work in Worcester, but said that the service in Hereford city as we know it will change, in regards to frequency of buses.

The playing fields belong to herefordshire Council, maintained by belfour beatty, and the Cllr to contact is Chris Chappell.

I was speaking to the police about a different matter yesterday, and I mentioned these people were not in the area when this happened they were by Sainsbury's, by time they got to the bridge the person would of gone, after stabbing someone they are not likely to hang around.

In HT this week police has further CCTV footage.

Greenknight, thank you, your comments are much appreciated, Glenda

M Preece, the people of Newton Farm have come to me because they have told me they won't go to Phil Edwards, I have told them to go to him, I give them the people to contact themselves, but do not take up their complaints etc on their behalf. I am starting up a residents association having spoken to the right people in the near future, again because that what the people has asked me to do for them, at that point I can speak on behalf of the people, and I have the official support that I require to do that. Flyers will be going through doors very soon.

You shouldn't make wild assumptions then should you without proof! end of discussion.

How do you make me an unofficial troubleshooter, and don't class me the same as smartieno, because i am nothing like him

Roger, there is only ONE Independent group on the council Herefordshire Independents the other who claims to be independent is a political party who asks for donations for their party therefore cannot be Independent!!! maybe you would like to explain your comments in your post.

The decision I took not to stand was mine and no one elses.I suggest you read my post (no 4) there were other reasons that since I have told the people in Newton Farm understands my reasons, in fact agree with my decision, and that all that matters. I continue to help them because they still come to me with their problems. In regard to the nomination forms the people signed them because they were confindent I would get back in,and I had served them for 12 years. if there had been a change in the ruling group of the city council who totally flaunt the rules both myself and other councillors who were there prior to May elections would be there now, but we had enough of how the city council is run.

Gentlemen, lets get something straight shall we, the Independents do not have a whip, if we had the Independent who stood against me would of been stopped, he was asked not to stand against me but he refused. That said, Paul you stood for a group that put someone different on both councils, other than the ones who were already there, and if Charles Nicholls had not stood for both councils he would not be mayor today. Like other opposition groups the Independents put as many candidates up as we could for both councils the whole idea was to stop the Tories from getting in, unfortunately that did not happen! and that is why although I did not want to I stood for the city council. As I said in my previous posts above, Herefordshire Council social care department and the cabinet is responsible for the funding for one Ledbury road and Blackmarston school therefore the money spent on both Saxon Gate and Newton Farm parish re-elections has got nothing to do with what is happening to both schools!!! and talking to parents from both these schools today, they have been told that the Council had already decided before May that they would be removing the funding.Questions are being asked at the council meeting on Friday about this I am going with some of the parents to support them.

Correct, the city council is a parish council, therefore a parish council can co-opt members onto the council see my post 6. I have not retired other than from council, a dirty tricks campaign was played against me for Herefordshire council seat and I have found out since from the people of Newton Farm they were told lies about me being seriously ill and would not be here in 6 months time. The councillor will be asked some awkward questions when everyone will see I am not ill and still here! I am still being asked for my help by the people of Newton Farm which I am giving so I have not retired!.

Ubique,I was told I had to stand for the city, when I said before May that I did not want to stand. The city council did not have to pay for an election they could of co-opt someone onto the council. To call an election 10 members of the public has to call the election by signing forms that one of the candidates asked them to sign.Without the general public doing that as I said someone could of been co-opted on. In regard to Ledbury road the removal of the funding is down to Herefordshire Council so has nothing to do with the city council.

I did not take up my seat, I had enough of how the city council is being run, and there were other reasons as well. I did not want to stand for the city but was adviced to do so!. If control of the city council had been changed I would still be there. I am still helping the residents of Newton Farm at their request in other ways that doesn't involve either council's or councillors.

you still see them sat on the wall outside these toilets also drinkers, they have been moved on but come back.

I doubt very much it will go back to its original use as before it was put on the market it was used for drug dealing.

If the block is back up for sale then that would mean that Mr Chung no longer is going to develop the site. I do know HHL was interested in this site maybe they will now go after it.

Bobby, I know what this school does, as many years ago my neice attended the school, and I know Sian, if there is anything I can do to help in any way I will. Glenda

Over the next few weeks there will be road resurfacing in the following streets across Newton Farm. Starting with Carr Lane, Waterfield road, Then Treago Grove, Ethelstan Crescent, and Trellick Ave. This was worked I had asked for in February this year to be done as the councillor living in Newton Farm.. I would like to thank Belfour Beatty in honouring my requests although I am no longer your councillor. Also I am pleased to report that the CCTV I had arranged with the officers in the CCTV department of the council and the money we received from Hereford City Council earlier this year will be installed on the GWW, in the near future.

I send it to the HT, if the rubbished is not moved.

Roger he doesn't own a computer so he would not know about the social media sites.

Was contacted by resident today to say that people are dumping rubbish on the field by Sherborne Close, the resident has taken photo's of the man dumping the rubbish.He came to me for my help, he said he went to the Information centre, they were no help, he then went HHL office they were not helpful told him to go to the council, I told him to contact Phil Edwards the new councillor he said he rang his mobile he hasn't bothered to ring him back, so I told him to get in touch with environmental health and let me know what happens.

Just a thought if we are losing our buses we won't need the bus lanes!

yes the lighting on the A49 is the Highways Agency responsibility.