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Emergency services attended this incident overnight on Dinmore Hill, Leominster. Driver had left the scene before police and crews from Leominster fire station had arrived.

Planning permission has been granted for a 'Centre of Excellence' in Hereford. React-Club are an Award Winning, all inclusive club that welcomes everyone to come and enjoy the amazing sport of Gymnastics, Trampolining, Double Mini Trampolining (DMT), and Tumble. Full details https://www.react-club.com Planning number P201890/F

News: Following the vicious attack on a 21 year old man in Hereford city centre over the weekend, his mother has confirmed that he is now home recovering after the ordeal. Christine Fraser Graham said Wishing Aidan a speedy recovery from all of us at here at Hereford Voice. ❤️ If anyone witnessed this attack or can provide any information please do not hesitate to contact West Mercia Police on 101 or you can call CrimStoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111. #herefordvoice #herefordnews #hereford

West Mercia Police Statement: Three teenagers have been arrested after a man was seriously assaulted on Saturday evening (17 October) in Hereford. A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the incident which happened at just before 10pm in High Town. Officers are carrying out enquiries as part of the investigation and are appealing for witnesses. Detective Inspector Chris Percival said: “We believe that there were a number of witnesses in the area at the time of incident and we would ask anyone with information to contact us.” Anyone who saw the incident or has any information is asked to report it online under the Tell us About section of this website using reference 00781i of 17 October or call 101. Alternatively information can be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Three teenage boys, two aged 16 and one aged 15, all from Herefordshire, were arrested on suspicion of assault and have been released on police bail.

A man is in hospital with multiple fractures a suspected stab wound and a bleed on the brain following an unprovoked attack by a gang of youths in High Town Hereford on Saturday night. 3 people have been arrested so far and remain in custody. ‼️Please contact the police if you witnessed this attack or if you have any information that may help‼️ Please see his mothers appeal below 👇 This was an unprovoked vicious attack, please contact West Mercia Police if you can provide any information by calling 101 or contact CrimeStoppers 0800 555 111. #herefordvoice #hereford

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Lugg Ward at Hereford County Hospital has been closed to admissions and visitors after a number of patients tested positive for coronavirus. A spokesperson for Wye Valley Trust confirmed the news and said;

Planning for 24 hours service at McDonalds Belmont Road Hereford has been refused with objections from both West Mercia Police and local residents

Positive Hereford: There are lots of good things happening in our wonderful city. We have new independent retailers opening including within the recently purchased Maylord Orchards. We have new restaurants, coffee bars, bistros, wine bars and pubs! Hereford has some fabulous hotels too. We love 💖❤️ our city and county and we like to shout about it and promote everything positive. It's all too easy to moan but we are privileged to live in such a beautiful part of the World. We will continue to promote local business and encourage people to visit Hereford and Herefordshire. Join us in our campaign and 'BE POSITIVE' about this fabulous city of ours. 👉 'Positive Hereford' #herefordvoice #hereford #positivehereford

A planning application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council by Micro Urbanicity for their new restaurant to open in Broad Street at the unit previously occupied by Ask Italian. The restaurant would serve mainly pizza, salads etc as well as alcoholic drinks and cocktails. Planning has also been sought to serve customers outside with kerbside seating on the pavement. The Broad Street premises will have permission to open from 8am until 11.30pm Monday to Sunday if the licence is granted. Ask_consultation_ends_15102020.pdf

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2Faced Dance Company has been awarded £148,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. 2Faced Dance Company is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support. £257 million of investment has been announced today as part of the very first round of the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England. Further rounds of funding in the cultural and heritage sector are due to be announced over the coming weeks. 2Faced Dance Company have worked locally, regionally, nationally and internationally over the past 21 years, to not only produce fearless contemporary dance works for audiences of all ages but also as advocates for the industry they work in. This vital funding will enable the organisation to continue their ambitious programme of work, support the vital work of the artists that surround them and continue to lead the local arts ecology. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: Chair, Arts Council England, Sir Nicholas Serota, said: Tamsin Fitzgerald, Artistic Director of 2Faced Dance, said: Registered Charity Number 1178796 2Faced Dance Company is based in the stunning rural city of Hereford. Under the helm of artistic director and choreographer Tamsin Fitzgerald and executive director Ian Abbott, the award winning, international dance company produces innovative, accomplished and aspirational artistic performances alongside an ambitious participation programme and captivating community dance initiatives that truly reflect the landscape in which they are based. This allows the company to tell new and original stories, generating distinctive new work, whilst striving to stay relevant to their audiences. 2Faced Dance tours extensively across the UK and internationally and aims to work with cutting edge and culturally diverse collaborators, venues, organisations and individuals. The company supports and mentors local artists whilst advocating on behalf of the wider dance industry by challenging and inspiring different sectors of society. 2Faced Dance is a registered charity and is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. www.2faceddance.co.uk

Considering adopting a child? Get in touch with us this National Adoption Week Adoption Central England (ACE) is supporting National Adoption Week and the #YouCanAdopt campaign which sets out to debunk myths around adoption and urging people who are considering adoption to take the next step. The national campaign runs from 12 - 18 October and reinforces that the key attribute for adopting a child is providing a loving, safe and stable home and that factors such as occupation, salary, the size of someone’s home, home ownership or age are not important. Sarah*, a single adopter, talks about adopting Theo*, a dual heritage 8-year-old with autism. Theo had four ‘chaotic’ years with his birth family followed by four years in foster care before being adopted by Sarah. Sarah explains: Councillor Felicity Norman, Cabinet Member for Children and Families, added: If you want to find out more about adoption, visit www.aceadoption.com or call 0300 369 0556

£500 payment to self-isolate aims to help stop the transmission of Covid-19 The government has announced financial support for workers asked to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace. A £500 payment may be paid if you test positive for Coronavirus and have to self-isolate, or if you have had close contact with someone who has tested positive and have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace. You must be employed or self-employed, unable to work from home and you will lose your income. You must also receive any of the following benefits: Universal Credit Working Tax Credit Income Based Employment Support Allowance Income Based Jobseekers Allowance Income Support Housing Benefit Pension Credit These payments are designed to help ensure people who have tested positive for Covid-19 and their close contacts self-isolate for the required period to stop the onward spread of the virus. They are also designed to encourage people who are eligible for this payment to get tested if they have symptoms. This is important to help stop the transmission of Covid-19 and avoid further lockdowns. The payment will be administered locally by Herefordshire Council. If you meet all the criteria, are on a low income and will face financial hardship as a result of not being able to work due to requiring to self-isolate but you are not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, then you may be eligible for a discretionary payment. Apply for the £500 Test and Trace support payment online at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/isolationpayment

A Historic pub in Herefordshire opened its doors again this week for the first time in five years and in spite of the current pandemic. The New Inn at St Owen's Cross, a sixteenth-century coaching inn, has been a labour of love for three local businessmen, investor Mark Green and family, developer Mark Freeman and chef Michael Fowler. The team is delighted to be opening the doors this week creating new jobs, supporting local producers and offering a stand-out community-hub for those living locally. L - R: Front row - Mark and Julie Green, middle row - Michael Fowler and Lizzy Condrad, back row - Danielle Lavender and Stephen Robbins. Set to be another exciting destination pub in the Herefordshire food scene. The New Inn under the direction of Michael Fowler will be offering a British-modern menu centring on local and seasonal produce. And for those that want to make the most of their stay, there are also three sympathetically renovated rooms to enjoy all the luxuries of a night away on your doorstep. Mark Green says The pub will, of course, be serving Mark's well-known Two Farmers crisps at the bar as well as for the first-time a Two Farmers draught cider, alongside a daily changing lunch and dinner menu focused on locally sourced produce. Currently open Wed-Sunday To book a table visit www.thenewinnherefordshire.co.uk or call 01989 55 33 87

Congratulations to Vince McNally who has been recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours with an MBE, for his work in South Wye. Well deserved, Vince has worked tirelessly for so many people in South Wye and also at Hinton Community Centre and the Police Boxing Club. Vincent McNally MBE Vince previously received a High Sheriff’s award in 2016, also for services to the community. We're absolutely chuffed with this news. Congratulations to everyone else who received their honours. The Queens birthday honours 2020 list can be downloaded in full below. The Queen's birthday honours list 2020 in full.pdf

West Mercia Police is investigating an assault after it was reported that a non-corrosive substance was thrown from a car. The incident happened on Thursday 1 October in Westfaling Street, Hereford, at around 1.30pm. A man was walking along the road when the passenger in a moving vehicle threw a substance at him. The vehicle is described as a dark blue Ford Fiesta, with white writing on the rear windscreen, it was travelling towards the city centre. PC Trotman said: “Thankfully the man did not suffer any serious injuries but it was obviously an upsetting incident for him. We’d like to speak to anyone who saw this vehicle or has information relating to the incident to get in touch with us.” Please contact PC Trotman on 01432 347129 quoting reference 533 i 1 October 2020 if you have any information. #herefordvoice #herefordnews #hereford

On 18 September 2020 at Hereford Magistrates Court, Mrs Pearl Smith (51) of Oak Crescent, Clehonger pleaded guilty of failing to transfer her waste to an authorised person and secure the transfer with a written description of the waste. In the case taken by Herefordshire Council’s Community Protection Team, Mrs Smith received a fine of £320, victim surcharge of £32 and a contribution towards costs of £150. In this case, six household bags full of waste and a shopping trolley were found dumped in Newton brook which runs along Waterfield Road in Hereford in March 2019. Evidence found in the bags led officers to Ms Smith who failed to co-operate with the investigation and provide an account of how her waste became fly tipped. At the hearing, Smith accepted that she had failed to transfer the waste to an authorised person and had therefore failed in her Duty of Care.David Hough, Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards Service Manager, said:

Businesses across the Marches are being invited to have their say on how the region should plan its economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic at a major virtual summit later this month. The Marches Economic Recovery Summit – being staged by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership – will bring together key local and regional partners to discuss the priorities for the region’s economy in the wake of the virus. And the business community is also being urged to have its say by signing up for the October 15 event. The summit – from 2.00pm to 3.30pm – is being held during the LEP-led Marches Business Recovery Week which aims to shape an agenda for the region’s future. Marches LEP chair Mandy Thorn said guests would include representatives from the region’s three local authorities, business support organisations such as the British Business Bank, chambers of commerce, business boards and business and farming organisations. For more information and to register to attend the event – which will be held on the Zoom platform – visit HERE The Marches LEP is the business-led body tasked by the Government with driving economic growth across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Its Business Recovery Week – which starts on October 12 – will see the launch of its annual report, the unveiling of a new digital strategy for the region, the launch of a new website to help people update their skills and training and find work, and the LEP’s annual public meeting.