Hereford Voice

The Mee Mei Chinese Take-Away in St Martins Street Hereford freehold is for sale. This large building consists of a ground floor takeaway and kitchens and 5/6 bedroom accommodation. The takeaway is still open at this time.

Two Women Arrested in Hereford. Two females were arrested after a search warrant was executed in a property on Commercial Street in Hereford today in response to information received by the local community. Officers arrested a 53-year-old female on suspicion of managing a brothel, and she is currently helping police with their enquiries. A 45- year-old female was also arrested during the warrant on suspicion of immigration offences. The warrant executed by the Hereford safer neighbourhood team, Local Policing Priorities Team and proactive CID working to tackle serious and organised crime in Herefordshire under West Mercia's Protect campaign. The premises in Commercial Street Hereford, has been closed down.

Birmingham business fined £29,000 following abandoned trailer on A49 Largest prosecution fine for unlawful waste disposal awarded to Herefordshire Council Birmingham business MJB Truck Services Limited has received fines and costs totalling £29,000, and Director Jason Bowser (45, of Old College Drive, Wednesbury) received a three year conditional discharge, following the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste on the A49 outside Ross-on-Wye. In an earlier hearing at Hereford Magistrates’ Court (24 October 2018), MJB Truck Services Limited and Mr Bowser pleaded guilty to failing in their duty of care to transfer their business waste, which included hazardous waste oil from an industrial process, to an authorised person and to secure the transfer with a written description of the waste. In December 2017, Herefordshire Council put out an appeal for information about an articulated trailer that was dumped on the A49 layby at Much Birch, between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. Officers from the council’s Community Protection Team discovered that the trailer had been abandoned containing approximately 24,000 litres of waste oil. The articulated trailer contained approximately 24,000 litres of an oil Although the trailer had all of its identification markings removed, following an extensive eleven month investigation with assistance from the local Environment Agency enforcement team, officers were able to trace the trailer’s ownership from a hire sticker on the trailer. It was eventually established that Jason Bowser had purchased the trailer from an online auction site, giving a false company name to the seller. The articulated trailer has a distinctive camel image on the back Mr Bowser admitted that he instructed an unknown third party to dispose of the trailer and its contents for a £3000 cash payment. Bowser also admitted that he knew that it was possible that the third party may illegally dispose of the trailer and its contents, but he transferred the waste regardless. David Hough, Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards Service Manager, said: Councillor Barry Durkin, Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Regulatory Services, said:

Debenhams has unveiled plans to axe up to 50 high street shops, putting around 4,000 jobs at risk, as profits plunged at the struggling department store chain. The group said the closures will take place over a three to five year period and the announcement comes alongside a dire set of financial figures. The largest department store at the Old Market Shopping Centre in Hereford could face closure over the next 3-5 years. Let's hope that our store in Hereford remains open.

A fantastic photograph of the Left Bank and De Koffie Pot taken at 0130 hrs this morning. All of the lights were left on at the Left Bank in order that this photograph could be taken showing a superb glimmer and reflection across the very high river Wye. Thank you to our friend David Barrett for this wonderful shot.

A full size raft was stuck under the old bridge this morning but the fast current soon dislodged it and it now heading further down river.

The river Wye in Hereford is very high and fast flowing this morning. If this rainfall continues for a few more days we may see the river burst its banks. I spoke with my daughter this morning and she tells me the both river bridges in Brecon are closed.

All good mate

Fantastic to see, I will salute him when I am next there.

Let us hope that they deal with these people more appropriate by issuing bigger fines or prison sentences.

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Herefordshire Now is the new quarterly residents’ magazine from Herefordshire Council Front cover of Herefordshire Now magazine Herefordshire Council has launched a new publication to share news and information about council services with residents. Produced four times a year, Herefordshire Now will be available on the council website, with a small number of paper copies available through community outlets such as libraries and council buildings. The magazine follows on from the positive response to the ‘How your council tax is spent’ publication, which was delivered to every household in March with council tax letters. Residents told us they welcomed finding out more about the council’s priorities and how their council tax is being spent. Inside Herefordshire Now magazine Each issue of Herefordshire Now will include news about a range of council services, and information such as details of council-run courses and events. With a large number of people now accessing information on their digital devices, being online means that readers can easily link through to further information and see video content. For people who would still prefer to read from a paper version, copies of Herefordshire Now will be free to pick up from community outlets such as libraries and council buildings. The cost of printing the magazine (£499) has been met by the council for the first issue, however it is planned to cover this cost in future through advertising. Herefordshire Now is available to download HERE

Zabka in Eign Gate and and International in Commercial Road were raided again today!

Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards carried out a joint raid as part of a Multi Agency Targeted Enforcement Strategy operation A Hereford City shopkeeper has been fined for selling illegal tobacco in a case taken to court by Herefordshire Council’s Trading Standards service. Adam Ibrahim, 26, of Bank Street Dudley, pleaded guilty yesterday (Monday 1 October 2018) at Hereford Magistrates’ Court to six offences of possession and sale of illegal tobacco, all of which was non UK duty-paid. The former owner of the Zabka shop at Eign Gate, Hereford, was fined and required to pay costs totalling £2472. Mr Ibrahim is the fourth consecutive owner of the Zabka shop in four years to be convicted of selling illegal tobacco. In January 2018, Herefordshire Council's Trading Standards, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service and West Mercia Police undertook a joint raid as part of a Multi Agency Targeted Enforcement Strategy (MATES) operation. 1580 packets of illegal cigarettes and 132 pouches of illegal hand rolling tobacco were seized; products were found in sophisticated concealments hidden in the floor and in false backs to large fridges. Marc Willimont, Herefordshire Council’s Head of Regulatory & Development Management Services, said: Sergeant Duncan Reynolds from West Mercia Police said: There is further information about Herefordshire Trading Standards on the Herefordshire Council website at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/trading-standards

Plans for 75 dwellings on the land adjacent to the Volunteer in Marden have been refused. Full details here The original application dates back to October 2016

Union Passage & St Peters Square Improvements Work has been taking place over the past week by Hereford Business Improvement District to make Union Passage (The gateway to Union Street) much more attractive to shoppers. Walls have been repainted to help make the passageway appear lighter. Union Street has so many great local businesses including Music Plus, Papaya and The Kup-cake Kitchen. Work has also taken place to paint the railings at the War Memorial in St Peters Square ahead of this year Remembrance Parade.

The traffic lights at the Asda junction are out of order and have been all weekend and guess what? 'The Traffic Just Flows' Yesterday evening, (August bank holiday) we took a video which you can find here, which shows the traffic moving freely, there were no problems at all however, we were asked to film another video on a normal day during the rush hour, well here it is, this was filmed just before 0900 this morning and again you can see that the 'Traffic Just Flows' when these traffic lights are off.

Every-time the lights are out, guess what happens, yes! 'The Traffic Flows' and that has been our motto since we started these traffic light campaigns years ago.

We have just received this absolutely wonderful creative short film, looking at different parts of Hereford over the last few years and centuries. Thank you, James Fox for sending us your work, we love it!

This is very good news for Hereford and Broad Street.

Outline planning has been approved with conditions for the demolition of all existing buildings and hard standings, remediation of the site, including reinstatement or landscaping of the former canal and development of up to 120 homes, landscaping, public open space, new vehicle and pedestrian access and associated works.

The end of an era for RBS Bank as they will be closing their doors to customers tomorrow (Wednesday 8th) for the last time in Hereford. We would like to wish all of the staff good luck for the future.