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What are these buildings here:

Judging by the dates on the application the council does not appear to have wasted any time in getting this done. The application submitted on the 6th July 2018 and the works to be completed by 20th August 2018. Taken from planning application: Application received 6th July 2018 5. Proposed Demolition Works Please describe the building(s) to be demolished: Derelict brick building adjacent to shell store building on North Magazine site. Previously used to house boiler, but now redundant and disused. 165 sqm approx. Please state why demolition needs to take place: Shell store is subject to £7m redevelopment proposal. Project architects Quattro civil engineers Caulmert deem boiler housed to be in poor condition. roof deteriorating and of no intrinsic value. Building prevents landscaping works in the area. Please describe the proposed method of demolition: Building will be soft stripped including removal of ACM roof covering (pre-demolition asbestos survey already undertaken). Building to be then taken down using excavator from top down as to not to cause any unsafe structure issues. Please provide details of the proposed restoration of the site: Once super structure is down we will excavate out the sub structure and oversite. Area will be levelled and visual pick of any ACM removed. Please state the expected date of commencement of works: 16/07/2018 Please state the expected date of completion of works: 20/07/2018 Are there any public rights of way within the site or immediately adjoining the site? No. Is redevelopment or rebuilding proposed at a later date? No. Does the proposal involve the felling or pruning of any tree(s). No. Describe how and where spoil/rubble would be disposed: Spoil will be incorporated elsewhere on site. Boiler House The North Magazine Hereford Enterprise Zone Hereford The Picric Acid Expense Store

I knew he was drunk with power and this confirms it.

Workmen cutting back the hedgeline along Belmont Road today. Your comment Colin has hit a nerve.

That's the good position postmen are in when they get to know their customers. They get a more balanced view of people they deliver to and don't jump to conclusions. It's nice talking to people outside the clique and seeing their approach to life. It makes you a better person.

News today that Guy Taylor has died from cancer illness. Always taking a stand against the establishment, I liked the chap and came across him as I delivered his post, usually from the authorities hounding him. Condolences to his family. See Guy in action here:

Thought I would go back a bit. Looking at the expenditure of our council for May 2018 when they paid out £19,362,374.49 The following top 18 payments totaled £14,437,032.36 £6,900,000.00 Worcestershire County Council £2,629,744.71 Balfour Beatty Living Places Ltd £1,349,077.00 West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner £953,819.45 Worcestershire County Council £560,874.30 Hereford & Worc Fire & Rescue Service £327,465.66 Fcc Environment Services (uk) Ltd £262,325.10 Shaw Healthcare (Herefordshire) Ltd £254,283.84 Integral UK Ltd £246,355.01 Whitecross@Stepnell Ltd £207,843.98 Wye Valley NHS Trust £126,479.75 Addaction £123,249.63 NHS Herefordshire CCG £115,806.29 Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust £90,875.00 Hereford Integrated Behaviour Outreach Service £88,064.55 Western Power Distribution £82,916.02 Nottingham Rehab Ltd £63,302.64 Capita Business Services Ltd £54,549.43 Interserve FS (UK) Ltd

Well not for some it seems. Looking at the expenditure of Herefordshire Council for June 2018 and surprised they paid out £32,088,600.02 The following top 20 payments totaled £20,419,153.81 £6,900,000.00 Worcestershire County Council £2,629,744.71 Balfour Beatty Living Places Ltd £1,962,747.78 Balfour Beatty Living Places Ltd £1,349,077.00 West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner £1,349,077.00 West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner £1,279,250.00 Hoople Ltd £955,141.94 Worcestershire County Council £953,819.45 Worcestershire County Council £560,874.30 Hereford & Worc Fire & Rescue Service £334,010.22 Fcc Environment Services (uk) Ltd £327,465.66 Fcc Environment Services (uk) Ltd £280,380.82 Integral UK Ltd £268,452.87 Shaw Healthcare (Herefordshire) Ltd £262,325.10 Shaw Healthcare (Herefordshire) Ltd £259,793.10 Shaw Healthcare (Herefordshire) Ltd £254,283.84 Integral UK Ltd £246,355.01 Whitecross@Stepnell Ltd £246,355.01 Whitecross@Stepnell Ltd On a lighter note secret video footage taken in the finance department confirms dodgy goings on.

I thought this design had already been implemented at the Old Market development. https://goo.gl/maps/2C1kP5SRu4P2

Just trimmed my hedge.

A last ditch attempt to get people on board. Article in today's Sunday Express reference Hereford.

Application form states Herefordshire Council own the land.

That's what it says on the yellow signs at each end of the road section when I last looked.

Yes from 1st June to 9th June between 8pm and 6am.

Visiting the County Hospital this afternoon. Large flood at the drop off point and pedestrian crossing. Good chance of being soaked by traffic.

Stopped in Goodrich Grove, Newton Farm tonight at 10:00pm by couple in car looking for a lost Beagle dog from the Redhill area. The woman's name was Marley.

With the recent heavy rain I am not surprised that there is flooding due to many blocked drains around the city. Here are some examples seen in the last 48 hours: 4 blocked drains with weeds growing out of them on Belmont Road going out between Challenge Church and the Oval turn. Constant flooding at the junction of Belmont Road and Goodrich Grove. Flooding at St Nicholas Street and Victoria Street on the cross roads. Also noted extensive flooding outside Glenda Powell's house on Charlton Avenue right across the road. It looks as if Balfour Beatty aren't prepared to pour money down the drain to clear them.

The Guardian Mark Brown Arts correspondent Fri 25 May 2018 11.53 BST UK's council planners overworked, underpaid and abused, experts say Kevin McCloud and Hay festival panel speak up for beleaguered town planners Could have a point as witness the state of the city and its architecture and environment.

Old article in The Guardian highlighting lack of free parking spaces in town and cities. "There are just three free parking spots left in the whole of Torquay town centre, says Lee, a second world war history buff who drives a Vauxhall Astra. “Torbay council used to offer £2 all-day parking through the winter, which was great for locals. But they put it up to £10 overnight. That was the ‘yikes’ moment that made me start the petition. I expect it will fall on deaf ears, but I wanted to get a rant out there and see who else felt the same.” ‘It's the worst place to park in the world’ – why Britain is at war over parking by Tim Walker. Also Sun terraces and lawns: Dutch residents transform parking spaces Project in The Hague has divided streets and revealed a deeply-held attachment to cars

Following article in the Hereford Times today worth reprinting this story from the TFA in view of the current trend of this council continuing in withholding information and lack of transparency from the public: Bearing in mind the date of this article was November 2015, the council have had plenty of time to deceive us and perfect their own style of governance as witnessed with the Blueschool fiasco and more to come.

To approve the disposal of land by way of a 125 year lease adjacent to Hereford railway station to facilitate the development of a new healthcare centre. The disposal of land will: * Enable the delivery of new city centre healthcare hub * Provide a new prominent building adjacent to the city link road and station * Help deliver improved healthcare services in the city * Provide a capital receipt Recommendation(s) That: (a) the disposal by way of a 125 year lease of development land extending to approximately 1.155 acres (final area to be confirmed on detail site survey) adjacent to Hereford railway station (as shown at appendix 1) to Prime (UK) Developments Ltd or a company within the Prime plc group of companies be approved conditional on: * the development of the site as a new GP healthcare hub for Hereford * the lessee securing relevant planning permission * the purchaser agreeing lease terms with the GP’s * the development being completed within 3 years of the lease being completed * adjustment of the purchase price to reflect any agreed abnormal development costs as identified following receipt of site investigation and further due diligence by the purchaser. (b) the chief finance officer be authorised to agree the final sale price in the event of any identified abnormal development costs and complete the development agreement and subsequent lease on terms set out in this report to Prime (UK) Developments Ltd or a company within the Prime plc group. 5. The healthcare hub building will be approx. 2,750 m² over two/three storey’s with additional surface level car parking and would be the new main surgery for patients who currently access GP services at Greyfriars Surgery, Moorfield House Surgery, Aylestone Hill Surgery and Sarum House. It is anticipated that a planning application will be submitted on completion of the lease agreement. The purchasers have already undertaken pre-application consultation and the scheme is being refined to reflect comments received. Details here and location map here: Another example of continued privatisation of the NHS. Regarding the finance parts a) and b) above. Could this be the next Blueschool fiasco in the making?

Plenty to digest in this report across a variety of issues Corporate Peer Challenge Herefordshire Council - 6th – 9th February 2018 - Feedback Report item 7. Capital project management and control internal audit progress To update the committee on progress in implementing the recommendations raised in the Internal Auditor’s audit findings report regarding project management of the joint customer services hub (Blueschool House) capital project presented in September 2017. Appendix 1 - Corporate Peer Challenge feedback.pdf

It looked to me as if they had got between the railings.

Joseph's have been taking the weeds off the top of the wall and re-pointing some of the stonework just above the flower beds. Noticed that the black bags piled up by the Challenge Church following the Belmont Road clean up must number at least 40 bags. Lets see how long it takes BB to remove them, before someone starts kicking them down the street.