Denise Lloyd

borked is that a word? This Con Council will go down in history as the ...................................

I too can access the website and I agree with AV it is a bit clunky but we will stick with it rather than have them spend even more money!

Well that is very interesting Ubique - I thought no more of what I read on Facebook this morning until now. Quite few people who opted to pay over 10 months their Council Tax have been charged Council Tax for Feb which in theory should be a free month. I think you will see in my post that I just wondered if there is more to this than meets the eye. I think there is. Please most companies have a back up system - this is very odd indeed

Not available to me either - lots of loss of earnings claims heading towards HC then! Timed at 1908 hours

Still off at 1654 hours. Essential maintenance should really be done over the weekends. How many man hours have been lost today by no work being done I wonder. They could not organise a whatever saying you choose to use ............. I wonder if this is the true reason

Listened and a very good report. HC continue to lose their credibility. I wonder if any of the Cabinet if they told the truth regret the decision they made - time will tell eh!!

Down to people like you Sjl436 to get it into the national media. Look how the sale of the Council farms is in the national/international press

Farm dispersal sales can be very sad times and this one is especially so. A young couple who have given it their all and to see it all being sold. What a waste of a dedicated young farmer. My sympathies to them. Herefordshire Council hang your heads in shame.

Especially the timber wagons!

Good article and good comment in the HT on the sale of the farms. Well done HT

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The Council just are not qualified/competent call it what you want to deal with anything relating to property - the millions they have thrown down the drain is nothing short of a disgrace. The saddest part is that they just do not learn from their mistakes.

https://t.co/iNmRtO8Op0 Government 'wastes billions' on state-of-art free schools leaving state schools in dire state of repairNational Audit Office report says £6.7bn needed just to bring all existing school buildings up to a 'satisfactory' standard

Thank you for that TWG - how strange to be sat on this property - which must be worth quite a lot of money - when the care industry is in such chaos. HEREFORD CITY COUNCIL www.herefordcitycouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/.../8a.-APP-20-June-2012.pdf 20 Jun 2012 - PLANS. Elmhurst, Venns Lane, HR1 1DE. Proposed refurbishment and extension to provide 51 bed spaces. Demolition of outbuildings. HEREFORD CITY COUNCIL www.herefordcitycouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/.../6.-Minutes-APP-1-2-May-2012.pdf 2 May 2012 - Page 1 of 8. APPENDIX 1 ... S120737/C. 1 Meadow Close, HR2 6AA (St Martins and Hinton) .... Elmhurst, Venns Lane, HR1 1DE (Aylestone). [PDF]HEREFORD CITY COUNCIL www.herefordcitycouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/.../6.-APP-2-May-2012.pdf 2 May 2012 - Page 1 of 8. APPENDIX ... Thornton House, Southbank Road, HR1 2TL (Aylestone). Construct .... Elmhurst, Venns Lane, HR1 1DE (Aylestone). Charge - Companies House Beta https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/.../FmCodpNoIgJGkE1vDMC8n76IHG... 22 Dec 2015 - The freehold property known as or being elmhurst, 10-12 venns lane, hereford, HR1 1DE(title number: HE44310). Contains negative pledge. I think the above refs are related - further enquiries to be made in the not too distant future! I thought there was a housing shortage - just how many flats/apartments could be plopped here??

Apologies part of the 2nd sentence should really read something like ................... I have asked several people what they know of it but nothing really

Having spent a few days at the Nuffield there is a beautiful building next door on the same side of the road. I know it was a Care Home but is now closed down. I am sure this was discussed on here and I have asked several people who know of it but nothing really about it. To satisfy my curiosity does anybody know anything about the building and who actually owns it?

TWG got a feeling that the consultancy basis for Tony F has come to an end in fact it came to an end last week, Do not which side terminated the arrangement. How strange that FG's opinons were not good enough to base their decisions on when making the ultimate decision of selling the farms but are good enough to carry out the marketing of the Council farm estate. Sunderlands and Brightwells are both very accomplished land agents why did this contract not go to them? How many bottles of wine did it take to woo the HC I wonder. Answers are required please. Food for thought to any Council employee who is struggling with some of the decisions that have been made over the years - would you not rather have a clear conscience and say I spoke up because I know what is going on is wrong or would you rather a purse/wallet full of money because you accepted a nice little payout. Money only lasts so long a clear conscience lasts for ever. Think on people and speak out.

It is strange how the name Tony Featherstone keeps cropping up - is he working at Hoople for 2 days/week or has that arrangement come to an end? Tony Featherstone is he being used as a fall guy - surely this is not possible. Surely somebody has some comment to make. Enough people have viewed this forum in the last 24 hours I am quite certain somebody has some input! Later I will post a link to the report TF wrote which might just jog a few people's memories.

Meggilleland without me trawling through all the HC expenditure you probably know exactly where to find the info. Just how much have HC paid to Fisher German for what it would seem to be an incomplete non useable report? And to think that Fisher German have been entrusted with the task of marketing the farms for the best value to the tax payer - it does not bear thinking about

Herefordshire Council ordered to reveal detail in ... - Farmers Weekly www.fwi.co.uk/.../herefordshire-county-council-ordered-reveal-tenanted-farms-report... 5 days ago - Herefordshire County Council (HCC) has been ordered by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to reveal more details from a report into ... The last 2 paras make very interesting reading thus "The initial draft of the Fisher German report was incomplete and never finalised. The report was therefore not relied upon by the Council in decision taking" etc etc If somebody is able to copy the article in it's entirety onto here please do so Is it not time somebody started to ask some very pertinent questions

It is a shocking decision from every angle you view it. HC continue to make these life changing decisions with little opposition it is a real worry just how far they will go in bringing this county to it's knees.

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Well I shall go for the sympathy vote now. I am at home recovering from my 2nd knee replacement op arrived home Friday aft. Today was the first time I looked out of the front door to take any notice (which I blame on all the pain killing drugs that I am taking) looked at my car FLAT TYRE. It is immaterial that I am not allowed to drive for 6 weeks I do know how I did that tyre in. I hit this pothole on the Vowchurch road just by the Holsty on Saturday 4th Feb. I was amazed that it did not burst there and then. Is there any time limit in which to claim? This will the third tyre since mid Sept I have not claimed before As somebody said to me I bet you are glad you not a spider - think about it!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08dmkg1 Farming Today I am sure it is just sheer coincidence that Tony Featherstone - author of the very lengthy Council Farms report - should decide to take early retirement this last December

This decision just will not lie and go to sleep - I always had the feeling that this was the one that would come back and bite HC on the bum!! 15 February 2017 09:36:04 |News,NFU,Property News,Rural Life Herefordshire Council ordered to reveal report into smallholding sale after critical response from NFU Tenant farmers in Herefordshire are saying they are 'devastated' after being told by the council to leave their farms (Photo: Herefordshire farmland) Herefordshire Council has been ordered to reveal sections of a report which show that it was advised to sell off only part of its smallholdings estate which has since caused 'devastation' to the tenant farmers who live there. The order, by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), says the council must “continue to provide a means for first generation farmers to enter the industryâ€. The Council had refused to disclose these sections of the report, which was drafted by independent experts, Fisher German, on the grounds that they were “commercially sensitiveâ€. Tenant farmers in Herefordshire are saying they are 'devastated' after being told by the council to leave their farms so the council can sell the land. In February 2016, Herefordshire Council issued notices to 'farm business' tenants, two months after agreeing to sell all of its county farms prompting a petition to be launched in a bid to persuade the council to reverse its decision. The National Farmers Union (NFU) raised this with the ICO which has now agreed more information needed to be made available. Farming families affected Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet agreed in December 2015 to the sale of all its tenant farms. Around 45 farming families are affected and some tenants have already left with others having to negotiate either new tenancies or uncertain as to their future. NFU Deputy President Minette Batters said: “Now this information has been disclosed, it is clear that Herefordshire Council did not take on board the recommendations set out in Fisher German’s report when it voted to sell off its entire smallholdings estate. “Seeing this report provides vindication for those tenant farmers in Herefordshire. But its cold comfort as it’s too late to reverse the Council’s heart-breaking and short-sighted decision. “In the three years this issue has been ongoing, the NFU has been concerned about Herefordshire Council’s refusal to disclose more of the Fisher German report as we were keen to ensure that the Council’s review of its smallholdings estate was conducted transparently. “We understood that part of the estate would have to be sold off to help with Herefordshire Council’s financial deficit. But all the while we argued that county farms provide a vital role in allowing that first foot on the ladder for new entrants to the industry. NFU Deputy President Minette Batters 'Very poor' Miss Batters said communication from Herefordshire Council during the past three years has been 'very poor'. She said: “It’s vital that local authorities with county farm estates are transparent with their tenants about how their decisions are made and about the advice and recommendations of any independent and professional reports which are commissioned. “We can only hope that, following this latest revelation in Herefordshire, the Council takes a long, hard look at how it is treating its tenant farmers; many of whom are facing the devastating loss of both their livelihoods and their homes. These tenants deserve a lot better.†The NFU is calling for local authorities with farm estates to work more closely with their tenant farmers to remove uncertainty and to make any decisions relating to those estates transparent. 0 Comment