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Museums and Libraries to Close

This Conservative Council has so badly managed Council affairs that it is planning to reduce to zero the funding for museums and cut by 75% all funding for libraries. Has any council, ever, done this before? The Museum’s annual budget is £462,000. Divide that by Herefordshire’s population and it costs less than £2.60 per person [...]

Investment versus Subsidy, What’s the difference?

Words are powerful things, sometimes even dangerous, and often loaded. Consider the words “investment” and “subsidy”. They seem to be used almost interchangeably – but in a rather directed w...

Comments on Herefordshire Budget 2013/14

It’s Our County is happy to agree with this administration that the two current top priorities for the county are: protecting the vulnerable; and building a strong economy in Herefordshire. What we ...

Christmas Message from Len Tawn

Dear Members and Supporters Please accept my sincerest thanks for your support through 2012, as we move toward another year we are continuing to develop policies and ideas that we hope will see a grea...

Hereford City Council, What does it do?

Have you ever wondered what Hereford City Council actually is? Len Tawn, its Chair, explains … Hereford City Council is a Parish Counc...

Trinity School Reading Group

Small things can make a difference – and we might never even know the difference we’ve made………………. Most weeks, I take time o...