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Hereford Residents Win Right to Have Their Say

Following a detailed review of the budget he inherited as Herefordshire Council’s new Chief Executive, Alastair Neill has uncovered an £8.4m hole in the council’s finances. Yesterday, at Cabinet, proposals to make accelerated and swingeing cuts to all non-statutory services were deferred, following strong lobbying from It’s Our County, massive opposition from members of the [...]

Budget Crisis Statement from It’s Our County

It’s Our County welcomes the statement made by the chief executive yesterday (April 30th 2013) regarding Herefordshire Council’s budget. For two years now we have been calling for this hon...

Mark Hubbard’s Core Strategy Response

People following these pages will know that the key consultation period for the Herefordshire Plan, know as the Core Strategy has just passed (April 22 2013). Here is the response from our Mark, someo...

Traffic Island at Last for Highmore Street

Its Our County Councillor Charles Nichols has been working for over a year for a traffic island at the junction of Highmore Street and Grandstand Road, to make life easier and safer for pedestrians. A...

April 22nd Deadline: The Future of Hereford; Help to Fill in Your Consultation

Another consultation. Does it matter? YES. Will my contribution make a difference? It might What happens if I do nothing? If no one responds...

Trees on Edgar Street, the A49 ‘improvements’

Worryingly, I know the number off by heart (it’s 130148). That’s the number you’ll need if you want to look at the planning applicatio...