SOME FACTS ABOUT THE HEREFORD WESTERN BYPASS It won’t solve congestion in the city: Council surveys and data show 80%+ of current traffic is within, or coming into and out of, the city. Much of this is school traffic: far less congestion in half-terms and holidays. Most HGV traffic is also coming into and out […]
IOC wants the city and market town councils to be consulted and involved more locally. This is what can be achieved when town councils are allowed to work in partnership with their local authorities and healthcare professionals. We look at an example taken from this weeks guardian entitled “The town that’s found a potent cure […]
Give us back our car parks and tell us where you’re spending the money. It’s Our County’s efforts to return Herefordshire Council-owned car parks in the city & market towns to their parish councils and local communities faced strong opposition at the Full Council budget meeting on Friday. Last minute changes, forced on the local […]
Single Enforcement & Prosecution Policy Following the adoption of a single enforcement and prosecution policy by cabinet in 2012, the purpose of this report is to improve and update this with a revised overarching enforcement and prosecution policy for all regulatory activities undertaken by or on behalf of Herefordshire Council, together with specific supplementary policies […]
Annual governance statement 2016/17 To report progress made towards implementing the agreed action plan in response to issues identified in the 2016/17 annual governance statement; to agree the process and timetable for undertaking the review to inform the development of the 2017/18 annual governance statement. Decision type: Non-Key Decision status: For Determination Wards affected: (All […]
Hereford City Bike Share This report seeks to gain a decision on the type of bike share system to be procured in Hereford city. Decision type: Non-Key Decision status: For Determination Wards affected: Belmont Rural; Bobblestock; Central; College; Eign Hill; Greyfriars; Hinton & Hunderton; Holmer; Kings Acre; Newton Farm; Redhill; Tupsley; Whitecross; Notice of proposed […]
Publication of annual reports for adults and wellbeing 2017 To note the publication of key and statutory annual reports for the adults and wellbeing directorate and provide comment on the work of the directorate Decision type: Non-Key Decision status: For Determination Wards affected: (All Wards); Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/11/2017 Decision due: 15 […]
Muddled and murky: when is a repayment not a repayment? Herefordshire Council doesn’t seem too sure. In August 2017 the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership asked Herefordshire Council to pay the LEP back almost £1.7 million from funding allocated to the council’s South Wye Transport Package for work on the business case for the Hereford Southern […]
It’s Our County supports Ellie Chowns in council by-election. It’s Our County supports Ellie Chowns in council by-election It’s Our County, Herefordshire’s own independent party, is not standing a candidate in the Bishops Frome and Cradley by-election. “IOC believes that Ellie Chowns is an impressive and very capable candidate, and we do not want to […]
Council tax setting To approve the council tax for 2018/19 and associated precepts. Decision type: Policy framework Decision status: For Determination Wards affected: (All Wards); Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/11/2017 Decision due: 9 March 2018 by Council Considered on: 8 March 2018 by Cabinet member finance, housing and ICT Lead member: Cabinet member […]